Senators Defeat Bans on Convoys Amid Navy Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected two anti convoy proposals and declined hearings and reporting on the measures. Secretary Hull warned passage would be misunderstood abroad as Roosevelt presses patrols and possible transfer of coast guard vessels to the navy amid Axis scrutiny and war zone activity.
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Pacific
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Viscount Halifax
Welles
Gate City Votes on Liquor Referendum Gains Approval
Gate City Virginia faces a two question corporation ballot on beer and wine plus hard liquor. Circuit Judge E T Carter approved the petitions setting a referendum date 60 to 90 days from April 21 with June 20 or later as potential timing. If the town wets beer and wine before June 24 the liquor store may stay open.
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Hess Receives Falangist Leader in Munich Meeting
German news dispatch reports Adolf Hitler deputy Rudolf Hess with Robert Ley greeting Salvador Marino of the Falange in Munich this morning. The encounter underscores Spanish fascist ties during the period.
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Salvador Marino
Operators Union Agree To Temporary Wage Boost In Dixie Mines
News reports say Dixie area operators and the United Mine Workers jointly agreed to reopen southern mines on a temporary one dollar per day wage increase. Talks aim to finalize a two year wage scale in New York May 12, with northern mines already under new rates.
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L. T. Putman
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Roosevelt
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British Envoy Stranded In Albania After Sub Escape Fails
Ronald Ian Campbell the British minister to Yugoslavia and about 40 officials and diplomats from Greece Belgium Poland and others were stranded in Durazzo Albania after a submarine escape attempt failed. They were moved from Dubrovnik and found in a hotel by foreign correspondents. The submarine disappeared when Italian soldiers approached the dock.
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Pepper Seeks End to Poll Tax Opposition
Senator Claude Pepper urged removal of the poll tax as a voting prerequisite and said he faced requests not to oppose it while in Nashville. He spoke at a Democratic women’s conference urging Roosevelt to declare a national emergency and mobilize strength to confront threats, calling for a purge of disloyal elements and a militant stand by democracies.
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Two Men Die in Small Plane Crash Near Oneida
In Oneida Tennessee a small airplane crashed a few miles south of town killing George T. Webb 42 a Oneida lumberman and mine operator and W C Towle 28 a Knoxville battery company rep. The wreckage was found with details pending investigation. Webb owned the plane and held a private pilot license.
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Bids Sought for Sullivan Airport Road Paving
Nashville announced bids for paving the Sullivan County airport road linking the Johnson City highway with the Tri Cities airport and used by Kingsport motorists. The 9.39 mile road from Johnson City highway to Bristol highway near Blountville forms part of a $240 000 state highway program this season.
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Rivers and Harbors Panel OKs omnibus bill for canal projects
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved an omnibus bill to authorize navigation and power development work costing about 500 million dollars. It includes the Florida ship canal and the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway.
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Florida Ship Canal
Book Rental Plan For Tennessee Schools Proposed
Governor Cooper announced a state supervised rental system for school books to supplement the existing three grade free text program. The plan would start with the next school session and aims to provide books to parents at about one third of the purchase price.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Cooper
Tennessee Wins Disputed Land Settlement Over Islands
The six year Arkansas Tennessee land dispute over Moss Island in Dyer county near the Obion river and Forked Deer Island in Lauderdale county ends with Tennessee keeping jurisdiction. Arkansas paid $287.54 in Supreme Court fees, finalizing the case first brought in 1935.
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Nashville Bar Exam Board Weighs 145 Applications
The state board of bar examiners met today to review 145 applications for admission to the bar. Members include R. A. Davis of Athens A. B. Broadbent of Clarksville and R. I. Moore of Memphis.
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State Board of Bar Examiners
R. A. Davis
Athens
A. B. Broadbent
Clarksville
R. I. Moore
Memphis
Nazis In Finland Russia Halts War Material Transit
The report notes German troops moving north through Finland and Russia banning war material transit. British losses include sinking 35,265 tons of ships and three merchantmen totaling 9,500 tons. Greece falls to Axis, with 5,000 British and Serb prisoners.
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Germans Renew Violent Raids On British Port
The Plymouth area bore the brunt of a blistering four hour Nazi raid last night the fifth in eight nights. British claims list seven raiders shot down including five over Plymouth. RAF and air ministry reports note raids on southwest England East Anglia and South Wales and Mannheim bombing with new super bombs.
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Man Faces Trial On Five Counts
Fred Colliers, 23, of Long Island, is to stand trial on five charges including highway robbery, ferocious assault, public drunkenness, public profanity, and breaking in an automobile. Warrants were issued recently and preliminary hearings are set for this afternoon before Magistrates T Mackerton, George E Bradley, and M M Chase. Deputies W L Frazier, Elmer Roberson, and Tom Bragg arrested him after a days‑long manhunt.
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George E. Bradley
M. M. Chase
W. L. Frazier
Elmer Roberson
Tom Bragg
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