Congressional Leaders Attacked Over Sit-Down Strike Issue
Rep Rich accuses congressional leaders of “sitting down” on the sit-down strike matter after Roosevelt invited Speaker Bankhead and Vice President Garner to discuss the issue abroad. Pennsylvania farmers who ejected sit-down strikers at Hershey sugar plant planned to show the nation how to handle such strikes. Rayburn challenged the Pa representative's facts as the House Agriculture Committee agreed on a five year proposal.
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Washington
Rich
R.-Pa
House
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Garner
Senate
Warm Springs
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Congress
Rayburn
D.-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Walter Brewer Dies by Suicide in Thomasville Home
Walter F. Brewer age 7 years died by hanging at his home 204 Winston last night about 7 30 found by his wife. Death attributed to health by family members and he had been despondent for time. Surviving are widow Mrs Kirkman Brewer two sons and Gentry of High Point father J F Brewer High Point five brothers and one sister. Funeral set for 2 30 this afternoon at home with Rev C N Bell in charge. Interment in city cemetery.
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Thomasville
Walter F. Brewer
Sul
Winston
Corp. R. Terry
Lexington
Bers
Brewer
M. EB
Kirkman Brewer
Gentry
J. F. Brewer
High Point
Durham
J. H
D. D
Banner Leach
Rev. C. N. S
Main Street
Asheboro Woman Named To Board
Gov Hoey appoints Alex Howard and J D Coltrane to the board of trustees of the new wall Jackson Training at Concord. The governor also reappoints the board with Luther Hart Sr Paul C ock Mrs Cameron of Charlotte and others listed in the release.
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Raleigh
Gov- Hoey
Alex Howard
J. D. Coltrane
Concord
W. C. Hammer
Asheboro
D. C. Bruton
Gilead
Ewall Jackson
Luther T. Hart Sr
Paul Cock
Mra. Cameron
Charlotte
Berett
Durham
WN. Reynolds
Winston
Misa Easdale Shaw
Herman Coneboro
Industrial strife looms as unions push GM Ford actions
The Associated Press reports UAW plans to organize 150,000 Ford workers while a general strike shuts General Motors of Canada plants in Oshawa. Henry Ford refuses to recognize unions, predicting Ford will reconsider. CIO chief John L. Lewis expects Ford to change his stance as Detroit hosts major union meetings.
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General Motors
Canada
Ford
Associated Press
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
General Motors of Canada, Ltd
Oshawa
Ont
Ways
Henry Ford
United Automobile Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
Industrial Organization
Detroit
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Lewis
Lewis accuses Ford of blocking union organizing
John L. Lewis charged Ford Motor Co. used intimidation to stop workers from joining unions at River Rouge. He said his CI0 leaders expect membership to top 2,250,000 in 60 days and pledged to halt strikes in firms with union contracts. He linked Ford to anti union pressure and a senate resolution opposing company unions.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Ford Motor Company
Henry) Ford
River Rouge
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
Labor Committee
American Federation
Ford
United Automobile Workers Union of America
Senate
Dunkelberger Tops Munger In North South Amateur Match
In Pinehurst on April 8 Bobby Dunkelberger, 17, of High Point, defeated Jack Munger, Dallas’s pre-tourney favorite, two up in their second round. Henry Poe of Durham fell to Tom Jamison of Pittsburgh, one up. Defending champion George T. Dunlap Jr. of Freeport beat John Levinson of Kennebunkport 4 and 3.
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Pinehurst
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Jack Munger
Dallas
Henry Poe
Durham
Tom Jamison
Pittsburgh
George T. Dunlap
I Jr
Freeport
Gehart Segar to Speak at North Carolina Jewish Meeting
German author and former Reichstag member Gehart Segar will headline the North Carolina Association of Jewish Men and Women in Winston-Salem on April 11 and 12. The event marks a notable guest for the organization.
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Winston-Salem
Gehart Segar
Reichstag
North Carolina Association of Jewish Men and Women
Ball foundation formed as Ball family donates stock
A. Ball of Muncie Indiana donates his MidAmerica stock to a newly formed Ball foundation designated to be educational and charitable. George and Frances Ball are named life members. the foundation was incorporated in Indianapolis with unclear plans for the funds. The announcement came from Miss Gertrude Barrett, Ball’s secretary, at his office.
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Muncie
Ind
A. Ball
George and
Frances Ball
Hie
Foundation
Indianapolis
Seventeen Negroes Escape Duval Jail in Jacksonville
Seventeen Black inmates including five killers escaped from Duval county jail in Jacksonville Florida early today. One captive Alvin Baker was recaptured and James Tyler is reportedly located. An inmate named McKinzie returned voluntarily after claiming he woke to find an open window.
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Jacksonville
Fia
Duval County
R. L. Bohon
Alvin Baker
James Tyler
Bohon
Baker
Tyler
John H
McKinzie
Walter Williams
Joe Simms
Preston McDonald
Hull Is Praised By German Press
Berlin reports the German foreign office organ compliments Cordell Hull on efforts to restore world trade. It cites his declarations as showing an active interest in foreign trade and says they meet with full agreement here.
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Berlin
Diplomatische Korrespondenz
German Foreign Office
Cordell Hull
United States
Tornado kills Alabama youth in Brundidge area
A tornado struck Brundidge Alabama killing at least one person and injuring many residents. Trooper Will Tatum reported four bodies found with search ongoing as communication lines failed. The lumber mill village suffered widespread destruction and authorities dispatched twenty patrolmen to the scene. Fred Crowley, 12, was confirmed dead.
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Troy
Ala
Brundige
Patroman
Will Tatum
Walter K. McAdory
Alabama Highway Patrol
Red
Montgomery
Tatum
McAdory
Insurgent Advances Near Bilbao and Frontline Battles Reported
Fighting along a wall of fire sees Spanish insurgents push within eight miles of Bilbao as Basque defenses retreat from Barzar Pass near Durango. In Cordoba, government militia attack trenches to bottle up 15,000 Franco troops while international tension eases over insurgent naval actions and alleged arms shipments.
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Bilbao
Spain
Cordoba
Villaharta
Francisco Franco
Balearic
Malloora
Garland
Shropshire
Britain
Gallant
France
Soviet
Russia
Paris
Barzar Pass
Durango
Lexington Man Shot in Arm During Robbery Attempt
Lexington April 8. Filbert Black reported two masked men tried to rob him early today and that a pistol bullet struck his left arm as he resisted. Police say the wound came from Black’s own gun during the struggle.
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Lexington
Filbert Black
Black
Lindberghs Tap Munich for Secret Sightseeing Visit
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh appeared publicly in Munich Germany ending a self imposed seclusion. They arrived from Zagreb Yugoslavia and landed at Munich Airport at 8 p m Tuesday night. A airport worker’s chance remark revealed their presence.
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Munich
Charles A. Lindbergh
Muy
Lindberghs
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Tennessee Killer Is Put To Death
Gua McCoig, 25, an escaped prisoner who robbed two banks and killed an east Tennessee sheriff, was executed at dawn in the electric chair in Nashville Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gua McCoig
East Tennessee
Fire Leaves 25,000 Homeless in Manila After Massive Blaze
A major Manila fire in the Tondo district destroyed at least 1,000 homes and caused about 1 million dollars in losses. The army set up a tent city, while the Red Cross and police aided relief efforts. Many victims sheltered in schoolhouses as rolling kitchens fed the displaced.
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Manila
Philippine Army
Tondo
Red Cross
Polia
Nazis Resent Austrian Act Amidging Postwar Tensions
Berlin papers condemn Austria for placing gendarmerie guards at Hitler parents graves in Leonding. A pensioned Austrian official and his wife were punished for laying a wreath. Critics warn Austro German relations strained after last year’s friendship treaty.
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Berlin
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Leonding
Boersenzeitung
The
Tageblatt
G Man Called In Hog Theft Case
SOUTHPORT April 8 The G men came into eastern North Carolina to investigate the death of a pig. Capt. Franklin P. Baughman FBI ballistic expert was slated to be called as an expert witness in Brunswick superior court in the hog stealing case. He came from Wilmington this morning.
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Southport
G-men
North Carolina
Franklin P. Baughman
FBI
Brunswick Superior Court
Baughman
Wilmington
Editors to Talk With Roosevelt at White House Conference
President Roosevelt will meet leading editors in an off the record session during the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention. The White House meeting on Thursday evening will discuss questions for Mr Roosevelt with no reporting of his views.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
White House
Brunswick County Secures Bald Head Island Title
Brunswick County became owner of Bald Head Island after a consent judgment to satisfy $5 000 delinquent taxes was confirmed by the clerk of court establishing the transfer.
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Southport
Brunswick County
Bald Head Island
Eight bodies recovered from wrecked luxurious airliner
Biers of aspen limbs were fashioned for eight charred bodies as a 21 passeng er skyliner crashed on a mountainside near Menary Arizona. Undertakers began loading two women and six men on sleds for a seven mile trek to bring them out.
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Menary
Ariz
Cc. C. Cole
Aircraft Corporation
Ju Flier
White Mountains
Burbank
Calif
New York
Holland
Dentist Given Term in Prison in Chloroform Death Case
In Charlottesville Virginia Judge Lemuel Smith sentenced Dr Richard G Miller a mid aged dentist to 16 years in prison for second degree murder in the chloroform death of 18 year old Cleo Sprouse a high school girl The courtroom showed little emotion as the sentence was read Miller wept quietly his daughter and wife present while the dead girls relatives observed without outward reaction
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Charlottesville
Lemuel Smith
Albemarle
Richard G. Miller
Pretty Cleo Sprouse
Smith
Miller
Lucy
Hold Tar Heel In Man's Death
Norfolk detectives held Clyde Tilman Paul of Aurora North Carolina on a murder warrant after Allen Miller of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania was beaten to death at an East Main Street Union mission He died in a local hospital. Paul initially claimed to be an eyewitness then admitted striking Miller with a gin bottle a chair and an enameled pitcher.
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Norfolk
P. W. Adams
E.S. Dudley
Clyde Tilman Paul
Aurora
N. C
Allen
Jack) Miller
Pittsburgh
Miller
East Main Street
Paul
Liquor Stores Extend Hours In Pitt County
Pitt County alcoholic beverage control board chair O H Horne said county stores will stay open to 7 PM on weekdays and 8 PM on Saturdays to serve workers who previously bought whisky from bootleggers after work.
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Greenville
Co. O’'H. Horne
Pitt County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
District Meeting North Carolina Chiropractic Research Society
The North Carolina Chiropractic Research Society holds a district meeting here tonight on April 8. The event brings local chiropractors together to discuss research and practice developments.
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Concord
The
North Carolina Chiropractic Research Society
Chinese delegate cites smuggling as factor in Chinese textile woes
At an international textile conference in Washington on April 8, Chinese representative Z T Ing argued that smuggling by unscrupulous foreign nationals depresses Chinese textile workers' conditions. He said foreign dumping harms China's infant industry and that some smugglers operate under armed protection at foreign borders.
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Washington
International Textile Conference
Z. T. Ing
China
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