Girl Fatally Shoots Suitor in Self Defense at Home
In Bloomington Illinois a 23 year old girl Eloise Sylvester held 20 year old Ralph Daugherty as he died after she shot him in her home. Prosecutor Bernard Wall said she confessed the killing occurred during a struggle with her brother present and she acted in self defense. Daugherty an ex convict and WPA worker had telephoned the woman repeatedly and insulted her after she declined a date. A shotgun was fired from behind a stove as Daugherty entered the kitchen.
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Bloomington
Ill
Bernard Wall
Eloise Sylvester
Ralph Daugherty
Wall
Daugherty
WPA
Miss Sylvester
Mdaugherty
Syl
Hold Youth on Burglary Count
David Stack of 501 Mangum Avenue was arrested at 1 o'clock this morning on a first degree burglary warrant. He broke into the Hunsucker home, fired at Mrs. Hunsucker, and was held without bond. He faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge.
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David Stack
Mangum Avenue
M. H. Hunsucker
Hunsucker
Stack
Russia Front Strains Transportation Amid Wartime Demands
Continued report notes heavy demands for engines and cars to equip troops and supply lines. Ten divisions were reportedly concentrated along the Dniester River border with Romania as fronts shift.
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Bessarabian
Dniester
Rumania
Campaign Victory Comments Shape Democratic Debate
Campaign Victory spoke at a press briefing amid a week of United Mine Workers actions affecting party politics. He said no candidate is chosen yet and the focus is on what the Democratic party will do for the country. Earlier he criticized Garner and McNutt and split from the New Deal.
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United Mine Workers
Democratic Party
Mine Workers and
CIO
New Deal
John N. Garner
Paul V. McNutt
Daugherty Fires Knife Tragedy During Family Dispute
The confrontation between a woman, her brother Fred, and a man led to Daugherty drawing a pairing knife and the young woman firing a charging shot into his chest. The incident occurred after a family dispute, details sparse.
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Vester Home
Fred
Daugherty
Bodenheimer Rites Planned for Mrs. Mary Bodenheimer
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary M. Bodenheimer 82 who died Friday night at her Kernersville route one home will be held this afternoon at 1 o clock from Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Bray Rev. E L Mumford and Rev. O L Haster will officiate. interment follows in the church cemetery family plot.
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Mary M. Bodenheimer
Kernersville
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Tom Bray
E. L. Mumford
O. L. Haster
Convention figure dies in Twin Falls
W Orr Chapman aged 49 who seconded Alfred E Smith’s 1928 Democratic National Convention nomination in Kansas City died in Twin Falls Idaho on January 27 193? in the days following.
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Twin Falls
Ida
W. Orr Chapman
Alfred E. Smith
Kansas City
Wheeler Brings Wheeler Before UMW Convention Endorses CIO Proposals
Senator Burton Wheeler addressed the UMW convention after Lewis introduced him praising him as an eminent statesman. Wheeler defended labor aims though he reserved comment on whether the Montana Democrat meets labor's presidential candidate specs amid talk of a third term for Roosevelt and possible nomination issues.
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Roosevelt
Wheeler
Lewis
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Finnish Front Reports Heavy Soviet Losses Near Lake Ladoga
The communique claimed successful repulsion of attacks with heavy losses and capture of automatic weapons. Unofficial sources warned the statement understated the scale, noting hundreds of tanks and armored cars fallen into Finnish hands as Russian casualties reached around 20,000. Helsingki excitement rose as reports of trapped divisions and intensified fighting spread.
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Lake Ladoga
Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Mannerheim
Finnish Artillery Silences Batteries and Patrol Clashes
The communique reports Finnish artillery silencing enemy batteries and a patrol capture of one Russian officer and 12 men. It also notes a Russian submarine destroyed in a Finnish mine field days earlier and ongoing Soviet air activity in northern Finland with casualties and aircraft losses.
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Finland
Ivalo
Savukos‘i
Kuusamo
Valtimo
Warmer Days Reported Across North Carolina Cities
Weather notes describe a string of above freezing readings across the state with Durham at one degree above, Wilmington 14, Cape Hatteras 19, Rocky Mount five, Fayetteville eight, Tryon eight, Canton one, unofficial Burnsville minus one, Henderson 1, Brevard ten, Concord six, Statesville two, and High Point two as conditions warm.
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Durham
Wilmington
Cape Hatteras
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
Tryon
Canton
Hendersonville
Burnsville
Henderson
Brevard
Concord
Statesville
High Point
American rights in China extend beyond borders says Hull
Secretary Hull states that U S interests in the Far East and Europe go beyond counting Americans abroad or trade. He urges peaceful, orderly international processes and warns that Japan may react to U S stance, stressing rights for Americans anywhere in the Far East, not just in China.
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Hull
Garner
United States
Far East
China
Yangtze
Japan
State Department
Flint Trapped at Murmansk Then Freed by Norwegians
The crew of the Russian Flint describes being intercepted by a Russian patrol boat in Murmansk after German prisoners were left aboard. Delays in paperwork followed before Russians ordered a 24 hour sailing window. A Norwegian coast guard later freed the Nazi prize crew at Haugesund, Norway.
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Flint
Tromsoe
Murmansk
Gainard
Logan
Haugesund
Norway
Churchill Warns Nazi Germany Still Stronger than 1940
Churchill declared Britain and its allies remain formidable yet not at full strength in war. He warned Hitler could miss chances, noted Imperial Germany 1914 as a tougher foe, and urged mobilization with one million women needed in munitions and war work. He promised unions will regain craft benefits after the war.
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Britain
Hitler
Germany
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Fair conditions prevail across both states with gradually rising temperatures. Sunday will be mild and Sunday into Monday shows partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions overall.
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North and
South Carolina
Romania Looks to Balkan Partners for War Aid
Jan 27 report from Budapest says Romania will seek military backing from Greece Turkey and Yugoslavia if attacked by Germany or Russia. Belgrade ministers to discuss aid Feb 2. Athens Ankara and Belgrade show reluctance to grant sweeping guarantees amid oil pressures and pressure from Germany and Britain.
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Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Germany
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Belgrade
Athens
Ankara
Aksam
Britain
France
Wheeler Seeks Endorsement as Norris Backs Presidential Bid
Capitol Hill watchers expected Wheeler to receive Lewis' endorsement after Norris declared support for his presidential run. Norris said if Roosevelt is not renominated he would back Wheeler, and Wheeler praised the Columbus reception and the veteran Nebraskan's backing.
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Capitol Hill
Wheeler
Mont
Lewis
Mine Workers
Washington
Columbus
George Norris
Norris
Roosevelt
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