Union Under Nazis Cannot Be Broken in Crisis
Adolf Hitler’s seizure of Austria darkens Czechoslovakia’s fate as Britain weighs armed aid to France. France presses Britain to warn Germany while Maginot line troops stay at post amid a growing European crisis. Premier-designate Blum abandons a united government bid to seek a People’s Front.
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Fuehrer
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
London
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Great Britain
France
Germany
Britain
Maginot Line
Soviet
Russia
Leon Blum
National Union
People’s Front
UNITY
Clement Attlee
Laborite
Archibald Sinclair
Liberal
Whitehall
Italy Backs Nazification of Austria in Grand Council
Rome reports Italy's Fascist Grand Council approved Hitler's plan to Nazify Austria after receiving a pledge that German southward expansion would halt at the Italian frontier. German troops reach Brenner Pass as Mussolini and Vienna exchange notes while Italy rejects French calls for concerted action. The council rejects Austrian internal affairs interference and notes the plebiscite was ordered by Schuschnigg without Italian involvement.
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Rome
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Hitler
Brenner Pass
Mussolini Hitler
France
Grand Council
Schuschnigg
More Than 90 Percent Back Crop Quota Referenda
Early returns from 11 cotton states show over 90 percent in favor of a cotton quota system with a two-thirds threshold to implement. Tobacco quotas also exceed the required majority though results vary by state, with scattered totals across 12 states and several counties voting.
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Washington
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Georgia
Kansas
Virginia
Death sentences in Moscow treason trial on 18 of 21
Eighteen of twenty one defendants were sentenced to death in Moscow's greatest treason trial. Survivors included Christian Rakovsky once ambassador to France who received twenty years, A Bessonoff ex Soviet trade official to Berlin with fifteen years, and D Pletnyeff a heart specialist with 25 years. The condemned face execution within five days.
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Moscow
Christian Rakovsky
France
A. Bessonoff
Berlin
D. Pletnyeff
Bolshevista
Threatened Jap Drive Halted in Shensi Province
Chinese forces recaptured two Yellow River towns Hoku and nearly Paoteh preventing a Japanese thrust into Shensi. Japanese shelling continued on Lunghai railway city Tungkwan and adjacent Wensiang as both sides jockey for control near the Big Bend.
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Yellow River
Shensi
Shanghai
Shensi Province
China
Hoku
Paoteh
Hancheng
Lunghai
Tungkwan
Wensiang
Woodring urges serenity at home amid world tensions
Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring told Florida young Democrats that all should be serene on the domestic front while international affairs remain uncertain. He said patriotism and common sense support the government and champion democracy, rejecting dictatorship, communism, or totalitarian rule. The policy aim is peace with honor and territorial integrity.
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Orlando
Fla
Harry H. Woodring
Young Democratic Cluba of
Florida
Woodring
Rebels Advance Toward Coastal Town as Franco Pushes Front
From Hendaye Spain March 12 a heavy ring of insurgent troops encircled Quinte between Belchite and Hijar on the Aragon front. Hijar lies about 60 miles from the Mediterranean as Franco’s three pronged offensive gains ground. Insurgent planes attacked reinforced government forces while cavalry broke through southeast of Mediana and the insurgents claim routes at Fuente De Ebro. In four days Belchite was seized and over 30 villages fell across nearly 1000 square miles of territory.
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Hendaye
France
Quinte
Belchite
Hijar
Mediterranean
Francisco Franco
Aragon
Mediana
Franco
Fuente de Ebro
Mrs. Lew Gilbreath Dies WCTU Leader at 69
Charlotte, March 12. Mrs. Lew Gilbreath, 69, noted in Southern WCTU activities, died today of heart trouble. A native of Etowah Tennessee, she worked with WCTU affiliates in Tennessee Georgia and North Carolina. She moved to Charlotte eight years ago and evangelized for the National WCTU traveling statewide.
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Charlotte
N. C
Mar
Lew Gilbreath
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Etowah
Morgan May Have Put Self On Spot To Force Investigation
The TVA controversy centers on Chairman Arthur E. Morgan who defied presidential demands for facts. At a White House hearing the President urged resignation, fueling talk of a congressional move to remove Morgan and open a broader inquiry into New Deal planning and TVA policies.
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Morgan
Washington
United States
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
White House
Mor
Congress
Dr. Morgan
Convict Returns to Prison After 12 Years Absence
A convicted murderer known in Buchanan Michigan as a respectable utility man reentered central prison after an 12 year absence. Michigan friends of Eiler Holdsclaw alias Frana Bentley urge clemency for the returned fugitive who was convicted in Catawba county in 1920 for the shooting of John W. Cabriel of Newton. He had escaped after serving six years of a 28 to 80 year term and was recaptured after a fingerprint check during a traffic arrest revealed his identity.
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Raleigh
Buchanan
Mich
Central Prison
Michigan
Eiler Holdsclaw
Frana Bentley
Holdsclaw
Catawba County
Sample Reports 409 Persons on Probation
Director J Harry Sample told the state probation commission that 409 persons were on probation as of February 28. He said superior courts had 220 on probation and inferior courts 204.
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Raleigh
J. Harry Sample
State Probation Commission
Inferior Courts
Raleigh men file for utilities post in Democratic primary
Stanley Winborne of Raleigh and George Ross of Jackson Springs filed to run in the Democratic primary for the utilities commission and the eighth district congressman respectively.
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Windsorne
Raleigh
Mar
Stanley Winborne
George Ross
Jackson Springs
State Board of Elections
GOP Ready for Meet Asheville
William C. Meekins of Asheville announced the North Carolina Republican Executive Committee selections for the state convention to be held Wednesday in Charlotte.
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Asheville
William C. Meekins
Ashevile
North Carolina
Republican Executive Committee
G.O.P
Charlotte
Poteat, Wake Forest Leader, Dies at 81
Dr. W L Poteat, president emeritus of Wake Forest College and former president of the State Baptist Convention, died at his Wake Forest home at 81 after a stroke in October. A native of Anson county he entered Wake Forest at 16 and served the college for decades including as president 1905 to 1927. He was a noted prohibitionist and led the United Dry Forces against county option liquor bills.
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Wake Forest
N. C
W. L. Poteat
Wake Forest College
State Baptist Convention
Poteat
Anson County
Baptist Institution
Billy
United Dty Forces
General Assembly
Tolerance Urged By Ex Governor Ehringhaus
Former Gov J C B Ehringhaus urged North Carolinians to develop tolerance toward others to ensure issues are debated for the state’s best interests. He spoke at the Winston-Salem American Institute of Banking spring banquet, attended by bankers from NC SC and VA at the Hotel Robert E Lee.
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Winston Salem
J. C B. Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Ehringhhaus
Ehringhaus
Winston-Salem
American Institute of Banking
Robert E. Lee
South Carolina
Virginia
Greensboro Brick Plant Fire Causes Major Damage
Greensboro March 12 Fire destroyed the two story brick making plant of the Pomona Terra Cotta company. W C Boren president said some machinery might be salvaged. He estimated damage between 40000 and 50000 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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Greensboro
Pomona Terra Cotta Company
W. C. Boren
Harrison presses tax relief beyond house bill
Senator Harrison of Mississippi urges far broader tax relief to spur investment and thaw credit. He calls for eliminating the undistributed profits tax entirely and replacing the capital gains provisions with a flat rate, while signaling possible widening of the income tax base and lowering top surtax rates.
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Washington
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Fleet Of U. S. Practices War
SAN PEDRO CALIF March 12 The U S fleet rushes provisions from cigarettes to vegetables for the big annual Pacific maneuvers. Bombs torpedoes and shells are stored in magazines but not used in the maneuvers. Admiral Bloch commands 150 ships and 600 warplanes in six weeks of drills with 68 600 officers and men aboard.
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San Pedro
Calif
United States
Pacific
Claude CC. Bloch
U. S
Hawaii
Daughter of Frances Perkins Is Married
Slim Blonde Susanna Wilson daughter of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Paul C Wilson married David Meredith Hare a prominent New York photographer. The simple ceremony at the Church of the Resurrection was conducted by Rev Gordon B Wadhams with only immediate family and close friends in attendance.
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New York
Susanna Wilson
Frances Perkine
Paul C. Wilson
David Meredith Hare
Washington
Studio House
Art Gallery
Church of the Resurrection
Gordon B. Wadhams
Randolph GOP Convention Outlines Senate Platform
Forest Witen outlined a full platform for U S Senate at the Randolph County Republican convention held Saturday afternoon in Randolph. A S Ferree elected county chairman to succeed W L Ward with Mrs J B Lewis as vice chair and F M Wright secretary. Burrow Ragan and Graves spoke as delegates were chosen for the state convention in Charlotte.
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Orest Witen
U. S. Senate
Randolph Council
A. S. Ferree
Asheboro
W. L. Ward
Mra. J
Lewis
F. M. Wright
R M. Burrow
Ragan
Harwood Graves
Char
Grand York Rite Bodies to Meet in Greensboro
The Grand York Rite bodies of North Carolina will hold their annual convention in Greensboro from May 8 to 11. The event includes the grand chapter Royal Arch Masons, the grand council Royal and Select Masons, and the Grand Commandery Knights Templar.
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Grand York Rite
Greensboro
Mar
North Carolina
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar
Hitler declares Pan German union of Austria and Germany
Adolf Hitler proclaimed the Pan German union from Linz to cheering crowds and pledged Austria’s reunification with Germany. Tanks and planes moved through Austria as Seyss-Inquart became the new Austrian chancellor.
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Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Austria
Lins
Hitler
Graz
Europe
Fuehrer
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Britain Treaty Hearings Open With Broad Witness List
Washington March 12: about 33 states prepare for hearings on the reciprocal trade treaty with Great Britain. More than 400 congressmen, officials, business leaders, exporters and labor advocates expected to testify as hearings begin Monday. Eastern wool and cotton textile sectors oppose concessions citing injury to their industries. State department officials note the witness list is the largest in the 18 hearings since the policy began five years ago.
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Washington
Mar
Great Britain
State Department
German envoy in Washington hails Nazi Austria move
In Washington on March 12 the German ambassador greeted the seizure of Austria with exultation and sent a swastika flag to the Austrian legation. British and French envoys avoided commitments as Hull declined to comment on Austrian events. The Austrian flag appeared at the legation amid discussions of Czechoslovakia and Nazi pressure.
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Hull
U. S
Washington
Mar
Uncle Sam
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ronald Lindsay
Rene de Saint-Quentin
Hans Kieckhoff
Edgar L. G. Prochnix
Legation
Vienna
United States
Roosevelt
Kurt Schuschnigg
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Ape
Guilford County
Austrian
Hitler Fuehrer
Quinto
WCTU
Admiral Bloch
Frances Perkins
Randolph Gop
Witen
Ferree
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