Hitler Defends Austrian Move and New Elections
Adolf Hitler told a crowded Reichstag in Berlin that Austria’s absorption into Germany saved thousands of lives. He claimed 75 million behind him and warned democracies, thanked Italy’s Mussolini, and announced April 10 elections as Austria votes on union.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Austria
Fuehrer
Brenner Pass
Italy
Messsolini
Hitler
Reichstag
Kroil Opera House
Schuschnigg
Schuschnige
Berchtesgaden
Spain
Poland
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Wheeler calls Senate lobby committee a one sided kangaroo court
Senator Wheeler accuses the lobby committee led by Senator Minton of browbeating witnesses and pursing a one sided inquiry. He demands investigations into White House assurances and outside groups while Minton questions Wheeler's ties to the so called social lobby.
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Senate Lobby Committee
Wheeler
Washington, Mar
D-Mont
Senate
Minton
D-Ind
Edward A. Rumely
National Committee
White House
American Farm Bureau
Federation of Labor
The
Veterans Bureau
Organization of Veterans Employes
Alice Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
House
United States Senate
Summerfield scholarships exams set in six Kansas cities
Preliminary exams for the Summerfield scholarship nominees will be held tomorrow for 317 high school seniors across six Kansas cities including Lawrence. About 100 nominees from the surrounding area will test under University faculty Prof. J. H. Nelson and Prof. C. D. Clark. Dodge City tests will be led by Prof. Olin Templin.
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Summerfield
Kansas Cities
Lawrence
J. H. Nelson
C. D. Clark
Chanute
Colby
Dodge City
Salina
Wichita
Olin Templin
K.U. Endowment Association
University of Kansas
Solon Summerfield
K.A
New York
Roosevelt backs middle course between internationalism and isolation
President Roosevelt called Secretary Hulls speech excellent and said it charts a middle course for America between internationalism and isolation. The remarks frame US foreign policy as balancing engagement with global trends while preserving independence.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Hull
America
Testimony Promises Four More Years of Victory Creed
A political figure vows to march to the polls to testify to a creed promising another four years to complete tasks, declaring One people One reich Germany and Hail victor. The address ends with a triumphant call and salute.
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Greater Reich
Stee
Reich
Germany
Victor
Roosevelt Opposes Immediate Wage Cuts for Rail Workers
President Roosevelt, at a press conference, said a wage cut for railroad workers would be inadvisable. He noted he had not considered this aspect of the railroad problem and discussed a federal agency to promote consolidation and reorganization. The new committee, including Splawn Eastman and Mahaffie, may propose measures to stabilize railroads and safeguard workers.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Chicago
W. M. W. Splawn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Walter M. W. Splawn
Joseph B. Eastman
Charles D. Mahaffie
Mr. Roosevelt
Splawn
Halt Plot On Vargas Assassination Foiled In Brazil
Rio de Janeiro police announce a fascist plan to kill President Getulio Vargas and trigger revolts in several provinces. Three thousand dagger swastikas were seized from Plinio Salgada’s home. he fled and was declared a fugitive. Embassies denied he sought asylum, and raids interrupted the plot’s timing for March 11.
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Rio de Janeiro
Crh
Getulio Vargas
Plinio Salgada
Integralist
Salgada
Vargas
Chamberlain Acts to Prevent War and Bombing
Britain acts beyond the League of Nations on the Polish Lithuanian dispute to deter war and seeks Vatican aid with France to halt Spain’s bombing of Barcelona. Chamberlain says conditions Poland listed remain unspecified while warning against broader demands.
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London
Mar
Chamberlain
Britain
Spain
House of Commons
League of Nations
Memel
Baltic
Lithuania
East Prussia
France
Vatican
Barcelona
Poland
Warsaw
Czechoslovakia
Franco
League of Nations Council
Senate OKs transferring agencies without ratification
The Senate voted 43 to 39 to let the President transfer and consolidate federal agencies without congressional ratification, rejecting Wheeler's amendment requiring early congressional review. The move marks a major test for the government reorganization bill amid looming changes to many departments.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Chamber
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
House
Minton
Dind
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Labor Department
Schuschnigg May Leave Austria Not Ruled Out
Vienna reports indicate Kurt Schuschnigg may be allowed to stay in Austria under Nazi control. Officials said a trial or expulsion seemed unlikely, as Seyss-Inquart and cabinet members flew to Berlin for Hitler’s Reichstag address. Austria’s railways, bank, and army staffs are being merged into Germany.
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Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Propaganda Ministry
Schuschnigg
Arthur Seyz-Inquart
Poland Braces as Baltic Border Crisis Looms
Warsaw reports complete mobilization along the Lithuanian frontier. A commander-in-chief is named to lead Poland if war erupts, with Smigly-Rydz cornering final decisions. Lithuania faces Polish demands, ultimatums set for 9 p.m. Saturday, while Germany and France weigh moves.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lithuania
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Planne
Wilno
Berlin
Germany
Free City
Danzig
Joseph Besk
Swinemuende
Nazi Party
Memel
Britain’s Cabinet Split Over Pledge to Czechs
Amid pressure from a faction led by War Minister Hore-Belisha and backed in Parliament, Prime Minister Chamberlain weighs pledging aid to Czechoslovakia if Nazi aggression escalates. Some sources expect silence until a cabinet meeting, others anticipate a definite aid pledge or even an alliance tied to minority protections.
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Chamberlain
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Leslie Hore-Belisha
France
Adolf Hitler
House committee to advance flood control and harbor projects
Chairman Mansfield of the rivers and harbors committee said a 20 million dollar flood control and harbor bill would be recommended within a few weeks. The measure aims to fund flood control and river and harbor work through the upcoming session.
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House
Mansfield
D.-Tex
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Traveling Men to Be Entertained Tonight
Lawrence travelers who live in the city will attend a smoker tonight at the Eldridge hotel hosted by the Chamber of Commerce good will committee. The event aims to connect travelers with local business and professional men and enlist them as community ambassadors. The program begins at 8 with welcomes by Dolph Simons, followed by a brief program and a Dutch lunch.
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Lawrence
Eldridge
Good Will Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Dolph Simons
Simons
New Telephone Directory Goes To Press Soon
Southwestern Bell Telephone district manager J. W. McCoy urges readers to contact the telephone office immediately to arrange changes in listings or directory service for the upcoming directory issue.
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J. W. McCoy
Dist
Southwestern Bell Telephone, Co
Adv
Average stock averages with repair note at Green Bros
The report shows an average of 60 stocks at 40.2 with yesterday at 42.2. A note on washer repairing appears under Green Bros indicating service activity or stock adjustments.
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Green Bros
Spanish Rebels Stating Heavy Losses Near Caspe Front
Spanish insurgents claim 2000 government troops, mostly foreign volunteers, were killed in the capture of Caspe 47 miles from the eastern sea board. Francoists push toward the Mediterranean, encircling Caspe and Alcazar, while Burgos says Spain will be a bulwark of civilization.
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Hendaye
Fance
Mar
Caspe
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Spain
Burgos
France
Europe
Montalban-Alcaniz-Caspe
Alcarisa
Franco
Lawrence Hobby Fair planned with broad civic support
Lawrence prepares for the seventh Hobby Fair with 1500 county school dodgers distributed by County Superintendent Harold Fisher. Ralph E. Graber leads as general chairman with H L Sutherland and Mrs L H Menger as vice chairs and A E Woestemeyer as secretary treasurer. Civic groups invited include Chamber of Commerce American Legion Kiwanis Rotary Business and Professional Women Cooperative Club Woman's City Club AAUW and VFW.
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Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Baldwin
Eudora
Big Springs
Lecompton
Haskell
Oread
Ralph E. Graber
H. L. Sutherland
L. H
Chamber of Commerce
Amerian Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Kiwanis
Rotary
Business and Professional Women
Cooperative Club
Woman’s City Club
American Association of University Women
Veterans of the Foreign Wars
Two Army Fliers Die In Plane Collision Near Fort Stotsenburg
Two United States army observation planes locked wings in midair near Fort Stotsenburg during a routine flight. Second Lieut. William McBee of Parsons Kansas and Pvt Harold Northquest of Marion Ohio were killed. Second Lieut. Joseph Nazzaro survived with serious injuries after parachuting. Sergeant Nelson, Nazzaro's observer, made a safe parachute jump. An army statement cited an updraft causing the collision. McBee was an United States Military Academy graduate and unmarried.
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Manila
Mar
United States Army
Fort Stotsenburg
William McBee
Parsons
Kan
Harold Northquest
Marion
Joseph Nazzaro
Nelson
Nazzaro
Army
McBee
Northquest
United States Military Academy
B. B. McBee
Eureka Springs
Ark
Hoover Flies to London Before Returning Home
Herbert Hoover arrived in London by plane from Stockholm today and plans to sail home on the liner Normandie next Wednesday. He is the former U S president and is traveling for a stay in Europe before returning to the United States.
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Hoover
London
Herbert Oover
Stockholm
United States
Normandie
Relief Roll Cut Ordered April 1 in Douglas County
Douglas county will drop about 75 employable direct relief recipients from the county rolls on April 1. The action, approved by the board of county commissioners and announced by welfare director Mrs. Mildred Watson, aims to push able workers toward employment as spring opens. The move could save roughly 750 to 1,000 dollars monthly in relief costs while leaving about 675 cases on direct relief for general assistance, the aged, the blind, and dependent children.
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Douglas County
Mildred Watson
Board of County Commissioners
County
Reed to Speak at Chamber Luncheon on Business Dictators
Clyde M. Reed, former governor and Parsons Sun publisher, will headline the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday at the Bedridge hotel. The event at 12:20 p.m. will address This Business Dictators with Reed noted as a former judge and Kansas Utilities chair. Reservations may be made at the Chamber office or by calling 485.
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Clyde M. Reed
Parsons Sun
Chamber of Comsmerce
Bedridge
Reed
Agi Ulity
Kansas Oast of Industrial Relations
Kansas Utilities Commission
Chamber of Commerce
March flareback softens Kansas weather outlook
Topeka reports a mild March flareback with below freezing temps in the west and 38 to 40 degrees in the east and south. Showers forecast for the southeast tonight while Saturday brings fair and warmer conditions. Clouds and strong winds may cause dust in the western half.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D
Flora
Japanese Army Captures Lincheng Near Vital Rail Hub
Chinese frontier report says Japanese forces seized Lincheng in southern Shantung within 50 miles of Suchow, closing on the Lunghai and Pukow lines. A mechanized unit advanced 20 miles from Tenghsien as part of a campaign to disrupt the Lunghai railway corridor. The clock invention is attributed to Pope Silvester II in 996 AD.
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Peiping
Lincheng
Shantung Province
Suchow
Tientsin
Silvester II
Weather forecast for Kansas shows clouds and cooler turn
The Kansas forecast calls for cloudy and colder conditions with showers in the southeast tonight. Saturday should be fair and slightly warmer. Morning weather ranges from clear to cloudy in Wichita and Garden City with partial cloudiness at Manhattan. Dirt roads are listed as good. Temperatures report yesterday's high at 62 and a low around 58 today with noon readings pending.
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Kansas
Wichita
Garden City
Manhattan
Owen
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