Romania Buys Warplanes From Britain And France
Bucharest reports three secret agreements whereby France will supply Rumania with warplanes machines guns and other armaments. Britain has already flown 60 Spitfires and Bristol Blenheim bombers to Romania. The move follows assurances Romania gave that Germany would not be favored in oil exports. Anxieties rose over possible German actions as an Italian oil official arrived for talks.
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Germany
Bucharest
France
Rumania
Romanian Finance Commission
Paris
Britain
Local Lawyers Join Movement in Washington County
Joseph D. Mish president of the Washington County Bar Association announced a nationwide Junior Bar Conference program to educate the public on justice administration juvenile crime prevention civil liberties and democratic citizenship. Frank B. Reech local director will coordinate attorney talks on government history voting citizen relations and juvenile crime prevention for clubs and organizations.
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Joseph D. Mish
Washington County Bar Association
Junior Bar Conference
The
American Bar Association
Washington County
Frank B. Reech
Mayor Completes His First Year In Office
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney completed one year in office today after succeeding W. Lee Elgin who resigned to become Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The City Council appointed him to serve the remainder of the term until April 1, 1941.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Sweeney
W. Lee Elgin
Maryland Weather: Snow to Rain With Temp Fluctuations
Weather summary from U S Weather Bureau notes snow turning to rain this afternoon in Maryland with occasional rain tonight and ending Wednesday morning. Snow flurries in the western portion Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay likewise shifts from snow to rain this afternoon with rain tonight, warmer tonight, but colder by Wednesday afternoon and night. Winds shift from southerly to fresh northwest by Wednesday afternoon and night.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Maryland
West Portion
Chesapeake Bay
Finns Withdraw To New Positions Before Heavy Offensive Of Reds
The Finnish high command announced Russian attacks from the Arctic to the Gulf of Finland and said Finnish forces had withdrawn to new defensive positions after an all day assault. They retreated to Nautsi near the Norwegian border and reported Russians driving across the Bay of Viipuri, aiming to encircle Viipuri as part of the February offensive on the Isthmus of Karelia.
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Reds
Helsinki
Arctic
Gulf of Finland
Pet
Samo
Nautsi
Petsamo
Daily Army
Bay
Viipuri
Koivisto
Finland
Karelia
Mannerheim
Bay of
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Sakkijarvi
Karelian
Lake
Ladoga
Local Woman Hurt In Car Incident Near Hagerstown
Mrs. Stevens Newton of East Anietam Street sustained severe injuries when she fell from a moving car driven by her husband while returning from Baltimore. She was taken to Frederick hospital and later returned home as doctors evaluated the full extent of the harm.
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Stevens Newton
Antietam Street
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Frederick Hospital
Newton
Two German Ships Sunk Off Finland
Reports from Vardoe near the Finnish Arctic coast credit British French warships with sinking two German vessels near Petsamo Fjord in the Petsamo area. No details on ship type or fate provided.
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Bergen
Norway
Arctic
Finland
Vardee
Petsamo
Baltimore Blue Laws Under Review After Sunday Arrest
Baltimore City Council may revise blue laws after a merchant was arrested for selling shoe laces on Sunday. Councilman Leon Abramson called the arrest a silly performance and plans an ordinance to cut the minimum fine to one dollar and cap it at fifty dollars, to be submitted next Monday.
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Baltimore
Leon Abramson
Tax validity hearing in Maryland high court
Gov Herbert R O Conor two state senators and 10 delegates were among witnesses summoned to appear before Circuit Judge Eugene O Dunne for a hearing on the constitutionality of Maryland income tax. Legal action to test the act's validity began last week.
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Baltimore
Herbert R. O'Conor
House of Delegates
Eugene O'Dunne
Maryland
Theft Report: Paint and Tools Stolen From City Park Shed
Police report states a can of paint and several tools were stolen from a storage shed at City Park last night. Officer Draper investigated the incident.
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Draper
Charles Rickens Dies at 44. Left 106 Descendants
MT. VERNON Ind Fed 27 Charles Rickens a retired farmer died at age 44 leaving 106 descendants. The brief obituary notes his death and large family.
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MT. Vernon
Ind
Charles Rickens
Action on Finn loan aimed in single session
Washington February 27 House leaders moved to pass the Finnish loan bill in one session with a final vote expected late in the day. The measure would boost Export-Import Bank capital by 100 million dollars. Finland would receive 20 million for non military materials while Norway and Sweden each sought 10 million loans. Senate recesses until Thursday after approving a 107,079,000 appropriation for Senate Commerce and Justice.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jesse Jones
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Senate, Commerce and Justice Departments
Girl Scout Fund Totals 1884 in First Drive
The Washington County Girl Scout Council announced 1884 was raised in its first annual financial drive conducted earlier this month. Treasurer Mrs. Robert Mc Cauley reported the total and thanked all individuals and organizations for their contributions toward leadership training and camping programs under way.
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Washington County
Duce Invites Welles Back After Talks
Sumner Welles, Roosevelt's Europe envoy, met with Britain's Sir Percy Loraine and French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet in Rome and planned further briefings with German ambassador Viktor von Mackensen. He then prepared to travel Berlin, Paris, London, and home, pausing in Berne for rest and discussion with the American minister.
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Rome
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Percy Loraine
Britain
Tliy
Welles
Percy
Andre Francois-Poncet
William Phillips
Georg Viktor
von Mackensen
Berlin
Paris
London
Berne
Switzerland
Bat Mussolfid
Congressmen Will Speak At Kiwanis and Fish Club Banquet
Representative Jennings Randolph of Elkins will address the Hagerstown Kiwanis Club at noon on March 7 on Congress matters. In the evening Representative Luther Patrick of Alabama will speak at the Potomac Fish and Game Club banquet in Williamsport. Randolph, born in Salem W Va, will celebrate his 30th birthday March 8 and has a long background in public speaking journalism and college athletics.
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William D. Byron
Congress
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
W. Va
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Luther Patrick
Alabama
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Williamsport
Salem
Randolph Ill
Salem Academy
Salem College
Clarksburg Daily Telegram
West Virginia Review
Charleston
Davis and Elkins College
Baltimore Club Introduces Washington County Apples
The Advertising Club of Baltimore will host its weekly luncheon at the Emerson Hotel with Washington County apples placed at each guest's seat. Two one-bushel baskets will be door prizes, carried by J Andrew Cahill and Thomas N Dickens. The promotion targets Baltimore buyers unaware Maryland apples are nearby amid European war trade disruptions.
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Washington County
Advertising Club of
Baltimore
Emerson Hotel
J. Andrew Cahill
Thomas N. Dickens
Hancock
Cohill
State Distribution Commission
Maryland
Washington
Europe
Parisians Sheltered As German Air Squadrons Overhead
Paris reports massed German planes over the region early today triggering the first air raid alarm of the year. Citizens sought shelter while some ignored warnings and continued social activity. Antiaircraft fire and searchlights marked the scene as observers noted limited intruder activity and debated German motives.
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Paris
Brst
Nazis Active in Rhineland Battlefront Increases
The dispatch reports intensified artillery along the Rhine frontier near Hille Luxembourg with heavy German troop movements observed across the Moselle. A steady flow of cavalry, cyclists, infantry, ammunition and food columns has persisted since Saturday amid new barracks near Nennia and Beach. An officer believed to be Hermann Goring was seen on a bridge near Echternach over the Sauer river.
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Neutral Hille Luxembourg
Moselle
Mosel
Ohermosel Zeitung
Nennia
Beach
Rhineland
Saar
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Echternach
Sauer River
Auto Driver Found Guilty in Hancock Circuit Court
Lemuel Shivers a 58 year old livestock dealer of Fulton County Pa was found guilty by Judge Frank Wagaman in circuit court after appealing a drunken driving conviction. Shives denied intoxication as did witnesses while officers testified he was drunk at the time following a December 16 accident on Hancock s main street.
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Lemuel Shivers
Fulton County
Jivestock
Iren
Preston Bowles
Hancock
Frank G. Wagaman
Shives
French government requisitions farm workers for spring
Paris reports the French government has ordered all farm workers requisitioned under military control to ensure spring planting. The decree forbids hiring workers away from farms without permission, adding to existing wartime controls on industry. The move aims to address winter shortages and the mobilization of men to cities.
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Paris
Ministries of Agriculture and Labor
Six Schools Will Be Sold In County Auction Tomorrow
The first of six county school buildings abandoned by consolidations will be offered for sale tomorrow afternoon at 2 on the grounds. The former St. Pauls School on the Western Pike is a brick structure with a commanding location. Other buildings to be sold soon include Mooreville Chanel Woods Bingham's Independence and Dry Run. The Tonoloway lot also goes to sale. the Tonoloway school was destroyed by fire weeks ago with children transported to Hancock.
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St. Paul’s School
Western Pike
Mooreville
Chanel Woods
Bingham’s
Independence
Dry Run
Emergency in Kansas City as newborn found in car
Aly Reynolds, an orderly at University of Kansas hospitals, heard a car rush to the door. Ludig Renner shouted to get his wife into the hospital, claiming she had just given birth in the car to a baby weighing 17 pounds nine ounces.
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Kansas City
Kas
Aly Reynolds
University of Kansas Hospitals
Tludig Renner
Road project crew arrives to start Cearfoss Pike link
Equipment from Cumberland Contracting Company moved to the Cearfoss Pike site today to begin an eight tenth mile connecting link. Work will relocate the road between Cearfoss and Fairview at Tom's Run to straighten curves and reduce grades. Extensive excavations are planned to complete the rebuild.
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Cumberland Contracting Company
Cearfoss Pike
Cearfoss
Fairview
Tom's Run
Britain Grants Five New Battleships As War At Sea Intensifies
Churchill told the House of Commons that two major battleships Barham and Nelson are under repair after enemy damage and will rejoin soon. He confirmed five new battleships of the George V class will join Britain’s fleet, bringing the total to 16 battleships and three battle cruisers as German efforts to break the blockade intensify.
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London
Britain
Barham
Nelson
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
Scotland
Royal Oak
Germany
Admiralty
House panel blocks Roosevelts Panama locks funding
The House Appropriations Committee rejected the president's request for 15 million dollars to begin a third set of Panama Canal locks. It recommended 850 thousand dollars to prepare plans and specifications, arguing that without them the ultimate cost would be largely guesswork.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Snow and Slippery Base Disrupt City Streets
Snow fell with a brisk south wind creating slick highway bases and busy street grading. One minor skid damaged a gasoline pump near Domenici Tire. no serious injuries reported. By noon half an inch lay on the ground, temps rose slightly, and more snow was forecast with a warm spell that could bring rain tomorrow.
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Hess Body Works
Frederick Street
Baltimore Street
Domenici Tire Company
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Mercury
Weather Bureau
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Denmark
Peter Munch
Halvden Koht
Christian Gunther
Kuoivisto
Mrs. Newton
O'Conor
Duce
U.S
Baltimore Club
Acm
Witherto
Nurahorities
Lemuel Shives
St. Paul’s
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