Hitler Sides With Slovaks In New Crisis
Germany backs the ousted Slovak cabinet headed by Dr. Tiso amid a fresh crisis as Ferdinand Durcansky broadcasts anti Czech rhetoric from Vienna. Bratislava trusts German support for Slovakia while Hacha confirms a new cabinet led by Karl Sider.
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Berlin
Germany
Joseph Tiso
Propaganda
Ferdinand Durcansky
Vienna
Bratislava
Slovakia
Franz Karmasin
Hitler
Durcansky
Tiso
Mine Wage Scale To Be Discussed
S C Higgins of Mt Hope West Virginia said more than 100 soft coal operators from seven Appalachian states will confer tomorrow on a wage and hour scale for miners. Findings will be submitted to the miners and operators conference Tuesday as United Mine Workers leaders push for higher pay and shorter hours.
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New York
S. C. Higgins
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Appalachian Joint Wage Conference
Appalachian Area
United Mine Workers’ General Policy Committee
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mechanized Mining Commission
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen fragment
A fragment of Robert Quillen prose mentions listening to the radio and a tense moment. The garbled text includes phrases about murder and a nervous mother, suggesting a rural humor or observation piece with incomplete wording.
Board questions Edna Hopper beauty appeal ad
The federal trade commission questioned the appeal of Edna Wallace Hopper in a complaint against Affiliated Products Inc of Jersey City New Jersey. The ad campaign promotes two Hopper branded products with claims deemed exaggerated and untrue.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Edna Wallace Hopper
Affiliated Products, Inc
Jersey City
N. J
Hopper
Czechs and Nazis clash in Brunn amid Slovak independence tension
Czechs and Germans clashed in Brunn as Germans marched with swastikas. Police intervened after several injuries, amid broader fear over Slovak independence and suspected German support for separatists. Reports of shootings and deaths were denied by officials. Authorities swore in a new Slovak conciliation cabinet as Vienna radio broadcast anti Czech speeches by Durcansky and Pruzinsky after their Berlin trip.
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Prague
Brunn
Austria
Franz Karmasin
Slovakia
Bratislava
Emil Hacha
Germany
Vienna
Ferdinand Durcansky
Jose Tiso
Durcansky
Jan Pruzinsky
Berlin
Dureansky
Beard shaving lawsuit seeks fifty thousand dollars
Kirby McRill sues Kansas City for 50 000 claiming officials sent him to a municipal farm where his flame red beard was shaved. He says the loss of his hair cost him a movie contract. McRill had been convicted of maintaining a fire hazard in a large pile of wooden boxes intended for sale.
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Kansas City
INS
Kirby McRill
McRill
President's Estimate Is Anticipated Today
Senator Harrison of Mississippi opposes Roosevelt's plan for an extra 150 million dollars to fund the WPA through July 1. The president’s supplemental estimate goes to Congress soon, stirring a sharp fight though defeat seems unlikely. Republicans and economy advocates push for cuts in other spending as Byrd proposed budget-saving revisions.
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Washington
Sen
Harrison
Miss
Roosevelt
Mississippian
Congress
House
Senate
House Republicans
Interior Department
Byrd
Interim WV legislature names duties for 45th session study group
Senate President William LaFon and House Speaker Kay Thomas will select an interim committee after adjournment of the 44th West Virginia legislature. The panel will study seven House members and five Senators, a change from the previous five each. It will examine proposed measures including permanent voter registration.
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Senate
William LaFon
House
Kay Thomas
West Virginia
Oddity Week in Review Highlights Animal Antics Across States
Animals stole the show in a week of odd news with woodpeckers and sparrows over nests in Florida, a squirrel fleeing a cat and lure by a fish, and various other whimsical incidents from New York to Vermont. Humans faced minor headlines including a slaughtering inspector in Newton and a divorces pair in Nevada.
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New York
Cain
Florida
Maryland
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Teaneck
N. J
Salt Lake City
Philadelphia
Newton
Mass
Brooklyn
WPA
Actors’ Union
Nevada
Rochester
N. H
Vermont
Pope Pius XII Crowned in Historic St Peter's Coronation
Pope Pius XII placed the triple crown on his head in a public coronation watched by about 800,000 in St. Peter's Square, with 40,000 guests including Joseph P. Kennedy attending. The ceremony followed five hours of rites before the loggia and Mass in the basilica.
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Pius XII
Kennedy
U.S
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Square
Eugenio Pacelli
Pius
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
U. S
Pius IX
St. Peter's
Storms and Floods Hit Wide Regions Across Nation
Storms and floods sweep large areas from the middle west to the northeast as March blizzards and dust storms engulf the nation. High waters flood chapters of West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Iowa while the southwest endures drought and blackened skies.
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Middle West
Atlantic
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Co-Ed With Most Oomph to Be Picked
A dozen college named finalists compete for the title of the most oomph in America. A jury of 25 professionals will select the winner at a dinner next Thursday night. Judges define oomph as feminine desirability and winning propositions over proposals. The winner will be guest of honor at the dinner.
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Los Angeles
America
Earl of Warwick
Charlie Ruggles
Senators urge swift action to back business growth
A group of senators aligned with business interests urged immediate legislative and executive steps to translate pro business rhetoric into action. They welcomed recent admin pronouncements and pressed for curbing government borrowing while boosting private investment, noting court appointments and Wagner act changes would influence business confidence.
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Washington
Burke
Neb
Bailey
N. C
King
Utah
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Circuit Court of Appeals
William O. Douglas
Securities Commission
Wiley B. Rutledge
University of Iowa Law School
Sen. Schnellenbach
Wash
Louis D. Brandeis
Roosevelt
J Jenkins 59 Dies In Hospital
Obituary note reports J Jenkins aged 59 died in a local hospital. The brief undetailed notice provides no family or cause information.
School Board President O T Jenkins Dies After Illness
O T Jenkins aged 59 of Belle died at 10 40 last night in a local hospital after a long illness with asthma. He was a prominent figure in Democratic politics and served as president of the Kanawha School Board. The body was moved to Bartlett mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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O. T. Jenkins
Belle
Bartlett
Jenkins
Kanawha
U. S. Recovery Drive Promises World Trade Boost
Government economists predicted the administration’s domestic recovery plan will raise imports and quicken world trade in 1939. The program aims to expand dollar purchasing power, aid international commerce, and benefit at least 50 foreign nations as major suppliers. Britain, Canada, France, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Malaya, and the Netherlands lead the beneficiaries.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Treasury
Morgenthau
America
U. S
Great Britain
Canada
France
Brazil
Argentina
Australia
Cuba
British Malaya
Netherlands
Commerce Department
Auto Workers Oust Martin From UAW Over Trial Verdict
Homer Martin, once a minister and key CIO labor figure, was ousted as president and expelled from the United Automobile Workers after a two day trial. The CIO supported executive board vote was unanimous with 20 members present. He faced 15 counts alleging dissension, conspiracy with Ford officials to create a company union, and backstairs relations with automakers.
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Cleveland, O
INS
Homer Martin
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Martin
UAW
Ford Motor Company
Cleveland
Revolters Last Defenses Fall Before Miaja
Paris reports that General Jose Miaja's tactics crushed Madrid's Communist revolt and cleared a path toward peace with Nationalists Generalissimo Franco. Franco reportedly gave Miaja a week to surrender before a major Nationalist drive, with iron grip on the capital easing fears of further trouble.
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Paris
Jose Miaja
Madrid
Madrid Radio
National Defense Council
Spain
Miaja
Neutrality Act Repeal Seen
Sen. Lewis declares confidence that Congress will repeal the three year old Neutrality Act this session. President Roosevelt would welcome repeal if it does not lead to a substitute weakening aid to democracies resisting dictatorships. Repeal could allow broader embargo actions against Japan and broader day to day emergency handling of foreign policy.
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Washington
INS
Sen. Lewis
Illinois
Congress
Roosevelt
Europe
Lewis
Britain
France
Netherlands
Senate
House
State Department
Japan
Nippon
China
Gazette's Cooking School To Open Tomorrow
The Gazette cooking school opens at 1 30 p m tomorrow in the WCHS auditorium for a four day session with Miss Charlie Mae Elliott of the national livestock and meat board as instructor. The program teaches basic cooking methods and provides recipe copies to each student. The course welcomes men and brides to be, with practical home making advice and demonstrations. Supported by prominent local firms including American Sugar Refining and J C Penney among others.
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Charlie Mae Elliott
National Livestock, Meat Board
WCHS
Gazette
National Livestock and Meat Board
Miss Elliott
American Sugar Refining Company
Ashley Bread Company
Bohnerts Flowers
Charleston Electrical Supply Company
Charleston Milling Company
Clorox Chemical Company
Curtain Shop
Fox Dry Cleaners, Inc
Fruit Dispatch Company
Galperin Music Company
Graff Products Company
Hubbard Grocery Company
Kellogg Sales Company
Kraft Phenix Cheese Corporation
S. S. Kresge
Lever
Communists Surrender in Madrid Uprising Crackdown
Madrid reports Gen Jose Miaja's defense council says all Communist strongholds have surrendered unconditionally after six days of fighting. Captured leaders include Lieut Col Francisco Bueno and Lieut Col Jose Barcelo. Last stronghold fallen on Castellana, 3,000 Republican prisoners freed, city and provinces returned to calm.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
National Defense Council
Bueno
Francisco Bueno
Second
Cuidad Lineal
Juan Negrin
Jose Barcelo
First
la Pedriza
Miaja
Castellana Avenue
el Pardo
Col
Jose Ascando
Valenscia
Battle over reciprocal trade boosters heats Senate Finance vote
In 1939 the Senate Finance Committee planned to debate a Connally proposal to raise excise taxes on imported vegetable oils. Support from farmers and other groups urged protection, while Cordell Hull’s testimony was seen as pivotal to sway votes. Senator Harrison opposed changes that could undermine the reciprocal trade program.
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Washington
INS
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
Tom Connally
Texas
Hull
Congress
Sec
Cordell Hull
Finance Committee
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
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J. Jenkins
Rob Eden
Ed Reed
The
Charleston Gazette
the State Newspaper
Auto Workers
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Gazette’s
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