Narcotic-Crazed Burglar Sought In Drug Store
Police sought a drug maddened thief linked to a Court Pharmacy break in at 220 West street where morphine bottles were taken. An extensive search of Central Pharmacy at 419 East Main street failed to locate the culprit after he forced entry, crawled through a front window opening, and escaped over a roof. Tracks on the roof indicated a single intruder.
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Lioness Ruthie Surprises Baltimore Crowd With Escapade
Ruthie the lioness, making her Baltimore debut, leapt from backstage into the audience, injuring a boy and causing hysteria among nearly 2,000 spectators. Police and staff cleared the theater as Ruthie and her two trainers returned to the cage. Edward Posluszny, 15, described the incident seeing Ruthie in the boy’s lap before she lunged again.
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Edward Poslusmny
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Abnormal Cold Weather Paralyzes Midwest Railroads
Abnormally cold weather grips the nation with snowdrifts and fuel shortages. Rail lines, highways, and towns reel under subzero temperatures from South Dakota to New York as dig out crews and shovelers battle to clear routes and sustain life amid record lows and looming flood threats.
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Chicago
Mid-Continent
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Five U S river projects blocked by House panel
The House Appropriations Committee rejected $29 million in five major river and harbor flood control projects for fiscal 1937. Passamaquaddy tidal power Maine nine million dollars, Atlantic Gulf ship canal Florida twelve million, Sardis reservoir Mississippi two and a half million, Conchas Dam New Mexico three and a half million, Radie inte two million. The panel urged only authorized works and warned future funding must pass Corps of Engineers scrutiny.
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Mississippi
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Army chief urges bigger force to meet troublous times
General Malin Craig told Congress in a wartime hearing that the United States must raise its defense. He urged a minimum of 14,000 officers and 165,000 enlisted in the regular army, plus 210,000 in the National Guard, noting growing global tension and the need to rely on experience. The army’s strength last October stood at 11,043 officers and 129,763 enlisted, not counting Philippine Scouts and warrant officers.
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Emperor Selassie Again Narrowly Escapes Bombs
DESSYE Ethiopia February 10 Emperor Haile Selassie escaped injury as seven Italian planes bombed his field headquarters behind the northern front for 65 minutes. The town and surrounding villages were heavily hit with incendiaries and high explosives while the populace fled to the countryside and the imperial guard remained on duty.
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Haile Selassie
Smallest Infant Holds Own in Fight for Life
Nancy Lee Vogt, born at fifteen ounces in Oakland on February 10, now midway through her second life week. Doctors J W Sherrick and H H Stafford report she is more alert and progressing satisfactorily with minute development and prematurity challenges. She now takes nourishment via a tiny tube as her condition improves over the past day.
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Calif
Nancy Lee Vogt
J. W. Sherrick
HH. E. Stafford
One Killed Five Hurt In Fascist Bomb Attack
Addisa Ababa report says a Dessye bombing by Italian planes killed one person and wounded five. The government notes two bombs targeted a Dutch ambulance yesterday, with broader damage reported in the Ethiopian capital.
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Oil embargo unlikely as Geneva talks weigh sanctions
Reports from Geneva indicate the League of Nations may not impose an oil embargo on Italy despite study as a supplement to other sanctions. Ongoing Mediterranean events, including riots in Egypt and Syria, heighten risks under flags and hint sanctions by other means may fail to deter Mussolini’s campaigns.
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Robbers foil safe blast. $35,000 seized by bandits
In Homestead, a gang failed to blow open a 800 pound safe at Albert Kubancek's home and fled with more than $35,000 in cash and valuables. County Detective McDermott found skid marks in the snow near the curb and an automobile indicating four to six men involved.
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Albert J. Kubancek
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Michael McDermott
WPA Laborers Refuse Snow Removal in Beckley
Beckley February 10 WPA laborers laid down their shovels and refused to clear city streets, saying they were not required to work in bad weather. Police Chief John Q. Stover estimated 65 refused while 35 began shoveling, amid blame and reports of a misunderstanding prompting an investigation.
McDowell County Youth Dies in Meningitis Case
Welch report states Herman Adams aged 21 died from spinal meningitis after a state health survey found no epidemic in McDowell County. Dr. A M Price urged public cooperation to wipe out the malady noting cases were sporadic across scattered areas.
Ex Tucker Co Deputy Accused of Embezzling
Heirs of Mrs Charles James Sr accuse former Tucker county deputy sheriff Paul Dudley of embezzling 1200 dollars tied to estate settlement. The heirs Charles Wooden and Dawson James say sums collected were not paid to them.
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Tucker Co
Ohio Battle Sparks Democrat Joy in Washington
The Borah Fess Republican feud in Washington lines up with Democratic hopes as Fess implies Boah favors New Deal policies. A split among the GOP leadership over succession and policy signals a broader intra party rift, while Democrats press for further fractures within the Republican ranks.
Belive Three Carried Out on Ice Perished
Searchers for two fishermen and a coast guardsman who tried to rescue them feared they had perished in a Lake Michigan blizzard. Visibility was limited to under a hundred yards and wind gusts broke ice floes. fellow guardsmen reported little hope for Earl Cunningham and the fishermen.
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Cuban Flier Starts Hop Across South Atlantic
Lieut Antonio Menendez of the Cuban navy began a long Atlantic hop from Natal Brazil toward Bathurst Africa. He took off from Natal at 11 10 p m standard time in a Condon syndicate aircraft carrying 690 gallons of gasoline. The plan was to reach Bathurst after staged legs with the initial leg from Cuba to Natal completed.
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Noted Newspaperman Passes Wes 235 Away After Week's illness
Henry Justin Smith age 60 longtime Chicago Daily News managing editor and author died after pneumonia in Evanston hospital. He had collapsed under an oxygen tent and later passed away. Friends in journalism mourn his loss as contributors and colleagues recall his career since 1899 and his wife Katharine A. Smith.
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World
Henry Justin Smith
Chicago Daily News
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Ed Ben Hecht
Carl Sandburg
Lloyd Lewis
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Keith Preston
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Seven Youths Rescued By Coast Guards In Cape Cod Bay
Seven CCC youths stranded on floating ice in Cape Cod Bay were rescued by coast guardsmen 22 hours after drifting from Brewster. They were split into two groups a mile apart and brought to safety aboard the Harriet Lane. One youth, John Fitzsimmons of Portsmouth, was treated for frozen feet. others required hospital care. Continued on Page Two.
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C. M. Federe
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Yohn Fitzsimmons
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Quintuplets' Father Challenges Land Seizure
Callander Ontario February reports Oliva Dionne says the Ontario government expropriated seven and a half acres of his land without attempting negotiation. The father and the quintuplets planned immediate action in response to the seizure.
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Oliva Dionne
On‘fario
Bae
Harrison County Seeks To Keep Lunch Program
Principals of Morrison county schools urge continued WPA school lunch support, arguing it aids underprivileged youths more than other programs. A 57-school committee led by Wade C. Stalnaker will appeal to Charleston WPA headquarters as cooks volunteer this week amid shrinking federal funds.
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Wade C. Stalnaker
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Fairgrounds
Charleston
WPA
No Jury To Be Called At Barbour Court Term
Barbour County Bar Association proposes no grand or petit jurors for the February term of Barbour Circuit Court on February 24 if Judge Herbert W Vent approves the plan. The move aims to speed renovations at the court house with workers and scaffolding in place. If approved, chancery cases proceed while jurors are not summoned.
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Conservatives Battle Borah in Idaho May Primaries
Doomed as Borah foes, Ohio Republicans push a Garfield Taft ticket with James Garfield of Cleveland and Robert Taft of Cincinnati as first and second GOP choices. They aim to use favorite sons to influence the presidential line.
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William E. Borah
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Cleveland
Robert A. ‘Taft
Cincinnati
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County Safety Council Forming in West Virginia
The county safety council in Taylor County moves toward formal organization to cooperate with the state department of public safety in a statewide road toll reduction campaign. Trooper L. W. Emerick leads the Grafton detachment and awaits word from A. C. McGee in Elkins on the council lineup and timing, with about 25 members expected. The ninth district will oversee the Taylor County unit, and a formal kickoff is planned after February 12.
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State Department of Public Safety
West Virginia
L. W. Emerick
Grafton
State Police
A. C. McGee
Emerick
Taylor County Safety Council
Former Official of U.S. Senate Is Dead
Barry, a newspaperman and former sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, died at his Washington home. Born in Detroit, he began as a Senate page in 1876 and later served as a reporter for the Detroit Post-Tribune and Detroit Evening News. From 1932 to 1916 he directed publicity for the Republican National Committee.
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David
Barry
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New York Sun
Republican National Committee
Mrs Rose Long Sworn In as U S Senator From Louisiana
Mrs Rose McConnell Long of Louisiana was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of her late husband Huey P Long. The oath was administered in Washington as she became the second woman to sit as a U S senator from the state.
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Washington
Rose McConnell Long
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Court Delays Acting Suits Decided In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court deferred its TVA decision to at least next Monday while acting suits are decided. A Louisiana law taxing newspapers magazines and motion picture ads was ruled unconstitutional in a unanimous decision by Justice Sutherland, citing First Amendment concerns and press liberty. The 1934 act, imposed a two percent gross tax on ads for publications with 20 000 or more weekly circulation, risking misdemeanor charges and fines for violations.
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Louisiana
Supreme Court
Huey P. Long
Sutherland
Curtis Rites Arranged For Former Vice President Curtis
Charles Curtis body travels from Washington to Topeka for funeral in his birth city. 76 year old Indian descent statesman died Saturday from a heart attack. State government will suspend activities as Governor Alf M. Laridon and Supreme Court Justices attend services in the Capitol. Funeral sermon by Dr. Harold G. Case. Body to lie in rotunda two hours before services. Curtis nominated in 1928 for vice presidency at the Republican convention. Kaw Tribe to attend as party from Washington travels with Edward Gann family members. Continued on page two.
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Alf M. Laridon
Supreme Court
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Harold G. Case
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Edward Gann
Meeting on first aid class for WPA workers at Ys
A meeting will be held tonight at Ys at 1 PM for organizing a first aid class for WPA workers and task leaders. The notice calls for attendance by men involved in WPA projects and related staff.
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