Memel crisis drives talks as Lithuania faces pressure
London reports Germany threatens Memel as part of wider demand for Lithuania. Britain warns of possible military moves if Lithuania resists. Sir Samuel Hoar states Germany would occupy all of Lithuania rather than Memel alone if ultimatum rejected. League of Nations special meeting discussed amid Memel absorption. Staff talks through military attaches continue.
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London
Germany
Lithuania
Memel
Samuel Hoar
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Samuel
Berlin
Memelland
Reich
Sir Samuel
League of Nations
Patrick Munro
Britain
Weir Advises Halting Scrap Exports Amid Global Tension
Pittsburgh March 22. Steelmaster Ernest T Weir, chairman of National Steel, urged halting scrap shipments until U S reserves rise to meet emergencies. He said the nation is not presently threatened, but warned that daily alarming reports justify surveying the situation and preparing. He noted scrap’s quick melt and re rollability versus pig iron in steel production.
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Pittsburgh
Ernnest T. Weir
America
Weir
National Steel Corporation
Christmas Carol at Strand and Cipher Bureau at Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs W D Hansieter of 157 Ross Street to tonight's presentation of Charles Dickens immortal classic A Christmas Carol at the Strand theatre or Dixie theatre double bill featuring While New York Sleeps and Cipher Bureau.
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Grafton Sentinel
W. D. Hansieter
Ross Street
Charles Dickens
Strand
New York
Cipher Bureau
Dixie Theatre
Weaver Held for Slaying in Tunnelton
James Weaver, 22, a Tunnelton miner, was arrested at 5 o clock yesterday on a murder charge in the stabbing of Charles Sherren, 46, a Tunnelton WPA foreman who died at Graf ton City hospital. Prosecutors say the pair argued over union differences on March 4 near Sherren’s home. Weaver had previously been jailed on felonious assault charges and bonded out.
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James Weaver
Tunnelton
Charles Sherren
WPA
Grafton City Hospital
Weaver
I. R. Mattingly
Kingwood
Melvin C. Snyder
Sherren
Snyder
Wesver
Preston County
WPA Personnel Lists Sorted In This State
Charleston dispatch reports tentative orders for a seven thousand person reduction in West Virginia WPA rolls by April eight. State Administrator Joseph N. Alderson cites F C Harrington and pending congressional action on a proposed additional appropriation. About forty one thousand workers remain employed across WV.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Joseph N. Alderson
F.C. Harrington
Enterprise Soldier Is Killed In Auto Wreck
Corporal Raymond Saunders of Enterprise West Virginia, 28, stationed at Fort Hayes, was killed when a coupe carrying four plunged off a highway just north of Columbus. Sergeant Samuel Buck, driver, said he was blinded by headlights from another vehicle. two women passengers were only slightly injured.
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Columbus
Corp
Raymond Saunders
Enterprise
W. Va
Sol
Fort Hayes Barracks
Samuel Buck
Novel System Devised For Catching Bobcats
HAMER Idaho March 22 Ab Landon has a new system of catching bobcats alive Landon hunts on horseback when he spies a bobcat he slips off his coat drops from his horse as he comes alongside like a cow boy bulldogging a steer and covers his prey with the coat He has snared three bobcats this way
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Hamer
Idaho
Landon
City Post Speculation Tails Haller Successor Bid
Rumors swirl over who will replace Harley C. Haller as Grafton street commissioner as his resignation takes effect April 1. Mayors Gillispie and Bradford have not acted yet. James Reed, current assistant street commissioner, is the leading candidate but may decline the offer.
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Harley C. Haller
Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
J.B. Bradford
Haller
Southeast Europe braces for border defense mobilizations
In a rapid buildup across southeast Europe, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and neighboring states reinforced borders as thousands answered calls to arms. Troop concentrations sparked regional alert while Turkey, Yugoslavia and Greece monitored moves, with authorities denying full mobilization but tightening security.
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Bucharest
Romania
Europe
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Bucharist
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Greece
Simpson Explains How Road Can Be Obtained
Charleston March 22 Northern counties seeking completion of route 72 from Parsons to Macomber can obtain it for a consideration Road Commissioner Bur H Simpson said They must forego their prorated share of state road funds as the price for the project He spoke to a delegation advocating the route noting its industrial and agricultural benefits.
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Charleston
Parsons
Macomber
Bur H. Simpson
Simpson
Wheeler Plan Passes After Warm Battle
In a heated Senate session on March 22, the administration sought to reverse a 46-43 vote limiting the president’s powers under a House reorganiza tion bill. Senator Wheeler led the decisive amendment allowing executive orders to reorganize agencies, with Garner withholding a tie-break vote. The fight, one of Congress’s hottest since last spring, slowed by parliamentary maneuvers. continued on page six.
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William. Ardery
Washington
Senate
House
Garner
Wheeler
Congress
D.mont
Former Senior Judge Enters Innocent Plea
Martin T. Manton, once a senior judge on the U S Circuit Court of Appeals, pleaded innocent in federal court to two indictments accusing conspiracy and accepting payments from litigants in cases he presided over. Bail was set at $10,000 by Judge John W. Clancy despite the U S Attorney seeking $25,000 due to the offenses' seriousness.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John W. Clancy
United States
John T. Cahill
Three County Workers Stricken By Influenza at Courthouse
Influenza hit county offices with Sheriff Herbert Evans, County Clerk Ed St. Clair, and deputy Elizabeth Stuck absent from duties. City reports show multiple cases but no epidemic, most infections mild and under control.
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Herbert Evans
Ed St. Clair
Elizabeth Stuck
Lewis Won't Abandon CIO to Get Peace
John L. Lewis asserted the CIO will not dissolve or split to join the AFL in exchange for labor unity. Speaking to 50 delegates at a tri-district anthracite conference in New York, he warned the AFL had struck “foul blows” and accused it of reorganizing unions. he said the CIO may alter its policy if peace talks fail.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Congress For Industrial Organizations
CIO
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Washington, D. C
Lewis
Memel Ceded as Lithuania Proclaims Martial State
Kaunas declares a state of emergency as Memel, a 1099 square mile region with a German majority, returns to Germany. German storm troopers seize Memel’s public buildings and radio, while Lithuania evacuates the port city and contemplates resistance.
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Germany
Baltic Port
Kaunas
Lithuania
Memel
Aerae Aaa
Wilkes-Barre Guild Ends Strike With Contract Pact
Wilkes-Barre Pa March 22 The Wilkes-Barre unit of the American Newspaper Guild voted to end a five and a half month strike against the city’s three daily newspapers. The vote 94 to 26 ratified a contract tentatively agreed on Monday in New York by publishers and guild representatives. Robert W Johnson editor of the Record said publishers hoped to resume publication this week.
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Wilkes-Barre
American Newspaper Guild
Robert W. Johnson
The
Record
New York
Heavy Influenza Surge Reported Across State
Charleston March 22 The State Health department reports a 200 percent rise in influenza cases from the week ending March 4 to the week ending March 11. State total rose from 71 to 218 with Mineral County hardest hit at 84 cases. Pneumonia cases also increased, with 27 then 53 in the two weeks.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Mineral County
House Rules Committee Backs WPA Inquiry
The House Rules Committee approved a resolution directing the Appropriations Committee to conduct a thorough investigation of the Works Progress Administration. The vote was mainly in favor, with a few opposed. Rep. Cox of Georgia authored the measure, which could reach the House later this week.
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House Rules Committee
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Works Progress Administration
Rules Committee
Cox
D.-Ga
House
Owner of Still Says He Made Cough Syrup
SCRANTON Pa March 22 Albert Keiper charged with possessing a still admitted to judge he had a still for bottling cherry bark to make cough syrup not liquor He said we got 15 children He was acquitted.
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Scranton
Albert Keiper
Albert L. Watson
Pittman urges quick action on neutrality law
Senator Pittman asked the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order prompt hearings on changes to the neutrality statute. He argued Europe and Asia demand policy decisions before a general war, warning governments acting after war begins risk being seen as unneutral. The “cash and carry” sales provision to belligerents expires May 1, prompting a push for early action.
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Washington
Pittman
D.-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Asia
Carole Lombard Starts Remodeling of Her Home
Hollywood March 22 Carole Lombard was seen directing a crew remodeling a 14 room house at Encino near Los Angeles The cottage once belonged to Raoul Walsh and sits among an orchard estate It has servants quarters stables and a rumpus room but no pool Gable was recently divorced and reports say he and Lombard may marry soon She declined to confirm any wedding plans.
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Hollywood
Calif
Carole Lombard
Encino
Clark Gable
Gable
Raoul Walsh
Maria
Miss Lombard
Italy Backs Hitler Rallying to Fight for Concessions
Italy warns democratic powers that joint action to curb the Rome Berlin axis could spark war. The Fascist Grand Council and Mussolini cabinet say the axis will fight if needed to obtain colonial gains from France, blaming Versailles for the present tensions.
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Rome
Italy
Grand Council
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Axis
France
Versailles
Assessors Instructed On Making Assessments
Charleston report states that tax commissioner Ernest K. James instructed assessors to tax property of widows and postal savings certificates, noting assessors must list such property and that administrators must file settlements. He warned that failing to assess taxable property leads to statutory penalties, causing hardship for heirs.
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Charleston
Ernest K. James
James
Randolph Is Honored At Testimonial Dinner
In Washington on March 22 the National Democratic League honored Randolph of West Virginia at a testimonial dinner. As chairman of the House District of Columbia committee his post makes him unofficial mayor of Washington, the organizers said.
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Washington
National Democratic League of Washington
Randolph
D-W. Va
House District of Columbia Committee
Repair That Leaky Roof Before The Spring Rains
Local hardware ad promotes roofing coatings and roll roofing at Roberts Taylor County Hardware Company. Five gallon roof coating priced at $1.89 and a 98¢ roll offer highlighted with contact numbers 592 and 593.
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Roberts’ Taylor County Hardware Company
Hitler boards ship for Memel voyage from Berlin to Baltic
Adolf Hitler leaves Berlin at 3 19 p m to sail to Memel aboard the battleship Deutschland from Swinemeinde. The move signals Germanys maritime strength and avoids the Polish corridor issue while Lithuania cedes Memel back to Berlin after capitulation. Ribbentrop will handle talks with Lithuanian ministers on legal transfer. Poland fears possible unrest in Danzig as Nazi leaders watch the move.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Deutschland
Germany
Swinemeinde
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Memel
Hitler
Poland
Danzig
Board fears coal strike looms over industry
Washington March 22 The coal commission ponders curtailment of its activities as a possible strike hampers wage talks and operation. Percy Tetlow told a House subcommittee that unless expenditures are limited to one cent a ton from a tax, the commission may cease functioning if mines and miners fail to reach agreements by April 1.
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Washington
Percy Tetlow
House
Tetlow
The Grafton Sentinel Guest Invitation at Opera House
The clipping invites Mrs Frank Martin of 275 High Street to attend a double bill at the Opera House featuring Gene Autry in Western and Phil Regan with Outside of Paradise. Ident may be required for admission.
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Grafton Sentinel
Frank Martin
High Street
Gene Autry
Phil Regan
Opera House
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