Lindbergh Sails to United States as Guards Block Crowds
Charles A. Lindbergh sailed aboard the Aquitania for the United States with French detectives guarding him. He boarded ahead of other passengers and was kept at a distance from onlookers. His wife and sons remained in Paris as the trip was linked to Pan American Airways potential transatlantic service.
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Chere . Prince
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aquitania
United States
Lindbergh
Oes
Pan American Airways
Carl Vinson
House
Na Affairs Comms
Czecho- Slovakia
Surete Nationale
Paris
Cherbourg
Jon
Land
Alexis Carrel
Orstood Height
New York
Plane Crash Near Boone Kills Two Charleston Men
A cabin monoplane piloted by Ted Leader of Charleston and owned by Universal Supply crashed in rain and fog on a west Virginia mountainside near Boone chasing three miles from Van. Del Macon of Charleston perished and Leader died at the scene. Mechanic Homer Davis of Elkins survived the impact though seriously injured.
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Van
W. Va
Charleston
Elkins
Ted Leader
Charleston Lumber
Boone County
Universal Supply Company of
del Macon
Grant
Homer Davis
West Virginia
O. C. Vaught van Garageman
Davis
Two Die in Boone See Page 2 Beer Joint Ambush
Patsy Morasco a 50 year old brownton beer parlor operator was killed in an ambush as he walked to his car after visiting Ruth Vanscoy. Sheriff Forman said Morasco often carried a large roll of cash and that both front doors of his sedan were open with two gunshots detected. Blood evidence indicated the first shots were fired near the car.
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Philipp
W. Va
Forman
Patsy Morasco
Brownton
Morasco
Ruth Vanscoy
Charges in Capital Election in Charleston West Virginia
Letters claiming liquor store employees are meddling in Charleston municipal politics and alleging public aid and unemployment concerns were sent to P. G. Meador. The April 17 election pits Republican Mayor D Boone Dawson against Pat Murphy for reelection with votes also choosing a treasurer police judge and 22 councilmen.
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Charleston
W. Va
P. G. Meador
Suen
D. Boone Dawson
P. H
Pat” P Sturphy
House of Delegates
Man Struck By Group After Confrontation in Wytheville
Noel Holley alias James Jordan, 19, Black resident of Wytheville, was seriously hurt yesterday afternoon after allegedly attacking and injuring Close Lane, wife of Garland Lane, and attempting to take a public safety item from Veresy and Stone. Holley fought back as they tried to turn him over to officers. a gun was fired during the struggle.
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Noel Holley
James Jordan
Wytheville
Close Lane
Garland Lane
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
Coopers
Holley
Big Garland Lane Veresy
Lane
Veresy
Stone
Vetesy
Maudie
Cleanup Campaign Begins Monday in Bluefield Twin Cities
Two weeks of preparations culminate as Bluefield and its twin city launch a joint Clean Up Drive sponsored by the Bluefield chamber of commerce. Co chaired by B. Thomas and Mayor Carl Creasy, the effort features theater matinees, contests, essays, and 8,000 cleanup blanks distributed by schools. Extra city trucks will be on standby for winter accumulations.
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Greater Bluefield
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Greater
Lee and Rialto Theater
Garden Club
Beaver
Miners Seek Relief as Appalachian Labor Talks Stall
A coal operators and miners subcommittee adjourned in New York with little progress on a new wage contract for the Appalachian area. More than 300,000 miners have been out since March 31. Governor Holt agreed to meet union leaders Monday as Blizzard presses for unemployment relief and state aid.
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New York
Appalachian
Charles O'Neill
James Dewey
Labor Board
Charleston
W. Va
Holt
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District No. 17
West Virginia
Public Assistance
A. W. Garnett
Direcor
John S. Stump, Jr
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Blizzard
Frank Miley
District 31
Fairmont
Pennsylvania
Social Security Board
Washington
Nab SLAIN Qutlaw's Wife in Kansas City
Estelle Dickson, 16, unarmed and alone, submitted to arrest amid Easter shoppers in Kansas City as the nation’s public enemy couple No 1 ends. Her outlaw husband Dickson died after a volley of federal bullets in St Louis as he reached for a pistol. Police reported no further danger to the crowd.
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Kansas City
Estelle Dickson
Dickson
St. Louis
Ces. Rs
Britain presses to bring Romania into alliance
Britain seeks Romania in a wider Balkan defense pact amid other Balkan agreements. A cabinet emergency session discussed the crisis response with a strong 'Save Romania' sentiment following Albania's actions.
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Balkan
Rumania
Albania
Britain seeks quick Balkan alliance as Albania invasion shocks Europe
London reports cabinet in emergency session after Italy’s rapid Albania invasion. Prime Minister Chamberlain abandons Scotland vacation and returns for talks on bringing Romania and Balkan states into a British French Polish defense pact while tensions with Germany and Italy rise.
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James B. Reston
London
Albania
Romania
Chamberlain
Scotland
Aberdeen
Albania Under Mussolini Rule Accelerates Occupation
The United States condemns Italy's forcible invasion of Albania as a threat to peace and economic welfare. Secretary Hull, with Roosevelt's approval, calls the attack a violation of democratic will and notes possible wider European crisis amid reports of German moves toward Poland.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Albania
Hull
Roosevelt
T Roosevelt
Mussolini Moves to Bring Albania Under Italian Rule
Rome reports Mussolini plans to proclaim Tirana as part of the Italian empire. A provisional government is set to accept Italian rule after Zog flees with Albania's gold reserve. The Albanian king and family seek refuge in Greece as fascist forces claim victory across Albania.
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Bulletin
Rome
Tirana
Albania
Mussolini
Duce
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Europe
Florina
Salonika
Zog
Dime Store Heiress Enroute to America
Southampton April 8 Countess Haugwitz Reventlow and her three year old son Lance sail for New York aboard the liner Aquitania. The former Barbara Hutton boarded quietly with her son and instructed a ward to deny all callers.
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Southampton
England
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow
Dime Store
Lance
New York
Barbara Hutton
World Commemorates Resurrection of Christ
The Associated Press notes Easter services worldwide as Christians mark the tomb’s empty claim He is risen. From Rome to New York and Warm Springs to Moravian rites in Winston-Salem, observances span cities and natural venues with prayers for peace amid war clouds. President Roosevelt planned to attend at Warm Springs, and Pope Pius XII led a global broadcast service at 5 a.m. EST.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Fara
Jesus
Europe
Far East
United States
Arizona
Hollywood
Fund. Bow
Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Yosemite
Mirror Lake
Chicago
Soldier Field
Winston Salem
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Pope Pius XII
Snowy Night Gives Way To Fair Easter Parade Day
Late shoppers battled several inches of snow in Bluefield last night. The streets were slushy and cars were covered but the forecast calls for a sunny, pleasant Easter Sunday with plenty of finery on parade.
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Bluefield
War fear brings market decline in New York trading
On April 8 the New York stock market fell sharply as war fear spooked investors, with shares tumbling and averages hitting lows not seen since last June. Analysts noted uncertainty over the world outlook and online liquidation as European markets remained closed for Easter.
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New York
Albania
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
London
Paris
Britain Poland Pact Seen As Nazi Target In Berlin Talks
Berlin reports say Germany warned Poland the British Polish defense alliance is unfriendly to the Reich and urged Warsaw to decide on signing. Hitler stayed in Berchtesgaden as Ribbentrop pressed Lipski, with likely moves including voiding the 1934 non aggression pact and possible demands on Danzig and the Polish corridor.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Reich
Joseph Beck
Chamberlain
London
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joseph Lipski
von Ribbentrop
Lipski
Free City of
Danzig
East Prussia
Puehrer
Kehlstein
Marshal Hi
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Nab
Qutlaw
Britain
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Yugoslavia
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Risen
Central Park Mall
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