Akron Airship Disaster Court of Inquiry Begins
The Akron airship crash prompts a court of inquiry with broad powers. Three survivors, Lt Cmdr Wiley and enlisted men Deal and Erwin, may be called as witnesses and possibly named as defendants. Rear Admiral Phelps leads the court with Shoemaker and Fulton as members.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Akron
Board of Investigation
Herbert V. Wiley
Richard E. Deal
Moody E. Erwin
Wiley
W. W. Phelps
New York Naval District
Court of Inquiry
H. E. Shoemaker
Sunnyvale
Calif
Garland Fulton
Bureau of Aeronautics
WV Police Instructed To Ignore Private Beer Carriers
Charleston April 6 AP State police were instructed by Superintendent P D Shingleton to ignore beer carried in privately owned cars by private individuals for personal consumption after beer becomes legal in neighboring states tomorrow. West Virginia beer sales remain illegal until June 9.
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Charleston
W. V
P. D. Shingleton
West Virginia
NC Legislature Approves Biennial Revenue Bill Path
Raleigh April 6 conferees on the 1933 35 appropriations bill urge $83 157 528 as the total. The house debates long then recesses. Mecklenburg representatives oppose while Moore and Craven back the measure. Waynick bill to rewrite the constitution is revived on the calendar.
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Raleigh
Assembly
House
Taylor and
Boyd
Mecklenburg
Cameron
Moore
Bardon
Craven
Waynick
Doughton
House Finance Committee
Beer status by states summarized by Associated Press
A state by state beer situation report lists actions and statuses. Alabama House favorably reports a bill while many states aim toward legalization by Friday or April dates. Several entries note legal Friday milestones or pending legislation.
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Alabama
House
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Wilming
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Beer Sales Start in 19 States at 12:01 A M
The Associated Press reports 19 states and the District of Columbia allow beer with 3.2 percent alcohol to be sold from 12:01 A M. Others set later dates such as Louisiana April 13 Vermont May 1 North Carolina May 1 Wyoming May 18 West Virginia June 9 and North Dakota July 1. Prices cited include about 1.60 a case in New York.
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District of Columbia
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
New York
United States Brewers Association
Senate weighs 30 hour versus 86 hour work week limit
The Senate debated a measure to shorten the industrial work week to spread employment, choosing between a 30 hour and an 86 hour restriction as a final vote neared.
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Washington
Senate
Dr W W Parker Slated to Lead North Carolina Optometric Society
Greensboro April 6 AP report states Dr W W Parker was slated to be elected president of the North Carolina Optometric Society at its annual session in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
W. W. Parker
The
North Carolina Optometric Society
North Carolina Methodist Conference to Meet at Duke Memorial
The North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will hold its 1938 meeting at Duke Memorial Church in Durham during the month of November.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Conference
The
Methodist H Episcopal Church, South
Duke Memorial Church
Durham
Daniels to Depart for Mexico City This Evening
Josephus Daniels the new ambassador to Mexico announced he and Mrs. Daniels would depart for Mexico City tonight. He met with the North Carolina delegation in Representative Pou's office and posed for photos before leaving. Daniels is a Raleigh publisher.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
House of North Carolina
Pou
Daniels
Mexico City
Raleigh, N. C
Wood Acquitted of Murdering Kivett
Leach Wood was acquitted by a Randolph Superior Court jury at 2:30 PM for the January killing of Larkin Kivett near Julian. Wood testified the shooting followed the unwritten law after Kivett left the Wood home.
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Asheboro
Leach Wood
Larkin Kivett
Julian
Randolph Superior Court
Wood
Kivett
March Building Permits Show Large March Gain
New York analyst L Seth Schnitman reports a 35 percent March rise in residence construction contracts in 37 eastern states, with total March housing at 16.0 million dollars and first quarter housing at 39.8 million. He notes the surge reflects normal activity amid bank difficulties and expects slum clearance projects and residential work to drive near term recovery.
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New York
L. Seth Schnitman
F. W. Dodge Corp
Rockies
Schnitman
Mar
Schnitmann
Gas turns back marching protesters in Ottawa Illinois
Eleven hundred unemployment relief demonstrators traveling to Springfield were driven back by tear gas in Ottawa Illinois. Sheriff Welter and county officers confronted the crowd as some participants clashed with state police. Women, estimated around one thousand by the sheriff, fell and were helped away as stones and rocks were used in the altercation.
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Ottawa
Ill
Springfield
Chicago
W. J. Welter
LaSalle County
Welter
Ruth Judd Again Denied Reprieve
The Arizona board of pardons and paroles refused Winnie Ruth Judd another reprieve in the trunk murder case. She remains under sentence to hang April 21, with a request for 42 more days denied in a brief executive session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Akron disaster widens inquiry as wreckage found
Airship Akron crash off the New Jersey coast prompts rapid naval inquiry planning. A new board will meet at Lakehurst and a congressional probe is approved. Sen. King proposes a joint committee on lighter than air craft. Three Akron survivors met with President Roosevelt to recount the tragedy and honor 78 lost crew.
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Akron
Jersey
Naval Inquiry
Lakehurst
N. J
Swanson
Navy
House Naval Committee
King
Utah
Congressional
White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s conservation corps plans expand nationwide
Washington reports over 100 state representatives split into groups to pick essential projects on public and private lands, supplementing national forest work as 25 000 unemployed men in 17 cities begin joining the first corps. Recruits, 18 to 25, will receive 30 dollars monthly and channel most wages to dependents.
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Washington
Conservation Corps
W. Frank Fersons
Department of Labor
Roosevelt
Paca
Forestry Worker To Have It Over Old Lumber Jacks
The forestry conservation corps will differ from rugged loggers with a 40 hour work week five days a week and three square meals daily. Recruits, 30 to 100 per camp, live in army tents and move camps as projects require. Welfare groups plan recreation, libraries, hospitals, and entertainment. straw bosses will supervise small teams. travel modes vary by region from motor trucks to pack trains and canoes. The daily routine starts at 6 a.m. and ends around 10 p.m.
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Roy F. Hendrickson
Associated Press
Washington
Forestry Conservation Corps
Conservation Corps
Forest Service
Ights
Columbus
Idaho
Mountain States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
AVIAN PIONEER ADMIRAL MOFFETT REMEMBERED IN REMARKS
In Beverly Hills on April 5, a reflection on Admiral Moffett and naval aviation marks a tribute to his role as the pioneer of naval air power. The speaker notes the resilience and risks of aviation amid natural disasters and disasters.
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Beverly Hills
Callt
Admiral Moffett
Moffett
Naval Aviation
California
Missis
Beaman Is Given Mistrial By Jury
A 10 hour jury deadlock led to a mistrial in the federal case against Thomas A. Beaman former minister and U S commissioner at Greenville North Carolina. The prosecution said Beaman tipped liquor handlers of raids learned through his office while witnesses testified to taking $8 from a Black man after promising immunity. Beaman denied the charges claiming funds came from his work as an insurance collector.
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Washington, N. C
Thomas A. Beaman
U. S
Greenville
N. C
I. M. Meekins
Beaman
Bean
Spanish Liner Marquis de Comillas Free From Reef
The coast guard cutter Unalga reported at 8 45 am that the Spanish liner Marquis de Comillas had freed itself from the coral reef near Carysfort Light where it grounded Tuesday. It pulled off the reef at 6 30 am and resumed its Havana voyage two hours later with 104 passengers, 165 crew, and a cargo of wines and preserves.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Coast Guard
Akron Survivors Relate Experience To President
Three Akron wreck survivors told President Franklin Roosevelt their rescue by the German tanker Phoebus. They praised German sailors and asked for furloughs home while noting uncertainty about the crash cause and the 78 deaths.
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Akron
Washington
Roosevelt
Phoebus
Henry L. Roosevelt
Navy
White House
Herbert V. Wiley
Richard E. Deal
Moody E. Erwin
Deal
Wiley
Erwin
Running in the Rum Runners six part series begins today
This newspaper launches a six installment report on a thirteen year war between liquor smugglers and their foes the customs agents and coast guardsmen. The series promises exciting, little known tales from land sea and air battles fueled by millions in annual costs.
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Akron Investigation
Blimp
RSAS
Beach Haven
Neaay
North Carolina
Associated Presse
Ruth Judd
Forestry Corps
National Forestry Corps
Will
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