Skepticism in Congress on Berlin replies to Hitler
Washington reports from Berlin indicate smaller nations say they fear no attack by Germany. Senators Logan Clark and others debate whether replies reflect sincerity, hope for peace, or manipulation as war in Europe looms. Debate centers on Hitler's replies to Roosevelt and a potential non aggression pact.
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Last Minute Bulletins from Across the Nation
A series of brief items report Ed Mitchell of the Knoxville News-Sentinel serving 30 minutes in jail for contempt over refusing to discuss a conversation about liquor law violations. He was released after testimony from a copied article. Other notes include hospital administration talks in Roanoke, refugee child foster care capacity, and a Washington conference on Youth in Democracy.
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Mills Home
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White House
Roosevelt Tours Shenandoah Valley Route to Endless Caverns
President Franklin D Roosevelt and his son Franklin Jr toured the Shenandoah Valley with a drive to Endless Caverns near Market in Virginia. They traveled 125 miles from Charlottesville, skipping a police escort and traveling without White House staff aboard.
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E House
Telephone service resumes in Spain amid civil war
Madrid April 22 reports say telephone communications were reestablished across Spain allowing hundreds of Spaniards to speak with distant friends as civil war forces push toward the coast. The national service had ceased while Franco's forces advanced to Vinaroz on April 15, 1938.
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Vinaroz
League Office Moves With War Threat Plans Near Complete
Geneva officials announced that plans to remove the League of Nations and the international labor office from Geneva in case of war are virtually complete. The notes outline a rapid transfer to safer hubs as a precautionary measure amid rising global tensions.
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Romanian Reply Questions Security In Europe
Berlin reports a Romanian reply to Germany saying Romania does not see how any nation can feel secure in Europe today. Britain and France note Romania’s answer follows a German questionnaire amid tension over Hitler’s forthcoming Reichstag speech and Roosevelt's peace appeal.
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European Diplomats Face Another Weekend of Work
European diplomats faced another full weekend as London Paris Berlin Rome blocs intensified efforts to gain allies. Talks centered in Moscow Venice and Bucharest with Britain France and Russia weighing a triple entente and pledges to Poland Romania and Greece amid Italy’s Balkan alignment prospects.
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Balkans Withhold Statement On Hitler's Questionnaire
Budapest Hungary April 22. Small Balkan states gave no announcements on how they would answer Hitler's questions about Roosevelt's appeal for a 10 year non aggression pledge from 31 countries. Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Hungary were expected to assure the Fuehrer they did not feel menaced by Germany.
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Thieves Strike Danbury Farm for Guano Load
Danbury April 22 thieves entered an outhouse on the Hawkins farm and carried off about a ton of guano. The report came from Jacir Hawkins of Sandy Ridge to local officers.
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Responsibility Of Newspapers At High Peak
New York AP general manager Kent Cooper says journalism carries a grave public service duty after a year of pressure from propaganda and criticism. He praises staff honesty, conciseness, and the AP photo network, noting rapid worldwide transmission and strong feature service progress under Byron Price.
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Sterling Named Editor's Prexy
Don J. Sterling was elected president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors succeeding William Allen White. Sterling, Portland Journal editor, rose from first vice president and helped found the group. New officers include Tom Wallace as first vice president and M. V. Atwood as second vice president.
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Peace Orator Champion Named at State College
Raleigh April 22 George Lippard of Winston-Salem won the annual peace oratorical contest at North Carolina State College last night Horace McSwain of Shelby finished second.
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Democracy To Triumph Says Ex Czech Chief
Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia told Duke University's Centennial program in Durham that Europe faces a fight leading to inevitable democratic victory He warned that postwar reaction spread authoritarian regimes especially in the territories of Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Russia and noted the need for democracies to confront rising totalitarianism with resolve He argued dictatorships prove economically failed and prompt inevitable democratic backlash from new revolutions
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Broughton to announce for NC governor in coming weeks
Raleigh attorney Joseph Melville Broughton plans a formal run for North Carolina governor, likely within three weeks. Observers note his entry could deter other candidates and position him as a major challenger, with potential ties to Clyde R. Hoey's political network.
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Joseph Melville Broughton
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Hitler Questions Nations Over Threat Perception
Berlin April 22 AP. Germany circulated a oral questionnaire to 31 nations asking if they felt menaced by Germany. Responses began arriving as Hitler prepared a reply to Roosevelt's peace message. Finland Switzerland Netherlands and Sweden denied threat and Lithuania cited a nonaggression treaty.
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Five Children And Father Die In Fire
An early morning house fire in Ottumwa Iowa killed a 41 year old father and five of his children. Three other children were hospitalized with two near death while the mother and two others escaped with minor injuries.
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