German U boats surge as war of subs looms in North Sea
British intelligence reports a new wave of German submarines building through Kiel into the North Sea and Atlantic. Neutral officers say more than half the subs emerged this winter and that Germany may be close to a general offensive. The Heddernen carrier was torpedoed near Kattegat as Britain readies to counter subs with destroyers, chasers, and armed merchantmen.
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London
Britain
Germany
North Sea
Atlantic
Atteks
Hroyd Hue
Corman
Fisking
Kiel Canal
SCAS
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Scandinavia
Reich
Krupp and
Skoda
Toggery Faces Cool Greeting On Easter Day
A cold northern air mass brings wintry conditions for Easter parades with only the West Coast and Gulf region spared. Kingsport reports a 29.8 degree low and a 42 degree high with no rainfall in the prior 24 hours.
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Toggery
Wakter
Kligsport
Gulf
McNellar
Kingsport
Canada to vote in wartime ballot next Tuesday
Canada faces a wartime election as 6.6 million voters, million-strong, prepare to decide Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King’s Liberal government amid Conservative and Ontario criticism of the war effort. The seven-week race builds to mass meetings in major cities.
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Dominion
King
Ottawa
Canada
Pennie
W. L. MackKenzie
Ontario
Garner Pictured as Behind Liberalism Move in Campaign
Washington report on Senator Sheppard praising John Nance Garner as a key liberal program voice and potential successor to the presidency. The piece notes Van Nuys urging Farley to resign as DNC chair while Farley seeks the Democratic nomination. Also mentions a separate auction sale: a Paul Revere silver pitcher bought in New York for $1,000.
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Washington
Garner
Sheppard
Fils
Exan
Lady Shepydel
NBC
Congress
John Nance Garner
Texas
Aft
Jon Nance Garner
van’ Nuys
Y-Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Jines A. Farley
Farley
Nww York
Paul Revere
New England
New York
Roosevelt's veto faces trade pact standoff in Congress
Washington March 2b A brief wire spread says President Roosevelt would veto a bill requiring Senate ratification of trade agreements even as House moves to extend the program for three years. Secretary Hull backs the plan, while foreign relations chair Pittman argues the present program is unconstitutional though Norris favors ratification as an alternative to tariff bills.
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Washington
Capitol Pail
Roosevelt
Legignition
Congress
Hull
House
Senaire
Baseliriefs
Chaiman Fittman
D.-Mev
Foreign Relations Committee
Norris
ind.-Neb
Pittman
Juvenile Schools Lacking Progress in Tennessee
Nashville reports show Tennessee juvenile reform schools generally fail to provide well rounded training programs and often function as custodial facilities. The Osborne Association cites limited professional achievement across facilities, with only one notable example cited at Ormsby Village Kentucky and Polk County efforts described as hindered by management and policy influences.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Osborne
Opened Information Agency of
New York
Lotly
Koertuelsyce
Ormsby Village
Anchorape
Lewisville
Jefferson County
Reconciliation Courts Seen as Aid In Curbing Divorces
Chicago March 23 Judge Joseph Sabath, famed for handling many divorce pleas, says reconciliation courts could curb U S divorce problems. He notes his 30 years in Cook County judicial service and plans for a court to restore harmony before filings, with a non punitive petition process. About 1 000 officials and 70 couples will honor him at a dinner Monday.
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U.S
Chicago
Supersior
Joseph Sabath
Reconciliation Court
Cook County
Sabath
Somoiol
Army Pilot Uninjured After Plane Crashes on Long Island
Lieut. L. B. Storm of the United States Army Air Corps escaped injury when his all metal Curtiss Hawk army monoplane crashed in a soft field three miles west of Horse Creek road on Long Island. The aircraft suffered propeller blade damage and stabilizer damage, while the fuselage rover was crushed but did not injure the pilot. Storm had departed from Oklahoma City for Langley Field and planned a Knoxville refuel stop but lost radio beam guidance and miscaptured his course.
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L. B. Storm
United States Army Air Corps
Long Island
Horse Creek Road
Storm
Oklahoma City
Okla
Langley Field
Knoxville
Ton
Fire damages business building in downtown Kingsport
A midnight blaze at Bon-Ton Cleaners on Commerce Street near Market damaged the loft and a clothes rack, with total damage estimated at 1500 dollars. Fire originated between the ceiling and roof amid cleaning rooms, spreading to the roof of the building owned by State Senator William Buckles. Two other alarms at 2 p.m. reported trash fires behind municipal businesses with no damage.
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Kingsport
Bon-Ton Cleaners
Commerce Street
Market
Lass
Wm. Buckles
Rove Pyle
Pyle
Parks Belle and Middle Electric Co
Pyte
Parks Belle
Electric
Man Who Gave Away Chickens Put in Coop
New York May 28 1930s chaotic scene at Rockefeller Center as four performers in Sanua Clara garb with an Indian headress parade a wrecking wagon and attempt to distribute 600 live chickens with the aim of bringing world peace. A Santa Claus figure shouts promises of free birds to bystanders and hands out chickens from crates while police intervene as crowds gather.
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Joan Paarkis
New York
Mavely
Rockefeller Center
Tim Banta Claus
Plaga
Santa Claus
Sante Wo
Hockaday
Army Navy plan to revise plane purchases
The Army and Navy will shift to speed British and French orders and free up planes for sale abroad. The policy, developed with Treasury, calls for transferring near completion aircraft to allies and selling newer models abroad. Details expected next week from the military committee.
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ARMY
NAVY
Washington
Gettlig
Treasury
Orleans
Europe marks Easter amid war and calls for peace
Europe observes Easter under war clouds with Masses in Jerusalem and Vatican City. Pope Pius XI plans a peace appeal from St Peter’s, as Lent ends and churches ring bells. Strasbourg Cathedral choir returns to Notre Dame amid calls for harmony and renewal.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peters
Rome
France
Strasbourg
Reynaud Hastes War on Germany in France's new cabinet
Paris March 23 Paul Reynaud, sworn in as premier with broad backing, outlines plans to speed up war against Germany. He meets army and navy leaders and cabinet members to push action, aiming to strengthen his grip before the chamber reconvenes April 2. Officials say a major land offensive is unlikely and stress increasing France’s efficiency.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Tower House
Prances Army
Jnner
Reynaud
France
Nye Warns U S Follows 1914 Path Toward War
Senator Gerald Nye told a Kings audience that the United States again risks entanglement by war in Europe. He argued Roosevelt policies push America toward involvement, criticizing cash and carry and warning of a broader swing into European conflict. The talk echoed 1917 tensions and urged strict nonintervention.
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United States
Kingstore
Gerald P. Nye
Elvie
Diakala
Nedrawih Wonparison Delate
Stites
Troosevelt
Europe
Ihe
Ddlsa
Roosevelt
Wa Hix
Belliger
NYE
USSR Premier Denies Berlin Visit Rumor
The Ammediited Press reports rumors of Vyacheslav Molotov visiting Berlin to meet Adolf Hitler. Tass, the Soviet news agency, stated such rumors have no foundation, easing tensions on the eve of Easter weekend.
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Ussr
Berlin
Russia
Geremany
Fueture
Vyacher+laff Molotoff
Ure Gereman
Adolf Hitler
Tass
Germany
Ukraine
Planes Fly Over Holland In Early Morning Probe
Planes from foreign powers were sighted over the northeastern Dutch provinces Groningen Friesland and Drenthe as they moved southwestward. Reports came from multiple stations including Winshoten Krief Dakkum and Leeuwanten with Friesland noting several machines lying to the southwest. The incidents occurred just before and shortly after midnight as authorities monitored suspected incursions into Dutch airspace.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Groningen
Friesland
Drenthe
Holland
Winshoten
Ree
Dakkum
Leeuwanten
Berlin Setback as War Worries Spill Across Nations
Berlin's stance to counter reports of Molooff’s war move and a potential Berlin visit dominates dispatches. Britain fears a new undersea war with German subs threatening North Sea shipping while France solidifies Pal Rav en Lo's cabinet push. London readies U boat patrols. internal unrest in Britain and its dominions grows. Gandhi weighs civil disobedience as Canada tests anti war sentiment. News from New York notes Berlin setback on page 1.
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Berlin
Molooff
Germany
Britain
France
Pal Raven
Paraneurday
Reneissimo
Maurice Gustave Amcilnhere
London
U-boalis Herows
Derseyu
Gormeny
Sedna Vie
Britaby
Darhisour
Hue
Jindis
Mostamdas G. Gandhi
Cadbury Treeden
Canada
Poe Sriment
Bertinay
Weligerest
New York
United
Sue Berlin
Backers of Uninstructed Delegations Brace for Hull Help
Tennessee Democrats debate whether to seat 22 delegates pledged to Cordell Hull or a Roosevelt aligned, with strong sentiment for an uninstructed slate if Roosevelt does not signal preference. Leaders anticipate potential factional strife while planning the 22 delegate allocation.
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Tennessee
Hull
Bon J. Lynch
Nashville
Miox
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Waydrow Steele
State Committee
Stone
Hil
Mn Roosevelt
Chalymat Steele
Vonnnitteewaman
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Vhemmens Shin
Long Eshuid
Gomuleyetd
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Poliliewl
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Joventlm Schogls
Woody Hockaday
Broadway
Prince of
Pees
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christ
Congresvmin
B. Frank Whelehal
Georgia
Atlanta
Nyé
Moscow
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Childress
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Memphis
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