Ministers reshuffle War and Information portfolios in Britain
In London a cabinet shakeup replaced War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha with Oliver Stanley and Information Minister Sir John Reith with Lord MacMillan. Rae Duncan becomes Board of Trade head as critics urge explanation and debate in Parliament.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Ruddy
Army
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
John Reith
Imperial Airways
Lord MacMillan
Andrew Rae Duncan
Await Divorces So They May Wed Await Divorces So They May Wed
Scarlett O'Hara and Mr Wuthering Heights hope to wed within a month if their spouses obtain divorces. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier would not discuss the divorce status though engagement is public. Leigh Holman filed for divorce naming Olivier as co respondent. Esmond has filed for divorce in London.
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Hollywood
Scarlett O’hara
Olivier
Jill Esmond
London
Germany Seeks Quiet On West Front In Near Term
Berlin reports the German official news agency DNB advised Germans to expect quiet along the western front soon. The high command communique said merely no special events, with activity previously strongest between the Rhine and Moselle rivers where stagnancy would also be observed.
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Berlin
DNB
High Command
Rhine
Moselle
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Bay Area
United States Weather Bureau reports a cold spell continuing tonight and Sunday. Maryland and Chesapeake Bay: clear skies, dwindling west to northwest winds, low temperatures five to ten degrees above the north region and ten to fifteen degrees in the south.
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Maryland
Lair
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather Outlook for January Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning January 8 in the North and Middle Atlantic States. A cold week with some moderation Monday night and Friday. Snow begins in the Middle Atlantic States Monday and in the North Atlantic States Monday night or Tuesday, lasting 24 hours or more, followed by generally fair conditions except for snow or rain around Friday.
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North and
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Jackson Wins Quick OKay for Jackson Nomination
Washington January 6 Robert H Jackson was approved by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee in under five minutes as President Roosevelt nominated him to be attorney general He would succeed Frank Murphy who moves to the Supreme Court after Senate confirmation Jackson currently serves as solicitor general and the action occurred without hearings or debate
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United States
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Jackson
Washington
Senate
King
Utah
House
McNary
Oregon
Austin
Vermont
Martin
Massachusetts
Homer Cummings
Roosevelt aide weighs ousting NLB official
Washington reports say a close Roosevelt adviser sought a new post for a National Labor Board member amid a House probe. The unnamed official's fate was discussed with Capitol advisors as calls for Wagner Act revisions grew louder. Attorney General Murphy noted Madden might move to the Third Circuit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
House
Frank Murphy
J. Warren Madden
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Local men to attend Baker Park lake dedication
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney representing Hagerstown and chamber officials Leo Miller Roy A Leiter and R Paul Smith will attend the lake dedication in Baker Park Frederick. The lake will be named for Mayor Lloyd C Culler and Governor Herbert R OConor will deliver the principal address.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Hagerstown
Leo Miller
Roy A. Leiter
R. Paul Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Baker Park
Frederick
Lloyd C. Culler
Herbert R. O’conor
Jealousy Cuts Emotional Age Of Man
Philadelphia report quotes Dr Earl D Bond of Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases saying jealousy lowers an adult's emotional age. He estimates the jealous man is about three years emotionally, with the romantic type around fourteen and the boastful man at seven.
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Philadelphia
Earl D. Bond
Pennsylvania Hospital For Mental and Nervous Diseases
Physiotherapy Association
Senate budget probe gains bi partisan support
Washington January 6 strong sentiment develops for a Senate investigation into budget needs with focus on defense. Senators Brown Borah Harrison Tydings George back delaying action 60 days for a joint 24 member House Senate committee to study expenditures against receipts and potential new taxes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Harrison
D-Miss
Tydings
D-Md
George
D-Ga
Democrats Seek Jackson Day Dinners to Cut Debt
Democratic officials said they aim to raise 700000 at Jackson Day Harmony dinners nationwide to erase the party debt and leave about 500000 for the presidential nominating campaign. Treasurer Oliver A. Quayle, Jr. noted hopes to exceed last year’s 400000, contingent on state campaigns.
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Washington
Oliver A. Quayle
National Committee
Fish Without Eyes Found In Ozark Well
In Cureall Missouri a farm well yields transparent eyeless fish measuring two to five inches. Owner Harrison Garrett notes the creatures appeared years ago after the well was drilled. The fish resemble catfish, bones visible in sunlight, and they survive only hours on the surface. The 100 foot well draws water from an underground six foot deep stream.
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Cureall
Ozark
Harrison Garrett
H. R. Langston
Parole Breaker Given Two Years
Raymond Brown aged 52 of 500 block George street was sentenced by Judge Frank G. Wagaman to two years in the House of Correction for breaking parole on non support. He is the second man this week to be sent away on non support charges, following Clarence Harbaugh who received 18 months the previous day.
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Raymond Brown
George Street
House of Correction
Frank G. Wagaman
Brown
Clarence Harbaugh
Cascade Man Is Given 9 Months In Prison
Walter Andercyke, 30, Cascade, pleaded guilty to stealing $88 in tools from Camp Ritchie. Mag istrate E. G. Miller sentenced him to nine months in the House of Correction at Boonsboro. Deputy Leister Isanogle arrested him after an investigation led to recovery of the tools.
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Walter Andercyke
Cascade
Camp Ritchie
House of Correction
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
Andercyke
Leister Isanogle
Spy Beheaded in Berlin for Espionage
Heinrich Gebhart, 22, was beheaded in Berlin today for espionage against Germany. He is the first suspected spy executed in Germany this year. 41 people were executed in 1939.
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Berlin
Heinrich Gebhart
Germany
Uptown Club Draws Crowd Speech by Byron Sweeney Lane
The Uptown Democratic Club rally drew several hundred attendees led by Representative William D. Byron Mayor Richard H. Sweeney and former Attorney General Wm. P. Lane Jr. Byron spoke of Central America Panama defenses the neutrality act and Roosevelt administration aid to the common man. Sweeney praised Byron Lane and the administration for helping the colored community.
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William D. Byron
Richard H. Sweeney
Wm. P. Lane, Jr
Uptown
Democratic Club
Byron
Central America
Panama Canal
United States
Roosevelt
Sweeney
Lane
Delay in charges after Moats shooting case unfolds
State's Attorney Charles Wagaman again delays filing charges against Emory Moats 30 after new facts emerged. Moats says he acted in self defense for the fatal wounding of Russell Clark 44 and serious wounding of Bernard Clark 35. Investigators found neither Clark brother had a 22 caliber rifle as Moats alleged. the rifle was not at the scene. The shooting occurred Thursday evening.
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Charles F. Wagaman
Emory Paul Moats
Russell Clark
Bernard Clark
Moats
D. Angle Wolfinger
Samuel GC. Strite
Jin Moats
Clarks
Wagaman Sid
County Democrats Attend Jackson Day Dinner in Baltimore
A large Washington county Democratic delegation led by former AG William P. Lane Jr and Rep. William D. Byron travels to Baltimore for the Concord Club Jackson Day dinner. Mayor Howard W. Jackson will toast. senatorial rivals Radcliffe and Howard Bruce join the speaking program. Over a thousand reservations have been made.
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Washington County
William P. Lane, Jr
William D. Byron
Concord Club
Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Radcliffe
Howard Bruce
Film couple triangle case solved by Hollywood psychiatrist
Hollywood reports Dr. S. L. Katzoff used ten commandments of reconciliation to fix an eternal triangle in a film couple. He met the husband and wife after flying from San Francisco where he heads the Institute of Human Relations. The psychiatrist urged them to forget past grievances and focus on a new life together.
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Hollywood
S. L. Katzoff
Hs Intellectual Interests and Friends. Seeking Dr. Katzoff
Chewsville Named Maryland Coldest Spot Overnight
Weather readings in Washington and Keedysville show a 10 degree gap at identical times with Chewsville at 3 below and Keedysville at 7 above. Chewsville’s 10:30 pm low marks the coldest overnight, while Keedysville rises to 18 by 7:30 am and climbs to 23 by 11:15 am. Ble Sage near Frostburg reports 2 below, Cumberland records 9 above.
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Washington County
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Chewenville
Oswald
Allegany
Maryland
Ble Savage
Frostburg
Cumberland
Council Head Escapes Death in Shanghai Shooting
Shanghai January 6 Commissioner-General and secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Council C Godfrey Phillips narrowly escaped a fatal assassination attempt as two men fired pistols at his automobile in the French concession. Six bullets pierced the car but Phillips and his chauffeur escaped unharmed. Phillips, a native of Grouchestershire England, has been active in negotiations with the Japanese controlled Shanghai government over control of the international settlement.
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Phillips
Grouchestershire
England
Shanghai
Executive Council
Hatch aide helps draft act to curb state employee politics
Senator Hatch reported that Attorney General Murphy assisted in preparing an amendment extending the Hatch Act restrictions to state employees funded in part by federal money. Roosevelt and other Democratic leaders have noted the act bars political activities by federal workers while leaving state political machines unrestrained.
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Washington
Jan
Hatch
D-Nm
Murphy
Roosevelt
Betty Jaynes and Douglas MacPhail Birth of Daughter
Betty Jaynes and Douglas MacPhail, film actors and singers, are the parents of a daughter born at Cedars of Lebanon hospital last night.
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Hollywood
Betty Jaynes
Douglas MacPhail
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
No More Oomph for Clara Bow
Mrs Rex Bell formerly known as Clara Bow says she has retired from the screen. The Hollywood report that Republic studio seeks her to play opposite Gene Autry in The Oomph Girl and the Cowboy is dismissed by her husband as unreliable.
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Rochester
Minn
Rex Bell
Clara Bow
Hollywood
Republic Studio
Gene Autry
Finns Anticipate Weekslong Siege on Karalien Isthmus
Helsinki reports predict a winter siege on the Karalien Isthmus as Russian forces withdraw on the eastern fronts. Finnish communique notes bombings near Kiovisto and Viipuri, with casualties and captures in separate engagements. The Ford-led committee aiding Finland cares for about 500,000 people, with 100,000 more likely.
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Helsinki
Miitary
Karalien
Finland
Warstline
Arctic
Salla
Leningrad
Kiovisto
Viipuri
Gulf of Finland
Red Army
Voika
Kirvesmaki
Karelian
Hoover
United States
Dorsey Stephens
Charles Schwab Dies a Poor Man in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dispatch reports steel magnate Charles M. Schwab died in New York on September 18 with his fortune said to have vanished. No will accounts filed yet. Edward Schwab cites a six month limit for an accounting. Revenue agents cannot locate Schwab property in Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Charles M. Schwab
The
Post-Gazette
New York
Edward Schwab
Pennsylvania Revenue Department
Schwab
British trawler sunk by mine. six survivors rescued
London reports the sinking of a British trawler by a mine. Six survivors were landed at an east coast port after being rescued by a sister ship. The vessel was listed as Eta in early reports but is not found in Lloyd's register.
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London
Lloyd's Register
King Carol Warns Soviets as He Reviews Romanian Army
In Chisinau, King Carol reviewed a massive parade of Romanian troops planes and tanks and warned Soviet Russia Romania will fight as one to defend Bessarabia if invaded. General Argesanu said the army is ready to defend the eastern border as minority leaders pledged allegiance to Romania.
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Chisinau
Rumania
Jan
Carol
Russia
Bessarabia
Kkishinev
George Argesanu
Third
George Tatarescu
Mihai
Navy
Air
Pruth
Finland
Red Army
Soverment
Romania
Wife Of Union Official Slain In Grays Harbor County
Aberdeen, Wash Jan 6 Mrs Dick Law wife of a CIO millworkers union official was slain at her parents home last night as her infant daughter slept upstairs. Coroner Dr John W Stevenson said the skull was smashed likely with a double bit axe. A bloodied axe was found near the house and the residence showed evidence of a violent struggle with overturned furniture and a ransacked dwelling.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Dick Law
Grays Harbor
Policeman Seeks Possum Hound Missing After Board Signal
Washington Indiana detective Guthrie reports his possum hound vanished after a pelt-stretching board signaled the dog to hunt. He says the dog last saw the family front board and disappeared days ago.
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Washington
Ind
Christopher D. Guthrie
German navy halts Swedish vessel with 24 Polish bound for England
German naval forces report capturing 24 Polish travelers from the small Swedish cargo and passenger ship Konang Oskar. The 725 ton vessel was en route from Riga to Stockholm and was escorted to a German port for inspection.
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Berlin
England
Stockholm
Riga
Latvia
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