British Advance Near Addis Ababa Amid Ethiopian Front
British and South African forces push west of Addis Ababa toward Italian East Africa. Reports say railway links from Addis Ababa are severed and Italian positions in Eritrea and Libya face advancing pressure. Observers note ongoing bombardment and prisoner killings amid shifting fronts.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nile
Italian East Africa
Ethiopia
Asma Eatiuub
Fritrea
Middle East
Uatane
Diredawa
Une
Addis Abadive
Jibuati
Developng
Euloplian
Wibet Rex
Aliddie Fast
Apulia
Dodecanese
Jxis
Matta
Obsery
Hai Ad Sand
Ssce
ALF Co
Cheren
Eri
Remé
Jans Couls
Mas
Addis Ababa
Tong
British seize Diredawa as rail corridor advances to Aby Ethiopia
British forces announce occupation of Dire Dawa on March 20 and extend control of the railway link from Addis Ababa to Djibouti. The move marks a strategic milestone in the inland corridor project and expands the imperial reach in the region.
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Diredatca
Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Diredawa
Ond Ababa
Jibuti
Ade Ababa
Ethiopia
Mare
Naren
Addis Ababa
Eritrea
Cheren
Asmara
Italians Claim Gains in Eritrean Battle
The report notes Italian advances in an Eritrean engagement with no final outcome. It mentions a British move weeks after a month and potential progress near a key city. An Italian submarine was said to have sunk a medium tonnage ship in the Atlantic. German air raids were reported on Malia.
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Rome
Uitle
Heren
Unis
Atlantic
Malia
Yugoslav Frontiers Under Protective Measures Amid War Talks
Reports from Belgrade describe Yugoslav authorities balancing Entente ties with recent German Italian pressure as Hungary and Yugoslavia brace for possible conflict. A Nazi representative arrived to discuss shipment of beef quotas to Bulgaria while mass exodus of German and Italian nationals continued.
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Amd Tal
Rean
Et Sugoslavia
Entente
Balmente
Hungary
Uslavia
1 Poliy Militar
Ovef
Germany
Ugoslav
Neanx
Berlin
Bulgaria
German fuel supply to troops in Bulgaria alleged by Berlin
Berlin charges that Sert forces, aided by local officers, attacked German nationals in Banat and nearby towns. The report claims homes were looted and Germans mistreated as streets in a central city area were reported to have been set alight.
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Bulgaria
Berlin
Nati Uncwhiliv
Banat
Gross
Zetechkerek
Bridal gown saved from parachute fabric used for wedding dress
Evanston Alabama March wedding tale centers on a gown made from a parachute Richard K West once used to bail out of a plane Betty Lingle the bride wore the transformed fabric with praise from guests. Nearby Spokane and Kansas State College notes accompany a day of varied brief items including a jar of local anecdotes.
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Evanston
Richard K. West
Betty Lingle
West
Firefighter Walton on First Furlough Joins Alarm
Newburyport Massachusetts March 31 Volunteer Fireman Curtis Walton recently inducted into the Army on his first furlough rushed to respond to a fire. He was the first aboard the apparatus while chatting in the fire station.
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Whattan
Kan
W.E Grimes
Kansas State College
New York
Frank Donadio
Staten Island
William Walsh
Walsh
Donadio
Newburyport
Mass
Curtis Walton
Army
Walton
Marksmen Fire Over 100000 Bullets At Chicago Event
More than 100000 bullets were fired in three days by 544 marksmen at the University of Chicago during the Midwest rifle shooting championships.
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Chicago
Universiy of
New York Central station master ends 45 years service
William A. Cramer will retire as station master after 82 years with Grand Central Terminal and 45 years as railroad man. He began as station master in 1908 and signals the last train at 6 PM sending off the 20th Century Limited. Edward J. Connors to succeed him. Cramer a Yonkers resident. 3 KILLED IN CRASH Coburg Ont scene includes John Jewel A W Patterson Derwood Dafoe.
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New York
William A. Cramer
Grand Central Terminal
Cramer
20Th Century ‘Limited
New York Central
Yonkers
Edward J. Connors
Coburg
Ont
Here
John Jewel
A. W. Patterson
Peterboro
Derwood Dafoe
Toronto
Full Bulgar Mobilization Reported In Yugoslavia War Tensions
Reports say Germany massed artillery and troops to move war materiel through Yugoslavia for an attack on Greece. Nazi informants claim 16 000 to 20 000 Germans faced anti German outbreaks prompting orders to leave Yugoslavia. Yugoslav and German officials clashed over visas and calls to end generosity as relations deteriorate.
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Germany
Yugoslavia
Greece
Reich
Ivo Andric
Belgrade
Foreign Office
Refu
Victor von Heeren
Berlin
Elst
Yugoslovakia
Croatia
Nestspa
Gardists
Protests Riot Coverage Dominate Nazi Era Headlines
Newspapers lead with Yo suke Matsuoka departure for Italy while highlighting space given to reports of orbs mistreating Germans and to serious riots in Yugoslavia, underscoring the regime’s view of deteriorating developments.
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Italy
Yosuke Matsuoka
Yugoslavia
Workman Refuses to Talk in Schultz Slaying Case
Suspect Charles Workman known as The Bug appeared in a Brooklyn lineup and refused to answer questions. He faces extradition to New Jersey over the Arthur Schultz slaying and is already a material witness in a related Brooklyn murder case. A separate 1936 Rosen murder link to Murder, Inc. remains under New York charges. Also reported a fatal crash near Salamanca when a truck veered off the highway, killing driver Carroll Webster, 26.
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Workman
Schultz
Charles
the Bug
Michael Ledden
Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn
New Jersey
New York
Joseph Rosen
Murder, Inc
Dreadful Air Attacks Hit UK and French Ports in Night Raids
German heavy bombing pounded Dover coast and Brest while British bombers struck Calais Boulogne Le Havre and Bristol docks. Reports say 126000 tons of British ships sunk in convoys since March 22 with fires and damaged houses and no casualties in UK areas.
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Channel
French
Dover
Messerschmitt
Brest
Air Ministry
Calais
le Havre
Boulogne
Ministry of Information
Britain
London
England
Scotland
Bristol
CCC Enrollment Marks Eighth Birthday with Record Growth
Washington marks eight years of the Civilian Conservation Corps as it reports 275000 enrollees in 1500 camps. Director J J McEntee cites 118492 miles of truck trails 6000000 erosion checks 84737 miles of telephone lines 101 radio stations 24969 767 rods of fence 68 airplane landing fields and 2060403000 trees planted plus 6273 odd man days spent lighting forest fires.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
J. J. McEntee
British Bomber Sinks German Sub Vessel Off Loire Estuary
Report says a British bomber sank a German anti submarine vessel off the Loire River Estuary with a single bomb. German High Command claims the sinking of 75 000 tons of shipping, most from a strongly protected convoy.
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London
Loire River
France
High Command
Nazis Report Raid on Shetland Isles
German air force attacked Army radio stations in Northern Scotland and the Shetland Islands with visible success, the High Command said. Mines were dropped in British ports, and the Luftwaffe struck two Malta airports and British troops in North Africa. No British planes entered German territory yesterday or last night.
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Berlin
Scotland
Shetland Islands
High Command
Daily War Bulletin
Luftwaffe
Malta
North Africa
German Bombers Hit Two Large Merchant Ships
German bombers reportedly inflicted serious damage on two large merchant ships, one in the Atlantic and the other near the Thames mouth northward.
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Atlantic
Thames Mouth
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Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Stradis
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Dragisa Cvetkovic
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Cingar Higrkevie
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Pt A
Spokane
R. R. Rogers
Paine
Gondar
Asmar
Sau
Miles
East Africa
Saudi Arabia
Aliland
Hargeisa
N.Y
Ambassador von Heeren
Salamanca
Casrall Webster
Great Valley
City
Webster
Cincinnati
Fonda Motor Gargo., Inc
Genesee Street
Parkhurst Motors, Inc
Frank Saxton
Madison St
Genesee St
CCC
Shetland Isles
Thomas
Syracuse
State Tower
Wells & Coverly
Stein Bloch
Prise
Choe
Salina St
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