Censorship Renewed by Russians Amid Military Shakeup
Moscow reports renewed foreign news censorship as Gen. G M Stern takes command in Leningrad and Gen K A Mehetskoff faces dismissal after poor Finnish campaign results. The reform end of last May reversed with pre transmission censorship reimposed yesterday. Stern, under 40, earned the Red Banner for Primorsk army actions at the Japan border.
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Moscow
Russia
G. M. Stern
Vest
Leningrad
Finland
K. A. Mehetskoff
Kremlin
Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Stern
Joseph Stalin
Red Banner
Primorsk
Japan
Changkufeung
Perkins Rejects Social Security Taxes and Seizures
York Pa December 29 Fred C Perkins defies federal and state tax collectors by refusing to pay social security taxes and offers to substitute his vehicles to satisfy claims. He owes $105.36 in unpaid taxes and $222 in unemployment levies while planning to auction his seized trucks on January 8. Perkins previously jailed in 1934 for NRA provisions.
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York
Fred C. Perkins
Ted
Hollidaysburg Pa
Perkins
NRA
British Children On Clipper Trip
Two British children Helen Halford and her brother John, ages four, were among 37 passengers on the Yankee Clipper’s first direct flight from Baltimore to Bermuda and beyond. They were living with relatives in Pelham Manor New York since late summer and hoped to reach their parents near Southampton for New Year. Relatives said they now believe the escape attempt was successful.
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Baltimore
United States
Utimore
Bermuda
Azores
Lisbon
Helen Halford
John
Pelam Manor
N. Y
Cecil Halford
Southmapton
German protest over mandate powers in war use
Germany objects to Britain and France using mandated territories for war aims. Authorities say the protest, likely routed via Sweden, underscores that Britain and France act as trustees for mandates in Syria and former German East Africa.
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Berlin
Germany
Syria
German East Africa
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Britain
Foledo Woman Dies Of Injuries In Auto Crash
A Foledo woman dies from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Berryville on November 22 while en route to visit Mrs. Mavers. The driver Miss Coletten Ey and Mrs. Stouch were with her. the body was sent to Toledo. This death marks the fourteenth traffic fatality in Allegany County for the year.
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Cranarica
J. Oljie
Berryville
Mavers Oe
Miners’ Hospital
Ser Eels
Coletteney
Stouch
Toledo
Laney
Allegany County
Japan disputes claim of assault on Louisville woman
A Japanese naval spokesman discredited Frances Donaldson's account of being struck by a sentry near Soochow Creek in the international settlement. He cited a US-requested inquiry that found no evidence of the incident and said Tokyo will align with US representations. He noted sentries are warned to treat foreign women carefully, though orders may be exceeded in certain cases.
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Beens
Kibbey W. Couse
Newark
N. J
Shanghai
Frances Donaldson
Louisville
United States
International Settlement
Frank P. Lockhart
Soochow
Soochow Creek
Bell to Be Under Secretary of the Treasury
President Roosevelt announced the nomination of Daniel W. Bell former acting budget director to the vacant post of under secretary of the Treasury. Bell currently serves as an assistant to the secretary and will be sent to the Senate when Congress assembles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel W. Bell
Funeral Services for Brown Infant in Brucetown
Funeral services were held at Mt. Pleasant U B Church for Shirley Rae Brown infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Brown of Brucetown who died after one day in hospital. Surviving are parents four sisters Muriel Elwanda Jean at home Mrs Ernest Sharpe Baltimore and three brothers Winfred Gerald Linden at home. Burial in Old Stone Church cemetery with pallbearers Willetta Browne Ruby Smith Colleen Smith and Mildred Smith. Rev William Obaugh conducted.
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Mt. Pleasant U. B
Shirley Rae Brown
Harry Brown
Brucetown
Muriel
Elwanda
Jean
Ernest Sharpe
Baltimore
Winfred
Gerald
Linden
Old Stone Church
Pall
Willetta Browne
Ruby Smith
Colleen Smith
Mildred Smith
William Obaugh
Water repellent textile finish endures multiple cleanings
W J A Zelan is a durable repellent textile finish that retains repellency after up to twenty dry cleanings or laundries. Unlike waxy oily finishes, Zen is firmly bound to the fiber likely due to chemical combination.
Roosevelt Jr Injured In Auto Crash Near Charlottesville
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife were involved in a crash on a gradual curve near Charlottesville. Roosevelt was unconscious at the scene after overtaking a truck and colliding with a car. Mrs Roosevelt regained consciousness briefly then lapsed. both were taken to a hospital. A secret service detail guarded the scene. Seal, driver of the truck, was later released to his employers. Prosecutor Edward McC Williams is handling the case.
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Roosevelt
Landers
H d
Secret Service
Seal
Edward McC. Williams
Clarke
Charlottesville
School of Law
Virginia
Man With Gun Terrrorizes Studio at WSAR Radio
A man identified as Louis Bielecki, 30, entered WSAR radio in Fall River Massachusetts during a Portuguese hour and threatened on air to broadcast for Poland before police removed him. He spoke in Polish after employees cut the microphone, declaring anyone moving to stop him would be shot.
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Fall River
Mass
Louis Bielecki
WSAR
Germany
Poland
Trawler Resercho Sinks After Mine Strike
The British fishing trawler Resercho of 258 tons struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. Nine crew members were saved.
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London
Resercho
North Sea
Public Sale of County Real Estate Hyde Lands Fronting Court
Public auction to sell the Hyde Lands in Virginia for unpaid debt on a March 17 1937 deed of trust. Sale date January 27 1940 in front of the County Courthouse, with one third cash and the balance in two equal annual payments secured by a deed of trust and bonds bearing 6 percent interest.
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P. Stanley Oe
County Court House
Virginia
Satturday
M. M. Lynch
James P. Reardon
Baltimore Market Quotation On Livestock and Produce
Produce prices hold steady with apples potatoes and sweet potatoes unchanged. Livestock quotes list cattle hogs calves and feeders with steady to slightly lower trends. eggs butter and live poultry priced in Philadelphia and Chicago markets. Large variety of fowl and meat prices reported with regional differences and note of daily market status.
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Baltimore
Kent Island
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agr
Togard
Kcago
Philadelphia
Plymouth
Maryland
Two Who Fought Capone Ousted as Union Leaders
Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union removed Robert G. Fitchie 74, president since 1906, and Steve Sumner 90, longtime business agent since 1902, in a formal election amid power struggles over its treasury and influence. The ruling faction faced a challenge from challengers Weber Ilia Harry Van 680 and Fi (incomplete text).
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Chicago
Robert G. Fitchie
Steve Sumner
Heart
Dent
Weber
Ilia
Harry van 680
Clarke Native Dies at Home in Washington
Clarke native Henry R. Levi aged 73 dies at his Washington home after years of illness. Survived by wife Bessie Howell and son Holmes Levi. Services to be held in Clarke County. The report notes Levi’s Virginia roots and local ties.
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Berryville
D. c
Henry R. Levi
Graham F. Dougherty
Levi
Bessie Howell
This County
Holmes
Ide Finnell
George W
Charles ‘T. Levi Yas
Stock Market Report December 29 Summary
New York stocks opened mixed with uneven early gains followed by mid day decline as tax selling resurfaced. Notable prices included Bethlehem 24 cents, Republic Steel 22 1/2, Southern Railway 20 1/4, Union Pacific 95 1/2, U.S. Steel 66 1/2, Va Car Chem 31 4, Woolworth 38.
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Bethlehem
Soto
R. R
Republic Steel
Southern R. R
O. of
N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. 8S. Steel
Va.-Car. Chem
Va.-Car. Ptd
Western Union
Woolworth
Grain futures swing after last minute price pullback
Chicago futures show wheat gains erased in final minutes with May wheat around 1.03 and November ranges near 3.00 while May corn trades near 58 1 2 to 59 1 2 and soybeans around 1.18 3 4. Cash grain in Chicago reports no cash wheat sales with mixed No 1 to No 4 corn grades and barley and seed prices listed.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
White
Detroit Wages Data Linked to Consumer Power
The Commerce Department examined 1937 wage data to gauge consumer purchasing power, noting manufacturing establishments paid about 188,840 of a total 910,119,881,721 in wages nationwide. Wayne County Detroit showed wages only on the first seven.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Wayne County
Detroit
Anne Wees
Market prices for wheat and corn in Baltimore grain trade
In Baltimore on December 29, wheat No 2 red winter sold around 1.05 dollars per bushel while corn traded at 58 cents. Prices shown are mill delivery costs with year ago values noted for comparison.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Possible Abandonment of Harford Factory Over Skilled Worker Rule
Robert L. Archer attorney for the Batn Shoe Company said plans for a Harford county factory might be abandoned if the firm cannot employ skilled workers brought from Czecho Slovakia.
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Baltimore
Robert L. Archer
Bat’n Shoe Company
Harford County
Immigrant Instructional Staff Denied Work Decisive Order
Immigration officials barred 62 of 72 designated instructors from working. Archer said the firm cannot meet its production plan with only 10 skilled workers. He added that an effort to modify the order will be pursued.
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Archer
Finnish Command Reports 600 Russians Killed at Helja
Finnish dispatches say 600 Russians were killed in a battle at Helja as the Red Army pressed new offensives along the Leningrad Viipuri corridor and the Lake Souvanto area on the eastern Karelian Isthmus.
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Helsinki
Helja
Red Army
Leningrad-Viipuri
Lake Survanto
Karelian
How to Fly the Flag Day Observances Highlighted
The Day will be celebrated June 14 in over 1,500 U S cities by Elks lodges with participation from religious civic and patriotic groups. Observances stress flying the Flag with respect and note special storm flags for rain and guidelines for proper display.
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United States
Elks Lodges
The
Elks
Army
Navy
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