Murder Mystery Involving Anya Sosoyeva At Los Angeles College
Police pursued clues in the killing of 25 year old Russian actress Anya Sosoyeva who was attacked near Los Angeles City College as she prepared for a revue. A blood stained glove card and wooden fragment were found. witness Myar, a 24 year old pianist, described finding Sosoyeva in a janitor’s room after a late night walk.
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PS Angeles
Los Angeles City College
Anya Sosoyeva
Sosoyeva
San
Fanchon & Unit
New York
Chicago
Liege
Andi
Misseva
Myar
Ted
Odenly
Gore
Anya
McLaughlin
Ann Stanley
J. Dalton R. Patton
Ide Bureau
Aya
Ton
William Clark
University of Wisin
Ripon Press
Holly
End Of Spanish War Appears Only Hours Away
Paris dispatch reports the Spanish government has agreed to an armistice with Franco forces as the civil war nears end. Negotiations focus on terms and safe conduct for Negrin and other leaders, with Madrid expecting nationalist occupation of the government zone soon after any armistice.
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Associated Press
Paris
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Juan Negrin
Franco
Spain
London
Britain
Pablo Arcarate Y Florez
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Manuel Azana
Azana
Barcelona
Negrin
Valencia
Alicante
Hopkins Speech In Des Moines Signals Recovery Drive
Secretary Hopkins outlined a broad policy to stimulate business and recovery in a Des Moines address. He covered tax issues, budget balance, labor policy, hydro power competition, housing, and rail problems, aiming to foster private investment while preserving New Deal reforms.
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Washington
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Congress
Union
CIO
AFL
Commerce Department
Investigation continues into death of local textile worker
In Greensboro on February 25, Eulis Iliard a 33 year old textile worker was found dead. Police plan further investigation into possible foul play as family and community mourn. Iliard, a native of Siler, had lived in the area 17 years and is survived by two children, three brothers, two sisters, and his mother.
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Eensboro
Eulis Iliard
Textiler
R. D. Overman
J. Smith
Wallace Freeman
Jard
Siler
Bro
Oil firms draft plan to settle Mexico oil seizure
A proposed formula to resolve Mexico's seizure of American oil lands has been drafted by oil companies and will be discussed in Mexico City. The plan envisions Mexico retaining title while long term contracts run operations by former owners, with tax assurances and labor terms to be set. The proposal reportedly has backing from 17 U S firms and affected British and Dutch companies.
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William A. Weiland
Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Francisco Castillo Najera
State Department
United States
Hangover Before Drunkenness Proposed by Virginia Doctor
Dr J S Dejarnette from Western State hospital urged the Virginia state hospital board to create a state research lab to develop a medicine that would induce sickness when alcohol is consumed. He said injections given weekly by family or preferred physicians could prevent euphoria from liquor, requiring years of research and a skilled team. The plan aims to deter drinking and save millions nationally.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
J.S. Dejarnette
Western State Hospital
United States
Labor Peace Is Urged By FDR
President Roosevelt urges a united labor movement and asks CIO and AFL leaders John L. Lewis and William Green to name a peace committee. He argues for a constructive negotiated peace within months and promises government support if needed.
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FDR
CIO
AFL
Committee
Association for Blind to Meet in Greensboro
North Carolinians interested in blind aid program development will convene in Greensboro for the fifth annual convention of the North Carolina Association for the Blind. Dr. Carl E. Brice of Washington, D C, consulting ophthalmologist to the Security Board, will be the principal speaker.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Association For the Blind
Carl E. Brice
Washington, D. C
Security Security Board
North Carolina House to Debate Election Reform Measures
Raleigh February 25 AP The 1939 General Assembly will open a partisan clash as the House plans a Monday vote on absentee voting limits and stricter rules for general elections. Debates over purging registration books and removing markers accompanied the reform push, with broader fiscal fights looming as budget and tax bills await committee action.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
House of Representatives
House
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Senate
North Carolina
House Committee On Elections
County Boards of Elections
House Elections Committee
Appropriations Committee
Finance Committee
Jews Urged to Prepare Departures in Reich Emigration Drive
Berlin police orders require daily lists of 100 Jews to receive two weeks notice to leave Germany. The move, first fixed in Berlin, aims to rid the regime of Jews and could signal nationwide implementation. Jewish leaders warn enforcement may outpace existing visa plans with large numbers to depart from major cities.
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Berlin
George Rublee
Intergovernmental Refugee Committee
Refugee Committee
London
Hitler
Germany
England
Palestine
Vienna
Breslau
Frankfurt
Stuttgart
Dresden
Cologne
Hamburg
Labor Peace Move In AFL CIO Talks Date
William Green of the AFL said he accepted President Roosevelt's invitation to appoint a committee to meet a CIO group to seek labor peace. He noted that earlier attempts failed and warned that time has added complications making a settlement harder. the AFL will maintain its craft union structure and democratic principles in negotiations. Green named Harry Bates, Matthew Woll, and Daniel Tobin to represent the AFL, with talks likely to begin next week if Lewis responds favorably.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
United Labor Movement
CIO
AFL
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House
Houston
Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Lewis and Green
New York
Green
Lewis
Washington
Afl-Cio
Harry C. Bates
Matthew Woll
Daniel J. Tobin
James J. Hines Convicted on 13 Counts in Tammany Racketeering
In New York, James J. Hines, longtime Tammany Hall figure, was found guilty on all 13 counts of a Dutch Schultz gambling syndicate indictment. The jury's verdict follows a 27 day trial led by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, with testimonies noting Hines accepted 500 dollars weekly and funds for political campaigns in exchange for corrupting police and magistrates.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany Hall
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany
General Sessions
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Dewey
New York City
Arthur
Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer
Harlem
Schultz
Jimmy Hines
Shanghai settlement rejects Japanese terrorism plan
The Shanghai international settlement council rejected a Japanese proposal to suppress terrorism and retain its own policing power. The note to the council, seen as a bid to extend Japanese rule, triggered a fortified response with US Marines and French forces joining the defense, turning foreign districts into an armed camp.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Japan
Yoshiaki Miura
Cornell S. Franklin
United States
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D. Harold Oliver
People of
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Association For Blind
Frank Gilbreth
Reich
Louis P. Lochner
Green Names Committee
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