Roosevelt enters ninth year as U S chief executive
President Roosevelt marks start of his ninth term with routine focus on defense and aid to Britain. He works with Knudsen and Hillman of production management, cabinet secretaries, top military officers, and diplomats amid ongoing debates over rearmament and aid to Britain.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
America
United States
Britain
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Office For Production Management
State, War and Navy
Armed Services
NRA
AAA
Hull
Ickes
Perkins
White House
Wedding upheaval in Eden as Rita halts ceremony
Rita Linwood arrives in travel outfit and declares she cannot marry Bill Latham because she may still love Don. Don has returned and plans eloping to California, sparking a chaotic, humorous scene with Aunt Sallie and Joel as the wedding party reels toward a cliffhanger.
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Bill Latham
Rita Linwood
Randall
Bill
Sallie Randall
Sallie
Joel
John MacQueen
Aunt Sallie
Rita
Glenda Williamson
Eden
Jan
Sweatheart
Jallie
Don
New York
California
Rits
U. S. Buys Gas Masks for Non-Combatants
The War Department ordered a limited quantity of low cost non combatant gas masks. The sole aim is to protect civilians in areas outside military jurisdiction. Contracts list Kemper Thomas of Cincinnati 12500 dollars Sprague Specialties North Adams 6250 Eureka Vacuum Detroit 6250 Pittsburgh Steard Blairsville 6250 B. E. B. Company Los Angeles 6250.
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Washington
War Department
Kemper-Thomas Company
Cincinnati
Sprague Specialties Company
North Adams
Mass
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company
Detroit
Pittsburgh Steard Fixture Company
Blairsville
B. E. B. Company
Los Angeles
Six Times Wed Never Divorced Woman Faces Jail
Spokane case involving Madelyn Veltrie Smith who has married six men without divorces. Judge Louis Bunge sentences her to three months in jail for bigamy. Prosecutor Carl Land lists husbands George Veltrie Verner Smith George Jeske William Jessmer Troy Vandenburg and Clarence Martin.
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Spokane
Wash
Madelyn Veltrie Smith
Eke
Jessmer Vandenburg
Martin AY
Louis Bunge
Carl Land
George Veltrie
Verner Smith
Northport
George Jeske
Payette
Idaho
William Jessmer
Seattle
Troy Vandenburg
Colfax
Clarence Martin
Everett
Home Guard To Remain On Duty At Anniston Plant
Alabama home guardsmen will stay on duty at the Utica Knitting Co. plant in Anniston until violence ends. Governor Dixon announced after being advised that things are quiet and 510 of 550 workers have returned. Guardsmen were deployed after a picket line disturbance in which a man was reportedly slashed with scissors.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Utica Knitting Co
Anniston
Dixon
Services Rendered Letter From Railroad Agent
Jacksonville Illinois March 4 P R Hughett Wabash railroad agent received this letter from a reader describing services rendered and acknowledged payment for assistance rendered in a local matter.
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Jacksonville, Ill
R. Hughett
East Morgan County Sing Set for March 9 at Rock Creek
The East Morgan County Singing Convention meets at Rock Creek on the second Sunday in March. All singers quartets and listeners are invited. Dinner is at noon. Officials request singers bring any books if available. A note mentions five dollars in payment for rides on the Wabash already taken, signed by Hon eet Hobo.
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Morgan County
Rock Creek
Plan Groups for Defense in Alabama counties formed
Governor Dixon names county defense advisory councils to work with the state council amid possible disruptions from industrial expansion under the national preparedness program. Councils in Jefferson, Montgomery, Mobile, Etowah, Calhoun with plans for Talladega and Muscle Shoals districts coordinate health welfare safety housing and civil protection among others.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Jefferson
Mobile
Etowah
Calhoun
Talladega
Muscle Shoals
John Hawkins
State Planning Commission
Cahoun
E. L. Turner
C. A. Hamilton
C. Hal Cleveland
Bh. EB
Noble
Richard Haggard
T. A. Stringer
Fred Agricola
EB. I. Pvans
Judge & L. Hurst
M. C Mauney
Herbert Meighan
County Methodist Rally Planned in Hartselle Wednesday
A county rally of Methodists will be held in Hartselle Wednesday starting at 10 o clock. The event is part of a Decatur district series arranged by Dr A S Pitts district superintendent. Dr G M Davenport a former local pastor will speak at the rally.
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Hartselle
Decatur
A.S. Pitts
G. M. Davenport
Washington deems Sofia bottle incident closed
Secretary Hull said the State Department considers the George Earle Sofia bottle-throwing incident closed after Earle asked the orchestra play Tip parary. Earle, former Pennsylvania governor, said an unidentified man struck him with a bottle and he retaliated.A German businessman in Sofia claimed legal action against Earle.
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Washington
Hull
George 4H. Farle
Sofia
State Department
Earle
Tipperary
Karl Becker
Merritt King’s wedding week ends in legal troubles
In Dallas Oregon during the week of March 4 Merritt Ithuc King faced a string of legal issues surrounding his marriage. The bride Mandy G married Tuesday but events spiraled with traffic violations, a 15 day jail sentence, and a suspended sentence after court action. The couple plans the honeymoon once the bride recovers.
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Dalas
Ore
Merritt
Ithuc
King
Mandy
Neymoon
Defense spending hits new February peak at $692 million
Washington reports February defense outlays at 692,445,254 dollars, 20 million more than January. Since July costs have topped 2.85 billion, and in a budget message Roosevelt predicted total defense spending would reach over 6.46 billion by next June 30.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Blood on the Blade warns against dictators and presses
A statement from the Newspaper Publishers Committee urges vigilance against suppression of the press. It argues that healthy, free newspapers defend liberty and warn that regulation, high telegraph rates, and advertising controls threaten free reporting and voter choice.
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Insurance and Financing
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Williamson
Davidson Coal & Feed CO
East Morgan
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Young Colbert
Moroline
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