Spanish Insurgents Advance as Europe Faces Crisis
Spanish insurgents push through Catalonia signaling a Europe poised for a power clash. Britain readies armed strength and warns totalitarians while France expands its military to defend its empire. Mussolini vows further moves as Hitler eyes Berlin address shaping the new Europe.
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Jor
Alex Morris
United Press
Catalonia
Europe
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Great Britain
Italy
France
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain
Paris
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Daladier
Spain
Evacuation Ordered for Five Chilean Cities After Quake
Cabinet orders immediate evacuation of Chillan San Carlos Linares Parral and Cauquenes amid high risk of disease famine Martial law imposed in quake zone. Reports from zone warn of heavy casualties with Chillan worst hit and thousands missing or injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
U.P
Chillan
San Carlos
Linares
Parral
Cauquenes
United Press
Concepcion
Sntiago
Diario Illustrado
Teams To Take Part In Logan Tournament
Logan sectionals run March 1 through 4 with 15 Class B teams. Crooksville Chauncey Glouster and Middleport join as exempted districts. Other entrants include Perry County pair, plus one from Hocking Vinton Meigs Jackson and three from Athene s County and two from Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Fred B. Burchfield
Crooksville
Chauncey
Glouster
Middleport
Perry County
Hocking
Vinton
Meigs
Jackson
Athens County
Gallia
Electrification Project Nears April Completion
Gallia and Lawrence County Rural Electrification project subscribers report completion is expected in April. The federal government will provide a loan of 175000 dollars for construction purposes only.
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Gallipolis
Gallia and
Lawrence County
Earthquake Devastation Strikes Concepcion Chile
Survivors camp in open after a powerful quake near Concepcion as fires burn and mortality rises. More than 2,000 buried dead and numerous injured strain relief efforts from 130 doctors flown in from Santiago and Valparaiso. The Central Theatre collapse buries 300 patrons. railways and parks host thousands seeking shelter. Property loss may exceed 300 million pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concepcion
Chile
Santiago
U.P
Valparaiso
Central Theater
Scientist Discovers Probable Cancer Cause in Microorganism
Milwaukee surgeon Dr. William G Doern of Mercy Hospital announces the discovery of a micro organism he believes triggers cancer and says he is testing a treatment that has halted progression in some cases.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
William G. Doern
Mercy Hospital
Toll Charge on Meigs Bridge to Be Ended Soon
State auditor reports toll profits on three bridges owned by the State Bridge Commission fell from 254 528.79 to 208 732.86 for eight months in 1938 versus 1937. Sandusky Bay Fort Steuben and Pomeroy-Mason bridges showed lower earnings. The Pomeroy Mason purchase debt remains. The commission foresees toll removals on Sandusky Bay in six years and on Pomeroy Mason in a short time.
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Columbus
U.P
State Bridge Commission
Sandusky Bay
Fort Steuben
Pomeroy-Mason
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Explosion Kills 24 Coal Miners in Fukuoka
In Fukuoka a gas blast killed 24 miners and left 12 more gravely injured, signaling a severe disaster for Japan's coal mining sector. Rescue teams searched rubble as authorities investigated cause and safety lapses.
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Tokyo
U.P
Fukuoka
Steel Mill Workers to Live on One Acre Farms at Fertile Valley
American Rolling Mill Co plans a garden village three miles south of Middletown featuring one acre homesteads costing about 300000 for 60 workers. The project aims to cut living costs by home gardening with four acre park space, with the workers as common stockholders in the development company.
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Middletown
W.P
American Rolling Mill Co
Fertile Valley Homesteads
Toll Is High In Air Raids In Catalonia Front
Reported eight hundred Loyalist International Brigade members were killed or wounded as Franco forces pressed northeast Catalonia. Barcelona under military rule, Figueras chaotic, refugees flood the area, while Loyalist leaders seek supplies and continued resistance in Gerona and Madrid Valencia sectors.
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Perpignan
U.P
International Brigade
Francisco Franco
Catalonia
Barcelona
Franco
Badalona
San Juan de Vilasar
Mataro
Figueras
Peraleda
Juan Negrin
Spain
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
France
Gerona
Madrid-Valencia
Bricker to appoint McConnaughey to Utilities Commission
Governor Bricker names George C. McConnaughey of Cleveland to the State Utilities Commission for a six year term effective Feb 1. The report notes Metcalf of Marietta as a potential appointee and explains the commission will shift to Republican control with McConnaughey’s confirmation. The current members include Roy D. Williams and Dennis F. Dunlevy.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate
Bricker
George C. McConnaughey
Cleveland
State Utilities Commission
Verner E. Metcalf
Marietta
Metcalf
McConnaughey
Charles F. Schaber
Bucyrus
Roy D. Williams
Athens
Dennis F. Dunlevy
Ashtabula
Dollison Nominated For Postmaster Berth
Logan staff special reports Congressman H C Claypool nominated Paul Dollison to be acting postmaster of Logan until a permanent successor is appointed to replace C Wood Bowen who resigns February 15. Dollison, a veteran local office clerk, has previously served as acting postmaster after A E Hull’s death.
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Logan
H. C. Claypool
Paul Dollison
C. Wood Bowen
Collison
A. E. Hull
Bowen
Mooney Named Assistant State Welfare Director
Columbus United Press reports Herbert R. Mooney former Woodsfield banker and Ohio American Legion commander was appointed assistant state welfare director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Herbert R. Mooney
Woodsfield
Ohio American Legion
Expect New Reform Measures in Senate
Legislators left the capital for a weekend break with word of upcoming reform bills. A parole board reorganization proposal targets secretary Myrna Smith, and a Civil Service Commission plan would create a three member board. Separate measures aim to replace the Unemployment Compensation Commission with a Bureau led by an administrator and appeals board.
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Columbus
State Parole Board
Tax Commission
Senate
Parole Board
Myrna Smith
Davey
State Civil Service Commission
House
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Flood Control Group Meets In Huntington for Congress
Huntington hosts 300 flood control proponents for the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress on the two year anniversary of the Ohio River flood. The group plans ongoing federal flood control support and a proposed 195 million dollar appropriation. Dr. Charles E. Holzer led the session in Columbus, Ohio native Alan N. Jordan announced executive secretary.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.P
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Congress
U. S. Army Engineers
Alan N. Jordan
Columbus
Jordan
Charles E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Health Certificate for Brides Grooms Urged
Judge Harry L. Albright of Belmont County urges Ohio to require a health certificate for marriage license applicants. He notes nine states have similar laws and says Ohio should follow the example at the juvenile court judges convention in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Harry L. Albright
Belmont County
Fear 31 Drowned in Wreck of Scotch Ship
Saint Ives Cornwall report says thirty one feared drowned in wreck of Wilston of Glasgow 3221 tons found on Wicka Point rocks. Wreckage scattered along the coast a life buoy marked Wilston of Glasgow. A man's body was found wedged in the rocks.
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Saint Ives
Cornwall
U.P
Wilston
Wicka Point
Glasgow
FDR Seeks 50 Million for 656 New Combat Planes
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a 50 million emergency appropriation to buy 656 new combat aircraft for the army as the first step in a 552 million defense expansion plan. He urged immediate expenditure with later funds to finance other parts of the program. The move reflects a push to accelerate U.S. air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Army
America
Senate To Vote On Relief Cut
The Senate votes today on restoring the 150 million dollar cut to the deficiency relief appropriation bill. Indications point to a close result as Roosevelt’s leaders expect the WPA funding of 875 million to pass by five or six votes. Republicans and conservative Democrats claim they can sustain the 725 million House figure. An agreed 3 pm vote time follows a McKellar amendment proposal to swap 875 million for 725 million.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Interracial marriage case tied to Louisville arrest
Dr. Joel P. Oliver a 35 year old Negro physician and his white wife Wilma 27 were held on $5 000 bail each after arrest at a Negro hotel on charges under Kentucky law prohibiting interracial marriage. The couple traveling from Lubbock Texas to Chicago said Oliver recently passed the Illinois medical exam and planned to move to Chicago.
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Louisville
Joel P. Oliver
Wilma
Kentucky
Chicago
Lubbock
Tex
Oliver
Albuquerque
N. M
Meigs Man Sentenced for Mail Tampering in WPA Scheme
Sheriff Beards said Dale Nessel rode, 19, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for tampering with U S mails. He was arrested after investigating rifling of rural mail boxes in western Meigs County and accused of intercepting and cashing WPA checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George R. Beards
Dale Nesselrode
U. S
Nesselrode
Meigs County
Crowds Flee From Barcelona as Loyalist Advance Grows
Endless lines of civilians and soldiers move north from Barcelona toward Gerona, with tens of thousands fleeing along Catalan roads. Travelers describe “human rivers” of refugees marching in groups, many armed and carrying blankets, while a frontier guard limits exits on both sides.
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Perthus
U.R
Catalonia
Barcelona
Gerona
United Press
Granollers
Three Youths Executed for Killing Officer
OSSINING N Y UP three young men from New Yorks lower East Side were executed for killing a policeman. Governor Lehman refused mercy after commuting two companions to life, citing reasonable doubt in their guilt. Arthur Friedman 22 Dominick Guariglia 19 Joseph O Loughlin 24 died in Sing Sing electric chair for the 1937 hold up and Detective Foley slaying.
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Ossining
N. Y
New York
Lower East Side
Herbert H. Lehman
Philip Chaleff
Isidore Zimmerman
Dominick Guariglia
Arthur Friedman
Joseph O'Loughlin
Sing Sing
Michael Foley
New York City
Hold Hoffman Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Hoffman age 85 who died this morning at the home of her son Peter Hoffman Shade Valley will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the House of Prayer in Chester and interment will be in Chester Cemetery. She leaves eight children nineteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She was the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Spenagel and a member of the U B Church of Mt. Hermon. Her husband John Hoffman and one daughter Alian died previously. Surviving are six sons Albert Fisher John George Peter William and Walter Hoffman and two daughters Mrs Mary Bailey Bellefone Jaine and Mrs Edith King Lancaster Grove.
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Chester
Sophia Hoffman
Peter Hoffman
Shade Valley
House of Prayer
Chester Cemetery
Meigs County
Hoffman
Michael
Elizabeth Spenagel
U. B. Church of Mt. Hermon
John Hoffman
Alian
Albert Fisher
John
George
Peter
William
Walter Hoffman
Mary Bailey
Bellefone Jaine
Edith King
Loecust Grove
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm Turns 80 In Doorn Amid Silence
The white haired former emperor Wilhelm II marked his 80th birthday at Castle Doorn with simple observances. He favors politics in general but refuses to discuss Adolf Hitler or Germany’s current leadership.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Castle Doorn House
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Prominent Muskingum Educator L. J. Graham Dies
New Concord Ohio reports the death of L J Graham age 83 a longtime Muskingum College educator and former acting president who served as treasurer emeritus and shaped the college for nearly 50 years. He died at his home after a long illness.
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NEW Concord
L. J. Graham
Muskingum College
Graham
Muskingum
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