Nazi Religion Easter Protests in Berlin
In Berlin on Easter Sunday Protestants and Catholics protested Nazi religious policy. Confessional movement leaders issued a message from concentration camp prisoners urging Christians to continue preaching unafraid. Police seized copies as printers remained unnamed. Bishop Preysing condemned Vatican Concordat violations during Easter Mass.
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Berlin
Eogangical Church
Conrad Preysing
St. Hedwig
Lindau
Faulhaber
Munich
Pope appears at Easter Mass in crowded St Peter's
In Rome at St Peter's Easter Mass, thousands cheered as His Holiness appeared on the balcony after blessing the crowd. The vast congregation, estimated at 150000, roared while the service was broadcast in six languages from the Vatican station.
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Vatican
Peter
Sheep fleece method raises questions at paces of Russia
The Times reports large scale Russian experiments claiming fleeces can be peeled from sheep. Fleece loosening follows feeding and a thallium injection. Full molt occurs in about a fortnight, but fleecing can occur in seven to ten minutes before the final molt.
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London
Russia
the Times
Pit Fatality at Dubois Mine In World’s Safest Claim
An explosion at a coal mine in Dubois Pennsylvania killed two men and wounded seven rescue workers who died in a second blast 45 minutes later. Five bodies have been recovered as fires rage across a dozen locations, hindering further rescue efforts.
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Dubois
Penns
Easter Revival Faith Marked by Clergy in Sydney
In Sydney on Easter Monday clergymen report a remarkable display of faith across the metropolitan area. Dr Mowll notes widespread agreement and record attendances at many churches as ministers describe a sustained Easter season devotion.
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Sydney
Mowll
Labour Rebels Appeal to Federal A L P Executive
Rebels refused re admission by the Easter Conference to the N S W Labour Party plan appeals to the Federal A L P executive in Melbourne. The move signals continued efforts to challenge the Lang leadership and gain union backing for further actions.
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Sydney
A.L.P
N.S.W. Labour Party
Melbourne
Spanish Loyalists Push Toward Alcaraccion
Spanish Loyallets press Toro Blanco despite heavy losses aiming to free the garrison. They are within 23 miles of Alcaraccion as Italian reinforcements race from Cordova and Cennaroya to the area.
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London
Alcaraccion
Cordova
Cennaroya
Curtin Appeals to Close Ranks at ALP Conference
Melbourne reports Federal Labour Leader Mr. Curtin urging the ALP to unite and end quarrels to secure the next federal election. He rejected claims of a pact with Lang and NSW disputes, urged state autonomy in discipline, and outlined defence oriented industrial policy and a united tariff approach prioritising Australia then the Empire.
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Curtin
A.L.P
Labour
Carlin
Labour Party
New South Wales
Lang
A. B. Monk
Victoria
Australia
Empire
Pacific
French Liner Held Up by Rebel Warship
Marseilles Sunday report says the French liner Imerethie was hailed by the rebel ship Canaries at dawn near Cape Nao. After three blank shots and a shell, Captain Quiriconi said Alicante to rescue refugees. Canaries then steered off, misreading initials for the Spanish Labour Confederation.
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Marseilles
Cape Nao
Imerethie
Canaries
Quiriconi
Alicante
Palama
Suffren
Women May Be Banned From 1940 Olympic Games
Berlin reports that the International Olympic Committee may approve a complete ban on women competitors for the 1940 Olympiad. Supporters cite unwieldy logistics and lack of female participation in ancient Greece. A medical exam proposal and doubts about Tokyo hosting due to visitor influx are noted.
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Berlin
International Oympic Committee
Warsaw
Greece
Tokyo
Threat to withdraw from Australia over film quota
The General Manager of National Productions Ltd Mr F Daniels termed American film interests threat to withdraw from the Australian market as intimidation and political blackmail. He urged the government to uphold the Film Quota Act so Australian producers could profit from opportunities it offers. He questioned genuine intent and urged Americans to explain where they were wrong, noting America sends millions of pounds yearly from the British Empire and urging imperial quota imposition.
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Sydney
National Productions Ltd
F. Daniels
Daniell
America
Gruesome Find on Yarra Near Morell Bridge
Two boys discovering a sugar bag in the Yarra near Morell Bridge unearthed severed limbs believed to be a woman's. Police and doctors suspect murder with possible illegal operation links. Pathology suggests remains aged 20 to 40, in water for weeks, as investigators search the river and trace missing girls.
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Melbourne
Yarra Nest
Morell Bridge
Richmond
Belfast riots erupt at Milltown Cemetery clash
Police charged about a thousand mourners outside Milltown Cemetery after a Rosary service for the East rising of 1916. Bottles and stones flew as officers faced volleys of attacks. Dozens injured, forty arrests, and disturbances spread to Mayo with clashes at Newport Kilmeena Castlebar.
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London
Milltown
Belfast
Mayo
Italian Slaughter From Own Guns In Madrid Retreat
In the Madrid retreat Italians fired on comrades by mistake. Captured Italian officers Major Antonio Luciano and Lieutenant Achille Sacchi, with 120 men, lost 80 in two hours of cross fire from Littorio riflemen and Garibaldi battalion. Viscountess Hastings arrived in Valencia and interviewed the prisoners.
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London
Madrid
Viscountess
Hastings
Marchese Casaci
Valencia
Antonio Luciano
Achille Sacchi
Guadalajara
Luciano
Littorio Division
Littorio
Garabaldi
anti-Fascista
Lessons From the Guadalajara Offensive in The Telegraph
Pembroke Stephens argues that Rebels expected an easy win like Malaga but found mechanised divisions useless on soft ground. He notes terrain and weather shape outcomes, infantries still decide battles, and air attacks failed due to sodden aerodromes while government airfields with concrete runways allowed operations.
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London
Guadalajara
Pembroke Stephens
Daily Telegraph
Malaga
Brevens
Guadalapars
To Be Replaced in Pharaohs Tomb
LONOQON reports in The Times that Lady Seton travels to Egypt to replace a sacred bone said to cure pharaohs, taken by the Setons earlier. Glassware at the Seton residence is damaged and visitors report a robed spectre roaming the halls at night. Sir Alexander Seton refuses offers for the bone to prevent others from inheriting misfortune.
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Lonoqon
the Times
Lady Seton
Sir Alexander Seton
Egypt
Seton
Duke of Windsor in Enzenfeld Austrian farewell
Sunday in Enzenfeld the Duke of Windsor, bareheaded in cold weather, spoke a few German words ending with Auf Wiedersehen. The Burgomaster thanked him for putting Enzenfeld on the map, then led a torchlight procession with council, fire brigade, and schoolchildren. The children sang Beautiful days of youth gone by in the castle courtyard before the Duke's departure for St Wolfgang.
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Vienna
Duke of Windsor
Auf Wiedersehen
Enzenfeld
St. Wolfgang
Enzesfeld
Wang
Duke of Windsor Attends Easter Service in Vienna
The Duke of Windsor read the New Testament lesson at the Easter morning service at Vienna’s Anglican Church. Police cordoned the area, permitting only Britons and Americans inside, but the church remained crowded despite the restriction. He wore an informal brown overcoat and green attire.
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Vienna
Duke of Windsor
Duke
Stawell Gift Winner From Coolamon Beats Nyngan Rival
F A Bradley of Coolamon New South Wales won the Stawell Gift, a top foot race with 810 pounds in prize money, defeating T R Rogera of Nyngan New South Wales by inches. A W Patton of Figtree New South Wales was third, G Charles of Cannera Mission Station Queensland fourth. Bradley’s backers expect over 2000 pounds in wagers. Sam Charles, the aborigine and favourite, would have yielded over 4000 pounds if victorious. Bradley is 26, a farmer born at Coolamon.
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Melbourne
Stawell
F. A. Bradley
Coolamon
N.B.W
T. R. Rogera
Nyngan
N.S.W
A. W. Patton
Figtree
G. Charles
Cannera Mission Station
Queensland
Bradley
Sam Charles
New York Murders Reported In Fourth Floor Flat
In New York a 54 year old mother Mrs Gedeon and her daughter Veronica were found murdered in a fourth floor flat along with lodger Frank Byrnes 25. The mother was beaten and strangled the daughter beaten and nude found beside bed and Byrnes stabbed. Police believe the mother acted alone initially and Byrnes arrived later and slept through tragedy.
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New York
Mary Gedeon
Veronica
Frank Byrnes
Byrnes
Waller
England
Queen of Youth Carnival Held in Kingston
Arrangements are under way for the Queen of Youth Carnival in Kennedy Street Kingston on Friday April 9 under the Canberra Youths Welfare Association. The cowning ceremony will take place at Albert Hall on Tuesday May 11 with the aim of raising funds to support youth work in Canberra. The association offers education, physical culture and sport programs and supports continuation classes for technical education and trades.
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Kennedy Street
Kingston
Canberra Youths’ Welfare Association
Vvoriong
Canberra
Education Trust Fund
Children's Court
Elderly Man Rescued From Grafton Bridge Attempt
In Auckland on Monday an elderly man attempted to jump from the Grafton Bridge but was saved when a pedestrian grabbed him and held him until help arrived. William Lambert, 40, was later charged with attempting death by his own action.
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Auckland
Grafton Bridge
William Lambert
Human bones found near Moss Vale investigated by police
Three detectives from the CIB visited Moss Vale to examine bones found in a fire near the cemetery. They recovered a saxull fragment, several ribs, and a piece of an arm bone while other bones were located nearby. Detectives returned to Sydney convinced there was no foul play.
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Sydney
CIB
Moss Vale
Mos Vale
Dawn Service on Mt. Wellington Attended by 1000 in Tas Weather
More than 1000 people braved heavy rain snow and fog to attend a dawn religious service on Mt. Wellington peak organized by the Bishop of Tasmania and the State Council of Churches. It was the first service of its kind but hindered by the poor weather.
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Hobart
Tasmania
State Council of Churches
Mt. Wellington
Stinson Fatality in Brisbane Crashed After Takeoff
The managing director of Airlines of Australia Ltd Mr G A Robinson said the Stinson crash at Brisbane yesterday could not be explained by any fault in the aircraft. Chief Pilot Keith Virtue reported only 300 yards visibility at takeoff.
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Sydney
Airlines of Australia Ltd
G. A. Robinson
Stinson
Brisbane
Keith Virtue
Wedding Fatality at Hotel High Wycombe
London police report a 34 year old wife of retired Major Robert Godburywas shot dead after a wedding reception at the Hotel High Wycombe where she and her husband were guests. A fellow guest Albert Boddy aged 31 a bricklayer has been charged with murder. The couple had just returned March 26 from a year in New Zealand to visit Major Godbury's mother.
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London
Godbury
Robert Godbury
High Wycombe
Albert Boddy
Godbury's
New Zealand
Major Godbury
Counterfeit coins circulate among Sydney crowds
Police warn of widespread fake coins in use during the holiday period in Sydney. A false one pound note was passed at Darlinghurst on Saturday night, signaling ongoing concerns for local businesses and the public.
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Sydney
Darlinghurst
Stalin denounces capitalist plot in Moscow speech
Stalin claimed England and France are full of German spies while Germany is full of English and French spies, calling capitalist nations ready to conquer the Soviet Union. He blamed Soviet officials for missing plots and said Trotsky’s reserves remain unused.
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Moscow
England
France
Germany
M. Stalin
Russia
Napoleon
Vendee
Soviet Union
Clipper planes head to Auckland amid new trade routes
Captain Musick aboard the Clipper reports weather clearing and readiness to depart at dawn on Tuesday. Easter was observed as a holiday. Auckland is poised to become a major trade hub as Imperial Airways and others plan Clippers links with the Orient, shortening travel from the United States to under a week.
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Auckland
Imperial Airways
Orient
United States
Melbourne Bridge Players Foiled by Absurd Hoax Host
Forty leading bridge players were lured by a German accented caller claiming to be Dr Von Woolfried arriving by Junkers and heading a Berlin team. He asked to meet at 11 am on Saturday at a leading hotel during a Good Friday reception for a Coronation tournament in England. The guests arrived to find no host and were offered refreshments amid cheers for the missing German.
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Melbourne
Dr. von Woolfried
Australia
Junkers
Berlin
England
Japanese Plane Sets Tokyo To Fukuoka Speed Record Flight
The all Japanese monoplane Kimokaze completed a test flight covering 547 cities in just over two hours and established a new speed record for Tokyo to Syukuoka at a sustained 287 mph as it prepares for a goodwill flight to London.
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Tokyo
London
Syukuoka
Boy’s Prank During Gale Triggers Harbour Alarm
In a howling gale at Walwera Harbour a boy flashed a torch from a jetty, sparking anxiety that a boat had foundered. The Harbour Board ordered its tug ready as officials investigated the 16 year old’s act amid the bad weather.
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Auckland
Wichter
Walwera
Canberra Queen Competition Support Call
Transport for two of them and volunteers are wanted for this purpose Gymnastic equipment is also required for some of the balla In view of the good work that has already been done by the Association it is felt that the organization deserves the wholehearted support of the citizens of Canberra to make the Queen Competition a success.
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Citisens of
Canberra
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