Hitler Tightens Grip as Army Purge Elevates Rule
Berlin February 3 In a swift move Adolf Hitler declared supreme command of the German Army. He summoned all generals to the palace and elevated his control after forcing retirement of top officers including von Blomberg and von Fritsch. Hitler vowed loyalty across ranks to defend the Reich and urged a total loyalty to his regime. Goering named deputy, as speculations swirl about Austria and Danzig.
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Soviet Link Feared by Hitler Purge Aims at Stifling Pact Move
H R Kuicker Becker, flying correspondent for International News Service, reports from Paris that Hitler’s purge of the German Army command seeks to suppress growing German Soviet rapprochement advocates. The piece outlines the underlying motive driving the purge and the potential impact on international alignments.
Kilmer Home Razed by Fire in Virginia Remains Destroyed
Saluda Va February 3 Remick Hala remnance of Wills Sharp Kilmer wealthy horseman and Binghamton N Y newspaper publisher was destroyed by fire. Dr William Jack estimated losses at 200000 Valuable paintings said to have been destroyed, leaving only the chimneys of the frame home. Stables on the 1000 acre estate along the Rapidan River were not harmed.
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Virginia Saluda
Remiik Hal
Wills Sharp Kilmer
Binghamton
N. I
Wiliam Jack
Rap- Jenbacnocs
Postal Contract Awarded for Canarsie Post Office
George FL Driscoll of Brocklum New York received a $504,483 contract to construct the Canarsie street post office in New York, announced by the treasury on February 6.
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Hitler makes himself dictator over German army
Paris February 3 1938 Adolf Hitler has mastered the German general staff and become dictator in fact as well as in time over the army. He has overrun the Red Army purge aims to prevent rapprochement with the Soviet Union. General Werner von Fritsch and seven Reichswehr generals are retired in Hitler’s purge.
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Reichswehr
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Germany
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Woman Burns In Castleton Fire Fight For Life
Mrs. Anne Finkle nineteen suffered serious burns when kerosene stove flare ups caused a blaze at her Castleton residence. She was hospitalized in Albany as doctors treated her injuries and fought to save her life.
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Castleton
Anne Finkle
Albany
Soviet grant visits Mrs Ruth Rubens in espionage case
Washington reports the Soviet government allowed the United States to visit Ruth Rubens, central to a spy mystery. The U.S. demanded access when Americans are detained, noting Rubens and husband disappeared in Moscow under fraudulent identities. Rubens was later said arrested in a Ural Mountains spy row and charged with espionage.
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United States
Ruth Rubens
Amartache
Moscow
Rubens
Ley W. Henderson
State Department
Soviet Union
Russia
National Hotel
Donald L. Robinson
Ural Mountains
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Burbeng
British ship attacked near Barcelona amid pirate raids
Barcelona, Spain Feb 5 (INS) Another British ship, the third in three days, was reportedly attacked in the Mediterranean by insurgent Spanish air fleet near Barcelona at 5 pm. No casualties or damage reported, ship unnamed. Earlier reports spoke of the British freighter Alcira sunk near Barcelona. Rebel planes also tried to bomb Barcelona last night but were repelled.
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Mediterranean
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Tona
Westernay
Alcira
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Lorpederd
Eunh
JT Hives
Barcelena
Election Ordered For Valley Mould Workers
The National Labor Relations Board ordered an election among hourly and piecework production employees at Valley Mould and Iron Corporation in Chicago to determine collective bargaining representatives.
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Washington
INS
National Labor Relations Board
Valley Mould and Iron Corporation
Chicago
Emergency Meeting Called Over Mediterranean Piracy Crisis
London cabinet members held an emergency session to discuss actions to protect Allied shipping to Spain amid renewed pirate attacks. Rebels using planes from Palma Majorca are blamed for sinking the British freighter Alcira prompting Rome to press Italy into joint anti piracy efforts in the Mediterranean.
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Genghis Khan biography by Harold Lamb begins Sunday
The Svrasuse American will publish Harold Lambs famed Genghis Khan biography next Sunday. Lamb, a scholar and author, is an authority on early Asiatic history and has been honored by the Persian government and Turkish studies council.
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Harold Lamb
Asia
Europe
Lamb
Council of Turkish Studies
Columbia University
Guggenheim
Tamberlane
Nar Mahal
Marehai
Eight Murders Probe Ties Dixie Davis to Dewey Case
Philadelphia February reports reveal District Attorney Dewey plans to question Dixie Davis, the disbarred lawyer and New York numbers racket figure, about eight murders. Davis and his jailed sweetheart Hope Dare faced coercive threats as authorities challenged his fugitive status. Hermes dismissed sensational labels, noting Davis’s continued influence on the criminal empire while sought by justice. A Philadelphia raid supported the NY inquiry as Dewey’s team pursued further data.
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Dixie Davis
Thomas E. Dewey
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Hope Dare
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Dasig
Benedicts Joint Takes Command of Military Academy
West Point notes a leadership change as General Jay L Benedict assumes command of the military academy today, succeeding Superintendent Army seventeenth who had held the post since the academy’s founding.
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Aymiy Seventhnte
Nations Demand Naval Building Facts From Japan
Washington notes from the United States Great Britain and France demand a clear decision from Japan on capital ship size and guns within a set timeframe. If Tokyo refuses to cap battleships to 35 000 tons and 14 to 16 inch guns, allies may build ships toward a 50 000 ton, heavier gun era.
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Great Britain
France
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Great Braan
Ounhas
Longon
Britain
Japs Ready To Deny Request
TORIO Feb 5 (INS) An official of Japan's navy ministry said Japan will not comply with the United States Britain and France request for information on Nippon's naval plans. Such a move would be a step back toward the 5 5 3 ratio and is out of the question. The rumor of rejection came before the ultimatum. Ambassador Grew and Sir Robert Craigie delivered notes, with a French note expected. Navy Minister Yonsi said the American naval program adheres to treaty limits and does not threaten others.
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Britain
France
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Theavy Ministry
Joseph C. Grew
Robert le Craigie
Great Britain
Roki Birota
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Yonsi
275 Miles an Hour Flown by Plane
In a test flight from Burbank to Chicago a 21 passenger Douglas mainliner reached 273 to 275 miles per hour with new supercharged experimental engines. Pilot Bennett Howard, United Air Lines chief research pilot, said high latitude performance aided speed. The trip concluded in Denver after about nine hours with air range extending toward Albuquerque before an uncertain course.
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United Air Lines
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Albuquerqudé N. MA
Senate group demands data on deportation case
Senate committee members led by Comtland and Vandenberg press Frances Perkins for government records on long stalled deportation proceedings against Harry Endres. Perkins had issued a public letter from Seattle on Endres, urging a deportation warrant, amid criticism of a pending anti mediation bill linked to maritime labor conditions.
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Wife Thrice Married, He Wins Annulment
Douglas H. Reynolds, a Honolulu businessman, prepared to depart for Hawaii after obtaining an annulment from his wife, Mrs. Auney Bacon Cur ler Trepnelds. Mrs Reynolds had prior marriages and divorces, including to Lloyd Bacon, a noted rector, and to Manuel Robert A. Cotter, a singer.
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Manuel Robert A. Cotter
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