Storms kill twelve across eight states in mid-South
Tornadoes and violent storms sweep eight states leaving at least twelve dead. Five in isolated northeast Arkansas communities and four in Kentucky, two in southern Arkansas, with extensive property damage and many injured. Damage and casualties spread through Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee.
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Memphis, Tenn
Mid-South
Kentucky
Arkansas
Thurman Berkley
Paris
Tenn
James Fall
West Memphis
Ark
Indiana
Missouri
Weather downpour unroofing homes in Harrisburg and Herrin
Heavy rains and winds struck the region with Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana listed among affected areas. Several houses lost roofs in Harrisburg and three more were unroofed at Herrin as the storm moved through.
Kentucky Storm Kills Four In Violent 75 MPH Foe
A morning storm in Kentucky produced 75 mph winds, killing four people by lightning in Henderson and Kevil and causing about 1 million dollars in damage across the region. Louisville sustained 100000 in losses as 1.77 inches of rain fell in a 30 minute span, with further damage near Lexington and Versailles.
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Louisville
Kentucky
C. C. Bennett
Malcolm Flanigan
Henderson County
Thomas Spender
Kevil
J. B. Marshall
Willard
Blue Grass Country
Lexington
Versailles
Mason- Headley Pikes
Churchill Downs
Arkansas
Farmersburg Tourney Rescheduled To May 10 11
The district baseball tournament at Farmersburg has been postponed until May 10 and 11 due to bad weather. Nine teams, each a county winner, will compete in what is described as the region’s biggest baseball event in northeastern Iowa.
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Farmersburg
C. R. Johnson
Iowa
Magic Wand Leads Cops To New Murder Clue
Calumet City investigators pursue a buried murder case linked to bootlegger Edgar Everhart. A boy with a magic wand directs a dig under LeRoy Daugherty’s basement, revealing dirt and shoe soles as police await a coroner's chemist report. The tale mentions Edgar's supposed five siblings and a call for renewed murder inquiry.
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Calumet City
Ind
Jake Boeringer
Jake
Edgar Everhart
LeRoy Daugherty
Edgar
Cicero
James Schubert
Prosecutor denies Jafsie changed story on John
New York AP Supreme Court Justice McGeehan released a portion of Dr John F Condon testimony from a 1932 Bronx grand jury to show no conflict with Condon identification of Bruno Hauptmann as the Lindbergh ransom recipient. District Attorney Foley rejected former grand juror Harry L Whaley claims that Condon said he could not identify the man he knew as John.
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New ‘York
Supreme Court
John McGeehan
John F. “Jafsie
Condon
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel Foley
Harry L. Whaley
John
Foley
Whaley
Herring Proposes Two New Nominees For Merged Board
Gov Clyde L. Herring submitted Logan Blizzard of McGregor and Dr. E E Speaker of Lake View as nominees to the merged fish and game commission and state board of conservation. They would replace William P Woodcock of Spencer and Dr J K Stepp of Jesup after Senate refused to confirm them. Blizzard would serve four years and Speaker six if approved.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Logan Blizzard
McGregor
E. E. Speaker
Lake View
Fish and Game Commission
State Board of Conservation
Blizzard
Speaker
William P. Woodcock
Spencer
J. K. Stepp
Jesup
Senate
Drys Move To Void S D Liquor Law
South Dakota drys seek to have the entire liquor control law declared invalid in the state supreme court. Prohibition supporters gain permission to intervene in a test case set for hearing Saturday. Lauritz Miller and Byron Payne filed the petition claiming the act lacks a proper title and is not an emergency measure.
16 General Motors Units Shut Down
DETROIT UP Strike of workers at the Toledo C Ohio Chevrolet transmission plant has forced closure of 16 other GM manufacturing and assembly units, officials announced Friday.
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Detroit
Toledo, C
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Kidnapped radicals return safely after beating in Gallup
Two bloodstained communist leaders David Levinson and Robert Minor, attacked by masked abductors, were escorted to Gallup and then to St. Marys hospital. They had been missing since Thursday night while visiting defense counsel for ten men charged with murder in Carmichael case.
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Gallup
N. M
David Levinson
International Labor Defense
Robert Minor
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tohatchi
M. R. Carmichael
Julia Bartol
Joe Bartol
L. M. Keene
Kraschel Urges Roosevelt New Deal Aid to Iowa Farmers
Iowa lieutenant governor Kraschel defends the Roosevelt program before democratic women, arguing farm income rose by 269 million dollars since 1933 and Iowa residents received 323.75 million in relief and related funds. He attacks Senator Dickinson as biased against the New Deal and presses for stronger AAA amendments and continued federal aid.
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Roosevelt
National Institute of Government
National Democratic
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa Farmer
National Democratic Administration
Kraschel
Dickinson
Iowa
New Deal
CCC
PWA
Steel Merger Approved By Federal Court
The federal court approved the merger of Republic Steel and Corrigan McKinney Steel in a $323 million deal. Judge Frederick M. Raymond ruled the merger does not violate the Clayton act, creating a firm with over $300 million capital and placing Republic among the top steel firms behind U S Steel and Bethlehem. Tom M. Girdler would rise to a leading position in the industry.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Corrigan McKinney Steel Company
Federal Court
Frederick M. Raymond
Raymond
Grand Rapids
Mich
Republic Steel
Republic
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Tom M. Girdler
Mitchell warns U S to heed Nazi boast in air war shift
The article recounts Mitchell arguing against American inertia, urging rapid rearmament focused on air power. He cites Germany's advanced air capabilities with diesel engines, high speeds, and potential transatlantic bombing, claiming air dominance will decide future wars.
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Mitchell
U.S
Nations discuss Western European aviation security pact
Britain France and Italy studied a western aviation security pact aimed at aerial parity. Germany reportedly could churn out 100 aircraft monthly as replacements, prompting talk of a 200-plane RAF buildup to maintain parity with the Reich. The draft pact envisioned parity among signatories similar to naval treaties.
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Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Royal Air Force
Reich
At Least Five Dead In Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire
A Friday blaze in a three story frame building in Poughkeepsie left at least five dead, with three children missing. The known victims include Edward Seifts 34 Mary 30 and their daughter Shirley Elmore 7. Firefighters evacuated neighbors and seven firemen were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire burned about an hour before containment.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Edward Seifts
Mary
Edward
Joana
Shirley Elmore
Elmore
Clifford Elmore
Evelyn Mahoney
George Sherow
Sherow
Spain to Reorganize Cabinet Under Lerroux
Premier Alejandro Lerroux, who recently led the government through a ministerial crisis, signed Friday authorizing a new cabinet reorganization as preparations begin.
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Spain
Madrid
INS
Alejandro Lerroux
Liquor Commission Orders Bann On Employee Political Activity
In Des Moines Iowa liquor commission employees were warned in a bulletin that any political participation will be grounds for dismissal. The notice signals strict neutrality during campaigns and prohibits campaigning, endorsements or public political action by staff.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Commission
Supreme Court weighs NRA fate amid live poultry debate
Richberg argues for the NRA before the court focusing on legal aspects as McReynolds probes the meaning of straight killing in the live poultry code. Heller testifies about taking chickens from a coop to satisfy code requirements while inspectors watch. The exchange elicits laughter as justices explore how customers may reject birds and how half coops are handled.
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High Court
Richberg
Supreme Court
NRA
McReynolds
Heller
Sutherland
Hughes
Davis Charges Farmers Lead Production Cut
Chester C. Davis, agricultural adjustment administrator, said farmers are “pikers” next to big industrialists in reducing production to steady prices. He noted farmers still work long hours, with eight hours common in industry and forests of virgin red cedar remaining near Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Columbia, Mo
America
Chester C. Davis
University of Missouri
Davis
AAA
New Medical Relief Plan To Be Tried In Linn County
A new county medical relief committee replaces the old board of review. Drs D E Beardsley and H E Pfeiffer join the panel with Dr L M Downing and Dr John R Gardner and Dr T Frank Hersch. Twenty four hour service remains for the indigent sick with monthly relief capped at about 1.15 dollars per family. Doctors fees and drugs are covered from federal funds with a prorated schedule. patients may choose their family doctor.
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John R. Gardner
Lisbon
Linn County Medical Society
T.frank Hersch
D. E. Beardsley
H. E. Pfeiffer
Board of Review
Linn County Relief Office
Denny
Cedar Rapids
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Pine Bluff
John Faulk
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Pepperell Sheeting
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Drys
S. D
General Motors
Congress
Department of Agriculture
John R. Cook
D. W. Bates
Linn County Savings Bank
Center Point
Orville A. Hall
First Farm Land Co
Washington
Atlantic
THE
Associated Press
Liquor Commission
U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Lebanon
Prout’s
Whittall Wiltons
Velvet
Wilton
Axminster
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