Hungary annexes Carpatho-Ukraine as premier proclaims union
Budapest reports fierce street battles as Hungarian forces push into Carpatho-Ukraine and Premier Count Teleky declares the territory a autonomous region within Hungary. He says Ruthenia may be absorbed and a common border with Poland achieved, amid German approval signals.
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Budapest
Paul Teleky
Carpatho- Ukraine
Kingdom of Hungary
Chust
Carpatho-Ukraine
Warsaw
Poland
Carpatho-o Ukraine
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
Germany
Czech and Hungarian forces clash near Carpatho Ukraine capital
Bitter fighting raged seven miles west of Chust as Hungarian forces pressed toward the Carpatho-Ukraine capital. A Hungarian officer reported 100 casualties in the morning and said Czech resistance caused severe losses. Premier Augustin Volosin reportedly fled to Romania as confusion spread in Chust.
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Carpatho - Ukraine
Chust
Carpatho-Ukraine
Hungary
Czechno-Slovakia
Bucharest
Augustin Volesin
Romania
Budapest
The Grafton Sentinel Announces Tonight's Film Offerings
Mrs J C Storms of 247 High Street is invited to attend tonight’s Dixie showing of Drums, a technicolor Alexander Korda production, with Strand Theatre presenting Comet Over Broadway starring Kay Francis.
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The
Grafton’ Sentinel
J. C. Storms
High Street
the Dixie
Broadway
Kay Francis
Strand Theatre
Removal bid to oust Indiana securities chief Montgomery
Indiana Secretary of State James Tucker announced plans to return to Indianapolis to seek the removal of Chester R Montgomery as state securities commissioner. Tucker said Montgomery reinstated Fidelity Investment of Wheeling West Virginia without consultation while he was away, and he cannot be responsible for a subordinate acting in his absence.
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Washington
James Tucker
Indiana
Indianapolis
Chester R. ‘Montgomery
Tucker
M. Clifford Townsend
Montgomery
Fidelity Investmnt Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Securities Exchange Commission
Tucker Sai Montgomery
Securities Commission
Archbishop of Prague Seeks Papal Audience in Vatican
Vatican City March 16 Pope Pius XII received Karl Cardinal Kaspar archbishop of Prague in private audience this morning. He reportedly discussed German occupation of Bohemia and likely said farewell before returning to his see after the coronation. The three American cardinals headed home.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Karl Cardinal Kaspar
Prague
Bohemia
President Roosevelt to Speak at Mount Vernon on April 14
The White House said President Roosevelt will address Mount Vernon in Virginia on April 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of Washington’s nomination as president. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association invited the event.
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Mt. Vernon
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
George Washington
John Charles Thomson
Congress
Potomac
Mount Vernon Ladies Association
Un American Probe Sought In Colleges
Ohio State professors and state university instructors are accused of teaching un American doctrines. A senate rules committee heard testimony from Arden Turner of a patriotic group and Captain John Wright who claims subversive activities at Ohio State. A resolution to authorize an investigation would need senate approval.
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Columbus
Senate Rules Committee
Ohio Council of
Arden S. Turner
John B. Wright
Ohio State University
Senate
B and O Engineers Review Bridge Plans in Taylor County
Representatives from the Baltimore and Ohio railway engineering department met with the Taylor county court to discuss rebuilding and relocating parts of the South Side bridge. They examined blueprints after a rent survey by County Surveyor Sam Jenkins. The court aims to acquire eastern bridge property for a straight span and wide approaches, with the city cooperating by purchasing the Fortney mill site for razing.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Taylor County Court
South Side Bridge
Sam Jenkins
Fortney Mill
Fear Bridge May Parade Uncertain Over Completion
The 30th of May parade in South Grafton hinges on the St. Marys street bridge reconstruction. Officials fear safety on Bridge street and South Grafton bridges if the span is not finished. A general committee led by S.M Zinn will meet to press Kee 1 Construction for progress and BoE approval by Memorial Day.
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St. Mary's Street Bridge
Bridge Street
South Grafton
S.M Zinn
Kee- 1 ¥ Construction Company
Boe
Penny Supper at St. Pauls Church Friday March 17
The Penny Supper fundraiser by Group B Ladies' Aid at St. Pauls Church runs Friday from 5 to 7 PM. Menu includes chicken and meat loaf with vegetables priced at 1 cent per spoon, with a 100 item limit noted.
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B. Ladies’ Aid
St. Paul's Church
60 000 Income Tax Reports Are Made in This State
In Parkerburg on March 16, internal revenue officials checked West Virginia income tax reports and expected the total to reach 60,000. Assistant Collector Ross Keyser noted the number of individuals filing taxable income would be lower than in 1938. The non-payment deadline was midnight.
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Parkersburg
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Ross Keyser
Governor signs 17 bills including garnishment act
Charleston March 16. Governor Holt signed 17 measures, including a garnishment act allowing 20 percent salary deductions in a single pay period and enabling legislation for a West Virginia Advertising Commission funded at 25 000 dollars annually. The governor also backed a presidential preference measure and rules on feeding prisoner costs at sentencing.
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Charleston
West Virginia Advertising Commission
Holt
Advertising Commission
Department of Public
Justice of the Peace
Haseen
Hitler Takes Slovak State For Germany
Berlin reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler agreed to extend protection over Slovakia after its leader Jozef Tiso declared independence. Tiso telegraphed Hitler from Prague urging take over Slovakia's 2.45 million people and 14,600 square miles. Hitler confirmed he would assume protection, signaling a new step in the Czecho Slovakia crisis.
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Berlin
Hitler
Slovakia
Joseph Tiso
Germanfuehrer
Tiso
Prague
Fuchrer
Reichschancellor
Greater
Germany
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Emil Hacha
Czecho-Slovakia
Justice Court Verdict Appealed By Defendant
Petitioning for a city charter change continues as home rule enables election calls. A new charter would be drawn and voters decide on the form of government. A detinue suit involving a Jersey cow and a 1925 auto has been appealed, with circuit court review pending.
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Grafton
Detinue
Action Jersey
Mobile
Court of Justice of the
Hoye G. White, Sr
Ter
Virgil M.4
Hall
H. L. Jenkins
White
Death of Writer Under Investigation in Benedict Canyon
In Beverly Hills California on March 16 police probed the death of Mrs Edward Doherty wife of a national magazine writer. The 41 year old woman was found dead in a wooded slope after a hike in Benedict Canyon. Authorities say she likely lost her way and fell from a narrow trail Tuesday night after telephoning her husband and planning a walk from the home of writer Richard Carroll.
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Beverly Hill
Calif
Edward Doherty
Benedict Canyon
Richard Carroll
Rev D B Brown To Lecture To Rotarians
Rev Durward B Brown pastor of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church will give a stereoptican lecture on astronomy improvised as his hobby for 23 years at Gratton Rotary Club meeting in the UMC A dining room announced by secretary Leslie Loar tonight.
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Gratton Rotary Club
Durward B. Brown
St. Paul's Methodist’ Episcopal Church
Leslie Loar
Byrd Seeks Economy Amendments to Reorganization Bill
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged crafting the government reorganization bill as a tool to cut federal spending and boost efficiency. He pledged strong economy amendments to trench expenditures wherever possible, aiming to restrain costs as the debate opened in the Senate.
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Washington
Byrd
Senate
Substitute relief plan to extend WPA spending to June 1
Senator Vandenberg offers a substitute relief bill to keep WPA spending at present rate through June 1 without new appropriations. Col Harrington reports WPA rolls could be halved by July 1 if private employment rises. Roosevelt seeks $150 million extra for WPA through June 30, while lawmakers debate ultimate liquidation of the relief agency.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
Col
F. C. Harrington
House Appropriations
Harrington
WPA
Roosevelt
Vannerberg
Congress
Michigan Republican
Wallace
Oiher
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Banking
Salem Professor Nominated as Mayor Candidate
Salem March 16 Professor J B Muldoon of Salem College was renominated for mayor by the Industrial Party to oppose Guy Layman national guard captain and Citizen's party nominee in elections April 4.
City Plans to Collect Debts Amid Water Shutoffs
City Finance Commissioner Joseph B Bradford announced a renewed drive to collect delinquent water accounts with a deadline of Saturday March 18 for arranging settlement. Delinquent letters have been sent from city hall warning holders to act or face possible water shutoffs. continuation noted on Page Six.
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City Commission
Joseph B. Bradford
City Hall
Exchange of Hats Aids Sheriff Solve Slaying
Asheville sheriff says an erroneous hat exchange helped solve the murder of Willie Ledford, a 64 year old recluse. Edward B. Duckett is named as the killer. his cousin William Doyle Duckett is charged after a Knoxville arrest and confession.
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Asheville
N. C
Guy English
Madison County
Edward B. Duckett
Willie Ledford
Leford
Ledford
Duckett
Knoxville
Tenn
William Doyle Duckett
English
Public United To Bingo Bunce Benefit
A party benefit hosted by the G A R Convention Moose Home Friday March 17 at 8 00 P M admission 25 cents proceeds support veterans activities and community programs at the Moose Home event features bingo and social gathering with admission price listed as 25 cents
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Moose Home
SEC Rejects Rule Change Signals Limited Tax Revision
Washington March 16 The Securities and Exchange Commission rejected proposals by a stock exchange aimed at changing business tax rules. The move suggests the administration's drive to spur business activity may stop short of overturning New Deal fundamentals. Continued on Page Four.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Securities Commission
Theft of 32 Chickens Reported Near Blueville
A. L. Shingleton reported to state police that 32 unmarked chickens were stolen from his unlocked chicken-house on route 119 about one mile north of Blueville. Corp. Fred Strader noted the birds will be hard to trace and the family heard no unusual noises during the night.
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A. L. Shingleton
Blueville
Fred Strader
Shingleton
Former Bank President Ends Life In Cemetery
Roy T. McClure, 55, ex bank president of Columbus and former resident of Washington Court House Ohio, was found shot to death in a cemetery graveyard by his parents. Coroner N M Reiff said death by own action likely. A note inside his coat sleeve gave disposal instructions to an undertaker and a gun lay beside him.
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Washington Court House O
Roy T. McClure
Columbus
N. M. Reiff
McClure
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Declared By Hitler
Reichsfuehrer Hitler proclaimed the Czech lands as the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia with autonomous self rule under German protection. Von Ribbentrop announced from Prague as troops completed occupation. German inhabitants gain citizenship and existing Bohemia Moravia laws stay unless contrary to Germany.
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Prague
Hitler
Central Europe
Greater
Germany
Bohemia and Moravia
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Prague Castle
Reich
Ms Munich
British Press Raps Germany Over Czecho Slovak Split
London reports say the British press assailed Germany for breaking up Czecho Slovakia and viewed Germany’s rise as an imperial power. They urged stronger preparedness and criticized Prime Minister Chamberlain for his appeasement stance. Newspapers called Germany an undisciplined European foe and urged the government to keep its powder dry.
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London
Germany
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Europe
Jan Syrovy
Invitation to Opera House double bill screening
The Grafton Sentinel invites Stanley J. Nicola of 15 E Wilford Street to attend tonight's Opera House presentation. The program features The Renegade Ranger with George O'Brien and Saleslady with Annie Nagel, a double bill.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Stanley J. Nicola
E. Wilford Street
Renegade Ranger
George O'Brien
Annie Nagel
Opera House Theatre
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D. B. Brown
Salem
Sheriff
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Reichsfueher
Konrad Henlein
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