Buying Of Consumer Goods Urged By FDR
President Roosevelt outlined a shift in official policy favoring consumer goods over durable public works. He urged Democrats that future public works focus on channel dredging and dams rather than steel bridges to expand purchasing power for consumers. The press conference touched on sitdown strikes as he avoided discussion. Senator Byrnes proposed a policy amendment to the Guffey-Vinson Coal bill while Senator Robinson urged committee referral.
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House Democrats
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Byrnes
D-Sc
Guffey-Vinson
Shortest Strike Ends After One Day in Coal Industry
New York reports the one day soft coal strike ended this afternoon with a settlement reached between the United Mine Workers and coal operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers
White Slave Charge Laid To Cult Head
John Hunt known as St John the Revelator and Jesus Christ remains missing from Beverly Hills while federal agents pursue Mann Act charges. He is accused of transporting a 17 year old Denver girl for immoral purposes to the cult led by Father Divine, a Negro religious figure, with possible charges against his close associates under consideration.
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Los Angeles
John Hunt
St. John the Revelator
Jesus Christ
Beverly Hills
Heaven
Denver
Father Divine
Pretty Delight Jewett
Colorado
U. S
Pierson M. Hall
Hunt
Father Devine
Roosevelt cites far reaching effect of textile conference
President Roosevelt expressed confidence that the world textile conference discussions will influence the industry’s prosperity and workers’ livelihoods. He sent a message to Harold B. Butler, conference secretary general, urging a successful meeting and recalling progress since 1919’s ILO origins. Tomorrow 400,000 miners face a Monday return to work after a mine holiday amid an unreleased wage contract.
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Washington
Roosevelt
World Textile Conference
Harold B. Butler
International Group
International Labor Organization
Strongest man in world arrested for mail fraud in Buffalo
Postoffice Inspector Brennan jailed George Jones alias Forest Dollis a 47 year old Buffalo man on charges of using the mails to defraud. He promised to free a incarcerated son for 25 dollars to Panny Whitehead of Stedman North Carolina who later said she received nothing.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Erie County
Postoffice
Lewis J. Brennan
George Jones
Forest Dollis
United States
Harry F. Harding
Johnson cites weak bond market delays May bond issuance
Iowa state treasurer Charles M. Johnson returned from New York and said the bond market is very poor with signs of a flurry around May 1. He plans to advise the state council to issue 4,519,500 dollars of bonds authorized by the 1937 legislature likely in the first ten days of May.
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Ialeigh
Charles M. Johnson
New York
Aircraft Carrier Yorktown Returns From Trial Run
The U S S Yorktown, the navy's newest aircraft carrier, returned to Newport News after a trial run off the Virginia Capes. She underwent tests of engine communications electrical and other equipment to verify compliance with navy department specifications.
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Newport News
U. S
Yorktown
Virginia Capes
Navy Department
Uncle Sam
Orphanage meeting set for Winston-Salem in April
The Tri State Orphanage association formed by Carolina and Georgia officials will convene in Winston-Salem on April 20 and 21 to discuss plans and arrangements for regional welfare.
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Winston-Salem
Tri-State Orphanage Association
Carolinas
Georgia
TVATS Again Under Attack In Supreme Court Plea
Georgia Power asks the Supreme Court for partial suspension of a Fifth Circuit ruling that let TVA build power lines and sell electricity in Georgia. Attorneys Baker and Colquitt submitted the petition to Justice Cardozo, who may refer it to the full court for a possible Monday ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia Power Company
Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Tennessee Valley Authority
Georgia
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Walter T. Colquitt
Atlanta
Power Company
Eastern
Tennessee Federal District Court
TVA
Northern Federal District Court
Tennessee
Fifth Circuit Court
Four Doomed Men Receive Reprieves
RALEIGH April 2 Four Negroes who were to die in the gas chamber today received hour reprieves from Governor Clyde Hoey. Reprieved for 60 days were George Exum and Tom Wall. Ian Jones and Fred Steele received 90 day stays.
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Raleigh
Clyde Hoey
George Exum
Wayne County
Tom Wall
Mecklenburg County
Ian Jones
Fred Steele
Mecklenburg
Officers to be elected at Leaksville council meeting
Leaksville April 2. Officers will be elected at the Central Piedmont Safety Council meeting tonight.
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Leaksville
Central Piedmont Safety Council
Kennett Man Hanged for Station Robbery Slaying
Fred Adams, 71, of Rector Arkansas, was executed in Kennett Missouri for the 3 year old killing of Jine Green, night marshal of Campbell Missouri, during a filling station robbery. He declined a last statement and walked to the scaffold, his legs bound and hood over his head, seconds before the trap door released.
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Kennett
Fred Adams
Rector
Jine
Green
Champbell
Adams
Emile
Dewey Miles
Miles
Stock dispute pits trio before judge in Memphis case
Three Nashville men James Caldwell Sam Cohn and W M Fuqua face possible contempt charges as Chancellor L D Bejach orders them to appear April 12 for failing to surrender stock worth over 1 000 000 obtained years ago The case traces to 1928 when Rogers Caldwell and Luke Lea aided by J F Mathis notes and large oil interests sparked a protracted contest over ownership of Rodessa Oil and Land Company stock and related collateral while the Bank of Tennessee receiver argues creditors are owed 21 000.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
L. D. Bejach
Davidson County Chancery Court
Shelby County
James FE. Caldwell
Sam Cohn
W. M. Fuqua
James Caldwell
Rogers Caldwell
Luke Lea
South
J. F. Mathis
Rodessart & Land Company
Lea
Mathis
J. K. Mathis
Rodessa Oil & Land
Bank of Tennessee
Shiloh tabernacle and WCBD radio station burned
Wilbur Glenn Voliva of the Christian Apostolic church reported a large deliberate fire destroyed the Shiloh tabernacle and the WCBD radio station on April 2. He estimated total losses at 600000 to 700000 dollars, with the tabernacle worth 500000 to 600000 and the station 150000. Voliva and an attendant found flames in distant, separated rooms as smoke rose from multiple spots.
Prices Lag On Stock Market
New York April 2 stock market leaders fell one to five or more points after President Roosevelt warned against excessive durable goods production and rising prices. The selling wave slowed later and by the fourth hour many losses had been trimmed.
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New York
Roosevelt
New Car Sales Show Increase in March
Raleigh reports a March rise in new car sales with 4,698 units registered, up from 3,060 in February and 3,423 in March 1936. New truck sales also climb to 1,107 in March from February 795, though 1936 March totals reached 1,120. Year to date totals show 12,749 cars sold versus 8,578 last year and 3,036 trucks versus 8,284.
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Raleigh
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Albemarle Paper to Buy Halifax Paper Company
Officials from Albemarle Paper Manufacturing of Richmond announce purchase of Halifax Paper Company and plate for expansion of the Roanoke Rapids plant. The deal aims to extend production capacity and broaden operations at the Roanoke Rapids facility.
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Roanoke Rapids
Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company
Richmond
Halifax Paper Company
iInc
Attacks on Rebel Supply Bases Shrink Basque Front
Spanish government forces launched land and air assaults on insurgent supply bases as Basque city Bilbao faced isolation threats. Córdoba, Penarroya and nearby areas saw heavy fighting with dozens killed and many captured, while insurgents advanced toward Bilbao. In Paris, Spanish rebel securities dipped, signaling wavering confidence in Franco regime.
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Bilboa
Bilba
Spain
Emilio Mola
Bilbao
Paris
Stock Exchange
Triple Murder Case Still Puzzles Cops
London trains crash during rush hour killing twelve and wounding over forty as cars telescoped on a viaduct and caught fire. In New York, Joseph Gedeon admits gun possession while police seek answers in the Beekman Hill triple murder involving his daughter Veronica, his wife Mary, and a roomer.
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London
New York
Joseph Gedeon
Beekman Hill
Veronica
Mary
Frank Byrnes
50Th Street
Gedeon
High Point Committee Heads to Washington to Seek Rail Grant
A High Point Chamber of Commerce committee departs for Washington at 10 40 pm to plead with E R Oliver Southern Railway for an extra 100000 needed to finish the railway grade crossing elimination project. State authorities expect a 4 pm meet in the capital with the official to decide funding amid prior limited success.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
E. R. Oliver
Southern Railway
Oliver
Southern
Tom
Tax Collections Show Large Gain in North Carolina
Internal revenue collections for nine months ending March 31 totaled 233 764 203 02 dollars, up 24 138 245 52 from the same period last year, in Greensboro report.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
40 Hour Week Goal Debated at World Textile Conference
Labor delegates at the world textile conference opened talks on an international 40 hour work week. Emil Rieve of Philadelphia led the U S workers’ delegation calling for action. British employers' delegate Thomas Ashhurst declined to state a view until the conference progresses.
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Washington
Emil Rieve
Philadelphia
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
United States Workers
Thomas Ashhurst
International Employers’ Group
Ashurst
Sit Down Cure Sought as GM UAW Meet
Detroit April 2. High GM officials and United Auto Workers leaders met seeking a cure for a new wave of sit down strikes. Knudsen and Martin attended three weeks after an agreement aimed at stopping interruptions, as 15,000 GM workers in Flint idled. Union say strikes were spontaneous and unauthorized, closing nine GM plants and prompting peace moves in Pontiac and Flint.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Automobile Workers
Williams. Knudsen
General Motors
Homer Martin
Chevrolet Motor Co
Flint
Mich
Fisher Body
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Co
Pontiac
Chevrolet
UAWA
Sportsman May Abandon Farm Fox Hunt
Richard K. Mellon, 38, banker and sportsman, plans to abandon the Rolling Rock Fox Hunt and Steeplechase at his farm near Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Thirty six laborers quit last night demanding a raise from 30 to 50 cents per hour.
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Pittsburgh
Sun-Telegraph
Richard K. Mellon
Ligonier
Editor Fred Fuller Shedd Dies at 66 in North Carolina
Fred Fuller Shedd, editor in-chief of the Evening Bulletin since 1921, died at 6 a.m. from a heart attack in Southern Pines North Carolina after leaving Overbrook two weeks earlier to rest a short time. The Philadelphia editor was 66 and had intended to return to his desk.
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Philadelphia
Fred Fuller Shedd
Evening Bulletin
Southern Pines
N. C
Overbrook
Hotel Manager at Greensboro Quits
Greensboro April 2 Earle H. Spence resigns as managing director of the King Cotton hotel effective May 10. He plans to retreat to his Lakeview lodge in Moore County for six months or more to regain his health while pursuing hunting and fishing nearby.
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Greensboro
Earle H. Spence
King Cotton Hotel
Lakeview
Moore County
Engineers Fair Opens at State College Raleigh
The 11th annual engineers fair opened at State College Raleigh with judging of exhibits depicting scientific progress. The college engineering council hosted delegates from 50 high schools at a luncheon. The fair will run through tomorrow.
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Raleigh
State College
College Engineering Council
North Carolina Optometrists Convene in April
The 18th annual convention of the North Carolina Optometrists Association will be held here the week of April 26.
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Optometrists
Mert Durahm
North Carolina
Man killed in Norfolk Gulf Oil fuel tanker explosion
At Norfolk dock the Gulf Oil Company 33 ton tanker Gulf exploded at 7 30 am killing master Thomas Henry Russell 51 of Berkley and wounding seaman Gideon Sawyer. Rescue and fire crews battled flames as the vessel sank near port with underwater fuel lines and a possible unknown cause.
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Norfolk
Gulf Ofl Company
Gulf
Thomas Henry Russell
Berkley
Russell
Gideon Sawyer
Gulf of Company
L. F. Hanbury
Sage Be
Berkley Dock
Naval Station
Coast Guard
South Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Project Aids Navigation Supports Inland Waterway Benefit
The defense in the Santee Cooper hydro electric project case argued the plan would help inland waterway transport. John P. Nutt of Jacksonville testified that finishing the project would be of clear value to navigation between the coast and interior South Carolina, citing his barge operation City of Columbia between Columbia and Charleston.
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Columbia
S&l. C
John P. Nutt
Jacksonville
Fla
City of Columbia
Charleston
South Carolina
Kirk Resigns From Reynolds Tobacco Post
Winston Salem April 2 T H Kirk resigns after 26 years as vice president and board member of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co J W Glenn elected vice president leaf department and H B Stokes named to board vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
T. H. Kirk
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
J. W. Glenn
Stokes
Half Million Benefit Expand Under Social Security Act
Raleigh April 2. A field representative of the social security board said about 500000 people are benefiting directly under the act in North Carolina. He cited about 373000 employed in covered jobs under state unemployment law and 496947 wage earners who have applied for accounts under the old age benefits program.
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Raleigh
Stacey W. Wade
Social Security Board
North Corona
Fletcher endores sit down strategy amid NC strikes
Raleigh April 2 Major A L Fletcher commissioner of labor said he agrees with Governor Hoey on sit-down strikes and called it wise not to temporize. He warned of sit-down trouble in the state and praised the governor's timely policy as lawful but harsh in industrial warfare.
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Raleigh
A. L. Fletcher
Hoey
North Carolina
Fletcher
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Thomas Smith
Mary Ellen Babcock
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Francisco Franco
Ovejo
Cor
Fonzalo Queipo de Liano
Iso
Durham
Smith
Frances
General Motors and
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Kirk
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