Navy orders joint probe into Akron airship crashes
The House approved a joint congressional committee to fix responsibility for all army and navy airship accidents including the Akron. Rear Admiral William A. Moffett was reported dead. his body was recovered as search operations continued. Survivors numbered three of 76 aboard, with weather warnings noted before takeoff.
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Washington
House
Congressional
Akron
New York
William A. Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Headquarters
Jersey
Lakehurst
N. J
Frank C. McCord
Herbert V. Wiley
Navy
Wiley
District Naval Headquarters
Coast Guard
Semmes
Admiral Moffett
Absecon Inlet
Silver Wheat To Be Talked During Economic Parley
Secretary Hull outlined topics for Washington discussions with world leaders ahead of the economic conference including restoring silver prices and curbing wheat surpluses. He noted Anglo American talks through Sir Ronald Lindsay continue this week despite Prime Minister MacDonald’s planned talks with Roosevelt.
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Washington
Hull
Ronald Lindsay
Ramsey MacDonald
Great Britain
Roosevelt
200 Mile Japanese Offensive Moves Toward Chinwangtao
Allied reports claim a Manchukuoan force has been pushed back near Chinwangtao as Japan announces a broad drive to end Chinese counter‑offensives along the Great Wall. Chinese and British observers report troop movements and reinforcements in the Peiping Tientsin region amid warnings to Western interests.
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Associated Press
Tientsin
China
North China
Chinwangtao
Great Wall of China
Manchuria
Jehol
Chinwang-tao
Shihmenchai
Peiping
Peiping-Tientsin
Shanghai
Ho Chu-Kuo
Shanhaikwan
19Th Route Army
Shanhai
Hankow
Roosevelt Urges Tennessee Valley Authority Planned
President Roosevelt sends a special message to Congress seeking creation of a Tennessee Valley Authority to develop the Muscle Shoals area and coordinate with a larger river basin plan. The proposal envisions afforestation flood control soil conservation and industrial diversification funded by treasury funds and bonds and backed by national planning for a multistate watershed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
South
Muscle Shoals
George Norris
Treasury
Booth
Muscle Shoals Plant
Muscle Rhoals
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Freeze Expected in Panhandle as April Dips
Slightly below freezing conditions were forecast for Amarillo and the Panhandle for Monday night with warmer weather expected Tuesday. Dusty windy days gave way to sharper air and partial clouds, while a snow storm in the Rockies promised life for crops in northern Colorado and Wyoming despite ongoing drought concerns.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Amarillo Weather Forecast Turns Colder Tonight
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies and a bit below freezing tonight with Tuesday fair and warmer. West Texas sees frost in the west and north, freezing conditions in the Panhandle, and warmer conditions moving east and north on Tuesday. New Mexico expects fair weather tonight and Tuesday with frost tonight in the south. Temperatures reach 38 to 46 in the day.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
Dairy Cow Emportance At Plainview Exhibition Opens
West Texas and Eastern New Mexico dairy farmers gather in Plainview for a four day dairy cow show and study event. Breeders prepare animals as 4-H clubs assist and local judges evaluate the herd's quality amid preparations for ongoing Plains agricultural development activities.
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Plainview
West Texas
New Mexico
Plains
Amarillo Observes Ama rillo Day At Panhandle Plains Dairy Show
Amarillo leaders announce Tuesday as Ama rillo Day at the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show in Plainview. A special 8:30 am train will carry more than 200 Amarilloans to Hale County for the event. Vocational agriculture stock judging teams from area counties and schools compete for cash prizes amid a show of animals. The butterfat contest, directed by Ralph Thomas of Gray County, opened with 32 entries and winners will be named tomorrow.
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Panhandle Plains
Plainview
Amarillo
Hale County
Ralph Thomas
Gray County
Capitol to allow beer sales in House building
The House Accounts Committee decided on April 10 that 3.2 percent beer may be sold in the Capitol Building. Sales will occur in the House restaurant once a license is obtained and only in bottles. No start date was set.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Washington
MacDonald
David Grenfell
Laborite
Britain
House Accounts Committee
Capitol Building
Frank Verdi
Money in Circulation Falls in March Indicating Hoarding Ebb
A treasury report shows total money in U S circulation rose to 10.624 billion in March from February 10.275 billion while gold in circulation dropped to 366.6 million and gold outside the treasury fell about 9 million. Federal reserve notes rose to 3.621 billion.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
The
Engrossed Oil Tax Bill Inches Toward Quick Passage
A Texas House engrossed a graduated oil production tax bill but failed to finalise passage as sponsors could not secure a three day reading rule. The proposal set per barrel rates from one to two to five to twenty cents, with an option for a combined natural resource commission in a companion bill.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Natural Resource Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
House
The Front Page Tickets Go on Sale Today
Tickets for The Front Page presented by The Golden News staff go on sale at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street for 50 cents. No reserved seating. extra performances possible if sold out. Proceeds benefit Community Kitchens.
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Golden News
Paramount Theater
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Paramount
City Drug
The
Globe News
Einstein Accepts Honorary Madrid Professorship
Nobel scientist Albert Einstein accepts an honorary professorship at the University of Madrid and plans to join the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in the fall. Fernando de los Rios welcomes his presence as a cultural asset while the institute confirms Einstein will continue his work there.
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Madrid
Albert Einstein
Germany
University of Madrid
Fernando de Los Rios
Newark
N. J
United States
Institute of Advanced Study
Princeton
Abraham Flexner
Einstein
Plexner
Institute
Death of Herbert N Straus Reverberates Across Aid and Arts
Arthur Brisbane notes the death of Herbert N Straus, son of Isidor and Ida Straus, famed Titanic victims. The loss shocks friends and philanthropic circles as Straus, a capable businessman and musician, supported musicians' causes and left a legacy of generosity and kindness. Ella Boole of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Illinois Anti-Saloon League condemns drink, urging total abstinence. See TODAY Page 3.
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Herbert N. Straus
Isidor
Ida Straus
Straus
Ella Boole
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
Italian flier claims speed record in seaplane flight
Desenzano Italy April 10 Warrant Officer Francisco Agello set a new world speed record in a seaplane by averaging 690 kilometers per hour 428 miles per hour The previous record of 655 kilometers per hour was held by Flight Lt G H Staliforth of Great Britain on September 29 1931
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Desenzano
Italy
U.P
Francisco Agello
G. H. Staliforth
Great Britain
41 Counties Send F C Meet Envoys
Representatives from 11 Panhandle counties met in Amarillo to apply for A F P C relief funds for May and June. Wilbur C. Hawk presided as A W Elrod outlined administration rules. each county sent a relief committee chairman and members to assess future needs. Funds will be issued in four installments after Austin review.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Elrod
The
Texas Relief Commission
R.fpf. C
Potter
Relef
J. W. Knorpp
Carson
W. J. Morton
Moore
FE. C. Carver
Hutchinson
O. D. Lloyd
Oldham
E. R. Duke
Hartley
Jesse Stanford
Deaf Smith
Bert D. Miller
Sher
Elrod
Austin
Clarendon
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Netherlands
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Manchouguo
Asia
Canton
Tennessee
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F. J. McKie
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E. Be, McCarty
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Topeka
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A. Ewing
U.s.capitol
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U. S
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Macon
Scottsboro
Harlem
Decatur
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Chattanooga
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
Leibowitz
Abraham Lincoln
Wade Wright
Arthur Brisbane
Herbert N. Strays
King Peature Syndicate, Inc
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J. R. Collard
Hansford
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W. J. Casey
Dallam
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