Senate Approves 7 Billion British Aid Fund
A Senate appropriations subcommittee approved the 7 billion dollar British aid bill without change. William S. Knudsen testified the full amount would be committed in the fiscal year starting July 1 though spending may be phased. Democratic Leader Barkley predicted quick passage with minimal opposition and a Monday senate vote.
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Washington
Senate
Britain
House
Appropriations Committee
William S. Knudsen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Production
Knudsen
Stimson
Navy
Knox
George C. Marshall
Army
Senate Appropriations
White House
Barkley
Appropriations Subcommittee
Memphis Organizes Soldier Recreation
A citizens committee has set up headquarters in Ellis auditorium to promote and organize soldier recreation in Memphis. The effort follows recommendations from Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, commanding the Second Army, aiming to improve morale for troops in the city.
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Memphis
Ellis Auditorium
Citizens’ Committee
Ben Lear
Second Army
Ford and Union May Get Together in Detroit
James F. Dewey federal Labor Conciliator announced that prospects for an amicable adjustment of the dispute between the United Automobile Workers CIO and Ford Motor Co have been greatly enhanced by mediation conferences in recent weeks.
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Detroit
James F. Dewey
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Ford Motor Cp
British Raid on Lofoten Islands Stuns Nazi Supply Efforts
Spot photos show drums of oil from a Lofoten Island plant ready for shipment to Germany, destroyed by a British raid. British raiders executing a surprise attack burned huge storage tanks containing thousands of gallons.
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Lofoten Islands
Germany
Lofoten Island
Norwegian Isles
Norway
Strike End at Wright Field Ends 11 Day Walkout
AFL leader halts a 11 day strike slowing a $5.9 million Wright Field expansion project. Federal conciliator James F. Dewey reports Ford concessions ease CIO UAW threats and a plan to reinstate about 1,000 workers allegedly dismissed for union activity.
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Dayton
National Defense
AFL
Wright Field
Army Air Corps
Detroit
James F. Dewey
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Dewey
Dutch Legal Decree Grants Seyss-Inquart Power for Summary Justice
A day old decree in Amsterdam grants German High Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart authority to establish machinery for summary justice. It allows execution for serious offenses and the removal of Dutch officials as deemed necessary for public security.
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Netherlands
Terlin—P
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Italians face revolt as British forces press into Somaliland
London dispatch reports natives in Northern Italian Somaliland rising against Italian rule. Italian positions are described as encircled by advancing British Empire forces, signaling a growing regional conflict.
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London
Germans in Turkish Officers Disguises Arrested Near Thrace
Two German men wearing Turkish officer disguises were arrested in Thrace after frequent trips from Istanbul to the frontier raised suspicions. Authorities report they attracted attention during border-area travel.
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Thrace
Possemen Seek Young Mother and Child in Colorado Wilds
In Montrose Colorado signal fires glow as rangemen search the Uncompahgre basin for Laura Boyd 22 and her six year old daughter missing since Saturday. Burl Herman found the trail and led a search party while Otis Boyd reports his wife left after news of a mine job.
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Montrose
Colo
Lonely Horsefly Basin
Laura Boyd
Burl Herman
Boyds
Herman
Otis Boyd
Telluride
Boyd
Woman Forced to Drink Moonshine in City Court
A woman testified a man with a hoarse voice forced her at gunpoint to drink moonshine and hide a half pint bottle in her clothing. She was bound to the grand jury under $25 bond on liquor possessing charges. Patrolmen found her in a gutter. she admitted drunkenness. Three defendants pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and were fined $15 each.
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Jim Broyles
Bill Fletcher
Bank Robber Nets 742 In Bristol Hold Up
Unmasked bandit, aged 35 to 40, robbed the Franklin Savings and Loan Bank in Bristol last night. He took 742 dollars, locked two employees in an ante-room, and fled in a car after reading a newspaper while waiting for the manager. Police investigated in Gate City and Bristol, with no arrests announced.
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Bristol
Franklin Savings and Loan Bank
Lorena Morton
Max Rice
Rice
Miss Morton
George Washington
Washington
Gate City
Tenn
Franklin Trust Company
Fund Approved For Jackson Port Airport Improvement
The WPA announced total additional appropriations of 194,654 for the Jackson Tennessee airport. Construction had begun as a WPA project with Jackson city and Madison county contributing 59,000 and the WPA providing 66,000 for clearing grading draining lighting plumbing a hangar.
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Nashville
Jackson, Tenn
S.tate Pease
Madison County
Federal
Violent Nazi Assault On Plymouth Misses Royalty By Hours
Luftwaffe bombs Plymouth just hours after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited. The raid, one of the citys heaviest, hit streets and a hospital, with a theater destroyed and fires burning as rescue teams worked. Casualties were not expected to be heavy.
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England
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Royal Navy
Strait of Dover
London
Famed Attorney Malone Dies in Nashville
Thomas Henry Malone Jr a 69 year old attorney who aided Clarence Darrow in the Scopes defense died at his home after a long illness. A Vanderbilt graduate he taught equity jurisprudence at Vanderbilt since 1923 and had served as a special justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1917 and 1923 and led the state bar association in 1923.
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Nashville
Thomas Henry Malone, Jr
Clarence Darrow
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Malone
University of Berlin
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Law
Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee State Bar Association
Long Island Man Sought After Stabbing of Ed Morelock
Police searched for Buzz Mc Lain in connection with a Thursday night stabbing on Long Island. Ed Morelock 29 from Route 6 Rogersville was treated at Holston Valley Community hospital for a abdominal wound and listed in fair condition after overnight rest.
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Buzz” McLain
Ed Morelock
Long Island
Morelock
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Route 6
Rogersville
McLain
Gate City Hunts For Peeping Tom
Gate City Town Sergeant Clif ford F. Davidson warned a Tennessee man in his 30s seen with a handkerchief over his face is headed for trouble if he continues his tactics around Gate City. Officers have received complaints from Scott county residents and nearly nabbed the suspect.
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Times’ State News Service
Gate City
Clifford F. Davidson
Scott County
Davidson
Tennessee
Cash and drugs stolen in St. Paul Pharmacy break-in
Police report an undetermined amount of cash and drugs were taken in a break-in at the St. Paul Pharmacy. Entry was gained through a basement window.
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St. Paul
Times’ State News Service
Spring Arrives In Big Style At Tri City Airport Start
The weather marked the first day of spring with a 55.7 degree reading at Tri City Airport at 7:21 p.m. yesterday. Clear skies today brought a 48.8 degree morning as rain and cooler conditions were forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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Tri-City
Nurse Miss Daisy Roller Awarded $6180 in Chancery Suit
A $6180 judgment was given to nurse Miss Daisy Roller in chancery court against administrators of J. D. Thomas's estate. Roller claimed eight years of unpaid care for the late Sullivan County landowner, who died in 1939. The case follows a prior estate dispute resolved in favor of Elizabethtan relatives.
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Chancery Court
Miss Daisy Roller
J. D. Thomas
Sullivan County
Miss Roller
E. Ray Hauk
C. H. Massengill
Thomas
State Supreme Court
Italians Bombed Heavily In Africa
British imper ial forces re occupy Hargeisa in British Somaliland and seek contact with Berbera as RAF and South African airmen intensify bombardment of Italian positions around Cheren in Eritrea. They report many tons dropped in yesterday’s strikes challenging Cheren defenses on the railway to Asmara and Massaua.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hargeisa
RAF
Cheren
Eritrea
Asmara
Massaua
Red Sea
Glass Workers To Hold First Open Meeting
Blue Ridge Glass Workers Local No. 22618 A F of L will hold its first open meeting at 7 p m Saturday announced by union organizer W R Herrod. Raymond McClure is president Claud Mays recording secretary and Edd Stewart secretary treasurer urged attendance by all workers and members.
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Blue Ridge Glass Workers
A. F. of L
W. R. Herrod
Raymond McClure
Claud Mays
Edd Stewart
Herrod
House to Vote On 4 Billion Army Navy Fund
The appropriations committee recommends a 4 073 810 074 outlay for the army and navy to sustain a 4 000 000 man combat force. About half is direct cash. the rest in contracts to be funded later. Army funds cover 3 778 393 254 with bomber aircraft procurements and ordnance. Navy resources total 295 416 820 for anti aircraft guns and merchant vessel arming.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Atlantic Island
Alaska
Yugoslavia Swings Toward Axis Pact amid Cabinet resignations
Bitter strains in Yugoslavia push leaders toward joining the Rome Berlin Tokyo alliance despite a revolt by three anti Nazi ministers. Premier Dragila Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister Alesander Cincar Markovic likely depart for Vienna as Belgrade approves a passive but effective pro Axis program facilitating German support in Greece. Observers note rising Serb anger and a royal council move to align with Germany and Italy. A Japanese fleet was reportedly sighted near southeast China.
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Adolf Hitler
Greece
Dragila Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
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Belgrade
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