Greek Defenses Hold As Luftwaffe Rains Bombs On Athens
Allied lines hold after heavy German air and ground attacks along the new front in Greece. Luftwaffe dive bombers strike Athens and nearby targets, while Greek and British forces retreat to stronger positions. Casualties and hospital ships are reported as the Greek capital endures curfew and continued bombardment.
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Draft age debate and Senate chairmanship dispute
Training emphasis shifts toward preparing new men rather than retaining campers. Senators Johnson and Conally clash over draft age changes with Johnson backing 18 to 28 or 18 to 21 while Conally urges delay until after the emergency. Mrs. Susie Orr of Charlotte reports a Glass letter signaling likely settlement on Reynolds as Senate Military Affairs Committee chair. Reynolds, aligned by seniority after Sheppard’s death, is in line for the post.
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Carter Glass
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Robert R. Reynolds
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Orr
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Reynolds
North Carolina
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Randolph Field
Three Charlotte Firms Awarded Marine Contract
Washington April 22 three Charlotte North Carolina construction firms were awarded a 14 575 million contract to build a marine base near Jacksonville in Onslow County North Carolina. The Navy bureau of yards and docks notified Senator Bailey and Representative Barden that Blythe Brothers Company and Goote Construction Company received the negotiated award.
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Greeks and Allies Battle German Armor in Thessaly
British and Greek forces pounded incoming German 37-ton tanks as they advanced through Thessaly. Despite heavy losses and looming defeat, Allied troops held and fought on, while Greek King George II faced evacuation amid mounting casualties and dwindling supplies.
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Marshall says army grew from 169000 to 1250000 by 1940
General Marshall states the army had 169000 on duty July 1 1939 and later rose to 1250000. He notes delays from October 1939 to May 1940 for motor equipment for 70000 maneuvers in Louisiana and lack of heavy artillery transport. He cites shifting sentiment post France and industrialists accepting orders as patriotism rose.
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Roosevelt urges reopening of southern coal mines
The article reports President Roosevelt and Secretary Perkins urging a swift restart of coal production. They call for existing wage agreements to be honored and for talks between operators and miners who have not yet agreed, with retroactive effect to the resumption date. The move aims to restore coal supply for national safety.
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Contract Awarded For Land Lease In $13 Million Deal
Harrison and Wright Company receives a cost plus fixed fee contract valued near 13 million dollars. Thousands of acres of land are being acquired for the lease and will be paid from the remaining appropriation authorized by Congress.
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Congress
Nazis advance and Greek resistance in Balkan front
Nazi forces push from Lamia into central Greece as Greek and British resistance stiffens. Luftwaffe bombs targets in Aegean waters, sinking 31,000 tons of ships and damaging others near Piraeus Khalkis. British air losses mount with 11 Hurricanes down and Agrinion airport attacked. Headlines describe Anglo Iraqi operations as controversial and Britain accused of coercing small nations.
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Union Election Ordered at J. C. Spach Wagon Works
The labor board ordered collective bargaining elections at J. C. Spach Wagon Works in Winston Salem North Carolina. Production employees in plants A B and C will decide if they want AFL Upholstery International Union representation. Watchmen firemen and maintenance workers in the same plants will vote on AFL International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers.
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Washington
Labor Board
J. C. Spach Wagon Works, Inc
Winston-Salem
N. C
AFL
Destructive Smoky Mountains Fire Burns 1000 Acres
A major wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park burned timber across more than 1,000 acres last weekend near Bryson City. The blaze, described as the most destructive in five years, prompted evacuations and extensive firefighting efforts. Authorities reported no confirmed fatalities.
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New York Stocks Update at 2 P.M. April 22
New York markets open with mixed moves as the AP reports at 2 p.m. stocks show moderate gains in industrials while rails drift. Investors await further cues from earnings and economic data as trading remains volatile.
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New York
Stocks
U. S. Observer Gerald Brower Killed in Egypt
United States military air observer Colonel Gerald Brower, attached to the Royal Air Force in the Middle East, was killed on April 20 at El Obeid, 250 miles southwest of Khartoum. The State Department cited the Cairo legation cable and said details would follow from the Cairo military attache to the War Department.
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United States
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Egypt
Brower
Royal Air Force
Middle East
State Department
Cairo
el Obeid
Khartoum
War Department
Alexander Kirk
Department
U. S
RAF
Details Furnished by Military Attache to War Department
El Obeid, 250 miles southwest of Khartoum. Details will be furnished the War Department by the military attache to the legation. Please convey to members of Colonel Brower's family sincere condolences on my behalf and of members of the legation.
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Axis ships sunk near Balkans by British aircraft
The admiralty announced that British naval planes torpedoed a 10 000 ton tanker a 6 000 ton supply ship and a 7 000 ton ammunition ship carrying Axis supplies to the Balkans. The incident occurred as Allied forces targeted Axis logistics in the region.
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Local North Carolina Weather Update
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions prevail with increasing clouds tonight. Showers are forecast in the west, with moderate to fresh northeast winds along the coast and offshore regions, turning northeast and east by Wednesday as conditions remain mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the north.
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Winant Urges Greater Help From American Business
London April 22 The United States ambassador John G. Winant urged American businessmen in Britain to aid total victory over Nazi aggression by sharing production knowledge and supplying machines and tools vital to wartime industry He described a bond between Americans and Britons and stressed action over words in supporting Britain’s war effort PAY YOUR NEWSBOY PROMPT LY!
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