Chamberlain vows Britain ready for any outcome of secret talks
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain will not be diverted from its war aims. He mocked Hitler and Mussolini’s conference and said the German air raid on Scapa Flow failed with 121 high explosives and 500 incendiaries dropping on Orkney, causing only minor damage to one British warship.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
RAF Attacks German Base at Sylt Island Sea Front
The British Air Ministry says RAF planes attacked and severely damaged the German North Sea air base at Hordom on Sylt Island. The base is a staging point for Luftwaffe aircraft against British naval forces and merchant shipping, following a previous strike on British shore bases in the Orkney Islands.
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London
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Hordom
Sylt
Orkney Islands
Bad Check Charges Facing Flier Dahl
Los Angeles March 19 Flier Harold Dahl faces bad check charges in Los Angeles County. District Attorney says no attempt will be made to extradite him to California. Dahl, once prisoner of Franco in Spain, returned to New York after two years. He was flown for the Spanish Loyalists and sentenced to death, later spared by Franco. Dr Noble Dick of Fairbanks arrived on the Yukon and awaits transport to the Interior.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harold Dahl
California
Dahl
New York
Spain
Francisco
Franco
Daiil
Standard Oil ends wildcat drilling near Bear Creek
San Francisco March 19 The Standard Oil Company of California announces abandonment of wildcat oil drilling undertaken in 1937 with Associated and Union Oil Companies. They drilled 7 596 feet in Bear Creek and Salmon Creek areas west of Shelikof Strait and found no indications of commercial oil or gas.
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Cal
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Associated
Union Oil Companies
Bear Creek
Salmon Creek
Shelikof Strait
CCC Enrollment Reduced As Funds Drop
March 19 The Civilian Conservation Corps announces a reduction of 50 000 in enrollment effective next month. The first cut since 1932 follows a drop in Congress funds. Enrollment will fall from 300 000 to 250 000 by July 1.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Congress
Quiet Please Winter Havens News Note
Bur gess Whitehead of the New York Giants seeks quiet while others stay at a resort hotel. He lives at an automobile camp and studies to earn a college degree. The Rev Kashevaroff is ill at home. Jack Hayes, owner of the Hayes Shop, remains in MacKinnon Apartments.
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New York Giants
Burgess Whitehead
Whitehead
Kashevaroff III
A. P. Kashevaroff
Hayes III
Jack Hayes
Hayes
MacKinnon Apartments
President's Son Wife Hurt in Fall at Virginia Estate
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., wife of the president's son, suffered a fractured pelvis and brain concussion after a horse fell while attempting to jump a picket fence at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Funsten. She was unconscious and then taken for examination.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Opposition to Hatch Bill Roundly Stated
Washington March 19 Speaker Bankhead expresses opposition to the Hatch Bill and denies plans to pigeonhole it in the House He says the Hatch Act went far enough without adding restrictions involving about a half million federal and state employees The remarks follow reports that he and Rayburn might block the measure in the House
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Washington
House
Bankhead
Rayburn
Senate
Europe Faces New War Order From Axis Talks
AP reports Europe faces a key puzzle after the Brenner Pass conference between Hitler and Mussolini. Rome and Berlin differ on details while Paris and London pressure Allies on wartime conduct. Aims include a potential new order extending Rome Berlin axis to Moscow and possible Italian Russian rapprochement over the Balkans. Vatican and Germany discuss safeguarding Catholic rights in annexed territories as Finland agrees to peace terms with Russia. Sweden says Soviet Union has no territorial ambitions.
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Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
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Berlin
Paris
London
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Germany
Romania
Vatican
Finland
Russia
Stockholm
Sweden
Soviet Union
Curtiss-Wright to Merge with Atlas in $165 Million Deal
New York March 19 official word that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will merge with Atlas Corporation in a $165 million transaction. Curtiss-Wright name to be retained.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Atlas Corporation
Curtiss Wright
Britain Defeats Motion to Censure Shipping Ministry
The House of Commons defeated a motion to censure the Shipping Ministry after being told Britain planned to build more ships than the Nazis could sink.
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London
House of Commons
Shipping Ministry
Great Britain
President Roosevelt in good humor despite health rumors
Washington reports deny a White House physician residence and assert President Roosevelt remains mentally sharp and physically capable at 58. He reportedly tests himself via twice weekly press conferences, enjoys banter with reporters, and recently sought rest during a Canal Zone trip.
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Mareh
Philadelphia
White House
Philadespiian
McCoy
Canal Zone
Roosevelt Improves Amid Fever. Resumes Limited Work
Washington March 19 Pres ident Roosevelt has a slight fever but resumes work on a limited schedule including noontime budget discussion with Budget Director Harold Smith. Temperature today half a degree above normal, said White House Physician Dr Ross McIntyre.
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Washington
Roosevelt
aveIay Smith
White House
Ross McIntyre
North Sea collision sinks Basra and leaves ship damaged
Oslo reports a North Sea collision in which the Norwegian steamer Basra sank. The 3,800 ton liner Liska limped into a Scottish port with a damaged hull and carrying the sunken ship's crew.
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Oslo
Basra
Scotland
Liska
Savold Earns Two Nicknames in New York Heavyweight Buzz
New York sports writers have tagged Lée Savold the young heavyweight from Iowa with two nicknames. They call him Lethal Lee and Corn belter as he gains fame in boxing circles.
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New York
Lée Savold
Towa
Lethal Lee
Cornbelter
Britain may use liners Mauretania Queen Mary as troop ships
New York reports unofficially that Britain plans to convert the luxury liners Mauretania and Queen Mary into troop transports. An anchoring of 770 officers and men arrived to bolster the ships crew during wartime service. Stephen Early said White House sources had no confirmation of these or other “peace headlines” amid German Italian talks.
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New York
Great Britain
Mauretania
Queen Mary
Washington
Stephen Early
Antonia
England
Early
United States
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Silence is Broken by Welles on Peace Proposals
Sumner Welles, Under Secretary of State, said no belligerents or European governments offered any peace or mediation plan during his European trip. He left Genoa for the United States, declaring no power conveyed concrete proposals to him and that he would take the facts to President Roosevelt for study.
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Rome
Sumner Welles
Welles
Geroa
United States
Roosevelt
No Comment From British Sources On New York Report
London officials and other English sources declined to comment on the report from New York regarding the ongoing issue. The lack of statement leaves questions about potential implications and official stances unresolved.
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London
British Admiralty
New York
Sentence Six High Graders in Ontario Ore Conspiracy
Six men in Toronto were sentenced to one to three years for conspiring to sell high graded gold and silver ore. Crown Counsel said the case involved ore worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, highlighting the serious nature of the bullion fraud.
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Toronto
Gracie Fields Marries Monty Banks in Hollywood
In Hollywood California last night Gracie Fields wed movie producer Monty Banks at the home of Fields parents The couple had taken out a marriage license recently Banks declined to identify his bride before the ceremony The event marks a high profile union in film circles with Fields and Banks sharing plans for future projects
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Hollywood
Cal
Gracie Fields
Monty Banks
Comediene
Bankes
Chinese Forces Evacuate Nanning After Lingshan Capture
Shanghai reports Chinese troops completely withdrawn from the Nanning area as Japanese forces enter Lingshan fifty miles northeast of Yam Chow. The attack, described as furious hand to hand combat, hits Lingshan a key transportation hub in southwestern Guangdong near the Kwansi border.
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Shanghai
Nanning
Lingshan
Yamchow
Dome
Kwangtung
Actress Joan Fontaine seriously ill in Hollywood hospital
Friends of film actress Joan Fontaine say she remains seriously ill in a Hollywood hospital where she has been since last Friday. Fontaine is married to film actor Brian Aherne.
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Cal
Joan Fontaine
Miss Fountaine
Brian Aherne
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