Finnish Blizzard Halts Front Movements Amid War Efforts
A severe blizzard paralyses Finnish air activity and threatens to immobilize transport along fronts including the Mannerheim line. Finnish and Allied reports note snowbound fronts, while a spokesman denies Russian capture of Koivisto island and describes batteries aiding the defense.
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Helsinki
Finland
U.R
Mannerheim Line
United Press
Bergen
Norway
Petsamo
Copenhagen
Koivisto Island
Mannerheim
Koivisto
Lake Ladoga
Russian capture of Koivisto fortress shocks Finland
Moscow reports Russian troops seized Koivisto on the Karelian isthmus and cleared Finnish forces from the adjacent peninsula. Russian planes claimed 47 Finnish planes shot down. Sweden faced bombs near Pajala causing fires but no casualties, heightening tensions over aid to Finland.
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Moscow
U.P
Koivisto
Karelian
Koivisto Island
Stockholm
Pajala
Sweden
Finland
Aftonbladet
Kengis
Rodeo Opens Tomorrow In Festive Garb
Tucson prepares for La Fiesta de los Vaqueros as the annual livestock show opens tomorrow with cattle and horses arriving. Thousands of visitors and residents are expected to attend as five Indian tribes travel by auto to join the festivities.
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Tucson
Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo Parade Route
The Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade starts 10 a m Friday February 23. It moves from West Congress and Main east to Stone Avenue then north to Toole avenue and east to Congress street. It continues west on Congress to Stone then south to Broadway east to Scott street south to Twelfth street east to Sixth avenue and south to Five Points where it ends.
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Congress
Main Streets
Stone Avenue
Stone
Toole Avenue
Toole
Congress Street
Broadway
Scott Street
Scott
Twelfth Street
Twelfth
Sixth Avenue
Sixth
Five Points
Trail of Two Escaped Men at Fiesta Rodeo and Indian Dances
Phoenix reporters detail a grand fiesta with La Fiesta de los Vaqueros and rodeo events, Indian dances, and livestock shows at Pima County fairgrounds. The Power brothers fugitives from Arizona state prison are pursued from San Luis to Guadalajara and La Barca, with extradition efforts under way.
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Phoenix
John
Tom Power
Arizona State Prison
Jalisco
Thomas M. Powell
Jones
Guadalajara
San Luis
Sonora
la Barca
Powell
Mexico
Mexico City
Cordell Hull
Power Brothers
Florence
Graham County
M. L. Stafford
Tom
John Ferguson
Ciudad Obregon
Evaldo Villa
Villa
Llano
Sud Pacifico de Mexico
Guadalaara
Fire Rates Circus Caged Animals Die
In Florence Arizona the prison magazine Cactus Blossom comments on a controversy over public funds. It notes inmates discuss the alleged misuse and joke about a hundred grand shortage not leading to a new fish, reflecting political mindedness in the state pen.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Florence
Ann Frohmiller
Fire kills dozens of circus animals in Indiana escape
In Rochester Indiana the Cole Brothers Rob bins circus lost six lions two tigers two leopards two zebras 100 monkeys 15 antelopes two llamas and a sacred cow in a warehouse blaze. Dozens of horses camels elephants and ponies escaped roaming roads and fields as workers rounded up survivors and a car collided with an elephant.
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Rochester
Ind
U.P
Cole Brothers and Robbins Circus
Indiana
Circus
Senators Vandenberg Taft unite to stop Dewey in Wisconsin
Senators Arthur H. Vandenberg and Robert A. Taft launch a stop Dewey movement in the Wisconsin Republican primary set for April 2. Taft will not enter the race, while Vandenberg seeks to prevent Dewey from an early, decisive victory aided by LaFollette and Wisconsin leaders.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Wisconsin
Vandenberg
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Taft-Vandenberg
Robert M. LaFollette
Long Dynasty Falls as Sam Jones Beats Huey Long Backers
In Louisiana, Sam Jones defeats Governor Earl K. Long in the Democratic runoff to end the Huey P. Long era. Jones leads with 258,816 votes to Long's 238,692 from 1,508 of 1,703 precincts, with May 14 inauguration set and vows to prosecute graft and restore democracy.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Jones
Long
Baton Rouge
Robert S Maestri
Eugene Stanley
Huey
Stanley
Capitol
United States
Mother Calm Under Child Slaying Probe
Betty Hardaker a 26 year old mother who said God gave her the right to kill faced a potential life commitment after slaying her five year old daughter Geraldine in a Montebello park restroom. She claimed the girl was too good to live and cited a cult belief. her estranged husband and mother described similar beliefs.
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Los Angeles
Geraldine Hardaker
Geraldine
Palm Springs
Hardaker
U.P
Betty Hardaker
Montebello Park
Harry Bispham
Paul de Rivers
Charles Hardaker
Etta Karnes
Tucson Grand Jury Returns 34 True Bills
The federal grand jury returned 34 true bills including a seven count indictment against Antonio Sperrazza Tessie Sperrazza and their sons for counterfeiting. Six Phoenix cases were among the true bills with twenty from Tucson and five from the Prescott district. Three secret indictments were reported and two cases await March 11 action.
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Antonio Sperrazza
Tessie
Peter
Emanuel
Phoenix
Prescott
Tucson
Wood And Goering Contrast As Leaders Of Air Armadas
The two air chiefs Wood of Britain and Goering of Germany wage a power struggle for air supremacy as German bombers probe British shores. Wood, a Pickwickian Briton and lawyer, rose to run the RAF with calm efficiency, while Goering, a flamboyant Nazi, climbed from WWI pilot to Hitler’s trusted minister with a uniform collection and bold schemes.
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Wood
Goering
Associated Press
Europe
Pickwickian
Bismarck
Kingsley Wood
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Oxford
Count Zeppelin
Goethe
Karlsruhe
Hitler
Chamberlain
Royal Air Force
Manfred von Richthofen
Pittman proposes treasury coin silver at a profit
Senator Pittman argues treasury should coin silver bullion at a profit to delay the national debt reaching the 45 billion dollar limit. He says excess reserves harm policy, while circulating gold and silver would reduce bank reserves and curb indebtedness. The debt had passed 42 billion last month.
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Washington
Pittman
D-New
Treasury
Senate
Federal Reserve Advisory Council
Townsend
D-Del
Roosevelt
Elderly Couple Killed In Crash Near Wellton
In Yuma Arizona on February 21 Mr and Mrs James E Classon both about 60 of Bell California died when their car lost control and overturned several times on Highway 80 five miles east of Wellton Witnesses say the car struck a culvert while trying to pass another vehicle They were returning home from a visit with relatives A son Luke from Detroit Michigan flew in to make arrangements Survivors include Mrs Classons mother Emma Barnes of San Diego
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Yuma
Ariz
James E. Classon
Bell
Calif
Wellton
Classon
Luke
Detroit
Mich
Neven
Emma Barnes
San Diego
Test Of Auditor's Powers Up Monday
State Auditor Ann Frohmiller faces a writ of mandamus in the Arizona Supreme Court Monday to determine authority over out of state travel claims. The case involves Ward Prescott and others from the social security board who seek payment of 194.26 for trips to San Francisco for official business.
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Phoenix
Ann Frohmiller
Arizona Supreme Court
R. A. Ward
Prescott
State Social Security Board
Ward
James R. McDougall
Robert C. Parnell
McDougall
Social Security Board
San Francisco
Jones
Harry W. Hill
Parnell
Civil Service
Swedes Rally Aid for Finland Amid Neutral Claims
Stockholm February 21 volunteers from all organizations push to aid Finland with money and food. Funds for planes rise and Swedish pilots may head to Finland soon. Public calls grow for Premier Hansson to clarify Finland policy before parliament as Nordic leaders meet Saturday.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Gustav
Gustaf
Per Albin Hansson
Norway
Denmark
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Albert Mitchell
Albert
N. M
American National Livestock Association
Fred Reppert
Decatur
Ill
Fred Kaboti
Mabel Burnside
Dooley Shorty
Mollie Williams
Gilbert Sandover
Joe Lee
Ron
Aardina
North Africa
Carl Quick
Quick
Long Dynasty
Victor
Grand Jury
Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Tucson Daily Citizen
J. McClung
North Stone
State Theater
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