Second Battle of Tembien Deepens in Ethiopia Fight
Italian commander Marshal Pietro Badoglio reports that the second battle of the Tembien has reached a decisive phase. Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum forces are described as increasingly squeezed as Italian corps press from Amba Alaji and from north and south. A large battle has raged since dawn on February 28 as forces advance on Amba Aliji.
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
The
Tembien
Ras Kassa
Ras Seyoum
Amba Aliji
Badoglio
First
Amba Alaji
Third Army
Uncontested Mayoral Election At Winsport
The first uncontested mayoralty election in six years will be held Monday in Winsport. Voters will support the Progressive ticket for re election of three current officials and a new town council member. Polls open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the town building.
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Williamsport
Progressive
Richard G. Hawken
Burgess
Charles W. Harsh
Harry HW. Shank
Charles C. Poole
PWA
Rockville
All in the Firm McSherry and Monk Lead County Fight
In McAlester Oklahoma on February 29 the law firm McSherry and Monk is described as handling the Pittsburgh county political scene. John Monk is named Democratic county chairman and Frank McSherry, his partner, is Republican county chairman.
Weather Forecast Across Regions
Weather briefing notes cloudy conditions in Maryland with a milder east section. Sunday brings fair skies and colder afternoon and night. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expects fresh southwest winds turning west then moderate east tonight, with overcast conditions. Chesapeake Bay shows cloudy skies tonight, milder tonight, then colder Sunday afternoon and night with southerly winds shifting to fresh westerly.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North Portion
South Fortion
Chesapeake Bay
Triplets Born In Toledo As Heiden Family Welcomes Girls
In Toledo on February 29 Myron A Heiden 27 and wife 26 welcomed triplet daughters their first children arriving yesterday. Heiden a WPA worker by trade turned florist by profession says he is glad all three are girls noting he was the only boy in his set. His two sisters reside in Cleveland.
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Toledo
Myron A. Heiden
Heiden
WPA
Cleveland
Potomac River Falls Five Feet Amid Flood Recession
A rapid river drop reported for the Potomac from Williamsport shows water down from 16 feet 3 inches to 11 feet near noon as ice recedes. Dam No. 6 top uncertain. surrounding areas near normal, with the Potomac Edison hydro plant unaffected and Youghiogheny near normal as flood danger fades.
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Potomac River
Williamsport
Cumberland
Conococheague
Maryland
Potomac Edison Company
West Virginia
Oakland
Youghigheny
Williamsport resident Scott W Robinson suffers arm fracture
Scott W. Robinson a well known aged resident of Williamsport sustained a fractured arm in a fall from a step ladder yesterday. He was brought to the hospital for treatment.
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Scott W. Robinson
Williamsport
Would Force Owner to Remove Pullet Raised in Bottle
In Denver a five week old leg horn pullet named Mathilda raised in a glass water bottle was initially allowed to stay by the district attorney. Later Dr. George A. Glenn of the State Humane Society indicated he might seek a court order for her release citing health concerns from the sunless glass coop.
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Denver
Colo
Biddie Mathilda
George A. Glenn
State Humane Society
Mathilda
Henry Willis
Pittsburgh executive found dead aboard liner Franconia
Edward David Frohman, vice president and general manager of the S Obermaier Company, died aboard the Franconia during a world cruise. A coroner jury ruled suicide. Frohman, from Pittsburgh, sailed two months ago and was involved in foundry supplies.
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Bombay
India
Eddie David Frohman
Pittsburgh
Franconia
Edward David Frohman
S. Obermaier Company
Frederick County Drives on Beer Sales to Minors
Frederick county law enforcement agencies begin a campaign targeting beer establishments selling to minors. Six indictments have been returned by the grand jury and are set for trial March 11. Each defendant was released on a $100 bond.
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Frederick County
Girls Take Over City On Leap Year Day
In Aurora Newfoundland on February 29 unmarried women seized all city offices for leap year day. They posted a list of public enemies among eligible bachelors and threatened fines of a silk dress or jail for refusals to propose. The matriarchy extended from mayor to dog catcher, with two men dissenting on职位 transfers.
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Aurora
Hoffmans denial over Lindbergh probe meddling charge
In Trenton New Jersey Gov Harold G Hoffman denies knowledge of threats or promises made by his agents to state troopers involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation The state police report on the reopened Hauptmann case cites alleged outside meddling by supposed governor agents who questioned troopers and offered job security or advancement if Schwarzkopf is not re appointed His term ends in June raising questions of his renewal and political pressure mounts for Schwarzkopf to be continued or replaced.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hauptmann
Schwarzkopf
Food Drops For Birds In Washington County
Local aviator Dick Henson and the Izaak Walton Chapter have dropped hundreds of pounds of bird feed into remote county areas using Henson’s plane. The 5 pound bags burst on impact scattering feed as State Game Warden E. Lee LeCompte commends the effort.
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Washington County
Dick Henson
Izaak Walton
Henson
E. Lee LeCompte
Pappas to Start Term in Maryland Prison
John Pappas also known as Mills, a second degree murder convict sentenced to 18 years, is likely to be moved to Maryland Penitentiary tomorrow. The sheriff’s office said he pled guilty to the May 31 killing of David L. Buchanan claiming self defense after the rooming-house proprietor allegedly attacked him.
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John Pappas
Mills
Maryland
Pappas
David L. Buchanan
Death sentences for Velcheff and Stanseff in Bulgaria plot
In Sofia on February 29 a military court sentenced Col. Damian Velcheff and Major Cyril Stanseff to formal death for conspiring to assassinate King Boris and inciting rebellion.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Damian Velcheff
Cyril Stanseff
Boris
Five Communists sentenced to death in Berlin murder case
In Neu Koelln a Berlin court found five Communist defendants guilty of murdering the landlord of a Nazi club and sentenced them to death. The case drew wide attention in the Nazi era press and reflects the violent political tensions in 1930s Germany.
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Berlin
Neukoelln
Leap year twins born in Buffalo to Tobins today
Leap year twins arrive in Buffalo on February 29 to celebrate their first birthday four years from now. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J Tobin welcomed the unusual twins born this leap day.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clarence J. Tobin
Weekly Weather Outlook for March Week
The forecast covers the North and Middle Atlantic states beginning Monday March 2 with showers in the south and rain or snow in the north around Tuesday and again on Thursday or Friday. The week trends moderate to warm, starting moderately cold, warming Tuesday, then slightly cooler at the end.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Public protest window opens for liquor license renewals
Ten or more real estate owners in any precinct may file protests or petitions against renewal of beer or liquor licenses. The Board of License Commissioners must receive filings by March 31. Licenses expire May 1 and renewal forms are mailed to record licensees. office hours are 9 to 4 weekdays and noon Saturdays.
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Board of License Commissioners
Thomas M. Simpson
Board
Stolen Stradivarius Violin Sought in New York
A $30,000 Stradivarius violin vanished from Bronislaw Huberman's Carnegie Hall dressing room during a concert. Police pursue leads for possible ransom as the instrument remains missing from its double case. The case bears a conspicuous design and the instrument was insured.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Strad
Bronislaw Huberman
Friend Lloyd Points Dies After Trolley Car Collision
G. C. Alter of Altoona Pa reports the death of Lloyd Points a close friend. Points was killed this week when struck by a trolley car in what authorities term a fatal accident. The incident occurred in the midst of routine city traffic and prompted inquiries by local officers.
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G. C. Alter
Lloyd Points
Altoona
Alumni debate over UNC president amid liberal views
Reports from Charlotte indicate a movement to replace Dr. Frank Graham as president of the University of North Carolina due to his liberal stance. The shift has caused a division in alumni circles as the university faces leadership questions.
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Charlotte
N. C
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Kings Doctor Visits Ill Heiress Amid Critical Condition
London reports a slight improvement in Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow after surgery for childbirth. Lord Horder, king's physician, made an early visit to the Town House where the newborn son arrived Tuesday and the mother was operated Thursday night. The heiress to Woolworth millions remains gravely ill and anxious observers note the decline since earlier hopeful statements.
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London
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lord Horder
Edward
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
George V
Man Pleads Guilty to False Fire Alarm and Arrests
Harry Ragland of Mechanics Street pled guilty to turning in false fire alarm No. 67 at 1 am and was sentenced to fifteen days in jail before Justice C Edward Heard. Officers say Ragland was arrested in the act of breaking a show window at Harry Ingram’s North Jonathan Street store.
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Harry Ragland
Mechanics Street
C. Edward Heard
Ragland
Harry Ingram
Jonathan Street
New Threats of Floods in Pennsylvania
Residents in central Pennsylvania watched the Susquehanna and Lehigh rivers as flood fears rose and preparations began to house potential evacuees. The Lehigh overflowed at Newport and Clark's Ferry where it joins the Susquehanna, while ice on the Susquehanna may start moving at Harrisburg today. In the west, the Allegheny was subsiding after flooding riverfront areas in Pittsburgh.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Lehigh
Newport
Clark's Ferry
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Labor Lost Sterling Uplifts Odd Snow Key Find
Judge I L Weaver could not locate his automobile keys in the snow near his home. After an exhaustive search he rested on a sofa and felt a bulge in his hip pocket. The keys were there, discovered by chance.
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Sterling. Nil
I. L. Weaver
Milk Fund Off To Good Start In Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Lions Club and the Kings Daughters kickoff the baby milk fund aiding poor families. Initial gift of 160 dollars and multiple smaller donations fund one quart per day for nine children and two months for another, with monthly installment options and a yearly budget plan.
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Hagerstown Lions Club
Kings Daughters
Lions Club
Infant and Child Health Center
Hagerstown
Contributions to Lions Club Baby's Milk Fund
The Kings Daughters group and multiple donors including Mr and Mrs P J Potter Mr and Mrs Paul Smith Merritt Campbell A Friend Mr and Mrs Robt Carder contributed to the Lions Club Baby's Milk Fund totaling 275 dollars.
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King’s Daughters
Mr. and
Mrs
P. J. Potter
Mrs. Paul Smith
Merritt Campbell
Robt
Carder
Money Appeal Aims To Aid Milk For Poor Children
A Western Enterprise Hall drive by the Infant Child Health Center appeals to Hagerstown residents for funds to supply milk to young children in needy families. The appeal highlights a west end family with father, mother, and three children under six named Bobby Betty and Jake.
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Western Enterprise Hall
Hagerstown
West End
Bobby
Betty
Jake
Japan PM Okada Alive After Insurrection Suppression
Tokyo reports that Premier Keisuke Okada was alive and unhurt after loyal forces crushed a mutiny that began with attacks on liberal leaders and government centers. About 1,000 rebels surrendered as Gen Kohei Kashii advanced. Okada’s recovery ends rumors of assassination and confirms his return to the premiership.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Keisuke Okada
Okada
Kohei Kashii
Hisatsune Sekomizu
Domei
Tonight
Sekomizu
Stood On His Head Now He Is Dead
George W. Richer of Uniontown Pennsylvania died last night of pneumonia at nearly 80. He habitually stood on his head on each birthday to prove he could conquer age, with his last head stand on his 79th birthday. He also ran the 100 yard dash into his late 70s, joking that younger foes beat him by a yard.
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Uniontown
George W. Richer
Richey
Jessup Teachers Plan Third Strike Over $50,000 Alleged Back Pay
SCRANTON Pa Feb 29 School teachers in Jessup near here said they would stay away from their classes Monday morning over $50,000 in salaries they claim is due them. Six instructors announced the plan last night marking the third strike in three years by the Jessup Teachers Association. James McCluskey Jessup Schools superintendent warned of little chance for settlement stating there is no money in the district treasury.
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Scranton
Jessup
Here
Jessup Teachers’ Association
James McCluskey
Rockefeller in excellent health at 96 in seclusion
John D. Rockefeller Sr., age 96, is reported in excellent health while living in seclusion at his winter home The Casements in Ormond Beach Florida. He has stopped the daily automobile rides that used to provide townspeople with the only glimpse of him.
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Ormond Beach
Fra
John D. Rockefeller
Casements
Naval Academy Midsman John H. Telfair Jr. dies of pneumonia
Annapolis MD February 29 Midshipman John Hamilton Telfair Jr 21 a Naval Academy sophomore died today at the Naval Hospital from pneumonia He was the son of Dr Ondure John H Telfair Br of 760 Grand Concours New York City
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Annapolis
John Hamilton Twlaff, Jr
Naval Academy
Naval
Preumonia
Ondure
John H. Telfair
Grang Concourte
New Yeek Gly
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Frederick
Margaret Esser
Conrad M. Bjorseth
Irwin Lisberg
Stradivarius
Kings Doctor
Treasury
Wayne C. Taylor
Wayne Ctatfield Taylor
Chicago
U. S. Export Import Banks
U. S. Treasury
L. W
Chip) Roberts, Jr
Atlanta
LABOR
Lions Club Baby’s Milk Fund
Child Health Center
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