German Army Keeps Watchful Calm After High Command Shifts
Berlin reports of garrison unrest denied as army officials emphasize trust in the new high command. Berndt rejects foreign speculation of mass purges while pointing to alleged Nazi party debates over further changes. Generals Kessel, Brauchitsch seen as old-school leaders intent on stability. Public curiosity remains high as press and officials navigate the purge’s fallout.
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Berlin
Nazi Party
Hitler
Propaganda Ministry
Alfred Ingemar Berndt
Germany
Berndt
East Prussia
Dor
Schutz Staffel
Pees 9 Eee
Wilhelm Keltel
High Command
Walther ¥Pp Brauchitsch
Werner von Blomberg
Werner von Fritach
Keltel
von Brauchiteckt
Piease
Relief Spending In State Shows January Increase
State relief expenditures for January rose by 48,428 to reach 815,958.12 amid shifts in aid. Old age assistance fell 745 to 260,750, aid to the blind dropped 60 to 13,266, and dependent children aid rose 2,838 to 171,189. Administration costs totaled 141,636.12, down 5,370, with miscellaneous welfare costs noted and page 2, column 5 continued.
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Department of Public Assistance
Navy Bill Seeks Dual Coasts Defense Under Nonaggression Policy
In a House Naval Committee session Chairman Vinson proposed binding U S policy to non aggression while maintaining a navy large enough to defend both coasts and possessions. He plans to fold this into the $800 million fleet expansion bill after talks with Hull and Roosevelt. Navy officers warn even a 20 percent rise may not suffice to defend both coasts simultaneously.
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Washington
U.S
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Hull
Roosevelt
Congress
Green Declares Industry Needs Good Nursing
Chicago feb 11 President William Green of the American Federation of Labor said labor and capital share a common cause to protect freedom from governmental power over destiny. He urged joint efforts of labor management capital consumers and government to aid industry in convalescence and avert autocratic interference.
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Chicago
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Pritonal Labor Relations Board
Green
Missal
Fla
A. F. of L
Committee For Industrial Organization
University of Wisconsin
Meeda Jointelp
Labor
League Still Seen Power Against War Movement
Miss Dorothy Heneker of Canada, recently back from the Geneva conference, spoke at the Charleston Woman's club on Modern Development in the Peace Movement. About 150 members and guests attended as she noted League of Nations members will sacrifice and cooperate to prevent war.
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League of Nations
Dorothy Heneker
Canada
Charleston
Man Gives Blood Transfusion in Philadelphia
Edward Howard known as Spike Howard of Philadelphia wrestling and game instructing donated his 87th free blood transfusion today and said he hoped to reach 1000 donations before he dies. Howard has donated blood for 13 years and organized the Howard Free Blood Bank Society whose 35 members contribute when called upon.
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Philadelphia
Edward
Spike) Howard
Chileadelphia
Howard
Howard Free Blaoil Society
Unusual Lye Surgery Tried on Blind Patien t
New York report describes an experimental eye operation performed yesterday on Amos Franklin Morrison of Media Pennsylvania. He had been blind for 18 years after a World War I ammunition plant explosion damaged one eye and a clear window was obscured by scar tissue. Doctors claimed the procedure may restore Morrison’s sight in the repaired eye. Page 2, col
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New York
Fed
Amos Franklin Morrison
Media
Morrison
Medical Information Bureau
New York Academy of Medicine
Amnitions
Police Pinch Five Fugitives After Mobile Chase
Police and federal agents nabbed five men riding in a New York car after a three mile pursuit on Washington boulevard. Officers halted the line of five and, while two prisoners were being taken to Washington, the five were identified as three G men led by Joseph A Pelrina and two other fugitives. The staff offered apologies. the G men praised the alert response.
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Baltimore
New York
Washington Boulevard
Josph A. Pelrina
Washington
Former Michigan Governor Wilber Brucker to Address GOP Tonight
A Lincoln day dinner in Kanawha county features Former Gov Wilber Marion Brucker of Michigan as the main speaker. About 350 people are expected in the Daniel Boone hotel at 6 30 tonight under the auspices of the Kanawha county Republicans with W W Wertz as toastmaster. Reservations have surpassed previous years.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Kanawha County
Wilber Marion, Brucker
Michigan
W. W. Wertz
West Virginia
Logan School Labor Contract Held Invalid
Logan County officials say the first closed shop school contract with a CIO union is not legal and unenforceable for teachers. Superintendent Parsons reports advisory from the prosecutor’s office. The pact would have required all school staff to join the union after a week on the job, potentially affecting job security. A CIO organizer declined immediate comment as union members prepare a meeting tomorrow.
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Logan
Parsons
Lofan County
County Board of Education
Amari
Jounal No. 23
Robert Licht
CIO
Barrons
Flood Waters Spread Across California Amid Record Rain
Flooding intensified as California rivers overflowed after a 16 day storm. Towns from Red Bluff to Fresno faced inundation and flood conditions while severe winds and heavy rain lashed Southern California, complicating efforts along the storm front.
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San Francisco
California
Red Bluff
Fresno
Cal. A
Flashes of Life In These U.S.
Lincoln News reports Judge John L. Polk granted a ruling on a moron for a new trial after discovering an omission in the record during a trial. The judge corrected the record though other aspects of the case dated back over half a century.
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Lincoln
News
Jon Long
John L. Polk
Polk
Weather Canada in Minneapolis case ends in court
Mi Jose Brown formed a questionable weather partnership while handling rent collection. The judge heard that when a tenant fell a week behind the rent in Minnesota on February 1, Brown removed a door and a window. He received a 0 day workhouse sentence.
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Weather Canada
Minneapolis
Minn
Jose Brown
Weather Nto
Ido Senfih
Brown
Soviet Refuses to Increase Aid to China Forces
SHANGHAI February 12 The Soviet Union refused to increase aid to China citing fear of direct war with Japan. Reliable sources say Moscow won t risk a singlehanded confrontation while arms flow to China continues from Hong Kong and American ports. Aircraft testing and limited Russian troops are noted as part of limited assistance amid the Sino Japanese conflict.
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China
Shanghai
Soviet Union
Japan
Russia
Hong Kong
U. S
Michigan
Pacific
South China
Rucgla
Skipper Beaten By Insurgents As Nantucket Chief Seized
Capt J E Lewis commander of the American tanker Nantucket Chief reports 14 days of captivity by Spanish insurgents at Palma Mallorca. He was beaten daily with a rubber hose and fed a sparse prison diet. He says a German crew member may have leaked sailing plans. The 34 man crew, mostly American, were taken by insurgent tugs about 70 miles from Barcelona en route to Barcelona.
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Gibraltar
J. E. Lewis
Palma
Mallorca
Lewis
Manby
Nantucket
Barcelona
Husband Blamed By Mrs. Rubens
State department reports from Moscow indicate Ruth Marie Trubens of New York was arrested on spying suspicions. She told U S officials in prison that her husband procured her passport and that she entered Russia as Mrs. Muth Norma Robinson, traveling under the Rubens name. He was also named Donald L. Robinson.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
Ruth Marie Trubens
New York
Loy W. Menderson
Angus Ward
Russia
Muth Norma Robinson
Robinson
Rubens
Donald L. Robinson
Ruebens
Nat
Court Halts Soft Coal Minimum Prices In Blow to Regulation
The U S Court of Appeals suspended the federal minimum price structure for soft coal, striking a serious blow to the price fixing regime used to supply railroad fuel. The decision prompts calls from the National Bituminous Coal Commission to discuss suspending all minimum prices and raises questions about public hearings on price setting. Leaders in the coal and rail sectors expect limited immediate impact, while some seek broader repeal of the Guffey coal control act amid ongoing political debate.
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Washington
Court of l Appeals
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Justice Department
Industry
United Mine Workers
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
Allan Coe
The
Commission Consumers’ Counsel
Coe
Association of American Railroads
American Short, Line Railroad Association
James D. Francis
West Virginia
Charlies O'Neill
Pennsylvans
Minismum Pricea
Chy
Cleve
Associated Industries of
New York State
Ways and Means Committee
John L. Lewis
State Attacks Insanity Defense in Newark Murder Case
New Jersey jury heard the state attack the insanity claim of Mrs Fadel Bunny Sohl charged with murder after she and Genevieve Owens 16 shot bus driver William Barhurst 34. A toxicologist defense witness was denied access to testify as the trial continued with testimony linking marijuana use to insanity.
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Newark
N. J
Fadel
Bunny” Sohl
Kirl
Marihugna
Common Pleas
Daniel J. Brennan
Former Treasurer Of GOP Is Dead In Florida
George F. Getz a 72 year old Chicago coal operator and former GOP national committee treasurer died of a sudden heart attack in a Miami Beach hospital. He had been admitted January 30 with pneumonia but recovered enough to be deemed out of danger. His burial will take place in Henderson Kentucky tomorrow.
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Mtami Beach
Fla
George F. Getz
Chicago
Republican National
Henderson
Jury Deliberations Continue In Paul A Wright Murder Trial
LOS ANGELES FEB 11 Superior Judge Ingall W Bull instructed the Wright jury that unconsciousness or amnesia is not a defense if memory gaps followed the crime. The case centers on the stabbing and shooting of his wife and her friend in what the defense calls an abnormal embrace. The judge outlined possible verdicts including first degree murder with death or life, second degree murder, manslaughter, or accidental homicide. Wright pleads innocent and insanity remains a defense option.
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Los Angeles
Wright
John Kimmel
Ingall W. Bull
Paul A. Wright
California
Bull
Living Death Radium Quiz Taken To Woman's Bedside
In Ottawa Illinois on February 11 1930 35 year old Catherine Donahue weak and emaciated testifies in court about radium poisoning from painting luminous clock dials for Radium Dial Company She is one of 14 women suing under the Illinois occupational disease act and collapses in court as medical testimony warns death in months ahead The hearing was moved to Donahue’s home due to her frail condition and doctors say she may soon die
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Ottawa
Ill
INS
Illinois Industrial Commission
Mum Phu
Catherine Donahue
Radium Dial Company
Court House
Donahue
Leonard J. Grossman
Scouts to Compete In Area Jamboree
Twenty six troops from 13 points of the Charleston area council will compete in the 18th annual Jamboree at WCHS auditorium. Guy Reynolds of troop 4, Calvary Baptist church, will receive the Bagis award after earning 24 merit badges and serving as junior scoutmaster. Parade departs Broad and Kanawha at 1 p.m. before events start. 52 Scouts join the fire rescue event amid primitive fire making demonstrations.
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Charleston Area
WCHS
Bagis
Guy Reynolds
Calvary Baptist Church
C. C. Dickinson
Assembly Point
Broad and
Kanawha Streets
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