Brazilian Clipper Sinks After Port of Spain Collision
The 19 ton Brazilian Clipper airliner sank in Trinidad Harbor after hitting a fishing boat during dawn takeoff. Two passengers and a steward drowned, about 20 others were rescued including pianist Jose Iturbi. Crew and other passengers were salvaged, with one passenger identified as E Roman Martinez.
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Miami
Fla
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Jose Iturbi
Pan American Airways
E. Roman Martinez
Eagle Pencil Co
New York
Eric R. Brogh
London
England
Amadeo Lopez
Wallace Culbertson
Middle West To Get Best Easter Weather
Weather forecasts split by region predict fair conditions across the Middle West for Easter Sunday. Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Missouri South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas expected to enjoy the best weather, while other areas may see clouds.
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Middle West
Washington
Middle Western
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Aenes
South Dakota
Nebraska
Anses
Roosevelt Eyes Faster Pace On Legislation After Vacation
After a 19 day break Roosevelt returned to Washington seeking updates from congressional leaders. White House signals indicate a push for speed on the legislative agenda, with tax bills delaying adjournment as campaign activity looms.
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Washington
INL
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Potomac
Navy
Col
Henry Roosevelt
James Moffett
Moffett
Port Everglades
Jacksonville
Baltimore
New York City
Jefferson
Bahamas
Bartholomew Mother Feared Kidnapped in New York
Police and private investigators search New York for Mrs. Lillian Mae Bartholomew amid fears she has been kidnapped or is en route to reunite with her son Freddie Bartholomew. Her husband and attorney report wireless messages from the liner she landed on. Freddie remains unaware pending necessity.
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New York
Freddie Bartholomew
Hollywood
Lillian Mae Bartholomew
Philip A. Levey
Levey
Cecil Lewellyn Bartholomew
Freddie
Guardian
Federal liquor monopoly plan urged by NRA
NRA consumers division proposed sweeping changes to liquor policy including federal control of the trade and advertising, tax reforms, tariff adjustments and consumer education. Albert Abrahamson, now WPA administrator for Maine, argued government participation may be required if private control fails, with emphasis on lowering prices and expanding access to foreign and domestic whiskies.
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Washington
Ins
NRA Consumers Division
Albert Abrahamson
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
NRA
Abrahamson
WPA
Maine
Landon Secures 22 Missouri Delegates for GOP Nomination
In Kansas City Missouri Governor Landon is assured of 22 of Missouri's 30 national convention votes. Last two of thirteen congressional districts meet to pick delegates with six districts vote Landon instructed, three endorsed him, two named friendly un instructed. Four at large delegates will be chosen in St. Louis April 29.
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Kansas City
Landon
Kansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A historical note lists figures for Cedar Rapids auto tolls in 1936. The entry records numbers of accidents, injuries, and deaths totaling 140. No further context or details accompany the figures.
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Cedar Rapids
Officials Aid In Recovery Of Stolen Goods
Sheriff D A Mulcahy of Montezuma with Cedar Rapids police and county officials completed a round up of articles stolen from Deep River homes weeks earlier. A man named Bill Height of Deep River, 32, was detained after authorities recovered linens and a fox fur and other items allegedly sold in Cedar Rapids. Height is held by Poweshiek county officials as a suspect.
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D. A. Mulcahy
Montezuma
Cedar Rapids
Deep River
Mulcahy
Bill Height
Earl Stanley
Larry Condon
Lyle Marshall
A. F. Haberle
Height
Loee
Poweshiek County
Troops Rush To Guard Wounded Negro in Georgia
National guardsmen moved from Gainesville to Danielsville to protect Lint Shaw, a wounded Black man accused of attacking two white girls. A mob of about 150 demanded custody at the Madison county jail while Sheriff Henley urged calm and said the situation was under control. Shaw was shot after slashing two officers during a custody escape attempt. Officer Elder suffered a lung wound.
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Danielsville
Gainesville
T. L. Henley
Madison County
Lint Shaw
Farmer
Henley
Shaw
Colbert
Hensley
E. A. Elder
Ralph Baird
Eugene Talmadge
Berry Moseley
Justice Hughes Marks 74th Birthday at Court Conference
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, 74, presided over a judicial conference in Washington that could affect the Guffey coal law. He showed no retirement signs, continuing study, court administration, and conference work, with a friend predicting vigor at 80.
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Washington
INS
Charles Evans Hughes
Guffey
Roosevelt to Speak Before DAR Convention in April
President Roosevelt accepted an invitation to address the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington on Monday April 20 as the annual convention gathered. The event marks a notable White House appearance amid national affairs and civic celebration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Hagood Recalled For Second Talk With Roosevelt
Major General Johnson Hagood, relieved of command over WPA criticism, receives another hearing with President Roosevelt aboard his train and later at the White House. Hagood had been suspended for three months during an earlier leave after the Florida trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Johnson Hagood
Eighth Corps
WPA
Florida
Hagood
White House
Marvin H. McIntyre
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Britain May Buy Canadian Wheat Surplus To Store
London reports say the government may purchase Canada’s wheat surplus and store it as a wartime reserve. Informants indicate formal approaches to the Canadian Wheat Board, though officials might deny the move for secrecy.
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Britain
London
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Suspect Held In Easter Gift Bomb Mystery
Postal inspectors and detectives questioned several persons in Wilkes Barre as they pursued leads in the Easter gift bomb outrages that killed one man and injured others. A cigar box linked to bombs was found on one suspect, with theories ranging from a mine dispute to a possible Easton 1931 bombing connection.
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Wilkes-Barre
Washington
Easton
Luzerne County
Thomas Maloney
Don Lehman
Michael Gallagher
Sexton
Don
Clinton Lehman
Gallagher
Lehman
Maloney
Margaret
Chile urges Pan American peace drive
President Allesandri of Chile endorses Roosevelt's Pan American peace conference idea. He calls for a broad educational campaign to foster peace and moral disarmament, urging the Americas to study limiting armaments and curb military spending. He suggests including armament limitation in the conference program.
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Washington
INS
United States
Chile
Arturo Allesandri
Roosevelt
Americas
Allesandri
Motorist Injured In Collision With Engine In Yards
Boyd Kaylor of rural Marion route two suffered a split tongue several fractured ribs and facial lacerations at 12 15 am Saturday when his car collided with the tender of a Milwaukee switch engine at C avenue and Fourth street NE He was leaving the yards behind another car and did not notice the southbound engine Kaylor employed in Rock Island railroad shops was taken by ambulance to St Luke s hospital where he remains confined J H Hunter foreman of the switch crew was present at the scene
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Boyd Kaylor
Marion
C Avenue
Fourth Street NE
Milwaukee
Kaylor
Rock Island Railroad
J. H. Hunter
B Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Minnesota G. O. P. Committeeman Dies
ST PAUL UP Claude Mac Kenzie 52 republican national committeeman from Minnesota died Saturday of a heart attack in St Paul. He served as a GOP leader and was active in party affairs across the state.
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ST. Paul
Claude MacKenzie
Minnesota
Purchaser Of Dice Outfit Shells Got To Texas Customers
Frank Stangler a Swisher beer parlor operator said two men from Texas fleeced him with a dice machine sale. He paid fifty cents and later watched two strangers win twenty dollars, driving a car with Texas plates. He suspects a frame and police are reviewing the case.
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Texas
Cedar Rapids
Frank Stangler
Swisher
Stangler
Jack
First Street
Fifth Avenue
Geneva Parleys Delayed Over Easter Holiday
European diplomats halted talks for Easter as Turkey sought formal notes to seven treaty signatories rearming the Dardanelles demilitarized zones. In Geneva the league committee recessed while Salvador de Madariaga pressed Italian and Ethiopian emissaries toward peace. Locarno powers granted a month’s recess to allow Eden to craft a security plan.
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Associated Press
Turkey
Dardanelles
Geneva
League Conciliation Committee
Salvador de Madariaga
Relief rolls steady near 20 million as Congress urged for more aid
The United States faces about 20 million on relief, about the April 1935 peak, with Roosevelt asking Congress for another 1.5 billion dollars for next year. WPA data show over 14 million on federal jobs with 3.8 million jobs created and officials estimate 5.75 million more aided locally. Officials foresee a summer decline but expect rolls to rise again by winter.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Hopkins
Public Works Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Army Engineering Corps
Mercury Rises Fast Under A Spring Sun
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a bright spring day with temperatures climbing rapidly. The morning low reached 39 degrees, rising to 62 by mid afternoon, with Friday’s high reaching 58 and cooling to 42 by midnight.
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Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Drunk Detector Deemed Successful in Cleveland Tests
Cleveland police announced success of a new stereoscopic drunk detector after two days of tests. Four volunteers were intoxicated and evaluated before and after drinking, with judges noting marked accuracy drops when sober. Judge Kovachy accepted detector results as evidence for traffic court.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Police Department
Arthur Roth
Julius Kovachy
Roth
Early Callers Sought in East Side Apartment Slaying
New York police pursued a mysterious 3 am intruder after Nancy Evans Titterton, writer and NBC executive’s wife, was found strangled in her East River apartment. A pajama sash and a fountain pen were key clues as detectives, over 25 strong, questioned residents and searched for a motive amid a spate of similar late night ringings.
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New York
Nancy Evans Titterton
Broadcasting Company
East River
Thomas Gonzales
John A. Lyons
Alice Hoyes
C. Browning Smith
Tittertons
Countess Hoyos
Gazette Sunday Want Ad Makeover Aims for Faster Results
The Gazette announces a new attractive layout for Sunday Want Ads to help readers find listings quickly and boost advertiser results. Ad-taker urges readers to place orders by 8 P.M. tonight and calls 2-1121.
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Gazette
Dial
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