Roosevelt avoids denial on secret high seas peace talk
President Roosevelt, aboard the Tuscaloosa for a vacation cruise, refused to confirm or deny rumors of a secret high seas conference with France England and Italy on peacetime moves. He urged reporters not to read too much into his no comment stance and promised to blend business with vacation aboard the ship.
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Britain
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Pensacola
Fla
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Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
The fragment shows Robert Quillen’s byline with a quirky line about a father’s remark on diamonds and staying in bed. It reflects light humor and rural literacy characteristic of the author’s writing.
Heavenly Vision Report Supposed Virgin Mary Appears
Paris reports from the front sector say British troops observed an image of the Virgin Mary formed in the clouds above an outpost during the night. A patrol found German forces allegedly projecting the image from a ground machine for psychological effect.
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Paris
British Today
Solons Press Strong U S Protest Over Blockade
In Washington lawmakers denounced Britain's shipment restrictions as warlike interference with U S shipping in Germany's blockade. Debate centered on using warships to carry overseas mails while Sen Clark proposed barring Bermuda landings for air mail shipments. Senate rejected Clark 46 to 25. Pittman urged caution.
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Great Britain
Ermany
House
Senate
Sen
Clark
D.-Mo
Bermuda
Pittman D.ney
Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
State Department
Maas
R.minn
Germany
Jimmy Roosevelt Sues for Divorce Over Desertion
Jimmy Roosevelt, son of the AP president, sues Betsey Cushing Roosevelt for divorce from Boston and New Haven, charging desertion after 18 months separated amid rumors. He plans to travel to Philadelphia for a Washington's Birthday banquet speech. Mrs. Roosevelt's attorney confirms the filing in New York.
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Betsey Cushing
Boston
New Haven
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
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Navy Measure Up For Action
The House cleared the way for final action on the 966.8 million Navy appropriation bill after completing general debate on the peacetime supply bill. The panel trimmed President Roosevelt's estimate by about 111.7 million and planned to start amending tomorrow. Chairman Vinson backed the bill but warned against endorsing extreme super battleships.
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House
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Ouse Naval Committee
Congress
Navy
House Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Vanderbilt's Wife Plans Divorce Suit
Mrs. Helen Vanderbilt of Clarksburg West Virginia, estranged wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt, will file for divorce or separate maintenance within ten days. The Vanderbilts separated five years ago with custody of children Sara Delano and Kate. She says she will answer his California divorce action and seek a decree of divorce, planning to reside in the east.
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Pittsburgh
The
Sun-Telegraph
Helen Vanderbilt
Clarksburg
W. Va
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
California
Sara Delano
Kate
East
Elaine Barrie Booed On Return To Stage
Elaine Barrie returned to the cast of My Dear Children at the Belasco Theater to celebrate John Barrymore's birthday. Boos and hisses greeted her, with light applause as she resumed the role of Spankeec despite nerves and a late dressing room appearance.
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New York
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
Deadly 1969 Snowstorm Tops Coast to Coast Toll
The northeaster left more than 65 dead from Maine to Washington as New England bore 19 fatalities and New York 21, with 11 in Pennsylvania and 14 in New Jersey. Gale force winds up to 80 mph produced giant drifts that blocked roads, rail, and air transport while a Massachusetts fishing vessel was reported disabled.
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Maine
Ohio
New England
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bright Sun Melts Near-Record Snow in West Virginia
A quick thaw after the worst blizzard in a decade brings sun and 30s temperatures. State crews clear three major highways and enable one way traffic. several counties keep schools partially or fully closed into Monday. Mountain roads in Elkins district and Preston county remain under 24 hour snow removal.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
Elkins’ District
Preston Country
Leaves Guide Prospectors To Rich Mineral Deposits
New York, Feb 15. Hans Lundberg of Toronto described to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers a method using tree leaves to locate metals. Leaves along a survey line reveal gold, lead, zinc, manganese, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, tin, nickel, silver and copper by burning and spectroscope analysis.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
AP Science
New York
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Shakespeare
Hans Lundberg
Toronto
Confucius Say Contest Opens Daily Prize Offer
Fred Brand Jr of Charleston won the first daily prize of 1 dollar from The Gazette for submitting a humorous Chinese saying. The editor notes a flood of submissions as Confucius Say humor becomes a national fad and urges readers to join the parade with their Sage sayings.
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Fu Man Chu
Fred Brand, Jr
Lee Street
Charleston
emi @aily
The
Gazette
Confucius
Opeene l Teaders
Force of Japs Sino Campaign Believed Spent
Chinese defenders claimed Japanese forces were retreating in two fronts, with 4 miles from Nanning in Kwongsi and a general pullback toward bases at Paotow after recapturing Wuyuan in Inner Mongolia. Neutral observers said Japan may have reached its limit for seizing new Chinese territory.
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China
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Kwangsi
Ching
Nanning
Inner Mongolia
Wuyuan
Paotow
Suiyuan
Panton
Chiang Kai
Britain Opens World Shipping Convoys Amid German Warnings
Britain offers to guard all world shipping in response to German threats to neutrals. An Admiralty spokesman says convoys are open to any vessel passing through Allied contraband control, regardless of cargo. Churchill cites odds of 500 to one against sinking a convoyed ship. The Sultan Star was sunk with 6,000 tons of beef, signaling Germany’s three dimensional naval blockade. Italian freighter Giorgio Ohlsen, 5,694 tons, among latest losses.
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Britain
U. S
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Germany
Giorgio Ohlsen
Goering Calls for Record Crop as War Fastens Grip
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hiller announcing a new drive to mobilize the nation for greater economic effort to win the war. Field Marshal Goering urged farmers to top last two harvests, claimed Britain cannot match German food, and said Hitler will release agricultural experts to assist spring planting.
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UNS
Adolf Hiller
Britain
France
Hermann Goering
Reich
Hitler
Goering
Nazis Face Fuel Shortage as War Demands Grow
A Cities Service survey notes a mounting petroleum shortage for Germany's war machine in 1939 and questions Italy's willingness to join the Axis without new essential oil sources outside Romania. It suggests Axis needs control of North African fields and the eastern Mediterranean with Italy in the war.
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New York
Germany
V.R Garfias
R. V. Whetsel
J. W. Ristori
Cities Service Company
Italy
Romania
Balkan
Mediterranean
J P Morgan Firm Plans Conversion To Public Bank
J P Morgan and Company will convert from private partnership to a public bank and trust company on April 1 under New York state banking law. The 80 year old firm will keep most ownership, personnel, and leadership, with the bank continuing deposits and adding trust services. The move ends its status as a New York Stock Exchange member firm, though exchange rules may later allow exceptions.
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F. Morgan
Hexas
Htok
J. P. Morgan and Company, Inc
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morfan and Company
New York Stock Exchange
Youth Pilfers Arms To Aid Finn Cause
A 14 year old boy who raided the Rock Island arsenal two weeks earlier and stole ammunition told Federal Judge L Leroy Adair he acted to help the Finns. He pleaded guilty under a new statute and was placed on probation for three years.
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Peoria
INS
Rock Island
L. Leroy Adair
Frank Dooley
Finland Recruits Troops in London
In London, Britain opened recruitment for Finland with volunteers from British and Canadian units flocking to the Finnish recruiting bureau. Soldiers on leave from France indicated a desire to join the Finnish foreign legion, though transferring from British forces was not guaranteed. An official spokesman stated no barrier prevents leave troops from volunteering.
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London
Great Britain
Finland
France
Finnish Foreign Legion
West Virginia Faces $28.5 Million Road Rebuild Plan
The West Virginia State Road Commission reports 700 miles of principal highways need immediate work at an estimated $28.5 million. About 400 miles require rebuilding and 300 miles need widening, plus 100 bridges on main highways slated for widening or rebuilding at $4 million. Kentucky comparisons follow.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
Kentucky
Summa Front Lines Thinned As Finns Hold Off Russians
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish forces withdrawing from multiple Summa positions on the Karelian isthmus as Russia pours 20 000 shells in one hour. Moscow bombs Helsinki area while reserves are called and casualties mount on both sides.
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Mannerheim Line
Summa
Lake Muola
Taipale
Lake Ladoga
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Reuters
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