Critics Hold Strategy Meeting On Lease Lend Amendments
A February meeting of Senate critics discussed amendments to the lease lend bill. Senator Walsh attended, possibly backing naval amendments. Proposals included escorting ships to Britain, limiting aid to named countries, and prohibiting interference with the navy.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
R. Calif
Walsh
Naval Committee
Britain
Wendell L. Willkie
Foreign Relations Committee
Navy
Willkie
Navy Knox
Parachute unit raid claimed by Rome
Rome reports the capture of a group described as heavily armed British parachutists who descended at night and were captured after landing near Calabria. The communique notes they planned to damage the Apulian aqueduct the world’s largest, but the exact number taken into custody was not released.
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Associated Press
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Ge Water
S- Neng
High Command
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Calabria
Rome Radio
Pn Asay
Celanese Plans New Buildings at Giles County Plant
Celanese Corporation announces new building construction at the Giles County plant with an estimated outlay near one million dollars. The plan, disclosed by the plant manager and disclosed from New York headquarters, indicates expansion at the facility in the near future.
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Giles County
Celanese Corporation
Cone
New York
Legislature advances several public bills and memorial note
In the legislature a conference committee moves to a bill declaring beer over one percent illegal, an amended gasoline tax bill to keep a one cent levy, and several liquor bills are rejected. The administration seeks basic foods from sales and new local powers. A non partisan election for school boards moves to the house, cities may operate sewer and water lines beyond limits, a two percent tax on clandestine mutual axhe companies is proposed, and a state match for aged funds is discussed. A memorial service is set for late Senator W. M. Lafon on February 20.
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Three autos crash on Princeton Road
Police said a vehicle driven by White attempted to pass another car driven by Harold Rollison of Detroit Michigan and collided head on with a third auto. The crash occurred on Princeton Road and involved five occupants including D. Peter.
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Harold Rollison
Detroit
Mich
D. Peter
A. On
Seer Nyomtato
Senate Passes Suadol Boars Election Bill Amid Debate
Charleston W Va Feb 14 The West Virginia Senate passed unanimously the administration backed bill to elect all 55 county school boards on non partisan ballots. The measure sent 27 0 to the House faces further action as proponents and opponents clash on related welfare and beer tax proposals.
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Charleston
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State Senate
Neely
House
Oan House
Bill would gut quatax on sales in West Virginia
Legislature debates a tax bill to remove the three tenths of one percent sales tax surcharge, with Perry and others arguing revenue loss could exceed $1 million. Other measures address county redistricting, licensing extensions, marriage license waiting periods, chiropody licensing, and penalties for unlicensed practice.
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W. Va
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D. Kanawha
Tax Department
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J. Fh Tweer
Ohio
Senate
House
White
Cabell
Kanawha
Clay
Clay County
Injured Beaver Girl Remains Unconscious After Auto Crash
Seventeen year old Catherine Richmond a Beaver High School senior remained unconscious after a runaway car struck near the Beaver school Thursday morning. Principal C W Jackson and his wife were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Majorie Buckles suffered minor injuries and returned home.
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C. W. Jackson
Beaver
Bluefield Sanitarium
Miss Richmond
Majorie Buckles
Logan Woman Is Grandmother At 29
Logan woman Eva Emory, age 29, acknowledged she was young to be a grandmother but had not given it much thought until friends pointed out her unexpected family role.
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Logan
Masonry Work on Grant Street Span Planned for March First
City Manager P. Mi reports to Emory W. P. Wiltsee chief engineer of the Norfolk and Western Railway that masonry on the Grant street bridge will start about March 1. The notice notes work begins in the coldest part of winter.
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P. Mi
Emory W. P. Wiltsee
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Robber Holds Up Filling Station Worker in St Louis
In St Louis on February 14 a filling station attendant named Charles W. Lewis was held up and robbed of $20. The assailant demanded more money and spoke about a Pine street location before fleeing.
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St. Louis
Charles W. Lewis
Ness
Senate Studies Move To Hold Closed Session
A proposal in the Senate seeks an extraordinary closed session to hear confidential diplomatic reports on world conditions. Senator Wiley urges a full Senate hearing on possible coordinated actions by Hitler Japan and Mussolini amid tensions with the Far East and Europe. Admiral Nomura presents credentials to President Roosevelt as relations show concern between the United States and Japan.
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Asia
Senate
Japan
Far East
Wiley
R. Wis
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Hitler
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White House
Norman
United States
Fatal Shooting in Bluefield Man Held on Accusation
A 24 year old Bluefield man is being held after a fatal shooting on Bland Street. Chambers a cook at Jane's Greenleaf Cafe surrendered to police claiming the death of 45 year old Folks was accidental. He said he pointed the loaded gun at room occupants as a joke then attempted to hand it to Folks when it fired.
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Howard
Chambers
Jane's Greenleaf Cafe
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Germans Fire Raid on London Amid RAF Attacks
German bombers launched a night raid on London with incendiaries and explosives as RAF fighters attacked Luftwaffe bases in France. Casualties were reported higher than first feared and long range shelling continued across the Dover Strait.
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Seven Men Die in Du Quoin Plant Blast
Seven workers at a Du Quoin plant manufacturing liquid oxygen explosives for coal mining were killed in a blast that hurled debris across a quarter mile and damaged nearby buildings. Mine officials identified victims as Rappusi Bailey and Todd among others. the cause was not yet explained.
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Bailey
Todd
Ellison to Be Named Senator in West Virginia
Ellison is chosen by the Democratic senatorial committee to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator William M Lafon. The appointment follows the February death and is pending formal confirmation by party leaders.
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Charleston
W. Va
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Local Pilot Misses Plane Prize in Cigarette Program
Wilson Dunn, a well known local figure, was kept on hold by a cigarette radio promotion last night hoping to win an airplane. A Birmingham contestant won the prize, while Dunn earned hours of flying instruction.
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Wilson Dunn
Dunn
Birmingam
Roosevelt
Senators Vote to Boost Debt Limit Amid Critics
Washington February 14 Senate approves multi billion dollar authorizations and raises the national debt limit to 65 million 900 thousand earlier debates warned of defense and British aid costs. Senator Byrd urges a higher limit to 100 million now citing cash demands from Britain. See Page 2.
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Senate
Ceri
England
Harry Bridges Arrested on Vietnam War Era Charge
Harry Bridges was arrested in San Francisco on a justice department warrant accusing him of leading an organization advocating violent overthrow of the U S government. The Australian longshoreman was released on a 3000 dollar cash bond posted by Louis elit and scheduled to appear March 31.
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Harry Bridges
Justice Department
United States
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Labor
Justice
Yugoslavia to Accept German Terms Amid Balkan Pressure
A Yugoslav source says Belgrade will accede to Hitler’s wishes after ministers return from a conference with the Fuehrer. Terms, to be discussed soon, likely demand Yugoslavia participate in the new European order while Bulgaria’s bowing to German demands heightens regional strain. A British mission inspected Turkish defenses on the Bulgarian frontier as Nazi moves loom.
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British advance in Italian Somaliland and East Africa
British imperial troops pushed 130 miles into Italian Somaliland from Armada after a heavy South African airstrike routed most of the garrison. Four cars seized at Bulo Fril and Bulo Brillo. In Eritrea the advance continued toward Asmara and Cheren as two columns prepared for assaults.
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