Democratic Leaders See No Revolts After Party Cohesion
Democratic leaders predicted no further revolts in this session after the House approved the government reorganization bill with near unanimous Democratic support. Rep. Rayburn and Rep. Boland cited the party caucus and regular attendance as boosting cohesion, while Rep. Byrd noted most objectives were included and any further actions depend on the President.
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Washington
House
Rep
Rayburn
Texas
Boland
Pennsylvania
Bankhead
Martin
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Alone Two Days In A Light House With Dead Man
Norfolk reports keeper Carl Gelling alone two days with the body of Julius Akestrom after a misread signal from a Maryland oyster police boat crew. Akestrom, 56, died of heart trouble Wednesday afternoon. a passing vessel was asked to notify lighthouse headquarters, leading to searches by Annapolis Naval Academy officials and Maryland state police that found no immediate result. A second assistant keeper later reported, and the body was moved to Baltimore aboard a ditched vessel.
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Norfolk
Maryland Oyster Police
Carl Gelling
Sandy Point
Chesapeake Bay
Gelling
Julius Akestrom
Akestrom
Lighthouse Service Headquarters
Sandy Pint
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Maryland
Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore
City Improves Thoroughfares as Winchester Gains Steam
MR WINCHESTER lauds gradual city improvements. White way street lights are to be added on several streets. Northwestern Grade widening is approved to proceed, signaling forward steps in the right direction.
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Winchester
Dionne Family May See Royalty in Toronto Visit
Oliva Dionne said he accepted Ontario government invitation to take his quintuplet daughters to Toronto for a May 22 presentation to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The family, including 12 children, would travel if arrangements provided hotel accommodation for the special royal visit.
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Ontario
Oliva Dionne
Toronto
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Dionne
Dionnes
Annette
Yvonne
Cecile
Emilie
Marie
Here
Byrd Plans Antarctic Flight to Claim Million Miles for U S
Admiral Richard E Byrd, in a Daily News interview from Miami, says he will soon return to the Antarctic to claim about a million square miles for the United States. He expects to locate mountains with coal to power world needs.
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Miami
Fla
the Daily News
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
United States
Retail food distributors study experimental stamp relief plan
Washington officials report that representatives of national retail food distributors examined an experimental stamp program proposed by the Agricultural Department to provide families with more food.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Plea of Self Defense Mailed in Maravola Murder Trial
Defense attorneys indicated a plea of self defense in the scheduled trial of Angeline Maravola a 22 year old housemaid accused of murdering her employer's son after he spurned her.
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Self
New Castle
Angeline Maravola
Labor Leaders Return to Peace Talks Amid Division
In New York on March 13 the leaders of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations resumed peace talks. They remained sharply divided over the proper procedure to end the conflict between the two labor federations.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Done With Him
Cleveland dispatch reports the C I O United Automobile Workers Union severed all ties with Homer Martin, former president now leading a rival independent group. The move marks a purge of leadership amid internal split within the union.
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Cleveland
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers Union Today
Homer Martin
Delegation Seeks Help in Anglo German Trade Talks
A Federation of British Industries delegation traveled to Berlin to confer with the Reichs gruppe industries in hopes of aiding Prime Minister Chamberlain and advancing the appeasement program through improved Anglo German trade relations.
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London
Federation of British Industries
Berlin
Reichsgruppe Industries
Chamberlain
Smuggling Ring Dismantled. 60 Aides Arrested
Paris police say they arrested 60 alleged accomplices of the ring’s chief operators after a tip from U S customs agents helped smash the narcotics smuggling ring to the United States and Mexico.
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Paris
United States
Mexico
Misra Aims to Prevent Offensive in Spain Crisis
Hendaye France March 13 Associated Press dispatch reports General Jose Miaja ready to seek immediate peace with Franco to forestall a Nationalist offensive to seize remaining Republican territories. After Madrid talks, observers question suppression of the Communist revolt as fighting continues in Madrid with mixed control and possible divisions advancing on the capital.
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Hendaye
France
Jose Miaja
Franco
Spain
Madrid
Defense Council
Miaja
Burgos
Na Honalist
Pranco
No Violation Of Treaty By Japan
The State Department told the Senate naval committee that Japan has not violated the treaty banning fortification of former German islands now under a Japanese mandate. Rumors of fortifications fueled talks on Guam expansion while the Panama Canal may add a third set of locks as the House committee reviews defense plans. The administration reportedly rejected a canal across Nicaragua as part of the life line program.
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Washington
State Department
Senate Naval Committee
Japan
Pacific
Department
Guam
Tokyo
Panama Canal
House Merchant Marine Committee
Atlantic
Nicaragua
Ex-Army Clerk Held for Deportation to Germany
A former clerk in the public relations office at March Field in Southern California is in Los Angeles under arrest and held for deportation to Germany.
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Los Angeles
March Field
Army
Bombardment Squadrons
California
Germany
Florida deacon board weighs sanction for minister over casino petition
In Miami on March 13 a Florida minister faced the choice of withdrawing his name from a padlock petition opposing a casino or risking discipline by his church’s board of deacons as part of the state’s anti-gambling drive.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Worst March Snowstorm In Many Years Hitting Northeast
The Weather Bureau said a northeast moving storm, the worst March blizzard since 1888, spread snow and ice across New England and caused at least 27 deaths from Mass to New Jersey. Warnings covered Block Island to Eastport Maine, with adjustments to Cape Hatteras and Portland later. Snow fell in Massachusetts Vermont Rhode Island New Hampshire and Maine with heavy totals and high winds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
Mass
Block Island
R. I
Eastport
Maine
Portland
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
New England States
Atlantic
United States
Middle West
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Wins In Famous Inheritance Tax Suit
The U S Supreme Court ruled Massachusetts is the legal domicile of Col Edward H R Green at his death and may tax part of his estate worth 36 137 334. Justice Stone delivered the opinion affirming a recommendation in favor of Massachusetts with state shares listed for Massachusetts Texas New York and Florida and the federal government already collecting 17 520 987.
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Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Edward H. R. Green
Hetty Green
Green
Stone
S. Plannery
Texas
New York
Florida
Elderly Couple Is Wed In City
The 73 year old groom Lee Hawkins and 65 year old bride Rose Rogers of DeHaven applied for a marriage license Saturday at Clark M. Smith’s office, becoming the oldest couple to wed this year. The ceremony occurred yesterday afternoon at 119 South Loudoun Street. pastor’s name not learned as license not yet returned.
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Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Lee Hawkins
Ed Peer
Rose Rogers
DeHaven
Star Office
South
Loudoun Street
South Loudoun
Mrs Carpenter Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs Carpenter of 361 East Piccadilly street was severely injured this morning after falling down a cellar stairs. Her right wrist was fractured. Edwin Ritter, her son in law and a stereotyping department worker at The Star, took her to Memorial Hospital where the fracture was reduced.
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Henkel Carpenter
East Piccadilly Street
Einstein Claims New Gravitation Solution Found
New York reports Prof. Albert Einstein announced a fresh solution to the gravitation riddle linking electricity matter and magnetism. He says the clue may reveal a single law explaining the universe and will be tested by experiments as he prepares for his 60th birthday.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Einstein
L.E. Levick
National Association of Science Writers
Association
Levick
New York Journal
American and International
Raymond Guest Visited Winchester After Florida Golf Victory
Raymond Guest of Middleburg and Woodberry visited Winchester today after winning the pro am golf tournament at Seminole Club in Kelsey City with partner John Revolta. The 18 hole event drew about 40 teams and featured stars Sammy Snead Ralph Guldahl Gene Sarazen Tommy Armour. Guest, an 8 goal polo player, earned an invite to try out for the U S American team to face Great Britain in June.
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Raymond Guest
Middleburg
Woodberry
Winchester
Florida
Seminole Club
Kelsey City
Mr. Guest
John Revolta
Guest
Sammy Snead
Ralph Guldahl
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Great Britain
No Help On Earth For a Child Who Is Slowly Dying of Tumor
Harold Holt Jr a two year old from Monongahela is dying from a malignant tumor affecting liver lungs and kidney doctors say there is no cure and no hospital can save him. His father a towboat crewman pleads for help while two other children at Children’s Hospital receive treatment and doctors plan to study the body for answers to spare other kids.
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Earth
Pittsburgh
Harold Holt, Jr
Children’s Hospital
Monongahela
Harold
Veteran Pastor Injured in Weekend Auto Crashes
Veteran pastor Rev. George W. Stover of the United Brethren Church was injured when the car he rode in veered into a ditch near 7 Creek and rolled. The driver Jerry Clark escaped unhurt and aided Stover, who was taken to Winchester for medical care. Doctors called his injuries not serious and he was ordered to rest.
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George W. Stover
The
United Brethren Church
Stover
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
F. G. Sanger
Jerry Clark
7 Creek
Clark
George Carson
Mr. Stover
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
Buff Lick
Buffalo Lick Run
Philip Mackey
Mackey
A. J. Tavenner
Grace Reed
Sylvester Reed
Earth Mass Slows To a Mere Crawl Near Gilroy
A massive earth slide near Gilroy California slows to a crawl after advancing over a mile in six days. State highways official Thomas Joyce surveys the area and expects the mass to stop short of the main coastal highway as wet clay and sodden soil feed the movement from the Dead Hills along the San Andreas fault.
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Gilroy
Thomas Joyce
Salinas
Joyce
Mr Allnutt To Address Bankers In Front Royal Dinner
The Regional Clearing House bi monthly dinner for Clarke Fauquier Warren Shenandoah and Page counties will be in Front Royal next Monday at 7 pm. William Allnutt of Baltimore Md will be the principal speaker and is an authority on securities and investments. H H Newman of Edinburg Va is chairman and will preside.
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F. Serick
Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Front Royal
William Allnutt
Baltimore
Allnutt
Baker, Watts and Company
Maryland Banker’s Association
H. H. Newman
Edinburg
Japs Refuse to Remove Wire Entanglement Near British Concession
London officials report the Japanese government refuses to remove a live wire entanglement around the British concession in Soday Tientsin North China. The statement comes amid tensions over access and control in the port area.
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London
Tientsin
North China
Novick Reappointed Concessions Head for Apple Blossom Festival
A. J. Novick will again serve as chairman of concessions for the sixteenth Apple Blossom Festival. Director General Tom Baldridge says last year’s efforts netted about 800 dollars. Local applicants receive priority and should apply at once to Mr. Novick. out of town applicants are considered after locals have a chance.
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A. J. Novick
Tom Baldridge
Novick
Baldridge
Movick
Goering Hastes Back To Germany From Italy
Field marshal Goering left a Italian Riviera health resort and returned to Berlin with his wife and aides by special train amid official claims of health reasons. He had traveled from Germany March 3 for a private stay and possible Rome talks. Meanwhile in Berlin Hitler hosted Slovak ex premier Tiso for an extended conference as Berlin weighs intervention options in the Czecho Slovak situation.
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Italy
Goering
Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Ialian Riviera
Rome
Libya
Tiso
Hitler Berlin
Hiter
Joseph Tiso
Slovakia
Prague
Tempelhof
Willis Says He Was Defrauded In Senate Race
Raymond E. Willis of Angola Indiana, Republican challenger to Senator Van Nuys, told the Senate he believed he was defrauded in the last November election. Willis said final returns showed Van Nuys winning by 788 386 to 783 189.
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Washington
Raymond E. Willis
Angola Ind
Senate Today
Senate
van Nuys
D-Ind
Willis
Se Gletie
Roosevelt backs new WPA funds amid Congress talks
President Roosevelt met with Democratic leaders to discuss how much extra money the WPA needs to operate through July 1. A message to Congress was planned for tomorrow as officials weigh a $150 million emergency appropriation amid calls for economy and efficiency.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
White House
Bankhead
Garner
Barkley
Rep
Rayburn
House
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Europe
Orient
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Entrance May Be Widened North Western Grade Entrance
City Manager Arthur M. Field says widening of the North western Grade entrance may start soon. Work will resume where last year’s project halted and may extend west to Whitier avenue. State Highway aid funds the project with about 5,500 feet of curb and gutter planned in the 1939 budget. 2,665 feet completed so far, up from 980 at the same point last year.
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Arthur M. Field
Whittier Avenue
Diplomats Nominated for Two Ambassador Posts
President Roosevelt nominated William Dawson of Minnesota to be ambassador to Panama. He is the current minister to Uruguay and 53, with 30 years in diplomacy. The president also nominated Laurence A. Steinhardt of New York to be ambassador to the Soviet Union, a posting previously announced.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Dawson
Minnesota
Panama
Dawson
Uurguay
Senate
Laurence A. Steinhardt
New York
Soviet Union
St. Paul
Panama City
Frank P. Corrigan
Petition Contests Senate Inquiry Over Indiana Election
Willis asks the Senate to investigate a petition contesting the election. He argues a fair Senatorial election in Indiana is essential to address foiled will from the prior election amid contested results.
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Senate
Willis
Indiana
Ture
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