12 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1940
Page
1
Seven survivors reach Foochow telling of the sudden loss of about 100 men, women, and children when a 100 ton coastal steamer blew up near the Min river mouth after striking a mine. The vessel carried 100 Chinese missionary students en route to Chinese New Year with relatives.
Alabama cloudy and warmer with showers in the west and colder in the northwest. South Carolina expect considerable cloudiness with unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday. Georgia appears unsettled with warmer temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Florida partly cloudy tonight, unsettled Tuesday with warmer central areas. Extreme Northwest Florida cloudy to mostly cloudy with warmer conditions and southerly winds.
Tokyo announces start of talks to terminate the 1933 World Court arbitration treaty with the Netherlands, set for termination by August 11. Officials say no political significance, and revisions to World Court provisions are sought. negotiations likely to take place in The Hague.
In Belfast two thousand Irish Republican Army sympathizers clashed with police in street fighting over Britain’s hangings. A raid on Ballykinlar camp yielded up to 100 rifles as crowds toppled government proclamations while Armagh and Cork faced further unrest and arrests.
AP reports a new Russian German trade agreement shaping Europe's war efforts as Finland fights Russia and Australian New Zealand troops reinforce at Suez. Berlin cites economic cooperation while Moscow claims 16 Finnish fortifications captured along the Mannerheim line, though Finns deny larger breaches.
A vast Allied force arrives by sea at Suez to join British and French troops in the Near East. A tent city forms at the edge of the harbor as the Australasian troops begin unloading and preparing for operations.
The report details U S Senate and House actions on foreign policy with emphasis on possible embargos against Japan and restraints on Soviet and Russian actions. It notes political debate on extending moral embargo and the administration’s stance, plus defense spending questions and the looming vote in the Senate. A separate obituary notes the death of Carl Amnenman, 16, from Newport News, Va., after an automobile accident on the Ogeechee road.
Red Cross officials revised the Albany tornado death toll to 17 and planned a Georgia wide relief drive. Governor Rivers praised Albany’s recovery effort while national guardsmen aided salvage as 600 WPA CCC workers cleared debris and officials ordered unsafe structures razed.
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