Slain and wounded in West Virginia rubber gang raid
Lee Shumaker 28 led a foray on Hardy Corn Farm Bureau warehouse when state troopers halted the escape in a dawn gunfight. Hade Shumaker 27 was shot in the leg and later listed in critical condition at Keyser hospital. Roy Shumaker captured as authorities push to dismantle the family gang blamed for months of border robberies.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Shumakers
Lost River Valley
Lee Shumaker
Hardy Corn Farm Bureau
Hade Shumaker
Keyser
Roy
Arnold Moore
Virginia
Grant County
Petersburg
Randolph Shumaker
Roy “Skinner” Fultz
Moore
Lee Roy
Hardy
Grant
Pendleton
West Virginia
Rockingham
Sheland
Holt
Virginia Border
Second Sheriff Dies After Dungannon Shooting
In Dungannon Virginia February 15 two men died from a pistol duel at a local filling station. Sheriff Ben F Sluss aged 55 and S Sonn Blackwell 28 were killed leaving investigators with no clear motive. Townspeople called Sluss and Blackwell close friends.
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Dungannon
Ben F. Sluss
Coeburn
Sonn S. Blackwell
Scott County
Young Uresocratic Club
Bivens
Dungan
Blackwell's
Anteryocs
Bluefield Stores Launch Two Day Dollar Day Sales
Bluefield merchants prepare stocks for a two day sales event with Dollar Day specials. Shoppers are urged to buy Friday where possible, saving Saturday for out of town shoppers and larger spending.
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Bluefield
Ganesan
Veanedad
Betes Senaenate
Marenendies
Hungarian Premier Teleki Quits Over Jewish Ancestry
Budapest February 16 Count Paul Teleki failed to form a new Hungarian government after Imeredi resigned and announced his own Jewish ancestry. Regent Horthy had asked Teleki to lead a cabinet that would continue the anti-Semitic program but Teleki's discovery of his partly Jewish background led him to resign and abandon the anti Jewish policy plan. The episode signals Hungary’s continued alignment with Germany on removing Jews from political power.
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Budapest
Paul Teleki
Budaeresttes Imredi
Bela Imredi
Hungary
Nicholas Horthy
Imered
Ree
Imredi
Creme Beindi
Germany
Mixed Weather Rips Nation with Destruction and Heat Swings
Striking conditions across the United States bring bridge collapse in Connecticut after floods, extreme temperatures in various regions, dense fog, heavy snow, and summerlike thunderstorms. Gale force winds cut phone lines and caused fatalities in Alabama then New York, amid widespread disruption.
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United States
Alabama
New York
Defeat Changes for Sales Tax in West Virginia
A minority attempt to overhaul West Virginia's gross sales tax was blocked by Democratic majorities after Republican amendments. A Senate invest resolution was rejected, and a House vote ended 68 21 against identical measures. Also approved were textbooks distribution funds to assist counties, with reimbursements from a state budget.
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Holt
Charleston
W. Va
Delegates
Igcentine
Senate
House Ae
Go Public
Invest Siag
D- H
House
Bosworth
Randolph
Flier Safe After Snow Crash in Idaho Mountains
Roy Shreck, a weather pilot, survived a crash on a northern Idaho mountainside. He spent three days without food, slept briefly, and reached a cutter cabin at 15 000 feet amid heavy ice and dense fog. He credits guidance and luck for his survival and says he has no serious injuries.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Roy Shreck
Idaho Wilds
Shreck
Bodies of 9 slash victims discovered in Mansfield investigation
In Mansfield Ohio on February 15 a double murder scene revealed the bodies of John Woerth 62 and his wife Coroner Hugh C Windigler reported a possible homicide and self inflicted death. Loretta Woerth 25 was also found in the Woerth home. Chief Bates led the investigation.
Britain reveals 5.9 billion cost for early rearmament
A British white paper places three year spending at 5.865 billion dollars with plans for expanded naval construction. Chamberlain notes Spain policy under review as debate over Franco recognition continues amid warnings on armed strength. Defense bill for 1939 40 tops 2.9 billion with 1 billion for air force and 285 million for civilian defenses.
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J. C. Stark
London
Great Britain Today
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Goering drafts German labor and conscription decree
The article reports Hitler ally Goering issuing a decree to mobilize labor for the state and deny wage premiums for skilled versus unskilled work. It expands the draft to men and women for indefinite periods as Germany widens Kiel canal plans and accelerates fortification work.
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Goering
Kiel Canal
Baltic
North Sea
Germany
Hotel Bandits Get Rich Haul In Miami Beach Robbery
Five armed bandits invaded the Blackstone hotel in Miami Beach early today. They bound ten people, forced open strongboxes, and escaped with about 200000 dollars in cash and gems. They used a machine gun and pistol, wore no masks, and fled in a stolen sedan. One box held about 75000 dollars in jewelry for Mrs Antonina Marco plus 2000 in cash. Police had only binding tape and a black glove as clues. indications pointed to careful inside knowledge.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Blackstone Hotel
Antonina Marco
New York
Teigler Youth Among Victims In Fatal Richlands Crash
A highway collision near Four Way Service station in Tazewell County killed three and critically injured a fourth. Eddie Jewell 17 led Richlands High School football players en route to Bluefield Va. when their car struck a tank truck driven by Frank Moss. Moss faces involuntary manslaughter charges. Burial plans and family statements follow as investigators continue.
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Bluefield
Tazewell
Or Hospital
Richlands
Pe Jewell
C. Hall
Mattie Williams Hospital
Hall
Bill Altizer
Shields Elswick
Otis Zeigler
Virginia
Tazewell County
Frank Moss
Aibert Peery
FDR Letter to Brandeis Sparks 3rd Term Talk
Washington reports President Roosevelt hinted at potential 1940 strategy in a letter accepting Justice Brandeis’s retirement. He said Brandeis could serve long after Roosevelt left Washington, fueling speculation about a possible third term. Analysts expect no firm word on 1940 plans for months.
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Fdr
Brandeis
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Roosevelt
Justice Brand
Justice Brandbee
Coolidge
Congress
Defense Bill Passes House Amid War Debates
The House approved a 356 million defense package to expand air power and army strength, add officers, and fund war materials production, sending the measure to the Senate. Naval base funding including Guam was approved, while debate focused on potential U S entanglement and defense readiness.
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Washington
House
America
United States
Army Air Corps
Senate
House Naval Committee
Pacific
Guam
Senator Bridges
Senate Military Affairs Committee
H Son
Pees
Beri
Bridges
Wilson
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
William C. Bullitt
Pre- Sitconere
Clark
D-Mo
Military Committee
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
H. Arnold
Louis J
Sydney M. Kraus
Treasury
Butter Package Stolen as Authorities Seek Recovery
Montreal authorities searched for a stolen pound of butter worth about 100 cents. A company warned that the poison warning could be used to release the package, requesting its return with no questions asked.
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Montreal
Que
Gm Va
Tlee
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Harry Kleiman
Southern Pioneer Post
Teleki
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Spain
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Othellia Muller
Halls
Zeigler
Philadelphia
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