Italy Threatened With New Sanctions Weighing Peace Talks
Geneva may host fresh negotiations on peace between Italy and Ethiopia as sanctions threaten if talks fail. The 3 member sanctions committee shifts to summon Dr Augusto Vasconcellos as push for peace intensifies amid Eden Flandin tensions. Moscow reports Japan detains all Soviet embassy staff amid alleged espionage probe.
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Flood Ravages Eastern Carolina Towns Prompt Refugee Relief
Floods from the Lumber River forced about 200 people from homes near Lumberton North Carolina as rivers rose across the region. Refugees were housed in a tobacco warehouse and aided by the Red Cross and local agencies with extensive agricultural damage reported and roads and railways interrupted. Other sections faced lesser threats as rainfall eased and floodwaters receded.
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Calles and aides seized in Mexico exile: surprise arrests
In a government operation in Mexico City and unseen by the public General Plutarco Elias Calles and three top aides were arrested after night raids. They were placed aboard a tri motor plane for forced exile to the United States as federal troops and secret police moved in.
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Weather Across Southern States Sees Clouds and Showers
North Carolina shows cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and Saturday, slight warming in central areas. South Carolina expects thunderstorms possible today with coastal showers, turning partly cloudy Saturday and warmer inland. Georgia has showers in the far south and east, cooler in the far southwest, with a generally fair Saturday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville: moderate to fresh southwesterly, overcast with occasional showers tonight and Saturday.
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O'Brien Pushes New Deal Tariff Plan At 1936 GOP
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, Republican chairman of the tariff commission, urges a 1936 platform plank endorsing reciprocal trade treaties to revise tariffs. He seeks convention time in Cleveland to push the proposal, noting his Republican loyalty from McKinley to Hoover.
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Funeral for Confederate veteran W R Michael held near Lexington
The funeral for W R Michael a 3-year-old Confederate veteran who died at his home near Lexington will be held tomorrow at Tyre Methodist church. He left 89 descendants including seven children 29 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren.
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W. R. Michael
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Tyre Methodist Church
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President Roosevelt Returns to Capital After South Tornado Relief
President Roosevelt travels en route to the White House after a storm relief visit. He stopped in Gainesville Georgia to thank residents for cooperation and rebuilding efforts as floodwaters and damage spread through the south. He notes agency cooperation and local spirit amid tragedy.
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Draft Tax Bill Faces House Drafters In Washington
Four members of a house tax sub committee began turning the new 799 million dollar tax program into bill form as Democrats on the ways and means committee delayed floor action. Chairman Doughton warned against a half baked bill while a bid to scrap the plan failed 7 to 2. The draft contemplates a corporation income tax with a graduated rate and possible windfall levy, plus income taxes on dividends and possible surtaxes amid exemptions for producers hit by commodity price shifts.
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Ohio
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Retail trade nears six year peak after Easter
Easter buying lifts retail momentum though weather and floods dampen wholesale activity. Dun and Bradstreet notes apparel demand up 20 to 25 percent from 1935 while overall sales stay 12 to 18 percent ahead. Furniture and appliances lag as groceries and hardware rise. limited post Easter stocks suggest narrow clearance markdowns and a late spring peak.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Strain Cancels Greensboro Address Evening speaking engagement canceled
David L. Strain of Durham, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, announced in Greensboro that he has canceled his speaking engagement for tonight. He cited bad weather and deaths from the recent Greensboro tornado as the reason.
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Woman's Federation closes convention in Raleigh address
Indian Princess Mrs Roberta C Lawson of Tulsa Oklahoma president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs urged unity and diversity at the 34th North Carolina Federation meeting closing at the Sheraton hotel. She voiced support for social welfare pioneer work and called for a co educational public affairs institute modeled after West Point and Annapolis.
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Nazi Ambassador to England Leopold von Hoesch Dies
Leopold von Hoesch, 55, German ambassador to Great Britain, died in London from heart disease. He had been in talks with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden after Germany's Rhineland occupation. He retired last night and suffered a heart attack at 0:30 A.M., dying 15 minutes later.
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Club Women Urged to Stand for Institution Policy
Mrs G E Marshall chaired the North Carolina Federation meeting and introduced Mrs J Henry Hight smith, head of Press and Publicity for the General Federation, and Mrs R H Latham as part of the program urging support for the institution.
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Egg theft prompts search by local man
Dewey Myers of 503 East Commerce street reported five dozen eggs stolen sometime yesterday or last night. He sought the thief this morning.
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Kalte Denied Recovery by Jury in Guilford Suit
In Guilford Superior Court on April 10 the jury failed to decide for Kalte and finally ruled against him in his suit against Clementine FE Loose. Kalte sought about $1,700 for services as administrator of an estate he managed.
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Clementine FE
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Kalte
Banks to observe Easter Monday holiday citywide
H N Williard secretary of the High Point Clearing House Association announced that all banks in the city will close for Easter Monday. The statement specifies a uniform observance to mark the holiday season.
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H. N. Williard
High Point Clearing House Association
Hindenburg Lands In Rhone Valley On Return Flight
The German airship Hindenburg, hampered by two damaged engines, reached the Rhone valley on its return from South America. It flew over Saintesmeries de la Mer near the Rhone mouth and over Lyon before proceeding toward Friedrichshafen.
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New Jersey prison closes files on Lindbergh case figures
Clerks at the Trenton prison filed death warrants and related papers linked to the Lindbergh baby case. The records include four death warrants and Hauptmann court matters, plus Agatha Hauptmann’s receipt and prep for her visit as investigators pursue details of Paul Wea of Trenton in the original abduction tied to a ransom.
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Bombs Sent In Mail Kill One and Injure Four
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania bombs mailed as Easter gifts killed Michael Gallagher cemetery caretaker and gravely hurt Clinton Lerman and badly injured a schoolteacher’s son-in-law. Thomas Vaney president of an inactiv mine union and his two children were seriously harmed by an explosion. A judge and a sheriff were targets. Some bombs found and intercepted.
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Michael Gallagher
Thomas Vaney
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