Declaration Of Importance May Be Made Sunday
Berlin expects a possible major declaration as Adolf Hitler addresses the nation on Heroes Day while Joachim Von Ribbentrop heads to Rome to meet Pope Pius and discuss German Vatican relations including the Poland concordat.
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Piernhe J. Huss
International Laws Service
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Pope
von Ribbentrop
White
Pepe Pius
Puehrer
Ponditt
Holy See
Vatican
Poland
Germany
Fuehrer
Tax rate cuts sweep Lawrence County and New Castle area
Lawrence County reduces mill rates including a 144 mill drop countywide and a half mill cut in New Castle city tax plus a half mill in city schools. Wilwood City lowers its city rate by 114 mills. A mammoth tusk discovery near Albion dates back at least 20 000 years. About 150 wild ducks and geese on Beaver River near Jenkins Arch fed by State Game Commission officials warn locals to avoid disturbing the birds.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Wilwood City
New York
Metropolis
Gotham
Lawrence Co
Albion
Conneaut Lake
Beaver River
Jenkins Arch
West Pittsburg Bridge
State Game Commission
Felix Blega
Daily Weather Report United States Summary
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Friday with a maximum 32 and minimum 26 degrees, trace snowfall, river stage 7.4 feet. Year ago same date records list high 44, low 16, trace precipitation.
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United States
Mobilize More Men in Russia Ordered by Soviet Leader
International dispatch from Stockholm reports that Soviet war commissar Klementi Voroshilov ordered the mobilization of all men in northern Russia up to age 35. Tidningen says the decree sparked belief Britain and France would war with the Soviet Union, with mass arrests reported in connection.
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International News Service
Stockholm
Russia
Klementi Voroshilov
Tidningen
Estonia
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Che
Deny U. S. Takes Peace-Maker Role
Washington officials flatly deny U S involvement in Russo Finnish peace talks while noting reports from Europe of mediation requests. No action or requests have been made by Sumner Welles or any European government, though observers warn action could still come. Continued on page two.
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Joseph H. Baird
International News Service
Washington
Europe
America
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
United States
Welles
White House
New Decision In Party Battle
Judge Braham denies the motion to quash the writ of alternative mandamus sought by Democratic County Chairman Shaw and listed committee members. The county board of elections must answer within five days and the mandamus petition will be heard Thursday morning March 14 at 9 o clock. The opinion covers the detailed arguments raised by County officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Walter Braham
John B. Shaw
County Board of Elections
City approves half million dollar improvement program
New Castle plans 436,393 dollars in improvements this year with 934,528 funded by federal government and 988,865 by city. Projects include paving 18 streets, North Mercer storm sewer, Big Run sanitary sewer, 35,000 square yards of sidewalk, flood protection work, and street embankment fortification.
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City of
New Castle
Federal
Governo T
Glenn R. Throop
Mercer Street
Big Run
Jefferson Street
Wilmington
Garfield Avenues
Florence Avenue
East Washington
Taylor Streets
Former Governor Earle Sails For Post In Bulgaria
Former Governor George H. Earle sails from Philadelphia to take up his post as minister to Bulgaria. Accompanied by his wife and children, he boards the President Washington in New York for a voyage to Sofia after about 12 days of travel.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
New York
Bulgaria
Earle
Washington
Sofia
Clear Foremen In Lehew Death
After witnesses testified on the North Mercer street sewer accident that killed Clarence Lehew, a coroner’s inquest cleared foreman Harry Miller of blame. Miller, suspended earlier, may be reinstated. workers had been cautioned to use extreme care and were told to leave trench before the cribbing was removed. Mercer said about 500 dollars worth of cribbing had been left in the trench at various times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Clarence Lehew
T. F. Nugent
Lehew
James C. Brice
Harry Miller
Miller
James W. Mercer
Justices Bar Non Residents From Mercer Marriage Licenses
Mercer Pa March 9 Non residents must apply for marriage licenses at the clerk of courts office rather than at minor judiciary offices. County Clerk Fred L. Hutchison says licenses issued to non-residents will not be issued by his office, aiming to curb out of county and state licenses and enforce state law through the minor judiciary. Previously, many licenses went to out of county residents before the law was enforced.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Clerk of Courts
Fred L. Hutchison
County Clerk of Courts
Justices of the Peace
Aldermen
Ulewal
Hutchison
Welles Continues His Conferences in Paris
Sumner Welles the American under secretary of state began his final round of consultations in Paris amid reports that von Ribbentrop’s Rome visit raises peace prospects. He discussed world economic problems over lunch with Paul Reynaud and earlier met Brazilian ambassador Souza Dantas and Argentine ambassador Miguel Angel Carcano.
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International News Service
Paris
Sumner Welles
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Germany
Russia
Finland
Welles
Paul Reynaud
Souza Dantas
Brazil
Miguel Angel Carcano
Argentina
Senior High Dramatics Triumph In Friday Play What a Life
Senior High School dramatic department presented What a Life on Friday to a full auditorium. William Reed led as Henry Aldrich with Audrey Bridenbaugh as the lead opposite him in a production praised for its humor and engaging school scene antics.
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Senior High Dramatics Department
Dramatics
Henry Aldrich
Tfe
Aldrich
William Reed
Foy Perfection
Audrey Bridenbaugh
Reed
Dormont Youth Dies in Route 41 Crash Near Pittsburgh
A head on collision on Route 41 near Large outside Pittsburgh killed Donald Stricker 23 of Dormont, son of Dormont police captain George Stricker. One dead and six others were injured, transported to McKeesport hospital.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Route
Large
Donald Stricker
Dormont
George Stricker
McKeesport
Death notices for March 9 1940 span several towns
The March 9 1940 death records list John A McKee Jr aged 50 of Chicago Mrs Charlea Craig 56 of Shenango Township Martha Ward 64 of Youngstown Ohio Infant Evans McKeesport Mrs Mildred Zahniner Watters 30 of Pittsburgh Mrs Albert Cookson 58 of Grove City F L Gray Harmony Mia Mary Hagan 67 of 10 West Washington Street.
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Charlea Craig
Shenango Township
Mra
Martha Ward
Youngstown
O. Infant Evans
McKeesport
Mildred Zahniner Watters
Pittsburgh
Albert Cookson
Grove City
F. L. Gray
Harmony
Mia
Mary
Hagan
West Washington Street
Jones Entry Into Politics May Cost His Job
Waller A. Jones faces possible removal as chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission over his bid as a Democratic candidate against U S Senator Joseph F. Guffey. The $5 000-a-year post runs through 1947, while federal-funds support raises Hatch Act chances. The panel has overseen the $70 million Harrisburg to Pittsburgh super-highway due to open in July.
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Harrisburg
Waller A. Jones
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Jones’ Berm
Capitol
Congress
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissions
Turnpike Commission
Over Hundred Attending Y W Banquet Tonight
One hundred nineteen reservations have been made for the Y W C A banquet launching a weekend conference of girls from Y W C A industrial clubs of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The program theme is New Trends in Industrial Relations. The conference is sponsored by the industrial girls department with representation from several industries and household employees.
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Western
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Industrial Girls Department
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Democrats Fear Third Term Silence Hurts Election
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill fear President Roosevelt’s silence on his 1940 plans could cost the party the presidential election. Senator Frederick Van Nuys Indiana says the party risks internal division over a potential third term, potentially undermining Democratic prospects whether FDR runs or endorses another Democrat.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Direct Contact Of Peace Envoys Reported Near
Finnish representatives move toward Riga to seek information on peace talks with the Soviet delegation. Reports from Helsinki note no orders issued, while Stockholm cites ongoingPourpariers in Moscow. Svinhufvud travels to Berlin and Rome amid speculation over peace terms.
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Copenhagen
Marcel
Riga
Latvia
Helsinki
Reuter
Stockholm
Moscow
Juho Paasikivi
V. A. Tanner
Berlin
Rome
Pehr Svinhufvud
Finland
Svinhufvud
Italy
City to Plant 50000 Seedlings in Vacant Plots
City of New Castle orders 50 000 nursery stock from state bureau for Nor way and White Spruce Scotch and White pine. Seedlings cost 82 per thousand and will be planted on vacant plots city wide. Judge W Walter Braham urged the project citing long term benefits observed by officials.
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New Castle
J. D. Alexander
W. Walter Braham
Charles B. Mayne
Arthur Mometer Sees Spring Quietly Near in Northward Goings
The passage notes travelers heading north as robin songs hint at spring. Mentions old De Leon's well and a warm thirty eight weather reading. Observers describe faces, town frames, and the sense that spring is close, with social tones of anticipation.
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Iokereaun
Old de Leon
Teast
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WPA
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University of Pittsburgh
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A. S
Byrd
Antarctic
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Bear
North Star
John A. McKee, Jr
Chicago
Jones
Raymond Wilcove
Y. W
Industrial Club
William K. Hutchinson
Arthur Mometer
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