Welles Ends European Tour With Vatican Audience Planned
United States Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles wrapped talks with King Vittorio Emanuele and Count Ciano in Rome and planned a Monday audience with Pope Pius XII. A German envoy visited the foreign ministry briefly, fueling speculation of urgent messages. The communique called the discussions long and cordial as Welles concluded his European chancelleries tour.
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Rome
Mar
United States
Sumner Welles
Europe
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Pope Pius
Welles
Hans- Georg Viktor von Mackensen
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Ciano
Palazzo Chigi
Foreign Ministry
Palazzo Venezia
Il Duce
Pope Pius XII
Tobey Census Battle May Go to Court
Senator Tobey leads a fight to remove income questions from the census and threaten injunctions as citizens nationwide consider legal challenges. President Roosevelt defends the questions and charges incitement to violate the law while Tobey criticizes administration tactics.
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Tobeys
Washington
Congress
White House
Tobey
Roosevelt
Census Bureau
Hitler
Charles Tobey, Jr
Young Tobey
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Bailey
D-Nc
Hopkins
Churchill criticism of Chamberlain over war cabinet timing
Sir Archibald Sinclair accuses Prime Minister Chamberlain of delaying inclusion of Churchill and Eden in the government until forced by crisis. He cites the Royal Oak disaster at Scapa Flow and argues earlier access could have prevented the loss.
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Manchester
Ens
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Archibald Sinclair
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Athony Eden
Archibald
House Commons
Churchill
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Dominion
Rotary
North Seaaval
AHL to Arrive Tomorrow
New York March 16.4 arold Dahl a 31 year old American aviator turned Franco era prisoner will arrive tomorrow aboard the export steamship Exi. He will be greeted at Pier Jersey City by Edith Rogers Dahl his dancer wife credited with saving him from execution. Police Chief Arthur C Hohmann of Los Angeles requested notice of Dahl’s movements as he had been paroled in 1936 for a petty check offense.
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New York
Whitey) Dahl
Francisco Franco
Londe
Edith Rogers Dahl
Camden
Pier Fersey
Dahl
Weather outlook for South Atlantic states
WHEK reports fair conditions with normal temperatures across the South Atlantic states. Rain is possible and slightly cooler on Tuesday and Wednesday toward the end of the week.
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South Atlantic
Mother and seven children die in flames at Arkansas farm
A young mother and seven of her ten children died when a farm home near Shirley in Van Buren County Arkansas burned early today. Otis Allen and his brother in law 593 Treas were seriously burned trying to control the blaze. three older sons escaped injury.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Otis Allen
Treas
Allens
Shirley
van Buren County
Arkansas
Legion Oratorical Contest Set for April 3 in Greensboro
Greensboro hosts the American Legion state wide oratorical contest on April 3. The event is open to high school students from across the state.
Miner Trapping at Villa Grove Mine Near St Clairsville
An explosion trapped an undetermined number of Hanna Coal Company workers at the Villa Grove mine four miles south of St Clairsville. About two hundred men were in the mine when the blast occurred. five escaped, and officials could not confirm how many are in the affected section. Initial reports claimed no fatalities. Helsinki dispatch reports Dr Juho Paasikivi says a Finnish commission will depart for Moscow to negotiate Finland's frontier with Russia and a commercial treaty.
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ST. Clairsville, CO
Villa Grove
Hanna Coal Company
Here
Helsinki
Juho Paasikivi
Moscow
Finland
Russia
Paasikivi
Teachers Back Erwin in NC Education Meeting
North Carolina teachers at the 56th annual NC Education Association convention in Raleigh urged action on age 16 compulsory attendance, a new grade between six and nine, and raised retirement and job security terms. They endorsed Dr. Clyde A. Erwin for reelection. J Hawfield was elected president. vice-presidential race between K G Phillips R W Carver and M Young.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Clyde A. Erwin
North Carolina Education Association
Awfield
J. Hawfield
Penderlen
Pender County
K. G. Phillips
Winston- Salem
R. W. Carver
Hickory
M. ¥. Young
Princeton
Phillips
Carver
Young
H. B. Smith
New Bern
Norway protests sinking of steamer off Ireland
Oslo protested to Germany over the sinking of the Norwegian steamer Nidarholm off Ireland February 12. The protest said the attack was without examination and the ship’s papers were not taken for security. Norway asked for steps against the submarine commander and reserved the right to seek compensation.
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Oslo
Norway
Germany
Nidarholm
Ireland
Proof-reader Lazenby seeks North Carolina House seat
Delbert Lazenby a Gastonia Gazette proof reader announces his candidacy for the state house of representatives.
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Gastonia
Delbert Lazenby
Opposition to Break in Soviet Ties Raises Questions
Washington reports show senators foresee administration opposition to breaking relations with Soviet Russia. Debate centers on maintaining a Moscow listening post and continuing aid to Finland with a proposed 20 million loan to aid refugees and city rebuilds after Soviet bombing.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Soviet Russia
State Department
Congress
United States
Moscow
Clark
Idaho
Department
Brown
D-Mich
Finland
Pittman
Finland to fortify borders and rebuild army now
Finland will immediately fortify its narrowed frontiers and reorganize its battered army under a non aggression treaty with Soviet Russia. No general mobilization will occur except for classes aiding civil reconstruction. Premier Ryti vows to proceed with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Risto Ryti
Diet
Sweden
Norway
Ryti
Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlöf Dies at 81
Selma Lagerlöf, the Swedish novelist and 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, died at 7 25 am at her home Marbaska in northern Sweden. Her illness was linked to worry over Sweden and Scandinavia’s fate amid wartime tensions.
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Stockholm
Selna Lagerolf
Marbaska
Sweden
Scandinavia
Europe
Best subjects named by Hollywood cameramen
Hollywood reporters list the ten most photogenic personalities outside film, chosen by 209 members of the American Society of Cinematographers. Helen Wills Moody leads, followed by Paul V. McNutt, Robert A. Millikan, Dorothy Thompson, Brenda Frazier, Edward A. Guest, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Lou Gehrig, Osa Johnson, and Rex Beach.
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Hollywood
American Society of Cinematographers
Helen Wills Moody
Paul V. McNutt
Robert A. Millikan
Dorothy Thompson
Brenda Frazier
Edward A. Guest
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Lou Gehrig
Osa
Martin) Johnson
Rex Beach
Blomquist Elected President of Southern Appalachian Botany Club
Durham March 16 Dr H L Blomquist of Duke University Botany Department has been elected president of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club for 1940.
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Durham
Mar
H. L. Blomquist
Duke University Botany Department
Southern Appalachian Botanical Club
President Roosevelt Presses On For Writers' Dinner
President Roosevelt battles a severe winter cold as he aims to attend a White House Correspondents Association dinner in his honor. White House officials expressed optimism he would participate.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
White House
British Supply Minister Pressured to Quit Post
A ministerial crisis over Britain's wartime supply ministry intensifies as Leslie Burgin faces calls to resign after three officials were suddenly dismissed. Robert Behar accuses Burgin of sacrificing him, while Behar's brother David seeks reasons for his own dismissal. Parliament plans tougher Balkan policy as 600,000 more men are ordered to register. Reports say the contracts system is under investigation by Scotland Yard.
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London
Britain
Leslie Burgin
Buregin
Robert Behar
Burgin
House of Commons
Behar
David
Balkans
Scotland Yard
Romania cannot meet German demands over security plan
Bucharest reports say King Carol and Romanian leaders reject Germany’s terms for border guarantees with Hungary and Russia as intolerable. Officials fear German exports control would damage Romania's economy. indignant over a potential pro Nazi cabinet member, the king faces pressure amid talks of a 25 year non aggression pact with Russia and a 10 year no revision pledge from Hungary.
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Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Germany
Romania
Berlin
Russia
Hungary
Governor Rivers narrowly avoids night in jail in Georgia
Gov. BE. D. Rivers was arrested near midnight at the Municipal Auditorium following a writ by Federal District Judge Bascom Deaver. The judge found Rivers in contempt for defying a temporary injunction against martial law and the military lockout of evicted Highway Chairman W. L. Miller, as Rivers and State Troop Chief John E. Stodard faced court to show cause why they should not be held in contempt.
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Macon
BE. D. Rivers
W. L. Miller
Georgia
Bascom Deaver
Miller
Deaver
Rivers
Pear
Georgia Education Association
E. B. Doyle
John E. Stodard
French Report Sinking Pair Of Reich Subs
The British and German forces clashed in the last 24 hours with air activity including a extensive night raid over Polish territory by bomber command and a running fight along the coast. The enemy suffered damage but escaped in the clouds according to an air ministry communique.
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London
Com
Paris reports two German subs sunk
Ris March 6. Fren naval sources say two German submarines were sunk with indications that Germany is dispatching a new wave. One sub was sunk by a British armed trawler. others may be returning to bases or taking positions. Continued on V Page Seven.
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Fren
Germany
Robbery Suspect Arrested Near Actress Wendy Barrie Home
Santa Monica vendor Bernard Ronald Robert Stone, 22, was arrested at film actress Wendy Barrie’s home on suspicion of robbery after dropping a note in her mailbox. Police said notes indicated a planned visit and a dream fantasy, with prior intrusion reported last January.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Wendy Barrie
Grover Armstrong
Bernard Ronald Robert Stone
Armstrong
Stone
Miss Barrie
Wendy
Wonder Barrie
Barnard Ronald Robert Stone
Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope Engaged to Margaret Shaw
The Finnish minister Hjalmar Procope, 51, was confirmed to be engaged to Miss Margaret Shaw of York England. The betrothal was announced by Shaw's mother at the legation as Procope was in New York and Shaw remained in Europe with details sparse.
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Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Margaret Shaw
York
England
Europe
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Loagay
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