Britain Protests German Conscription Plan To Hitler
London reports Britain lodged a formal protest with Germany over Hitler’s March 16 decision to conscript and expand the German army to 36 divisions. The note, delivered by Ambassador Sir Eric Phipps, warns the move heightens European unease and signals potential security talks.
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Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Eric Phipps
Reichefuehrer
Hitler
Douglas Hacking
War Office
Sir John
Anti-Sales Taxers Lose First Fight in Revenue Bill Debate
In Raleigh on March 18 the North Carolina House rejected immediate consideration of the general sales tax section of the 1935-37 revenue bill. The House voted to review the measure section by section, as drafted by the joint finance committee, amid a heated dispute between pro and anti sales tax factions. Representative Cherry led the measure. Representative McDonald condemned the process as rushed and unfair.
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Joint Finance Committee
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Edgecombe
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Gaston
House Finance
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Forsyth
Finance Committee
Sullivan
Buncombe
Bowie
Ashe
Two-Year NRA Extension Advocated by S Clay Williams
Washington March 18 The recovery board chairman S Clay Williams urged the Senate finance committee to extend the NRA for two years saying it has made a definite contribution to recovery with modifications. Hastings pressed for a clear stance while Williams defended broad public support for NRA in its current or amended form.
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Hastings
Delaware
United States
Roosevelt
House
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
Martin L. Davey
Ohio Relief Fund
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Europe
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Edwin Smith
Labor Relations Board
Senate Labor Committee
North Carolina Legion backs Vinson bill and teacher pay rise
The North Carolina American Legion executive committee urged Congress to pass the Vinson bonus bill and called for higher teacher salaries in the state. The two day conference included a parade and speeches by national and auxiliary leaders, with Frank Belgrano Jr and Mrs. Gammie scheduled to speak.
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Sanford
North Carolina
Frank L. Belgrano, Jr
National Legion
Thomas G. Gammie
National Auxiliary
Harry L. Stevens
Warsaw
Relief Chief Charged With Being Coward in Ohio
Governor Martin S. Davey declared criminal libel against Federal Relief Administrator Harry S. Hopkins after Hopkins was accused of political favoritism in Ohio relief operations. Davey urged Hopkins to come to Ohio and face arrest while blasting his conduct in a two‑part telegram.
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Martin S. Davey
Harry S. Hopkins
Relic
Ohio
Hopkins
Roose
Davey
Muntel Court
Newark
Democratic State Committee of
Democratic Committee of the
Hitler steals headlines with bold move in Abasynia
WT Rogers notes a shift in front page drama as Hitler makes a decisive play, surpassing Mussolini and Stahelin. The column includes playful Irish phrases and a closing greeting, reflecting a columnist’s dated wartime voice.
Hoeppel and son indicted in West Point appointment sale
Representative John H. Hoeppel of Arcadia California and his son Charles Jerome Hoeppel were indicted by a special grand jury on allegations they sold a West Point appointment for $1 000. The case marks a high profile political corruption probe in Washington as of March 18.
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Washington
John H. Hoeppel
Arcadia
Calif
Charles Jerome
West Point
Lewis accuses Richberg of pressuring labor rulings
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America accuses Donald Richberg of encouraging violations of labor board decisions through his interpretations of section 7 A of the recovery act.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Donald Richberg
Washington
Mar
John Dean dies after Alabama strike leader heart attack
International representative John Dean of the United Textile Workers of America died in a Birmingham hospital from a heart attack. He directed the 16 000 worker Alabama strike last summer.
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Hirminham
Ala
John Dean
United Textile Workers of America
Alabama
Guards Get Hearing On Prison Punishment Charges
Three guards at a Mecklenburg prison camp facing suspensions were given a private hearing in Raleigh on March 18 by highway commission officials over alleged violations of prison regulations in punishing two inmates.
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Raleigh
Mar
Mecklenburg
Highway Commission
Court Orders Two-Week Probe Into Prison Camp Abuse
Governor Ehringhaus ordered a two week special term of Mecklenburg superior court to start April 8 to investigate mistreatment of prisoners by convict camp authorities. Solicitor John Carpenter urged the inquiry after legislative probes failed to locate graves of convicts in Watauga county. ex convict Bob Carter said graves were hidden but could not identify bodies as the site had been cleared and buildings torn down.
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Ehringhaus
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Don Philips
John G. Carpenter
Legislative Investigating Committee
Watauga
Bob Carter
Watauga County
Carter
Hull Confers With Davis On German Arms Situation
Secretary Hull calls Norman H. Davis into consultation on Germany's armament plans and defiance of Versailles terms. Davis, a former U.S. representative at disarmament talks, meets Hull and state department officials before briefing the President. Chairman Pittman calls Germany's buildup very serious but warns the U.S. should avoid involvement.
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Norman Davis
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Roosevelt
White House
United States
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London
New York
Sely
State Department
J. Pierrepont Moffat
Hitler
Europe
Flood Crest Washes 110000 Acres as 8000 Refugees Flee
The St Francis river flood swept southward covering more than 110000 acres of farmland and forcing more than 8000 people to flee. Rescue boats freed 150 marooned families on Allen's Island while residents resisted relocation. Armed guards deterred levee dynamiting to prevent wider floods downstream.
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Tenn
St. Francis
Arkansas
Missouri
Kennett
Ark
St. Francis Basin
Allen’s Island
Senath
Mississippi
Tennessee
Fateful Roadhouse Shootings Kill Three in Georgia
A Saturday night dance at a Swaintboro roadhouse ends in gunfire that leaves Odessa Jones 22, Herry Nunn 21, and Gary Fields 38 dead. Sheriff Youmans reports Fields entered the hall, shot Jones and her partner, then fired on them at the pavilion entrance. Nunn died of abdomen wounds. Fields fallen with a temple shot. No arrests yet. coroner's inquest set for tomorrow.
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P. L. Youmans
Odessa Jones
Herry Nunn
Gary Fields
Youmans
Fields
Roadhouse
Miss Jones
Nunn
Greensboro Insurance Man Collapses During Testimony
J. W. Money, a Greensboro life insurance executive, collapsed on leaving the witness stand during a civil term proceeding in Elizabeth City. He was rushed to Albemarle hospital in serious condition at noon. Money previously led the Men’s Life Insurance Co. in Greensboro before its 1930 sale to Durham Life. The judge declared a mistrial in the case.
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J. W. Money
Greensboro
Albemarle Hospital
Money
Men's Life Insurance Company
Durham Life Insurance Company
K E. H. Cranmer
Hundreds of Protestant Pastors Arrested by Nazis
In Berlin on March 18 Nazi authorities faced a possible court showdown with hundreds of Protestant pastors detained after weekend arrests. About 1,000 clergymen were arrested or confined to their parishes, roughly 700 having defied the regime by reading a stern anti Nazi manifesto. The Rev Martin Niemoeller among those detained. most placed under house arrest while authorities weighed sentencing risks.
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Prussia
Saxony
Martin Niemoeller
Dahlem
Niemoeller
Weather update for North Carolina and coastal winds
Clouds persist in North Carolina with possible rain in the west and north central areas Tuesday. Fresh northeast to east winds affect Hatteras to Jacksonville with overcast skies tonight and Tuesday. Winds diminish from Sandy Hook to Hatteras, shifting from north and northeast to southeast or south by Tuesday, with fair weather tonight and east winds Tuesday.
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