Bombings Rock England as Two IRA Members Face Execution
In London Birmingham and Manchester explosions target post and mail facilities on eve of scheduled hangings for Peter Barnes and James Richards linked to a Coventry bombing that killed five. Authorities report IRA involvement and heightened security as appeals for clemency pour in from Irish leaders and Dublin.
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London
England
Irish Republican Army
Lr.a
Home
John Anderson
Ir.a
Birmingham
Manchester
Peter Barnes
James Richards
Coventry
Winton Green
Barnes
Richards
I. R.A
Euston
Eamon de Valera Down
Ireland
John Dulanty
Dublin
Chamberlain
Scotland Yard
AFL Denies CIO Target in 500000-Member Drive
The American Federation of Labor announced a drive to enlist 500,000 members by October 1 but denied links to CIO efforts. President William Green said the plan targets new unionization in textiles retail marine work government and teaching, with emphasis on the far west and south and broader fields.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Far West
South
William Green
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Willie Willis Reads Through Glasses for Salted Peanut Bite
Willie Willis explains he keeps his book close to his mouth rather than his glasses to eat salted peanuts, describing a quirky habit in a lighthearted moment.
Fresh Meats Put on Ration List of Britain
Britain imposes fresh meat rationing from March 1 at about one pound per week per person. W S Morrison says rationing applies to those over six, with younger children receiving half rations. Prime Minister Chamberlain and Lord Halifax announce progress on a British Japanese dispute over the Asama Maru incident and Germany's sailors.
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London
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Britain
W. S. Morrison
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Australia
Asama Maru
Tokyo
Houses of Lords
Japan
Goebbels Warns War Is No Child's Play
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels told subordinates in Berlin that settling accounts with the western powers will be no child's play. He said the German people are confident a final decision will be made with states aiming to curb Germany’s power and that a superior Reich faces today’s issue.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Goebtbels
Reich
Abandon Open Door Policy Debate In Japanese Parliament
In Tokyo representatives attack Japan's plan to reopen the Yangtze to international trade as obsequious diplomacy. Ichiro Kiyose urges abandoning the nine power treaty and opposes concessions to the United States. Premier Yonai and Foreign Minister Arita address censorship and the Yangtze decision amid calls for peace terms and ship-seizure updates.
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Tokyo
U. S
Yangtze River
China
Ichiro Kiyose
House of Representatives
Kiyose
Great Britain
Yangtze
Nanking
Shigeo Sugasawa
Jotaro Kawakami
Social Mass Party
Idtver House
Mitsumasa Yonai
Hachirn Arita
Britain
State Search Law May Be Tested
The West Virginia gambling statutes warrant provision, used to affirm lottery convictions of three Charleston men, may be appealed to the U S Supreme Court. Attorney J V Brennan said he would seek state court leave to pursue the case on whether a search warrant based on information satisfies both federal and state constitutions. He questioned the affidavits' sufficiency for the warrants.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Supreme Court
U. S Supreme Court
J. V. Brennan
Brennan
Common-Law Wife’s Plea Fails to Halt Baltimore Marriage
In Baltimore, Ludwig Lewisohn wed Edna Manley after his common law wife Thelma Spear burst into Har Sinai temple declaring herself his wife and muse. Spear and her attorney sought to stop the ceremony, but the couple continued vows and left for New York.
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Baltimore
Ludwig Lewisohn
Edna Manley
Sonnu
Lewisohn
Miss Manley
Edward L. Israel
Thelma Spear
Har Sinai Temple
Bernard Sandler
Rochester, N. Y
Israel
Miss Spear
Jimmy
New York
Sandler
Garner Breaks Tie to Aid Economy Bill in Senate
Vice President Garner cast his first senate vote in six years to break a 34 34 tie and back amendments reducing 1 178 739 from the Civil Aeronautics Authority funding as part of the independent offices bill. The chamber later approved a further 50 000 cut and moved toward final action on a 57 541 300 deficiency bill.
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Washington
Garner
Senate
Tower
House
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bir
Browder Defeated in Special Congressional Race
In New York 14th district special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Rep. William J. Sirovich, M Michael Edelstein won with 12 962 votes, Louis Letkowitz 6 665, and Browder 3 080. Browder, a former Communist leader, could not vote due to felony conviction and residency rules.
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New York
Harl Browder
America Communist Party
Yonkers
N.Y
John J. Bennett, Jr
Pelley Denies Pact With Dies
William Dudley Pelley denounces any pact with Rep. Martin Dies as forged letters attributed to him are deemed forgeries. The confrontation unfolds on Capitol Hill with claims from David Mayne that letters were created and Rep. Hook retracts the letters from the Congressional Record.
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Washington
William Dudley Pelley
Fuehter
Silver Shirt Legion
Rep
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
Committee On un-American Activities
Pelley
Capital Hill
Cat Pelley
David Mayne
Pelley’s
Dies Committee
Rep. Hook
Mich
French Clamor For Aid to Finns
In Paris the French parliament pressed for broad Allied military aid to Finland as 50 carloads of Italian built planes for the Finnish army moved through France. Premier Daladier urged speed as Radical Socialist leaders called for Finland’s military victory to curb Soviet aggression. French press echoed the demand amid Allied war council talks and ongoing Western front concerns. France also protested anew to Japan over bombings on the Yunnan railway.
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Paris
Finland
France
Daladier
Radical Socialist Party
Russia
L’ordre
Germany
Allied Supreme War Council
Commmunique
Saar
Japan
Yunnan
China
Miami Declares Mecca of Vicious Hoodlums
J Edgar Hoover testified before a House subcommittee that Miami Florida beaches area is a mecca for vicious hoodlums operating with immunity from local authorities He accused police of limited action and questioned government efforts to curb crime and corruption in the region Confidence games were said to be widespread with possible law enforcement knowledge of operations
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Washington
Miami, Fla
Congress
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Burea of Investigation
Hoover
House
Justice Department
FBI
Pepper D.fla
Miami
Freakish Weather Hits West Virginia With Warmth and Sleet
A dramatic mix of near spring warmth and sleet swept West Virginia yesterday causing school bus suspensions in Monongalia for slippery roads and in Randolph’s Mill Creek area. Highs reached 66 in Charleston as Buckhannon sees a seven hurt accident and engineers warn of slow river melt and flood risk if trains fail to manage flow.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Monongalia
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Road Commission
Elkins
Lewisburg
Buckhannon
Preston
Webster
Party Leaders Debate Third Term Amid White House Tea
Democratic national committee members linger in Washington for informal talks at the White House about 1940 plans. Rep Mundt urges FDR to visit South Dakota, citing Coolidge’s I do not choose to run. Donahey proposes a unified Ohio program as Sawyer eyes delegate support.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Chicago
Rep
Mundt
South Dakota
House
FDR
Coolidge
Buack
Tammany Hellmen
New York
Tammany
Sen
Donahey
Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Ghia
Lucretia
Dynamite Explosion Kills Two Workers at DuPont Plant
Two men died in a dynamite blast at the Louviers DuPont plant near Denver. Arnold Berg 31 and Ernest W. Smith Jr. 32 were preparing explosive for paper cartridges in a small frame building. Superintendent Jacquot offered no explanation for the blast, the first fatal incident since June 1903.
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Louviers
Cole
E. L du Pont de Nemours Company
Denver
Arnold Berg
Ernest W. Smith, Jr
F. £. Jacquot
McNutt and Dewey Named Best Dressed Politicians
The Merchant Tailors and Designers association named Paul V. McNutt and Thomas E. Dewey among the 25 best dressed men in politics at its national convention. The list cites others such as Angier Biddle Duke Alfred Vanderbilt Henry Luce William McChesney Martin Lucius Beebe Harry J. Grant Col George Greenhalgh and Frank M. Chapman with notes on their style and appearance. The group emphasizes conventional dress and personal presentation in political and public life.
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Cleveland
Paul V. McNutt
Thomas E. Dewey
Merchant Tailors and Designers Association
Actors
Angier Biddle Duke
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Henry R. Luce
Som
York Stock Exchange
Lucius Beebe
Harry J. Grant
Milwaukee
Florida
George Greenhalgh
Berryville
Frank M. Chapman
New York
Hollywood
Finnish Air Power Halts Soviet Breakthroughs at Mannerheim Line
Reports from Helsinki describe Finnish warplanes bombarding large Red Army infantry concentrations near the Summa sector while repelling five Soviet frontal drives against a single base. Finnish communique notes 22 tanks destroyed in recent assaults and surrounding of the 18th division north of Lake Ladoga as Russian paratroopers drift behind lines.
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Helsinki
Mannerheim Line
Summa
Viipuri
Lake Ladoga
Pitkaranta Islands
Kitela
Red Army
Hatjanlahti Lake
Finland
WPA Work Period Will Be Increased
Huntington Feb 6 federal officials approved raising the WPA work period from 280 hours a month or 65 hours in two weeks. The waiver allows workers to make up time lost during cold weather with no wage loss. State administrator J N Alderson could not say how many men will be affected.
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Huntington
West Virginia
WPA
J. N. Alderson
War News Censorship Note for Gazette Readers
Readers are reminded that war news is censored and must be distinguished from propaganda. The piece notes that absence of front line reports can indicate better conditions and urges avoiding sensational attacks.
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Gazette
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Goebbels
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Alfred Vanderbilt
William McChesney Martin
Mannerheim
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