Senate notes on parity payments and farm aid
Senator Bankhead said President Roosevelt may need to provide parity payments if farm prices fail to rise to prewar levels. He supported increasing 200 million to the agriculture department bill to boost farmers purchasing power, as outlined in the January budget message.
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Hington
Ator Bankhead
D-Ala
Ate Today
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Con
Nkhead
Alecin
Alabama
Cnt
Roosevelt
Ntlo
Weather forecast for North Carolina and coastal hawser
Generally fair with a plunge in temperatures and scattered frost inland. North winds from the Sandy Hook to Hatteras corridor ease tonight with broken clouds, followed by fair and slightly warmer conditions in the extreme west on Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
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Wilmington
Leiserson Attacks Board Action On Union Pact
Leiserson contends the board should not have authorized a complaint and that the employer union agreement should stand without disruption. He notes the contract is exclusive and uniform, reducing need for parity payments, while Bankhead argues farm producers’ incomes last year remained far below prewar levels despite 1939 payments.
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House
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Barlows Aerial Mine To Get Thorough Test
The army and navy will conduct extensive land and sea tests of Lester P. Barlow s aerial mine explosive using liquid oxygen and carbon. Critics doubt its revolutionary power while Barlow claims a safe long lasting charge after manufacturing and transport.
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Washington
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Germany
Germany Silent Economic Cooperation
The passage discusses potential economic and political collaboration among Italy Germany and Russia. It notes possible joint efforts in southeastern Europe to deter Western European powers. Despite ideological gulfs between Communism and Nazism Fasism the three powers could pursue practical policies.
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Germany
Russia
Europe
Allies Debate War Strategy Amid Pressure for Action
In a war council heated by Allied strains, Prime Minister Chamberlain resisted hasty ventures, urging expert advice before daring operations. Attlee pressed for stronger home front effort and ruthless efficiency, while Chamberlain mocked critics’ focus on a German mine incident and noted talks with Sumner Welles. The Allies had contemplated rapid aid to Finland and an expansive invasion plan.
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Clement Attlee
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Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
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Sweden
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Supreme War Council
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Mannerheim
Britain
France
Germany
Norway
Scandinavia
Germans Sink Nine Vessels In Week of Allied Losses
The admiralty reported nine British and neutral ships lost to enemy action in the week ending Sunday midnight, totalling 23,992 tons. Four ships sunk by submarines since Feb 24, with most casualties caused by mines, while a bomb damaged a British battleship at Scapa Flow.
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Admiralty
Scapa Flow
Chamberlain
Roosevelt Resumes Duties on Limited Schedule
President Roosevelt, despite a lingering fever, returned to his office in a limited schedule. White House officials said he planned a noontime briefing on budgetary and appropriation issues with Budget Director Harold Smith as he recovers from a weeklong cold. His morning temperature stood at 99.2 degrees, slightly above normal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harold Smith
White House
Bachelors Club to Stage Dance in Thomasville
Paul Huffman, chairman of the Young Bachelor’s Club, announced a dance at the American Legion hut in Thomasville on Thursday night March 21 from 8 to 12. About 100 couples are expected to attend.
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Thomasville
Paul Huffman
Young Bachelor's Club
American Legion
Frontier town Senta fines late hours in streets and cafes
A Yugoslav frontier town named Senta imposes a small fine for residents and visitors who remain out late in streets and cafes as part of a municipal funding scheme.
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Senta
Yugoslavia
Church Converted Into Dance Hall Sparks Vigilante Threats
In Rogers, Texas, farmers threaten vigilante action to stop wild parties at a community church and graveyard. Dallas High School youths wrecked the church building, toppled the pulpit, piled pews, and ripped 75 year old tombstones to fashion a dance floor while church leaders led by T B Crosby vow to defend the site with shotguns loaded with salt.
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Dallas
Rogers
Dallas High Select
T. B. Crosby
Scotch word origins spark naming of tweed fabric
A Scottish tailor's misspelled note sparked confusion over fabric names. He sent samples to London labeled tweet for twill, which the Londoner read as tweed, and the misread term stuck.
Acoustical Perfection of Mormon Tabernacle Noted
The organists and visitors praise the Salt Lake City Tabernacle for its acoustical perfection. Built on Brigham Young’s plans before modern wall insulation, the famed building is celebrated for its sound quality.
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Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham Young
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