Battleships credited with sinking British ships in Atlantic claim
German claim reports 224000 tons of British shipping sunk or damaged as battleships, submarines, and bombers tallied losses. In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the independent democratic party orders resignations as axis demands test government unity. Regent Paul and the premier face a cabinet crisis amid moves toward a pro axis cabinet. Yugoslav ministers scheduled to Vienna were halted. Serbian troops in parades sing American and French songs.
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Associated Press
Germany
West African
Mediterranean
Belgrade
Independent Democratic Party
Yugoslavia
Axis
Serbian Peasant Party
ORR
Moe Ca ‘Doragisa Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
Vienna
Paul
Alksandar Cincar-Markovic
Dragisa Cvetkovic
Royal Palace
Tipperary
Small Mills To Join Plan In Defense Mobilization
Peers Tenn March 22 Officials of the office of production management announce a plan to mobilize small machine shops. The program aims to subcontract defense orders to tiny shops to speed up production and meet obligations to democracies, with states including North and South Carolina Tennessee Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Georgia Florida Louisiana Alabama Mississippi represented.
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Peers
Tenn
Ign
Office of Production, Management
Peter R. Nehemkis, Jr
Nehemkis
Defense Councils
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Office of Production Management
New Salary Scale Sought by Birmingham Teachers
Miss Lorine Barnes of the Birmingham Teachers Association tells the city board of education that all salary cuts should be restored and a raise granted. She cites 11 to 17 percent higher living costs and notes teachers were hit by 1931 and 1932 cuts, with 36 percent earning under 1300 dollars yearly and current high school and grade salaries around 1793 and 1494 dollars respectively. The board took the petition under advisement as the city borrowed funds to finish the year.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Board of Education
Lorine Barnes
Birmingham Teachers Association
U S Weather Mixed Across Nation With Early Spring Signs
Weather across the continental United States showed mostly overcast skies with light showers from Florida to the Gulf Coast and warm fronts bringing blue skies in the central and eastern regions. Colder air lingered in the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic, while Dakotas and Colorado saw light snow. temperatures ranged to single digits in Burlington and near 30 in major cities.
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Associated Press
United States
Weather Bureau
Florida
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Canada
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Boston
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Washington
D. C
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Duluth
Bismarck
Burlington, Vt
Fairbanks Child Dies of Pneumonia in Decatur County
Margaret Ann Fairbanks, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Fairbanks, died Saturday morning at home on Decatur route 2 after a short illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Friendship Church in east Morgan county conducted by Rev. B. P. Collier. Burial in Friendship Cemetery. Survived by parents, a brother James Roy, and grandparents H. E. Smith, C. C. Braddy, and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Braddy.
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Margaret Ann
Roy L. Fairbanks
Decatur
Friendship
Morgan County
B. P. Collier
Brown
Friendship Cemetery
James Roy
H. E. Smith
C. C. Braddy
Delayed Fishing Trip At Last Started By President
President Roosevelt finally began his delayed deep sea voyage aboard the potomic with a party that included Harold Ickes Robert Jackson and Stephen Early aboard USS Benson off the Florida coast. Weather delayed the voyage with rough seas and a late departure as code messages reached the president while officials awaited favorable conditions for the cruise. The Potomac tied up at Port Everglades and departed late with the Swastika flag visible on a nearby freighter as the British war effort against Germany intensified.
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Roosevelt
Port Everglades
Fpla
Potomac
United States
Arada
Douglas B. Cornell
Benson
Florida
Port Everglades Harbor
Harold L. Ickes
Robert H. Jackson
Ross T. McIntire
Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Edwin M. Watson
Stephen T. Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Atlantic
Everglades Harbor
Nazi Germany
America
Britain
Orion
French Food Ships to Pass Blockade
Sumner Welles announced that two flour ships will sail to unoccupied France with British approval. The French government pledged the food would be distributed only in unoccupied zones, no supplies would reach occupied France, and ships would return promptly to the United States.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
France
Welles
United States
Verdict Returned In Death Here At Local Apartment
A coroner inquest returned a verdict today on the death of Mrs. Maze after she was wounded at her home above a grocery store and filling station on West Church Street. She died at Ben evolent Society Hospital after being injured about 9 40 a m funeral services will be held at McAfee Howell and Young funeral parlors with burial in Athens cemetery. Mrs. Maze is survived by her husband her parents six sisters and a brother all of Athens and nearby areas.
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BE. Maze
W. W. Dinsmore
H. H. Higdon
R. E. Lee
R. R. Kent
Grant Street
O. B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive
Athens
J. A. Hicks, Jr
Driver Injured When Truck Hits Station Wagon on Bee Line
A station wagon driver was seriously injured this morning on Bee Line Highway between Birmingham and Cullman after a truck struck the wagon. The Chrysler Thunderbolt was en route for display at Alabama Motor Company and the injured driver was taken to a Birmingham hospital.
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Bee Line Highway
Birmingham
Cullman
Alabama Motor Company
Morgan County group leads Greek War Relief drive
Governor Dixon designates March 25 Greek War Relief Day in Alabama. A Morgan County committee organized by The Greek War Relief Association seeks a $10,000,000 national campaign with no personal solicitation. Contributions welcomed by mail to The Daily or via committee members.
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Frank Dixon
Alabama
Morgan County
Greek War Relief Association Incorporated
Greece
Greek War Relief Association
Africa
War Soldiers May Be AN Asked Later of U.S.
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses the likelihood of Britain requesting American infantry or naval aid as Axis power moves unfold. He notes Britain faces invasion threats at home and possible new Balkan front if Greece Turkey and Yugoslavia shift, driven by Axis failures in Greece and Africa.
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U.S
Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
England
Hitler
Germany
British Isles
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Africa
Senate approves seven billion aid bill for British program
The Senate appropriation committee unanimously backed a 7.0 billion aid bill to fund the administration's British relief program, rejecting a Nye proposal to halve the amount. The House had already approved the measure, and the panel detailed funds for ordnance, aircraft, tanks, ships, equipment, facilities, commodities, and other expenses. The House also approved a 1.072 billion domestic defense supplement, raising total defense-related authorizations to 25.18 billion since Germany invaded the Low Countries, excluding the 7.0 billion aid fund. The Air Corps gains and bomber plans were outlined, with a new training target of 30,000 pilots annually.
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Washington
Senate Appropriation Committee
House
Nye
Appropriations
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Rep
Woodrum
D-Va
Germany
Air Corps
Mid-West
Moulton Woman Dolly Walker Jones Dies at 58
Mrs Dolly Walker Jones 58 a well known Moulton resident died at home Friday afternoon. Funeral service set for Sunday at Friendship Church at 3 pm with Rev Will Wear and Rev Smith officiating burial by Brown Decatur. Pallbearers named E R Roberts Charles Herring Jack Templeton FE R Jones Robert Chenault Leonard Walker. Survived by husband W B Jones three sons Fletcher Otis of Moulton Harold of Sulligent father James W Walker of Hartselle three sisters Freeman Herring Decatur Ernest Templeton Hartselle L C Chenault Danville two brothers Robert Walker Hartselle James Walker of Falkville.
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Dolly Walker Jones
Moulton
Friendship Church
Will Wear
Robert Chenault
Leonard Walker
Jones
W. B. Jones
Fletcher and
Otis
Harold
Sulligent
James W. Walker
Hartselle
Freeman Herring
Decatur
Ernest Templeton
L. C. Chenault
Danville
Robert Walker
Hartben
James Walker
Palkv
Three Men Die in Highway Collision Near Alexander City
A crash two miles south of Alexander City Alabama killed three men Hershel Whaley 28 and brothers James and William Alexander all residents of Alexander City and injured two others. State Highway Patrolman J W Wilson said a car driving past a line of convict trucks collided with a truck that pulled onto the road to load convicts.
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Alexander City
Ala
Here
Hershel Whaley
James
William Alexander
J. W Wilson
Whaley
Alexanders
Hope to End Strike at Harvill Aircraft Die Casting Plant
Eight day strike at Harvill Aircraft Diecasting Corp intensifies as CIO Die Casters' Union seeks a closed shop wage hikes and better conditions. Federal conciliators and government intervention discussed while Lockheed and seven other West Coast plants brace for possible shutdowns. Presidents Malcom and Gross push for production in wartime.
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Los Angeles
Edward T. Cheyfitz
CIO Die Casters’ Union
Roosevelt
Hérvill Aircraft Diecasting Corporation
Harvill Aircraft Diecasting Corp
Harry C. Malcom
Dale Reed
Burbank
AFL International Association of Mechanics
Harvill
Six
Reverend W. A. Mays Dies at 75 in Bessemer
Rev W A Mays 75 longtime North Alabama Methodist minister and former Austinville pastor died at 7 15 Friday night at his Bessemer home Funeral services set for 9 30 Sunday at Jonesboro Chapel body to Decatur Sunday afternoon with 2 30 City cemetery rites Rev Lambuth Archibald to lead Burial by Brown Survived by widow three daughters and four sons plus a brother in Dallas Texas
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W. A. Mays
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Austinville
J. L. Williams
Athens
P. H. Montgomery Vincent
Elizabeth Mays
Bessemer
D. EL
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
J. M. Mays
Brewton
W. A. Mays, Jr
Espa Boro
Tennessee
Mays
Dallas
Texas
Resignations and Protest Shake Yugoslav Government
Mass resignations of key officials erupt as a cabinet meeting erupts in bitter recriminations over alleged sabotage of talks with Russia. Foreign Minister Cincar Markovic denies charges while Milan Gavrilovic resigns along with regional governors, as the independent democratic party enforces a government-wide purge.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Russia
Alesander Oincar-Marko
Ex-Minister Milan Stojadinovich Detained in Britain
British authorities report former Yugoslav Premier Milan Stojadinovich is in British hands and to be detained within British territory. Belgrade sources say he was exiled to Greece amid tensions over Yugoslavia’s Axis alignment and alleged attempts to regain power.
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Cairo
Egypt
Milan Stojadinovich
Yugoslavia
Safe
Belgrade
Stojadinovich
Greece
Rome
Tokyo
Yugoslav Government Faces Mass Resignations Over Axis Deal
Three cabinet members have resigned and six senators plan to quit while Premier Cvetkovic seeks substitutes. Vice-Governor Ivkovic of Croatia refused a cabinet post, sending in his resignation. A Greek frontier report said Yugoslav officers defected to fight Axis forces. Turkey may gain leeway if Moscow signals non imperialist war. Two independent democrats have resigned in protest.
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Cvetkovic
Germany
Ivkovic
Croatia
Belgrade
Greece
Monenegrin
Istanbul
Turkey
Moscow
Russia
Cincar-Markovic
Weather notes from Tennessee river region forecast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 20.86 feet with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from a high of 7 to a low of 47 in the past 24 hours. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida saw cloudy, mild changes with light winds along coasts. Tennessee mostly cloudy tonight with little temperature change and light rain in some areas Monday.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
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