Prague Frontiers Roil As Nazi Campaign Expands
Prague reports show border riots as the Nazi regime intensifies anti Jewish actions in Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia. Gestapo sweeps raid homes arrest thousands and seize assets while Jews face confiscations and restricted emigration efforts amid growing fear.
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Moravia
Slovakia
Gestapo
Maehrisch-Ostrau
Santo Domingo
Brattislava
Hilinka
Austria
Bratislava
Danube
Hungary
Hlinka
Hlinka Guard
Britain Urges Action as Hitler Greeted in Moravia
Berlin reports Britain and France push to recall ambassadors after Hitler’s protectorate moves alarm Western powers. Daladier seeks emergency powers in France to bolster defenses, while Prague faces riots and Czech industry Aryanization. European states fear broader conflict as Germany presses advance.
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Regions
Fair and colder tonight with Saturday fair and continued in the region. Rising temperatures expected Sunday. High pressure from British Columbia to Florida gives way to low pressure east of Canada and the Southwest. Light snow noted from the eastern Lake region to Ohio Valley and westward to the Rockies, with milder readings in the West Gulf states and far Northwest.
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British Columbia
President Roosevelt to be away from capital for much of April
The White House announced that President Roosevelt will travel to Georgia Alabama Virginia and New York in April. He leaves March 29 for Warm Springs Georgia staying to April 10 then visits Mt Vernon Virginia April 14 for a Washington election anniversary address. He spends April 28 at Hyde Park New York and attends the World’s Fair opening in New York City two days later greeting the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway.
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Alabama
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Hyde Park
N. Y
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Justice Butler Observes 78th Birthday
March 17 associates note Associate Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler turns 78 today. No special celebration planned as the court remains in recess.
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Justice Butler
Washington
Supreme Court
Pierce Butler
Daladier Seeks Dictatorial Powers for France
Premier Edouard Daladier and his Cabinet plan to ask Parliament for dictatorial powers to mobilize workers and troops and rule in all defense matters for up to two years without Parliament. Immediate debate is expected, following concerns over Germany's Czech takeover and the cabinet's need to withstand the European crisis.
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U.P
Edouard Daladier
France
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Daladiex
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Daladier
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Tax receipts down 25 percent in early March period
Washington reports that in the first 15 days of March come tax collections fell about 25 percent below the same period last year. Returns, while modestly higher than treasury experts expected, will influence administration tax revision and business "appeasement" plans.
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Washington
Treasury
Mussolini Ready to Press Demands on France
Rome dispatches report Premier Benito Mussolini near announcing colonial claims on France as the Rome Berlin axis gains strength. A March 26 open air rally is planned to mark the Fascist corps anniversary with Mussolini to speak on Italy natural aspirations.
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Benito Mussolini
France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Rome-Berlin
Great Britain
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Mussolini
Italy
Fascist Combat Corps
Bricker Attacks Rising Federal Spending In Sandusky
Governor John W. Bricker, speaking at the Firelands Draft Horse Society banquet before about 2000 attendees, warned that growing federal expenditures threaten local government and home rule, saying democracy relies on empowered cities and counties.
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John W. Bricker
Bricker
Firelands Draft Horse Society
Gov. Bricker
Gov Fitzgerald Dies Suddenly in Michigan Change of Leadership
Michigan Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald aged 54 died suddenly at his home in Grand Lodge after an influenza illness. Lieutenant Governor Loren B. Dickinson, 79, becomes the new chief executive and will take the oath today. The body lies in state at the Capitol Saturday with funeral services planned for Sunday.
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Lansing
Mich
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Frank Murphy
Loren B. Dickinson
Michigan
Fitzgerald
Grand Lodge
Dickinson
Supreme Chaplain John Joseph Mc Givney dies at 69
Bridgeport Conn March 17 The Rt Rev John Joseph Mc Givney 69 supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and brother of the order s founder died last night of a heart seizure.
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Conn
John Joseph McGivney
The
Knights of Columbus
United States Denounces German Aggression Against Czechoslovakia
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles, with Roosevelt's approval, denounces German aggression against the former Czechoslovak government. He warns such acts threaten world peace and calls for law based order while stressing respect for treaties and non intervention.
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U.P
United States
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Welles
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Imitates Calls Of Birds And Animals For Kiwanis Club
Max K. Gilstrap park ranger and naturalist addressed the Elyria Kiwanis club at Graystone hotel describing calls of birds and animals in U S national parks. His humorous talk featured whistling and was accompanied by Mrs. Gilstrap on piano. He also spoke at Elyria high school assembly.
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United States
Graystone Hotel
Max K. Gilstrap
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Businessman Role in Civilization and Culture
Dr. James Selby Thomas, president of the Chrysler Institute of Technology, told Elyria Chamber of Commerce members that history is a sequence of business adventures and that culture emerges from the marketplace. He argued Rome fell because its economy collapsed, and that modern industrial civilization, though demanding, is preferable to past eras. Neely Powers urged 6,000 local workers to aid the Chamber in improving Elyria.
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Chrysler Institute of Technology
Clarkson Memorial College of Technology
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
First Congregational Church
Neely Powers
Elyria
Dr. Thomas
Rome
England
Thomas
Powers
Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Stevens
American Rolling Mills Company
Manufacturers and Fabricators, Inc
Social Security Reserve Called an Elaborate Fiction
Economist John T. Flynn told the House Ways and Means Committee that a $47 billion reserve under Social Security would be used for battleships roads and general federal expenses. He said the reserve is an elaborate fiction yet pensions remain safe. Flynn urged intelligent compromise between untried experimentation and conservative views while noting the era of leisure and machinery advances. He spoke during hearings on proposed revisions to the Social Security system.
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Washington
John T. Flynn
House
Ways and Means
Flynn
Romania to gain border strip in Czechoslovakia split
Romania and Hungary near a deal to grant Romania a small border strip in southern Carpatho Ukraine the eastern tip of Czechoslovakia. About 20 villages with Romanian populations are involved. a successful agreement would place Romania in the German and Hungarian division of Czechoslovakia.
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Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Czechoslovak Republic
Elyria High School Honor Roll List Adds 140 Students
Elyria High School announces its honor roll for the first grading period, with 140 students listed. Eighteen earned straight A grades in all regular classes, while others had at least one A and no grade below B. Named with all A’s include seniors Jean Crisp Jane Davies Jeannette Fox Dorothy Jenkins Lois Lescher LaVaughn Searight, Phyllis Bourquin, and sophomores John Birch Edward Clark Harry Koplin John Malik Wayne Meinke Jeanne Wagner, and freshmen Lyle Bungart Charles Given George Hoke Robert Koske Ralph Ruth.
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Fighteen
Jean Crisp
Jane Davies
Jeannette Fox
Dorothy Jenkins
Lois Lescher
LaVaughn Searight
Phyllis Bourquin
John Birch
Edward Clark
Harry Koplin
John Malik
Wayne Meinke
Jeanne Wagner
Lyle Bungart
Charles Given
George Hoke
Robert Koske
Ralph Ruth
Open House Tonight Lets Elyria Shoppers View Spring Stock
Colorful spring merchandise fills Elyria stores and windows as merchants host an open house from 7 to 9 P M. Shoppers can inspect new arrivals without pressure to buy, with stores open to the public for tonight’s viewing.
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Elyria
Britain recalls ambassador from Berlin over Nazi expansion
Britain leads stop Hitler drive by recalling Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson from Berlin to report on the Nazi march east through Central Europe. The move follows the Czech seizure and may prompt similar action from France and the United States.
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Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Hitler
Herbert V. Dirksen
France
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Czechoslovakia
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