Clarence Darrow is Laid In State In Chicago Honor
The body of Clarence Darrow lies in state at a Chicago funeral parlor. The famed criminal lawyer died Sunday at age 80 from heart trouble, with Ruby his wife and son Paul beside him. His career included defense in high profile cases and a stance against capital punishment.
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Chicago
U.P
Clarence Darrow
Ruby
Paul
Jennie Darrow Moore
Darrow
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Hitler Rides Triumphantly Into Vienna Center
Hitler paraded through Vienna amid 500000 cheering Austrians as Nazi control expanded across Austria. Provisional leaders Seyss-Inquart and Schuschnigg faced custody while anti Jewish measures spread and Nazi officials replaced pre Nazi ministers in Britain France and Czechoslovakia posts.
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Vienna
AUP
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Hapsburgs
University
Germany
Arthur von Seyss-Inquart
Wilhelm Miklas
Kurt Schuschnigg
Seyss- Inquart
Hungary
Joseph Buerckel
Saar
Hot Mix Suit Seeks 6 Million Dollar Recovery
In Columbus a taxpayer suit files for double damages totaling six million dollars against 24 road contractors in the hot mix bituminous industry and state officials for alleged anti trust violations. The petition seeks injunctions and an accounting of overpayments, with a hearing set for March 31.
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Columbus
Ohio
Highway Department
Common Pleas Court
Agnes B. Dickinson
Benjamin Levinson
Miss Dickinson
Shaw Transport Co
John F. Nolan
Steubenville
Hot mix” Group
Contractors’ Association
Hot Mix Bituminous Industry of Ohio, Inc
Clifford W. Simpson
Ferguson
Execution of Communist Plotters Expected Today
In Moscow a statement said 18 of 21 prominent Communists tried for plotting to overthrow the government and kill leaders were executed by firing squads. The three spared received long prison terms: Sergei A. Bessenov 15 years, Christian Rakovski 20 years, and Dr. D. D. Pletner 25 years.
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Moscow
Upan
Sergei A. Bessenov
Berlin
Christian Rakovsky
Britain
France
D. D. Pletner
Radio Priest Proposes Abolishing Political Parties
Detroit dispatch reports Father Charles E. Coughlin proposed a corporate state in which parties are abolished and a president is elected by a house of representatives chosen by occupational classes. He framed the plan as a democratic substitute for dictatorship and argued it could yield efficient government under democracy.
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Detroit
House of Representatives
Charles E. Coughlin
Coughlin
Arnold Nomination Approved for Antitrust Post
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Thurmond Arnold Yale University professor for assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust litigation. He would succeed Robert H. Jackson, recently approved as solicitor general.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thurmond Arnold
Yale University
Robert H. Jackson
Bricker Files Candidacy for Ohio Governor in 1940 Primary
Ohio Republican John W. Bricker, age 44 and former attorney general, formally announces his run for governor in the August primaries. He cites a call for common decency, notes endorsements from GOP groups in 44 of 88 counties, and vows to focus on Davey administration policies and graft committee disclosures.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Senate
Farm Program OKed by Cotton and Tobacco Growers
A U S and A A A results show cotton growers 92.5 percent in favor of marketing quotas while flue cured tobacco growers vote 86 percent yes and dark tobacco 8.1 percent yes. About 1.75 million farmers, roughly 75 percent of growers in 19 states, participated.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agitation for Probe of TVA Gains Strength
In Washington the push for a congressional probe of the Tennessee Valley Authority grows stronger in both Senate and House. While many administration lawmakers favor a FTC led inquiry, two developments suggest a broader investigation is becoming more likely.
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TVA
Washington
U.P
Rain Lifts Ohio River at East Liverpool Dam
Heavy rainfall in the last day caused the Ohio River to rise at a rate of two tenths of a foot per hour at East Liverpool Dam No. 8. Officials reported a 9 a.m. stage of 13.6 feet and projected a steady climb with no flood warning issued.
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East
Liverpool
Ohio
Ohio steam railroads seek intrastate rate hike approval
Ohio's steam railroads filed with the Public Utilities Commission to raise intrastate rates to the new level set March 8 by the Interstate Commerce Commission for interstate business.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bricker Announces Run for Ohio Governor Nomination
John W. Bricker former Ohio attorney general and 1936 GOP governor candidate announced his bid for the Republican nomination for governor in the next fall race.
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John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bidders Must Clear Names over Hot Mix Projects
Governor Martin L. Davey urged highway engineers who prepared estimates on hot mix road projects to clear their names and vindicate professional honor. He demanded they vindicate themselves in the public interest and said a fair trial in open court would reveal the facts.
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Columbus
U.P
John Jaster, Jr
Martin L. Davey
Counties Get $461 615 Poor Relief Allocations
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced that $461 615 will be distributed to counties this week in March poor relief allocations. Allocations listed include Gallia $892 Hocking $1193 Jackson $1041 Perry $1341 Washington $2285.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Perry
Washington
Burns Fatal to Child in East Liverpool Fire
A five year old girl Helen Groubert, daughter of Mrs. Nick Orsock, died after her dress caught fire from a gas flame. The incident occurred in East Liverpool and the burns proved fatal.
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East Liverpool
Helen Groubert
Nick Orsock
Test of Kidnap Law To Follow Seadlund Trial
John Henry Seadlund faces a federal jury trial to determine his penalty for kidnapping 72 year old Charles S. Ross after pleading guilty. Attorneys plan to challenge juror impaneling under new law requiring jury sentencing in capital cases and may take the issue to the Supreme Court if the death penalty is imposed. U S District Attorney Michael L Igoe seeks the death sentence.
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Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
Seadlund
Floyd E. Thompson
Federic Burnham, Jr
Wicie
Supreme Court
U. S
Michael L. Igoe
Coal Hearings Start in April
Sen. Joseph F. Guffey announced that Charles F. Hosford has resigned as chairman of the National Bituminous Coal Commission and that President Roosevelt will accept the resignation. The commission set its first public hearing for April 25 to reestablish minimum prices for soft coal, starting with discounts for distributors, and revoked prior orders on weighted average cost and district minima.
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Bulletin
Washington
Joseph F. Guffey
White House
Charles F. Hosford
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Roosevelt
Commission
Screen Actress Will Be Buried on Tuesday
Funeral services for Lyda Roberts a 32 year old blonde movie comedienne who died Saturday of heart disease will be held Tuesday in a Hollywood mortuary with prominent movie colony figures in attendance.
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Hollywood
Lyda Roberts
Comedienne
Produce Firm Sponsors Girl's First Opera Role
Chicago producers and market workers backed 21 year old Harrriet Gricus a telephone operator to debut as Gilda in Rigoletto with the Chicago International Opera Company at the Auditorium Theater. Gricus daughter of Lithuanian immigrants trained at home and on the switchboard and won a warm standing ovation.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Produce Mart
Harriet Gricus
Gilda
Chicago International Opera Company
Miss Gricus
East Water
Moscow
Former Judge of Supreme Court and Wife Fatally Shot
In Cincinnati Mrs. Coleman Avery was found dead at home and her husband, a former Ohio Supreme Court judge, was fatally wounded. The couple were discovered after a caretaker reported the scene. Police noted Mrs. Avery was shot in the back of the head and Judge Avery in the temple before dying at a local hospital.
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Cincinnati
Coleman Avery
Ohio Supreme Court
Avery
Judge Avery
Mosley
Navy Measure Debate Grows as Opposition Demands Clarity
In Washington the House opens debate on President Roosevelt s billion dollar naval bill with a coalition of minorities from Republicans liberals and progressives seeking limits on foreign policy and naval expansion. The Senate starts revision of the House tax bill trimming undivided profits and adjusting capital gains and corporate tax scales.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Europe
U. S. Navy
Senate
Congress
Broker Admits Larceny Guilty
Richard Whitney former president of the New York Stock Exchange pleaded guilty to larceny of a $105000 family trust fund. The first degree grand larceny charge carries five to ten years in prison. He allegedly stole securities from his father-in-law George Sheldon will trust for several beneficiaries including his wife and pledged them to a bank for a loan.
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NEW York—— .P
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
George Sheldon
Whitney
Hearings Open on Reciprocal Treaty With Great Britain
Washington committee for reciprocity information begins public hearings on the proposed reciprocal trade treaty between the United States and Great Britain as part of Secretary Hull's program.
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Washington
Committee For Reciprocity
Cordell Hull
United States
Great Britain
County Judge Earnhardt dies of heart attack at home
Alvin J. Earnhardt 46 judge of Kanawha County Intermediate Court died of a heart attack at his Charleston home early today. The county court temporarily names an acting judge pending selection of a successor.
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Charleston
W. Va
Alvin J. Earnhardt
Kanawha County
Japs May Halt Drive Amid German Crisis
Neutral diplomats and military experts believe Japan may pause southward advances on Hankow awaiting Europe’s fate. If fighting escalates in Europe Japan could offer terms to China for a rapid settlement. Analysts note Hankow campaign likely to be costly and difficult to withdraw from until complete. The Japanese army reports 25 Chinese planes destroyed or shot down this week at Sianfu in Shensi province.
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U.P
Japan
Hankow
Europe
China
Dilute Halts Coast Shipping in Los Angeles Harbor
Ship owners in San Pedro halt all activity at Los Angeles harbor tying up over 30 vessels in a labor dispute. Waterfront employers threaten full port shutdown if longshoremen do not report to work and unload a railroad freight car. Longshoremen refuse alleging the carloaders union is the proper unloading body.
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San Pedro
Calif
U.P
Los Angeles
Waterfront Employers Association
Carloaders' Union
Secrecy Veils U. S. Fleet War Games Across Pacific
Secrecy was enforced as the full United States fleet was mobilized for six weeks of war games spanning Alaska to American Samoa. For the first time journalists were denied permission to attend the maneuvers extending from the Aleutians to Hawaii.
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San Pedro
Calif
U.S
United States
Pacific
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Hawaii
American Samoa
Franco Forces Reported Marching South to Catalonia Border
Insurgent armies advancing along the Aragon front appeared near the southern Catalonia border. Generalissimo Francisco Franco's troops were within about 50 air miles of the Mediterranean coast, reports from Hendaye say.
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Hendaye
U.P
Aragon
Catalonia
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Funeral Date Set for Steel Manufacturer Harrison Warner
Funeral services are to be held Wednesday for Harrison Warner a Shelby steel manufacturer and philanthropist who died Sunday He was president of the First National Bank and the Shelby Spring Hinge company.
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Shelby
U.P
Harrison Warner
Warner
First National Bank
Shelby Spring Hinge
Britain Rearms After Austria Annexation Oration
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that German annexation of Austria would be followed by rapid British rearmament. He condemned Germany’s actions as a severe blow to European peace and denied any government approval of Austria’s absorption. He stressed Britain’s ongoing interest in Central Europe and cooperation.
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London
U.P
Austria
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Germany
Europe
Washington Moves Cautiously On Recognition of Annexation
State Department officials said the United States would proceed slowly before recognizing Germany’s annexation of Austria. No official notice has been received and the decision will hinge on whether the union was forced, a principle guiding U.S. nonrecognition of territory gained by conquest. A plebiscite loophole is suggested as a possible route.
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Washington
A.P
State Department
United States
Germany
Austria
Japan
Manchukuo
Italy
Ethiopia
Blum Becomes Premier of France in New Front Government
Paris reports Premier Leon Blum heads a newly formed popular front cabinet pledged to fulfill duties in Europe's crisis without delay. He succeeds Camille Chautemps who resigned, as France moves from four days with no government to a united front excluding Communists.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Popular Front
Camille Chautemps
France
Europe
Yvon Delbos
Blum
Joseph Paul Boncour
Ser
Ious
Trust officer dies in Toledo
Leo S. Werner 45, vice president and secretary of the Title Guard & Trust Co., died of a heart ailment Sunday in Toledo. He was a trusted officer in the local financial firm and had served as secretary for the company.
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Toledo
Leo S. Werner
Guard & Trust C O
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