Allied Hopes of Peace With Nazi Satellites Dashed
Allied diplomats predicted Germany would fully occupy the Balkans and force puppet governments in Romania Bulgaria and Hungary. The drive followed Russian pressure into Romania and fear among Germans that Balkan neighbors might desert like Italy, shaping terms seen as milder by Romania and Hungary.
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New Postal Policy Offers 500 Death Benefit for Seniors
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co offers a policy for men and women ages 65 to 85 providing up to 500 if killed, up to 100 a month for disability, and up to 100 for hospital care. Cost is 1 cent a day or 3.65 yearly, no medical exam required, no agents calling, claims paid promptly. Over a quarter million already hold Postal policies. Send name address age and beneficiary details for a free policy by mail.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Postal Life
Kansas City 2
Postal
Alarm Clock Sale Triggers Chicago Store Rampage
In Chicago in March a crowd of about 2500 women and a few men surged a department store to buy 1500 alarm clocks advertised for sale. The push shattered four show cases, trampled clerks, and left several fainting. police restrained hundreds who were blocked from the counters as sections were cleared during the melee. The clocks were reportedly the first civilian-use models in two years.
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Chivauy
Chicago
Cowboy Robber Halts Cafe Steal With Blondes
A robber in a cowboy disguise enters a Los Angeles cafe with a six shooter and steals $193, forcing a waiter to surrender the cash. He also abducts one blonde customer after a crude threat. The bizarre scene ends with the robber leaving the scene. A separate note mentions Governor's Island sale in 1637 for $1.85.
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Los Angeles
Riggea
Britain bans visitors from eastern coast in wartime security measure
London announces a protected coastal belt banning non residents from an 11 mile inland and 700 mile stretch of England coast plus the Firth of Forth. Entry restricted from April 1 with penalties including fines up to 400 dollars and three months in jail for those unable to justify presence. Binoculars and telescopes banned. Meanwhile Allied civilians and soldiers from France, Norway, Holland, Britain, Poland and Czechoslovakia train in Britain to assist invasion forces. Britain also unveils a 2 ton armored car capable of firing anti tank guns at 18 to 42 mph, described as the largest and most powerful armored car in service on any front.
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France
Normany
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Czechoslovakia
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Two Men Sentenced In Local Theft Ring
Two members of a five man gang pleaded guilty to burglary and theft in district court and received a total of 25 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Russell Wine said three youths in the gang have already been sent to Gatesville reformatories. Joe Barrimes of 408 South Presa Street drew three five year terms for burglaries at Tom West’s 118 West Prench Place home and D E Grain’s 903 East Guenther Street, plus $0.70 in rings from Mary Abdo at 2303 West Houston Street. Louis Valdez of 404 Buena Vista Street also received five year terms for burglarizing Crain’s home and stealing $557 in articles from West. Both sentences run concurrently.
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Eell Wine
Gatesville
Joe Barrismes
South Presa Street
Tom West
West Prench Place
East Guenther Street
Mary Abdo
West
Houston Street
Louis Valdez
Lsted
Buena Vista Street
Crain
Americans Witness Vesuvius Inferno in Naples Area
Soldiers under Lieut. Col. John A. Warner led emergency rescue after Vesuvius lava flood destroyed villages San Sebastiano and Massa di Somma. Americans and locals evacuated, with gas-filled rooms and a boiling well geyser. heartfelt scenes described by Pvt. Ben Rovinskie and others amid the disaster.
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Baltimore
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Chicago
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Greece
Apel
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Preston Hill
Girardville
Earl Clemens
Garrett, Ky
Wiliam
Rerey
Glasgow
Goard
Covcoln
Halian
Trawarter Seeks Early School Ballot Decision Reports Loom
County Clerk Albert Trawarter urged the school board to hold a special meeting before March 28 to decide the ballot for the April 1 election. He proposed listing all seven candidates on the ballot in a crisscross format and criticized the board president Leon Brewer for opposing a session to settle the dispute. Briley Peyton clarified that voters must own property, reside in the district, and pay poll tax to vote. Three independent candidates, Mrs. Charles Murphy, Mrs. Tom Blue, and George Tucker, said their meeting was informal and unsettled.
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Leon Brewer
Brewer
Trawaller
Brewery
Briley Peyton
Persdn
Charles Murphy
Tom Blue
George Tucker
87 000 Calls Made In Building Ship
A Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Company study shows 87,000 telephone calls, including local connections, are required before completing a destroyer. The figure aims to curb unnecessary shipyard switchboard calls amid wartime production. Royal stockings claim dating to Henry II of France in 1547. About 1,700,000 4-H club members exist in the United States.
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Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Henry II of
France
United States
Finns Reject Armistice Terms After Kremlin Ultimatum
Stockholm reports Finland will not accept armistice terms dictated by Moscow despite desiring peace with Russia. Communique says Finnish stance hinges on security, rejecting withdrawal of troops and internment of German forces as incompatible with national safety. Parliament faced the harsh Russian ultimatum of March 10, signaling no negotiated peace under the cited terms.
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Stockholm
Tofay
Russia
Kremlin
Verslux
Velikini
Moscow
Finland
Hondo Resident’s Services Held for Mrs Daisy Fusselman
Funeral services were to be held in Hondo Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Daisy Fusselman 65 wife of Medina County Sheriff Jack Fusselman. She died Saturday in a San Antonio hospital. Surviving her are husband Jack a son Jack Pusselman three daughters and a sister. Dice are said to have wed in Greece.
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Daisy Fussenan
Jack M. Fusselms
Medina County
Fusselman
San Antonio
Jack Pusselman
Glee Woolls
Cara Robertson
E. EB. Kollman
Gladys Cappadona
Pile Ward
Ginger Toldre
A. A. Wynne
Kellogg's All-Bran touted as relief for constipation
A reader testimonial endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle regulator helping with constipation caused by lack of dietary cellulose. The letter emphasizes regular consumption with water, muffins, and cereal mixtures, and notes All-Bran is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
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Joseph W. Poutie
Englewood Ave
Bulla
N.Y
Kellogg
Nature
Kellogg’s
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