Four Quads Born to Fournels in Abitibi Colony
Last minute report from Quebec states Mr and Mrs Dana Fournel, formerly of Quebec, now at a colonization center near Laferte Abitibi county, welcomed quadruplets. All four babies and the mother are doing well. This birth increases the Fournel family count to 17 children. Mrs Fournel is about 86 and her husband about 96.
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Dana Fournel
Laferte
Abitibi County
Fournel
Austria Crisis Moves Quietly as Roosevelts Monitor
Washington reports President Roosevelt and Hull watched Austria developments with no comment. Officials say recognition of the new government is not being considered since the change is internal. Senate foreign affairs experts see little chance of war despite German troop movements into Austria.
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Washington
Hull
Roosevelt
Austria
Senate
Gehrig Signs $859,000 Yankee Contract at Spring Training
Lou Gehrig, famed first baseman of the New York Yankees, signed an $859,000 contract today at the club's spring training headquarters in St. Petersburg. Manager Joe McCarthy announced the deal, marking a $3,000 raise over Gehrig's 1987 salary.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Yankee
WPA payrolls rise as relief funds unlock new work
The Works Progress Administration reported a weekly rise in employed people, with 90,621 more workers than the prior week. The gain follows the recent $250 million emergency relief appropriation becoming available, marking the first increase since that funding.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Sgge
Fairbanks Given 30 Years for Murder in Texas
Clarence Fairbanks, 24, an itinerant worker, was sentenced to thirty years at hard labor after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of Steve Good of Cason Texas. Good, a miniature circus operator, was hacked to death in his truck trailer home on January 16. His wife was badly injured. The murder occurred near Henderson.
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Mar
Steve Good
Cason
Tex
Clarence Fairbanks
Good
Fischer Dies of Heart Attack in Prague
Otto Karl Fischer a 54 year old Jewish director of the Czech National Theater died of a heart attack today in Prague while reading newspaper accounts of the Nazi victory in Austria.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Otto Karl Fischer
Czech National Theater
Austria
Henderson Reelected Guilford County GOP Leader
Worth D. Henderson of Greensboro was reelected by acclamation as chairman of the Guilford County Republican executive committee. Ernest A. Wright of High Point entered a surprise challenge but Henderson won. Anne Haynes of Greensboro became vice chairwoman and Walter L. York of High Point was named vice-chairman.
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Worth D. Henderson
Guilford County
Ernest A. Wright
High Point
Henderson
Anne Haynes
Walter L. York
Japanese Demand Expanded Control in China
In Shanghai on March 12 Japanese military authorities again pressed for jurisdiction over all persons in Chinese territories under occupation. They warned against transferring Chinese-owned property to foreigners, saying such acts interfere with military operations and would be punished severely. Chinese guerrillas clashed with a Japanese gunboat at Hohsien along the Yangtze near the Panay incident.
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Shanghai
China
Hohsien
Yangtze River
Exchanges Can No Longer Hide Asset Ledgers
The New York Stock Exchange adopted a rule requiring brokerage firms to provide customers with a statement of financial condition on request. The measure follows the Whitney scandal as investigations press into tangled finances. Richard Whitney, former NYSE president, faced charges after his firm failed and he posted bail on state and county accusations.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Whitney
The
Stock Exchange
New Austrian Chancellor Seysz-Inquart Pronounced
New spell and pronunciation guide notes Seysz-Inquart as the Austrian chancellor, with guidance on the name sounding like Zice Inkwart. The report clarifies the phonetics for English readers amid ongoing government reshuffles.
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New York
Seysz- Inquart
Zice
Nice
Inkwart
Farmers Vote On Federal Control Of Crops In 20 States
In 20 states farmers voted today on a marketing quota plan for cotton and two tobacco types. More than 8,500 polling places opened across schools, courthouses, stations, and centers for about 2.5 million growers to cast secret ballots. If two thirds in each referendum approve, the quota system becomes operative with penalties for excess sales. defeat leaves growers free to market all they produce.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fees
TVA Directors Face Unite Or Resign Amid Board Rift
President Roosevelt urged TVA directors to rally behind agency objectives or quit. He pressed Morgan Lilienthal and the board to act on majority decisions after a six hour session exposing charges and countercharges. The dispute centers on governance and conduct with a hearing adjourned to next Friday for further evidence.
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TVA
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. E. Morgan
H. A. Greaeee
David B. Lilienthame
Yesterod
Morgan
North Carolina Farm Vote Forecast On Farm Program Support
In Raleigh farmers vote on provisions of the farm bill with an expected 80 to 85 percent support among NC cotton and tobacco growers. Extension specialist ER Y Floyd reports broad backing after visits to over 80 counties. Polls open 7 a.m. close 7 p.m. in 78 cotton and 64 tobacco counties. Only Johnston and Sampson counties and part of Wake show organized opposition.
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North Carolina
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N. C
Floyd
Johnston
Sampson
Wake County
Blind man seeks crown in bridge championship
Hollywood Florida March 12 Patrick Dunn of Miami who became blind after a hunting accident ten years ago teamed with Waldemar Von Zedwitz of New York in the Southeastern contract bridge championship. They stood sixth in their section after the initial session of the open pairs tournament as Henry E. Hartman of Miami and Robert Carr of Orlando led the competition which will be concluded tonight.
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Fla
Patrick Dunn
Miami
Waldemar von Zedwitz
New York
Tey
Henry Ee. Hartmen
Robert Carr
Orlando
Hoyle Jr Elected Guilford Democratic Chairman
Thomas C. Hoyle Jr., a Greensboro attorney, was unanimously elected chairman of the Guilford county Democratic executive committee succeeding J. Oscar Atkinson. Atkinson resigned after term as chairman. 49 members attended as Walter Crissman and R A Merritt were mentioned in nominations. a resolution thanked Atkinson for his service.
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Greensboro
Thomas C. Hoyle, Jr
Guilford County
Democratic Executive Committee
J. Oscar Atkinson
Mr. Atkinson
Walter E. Crissman
High Point
Mr. Hoyle
R. A. Merritt
Crissman
Atkinson
Wade P. Renfrew
Gilbert Powell
Lindberghs Secretly Sail To Rejoin Sons In Britain
New York report says Col and Mrs Lindbergh left secretly this morning for England. They used a private car to reach the ship Bremen before its 12 30 a m departure and were not listed on passenger lists. Lindbergh has been in talks with Pan American Airways since returning Dec 5.
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New York
Mar
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Bremen
Line
Col. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
British Cabinet weighs armed aid to France over Czechoslovakia
London reports the British cabinet debated sending armed aid to France to protect Czechoslovakia from a Nazi takeover. Prime Minister Chamberlain remained noncommittal as Hitler’s forces moved toward Vienna, widening the conflict and prompting Paris and Praha to react.
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London
France
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Charles Corbin
Neville Chamberlain
Paris Seeks Wartime Unity Amid Austrian Crisis
In Paris on March 12 Premier designate Blum unites major French parties to form an emergency cabinet to meet the World War crisis sparked by the Austrian coup. He says the 1914 union aimed to win the war and warns a new national alliance is needed to save peace as France seeks British support for mutual interests in volatile Central Europe.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Sien
Ce Psa Union
Austria
National Union of 1914
France
Great Britain
Europe
Blum wins broad support to pursue French unity
The Socialist Party national council backed Blum with strong confidence as he seeks to form a broad government. He cited Communist inclusion stalled by Austrian events and urged radicals to join, except those opposing republican institutions. Daladier warned France would unite and defend the republic if foreign danger arose.
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The
Socialist Party
Blum
Chamber
Edouard Daladier
War fear fades as writer sees Hitler’s Austrian conquest likely
A writer argues Hitler’s seizure of Austria may succeed without broad war. He notes Austria effectively joins a Germanic confederation, with Mussolini cautious, France and Britain protesting but avoiding decisive action, while Italy, France, and Britain hesitate for risk of general war.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Duce
Italy
Germany
France
England
Europe in brief reports on Austria crisis and Nazi influence
A roundup from Berlin to Warsaw traces the Austrian coup and Nazi take over, with German troop movement to Brenner Pass and Danzig rejoicing. Britain and France push protest, while Czechoslovakia closes frontiers and Hungary rekindles nationalist sentiment as Tokyo watches.
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Austria
Berlin
Marshal
Brenner Pass
Italy
London
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Praha
Budapest
Tokyo
Chanceelor
Railroad Executives to Consider Wage Cut
Executives of 142 railroads met in Chicago and will discuss cutting wages for about 1,000,000 employes. The Association of American Railroads proposed the measure to balance rail expenses with income after the Interstate Commerce Commission allowed only part of the requested freight rate increases.
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Washington
Chicago
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Flames trap two in mine at Kenvir Kentucky
Two miners Ben Mc Farland and Floyd Mills were trapped inside the Black Mountain coal mine at Kenvir near Harlan Kentucky as a blaze two miles from the shaft opened early today. Roaring flames and intense heat thwarted rescue efforts as workers pushed to the scene.
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Black Mountain
Kenvir
Here
Ben McFarland
Floyd Mills
McFarland
Mille
Wallace Announces for Governor of Tennessee
Roy C. Wallace former state comptroller announced today for the Democratic nomination for governor. He said he is the candidate of no clique or faction. The field had included Gov Gordon Browning and Prentice Cooper with Crump backing Cooper's bid.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roy C. Wallace
Wallace
Gordon Browning
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
B&b
Aluminum Company of America Declares Dividend
The Aluminum Company of America announced a regular dividend of 2.50 on its six percent preferred stock payable April 1 to holders of record March 17. The notice was issued from Pittsburgh on March 19.
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Pittsburgh
O ’Merica Today
Hitler to Enter Vienna for Demonstration Tonight
German troops and Nazi leaders consolidate Austria as Arthur SeyssInquart becomes chancellor replacing Kurt Schuschnigg after a night of invasion. Hitler proclaims a plebiscite to show Austrian desire for a Nazi government while a Nazi cabinet forms in Vienna.
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Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Hermann Goering
Adolf Hitler
Seysz-Inquart
Austria
Schuschnigg
Hitler
Goering
Germany
Hitler Returns to Austria as Nazis Seize Vienna
About 1,000 German troops landed at Aspern Airport and marched into Vienna for a torchlight display as Adolf Hitler arrived to review the Nazi government. Across Austria, squads swayed through Linz Salzburg Innsbruck and Kufstein while Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg remained a prisoner. Police arrested over a thousand, and Nazi control extended to Vienna factories as reports said newspapers would be aligned with Nazi ideology.
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Adolf Hitler
Austria
Aspern
Hitler
Fuehrer
Ling
Upper Austria
Salzburg
Innsbruck
Kufstein
Linz
Kurt Schuschnigg
Shancillor
Belvedere Castle
Associated Press
Schuschiggsturmkorps
Fatherland F Rent
Josef Tava
Breucht
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic Week Beginning March 18
Weather outlook shows a rain period about Tuesday and again toward the end of the week. Generally fair apart from rain, with warm temperatures at the start and colder conditions midweek. Temperatures rise Thursday and Friday.
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South Atlantic States
German-born mechanic arrested for espionage in New York
Otto Hermann Voss, 39, a German-born Floral Park resident and Seversky Aircraft employee in Farmingdale, was held on $10,000 bail after being accused of delivering and inducing others to hand over defense documents to foreign agents. He is a naturalized citizen and married, the fourth local espionage arrest in a month.
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Otto Hermann Voss
Floral Park
Seversky Aircraft Corporation
Farmingdale
Long Island
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