Balkans Entente Seeks Temporary Shelter From War
Belgrade reports four powers of the Balkan entente seek makeshift storm cellars for months ahead. Yugoslavia Romania Turkey and Greece meet to decide on fend for themselves policy. They reject a stronger union but hope for a common declaration to ease tensions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Romania
Turkey
Greece
Germany
Rumania
Europe
Hungary
Transylvania
Russia
Bessarabia
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Cleanup plan for Antietam Creek bass stream restoration
The North American Rod and Gun Club proposed a WPA backed project to clear Antietam Creek of cans and debris to restore it as a premier Western Maryland bass stream. State game warden RE LeCompte asked Frank L Bentz to consult with the sports club and consider NYA involvement. Prior pollution reduction has allowed bass to reappear, with a last summer’s bass restocking at Security. The proposal targets debris clearance from Willow Grove dam to near Security or Grossnickle's mill.
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Antietam Creek
Maryland
North American
Rod & Gun Club
RE. Lee LeCompte
Inland Game and Fish Commission
LeCompte
Frank L. Bentz
Bridgeport
Security
Grossnickle’s Mill
Municipal Electric Light Plant
Hen’s frozen feet thaw with ice chop rescue
In Asheville North Carolina on a February night one of Bill Langmaid’s hens froze its feet to a wet ground patch. The owner had to chop the ice away to free the bird the following morning.
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Asheville
N. C
Bill Langmaid
Langmaid
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Weather Bureau reports Maryland mostly cloudy in the west and fair in the east tonight through Sunday with a slow rise in temperature. Chesapeake Bay will be mostly clear with warming tonight and Sunday. north portions expect around 20 degrees, south portions 20 to 25, with fresh northwest winds diminishing by Sunday.
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S. Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
North
Weekly Weather Outlook For North and Middle Atlantic
The weather outlook covers the week starting Monday. North and Middle Atlantic States expect precipitation Monday night or Tuesday and again around Thursday. Temperatures run near normal early week, rise to warmth midweek, then turn colder toward week’s end.
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North and
Middle Atlantic States
Italy to double number of planes this year
Rome February 3 Italy plans to double its military air strength this year General Francesco Piccolo undersecretary for aviation announced The current air force size is secret but unofficial estimates place planes around 4000 and pilots between 10000 and 18000
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Rome
Italy
Francesco Piccolo
Man confesses to New Year’s Eve slaying in Cape May
Philadelphia man Robert Harry 23 admitted killing Harvey Hess 32 in self defense after Hess, secretary to state senator R. Grant Scott New Jersey, was found slain near the Schuylkill river in West Manayunk. Harry charged with murder. Pauline Lucas 21 held as material witness alibi. Continued on Page 10.
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Philadelphia
Cape May
N. J
Robert Harry
Harvey Hess
R. Grant Scott
New Jersey
Hess
Schuylkill River
West Manayunk
Montgomery County
Harry
Harry Engle
Pauline Lucas
Economy Forces Still In Saddle As House Votes Farm Outlay Cut
Washington feb 3 the nightmare of many congress men the fear of voting for new taxes or rising debt helped economy advocates win house approval for a drastic reduction in federal farm outlays the agriculture supply bill totals 722 001 084 dollars vs 1 301 340 315 proposed by roosevelt the measure is 579 339 231 under current year funding and heads to the senate where attempts will be made to restore the president's level
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Washington
House
Chamber
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Jones
Texas
Senate
Farm State
Mercury Dips Then Rebounds In County Weather
The mercury fell to 11 degrees last night but reached 22 degrees by 9 am today. Weather forecasts call for cloudy skies and moderate temperatures tomorrow. Ice skaters continue enjoying the sport across the county as a potential full day of skating awaits if temperatures stay cool.
Two German airmen buried with honors in Scotland
Two dead German airmen washed ashore in eastern Scotland were buried with military honors today after being found this week.
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London
Scotland
Ice floes scour Mississippi near Ridgely and Gayoso
U S engineers reported the Mississippi still moving as a vast ice ribbon pressed toward Ridgely Tenn where the towboat Illinois and ten barges were trapped for days. Seven barges were swept away and the Gayoso gorge sent Caruthersville gauge up 3.8 feet in three hours as more ice broke free. The Hoover was sent to Richardson's Landing to assist near the Illinois line while the Indiana remained immobilized near Fulton.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mlinois
Ridgely
Mississippi
Federal Barge Line
Gayoso Bend
Hoover
Richardson's Landing
Gayosa
Ilinois
U. S
Helena
Ark
Gayoso
Caruthersville
Fulton
Indiana
Mississippi Valley Barge Lines
Legion Asking More Pensions
Washington dated report on February 3 says the American Legion the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans pushed to liberalize veterans benefits. Hearings open as leaders Raymond J. Kelly Otis N. Brown appear to press for pensions for all dependents and orphans of World War I veterans amid farm subsidy cuts.
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Washington
House
Chamber
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
National Legion
Otis N. Brown
Greensboro
N. G
The
Legion
Grass fire near Hagerstown Trust building extinguished
Firemen aided by onlookers stamp out a rear grass blaze about 9 30 this morning on West Washington street near the Hagerstown Trust Company. Spectators were surprised to find grass almost in the heart of the business district.
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Hagerstown Trust Company
West
Washington Street
Chinese Army in Trap Reported as Japan Presses in Kwangsi
Hong Kong February 3 reports say more than 200000 Chinese troops were drawn into peril in Kwangsi as a Japanese pincer drive expands. Japanese forces and air support push along the front toward Nanning, aiming to cut Chinese links with Burma and Indo China, while Chinese accounts claim annihilating counterattacks and a downed Japanese plane.
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Hong Kong
Kwangsi
China
Nanning
Burma
Indo-China
Proposal to free NLRB from CIC AFS disputes advanced
Chairman J Warren Madden said the plan to remove CIC AFS refereeing from the NLRB is the soundest solution. Dean Lloyd K Garrison of Wisconsin Law School told the House committee investigating the board yesterday.
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Washington
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
House
Six WPA Projects To Start In Washington County
Francis Dryden announced the start of six Works Progress Administration projects in Washington County employing 371 men for two to seven months. Projects include improvements on Williamsport Clearspring road, Hagerstown municipal market, Garis Shop road to Penal Farm road, Weedysville Monroe Church road, Antietam Harpers Ferry road, and one mile Spielman road with varied costs and personnel.
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Washington County
Francis Dryden
Willamsport-Clearspring
Hagerstown
Garis Shop
Penal Farm
Weedysville
Monroe Church
Antietam
Harpers Ferry
Spielman
Local Baker Plans Appeal
The Caskey Baking Company challenged a Virginia tax ruling under Section 192-B, requiring that out of state firms pay a $100 license per truck for delivery vehicles. Judge Philip Williams of the corporation court handed down a 350 fine with costs, suspended 69 days to allow an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The case traces to Winchester magistrate court in September 1938 and could have broad impact on regional bakeries and industries.
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Caskey Baking Company
Virginia
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Bombs Found Hidden In English Buses After Exposions
Incendiary bombs were discovered in buses in Birmingham after two explosions in a garage. No injuries were reported. Authorities blamed the outlawed Irish Republican Army for the blasts. Two IRA members had previously been sentenced to death for a Coventry explosion that killed five people.
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IRA
Coventry
Infant death rate lowest in Washington County
Washington County reported the lowest infant mortality rate in the state for 1939 at 33.3 per thousand live births, with only 63.3 per thousand in comparison counties. The Bureau of Vital Statistics noted the county also had the lowest per capita mortality rate aside from Allegany and Baltimore, aided by the Infant and Child Welfare Center, Health Department, and County Medical Society.
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Washington County
Infant and Child Wealth Center
Health Department
Washington County Medical Society
Allegany
Baltimore
Maryland
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Maryland State Department of Health
Allegany County
City drivers arraigned for passing boulevard sign
Three city truck drivers appeared before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder in city court this morning on charges of passing a boulevard sign. Deputy Sheriff C. B. Bender caught them yesterday as they slipped by a boulevard sign on South Prospect Street. All received suspended sentences on payment of costs.
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Harry E. Snyder
C. B. Bender
South Prospect Street
Airacobra Sale Talks Reported Between Allies
Officials disclosed a joint Army Navy board sanctioned negotiations for selling duplicates of the Air Corps new 400 mile an hour Airacobra fighter minus gun and engine to France.
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Washington
Army-Navy
France
Air Corps
Submarine Destroyed After Pajala Torpedo Incident
Swedish freighter Pajala was torpedoed by a German submarine and then sunk by a depth charge from a British trawler near Stavanger on January 18 as it headed to a contraband station. Survivors from the Danish freighter Vidar arrived with the Pajala crew, noting 15 of Vidar’s 23 crew were lost when it hit a mine two days earlier.
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Stavanger
Norway
Pajala
Hroar
Jap Army Angry At Criticism Resigns Politician
Tokyo reports Takuo Saito resigned from his political party amid army anger over his call for Chinese policy changes. Army leaders planned to send War Minister Shunroku Hata to answer in the Diet after Saito sought clarification on a new order in East Asia. Two minor parties demanded Saito be expelled as officers accused him of insults to the sacred war aims in China.
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Tokyo
Takuo Saito
China
Saito
Shunroku Hata
East Asia
Group of Finns to sail for homeland from New York
A party of 150 to 200 Finnish natives in the United States and Canada, including several women, plans to sail today to join Finnish forces against the Soviet Union. This is the first group to depart since 70 left a month earlier, with many paying their own way while others received aid from the Finnish War Veterans In America, Inc. The Drottningholm liner will carry the contingent.
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New York
Finland
United States
Canada
Russia
Finnish War Veterans In America, Inc
J. Honkonen
Drottningholm
Dental Clinic Finds Teeth Of City Children in Serious Need Of Care
In Hagerstown the Public Health Dental Clinic reports that 483 of 1,470 teeth in first graders inspected in fall 1939 contained cavities. Only 15 had caries treated. The clinic, opened September 1939 under Dr. Myron Baker, aims to reduce cavities through education for parents and children and to improve dental health in schools and homes.
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Hagerstown
Public Health Dental Clinic
Health Department
Myron Baker
United States Public Health Service
Spectacular Battles Reported Along English Coast
Eyewitness accounts from London describe British fighters engaging German raiders off England's northeast coast. The air ministry said two planes were shot down near the Tyne and Yorkshire coast, with a third bomber reportedly damaged and possibly crashed at sea. One crew member was killed and three injured.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Tyne
Yorkshire
Northumberland
Authoritive Press Association
Federal limits on denatured alcohol sales now in effect
The federal government will restrict denatured or rubbing alcohol to druggists from February 17. Only registered druggists may sell it and must stamp and sign each bottle. Stores other than drugstores cannot stock it. sales to customers must be for external use as confirmed by the pharmacist in charge. Police in Hagerstown welcome the crackdown on local imbibers amid past high sales.
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Charles E. Cushwa
Internal Revenue Agents
Treasury Department
Hagerstown
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