United States faces German criticism over arms sales
The Senate military committee heard Roosevelt overrode objections from General Malin Craig to allow a French mission to buy 100 American bombing planes. In London, Hitler’s newspaper taunted the U S for boosting arms tensions while Britain plans a large rearmament program and seeks greater borrowing power.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
Army
London
Britain
Germany
United States
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
U S and Brazil discuss fourfold trade program
Washington reports outline a four point plan in talks between Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha and U S officials. Proposals include Export Import Bank credits for U S firms in Brazil, a U S treasury gold sale to Brazil, use of stabilization funds to aid Brazil, and technical aid to create a Brazilian central banking system akin to the U S Federal Reserve. Aranha, once a Brazilian ambassador, meets daily with Hull and Morgenthau.
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Washington
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
United States
United States Treasury
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Aranha
Hull
Morgenthau
Memphis and TVA buy Memphis Power and Light assets
Memphis and the Tennessee Valley Authority completed a $17.36 million purchase of Memphis Power and Light electric and gas properties. The city pays $15.25 million and TVA $2.11 million for facilities, including a large generating plant and office building.
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Memphis
TVA
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Power and Light Company
Municipal Light and Water Board
Memphis Light-Water Board
Tom H. Allen
L J. Lichterman
W. W. Mallory
New Cabinet Members Seek Harmony in White House
President Roosevelt's latest appointees Harry L. Hopkins and Frank Murphy reportedly work to bridge gaps with dissident Democratic senators. Hopkins could press for a common ground with rival factions while Murphy weighs Harold M Stephens as a Supreme Court candidate and reports on qualifications. Three western senators signaled they would take no action amid party rifts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Frank Murphy
White House
Hopkins
Murphy
Harold M Stephens
Utah
Justice Brandeis
Supreme Court
Stephens
Federal Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Ohio River rising again threatens lowland homes
Paducah Kentucky reports renewed rises in the Ohio River and its tributaries after recent rains and snow. Meteorologists foresee no major danger in the upper valley but the lower valley may face renewed flooding as crest estimates rise from 48 to 50 feet with 52 feet signaling possible damage. Red Cross officials ready to relocate affected families as lowland residents brace for renewed flooding along the Ohio and tributaries.
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Paducah
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Red Cross
Mississippi Storm Claims Deaths In North State
A rain and windstorm in north Mississippi traced one death to exposure. R. C. Bishop, 35, of Renamara in Coahoma county, was found dead near his home while Ernest Montgomery, 35, of Renamara, was found unconscious. Several others were injured after getting lost returning from a party.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Mississippi
R. C. Bishop
Renalara
Coahoma County
Ernest Montgomery
Renatara
Mayor Maestri Pays $150 For Mardi Gras Parade King
New Orleans reports Mayor Robert S. Maestri agreed to fund three Mardi Gras floats by paying 150 dollars to a carnival group, a Zulu committee, to cover costs as parades faced funding needs. The mayor selected a king amid the financial tense carnival planning.
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New Orleans
Robert S. Maestri
Southern Region Business Girls to Convene in Twin Cities
The first major convention of the year for the Southern Region Business Girls of the Y W C A will meet at Hotel Virginia this Saturday and Sunday with headquarters there. Over 100 attendees are expected from Louisiana and Arkansas. Mrs Olivia C Hogue will deliver the main address on Challenges to the Southern Business Girl focusing on personal and social angles.
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Twin Cities
Young Women’s Christian Association
Hotel
Virginia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Helena
el Dorado
Ivo Wilson
Olivia C. Hogue
Death toll climbs to 16 as severe weather lashes coast
Associated Press reports high winds and rough seas endanger small craft from Nantucket to Block Island while gales, Arctic cold, and floods shock regions. A 40 mile per hour gale swells coastal towns, a tug Keshena loses propulsion in Vineyard Sound, and vessels face ice fields near Manistique. A 10 year old dies in a San Fernando dust storm and Mount Washington records 120 mile per hour winds.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Nantucket
Block Island
R. 1
Keshena
Norfolk
Boston
Vineyard Sound
Manistique
Mich
Bob S
Ann Arbor
Coast Guard
California
San Fernando Valley
Mount Washington
Louisiana flood control and navigation conference set
Approximately 450 delegates from Louisiana and south Arkansas will attend a conference on flood control and navigation at the Virginia hotel. Wade O. Martin will chair and present plans for flood control irrigation and drainage with a focus on the Ouachita Red and Vermilion river regions costing about sixty million dollars. A film on the federal barge line will follow the meeting.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Fred Voorhies
Louisiana Flood Control and Water Conservation Commission
Virginia Hotel
Wade O. Martin
St. Martinsville
Mississippi River
P. D. Naugle
Washington
Voorhies
United States
Ouachita
Red River
Rapides Parish
Vermillion River
Hitler's envoy predicts pope to shape new peaceful world
Vatican City report says Reichsfuhrer Hitler's ambassador Diego von Bergen told the college of cardinals the pope to be chosen will play a key role in building a new world from the ruins of the past. He urged the cardinals to select a pontiff guiding humanity through fear and anxiety.
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Vatican City
Diego von Bergen
Pius XI
von Bergen
Memory of Widow Aids Hotel Blackstone Hold Up Probe
Detective Chief Earl Carpenter said the $125,000 raid on Hotel Blackstone strong boxes may hinge on recalling names or faces of people who admired Mrs. Antonina Marco in public. Five masked bandits tied five guests and five employees, then forced entry into 16 boxes. Tape and a glove used to mask prints are the only solid clues.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Earl Carpenter
Blackstone
Antonina Marco
New York
Carpenter
Marco
Americans Reach Out After Chinese Mountain Evacuation Voice
Twelve Americans and fifty three foreigners stranded on Lushan Mountain near Kuling report contact with the outside world after a Japanese warning to evacuate. Chinese forces permit one guide to reach the resort to organize departures as Japanese forces threaten an attack around February 20. Lieutenant Commander Charles R. Jeffs will lead an escort from Yu kiang on the Yangtze.
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Shanghai
China
Kuling
Lushan
Hankow
Charles R. Jeffs
United States
Oahu
Kiukiang
Yangtze River
Japan to land troops at Hai Men in China coast blockade
Japanese authorities served notice they would land troops at Hai men, 200 miles south of Shanghai, late tomorrow as part of the China coast blockade. Foreign shipping was warned to keep out of a 30 mile zone in Taichow bay where the port is located. Hai men remains one of the few ports used to supply Chinese troops inland by road to Kinhwa.
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Shanghai
Haimen
China Coast
Taichow Bay
Kinhwa
Two Women Critically Injured in Paradise Mardi Gras Crash
In Paradise, Louisiana a car carrying Mrs. Lottie O'Hara and Mrs. Lucille Wiseman from San Antonio overturned near Paradise while en route to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Passenger Mrs. Eichlitt died. driver Mrs. Leckie escaped serious injury. O'Hara and Wiseman remain in serious condition with multiple fractures.
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New Orleans
Lottie O'Hara
Lucille Wiseman
San Antonio
Tex
F. W. Eichlitt
O'Hara
M. W. Leckie
Kitten Sparks Fire Alarm Saves Albany Tenants
In New Albany Indiana Henry Kenton’s kitten woke him with racket. He found his living room wall on fire and tenants fled to safety. Clarence New York newlyweds Mr and Mrs J F Stenson hosted a wedding breakfast at Lovejoy restaurant and settled into a new Bliss village home.
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New Albany
Ind
Henry Kenton
Kenton
Clarence
N. Y
J. F. Stenson
Lovejoy
Village of
Bliss
Cemetery owners in Dallas insure customers on installments
Dallas cemetery operators insure customers who buy burial plots on installment plans. The practice involves taking life insurance on customers as a safeguard for the seller, citing financial protection and risk management in handling long term sales.
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Dallas—Texas
President Roosevelt to sail to Caribbean for fleet maneuvers
President Roosevelt cleared government business to spend two weeks aboard the cruiser Houston off Key West to witness fleet maneuvers. The trip aims to view the Atlantic armada and offer rest from Congress, aided by a grippe recovery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Congress
Key West
Fla
Houston
Atlantic
Ross T. McIntire
Grippe
Bandits Rob Money Shipment In Norwalk Bank Capers
Five bandits stopped two bank messengers and a patrolman in Norwalk Connecticut seizing a registered shipment of currency valued around 35000 dollars from the City National Bank post office delivery. Four men emerged from a car and ordered the money while two grabbed the cash and two assaulted the officer. One gunman fired but missed. A fifth remained at the car. The bills were a regular Federal Reserve shipment from New York City.
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Norwalk
Conn
City National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Roosevelt 15 transforming Supreme Court
Washington reports that a 1935 retirements bill, rejected then, was enacted in 1937 to allow justices to retire at 70 with full pay after ten years on the bench. It enabled Roosevelt appointees Black Reed and Frankfurter while paving the way for future changes amid court clashes over New Deal policies.
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Roosevelt
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Brandeis
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
President Roosevelt to delay Supreme Court appointment
Washington february 16 white house officials said president roosevelt would delay appoint ment of a successor to associate justice louis brandeis of the supreme court until he returned march 4 from his southern cruise. No word was given on candidates or number under consideration for the post vacated by the 82 year old jurist last monday.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court
McIntyre Stricken With Illness In White House Line
Marvin H. McIntyre secretary to President Roosevelt fell ill with intestinal influenza and was sent to the Naval hospital. His condition was described as quite serious and he will not accompany the president south. William D. Hassett will take his place as assistant to Stephen Early while Early stays in Washington for White House business.
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Washington
Marvin H. McIntyre
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
McIntyre
White House
South
William D. Hassett
Stephen Early
Early
Frisco Passenger Train Hits Freight in Mississippi
Two men died and eight were injured in a head on collision one mile west of Quincy Mississippi between a Frisco Sunnyland passenger train and a freight. The dead were George W. Bowers engineer of the Sunnyland and Laddie Ivy its porter. Injured in critical condition were Mac Jones conductor and R L Dunn a badly burned man. Investigators blamed mistaken orders and time errors as the likely causes. the wreck blocked the track until around 6 p.m.
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Quincy
Miss
Here
George W. Bowers
Birmingham
Sunnyland
Laddie Ivy
Porter
Mac Jones
R. L. Dunn
Coredova
Ala
E. L. Buren
Frisco
Amo Miss
H. C. Wilson
Amory
W. O. Willis
Mississippi
Dunn
Willis
Wife Slayer Ends Life in Cleveland Cathedral Front Pew
Bene dict A Jender sought for the murder of his estranged wife shot himself in the front pew of St John’s cathedral after Mass. He left a scribbled will saying This is the only way out. Mrs Jender was killed yesterday at Frank Skowronski’s home. their 13 year old daughter Florence was nearby.
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Cleveland
Benedict A. Jender
St. John's Cathedral
Samuel R. Gerber
Joseph A. Krizman
Jender
William B. Gallagher
Krizman
Gerber
Frank Skow
Rowski
Florence
Skowronski
Skrowronski
WPA
Taxation of dance halls recommended by Arkansas House
The Arkansas house roads and highway committee backed taxes on dance halls and bill boards to fund welfare programs. A bill proposes a three cent per square foot tax on dance floor space and ten cents per square foot on highway billboards, funneling most revenues to old age pensions. A sales tax on liquor and wine aimed at welfare also passed the house, with representative Leo Nyberg predicting about one million dollars in annual state revenues.
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Ark
Arkansas House
House Roads and Highway Committee
Leo Nyberg
Helaena
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