Rescued Miner Robert Johnson Ends 8 Days Trapped
Kemington West Virginia February 5 Robert Johnson a miner trapped for eight days in a debris filled mine tunnel was found by rural mail carrier and local workers two miles from the mine in a safety light aided rescue. His first words asked for the light and he was pulled to safety after searches by Mike Stanko Jr Ed Whitehair and William K and others who heard his cries.
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Kemington
W. Va
Robert Johnson
Nson
Wolun
Johnson
P. Pride
State Department of
Bob
Mike Stanko, Jr
Ed Whitehair
William K
of Slate
Papal envoy hails Eucharistic Congress triumph
Dennis 1 Daughtery of Philadelphia reports the papal legate to the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress praising Pope Pius XI for the “magnificent triumph” of the assembly. Cardinal Pacelli signed a telegram of praise as the crowd of 126,000 from 54 nations filled Luenta Park transformed into an air cathedral for the mass.
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Nila
Dennis
Philadel
Pius XI
Pacelli
Iful Luenta Park
Aluminum Firm Plans Increased Output at Alcoa Plant
Aluminum Company announces higher production at its Alcoa facility after a federal court ruling in Knoxville. Judge J Gore presides as the Federal Court grants the Tennessee Valley Authority access to dam power enabling the boost.
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Wtsburgh
Aluminum Company
U m
Alcoa
Asheville Names New Chief Of Police
Asheville appoints 27 year old Charles to lead the police department succeeding Everett who resigned due to ill health. City Manager P M Burdette made the changes as part of a broader reshuffle in the department.
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Eville
Charles
Asheville
P. M. Burdette
Everett
Storm Hits West Coast Floods and Snow Disrupt Travel
Gale driven snow and rain pound Oregon and Washington as floods rise and highways and railroads are blocked. Widespread storm warnings apply along the coast while trains stall in northern California and southern Oregon. Travel between the two states is minimal. Snow laden winds lash eastern Washington and reach other regions.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
California
Madrid Front Holds After Two Fascist Assaults
Madrids defenders repelled two fascist assaults near Cuesta de la Reina and West Park despite militia vigor stirred by Premier Largo Caballero who toured the city promising spared griefs and more food from eastern provinces.
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Madrid
Francisco Largo Caballero
Cuesta de la Reina
West Park
Largo Caballero
Manhunt Underway For Three Convicts In Sumter
Three Negro convicts fled from the estate prison farm near Sumter South Carolina after sawing through a stockade. Esau Burgess 26 of Georgetown county life term for murder Dudley Bingley 35 of Dorchester county five years for housebreaking and larceny Willie Shuler 22 of Orangeburg seven years for burglary and larceny are at large.
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Sumter
Esau Burgess
Gerogetown County
Dudley Bingley
Dorchester County
Willie Shuler
Orangeburg
Tennessee Gag Bill Faces House Fight in Nashville
A gag bill passed the Tennessee Senate by one dissenting vote and heads to the House for a showdown. Chattanooga Senator Fletcher Morgan sponsored it in the upper chamber amid editor opposition. Representative John T. Mahoney vows a vigorous fight, calling the bill undemocratic and unconstitutional and linking it to free speech and religion.
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Hville
Tenn
Nessee Senate
The
of Representatives
Attanooga
Fletch Morgan
Chattanooga
John T. Mahoney
Mahoney
GM gets court writ to arrest Fisher strikers in Flint
General Motors lawyers obtained a writ ordering the arrest of strikers occupying two Fisher Body plants in Flint. Sheriff Wolcott asked the state guard for aid, while the guard commander said no orders had been given yet. About 200 stay-in workers at plant No 2 were notified, with no force used for now.
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Flint
Mich
General Motors
Thomas W. Wolcott
National Guard
Ralph Gault
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Joseph H. Lewis
Phil Pack
Fisher Plant No. 2
Pack
No. 2
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor Co
Fisher Plant No. 1
Tobacco regulation bill to be taken up next week
Rep W C Graham of Florence county says the House agriculture committee will consider a tobacco production bill next Wednesday. He notes the measure is substantially like Virginia’s last year and follows federal guidelines, while North Carolina's current draft has minor changes.
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Columbia
8. C
W. C. Graham
Florence County
House Agriculture Committee
Virginia
North Carolina
Graham
Heavy Snow Strikes Wilson City Disrupting Services
Wilson experiences 2.9 inches of snowfall the first this winter causing power and telephone service disruptions. Temperature drops to 30 degrees at 6 pm.
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Wilson
Former State Bar Head Dead in Hendersonville
Charles French Toms, 64, president of the Henderson County Bar Association and former vice president of the State Bar, died at his home after a yearlong illness. Funeral services will be at 2 PM with burial at Riverside cemetery, Asheville. A Henderson County native, he was a longtime Republican leader and former state senator, criminal court solicitor, lieutenant governor candidate, UNC trustee, and presidential elector.
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Hendersonville
Charles French Toms
Henderson County Bar Association
State Bar
Riverside Cemetery
Asheville
Toms
Henderson County
University of North Carolina
Two Drivers Bonded After Fatal Three-Way Crash
L J Prevatt of Elizabethtown and Hanson Sadler of Charlotte posted $1000 bonds after a preliminary hearing into a three way traffic crash that involved Leroy Morris of Monroe, whose car was struck causing his death.
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Charlotte
L. J. Prevatt
Elizabethtown
Hanson Sadler
Leroy Morris
Monroe
Levee Line Holds Back Great Flood Across Regions
Floods press Ohio valley as Mississippi crests near 48 feet. Army engineers keep 120,000 river fighters along defenses to avert worse tolls while rehabilitation and relief efforts unfold. Cincinnati sees a shopping boom as stores reopen and Louisville Newark relief plans advance with WPA talks.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Congress
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
Neville Miller
Harry Opkins
WPA
Federal
Aod Relief Commission
Hickman
Hairpin Bend
En Madrid
Memphis Weather Bureau
Trade pact debates in Congress and royal wedding plans emerge
In Washington lawmakers clash over the Presidents trade agreements and neutrality powers as Hull defends the policy. Bernard Baruch warns on blanket embargoes. In Vienna the Duke of Windsor plans to wed Mrs. Simpson with a proposed ceremony at Enzesfeld castle, timing tied to divorce finalization and royal consultation.
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Washington
House
Hull
Culkin
America
Vienna
Duke of Windsor
Countess of Harewood
Princess Royal
Leeds
London
Roosevelt weighs names for two new battleships
President Roosevelt considers 33 states not represented in the navy battle line for naming two new dreadnoughts. Decision due before keel laying in June for ships costing $50 million each. Navy plans steam turbine propulsion with reduction gears to save space and weight over electric drives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Richmond Negro Shot After Jewelry Store Robbery
Harry Walters, a Richmond Negro, was wounded and hospitalized after police said he killed officer W S Snead during a jewelry store robbery attempt. Officers W C Barnes and L B Satterwhite reported Walters was shot three times after Snead was killed with his own pistol.
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Richmond
Harry Walters
W.S. Snead
W. C. Barnes
L. B. Satterwhite
Walters
Snead
Trotsky Phone Address Prompted State Department Inquiries
The State Department disclosed it had inquired into Leon Trotsky's proposed telephone address to New York next Tuesday and found the government had no law to prevent it. The note noted no legal barrier to the planned broadcast.
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Washington
State Department
Leon Trotsky
New York
House approves social security constitutional amendment
The House of Representatives passed the ratifying measure on third reading by 98 to 0 and sent it toward Governor Johnston for signature. A Senate-approved bill aims to create a definite old age assistance program for individuals 65 and older with annual income under 360 dollars, setting the maximum aid.
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Columbia, &. C
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Olin Johnston
House Social Legislation Committee
Cannon Loses $900000 Libel Suit in Federal Court
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts won a directed verdict for $500,000 libel suit brought by Bishop James Cannon Jr. Judge Jennings Bailey ordered the jury to find for the Republican congressman after lengthy arguments in federal district court yesterday.
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Washington
Tinkham
Massachusetts
James Cannon
Jennings Bailey
Federal District Court
Army Planes Leave Spartanburg for Panama Mission
Nine bombers of the 6th bombardment squadron departed Memorial Airport Spartanburg South Carolina at 1 15 am bound for Miami next stop. Major J K McDuffie commanded the squadron of 36 men. Planes continue to the canal zone after flying from Langley Field Virginia in two hours 35 minutes through a snowstorm covering 100 of 340 miles.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Memorial Airport
Miami
Fla
J. K. McDuffie
Canal Zone
Langley Field
Pair Facing Separation in Watertown Child Bride Case
Leona Elizabeth Backus a 12 year old bride and self described expectant mother faces separation from her 19 year old husband Stanley Backus. He is jailed awaiting a rape hearing while she stays at Mercy hospital. Court agent Angie Kellogg offered little encouragement as the couple asked to be left alone to begin housekeeping.
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Watertown
N. Y
Leona Elizabeth Backus
Stanley
Backus
Mercy Hospital
Angie Li
Kellogg
Stock Market Dips After Court Expansion Proposal
Wall Street reacted to President Roosevelt's plan to enlarge the Supreme Court with selling pressure and cautious trading. Traders waited for further guidance as General Motors strike talks loomed and market activity turned negative in late trading.
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Detroit
General Motors
George Murphy
William
Knudsen
Donaldson
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Wall Street
Genral Motors
Surprise message to Congress advocates federal court reform
President Roosevelt sends a surprise message urging a sweeping reorganization of federal courts. Proposals include adding up to six Supreme Court justices to fifteen, expanding lower court judgeships, and speeding constitutional rulings with notice to the attorney general and opportunities to present evidence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Gsuar Court
United States
Supreme Court
Legislature Pressed by Varied Bills In Raleigh Front
In Raleigh on February 5 the legislature moved multiple issues including liquor, social security, tobacco crop control, finance, cheaper auto plates and state funded auto liability. The senate passed a tobacco compact bill awaiting ratification and the house moved it to become law upon ratification. A public hearing was ordered on the county option liquor store bill with a new liquor manufacturing bill introduced. Work continued on the appropriations and revenue measures as teachers urged a 20 percent salary boost. Senators Alcock Abernathy and Bacon proposed halving motor vehicle license fees with the new revenue to the state treasury.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Hanford
Alamance
Ward
Craven
Alcock
Rutherford
Abernathy
Caldwell
Bacon
Polk
Moody Week Observed Marks Century Since Moody Birth
Disciples of Dwight L. Moody call for a spiritual awakening on the 100th anniversary of the evangelist's birth. Commemorative programs nationwide begin a Moody centennial year with a calendar of Moody days and weeks to honor the man and extend his work.
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Chicago
Dwight L. Moody
America
Moody
Ship Strike Is Settled After Long Maritime Sitdown
The 98 day Pacific coast maritime strike affecting 2389 ships and 40,000 workers ended as shipowners and seven marine unions signed new contracts. Two ports still faced unsettled waterfront disputes, while the dispute cost an estimated 686 million dollars in lost commerce and slowed industry nationwide.
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Sanfrancisco
Pacific Coast
Fraud Charge To Be Aired In Election Clash
North Wilkesboro February reports a hearing scheduled before Judge Felix E. Alley on a demurrer in the Rock Creek township general election controversy. Swaringen, former Wilkes County board chair and Republican, alleges the elections board defrauded him of 100 votes giving Lee T. Poplin, Democrat, a two vote majority.
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North Wilkesboro
D. B. Swaringen
Lee T. Poplin
Felix EB. Alley
Asheboro
Rock Creek Township
Swaringen
J. A. Rousseau
Winston-Salem
Poplin
Wilkes County Board of Elections
Swarringen
County Board of Commissioners
Hose Makers Seek Relief From Japanese Imports
Taylor R. Durham of the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers association said northern and southern division officials will meet in New York next Wednesday to seek relief from low priced Japanese imports. He noted filings to the federal trade commission and that action may take several months.
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Charlotte
Taylor R. Durham
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
New York
Durham
Federal Trad Commission
Tar Heel Put On Probation
Monroe Delapp, 24, of Reidsville, North Carolina, was placed on probation for three years after arraignment in federal court in Lynchburg Virginia on a liquor charge.
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Tar Heel
Lynchburg
Monroe Delapp
Reidsville
N. C
Residents Brave Flood In Harpersville Suburb
Feb 5 Kinston residents in the Harpersville suburb face days of high water as the Neuse River is forecast to crest at 20 feet, five feet over flood stage. A few inhabitants relocate to higher ground while most remain to endure water around doorsteps. The Neuse has breached its banks four times in two months amid heavy rainfall, with other eastern streams near flood levels.
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Kinston
Harpersville
Neuse
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