Democratic convention date set for Chicago July 15
Miami dispatch reports Postmaster General Farley announced the Democratic National Convention will begin in Chicago on July 15 to nominate president and vice president. Republicans had set June 24 in Philadelphia, with Farley noting a three week gap between the parties' start dates.
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Miami
Fla
Chicago
James A. Farley
Democratic Natonal Committee
Republican Committee
Philadelphia
Farley
D. Harold Oliver Washington
Repun- Means
Florida
Chinato
Bdot
Glenn Frank
Roosevelt
Robert W. Church
Memphis
Tennessee
Fhank
National Committee
Church
Charles R. Enos
Colorado
John Hamilton
Dal
Trade talks murky as Germany yields in Istanbul story
A terse Istanbul dispatch reports shifts in wartime trade with Germany. The piece notes diminished flows and unsettled relations along Turkey's foreign lines as the war winds down, citing a dramatic drop in previously robust exchanges.
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Istanbul
Bele
Germaniy Place
Turkey
Roosevelt sails unknown voyage on Tuscaloosa
President Roosevelt continues sea voyage aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa with no news from the expedition. Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Watson relayed that yesterday was quiet as storms lashed the fleet. The voyage, described as a fishing excursion, aims to last 10 days to two weeks with course and speed kept secret.
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U.S. S. Lang
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Edwin M. Watson
Snowbound school buses vanish in Texas plains blizzard
Three Tahoka area buses carrying about 100 students were missing after a blizzard on February 16. Crews worked to clear snowbound highways as authorities urged calm. the editor predicted children might have found shelter in remote areas while more vehicles remained stalled.
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Lubbock
Tex
Tahoka
South Plains
E. I. Hill
Lynn County News
Federal official to aid Albany rebuilding plan
Atlanta reports that Tracy B. Augur, Knoxville city planner and chief of the Tennessee Authority Regional Planning Department, will aid Albany Georgia in rebuilding Tornado wreckage. Augur said concentrated city planning can provide room for living, recreation, and traffic, envisioning a central business district with surrounding housing projects and no slums.
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Atlanta
Albany
Tracy B. Augur
Knoxville
Tennessee Authority
National Resources Planning Board
Augur
Auguy
Weather forecast for the Southeast states
South Carolina expects rain tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the south and east. Georgia sees rain tonight and likely Sunday with strong easterly winds and warmer spots in the south and east. Florida remains cloudy with occasional rain and a cooler spell in the far north and west central areas. Strong to gale winds develop along the extreme northwest coast tonight and Sunday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Barkley Sees Tax Cuts Obviating New Taxes
Senator Barkley said congressional slashing of appropriations may remove the need for new taxes as President Roosevelt asked 460 million dollars in levies for defense. He noted the House and Senate trimming requests, including a naval bill that cut 1 million from Guam harbor funding, amid fears of provoking Japan.
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Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Guam
Pacific
Japan
Ohio Democrats Favor Roosevelt Run Nomination Support
Columbus reports that Ohio's Democratic central and executive committees officially declared that the state's delegation to the national convention should back President Roosevelt for renomination if he seeks another term.
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Columbus
Pi Ohio
Democratic Central and Executive Committee
Roosevelt
British Navy Rescues 300 Prisoners From Nazi Ship In Norwegian Waters
British naval forces freed 300 prisoners from a Nazi vessel in Norwegian waters. The report notes Allied rescue efforts amid ongoing World War II operations in the region.
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Norwegian
Rivers or Camp urged to enter state primary
Atlanta February 17 A proposal to settle Georgia's presidential primary by a favorite son entry from either Governor Rivers or District Attorney Lawrence Camp was voiced by W T Anderson editor of the Macon News and Telegraph He said either candidate would back Roosevelt if he sought a third term to appease objections and keep the president from being in the spotlight.
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Atlanta
Georgia
RE. D. Rivers
Lawrence Camp
W. T. Anderson
Macon News and Telegraph
Roosevelt
Anderson
Georgia warned against inferior seeds flooding state
Athens Georgia February 17 Dean Paul W Chapman of the state college of agriculture said Georgia is becoming a dumping ground for the inferior seed of the nation He urged farmers to avoid purchases lacking purity and germination certificates He noted complaints of inferior seed entering Georgia and explained federal seed act requirements while Georgia seed law lacks germination and purity certificates
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Athens
Paul W. Chapman
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Congress
United States
Storm Warnings From Texas Coast To Cape Hatteras
Eastern storm toll rises as 72 lives are counted after the St. Valentine’s Day blizzard while rescue efforts continue. Snow and sleet threaten Ohio Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and New England as Texas districts pull 400 stranded high school students from snowbound buses. Roosevelt approves emergency projects to repair storm damage in Massachusetts.
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St. Valentine’s Day
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
New Jersey
New England
Texas
West Gulf States
Albany Suffers Added Damage From Rains
Torrential rains after a deadly tornado in Albany Georgia added to property losses. Original store damage was estimated between 3 and 9 million dollars. Downpours hindered temporary repairs while exposed roofs and wall holes increased stock and building losses.
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Albany
Gulf Coastal Storm Triggers Warnings From Texas to North Carolina
A large disturbance off the Mississippi mouth moves northeast and brings gale warnings along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Winds reach gale force with minor damage reported in five states as advisories extend from Texas coast to Florida and beyond.
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New Orleans
Sgrownsville
Texas
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Miss
Carabelle
Fla
Rescue of 300 British Seamen From Altmark in Norwegian Waters
The British navy penetrated Norwegian waters and rescued 300 to 400 British merchant seamen from the German prison ship Altmark after a night hand to hand boarding. Four Germans were killed and five wounded. one British casualty reported. The Baldur captain scuttled his tanker when challenged. The incident drew protests from Germany and Norway over neutrality.
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Altmark
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Finland
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Karelian Isthmus
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