Daladier Resigns as France Faces War Crisis
Danish observers report British air strikes resumed on Sylt Island near the German coast. Six attacking units bombed the island with heavy anti aircraft fire as RAF aircraft dropped bombs on Hvide Sande and nearby targets. Parachute flares aided marking, with early reports of damage but few casualties.
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Denmark
Sylt
B.S.T
Bejerg
A. m
Psbiers
Hvidende
White Sands
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Ter
Rbs
Varde
Dansh
Everal
Finland
Mars
Europe
Isle of Sylt
France
House Delays Plane Inquiry by Military Committee
The House Military Committee postponed its planned inquiry into the sale of late model war planes to foreign nations. Chairman May says data needed from the War Department won’t be ready. hearing postponed to early next week in open session. Roosevelt defends Allied aircraft orders as aiding defense amid questions of policy.
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Washington
Mar
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Congress
Woodring
War Department
Roosevelt
House
Welles Ends European Mission Aboard Conte di Savoia
Sumner Welles American under secretary of state sails for home from Genoa on the Conte di Savoia after a mission visiting Rome Berlin Paris and London then Rome again to confer with heads of state. He left the United States February seventeenth arriving in Italy February twenty fifth.
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Genoa
Italy
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
United States
Conte di Savoia
Welles
Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
Berlin
Paris
London
America
British Make Pictures For Proof Of Raid
The Royal Air Force returned to the target area after a seven hour daylight raid on German fortifications near Salt Island. Air ministry sources say the mission aimed to produce photographs as proof of the strike, with reports from Denmark indicating further bombardment of Sylt. Prime Minister Chamberlain promised to fight, and Air Minister Wood described fires at hangars and oil storage as well as damage along the jetty and track at the German base.
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Royal Air Force
Salt Island
Air Ministry
North Sea
Tonder
Denmark
Sylt
Chamberlain
House Commons
Britain
Scapa Flow
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
AAR Rnar
Wood
Farley Says He Will Be In White House Race
Postmaster General James A. Farley declared he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination at Chicago and told reporters he would present his name to the convention with no reservations as he met Massachusetts Democrats in Springfield.
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Farley
White House
Springfield
Mass
James A. Farley
Chicago
Rooseevlt
Massachuchusetts
Hitler appoints Todt as minister of munitions
Adolf Hitler names Dr. Fritz Todt as minister of munitions and orders production to be increased by all feasible means. Todt, renowned engineer, has long served as Hitler’s chief assistant on major building schemes and is credited with Germany’s extensive highway network.
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Hitler
Todt
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Todt
Siegfried Line
Long
Germany
Britain to Fight Its Way Not Theirs Says Stanley
London March 20 War Secretary Oliver Stanley defends Britain's war approach speaking to the National Defense Society criticizing neutrals and foreign press. He warns that an ocean is no shield to ideas and says Britain fights to end German ideals, implying neutrals may share in outcomes and battles.
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London
Oliver Stanley
Britain
United States
Stanley
National Defense Society
Germany
Oramiey
Peo
Attila the Hun
City Clinic Probes High Point Improvement Drive
The third in a series of Cham ber of Commerce Business Clinics at the Sheraton Hotel presented a broad set of proposals for aiding High Point’s recovery from the 1929 decline. Aimed at cleaning up the city and improving transportation for tubercular patients, the sessions referenced a 1937 Commerce Department survey showing a near two million dollar drop in local industrial payroll and a 19 million dollar decline in output since 1929.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Guilford County
Frank J. Sizemore
Department of Commerce
North Carolina
Gastonia
Lizermore
George A. Cooper
Chicago
Civic Problems
Dayton
Springfield
Ohio
Niagara Fall
N. Y
Spokane
Washington
Cooper
Former Atlanta Cop Flogged by Unknown Assailants
Charles J. Schillings, a 17 year veteran who resigned as an Atlanta police officer, said five unidentified men forced him into a car and beat him with a belt in a suburban area. He suffered welts and required hospital treatment. Schillings, 42, now works as a taxicab driver, and police report an attack that follows night riding terrorism condemnations.
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Atlanta
Charles J. Schillings
Schillings
England relies on US for Welles tour updates
London March 20 The British government says it is satisfied with relations with the United States and is not asking America for details on Sumner Welles European tour. Foreign Undersecretary R A Butler told the House of Commons they rely on US courtesy to keep them informed.
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London
United States
America
Sumner Welles
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
Foreign Silver Purchases Bill Gets Approval
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee approved a bill to end all purchases of foreign silver by the treasury. The bill, backed by Senator Townsend with a favorable recommendation, passed 14 to 4 despite opposition from Secretary Morgenthau.
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Washington, Mar
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Treasury
Senate
Townsend
Barkley
Dky
Morgenthau
German Minister Goes To Moscow
Russian Ambassador Alexander Shkhartzeff departed by plane for Moscow amid speculation he carried an important message to Joseph Stalin. The trip follows the Brenner Pass talks between Hitler and Mussolini and Germany’s bid to align German Russian and Italian interests.
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Berlin
Alexander Shkhartzeff
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Brenner Pass
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Textile Premier N. B. Mills Dies at 86 in Statesville
N B Mills aged 86 a pioneer textile manufacturer died in Statesville after years of declining health Funeral services were held today in Statesville reflecting his long career in the textile industry and local business leadership
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Statesville
N. B. Mills
Pioneer
American Legion Rally Planned in Morganton Western NC
Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary in Western North Carolina will attend a rally in Morganton on March 20.
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American Legion
Morganton
American Legion and Auxiliary
North Carolina
Reynaud Called To Form New War Cabinet In France
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier resigned amid opposition as President Lebrun asked Finance Minister Paul Reynaud to form a wartime cabinet. Reynaud met at the Elysee and indicated he would outline his plan in the morning. Daladier’s Radical-Socialist group had shown parliamentary disapproval, with about 300 abstentions in a 551-member chamber.
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France
Paris
Edouard Mg
Germany
Albert Lebrun
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Daladier
Radical-Soci Ist
Chamber of Deputy
Parliamenta
President Palace
Lebrun
Elysee Palad
The
Republicas
Uier
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Elysee Pala- Daladier
Bert Lebrun
Radical-Socialist Party
Edous Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Edison to Seek Democratic NJ Governor Nomination
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison announced from West Orange that he will seek the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor. He said after weeks of earnest consideration he made the decision and plans to campaign in the coming months.
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West Orange
N. J
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Edison
Two Men Seriously Injured at Thomasville Crossing
Two men were injured when their car collided with a fast Southern Railway passenger train at West Main Street crossing in Thomasville. Driver Fred Miller of Lexington suffered chest injuries and possible lung puncture. Moton Stephens was less seriously hurt and released after treatment. Both were enroute to work at Columbia Panel Company.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Southern Railw
West Main Street
Fred Miller
Lexington
Cockney Tars Bid Farewell Before Troop Ship Mission
In New York March 20 a medical officer said the Queen Mary awaits extra crewmen and the Mauretania sails at midnight. Britons celebrate shore leave ahead of deployment likely to Australia or Canada to carry Anzac troops, with guards along the river and furniture removed to maximize troop space.
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New York
Mauretania
England
Halifax
Australia
Near East
Canada
Hudson River
Fear Minister Too Outspoker Fear Minister Too Outspoker
Washington March 20 Several members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today believed James H Cromwell United States minister to Canada had overstepped diplomatic restraint praising Anglo French war and criticizing Germany Senator La Follette urged recall and said foreign policy questions rest with the executive and Congress Gillette agreed that Cromwells remarks may express private opinion but not official policy Clarke Mog had already called for Cromwell recall noting the Allies fight for liberty while charging Germany seeks to destroy democratic institutions
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Washington
Sena Foreign Relations Committee
James H Cromwell
United States
Canada
Germany
la Follette
Cromwell
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
Tonto
Clarke Mo
Cromw
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