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Portsmouth Times (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Portsmouth, Ohio Weather forecast Ohio Valley generally fair and warmer today. Monday air. Established 1852 the associated press. United Presa International news service for 88 years a dependable Portsmouth institution Portsmouth Ohio sunday March 31, 1940 two news sections and your favorite comics five cents figures in the u. S. Census Battle third term up quote Ray ,0, in Wisconsin vote tuesday Roosevelt and Garner clash in first test at polls for administration republicans scrap too the Home front census taker asks or. Citizen about most everything. Vandenberg Dewey collide for first place Choice among delegates whether or not the big guns in Europe begin to Boom in april the political guns in America Nill. This preliminary fire resounded saturday Hiscox Sis got All set to Vole 1 tuesday in the first Neil Deal sentiment test and a collision of republicans Arthur Van to Denberg and Thomas Dewey. Wyoming s senator Schwartz heretofore silent declared his i support for another term for president Roosevelt. Ohio s republicans ran into the first dissension in their thus far unruffled front when a gubernatorial candidate u Rote a heated letter to stale chairman de d. Schorr. Mercy verdict Turkey reported ready own sum to a allies through Quot Lei Quot a a strategic Dardanelles Darwin Edgington to get life sentence in dual murder nazis pleased Over surprise1 Man Euver Moum put British. R warships in position to i a a i i la i _ a. Fisher trial next stroke accusing u. A. Indicate court to pass sentence More a hot stuff Comino shortly the asked j by d. L. Brannon associated press staff writer Milwaukee March 30�?the a political beliefs Are not grounds for divorce a ruled judge John Beardsley in los Angeles when mrs. Mary Phillips sought a divorce from Webster c. Phillips film makeup Man on grounds he was a communist. The judge did Grant the divorce but on other grounds. County Askings $14,000 lower tuesday state asked death in chair Soniat to the to Fumei West Union March 30-guilty of murder with mercy a the verdict brought in at 2 15 p. M. Today after a jury of seven women and five men deliberated for 20 hours on the Fate of Darwin Edgington. Charged with the slayings of or. And mrs. J Craven grooms on Jan. 30. The jury brought in the Var spokesmen decline to commit selves on new material but hint material is explosive newspapers make great fuss Over american reaction by Louis p. Lochner associated press staff writer Berun March 30�?German officialdom 24 hours Atter unleashing a diplomatic Blitzkrieg of 16 documents about alleged United states pre War diplomacy leaned Back tonight in Gleeful Content Seal up nazi Oil Supply from russian Fields London silent on tale arrangement would violate league of nations pact called master stroke for partnership of True by Robert p. Parker or. Associated press staff writer Bucharest March 30�?Turkey was represented in usually Well informed Balkan diplomatic plat Ion and promised Ever More explosive sensations a soon a. A nobody need try to prove an Alibi to tile effect he was mis-1. T dict on the counts of first degree understood or that he was misquoted by polish envoys a said one garters tonight As having agreed murder in perpetration of Rob official speaking of the documents to come. I a innit passage of British and spokesmen would nol commit u Hoke a Cee themselves As to precisely what any further British attempts at Many a Supply line from Russia statesmen will be named in the appeasement. In the Black sea. Forthcoming release although v. Whol a by the newspaper be moment re one hinted that the German gov k Garden As close to the French pleased w us Surprise embassy Here reported More Bery. The other indictment of two counts one for each victim. Was for first degree murder premeditated. Means life sentence bringing in of the mercy verdict Means that Edgington will can mint is in Possession of direct scape the. Electric chair penalty i communication by the United of a a Ipp a s expressed1 Oyer that Turkey has a Reed to i _ jul mini unit a i on by inc a Nuevo themselves today As completely place her naval bases at Trebiz states ambassador to Paris Wil satisfied with the effects of their Zond Samsun and sin Ope at the and will receive a mandatory sentence to life imprisonment. Judge e. S Young who presided during the trial announced that sentence will be passed on third term question and a Choice appropriations for year i the prisoner tuesday. Between Thomas e. Dewey and senator Arthur h. Vandenberg confront Wisconsin citizens in next tuesdays balloting on delegates to the major party nominating conventions. For those voting in the Domo $19,000 More than 1939 total prosecutor j. W. Lang had do Ham c. Bullitt. Say papers from Poland yesterday s a a h i t e books made up of 16 documents said to have been taken As spoils of Quot cheap wine. They also let German news Defonse counsel w. P Tucker j Warsaw foreign office purported a Baw a Complete digest cd a. 1 wait o of editorial handed the death penalty while j Conquest from the vaults of the Surprise move and let everyone allies disposal for use a con know that compared to the Vin Traband control bases Tage material that is in the offing. Official circles in London pro yesterdays w h i t e Book was j fessed no knowledge of the agreement with Turkey. It was said however that if it is True it will be a Strong boost to the Allied comment and news Nocent by reason of insanity Kin in courtroom Edgington s father Stepmother two Sisters and a brother were present when the verdict was the generals senator Tobey left and Secretary Hopkins. Battle of the census to Start this week the census Man starts Knock i postage Stamps and an urge can a term1 declaration in at America s door this i do in a democracy third term declaration two Roosevelt slates county commissioners saturday appropriated $310,861 to operate county government for cratic primary the third term 1940. The appropriation total i Issue is Clear Cut and May be met eluded previous appropriations in two ways by recording a made for the first three months preference for president Roose of the year. Veil or vice president Garner and clerk James t. j a a to but Quot the rvs a a is no by voting for Delegate candidates the appropriations Are $19,000 demonstration pledged to one or the other More than was appropriated in the presidential preference 1939 but $14,000 less than budget vote merely is advisory in no requests of county officials Way binding on the state s 24 Del Charity and Relief needs or. Gates. 1 Phillips said increased $24,000 the gamer campaigners stress it i year necessitating a red ii c and Blair and Blair of ports to quote or. Bullitt and u. S _ ,. pleaded for mercy for ambassador to London Joseph apr i a Eddington who had pleaded in p Kennedy Al length. The quotes vft.1,� a�?~110 , being attributed to diplomatic reports of polish diplomats in Washington Paris and London made in late 1938 and the first half of 1939. They ascribed to or bullitt press blazed with american reaction to the documents. The achtau Sogabe. For instance had the Banner line a America tremendous impression of War guilt documents a or. Bullitt s name was featured the declaration that America by m0re than one paper. Prosecutor Lang announced would a finish the War on the last night that no trial Date has de of the allies to or. Kennedy been set for Nelson Fisher. 36.1 a Promise to put pressure on Tho who is under the same indict British to lend Money to Poland ments As Edgington in connect president Roosevelt by Indi diplomatic offensive in the Balkans and an important Aid to tightening the Allied blockade of Germany violates agreement informants Here reported the turkish decision was reached at a British French turkish military conference a few Days ago at Allevo although such action just when the Quot Vintage stuff a a ,r7 a the. Mcm trek con is aiming was not disclosed. Off wn.0b 0 a a to which turks cals shrugged their shoulders Quot Apai. When asked and said Quot it takes a Uthal invention stipulated that time to sift and translate every Dardanelles would be owed a it to warships of belligerent nations it was obvious however that 1"h n Why a Quot Quot a 1 under league of nations Many week. Lie s the Symbol of a Battle that a been raging for weeks a and May continue for years. To s article is the first of a to m s of three telling what its Ai about. Do in a democracy Bald spectacled senator re a ,. Ton w Ith the slayings of or. And j Section. Was declared to have the Point that a vote for their Del-1 101? in la a Orthouse Oil ice expenses grooms and the burning of fostered an american War pay Gate ticket would be an anti j joke a Tulp Genera und ud8pt j their Home. Fisher is held in Chesis in order to help the allies they have the next Batch of dip. Jyi Amend. Hillsboro jail where he was sub in the coming conflict and to somatic ammunition ready for i a e or e pm pc in of of appropriations for county dc-1 ejected ,0 \ us act actor machine have charged or bullitt to Stop firing a i Ironton under. Mutual Assn apartments follow commissioners or hours and 1 Chi i Cwm it he ten tin i Zini inter i i Edgington was captured it a i i o i up i Portsmouth the Day following the la or Ltd Llull pcs 111 in Hsi i in i factional strife resulting in j $9 211 courthouse and county Charles William Tobey of new a a Hampshire got the letters and presentation of rival slates of j Jaji $22,045 county infirmary an idea. Had t somebody in up Roosevelt pledged c a n d i d a Tes $7 095. Munic Pai court $2,000a. Finding of the Bud irs state now York protested against i a or Prmt outdoor Relief _ $100 Blind Ald pc and m calms feb i income questions in the census i if 12 of his constituents did t like ident s adherents. $8,228 crippled children $7,500 one group the a officially in soldiers burial $1,075 farm agent by Morgan m. Beatty _ _ a a a Liru it -i1u i. Associated press staff writer them either maybe be had some Dors it re dcle1 s5�?T534 miscellaneous county sex grooms and fired the cab Utor 4 he made a confession admitting he killed or. And mrs. War invites Iii Neutral Gates is led by National committeeman c. E. Broughton. The other is known As the Quot Democrat stabbing ton March 30�? thing Here. Twelve new Hampshire Vot h he d see. So he asked the Cen ers armed themselves with 36us Bureau not to bother his. Ems in Stamps and an Irres Tible voters with questions about their r $ a n 1 z a Lon a Iscon l it to write their congressman private affairs like incomes i a id the 1940 Battle of the Cen forces physical fitness to work. Sin ticket. The state party candidates Are Pense $8,156. Auditor $20,600 election Board $31,400 treasurer $19,628 recorder $8,630 prosecutor $10,407 appeals court $531 common pleas. 1. Then rearrested court $9,850 probate court $10. He made another confession in which he implicated Fisher. Fisher was questioned soon after the slaying released and vis on and whatnot or at fast let them pm of a 10 so Epport or juvenile court clerk thousands of privates enlisted 1 answer to Washington by mail f me duration on both sides. Too late a Bureau says firing became a and still is general. Velt s Choice of a successor should he refuse to run. They question their opponents loyalty to the a too late to change our setup a president. T vote in t the that few Iii v or. Said the census Bureau. Asp 12 Mew Hampshire it of he a retorted or to. May yet occupy a place Bey Makin a Breehne for the heal history not unlike nearest microphone with a a a Niche in world history of to Nolde Hookup. M Bian youth who took a be strategy clicked. Its at an Archduke s one m0nth he claims 14 too couched off the world a fruits throughout the nation. Hundreds More letters poured in the Long run the Battle on 0thet senators and congresses Nus will be a real Bat-1 men it the census Bureau said it got a few Hundred too. A those new Hampshire it started was a Curt am skirmish. The real Battle either. They d been told Over a struggle for survival by radio they d go to jail if they. Each Side charges the other with splitting the presidents strength and with secretly desiring nomination of or. Farley or Paul v. Mcnutt. Republican fight hot in the Vandenberg and Dewey Republican Camps the rivalry likewise is keen but not so bitter. Of courts $15,433 Coroner $770 sheriff $34,098 children s Home $32,106 Engineer $11,570 Aid of dependant children $13,522, including a $1,000 deficiency in 1939. Two bandits stage lunchroom hold of u. S. Shuns ant ties to puppet in China frowns on ruler set up in japanese sections by the Cabioc litre pre Tance pact concluded within the j framework of the league. A Way for Turkey to get around this however was explained by Deputy Petko stain off of the foreign affairs committee of the bulgarian chamber of deputies who told the Sofia newspaper Slovon that Turkey would a let herself be forced to fail to prevent British warships from crossing the strategic Dardanelle Straits Bulgaria watches As a Black sea nation. Bulgaria to raise the cry that activity of. I their opponents is d i r e c t e d at angry pen wielders said the in slopping the new York do strict come questions weren t half of j Aljurney the Michigan senator s Cam the Dewey workers strategy is j $15 obtained with three employees present two unmasked bandits held up and robbed George Hock pro Washington March 30�? 01n ,h<1 allies in a United action Quot the United Stales turned a cold ,0 Brin lip War aka so 0tr shoulder today on the new a Central government of China set by Drew Middleton Germany by Way laying scandi associated press staff writer Navian Ore ships and greater a London March 3u�?pugna j Ivity in the Pacific against ship Cious Winston Churchill Britain s ments of raw materials from first lord of the admiralty Gnu i Mexico to Vladivostok from pled a new warning of intensify where they can find their Way cation of the War tonight with to Germany. The significant hint that Britain amp me quarters Gaw a distinct i scarcely can be expected in the a Ltd nation Between Churchill s As is vitally interested in this Possi i future a to take As a matter of that a time has been on ability. Course interpretations of Neutral our. Id but it is a changeable Turkey might satisfy Formali Ity which give All advantages to by with the Treasury s annual ties other persons indicated by the aggressor. I statement show ing a deficit of i voicing a protest against passage the belligerent speech Broad 767 685 pm p Linds fallout $3,071,-cast to America and elsewhere j 720,000 for the first fiscal year recalled the first lord s Declara j the War year s Cost 7 billion Britain a expenditures for the fiscal year ending tonight totalled 1.816.873,000 pounds about $7. Tion of Jan. 20 in which he called on Europe a anxious neutrals to Many to a speedy cud. Fils into a action cry of the Allied warships and having this protest a duly filed in the archives of the league of nations. Be moment stated flatly that Turkey would give the Green Light to Allied warships a so that 2t7.392.000, against Rov nut of i hot a a pay a Quot i Oso 188,000 pounds about 4, i ,w,jj25t3 is Smitn Ian a pm a i to of Low closely too. Upon j Jig 852.000 despite a 35 per cent up at banking b Hind japanese continuing demands from various income tax and other heavy lev bayonets. Quarters in great Britain for a jes test politician May last Hdldn to an wer. As red blooded t w. Secretary of state Hull an More vigorous prosecution of the Praetor of the Bridge lunch my i bouncing that this government and the that the Chillicothe Street of $15 at 10 25 j a of course will continue to Rte j Tir Jitend the i Triangle How on Kai Shek s nation chunking pro the 1940-1941 War budget to be announced april 23 is expect turn to Churchill Page 7 the Union what a few voters with turn to census. Page 8 it airing nations grind out r i of a Janda to Sway u. S. View is that it would be of no and to swerve him from duty. The progressives have no party candidate for president so their vote is a valuable prize. A hours n Otry Everett it. Quot it was the Only american i Imori Lioa reporter to a Quot night any Sumner Welles on Ltd a Ltd trip bark in the United h is Able to Der Robe Ron in in rope without censor Ial i i Everett r. Holles i hied press staff writer York. March 30�? w a propaganda and the Schwartz backs Roosevelt Dewey lashed on talks by William b. Ardery associated press staff writer police with descriptions of the continued american official Dis j pm a approval of Japan s course in or. Hock told police the men be far East entered the place of business to-1 a be Secretary of state set Forth Gether and one stayed near a hic views in a 400-word state door while the other took then it it within a few hours after Money from the Cash Register i the puppet regime headed by As they entered the lunchroom \ Wang Ching Wei had been Stab 4u a Stone throw of the shed at banking. To a. Church women urge labor Law revision ports to Germany if the Black sea blockade becomes reality diplomats Here predict Russia s non German Trade will be respected. For months the allies tried vainly and at a tremendous Cost in men to Force the Dardanelles to get at the enemy during the world War. We Hen Turkey was fighting on the Side of Germany. Now Turkey is a no belligerent new View of divorce urged this session % a str staff f Tass w. To whom she is linked by a Mutual recommend liberalization House committee declares of episcopal rules changes a imperative assistance pact pledging help to one another a in the event of aggression leading to War in the Mediterranean area. Thia pact within police station one of the men Washington March 30�?-. A a thug is a Holdup and we senator Schwartz a of Wyom j we ant All that you have. Both. Amauwa pre. I How eve has nothing to do with Washington March 30�? the la us of nation banking March 30 Wang Aliza Tion of the episcopal Church a majority of the Smith commit a Birian coarse awaited chm we and in japanese Spon-1 Laws regarding divorce and soviet Minto by the a ocl ated pre new York. March 30�?liber Vantage to the allies at present even if the United states should i Quot a so to a a personsa1 he labor Board old or Mostoff. Rohe Rawn Nestor maintain an Allied sea route to third term for president Roose of the men displayed guns but recognition of his puppet regime j a been recommended by a com-1 House Toda it amendment of Day of Russia s no belligerency the american Reservoir of sup veil. Plies. I Brid their hands in their i in. By Dej of women a he churn Wagner to m con a to was or. Schwartz previously silent As in guns we Ere concealed. Daring respect for the rights and after a two year study. The official German attitude is on the third term Issue told re a it a thought the men left in interests of a Friendly Quot nations the present Church a Law prot pd8dadyat0ntry, Abor a1�?o�?~d blockade in the a that the War must be restricted porters a i i View of conditions an automobile parked nearby so far As possible to the Western throughout the world i think it a v-1 a a _. F a. W. Law i a a i a a l. A turning mor and front and that the be to presi Quot collection of taxes Ful eco Norm activity of Lowers party in a divorce for adultery and an intention to reopen Hibits marriage of divorced per and the Public China s a open door to the peace sons except that of the innocent i ��?zal.,# Switi arc in n for a d the United states Ito encourage any grounds for Dent remain at the Helm. Iii Nurre 1 o non Nail v no Quot conform to me new Jhun Ana men Wuy a a i. Ii,., a inf Diana and rout Jare two chases of this amerkan resentment against the the Wyoming senator made averages $ i 2,000 daily to x As a a. Vestiga ions and decisions by the a .60 000 be attack from Blae hat in Media Tel v in Allied War policy. Plain his belief however that a Bishop or an ecclesiastical court a her of Ohio filed a 80.000 Una eat Germany herself a by Quot in but the official attitude is not there Are other candidates fitted $73, paid first week $6,076 showers More warm the committee recommended who a conform to the new Situa j and then Only after certain in in the event Russia remain out of the european War which chairman Smith a of Vir Zolotoff emphasized she will do. Ogima and representatives Hal the allies will be free from the a to Tabt Ray it Bot h the always reflected in the remarks for the presidency who could be la half Day and Gram and of the Man you meet at a dinner a called on if or. Roosevelt refuses j spa a state us Cou Ecton has table or at the hotel bar Cape to run again. Averaged More than $12,000 daily Dally in England. There is in in Boston meanwhile former j creasing talk in England outside governor James m. Curley one the government circles that the allies actually Are Fig h t i n g. Dared his support for the pre amp i d Germany. R first is that some britons herring to the United states As a Uncle shylock a the car name that arose from a one Over War debt payments r e the German press keeps of Back to the charge that j will be fighting Germain if the a jewish Capi car mongers Quot have their it r. S. Friendship americans War and that the Only thanks they get is complaint Over British censorship. Charge War profits during my tour of Europe a War capitals with Sumner Welles. I heard allegations in both eng since the books opened monday. W a it i. I county treasurer. Percy l. Pours a him Huttt. Wohl a in ounce a the. Fri tuck Sec orc Ucic if 3 divorced person who has weather Are due Hunt been in communion with this Church desires to remarry after rain forecast about tuesday a removable time and desires. Word report recommending 17 Pushea through the Balkans. In revision and accusing the pres that Case the British and French pm Board of a Over zealousness armies ambled in the near and a predatory encroachment pm Mtima Ted m High As 500,000 on Basic rights. J men can Ope tons. And end of week m to. Taos Yta ssi Maranee he blk my a of the. Propof it which Chicago March 30-w.h.r b. Be turn to Schwartz. Page 7 sees flood forming san Francisco March 30�? a flood of major proportions is i j j. Jya rapidly developing in the Saraland and Germany that America. And is an official Atli was a growing fat on War profits men a to make the Rrt Ost f the British press also often Outlook for the week beginning stowed when the Parish priest or s suitable committee arc assured. After examination of the collections for the first week totalled $73,000. _ tax books will be open until monday May 18 when penalties will be Ohio Valley showers about applied to unpaid taxes and As j tuesday and again town Ard end it circumstances involved of the sess ments. I of week seasonably warm tem genuine desire and purpose of saturday s hard rain did not j Pera Tures both participants to Lead a Chris keep taxpayers at Home Wohler great lakes considerable turn life include substitution of a new Board for the present three Man Agency separation of the boards prosecuting and judicial fun the opinion of several of Southeastern Europe a foreign diplomats was summed up by Deputy Staynoff when he told Slovon the War probably will be decided in the Black sea ares. Oil is vital for without ii Germany reported he collected m 76 in cloudiness and temperatures the report added Bawevf-1 lengthy hearings and explained or Quot so assess above Normal Throat Middle Quot i that a no preset Unsung to per in Jonty a --11 ? Quot to our Chi a a a Carnot continue a Hon Earth. Report Birt Utay rom Manv a a a a a to a Olimon Roc vol j the a a hip with the United c British governments i turf to Europe Page it almost record rainfall. Federal real estate taxes $21$ meteorologist e h. Fletcher said s ments. And $&3� personal plop week precipitation and some i Tofu he erty taxes fair the half Day. J what colder about of Nosy. Form such a ceremony should be required to do so. _. Ade can he turn to labor Law. Page 7and France

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