Sazi continues on page one shows torpedo hit on German destroyer
The report says a Beaufort crew attacked three German destroyers off Ile de TatZ and scored a direct hit amidships, sending one destroyer to the bottom. British fighters shot down a Messerschmitt off Cap Gris Nez and a Dornier 17 off Suffolk. Raids along northeast Scotland and northwest England caused little damage or casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wth
de Foyer
Theorthwest
France
Ile de Iatz
Ministry
Messerschmitt
Cap Griz Nez
Suffolk
Ministry of Information
Scotland
England
Germany Declares Eastern Mediterranean a War Zone
Berlin dispatch reports Germany designated the eastern Mediterranean including the Aegean a war zone and warned merchant shipping not to enter the waters. The notice was filed at 12:40 p.m. Berlin time, about 22 hours in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Mediterranean
Aegean
England
Reich
Yugoslavia
Britain
Fuehrer
Aegean Sea
Salonika
Open Cities Berlin Bulletin Details Bulgarian Air War
A Bulgarian air command report cited by the official DNE says Yugoslav bombers attacked open cities Sofia and Kustendil, killing several women and children. The Hungarian agency notes a Yugoslav bomber from the Drau region sparked a 35 minute Budapest air alarm before anti aircraft defenses repelled it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNE
Sofia
Bulgarian Air Command
Kustendil
Budapest
Drau
Budapest Air Raid Alarm Reported April 7
An air raid alarm sounded in Budapest today with a dispatch relayed via the Bern bureau of the Associated Press. A British radio relay quoted Budapest radio reporting bombing at Pecs and Szeged near Yugoslavia's northern frontier, with British and Yugoslav aircraft said to be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
New York
CBS
Pecs
Szeged
Yugoslavia
Riggs Accepts Publicity Post With Presbyterian College
Bobby Riggs, former national and Wimbledon champion, will serve as field representative and assistant director of publicity for Presbyterian College of Clinton, S C. He will take leaves of absence to play major tournaments, including River Oaks in Houston and events in Asheville and Chattanooga before starting the new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C
Riggs
New York
Bobby Riggs
Presbyterian College of
Asheville
Chattanooga
Ship Sinks After Mine Strike Killing 26 in Singapore
Twenty six men were killed and 19 injured when the admiralty mooring vessel Buffalo struck a mine in Singapore harbor. Eight dead were British naval officers including a commander and lieutenant commander. The ship fouled a mine while searching for wreckage of a Royal Air Force plane that crashed the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Admiralty
Buffalo
Royal Air Force
Auto owners drop from roads in early Depression era
During 1931 1932 and 1933 about eleven percent of U S automobile owners exited the tax rolls by abandoning their cars, reflecting the harsh economic strain of the early Depression years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fall of Yugoslavia Greece in German blitzkrieg on fronts
Reports from Berlin recount German and Italian advances across the Balkans with air raids on Belgrade and Belgrade station while Greek, Yugoslav, and Bulgarian forces resist tenaciously. German losses mount as Greek defense slows the push toward Salonika amid naval and air actions across Southeast Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
High Command
Germany
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
France
Libya
Bengasi
Balkans
Macedonia
Albania
Greece
Berlin
Mur
Bulgaria
Struma
Danube
No Attack On Former Allies in Vichy Speech
In a radio address from Vichy on April 7 Marshal Petain affirmed that French honor forbids any action against former allies. He urged unity and safeguarding vital food sources and empire posts, omitting any direct reference to de Gaulle. De Gaulle, in Cairo, urged French support for Britain in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Free French
Britain
de Gaulle
Cairo
Soviet press outlines Yugoslav pact with Russia
Moscow reports on the Soviet-Yugoslav friendship and non-aggression pact signed Saturday by Molotov and Milan Gavrilovic in Stalin’s presence. It pledges respect for territorial integrity and continued friendly relations if either is attacked, with Tass citing adherence to the Stalinist peace principle. It notes prior Soviet-Turkish neutrality arrangements offering material help if Turkey is attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Russia
Greece
Pravda
Communist Party
Tass
Berlin
Rome
Athens
Vyachestaff Molotoff
Milan Gavrilovic
Joseph Stalin
Turkey
Local North Carolina Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight with increasing clouds Tuesday and possible rain in the extreme western portion. Temperatures not changing much. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate northeast and east, offshore fresh and partly cloudy tonight. Block Island to Hatteras, gentle to moderate northeast winds becoming southeast to east Tuesday, with clearing tonight and clouding later.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Heavy Rains Ease North Carolina Forest Fire Hazard
Raleigh April 7 AP Heavy rains in eastern and western North Carolina reduced the state wide forest fire danger after February and March winds sparked many woods fires. W C McCormick assistant state forester reported 603 February fires burned 59 959 acres averaging 99 4 acres per fire versus 506 blazes for 24 925 acres last year averaging 49 3 acres. March figures were not yet compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
W. C. McCormick
McCormick
Department of Conservation and Development
Trapped Miners Rescued After 52 Hours in Mine
In Centralia Pennsylvania eighteen year old Joseph Loftus was dug out alive after 52 hours trapped sixty feet underground in a coal mine cave. He suffered a deep head wound but was deemed in good condition after nurses changed dressings. Fellow worker Leonard Burns was rescued earlier as miners pressed to reach Loftus last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Joseph Loftus
Loftus
Leonard Burns
Chicago Produce Apr 7 Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago April 7 market note shows creamery butter receipts 978.144 pounds with varied prices from 89 to 93 cents per pound and large figures for eggs at 31.546 receipts with graded extra firsts and local car prices. Centralized carrots listed at 32 1-4 cents. storage packed extras at 23 1-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Stocks Drift After Mixed News
The stock market opened with a slight decline led by steels and rails as light dealings continued. The German Bal kans crisis tempered commitments while a modest labor outlook aided some gains and settlements, with U S Steel, Bethlehem, Jones towns etc. advancing on strike settlement. Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast Line and American Telephone remained resistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Balkans
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Great Northern
New York Central
Western Union
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Standard Oil of New Jersey
International Marvester
Allis-Chalmers
Santa Fe
Atlantic Coast Line
American Telephone
Labor Department See Rise in Defense Production Harmony
Perkins voices aim to boost arms industry output while upholding labor standards. Conciliators and the Defense Mediation Board may foster collective bargaining and mediation, earning broad trust from labor and management. The department seeks settlements in soft coal, Ford Detroit, and US Steel disputes, with nine cases already before the board and five other stoppages under conciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stble
Labor Department
New Defense Mediation Board
Allis-Chalmers
Defense Mediation Board
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
United States Steel Corporation
American Magnesium Company
Cleveland
Operadio Manufacturing Company
St. Charles
Sullivan Machine Company
Michigan City
Ind
Continental Can Company
New York
Schacht Rubber Company
Noblesville
British advance east of Libyan port as viceroy missing
British forces report con centration of troops proceeding smoothly. In East Africa, road to Massawa is cleared from Asmara while Free French patrols near the city. Empire troops move toward Dessye and Gondar as South African columns cross Ogaden to Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa, with reports of Ethiopian patriots near Debra Markos and Haile Selassie leading. Duke Aosta’s whereabouts remain unknown.
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Massawa
Red Sea
Eritrea
Asmara
Empire
Dessye
Gondar
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Ogaden
Diredawa
Addis Ababa-Jibati
Debra Markos
Haile Selassie
Aosta
Davis Receives First Contingent for Camp Davis
In Holly Ridge on April 7 the first complement of men for Camp Davis anti aircraft firing center worth 10 million dollars will arrive from Fort Bragg. The camp will eventually house 20 000 officers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Holly Ridge
Camp Davis
Fort Bragg
Drudery Dies After Motorcycle Collision
Thomasville April 7 A warrant charging manslaughter is issued for Fred Jenkins of route four in the death of J W Drudery near Gastonia. Drudery who lived in Omega Virginia died in a local hospital after a motorcycle collision with a pickup truck driven by Jenkins and his wife while en route to Charlotte. Jenkins was arrested initially for reckless driving and posted a $300 bond. Drudery worked at Omega Virginia and his body was sent to his father's home near Gastonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fred Jenkins
Druderry
Charlotte Sunday
Jenkins
Drudery
Omega
A. H. Drudery
Gastonia
Planning Unusual Service Program for Defense Personnel
New York April 7 Immediate launching of a 310,765,000 program of service to soldiers sailors and defense personnel announced by six national agencies forming the United Service Organizations for National Defense Inc Walter Hoving president The agencies include the M C A National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army Y W C A Jewish Welfare Board and National Travelers Aid Association Campaign begins with appeals to individuals of means and big corporations June 3 is set for opening the general drive to citizens The U S O plans service club facilities in 339 locations near camps naval stations and defense centers nationwide and abroad Government buildings will be provided and U S O will fund operation and welfare education and religious activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Service Organizations For National Defense, Inc
Walter Hoving
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
W. OC. A
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
United States
Tensioned force reaches near completion in project plan
The tonment, started less than four months ago, is now percent completed. The first complement will be 250 officers and men.
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State Theatre
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Carole Lombard
Robert Montgomery
MR. and Mrs. Smith
Unk Jane Dacwell
Robert Conway
Elyse Knox
Toe Brown, Jr
Community Sing—Cartoon
Ieee
Willis Ball Park
Burton Street
High Point
Paris
London
Matinee
Jean Hersholt
Bulletins
Ray Milland
Ellen Drew
West End
J . Peeb Ball
Barbara
Stanwyck
Henry Fonda
SAN Garber & Orci
PTE E
Earl Carrolls
James Stewart
Margaret Sullavan
Rialto
Richard Din
Kent Taylor T
THE
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Kathimerini
George
Winston Burdett
Ankara
Italy
Capudine
Marshall Petain
Fernand de Brinon
DNB
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
T L. R'fair
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Boston Charleston
Columbia
Denver
Evansville
Galveston
Greensboro
Alaska
Alcoa
At&t
Ate&st
Aviat Corp
Baldwin
Barnsdall
Bendix
Boeing Airp
Borden
Borg Warner
Colum G & B
del Lack & W
Doug Aire
Phillips Pet
Pitt
Socony
Sou Pac
Hupp
I Sperry
Nick Can
Dae Tel & Studebaker
Kennecott
Swift
Kroger Groc
T Tex Corp
Tex Gulf
REY Ligg & Myers
Loft
Tex Gulf Su
Louis & Nash
Timken
Mont Ward
Carlo Murray Corp
UN Pac
Ze Nash Kelv Unit Corp i Nav Biscuit
North Am
Nor Pac
Warner Pic
Gus Elev
West Elec & Mfg
Wilson P Pac G & E
Woolworth
Packard
Yell T&g
Penney J C
Youngs 5 & T Penn RR
J. W. Drudery
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