West Virginia Moves On Three Day Marriage Law
The state senate kept the three day marriage notice law on the books after a two hour fight with a companion bill for mandatory syphilis examinations. Also approved measures set state live stock standards, regulate highway brakes, raise county commissioner pay in twelve counties, expand workmen’s compensation coverage, and regulate industrial homework with permits and $50 licenses.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
House
Jones
D. McDowell
West Virginia
Senate
Department of Agricultures
A. Livestock
Holt
Germany to Mobilize Nazi Student Army Globally
Berlin reports Nazi leader Dr. Gustav Scheel says Germany will soon mobilize a hand picked student army to travel to every country and explain the new German attitude of mind. The plan envisions students as global ambassadors for Nazi ideology.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Gustav Scheel
High Court Justices Decline McCall Plea
Two Supreme Court justices refused to stay the execution of Franklin Pierce McCall of Florida, a kidnap slayer condemned by a state court for the killing of a boy in Princeton. The stay request pending appeal was denied by Associate Justices Black and McCall, with the execution scheduled at Raiford until tomorrow.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Franklin Pierce McCall
Florida
Black
McCall
Princeton
Fila
Raiford
L. F. Chapman
Academy awards honor Davis Tracy and Capra for film year
Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy win acting honors with Jezebel and Boys Town. You Can't Take It With You named best picture, Capra wins multiple prizes, and Thalberg Memorial Award goes to Wallis. Special awards include Disney for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and MGM for That Mothers Might Live.
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Bette Davis and
Spencer Tracy
Bette
Davis
Columbia Pictures
Ture
Tracy
Miss Davis
Walter Brennan
Kentucky
Pay Bainter
Jezebel
Fran Capra
Dovery
Eleanor Griffin
Sears Bernard W
Pygma
W. P. Lipscomb
Cail Lewis
Ian Dalrymple
Pygmalion
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Walt Disney
MGM
Warner Brothers
Meena
Ferdinand the Bull
Harry M. Warner
Warnerers
Emile Zola
McDowell Clerks Pay Talks Collapse After Meeting
Negotiations for a new contract between McDowell County merchants and the clerks union collapsed amid claims the merchants cannot meet wage demands. A mass Welch meeting announced a possible union action, with terms proposing a one dollar minimum wage increase and a half day holiday on Wednesdays in June through August. The union urged full attendance and invited the United Mine Workers.
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McDowe County Merchant and Retail Clerks Union
Fi & Mass
Welch Eo
Loughton
Aquino
Uino
United Mine Workers
Georgia Discovers Unfinished Business
A 150 year old item of leg veil business is revisited in Georgia with renewed attention to long unsettled matters.
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Georgia
Kansas City Firemen Die in Gas Blast and Fire
A gasoline explosion at a Kansas City fire station killed two firemen and burned five others, two critically. Authorities blamed friction of flammable fluid for the blast.
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Kansas City
Guam base vote sparks sharp House debate
Washington date uncertain February 23 1950s. Rep Bruce Barton of New York criticizes the House rejection of the Guam air base project arguing the decision overlooks military needs and strategic value. A brief partisan clash follows as lawmakers weigh security and costs.
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Washington
Guam Air Base
Bruce Barton
N. Y
Spanish Loyalists Stand Trial Prompt Clash with Franco
Youthful inquiry by Robert to Nationalists seeks clear surrender terms. Foreign Office reply to Hodgson signals that the civil war will end only on Francoist terms.
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Robert
Foreign Office
Hodgson
Pranco
Mexico Rejects Oil-Plane Deal
Mexico City February 23 United States Ambassador Daniels disclosed Mexico rejected a proposed exchange of oil for 17 German planes. The move followed objections over military use and the potential implications of the charter. The deal involved W R Davis and was tied to Mexican petroleum exports after expropriation of American Irish interests.
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Mexico City
United States
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Daniels
Col
William Preehoff
Jose Agustin
W. R. Davis
New York
Germany
Bans on Visitors From Totalitarian States Announced
New York February 23 Dr P W Bridgman Harvard physicist announced closing his laboratory to visits by citizens of totalitarian states. The action aims to curb indirect access to scientific information. Bridgman’s Harvard lab is described as a beacon in the scientific world.
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New York
P. W. Bridgman
WPA relief workers pressured to join CIO in West Virginia
Senator Holt denounces orders to WPA staff to join the CIO or risk dismissal. He cites a letter alleging high officials demand political contributions to fund salaries for party operatives. Holt calls the pressure a disgrace and outrage amid wider relief needs.
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Washington
Holt
D. W.va
WPA
West Virginia
CIO
Prosecutor Fined for Driving Crank in Brooke County
Follawsbee West Virginia February 23 Brooke County prosecuting attorney P J McGuire was fined 25 dollars and had his license revoked for six months after a state trooper arrest. He faced the charge of operating his automobile with intoxicants in Holidays Cove.
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Follawsbee
W. Va
P. J. McGuire
Brooke County
Frank Beall
Ce Cove
Treasury chief Morgenthau urges survey of tax laws
Secretary Morgenthau told reporters the Roosevelt administration wants business to "make money" and urged a re examination of tax laws to remove deterrents. He said no new tax legislation is under consideration except reenactment of expiring excises and possibly a $200 million measure for farm benefits, as economists forecast a recovery.
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Secretary of Commerce
Treasury
Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Frazier Receives New Automobile From State Alcohol Board
In Virginia Feb 23 the state alcoholic beverage board presented M Frazier with a new automobile in appreciation of five years service. John N Sebrell of Norfolk will succeed him next week. Gifts also included two silver candlesticks and a silver dish. Senator Hunter Miller, board chairman, gave the presentation at a gathering of central office employees and district store managers.
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Ee Va
P—loyes
State Alcoholic Beverage Board
Frazier
John N. Sebrell
Norfolk
Hunter Miller
Miller
ABC
Beery's Wife to Trek to Reno for Divorce
Beverly Hills report states Wallace Beery plans divorce from wife amid amicable arrangements. They will share custody of daughter Carol Ann, adopted in 1932, with six months of each year at each home. The couple wed in 1924. Beery’s first wife was Gloria Swanson.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Wallace Beery
Beery
As i
Nevada
Carol Ann
Priester
Beerys
Gloria Swanson
House Rejects Guam Naval Outpost Plan and Passes Air Base Bill
The House rejected the Guam naval outpost proposal and approved the air base bill in a tight session. France and Britain weighed steps toward recognizing Franco's regime to stabilize Spain and protect Mediterranean interests amid Italian pressure. General Nogues met North African forces to brief Daladier on Mediterranean strategy.
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House
Guam
Jer
Fer
Paris
Leon Berard
Burgos
Daladier
Iton
Idcal
Spain
Mediterranean
Franco
Britain
Italy
Germany
August Nogues
National Defense Council
Japanese drive threatens Kuling Americans and foreigners
Shanghai reports that Japanese plans to clear the Kuling mountain resort threaten 12 Americans and 43 other foreigners. An army navy disavowal shifts blame while 48 people were escorted from the mountain to Kiukiang and 55 stayed behind or could not travel. A Japanese spokesman cites military necessity and hopes property losses will be limited as talks with consuls proceed.
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Shanghai
Kuling
United States
Kiukiang
Export-Import Bank Gets Senate Approval For Two-Year Extension
The Senate approved a bill to continue the Export-Import Bank and the Commodity Credit Corporation for two years. The measure preserves the agencies from June 30, 1930 to June 30, 1931 and raises loan authority from 500 million to 900 million dollars with a cap per loan at ten thousand dollars. The current outstanding loan total is about 125 million dollars.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate
White House
Hemisphere Defense Policy Tested in Far Sea Maneuvers
The article discusses a Navy test linked to the hemisphere defense concept, distinguishing it from Panama Canal protection. It notes secrecy around plans, backstory from 1911, and President Roosevelt watching maneuvers to evaluate Atlantic war-probability theory and defense strategy aligned with Washington and Monroe eras.
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Central
South America
Navy Department
Senate
Daniels
Atlantic
Senate Committee
Roosevelt
Peter
Hemisphere
Washington
Monroe
Navy cites stray mine as cause of SOS torpedoed distress
Off Chatham Massachusetts on February 23, the Navy concluded a floating mine from the Spanish war zone likely caused the frantic SOS torpedoed call from an unnamed vessel. A two‑ship search failed to identify the ship or crew as further hints remained elusive.
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Chatham
Mass
Eeat
Pacific
PECC
Pecten
G.S. Bryan
Navy Hydrographic Office
Glass firm charged with labor violation in Pittsburgh
The National Labor Relations Board accuses Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of violating the Wagner Act by refusing to bargain during a deadlocked contract dispute with union leaders in Cleveland in January. Local officials say the case highlights ongoing labor tensions nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Cleveland
Pardon Board Votes Against Billings
The State advisory pardon board in Sacramento voted 3 to 2 against recommending a pardon for Warree Venings and others convicted in parade bombings. The action is nonbinding on Governor Culbert L. Olson, who has a prior conviction record.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Advisory Pardon Board
Tom Mooney
Culbert L. Olson
Provocation of Japan Debate Over Guam Naval Base
After a three day session the House rejected a plan to expand naval air bases in Guam. A 5 million dollar Guam dredging provision was cut from the bill amid claims it provoked Japan, while the broader 48.8 million dollar air base program advanced to the Senate as part of Roosevelt’s rearmament push.
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Senate
Washington
House
Pacific
Guam
Japan
United States
Friends of the
America
Tokyo
Orient
SINGER MARION TALLEY LOSES CUSTODY SUIT
White Plains New York February 23 a habeas corpus action by former Metropolitan opera soprano Marion Talley to gain custody of her three year old daughter Susan was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction by Supreme Court Justice Gerald Nolan The suit named her estranged husband Adolph Eckstrom and his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Elmer nearby Mamaroneck The action was publicly revealed two weeks ago and custody had not been served on Eckstrom or acquired jurisdiction
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White Plains
N. Y
Marion Talley
Metropolitan Opera
Susan
Supreme Court
Gerald Nolan
Adolph Eckstrom
Elmer
Mamaroneck
Miss
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Alexander
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Retail Clerks Union
U. S
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Rush Holt
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Morgenthal
Harry Hopkins
M’chll Frazier
Reno
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Edouard Daladier
France
Great Britain
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Nippon
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Panama Canal
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