Army ace lands on one wheel at Memorial Airport
Last Minute SPARTANBURG 8 C April 16 AP Col I C Baker of the Army Air Corps landed a hospital one wheel at Memorial Airport without injury to himself or passenger Col E C Wood. The craft skidded 80 feet after circling the field for over an hour, only damaging the propeller and underside. Ambulances and a firetruck responded as dust billowed.
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Spartanburg
8. C
Col
I. C. Baker
Army Air Corps
Memorial Airport
E. C. Wood
Escape of Texas slayer of parents from state hospital
Howard Pierson, 23, who killed his parents Supreme Court Judge William Pierson and his wife in 1935, escaped from the state insane hospital in Austin. He was last seen returning a magazine to the night attendant's office at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
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Austin
Tex
Howard Pierson
Supreme Court
William Pierson
State Insane Hospital
Roosevelt kinship claim on missing Groton pupil
Dirck Roosevelt founder reports that John Cyrus Distler, father of 13 year old Henry W Distler, said Dirck Roosevelt and the boy were en route to the Roosevelt home in New York after being reported missing from Groton School. The information came from Mrs Kermit Roosevelt.
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Dirck Roosevelt
Baltimore
John Cyrus Distler
Henry W. Distler
Groton School
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Holy Land Terror Targets Jews in Easter Calm Shattered
In Jerusalem on April 16 AP reports three Jews killed as terrorists opened fire in the old city during Easter week. A military dispatch followed as troops were sent to Bass a near the Syrian border after an armed gang ambushed a carload of Jewish travelers.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Old City
Bassa
Governor Hoey Sets One Week Civil Court Term
Raleigh April 16 AP Governor Hoey ordered a special one week term of civil court in Randolph county to convene May 23 with Judge W H Burgwyn presiding.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hoey
Randolph County
Burgwyn
UNC student Archie Henderson wins North and South tennis final
Archie Henderson of Chapel Hill defeated fellow UNC student Robert Strain of Plainfield to win the singles division in the North and South Amateur Tennis Tournament. Henderson won 6-1 6-2 4-2 in the finals at Pinehurst, N C, on April 16.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Archie Henderson
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Robert Strain
Plainfield
SNAKES NO WORRY FOR THIS GIRL
A three year-old Greer girl escaped unharmed after she bit the head off a garter snake in her yard. Dr. T. C. Walker, Greer, rushed with anti venom kit after a report from the home of Dewey, arriving to find the child uninjured and the serpent headless.
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Greer
T. C. Walker
Dewey
O'Connor Urges House Rules Back Wage Hour Bill
Chairman O'Connor appeals to the House Rules Committee to back a revised wage hour bill and allow a House vote this session. He faces immediate opposition as the committee blocked similar legislation last year. He asks members to study the bill and reports before supporting the measure.
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O'Connor
Washington
Emf
D-I
House Rules Committee
House
The
New Yorker
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Weatherman Changes Easter Forecast For North Carolina
Raleigh April 16 The weatherman urged optimism for Easter tomorrow promising no rain outside mountain regions. Lee A Desnon of the Raleigh weather bureau forecast partly cloudy skies and continued mild temperatures for the state.
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Raleigh
Lee A. Desnon
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Slaying and Ravishing Admitted by Suspect
Los Angeles April 16. The grand jury will be asked Monday to indict Charles McLachlin, 55, painting contractor, on murder charges in the slaying of seven year old Jenny Moreno. District Attorney says McLachlin confessed Thursday. the body was found near his shack in weeds.
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Los Angeles
Charles McLachlin
Jenny Moreno
Sherif Eugene Biscailus
McLachlin
Labor Leader's Beating Provokes FBI Probe
In Tupelo Mississippi on April 16 Labor leader Charles F Jimmy Cox was abducted by about a dozen men and taken 20 miles away where he was lashed while his nude body lay over a log. Cox remained hid today with his location known to a few fearing for his life. Officials say his condition is not serious but internal injuries are possible.
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Tupelo
Miss
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles F
Jimmy) Cox
CIO
Cox
Weather outlook for week beginning April 18
South Atlantic States unsettled over the north portion at the start of the week with a likelihood of showers in the latter half. Temperatures expected to run near normal to slightly above.
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South Atlantic
North Portion
Chinese Defenders Smash Back As Crisis Nears Tokyo
Amid rising tensions in Tokyo, Chinese forces press a vigorous assault near Yihsien in Shantung, using artillery and aircraft. Chiang Kai-shek’s commanders say fall of the town is near as supply lines are cut and flames rise. In Tokyo, Konoye faces cabinet splits over mobilization and war measures with rivals pushing for rapid action against China.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Huang Chi-hsiang
China
Madame Kai-shek
Tokyo
Shanghai
Yihsien
Shantung Province
Talerchwang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Ccity
Fuminaro Konoye
Gen Sugiyama
Navy
Mitsumasa Yonai
Nobumasa Fugetsugu
Rusesia
Japan
Loyal Forces In Desperate Counter Fight
Desperate fighting continues as Francoist insurgents push north along the Mediterranean coast toward San Carlos de la Rapita and Tortosa. Loyalist bands and government air attacks attempt to block advances, with Vinaroz captured and insurgent troops described as marching in a triumphal procession.
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Hendaye
France
Franco
Mediterranean
San Carlos de la Rapita
Ebro
Tortosa
Spain
Miguel Aranda
Vinaroz
Iran
Madrid names Jose Miaja head of military and civilian affairs
General Jose Miaja was designated supreme head of military and civilian affairs for the loyalist government in southern Spain after the insurgents reached the sea at Valencia. Known as the Savior of Madrid, Miaja received broad powers from Premier Juan Negrin several days earlier as the government faced Catalonia's cut off and ongoing civil conflict.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
Spain
Catalonia
Vinlarez
Juan Negrin
Confessed Slayer Guarded In Jail In Montana
LEWISTOWN MONT April 16 AP Sheriff BE J Dolve said he would hold Lee Simpson in jail here until public feeling subsided after his confession to three slayings He feared lynching if moved to Rye gate Golden Valley county jail Simpson confessed last night to the killings and named 14 others for death he believed plotted to steal his ranch His victims were Robert and Gerald McDonald brothers and Arthur Burford deputy to Sheriff Dolve
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Lewistown
Mont
BE. J. Dolve
Lee Simpson
Dolve
Golden Valley County
Simpson
Ryegate
Guy Tullock
Robert
Gerald McDonald
Arthur Burford
North Carolina approves fifteen new WPA projects
Raleigh reports 15 Work Relief Administration projects approved, totaling 516,463.90 dollars from federal and sponsor funds, setting a two year record for a single day. The largest allotment, 297,828.50 dollars, funds countywide operating rooms in Buncombe County.
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Raleigh
WPA
North Carolina
Buncombe County
Omnibus Bill Proposed to Speed Relief and Public Works
Washington AP April 16 Congress eyes an omnibus bill to push Roosevelt relief and public works spending amid recession. Hearings to begin Wednesday with Hopkins as first witness. target May 1 for completion. The bill centers on $1.25 billion for relief for seven months starting July 1, plus $450 million for public works grants. Housing authority powers may expand to fund slum clearance. Federal Reserve cuts reserve requirements about 12 percent, freeing $750 million for lending, adding to $1.392 billion gold credit released by Treasury. Combined actions boost national credit by roughly $2.142 billion.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Taylor
D-Cole
House Appropriations Committee
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Housing Authority
Candon
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Federal Reserve and Treasury
Dick Merrill No. One Aviator Of ’37
Washington April 16 AP The Securities and Exchange Commission approved measures to aid small business capital. A new registration unit will aid registrants and reduce legal costs. Small issues under 100000 gain broader exemptions allowing no registration with state blue sky filing. The program runs six months while studies continue.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
Roosevelt
SEC
Commission
South ends case for rate relief
Eight southeastern states ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for relief from railroad freight rates they say are discriminatory to the region. Testimony in the governors' complaint was completed in Birmingham with railroads to present their case starting July 12 in Buffalo. Forty three exhibits covering a wide range of commodities were admitted as evidence to show that current rates stifle southern industry by higher shipping costs from northern or eastern states.
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Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
William E. Lee
South
Teddy's youthful grandson is lost
Groton Massachusetts April 16. A check of airports in four New England states failed to locate Dirck Roosevelt 13 year old son of Kermit Roosevelt who disappeared from Groton school last night. Massachusetts state police also checked railroad terminals the boy might have used to reach his New York home for Easter. The boy did not appear for dinner last night. Neith er did Henry W Disnier 13 of Baltimore. In New York his mother ruled out kidnapping as the two boys were together.
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Groton
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Dirck Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Gorton
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry W. Disnier
Baltimore
Railway chiefs seek wage cuts in mediation talks
Washington April 16 Railway executives said they may request wage reductions through the National Mediation Board as strikes are barred during mediation The act allows arbitration if disputes persist George M Harrison head of the Railway Labor Executives Association rejected a voluntary pay cut proposal from J J Pelley head of the Association of American Railroads to help distressed roads balance income and outgo
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Mediation Board
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Association
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Carolinas Virginia Hospital Conference Organized in Richmond
Officers of the Tri State Hospital Conference completed its move to form the Carolinas Virginia hospital conference electing O K Fike of Richmond Virginia as first president The new body will replace the former conference which had no permanent organization in its nine year history
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Columbia
D. C
O. K. Fike
Richmond
Oxford Merchant Beaten and Robbed
Oxford on April 16 reports R. T. Moore aged 65 a strokeeper in critical condition after a night assault with a club and theft of his daily receipts. Police are investigating the robbery.
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Oxford
R. T. Moore
Strokeeper
Fisherman Slays Daughter-in-Law And Then Himself
In Boca Ciega Florida at Truesdale fishing camp Captain J T Truesdale, 72, killed his daughter in law Dorothy Truesdale, 28, and wounded his son Joe during a dispute on the waterfront before fatally shooting himself. Police Captain E E Lipphard reported the early morning killings.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
E. E. Lipphard
J. T. Truesdale
Truesdale
Boca Ciegay
Lipphard
Dorothy Truesdale
Joe
Czechs Seek Understanding With Germany
Rome April 16 AP Italy and Great Britain signed an Eastertide pact ending years of friction. Czechoslovakia voiced a desire for understanding with Germany while reports linked Britain and France to arms purchases from the United States. The Rome Be Fascist axis seen in play as Italy and Britain seek wider peace through agreements with France and Germany.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Tonigh
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Germa
Casua
Bain
France
United States
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Nowise
C Galeazzo Clano
Earl Perth
Chigi Palace
Il Duce
Ville Chamberlain
League of Nar
Etopia
Spain
Auto Fatal for Two Children in Salisbury
A car pulling a trailer struck six children on a bridge near Salisbury yesterday. Mary Peeler, 9, and James Walter Lester Walter, 15, were killed. James Walter, 1, was critically injured. Driver was railway conductor W. B. McKinney. coroner Walter L. Tatum noted the six youngsters were lying on the bridge rail and water when the car skidded, pinning them.
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Salisbury
Mary Fra Peeler
Ma Peeler
James Walters
Montgomery Walt Lester Walter
James
Walter L. Tatum
W. B. McKinney
Tatum
McKin
Wright Brothers Honored Today As Pioneers And Leaders Of Aviation
Detroit April 16. Notables from aviation pioneers to modern flyers gathered in Dearborn to honor Wilbur and Orville Wright at the restored Wright home and workshop sponsored by Henry and Edsel Ford. Orville Wright attended from Dayton to mark the anniversary of his brother's birth. Survivors John Daniela and A. O. Etheridge, Coast Guardsmen, plus three Army officers observed the historic flight. Noted airmen and explorers also present as the ceremony continued.
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Wright Brothers
Dearborn
Detroit
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Wright
Henry Ford
Orville
Henry
Edsel Ford
Kill Devil Hill
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wrights
John Daniela
A. OD
Coast Guardsmen
Army
Maj Gien
Benjamin D. Foulin
Army Air Corps
Frank P. Lahm
Govern Island
N. Y
Frederick E. Humphreys
New York City
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Sir Hubert Wilk
Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Fiers
Albert W. Stevens
Algo
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Henderson
Weatherman
Jimmy Cox
Mississippi
Weather Outlook
Pumimaro
Konoye
Miaja
Montana
N.C
FDR
PWA
Dick Merrill
Paris
International League of Aviators Today
Henry T. (Dick) Merrill
Merrill
Jean Batten
New Zealand
Howard Hughes
Jacqueline Cochran
Teddy
Carolinas
Virginia
England
Associated Press
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