Big Shake-up During Easter Is Predicted
London March 21 Parliament recessed for Easter holidays amid reports Prime Minister Chamberlain will reshuffle his cabinet before April 2. Geoffrey Mander accused Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare of being liabilities as speculation swirled about Wood and Burgin losing posts. A German plane appeared over the Shetland Islands during a brief raid warning and a British vessel was sunk off the south coast with five killed.
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Chamberlain
House of Commons
John Simon
Samuel Hoare
Geoffrey Mander
Burgin
Wood
Commons
Kingsley Wood
Leslie Burgin
Mander
Air Ministry
Shetland Islands
West Indies
Malcolm MacDonald
Germany
Baltic
Capone Rumored Secluded Stay At Palm Island Estate
Miami Beach reports swirl around Al Capone as lights blaze through the Palm Island villa amid rumors he returned to Florida. caretaker Dan Coughland denies Capone’s presence while authorities note Florida law requiring former felons to register within 48 hours of arrival. Capone, released from Lewisburg and transferred from Alcatraz and Terminal Island after seven years for tax evasion, was last tied to a Baltimore residence.
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Fla
al Capone
Palm Island
Prim
The
Miami Herald
Chicago
Florida
Capone
Baltimore
Dan Coughland
Joseph E. Moore
Lewisburg
Alcatraz
Terminal Island
Carrier salesmen change collection day for holidays
Enterprise subscribers are asked to pay on Friday instead of Saturday due to Haster holidays. The salesmen operate on a small merchant plan and earn solely from collections. Cooperation in paying Friday is appreciated.
Senate moves toward ballot on farm plan food stamps rise
The Senate plans a vote on the billion dollar farm bill as Senator La Follette urges increasing the surplus disposal fund from 85 million to 113 million to expand the food stamp program. He says the plan works and aids under consumption, while Senator O Mahoney notes high unemployment and tenancy as risks and cites 14 million eligible participants.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Senate Appropriations Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Chamber
Optimism At High Point Business Clinic On Tax Conditions
A High Point Business Clinic at the Sheraton Hotel highlighted favorable city and county tax conditions. George Hutchens presided as Frank Sizemore outlined a 1938-based view showing Low taxes and strong industrial growth as keys to future expansion, with High Point ranking 37th from the top in combined tax rate among 49 cities and counties.
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SOC Charales
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
George FE. Hutchens
Merchants Association
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Indictment Blames Firms in Detroit Electrical Trade
A federal grand jury indicted 18 organizations and 18 individuals for anti trust violations in the electrical contracting sector. The probe spanned six months and alleges union agents were paid to sabotage work by nonparticipants in the alleged conspiracy.
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Detroit
Mares
There Ain't No Such Thing As Spring Fever
A Philadelphia report notes three medical authorities agree there is no spring fever. Residents feel restless as warm weather arrives, but experts say it is a state of mind tied to work constraints and thoughts of leisure.
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Philadelphia
Hobart A. Reimann
Jefferson Medical College
Morgenthau says tax receipts ahead of budget estimates
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said early March income tax collections totaled 621 million dollars in 20 days, 31.2 percent above last year and ahead of Roosevelt's budget. He noted that full-year projections can differ, rejected using stabilization funds to dodge the debt limit, and urged Congress to consider new taxes if needed.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
Refugees From Nazi Rule Registered in England
Home Secretary Sir John Anderson reported that 74 000 Germans and Austrians, mostly refugees from Nazi rule, have been registered by police in Great Britain and that 1 959 enemy aliens have been interned. He noted close watch on pamphlet distribution and warned of action if laws are breached.
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London
Sir John Anderson
Great Britain
John
Destination Of Both Mauretania And Queen Held In Secret Sealed Orders
New York dispatch reports two famed British ocean liners the Mauretania and the Queen Mary holding in secret sealed orders as they sail through wartime hazards. The ships’ destinations are undisclosed as they navigate uncertain waters.
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Mauretania
Queen
New York
Ickes Questions Democratic Candidates In 1936 Primary
Secretary Ickes said no Democratic presidential candidate then in the field could control enough delegates to win the nomination. He named Garner McNutt and Farley as examples and spoke briefly at a press conference.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Garner
McNutt
Farley
Florida Woman Await Quintuplets Birth In Luxurious Miami Hospital
Mrs. Katherine Callahan, under contract with the Miami Herald for exclusive photos and news, rests in a hospital suite with doctors and money for medical care to deliver quintuplets normally due May 20. Her husband Emory, a furniture worker, hopes for all boys while the couple moved to Miami in 1939 after marrying in Alabama.
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Miami
Fla
Katherine Callahan
Arthur W. Wood
Emory
Miami Herald
Johns. Knight
Callahans
The
Herald
Wood
Thomas ©. Callahan
Thomasville
Cullman
Ala
Callahan
Er. L. Duren
Amory
Miss
Mississippi-Tennessee Railroad
Mystery Troop Ships Mauretania And Queen Mary Slip From Hudson
In a dramatic dawn departure two liners moved from their misty pier hideouts for unknown missions. The Mauretania left first signaling with two blasts amid rain and hail while the Queen Mary followed under a clear sky after months tied up at her berth.
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Bay
Mauretania
Australia
Near East
France
Britain
Halifax
Boston
New York
Coast Guard
Daladier Names New French Cabinet After Coalition Win
Paris March 21 Energetic Paul Reynaud forms broadened cabinet with Socialists on the left and right groups. Edouard Daladier becomes premier and minister of national defense. Lamoureux, Reynaud and five others ensconce as inner cabinet. Chautemps Campinchi Eynac Dautry Mandel named key posts. Reynaud to chair first meeting tomorrow.
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Paul Day
Gove
Edouard Daladier
Naud
National Defense
Lamoureux
Reynaud
Daladier
Ca Chautemps
Campinchi
Navy
Ator
Evacuation of U S Consulates In Poland Sparks Protest
Washington reports that in response to German orders the United States will evacuate all consular establishments in Poland. The State Department protested and reserved all rights in the matter. Berlin confirms the move affects diplomatic representations of all foreign powers.
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Poland
St Ating
State Department
Lin
Regu
Germany
Iater
Berlin
Gern
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