Love Triangle Blamed For Harrison Co Slaying
Clarksburg March 12 State Police Corporal Murphy said Hazel Johnson 35 and Raymond Eckard 25 both of Shinnston are held in the county jail as police probe the murder of Hazel Johnsons husband Clarence Johnson 42 a Shinnston coal miner. Dynamite wired to his auto engine exploded as he started home from the Fairmont and Bethlehem Coal mine. No charge filed pending an inquest. Johnson told Swiger I knew this would happen.
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Clarksburg
W. E. Murphy
Hazel Johnson
Raymond Eckard
Shinnston
Clarence Johnson
Johnson
Murphy
Fairmont
Bethlehem Coal Company
Eckard
Lawrence
Mills
Hattisons County
Swiger
Palace Hit By Bombs At Buckingmaut Palace
London dispatch reports three high explosive bombs struck the grounds of Buckingham Palace injuring a policeman and damaging walls while incendiaries were spread nearby. A rescue story about a blue Persian cat buried four days appeared after censorship.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Buckingmaut Palace
Night at Earl Carrolls and The Long Voyage Home Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. A. R. Slack of 114% Grand Street to attend tonight’s screenings at Strand theatre and Dixie theatre respectively. Identification may be required. John Wayne stars in The Long Voyage Home while A Night At Earl Carroll's is also shown.
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Grafton Sentinel
A. R. Slack
Grand Street
Earl Carroll
Strand Theatre
John Wayne
Dixie Theatre
Mine contract not far away
New York march 12 early agreement on a new contract for about 450000 defense vital soft coal miners was predicted as operators study the United Mine Workers of America CIO demands. The union opened negotiations yesterday for a two year contract expiring March 31 seeking a modest wage rise and no hours change. Industrialists expected higher demands including a $3 daily increase and a five hour cut in the standard 36 hour week, which could have caused a deadlock.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
UMWA
Volunteer Fire Fighter Victim of Heart Attack
Jyson Newcomb 46 died after helping fight a house fire in Martenburg. He over exerted while holding a ladder and died an hour later from dilatation of heart. James Dern 32 was burned and hospitalized during rescue efforts. Fire damaged the Dam family home and a connected store, about $2,000 in losses.
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Martneburg
Mar
Jyson Newcomb
John W Dam
James Dern
Nazi spokesman warns U S on convoys amid aid bill
Berlin March 12 A Nazi spokesman stated Germany’s attitude toward the United States aid-to-Britain bill is not surprising but prepared for anything He called Roosevelt unpredictable and warned the president to send even a single convoy The remark was abruptly cut off in transmission
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Berlin
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Crash of Bomber Fatal to Two Navy Airmen
Two Navy airmen died when a torpedo bomber crashed near French Peak, 65 miles northeast of San Diego, after spinning from a thundercloud. The crash raised Navy aviation fatalities to 18 since January 1, with planes based in San Diego involved.
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San Diego
Galil Mar
French Peak
Peace Sought In Bus Strike
New York dispatch reports a 3,500 transport workers strike entering its third day halting 1,300 buses. Mayor LaGuardia and a national CIO official may meet to mediate after Allan Haywood arrived from Washington. The mayor said he is ready to act as mediator with talks tied to city firms Fifth Avenue Coach and New York Omnibus.
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New York
John A. Ritchie
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
New York City
Ommibus Corporation
Struckl
Drys Win Local Option Election In Worthington
Worthington voters upheld the dry stance defeating liquor sales by 111 to 91 in a local option election. With 251 registered voters, the result narrows past margins and extends liquor prohibition for now until another ballot.
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Drys
Worthington
Mar
Jdry
Half Million Nazis Massed Near Greece
Belgrade dispatch reports Hitler massed more than 500000 troops on Greece and Turkey fronts as Yugoslavia faces possible forced alignment with the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis. Crown council meeting underlines urgent political moves while neutral observers await nightfall for a decision. Russia promises Turkey no interference if Islam fights. Page 8.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Turkey
Crown Council
Hitler
Axis
Soviet
Russia
Great Naval Air School Opens In Corpus Christi
The United States Navy dedicated a 44 million dollar naval air training station at Corpus Christi. Secretary Knox presided as cadets begin a seven month pilot training program. First trainees arrive within two weeks. peak output of 3,600 pilots annually set for early next year.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy
Knox i
United States
Industrial Midlands Bombed by Nazi Airplanes
German night raiders struck the industrial Midlands in heavy sniping attacks, triggering the city’s heaviest sustained assault in months. The bombardment drove at least 150 residents from homes, with many buried under rubble and six killed on a west Midlands street. A WWII communique said nationwide casualties were low and damage limited, while two German planes were destroyed.
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London
England
West Midlands
Baldwin Wins Manhattan 17th Seat in Special Election
Joseph Clark Baldwin, a Republican and former newspaper man, captured the Manhattan 17th district special election with 23 252 votes, defeating Democrat Dean A Allange who had Roosevelt backing with 16 690. Eugene P Connolly of American Labor trailed with 3 98. Baldwin said the district expressed unity in foreign aid policy.
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New York
Joseph Clark Baldwin
Manhattan
Kenneth F. Simpson
Dean A. Allange
Roosevelt
Eugene P. Connolly
Americar
Baldwin
Miniature Warships Leased for Navy Display
Hollywood reports the United States Navy has acquired 51 miniature warships under a lease end arrangement built over the last three years by William H. Tompkins. One model is an aircraft carrier with 28 planes, about 18 inches long, and Rear Admiral Charles Blakeley ordered a display at the San Diego Naval Training Station using Tompkins fleet.
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Hollywood
Mar
United States Navy
William H. Tompkins
Charles Blakeley
Eleventh Naval District
Tompkins
San Diego Naval Training Station
Manufacturers Urged to Use Old Tools for Faster Defense
Cleveland, March 12. T. Trundle Jr., president of a defense manufacturers group, urged firms to rush production by using present machinery. He cited cases where half a contract could be completed sooner with existing equipment, while waiting on new machines delayed defense material output. He stressed no criticism of current efforts.
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Cleveland
T. Trundle, Jr
Advis- Cleveland Engineering Company
Another Congressman Is Dead Dies After Speech
Rep Bie Pius L. Schwert of Buffalo collapsed at a dinner after delivering a speech. He was 48 years old. Schwert died at the event, marking the fourth death in the 77th Congress this year.
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Washington
Mar
Pius L. Schwert
Buffalo
Schwert
Murder Trial Nears Finish In Charleston Case
Charleston March 12 The murder trial of Detective Lieut. E C Bourne neared its end with state rebuttal witnesses. Bourne denies responsibility claiming he knocked and entered after hearing a crash and that Miss Maxine Collier’s death on a hotel garage roof March 19, 1939 may involve others. A deposition stated she threatened self harm. Bourne testified he went to the room at the request of Housing Authority official 8 Clyde Jarrett who was present. Page 5.
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Charleston
Lieut
E. C. Bourne
Bourne
Maxine Collier
Miss Collier
Clyde Jarrett
Chaos In Coal Industry Feared If Law Changed
Secretary Ickes told the House Ways and Means Committee the removal of the market price floor would bring chaos to the coal industry and threaten national defense by disrupting bituminous coal division operations for two years. He warned factories could close and railroads and utilities face disruption while noting price controls tempered miner and operator wage talks.
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Washington
Mar
National Defense
Ickes
House
Ways and Means Committee
Interior Department
US Aviators Aid Britain In Air Force Volunteer Surge
More than 500 American civilian pilots have enlisted in Britain’s Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force since mid July last year. About 80 are transferring British planes, 40 ferry bombers across the Atlantic, and 400 are training instructors in Canada. A few joined the Eagle squadron. The Clayton Knight committee examined 3,000 applications and conducts tests in the United States before sending candidates to Canada for service.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
New York
Mar
England
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Atlantic
Clayton Knight
United States
Dominion
British Party Reports German Bombing of Greek Towns
Istanbul dispatch says a Greek officer told a British party arriving from Bulgaria that German planes have begun bombing Greek towns from Bulgarian bases. The party, including the British legation staff in Sofia, traveled toward the Turkish frontier. delays were blamed on German raids on Dede Agach in Thrace.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sofia
Dede Agach
Greciand Thrace
Kiel Naval Base Bombed by RAF in Night Raid
London reports a large fire and heavy explosions at Kiel naval base after an RAF strike described as successful. The attack hit two northwest German airdromes and, in daylight, a bomber targeted an oil storage plant at Rotterdam and a factory near Utrecht in Holland.
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London
Germany
Kiel
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Rotterdam
Utrecht
Holland
Roosevelt asks Congress for $7 billion wartime aid plan
President Roosevelt sent a request to Congress for a seven billion dollar appropriation to supply guns planes and munitions to democracies. He urged immediate enactment and outlined budget estimates including over two billion for aircraft and aeronautical material. The message follows Britain Greece aid measures and reflects a policy to bolster democratic resistance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rayburn
Churchill
America
Britain
Greece
Smith
Bombing plot kills four near Rendel in Istanbul
Turkish police and military hunt a Balkan bomb ring after an explosion at the Paz Plaza hotel near the British minister George W. Rendel. Four dead include two Turkish detectives and a hotel worker. over 20 injured, with Miss Armstrong among the severely hurt needing further surgery. Rendel escaped as he and his party fled Sofia by train.
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Witt Hancock
Istanbul
Turkey
Balkan
George W. Rendel
Bulgaria
Rendel
Paz Plaza Hotel
Sofia
Parkish
Miss Ellis
Miss Armstrong
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Companion
Yuple
Palace
Bones
Strand
Dixie
Bullitt
U. S
France
William C. Bullitt
U.S
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Lewis
National Cio
Laguardia
Great
Naval Air School
Michael Quill
Transportation Workers Union
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Useuse Cib
Lieut. Bourne
Aviation Corps
Bill
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