Floods Displace Hundreds Across Tennessee and Mississippi
The Tennessee and Mississippi rivers flood zones displacing hundreds in Tennessee and neighboring states. Chattanooga braces as the Tennessee level recedes from a 35.5 foot peak while Ridgely Ark., Dyersburg TN and Hickman KY report dozens of refugee families.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee River
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Ridgely
Dyersburg
Hickman
Kentucky
Debt Ridden Corporations To Get Relief In Tax Bill
The House ways and means committee Democrats favored special treatment for debt ridden corporations under the new tax program. Banks' dividends would face the 4 percent normal income tax rate, with deliberations on bank options and broader corporate treatment continuing.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Republican Committee
Vinson
D-Ky
Doughton
DNC
Rivers Still Overflowing in Carolinas
Flooding gripped the Carolinas as rivers rose in the middle and lower reaches. Four highways in South Carolina were closed with others reopening. North Carolina reported open western highways but closures in the central region. Tar River inundated parts of Princeville and Tarboro area, while Cape Fear at Fayetteville crept toward a 55 foot crest.
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Carolinas
South Carolina Coastal Plain
North Carolina
Princeville
Tarboro
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Smithfield
Neuse River
Tomight
Piedmont
South Carolina
Congaree
Wateres
Pee Dee
Santes
Kerr Act Spurs Action on Tobacco Compact
House U. K. on Kerr Act spurs call for special session of North Carolina legislature to consider state control laws for interstate tobacco production compacts. Tar Heel delegation urges Governor Ehringhaus to convene as Senate weighs companion measures approved by the House.
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Washington
Northarolina
House
Congress
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Senate
D.N
AAA
Senate Agriculture Committee
Robert L. Dousrton
Rer Springs
Three Waifs Of Georgia Tornado Still Unidentified
In Atlanta on April AP reports three Gainesville tornado waifs aged 18 months to 10 years are hospitalized at Piedmont. Authorities seek to identify them by friends or relatives as officials question whether their parents survived. Nurses record them as No 1 named Lillian while No 2 and No 3 share the name Lillian with distinct ages and injuries.
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Atlanta
Gainesville
Piedmont Hospital
Lillian
Redfern Believes Lost Flier Paul Redfern Alive in Brazil
Dr. Frederick C. Redfern says his son Paul Redfern is likely alive somewhere on the Brazilian side near the Tumac Humac mountains after Guiana jungle searches found no trace. He notes ongoing searches and Brazil's cooperation in the Equatorial jungle mapping effort.
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Columbia
Tumac-Humac
Paul
State Department
Dr. Redfern
Court Denies Vacate Stay In Duke Power Plant Case
The Fourth Circuit denied Greenwood County South Carolina and the Public Works Administration a motion to vacate a stay of mandate tied to Duke Power Company’s injunction fight over a Buzzard Roost power plant project. Judge Parker noted no delay by appellees and affirmed the need for proper preparation.
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Richmond
United States Fourth District Circuit Court of Appeals
Greenwood County
South Carolina
Public Works Administration
Duke Power Company
Buzzard Roost
Alexander Holtzoff
William J. Dempsey
The
O'B. Robinson
Charlotte
N. C
Power Company
John J. Parker
Gainesville Stricken by Cold Rain Delays Relief Work
In Gainesville Georgia the cold rain hampered recovery after the tornado. Red Cross reports 3600 people displaced. funerals delayed though some rites held for Guy Barrett and John Rogers of Pruitt Barrett Hardware. Small merchants salvage stock and begin rebuilding as authorities expect business to resume soon.
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Red Cross
Guy Bar
Rett
John Rogers
Pruitt-Barett Hardware Company
Gainesville
Hospital admission dispute over dying child in Winston-Salem
The Winston-Salem hospital inquiry probes charges that five year old Hazel Grimes was refused admission to City Memorial Hospital over an unpaid week's bill. Mayor Wilson ordered the probe after the child died from pneumonia while awaiting aid.
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Winston-Salem
Board of Aldermen’s Hospital Committee
City Memorial Hospital
W. T. Wilson
J. B. Whittington
Wilson
Hazel Grimes
James L. Grimes
Whittington
Grimes
Senate Approves Relief Bill for Tornado Areas
The Senate approved a bill authorizing 50 million dollars in Reconstruction Finance loans to flood and storm town districts in the south and east. The measure returns to the House for action on amendments with the loan authority raised from 25 million to 50 million and expanded loan insurance under the national housing act.
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Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
House
Selected Stocks Rise On Market In Quiet Pre Easter Trading
New York reports a cautious stock market with bullish sentiment from signs of industrial progress. Utilities rails and specialties show strength while J I Case gains about seven points and copper prices steady on the expected Monday boost to 9 1 2 cents a pound.
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New York
J. I. Case
Phelps Dodge
Dwight Beard Trial Nearing Jury Stage In Dallas
The Dwight Beard murder trial moved toward a jury as final witnesses testified in Dallas. The 25 year old North Carolina escaped convict is charged with slaying John R. Roberts during a December holdup. The defense called Beard’s mother, who testified he was normal until 1929 after leaving North Carolina State College, then changed and may be of unsound mind.
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Dallas
Dwight Beard
North Carolina
John R. Roberts
North Carolina State College
Negro youths held on theft charges in Reidsville
Police say 14 year old James Genes of Hilltop Street is held on $1000 bond for breaking into the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley on East Broad Street and theft of cigarettes candy gum and other items totaling about $10. Two other suspects from Reidsville Willie Curtis and Johnnie Williams 26 and 22 are charged with shoplifting pajamas valued at $5 and face $200 bonds with additional warrants likely for further charges.
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James Genes
Hilltop Stret
East Broad Street
R Presideville
Belk-Stevens Company
Willie Curtis
Johnnie Williams
President To Visit Georgia City Destroyed By Storm
President Roosevelt planned a stop in Gainesville Georgia the tornado wrecked area on his way to Washington He would meet federal and local relief leaders including Red Cross WPA CCC and local officials for a disaster briefing The trip faced rain swollen streams and slow travel as the president toured the storm hit community with Mayor W G Berry aboard the train
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Roosevelt
Gainesville
Warm Springs
Washington
Vanhorn Moseley
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Mr. Roosevelt
Red Cross
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sion
W. G. Herry
Hails Trai
Bombing of Baltimore Mayor Near-Fatal Attempt
Baltimore mayor Joanntown Jackson survived a car bomb blast at his home early today. The explosive, likely thrown from a passing car, shattered cellar windows and left a foot-deep lawn hole. Police set guards, while residents nearby were awakened by the blast and investigators seek motives.
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Joanntown Jackson
Jackson
Jackson Home
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