Roosevelt denounces invasion of Finland in press conference
President Roosevelt denounced the Finnish invasion as a profound shock to the United States and its people, urging peaceful solutions and warning against forceful actions. Reports denied asides about breaking relations with Moscow or U S recognition, while notes on Finnish tensions and Soviet relations dominated the briefing. Two killings in Columbus cited in brief near the end of the dispatch.
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Reavy Pais The Capital Valleys and East
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Zanesville Publishing Co Sponsors Christmas Home Lighting Contest
The Zanesville Publishing company will sponsor a city wide Christmas home lighting contest with cash awards in five major residential sections Bright on Terrace Putnam Greenwood and downtown. Judging occurs Dec 25 to Jan 1 by three impartial judges. Entrants are urged to submit blanks on Page 16 so every display is considered.
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Investor tells of cemetery lot fraud in federal trial
Ohio farmer Charles D Thompson, 81, testified he invested 33000 in Arlington cemetery lots and received timber plots instead. He identified Morton Gilbert as the main salesman and said his return came as timber land. other elderly witnesses testified to promised profits and quick returns. Witnesses include Anna Wetter, Anta Long, and Laura LaCost, each detailing losses from Arlington sales.
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Anna A. Wetter
Chicago
Ward Dixon
Anta P. Long
Leon
Arlington
Laura LaCost
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Burns to Death in a Columbus Machine Shop
John H Harrington Sr perished in a fire at his machine shop behind his home in the Ohio State district. Three students living in a trailer beside the building faced the flames and were driven back by the blaze as Harrington, it is said, slept and the fire began from an uner heated stove. Walter Chamashy and Joe Kiren of Youngstown and Joe Depaola of Warren helped pull the trailer away from danger as the flames raged. In a separate note, Frederik Cushing Stevens, 61, vice president of the Chilton Company and publisher of Iron Age, died at University Hospital after an operation complications.
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John H. Harrington
Ohio State District
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Walter Chamashy
Joe Kiren
Youngtown
Joe Depaola
Warren
Fredenck Cushing Stevens
Chilton Company
New York
University Hospital
Roosevelt Urges St Lawrence Project Amid Industrial Growth
President Roosevelt said rising industry along the St Lawrence river in the United States and Canada heightsens the need for a standalone St Lawrence waterway power development. He noted the project, repeatedly advocated by his administration, remains viable despite prior senate rejection and Canadian objections.
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Nye Names Bricker Top On 1950 Republican Ballot
Ohio Senator John W. Bricker is listed first on a 1950 Republican presidential ballot in Cincinnati. The report notes Bricker’s prominent ranking among potential contenders as Sen. Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota is cited in discussion of party choices.
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John W. Bricker
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Gerald P. Sye
First Lady Attends Dies Hearing Again
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended her third Dies Committee hearing in two days. She observed Joseph P. Lash’s testimony, defended the youth groups, and pressed for fair treatment of the American Youth Congress. Lash disclosed his Socialist party past and Spain experience, noting his resignation due to factional bias.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Joseph P. Lash
American Students’ Union
American Youth Congress
Roosevelt
Congressional Investigating Committee
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Dies Group
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Asu College
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Spain
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Acme
William H. Hickley
Congress
Jack McMichael
Test Sanity of Poet Who Shot at Coed
Homer O Williams, 24, a novice poet accused of shooting at a Miami university coed who spurned him, will undergo psychiatric tests to determine sanity. He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity. Dr Walter Rechlt was appointed to conduct the tests. If insane, he will be committed to Lima state hospital for the criminally insane. Miss Maxine Edwards did not appear in court.
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Homer O. Willams
Miami University
Willams
F. B. Cramer
Walter Rechlt
Middletown
Williams
Lima State Hospital
Maxine Edwards
Navarre
Miami
Iby Williams
New Reformatory Chief Takes Post in Lancaster
Harold Hays was appointed superintendent of the state boys' industrial school in Lancaster. He plans to apply reforms and admin changes inspired by his progressive work at the Services' and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Xenia. His tenure aims to grant wards more freedom and create self government units, mirroring prior successes.
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Dietrich Defends Ohio School Foundation Program
COLUMBUS Ohio Education Director P E N Dietrich defended the foundation program against claims it unfairly harms large cities. He argued the system helps many schools, noting it distributes about 49 million dollars yearly and has kept tens of thousands of Toledo pupils in classes while urging further reforms to handle urban funding disparities.
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P—E. N. Dietrich
School Foundation
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Deit- Tich
Ohio
Ohio Boy Found Dead in Cistern
A 3 year old, Joseph Mordew, Jr., was found deceased early today in an unused cistern behind his grandfather’s Diamond home after a 200 person search. The boy apparently fell while en route to visit his grandmother. The rescue involved his father, local volunteers, and police and fire units including Portage County Sheriff’s deputies and Ravenna officials.
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Joseph Morden
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Britain Calls Up Men for Service in December Draft
King George VI summoned all male British subjects aged 20 to 23 to register for military service on December 9. About 250000 men are expected to respond, with Cali referenced in the brief.
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Free December water offered to sprinkler lawns in Saliva
The Saliva Kansas municipal water department will provide free water in December as a holiday gift to patrons. City Manager H. L. Brown says water through meters is free to encourage lawn watering, aiming to beautify the city and ease drought stress for the next summer.
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Dewey Announces 1940 Presidential Candidacy
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey formally announces his bid for the 1940 Republican nomination. He receives New York Republican leaders support and says he will enter primary contests as determined, while avoiding states with active rival candidacies and deferring to competitors where appropriate.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
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Arthur Capper
Capper
Former Highway Director Dies in Washington at 54
George J. Schlesinger, 54, who led Ohio State's highway program from 1925 to 1928, died at his Washington home last night. A Xenia native, he taught civil engineering at Ohio State before becoming highway director. Since 1928 he was chief engineer and secretary of the National Paving Brick Association in Washington.
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Jenkins May Be Asked to Resign
Jenkins, recovering from heart illness at his Morgan County home, may resign as superintendent of the State Prison Farm in London if he reports for duty Tuesday after sick leave expires. An Associated Press report cites Columbus sources saying removal charges could be filed if he declines to resign. Sheriffwood had ordered cleanup after escapes and liquor found at the institution.
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William F. Amrine
Fireman Pleads In Laws For Absence At Work
Philadelphia fireman John Carroll told a trial board that six in laws moved in on him in one day causing his absence. He claimed fatigue and old remonstrations kept him from work while a board member noted that a man with many in laws deserves special consideration.
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John Carroll
Jersey Seeks Gilson Custody After Ohio Acquittal
New Jersey files a detainer to seize Stanley B J Gilson former Hickox Finance Corp secretary in Newark grand jury indictment accusing him and six associates of conspiracy to defraud by obtaining 6859 dollar face value stocks in 1937 from August J Schmidt Hickox securities. Federal officials say state charges avoid detention. Context mentions broader wartime events and regional naval actions.
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Cleveland
Stanley B.J .Gilson
Hickox Finance Corp
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Mushc Prities
U. S
Gilson
Newark
August J. Schmidt
Hickox
Russians Press New Finnish Cabinet Shakeup Amid Air Raids
Helskini reports Risto Ryti formed a new cabinet replacing Aimo Cajander and Eljas Erkko. Vaino Tanner becomes finance minister and Huju Paasikivi is minister without portfolio, while Moscow announces a rebel Finnish government in Terijoki. Helsinki is bombed three times with 115 bombs in working class districts. ships bombard Hangoe as Red Army advances.
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Risto Ryti
Bank of Finland
Aimo K. Cajander
Cajander
Eljas Erkko
Finland
Calander
Erkko
Vaino Tanner
Russia
Huju Paasikivi
Moscow
Hangoe
Gulf of Finland
Red Army
Arctic
Finnish Refugees Flood Norway Amid Petsamo Fighting
Finnish refugees crossed into Norway saying Soviet forces attacked Petsamo in the Arctic, firing bombs and setting multiple buildings ablaze as fighting raged at the port and nearby areas.
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