Chamberlain Opens New Phase in Stop Hitler Talks
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons the government is actively continuing negotiations with other governments to deter Hitler. He warned statements will wait for final views and noted Britain faces pressure over trade with Germany and potential army expansion. He claimed a non aggression pledge goes beyond simple consultation and stressed readiness to act if needed.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Germany
Arthur Greenwood
Great Britain
Hitler
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Federation of British Industries
The
House
Federa
Madrid Falls to Nationalists as Civil War Nears End
International at a glance reports Madrid surrender as Franco's troops enter the capital virtually ending a 32 month civil war. Nationalists gain on southwest fronts. Britain halts talks with Germany. France boosts navy and refuses concessions. Hungary Slovakia talks collapse. Poland probes treatment of Germans. Lithuania forms semi military government. Japan reports NanChang capture near Hankow.
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Madrid
Franco
Burgos
London
Germany
Viscount Gort
Paris
Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Warsaw
Poland
Kaunas
Memel
Shanghai
Hankow
Nanchang
Barcelona
France
J Negrin
Europe
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Duce
Ljibouti
Tunisia
Italy
Molini
Adolf Hitler
Vakia
Carpatho-Ukraine
Randolph Bonds Sold in Local Government Sale
LP William B. Greene Company of Winston-Salem purchased 71500 dollars of Randolph County and Marion town bonds at the local government commission sale. Randolph County school refunding 19000 and general refunding 37500 bonds sold at a premium of 144.08 with interest around 3.44 percent. Marion street improvement 5000 and water and sewer 10000 bonds sold at a premium of 38.25 with 3 percent interest.
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Randolph Bonds
Raleigh
William B. Greene Company
Winston-Salem
Randolph County
Town of Marion
Marion
Virginian Charged With Murder in Martinsville Case
Henry County Sheriff said Luther Hairfield 40, a farmer and carpenter, was charged with wounding his estranged wife and killing her nephew Lewis Hopkins 21 in Martinsville. Hairfield held without bond in county jail.
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Martinsville
J. M. Davis
Henry County
Luther Hairfield
Lewis Hopkins
Hairfield
Memel Nazi government formed in Memel crisis
General Jonas Cernius, chief of staff, set up a semi military administration to replace the nationalist cabinet of Viadas Mironas after Memel’s absorption by Germany. Germany has begun fortifying Memel as shore batteries go up and firing practice starts soon per Memeler Dampfboot.
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Memel Kaunas
Lithuania
Jonas Cernius
Union
Viadas Mironas
Germany
Memel
Memeler Dampfboot
State Department seeks full Spain facts before Franco recognition
Secretary Hull said the State Department is gathering the latest facts on Spain before deciding on recognizing General Francisco Franco's government. Data are being collected from Madrid and the broader Spanish situation.
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Franco
Washington
Mar
Hull
State Department
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Joan Crawford Divorce Action Is Postponed
Joan Crawford failed to obtain a divorce from Fran chot Tone as Judge Benjamin Scheinman refused to hear the case without the plaintiff present. The court held divorces require the plaintiff in court and continued the hearing to April 18.
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Joan Crawford
Los Angeles
Franchot Tone
Benjamin Scheinman
Senate Approves Reorganization Bill in Senate Action
The Senate approved a compromise government reorganization bill and sent it to the House. It would let the President reorganize consolidate or abolish most government bureaus by executive order. Orders take effect after 60 days unless both houses disapprove.
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Senate
Washington
House
Congress
Manton Associate Indicted By Court
John L. Lotsch former vice president of the Fort Greene National Bank in Brooklyn pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to obstruct justice. He was placed in custody of his attorney for sentencing on May 14. U S Attorney Cahill said Lotsch has cooperated and will aid the government as the Manton case continues.
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New York
John L. Lotsech
Fort Greene National Bank
Brooklyn
Federal Circuit Court
Martin T. Manton
Murray I. Hulbert
Lotsch
I. Warren Lee
U. S
John T. Cahill
Manton
Senate Delays Cotton Action
The Senate Banking Committee delayed action on a proposal to release part of the government's loan stock of cotton at less than the government investment. Chairman Jesse Jones said officials discussed a possible export subsidy and defended against a two price plan that would undercut domestic prices. The panel postponed the move pending Congress action on related loan cotton legislation.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Janes
Banking and Currency Group
House Kills Senate Auto Accident Protection Bill
Raleigh march 28 the house 53 to 38 tabled and killed the senate bill to provide hospitalization for any persons injured in an automobile accident with funds from a 30 cent increase in automobile licenses. Injured persons would have received 3 dollars a day for 21 days to cover hospital expenses. The house also sent to the senate a school machinery act passed by the house and a road damages bill setting a master to determine state payments to counties for road takings. A bill to prohibit wholesale shipments of tax paid whisky into dry counties was given an unfavorable senate report. A compromise wine and beer control bill allowed counties to ban licenses and regulate Sunday sales. The session saw strict opposition to new bills after midnight as lawmakers reviewed calendars and county reports.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Quinn
Duplin
Frontier War Breaks Anew Across Slovak Hungarian Border
Boundary talks collapsed as artillery clash resumed along the Laborec River Valley. Slovak delegation returned to Bratislava after rejecting Hungary's terms amid fears of renewed fighting and possible Hungarian advances. Hungarian guns also silenced a Slovak battery near Kiskolon.
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Budapest
Slovakia
Hungary
Bratislava
Lahore Valley
Kiskolon
Return Of Ambassador Wilson To Germany Regarded Unlikely
In Berlin on March 28 a notice from Mrs. Wilson to servants stated that Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson will not return to Berlin. He was recalled to Washington on November 16 to report to President Roosevelt on the November anti-Jewish events, with May 1 set as the effective date of dismissal.
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Berlin
United States
Hugh R. Wilson
State Workers Tax Attacked By Legislators
Supreme Court rules against immunity for state and federal salaries, raising calls for legislation to bar retroactive taxation of state employees. Senate and House committees weigh reciprocal taxation while states may amend laws to tax federal workers. Officials note many workers remain exempt.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Treasury
Roosevelt
Norris
Ind-Neb
Brown
D-Mich
Senate
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas Emerges as UAW Leader
The UAW convention in Cleveland narrows to two main contenders, Thomas and Frankensteen, as a rules change forces officers to report to the floor. Frankensteen vows a report, oral or otherwise, while Addes and Reuther are viewed as potential successors. Observers note Frankensteen may step aside for Addes.
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Frankensteen
Sino-Jap War Intensifies Across Central China
Reports from Shanghai on March 28 describe the peak fighting as Japanese and Chinese forces clash 120 to 150 miles from Hankow and Nanchang. Both sides claim heavy casualties with Hankow fallen to Japanese after a seven day drive, while Chinese say they halted the offense north of Nanchang.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Nanchang
Yangtze River
Han River
Ichang
Henan
Peiping-Hankow
Kwantung
Chengchow
Yellow River
Legislator Charges Laxity In Alien Law
Representative Cox of Georgia accuses the labor department of trying to defeat immigration law during House Rules Committee hearings. Rep Schulte says the inquiry will probe illegal entry, with no intent to spare the department if at fault.
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Washington
Cox
Dga
Labor Department
House Rules Committee
Immigration Committee
United States
Rules Committee
House
Schulte
The
Indiaman
Hire in Defense Bill Approved in Senate Action
Washington reports a defense appropriation bill moving toward final action with a total increase of 52.99 million over current expenditures. The Senate approved 513.19 million for the Army, and President Roosevelt asked Congress for 19.57 million more naval funds for the next year. The French embassy announced a purchase of 100 more bombing planes, bringing total orders to 715 from Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore.
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Washington
War Department
Senate
House
King
Utah
Roosevelt
Congress
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Crazed Bandit Forces City Attorney's Aid In Holdup
Chanute Kansas March 28 City Attorney Joe Balch recounts being forced by his former friend John Thornburg to assemble a sawed off shotgun for a bank holdup. Thornburg described as 26 and still at large, carried a dynamite bomb taped to his abdomen and stole 4860 dollars from the First National Bank yesterday in a taxi.
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Chanute
Kas
Joe Balch
John Thornburg
Salina
Balch
Cofer
Lee Knapp
Thornburg
First National Bank
Nationalists Enter Madrid After Long Siege Victory
Nationalist forces under Franco celebrated as Madrid capitulated ending 32 months of siege. Republicans fled as Franco’s troops marched into the capital amid cheers and flags. The fall follows the earlier seizure of Barcelona and signals possible Mediterranean concessions amid Axis power shifts.
Maharaja Ve Takes Second American Wife in Indore
Indore March 28 The young Maharaja Ve, son of the 1928 marriage to Nancy Miller that shocked the United States, announced he had married American Marguerite Lawler for mental peace. The ceremony reportedly occurred recently and the bride is expected to embrace Hinduism. The Maharaja’s father abdicated in 1921 after a scandal over a dancing girl, and the state covers 34,000 square miles with about 1,325,000 people.
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Indore
India
Maharaja Vewant of
Amery Nancy Miller
United
Steend India
Marguerite Lawler
Los Angeles
Kagal
Ty Rao Holkar
Berguam
Nap Ann Miller
Seattle
Bombay High Court
Madrajah
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Edgar Smart
Julia Wheaton
Alfred Woitchick
Brattleboro, Vt
Lois
Smart
Wojehick
Wilson
Thomas
UAW
CIO
Richard Frankensteen
Cleveland
Roland J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers Convention
Richard T. Frankensteen
Thomas’ Post
Ford Motor Co
Espana
General Franco
Curth
Col
Adolfo Parda
Rajah
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