Britain Keeps Up Talks to Halt Hitler Aggression
London March 28 Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain is actively continuing negotiations with other governments to stop Adolf Hitler from further aggression. He warned the house that final views of other governments are not yet in hand and progress may be limited by political developments. Oliver Stanley cited partial gains from a Federation of British Industries Germany pact but noted further progress in trade talks with Germany is unlikely.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Federation of British Industries
The
House
Negro Slasher Pays At One Dollar Per Stitch
Eddie Maples a Black man faced Judge H B Abernathy in Birmingham Alabama for slashing his wife with a knife. The judge set a fine at one dollar per stitch while detective W E Degroat reported from hospital records that the woman suffered head throat and arm injuries and that Maples owed thirty seven dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eddie Maples
H. B. Abernathy
Abernathy
W. E. Degroat
Eddie
State Miners Not Alarmed by Possible Shutdown
Miners in West Virginia’s soft coal fields, focusing on John L. Lewis Day celebrations, show little fear of a long strike as the United Mine Workers and operators near the March 31 expiration of the Appalachian wage agreement. Many expect the pact to be extended two more years, keeping a 35 hour week and a $6 daily wage, with possible changes for more mechanical loaders.
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Charleston
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Elks Plan Important Meeting On March 28 1939
Elks announce a Tuesday night meeting at the Elks Home with all members urged to attend. Exalted Ruler Dr. O L Cook references matters of importance to be discussed and settled.
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Elks Home
O. L. Cook
Relief funds not released in Roane County court order
Spencer March 28 Sheriff Phil D Phillips said he would honor a Roane county court order transferring $1000 from other funds in the county relief fund. He acted on Prosecutor Clair F Smith who warned the move could be felonious and potentially make him and his surety liable. The court met yesterday to study replenishing the relief fund following advice from Assistant Attorney General Ira J Partlow.
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Ira J. Partlow
Charleston
Railcarload totals rise for Baltimore and Ohio week
Baltimore and Ohio railway carloadings for the week ended March 25 totaled 42,610, with 27,9 loaded on line and 14,676 received from connections. This is the highest total since November 5, 1938, and up from the previous week and year’s level, reflecting a continued rise in volume.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Former State Treasurer to Address Kiwanis Dinner
W. S. Johnson, ex state treasurer and now secretary of the West Virginia Crippled Children's Society, will be the principal speaker at the Kiwanis club dinner at Debendarfer's Cozy Rest Inn tonight. He will speak before a meeting of the crippled children's county committee at the YMCA at 8 p.m.
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W. S. Johnson
West Virginia
Crippled Children’s Society
Kiwanis Club
Debendarfer’s
Cozy Rest Inn
Crippled Children’s County Committee
Y.M.C. A
Illness Hits Charleston Schools As Absences Soar
In Charleston on March 28 about 1,500 pupils were absent from city schools due to influenza and colds, more than one tenth of the student body. Health officer Dr. Leo Mynes noted the surge and the story continued on page four.
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Charleston
Leo Mynes
Kanawha Couny
Father of Four Held On Charges of Bigamy
In Pittsburgh on March 28 Alderman Harry Fitzgerald detained 21 year old Harry Winnerwick, father of four, on four counts of bigamy. Mrs Stella Winnerwicz, 23, with her month old child, accused him of using WPA wages to marry again. A woman named Catherine Winner claimed to be wife No 2 and testified he said he was divorced. Winnerwicz remained silent, held on a 1500 dollar bond.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Fitzgerald
Harry Winnerwick
M. Winnerwicz
Stella Winnerwicz
Catherine Winner
Winnerwicz
Winnerwies
Supreme Court clears way for wider income taxes
The court ruling ends immunity on state and federal salaries, prompting senators to seek legislation to bar retroactive taxation of 2.6 million state and local workers. The decision allows both levels of government to tax each other’s salaries, reversing 50 years of precedent and hinting at 1939 income tax start for state employees.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Treasury
Roosevelt
Wagner Act hearings set to open April 11
The senate labor committee voted unanimously to begin hearings April 11 on proposed amendments to the Wagner Act. The AFL pressed for immediate hearings while the CIO urged delay. The panel had planned March 10 but postponed as AFL and CIO pursued peace talks at Roosevelt's request.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Committee
AFL
The
CIO
Roosevelt
Check Issued 31 Years Ago Is Good As Gold
Toulon Illinois March 28 A 70 cent check dated January 2 1907 was cashed at the State Bank of Toulon by W S Newton He received the check upon his honorable discharge from the Marines and found it among old papers with no trouble cashing it today
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Toulon, II
W. S. Newton
State Bank of
Toulon
Sam
Newton
Marines
Senate panel seeks to outlaw oppressive labor practices
The Senate civil liberties committee proposed legislation to outlaw oppressive labor practices by a powerful minority in industry. It would bar labor spies strikebreakers and strike breaking agencies by employers within federal jurisdiction and restrict private guards on company property. The bill extends Walsh-Healey public contracts act provisions to firms engaging in oppressive labor practices and tightens rules on industrial munitions.
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Washington
The
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Walgh-Healey
Joverdus
LaFollette
Wis
Thomas
Utah
Des Moines Police Brief Aid In Mad Dog Call
Police squad rushed to help an East Side community fearing a mad dog. Ten minutes later radioed dog not mad, dog hungry, owner will feed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
East Side
Viscose Workers Appeal Board Ruling To Court
Nearly 3,000 Parkersburg viscose workers appealing from a unemployment compensation ruling won a circuit court hearing. Judge Julian F. Bouchelle granted a writ of certiorari to bring all case records to court. The action centers on Gladys Bailey and covers 2,705 employees at the American Viscose plant. Plant work stopped after the spinning department walked out June 5, 1938.
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Charleston
Parkersburg
Julian F. Bouchelle
Kanawha County
Gladys Bailey
State
Hard Fighting Reported In Sino-Japanese Affair
Shanghai dispatch notes the heaviest fighting in five months around 120 to 150 miles southwest and southeast of Hankow as Japan advances. Casualties are heavy. Hankow has fallen, but Nanchang and other Yangtze south points resist. The “Second Battle” continues as of late last night with Japanese claiming Nanchang captured in seven days.
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Shanghai
Harkow
Han
Kow
Nanchang
Yangtze River
Bank Robber Forces City Attorney to Assist in Cash Haul
Chanute Kansas March 28 City Attorney Joe Balch said he was terrified when his school friend John Thornburg forced him to carry a sawed off shotgun during a bank holdup. Thornburg wore dynamite and demanded $10000 but the bank yielded 4860 in cash. Thornburg, 26, fled and was seen near Salina. Balch, bank vice president B S Cofer and Police Chief Lee Knapp identified the robber.
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Madman
Chanute, Kas
Joe Balch
John Thornburg
Thornburg
First National Bank
Balch
Chanute
Salina
Kas
B. S. Cofer
Lee “Knapp
Sholdup
Cofer
Thief Sends Five Cent Postage Due Note After Theft
East St. Louis report says a thief took Fred Steinkopf's wallet containing $85 and added insult by mailing back a letter with five cents postage due, the empty wallet enclosed. The odd act follows the robbery and highlights the puzzling misconduct.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Fred Steinkopf
Steinkopf
Polish authorities arrest eight women for spreading reports
Warsaw reports eight women detained at Bydgoszcz on charges of spreading false news about Polish treatment of Germans. Officials cite a dispatch from the German news agency DNB alleging German women and children were beaten for speaking their language.
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Warsaw
Bydgosz
DNB
Bydgos
West Virginia Prepares Tax on U S Empl oyes
Charleston March 28 West Virginia moves to tax federal workers following the Supreme Court ruling permitting states to collect from federal employees. The 44th legislature omits any exemption for federal workers and both houses approve the change, with officials awaiting revenue estimates and a study of the decision.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U. S. Supreme ‘Court
Supreme Court
Invitation to Opera House Screening in Grafton
The Grafton Sentinel invites R. C. Davis of 472 Walnut Street to tonight’s Opera House presentation of A Man to Remember starring Edward Ellis Anne Shirley and Lee Bowman. Identification may be required for admission to the highly recommended picture.
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Mrs. B, Blackman
W. Wilford Street
Grafton Sentinel
Jane Withers
Arizona Wildcat
Leo Carrillo
Dixie Theatre
Trade Winds
Fredric March
Joan Bennett
Strand Theatre
Opera House
The
R. C. Davis
Walnut Street
Edward Ellis
Anne Shirley
Lee Bowman
Thea ‘Tre
France Won't Give Up Land Keeps Firm on Claims
Paris reports France will refuse to negotiate if Italy presses claims to French territory. Government sources say negotiations will not start until Italy clarifies its exact demands. Premier Daladier is slated to address tomorrow, signaling a rebuttal to Mussolini's recent remarks.
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Paris
France
Italy
Daladier
Mussolini
Djibouti
Suez Canal
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Automobile Knocks Dow Light Pole and Mail Box
O J McFarland of West Main street lost control of his car in front of Grafton Banking and Trust last night. He knocked down a city light pole into the building and damaged a mail box. Arraigned before Mayor P F Gillispie on destruction of city property, case postponed for city electrician’s cost estimate.
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Grafton Banking and Trust Company
O. J. McFarland
West Main Street
McFarland
P. F. Gillispie
City Electrician
Pole Co
Madrid Surrenders as Franco Forces Enter City
Nationalist radio from Madrid announces full military occupation of the capital. Republicans surrender Madrid and central Spain after long negotiations with Franco. Casado and other defense leaders flee as Franco’s troops mass on the outskirts. white flags adorn the city awaiting the march into Madrid.
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Paris
Union
Madrid
Spain
National Defense Council
Segismundo Casado
Defense Army
Francisco Franco
Franco
Premier Negrin
France
New Fighting Reported on Slovakia Hungary Border
Budapest dispatches say boundary talks between Hungarian and Slovak commissions ended as fighting resumed along the frontier with Carpatho Ukraine. Artillery duels were reported in the Lahore river valley, highlighting renewed clashes between Slovak and Hungarian forces in the disputed border region.
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Budapest
Slovakia
Hungary
Lahore River
Carpatho
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Viscose Workers Appeal Board
Poland
U. S
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