Speculation on a spring offensive within Western Front
Washington experts doubt a ground spring offensive on the western front. They foresee continued stalemate with more air raids possible over England France and Germany. An overland push would require breaching neutral states and is deemed a desperate gamble by analysts.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Allies
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Tragedy Stalking Eva Kohn Arrives in Los Angeles
Four year old Viennese refugee Eva Kohn lands in Los Angeles en route to Pasadena to live with her aunt Mrs Victor Stein. Her father Robert Kohn a lawyer is seriously ill in Honolulu and her mother died nine months ago in Shanghai.
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Eva Kohn
Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Victor Stein
Eva
Robert Kohn
Honolulu
Shanghai
Ode To Judge John Handley
A 1940 tribute by Powell W. Gibson praises Judge John Handley for wealth used to aid posterity and educate youth. The poem extols his grand bearing and generosity as lights guiding light for all races and creeds, leaving lasting blessings.
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Judge John Handley
Judge Handley
Divorce by desertion filed in Winchester Virginia court
Frances Kisling Tredway sues Robert Tredway for a vinculo matrimonii divorce on grounds of desertion for over two years. An affidavit states the defendant Henry Robert Tredway is not a Virginia resident, requiring appearance within ten days after publication. The order directs posting at the county courthouse front door and publication in due form.
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Corporation Court
City OF
Winchester
Frances Kisling Tredway
Ae Robert Tredway
Henry Robert Tredway
Virginia
Ice Age Forecast by US Geologist
Wilmot H. Bradley of the US Geological Survey forecasts another ice age millennia away, noting alternating hot and cold spells in ocean mud. With Dr. Charles S. Pigott, Bradley analyzes long histories from ocean cores, and Dr. Charles G. Abbot links a 21 year solar cycle to weather variations since records began.
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Washington
Wilmot H. Bradley
United States Geological Survey
Bradley
Scientific Monthly
Charles S. Piggot
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Atlantic
Mason and Dixon Line
Weather Bureau
Charles G. Abbot
The
Smithsonian Institution
Prefers Jail To Bout With Wife
Walter Hammons, 38, Negro, suffered a head wound and asked police officer Davis to jail him after his wife allegedly struck him with a whiskey bottle. The officer arrested him for loitering, and Hammons was taken for hospital treatment.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Walter Hammons
Ice Upheaval Escapes Byrd Antarctic Expedition
United States Antarctic expedition members witnessed an ice upheaval on January 17 in the Bay of Whales eight miles wide. Eight men were on the ice as bergs split from the main barrier and two reached the Bear while six stayed with tents. The ships fled to open water. the party regrouped four hours later. Byrd reported Little America base buildings remained in good condition.
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Washington
United States Antarctic Expedition
Navy
Bay of Whales
Bear
North Star
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Road Patrol Quips With Speeding Driver
Guthrie Oklahoma January 25 a highway patrolman jokes with speeding motorist Frank Buck asking for flight license papers. Buck produces none and the trooper allows him to drive away with a warning to take it easy.
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Guthrie, Okla
Frank Buck
Lever Bros. U S chief tops aid citizens list 1938
F A Countway head of Lever Bros U S subsidiary of a British company is named the highest aid citizen employed in the United States for 1938. The soap manufacturer received 469 713 dollars in aid last year according to the report.
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F. A. Countway
Lever Bros
U. S
Man's False Teeth Stolen By Bird
Ashland Maine January 25 a mischievous Canadian jay snatched a hunter's new eighty dollar false teeth from a cotton bag left on a stump. David R Howe a sporting camp proprietor reported the theft saying the bird disappeared with the shoppers.
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Ashland
David R. Howe
Howe
Sporting Camp
Jay
Iowan Questions Bee Tax Deductions to the Tax Commission
A Des Moines resident asked the State Tax Commission how much he could deduct for depreciation on bees. Officials ruled apiary wear and tear is not deductible. An official quipped that bees die and are quickly replaced as colonies mature.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Armory Committee Plans Meeting For State Grant
Dr. Allen Hawthorne the armory committee chair says a meeting will be held this week to decide steps to use a State grant of 12 000 accepted by the city for a project. A 45 000 building is planned with 33 000 bond funds already authorized by voters.
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Allen Hawthorne
Armory Committee
Widower Seeks Second Wife Citing Home And Car
Dear Miss Chatfield. A widower asks if a year of mourning is long enough to remarry. He owns a home and car and wants a businesswoman around forty who has never married, to become his wife with a short courtship. She would swap her life for companionship and a steady home.
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Miss Chatfield
Fireman Save Garage as Car Is Total Loss
John McHugh lit a fire under his car to warm the motor in Grand Island Nebraska. Firemen arrived in time to save part of the garage but the car was a total loss.
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Grand Island, Neb
John McHugh
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