Alfonso Buried In Church In Rome
In Rome on March 6 the former King Alfonso XIII of Spain was buried at the Spanish National Church in Monserrato after a brief funeral. His sons Juan and Jaime and his son-in-law Torlonia attended, with Spanish mission and diplomatic corps present. The service drew German and Italian officials, with leaders from Italy and the Vatican. Queen Victoria attended in mourning as Alfonso died Friday in exile.
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Alfonso XIII of
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Nazi Swarming Near Greek Frontier Deepens Balkan Crisis
The report notes Nazi forces moving into Bulgaria near the Greek border, with Yugoslavia poised to join the Axis after Romania Slovakia Hungary and Bulgaria. British officials in Athens bolster confidence of full crisis preparations as German troops approach Salonika and near the Dardanelles.
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Hungary
Bulgaria
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Britain
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John G. Dill
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Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Sofia
Plovdiv
Dardanelles
Italy
Dodgers in Havana Camp Enjoy Sun and Radio
In Havana Cuba the Dodgers players Joe Medwick Lew Riggs and Joe Gallagher are pictured relaxing in camp. They pose left to right enjoying the sun and a radio program during spring ball.
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Cuba
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Joe Gallagher
MEET THE STARS Robert Montgomery studies criminology for Rage in Heaven
Actor Robert Montgomery discusses criminology as a hobby between scenes on the MGM lot. He prepared for his gangster role by working with J Edgar Hoover and researching The Earl of Chicago, and did homework for Danny in Night Must Fall. His calm real life contrasts with his portrayed complex characters. He stars opposite Ingrid Bergman in Rage in Heaven, his first with her.
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Heaven
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Discovery
Scandinavia
Snowbound at Cumbres Pass Delays Denver Rio Grande Train
Four trainmen rode out a wind driven blizzard on 10,025 foot Cumbres pass Colorado in a snow bound caboose waiting for the storm to pass. Three other crew members found shelter in snow sheds after bucking through deep drifts and uncoupling the lead locomotive. The region faced a severe blizzard adding twelve inches of fresh snow to the eight foot depth. A rotary snow plow remained in Alamosa until the storm eased.
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British Aid To Greece Discussed By Eden And Greek Leaders
Informants in Athens say British aid to Greece in case of a clash with Bulgaria was discussed today by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden with Greek government and armed forces chiefs. Secret talks with King George II Premier Alexander Korizis and Generalissimo Alexander Papagos dominated the day.
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Athens
Anthony Eden
George II
Alexander Korizis
Alexander Papagos
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John Dill
Imperial General Staff
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Ankara
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Rumania
Black Sea
Verna
Bureas
Plants for Sale at Andersons Gardens
Advertisement lists fruit and vegetable plants for sale including bearing strawberries asparagus rhubarb dewberries gooseberries and onion sets from Andersons Gardens.
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Andersons Gardens
Turmoil and diplomacy as Axis pressure grows in Southeast Europe
Reports from Negotin Yugoslavia and Istanbul indicate British bombings near Ploesti and a disputed mediation offer by Germany to Turkey. Eden and Dill arrive in Athens amid German armored movements toward the Greek frontier, while observers speculate Eden’s visit links to bolstering Greece’s resistance with possible Anglo Italian peace dynamics.
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Italy
Bulgaria
Axis
Bombers Reported Near Greece and Bulgaria Amid Oil Field Blasts
British air activity reported over Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Explosions and fires said to have struck the Ploesti oil fields. Nazi units moved toward the Turkish frontier from Plovdiv as Bulgaria braces for possible war. Queen Joanna and royal family evacuated Sofia while King Boris consults with the British envoy.
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Ploesti
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Pardaneses
Sofia
Joanna
Simeon
Marie Louise
Boris
Rendel
Pender
Greece and Yugoslavia under Axis pressure in Balkans
Berlin and Rome push for new alignments as Greece faces possible peace talks under Eden while Yugoslavia appears set to join the Axis. Hitler seeks to pressure Greece via a threat on Bulgaria and to gain a corridor to the Aegean, promising Bulgaria territory and a return for Yugoslavia.
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Hitler
Bulgaria
Aegean
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Yugoslavia
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