Battle lines form as House votes on government reorganization bill
Washington April 7 AP The House rejected paying to kill the government organization bill by 191 to 169. The vote followed an amendment process led by Representative O'Nor to strike out the enacting clause. Warren moved to exempt federal education from reorganization, while Cardinal Mundelein sent a telegram to President Roosevelt stating Catholic welfare and freedom are not endangered by the bill.
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House
Tost
O* Nor
Warren
D-Nc
Ff Education
Warmen
Roosevelt
Mundelein
Chicago
Railroads Hopeful on Wage Talks After White House Meeting
Jr. J. J. Pelley, president of the American Association of Railroads, said after a White House conference that President Roosevelt hopes railroad troubles can be resolved without wage cuts.
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Washington
J. J. Pelley
American Association of Railroads
White House
Roosevelt
UNC Captain Barred from Tennis Competition
UNC captain and No. 1 man Eddie Fuller became ineligible for the rest of the year after the Faculty Athletic Committee acted on a report from the student council. Details of the report were not released.
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UNC
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Faculty Athletic Committee
Eddie Fuller
Couple Killed in Domestic Tragedy Near Ruffin
Leonard Hiott a 30 year old truck driver and his wife Myrtle Hiott 24 were killed at the home of Mrs Dubois father near Ruffin South Carolina. RK Dubois the father held in custody as Sheriff Rhodes investigates. Dubois says Hiott shot Myrtle after she refused reconciliation and he was then shot and clubbed by Dubois as he tried to flee.
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Walterboro
Leonard Hiott
Myrtle Dubois Hiott
Aberdeen Secures New Hosiery Mill Investment
Raleigh April 7 AP R Bruce Etheridge director of conservation and development announced a new full fashioned hosiery mill for Aberdeen with an investment around 150000. The project signals growth for the region and adds jobs in the local textile sector.
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Aberdeen
Raleigh
R. Bruce Etheridge
Buie Fined 5000 and Confined Car Seizure in Liquor Case
Danbury April 7 W C B a point man was fined 8500 and costs after arrest for transportation of liquor. Judge R E C Bivens gave a two year suspended sentence and confiscated his high powered automobile hauling 24 gallons of legally bonded liquor.
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Buie
Danbury
RE. C. Bivens
U S Expansion Worries Japanese Adm Noda Says
Read Admiral Iyoshi Noda in Tokyo states Japan must retain control of the western Pacific and fears U S expansion. he cites Hull's policy speech and naval committee letter as signaling a move westward beyond the Aleutians toward Hawaii Samoa and the Pacific.
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Japan
United States
Iyoshi Noda
Admiralty
Hull
Walsh
Sen* Naval Committee
Adira Noda
U.S. Naval Options
Aleuti
Hawaii
Samoa
Pana
Amis
Calendar Turned Back As Cold Wave Snow Sweep North
Snow covered 11 states on the second day of an April storm forcing people to clear streets repair lines and harvests. Forecaster J R Lloyd said snow fell from Nebraska to New York with depths up to 17 inches. Ohio fruit crops and utilities faced about 1 million dollars in damage as livestock warnings spread along the Texas coast.
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Chicago
J. R. Lloyd
Government Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Wyoming
New England
Ohio
Sub-Freezing Weather Forecast Targets South with Storms
Sub freezing temperatures, rain, and tornado threats sweep the South from Oklahoma to northwest Florida. Strong winds hit the Louisiana and Texas Gulf coasts as a cold wave nears, with rising temps expected later in East Texas. Tornadoes damage Alabama and Louisiana while Arkansas fights swollen St Francis River. two twisters injure ten.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Oklahoma
Dixie
Florida
Louisiana
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
St. Francis River
Mississippi Valley
Auto Hits Train Killing Sheriff
Taylorville April 7 A car struck a freight train at Hickory late yesterday killing John B. Robinette 63 sheriff of Alexander county for 10 years He was a former Democratic national committeeman and had served as state tax collector since
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Taylorsville
Hickory
John B. Robinette
Alexander County
Harrison asserts tax bill would ease fear and boost confidence
Senator Harrison of Mississippi argued the revamp of the house tax bill would remove fear and restore confidence in government. He praised the Senate Finance Committee for replacing the undistributed profits tax with a flat 18 percent corporate income rate as part of a plan to stimulate business. Meanwhile Senator Vandenberg warned revenue from the pending bill may fall short of estimates as conditions worsen since 1937.
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Washington
Ater Harrison
Miss
Thearrison
Senate Finance Com
House
Senate Fi Committee
Harrison
Ator Vandenberg
Mich
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
Senate
Finance Committee
Vanderberg
Senate proposes more weapons to fight air raids
The senate approved a war department appropriation bill totaling 491 million dollars to boost anti aircraft capability. It provides funds for 308 quick firing three inch anti aircraft guns amid lessons drawn from Spain and China.
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Senate
Washington
Spain
China
War Department
Newspaperman Henry B. Martin Dies at 68
Henry B. Martin 68 associate editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel died at his home after a ten day illness. A native of Stokes County he spent more than twenty years as city editor of the Twin City Sentinel and began his career as a carrier boy in Winston-Salem in 18589.
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Winston-Salem
Henry B. Martin
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
Stokes County
Twin City
Asheboro
The
Curier
British Fliers Die In North Sea Crash
Three Royal Air Force fliers were killed when their reconnaissance plane exploded and plunged into the North Sea off the Dudgeon light estuary. The crash, the RAF’s deadliest since January, left wreckage and old patches. the plane had sent no distress before reporting all well.
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London
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Air Ministry
Dudgeon Light
Roosevelt Eyes $1.5 Billion Public Works Program
An administration official said Roosevelt plans a new recovery program to end the recession and restore employment. Harry Hopkins and Aubrey Williams of the Works Progress Administration will confer on work relief as a larger emergency fund may be needed. The plan calls for federal bond issues to raise 1.5 billion dollars to be lent to cities counties and other subdivisions for local building projects.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Harry Hopkins
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress Administration
Williams
Chinese forces claim breakthrough near Taterchwang
Shanghai report says Gen Li Tsung Jen announced Japanese were in full retreat from Taterchwang in Shantung after a third offensive. Chinese troops pressed dawn assaults, began mopping up stragglers along the railway toward Tsaochwang as the undeclared war entered its tenth month.
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Shanghai
Li Tsung-Jen
Taterchwang
Shantung Province
Grand Canal
Tsaochwang
California Volunteer Recalls Death Toll of Americans in Spanish Civil War
Henry Cassidy reports from PERPIGNAN France on April 7 describing John G. Honeycombe a 37 year old Los Angeles native and former political commissar for the Washington and Lincoln battalions who crossed into France with stories of massive American losses after the Gandesa collapse. He cites only a few hundred survivors from thousands who fought for the Spanish government, recalls Belchite and Gandesa battles, and notes wounds from Belchite and the perilous frontier crossing.
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Cassidy
Gandesa
Washington and
Lincoln
Francisco Franco
Gandela
Mediterranean
Californian
Washington
Belchite
Zaragoza
Lincoln Battalion
Franco
Los Angeles
Honeycombe
Spain
American Communist Party
California
France
Riots in Paris as Leftists Protest Blum Finance Powers
In Paris on April 7 a thousand leftists gathered outside the senate to denounce Premier Blum and clash with fascist students. The confrontation followed a senate finance committee vote against a finance bill, with injuries reported amid police and guard deployment around Luxembourg Palace.
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Paris
Senate
Blum
Senate Finance Committee
Luxembourg Palace
Lindberghs Secret Mission Flight To France
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh flew from Lympne to St Inglebert France on an undisclosed mission with a brief stop en route. They have connections to Dr Alexis Carrel at the Rockefeller Institute and have worked on an artificial heart project in 1938.
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Folkestone
England
Charles A. Lindbergh
France
Lympne
St. Inglebert
Brittany
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
St. Gildas Island
Lindbergh
Rebels Launch New Attacks Along Spanish Frontier
At Hendaye on April 7 insurgents pressed toward Spain's east coast as banners flew at Valli Bona 22 miles from Vinaroz. Franco forces sought to outflank Tortosa while government counterattacks slowed advances in Totosa. Balaguera fell under insurgent control as Moscardo moved to encircle Borjas Blancas. Refugees gathered near Port de Plan and Fos as Catalan officials arrive with families seeking safety.
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France
Spain
Vallibona
Vinaroz
Franco
Ebro
Tortosa
Razas
Montenegreso
Morella
Totosa
Balaguera
Lerida
Barcelona
Jose Moscardo
Borjas Blancas
Aragon
Port de Plan
Bagneres de Luchon
Fos
Luis Companys
Van Nuys to Run as Independent in Indiana
Senator Van Nuys of Indiana says he will ignore the Democratic primary and seek reelection as an independent. He opposes the administration’s court and government reorganization bills and cites Democratic bosses backing the statehouse nomination system, with support from rank and file voters.
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Washington
van Nuys
D-Ind
Indiana
State House
Thieves Break Into Thomasville Store
A robber entered the Thomasville Store company last night and reportedly escaped with 75 dollars worth of cigarettes. Entrance was through a rear door and a small opening suggested a light intruder. Police were investigating with no results reported this afternoon.
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Thomasville
Guilford to Be AAA Test Tube in Farm Programs
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced experimental farm programs for nine counties this year with eight under consideration. Three expert-range programs were planned. The projects, tested last year in several counties, aim to refine and simplify the general farm program, with Guilford County North Carolina listed as in development along with Pulaski Arkansas and Upshur West Virginia.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Pulaski County
Arkansas
Guilford
North Carolina
Upshur County
West Virginia
East Coast Shipping Warned of Northeast Storm
The Weather Bureau issued a storm advisory at 10:30 a.m. EST warning east coast shipping of possible strong northeast winds turning into gales due to a pressure area over Canada. Warnings span from Delaware breakwater to Block Island and north to Boston, with extensions south of Delaware breakwater to the Virginia Capes.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Canada
Delaware
Block Island
R. 1
Boston
Mass
Virginia Capes
Easter Cruise Shadow Case Opens Serial on Page 10
Joyce Milner, a passenger on an Easter West Indies cruise, is troubled by a domineering woman in the cabin above. She later faces an extraordinary ordeal as she becomes entangled in a crime she did not commit in the new spring serial Easter Cruise beginning on page 10.
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West Indies
Joyce Joyce Milner
Joyce
Strike Over Seniority Rights Halts Detroit Railway System
Detroit faces transportation disruption as AFL linked street railway and bus workers strike over seniority rights. Thousands walk or ride. city warns discharge for strikers if not back by 2 p.m. The dispute centers on unified seniority rules and a pending state Supreme Court decision affecting bus versus streetcar seniority.
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Detroit Street Railway
AFL
Amalgamated
Motor Coach Operators’ Association
State Supreme Court
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