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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

2

Golden Gate Fair drawing tops Bay area crowd forecast

San Francisco March 24 fair officials predict Golden Gate Exposition attendance may top Chicago’s first year total of 22,320,456 with hopes of 23,000,000 visitors by next December. Nudist shows like Sally Rand’s nude ranch draw big crowds, while Treasure Island hosts a $30 million palace of fine arts attracting over 100,000 to date.

San Francisco Chicago Connick Sally Rand Bally Bayway Treasure Island Palace of Fine Arts

Numerous Casualties In Slovakia War Reported

Bratislava dispatch reports heavy fighting along Slovakia's eastern front with Slovak and Hungarian forces. The Slovak Press Bureau says Slovak troops clashed near Sobrante and Michalovce and Hungarian units withdrew about five miles starting at 9:30 a.m. The Budapest side claimed quiet along most of the border where Hungarians hold disputed areas.

Bratislava Slovakia Budapest Sobrante Michalovce

Hitler’s Diplomacy Deepens as Memel Is Claimed

Throngs awaited Adolf Hitler’s return to Berlin after a triumphal Memelland entry as Germany moved to solidify front relations. Goering and Ribbentrop expected vacations. Goebbels may join, with Goering already resuming an Italian sojourn amid shifting Axis ties.

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