Secret Anglo Japanese Pact Dividing Power In Asia
Washington reports a secret Anglo Japanese treaty dividing Asia into British and Japanese spheres of influence. The document, said to revise a 1994 pact, would limit China’s sovereignty and pledge British neutrality if Japan and the United States go to war. Officials deny official knowledge, while a senator calls the terms sensational and potentially destabilizing.
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Weather forecast for Texas and San Antonio coast
Sunday will be generally fair and not quite as cold in San Antonio and Webby with scattered rain along the lower coast and southwest. Saturday highs near 26 degrees, Sunday around 4 suns, moderate north and northeast winds along the coast, and a mix of rain and snow in west Texas as the week begins.
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San Antonio
Webby
Coset
Texas
Texas Cold Ends Promised Break After Severe Freeze
International News Service reports a break in the Texas cold wave is promised by the weather bureau as many regions endure freezing temperatures. The Rio Grande valley suffers worst losses to crops while several deaths from fires and exposure are logged across the state.
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International News Service
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Bonham
Mercury
Nuevo Laredo
Corpus Christ
Valley
Social Security Office Locked Out in New Post Office
ST JOSEPH Missouri workers were locked out after moving to the new $755 post office building when lease on the temporary office expired. Postmaster Theo Quing cites the building as not yet ready for occupancy and the risk of moving in first.
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Social Security Office
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Theo Quing
Probe Launched in Railroad Crash Near Portland
Authorities opened an investigation into a collision between a Nickel Pointe passenger train and a freight five miles southwest of Portland. Seven people were injured, none critically. Mrs Everett Kearns in the vicinity received a phone call urging the train be flagged down. Lyle Hepcon, 18, ran to the track and signaled the crew to halt, narrowly averting disaster.
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INS
Everett Kearns
Sam Portland
Lyle
Prosecutor Free on One of Four Indictments
Kansas City January 20. Jackson County prosecutor W W Graves was freed on one of four counts after Judge Marion D Waltner sustained a demurrer and dismissed the state case. The remaining three counts allege neglect of official duty and may go to trial Monday. Also, Robert Smith 18 was treated for minor bruises after being struck by a tat on South Presa land Buckingham streets.
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W. W. Graves
Jackson County
Marion D. Waltner
Graves
Robert Smith
Halliday Avenue
Robert B Green
Presaland
Buckingham Streets
Salt Lake City Man Sentenced to Death by Firing Squad
In Salt Lake City on January 30, District Judge O W McConkie sentenced John Markham to die by firing squad on March 9 after a jury recommended life imprisonment for the November 1939 murder of J G Smith proprietor of a confectionery store. Markham chose not to declare a preferred method.
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O. W. McConkie
John Markham
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J. G. Smith
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Guofire
Ziggo G. Peterson
Weather In San Antonio Sees Wind Shift Clears Skies
Shifting winds wiped out the threat of freezing rain and light snow for San Antonio and most of Texas by Saturday night. Brownsville still saw rain with a drop to 26 degrees overnight, while daylight temperatures rose to 45 to 50. The cold wave cut fruit and vegetable supplies, with cabbage and beets mostly spared though other produce suffered. Citrus in the Rio Grande Valley appeared saved from severe damage, and overall losses in Bexar County reached about 30,000 dollars with some livestock and grain casualties reported.
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Corpus Christi
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Bexar County
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Truck Farmers’ Association
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Bexar
Senator William Borah Dead A Capitol Mourning State Funeral Planned
The nation mourns Senator William E Borah as Washington observes a half mast tribute. President Roosevelt will lead the memorial at the Capitol with a state funeral to Boise Idaho. A Senate resolution declares profound sorrow and the Idaho leader will be honored with a state funeral in both capitals.
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Teaders Voice
Three Holdup Slayers Sentenced to Death in Chicago
In Chicago on January 21, three young men were formally sentenced to death for a tavern holdup murder. Henry Drewek, 92, Victor Nowotowski, 24, and Frank Nickalowski were ordered to die in the electric chair on February 23.
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Dria
Henry Drewek
Victor Newtowski
Frank Nickalowski
Tired Of It TOS Los Angeles Roosevelt Third Term Talks
Maverick a Roosevelt supporter says tired of waiting for Roosevelt to announce a third term. He notes Roosevelt’s popularity and cites poll figures. Maverick warns Creel may run and says he will not back any candidate from San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Suitor Wounds Girl, Kills Self in Denver Case
A man named George Stuart, age 42, of Denver, shot his former sweetheart Miss Tretta Dunning, 22, also of Denver, in St. Louis. He killed himself after the shooting, leaving the woman badly wounded in the back. The incident followed attempts at reconciliation between the pair.
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George Stuart
Denver
Colo
Mias Tretie Dunning
Food Riot Quelled at Michigan Pen
sONIA Mich Jan 20 INS State police and sheriff deputies rushed to the state reformatories at Toni tonight when 1400 inmates voted over the quality of food at supper and threatened to take command of the prison. Deputy Warden Edward G. Gods called the police at East Lansing for help. By the time they arrived officials and sheriff's deputies had quieted the men and persuaded them to set a-ceils.
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Red Bombers Raid Finn Towns In Abo Sinkings
Helsinki Jan 20. Soviet air fleet bombed Finland driving heavy fires in Abo and surrounding areas. Finnish high command says land attacks on Karelian Isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga repelled. Hospitals and maternity ward hit in Abo. firefighting continues. Swedish volunteer fliers credited with shooting down six Russians. two Swedish pilots killed in collision on return from strafing.
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Russia Threatens To Declare War On Finland
Copenhagen dispatch says a Finnish radio announcer warned that Russia would declare war if Finland does not return guns allegedly stolen from the Russian army at Suomussalmi. The broadcasts referenced a Buornuserim date where Russian divisions were defeated and arms seized.
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Pius
Murder Charged in Auto Fatality in Wichita Falls
Louis Lyons 16 was fatally injured when struck by a car on a downtown street. P L Boswell 21 of Iowa Park Texas faces charges of murder and driving while intoxicated.
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Louis Lyons
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Texas
Germans March In Poland Move Toward Romanian Border
Paris dispatch reports German troops have entered the Russian-occupied portion of former Poland and may be marching toward the Romanian border. Heavy concentrations around Lwow with four divisions claimed near Bucharest reports. Eyewitnesses in Bucharest and The Express describe a column with tanks moving on snow.
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France
London Daily Express
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Red Army
Wins Divorce on 3 Good Reasons DETMUT case
Frederick Siegel, 42, was granted a divorce today after telling Judge Vincent M. Brennan that his wife controlled finances and life choices. He claimed her actions included forcing him to sell streetcar transfers to buy tobacco and having her supposed boy friend choose their location and accompany them.
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G. Frederick Siegel
Cir
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Vincent M. Brennan
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Secret British Japanese pact eyed by U S senator
Washington reports an anonymous U S senator reveals a secret British Japanese agreement to keep Britain neutral if war with Japan arises and to divide Asia excluding the United States. Churchill urges neutrals to join Allies as British seek returns of U S mail and discussions of German civilian food blockade stir debate. Soviet air assaults hit Finnish cities while Moscow claims victory near Ladoga.
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British Sea Lord Warns of Nazi and Red Arms
British First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill appeals to neutral nations to unite with Britain and France to stop aggression by Germany and the Soviet Union. He warns neutrals face danger from Berlin and Moscow, urges joint defense against U boats, and condemns successes against Finland. Foreign Secretary Halifax accuses Germany of betraying Finland and notes Britain’s stance against Hitler’s regime.
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