North Carolina House Advances Markers in Primaries Act
The North Carolina House passed an amended bill to permit use of markers in primaries with a compromise between House and Senate. The measure authorizes election officials to assist voters if no qualified person is present. The bill includes a $60,000 yearly research funding provision and a $45,000 dairy farm establishment allocation, while other measures cover bond issues and salary increases for state officials.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
Folger of
Surgy
Hoey
Horton
North Carolina State
Richardson
Union
Murphy
Rowan
Wilmington
Agriculture Commissioner
North Carolina
Hitler Threatens Britain After Naval Pact Pledge
In Wilhelms haven Germany April 1 AP Hitler denounced the 1935 naval treaty as a breach of faith and warned Britain and France he would reject encirclement plans. He boasted of new battleships and vowed Germany would not be forced to its knees while urging peace through strength.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Hitler
North Sea
Britain
Fuehrer
Poland
France
Damocracioe
Czecho-Slovakia
Memel
Agso
North Carolina Senate Acts on Racing and Fortified Wine
The North Carolina senate passed bills to allow horse racing and pari mutuel betting in New Hanover and Onslow counties with local approval. New Hanover voters will decide, while Onslow race betting requires county commissioner consent. The senate also rejected a plan to let 22 counties limit on premise fortified wine sales and bar Sunday beer sales. Pinehurst hosted the North and South Women’s Golf Championship where Estelle Lawson Page defeated Dorothy Kirby 3 and 1 to win.
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Raleigh
Senate
Onslow
New Hanover
Ashe
Watauga
Pinehurst
N. C
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Miss Kirby
Miss Page
Fugitive Eberts Arrested in Birmingham Extradition Waived
Birmingham reports that Charlie Eberts, 23, a North Carolina prison fugitive, was arrested as a large crime suspect. Sheriff Harry Smith identified him, and Eberts waived extradition after fingerprint confirmation by the FBI.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry Smith
Charlie Eberts
North Carolina
Raleigh
F.b.il
Eberts
Mussolini Calls For Peace Yet Seeks Space For Families
In Capua Mussolini urged peace while addressing peasants at a land reclamation project on the Volturno River promising homes for 3,500 families. He also laid the cornerstone of a new aircraft factory at Pomigliano D Arco before traveling to Rome.
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Naples
Italy
Mussolini
Capua
Tunisia
Il Duce
Rome
Volturno
Duce
Pomigliano D'Arco
Neutrality Debate Gains Steam in Congress Over Aid to Belligerents
In Washington on April 1, discussions intensified over Pittman proposed changes to the neutrality law enabling arms sales to belligerents that pay and transport goods to their ships. Senators La Follette Reynolds Norris weighed the implications, with Chamberlain's pledge seen as affecting isolationist and interventionist arguments.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Poland
Congress
United States
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
LaFol
U S Recognizes Franco Regime and Debt Milestones
The U S debt rose past 40 billion dollars and remains near the ceiling as of April 1. Secretary Hull announced the United States recognized General Franco's government in Spain and lifted the arms embargo, with details pending on ambassadorial appoinment and property questions.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Franco
Spain
Burgos
State Department
Roosevelt
Great Britain
France
America
Claude Bowers
An Inquirer
Madrid
Franco Completes Land Occupation in Spain
Madrid reports the occupation of Murcia and Almeria completing the Nationalist control after Madrid's surrender. Franco may maintain an army over 1,000,000 until year end as reintegration of soldiers proceeds via agriculture and industry. Japanese columns push west toward Changsha in a wider invasion context.
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Madrid
Sone
Murcia
Almeria
Francisco Franco
Franco
Changsha
Chinese Admit Japanese Conquest of Wuning After Heavy Fighting
Chinese military headquarters conceded that Japanese forces occupy Wuning in Kiangsi Province after fierce battles that left both sides with extreme casualties. Earlier, Tokyo had claimed capture of the town, while Chinese defenders said they still held the heights this morning.
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Shanghai
Wuning
Kiangsi
Hankow
Nanchang
Chicago student eats records to claim supremacy
John Patrick a University of Chicago junior says he surpassed all collegiate fish eating rivals after consuming portions of two phonograph records on campus watched by coeds. He claimed the feat proves Chicago is superior to Harvard and Penn State where others reportedly ate 24 and 25 goldfish with catsup.
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Chicago
John Patrick
University of Chicago
Patrick
Alma Mater
Harvard
Penn State
Chicago Firm Wins Contract to Build Veterans Hospital
The Wayetteville North Carolina veterans hospital will be built by N. P. Severin and Company of Chicago under a $1,106,700 general construction contract. The Columbus Iron Works Company of Columbus Georgia received $18,289 for refrigeration. R. D. Cole Manufacturing Company of Newnan Georgia was awarded $11,689 for a steel water tank and tower.
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Washington
Veterans’ Hospital
Wayetteville
N. C
N. P. Severin and Company of
Chicago
Veterans Administration
Columbus Iron Works Company
Columbus
R. D. Cole Manufacturing Company
Newnan
Paris Moves Toward Western Pact Against Aggression
Paris reports a definite process to form a mutual assistance pact among anti aggression powers in Western and Eastern Europe. France backs Chamberlain’s aid to Poland, with planned rapid talks in Warsaw and Bucharest to coordinate defense against Germany.
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Paris
Europe
Chamberlain
Poland
Lebrun
Warsaw
Bucharest
France
Rumania
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Tragic Lumber Truck Accident Claims Jack Reid
Jack Reid about 33 of Asheboro route two was fatally injured when he fell from a lumber truck near Poplar Ridge School in Randolph County shortly before noon. Driver Lee Loftin said another car forced him off the road. Reid rode on the lumber and died at the scene.
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Jack Reid
Asheboro
Route Two
Poplar Ridge School
Randolph County
Lee Loftin
Reid
Loftin
Stanton Dougan
J. D. Bulla
Yow
Earl White
High Point
Southern Senators Decry Cotton Export Subsidy Plan
Senator George of Georgia warned that President Roosevelts export subsidy for cotton would trigger a world price war and undermine cotton as a global commodity. He noted southern senators oppose the White House proposal and urged Congress to oversee any move toward operation.
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George
Georgia
Washington
Oer
White House
Senate
Congress
Italian papers mock British aid pledge to Poland
Rome papers ridiculed Chamberlain's promise to defend Poland while uneasy over the political cost for Italy. Popolo di Roma called England's stance a defense of Poland's independence that Germany denies threatening, and Il Messaggero blamed war psychosis for the move. Observers see Italy torn between the Rome Berlin axis loyalty and hopes Warsaw will not clash with Germany.
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Rome
Poland
Italy
Popolo di Rome
Uree
Chamberlain
England
Germany
Il Mensaggero
Warsaw
Berlin
Postal Congress Opens in Buenos Aires Sets Five Year Mail Rules
Delegates from eighty nations gathered in Buenos Aires for the Lith Universal Postal Congress to fix policies and regulations governing international mail for the next five years. The conference aims to outline a program likely extending into mid May.
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Postal Congress
Buenos Aires
Universal Postal Congress
British Naval Experts Scoff At Hitler Treaty Threat
London April 1 AP British naval experts in London quotes greet Hitler’s suggestion to renounce the Anglo German naval treaty with smiles and confidence that Britain can maintain a three to one advantage. Officials say denouncement would not bind Britain. Admiral Keyes and Geoffrey Shakespeare question the treaty’s value and obligations in the Commons.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Hitler
Foreign Office
Reneald Keyes
House of Commons
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Admiralty
Geremany
Cardinal Sbaretti Dies After Sudden Heart Attack
Dinato Cardinal Sbaretti was found dead in his bed at age 42 after a servant awakened him. The incident reduces the College of Cardinals to 60 members with ten vacancies. Doctors reported heart attack as the cause and Pope Pius XII conveyed sorrow. He died in the Holy Office headquarters apartment, where he served as secretary and vice dean of the college.
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Vatican City
Poland seeks clarification on Britain's pledge to aid
London reports Poland, via Count Rezynski, asked the British Foreign Office whether Prime Minister Chamberlain's pledge to aid Poland is unconditional or conditional on Poland negotiating with Germany over Danzig and Pomorze. British officials indicated that Britain and France would act if Germany attacked Poland, while the Times debate centered on independence of negotiating states.
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London
Poland
Britain
Great Britain
Count Rezynski
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Warsaw
Germany
Danzig
Pomorze
Times
Europe
Doitler
Beck
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