House of Commons blocks Wedgewood refugee bill proposal
The House of Commons refused Col. Josiah C. Wedgewood's attempt to amend the aliens act granting the home secretary six months to admit refugees from Nazified Austria and to grant them British nationality. The asylum issue remains urgent and tragic for Britain as evacuees seek safety.
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London
House of Commons
Josiah C. Wedgewood
Laborite
Home Secretary
Austria
Britain
Insurgents Drive Troops From Five Trench Lines
Spanish insurgents report driving government troops from five barricaded trench lines at Valdealgorfo in fierce hand to hand fighting. They resume their advance toward Catalonia and the Mediterranean coast with a smashing attack 10 miles southeast of Alcaniz and about 35 miles from the sea.
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Hendaye
France
Valdealgorfo
Catalonia
Mediterranean
Alcaniz
Austrian Church Official Swears Loyalty to Hitler
Vienna reports Dr. Kauer president of the Austrian Evangelical Supreme Church council swore an oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler in a ceremony conducted by Oswald Menghin. He was followed by all subordinate church officials and the German regime gains influence over Austrian Protestant leaders.
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Vienna
Germany
Kauer
Austrian Evangelical Supreme Church Council
Adolf Hitler
Oswald Menghin
Lithuanian Cabinet Not Resigning Says Minister
Lithuanians stick Washington March 22. Tatereves Zadeikis, the Lithuanian minister, said today he had received official word from Kaunas that the Lithuanian cabinet had not resigned. His information, Jaceikis said, was also to the effect that none of the cabinet ministers had quit his post.
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Washington
Tatereves Zadeikis
Kaunas
Jaceikis
Oil executive reports American held in Tampico
L. L. Anderson, Huasteca Oil general manager, said Ed Borrego, Tampico refinery superintendent for Standard Oil of New Jersey, was held a virtual prisoner until paying workers. He telephoned Borrego and noted officials of 17 American and British oil firms were being evacuated from isolated oil fields after a presidential decree.
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Mexico City
L. L. Anderson
Huasteca Oil Company
Ed Borrego
Tampico
Anderson
Borrego
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Huasteca
Body of Blonde Woman Found in Delaware River
The body of a blonde woman in expensive clothing was found floating in midstream in the Delaware River. Police, led by Captain Guy Marvel, suspect strangulation after bruises on the neck were observed. Detectives were alerted and began investigating a possible murder.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Guy Marvel
Morgan Defies Roosevelt On TVA Removal
Arthur E. Morgan refused to give any reason for his removal as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He said he had no further statement beyond what he told the President yesterday. Morgan returned to Yellow Springs after seeking old records for his dispute with directors David E. Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan.
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Yellow Springs, CO
aArthur E. Morgan
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
Yellow Springs
Storm Center
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Removal Likely of TVA Chairman Morgan by Roosevelt
Washington reports President Roosevelt pressed TVA chairman Arthur E. Morgan to resign or face removal after Morgan accused fellow directors of dishonesty. Morgan refused to quit, given until 2:30 p.m. EST to offer reasons against ouster. A congressional inquiry was anticipated before senate and house action. Senator Barkley indicated congressional sentiment favored investigation.
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Arthur E. Morgan
Tennesee Valley Authority
Morgan
Roosevelt
Ie Abe
Raseatae
Congressional
TVA
Senate
House
Congress
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Sheriff Whitehurst and Deputy Harris Charged in Bribery Indictment
Greenville North Carolina March 22 Sheriff Whitehurst and a deputy J H Harris were indicted on bribery charges for notifying liquor and vice houses before raids. The Pitt County grand jury returned the indictments yesterday. Whitehurst Harris posted 250 bonds each and denied the charges saying they would seek an immediate trial. Witnesses on the indictment included A B Batson head of a private detective agency.
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Greenville
N. C
A. Whitehurst
J. H. Harris
Pitt County
Whitehurst
Harris
Batson
Protest Revision Stirs NC Farm Bill Debate
March 22 Greensboro report notes Harry B. Caldwell leader of the State Grange says he wrote every member of the North Carolina congressional delegation to protest a reported move to revise provisions of the new farm bill.
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Greensboro
Harry B. Caldwell
The
State Grange
North Carolina
Rebels Press Toward Sea Amid Defenses West of Catalonia
At the Spanish frontier near Catalonia insurgents clash with government lines as tanks and planes assault the Castelleras Torrevelilla position. Government claims stall and reinforce near Tortosa while hopes rise for European nonintervention to ease war material shortages.
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Catalonia
Hendaye
France
Spain
Calanda
Castelleras- Torrevelilla
Alcaniz-Valencia
Barcelona
Tortosa
Mediterranean Coast
Torrevelilla
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Franco
Belchite
High Points Armory to Be Finished Under WPA Grant
High Point moves to finish the armory with a WPA grant of about 12000 dollars to build a new brick gun shed and complete interior and exterior work. The project will add space for a 155 mm gun and potential addition, with work slated to start Friday and funded by city county and WPA.
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High Point
Coast Guard
National Guard
252Nd Coast Artillery
WPA
Sam H. Strickland
Sam Holt
Guilford County
Bruno's Lawyer Seeks Freedom From Kings County Hospital
Edward J. Reilly former chief counsel for Bruno Richard Hauptman asked a Suffolk county jury to release him from Kings County Hospital for the Insane. He cited habeas corpus as his chosen path noting a doctor listed three routes to freedom death escape and habeas corpus. He spoke at a hearing in Riverhead New York on March 22.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Mareh
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptman
Suffolk County
Kings County Hospital
Reilly
North Carolina Income Tax Revenue Report
Greensboro report shows the federal government collected 7 351 762 09 dollars in income taxes in North Carolina from March 1 through March 21 with prior period collections at 7 296 454 14 dollars.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Thomasville City Hall Sees Final Inspection Before Opening
The Thomasville city hall underwent final inspection Monday with George S. Ward representing the PWA and city officials present. The building, valued around 118000 dollars, was nearly finished and will receive furniture in April ahead of a formal opening.
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Thomasville City Hall
PWA
Thomasville
George S. Ward
Winston-Salem
R. M. Cooksey
Four Thousand Miners Strike in Shamokin Area
Four thousand Pennsylvania anthracite miners walked out today in Shamokin demanding a larger share of tonnage at Locust Summit Breaker of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Mines at Potts, Reanace, Alaska Locust Gap Locust Spring and the Enterprise Stripping operation also closed. James Donahue, head of Locust Summit Central Miners, said the protest targets a company policy requiring medical exams for all job applicants and alleges failure to pay the agreed wage scale in some cases.
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Shamokin
Pennsylvania
Locust Summit
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Potts, Reance
Alaska
Locust Gap
Locust Spring
Enterprise
James Donahue
Locust Summit Central
FDR Heads to Georgia for Warm Springs Visit
President Roosevelt departs by special train tonight for a ten day stay in Warm Springs Georgia. He will stop in Gainesville tomorrow morning to dedicate Roosevelt Square, a project rebuilt with federal aid after the 1936 tornado damage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Gainesville
Roosevelt Square
Aviation Toll Is Only 348 In 1937
Washington report shows 348 lives lost in American civil aviation in 1937. Of these, 282 died in miscellaneous flying and 66 in scheduled flight.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Unidentified White Man Dies After Jumping Into Train Path
A young white man, 25 to 27, leaped in front of a southbound freight near the city. Parts of the body scattered along 150 yards. the head, trunk, and limbs were separated. The Elgin watch stopped at 12 12 p m, coroner viewed the remains, fingerprints to Washington awaiting identification.
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Funeral Home
J. M. Simpson
Koonce
Washington
British Cabinet Seeks Unified Policy On Peace At Home
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his cabinet work on a stabilization declaration to maintain internal peace and restore Britain’s balance of power in Europe. They aim for a unanimous foreign policy to present to the House of Commons, signaling harmony over Eden’s resignation and backing League of Nations principles and France.
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London
Ime
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain
House of Comons
Anthony Eden
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
League
League of Nations
France
Spain
State Income Tax Soars as Revenues Exceed Forecast
Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell reports income tax receipts through Saturday at 9 928 738 31, surpassing last year and bolstering hope for a new record. He notes receipts exceed the year budget by 328 000 and field returns already set a record.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Rains Talks At Dramatic Meet In Chape Hill
Lester Rains head of Alabama University's dramatic arts department spoke on the Blackfriars as part of the Carolina Dramatic Association festival. Contests between Greenslee and Charlotte children were booked along with varied entertainment for tonight.
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Lester Rains
Alabama University
Dramatic Arts
Carolina Dramatic Association
Greensee
Charlotte
Frederick H. Koch
Carolina Playmakers
Building Activity In North Carolina Edges Down
The North Carolina Department of Labor reports February building activity fell from January and February 1937. Twenty one cities issued permits totaling 926 574 dollars, compared with 1 104 745 in February 1937 and 1 124 241 in January 1938.
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Raleigh
State Department of Labor
North Carolina
Parker Waynick Withdraws From Political Race
R Parker Waynick a High Point solicitor candidate in the 12th district renounces his candidacy to foster Judge Lewis E Teague for Congress and party harmony in Guilford County He urges Gaston A Johnson to withdraw but Thomas Turner Jr has not commented
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High Point
Thomas Turner, Jr
12Th Judicial
Waynick
Lewis E. Teague
Congress
North Carolina
Guilford County
Teague
Democratic Party
Judge Teague
Johnson
Turner
Move To Keep Forest Service Intact Beaten
Senate defeated a bid to exempt the Forest Service from the executive reorganization bill. Senator Pittman’s proposal to move the agency from Agriculture to Interior was rejected 50 to 33. Roswell Magill urged retaining the undistributed profits tax. W. Ray Bell argued tariffs on cotton goods should not be lowered. Senator Johnson cited AFL opposition to the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Pittman
Dnev
Forest Service
Agriculture
Interior Department
Roswell Magill
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Calif
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Capital's Cherry Blossoms Bloom Ten Days Early
Washington reports the capital's cherry blossoms blooming ten days ahead of schedule. The National Park Service notes the early bloom marks a notable shift in the flowering timeline for the famous trees.
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Capital
Washington
National Park Service
Bloodshed in Suchow as Chinese and Japanese clash
In Shanghai on March 22 fighting raged across the grand canal for Suchow a key rail junction. Japanese heavy guns bombarded Chinese lines from the north shore while Chinese counterattacks sought to blunt Japanese reinforcements in a chaotic five province front.
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Shanghai
Grand Canal
Suchow
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Lake Weishan
Likuoyih
Taierchwang
Brazil Refuses Nazi Cultural Activity Return
Brazil's Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha rejects Germany's appeal to lift Nazi ban in Brazil. Ambassador Carl Ritter pressed notes but Aranha insists Nazi cultural programs remain prohibited for about 155,000 Germans. Vargas regime upholds stance that Nazi activity is political and not allowed.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janiero
Foreign Office
Oswaldo Aranha
Carl Ritter
Ritter
Francisco Campos
Justice
Interior
Getulio Vargas
German Paper Calls Brazilian Ban an Action Against Germandom
The German foreign office newspaper Deutsche Diplomatisch- Politische termed Brazil’s ban as an act against Germandom. It noted the Brazilian president faces difficulties and obstacles in circles tied to the war against communism.
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Deutsche Diplomatisch- Politiache
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