Storms Bring Tornadoes Floods Across the Deep South
UPI reports severe weather in the south with at least forty tornado and storm deaths across five states. The Tennessee River swelled into flood threat levels as Chattanooga expects levels to reach thirty four feet. Georgia logged twenty five dead with thirteen other regional fatalities. Greensboro North Carolina and Apalachiacola Florida casualties are noted among others.
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South
Tennessee
Georgia
Cordelo
Greensboro
N. C
Alabama
South Carolina
Apalichocola
Fla
Florida
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Tornado Toll Rises in Carolinas as Greensboro Reels
Rain and wind wreck a Greensboro residential and industrial area after eight tornadoes sweep the South. Deaths climb near fifty with 38 confirmed. 400 injured and $1.5 million in damages. Cordele and other Georgia towns report multiple fatalities and losses.
Watkins Merchant Hurt In Cedar Rapids Collision
Mike Haddy a 56 year old Watkins merchant remained in serious condition with severe head and chest injuries after his light truck collided with F T Miller's coupe on highway 30 six and one half miles west of Cedar Rapids. Miller suffered leg bruises. Haddy was transported to St Luke's hospital by ambulance. his truck was badly damaged.
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Mike Haddy
Watkins Merchant
St. Luke’s Hospital
Haddy
F. T. Miller
Allison
Cedar Rapids
Miler
James H. Smith
Miller
Vera Stretz Murder Case Goes to Jury
Vera Stretz murder trial moves to blue ribbon jury after admission of slaying her lover in an early morning struggle. Judge Collins instructs jurors to be free from prejudice and to convict only beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Vera Stretz
New York
Fritz Gebhardt
Cornelius F. Collins
Gebhardt
Miss Stretz
Collins
Coal Digger Saved From Bootleg Mine
Anthony Treskoloski, 26, was trapped for forty nine hours in a bootleg coal hole thirty five feet down in Shenandoah Pennsylvania. He was unconscious when rescued and was rushed to Locust Mountain hospital by Dr W T Leech after fellow miners freed him.
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Shenandoah
Anthony Treskoloski
Treskoloski
Locust Mountain Hospital
W. T. Leech
Burah Forces Defeated in New York Primary
In Albany NY the Burah for President forces were defeated in the Thursday primaries. New York’s Republican delegation will go to the national convention unpledged while the Democratic delegation heads to Philadelphia pledged to President Roosevelt. Norman Thomas claimed a socialist triumph over Louis Waldman and Alfred E. Smith was unopposed for a delegation seat.
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Albany
N. Y
Burah
New York
William E. Borah
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Borah
W. Kingsland Macy
Hamilton F. Fish, Jr
William Ziegler
Melvin C. Eaton
Norman Thomas
Louis Waldman
Socialist Party
Thomas
Alfred E. Smith
Maine Delegation Back Knox at Cleveland Convention
Republican leaders in Maine predict 13 uninstructed delegates will back Col. Frank Knox at the Cleveland nominating conference if he remains a viable candidate. Delegates were chosen at a state convention, and party chiefs stated their support depends on Knox's continued chance at the presidential nomination.
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Bangor
Maine
Frank Knox
Cleveland
Landon May Win Virginia Delegates at Convention
In Culpeper Virginia Gov Alf Landon of Kansas won early backing from the Eighth district with 500 delegates endorsing his nomination. Campbell a former Kansas congressman now living in Arlington said he would push for a unit vote for Landon at the state convention.
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Culpeper
INS
Alf. M. Landon
Kansas
Virginia
Landon
Philip Campbell
Arlington County
Campbell
Tax Uncertainties Hold Back Progress Says Steel Chief
Washington United Press reports Eugene G Grace president of Bethlehem Steel testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that politics and high taxation add uncertainty affecting near term business recovery He noted mixed views on whether the upturn is permanent and favored a policy of plenty and low cost over high prices and scarcity.
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Washington
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Grace
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
David Lamson Freed After Fourth Murder Trial Discharged
David Lamson, once a Stanford campus leader, was freed when charges of murdering his wife were dismissed after four trials. District Attorney Fred Thomas dropped the case following the unsuccessful fourth trial ending March 24, despite jurors voting to convict in earlier juries.
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San Jose
Calif
David Lamson
Stanford University
Fred Thomas
Lamson
Santa Clara County
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Stanford Press
San Quentin
State Supreme Court
Thomas
J. J. Trabucco
Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed By New York Police
A suspect tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of disbarred lawyer Paul H. Wendel was captured in New York. Wendel claimed he was abducted near a Manhattan hotel, tortured for ten days in a Brooklyn house, and forced to sign a confession. Officials provided few details, with no comment from the detectives or Brooklyn DA.
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New York
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
John J. Lyons
Wendel
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Ellis Parker
Mount Holly
N. J
Lyons
William F. X. Geoghan
Coldest April in 22 years hits Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area endured record cold with a Friday morning low of 9 degrees. Temperatures rose to 30 by afternoon after two days of snow. Thursday reached 32 at 2 pm, then dropped to 23, 20, and 9 by Friday dawn, marking the coldest April in decades.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Chambers
Mercury
Austrian Military Display Seen As Warning To Nazis
Vienna hosted a large imperial parade as a warning to Nazi agitation in the Rhineland period. Thousands of soldiers and gendarmes gathered, with troop movements reported nationwide. Officials framed the event as a celebration of compulsory military service.
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Vienna
Rhineland
French General Estienne Dies at 75
Paris AP reports Gen Baptiste Estienne veteran of World War I and inventor of French tanks died Friday at age 75. The noted officer led development of armored warfare and contributed to France's military technology legacy.
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Paris
Baptiste Estienne
Fears Tax Bill Will Regiment All Industry
Business leaders urge House Ways and Means to oppose the President's revenue program. Henry M. Powell of Associated Industries of New York State warns corporate tax would curb reserves and state revenue. T. W. Taliaferro, Detroit packing chief, attacks windfall tax as unfair to packers harmed by AAA losses.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Henry M. Powell
Associated Industries
New York State
T. W. Taliaferro
Detroit
AAA
Tax plan faces White House review before House action
House tax experts said the $799 million corporate profits tax bill will be discussed with the President before House action. Business groups warned the levy, aimed at $591 million annually, would hurt small firms, risk bankruptcies and raise unemployment while Democrats on Ways and Means favored drafting the measure. Open hearings may wrap up this week with bill drafting to start next week and a target to move it to the House in about a week.
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Washington
White House
House
Ways and Means
National Manufacturers Association
Franklin W. Fort
Robert L. Coughton
Hearst Telegram Fight Advances to Supreme Court
The House Rules Committee gave priority to a Senate lobby panel plan to take its telegram seizure case to the Supreme Court. It also moved to authorize spending ten thousand dollars a year for counsel to oppose Hearst's attempts to restrain publication, higher than the existing three thousand five hundred.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate Lobby Investigation Committee
Supreme Court
House
Senate Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Congressional
Hugo Black
De Molayers Top Burlington 35 23 In State Meet
Cedar Rapids De Molayers defeated Burlington 35 to 23 in the De Molay basketball tournament at Coe gym. They led 20 to 5 at halftime and used a size advantage to pull away. Iowa City and Cedar Rapids were scheduled to meet at 8 tonight.
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Local
de Molayers
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
de Molay
Coe
Iowa City
Britain calls for pause to advance peace effort
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged a pause in Europe’s conflict to ease tensions caused by French and German positions. He said consultations among British, French, and Belgian staffs would begin in London, aiming to reassure Europe without forming a military alliance. Eden criticized Hitler for not offering concrete negotiations and said Britain will study the 25 year peace plan.
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London
INS
Britain
Europe
France
Belgium
Eden
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
France Prepares Broad Peace Plan To Counter Hitler
France plans a Europe wide peace plan to reject Hitler’s proposals. Paris envoys convene for an unprecedented Locarno powers meeting to discuss a public League of Nations council reply. Plan centers on collective security, restoration of international law, and respect for treaties. Germany would be invited to participate. Boncour credited with drafting the plan.
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Paris
INS
France
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Europe
League of Nations Council
Germany
Joseph Paul Boncour
League of Nations
Rhineland
Finland Seeks $1 600 000 for Detained Ships
Finland has filed a claim totaling about 1.6 million dollars with the U S to cover losses on thirteen Finnish ships detained by American authorities in 1917 and 1918 The claim amounts to 750 000 dollars in actual losses with the rest as accrued interest The case was forwarded to the State Department to determine responsibility for detention and possible settlement through negotiations
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Washington
INS
Finland
United States
State Department
Eero Jarnefelt
Bolshevists
Hauptmann Case Shown At Glance By AP
Hauptmann faces execution at 8 tonight with a possible reprieve from Governor Hoffman. Warden Kimberling, officials and the attorney general weigh advice as the grand jury delays action on Wendel related charges. Defense counsel visits the condemned man who stays hopeful despite the stalled date.
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Associated Press
Kimberling
Hauptmann
Hoffman
Brooklyn
Paul Wendel
Wilentz
Fisher
Stephen Spitz
Richmond
Jassie
Paul H. Wendel
Wendel
New York
Woman Tells of Possible Condon Lookalike Visit in 1932 Norwalk
Mrs. Daniel Hermann, operator of a Norwalk rooming house tied to Isidor Fisch after the Lindbergh kidnaping, said a man resembling Dr. Condon visited Fisch twice in 1932. The stranger called himself Dr. Goodman and wrote a prescription for a cold, with handwriting tied to Hauptmann trial exhibits.
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Norwalk
Conn
Daniel Hermann
Isidor Fisch
Lindbergh
South
John F
Jassie’ Condon
Goodman
Bronx
Condon Visited Virginia in 1934 Sleepover in Garage
Dr John F Condon spent the night of December 10 1934 in a Richmond garage sleeping in his car amid reports of an investigator checking the visit The hotel pair Milton Page and Assisting Jassie were listed on a room register The investigator suggested a theory that the Lindbergh baby might still be alive and was tracing Condons visit
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Richmond
INS
John F
Jassie” Condon
James Perrin
John B. Bliley
Condon
Connell and Millers
Milton Page
Bay Street
City Island
New York
Jassie
Wendel May Face Hunterdon Grand Jury For Murder Charge
Hunterdon County prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck said he would call a county grand jury to consider murder charges against disbarred Trenton lawyer Paul H. Wendel if a formal complaint is filed. He informed Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s chief counsel C. Lloyd Fisher by telegram that no complaint had been made to his knowledge about the crime.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Anthony M. Hauck
Hunterdon County
Paul H. Wendel
C. Lloyd Fisher
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauck
Hunter
Hoffman Urges Swift Probe Into Lindbergh Case
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman called for a speedy legislative investigation into the Lindbergh case and state officials’ activities, saying the probe should proceed regardless of Hauptmann’s scheduled execution tonight at 8 o'clock.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Grand jury urged over Lindbergh baby murder charges
Hauck replied to Fisher demanding a grand jury to consider charges that Wendel murdered the Lindbergh baby. The telegram was in response to Fisher's Friday communication pressing action by authorities.
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Don County
Wendel
Haucks
Fisher
Hauck
Hauptmann Execution to Proceed If Reprieve Lacks
New Jersey Attorney General Wilentz says warden Kimberling must execute Bruno Hauptmann under the war rant unless a governor reprieve, a court stay, or a pardons board commutation intervenes. He notes the governor cannot grant reprieve at that time, but a served reprieve must be obeyed.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
David T. Wilentz
Mark O. Kimberling
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold Hoffman
Hauptmann
Wilentz
Oyer and Terminer Court
County of
Hunterdon
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Board of Pardons
Grand jury may reopen Wendel Lindbergh case
Allyne Freeman, foreman of Mercer county’s grand jury, says the panel can reopen its investigation into the Lindbergh baby murder, despite adjournment and the Wendel inquiry halt. Observers see potential for a late reprieve by Governor Hoffman if desired. The day’s confusion leaves uncertainty over tonight’s scheduled execution of Hauptmann.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Allyne Freeman
Mercer County Grand Jury
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Paul H. Wendel
Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
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S. C
Cordele
Rvn
DR. Newton
Watkins
Cedar Rapids News
Bulletin
N.Y
Knox
Steel Chief
Ponder Hearst
U. S
Fisch
Norwalk, Conn
Reveal Condon
Warden
Bruno
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