Rescue In Sight For Two Entombed Men
Two miners survive after a week trapped in a gold mine at Moose River. Dr. D. E. So and Charles Alfred Scradding report the men can hold out 22 hours more. Mer man R R Magill of Toronto dies. efforts continue to reach the others and ease communications with the surface through a bore hole.
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Oswe
Moose River
N. 8
D. E
Robertson
Charles Alfred Sctadding
Merman RR. Magil
Toronto
D. Hondereon
Maner
Meon
Ocke
Robb
Magill
Surfece
Gill Wes If
Presbyterians Plan Jubilee Assembly in Augusta
Richmond Va April 20 A meeting of the Jubilee committee of the First Presbyterian Church in Augusta outlines plans for the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America to be held May 21 to May 27 at the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta. Visitors from southern and border stations are expected to attend.
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Richmond
United States
Atlanta
General Assembly
Ise Chevecks
Augusta
Mom Kormth
Howard D, Grane
Gemersd
First Presbyterian Church
Ausquita
Ae Presbyterian Church
Confederate States of Amerika
Feneral Assembly
Sertiom
Golomwaten
Wilh Attaad
Bene Lom
Lawyer Promises Arrest Of Real Lindy Kidnapers
Chicago April 20. Bernard J Finnigan a young lawyer involved with Governor Hoffmans investigation predicts the arrest of the so called real Lindbergh baby kidnappers within weeks. He says Hauptmann is innocent and refers to an ongoing ransom money cache found in New York state with Stephen Spitz. Finnigan traveled east to aid Hoffmans inquiry and expects warrants to target other plotters.
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Bernard J. Finnigan
Chicago
Harold G. Hoffman
Fimnigan
Gov. Hoffmen
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Dence Public
Finnigan
New York State
Stephen Spitz
Spitz
Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
Spits
Lindbergh
Clean-Up Policy Aims for Ten Million Homes
Washington April 10 Senator Wagner and Secretary Ickes pressed for a federal drive to end slums and boost home building with a proposed 8.76 billion dollar program before the senate labor committee. Roosevelt sought funds for the Passamaquoddy tide project and announced the burial of his late secretary Louis Howe in Fall River Massachusetts, with further plans at Hyde Park and a New York address.
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Washington
Wagner
Ickes
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House
Presideot
Roosevelt
Passtamaquoddy
Tide Power Project
Brann
Maine
Army Engineers
Louis McHenry Howe
Fall River
Masa
Hyde Park
N. Y
New York
Two Sought in Wendel Kidnapping Case
Brooklyn police charged Martin Schlossman with kidnapping Paul H. Wendel and torturing him for a ten day confession. Detectives flew to Detroit seeking two more suspects, named as Harry Weiss and Murray Bleefeld, to aid solving the case connected to the Lindbergh mystery.
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Martin Schlossman
Wendel
Detroit
Brooklyn
N. J
Kings County
Paul H. Wendel
Lindbergh
Schilossmen
Charles A. Lindbergh
William F. X. Geoghan
Scholesman
Geoghan
Schlossaman
Harry Weiss
Murray Bleefeld
Schlossmin
Fay
Publishers Optimistic At Annual News Trade Meeting
New York April 20 publishers arriving for their annual meetings of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers Association expressed cautious optimism about business. Comments from Joseph R. Knowland of The Oakland Tribune and Stuart H. Perry of The Adrian Telegram noted improving conditions, with agriculture outlooks tied to rainfall and frosts, while uncertainty about the future and potential slower improvement lingered.
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New York
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Joseph R. Knowland
Oakland
Cal, Tribune
California
Stuart H. Perry
Adrian, Mich
Michigan
Eden Attacks Italy Over Poison Gas Allegations
In Geneva on April 20 British foreign secretary Anthony Eden condemned Italy’s alleged use of poison gas after Mussolini demanded most of Ethiopia as a price for peace. Eden urged the League of Nations council to recall the 1925 gas protocol and hold members to its obligations.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Eden
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Aloisi
Europe
League
New Search Begun In South America To Locate Redfern
Dr. Frederick C. Redfern said the state department informed him a new effort is under way to find his son Paul Redfern, missing in a South American village since 1927. C. H. Farrell led five bush Negroes toward the Brazil Dutch Guiana boundary after a rescue party turned back. Dutch policeman H. C. Vandenberg returned to Cristobal with news Farrell continues the search.
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Columbia
8. C
Frederick C. Redfern
State Department
Paul Redfern
James Ryan
H. C. Vandenberg
Cristobal
Farrell
Wreck Victim Has Chance To Recover
Hospital attendants said Richard Timberlake remained seriously injured from a train automobile crash near Wake Forest but had a good chance to recover. His companion Ceel Warren of Wake Forest was fatally injured when their car collided with a freight at a grade crossing.
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Wake Forest
Richard Timberlake
Here
Timberlake
Ceel Warren
High Point estimates dam cost at 7.4 million for Roanoke project
High Point submits amended plan for a Smith Mountain hydro plant on the Roanoke river with a projected cost of 8.088 million, including 1.31 million for transmission lines. City applies for a 45 percent PW A grant, to be financed by bonds and first revenue lien.
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Richmond
High Point
Roanoke River
Smith Mountain
State Corporation Commission
Public Works Administration
Willis G. Waldo
Washington
Smith Mountain Power Company
Robert L. Jenkins
Greensboro
Robert H. McNeill
E. M. Knox
Merchants urged to vote against state sales tax
President J. G. Harrison of Mt. Airy urged North Carolina merchants to back candidates opposing the state sales tax as the 34th annual State Merchants convention opened in Raleigh. Several hundred delegates arrived. Harrison warned that the sales tax can be repealed only by ballot. The banquet featured Thomas Glasgow of Charlotte discussing the economics of distribution.
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Raleigh
J. G. Harrison
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
State Merchants’ Organization
Harrison
Thomas Glasgow
Charlotte
Nationalization of War Plants Recommended
The senate munitions committee backed government ownership of key facilities to build warships guns powder and related items for army and navy needs in a majority report. A minority opposed government ownership citing political pressures and concerns over feasibility.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
Clark
D.-Mo
Pope
D.-Ida
Bone
D.-Wash
Vandenberg
Rk.-Mich
George
D.-Ga
Barbour
R.-N. Ds
Navy Department
War Department
War and Navy Departments
Labor dispute shuts Pacific shipping on Golden Gate
Shipping on the Pacific coast nearly halted as fifty-one steamship firms warned shipper and consignee they would not be liable for cargo delays or demurrage after the San Francisco IL A local repudiated a tentative truce. Harry Bridges urged support from the Maritime Federation of the Pacific while William J. Lewis defended the peace deal and planned a local vote.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
International Longshoremen’s Association
Harry Bridges
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
William J. Lewis
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt Asked To Begin Two New Battleships
Admiral William S. Standley presented a formal recommendation to President Roosevelt for the construction of two new battleships. Standley, chief of naval operations and acting secretary of the navy, urged immediate action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William 4H. Standley
Naval Operations
Secretary of the Navy
Farm Boy Held For Criminal Assault
Lincolnton reports 17 year old Bobby Sanders held on charge of criminal assault on a seven year old girl identified by the victim, daughter of county farm agent J G Morrison.
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Lincolnton
Bobby Sanders
J. G. Morrison
Sanders
First Women Candidate Among 79 Filing in Raleigh Nominations
In Raleigh on April 20 79 candidates from Democratic and Republican parties filed or sought delayed filings for state and congressional contests. Helen Robertson Webb of Guilford seeks the state treasurer nomination against Charles M. Johnson. Luther Carlton of Roxboro seeks 10th district superior court judgeship with Judge Marshall T. Spears already appointed. Balloting and campaign schedules expand as governors contenders move into intensive speaking tours and senate hopeful William H. Griffin announces 98 appearances beginning April 27.
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Raleigh
Helen Robertson Web
Guilford County
Charles M. Johnson
Luther Carlton
Roxboro
10Th District Superior Court
Marshall T. Spears
William H. Griffin
Chapel Hill
United States Senate
Griffin
Good Gor Ce League of
North Corona
Clyde R. Hoey
Columbia
Williamston
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Ralph W
New Orleans Cotton Opens With Small Move After Weekend
The New Orleans cotton market opened with little change after the weekend. May held at 11.39, July rose one point to 11.08, and December eased two points to 10.43 as first call sales matched Saturday's close.
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New Orleans
Mobilization Signals New Italo Ethiopian War Push
Italian forces prepare for a national mobilization similar to the start of the Italo Eithiopian war as Rome reports 5 018 troops and militia sailing to Addis Ababa and Temtereey. Advancing columns under Gen Rodolfo Graziani drive toward Birkut and Mogadishu as Ras Nasibu’s Ethiopian troops retreat.
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Rome
Ders
Addis Ababa
Italy
Hasibu
Harar
Ethiopia
Rodolfo G
Temtereey
League of Nations
League
Ginto Gayda
Giornale d’Italia
America
Addis Ababa Quiet As Italians Advance Rumors
In Addis Ababa on April 26 rumors spread of advancing Italian troops prompting natives to flee Eth capital. The city was largely empty with only a few establishments active while barefooted blue-uniform police of Emperor Halle kept strict order around legation yards and key buildings.
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Addis Ababa
Legations
Halle
Weather Forecast for Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina partly cloudy to settled tonight and Tuesday warmer in the south and east. South Carolina partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday warmer with unsettled conditions in the west. Georgia fair and warmer then partly cloudy with unsettled weather in the extreme west and northeast Jacksonville area. winds southwest to northwest ahead.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Jacksonville
North
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U.S
Halstead L. Ritter
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Ritter
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Ehringhaus
Council of State
WNOC
Huey
McDonald
Columbia Today
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Clal Weather Bureau
Sta Max
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