Zeppelin Hindenburg Gains Speed En Route to New York
The Hindenburg cruises south of a storm zone over the Atlantic with increasing speed toward New York on its second flight. Captain Ernst Lehmann says weather changes pose no danger. The airship was about 945 miles from New York at 7 am EST, after leaving Frankfurt late Saturday.
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America
Atlantic
New York
Germany
Ernst Lehmann
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Frankfort
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Union Or Jobs Is Teachers Choice
In Memphis on May 19 a confrontation halted contracts for the next fiscal year. The Memphis Teachers Association, affiliated with the A F of L, faced an ultimatum to surrender either union activities or their jobs as the city board and administration resisted contract offers.
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Memphis, Tenn
City Board of Education
Memphis Teachers Association
American Feedration of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Memphis Trades and Labor Council
Harlem Riot Leaves One Injured In Disorder
In Harlem a protest over Italy's Ethiopia campaign devolved into violence as patrolmen clashed with demonstrators. Lee Cornish was wounded in the ankle during the melee, while Ira Kemp was said to have been involved. Italian shops were damaged and stones and bottles were hurled at arriving officers. None of the police were seriously hurt.
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New York
Lee
Harlem
Bearo Wee
Italy
Ethiopia
Lee Cornish
Michael Runan
Ira Kemp
Kemp
Lenox Avenue
Mexico City ends 1940 rail strike after government action
President Lazaro Cardenas’ administration ordered 48 000 Mexican National Railways workers back to posts at noon today and warned of wage-policy changes. The strike, led by unionists seeking higher pay, collapsed as the government declared it unjustified and non existent.
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Ec He Press
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
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War Department
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Cardenas
Widow of Former Alabama Governor Claimed by Greensboro
Mrs. Clara Delesdernier Seay 86 widow of Governor Thomas Seay died unexpectedly last night at her daughter Mrs. L J Lawsons home in Greensboro. Born in New Orleans she helped lead social life after the Civil War era. Governor Seay once led the Alabama Senate and later became governor. A grandson Thomas Seay Lawson is now assistant attorney general. Services set at St Pauls Episcopal Church Wednesday at 5 pm with burial in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Ala
Clara Delesdernier Seay
Alabama
Thomas Seay
L. J. Lawson
Thomas Seay Lawson
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Proffer of Aid Extended China Currency Stabilization
Secretary Morgenthau announced the United States will make substantial silver purchases from China to help stabilize its currency. The move invites global discussion on monetary matters and follows a U S China agreement.
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Washington
United States
China
Morgenthau
United States Treasury
Moulton Neighbors Attend Weddings and Visiters
Local residents travel to attend Christine Young's wedding at Mt Hope this afternoon. Delegations from Mt Hope, Geraldine, Landersville and Wolfe Springs visit Moulton for social and business purposes as the courthouse moves progress.
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W. R. Jackson
Mt. Hope
Christine Young
Charles E. Bragg
Memphis
W. F. Owens
H. E. Smith
Wheeler
Clark Hodgins
R. C. Jackson
Floe Hall
Geraldine
Joe Wheeler
Flo Hall
J. E. Aldridge
J. L. Howell
Hartselle
J. T. Green
Russellville
Walden Dukeminier
Hope
L. W. Wilson
Landersville
Luther Gaines
Alabama Bankers Association
H. H. Hambrick
Robert Peacock
Livingston
Allen Farley
L. W. Gentry
Decatur
Henry D. Jones
Florence
J. C. Johnson
T. B. Milan
Everette Elkins
L. M. Barnes and Son
Charles B
Well Known American Horizontal Puzzle Answers
Puzzle lists across and down clues with numerous entries including politics Persia rowing device and more. The reader fills answers from the era's crossword style, hints point to familiar words and names, with emphasis on common nouns and proper nouns.
Florenza Goes On Trial For Murder Of Nancy Evans Titterton
John C. Florenza, 24, upholsterer’s helper, goes on trial in New York general sessions for first degree murder in the slaying of fiction writer Nancy Evans Titterton. A 150-person blue panel juror pool is drawn. prosecution cites a confession, defense questions its validity. The body was found in Beekman Place April 10.
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Pat McGrady
Associated Press
New York
John C. Florenza
General Sessions Court
Nancy Evans Titterton
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Fiorenza
Henry Klauber
William C. Dodge
Miles J. O'Brien
Fioriza
Stuart Campbell
Titterton
Beekman Place
World of Arts and Letters
Princess Nina Mdi vani wins quick divorce in The Hague
In a brief court session Princess Nina Mdi vani obtained an uncontested divorce from Charles Huberich, a New York and Paris attorney, with no alimony recorded. The princess, noted for her three marrying brothers, has two brothers who died in accidents.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Nina Mdivani
Charles Huberich
New York
Paris
Scottsboro Witness Dr. Bridges Dies After Long Illness
Dr. Robert R. Bridges aged 47, a key witness in the Scottsboro cases, died at his Jackson County home after months of heart trouble. His illness led to postponed testimony and continuances in the trials including the Heywood Patterson case and a 75 year penitentiary sentence.
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Robert R. Bridges
Scottsboro
Bridges
Heywood Patterson
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