Fascists gain two strides toward power in Spain report
The Allied press notes the Spanish fascist advance on two fronts with possession of Malaga and disruption of the Madrid Valencia supply route. The capture of Malaga shifts morale and risks Madrid as Franco’s forces encircle and threaten the Socialist government during the war.
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Associated Press
Spain
Erater
Malaga
Madrid
Valencia
Franco
Alcazar
Court Reform Proposals Move Forward in Congress
The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure authorizing the attorney general to participate in lower court cases involving constitutional questions. Sponsored by Chairman Sumners, the bill aligns with Roosevelt's court reorganization plan. Senator Robinson urged raising the retirement age for judges from 70 to 75, though he spoke for himself, not the administration.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Texas
Roosevelt
Robinson
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Sixth person sought in death of Genevieve Legnon
Baton Rouge officials say a sixth suspect is being sought in the death of Genevieve Legnon following a Donaldsonville night club party. Five charged with murder remain incommunicado and deny seeking a venue change. Legnon died January 25 from a skull fracture after the incident.
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Genevieve Legnon
Donaldsonville
Louis Wilson
Elmo Melancon
Ralph Falsetto
Lorenzo Milano
Cleo Miller
Life sentence meted for traffic charge in Syracuse
Justice of the Peace Myron Fellows gave Mason J. Halstead a life sentence for driving a coupe with four passengers past a stop sign. He wed defendant Ruth W. Alexander as deputies watched, while Halstead pleaded and protested. The judge proceeded with the ceremony, declaring the sentence during the marriage.
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N. Y
Justice of the Peace
Myron Fellows
Mason J. Halstead
Ruth W. Alexander
Halstead
Bankhead Sees Daughter Act Curtain Speech
Washington dispatch reports Democratic Senator Bankhead of Alabama wiping tears during Tallulah Bankhead’s curtain speech for Reflected Glory in Washington He praised his daughter’s performance after a seven month run saying the moment was among his happiest and he thanked the audience for their kindness
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Washington
Bankhead
Democrat
Alabama
Tallulah
New York
London
Weather Outlook for Louisiana and Arkansas
Partly cloudy and colder with possible frost in exposed inland areas of southern Louisiana. Overnight temperatures 36 to 40 in the sugar and trucking region. Wednesday cloudy with light to moderate northerly winds along the coast. Arkansas expects a cold night with near freezing temps and a partly cloudy Wednesday.
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Louisiana
South Portion
Arkansas
Officers Push Dogged Search For Killer Of Mary Babcock
In Buffalo New York police questioned all male residents in the south Buffalo area as part of a massive inquiry into the stabbing death of 18 year old Mary Ellen Babcock. 11 000 men already interviewed with as many more to be questioned. Police say no definite suspect yet but expect a breakthrough from accumulated information. Four men were held briefly and released after questioning.
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N. Y
Mary Ellen Babcock
Centerville
South Buffalo
James W. Higgins
GM Accepts Talks To End Auto Strike After Six Days
General Motors agrees to resume discussions to end the auto workers strike after six days of talks. Governor Murphy called the sessions at Roosevelt’s request. John L. Lewis says a proposal existed to resume operations if GM recognized the union as bargaining agent for workers in 20 plants.
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Automobile Company
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
General Motors
John L. Lewis
Murphy
Lewis
Explosion Kills National Guard Hurdling Fire near Reelfoot Lake
In Tiptonville Tennessee a blast from an oil heater killed Private Clarence S Stephens 2% of Nashville and left Privates John Douglas and Clarence Wall of Jackson with burns. The cottage burned after the explosion destroying the house. The guardsmen from the Irith Infantry Jackson were patrolling levees to deter dynamiting during the floodtide.
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Tiptonville
Tenn
National
Reelfoot Lake
Clarence S. Stephens
Nashville
John Douglas
Clarence Wall
Jackson
Irith Infantry
Young marriage case sparks national debate in Tennessee
Eunice Johns wed at age nine in Tennessee drawing nationwide attention to child marriage. Her daughter Len Leroy arrived in 1936 and Benny Lee in 1933, with Eunice becoming a mother again just before turning 15. The father was 24.
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Tennessee
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Ben Jacobs
Port Bryan
Til
Benny Lee
Len Leroy
Nashville
Tenn
Charlie Johns
Tennessee Senate
A. T. Drinnon
Morristown
Charlie
Lewis Winstead
Drinnon
Trial called liberty test in Monaghan death case
In Somerset Pennsylvania the trial of 12 men indicted in the death of 64 year old hotel operator Frank C Monaghan began. Monaghan Jr a Yale lecturer spoke as the first ten jurors were drawn. Prosecutor Margiotti challenged jurors with death penalty views describing Monaghan as beaten to death during a third degree interrogation.
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I-P
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Frank Monaghan
Yale University
Charles J. Margiotti
Margiotti
Stacey Gunderman
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Louisiana Woman Dies at 103 in Kentwood
Mer cary Day, 103, born in Livingston parish and widow of a Confederate veteran, was buried eight miles west of Kentwood in the Day cemetery. She left five living children, the youngest, Mrs. George McNabb, 56. Day hoped to live to 108.
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Mercary Day
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George McNabb
Elaine Barrie Show Closes After Brief San Francisco Run
Elaine Jacobs Barrie Barrymore returns to Hollywood ending a short stage run in The Return of Hamlet. The six day San Francisco engagement ended amid marriage tensions and plans to reopen in New York with cast changes and script polish.
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Elaine Jacobs
Barrie Barrymore
Hollywood
John Barrymore
Harnhal
John
Miss Barrie
New York
Mississippi Levees Hold Under Flood Strain
Lashed by wave wash and rain the Mississippi river levees held firm today under the strain of a slow moving flood United States engineers said a vigilant patrol would continue so long as high stages exist Washington studied floods from all angles and Senator Bulkley urged a Roosevelt backed water control plan modeled after the Tennessee Valley authority with Obie as the representative.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bulkler
Obie
Bulkley
Obie Valley Authority
Woman spends pension in nine days in Chelan
Mrs Reta Freeman a 68 year old Chelan widow spent her $200 old age pension in nine days. She talked of a reel radio for her home and two months rent clothing a cookstove and six months food for her and her son. The money was donated by a Townsend club official.
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Wash
Reta Freeman
Townsend Club
Husband recalls finding wife slain in Jackson Heights bath
Frank W. Case, a 30 year old hotel executive, testified about discovering his wife Mary Harriet Curse's battered body in their Jackson Heights apartment bathroom after entering the residence. The court heard Case describe blood, disorder, and his search before locating her body in the tub.
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New York
Frank W. Case
Cornell
Queens County Court
Jackson Heights
Major Green
Houserman
Mary Harriet Curse
Case
Mule Drivers Pay in Mines Becomes Major Issue
In Washington February report notes mule drivers in western Pennsylvania coal mines earn five dollars a day as talks intensify between soft coal operators and miners over a new wage and hour agreement. The wage structure hinges on mule pulling pay while larger mines use electric motors.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Clothing Worker Charged in Riot at Tennessee Plant
Handy, an employee of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Intet, was held on a charge of melting a jet during labor trouble at a garment plant in LaFollette Tennessee. He was among six arrested as picketers delayed a truckload of shirts en route to the railway station. Three women and five men described as sympathizers and two deputy sheriffs were also detained amid a strike over higher wages continuing for weeks.
Bill for aid to poor ready for signature
Washington February 9 authorization for new federal relief aid for the fincer sufferers and unemployed needed the signature of President Roosevelt. The 95000010 relief deficency bill ended its life when Speaker Bankhead signed it Last night. The Senate and House debated funding and policy with a compromise on borrowing relief personnel to run for 30 days.
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Bankhead
Tallula
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