King and Premier Guarded Amid Irish Plot Fears
British police sealed royal retreats and Chequers as they counter an Irish Republican Army campaign. Guards surrounded Windsor royal lodge and the Prime Minister's Buckingham Palace area as bombs and dynamite caches prompted a wide crackdown. Parliament and ministries tightened security after a Torquay Conservative Club blast.
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London
INS
Neville Chamberlain
Royal Lodge
Windsor
George
Elizabeth
Windsor Great Park
Chequers
Chamberlain
Scotland Yard
Bristol
Irish Republican Army
Torquay
Great Britain
Ireland
England
British Army
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Legislation Progresses on School Finance and Justice of the Peace
A conference committee moved the school finance bill to the governor for action early next week. The Senate prepared to tackle a constitutional amendment to eliminate justices of the peace, previously approved by the House and sent to voters in 1949. Technical changes were minor, but the foundation funding goal of 45 percent remains central to the plan.
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Senate
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Deterding the Oil Magnate Dies in Switzerland
Sir Henri Deterding, a Netherlands born oil magnate once dubbed the Rockefeller of Europe, died at his St Moritz villa at age 72. The Royal Dutch Petroleum former director general retired in 1937 after guiding a group of 200 companies with about 40 000 workers. He suffered a heart seizure as a doctor was summoned.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Henri Deterding
Rockefeller
Europe
Henri
Monster
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
Army Tests Simplified Drills At Fort Benning
Fort Benning Ga Feb 4 soldiers test proposed greatly simplified formations in a new drill routine. Officials stress changes await War Department approval and may end complex squads right maneuvers once finalized.
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Fort Benning
Uncle Sam
Army
Army High Command
Washington
War Department
Luxury Sales Tax Proposed As Emergency
Roosevelt administration and Democratic leaders weigh a luxury sales tax or reduced personal income tax exemptions to raise about 500 million dollars for next year's ordinary government spending. Proposals include a one cent increase per pack for cigarettes and higher liquor levies, with strong opposition from affected industries and unions.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Democratc
Flood Struck Towns Mop Up
West Virginia towns along the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers began relief and recovery efforts after record floods. In Point Pleasant the Ohio Kanawha confluence reached crest levels near 48 feet with 65 families displaced. Huntington reported rising 53 foot water and evacuees in Guyandotte suburb. About 2,000 people fled homes statewide, with most able to return by yesterday.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Pt. Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Guyandotte
Logan
Guyan
Cherry Tree Bottom
Danville Flood Leaves 400 Houseless For Week
About 400 Danville residents will need temporary shelter for at least a week as flood waters from the Little Coal river wash homes from their foundations. Lieut. James Fillinger of the state police denies drownings on Horse creek rumors while Trooper Norman B. Warner coordinates relay messages with the Dunbar Amateur Radio club. Shelter is being provided in undamaged homes, churches, and the Danville school as cleanup begins.
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Danville
James Fillinger
State Police
Madison
Charleston
Norman B. Warner
Dunbar Amateur Radio Club
Little Coal
Lieut. Fillinger
Ings
Horse Creek
Tanville
G. M. Scott
Madison Detachment
Four Baby Badgetts Born in Galveston Family
Joan Geraldine Jeanette and Joyce Badgett of Galveston Texas arrived at birth weights from 3 pounds 14 ounces to 4 pounds 9 12 ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs W E Badgett, with father a 35 year old construction foreman, welcomed the tiny brood.
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F. I
Texas
Joan
Geraldine
Jeanette
Joyce Badgett
Galveston
Tex
W. E. Badgett
Papa Badgett
Frigid Wave Eases Ohio Flood Threat Across Ohio River
Frigid temperatures dim flood danger along the Ohio River from Huntington to Carrollton as crests near 56 feet are forecast. Deaths in Kentucky and West Virginia reach at least 20, with 1,500 West Virginia refugees ready to return home as streams recede. Gov. Chandler orders guard units on standby for southeastern towns amid weather and rising waters.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Carrollton
U. S
W. C. Devereaux
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
A. B. Chandler
National Guard
Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Louisville
W. K. Evans
Middlesboro
WV Flood Toll Rises as Rivers Fall Across State
West Virginia counted three fatalities and more than 1 million dollars in property damage as floods receded. Most streams returned to banks while highway closures and slide-damaged roads persisted. Col. C. C. Tallman led a coordinated emergency response with state agencies alerted.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Kanawha
Pittsburgh
Col. C. C. Tallman
State Health Department
Boone County
H. K. Gidley
J. B. Baker
Division of Sanitary Engineering
River Crest Forecast Prompts City Relief Efforts
In Huntington the Ohio River rose to 54 feet with a crest likely around 56 feet by Sunday as cold weather calmed flood fears. Maj. Frech warned of the probable crest while city officials and the Red Cross organized relief and evacuation plans with Col. Lovins directing a five member advisory board.
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Huntington
Ohio
Red Cross
F. F. Frech
U. S
George R. Seamonds
Col. W. T. Lovins
Infant Death Rate Hits Record Low in 1938
Census Director W. L. Austin announced that the 1938 infant death rate was 50.9 per 1,000 live births, a new low for a quarter century, while the provisional birth rate reached 17.9 per 1,000 population, the highest since 1931.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Census
W. L. Austin
Austin
Widow Reveals German Schultz Links to Hines
In a terse line of twelve words the widow of Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz testified that her late husband urged her to forget meeting James J. Hines Tammany district leader. She spoke while the attorney questioned the white haired defendant on trial for lottery and conspiracy charges in New York.
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New York
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Mr. Hines
Ques
Proud Papa W E Badgett Poses With Four Queens
Galveston Texas foreman W E Badgett age 35 lifts four playing queens to signal a family situation as reported in local notes. The gesture underscores a personal anecdote shared in the society column.
TVA and Public Agencies Agree on Commonwealth and Southern Sale
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced a tentative deal to acquire all Tennessee electric properties of Commonwealth and Southern Corp for 78.6 million dollars. The agreement follows months of effort to realign relations with private utilities and excludes water ice and transportation assets. The Norris Tennessee meeting at Director David Lilienthal's home signaled the plan's culmination.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee Electrical
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Norris, Tenn
David Lilienthal
Hungary Declares Martial Law After Synagogue Bombing
Budapest acts to curb political violence by imposing martial law and enabling special courts to hand down death sentences within 48 hours after arrest in certain cases. The cabinet also suspends the Nazi newspaper Magyarsag for two months and silent on further measures.
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Budapest
Hungary
Magyarsag
Ferenc Szalasi
End of Civil War Sought by Loyalist Spain
Loyalist officials reported to seek British mediation with Insurgents to end the two and a half year conflict. Negrin’s government pushes for independence, nonpersecution, and a plebiscite backed regime as Franco’s forces advance toward Valencia and Madrid. Refugees flood toward the frontier as archives and art from the Bank of Spain are evacuated.
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Perpignan
France
Great Britain
Juan Negrin
Catalonia
Spain
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Madrid
Negrin
Cortes
Figueras
Franco
Gerona
Paris
Eric Phipps
Bonnet
Foreign Office
London
Le #arthus
Bank of Spain
le Boulou
Coster-Manton Probes Involve Second Judge
A Justice Department radiogram orders Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas of Connecticut to return to the United States for questioning before two grand juries. The voyage to South America on the Grace liner Santa Barbara began with a subpoena attempt by U S Attorney Gregory Noonan, but the judge continued his journey after a brief halt. The probe concerns the business affairs of U S Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton.
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New York
Department of Justice
Edwin S. Thomas
Connecticut
South America
Santa Barbara
U. S
Thomas
Gregory Noonan
Noonan
Martin T. Manton
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Man 69 is Father of His 28th Child in South Carolina
Conway, S C. Feb 4. E J Roberts, a 69 year old Horry county farmer, claimed his 28th child with the birth today of a baby girl by his wife. Roberts has been married twice. each wife bore 14 children, six of whom have died. Mrs Roberts is 38.
Life Insurance Firms to Be Probed by Committee
The O'Mahoney anti monopoly committee extends a 34 year look back to Chief Justice Hughes as it begins scrutiny of 308 legal reserve life companies with about 27 billion dollars in assets. The inquiry, tracing to a 1905 New York chartered life insurance study, aims to inform a major phase of the broader investigation.
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Washington
INS
O'Mahoney
Supreme Court
Charles E. Hughes
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
New York Chartered Life Insurance Companies
Hughes
New York
Spain What Next in War-Torn Spain
The Gazette previews the future of Spain amid Francoist advances aided by Nazi and Fascist powers. An eight column map on page 15 outlines the war’s impact, showing a nation reshaped by conflict and the path ahead for its people.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Spain
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