High Point Hydro Plant Fight Moves To Court
Judge H Hoyle Sink orders the City of High Point to appear in Greensboro next Friday to show cause why a temporary restraining order cannot be issued against starting construction of the six and a half million dollar hydroelectric plant. The Power Company Duke Power and other engineers filed affidavits supporting the delay request as the case grows.
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Cheraw
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Raleigh
Tornado Toll Deepens Across Five Southern States
Storms ripped through Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas and Alabama killing at least 42 people and injuring more than 170 as rescuers search wrecked towns. Center Point Arkansas suffered the worst loss with at least 20 dead near a church funeral.
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Senators Postpone Opening Game With Yankees
President Clark Griffith canceled the Washington Senators prime game with the New York Yankees due to wet grounds. The teams will meet Friday as White House attendance for a first ball throw remains unofficial.
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Supreme Court Orders Strecker's Release from Custody
The Supreme Court ordered the discharge from custody of Joseph G. Strecker of Hot Springs Arkansas. The Labor Department had sought his deportation on grounds he was an alien Communist.
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Turkey Joins British French Front Against Aggression
London reports Turkey, formerly allied with Germany in the war, has reliably joined the British and French front against aggression. The move marks a major shift in alliance dynamics.
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Young Roosevelt Guest of Royalty
James Roosevelt son of the American president attended Windsor Castle for the changing of the guard after dining with King George and Queen Elizabeth. He had traveled from Brussels by 21 seat Sabena airliner at a cost of 320 dollars due to Sunday transport gaps. He watched the ceremony with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose and with Neville Chamberlain and Joseph Kennedy before returning to London.
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London
Soviet Pledges Material Help to Britain and Allies
London reports Soviet Russia will provide at least material aid to Britain and France in any war against aggression. Britain says Moscow would send fighter planes and war materiel to defend Poland and Romania if their independence is threatened. Poland Romania Greece fear German provocation. Russia aid only as substitute to direct intervention. announcement hoped this week.
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London deaths linked to European situation broadcasts
Three people in London took their own lives within five days after listening to British radio broadcasts on the European situation, as reflected in verdicts at coroners inquests.
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Italian Press Attacks FDR Over Peace Plea
The Fascist press in Rome assails President Roosevelt for a guaranteed peace plan, calling it an act of war. Il Messaggero and Il Popolo di Roma mock the message as publicity driven and politically motivated, while noting Rome Berlin axis replies are drafted and to be delivered.
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WPA Alliance Financed His Russian Trip
David Lasser president of the Workers Alliance testified before House investigators that the WPA union funded his 1937 trip to Russia as a delegate to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. He denied reporting his group's activities to the Soviet government. Herbert Benjamin treasurer said the alliance enrolled 260640 members.
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Tobacco Plants Hit by Walkout
The Liggett and Myers plant in Richmond closed today as about 900 workers joined a strike called by the Tobacco Workers International Union. Pickets gathered, negotiations on a five cent an hour raise and a preferential shop failed, and the plant halted all but 35 office staff. The walkout marks the union's first in 39 years and the first AFL strike against the “Big Three” cigarette makers. Simultaneous actions were reported at Durham North Carolina and San Francisco plants.
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New Belgian Cabinet Takes Oath Amid Crisis End
Brussels reports on April 17 as Hubert Pierlot leads a three party coalition to form a new government. The oath was taken before King Leopold, ending a six week cabinet crisis and placing Pierlot at the helm of a Catholic party backed administration.
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Ohio River flood forces relocation of riverfront families
Flood waters along the Ohio River forced riverfront families in Cincinnati to evacuate for a second time in two months as the river rose toward a crest forecast at 58 feet. Four deaths were reported in swollen tributaries across Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia as emergency relief agencies mobilized and Red Cross workers prepared shelter feedings.
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French warships guard Gibraltar amid Mediterranean shift
At Gibraltar France concentrates 13 warships including Bretagne Lorraine Marsellaise and Le Terrible with three admirals aboard. British Mediterranean fleet massed at Malta after Albania invasion and only the Wishart remains in port as Mogador Le Terrible and Le Fantasque begin patrols.
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Labor Department Mediator Sent Over Liggett Myers Walkout
Secretary Perkins dispatched J A Moffett of the U S Conciliation Service to Richmond Virginia to mediate a tobacco plant strike by 3500 Liggett Myers workers. The walkout began today at company sites in Richmond Durham North Carolina and San Francisco over a dispute involving the preferential shop.
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World Opinion Behind Roosevelt Says Hull
Secretary Hull said world opinion for peace is developing behind President Roosevelt's appeals to Hitler and Mussolini. He noted European and Western Hemisphere reaction is favorable and that the appeal stands until something better is offered. He spoke with Sir Ronald Lindsay and met Roosevelt and Morgenthau at the White House.
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Supreme Court Upholds 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Supreme Court held constitutional the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act provisions that limit market supply of major farm products. Justice Roberts delivered the decision sustaining quotas against Florida and Georgia tobacco growers with Justices Butler and McReynolds in dissent.
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Londonderry Journal critiques Roosevelt peace appeal
The Londonderry Journal, noted as a rare UK critic of President Roosevelt's peace plan, characterizes the appeal as impertinent and insulting and suggests Germany and Italy might rightly repudiate it.
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Poland's Beck Named Europe’s Real Tough Boy
Polish Foreign Minister Josef Beck, governing Poland since 1932, is described as Europe’s tough diplomat who opposes Nazism and guards Poland’s borders. The piece credits him with aligning Britain with unconditional military aid and shaping Chamberlain’s strategy to delay conflict, while fending off Hitler’s threat.
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Will Answer FDR's Query On April 28
Berlin reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler summoning the Reichstag for April 28 to deliver his reply to President Roosevelt’s peace appeal. Officials said the Fuehrer will reveal Germany’s position before the assembly, following consultations with Joachim von Ribbentrop. He then proceeded to Austria to inspect army training centers.
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Raleigh First Primary Tests New Reform Election Laws
Raleigh voters chose a mayor for two years and nominees for two city commissions under the state reform laws. Incumbents Iseley Fountain and Williamson led a unified ticket against Graham Andrews Powell and Happy Pearce. Independents Zimmerman Ashworth and Warren also vied for seats, with Leonard contesting public works. Election day is May 1.
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Roy L. Williamson
Buck Jones
Graham H. Andrews
R. C. Powell
Public Safety Post
A. K. (Happy) Pearce
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T. J. Ashworth
R. A. Warren
George W. Leonard
Politicians clash as Amlie nomination to ICC falters
President Roosevelt, responding to Thomas Amlie’s request, asks the Senate to withdraw Amlie’s nomination to the Interstate Commerce Commission. In a dated April 15 letter, Roosevelt says name calling as Communist harms democracy and laments opposition to a capable public servant. Amlie had complained of a “witchcraft trial” by a hostile press and political cabal.
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