Tornado hits Cordele Georgia 40 dead and massive damage
Severe spring storm kills about 40 across the Southeast with Cordele Georgia bearing the worst losses. At least 33 killed in Cordele, eight whites and 25 Negroes. More than 1 million dollars in property damage. Schools destroyed and hospitals set up in a new baseball stadium. National Guard troops aid rescue and relief efforts as 300 to 400 injured is feared.
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Cordele
South Georgia
John Brown
Georgia
Alamada
South Carolina
R. L. Dekile
Georgia National Guard
Eugene Talmadge
Co. A. Pound
Cordele Dispatch
Brown
Climax Near In Africa as Rains Begin
In Ethiopia the northern front sees heavy rains as Emperor Haile Selassie launches a major assault near Lake Ashangi. Italian forces report fierce fighting with thousands of Ethiopian casualties and several Italian officers killed.
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Africa
Asmara
Eritrea
Ireless
Rome
Italy
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lake Ashangi
Amba Alaji
Pietro Badoglio
Haile Sguassie
Teachers Hurt In Auto Crash West of Albany
Three Amesville school teachers endured a wreck on Route 50 seven miles west of Albany. Catherine Kern suffered a bruised kneecap and received first aid from patrolmen J B Grogan and J H Gorham. Marie Grimm drove the car. Harriet Jacoby was a passenger.
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Amesville
Albany
Catherine Kern
J. B. Grogan
J. H. Gorham
Athens
Marie Grimm
M. J. Brown
R. D. Zaleski
Miss Grimm
Brown
McArthur
Tuppers Plains
H. F. Nichols
Chesaprone
W. E. Shields
Long Botom
President Will Fish in Hole in Atlantic Today
In Miami the heavy fishing tackle aboard the U S 8 Potomac was hauled out as President Roosevelt and his party approached the deep Atlantic water, seeking to discover what fish inhabit a thousand fathoms deep hole about 280 yards southeast of here, encircled by coral reefs forming a tongue shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
U. S
Potomac
Roosevelt
Superstitions About Knife and Fork Visitors Noted
A Folklore Society member notes beliefs from England that a dropped knife foretells a male visitor and a fork a female visitor. The piece suggests avoiding unwanted callers and cheekily advises using classified ads in The Messenger to attract or deter visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Folklore Society
Messenger
Union Leaders Rally Behind Roosevelt Amid Election Drive
George L. Berry of the Printing Pressmen announces Labor's Non-Partisan League with John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman as leaders. The move targets opposing groups and aligns AFL figures with President Roosevelt during a busy campaign period amid New York primary activity and Republican maneuvers.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Labor
New York
Maine
Senator Borah
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
New Jersey
George L. Berry
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Berry
Council For Industrial Progress
American Liberty League
New Deal
Taft Warns of New Deal Revolution at Cincinnati Rally
Republican presidential favorite son Robert A. Taft told Hamilton County GOP members and national figures that four years of Roosevelt could lead to a government bureaucratic takeover. He warned against unlimited delegated power and urged full opposition to the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hamilton County
Taft
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Flandin Calls French Ambassadors to Paris
Foreign Minister Pierre-Etienne Flandin summoned the French ambassadors in London Berlin Brussels and Rome to Paris to map a campaign against Germany. Paris aims to present a strong posture over the Rhineland remilitarization and delays a peace plan until after France’s elections.
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Paris
France
Germany
Pierre - Etienne Flandin
London
Berlin
Brussels
Rome
Rhineland
Union Leaders Strengthen Picket Lines at Indianapolis Grove Plant
Union leaders bolstered picket lines today after a company official urged authorities to end the defiance of law. The dispute centers on labor tensions at the Indianapolis Grove Plant with leaders coordinating ongoing demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Indianapolis Grove
Study Of Townsend Contact Men Payments Sought
Washington investigators sought to learn how much money the Townsend movement paid to contact men working in Washington for the 200 a month pension drive. The committee headed by Representative Bell aimed to determine total receipts expenditures and remaining funds. EB J Margett a San Francisco manager listed as receiving 1800 to 2100 monthly in commissions had been indicted for grand larceny and charged with accepting earnings of a common prostitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Houss
Townsend Movement
Robert E. Clements
Representative Bell
D-Mo
James R. Sullivan
F. E. Townsend
EB. J. Margett
San Francisco
Flood Relief Bill Moves Toward Passage in Ohio Legislature
Quick committee action on five Senate appropriations bills advances the session toward adjournment. Highlights include a $500000 flood relief measure and funds for the juvenile bureau, legislative expenses, veterans encampment, and court costs. Social security allocations for mothers pensions and aid to the blind also proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House
Senate
Bureau of Juvenile Research and
Industrial Commission
Martin L. Davey
Juvenile Bureau
Davey
Ohio
Lake Erie
Rotary
Judge Denies Stretz Motion In Murder Trial
New York judge Cornelius F. Collins denied a defense motion to dismiss the first degree murder charge against Vera Stretz 32, opening a possibility of death, prison, or acquittal. Stretz admitted shooting her 43 year old lover Dr Fritz Gebhardt during a struggle in his skyscraper apartment last November 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius F. Collins
Vera Stretz
Miss Stretz Hag
Sixteen Judges to Hear Watershed Objections
A conservancy court of 16 judges prepared Wednesday to hear objections to the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District appraisal roll. About 7,300 protests are on file in New Philadelphia.
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NEW Philadelphia 7
Conservancy Court
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Author's Kin Dies in Savannah
Marcus Stephen Baker aged 6 son of Mrs Irvin Cobb dies Thursday night in Savannah. The obituary notes he is the child of the author and references his mother and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Marcus Stephen Baker
Irvin
Cobb
the &Uthor
New Yorkers Test Borah in State Primary
New York voters held the first test of Senator William E. Borah’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The day also featured a Socialist Party clash between the Old Guard and Norman Thomas wings. Democratic primary focused on local delegate contests. Roosevelt renomination not in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
William E. Borah
Old Guard
Norman Thomas Wings
Socialist Party
Roosevelt
Spokane Woman Convicted for Vagrancy Over Poem
Spokane county case records show Mrs Lenore Fuller called County Commissioner Sam Webb a sacred bull in a poem witnesses testified she abused county employees deemed snooty she was found guilty of vagrancy and fined one cent with a penny enclosed in the verdict envelope
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Sam Webb
Lenore Fuller
Proposed Canal Faces Army Board Decision
An army engineers board neared the end of a public hearing on whether to recommend the proposed 163 million dollar freight canal between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. The board has the final say after approval by district and division engineers, with an initial stance doubtful about the economic justification for the large expenditure.
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Washington
Army Engineers Board
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Army
Flood wall request filed by East Liverpool officials
East Liverpool city officials asked the Works Progress Administration for 43 784 dollars to build a 2 4 foot flood wall today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
UPI
Works Progress Administration
CCC County Quotas Announced for Ohio Youth Camps
Columbus-4 Dayton Front Ohio federal emergency relief administrator reported 26,000 youths in Civilian Conservation Corps camps received 5 million dollars in 1935. Ohio will operate 5 CCC camps with a statewide quota of 6,500 and an added supplementary quota of 1,200. April 15 is the application deadline. County quotas listed include Athens 238 Gallia 15 Hocking 25 Meigs 19 Morgan 10 Vinton 15.
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Columbus
Dayton Front
Ohio
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Resignation of Traxler Accepted by House in Education Role
The House accepted today the resignation of Rep Grover R Traxler Democrat Wyandot co author of the school foundation program Traxler will join the Department of Education to implement the foundation program in education policy and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traxler
Columbus
House of Representatives
Grover R. Traxler
Wyandot
School Foundation
Department of Education
Ohio farmers forecast $12 to $13 per acre payments
Ohio State University officials outlined a new $5 million soil conservation program with flat $10 per acre base payments plus $1 to $5 extra for soil building practices. An average of $12 to $13 per acre is expected for regionwide rates. A farmer with 100 acres could receive about $100, while ten acres in trees could yield additional money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Ward
Geauga
Senate
William R. Foss
Mercer
Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
Xenia
William H. Herner
Huron
Herner
Ohio
Columbus
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio State University
Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Tax Proposals Are Flayed by Manufacturers
The National Association of Manufacturers blasted the $799 million tax plan before the House Ways and Means Committee calling it a hidden wealth transfer. Secretary Noel Sargent urged postponement and a commission to review tax policy, arguing the plan would curb working capital, drive dividend distribution, and hinder growth and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
House
Ways and Means Committee
Noel Sargent
Congress
Sargent
Bank's Monthly Review Shows Business Gain
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said that despite a slump early last year gains were seen in the first quarter from 1935. Floods and storms curtailed many lines in March, delaying purchases and shipments. Department store dollar sales rose 22.5 percent in February in the Fourth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
April 1 Cold Records Hit Northern U S Regions
Snow and winter temperatures swept the northern area from the Pacific Northwest to the midland with record cold for April 1. Portland Oregon logged its heaviest one day snowfall of over five inches while Scotts Bluff Nebraska recorded the coldest April weather in 16 years at one degree above zero.
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Kansas City
Pacific Northwest
Midland
Inland Empire
Washington
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Scotts Bluff
Nebr
Former Tennessee power Luke Lea freed on parole
Col Luke Lea, once a political and financial force in Tennessee, who served time in North Carolina State Prison starting in 1934 for bank law violations, was released on parole today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Luke Lea
Tennessee
North Carolina
Trial summons loom as Hauptmann faces execution delay
Mer cer County grand jury calls Gov Hoffman to testify as Hauptmann again nears the electric chair. Wendel case probes and unconfirmed reports suggest Dr Condon may be called. Governor Hoffman accused of blocking inquiries into an assault on the Lindbergh estate caretaker.
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Trenton
N. J
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Paul H. Wendel
Sourland Hills
Bie
David T. Wilentz
John F. Condon
Lindbergh
Wendel
Hoffman
Hopewell
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Wilentz
Flemington
State House
Joseph Lyons
Lindbergh Estate
Hauck
Lyons
Ohio Liquor Control Statute To Be Tested
The State Board of Liquor Control studied its first case under the Ohio Liquor Act section outlawing old style brass for rails. E. M. Conrad of Lancaster was charged with violating the rule that no beer or intoxicating liquor shall be sold over a bar for consumption thereaf and no patron may be served unless seated at a table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
E. M. Conrad
Lancaster
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Paul D. Wendel
First Army Corps
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Revolution
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Flandin
Stretz
Army Board
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North Central
Ramsower
Ohio Farm
Bank
Chicago
By Dale Harrison
Associated Press
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Burlington County
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Parker
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