British wartime guarantees eyed for Greece and Turkey
London expects Prime Minister Chamberlain to announce broad guarantees to Greece and Turkey. The plan aims to deter aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean and signals a tougher stance with Italy over Albania. Britain, France and allies bolster forces as Europe readies for heightened tension.
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London
Chamberlain
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Albania
Foreign Office
Britain
Mussolini
Poland
France
Italy
Malta
Toulon
Albanian Assembly Proposes Personal Union With Italy
In Tirana on April 12 the Albanian national assembly offered a crown to King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy for a personal union of the two nations, signaling hopes for closer ties between Albania and Italy.
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Tirana
Albanian National Assembly
Vittorio Emanuele of
Italy
Lea abandons broad ICC remolding plan in transport bill
Chairman Lea of the Interstate Commerce Committee said the panel will likely grant the ICC authority to reorganize itself to speed rate cases and issue certificates of convenience and necessity rather than adopt a new transportation authority proposed by a special presidential committee.
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Washington
Lea
D-Calif
Hous Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Durden elected president of Tri-State Orphanage Conference
A. C. Durden superintendent of the Methodist Home Macon Ga was chosen president at the thirty fourth annual Tri State Orphanage Conference session in Thomasville The officers named include Theo A Quattlebaum vice president Sumpter secretary Miss Kate Bullock a Connie Maxwell Orphanage case worker The next meeting will be at the Georgia Baptist Orphanage Hopewell Ga next year around the same time
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Thomasville
A. C. Durden
Methodist Home
Macon
Theo A. Quattlebaum
John K. Cresswell
Sumpter
S. C
Kate Bullock
Connie Maxwell
Greenwood
D. C
Georgia Baptist Orphanage
Hopewell
New York Democrats Pivot to Farley as 1940 Candidate
New York Democratic leaders discussed James A. Farley as a potential 1940 Presidential candidate if Roosevelt does not run again. At Jefferson dinners in Albany, county chairmen voiced support for Farley, while noting the party’s $80,000 deficit and considering other names like Garner and Hull. Farley declined to discuss 1940, saying it was too early.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Matthew J. Murphy
Niagara County
Farley
John Y. Garner
Tordell Hull
Chicago Produce Report Shows Stable Egg Prices
Chicago April 12 pricing data lists Sutter 741.0236 firm with no change in eggs at 35 919, reflecting steady market values for produce items.
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Chicago
Sutter
Mered ith and Wake Forest Alumnae Urge College Merger
Alumni of Wake Forest and Meredith Colleges urged a merger at a Durham meeting. They said consolidation could save between 25000 and 30000 dollars annually in administrative costs and named a committee to present the resolution to both colleges and the Baptist denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Wake Forest
Meredith Colleges
France to Announce Stand Against City Hydro Project
Two new developments in the effort to halt High Point city hydroelectric work were disclosed. Duke Power Company amended the McGuinn case seeking permanent injunctions against the project and bond issuance. A new Guilford Superior Court suit seeks to permanently restrain the project and bond issues, with 16 employers and 15 manufacturers as plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
J. W. McGuinn
Guilford Superior Court
McGuinn
Henry Grady
North Carolina
Yadkin River
PWA
High Point
Grover H Jones
McGuinn and Duke
Adams-Millis Corporation
Tomlinson of High Point, Inc
Highland Cotton Mills
Triangle Hosiery Mills
Cloverdale Dye Works
Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Company
Tate Furniture Company
Harriss-Covington Hosiery Mills
Marsh Furniture Com
Upturn in First Quarter Reported by Cannon Mills
Cannon Mills stockholders learned of improved business in the first quarter of 1939 versus last year. President C A Cannon stated a YMCA building contract would be let soon and a quarter billion gallon water reservoir would be built for Kannapolis. Directors were reelected.
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Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
Cannon Mills Company
C. A. Cannon
Powers Of FHA Extended Two Years By House Vote
The House passed a bill extending FHA powers two years and raising insured mortgage authority from 3 to 4 billion dollars. The bill, aimed at boosting construction financing, faces Senate action. a Cochran amendment to curb land write ups drew 199 yes to 142 no. Also Senate panel approved higher unemployment administration costs and heard Mississippi Valley Barge Line favor reasonable regulation of water carriers.
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FHA
Washington
House
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
Congress
Cochran
D-Mo
St. Louis
Senate Finance Committee
Harry C. Ames
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Auto Bus Crash Injures Quartet In Lexington
A collision near Lexington last night injured four people. S. K. Taminosian, 59, of New York, Ernest Hart, 40, of Lexington, Marcel Younts, 35, and Reid Moore, 30, of Thomasville were hospitalized. Hart and Taminosian were released after treatment. Younts and Moore are seriously hurt but expected to recover. Officers said a head on crash occurred between car and bus. car was demolished while the bus was only lightly damaged. No official action has been reported.
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Lexington
S. K. Taminosian
New York
Ernest Hart
Marcel Younts
Reid Moore
Thomasville
Hart
Taminosian
Younts
Moore
Torrio Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison
John Torrio, former Chicago underworld leader, is sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for income tax evasion. Judge John W. Clancy adjusted the initial three year term after a request by the U S attorney, with two co-defendants also sentenced and Torrio pleading guilty to evading eighty six thousand dollars in income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Torrio
Chicago
John W. Clancy
Torrio
U. S
Clancy
United States
Queen Geraldine Recovers After Flight From Invaders
Queen Geraldine of Albania, in Greece at Larissa, survived a dangerous illness linked to fleeing Italian invaders two days after the birth of her son. Official details were withheld as she improved at a private hospital. King Zog I visited, guarded from questions, while the week‑old prince Skander remained in good health.
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Larissa
Greece
Geraldine
Albania
Zog I
Skander
Italian Troops Guard Borders as Albanian Assembly Meets
Italian forces occupied border points with Yugoslavia and Greece at Koplik near Scutari as Albania’s constituent assembly assembled under Fascist rule. Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano visited Tirana to represent Mussolini and reviewed troops at the airport before meeting Albanian religious leaders.
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Tirania
Albania
Koplik
Scutari
Galeazzo Ciano
Tirana
Mussolini
Ciano
Legation
FDR Called Impertinent by Goebbels Paper in Berlin
Berlin April 12 Goebbels Der Angriff branding Roosevelt remark as impertinence. Roosevelt warned of fall return if warm farewell delayed in Warm Springs Georgia. Ley in Nazi statements to German workers attacked Britain and France and outlined demands and world power aims.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
der Angriff Today
Roosevelt
United States
Robert Ley
Frese
England
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Hitler
Ley
George
Near agreement on war clause in neutrality debate
In Washington on April 12 the Senate near compromise on a temporary re enactment of the Cash and Carry clause of the Neutrality Act. Senator Nye proposes amending to allow cash sales of all supplies except arms and ammunition for belligerents. Senator Pittman signals support for a 60 day temporary re enactment while broader neutrality issues are debated.
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Washington
Senate
Nye
R-Nd
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee
Congress
Hoey sets record for speeches in Hyde County trip
Governor Hoey declared he set a little record for speeches during a Swan Quarter to Tarboro swing. He delivered a formal address at Swan Quarter and spoke at Belhaven Sladesville Englehard Fairfield Columbia and Plymouth for ten talks in total. His Hyde County visit, first since taking office, included a Tarboro Connie Mack day baseball game on the return path.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Swan Quarter
Belhaven
Sladesville
Englehard
Fairfield
Columbia
Plymouth
Hyde County
Tarboro
Connie Mack
Court considers Wachovia appeal on unemployment taxes
The North Carolina Supreme Court took under advisement an appeal by Wachovia Bank and Trust Company from a Superior Court ruling requiring payment of unemployment compensation taxes. The bank argued federal status exempts it. the state commission countered that state laws govern its tax liability.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. P. Sandridge
Winston- Salem
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
J.C. B. Ehringhaus, Jr
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Blizzard Strikes Northern Ohio Snarling Traffic
A blizzard swept northern Ohio freezing temperatures to the low 20s and snarling traffic as Cleveland residents faced gusty winds and heavy snow.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Quits Federal Bench
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Federal Judge Edwin B. Thomas of Connecticut effective immediately. Thomas had been a witness in the McKesson and Robbins Drug Company case and was ordered to provide bank records dating back to 1932. Attorney General Frank Murphy to issue a statement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Edwin
Thomas
Connecticut
Frank Murphy
McKesson and Robbins
Justice Department
Grand Jury
New York
Gregory Noonan
United States
McKesson-Robbins
Martin T. Manton
John C. Knox
Fleet Parade Before Swanson Off Virginia Capes
The Navy announced the main body of the fleet will parade before Secretary Swanson on April 27 off the Virginia Capes. About 70 war craft from the Hampton Roads Yorktown area bound for the New York World’s Fair will steam past in a 16 mile column led by the battleship Pennsylvania. President Roosevelt and Cabinet members will view the display, with naval committees and foreign attaches invited.
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Washington
Navy
Swanson
Virginia Capes
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Yorktown
New York
Senate
House Naval Committees
Pennsylvania
Claude C. Bloch
Greece Accepts Fascist Frontiers Guarantees
Greece informed Italy it was fully satisfied with Mussolini guarantees of Greece's land and sea frontiers in a note delivered to the Italian foreign ministry. Premier Metaxas hailed a new period of cordiality amid concerns over Italy's wartime posture and Albania’s conquest on Greece's northwest frontier.
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Rome
Greece
Italy
Grecian
Foreign Ministry
Pietro Metaxas
Chigi Palace
Athens
Albania
John) Metaxas
Mussolini
France Moves Mediterranean Fleet Under Secret Command
Paris reports that France dispatches most of its Mediterranean fleet to a secret destination under a joint French British command. Daladier plans a brief formal position statement as Chamberlain prepares to speak in Britain.
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Paris
France
Toulon
Daladier
Torrow
War Ministry
Cold wave grips nation east of Rockies with record lows
A Arctic chill persisted across the eastern half of the United States with Park Falls Wisconsin Bemidji Minnesota and Aberdeen South Dakota at eight above zero. Chicago fell to 21 at 5 am breaking the April 12 record set in 1900. Snow touched Kansas Nebraska Iowa Missouri and northern Illinois as far south as Texas Panhandle and northern Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Park Falls
Wis
Bemidji
Minn
Aberdeen
S. D
Ohio
Cleveland
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Portland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
New England
New York City
Norfolk
Wilmington
Del
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Great Lakes
Seaplane Landing Field Plans Discussed for North Carolina Ports
John Lang NYA director met with Bruce Etheridge of the Department of Conservation and Development to outline sea plane landing fields at Elizabeth City Edenton Southport New Bern and Beaufort. Floats priced at 100 each would be supplied by the Civil Aeronautics Authority with NYA handling construction and local cities providing lumber and equipment.
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Ralbdigh
John Lang
National Youth Administration
Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Elizabeth City
Edenton
Southport
New Bern
Beaufort
Civil Aeronautics Authority
NYA
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Durden
Meredith
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Wilhelm Keitel
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H. C. Raeder
Joseph Goebbels
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Labor Front
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Count Ciano
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