Roosevelt and First Lady Stop in Charlotte on Vacation Stopover
President Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt crossed through Charlotte as he returned from Warm Springs Georgia. Mrs Roosevelt planned to stay overnight and prepare for a North Carolina NYA project tour.
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Charlotte
Roosevelt
Eleanor
Washington
Warm Springs
Georgia
Carolinas
Congress
United States
Norway
Germany
State Party Chiefs Back Roosevelt Vote in North Carolina
Raleigh April 27 The North Carolina for Roosevelt movement and Governor Hoey reach a compromise to back Roosevelt for the national convention. An advisory committee urged NC delegates to vote for Roosevelt if his name is presented until he is nominated or withdrawn. Governor Hoey indicated he believes Roosevelt will not seek reelection.
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Raleigh
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Hoey
Advisory Committee of the
Evement
Corell Hull
Rooseelt
Obervers
Town Discovers Way To Keep Kokies At Home
In Jay Oklahoma a cooperative program with NYA and state agencies trains youth to create or adapt jobs locally. The program, run from Delaware County High School with 714 pupils, has built seven community facilities to provide shops libraries and recreation enabling residents to stay instead of migrating to California.
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Jay B. Earp
Steinbeck
Jay
NYA
Roosevelt Returns to Washington From Warm Springs
President Roosevelt ended an eight day Warm Springs retreat and rode toward Washington to address European war concerns and Congress adjournment. Officials anticipate a Hull briefing on arrival and a Monday conference with Senate and House leaders to review international issues and the legislative agenda.
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Roosevelt Wrain
Washington
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Europe
Congress
White House
Hull
Senate
House
Allies Gain Access To U S Munitions Tanks In War Dept Move
The War Department released designs of the army’s latest tanks guns and other weapons for sale abroad but said orders have been few. Britain France and other governments were negotiating for potential large orders while some secret devices remain withheld.
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Washington
War Department
Great Britain
France
Department
Army Ordnance
Woodring
Congress
American Car and Foundry Company
Louis Johnson
Erwin Addresses Y D Rally In Thomasville
Dr Clyde A Erwin state superintendent spoke to young Democrats in Thomasville at the Woman's Club Building. He noted youth as rising in society and urged policies to aid youth, citing North Carolina education advances since 1900. The event included James Amburn as toastmaster and H R Kyser delivering the welcome.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Highth
Woman's Club
Davidson
Anson
Wilkes
Davie, Lee
Moore, Hoke
Scotland
Union
Richmond
Montgomery
Yadkin
James Amburn
Yadkinville
H. R. Kyser
J. Thad Reece
Yadkin County
Dr. Erwin
Erwin
North Carolina
Wage Hour Law Faces Slow Action In Congress
Washington April 27 The House may vote next week to require parts of the wage hour act while Senate leaders push for early June adjournment. President Roosevelt and administration allies oppose Barden amendments that would exempt many workers from the Labor Standards Law.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Norton
D-Nj
House Labor Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Barden
D-Nc
War Documents Prove Enemy Planned Drive In Scandinavia
Berlin officials claim secret British and Norwegian papers justify a Scandinavian invasion. Ribbentrop denounces an Allied plan Stratforce, with British troops allegedly en route to Norway before the April 6 to 9 German move, and asserts Norway aided by the Norse state.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Norway
Reich
Sweden
Fuehrer
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Great Britain
France
Oslo
von Ribbentrop
Norwegian
Stratforce
Eighth Battalion of
Sherwood Foresters
Glasgow
Stavanger
Scalise Resigns From AFL Building Service Union
George Scalise resigned as president of the AFL Building Service Employees International Union amid indictment accusations of conspiracy and extortion. He said a drive to damage labor influence in presidential campaigns was underway in a presidential year.
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New York
George Scalise
Thomas E. Dewey
AFL
Building Service
Employes International Union Today
Allies Bolstered By New Arrivals
London reports British infantry and French Alpine Blue Devils with light artillery and fighting planes reinforcing a foothold in Norway. The objective is to secure bases and communications lines for incoming reinforcements before pushing a southward offensive.
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London
Norway
German Airmen Strike Warship and Transports
German bombing planes attacked Norwegian waters today injuring a British cruiser and damaging another. They claimed to have sunk a third transport and set two afire, while capturing about 400 British and Norwegian officers in the five day campaign. One cruiser was hit off Narvik and another off Andalsnes. A transport was said to carry 40 tanks.
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Berlin
DNB
High Command
Norway
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Narvik
Ore
North Carolina Symphony to perform at UNC May
The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra will give a concert May 1 at the University of North Carolina as part of the student entertainment program. Thomas O Kelley, Statesville pianist, will be soloist.
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U. N.C
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
University of North Carolina
Thomas O' Kelley
Statesville
Battle for Norway Sees Shifting Front Near Trondheim
British and Norwegian detachments pull back under German armor and air assault as fighting centers shift toward central Norway around Trondheim. The War Office reports unchanged Steinkjer position with some German prisoners taken, while Kvam in Gudbrandsdal sees heavy combat with enemy losses. Narvik remains quiet amid renewed Arctic weather and Alpine troops reinforce Norwegian operations.
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Norway
Trondheim
West Coast
War Office
Steinkjer
Gudbrandsdalen
Dombas
Kvam
Arctic
Narvik
Chasseurs Alpines
Stassen Seeks GOP Unity On Keynote Preview
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota will meet with Republican congressional leaders in Washington on Monday to discuss the keynote address for the national convention. Senate Minority Leader McNary will host a lunch with Stassen, with Austin and Martin invited, as party factions offer input on aims and policy issues likely to shape the campaign including reciprocal trade.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Stassen
Austin
Vermont
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Servienthuwea
Roosevelt
Europe
Rep. Hope
Arians
Defenders Retreat South Of Rail Center In Norway War Report
British troops fall back south of Dom base as German forces press through the Gudbrandsdal Valley near a key rail center. Air support aids the Germans while heavy fire slows the advance. Fighting diminishes north of Gudbrandsdal as Trondheim sector quiets with patrol activity.
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Trondheim
Steinkjer
Roros
Norweg
Fascists Hint At War While Staying Non Belligerent
In Rome Count Dino Grandi tells the Chamber of Fasces and Guilds Italy can never abandon its liberty or future generations. Premier Mussolini and others echo the line that Italy is not yet in the European war, even as Berlin cites Britain’s supposed plans to widen the conflict.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Italy
Dino Grandi
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Mussolini
Grandi
Ade
Norway
Berlin
Hans-Georg von Mackensen
von Ribbentrop
Washington
London
Chamber
Giunta
Buffarini-Guidi Tolc
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