Roosevelt heads toward Washington on war aid mission
President Roosevelt travels by train toward Washington to oversee inspections of army posts en route as he advances a 7 billion dollar program to aid democracies. He sanctions seizure of Italian German and Danish ships in U S ports and authorizes weapons transfers to Britain Greece. inspections at Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg are planned to gauge preparedness for an army of two million.
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B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Greece
White House
Fort Jackson
N. C
Fort Bragg
Ish
Air Ministry
Brest
France
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Atlantic
RAF
le Havre
Axis powers clash as ships burned and Yugoslavia faces ultimatum
German and Italian crews set ships ablaze in Costa Rica and the Mediterranean as Yugoslavia nears demobilization and ultimatum deadlines. National exodus expands as Berlin pressures Belgrade and shore batteries clash with British and French forces in Africa and the Mediterranean amid escalating war.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Manila
Germany
Yugoslavia
Jas Tapaday Copia
Reich
Belgrade
Viktor van Heeren
Berlin
Ma.nation
East Africa
Mussolini
Cheren
Asmara
Eritrea
Mediterranean
Algeria
France
Marshal Philippe Petain
London
Admiralty
Fiume
Uola
Zara
Vincenzo Gioberto
Mastrale
Maribor
Spieidfeld
Balkan Kingdom
Fourth Strike Settled At Universal Cyclops In Bridgeville Pa
The fourth strike sent to the board was settled before any formal action. The event occurred at Universal Cyclops Corporation in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. A CIO walkout at the Allis Chalmers plant in Milwaukee remained unsettled as efforts by Secretary Knox and the Office of Production Management urged a continuation of work.
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Universal Cyclops Corporation
Bridgeville
CIO
Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
Knox
Office of Production Management
Markets Astra New York and Poultry Prices Across Cities
Markets news from New York shows a mixed rally attempt with many leaders in a narrow range and small declines at close. Poultry prices in Chicago list various live bird rates with hens, chickens, and turkeys across weight categories and regions.
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New York
Market summary and price swings across commodities
New York trading opens with steady stocks and firmer bonds as rails lead. Foreign exchange even amid Canadian dollar gains. Cotton weak on selling. sugar strong with renewed raw market activity. Wheat falls on hedging and profit taking. cattle down due to large supply and slower demand.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Prices and Market Report
Nashville Tenn March 31 Federal State Market News Service cattle 800 calves 200 scattered buying steady last week. Fed good grade light weight steers to 10.50. Medium to good light steers 9.50 10.00. Cow values 7.00 7.50. Stockers and feeders 7.50 9.00. Hog market 20 lower. good and choice 185 250 lbs 7.00. Salable sheep 50. Undertone.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
State -Market News Service
Strike halts at firm plant. defense orders remain strong
The strike closed the plant though it reopened later while the company holds 45 million dollars in defense orders centered on Navy work. Labor and management at New York coal mines remain deadlocked over wage terms as contracts expire at midnight. John L. Lewis insists workers will not return without a contract, with Dr. John R. Steelman observing exploratory talks.
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Navy
Mediation Board
New York
John L. Lewis
CIO United Mine Workers Union
John R. Steelman
Butter Chicago and Marelli Creamery Receipts
Receipts show Butter Chicago with Marelli at 31 and scores around 92 to 93 for creamery butter. Current receipts list 20 1-4 to 41.3875 for eggs, with local firsts and cats ranging 20 3-4 to 22 1-4, and dirties about 19. Storage packed extras 23 and checks 183 4.
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Chicago
Marelli
Creamery
Cash grain price report from Chicago market
Market listings show cash wheat and soybeans with multiple grades and prices. Prices given for No 2 hard wheat No 2 mixed and yellow soybeans with varying quality grades and sample values.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
Corti
Grain prices fall after mid session rally in Chicago
In Chicago on March 31, wheat prices peaked in mid session but profits pressure pulled values down. Wheat finished 1 2 7 8 to 9 1 8 lower from Saturday with May at 91 1 8 and July at 89 8. Corn fell 7 8 to 3 3 8 with May down 1 8.
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Chicago
Coast Guard Seizes About 300000 Tons Of Ships In Sweep
Federal authorities take into protective custody hundreds of vessels from New England to the Gulf and beyond. Among the ships are German, Italian and Danish registry entries. Italian ships face disruption with crews ordered to destroy machinery on some freighters. Ship masters react with calm as seizures spread to other hemispheric nations.
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Coast Guard
New England
Gulf Coast
Pacific Northwest
Ranise Ernesto
Monbioia
Galveston
Texas
Washington
Hemisphere
Supreme Court limits government trespass in price fixing case
The Supreme Court held the federal government cannot sue for treble damages under the Sherman Act in a price fixing case involving 17 rubber tire makers from 1936 and 1937. Justices Black Reed and Douglas dissented. The ruling also held coal leases exempt from price fixing under the federal act.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
National Defense Program
Roberta
Black
Reed
Douglas
Murphy
Roberts
United States
Justice Black
Congress
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc
Fourth Federal Circuit Court
James Co. McReynolds
Circuit Court
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
United States Seizes Axis Ships in Caribbean Sabotage Sweep
The United States moves to take custody of axis vessels in the hemisphere after reports of sabotage. Coast Guardsmen and Marines board freighters including Villaperosa and Arauca, dismantling engines and raising the American flag as they secure ships in Jacksonville and Port Everglades. The action targets Italian and German vessels amid broader anti sabotage measures.
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United States
Germany
Italy
Navy
Villaperosa
Wilmington
N. C
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
Canal Zone
Port Everglades
President Roosevelt
Decatur Local News Highlights from Week in Hartselle
Florence State Teachers College guest Harold Speake visits grandparents in Flint while multiple families from Ardmore Harteelle and Danville Road share weekends with Decatur relatives. Measles illness, hospital transfers, a Delta Tau Delta Rainbow ball at Alabama and police court bookings mark a busy period with church services and fires reported in the area.
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Florence State Teachers College
G. E. Layman
Flint
Jean Gray
Decatur
Delta Tau Delta
University of Alabama
Miss Gray
Alpha Gamma Delta
Bill Walker
British Warships Sunder Italian Fleet Off Crete
British accounts describe Warspite Valiant and Barham engaging Italian cruisers near Crete. The Zara class cruiser Flume and the Pola were sunk as destroyers aided by a smoke screen and searchlights. Roughly 850 Italian sailors were rescued. at least 300 others presumed dead.
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Warspite
Valiant
Barham
Vincenzo Gioberti
Maestrale
Crete
Greyhound
Zara
Pola
Steel strike blamed on independent producers balking at contracts
The Senate Civil Liberties Committee says the 1937 little steel strike was caused by the unyielding refusal of independent producers to bargain with workers. It urges that any company declining to sign a bargaining contract under all circumstances endangers national security.
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Washington
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Dr Pitts addresses Decatur Rotary on Americas Debt Attitude
Dr A 8 Pitts spoke on Americas Debt and Attitude to Other Nations at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting at Cornelian Hotel. The International relations committee led the program. Visitors included Dr E R Naylor of Athens and Dr E H Clement of Duluth Minnesota, Norman Harris of Decatur, and Dick Morgan of Denver.
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A. 8. Pitts
America
Decatur Rotary Club
Cornelian Hotel
E. R. Naylor
Athens
E. H. Clement
Duluth
Minnesota
Norman Harris
Decatur
Dick Morgan
Denver
Yugoslav Armies and Allied Plans in Balkan Front
The dispatch notes Yugoslav forces at about 500000 ready at start of the uprising, with 200000 more mobilizing within 24 hours. It discusses mountain warfare quality, equipment, and air force deficiencies, plus potential German strike routes and British Greek deployments. It also hints at cautious shifts in U S and British aid strategy reflected in Havana remarks.
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Washington
Montenegrans
Danubian
Belgrade
Slovenia
Croatia
British Move Ships From Far East Quietly
The British have withdrawn most first line fighting ships from the far eastern zone and may transfer anti Axis duties to American ships in those waters. Officials say the shift remains theoretical with no plan to basing American ships on Singapore.
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Far Eastern
Singapore
Roosevelt Aid Highlights AFL Settlement Ties
Sidney Hillman connected with AFL labor settlement over the International Harvester strike. He claimed APL led a majority while CIO showed a minority. CIO lines later used by Hillman's Amalgamated Clothing Workers, prompting CIO to seek help from other CIO unions. Roosevelt’s peace guarantor union aided the effort. Cabinet leaders were scattered on a Friday amid world shocks and strikes.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Official Visit By State Elks President Planned
Dr. H. A. Bikourie state president will pay his official visit to the Decatur Elks lodge Wednesday night according to information received by lodge officers today.
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H. A. Bikourie
Decatur Elks Lodge
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