Successful English Businessman Faces Virtually Every Role
A wartime feature outlines the multifaceted duties of a London entrepreneur who must juggle roles from proprietor and contractor to advocate and army captain. It notes shelter operations, heating, water and power concerns, and the need for rapid repairs after bomb damage, with staff managed as a tiny army.
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New
York
London
Prietor
Press Association
Bet
England
Navy
Gas Company Plan to Cut Christmas Cooking Costs
Gas Company promotes a plan to reduce holiday fuel bills by buying a new gas range. It notes higher Xmas cooking expenses and invites customers to visit showrooms to view ranges and learn how to save on energy and speeds in meal preparation.
Fights Last Night Boston Joe Louis Dominates Al McCoy
Boxing results from Boston Detroit and Chicago show heavyweights Joe Louis stopping Al McCoy at 2 4, Frank Britt losing outpointed, and Williams outpointing Britt in Pall River and Ferry losing to Weinberg in Boston. Also Chicago saw Lem Franklin stop Selman Martin, Arm strong and Ivy drew in Toronto, Cochrane knocking out Delia in Trenton, and Minnie Demore stopping For tuna in Trenton.
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Boston
Joe Louis
al McCoy
Holman Williams
Detroit
Frank Britt
Pall River
Mass
Bill Weinberg
Tony Ferry
Fall River
Chicago
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Selman Martin
Toronto
Jackie
Spider)Armstrong
Bobby
Poison
Three Huntington youths identified in Durse Wilson kidnapping
Police Chief Lon Whitten announced that three Huntington youths aged 16 18 and 20 were identified as abductors of Durse Wilson 20. Warrants were issued for their arrest after Wilson reported the car was commandeered and driven 170 miles to Wayne where filling stations were robbed in Chesapeake Ohio and East Huntington.
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Huntington
W. Va
Lon Whitten
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Wilson
Wayne
Chesapeake
Whitten
Flier Injured In Railway Yard Crash Near Norfolk Base
Lieut. Webster C. Johnson United States Naval Academy graduate aged 30 was critically injured when his small navy fighting plane crashed in the Virginian Railway yards near the Norfolk base. Witnesses said the motor failed and the craft struck a steel coal gondola after missing buildings at the edge of the base. Johnson’s father and grandfather were mathematics professors at the naval academy.
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Norfolk
Webster C. Johnson
United States Naval Academy
Navy
Virginian
Naval Base
Lieut. Johnson
Naval Academy
Roll of WPA in Virginia Decreasing
R L Hummel Virginia WPA administrator reports a decline of 1136 on WPA rolls since June and predicts continued decrease. Defense projects cut labor needs. transfers to Fort Lee and Hampton Roads show the shift. He notes private employment takes precedence and stresses rapid placement for defense work.
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Virginia
Richmond
R. L. Hummel
W. P.A
Hummel
WPA
Fort Lee
Petersburg
Hampton Roads
Defense
Virginia Employment Service
Elizabeth City
Norfolk
Princess Anne
Warwick
York
Newport News
Portsmouth
No Major Trend In 1940 Sports
Sports editors across the nation report 1940 lacked a single dominant development. Nineteen contributors named multiple trends, with college football showing a shift toward more offense and higher scoring, while a consensus on a general trend remained elusive.
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New York
Associated Press
Boxer Cunningham Falls Twice in Golden Gloves
Morgantown welterweight Bob Cunningham set a tourney record but failed to win. Luke Jordan of Washington Pa defeated him by technical knockout in the first round but was ruled ineligible for the novice class. Cunningham then lost again by TKO to Herman Crosley of Pittsburgh in the second bout.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Cunningham
Morgantown
W. Va
Cunningham
Luke Jordan
Washington Pa
Bob
Herman Crosley
Pigeons Occupy Garage After Sign Read Parking
In Omaha on December 17 pigeons moved into a garage after a sign reading parking hung outside. They settled behind a car in a well heated space as a snowstorm blew in.
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Omaha
Neb
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