Wright Brothers Honored On First Flight Anniversary
Ceremonies at Kill Devil Hill mark 35 years since the Wright Brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk. About 200 modern aircraft flyover with representatives from army navy civil aviation and coast guard. The Kill Devil Hill Memorial association led by A. W. Drinkwater organized the event.
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Kill Devil Hill
N. C
INS
Wright Brothers
Orville
Wilbur
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Kill Devil
Drinkwater
Warn Of Counterfeit Bills In Shopping Rush
The treasury department warned the public and merchants to guard against counterfeit bills during this pre Christmas shopping period. Chief Frank J. Wilson of the Secret Service announced a nationwide drive against counterfeiters and urged newspapers and business groups to warn customers of the increased danger of losses from counterfeits.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Frank J. Wilson
United States Secret Service
UTW Chief Fires Four Aids Over John Lewis Backing
United Textile Workers president Francis J. Gorman ousted four vice presidents Joseph R. White Horace Rivers John Peel and George Baldanzi for backing John L. Lewis industrial unionism. He also moved to replace them via rank and file elections as UTW breaks from CIO.
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Washington
INL
CIO
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers Union
Textile Workers
John L. Lewis
Gorman
UTW
Lewis
Barkley Sees WPA Spending Cut for 4 Months
Sen. Alben Barkley predicted two WPA measures: a March to June appropriation not exceeding 600 million dollars and a subsequent annual budget. He noted 4 months at 175 million monthly would require 700 million if continued, but expects economy and an under 600 million total.
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Washington
INS
Works Progress Administration
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Kentuckian
Congress
Barkley
House
Ill Lighthouse Keeper Rescued After Weekmarooned
William Jourdain, the sick keeper of the Eddystone lighthouse off the British coast, was rescued after seven days marooned by gales. A breeches buoy and rescue vessel hauled him to Plymouth hospital where he received treatment for a severe abdominal illness.
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Plymouth
England
Eddystone
William Jourdain
Jourdain
Plymouth Hospital
Baldassarri Dismissed From Fascist Party in Italy
Ancona Italy authorities announce Alberto Baldassarri has been expelled from the fascist party for belonging to a group that wasted too much pity on Jews and was lacking in fascist sensitivity in racial matters.
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Ancona
Italy
Alberto Baldassarri
Fascist Party
Pilot's first flight ends in fatal plane wreck near Omaha
Alfred Langille died when his newly purchased airplane crashed during a forced landing on Saturday while he was en route to his home in Omaha Nebraska. The crash follows his purchase last Sunday and marks his first flight in the aircraft.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Alfred Langille
Langille
Reo Motor Car to Seek 77B Federal Reorganization
Directors of Reo Motor Car Company authorize filing in U S district court for reorganization under section 77B of the bankruptcy act. Chairman Thomas Campbell says assets are $13 000 000 but cash is nil, with obligations under $500 000. Plant closed. RFC loan negotiations had progressed until the receivership petition. Rowland Campbell ousted as president amid three proxy fights and three presidents in the past year.
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Lansing, Mich
Reo Motor Car Company
U. S
Federal District Court
Thomas Campbell
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Ingham County
Rowland Campbell
Would-Be Roumanian Assassins Sentenced
In Cernauti a military court sentenced Leonid Lututovici to life at hard labor for firing on Col. Critescu, president of the military tribunal. Fellow student Atanescu received life at hard labor as instigator, while Rahmistiue was jailed 20 years for aiding the plot.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Cernauti
Leonid Lututovici
Col. Critescu
Atanescu
Critescu
Rahmistiue
Lututovici
Knife And Fork Club to Hear Ludecke Monday
Kurt G. W. Ludecke, intimate to Adolf Hitler and once a top Nazi liaison, will address Cedar Rapids’ newly formed Knife and Fork club at 6 15 p m Monday in the Roosevelt hotel. About 50 professionals and executives are expected. Ludecke’s past includes organizing the shock troops and serving eleven years as a close adviser before falling out with Hitler. His memoir I Knew Hitler has drawn wide interest.
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Kurt G. W. Ludecke
Adolf Hitler
Knife and Fork Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
John Hamilton II
Ludecke
Hitler
Italy
Austria
America
Coe Announces Rhythm Band Members For Boys Choir
Coe college music department lists twenty selected members for the rhythm band boys choir. Named include Bruce Foreman James Pospishil George Owen Jimmy Johnson Keith Nemmers Billy Roller Ronald White Donald Bomkamp Forey Rutgers Jack Dennis Robert Coolidge Duane Nesetril Karroll Smothers Jimmy Zack Buddy Anderson Robert Hickman.
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Coe College
Boys’ Choir
Bruce Foreman
Fourth Avenue
James Pospishil
Seventeenth Avenue
George Owen
Seventeenth Street
Jimmy Johnson
C Avenue
Keith Nemmers
Billy Roller
Sixteenth Street
Ronald White
Thirty-fifth Street
Donald Bomkamp
Sixth Street
Forey Rutgers
Jack Dennis
O Avenue
Robert Coolidge
Duane Nesetril
Wilson Avenue
Karroll Smothers
E Avenue
Jimmy Zack
Thirty-fourth Street
Buddy Anderson
Twelfth Street
Robert Hickman
Editors Add Drug Scandal to 1938 Top News List
The United Press editors in New York added the McKesson and Rob bins drug scandal to their 12 biggest 1938 stories, replacing the Richard Whitney confession due to its greater dramatic impact and broader ramifications.
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NEW York
United Press
Richard Whitney
Whitney
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State Conservation ‘Commission
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