Finland to rearm amid peace treaty provisions
Finnish plans to fortify newly narrowed frontiers and reorganize the army proceed despite a non aggression clause. Paasikivi said a Finnish commission will travel to Moscow to arrange frontier details and begin talks on a commercial treaty. Premier Ryti pledged a forward stance, "with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other."
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Helsinki
Juho K. Paasikivi
Moscow
Finland
Russia
Paasikivi
Risto Ryti
Diet
Sweden
Norway
Clarke Baldwin Wins With M Gee
Clarke T. Baldwin Jr. of Warrenton riding Fibber McGee won the Warrenton Hunt Club point-to-point individual race in 18:45 over about five miles on rain-soft footing. Chatantell ridden by Mrs J second and ridden by R J Fitzpatrick secretary of the hunt finished second. Five of 20 entries scratched. The event at William H Emory estate on Dees Ridge Road drew a crowd despite chilly gusty weather.
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Warrenton
Fibber McGee
Clarke T. Baldwin, Jr
Warrenton Hunt Club
Chatantell
R. J. Fitzpatrick
The
Hunt
Baldwin
Clarke T. Baldwin
Stuyvesant
William H. Emory
Dees Ridge Road
Census Taker Notes Neighborly Ages in Hill Blink Moment
The census taker asks residents for names and ages as Miss Blink asserts ages are nearly the same. The Hill sisters, described as young and severe, live at four eighteen with their neighbor nearby.
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Hill Sisters
Miss Blink
Miss Hills
Easter Flowers for Potted Plants and Corsages
A local garden shop promotes Easter flowers including potted plants and cut flowers with corsages. The ad highlights telegraph delivery and mentions Hurst's Rainbow Ridge Gardens and a phone contact.
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Hurst
Rainbowridge Gardens
Tobey Plans Census Battle Over Income Questions
Senator Tobey leads challenge against census income inquiries amid White House and Congress dispute. President Roosevelt defends the questions and criticizes Tobey’s stance as inciting violations of the law. The exchange triggers comparisons to authoritarian tactics, as press officials describe the未lessons of the issue.
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Congress
White House
Senator Tobey
Roosevelt
Tobey
Census Bureau
Hitler
Stephen Early
Fur Registration Rule Urges Immediate Action
Game Warden F W Pingley calls attention to the fur season close and a regulation requiring all green furs to be registered with him at once. Section 31 of the game code requires furs at season end to be with the warden for inspection and a permit with inventory and sale period authority. Permit is valid for the buyer. Enforcement steps will be taken immediately.
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F. W. Pingley
Pingley
Gets Pants But His Bride Still Among Missing
Chicago March 16 Erick Swanson finds a pair of pants but his bride Elien Welch 39 a divorcee remains missing after a road trip from Lake IL toward Bloomington and Fox Lake. Swanson waited over 30 hours for police rescue while the detective bureau covered the strange case.
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Chicago
Erick Swanson
Detective Bureau
Lawrence Gorey
Swanson
Gas Lake
Elien Welch
St. Louis
Bloomington, Sr
Fox Lake
Rainy Weather Part Of Week Forecast
Weather outlook for the Atlantic states shows precipitation mainly rain on Monday or Tuesday and again near the end of the week. Temperatures rise Monday and Friday with milder conditions expected midweek.
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Washington
Atlantic States
Jack Pollard It Taken Home
A man identified as Jack Pollard, employed by The je r, fell last Sunday and was removed to his home on Clifford Street today. Officials report he lay injured near his residence as the week moved forward.
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Jack Pollard
Clifford Street
Plea for St Patrick’s Day tunes at saloon keeper’s grave
Reading Pennsylvania reports a 74 year old Alvah C. Schaffer will honor a pact made in 1897 by playing Lass O Galaway and Nearer My God to Thee over the grave of Tom Hannahoe at Neversink Mountain. Hannahoe was once owner of the Stars and Stripes Saloon and self styled Mayor of Irishtown.
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Reading
Neversink Mountain
Alvah C. Schaffer
Tom Han
Schaeffer
Hannahoe
Stars and Stripes
Irishtown
Schaffer
S&t
Opponents of Hatch Bill Give Up Fight in Senate
Opponents of the bill to curb political activity of state employees funded in part by federal money ended a two week battle as they agreed to a final vote by 3 p.m. Monday. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley secured the agreement after a 52 to 31 vote against returning the measure to elections. The scene reflected a tempered clash with no lasting bitterness within the party.
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Washington
Saint Patrick’s Day
Barkley
Roosevelt
Senate
Lucas
D.-Ill
Winchester Junior Board of Trade elects seven new directors
Seven new members were elected to the Winchester Junior Board of Trade at a hotel meeting last night. New directors include George Barnsley, Jack Crowl, Laurens Jones, Hedrick Koontz, Ed Molden, John Scully, and Verlus K Sirbaugh.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade
George Barnsley
Jack Crowl
Laurens Jones
Hedrick Koontz
Ed Molden
John Scully
Verlus K. Sirbaugh
J.pinckney Arthur
Leon Slavin
Kenneth Robinson
Joe Thomas
Otis Sargent
H. K. Benham
Dan O. Henry
C. Ridgely White
Thomas Kyrerser
Tom Baldridge
Lynn Keler
Ben Belchie
Philip Glaize
FP. L. Largent
Forrest Jones
Andrew Babb
Building Raze Decision Remains Open After Fire
Abe Leven owner of the City Hotel property on North Loudoun street expresses indecision on whether to raze or remodel the damaged building. He has not estimated the loss from the blaze.
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Abe Leven
City Hotel
Loudoun Street
Leven
Major Thomas Urges Armory Construction in Winchester
Major Thomas of the 116th Infantry and third battalion commander urged Winchester to build armory facilities. He argued national defense relies on local storage and training spaces, noting communities benefit from armory funding and civilian military training, and urged swift construction of a suitable facility with space for training and storage of weapons like the M1 rifle.
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F. W. Thomas
116Th Infantry
Winchester
Roanoke
National Guard
Clubs of
Governor Rivers Saved From Jail in Georgia Standoff
Governor E. D. Rivers faced a contempt conviction over a military lockout at the Miller office. Federal Judge Deaver ordered a hearing to avoid a night in jail, as Rivers and Troop Chief Stoddard were cited for contempt after defying an injunction. Teachers at the Georgia Education Association praised Rivers amid the arrest. A separate for sale notice appears for a crocheted living room set at 422 S Cameron St.
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Macon
E. D., Rivers
W. L. Miller
Georgia
Bas Comm Deaver
Miller
Deaver
Rivers
Georgia Education Association
E. B. Doyle
John E. Stoddard
S. Cameron St
Monday afternoon Scottie dog clipped reported
Reward offered for the recovery of a Scottie dog clipped Monday afternoon. Finder is asked to call phone number 286.
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Scottie
Romania Rejects German Security Demands and Cabinet Shakeup
Sources close to King Carol say Romania cannot meet Germany's security terms for Hungary and Russia border guarantees, calling them intolerable. High government circles oppose concessions as Romania risks economic collapse and a large Nazi influence in cabinet. A Romanian mission in Berlin has been told Russia may seek a 25-year non aggression pact.
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Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Germany
Romania
Berlin
Russia
War Highlights From Across The Fronts
Rumania rejects a German backed plan to gain non aggression pledges from Russia and Hungary via concessions. Welles meets Italian leaders in Rome as a fact finding tour nears completion. Diet approves a peace treaty with Russia and vows to fortify new frontiers. Tokyo protests to Moscow over a border incident. Germans claim air raid damage to British patrol craft.
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Rome
Welles
Pius XII
Helsinki
Diet
Russia
Winchester License Sale Sets a Record
Receipts from automobile licenses sold yesterday broke opening-day records at the Winchester bureau with total revenue of 3049.80 dollars. Andrew Bell announced 207 passenger licenses, 22 truck licenses, and 4 for hire licenses issued. Mrs. William Barr secured the first license. First three state licenses were announced yesterday. Businessmen hope spring activity will rise as demand improves.
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Winchester Bureau
Andrew Bell
William Barr
Shenandoah County Eyes Full Term of School
Shenandoah County schools may run a full nine month term after mass meetings with bank collateral offered at four percent to cover a funding gap of about $18,000 caused by bus purchases. Varying plans surface as 150 teachers face income loss and petitions circulate to keep schools open.
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Woodstock
C. V. Shoemaker
Shenandoah County
Shoemaker
Board of Supervisors
Moore Claims Governor Raised State Payroll By Executive Order
Berryville March 16 Delegate E Blackburn Moore disputes Richmond aides and asserts Governor Price by executive order boosted the state payroll by about 2 million dollars. He says the figures submitted to the House by department heads are correct, countering claims of a false report.
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Berryville
E. Blackburn Moore
Price
Richmond
Washington
House of Delegates
Moore
Gover
Flames Damage Elm Avenue Church in Portsmouth
Fire destroyed the attic of Elm Avenue Christian Church in Portsmouth. Firefighters from four alarms battled the blaze as water was poured on the parsonage next to the church to prevent spread of flames.
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Norfolk
Elm Avenue Christian Church
Portsmouth
Mrs Bywaters Improves at Memorial Hospital
Mrs John Bywaters, wife of Sheriff John Bywaters, has been a patient at Memorial Hospital for several days. Mr Bywaters said today that improvement in her condition has been noted.
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John Bywaters
Memorial Hospital
Bywaters
Cather Injures Knee in School Physical Ed Class
Wilfred Cather, a Handley high school post graduate student and former standout athlete, suffered a knee cap injury during a physical education class several days ago. He remains at home but uses crutches and hopes to return in a few days. The city notes burnished firewood transport by improvised trucks cluttering hitching yards on Saturdays. A return to old time methods of congestion was seen on Loudoun Power with one horse and one mule supplying the load.
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Wilfred Cather
Handley High School
Cather
Loudoun
Welles completes European tour with Rome meetings
United States Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles ended a 24 day European tour in Rome with talks at the Palazzo Chigi and a planned audience with Pope Pius XII on Monday. He met King Vittorio Emanuele and Foreign Minister Count Ciano while German Ambassador Von Mackensen visited the Italian foreign office briefly.
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Rome
United States
Sumner Welles
Europe
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Pope Pius
Hans
Georg Viktor von Mackensen
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Welles
Palazzo Chigi
President Roosevelt Takes Temperature As Flu Worries Rise
President Roosevelt showed a slight fever of 99.8 degrees as he waited for a morning medical check. White House secretary Stephen Early said the illness was improving and the president planned two engagements including a radio address with Queen Wilhelmina and a White House reception.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early Re
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Wilhelmina of Holland
Correspoedenite Association
North Amer
Ailing Woman Falls To Death in Broadmoor Apartment
Washington report of Mrs. Martin C. Gordon a 33 year old wife of a real estate broker who fell or plunged from the seventh floor of her Broadmoor apartment building. She had been ill and members of her household noted the cane she used was missing at the time of the fall.
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Washington
Martin C. Gordnn
Broadmoor
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Associated Press
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Japan
Shenandoah
MRS. Bywaters Hospital
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