23 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1940
Page
1
A business owner faced a high tax bill but arranged to cover $17,000 in taxes to protect an employee from wage reductions. The move underscores financial risk taken to preserve staff, with details on who benefited and how the arrangement was structured.
In a brief recess the jury requested a sewing machine and received one as part of a local charity gesture. The decision followed a short discussion among the jurors and court staff.
A court convicted Deonis Bolivian and co defendant Bob Feb for involvement in a theft case described by the report as a failed plot. The judge announced the verdict and scheduled sentencing in the same session.
A district hospital inquiry found Danremoys officials mischaracterized the Irwin incident as an attack on inmates. Dr Webster said Irwin showed no real assault behavior, and inmates are kept in separate rooms with wire screened exercise areas to prevent outbreaks. Hospital staff note such incidents are common with troubled patients.
Bucharest reads convocation to March 5 as experts converge on the capital from oil fields for a clash over petroleum supplies Germany needs and Allies may block. authorities list export bans on aviation gasoline and scrap iron while A Garman mission seeks more Romanian oil for Germany.
Assistant Attorney General John Rogge said he would soon return to Washington and start another anti corruption drive after finishing the Louisiana inquiry. He hinted at a future assignment in a region with similar issues and aimed to follow through after April. The Louisiana probe had toppled the Long dynasty, with Sam H. Jones nominated governor in the Democratic runoff over Earl K. Long.
The Argentine government received two proposals from the German embassy offering to employ German personnel within German firms operating in Argentina. The note indicates official communication seeking to place German staff in local branches or subsidiaries.
Berlin reports confirm five German warplanes failed to return from a raid on Britain. The High Command cites numerous Western Front prisoners and successful patrol actions. Air reconnaissance covered the North Sea and Eastern France as two planes did not return to England. Diplomatic notes discuss potential reprisals against British sea warfare.
Grove City Pa February 25 The Grove City Brass and Bronze Company announced it is casting parts for 4000 rubber boots for the Finnish army to protect horses from a corrosive ground gas. Boots stand 16 inches high and are strapped with rawhide.
London reports say twelve people were injured by three explosions in the Maple Arch area across Hyde Park from Buckingham Palace. Authorities attributed the blasts to the outlawed Irish Republican Army. the Sunday wrecked a room and blew out two shop fronts on Oxford Street, with apartment windows shattered and crowds nearby narrowly escaping injury.
Secretary of State Welles plans a Berlin stop on his European mission to study belligerent actions. Alexander Kirk, U S chargé, met German officials in what sources describe as routine but indicates a prepared agenda for Welles arrival and talks with Joachim von Ribbentrop and Adolf Hitler.
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