Finland Holds Line as Mannerheim Urges Calm Aid Arrives
Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim reassures Finns that foreign aid is coming and calls for steadfast defense along the Karelian isthmus. 17 days of Russian pressure continue with air raids and fought hills around Viipuri. Finnish forces withdraw to stronger positions while reserves and new artillery are prepared.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Helsinki
Pinland
Baron Mannerheim
Mannerheim Line
Red Army
Der
Baron Sennsteten
Finland
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Lake
Ladoga
Karelian
Roosevelt Heads to Canal Zone Amid Secrecy Lifted
President Roosevelt sails toward the Panama Canal zone aboard a cruiser with three warships in the fleet. The voyage aims to inspect Atlantic side defenses and possibly review new canal locks and defenses. Weather is clear as the flotilla steers through tropical seas toward Panama, with officials awaiting tomorrow’s disclosures.
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Pana- Zone
Roosevelt
Ben Ge
Pacific
Nicaragua
Panama
Jouett
U. S. Lines Sell Eight Ships to Belgian Firm
The United States Lines sold eight idle ships, including the 13,869 ton President Harding, to Societe Maritime Anversoise for about 2 million dollars. The deal was confirmed by President John M. Franklin but exact price not disclosed. The fleet includes passenger and cargo vessels used on transatlantic routes between New York and Belgium and other services.
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United States Lines
Traie Duende
Harding
John M. Franklin
U.S
Societe Maritime Anversoise
Belgium
North Atlantic
Socialact
U. S. Lines
Washington
Movie theater ends late show due to length policy
In Hundred West Virginia on February 17 the town’s sole theater shut the second film 15 minutes early after manager Ralph Murphy deemed the double feature too long. About fifty patrons held passes for the night’s show as the projector stopped.
Moscow Claims Capture of Town Near Vital City
Soviet headquarters report dawn capture of towns near Karhula and Narja as front line advances along the shore of Lake Muola. Soviet aviation attacked enemy troops and military objectives while no enemy pursuit reported elsewhere.
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Moscow
Aritary
Lake Muola
Sainia
Karhula
Summa
Narja
Muuriia
French Beat Off Nazi Attack On Western Front
Paris reports that more than 200 German shock troops were beaten off in a dawn assault on French outposts along the snowbound western German border. French counter fire drove the attackers back, and they retired at daybreak with casualty figures not released.
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Paris
State group named to devise program for radio film teaching
A committee of 19 educators was named by West Virginia State Superintendent W. W. to devise a program for radio motion picture and visual teaching in West Virginia schools. The Charleston dispatch notes the formation of the panel on February 17.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Relief worker kills himself after taking two children
A relief laborer identified as Kaufelski killed himself at his estranged wife Helen’s home after taking his two children. Gas from a stove ignited, causing a fatal blast as a chilling note described family strife. A handwritten journal was found outlining the tragedy and a dead mother in the room. The sequence ends with Kaufelski’s statement to the police that his wife left him on February 6.
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Lane
Old Thomas
Kaufelski
Huntington Man Attempts Suicide in Police Action
Indiana Pa Feb 17 Chief Huddleston reported a Huntington man tried to kill himself during a confrontation with Huddleston and an operator Miss Ethel Leman. He told her to call police to break down his door. Officers arrived to find him bleeding from a wound in the sac and he walked out to meet them.
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Indiana
Arthur E. Pia Ital
Beal
Huddleston
H. Huddleston
Hun
Ethel Leman
Democrats Set July 19 Date for Convention
National party leaders announced July 19 as the Democratic convention date during a press conference in Philadelphia. Chairman James A. Farley signaled no further business during a 10 day vacation and indicated plans to avoid primaries, while GOP critics argued the move failed to unite liberal and progressive factions.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Siate
Wheeler
Montana
Dent
James A. Farley
British Press Defends Navy After Night of Tense Worry
A Sunday editorial argues the German protest lacks merit and praises the navy for a job well done. It claims Germany attempted to seize captive tonnage and asserts that Germany has now tasted its own medicine. The piece defends neutrality and condemns German actions as provocative.
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Navy
Ae Aedee
Germany
British raid on Altmark Angers Norway and Germany
Oslo reports a British operation in Gjersingfjord that freed prisoners from the Altmark, a German naval ship, with Norway protesting to Germany while Britain claims it acted with government approval. Berlin warns of a serious situation as Norway seeks compensation and neutrality preservation.
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Norwegian
Norway
Britain
Gjord
Gjessingfjord
Stavanger
Berlin
Ohan Nygaardavald
BR i
Ce Oe
Benedict
Altmark
Neutral
Winter Lashes Gulf Coast as Storm Paralyzes Regions
Snow blanketed the southwest and Gulf Coast with drifts and near gale winds. More than 70 deaths were reported across Pennsylvania New York and New England as travel halted from Oklahoma to Nebraska.
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Gulf Coast
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Lubbock
Oklahoma
Kansas
Hutchinson
Kas
Nebraska
Community Fund Advances Despite Shortfall Reach Quota Near
Officials report the Community Fund shows progress with an extra 720 contributed last year though many roosts have not submitted yet. Confidence remains high as total contributions approach the quota with a substantial increase expected once all pledges are in, including from Bluefield Virginia and the rail group. Some contributors are asked to send in by Monday.
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Toe Bluefield
British destroyer rescues 300 Britons from Altmark in fjord
London reports a swift nighttime operation as HM Destroyer Cossack and two others boarded the Altmark in a Norwegian fjord. They freed 300 prisoners taken by Graf Spee’s ship, while the Altmark was rammed and stranded. German casualties included five killed and five wounded, with no destruction ordered. The German crew numbered about 100 as tensions mount.
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Drake
Nelson
H. M
Cossack
Graf Spee
Syete
Ante de Cormeen Jegation Apne
Ab Een Ih
Constant Waren
Lieutenant Campion Seeks Senate Seat Held by Holt
Charleston WVa Feb 17 Lieutenant Washington a brother of George Washington filed for the Democratic nomination for the seat held by Rush D Holt. He lives at Northport Army reservation and calls himself a soldier farmer and former overseas correspondent. He served with the 78th division in World War I and was wounded. A Kenneth Hartin of Montgomery filed for the Republican nomination for state senate.
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Senate
Rush Holt
Charleston
W. Va
Washington
George Washington
Rush D. Holt
Northport
Duke of Windsor
78Th
Anew
Kenneth H.eartin
Montgomery
Pinched Pedestrian Pickets Patrolman in San Diego
In San Diego on February 17 a woman picketed Patrolman Claude L. Pickering shouting that he was unfair to pedestrians. The scene occurred as a shopper jaywalked, drawing the protest and triggering comments about enforcement.
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San Diego
Calif
Claude L. Pickering
Wiles Bey
Boarding Party Reports Altmark Armed With Guns
A boarding party states the Altmark was armed with four machine guns and the crew encountered the ship’s bridge, command areas, and compartments with British prisoners located in shell rooms, store rooms, and an engine bay.
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Altmark
Yity
Cmy
Sudden Tactics Delay West Virginia Gubernatorial Talks
Charleston reports a rapid shift in campaign tactics delaying announcements for governor and extending the waiting game. Democratic and Republican factions show activity but no firm statements amid budget and organizational maneuvering led by Senator M. M. Neely.
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Charleston
W. Va
Democratic Party
M. M. Neely
Germany denounces Britain over Altmark raid as piracy
Berlin accuses Britain of piracy murder and gangsterism over the Altmark incident and warns Norway to seek compensation. German protests to Oslo demand reparation and threaten serious consequences while hinting at reprisals. The Nazi press labels the action a brutal English crime and urges neutrals to expect further provocations.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
Norway
Oslo
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische K
Adted
Nor- German Redemands
Rescued Britons Tell Of Life Aboard Prison Ship
Rescued Britons describe life aboard the Altmark as British destroyer Cossack boarded to free prisoners. Seaman Alf Williams recalls the night action, a near ram, a booby trap and German guards leaping overboard as four guards were killed in the boarding.
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Altmark
Alf Williams
Newton Beach
Graf Spee
Serman
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