House splits over agriculture bill with parity payments debate
Washington March 25 The House spent five hours wrangling over the 1 067 billion agriculture department bill and adjourned without resolving whether to approve 250 million dollars in parity payments for farmers. Rep Anderson said he sought adjournment to save the bill for farmers while Rep Cantoni o pushed for a midnight reading. Two farm blocs remain at odds as session ends.
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Frontiersmen to Negotiate End to Hungary Slovakia Clash
Budapest reports Hungary and Slovakia agreed to settle their border dispute by negotiation. A Slovak commission will visit Budapest to fix the frontier between German retected Slovakia and Carpatho Ukraine. Both sides report ongoing air and land fighting along the Ung valley with retaliatory bombing and air raids.
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Germany Netherlands reach new long term trade pact
Berlin reports a new Germany Netherlands trade agreement after ten days of negotiations. No details were released. The official news agency says the pact ensures long term economic relations through December 1940, replacing earlier art terms.
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Netherlands
Germany
British Aim Balked By Italy And Poles
London reports Britain seeks a new security ring against Germany but waits on Poland and Italy to act. Critics complain the government delays a clear anti aggression plan and a full collective security stance. They urge definite military commitments, compulsory service, and a broader cabinet with Eden or Churchill among leaders.
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Italy
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Anthony Eden
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France
Rumanians Claim Indirect Guarantee After Trade Pact
Rumania asserts an indirect guarantee of territorial integrity in exchange for economic concessions to Germany in the signed trade pact. Romania cites substantial German concessions in Transylvania and Dobruja, suggesting Berlin would resist any change of these regions’ control due to looming German-Romanian mining ventures.
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Rumania
Reich
Romania
Transylvania
Dobrujda
Hungary
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Roosevelt Support Sought for Hopkins Economic Plan
New York March 25 The Hopkins program faces a crucial deadline with calls for a dramatic presidential gesture or clear reassurance from Hopkins himself. Financial leaders warn that delays and mishandling of steps have weakened investor confidence and may drive council supporters to withdraw by Friday.
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New York
Secretary of Commerce
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Roosevelt
Business Advisory Council
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Council
Elliott Roosevelt says father to decide third term
Elliott Roosevelt states his father Franklin D Roosevelt will decide on a possible third term. He rebukes public discussion by family and clarifies he is not campaigning nor backing any ism. He notes Garner support but says he reports political trends as a reporter.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Young Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Roosevelt
Garner
Elliott
John
Puget Sound
Texas
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Democratic Party
White House
Seattle
Southern Peach Growers Unveil Tri State Promotion Plan
Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina peach growers plan a tri state advertising and marketing program for the 1939 crop. A March 30 meeting in Columbia South Carolina will formalize the plan funded by growers with a one cent per bushel pledge on interstate shipments.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Columbia
G. Emmett Snellgrove
Georgia Association of Peach Growers
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Drug raids claim multiple TAR HEEL arrests in Virginia
Federal narcotics agents in Richmond Norfolk and Elizabeth City NC raided today arresting nineteen or more suspects as part of a months long inquiry led by District Supervisor Boyd M. Martin. Most arrests were made after agents conducted buys from street dealers with one exception an Elizabeth City physician.
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N.C
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Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Martin
German Consul Receives Anti Nazi Demonstrators in San Francisco
Captain Fritz Wiedemann the new German consul general personally received four demonstrators from a crowd of about 100 outside his office in San Francisco March 25. He told the delegation the consulate handles no political matters and urged protests be directed to Washington.
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San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Czecho-Slovakia
Wiedemann
Washington
European gold shipments rise in latest war scare
Gold shipments to the United States during Europe's new war scare have exceeded the September Czecho Slovak crisis totals. The recent flow, starting in the last few days, reached £28,000,000 ($144,000,000) today, compared with £28,000,000 ($143,000,000) in September.
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United States
Europe
Atlantic
Troop Movements In Danzig Area Rally Tensions
Polish troops estimated by German sources to exceed 10 000 took positions near Gdynia on Danzig’s western frontier as tensions rise over the Polish Corridor. Reports note German and Polish mobilization along East Prussia and Corridor fronts amid talks of Danzig’s future status.
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Pomorze
Greater Germany
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East Prussian
Free City
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Europe
Hitler Backs Mussolini On Axis Unity In Telegram
Berlin March 25 Chancellor Adolf Hitler sent a telegram to Benito Mussolini pledging that the German people stand shoulder to shoulder with Italy to defend their will to live. The message accompanied Mussolini’s anniversary address to Fascists, signaling continued axis solidarity amid Mediterranean tensions.
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
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Il Duce
Compulsory Insurance Bill Advances From Senate to House
In Raleigh on March 25 the Senate gave third reading to a compulsory auto insurance measure. The bill would add 30 cents to automobile license tags to fund hospital care for highway accident victims, offering free hospital care up to 21 days and partial coverage via a state fund. The Senate also sent a separate bill creating a state department of justice to the House.
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Bureau of Investigation and Identification
Department of Jus
Hitler Sends Wire Backing Rome's Chief
Rome reports cautious optimism as Fascists await Mussolini's 20th anniversary speech. Hitler sent a private message of solidarity to Il Duce, not released publicly, signaling continued German support amid European tensions and possible Italian French talks.
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Rome
Methodists Will Retain Control as Unity Looms
Nashville officials say the new Methodist Church formed by uniting the three branches should keep existing control and funds. A working plan titled The Prospectus of the Discipline outlines a board of trustees to replace current boards and guides the April Kansas City uniting conference.
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Tenn
New Methodist Church
Methodism
Southern Church
Uniting Conference
Kansas City
Joint Commission On Church Union
Uniting
Albania Prepares for Birth of Heir to King Zog
Albania readies for the birth of King Zog’s child queen Geral dine's baby is expected within a week. If a boy, the heir name Skander. if a girl, Donica. Gladys Stewart Girault, mother of the queen, travels from Southern France to join her 23 year old daughter, married to Zog last April 27. The queen’s father was Count Julius Nagy Apponyi of Hungary.
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Albania
Zog
Geraldine
Skander
Alexander
Donica
Gladys Stewart Girault
France
Julius Nagy-Apponyi
Hungary
Widow of Scotland County official dies after long illness
Laurinburg March 25 Mrs George T Goodwyn widow of a former prosecuting attorney of Scotland County died at her home today after six years of failing health.
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