Poland Opens Direct Talks With Nazis Over Danzig Status
Poland begins direct talks with Germany to settle Danzig status while avoiding outright annexation. Warsaw aims to protect Polish trade and access to the Baltic port, maintaining neutrality between Berlin and Moscow and resisting a German ultimatum. Gas masks rollout and arrests in Warsaw accompany ongoing military preparations as diplomacy proceeds.
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Poland
Danzig
Warsaw
France
Britain
Germany
Free City of
Berlin
Free City
Baltic
League of Na
East Prussia
Dac
Moscow
Communist International
Joseph Beck
London
Machado Ex Cuba Dictator Dies in Miami Beach Hospital
General Gerardo Machado once Cuba's president after a 1925 election died after cancer surgery attempts failed. He had fled Havana in 1933 amid a military revolt and spent years in exile, later living in Miami Beach. He faced multiple assassination attempts and spent periods in hospitals across Europe and the Americas.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Machado
Havana
Ding
Germany
M Beach
Benear
Plane Crash and Blast Reported in Miss Swamp
Sheriff A H Polk reports a plane fell and exploded in swamps ten miles northeast of Prentiss Mississippi. Residents saw the craft drop late today and a loud blast followed with smoke in the marsh. No description available. search suspended due to rain and high water, with a daylight party planned at dawn.
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Prentiss
Miss
A. H. Polk
Here
Clem
Army
Polk
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Wed in Arizona
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard married in Kingman Arizona in a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev Kenneth Engle. The pair traveled from Hollywood and planned a Boulder City Nevada honeymoon before resuming work on Gone with the Wind.
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Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Hearings Ordered on Neutrality Issue by Senate Panel
Washington March 29 The senate foreign relations committee ordered public hearings on neutrality after overruling chairman Pittman. A sub committee of Pittman Borah and Ga senator Owens to draw up a witness schedule, hearings to begin next Wednesday and expected to last about two weeks.
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Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Washinon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nev
Borah
Ida
E .D
Green
Comedian Wynn Wife Seeks Divorce in State Court
New York March 29 Ed Wynn, the comedian known as the perfect fool, is described by his wife Frieda Mierse as a constant in a divorce suit filed in state supreme court. Wynn’s attorney said he will oppose the action with affidavits. The petition cites cruel and inhuman treatment during 21 months of marriage.
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New York
Ed Wynn
Frieda Mierse
State Supreme Court
Wynn
Sidney R. Fleisher
Longtime Newton Clerk Remains Temporary After 64 Years
Grace Tompson was hired at 16 as a temporary clerk by Newton, Massachusetts. Now 80, she still holds the same job status as temporary employee, a fact uncovered by the city's finance committee during an accounts review.
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Newton
Mass
Grace Tompson
Modest Corset Models Draw Blank Courtroom Crowd
About 70 boys paraded to a federal court chamber in double time when three models were to appear in a suit over a corset patent. An attorney showed exhibits as a blonde and two brunettes in red wraps entered, but the audience dispersed.
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Chicago
A. Bang C
Missing Memphis Girl Found Safe After Solo River Trip
Helena Arkansas reports Hope Brewster the 22 year old Memphis violinist who sailed a $2 skiff down the Mississippi River for about 90 miles. She identified herself in a Helena hotel and later left for Memphis with Captain Glisson and Frank Sturm. She had planned to travel to New Orleans but said she would not return to Memphis amid the turnout of searches.
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Helena
Ark
Hope Brewster
Memphis
Mississippi River
Frank Glisson
Memphis Police
Frank Sturm
Miss Brewster
New Orleans
Spain Ends Civil War as Nationalists Take All Provincial Capitals
Nationalist forces complete conquest of Spain with Madrid surrender and nine provinces capitulating. Final days see Valencia Albacete and others fall. General Miaja evades capture, reaching Algeria. Franco declares total victory as Republican administration dissolves under Nationalist control.
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Burgos
Republican Defense Council
Jose Miaja
General Segism
Valencia
Madrid
Spain
Francisco
Alicante
Murcia
Cuenca
Almeria
Jaen
Ciudad Real
Albacete
Guadalajara
Cartagena
Seaes
GIO Leader Will Address Miner at Mercer County Event
John B. Easton of Charleston heads the Lewis Day celebration in Mercer county at McComas. A 10 a.m. parade forms at Crane Creek union hall and goes to the Thomas Coal store and back to the McComas post office. Speakers begin at 1 p.m. including non UMWA members. the event is billed as a major gathering in southern West Virginia.
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John B. Easton
Charleston
West Virginia Industrial Union Council
Mercer County
McComas
Crane Creek
Thomas Coal Company
Easton
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
U.M.W
Daladier Puts Move Up to Rome But Is Ready to Negotiate
New York March 29 miners reject operator proposal to renew contract and oppose a two year extension. John L. Lewis leads eight negotiators from both sides after a day of talks in Baltimore stalled with no progress. Federal conciliator James F. Dewey awaits a chance to arbitrate if needed.
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Daladier
Rome
New York
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
CIO
UMW
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Nome
Charles O'Neill
Appalachian
Anyme
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Daladier asserts no ceding land in Italy dispute
Paris reports Premier Daladier vows France will not cede any territory or rights in his address on France Italy tensions. He urges Rome to clarify demands while condemning Germany's moves after Czechoslovakia. He calls for peace through united, nonaggressive action.
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Paris
Daladier
France
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Tunisia
Djibouti
Suez Canal
Germany
Owe Iag
Czecho- Slovakia
Geoutten
Tobe
Il Duce
Foreign Ministry
England
United States
No Work Without Contract Aquino Warns Miners
Jess Aquino head of United Mine Workers District 17 announces no work in Pocahontas and Tug River fields after midnight March 31 unless a new contract is signed. Local mine committees to maintain and bar bosses from covered labor until an agreement is reached.
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Jess Aquino
United Mine Workers of America
Pocahontas
Tug River
District 17
America
House Cuts Roosevelt Relief Fund by 50 Million
The House appropriations committee reduced the proposed 150 million relief appropriation for this year to 100 million. Economists plan a floor fight to restore the larger amount while a city congressmen group vows to push for a restoration as debate resumes. The cut strained city farm coalitions and reflected tense votes across rural and urban blocs. Relief Fund See Page 10.
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Roosevelt
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Economites
Britain Boosts Manpower Through Territorial Army Expansion
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced a major boost to Britain's manpower by doubling the Territorial Army to 340,000, framing it as a wartime force but ruling out conscription for now. He stressed reliance on voluntary service as the path forward.
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London
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
United States’ National Guard
Attacker Hunted in Hollywood Linked to Slain Dancer Case
Police pressure continues to find a vicious attacker believed to be the same man who killed Russian dancer Anya Sosoyeva and struck 11 year old Delia Bogard in Hollywood. The suspect described as tall and gangling fled after a golf club attack near a home.
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Hollywood
Calif
Anya Sosoyeva
Delia Bogard
Miss Bogard
Miss Sosoyeva
Los Angeles City College
Lieut. D. R. Patton
Laura Lee
Roosevelt Heads South to Warm Springs for 10 Day Stay
President Roosevelt travels by special train toward Warm Springs Georgia for a 10 day visit to his cottage. He met with Secretary Hull and Senators Barkley Wheeler and Representative Doughton before departure, accompanied by Secretary Hopkins. The trip includes stops in Alabama cities colleges a veteran hospital and a mile motor detour.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Hull
Barkley
Wheeler
D. M
Doughton
N. C
Commerce Hopkins
Alabama
Veteran's Hospital
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Rafael San
Carlos
Santa Clara
Cuban Independent Movement
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Miss. Swamp
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Carole
Bride
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Bingham High School
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Cate
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Rhett Butler
William Powell
Las Vegas
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William C. Gable
Jane Peters
Nagger
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