Philadelphia Wins 1940 GOP Convention City
The Republican National Committee chose Philadelphia as the 1940 convention site by 66 to 32, with a fixed date of June. Philadelphia offered $200,000 plus a convention hall, beating Chicago which pledged to cover only convention costs. Fargo received two votes.
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Quaker City
Chicago
Warshigton
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
Robert Lamberton
Edward J. Kelly
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
San Francisco
Fargo
N. D
William Stern
North Dakota
National
John D. M. Hamilton
Dakota National Bank
Stern
Charles A. Jonas
North Carolina
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Philadelphia Plans Big 6 O P Show
Philadelphia Republicans commit 200000 to host their national convention in the city famed for independence. They aim to surpass the 1988 Democratic show, keeping Independence Day themes with a June 24 date and an outdoor session on Independence Hall.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Independence Hall
Wisconsin Seen 3rd Term Test in April Primary
Wisconsin, a key 1932 and 1936 stronghold, weighs in on the question of a possible third term for President Roosevelt. The April 2 primary pits Roosevelt backers against Garner and McNutt factions, with 24 delegates at stake and 48 candidates seeking renomination votes in Chicago.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Badger
Chicago
John Nance Garner
McNutt
Garner
Paul V. McNutt
Hoover
London
Philip F. LaFollette
Italy First Stop On Welles Tour
Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, Roosevelt envoy to Europe, began a secret mission to gather international viewpoints. He travels from Washington to Naples aboard the Rex and plans to meet Myron C. Taylor at sea, with possible talks with Pope Pius XII and visits to France or Germany and London as the European swing unfolds.
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New York
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Europe
Washington
Naples
Rex
Welles
Katy
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Pius XII
Taylor
Italy
France
Germany
London
Garner to enter California presidential primary
Vice President John N. Garner announced he would enter the California primary on May 7. The telegram to Zach Lamar Cobb of Los Angeles and William R. Wallace Jr of San Francisco confirmed the move after a Garner for President club slate of delegates in California prepared to be entered in his name.
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Washington
INS
Jonn N. Garner
California
Garner
Zach Lamar Cobb
Los Angeles
William R. Wallace, Jr
San Francisco
Navy Bill Keeps Wartime Funds While Cutting Guam Plan
The House approved a record navy appropriation of 965.8 million dollars, rejecting a 1 million dollar Guam harbor project and urging a reevaluation of 45,000 ton battleships. The panel cut 111.7 million from Roosevelt’s request, and urged a restrudy on larger ships while defending 18 new combat ships and 352 aircraft. Vinson chaired the debate.
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Washington
Navy
House
Guam
Pacific
Japan
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Vinson
Boy says mischief caused hillside shooting death
An 11 year old boy in Los Angeles testified that firing at a hillside aimed at scaring birds turned deadly when Marilyn Bunker, 11, was killed and her brother Bradley 8, was wounded. The youth Donald Rogers, fostered by Mrs Bertha Fehrenschild, described firing alone at home and later at children, claiming he did not intend to hit anyone. He was held on suspicion of murder by juvenile officers.
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Los Angeles
Edward Slaughter
Donald Rogers
Young Rogers
Bertha Fehrenschild
Slaughter
Marilyn Bunker
Bradley
Confucius Say Contest Awarded To Louise Burton
Charleston newspapers run a humorous contest titled Confucius Say offering $1 for the best saying. Louise Burton of Seth won with Him who cross ocean twice without bath is dirty double-crosser. She will receive her check.
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Louise Burton
Seth
Northeast Faces More Snow After Deadly Midweek Storm
The Associated Press reports a renewed snow threat across the northeast while crews clear millions of tons of snow from a midweek storm that killed at least 72. President Roosevelt approves $272,000 in relief projects for Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut as New England suffers the heaviest losses. 29 dead in New England. 26 on land and one at sea. Ships report distress and isolation remains in coastal and inland areas. WPA shifts workers in upstate New York to snow removal. New York City endures heavy drifts with 26,000 workers and 3,000 pieces of equipment. New Jersey reports 17 deaths and several blocked roads. A mass aid effort reaches Long Valley and Kinnelon with fresh supplies. A larger snowstorm is forecast for Pennsylvania.
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Roosevelt
New England
Denis Hawes
Cape Hatteras
Pygmation
New Bedford
Mass
Palmers Island
New Jersey
Mackay Radio
Boston
Halifax
WPA
New York
New York City
Long Valley
Kinnelon
Pennsylvania
Iun
U Boat Reported Sunk In North Sea By RAF Plane
A German submarine is reported bombed and possibly sunk in the North Sea by a Royal Air Force Coastal Command aircraft. The plane approached within a half mile as the periscope vanished, with bombs striking near the periscope and oil bubbles rising afterward. No further trace of the submarine was seen.
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Lonwgn
North Sea
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Britain speeds mobilization of new class
Britain intensifies mobilization at night to absorb 250000 conscripts aged 23 who must register tomorrow, aiming to raise forces to about 2500000 by 1941. At sea, German submarine attacks and losses include Danish vessels Sleipner and Rhone, plus Norwegian freighters. two Finnish ships captured, and Langleeford shelled. Volunteers aid Finns as Allied troop concentrations extend to the Near East.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Langleeford
Atlantic
Boston
Ireland
Sleipner
Creofield
Norway
Helsinki
Germany
Near East
'Alky Barons' Still Here Group Told
White Sulphur Springs February 16 bootleggers and moon shiners have not disappeared. Norman W. Baxter of the Distilled Spirits Institute warned the National Alcoholic Beverage Control association that illegal operators reap profits when taxes are set too high. He urged better law enforcement and more funding for liquor control to hire additional personnel.
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W. E. Connell, Jr
White Sulphur Springs
Norman W. Baxter
The
Distilled Spirits Institute
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association
Baxter
Bernard E. Manley
Harry L. Laurie
National Association of Alcoholic
One-Time child Bride Arrested in Mate Death
NEW MARTINSVILLE Feb 16 Sheriff Frank Berger said he arrested Violet Dulaney Long 16 on a charge of killing her 27-year-old husband Oleg with a shotgun. He learned Long was shot last night after being away to obtain medicine for a sick cow. The couple had trouble since their marriage four years ago. The slaying occurred last night and the sheriff reached the Silver Hill home after a 24-mile auto trip from New Martinsville aided by a state road plough fighting 12 to 15 foot snow drifts.
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New Martinsville
Frank Berger
Violet Dulaney Long
Oleg
Berger
Long
Silver Hill
State Road Commission
Sweden Refuses Direct Military Aid to Finland
Stockholm reports Sweden rejects request to transport Swedish military groups to Finland. Premier Hansson says aid limited to material and humanitarian help. Observers doubt Western powers can send timely troops or supplies. Britain and France face technical hurdles and risk widening conflict.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Per Albin Hansson
Hansson
Riksdag
Mannerheim Line
Great Britain
France
Norway
Folkets Dagblad
Swedish Foreign Office
London
Britain
Germany
Finland Fights to Hold Viborg as 16th Night Brings Heavy Losses
A 16th night of battles on the Karelian isthmus sees Soviet forces pressing the Mannerheim line with an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 Finns killed or wounded. Finland warns that Viborg and Kamara remain prime targets as Russians deploy vast artillery, tanks, and air support in a grand offensive. Lively Finnish defense and retreat to secondary positions risk further losses while Allied aid appeals from London surface.
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Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim System
Viborg
Karelian
Stockholm
Mannerheim
Syumme
Surama
Poilus Die in German Mine Field on Western Front
Paris reports deaths of an unknown number of French soldiers who crossed a concealed German mine field. The war ministry said one reconnaissance unit suffered losses while another patrol gained information. A French naval unit reportedly attacked a submarine in the Atlantic with unknown results.
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Paris
INS
French War Ministry
Blies
Berlin
Atlantic
Coal Act Upheld by Three Judges in Arkansas
A three judge federal court in Little Rock upheld the constitutionality of the national bituminous coal act. The unanimous decision dismissed Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co of Clarksville Arkansas petition to permanently block a 19.5 percent tax on coal produced by the company. A 30 day temporary injunction was kept to allow appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sunshine Anthracite Coal Company
Clarksville
U. S. Supreme Court
Berlin Says Sea Toll Over 1914
Berlin reports that Nazi sea warfare against Britain surpasses 1914 levels, with claims of higher tanker losses and intensified U boat activity. Officials compare five months of current losses to the entire WWI period, noting substantial oil tanker depletion and rising Allied tanker casualties.
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Berlin
Only State Route 88 Remains Partially Cleared
The state cleared all primary highways except State Route 88, with Brooke County traffic reduced to one lane. Many secondary roads remained closed after a heavy storm. The Elkins area and Preston and Webster counties faced the worst conditions as temperatures rose into the 30s and rain threatened high water.
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State 88
Road Commission
Brooke County
Elkins
Panhandle
Preston
Webster
Export Licenses Issued To Paris Hit New High
France obtained export licenses for 81,572,301 dollars worth of war materials in January, the highest total since the system began. Airplane engines accounted for 56,801,199 dollars, and fighting planes 17,154,091 dollars. Exports to France totaled 11,689,772 dollars, all fighting planes and engines. Other nations' licenses included Great Britain 908,359. Australia 400,328. Canada 323,978. Norway 721,300. Sweden 612,850. Finland 169,259. Actual exports to Finland were 774,260 and to Sweden 967,490.
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Washington
France
State Department
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Finland
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Iease
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Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Eire
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Liam O'Flaherty
Confucius
Joe Miller
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West Virginia
the Gazette
Dein Bacher
Sara McCabe
Associated Press
Army
England
NABCA
Hubby
Red Invaders
Summa
Risto Ryti
V. A. Tanner
An Exchange
Elsinki
Taipale River
Isthmus
Verdun
Kamara
Coal Act
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