Akron Flight Inquiry Opens as Weather Probles Loom
Rear Admiral Moffett and Commander McCord were warned a day before the Akron’s last flight that weather might be unfavourable. Lt Commander Wiley testified that visibility at sunset likely saved pilots. the court heard the weather map and the decision to hold six planes ashore. Admiral Butler presided as witnesses described the drill and navigation notes from Akron’s crew.
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Lakehurst
N. J
William A. Moffett
Frank C. McCord
Akron
Herbert V. Wiley
Navy
Wiley
Moffett
Washington
McCord
Henry V. Butler
Washington Navy Yard
Harry E. Shoemaker
Sunnyvale Air Station
California
Sidney Kraus
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Admiral Butler
Judge Advocate
R. J. Dugan
Newport
R. I
Roosevelt pushes Tennessee Valley Authority plan in farm relief debate
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a proposal to create a Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee power, flood control, and forest conservation in the valley and resume Muscle Shoals activities. In the Senate debate on farm relief, House actions included a $2 billion farm mortgage bill and a probe into airship policy, while talks on banking reform continued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Tennesee Valley Authority
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Tennesse Valley
House
Akron
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
R. Neb
Glass
Roosevelt's beer plea sparks rapid sales across towns
In Santa Monica the piece notes that Roosevelt urged buyers to purchase beer, easing hoarding concerns. It reports early beer sales paid with worn silver dollars and observes Beverly Hills was first to exhaust pretzels while alcohol intoxication remained low, with gin as a common chaser.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Roosevelt
Beverly Hills
House to Probe Airship Accidents and Utility
The House unanimously backs a Bankhead resolution creating a joint congressional committee of five representatives and five senators to investigate airship accidents including Akron and assess utility for military use. The panel can subpoena witnesses and must report soon with a recommendation on continuing airship construction. Senate action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bankhead
Senate
Representative Bankhead
D-Ala
United States
Silver and Wheat To Get Attention At Conference
Secretary Hull signals that silver price restoration and wheat surplus control will be discussed in Washington talks with top foreign statesmen ahead of the world economic conference. The silver issue features in Anglo American discussions via Sir Ronald Lindsay and factors into the conference agenda with notes on industrial uses and marketing.
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Washington
Hull
Ronald Lindsay
Ramsay McDonald
Great Britain
Roose
Admiral Moffett Body Recovered From Akron Disaster
Recovery of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, head of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, is reported from naval headquarters. His body is the fifth recovered after the Akron crash off the New Jersey coast. Survivors remain three of 76 crew members. The Daphne identified the body at position 39 27 73 33 and the Semmes was to transport it to Absecon Inlet for shore delivery.
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New York
William A. Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Headquarters
Jersey
District Naval Headquarters
Webb
Coast Guard
Daphne
Portland
Beach Haven
N. J
Akron
Semmes
Admiral Moffett
Absecon Inlet
Bowie's Deadlock Prediction Rocks North Carolina Assembly
Raleigh April 10. Returning legislators face a possible deadlock over a three percent general sales tax in the biennial revenue bill. Rep Bowle predicts a tie similar to 1931 while others push a four percent levy and a luxury tax revival. Senate adjourns late as it awaits calendar clearance. House to consider the appropriations conference report Tuesday morning.
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Raleigh
House
Tom Bowle
Ashe
Bowle
O’berry
Wayne
Newmen
New Hanover
House Appropriations
John Hinsdale
Wake
Senate
Appropriations
Large Seizure of Stolen Cigarettes and Hose
Perley Loflin is jailed in connection with a Sunday morning seizure at his Tryon street home that recovered 60 000 stolen cigarettes and 44 dozen pairs of children s hose. Police say other suspects fled as officers arrived. Loflin faces breaking and entering charges and a 1000 bond for municipal court.
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Perley Loflin
Tryon Street
Southern Railway
Loflin
Bishop Cannon Loses Fight On Indictment
Bishop James Cannon Jr and secretary Ada L Burroughs lose before the supreme court in a ruling upholding federal election law violations connected to the 1928 anti Smith campaign. The government argued the indictment was defective and the appeal proper. E C Jameson donated 65300 to the anti Smith effort, with Cannon reporting about 17000.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Virginia
Justice Roberts
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Bishop Cannon
House
E. C. Jameson
Japanese Press Reports Renewed Offensive Near Peiping Tientsin
Reports from Tientsin claim a Manchukuoan force was pushed back toward Chinwanga as Japanese forces announce a new drive to end Chinese counter‑offensives along the Great Wall from Manchuria. China says Shanhaikwan and Shihmenchai were recaptured, while Beijing area troops brace for further operations. About 13,000 Americans, including 1,200 marines and soldiers, are in the Peiping Tientsin region.
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Resochatlo
Tientsin
China
North China
Chinwanga
Great Wall of China
Manchuria
Wall
Jehol
Chinwangtao
Shanhaikwan
Shihmenchai
War Office
Peiping
Peiping- Tientein
Bowie States Sales Tax To Meet Defeat
Raleigh April 10 Rep Bowie of Ashe leader of the house economy and anti sales tax bloc issued a statement declaring confidence a 3 percent general sales tax in the 1933 35 revenue bill will be defeated in the legislature He warned the Democratic party will be held responsible and that farmers small businessmen artisans carpenters factory workers and others will bear the burden if the tax passes He urged economy in agency spending and said large concerns seek the tax for relief while the state cannot afford it.
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Raleigh
Bowie of Ashe
House
Bowie
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Miss Compton to Wed New York Mayor After Illness
Betty Compton, to wed former New York Mayor Walker, returns from hospital in Cannes after intestinal influenza. The wedding is delayed until full recovery.
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Cannes
France
Betty Compton
Walker
New York
Atlantic Late News Warns of Weekend Wreck Toll
Sixteen people were killed in weekend accidents across the South with most fatalities from automobile incidents. Kentucky and Mississippi each reported one death as the tally rises.
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Atlanta
South
Kentucky
Mississippi
Fire damages Surprise store and two adjoining shops in Elizabeth City
Fire swept the Surprise store in Elizabeth City causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Two adjacent stores and their stocks were badly damaged. origin undetermined. In Trenton, Dr. Henry Van Dyke former ambassador to the Netherlands died at his Princeton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
Trenton
N. J
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Princeton
Standstill on Great Southern Railway as 5000 Workers Walk Out
In Dublin on April 10 the Great Southern railway halted traffic after more than 5,000 employees joined an unofficial strike, stopping operations across the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Free State
Great Southern Railway
Roosevelt nominates Murphy and Robert for top posts
President Roosevelt sends to the Senate today the nominations of Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit for governor general of the Philippines and L. W. Robert Jr. of Atlanta for assistant secretary to the treasury.
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Washington
Roosevelt Sen
Senate
Frank Murphy
Detroit
The
Phil
L. W. Robert, Jr
Atlanta
Treasury
Sheriff Feaster Held After Fatal Shooting in Winnsboro
In Winnsboro South Carolina Sheriff R A Feaster was jailed after the fatal shooting of Mrs Ida M Broom at her home during a disturbance investigation. Feaster and his brother J M Feaster were reported to have gone to the home to check on a taxi driver W A Broome husband of the slain woman.
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Ruby Bates
Scottsboro
Alabama
Miss Bates
Thomas BK. Knight
Winnsboro
8. C
Ida M. Broom
R. A. Feaster
Fairfield County
Market Prices For Dairy Products Shown In Chicago
Chicago April 10 dairy market report lists butter at 9 873 firm creamery specials 93 score 19 20 extras 92 19 extra firsts 90 91 18 firsts 88 89 18 standards 90 carrots 19 43 390 easy extras 13 fresh graded firsts 12 current receipts 11 storage packed firsts 13 storage packed extras 13.
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Chicago
Apri
Roosevelt Fast Lining Up Ambassadorships in 1930s Talk
Reported list of potential Roosevelt nominees includes James W. Gerard as ambassador to Argentina and Breckenridge Long to Italy. Other roles eyed include J F T O'Connor as comptroller of the currency, T A Walters as assistant secretary of the interior, James M. Curley as ambassador to Poland, John Collier for Indian affairs, and Erwin Davis for federal trade commissioner. No final decisions announced.
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Washington
James W. Gerard
New York
Argentina
Breckenridge Long
Italy
J. F. T. O'Connor
Los Angeles
McAdoo
Cal
Treasury
T. A. Walters
James M. Curley
Boston
Poland
Rome
John Collier
Washington, D. C
American Indian Defense Association
S. Be
Roosevelt
Ada Ae
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A. P
Ares
Yours
Methodist
Miss Compton
House Rules Committee
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