Soviet Forces Plan Major Offensive On Finnish Line
Irked by setbacks, Soviet Russia reportedly massing seven army divisions about 105,000 men to spearhead a drive against the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus. Finnish sources say fresh troops ready for a tremendous push as sub-zero blizzard conditions hamper air attacks.
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Helsinki
Russia
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Germany
Siegfried
Finland
Lake Lavajarvi
Red Army
Mercury Drops Back To Zero In Chewsville
Weather observer D. Paul Oswald reports the thermometer hit zero last night with streams iced over and creeks closed. The Potomac, Conocochesque, and Antietam Creeks are blocked, skating exists on rough ice, and a rise to 19 degrees was seen at 11 o'clock with a forecast of continued cold and cloudiness and a warmer tomorrow afternoon.
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Mercury
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Potomac River
Conocochesque
Antietam
Oswald
Banks Nationwide Face Year-End Condition Call
The Comptroller of the Currency asked all national banks to submit condition reports as of Dec 30. The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issued similar calls. In total 13,597 banks were contacted including 5,194 national banks, 1,154 Fed member state banks, and 7,249 other FDIC insured state banks.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
FDIC
Vale Street Waterline Project Begins
A dozen WPA workers started a waterline project on Vale Street and Fridinger Avenue. About 2,200 feet of 6 inch main will be laid, providing work for about two months. The Mayor and Council sponsor the undertaking.
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Vale Street
W.P.A
Fridinger Avenue
Maryland Weather Update From U S Weather Bureau
Maryland will stay fair and very cold tonight with increasing clouds tomorrow and milder afternoon. Chesapeake Bay remains clear and cold tonight with near ten to fifteen degree lows north, fifteen to twenty south, then clouds rise Thursday with lighter winds.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
South
Irish government seeks sweeping emergency powers in Ireland
Dublin January 3. The Eire government asked Parliament to approve a 25 line emergency powers act to intern anyone whose liberty may threaten public safety. Observers expect Dail Eireann to pass the bill by tonight, signaling a nationwide manhunt and internment camps for IRA suspects as the house is closely guarded by the Irish army.
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Dublin
Wundercover
Irish Republican Army
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Independent Hire
Dail Eirann
Ireland
Ask NYA To Aid In Reforestation At Edgemont Reservoir
The city will request the National Youth Administration to assign youths for reforestation on the Edgemont reservoir watershed. The plan follows recommendations by the State Forestry Department and Soil Conservation Service to plant cedar and pine varieties to reduce blight risk. Trees will come from the State Forestry Department and initial work will cover a 26 acre city plot removed from production last summer for the project.
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National Youth Administration
Edgemont Reservoir
State Forestry Department
Soil Conservation Service
Carl Pfeiffer
Fire razes 18 houses in West Baltimore
Flames driven by a brisk wind swept 18 two story frame houses on Franklin Street near Whitmore Avenue in West Baltimore forcing over 100 residents into the street in freezing weather. Four alarms sent firemen to battle the blaze and prevent spread.
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Baltimore
Franklin Street
Whitmore Avenue
Many Die In Minneapolis Marlborough Hotel Fire
Eighteen persons were known to have died and 10 more feared dead in a blaze that destroyed the Marlborough apartment hotel in Minneapolis. Morgue keeper John Anderson reported 17 bodies by 10 a.m. and said the ambulance would be sent for at least one more. Victims identified included Mrs. Mabel Brown, 34, who died after leaping from a third floor window with her husband. Others named were Otto Franke, about 25, his sister, 16, and his mother, about 50, with Florence Hesse, 30, also identified. Firefighters reached the scene at 6 a.m. and, after fighting to the second floor, found additional bodies. At least 25 people were hospitalized for burns and injuries from jumping.
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Minneapolis
Marlborough
John Anderson
Mabel Brown
General Hospital
Anderson
Otto Franke
Florence Hesse
Eloise Huson
Hagerstown Uses Record Water in 1939
City records show Hagerstown consumed 1.781 billion gallons in 1939, surpassing 1928 and 1929. Potomac River supplies provided 1.152 billion gallons, with the rest from two mountain reservoirs. August set a monthly high at 164.19 million gallons, and annual use equals New York City’s two day demand.
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Hagerstown
Albert Heard
Water Department
Potomac
New York City
Potomac River
Williamsport
Dies committee says up to 1 million Americans affected by subversive activity
The Dies committee reports not more than a million Americans seriously affected by subversive activities and that such influence is declining with the international situation. The 15,000 word summary notes that most CIO members are not communists, but a quarter of CIO union leadership shows strong communist leanings. The panel also cites the German American Bund and the American Youth Congress as contentious groups and comments on the USSR Nazi pact clarifying dictatorship dangers.
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Washington
Dies
United States
House
C.I.0
John L. Lewis
American Youth Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Youth Congress
Hitler
Stalin
Bund
Communist Party
Pittsburgh Librarian Kills Mother Then Tries Suicide
In Pittsburgh a 34 year old university librarian allegedly strangled her mother with a scarf during the night and leaped from a hotel window in an apparent murder suicide attempt. Agnes West, assistant student librarian at West Virginia University Morgantown, reportedly told police I was selfish and unstable and did not want mother to go through life alone. Helen West, about 58, secretary of WVU Health Service, was found dead in the room. Agnes was hospitalized with back and internal injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Cyril Letzkus
James O’kane
Agnes West
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. Va
Helen West
West Virginia University Health Service
Letzling and
O’kane
Miss West
Five Register On First Day
Five new voters were registered and three transfers issued by the permanent registers of voters yesterday, the first day of operation of the new system. Eligible voters can register anytime between now and fifteen days prior to the May primary. Those who declared their intention to become citizens prior to November 4 last can register now and are urged to do so to avoid a last minute rush.
Cumberland police to take six day monthly furloughs
City officials order a six day per officer furlough amid a 16000 dollar police budget shortfall. Cumberland’s 37 patrolmen face reduced pay under the plan, with each officer losing about 31.08 dollars monthly under the current cut.
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Cumberland City
Cumberland
Higgins Announces Candidacy for First District Seat
Salisbury report states Jolin R. Higgins of Hurlock has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for representative in the First Congressional district. Higgins is a former state senator for Dorchester county.
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Salisbury
Jolin R. Higgins
Hurlock
Dorchester County
Quints Learn of War From Diary of a Doctor
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets were told by Dr Allan Roy Dafoe that there is a war in Europe. The physician avoided graphic detail and explained there are bad men across the sea hurting the poor. The girls were taught it is naughty to fight.
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Callander
Ont
Europe
Allan Roy Dafoe
Man Hurt As Car Overturns Near Leitersburg Bridge
Harvey J. Reeves, 57, of Waynesboro pa, escaped freezing after a car overturned on the Hauserstown Waynesboro highway. Lieutenant Niles Falkenstine of the State Police found Reeves unconscious in a meadow near the bridge around 2 am. Reeves was hospitalized in Washington County with serious injuries but survived due to the timely rescue in zero weather.
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Harvey J. Reeves
Waynesboro
Leitersburg
Haserstown
Lieut
Niles Falkenstine
Reeves
Lieut. Falkenstine
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Two Men Slaughter Rabbits in Snowbound North End
North End residents report two men illegally hunting rabbits after dark by clubbing them to death in snow. Firearm use is barred within the corporate limits, the season has expired, and four rabbits were killed in a small area days ago as locals had fed the rabbits since snowfall.
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North End
No January Meeting Of Democratic Organization Club Announced
Announcement stated there will be no January meeting of the Democratic Organization Club due to the recent Christmas Party.
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Democratic Organization Club
Baltimore Public Schools Director Dies at 52
Martin M. Hihn, 52, director of night schools attendance and Americanization work in Baltimore public schools, died today of a heart attack.
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Baltimore
Martin M. Hihn
Murphy to Join Supreme Court as Jackson Becomes Attorney General
Washington rumors confirm Frank Murphy will be appointed to the Supreme Court and Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson will succeed as attorney general. The changes follow Justice Butler's death on November 16 and have been widely predicted by officials.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Pierce Butler
Boulevard Under Way In Elgin District Connecting Streets
Work starts this week on Elgin boulevard a 1675 foot 60 foot wide relief linking the Western Maryland railroad underpass near Elizabeth street with West Washington street. About 60 men will be employed for the winter. The project named for former Mayor W Lee Elgin extends to the underpass and beyond connecting Elizabeth street Ridge avenue and Chase street. Underpass expected in spring with 90 day operation deadline after completion. W P A will supply labor while city provides materials.
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Elgin Boulevard
Western Maryland Railroad
Elizabeth Street
West Washington Street
W. Lee Elgin
State Roads Commission
Federal Bureau of Highways
Quake Levels Ten Villages in Yozgad Area
An earthquake in the Yozgad region of Turkey leveled ten villages and caused widespread panic in southern Anatolia. Hundreds of buildings collapsed and nearly a thousand people were left homeless, with fear the death toll would be low due to warned evacuation.
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Ankara
Yozgad
Turkey
Euphrates
Anatolia
Fire damages rear garage at Perry Slayman home
A rear garage at the Perry Slayman residence on Broadway was damaged by fire at about 10 this morning. Investigators believe rubbish may have ignited causing the blaze to spread to an awning pile. Firemen extinguished the fire without difficulty.
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Perry Slayman
Broadway
Roosevelt seeks higher taxes for defense amid world tension
President Roosevelt told Congress the United States must be ready to protect itself if world peace fails and proposed additional taxes to fund emergency defense spending. He stressed national unity as a safeguard of democracy while noting domestic policies remain important.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
House
Bhut
America
Line-up for Congress in 1940 Returns to Congress
Washington Jan 3 The party lineup for the 1940 Congress is listed with incumbents and party affiliations across the Senate and House. The report details winners from major parties and notes regional distributions and expected leadership shifts.
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Washington
Youths Held In Conspiracy Case In City Court
Lewis Edward Smith Paul Cartee and John Metzer three youths arrested last week on warrants charging conspiracy to obstruct justice were held for the February term after arraignment before Magistrate Harry E Snyder Bonds set at 500 each Two other youths arrested in connection with the same case were dismissed It is alleged the three held conspired to prevent two witnesses from appearing in a case against a local beer tavern operator charged with selling to a minor The operator was convicted and fined 150
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Lewis Edward Smith
Paul Cartee
John Metzer
Harry E. Snyder
Commission backs Western Union Postal merger plan
The Federal Communications Commission urged Congress to lift the ban on consolidations of Western Union and Postal Telegraph. The commission argued that a properly regulated merger would preserve competition benefits for the public, rehabilitate an industry with weak employee security, and improve the telegraph system.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Congress
Wheeler
D.mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Navy Yard worker rescues children from Md bungalow blaze
Bernard Kenton, 28, a Navy Yard employee, saved his three children from a fire that destroyed the family bungalow he built near Accokeek Maryland. He carried his 10 month old daughter Jane in her crib from the blazing living room then forced a exit through a rear sleeping porch screen to reach Charlotte Anne 3 and Rennie Lea 2.
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Washington
Bernard Kenton
Navy Yard
Accokeek
Jane
Charlotte Anne
Rennie Lea
Chewsville Gains Fire Hydrant for Warehouse Protection
Chewsville will receive a new fire hydrant in front of the Chewsville Cooperative Association warehouse. The Hagerstown water department will install the hydrant on the main water line feeding from the Edgemont and Smithsburg reservoirs, delivering 50 pounds of pressure similar to Hagerstown's Public Square. Plans also include purchasing fire hose to reach to the town's north end.
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Chewsville
Sketches Exhibited In Chamber Window
Three colored pencil sketches by B. C. Wolford of Middlebury on display at the Chamber of Commerce window. One depicts the first city hall and market house in Public Square in 1807, another shows the old market house, and the third portrays the city hall razed last year to make room for the new city hall.
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B. C. Wolford
Middlebury Pike
Chamber of Commerce
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Robert McCauley
D. Angle Wolfinger
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George N. Oswald
Greenwalt
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