Bombers Down In Maryland Area Killing Entire Crew
A Army bomber crashed near Fredericktown Maryland during a night takeoff from Langley Field. Five soldiers and cadet Paul Amspach died. Remains and bodies were recovered after a storm and fog hindered rescue efforts. The crew had been en route to Cleveland from Langley Field with Endy departing at Pottstown.
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Fredericksburg
Cleveland
Langley Field
Stetson Brown
St. Johnsbury
Ernest Endy
Arthur Mets
Berabure
Peter J. Yost
Frash Avenue
MecKees Rock
Paul Amspach
Luclid Avenue
Ohio
Lebanon
U. S Army Air Depot
Middletown
Pottstown
Here
Berks-Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
Endy
Spartanburg Not Visited By Storm
The Associated Press told The Enterprise at 4 PM that Spartanburg Greenville and Greenwood had not been touched by tornadoes only rains and light winds reported. The Enterprise received many calls from readers asking about damage in these towns.
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Associated Press
Enterprise
Spartanburg
Greenville
Greenwood
D. C
New Orleans Cotton Prices Falter Early Trading
New Orleans April 6 Moetton futures were irregularly lower at the start of trading on the cotton exchange as poor cables and selling in old crop months created a jagged price pattern. The market awaited developments on the sale of loan cotton with generally quiet price moves.
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New Orleans
Moetton
Cotton Exchange
Supreme Court upholds stop order in securities case
The court rules the securities commission can suspend a registration statement by issuing a stop order after finding untrue statements or omissions. It rejects a broad right to withdraw the application once a stop order is issued, noting no harm to the public and no precedent for arbitrary withdrawal power. The commission reserved comment but indicated the act was not materially damaged.
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Securities Commission
Jones
Commission
Supreme Court
Anl
The
Cotton futures open steady as CCC marketing plans loom
New York April 6 Cotton futures opened steady with modest gains amid trade buying and offset by lower Liverpool cables. May 11.21, July 10.87, October 10.20, December 10.21, January 10.23, March 10.26. CCC plans for government loan cotton marketing align with Washington reports and create a mixed near term market signal.
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New York
Liverpool
Commodity Credit Corp
Washington
Chicago
Ouly
Mech Peer
Tupelo Tornado Devastates Mississippi Town In 1931
Severe twister rips Tupelo and surrounding towns in the 1931 four state disaster. Fire and water outages hinder relief as doctors nurses and militia mobilize. Death toll climbs with many bodies found in morgues and wreckage.
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Muscle Shoals
Tupelo
Miss
Coffeyville
Fayettevile
Tenn
Elkwood
Ala
Booneville
la Crosse
Ark
Red Bay
Columbia
South
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Caroline
Tennessee
Mississippi
Willis Heights
Armour Mines
Harlan Mines
Cross Bridge
Tennessee Hills
J. P. Nanny
Memphis
Amory
Pontotoc
New Albany
Lee County
Tupelo Military Institute
Fremen
Telef
Nancy
Aberdeen
Corinth
Red Cross
Meridian
Park Lake
Reynolds Capital Office Scene Sees Slight Argument
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina reported two constituents argued at his Washington office. Abe Rosen from Asheville, N C, allegedly clashed with doorkeeper Bingham Mattocks over a pocketed coat during the incident. Reynolds said he ordered charges to be brought against Rosen.
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Washington
Senator Reynolds
D-Nc
Reynolds
Abe Rosen
New York City
Asheville
N. C
Rosen
Bingham Mattocks
Jones County
Mattocks
Capitol Police
Gainesville Tornado Rips Through Downtown Killing and Destroying
A violent tornado struck Gainesville at 8:45 AM causing extensive damage in the business district. Hospitals were set up in local churches and the high school, with 23 dead reported and many injured. Fire, medical, and police units from Atlanta aided via trains, cars, and a truck carrying supplies.
Final Rites Are Held For Thomasville Man
Joseph B. Matthews died suddenly from angina pectoris at his Myers street home. Funeral services were held at his residence with Rev. R. Dwight Ware and Rev. D. F. Helms officiating. A quartet sang two hymns and Mrs. J. H. Allred sang a solo. Pallbearers included eight men from Thomasville and High Point. about 75 business associates served as honorary pallbearers. Interment was in the city cemetery. An appended note states aluminum is more abundant than any other metal in the world and forms about a percent of the earths crust.
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Thomasville
Joseph B. Matthews
Myers Street
R. Dwight Ware
Main Street M. E
D. F. Helms
First Presbyterian Church
R. K. Farrington
R. V. Yokeley
J. A. Palmer
Luther Clemmens
J. H. Allred
High Point
C. Clapp
W. A. Davis
Robert Davis
D. H. Berger
A. F. Hudson
K. E. Maddox
Fred Sullivan
Circle One
Main Street
M. E. Church
Matthews
Destructive Storm Rips Buford Downtown Leaving Fire and Debris
Eyewitness reports describe levelled blocks in Buford with eight to ten foot debris piles in front of city hall and the fire department. The Harrison Frierson Me Ever department store and Newman's department store are wrecked, along with the Gennesville Midland railway depot and several other downtown buildings. Firefighters from Buford and Lawrenceville battled the blaze as power lines and telephone lines lay wrecked. Brenau college and Riverside military academy were cited as likely outside the storm path.
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Atlanta
Buford
Red Cross
Brenau College
School For Girls
Riverside Military Academy
Lawrenceville
Births Outpace Deaths in Randolph County Last Month
March saw 15 births and 9 deaths in Randolph County, registrar W E B Yow reports. Notable entries include the births of several girls and boys to families such as Caney Hughes Rosa Strickland Studdert Ward Laughlin Hammond Paris Riley Smith Garner Clark and Luth er, while deaths include Harry Simmons Bertha Dunn Thomas Stacks Augustus Grant Ralph March Parrish Patterson Stutts Harden.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
W. E B. Yow
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Paul Caney
William Franklin Hughes
J. D. Rosa, Jr
James Cari Riley
Washington Duke Smith
Lester E. Smith
Eldon C. Garner
Dougan Clark
Grant
Lucy Arnold Luther
Harry North Simmons
Steeds
Bertha Ola Dunn
Biscoe
Thomas Stacks
CCC
Arthur Augusta Grant
Ramseur
Ralph W. March
Alserta Puller Parrish
Leona Coppina Patterson
Sarah Margarett Stutts
Cedar Falls
Sarah Marcella Harden
Government Asked To Absorb Handling Cost Of Cotton
Columbia April 6 J Roy Jones commissioner of agriculture commerce and industries said he wired the states congressional delegation a protest to the Commodity Credit Corporation plan adding handling charges to the price of reconcentrated cotton released Jones warned the plan would cause financial loss to farmers and asked the government to absorb all charges CCC recently said it would release 1 000 000 bales held under government loans for a quarter of a cent under the current price and would add handling charges where the cotton had been reconcentrated
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Columbia
D. C
J. Roy Jones
Agriculture, Commerce and Industries
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
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Cooper Paints
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Gainesville News
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R. D. Grieg
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Glenn Stowe
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Katherine Gaines
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J. J. Richardson
Healy
Brenau College For Women
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Martin Motor
Exbert Owen
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