Celanese award begins first unit at New River plant
Celanese Corporation of America awards Hughes and Foulkrod to build the first six structures for a new plant on the New River between Narrows and Pearsburg. Walton Sudduth to construct one mile of Virginian Railway siding. Work to start immediately and finish within six months. Celanese has tied a planned $10,000,000 project to the site.
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Cebanese Corporation of America
New River
Narrows
Pearlsburg
New York
Hughes and Foulkrod
Philadelphia
Walton Sudduth
Bluefield
Virginian Railway
Narrows Pearsburg
Johnson-Strader
Celanese Corporation
Walton Sudbuth Construction Company
Virginiaian Railway
Celanese Corporation of America
F. D. Bell
Walton Sudduth Company
Adair
Hopkins to establish permanent Iowa home in Grinnell
Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins announced plans to establish a resident home at Grinnell Iowa in a few weeks. Political observers speculated the move could signal a future shift of Hopkins voting residence for a 1940 bid, but Hopkins denied any political motive stating there is none.
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Secretary of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Iowa
Bay
Grinnell
Hopkins
New York
Bom
Senate
Berlin
Germany
London
Great Britain
Joseph Beck
Poland
Dorothy Lamour Guarded After Threat in New York
New York April 4 Two detectives guarded screen actress Dorothy Lamour after a fan letter demanded $50. Police said the note appeared written by an amateur extortionist and it was mailed to the theatre where Miss Lamour is appearing.
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New York
Dorothy Lamour
Four Naval Planes Crash During Wasp Launch
Four reservists were killed when two naval planes collided during the launch of the aircraft carrier Wasp in Quincy Massachusetts. Victims included Lt Commander Waldo H. Brown and Aviation Cadet Ellsworth Benson, with other crewmen Walter Kirk and John Ausiello perishing as wreckage struck homes. The collision occurred at about 1500 feet as six planes formed a V, causing fragments to ignite two nearby houses.
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Quincy
Mass
Wasp
Charles Edison
Waldo H. Brown
Milton
Frances Gray
Detroit
Ellsworth Benson
Newton
Walter Kirk
John Ausiello
Revere
Navy
Wes Williams
Moneu
Aintree
Bishop Urges Religion as Basis of Civilization
The B Street Methodist church hosted the twenty eighth annual Woman's Missionary Society conference where Bishop Hughes argued that true civilization rests on religion. He stressed domestic evangelism and linked patriotism to faith, noting shared authorship of songs by Samuel Francis Smith.
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Edwin H. Hughes
Washington
W. P. Eastwood
Bland Street
Woman's Missionary Society of the
B Street Methodist
Woman's Missionary Society
Hobson
M. E. Church
South
Alty
Bep Hughes
Hughes
Hearthstone
Bishop Hughes
Samuel Francis Smith
E. E. Wiley
Trinity Methodist
Germany Eyes Quick Action If Poland Becomes Anti Nazi
Reports indicate Berlin believes Hitler could act swiftly if Poland shifts toward anti Nazi sentiment. Economic strain in Germany is cited as a factor shaping cautious policy toward Britain and Warsaw.
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Hitler
London
Poland
Berlin
Beck
Kelly Wins Reelection In Chicago Mayor Race
Chicago April 4 mayoral election results show Edward J. Kelly defeating Dwight H. Green. With 3,400 of 3,648 precincts reported, Kelly led 764,519 to 595,164 as turnout neared a city record in the 1936- style popular vote.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Poserse Democratic Organization
Dwight H. Green
Kelly
Green
Rhodell Mayor Convicted of Extortion
Mayor Sam Lilly of Rhodell ex officio justice of the peace was found guilty by a Beckley jury after ten minutes of deliberation. The indictment charged extortion for taking fifty dollars from E. C. Robertson under the threat of a tax liquor charge. Lilly’s lawyer moved to set aside the verdict as unfounded and a hearing was scheduled for next week.
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Beckley
W. Va
Sam Lilly
Rhodell
Hutchinson
Jack Benny Fined 10000 in Jewel Smuggling Case
New York reports Jack Benny pleaded guilty to a technical jewel smuggling charge. He was fined 10000 and placed on probation under a suspended sentence of a year and a day. The case involves two diamond studded clips and a bracelet imported from France. Mary Livingstone was the recipient of the jewelry. Benny expressed shame before Judge Vincent Leibell.
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New York
Jack Benny
Albert N. Chaperau
United States
France
Benny
Mary Livingstone
Vincent Leibell
Leibell
Chaperau
Britain Readies Anti Aircraft Guns Aboard Royal Ark
Britain stirred as Earl Stanhope announced naval anti aircraft guns were manned for anything at Portsmouth. Admiralty denied a standing order though papers published the remarks. Officials cited Easter leave and fleet readiness while editors pressed the public interest claim.
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London
Earl Stanhope
Admiralty
Stanhope
Royal Ark
Portsmouth
Eban
Italian Troops Sent to Albania Stir Vatican World News Scene
Rome reports military and diplomatic moves to guard Italy's Adriatic front. Italy seeks to bolster Albania alliance and possibly reinforce garrisons in the Dodecanese facing Turkey and Libya while denying encirclement aims. A British protest warned occupation would breach the 1938 status quo pact.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean
Baril
Albania
Britain
Brindisi
Adriatic
Aland
Dodecanese Islands
Turkey
Libya
Europe
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Zog
London
Rescue of James Smith Buried Under 100-Ton Sand Pile
Glenn Smith 23 of Vicery rescued his brother James 26 from under a 100 ton sand pile in Sandusky Ohio. James was trapped in the cab when a sand pile caved in on the truck. Glenn, loading the truck, escaped the slide and pulled James free.
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Sandusky
Glenn Smith
Vicery
James
Glenn
France to Reinforce Alexandretta Defenses in Syria
Paris disclosed that France will reinforce its garrison in the Alexandretta Sanjak area of Syria after Turkey expressed a desire to annex the 10 000 square mile region. A French cruiser will be sent to Alexandretta harbor as a precaution while the Turkish ambassador pledged no forceful seizure.
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Paris
France
Sanjak
Alexandretta
Syria
Turkey
Strategica
Manean
Douglas Wins Senate Confirmation for Supreme Court Seat
Washington April 3 The nomination of William O Douglas 40 year old chairman of the securities commission was confirmed by the Senate 62 to 4 Before the vote Frazier charged him and Maloney and O Mahoney spoke in his defense Douglas will replace Justice Brandeis who retired He is Roosevelt s fourth appointee and may take the oath any time though the court reconvenes April 17 for his seating
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Washington
William O. Douglas
The
Securities Commission
Supreme Court
Senate
Douglas
Frazier
N.D
Maloney
Conn
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Frazier A Nye
North Dakota
Lodge
Massachusetts
Reed
Kansas
Yale Law
Washington State
Louis D. Brandeis
Roosevelt
Barkley
Agreement in Hands of Eight Miners Seek Settlement
Eight negotiators, after reporting deadlock over a wage and hour contract for the suspended bituminous coal industry, were ordered to resume talks with power to report a settlement. Philip Murray outlined the miners demand for renewal of the old agreement for two years and removal of the penalty clause for illegal strikes. He said operators rejected 26 wage and hour proposals and insisted on maintaining the $1 to $2 daily penalty for strikes. The conference recessed for lunch and then recommitted the issue to the eight negotiators with authority to report back promptly.
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New York
Kian
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Murray
United Mine Workers
Walter L. Robinson
Cleveland
Charles O'Neil
O'Neill
Robison
Three Year Old Becomes Iraq King After Father's Death
A three year old boy was proclaimed king of Iraq after the death of King Ghazi I in a car crash. The council of ministers named the infant as monarch with Emir Abdul Ilah as provisional regent as thousands mourned across Mosul and Baghdad. Funeral arrangements call for Wednesday with the king’s coffin on view for four hours.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Ghazi I
Council of Ministers
Tigris
Head
G. E. A. C. Monck-Mason
London
Ghazi
Fesal
Emir Abdul Ilah
Mohammed
Berne
Switzerland
Ali
Hejaz
Col. T. EB. Lawrence
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