Georgia Congressman Indicted in Postal Jobs Case
Atlanta March 23 An indictment charges Rep B F Whelchel of Gainesville Ga with selling postal jobs. He calls the move political persecution and vows vindication in his bid for a fourth term. Federal investigator Rogge hints at graft probes and other state affairs to be explored upon return. Four men indicted in nonfatal whippings are noted as part of broader inquiries. Whelchel arraignment set for Monday on charges tied to rural carrier appointments at Ball Ground and another appointment worth 1500 dollars.
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Georgia
B. F. Whelchel
Gainesville
O. John Rogée
United States Attorney-General
L. B Schwartz
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Rogge
Miller
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Evans
Reynaud Calls First Meeting Of New Cabinet
Paris March 23 Paul Reynaud France's new premier held a war council with army navy and cabinet leaders to map plans against Germany Generallissimo Gamelin and Admiral Darlan attended the hour long session as Reynaud urged unity after a razor slim confidence margin in the Chamber of Deputies the eight ministers in attendance included Chautemps Dalladier Campini chi Egnac Monnet Lamoureux Mandel and Dau try No communique was issued and the government prepared to marshal French energies to fight and win the war
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Roy P. Porter
Paris
Paul Reynaud
France
Germany
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Jean Darlan
Chamber of Deputies
Camille Chautemps
Edouard Dalladier
Cesar Campinichi
Laurent Egnac
Georges Monnet
Lucien Lamoureux
Georges Mandel
Raoul Dautry
Daladier
Reynaud
Week's Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States
Partly cloudy to cloudy with frequent showers across the South Atlantic states. Temperatures run below normal for the week, with unsettled conditions likely and outlooks indicating cooler days and damp spells.
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South Atlantic States
Easter Sunrise Services Draw Thousands at Home Moravian
Thousands gathered in Winston-Salem for the 168th Easter sunrise at Home Moravian Church with Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl delivering the message as worshipers marched to Moravian God's Acre after the service Weather forecasts cooled Easter across most of the nation except the Deep South and Far West with possible snow in the East and Midwest Moravians in Bethlehem prepared trombone choirs for the dawn service recalling two centuries of custom tied to the resurrection celebration.
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Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Moravian Church
Salem Square
J. Kenneth Pfohl
Washington
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Seven Hills
Christ
Giant Army Bomber Nearing Completion
Washington March 23 The world s biggest plane a 70 ton bomber nearing completion is expected to enter service this summer Its first test flights are planned for the Pacific coast where construction proceeds under secrecy The craft is designed to fly the Atlantic and back without refueling and dwarfs newer trans Pacific craft and earlier DC X type planes.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Leading Animal Star Anna the Horse Dies at 39
New York note reports Anna the horse, famed for Verdi opera roles and a Hollywood cameo in Valentino's The Sheik, died at age 39 after a long stage career. Tributes expected from Met stars next week after retirement.
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Peras
New York
Ny Meadows
Anna
Om Ras
Heafner Leads Greensboro Open After 69 Round
Clayton Heafner of Linville shot 69 to lead the Greensboro Open in the first round at Stormont Forest Country Club despite a double bogey on the second hole. Heafner carded 35 for the front and 34 back for two under par amid a brisk chill breeze.
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Greensboro
Clayton Heafner
Linville
Stormont Forest Country Club
Heafner
Tony Manero
Sedgefield
Johnny
Teleky Arrives in Rome for Key Italy Talks
Hungarian Premier Count Pal Teleky arrived in Rome to meet with Premier Mussolini and Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano. Observers see the talks shaping Rome Berlin axis plans and clarifying Italian policy toward Hungary's postwar territorial claims.
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Pal Teleky
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Saia Leeky
Il Duce
Germany
Europe
Brenner Pass
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Teleky
Il Giornale d'Italia
Virginio Gayda
Sebres
Romania
Count Ciano
Istvan Csaky
Budapest
Balkan
Japan vows navy readiness amid US expansion
In a budget committee session in Tokyo Premier Mitsumasa Yonai Navy Minister Zengo Yoshida and Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita stated Japan is prepared to meet any scenario from the growing U S naval presence. Arita said talks with the United States continue though no deadlock is declared and full mutual recognition remains elusive.
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March
Oie
Mitsumasa Yonai
Navy
Zengo Yoshida
United States Navy
Yonai
Yoshida
Hachiro Arita
Budget Committee
Arita
Japan
President Roosevelt Almost Recovered From Long Cold
Washington March 23 President Roosevelt has practically recovered from his two week cold. Aides said he had no fever but was remaining in bed on the advice of his physician. Two appointments were made for him today. Senator La Follette was invited to lunch and Secretary Edison was called in for an afternoon discussion of his plan for administrative reorganization of the Navy Department.
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Roosevelt
la Follette
Edison
Navy Department
Twenty two killed in funeral fight at Vera Cruz cemetery
Press dispatches from Vera Cruz report 22 people killed in a cemetery shooting after a labor dispute at a sugar mill. Eleven mourners were killed by machine gun fire near Cuatotolapan Vera Cruz state and the survivors killed eleven attackers.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Cuatotolapan
Farm bill: House to pass part of Senate increases
Washington March 23 The House anticipated approval of at least part of the Senate increases in the 1 billion farm bill, despite fears of higher taxes. The Senate bill adds about 923 million in appropriations and 90 million in agricultural loans, exceeding Roosevelt budget estimates. Lead ers hope to send the measure to a joint committee early next week for reconciliation.
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Washington
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Senate
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Cromwell Seeks Capitals Visit Amid Diplomatic Row
Washington dispatch reports Cromwell’s next moves hinge on U S minister to Canada James H. R. Cromwell. A White House statement says President Roosevelt did not read the Toronto speech beforehand. Hull rebuked Cromwell for delivering his views in an official capacity.
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United States
Canada
Toronto
James H. R. Cromwell
White House
Roosevelt
Hull
State Department
Neutrals urged to accept British convoy offer for food ships
British efforts to recruit neutral vessels into convoys grow as German submarines sink six Danish ships and threaten shipments of Danish butter bacon and eggs. A large U boat concentration is reported near Norway while Britain claims a submarine sank the German steamship Heddernheim near the Baltic entrance.
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News Chronicle
Germany
Denmark
Heddernheim
Baltic Sea
Britain
Quiet Talks on Molotov Visit Rumors Shake Berlin
Berlin reports indicate foreign office staff prep for a visit by Soviet Premier Vyacheslav Molotov. Officials say no exact date is set and rumors of German ultimata or Balkans trips are attempts to probe responses.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Cmissar
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Russia
Europe
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Berli
Scapa Flow
Romania
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Balkans
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Brenner Pass
Fuehrer
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Germany
Reynaud
Paul Reynaud
Mother Beats Sons Then Poisoned Them in Selma Tragedy
In Selma Alabama on March 23 193? Mrs Cecil Friday reportedly killed her two sons Richard 10 and Eugene 14 by beating them with an iron crow bar and then swallowed poison after claiming they would be taken from her Neighbors found her in convulsions as the bodies lay in bed Police say she later told Dr Moseley she took the poison to be with them The husband was away at railroad duties Coroner Stanfill notes likely violent insanity.
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Ala
Cecil BE
H. L. Dickerson
O. Moseley
Richard
Eugene
Dickerson
Friday
Norman Stanfill
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