Republicans Fix June 24 For 1940 National Convention
The Republican National Committee fixed Monday June 24 as the date for the 1940 convention and debated site selection. Chairman John Hamilton endorsed a third term fight against Roosevelt, predicting a Republican victory and criticizing the New Deal amid party unity.
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Republican National Committee
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Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
John Hamilton
Sweden Declines Finnish Request for Troop Transport
Premier Hansson stated Sweden would not send military troops to Finland and that its policy toward aiding neighboring countries remains unchanged. The communique noted discussions on delivering necessities and medical aid, with no shift in Sweden's position despite Finnish pressure.
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Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Finland
Sweden
Hansson
Riksdag
Britain
France
Russians Gain Ground on Mannerheim Line at Summa
Finnish army reports Russian forces penetrated part of Summa village on the Karelian Isthmus as fighting continued. The communique said enemy advances east of Summa and in a defile between Lake Muolo and the Vuoksi River were achieved while elsewhere attacks were repulsed and the Mannerheim Line held Firm.
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Helsinki
Finland
Mannerheim
Karelian
Summa
Lake Muolo
Vuoksi
Navy Appropriation Passes Amid Guam Funding Cut
The House approved a 965.8 million dollar navy appropriation bill while removing proposed funds for developing Guam. The measure, sending to the Senate, totals about 112.7 million below Roosevelt's request but provides roughly 51 million more than the current peacetime year.
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House
Guam
Senate
Roosevelt
House rejects Guam harbor plan as naval lookout post
The House narrowly votes 125 to 144 against a Pacific Guam harbor improvement proposal to turn the island into a naval lookout. Debate centers on fortification fears and potential impact on Philippine independence and U.S. posture toward Japan.
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Washington
Naval
Pacific
Guam
House
Japan
P. Richards
Philippines
Flint Captain is Exonerated by Navy Inquiry
Commander R. B. Field director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation refused to consider complaints filed by the National Maritime Union against Captain Joseph A. Gainard of the City of Flint after a German prize crew took possession of the American vessel.
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Washington
R. 8. Field
Bureau of Marine Inspection, and Navigation
National Maritime Union
Joseph A. Gainard
Flint
Watchman testifies to seeing Dr Dazey carry wife to garage
A night watchman testified that Dr George Dazey carried the dead Mrs Doris Dazey into a garage after hearing screams. He later said Dazey claimed the death was accidental and warned of threatening calls. The death was ruled an accidental self death by carbon monoxide, per the state.
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Tos Angeles
George Kk.duzey
Roland le Witt Seal
Doris Dazey
Seal
Dr. Dazey
Negro Murder Suspect Captured After Five Day Search
A Negro suspect in the Harvey Pilchard murder was seized by state police on Harvey Redden’s farm in Stockton Maryland after five days of search. Four other suspects were in Harford County jail Bel Air. Earlier a mob seized two alleged knowers of the hideout from Snow Hill jail and released the women with state police intervention.
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Harvey Pilchard
Harvey Redden
Harford County
Bel Air
Snow Hill
Pilchard
Soviet Claims More Seizures On Karelian Isthmus Drive
Moscow reports the Red Army smashing along the Karelian Isthmus toward Kamara near Viipuri and says 53 Finnish defensive fortifications fell, total 153 seized in 15 days. Helsinki cites heavy Finnish toll and stubborn defense as Russians push toward Kamara from Summa.
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Russia
Red Army
Karelian
Kamara
Viipuri
Helsinki
Summa
Mannerheim Line
Virginia Boatmen Frozen to Death
Two 68 year old Virginia watermen James East and Jake Barnes were found frozen to death in their oyster boat near Chincoteague Bay after a blizzard. The brothers in law were near Locustville when the incident occurred with a stove and fuel in the cabin and their clothes soaked from the wet weather.
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Virginia
Chincoteague Bay
James East
Jake Barnes
Locustville
Dies Members Object To Calling Coughlin
Washington February 16 AP Objections were raised within the Dies Committee today to calling the Rev Charles E Coughlin to the witness stand but no decision was reached by session end.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Charles E. Coughlin
Coach Concern Wins Franchise
The North Carolina Utilities Commission grants Piedmont Coach Company of Wadesboro a bus franchise from Davidson to Burlington with service to Concord Albemarle Asheboro and Liberty. The ruling ends a dispute with Carolina Coach Company and Atlantic Greyhound Lines who opposed the license citing potential losses. The case included 600 pages of testimony and aims to connect Davidson to Concord and other towns via direct routes.
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Davidson
Burlington
Stanley Winborne
Concord
Albemarle
Asheboro
Liberty
Winborne
Carolina Coach Company
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Salisbury
Lexington
High Point
Greensboro
Siler City
Two High Point Negroes Gassed for Same Crime
Raleigh reports that in Hoke County two Black men, Nathaniel Bryant aged 18 and William Young aged 23, were executed by gas for burglary and murder in the store and filling station robbery of Thomas Moore. Both men from High Point were convicted for the same crime. Nettie Clinard’s later imprisonment tied to the case.
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Hoke County
Nathaniel Bryant
William Young
High Point
Thomas Moore
John Maultsby
W. R. Barrington
Raeford
Barrington
Bryant
Young
Nettie Clinard
L. A. Watts
J. S. Chesser
Watts
Jesus Christ
Guard Chesser
Moore
Brazil Orders Guard Aboard German Vessel
Twelve Brazilian marines boarded the German freighter Konisberg in Brazilian waters near Belem to enforce neutrality by prohibiting ship radio use. The Amapa gunboat stood by as authorities ordered the ship to sail outside territorial waters or return to Belem after radios were found installed enabling contact with German warships. The boarding occurred off Gaivotas Island at the Amazon mouth where the vessel had hovered with 2000 tons of rubber onboard.
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Brazil
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Amapa
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Amazon
Revised Bulgarian Cabinet Takes Oath
Sofia reports King Boris swore in a new Bulgarian cabinet led by Bogdan Philoff a 57 year old professor and former education minister. Philoff aims to lessen Bulgaria economic dependence on Germany after Kiosselvanoff resigned yesterday and formed a new cabinet within 24 hours following his resignation.
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Bogdan Philoff
Bulgaria
Germany
Philoff
George Kiosselvanoff
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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