Britain Sends Ultimatum to Three Nations
London reports Britain has issued notes to Finland Hungary and Romania allied with Germany urging peace and giving until midnight to respond. An authorized source said Britain seeks to stabilize relations and expects US mediation while not guaranteeing war if no reply arrives.
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Britain
London
UPI
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Good Offices
United States
US State Department
Stimson Denounces Chicago Tribune Over Army Plan Publication
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson assailed the Chicago Tribune for printing what he called an unsubstantiated army plan. He warned the publication would gratify enemies and potentially impair national defense. The report claimed a large American expeditionary force and referenced casualties and injuries in a separate traffic incident.
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Washington
T War Stimson
Europe
Imson
Sere Tribune
Gilet
Eight Dead in Bridge Collapse and New Lexington Aid Talks
William S. Knudsen of the Office of Production Management pledged government help to keep New Lexington from becoming a ghost town after a bridge collapse. Delegates urged defense orders for the Ludo wicz Celadon roofing tile and insulation plant to save about 400 jobs in the 4,000 population town.
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Lexington
Knudsen
William S. Knudsen
New Lexington
Perry County
Washington
OPM
Sen
Pp. Haro
Barber
Beskles Barber
H. F. Byer
Mat Lennon
Joe Meenan
J. J. Reed
Sam Crawford
Fred McGrady
Bi Welland
Charles Toten
City Police Seek Five New Officers Under 1942 Budget
Chief Clifford Courtney urged the city council to add at least five police officers under the 1942 budget to bolster the understaffed department. He proposed creating a new rank of lieutenant to lead a shift, with exams required after January when new appointments could occur. Replacements for shifted hours were made today to relieve overcrowded duty periods.
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Leutenant
Clifford Courtney
Courtney
Fred Quigley
Perce Ditcher
Council
Inmates Earn Extra Years After Short Freedom
Two inmates at a London prison farm gained two hours of unauthorized freedom yesterday and were found hiding in a barn. Supt. W. F. Amrine stated the escape led to each inmate receiving two additional years added to their sentences.
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London
W. F. Amrine
Kang
Moscow Faces Another Crisis Amid Soviet German Offensives
Reports from London and Washington describe a renewed Soviet counterattack along a 200 mile front from Volokolamsk to Tula while German forces press toward Moscow. Marshal Timoshenko broadens southern operations as heavy fighting persists near Volokolamsk and Solnetschnogorski with encirclement efforts around Leningrad and Moscow’s arms centers.
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Rostov-Mariupol
Moscow
Pravda
Volokolamsk
Tula
Leningrad
Kuibyshev
New York
NBC
Tikhivin
Semeon ‘Timoshenko
Ewald von Kleist
Stalinogorsk
Solnetschnogorski
Tee Gambot
Gambot
Bardia
Tobruk
Rezech
Crash Kills Girl and Soldiers Near Dawson
A head on collision involving two school buses and a car near Dawson, Americus GA, killed a 12 year old girl Dorothy Casey and four soldiers from Fort Benning and Terre County. The soldiers named were Ben L Peel Clifton H Taylor Adam Cormer E N McMullen and one unidentified.
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Americus
Iveders
Fort Bending
Terre County
Dawson
Dorothy Casey
State Highway Patrol
7. P. Smith
Ben L. Peel
Clifton H. Taylor
Adam Cormer
E. N. McMullen
Three Injured At Philo Power Plant
Three workers were injured at the Philo Ohio Power plant construction site. Richard Felty of Philo suffered a broken left leg when a fellow worker fell on him. Garrett Miller, 36, of North Salem, sustained a compound skull fracture after a fall from scaffolding. a third man with minor injuries was treated at Good Samaritan hospital. Felty and the others are employed by B and W Construction. Miller is expected to be notified for induction, with one man likely enlisting in the navy or air corps.
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Philo Ohio Power
Good Samaritan Hospital
Richard Felty
Philo
Cleveland
Bob Felt
Jer
Felty
Bethesda
Henderson
Army Air Corps
Navy
Jance
Feller
Thel Sekd
Tor
Gene
Wright Field
Air Corps
B and W
Pany
Arctic Flier to Pilot Plane in Santa Search Expedition
Red Borland famed Arctic flier and Times Reporter will pilot the aircraft for a high risk expedition from LaGuardia to the North in search of Santa Claus. Captain F. E. Kleinschmidt leads the voyage aimed at proving whether Santa exists. The mission follows reports of a severe gas fire caused by filming.
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Santa
Borland
Santa Claus
San
Arctic
Portsmouth
Phyllis
Jost
Roh Horsley
Claus
Ragut Fever Claims Salem Man and Wounds Wife
Rapacious fever called rabbit fever claimed the life of Frank Nelson in Salem after he contracted the disease ten weeks ago while cleaning a rabbit. His wife Pearl Nel son died a week earlier from the same illness. Nelson was 58.
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Salem
Pole to discover the home of Santa Claus
A fragment mentions a search or treasure item related to Santa Claus, location clues, and a turn toward Pac iwen. The readable text is limited and lacks clear names or dates, but implies discovering Santa's home through a pole or marker.
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Pole
Santa Clau
Pac Iwen
Tax Valuation in County Shows More Than Million Dollar Increase
Muskingum county and Zanesville see a total tax valuation rise of 1,091,610 in one year. County totals reach 70,336,280 across real estate utilities and mineral deposits with real estate valued at 45,158,970 and utilities at 34,677,310. Zanesville real estate plus utilities total 31,390,190, up 496,690, while city utilities stand at 2,582,810, down from 2,713,000. The tax rate reduces to 16 per 1000 for next year following the retirement of a 10-mill bonus. City real estate taxes fund the municipal road repairs.
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Muskingum County
Zanesville
Earl G. Dunn
Zaneville
Henry F. Stemm
Roeray Fund
Teru
Boys Ready to Sell Stamps
An unclear fragment indicates a boy agent who prepared to take orders for defense savings stamps for government use.
Japs Defend Use of Troops In Indo China
Japan defended its troop deployment in Indo China in a Washington briefing. Officials said garrisons are necessary and refused to specify numbers. The exchange occurred as questions about military presence rose amid regional tensions.
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Indo-China
Washington
Japan
United States
The badge dears facsimile of Extended weether Sapa
Official U. S Defense stamp sales text appears in blue with a red white background. First orders for 19 Raeies of the Greet Lanes proceed as defense savings samples are distributed. Signal letters and carrier boys of Times Recorder deliver notices in Zanesville.
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U. S Defense
Defense
Raeies
Etter Pert
Times Recorder
Zanesville
Franklin county auto deaths rise to 108 in 1940
The Columbus area toll of auto fatalities increased to 108 for 1940 with two more deaths. Victims included twelve year old Dusna Crosier struck by a coal truck and Elmer Bernand hit by a car on November 28 while directing traffic on a road project.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Dusna Crosier
Elmer Bernand
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