Chamberlain Pursues Moral Peace as Allies Brace
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain vows a "moral peace" and readiness to strike if needed as Allies monitor Germany and Mussolini meeting. He warns Norway and Sweden of danger, cites Scapa Flow raid, and outlines plans for up to 100,000 troops to aid Finland and Scandinavia. Opposition critics fault government for allowing German initiative.
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Chamberlain
Norway
Sweden
Sailent
Brenner Pass
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Archibald Sinclair
Lahorle
Clement Attlee
Leslie ‘Hore-Belisha
Hangary
Germany
Hore-Belisha
Britain
France
Finland
Hore-Beitsha
House of Commons
Britein
North Sea
Scapa Flow
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness Tuesday night and Wednesday with unsettled conditions. Light to gentle easterly winds. Airport highs: Tuesday 78, Tuesday night 64, Wednesday 80. City highs 80, Tuesday morning low 69. East Texas shows cloudy Tuesday night and warmer by Wednesday in the northwest. northeast to east winds along the coast. West Texas cloudy with showers north portion Tuesday night and generally cloudy Wednesday. additional details not fully legible.
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San Antonio
East Texia
West Texas
Iwest
Inquest Into Death Of George Ferrell At Burning Home
An inquest into the death of George R. Ferrell, a former millionaire, concluded that he died from the intense heat and inhalation after flames enveloped his five room cottage at 104 Goliad Street. Fire officials reported evidence of a night-time struggle to escape as drawers were pulled and personal items disturbed amid the blaze. The fire began in the living room and was believed to have trapped him in his bedroom. damage exceeded $500. Fire crews responded to a 10:20 p.m. alarm.
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L. Wiley
George R. Ferrell
Robert B. Green Hospital
Goliad Street
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Ibe
DuPont Company
Edward Ad Walter
Gollad
E.G. Dulling
Howard Dickens
Ferrell
Dickens
Henry Crawford
South Hackberry Street
Crawford
D. A. Green
No. 7 Station
Dullidg
Patreil
G. R. Farrell
Vielim
Mrs Roosevelt Jr Hurt In Fall At Virginia Hunt
Charlottesville March 1 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr wife of the president suffered a fractured pelvis and brain concussion in a fall from a horse while riding with the Farmington hunt near Charlottesville The accident occurred as she tried to clear a picket fence at High Yards the home of Dr and Mrs Pinalon She was taken to University hospital with a satisfactory condition noted Young Roosevelt attended classes at the University of Virginia law school when the news reached him The wife was formerly Ethel Du Pont
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Franklin D. Rooseevelter
Parmington Hunt
University Hospital
Roosevelt
Robert
Pinalon
Younig Roosevelt
University of Virginia Law School
Ethel du Pont
Finland Rationing Pork Supply Begins
Finland plans the first rationing of pork and pork products as a response to shortages. The move aims to regulate meat distribution and ensure fair access for citizens amid supply concerns.
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Finland
London
Reuters
Holauik Wald Wat
Fin- Tana
Dust Showers Bring Unsettled North Texas Weather
Weather forecast notes a spring dust shower pattern with fronts not yet in Europe and the Orient. A system passing San Antonio is expected to bring daytime showers and cloudy skies, followed by warmer conditions as a front recedes. Temperature lows near 54, highs around 78 to 80 with temps slipping to 54 Tuesday night.
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Europe
Orient
San Antonia
Jarboe
Texas
Walley
Jupiter Pluvius
No Reduction in Pensions Slated
Austen March 18 reports state public welfare director Adam R Johnson announced no reduction in the average old age pension check for April. He said federal matching funds for next month have been received well ahead of the usual time.
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Austen
Adam R. Johnson
Jonnson
Drug Firm Case Postponed for Day
New York dispatch reports the trial of five men tied to F Donald Coster and the McKesson and Robbins assets scandal adjourned to tomorrow due to a scheduling matter. In Pittsburgh, Westinghouse announced a 6 percent bonus for 49 500 employees under its compensation plan, up from 1 0 and 12 percent in earlier months.
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McKesson and Robbins
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Grivar M. Mascowitz
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Fitisbirgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Tax receipts rise as March brings early collections
Treasury reports show 16 days of March income tax receipts totaling 319.03 million, up from 253.10 million last year. By March 16 about 145.79 million was collected, with better business activity cited and possible timing effects from delayed last year counts.
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Inniine
Mie
Ite
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Inis
Venemy Today
Alainst
Police Aid Sought in Search for Missing Boy Benny Rosser
Beverly Hills police asked residents to aid in locating Benny Frank Rosser, 15, who has been missing from school since March. The note cites W M Rosser of West Houston Street seeking help in the search. It is unclear when or where he was last seen.
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W. M. Rosser
West
Houston Street
Benny Frank Rosser
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gracie Fields
Commerce
Copiedienne
Pred Stansfield
Highway Patrol Transfers Listed
Four Texas patrol captains will swap posts effective April 1 in routine transfers announced by Highway Patrol Chief Hill Foreman. Capt. John Reed of Fort Worth exchanges with Capt. E. M. Wells of Paros, Capt. M. L. Berry of Wichita Falls exchanges with Capt. 8. J. Gilbert of San Angelo.
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Austin
INS
Texas Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Hill Foreman
John Reed
Fort Worth
M. Wells
Peros
M. L. Berry
Wichita Falls
J. Gilbert
San Angelo
Foreman
Belgian Food Minister Gus taves Sap Dies in Brussels
Belgians mourn the death of Gus taves Sap the country’s food minister and veteran political figure in Brussels on March 19. Sap’s long public career included shaping agricultural policy and representing the government in domestic and international affairs.
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Brussels
Gustaves Sap
Belgic
Peace Headlines Empty In Early White House Note
A White House aide says no information supports reports of a peace settlement. He notes authorized reports read by the president show no basis for peace headlines and that such stories would leave readers either hopeful or despairing.
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White House
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Mussolini
Rome
Early
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Paris
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Europe
Bandit Believed Wounded In Flight
City and county officers pursued multiple bandits after a spree of overnight hold ups and hijackings in San Antonio and nearby. A Gus-Price Service station robbery ended with the attendant firing at a fleeing suspect, who staggered as if wounded, while vigil patrols checked hospitals for the wounded man linked to other taxi and station holdups.
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H. G. Bock
W. C. Miller
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ELW
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Jane
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Davia
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Mrs Kokernot Dies in Los Angeles at 69
Elizabeth Kokernot, wife of H L Kokernot, died early Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 69. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10:30 am. She was born Elizabeth Vahat in Ken yaco county September 1 1870, married in 1891, lifelong First Baptist member, Baylor College trustee, and longtime San Antonio resident. Survivors include husband, daughter Mrs J Hardie, son H L Kokernot Jr, grandchildren and great granddaughter, sisters Mrs T F Harwood and Mrs W B Sayers, and brother Vanhaml of Moulton. Interment in Mission Burial Park.
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East Lynwood Avenue
Kokernot
Elizabeth Vahat ‘Geptamiber
Ken I
Yaco County
First Baptist, Church
Baylor College
Belton
San Antonio
H. L., Kokernolh
J. Hardie
H- L. Kokernot
W. T. Beard Jr
Maryatin Kakernot
Betty Beard
T. F. Harwood
W. B. Sayers
Gonzales
Ff Vanhaml
Moulton
Perry F. Webb
Mission Burra Park Vat
Clothing Thief Uses Phone Ruse To Steal Laundry
Police seek a clothing thief who phoned Pearl Hawkins at 151 Pearl Street to lure them from a home laundry. While she answered the ring, a bundle valued at $40 vanished from the back yard. The incident occurred Tuesday as the victim reported the missing items.
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Pearl Hawkins
Pearl Street
Seven More Die In Willow Grove Mine Blast
Rescue crews raised the death toll to 15 from Saturday’s Willow Grove coal mine explosion as seven more bodies were recovered before dawn. Names include Emil Dalpiaz and John McFetridge among others. officials expect more recoveries in a heavily blocked chamber. Coroner and company officials cited head wounds and burns as the primary causes. funerals set for Superintendent John Richards and fuddle boss Howard Saunders.
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Clairsville
Onlo
Winllow Grove
John Richards
Howard Saunders
Fipple
Turks Extend Daily Work Hours in Turkey
A Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports Turkey will extend the working day from nine to twelve hours to accelerate preparedness for any eventuality. The change would apply to women and children and lifts the ban on children working all night. Mrs Roe Ann Alexander, 81, widow of Joshua W. Alexander, former secretary of commerce, died in Gallatin Missouri.
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London
Reuters
Dispatch
Ankara
Turkey
Alexander
Gallatin
Roe Ann Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander
Woodrow Wilson
Hor Jhustendy
War as a Glance By the Apsavial adress
Berlin Germans discuss Rome Berlin axis extending to Moscow. Hitler returns from Brenner pass talks. Italians say Duce policy unchanged. Balkans discussed with Hitler. Vatican negotiating agreement to safeguard Catholics in annexed territory. Allies vow to fight on for moral peace. Chamberlain ready to meet axis threat. 100000 pledged. Scapa Flow raid deemed a failure. Deputies in Paris hear war policy defence. Sweden reassured by Russia no more territorial aims in Scandinavia.
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Moscow
Hitler
Brenner Pass
Rome
Duce
Balkans
Vatican City
Vatican
Germany
London
Chamberlain Saya
Finland
Scapa Flow
Paris
Daladier
Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Scandinavia
Cold keeps FDR in quarters in Washington and Hyde Park
Washington March 18 The head cold again confines President Roosevelt to his quarters and cancels a planned Easter weekend at Hyde Park. White House physician Dr Ross T McIntire says the ailment lingers and orders no engagements for the next three or four days. The president continues a measured recovery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Prowler Reported Around Homes In City
Miss Patsy Haley reported a prowler in her back yard on Ogden Street. Police were alerted but the intruder fled before officers arrived. The incident involved a prowler frightened away after lights were turned on at a residence on Exsex Street.
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Patsy Haley
Lid Ogden Istreet
Jack
Pole
Irish Troops Raid Outlawed Group
Irish troops and police conducted large scale raids on suspected IRA activity hubs in Dublin today. Hours-long operations disrupted gatherings, with arrests and weapons seized reported though numbers remain unclear. Local authorities vow ongoing seizures to curb illegal activity.
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Irish Republican
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