Freman Admits Brutal Wedding Night Slaying
Undersheriff Clyde Les said John Ord, 42, confessed to killing Hale Nosler, 56, attacking Myra Nosler, 36, and beating Lester Pomeroy, 50, in a Tacoma area cottage. Fire destroyed the Nosler home after the attack as Ord fled with Myra Nosler, later jailed.
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Freman
Coma
Wash
Clyde Les
John 42
Hale R. Nosler
Myra
Pomeroy
Lester
Jes
Ord
Nosler
Longshoremen in Southeast Consider Walkout over Pay Raise
In Jacksonville and other Atlantic ports workers of the International Longshoremen’s Association weigh a 10 cent hourly raise. James L. Bartlett of the Clyde-Mallory Line and labor mediator efforts note no striking plan. Grayson of the Amalgamated Labor affiliate says workers will align with wharf crews if a walkout occurs.
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James L
Bartlett
Clyde-Mallorg
Ip Line
Pers
Grayson
Wil_N. C
Charleston
K. Ga
Jacksonville
Fla
Ree Fla
ABC Boards Plan School for Enforcement Officers
Members of ABC boards in central North Carolina counties met in Durham to decide on a joint program with the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill to conduct a school for ABC enforcement officers.
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Durham
ABC
North Carolina
Institute of Government
Chapel Hill
Scandinavian neutrals discuss parallel action under threat
Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht arrives in Copenhagen to join Denmark and Sweden for talks on protecting neutrality amid increased sea warfare. He meets Danish Foreign Minister Peter Munch as Sweden's Christian Gunther heads to the discussions expected to begin after a Riksdag session.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Halvdan Koht
Koht
Peter Munch
Gunther
Christian Gunther
Stockholm
Riksdag
Dies Committee Examines Forged Letters Linked to Pelley
The Dies committee reviewed forged letters meant to tie its chairman Rep. Dies to William Dudley Pelley leader of the Silver Shirt Legion. Dies sent the committee evidence to David Pine U.S. Attorney for grand jury action and possible action against others who aided the forgeries.
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Washington
Dies
Federal District Attorney
Rep. Dies
D-Tex
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirt Legion
David Pine
U. S
Grand Jury
Bankhead urges Roosevelt to declare stance on third term
Sen Bankhead a Roosevelt ally says the president should state his intentions now. He argues public clarity would help voters choose among candidates and that Roosevelt could run if he seeks renomination without much difficulty. Other New Deal senators echoed the call amid Vice President Garner skipping the Nebraska primary to protect Burke’s renomination chances.
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Washington
Bankhead
Dala
Roosevelt
Alabama
Speaker Bankhead
NEW Dealer
New Deal
Johnson
D-Cole
McCarran
D-Nev
Garner
Nebraska
Burke
Western Part Of Mannerheim Line Weakened
Moscow reports Soviet troops occupied Koivisto Tiurinsaari and Piisaari islands in the Mannerheim line campaign. The Lenin Grad headquarters says 22 guns were captured including 12 heavy coastal tower guns and 6 inch guns.
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Mannerheim
Moscow
Koivisto
Tiurinsaari
Piisaari
Leningrad
Kodivisto
Bjorkova
Pilasaari
Viipuri Still Held By Finnish Forces
Helsinki reports continued Finnish defense of Viipuri as Soviet offensives strike from captured coastal base 7 miles away. Russian losses tallied at Salmenkaita Ladoga region and Kuohmo, with around 2,350 men killed and tanks destroyed.
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Helsinki
High Command
Viipuri
Kaislahti
Gulf of Finland
Finland
Koivisto
Lake Muola
Salmenkaita
Lake Ladoga
Kuohmo
Taipale
New Trade Pact Signed Between Italy and Germany
Rome report says a wartime revision to the 1934 commercial accord was signed by German plenipotentiary Karl Clodius and Italian Senator Amadeo Giannini. No contents disclosed, with an official statement anticipated later.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Karl Clodius
Amadeo Giannini
Georgians Vote For Roosevelt In Local Preference Primary
In Donalsonville Georgia President Roosevelt led an unofficial Seminole County preference poll with 841 first choice votes. Vice President Garner received 18, Hull 3, Farley 2, Wheeler 2, McNutt 2, George 1 write-in. Hull led 245 for second choice with Roosevelt just one vote. 568 of 1500 eligible voters cast ballots.
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Donaldsonville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seminole County
John Garner
Cordell Hull
James A. Farley
Wheeler
Montana
Paul V. McNutt
Walter F. George
Georgia
George
Hull
Roosevelt
Farley
Garner
McNutt
Eugene Talmadge
Chamberlain vows fight to finish over German threat
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared no peace with the present German regime, pledging to fight until freedom is secure. The war report notes the Benvolio mine loss with ten sailors dead and RAF raids reaching Prague Kiel Hamburg and Bremen with suspected submarine sinks and a merchantman rammed. Aase and Royal Archer losses mount as British public rallies support.
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Great Britain
N. K. Todd
Ajax
Empire
Montevideo
Batp
Graf Spee
Todd
F. S. Bell
The
Exeter
Dudley Pound
Chamberlain
Winston Hill
Admiralty
Robert E. Bunnelle
London
Europe
Germany
Benvolio
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Prague
Kiel
Hamburg
Bremen
Belgium
Royal Archer
Aase
Atlantic
Birmingham
Britain
Reich Announces Resolve to Fight On Under Providence
Adolf Hitler told Munich crowds that Germany would fight until the terror of the plutocracies is broken and that Providence has blessed the Reich for six years. He praised Russia Italy and Japan as friends, claimed stronger leadership than in 1914, and hinted at terms of peace as security of living space and return of colonies.
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Edwin Shanke
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russia
Italy
Japan
Reich
Fuehrer
Hitler
Haufbrou Hall
Nazi Party
Burgerbrauhas
United States
Sumner Welles
Europe
Winston Churchill
Frightened Turks Call For Civil Mobilization
In Istanbul on February 25 officials announced emergency measures amid Near East war fears. A government committee launched obligatory labor in the Ereğli coal basin and a plan to keep workers at their jobs. General staff officers arrived for defenses while British and French technicians aided preparations. Turkish papers predicted war with Soviet Russia and moves toward Baku oil fields. Official quarters said Turkey was ready to defend its security.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Near East
Eregli
Anl
Ankara
Russia
Baku
Caspian Sea
Yeni Sabah
Britain
France
Europe
Belated Bayou Santa Delivers Gifts To Trappers' Children
In St Andrews Mission Louisiana Rev Shardon DAubert played Santa in a tropical downpour delivering toys to 100 children of trappers. The event featured a Christmas tree and carols as children sang Silent Night. School resumes next week after a two month holiday.
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ST. Andrews Mission
Bayon DE Large
Santa Claus
North Pole
St. Nick
Shardon D'Aubert
Gulf
Louisiana
Reich Censors News On Welles Visit To Germany
Berlin reports say Nazi regime imposed a strict ban on publishing details of Sumner Welles impending visit while promising a cordial welcome. Officials say the program will run with no press access though the schedule remains complete. Welles is to meet Joachim von Ribbentrop and then Hitler.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
United States
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Welles
Hans Dieckhoff
Hull
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini to Await Welles Visit Before Responding
The Italian leader signals he will wait for Sumner Welles to visit Berlin Paris and London before presenting Italy’s official view on the European conflict. Welles and Myron Taylor arrive in Naples to meet Mussolini Ciano and discuss potential peace efforts and future U. S. participation.
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Rome
Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Sumner Welles
Berlin
Paris
London
Italy
Welles
Count Ciano
Mussolini
United States
Washington
America
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Taylor
Pius XII
Naples
Count Galeazzo Ciano
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