Mass Drive Puts Dent In Finnish Frontier Lines
The Soviet army with 500 planes supports a major land attack pushing along three points of Finland's Mannerheim line on the Karelian isthmus. Finland reports heavy Soviet gains while stressing no collapse of its defenses under sustained pressure.
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Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim
Karelian
Red Army
Summa
Hansson
Sweden
Stockholm
Russia
London
Russians Capture Twenty Two Defensive Fortifications
Russian troops report capturing 22 more defensive fortifications during heavy fighting on the Karelia isthmus yesterday. Confirmation came from Moscow with claims of advances by soviet forces in the ongoing operation.
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Moscow
Karelian
Germany Presses for Strict Neutrality Policy
The Volkischer Beobachter reports Germany demands strict neutrality from neutral states. It criticizes any acts or service that could aid belligerents and frames neutrality as essential. The piece cites Goebbels and notes Switzerland as a referenced example amid wartime tensions.
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Asa
Adolf Hit
State's Outdoor Advertising Law Impacts Candidates
1939 law applies to candidates with high signs needing an annual license fee of 100 dollars, 1 dollar per sign. The rule covers outdoor billboards leased from commercial companies, while indoor signs are excluded.
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Disi
Britain Steps Up War Plans and Conscription Pace
London reports Britain will raise the army to about 2.5 million by 1941 with conscripts now 23 years old likely marched in. Navy reports note a bomber loss off a British port with 16 crew, while Britain aligns with allied forces in the Near East and ships volunteer units toward the war in the Karelian isthmus.
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Near East
Britain
New Bedford
Mass
Palmers Island
New Jersey
Mackay Radio
Lacey
Sera Ma
New York City
Kiwanis Gather for Bennett Knudson in Bluefield
A crowd of 226 civic leaders from Bluefield and nearby towns heard Bennett Knudson of Albert Lea Minnesota Kiwanis International stress citizenship duties during a joint luncheon at the West Virginian hotel. Knudson spoke on democracy and national responsibility as leaders from the Kiwanis groups and Bluefield chamber of commerce attended.
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Bluefield
Virginias
Bennett
Knudson
Albert Lea
Minn
Kiwanis International
West Virginian Hotel
High Point
America
Aes
Hudson Huffard, Een
Altmark Prison Ship Dodges Capture in Bold Naval Action
German Altmark, with 300 captives from Graf Spee raids, evades seizure as British forces engage. German denials of mistreatment clash with a comment noting harsh treatment and the feasibility of roof gardens for foes.
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Altmark
Graf Spee
Samy
Almark
Navy spending boosts to 965 million as Guam outpost proposal is dropped
The House approved a record 965,779,438 navy appropriation today after striking a Guam outpost proposal from the bill. The measure funds 79 warships 18 auxiliaries and continuing air and water harbor construction while rejecting limits to imitate foreign navies. The vote stood 123 to ten with no restoration of the 111,699,699 cut.
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Washington
Navy
House
Guam
Pacific
Senate
Inheritance Rumor Stirs Marshall Family
A Marshall resident rumored to have inherited a large sum is noted as ill and awaiting confirmation. The report references a Marys hospital and mentions a Mrs. 40 years who died January 29, with the 88 year old Mrs. missing details about the will.
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Marshall
Tient
Northeast Snow Looms as Toll Rises in Storm
More snow threatened for parts of the Northeast as rescue crews cleared millions of tons of snow from the midweek blizzard that killed at least 72. President Roosevelt authorized emergency relief after the storm disrupted shipping off New England and left roads impassable across several states.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Federal Works Administrator
Massachuse
Rhode Island
Eng
Senate
Gloucester
Doris Hawes
Snowmelting roads open state highways in West Virginia
Charleston reports that on February 16 the state cleared most highways to allow at least one way of travel as melting snow yielded rain. Only route 88 remained not fully cleared. Road commission expects continued plowing as conditions change.
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Brooke
Solicitors Secure Extra Amount in Six Way Drive
Officials report the Six Way Drive will raise an additional $11 190 for six charitable organizations. Officers across battalions express confidence the quota will be met and funds will be directed to the intended beneficiaries.
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Uniil
End of Coal Price Hearing and Findings Awaited
A months old hearing on proposed minimum prices for soft coal at the mines ended today before examiners of the bituminous coal division. Examiners will prepare findings from thousands of pages of testimony by operators from most coal fields. The commissioner's duties to the commission.
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Washington
West Virginia Delegates Split on Convention City Vote
Fragmentary report shows West Virginia members split over convention city with mentions of Chicago Philadelphia and named individuals including Mrs Ruby MacLans Carrol Reece and Catherine Brown. Vague notes reference Ohio Hallanan and voting patterns across cities.
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West Virginia
Convention City
Chicago
Cara L. Ebert
Philadelphia
Viros
Penreecy
Reneee
Robert R. Church
Ruby MacLans
Carrol Reece
Leachat AN
Ohio
Chip Hallanan
Katharine K. Brown
Child Bride Charged With Slaying Hubby
New Martinsville West Virginia sheriff reports 16 year old Violet Delaney Long arrested on murder charge after she used a shotgun to kill her 27 year old husband Okey Long at their home. The suspect, once described as a child bride, is jailed in Wetzel County awaiting further proceedings.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Frank Berger
Violet Delaney Long
Okey
Berger
Long
New
Martinsville
Wetzel County
Germany Boasts of Sea Warfare
Germany claims its World War I sea campaign has sunk over 1 000 000 tons more tonnage than the 1914 period. It cites 370 000 tons sunk in a recent attack on oil tankers and notes ten months in 1918 saw 2 750 000 tons sunk.
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Great Britain
Britain
Philadelphia bids to outdo 1936 Democratic convention
Philadelphia Republicans raise 200000 to host the national convention hoping to surpass the 1936 Roosevelt renomination show. Plans include sessions at Independence Hall and convention hall near University of Pennsylvania with floodlights at Franklin Field.
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Philadelphia
American Independence
Roosevelt
Old City
Pau
Independence
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Mortgage burning sets church afire in Columbus
Bethel Baptist church at Waleaboro burned after members burned mortgage papers declaring the debt paid. The blaze destroyed the building with an estimated loss of 8000 dollars.
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Columbus
Bethel Baptist Church
Waleaboro
Court Upholds Soft Coal Act in Tax Price Ruling
A three judge federal court in Little Rock Arkansas ruled the 1937 bituminous coal act constitutional upholding congress authority to tax and regulate coal prices. Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co of Clarksville Ark was given 30 days to appeal to the Supreme Court while a temporary injunction prevents 19.5 percent tax collection during the pendency.
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Little Rock
Ark
Congress
Sunshine Anthracite Coal Company
Clarksville
Court of the United Tes
Coa
Internal Revenue Department
Supreme Cont
Aew
Vold
T. C. Trimble
Republican Convention Chooses Philadelphia for 1940 Meet
The Republican National Committee, by a 66 to 32 vote, selected Philadelphia as the 1940 convention city with the date fixed for June 24. A $200,000 purse and use of a convention hall were offered to cover expenses and aid the campaign. The Chicago option faded after Philadelphia led in hotels, police protection, paving and other provisions. An executive session followed to decide on convention details and date.
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Washington
Republican National Committee Today
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Willess
John D. M. Hamilton
Dakotses
Fargo
Stern
Charles A. Jonas
North Caroa
Garner To Enter California Presidency Bid
Vice President John N. Garner announced he would seek the Democratic nomination in the May California presidential primary. California Garner campaign co chairs Zach Lamar Cobb and William R. Wallace Jr said a state wide survey shows Garner leading among rank and file Democrats.
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Los Angeles
John N. Garner
Zach Lamar Cobb
William R. Wallace, Jr
Garner
California
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Frank L. Stuck
Princeton
Southall Jordan
Radford
Narrows
Ben Knudson
Hudson Muffard
Charles Archer
Athens
William Jt
Jake Dawson
H. Lee Harris
So Chastes Newman
Radford Club
C. P. Hale
Officer Narrows Club
Don McClaugherty
Princeton Club
Dennis Clark
Welch
George Bryson
War
BR. J. Powell
Nortafork Club
Soft Coal
Hamilton
Republican Committee
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