Women demand tighter enforcement of Prohibition
Washington April 18 Women’s National Committee for Law Enforcement urged rigid enforcement of the Prohibition law with ample funding. Resolutions, carried by hundreds of supporters led by Mrs Henry Wee of Massachusetts and Flonda, urged no weakening of the Eighteenth Amendment and opposed repea.l They planned to present the resolutions to Speaker Garner and Vice President Curtis. Bishop James Cannon Jr outlined possible amendment to the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Women's Law Enforcement Committee
Washington
Women’s National Committee For Law Enforcement
Congress
Prohibition
Henry Wee
Massachusetts
Flora
Garner
Curtis
James Cannon, Jr
America
Massed Reds on Manchurian Front Prompt War Nervousness
Reports from Tokyo say Soviet forces on the north Manchurian border total 70 000 in nine divisions with two divisions near Pogranichnaya and Manchur to indicate a possible clash with Japan. Japanese officials caution no immediate attack, but protest Russian displeasure over events in north Manchuria.
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Tokyo
Russia
Manchurian
Japan
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Pogranichnaya
Manchur
Reds
Harbin
Siberia
Foreign Office
Korea
Slayer of Mother-In-Law Still At Large
Canton North Carolina April 18 Tom Justice 32 charged with the murder of his mother in law 65 Mrs Alice Cook was shot Friday at her home three miles from Canton and a $100 reward was offered for information leading to his arrest Sheriff J A Lowe said after two days and nights of combing the mountains.
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Canton
N. C
Tom Justice
Alice Cook
J. A. Lowe
Hoover's stagger plan could save 80 million a year
Will Rogers explains Hoover's stagger system with a humorous note from Santa Monica. He clarifies stagger means alternating work days to increase employment, suggesting a shift method where workers alternate days and layoffs. The piece portrays Rogers' comic take on a national policy idea.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Salisbury mourns Thomas Linn notable attorney and public servant
Thomas C. Linn of Salisbury dies at 72 after a week of critical illness. Dean of the Salisbury bar, longtime state attorney, former Salisbury mayor and railroad counsel, he leaves two sons Stahle and Thomas C. Linn Jr and daughter Mika Mary K. Linn. Funeral Tuesday at St John’s Lutheran Church with burial in Chestnut Hill.
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Thomas CC, Linn
Linn
Rowan County
University of North Carolina
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Board of Water Commissioners
Southern Railway
Blue Lodge
Oasis Temple
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Linn and Linn
Stahle
Thomas C. Linn
New York Times
Mika Mary K. Linn
Salisbury Post
M. L. Stirewall
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Brownlow Jackson Declines NC Lt Governor Bid
Hendersonville resident Brownlow Jackson says he will not run for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket in North Carolina. Named as running mate to Clifford Frazier at the Charlotte convention, he cites official and private business as reasons to decline and informed state chairman James S. Duncan. The decision ends a contest between Jackson and Boone Tillett.
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Asheville
Brownlow Jackson
Hendersonville
North Carolina
Charlotte
Clifford Frazier
Greensboro
Jackson
James S. Duncan
Mr. Jackson
Boone Tillett
Roosevelt silent on speech as campaign tour nears
Governor Roosevelt arrived in St. Paul after a cross country trip and prepared a major campaign address. Rhetoric over his radio speech and Smith’s reproach loomed as farmers in the northwest awaited his topic.
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ST. Paul
Northwest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Chicago
I C C Recommends Federal Regulation of Interstate Trucks
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged federal regulation of motor vehicles in interstate commerce and called for railroads and water lines to use public highways to improve efficiency. It cited rising competition, unequal regulation, and excess capacity, deeming unrestrained competition incompatible with coordinated regulation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Three Shot As Ohio Miners Clash In Cadiz Scene
In Cadiz Ohio on April 18 three men were shot while Ohio National Guardsmen protected mines in the Goodyear Somers mine area near Adena. The strikers attacked barricades on Georgetown and Bucanwood roads as guardsmen fired at the ground to deter assaults. The Somers mine has been a focal point since a April 1 strike over wage reductions claimed by the United Mine Workers.
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145Th Infantry
Ohio
National Guard
Adena
Cadiz
National
Ohio National Guardsmen
Somers
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Georgetown Road
Bucanwood Road
United Mine Workers
Arrest of Kidnap Pairs Expected
Philadelphia police predicted the arrest today of a man and woman accused of kidnapping nine year old Hilda Brodsky for fifty thousand dollars. The child was dropped at the Parish home of Rev. Joseph Pugliese and returned unharmed. No ransom was paid and details were not released. Detective Captain John Creedon cited an advance tip from detectives who overheard a conversation in a south Philadelphia restaurant.
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Philadelphia
Hilda Brodsky
Wilmington
Del
Hilda
Joseph Pugliese
Father Pugliese
John Creedon
Jamsaheb of Nawanagar Awards Silver to the Poor
Jamnagar reports the 25th anniversary of Nawanagar ruler’s rise to the throne. The Jamsaheb, described as a husky fellow, has given away his weight in silver to the poor as a symbol of the milestone.
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Jamnagar
India
Nawanagar
President's Economy Plans Move Forward
Washington April 1 The president's economy program advances on Capitol Hill as the house economy committee overrides its chairman to include retrenchment measures in an omnibus bill. A joint commission to study government reorganization is authorized, with report due in 30 days. The house may adopt senate cuts totaling five million dollars from the interior departmental appropriation.
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Capitol
House Economy Committee
Representative McDuffie
D. Ala
McDuffie
Senate
Jones
Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Garner
Taylor
D. Colo
Interior Department
Toll of 21 Is Taken In South Over Week End By Fatal Mishaps
Automobiles and trains caused seventeen deaths across Kentucky Virginia North Carolina Alabama Georgia and Tennessee with two more in Florida. The weekend totals include thirteen auto fatalities four train deaths and one each from a fire drowning a fall and an accidental pistol discharge.
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Atlanta
South
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Walks 12 Miles Daily Fear of Tax Halts Admission
Hertford April 18. Arthur L. Pierce a blacksmith walks 12 miles daily to work from near Parksville. Over six years he has logged more than 21 000 miles but he avoids admitting the feat for fear of road tax being raised.
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Hertford
Arthur L. Pierce
Pierce
Parksville
Curtis Leaves Norfolk in Lindbergh Kidnapping Negotiations
On April 18 in Norfolk Virginia John Hughes Curtis departed the city on a trip believed tied to negotiations for the return of Colonel and Mrs Charles A Lindberghs kidnapped son. Mrs Curtis confirmed the absence but did not disclose his destination or the purpose of the trip.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Curtis
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Continues With Mysterious Call
Hopewell New Jersey reports mark 49th day since the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. A Toledo Times call cites a Detroit based tip claiming the child will be returned within a week. The caller asserts the kidnappers have fallen out and warns against paying more ransom.
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Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh
Toledo Times
Patterson
Detroit
Victory Fund Drive of Dems To Continue At Least To May 15
GREENSBORO April 18 The democratic party victory fund campaign in North Carolina will run until May 15 extending beyond the original May 1 end. State chairman Co L Shuping announced about 13 000 of the expected 20 000 to 25 000 has been collected and North Carolina ranks sixth in contributions behind New York Maryland New Jersey Illinois and Indiana.
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Greensboro
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Co. L. Shuping
New York
Maryland
New Jersey
Illinois
Indiana
Cotton Ass'n Head Attacks Farm Board Marketing Plan
In Charlotte on April 18 L E Bashinsky president of the Atlantic Cotton Association condemned government participation via the farm board in marketing farm commodities. He urged against short selling bans, defended orderly markets, praised the Cotton Quality program, and criticized credit for farmers as detrimental.
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Farm Board
Charlotte
Atlantic Cotton Association
L. E. Bashinsky
Birmingham
Ala
Gover
Association
Carolinas
Hart Brands Farm Board Marketing as Smoke Screen
Representative Michael J. Hart of Michigan denounces cooperative marketing under the Farm Board as a smoke screen for exploiting farmers. Speaking at the Atlantic Cotton association convention he argues tariff policies, not the act, drive farm prices and insists farmers may invest in marketing groups but should not be coerced into relief schemes.
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Michael J. Hart
Michigan
Federal Farm Board
Atlantic Cotton Association
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
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