Cantonese Push to Take Shanghai Faces Sun Chuan Fang
Foreign observers note a major battle in Chekiang as Cantonese forces press toward Shanghai to defeat Sun Chuan Fang and gain control of eastern China before a large British contingent arrives. Experts doubt a quick Cantonese breakthrough given prior reverses.
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Shanghai
Feh
Chekiang
Sun Chan-Fang
Yenchow
Sun
Kiangsu
Chuchow
China
Sun Chuan-Fang
Chinese foreign minister Chen to reply on Kellogg plan
Eugene Chen, Chinese foreign minister, plans to reply to Secretary Kellogg's invitation for treaty conferences with delegates from the major factions in the Chinese civil war within days. He may address American naval concentrations near Shanghai but notes no intention to land troops unless an emergency endangers Americans.
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Washington
Eugene Chen
Vanetonese
Keloge
Chen
Mankow
Kelloge
Canton
Peking
Shanghai
Theatre men push staged censorship plan for New York
A self appointed stage clean up committee led by Winthrop Ames urged city action to curb plays with a plan for voluntary censorship. They seek a mayor appointed board from theater, but Mayor Walker’s absence delays any formal city stance. McCormack says plan could be legal workable pending mayoral return.
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New York
Walker
Cuba
Winthrop Ames
Ames
New York City
William F. McCormack
McCorack
McCormack
Lord Ashley Weds Sylvia Hawkes in London Ceremony
Lord Ashley heir to a famed earldom marries Sylvia Hawkes, a London stage actress. The Earl of Shaftesbury and countess oppose the match, attempt to dissuade him, and attend partly out of tradition. The couple wed in a vest ry ceremony with she signing as Sylvia Ashley, honeymoon planned in Biarritz.
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Lord Ashley
Sylvia Hawkes
London
Sylvia Hawwkes
London Stags
Earl of Shaftesbury
Miss Hawkes
Sylvia Ashley
Kitle
Lord Northesk
Jessin Y Brown
Earl of Chichester
Ormiston Wife Here To Sue For Divorce
Mrs Ruth Peters Ormiston wife of Kenneth G Ormiston a principal in the Aimee Semple MacPherson case arrived in San Francisco from Australia to seek a divorce from her husband She declined to speak beyond noting she would depart for Los Angeles that evening.
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San Francisco
Ruth Peters Ormiston
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple MacPherson
Australia
Los Angeles
Virgin of Guadalupe Image Appears Sparking Crowds
In Misxnico Cipy Mexico crowds thronged to witness a reported reappearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe, prompting police and soldiers to restrain the eager followers. At Guadalupe Fidalgo a hill was blasted to recover the supposed image, causing thousands of women to risk injury during the explosion.
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Mexico
Guadalupe
Bath Tub Party admission prompts probes in Atlanta
Al Bailey vice president and entertainment committee member testified to the Fulton County grand jury that one gallon of whiskey was served to fifty guests at the Cooperative club party on January 17. A federal inquiry was anticipated into charges of whiskey service and a small girl’s bath tub act as the finale.
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Atlanta
al Bailey
Fulton County Grand Jury
Cooperative Club
Todey W. T. Day
Prohibition
State Trooper Ends Career of Ted Conklin in NY Mountains
In Suffern New York on February 3 1940 AP reports Theodore Conklin known as the bad man of Rampapa Valley was shot and killed by State Trooper Harry Williams after fleeing a mountain cabin and leaping from a second story window Deputy Sheriff Abe Stern assisted Williams in the pursuit Conklin previously faced indictments for theft and burglary and had evaded arrest for two years before the fatal confrontation.
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Suffern
N. Y
Theodore Conklin
Rampapa Valley
Harry Williams
Conklin
Williams
Abe Stern
Haverstraw
Stern
Liberals Claim Marines Drove Off Ammunition Dump
Sacasa Liberal faction leader Dr. T. S. Vaca alleged American Marines in Nicaragua seized and dumped 1,800,000 rounds of ammunition into a river last Thursday. Espinoza, the foreign minister, wired the cable through the U.S. consul at Bluefields requesting protest and reparations from the United States.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Sacasa Liberal
T. S. Vaca
Sacase
Porto Cabezas
Espinoza
Sacasa
State Department
United States
Bluefield
Arizona Weather Brief Mostly Fair With Little Change
Arizona forecast notes mostly fair conditions on Friday and Saturday with minimal temperature changes. Data from Winslow courtesy I J Fouts Lauda Fe Weather Observer reports high temperatures around 2 and low around unknown.
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Arigeona
Winslow
I J. Fouts
Lauda Fe
Browning Arrested Over Slander Case Bond Set for Civil Suit
New York real estate operator Edward W. Browning faced a two hour de facto arrest as his lawyers secured a $10,000 bond for his appearance in a slander civil action filed by reporter Arthur Mefford. Mefford alleges Browning accused him of kidnapping Mary Spas and threatened him after taking her to his newspaper’s office in Canarsie. Police called reserves to control crowds at Browning’s West 72nd Street office while the bond was arranged. Mefford seeks $250,000 in damages over Browning’s remarks.
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New York
Edward W. Browning
Arthur Mefford
Mefford
Browning
Mary Spas
Canarsie
Spas
John P. Murphy
Sherry
West 72Nd Street
Aaron Levy
Supreme Court
William Sheeran
Miss Spns
Senator King Seeks Indian Affairs Inquiry
Senator King proposes a Senate Indian Affairs Committee investigation into conditions of American Indians and bureau operations. The resolution calls for assessing laws aiding civilization and protection, and to recommend corrections for abuses if found. It cites charges of mismanagement of Indian property and argues bureau control hinders landholders from becoming self reliant citizens.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
King
Democrat
Utah
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Ning
Bureau
Arizona Flag Day Set For February 14
Governor Hunt designated February 14 as Arizona State Flag Day by executive proclamation. The secretary of state is ordered to print and distribute state flags to schools across the state.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Hunt
Stage
Twelve to Win Votes by Subscriptions Offer
A political appeal urges twelve friends to buy two-year Winslow Daily Mail subscriptions totaling 518 000 votes. The plan promises 350 000 EXTRA votes as part of clubs, plus 168 000 regular votes, toward helping a Buick Sedan winner.
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Winslow Daily Mail
Rum Runner Aide Describes Bribing New Jersey Mayor
Clifford Kinder testified in federal court about bribery and bootlegging connected to Mayor Henry Wissel of Edgewater New Jersey. He said Wissel and three conspirators hired Leo Leopold Bleich for legal defense and discussed plans as Kinder paid dockside bribe of 3000 pounds per 75 cases, plus later shipments, while Edgewater detectives helped track shipments.
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New York
Henry Wissel
Edgewater
N. J
Clifford Kinder
Chicago
Eker
Smith’s
Wissel
Kinder
Leopold Bleich
C. FE
Dewitt Turner
Eustace R. Smith
Ecker
Edward Pickering
Alexander Flannery
Attorney Bleich
Nine Chicago Boys Guilty As Slayers
Nine youths aged 17 to 18 were found guilty of manslaughter for the death of Stanley Ciesla in a Halloween brawl. Each defendant faces a sentence from one year to life imprisonment as the state pressed robbery and beating claims, while the defense argued he died in a street fight fall.
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Chicago
Stanley Ciesla
Ciesla
Contenders Rally as Big Vote Period Nears Close
The Winslow Daily Mail reports Buick and Chevrolet hopefuls push hard in the first period of the vote drive. With only one week until the big schedule ends, candidates seek subscriptions and promises to boost totals. Astion Counts now. rivals vow top placement as they hustle for final week gains.
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Winslow Daily Mail
Buick
Chevrolet
The
Daily Mail
Two States Confer on Rio Grande River
Denver editorial report says Governor Adams and water commissioner Delph Carpenter met with the Senate irrigation committee and two New Mexico representatives to discuss water rights on the Rio Grande. The inter-state river requires a treaty or division to be submitted to both legislatures.
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Denver
Colo
Rio Grande River
Adams
Delph Carpenter
Senate Irrigation Committee
New Mexico
Legislature Eyes Higher Tax Levy for Arizona
The Arizona House Ways and Means Committee estimates a state levy rising from 6.7 cents to about 10.7 cents per dollar of valuation to cover salaries, building programs, highways, and university needs. The estimate assumes federal aid matching and a highway cash basis, with total revised yield above 6.87 million dollars. A fiery session yesterday ended with several measures defeated, while a provocative medical examiners bill drew interest for potential Senate debate.
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Phoeni
Jever Vt
Ite
Ways and Appropriations Committee
House
State University
Highway Department
University
Vernettie O. Ivy
Orme
Bettwy
Akers
Maricopa
Bank President Kidnapped In Arkansas Bank Robbery Foiled By Time Lock
In Mansfield Arkansas two men attempted a bank robbery and kidnapping of National Bank of Mansfield president Graves and his brother in law Frank Butler from Howe Oklahoma. They fled with the men after forcing entrance and left Graves bound at a deserted farmhouse before escaping.
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Arkansas
Mansfield, Ark
Howe
Oklahoma
Graves
National Bank of
Mansfield
Frank Butler
Mr. Butler
Oklahoma City
Mr. Graves
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