City eyes crossing elimination plan with railroad help
City officials hope to depress grade crossings in High Point as E M Knox pushes in Washington. Chamber of Commerce leaders meet Southern Railroad executives to secure options for East Commerce freight site. Norris signals possible railroad cost absorption if grants align, with Knox coordinating on details.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Knox
Washington
E. M. Knox
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
East Commerce Street
Amos R. Kearns
Tom J. Kearns
C. T. Ingram
G. E., Hutchens
W. B. McEwen
F. J. Sizemore
E. R. Oliver
The
Southern Railroad
E. EF. Norris
Mr. Norris
Southern
PWA
Negotiations Resume In Lansing To End Auto Strike
In Lansing and Detroit a high level meeting led by John L. Lewis and Walter Chrysler discusses a possible end to the automobile strike. Factory crews at General Motors plants return to work in Flint Pontiac and Saginaw while Chrysler, Hudson and Reo remain idle pending broader settlement. Governor Murphy notes no discussed Ford trouble and hopes no further strikes arise.
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Lansing
Mich
Chrysler
Frank Murphy
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Walter P. Chrysler
General Motors Rl
Flint
Pontiac
Saginaw
Ford Assembly
Kansas City
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Hudson Motor Car Co
Reo Motor Car Co
Hudson
Reo
Briggs
Murphy
Ford
Insurgents Win in North and Gain Ground in South
In Spain's Basque region insurgents push toward Durango after seizing Ochandiano and nearby villages as government forces report heavy casualties. Simultaneously the southern insurgent flank advances north of Cordoba capturing La Granjuela and Valsequillo, disrupting rail links to coal mines.
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North
South
Durango
Bilboa
Vitoria
Spain
Emilio Mola
Bilbao
Ochandiano
Olaeta
Verderin
Mondiategus
Mola
Bilabo
Madrid
Cordoba
la Granjuela
Penarroya
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Belmez
Castillo de Almarchon
la Gramjuela
Valsequillo
Supreme Court delays ruling on Wagner Labor Relations Act
The Supreme Court postponed a decision on the constitutionality of the Wagner Act until at least next Monday. The day featured an unsigned or mixed set of cases including a Columbia University matter, a Georgia anti-insurrection law appeal, and issues around sit-down strikes and labor policy as Congress committees weigh reform proposals.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Columbia
Senate Judiciary Mittee
Roosevelt
Austin
Sup Coort
Cumings
Opal
Sup
Race of boats ends in death at San Antonio race
Gale tossed Madina Lake boat Laughter capsized after a Sunday race. A woman, a girl and four men drowned when the storm swept the water. A second boat attempted to continue racing as rescuers worked amid the chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Madina Lake
Power Case in Fifth Week in Federal Hearing
In Columbia South Carolina on April 5 Judge J Ayles Glenn considers night sessions to speed the fifth week of the federal court hearing. Government lawyers oppose three power firms efforts to block PWA financing of a 37.5 million hydroelectric and navigation project. They say more witnesses remain and two days may be needed for arguments and summations. The South Carolina Power Company South Carolina Electric and Gas Company and Carolina Power and Light Company seek a permanent injunction blocking PWA financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
J. Ayles Glenn
fantee-Cooper
Federal District Court
PWA
Glenn
South Carolina Power Company
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Carolina Power and Light Comper
Dentist to Plead Guilty in Albemarle Murder Case
Charlottesville Virginia April 5 Commonwealth's Attorney W O Fife said Dr R G Miller a Charlottesville dentist would plead guilty to second degree murder in the death of 18 year old Cleo Sprouse in Albemarle circuit court. Judge Lemuel Smith set the plea for Wednesday at 9 30 am and the length of sentence remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Commonwealth
W. O. Fife
R. G. Miller
Cleo Sprouse
Albemarle Circuit Court
Fife
Lemuel Smith
Virginia
Disabled Vessel Is Reported Safe
CHATHAM Mass April 6 The German liner Bremen reported the freighter Borkum in safe condition as she drifted helplessly in heavy seas off the Azores. After standby from midnight until 2 30 A M unable to take off her crew due to heavy seas the Bremen proceeded to Cherbourg leaving the Schiesien the German naval training vessel to arrive.
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Chatham
Mass
Bremen
Borkum
Azores
Cherbourg
Six Children Die in Port Allegany House Fire
Six children ranging from five months to 18 years died in a Port Allegany fire that also burned their parents Gerald and Mrs Sweezy. Ruth McNally reported the children’s condition as fair while undertaker L L Gallup said bodies were recovered from the ruined frame dwelling. Parents woke to flames spreading into their room as smoke overcame the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Allegany
Gerald Sweezy
Ruth McNally
Port Allegany Hospital
Gallup
Miss McNally
North Carolina Municipal Elections Underway Across State
Raleigh April 5 AP Statewide primaries and elections are under way in North Carolina towns. Biennial and quadrennial races are on with nominations in Smithfield Morganton and Monroe already decided. Kinston faces a crowded field of 19 candidates as vice district issues loom in the mayoral contest scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Stateeville
Monroe
Smithfield
Morganton
Kinston
Elm City
Man slain as bride watches continues on page eleven
A knife wielding assailant fatally slashed former Hampden Sydney athlete William E. Daughtrey as his bride and friends watched aboard a Norfolk ferry near Portsmouth and seriously wounded navy sailor J. B. Brooks who tried to intervene. Police sought a 25 to 28 year old unidentified suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Navy
William E
Bill” Daughtrey
Suffolk
Hampden-Sydney
Norfolk
James Talbot
Daughtrey
J. B. Brooks
New York
Central Alabama Storm Injures Two in Montgomery Area
A powerful April storm lashed central Alabama causing injuries to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hutto when their Montgomery suburb home collapsed. Mrs. Hutto was in serious condition as firefighters worked to free her husband trapped in debris. Communication lines were crippled and wider damage reports could not be immediately confirmed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Here
R. H. Hutto
Roosevelt Seeks Permanent Civilian Conservation Corps
President Roosevelt urged Congress to establish a permanent Civilian Conservation Corps of 300 000 members on the fourth anniversary of its creation. The CCC, formed April 5 1933 for reforestation road building and park development, would expire June 30 1937 unless renewed, with about 300 000 enrollees including veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Corps
CCC
Lambeth Named To State Library Board Post
Governor Hoey appointed James Lambeth of Thomasville to the state library commission board. The announcement notes Lambeth’s activity in promoting public libraries statewide, joining state librarian, state superintendent, and Drs. Frank P. Graham and Edgar W. Knight on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hoey
James &. Lambeth
Thomasville
State Library Commission
Charlies W. Angle
Greensboro
Lcensing
Lambeth
Frank P. Graham
Edgar W. Knight
Chapel Hill
Slight Gains Made On Mart
New York markets edged forward in early trading with gains in steels oils motors and specialties around two points. By mid session the market steadied near the fourth hour before the supreme court announcement that no ruling would be handed down today on the Wagner labor relations act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Mule Day draws crowds to Columbia for big mule market
Buyers and traders pack Columbia Tennessee for the annual mule day auction with an expected 25 000 attendees. Prices range from 300 to 500 dollars for good teams as governors and Cabinet officials attend the parade and the business phase of trading and judging mules follows the floats and 19th century conveyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Columbia
South
Tennessee
Browning
Randoph Man Seriously Hurt In Shooting Near Randleman
Eugene Parsons of near Randleman is in serious condition after a pistol wound to the shoulder sustained Saturday night in Asheboro. Vestal Strickland of Asheboro is jailed pending Parsons injury outcome after barricading himself in a house and resisting arrest by Chief R. A. Wike on the Greensboro highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
Eugene Parsons
Near
Asheboro
Vestal Strickland
Parsons
R. A. Wike
Strickland
Wike
Greensboro
New York Police Name Suspect in Beekman Hill Slayings
Police designate Robert Irwin a 29 year old sculptor and divinity student as killer in Easter Sunday triple murders on Beekman Hill. A general alarm is issued to all 18 000 officers with Irwin last seen in the city two days before the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Irwin
Beekman Hill
Robert
Bob” Irwin
State Street
Canton
N. Y
Lewis J. Valentine
York
Irwin
St. Lawrence University
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Gedeon
East 63Rd Street
Trade Barrier Reduction Talks Reported by Britain and France
London reports say Britain and France are in touch with Belgium and exploring how to lower international trade barriers. The note comes as the United States hosts a sugar conference with 21 producers. Belgian Premier Van Zeeland studies global conditions, possibly signaling broader economic initiatives.
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Britain
France
Belgium
London
United States
Brussels
Paul van Zeeland
Great Britain
van Zeeland
France and Britain Ask Belgium to Lead Economic Inquiry
Paris reports an extended inquiry into European economic systems has begun to prepare for a potential international economic and peace conference. A foreign office spokesman said France and Great Britain, as liberal economies, asked Belgium, a neutral nation with similar views, to undertake the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foreign Office
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Parkway completion urged by North Carolina delegation to Roosevelt
A North Carolina assembly delegation asked President Roosevelt to speed the Blue Ridge Parkway. The 400 mile parkway links Shenandoah to Great Smoky Mountains as construction continues and costs exceed 20 million dollars. Leaders from Raleigh attended with Lt. Gov. Horton and Rep. Giles, plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina General Assembly
Roosevelt
Blue Ridge Parkway
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
W. Horton
State Senate
D. F. Giles
Marion
Wade Bruton
R. Gross Cherry
Gastonia
Robert L. Doughton
Laurel Springs
Zebulon V. Weaver
Asheville
R. T. Fountain
Four Escapees Recaptured Across Multiple States
Raleigh April 5. Os car Pitts, acting director of the penal division, announces a recap of four escaped convicts. Herman Lowe and Willie Long Jr. were among the escapees, along with Jimmy Mimms and Thomas Byron. Lowe was captured in Washington DC, Long in Guilford county, Mimms in Rockingham county, and Byron in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
Penal Division
Herman Lowe
Willie Long
Jimmy Mimms
Thomas Byron
Lowe
Washington, D. C
Long
Guilford County
Mimms
Rockingham County
Byron
Philadelphia
Forsyth County
Guilford
Rockingham
Bishop Receives New Car for 50th Birthday
The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was presented with a new car today by the Diocese Laymen's League marking his 50th birthday yesterday in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Edwin A. Penick
North Carolina
Missing plane wreck found near Alpine Arizona
Sheriff's office in St Johns Arizona reports locating the wreckage of a missing Douglas airplane about a mile and a half from Alpine Arizona sixty miles from there Eight persons were aboard the liner and searchers sought quick details The sighting matched a report from John T Butler operator of a Greer lodge who said a large transport plane circled Saturday afternoon in a snow storm Alpine lies southeast of Greer with inaccessible mountains between
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
Sheriff's
St. John's
Ariz
Alpine
John T. Butler
Greer
Springerville
New Mexico
Honeymooning Couple Injured in Branchville Crash
Mr and Mrs John T Roddey of Rock Hill were injured in an accident near Branchville. Officials said their injuries are serious but not critical. Mrs Roddey suffered internal injuries while her husband has a broken arm. The Roddeys were on their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
8. C
John T. Rodey
Rock Hill
Branchville
Roddey
Roddeys
Textile meet studies hours debate at Washington
The World Textile conference in Washington opens amid debate over a 40 hour week for textile workers. Delegates include Emil Rieve J Vanderpu and Arthur Shaw who previously led the fight at Geneva. Employers and British economists warn against rushing action amid varying conditions and rising wage competition from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geneva
Emil Rieve
United States
J. Vanderpu
France
Arthur Shaw
England
Japan
Socialist Party Leader Indicted in France
Paris April 5. Francois de la Rocque head of the French Socialist Party was indicted today on a charge related to the Croix de Feu league. An investigating magistrate ordered him to appear in police court for a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parige
Francois de la Rocque
French Social Party
Beteille
de la Rosque
Brickbat killer stalks Los Angeles as police hunt
Smudged fingerprints and a foot outline aid the search for the brickbat killer who killed Edna Worden and her daughter Marguerite Estelle in a Hillside apartment. Police report no signs of a sexual assault and note the purse was ransacked while bureau drawers and a letter file were scattered. The attacks mark a sixth brickbat assault against women since January.
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Los Angeles
Edna A. Worden
WPA
Marguerite Estelle
A. F. Wagner
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General Motors
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Bank of England
Montagu C. Norman
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State
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State General Assembly
Buckingham Palace
Arizona
Socialist Party
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