Britain Maintains Stance Against Aggression
Britain’s policy of resisting aggression remains unchanged a government spokesman said denying reports that Neville Henderson’s return to Berlin signals a shift toward appeasement. He cited ongoing talks with Romania and the Soviet Union as evidence of steadfast resolve against German and Italian expansion.
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Charles A. Smith
International
Neiva Service
Statt
London
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Rumania
Soviet
Russia
Roumania
Berin
Hitler
Reich
Germany
Romania
Sir Nevile
Northern Lights dazzle as spring hints appear
The northern sky displayed the Aurora Borealis for over an hour on Saturday, a rare early spring moment. On Sunday warmer weather arrived with trees and flowers starting to show green growth. Speed limit signs go up on Albert Street and many autos ignore cross streets. The Men's Garden Club begins beautification along Rural Avenue, promising a winding, scenic drive through the hill. Baseball resumed at Rosena Field with a sizable crowd, and building activity increases in Wilmington road district just outside the city. Edward and Mrs. Kelley of Huron Avenue own a cockapoo that sings and dances.
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Albert Street
Mwak O
New Castle
Wilmington Road
Eeok Pa Newe
Edward Kelley
Huron Avenus
Daily Weather Report Summary for U S period end
United States weather statistics show for the 24 hours ending 50 p m Sunday a max 73 and min 32 with .68 inches precipitation and a river stage of 72 feet. For the 24 hours ending 5 p m Saturday a max of 30 and a min of 41 with no precipitation reported.
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United States
Feer
Strawberry Queen crowned at Buckhannon festival
The fourth annual Central West Virginian Strawberry festival in Buckhannon W Va will crown Mary You Thorn 17 daughter of a Clarksburg pastor queen A mammoth outdoor pageant will open the event Central Press
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Mary You Thorn
Clarksburg
Wll
Central Press
Mild boom for Wheeler sparks third term talk
Washington April 24 in a cautious note the Wheeler boom gains steam as liberal Montana Senator Burton K Wheeler is pitched as a potential compromise among new dealers and conservative Democrats in a 1940 deadlock Joseph Woll longtime Democratic figure promotes the bid stating the northwest would back Roosevelt for a third term but Wheeler could unite the party if needed
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International News Service
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Northwest
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Poland Warns Germany Over Danzig Status Change
London dateline April 24 Poland warned Nazi Germany that any change to Danzig's status would be resisted with all Polish forces. The firm Warsaw message was reportedly contemplated before Chancellor Hitler's Friday speech according to a Daily Telegraph dispatch.
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International News Service
London
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Daily Telegraph
Warsaw
Hitler
Bishop Spellman Named Archbishop of New York
Bishop Francis J. Spellman of Boston was named Archbishop of the New York diocese in Vatican City. The move likely paves the way for his elevation to the college of Cardinals, to succeed the late Cardinal-Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes at the consistory set by Pope Pius for the end of May.
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International News Service
Vatican City
Francis J. Spellman
Boston
New York
Spellman
College of Cardinals
Patrick J. Hayes
Pius
Ambassador Coulondre to Return to Berlin Soon
Paris April 24 France said ambassador Robert Coulondre would soon return to Berlin after being summoned for another meeting with Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet. It was assumed Coulondre would follow the British ambassador by returning to his post as German ambassadors were expected to be sent back in London and Paris.
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Paris
Robert Coulondre
Berlin
Georges Bonnet
Coulondre
Amba Rador and
Petuns
London
Europe Faces Week of International Jockeying
Europe braces for a week of diplomacy as Britain signals continued resistance to aggression while talks unfold with Romania and Russia. Berlin hints at Yugoslav adhesion to the anti Comintern pact and possible Baltic enrollment. Henderson’s London return viewed as wavering. Coulondre to Berlin. France offers 7,000 Briton officers. Rome may host a peace conference amid Munich fears. a Hungarian Yugoslav pact could follow Italo Yugoslav talks.
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Europe
Hitler
Roosevelt Jay
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Yugoslavia
Germany
Neville Henderson
London
Faris
Coulondre
France
Hiller
Rome
Munich
France Urges Conscription for Britain
Paris officials report France offers to train 7000 British officers immediately to support conscription and equip an army. A French spokesman says France can turn out officers in three months to instruct a citizen army or serve with an expeditionary force. Background notes cite population disparity and Britain’s opposition to peacetime conscription.
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Paris
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Eric Phipps
State Session To End In May
Harrisburg April 24 Prob able passage of the $163,000,000 emergency tax program was indicated as the legislature prepared to reconvene to wind up its work. A fight over the Tahl Hamilton tire sale bill faced postponement pending a final hearing tomorrow. The senate finance committee will meet and may report eight Earle administration levies re enacted. Leaders aim to adjourn by end of May.
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Harrisburg
Tahl-Hamilton House
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Plane Crash and Night Club Fire Kill One in Mt Vernon
Miss Helen Colopy 38, a rural school teacher, died in a night club fire four miles south of Mt Vernon. More than 500 people were present as a crosswind caused a landing accident at the New Castle Airport, with a Canton crewed plane overturning. two passengers unharmed, minor injuries to a passenger. Authorities probe the fire origin while witnesses blame the crash.
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International Nava Service
Mt, Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Knox County
Lee
Helen Colopy
Lake Cornell
New Castle Aiport
McKinley
Canton
Carrel
Andrew Also
Marks
Ber! Kall
Stinson
McKinley Aiport
WPA Personnel Change Named Cox Supervisor in District
Announcement from the local Works Progress Administration district office states R. G. Cox of Philadelphia has been named supervisor of finance, replacing R. G. Brown who is on vacation leave. Cox has held his new duties for several days, while Brown is expected to move to another field.
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Works Progress Administration
R. G. Cox
Philadelphia
R. G. Brown
Fox
Brown
Reporter Ordered to Leave Italy by May 5
Rome correspondent Richard Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News was ordered to depart Italy by May 5. The Italian government has expelled several American and other foreign journalists in recent months as it protests how news is treated.
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International News
Rome
Richard Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Today
Italy
Ttalian
Regent Monts
Bandit shot after alarm raised by Pa waitress
Miss Violet Rowe of Connellsville Pennsylvania a 24 year old waitress fired a revolver at three would be hold up men who were fleeing after she gave an alarm She struck one man beneath the right eye and he died several hours later Central Press
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Violet Rowe
Connellsville
Central Press
Four Drowned As Result Of Sinking Of Homemade Boat
Mrs Clar ence S Miller the lone survivor of a Mansfield family tragedy after a light homemade fishing boat struck submerged pilings and sank in Lake Erie. The husband, two children Dale 7 and Arline 5, and brother-in-law Walter C Miller 20, drowned. Mrs Miller to leave Sandusky hospital today.
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Clarence S. Miller
Sandusky
Miller
Dale
Arline
Walter C. Miller
Mansfield
Lake Erie
British ships to stage maneuvers in Mediterranean
Valeata Malta April 24 British defense authorities announced that 32 fighting vessels will depart Wednesday for maneuvers in the eastern Mediterranean. Destination kept secret. The move follows Italy's Albanian coup and aims to break up the concentration of British ships at the Malta base. Battleships Warspite Malaya Barham cruiser Shropshire Devonshire carrier Glorious and 26 destroyers are listed among the units taking part.
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Valetta
Malta
Mediterranean
Italy
Warspite
Malaya
Barham
Shropshire
Devonshire
Glorious
Two Bandits Grab $3160 in Daylight Hold Up
In a daring daylight heist two bandits, one in a company uniform, held up two clerks sorting weekend receipts for the Standard Esso Oil Company and fled in an automobile with $3160.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Ard Esso Oi
Wnh
Cabinet officers asked to propose neutrality ideas
April 24 Washington congressional committees press cabinet members to outline what neutrality law the president wants. Secretary Hull and the commerce, War, and Navy heads will testify publicly before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and later the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Hull is ready to appear, as are the others. The aim is to resolve doubts about discretionary powers in foreign policy while opposing proposals to name aggressors or to automatically aid victims.
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Edward Bb. Lockett
Washington
Lo Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hull
Secretaries of Commerce, War and the Navy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Bloom
Roosevelt
America
Cleanup Week Work Is Begun City
Cleanup Week crews from the city begin collection visits in the Seventh ward with scheduled pickups in the Fifth and Eighth wards. Residents should place tin cans and mater ials on the curb tonight for collection early Tuesday.
Yugo Slavia May Join the Axis With Italy Pact
Rome reports victory for the axis in alliance moves as Yugo Slavia hints at breaking with France and joining the axis. Venice talks between Italian minister Galenza Ciano and Yugoslav foreign minister Markovitch forecast a non aggression pact with Hungary.
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Talia
Yugo-Slavia
France
Venice
Count Galengza
Ciano
Alexander Cincal-Markovitch
Yego- Slavia
Hungary
Lindbergh Leaves Dayton for Nationwide Defense Tour
Col. Charles A Lindbergh departed Wright Field Dayton at 8:45 am aboard a single seat pursuit plane on a undisclosed eastward route. He is on active duty recalling from abroad and visiting key aviation facilities as part of a nationwide survey of the nations defense needs with Washington as a presumed next stop.
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Internations News Service
Dayton. O
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wrightfield
Lindbergh
Wrighield Rerve
Washington
Eintracht to Hear Federal Orchestra
The New Castle Eintracht Singing Society and families are invited to a concert by the New Castle Federal Orchestra. Co directors Ben Shulansky and Harry Hammond lead the program in the Eintracht Hall on Taylor Street Friday evening, April 28 at eight o'clock.
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New Castle Federal Orchestra
Ben Shulansky
Harry Hammond
New Castle Einrracht Singing Socle
Eintracht
Taylor Street
Ab & A
Germany May Seek Balkan States Pact
Germany moves toward a Balkan pact as Yugoslavia’s possible adhesion to the anti comintern pact surfaces. Hitler stays in Berlin to finalize Roosevelt address with Reichstag due Friday. Observers anticipate German moves to line up the Balkans and possibly the Baltic states against Poland amid a widening diplomatic week.
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Pierre J. Wss
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Germany
Baltic States
Hitler
Roosevelt
Puchvov
President and Advisers Draft Revenue Plans
President Roosevelt chairs White House conferences to draft revenue proposals with treasury and congressional advisers, aiming to help business. Morgenthau favors reform but may defer on the undistributed profits tax. the plan proposes replacing capital stock and excess profits taxes with a 21 percent corporate tax to avoid forcing business program changes.
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International
Sinften
Pomlent
Washington
Treasury
Congressional
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Mor- Renihau
Morgenthau
Congress
House Wars and Means Committee
Death Record List From April 24 1939
Death notices list multiple individuals with ages and addresses including Mex Eliza Katherine Phillips 3 8213 Butler Avenue Portlam Ore William G Cowden 72 Lowell ine Mubbaed Road David W Syling 78 Shenango Township David B Warnock 75 126 Walnut Street Mrs Joseph Beltram 57 412 Norwood Avenue Mary J Cunningham 79 Alwira Home Alice N McVay 68 Volant BP 3 Mrs Anna Fletcher 69 907 North Mercer Street Iph Kamperman 2h N ning La Mrs Ellen Melissa Showers 84 1228 East Washington Street Thomas Knight Camp Run wre.
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Eliza Katherine Phillips
Butler Avenue
T. ¥. Gordon
Portlam
Ore
William G. Cowden
Lowelline-Mubbaed Road
David W. Syling
Shenangol Township
David B. Warnock
Walnut Street
Joseph Beltram
Norwood Avenue
Mary J. Cunningham
Alwira
Alice N. McVay
Volant BP
Coal Parley Resumes in New York Amid Tense Talks
Labor and management of the bituminous coal industry reconvened in New York to draft a contract for the Appalachian field in fourth week of idle ness. Federal mediator John R. Steelman was absent, while John L. Lewis showed a changed demeanor as talks continued under government mediation efforts.
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Conternational News Service
New York
Appalachian
Absex
John R. Steelman
Frances Perkins
Steelman to mediate deadlocked coal talks in NYC
John R. Steelman, chief of the labor department conciliation service, designated by Secretary Perkins to mediate the stuck coal contract negotiations, will fly to New York City this afternoon as announced by the labor department.
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Q International News Service
Washington
John R. Steelman
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
New York City
Meeting Opens as Lewis Mockingly Teases Reporters
Lewis joked with reporters before the meeting, making childish references to newspaper stories about negotiations. He led his aides into the session, which began shortly after ten behind closed doors. Stedman travels to New York with orders to try to bring other office representatives into talks, after an informal meeting last week.
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Lewis Wise
Stedman
New York City
Oth Sices
Washington
Norway Tightens Measures to Preserve Neutrality
International dispatch from Oslo reports Norway informing that it fears danger if a general war erupts and has organized precautions to protect neutrality. The note says Germany warned of risk to neutral states and Norway has taken steps to safeguard its position.
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International
Oslo
Norway
Germany
Reich
Mote
Forest Forests and Spring Beauty Whispered Along the Way
A poetic fragment describes beauty in forests and hillsides as spring arrives with mild weather. Dagwood and Jill walk a path learning nature's promise amid winds and blooming shrubs as the day reaches sixty six degrees.
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Dagwood
Deanty
Jill
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