Senate shelves anti lynch bill amid $250 billion relief action
The Senate halted the anti lynching measure to take up an emergency appropriation of 250 billion dollars and end a 29 day filibuster led by Democratic Leader Barkley. Proponents failed to push for later consideration and cloture attempts were defeated. Other relief actions and nominations occupied the chamber.
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Ashington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Way
House
Poe Senate Judiciary
Robert H. Jackson
Plane crashes into house injuring none in Annapolis
A cabin monoplane flown by Carl Knight of Charlotte struck the roof of a house in Annapolis sending the aircraft nose first into a bedroom. Knight and three passengers Rhinehart, Jolley, and Mitchell escaped with minor bruises as the craft tumbled through the roof from a low altitude and landed upright in a bedroom.
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Nnapolis
Joe Hall
Carl Knight
Lotte
Rhinehart
Adkin Jolley
Mitchell
Polis
Hitler Offers No Clear Hint On Next Move In Europe
Berlin reports Hitler, claiming Germany's right to equal treatment with other powers, delivered a lengthy reichstag address praising German minorities and threatening force to protect them. Prague reacts to mentions of Czechoslovak Germans, while Britain is told peace requires surrender of colonies.
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Europe
Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reich
Prague
Czechoslovakia
der Fuehrer
Great Britain
New York 4
Enterprise
Reichfuehrer
Stancing
Hermann Goering
Italy
Japan
Pacific
France
Mayoralty Clash in Seattle Primary Links CIO AFL Forces
Lieut. Gov. Victor A. Meyers backed by CIO units and Seattle mayor John F. Dore supported by the AFL Teamsters Union clash today in the Seattle mayoral primary. The race tests voting strength between organized labor camps as campaigns run with personal bitterness.
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CIO
AFL
Seattle
Victor A. Meyers
John F. Dore
A. F. of
L. and
Co. IL. O
Meyers
Dore
A. F. of L. Teamsters’ Union
Communist chief in U S to speak at university
Earl Browder head of the Communist party in America will address the University of North Carolina on March 8 under the Carolina Political Union. FCC chairman Frank R. McNinch, set to speak here Friday, must postpone due to pressing business.
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Chapel Hill
Earl Browder
Communist Party In America
University of North Carolina
Carolina Political Union
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Communications Commission
New Constitution Offered By Carol Would Increase Power
In Bucharest on February 21 Carol proposes a 100 member constitution granting the king greater authority. It would let the king appoint half the senate veto legislation, restore military service, abolish trial by jury in ordinary cases, and require Romanians to own property only if citizens. Some provisions target nonnative groups and favor the Orthodox Church.
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Carol
Ucharest
Senate
Pro
Lot Thelonstitution
Cornelius Zela Corde
Iron Guard
Dr Jackson Buys Hosiery Mill Assets in High Point
Judge Hayes approved the sale of Huntley Jackson hosiery mill assets to Dr W L Jackson after creditors backed the deal. About $50,000 paid for assets and labor claims, with $40,000 secured and $43,000 unsecured claims to be paid. Haworth earned 500 for legal work. Jackson plans to reorganize the company and resume manufacturing high grade half hose. The mill formerly employed 150 to 200 people.
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Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Huntley-Jackson
High Point
W. L. Jackson
Dr. Jackson
Horace Haworth
Jackson
Month-Old Mystery Of Gray Disappearance Continues
Baltimore police say the month old case of Thomas B. Gray a 24 year old Murphy North Carolina native and University of Maryland medical student remains unsolved. Missing persons officers have worked on the case continually and remain at a dead end.
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Baltimore
Thomas B. Gray
Murphy
N. C
University of Maryland
Missing Persons Bureau
Hosiery Mill Reopens in Statesville After Bankruptcy Sale
J Q O McAuley reopened the Statesville Hosiery mill today after purchasing the plant from creditors. The mill, idle for two months due to bankruptcy settlement, now employs about forty workers.
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Statesville
J. QO. McAuley
McAuley
Transportation Strike Halts Flint Trolley Service
Flint Michigan suffered a public transport shutdown as workers at Flint Trolley Coach, Inc. walked out for higher wages. The strike, the second in 14 months, was called by the Transit Workers Union affiliated with the CIO.
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Flint
Mich
Michigan
Flint Trolley Coach, Inc
Transport Workers Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
Banks and Markets Not Open Tomorrow
New York observes Washington's Birthday with banks and principal exchanges and commodity markets closed tomorrow. Livestock markets in Chicago and other centers stay open along with financial exchanges abroad and in Canada.
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New York
Chicago
Canada
Bigger Navy Boosted by Hitler Talk
Senator Adams said Hitler's foreign policy remarks may persuade Congress to fund a larger navy. Rear Admiral Dubose told the House Naval Committee that expanding the fleet would take 8 to 10 years and require better navy yards. Adams criticized the Hull trade program as creating conflict and urged away from reciprocal agreements. The expansion plan envisions 47 more warships and 22 additional vessels.
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Washington
Adams
Hitler
Congress
William G. Dubose
Navy
House Naval Committee
Europe
United States
Hull
Dubose
Four Family Members Die Of Gas In Westfield Home
Four members of the Leyden family were found dead from gas in their Fourth avenue residence in Westfield New Jersey early today The victims include Martha Leyden 37 and her children Harold 12 Thomas 9 and James 12 A sixth child Robert 6 was hospitalized in serious condition Authorities said the mother likely died by her own hand and the deaths of the children were unintentional victims pending a coroner verdict
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Westfield
N. J
Fourth Avenue
John Somers
Martha Leyden
Harold Leyden
Thomas Leyden
James Leyden
Robert
Muhlenberg Hospital
Plainfield
Somers
John Schreiber
Japs Repulsed In Effort To Conquer Yellow River
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces repulsed near Kaifeng while pushing west toward Shansi and Lunghai rail line. Chinese mobile units harass lines and claim several air losses. Chiang Kai Shek orders increased food supplies and opium curtailment.
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Yellow River
Shanghai
Kaifeng
Henan Province
Lunghai
Shansi
Linfeng
Sinjiang
Luncheng
Shans
Tientsin-Pukow
Changhpalin
Nanking
Minghwang
Tinguyan
Fanshui
Chengchow
Tsinglokien
Nakajima
Lianghsiation
Tientsin- Pukow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
Mrs Davis Bound To Higher Court In Murder Case
Mrs Walter V Davis a mid age local woman stood bound over to Guilford Superior court for trial on a murder charge after municipal court witnesses testified she fired six bullets from a pearl handled pistol striking her husband at 215 Willowbrook street. She sobbed I shot him I dont know why I did it as officers described her demeanor. The hearing featured two daughters a third in school and a son in attendance with police testimony and a passerby witness. The March 7 term date was set for the Guilford Superior court trial.
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Walter V. Davis
Willowbrook Street
Ntaiu Whictis
Lewis EE. Teague
Davis
Superior Court
Bond
R. L. Michael
Esther D. Michael
Walter Brown
Louise Myers
Davis House
Guilford Superior Court
Four Britons Detained By Japanese Force
Hong Kong reports four British officers and the ship Asian held by a Japanese destroyer for over a week at Port Mako Pes folders Islands. The Asian was seized near Gaprock on Feb 12 as Chinese crews of the Panama and Peru, Panama steamers returned. Capt Creer first mate Eldridge and engineers Easdale and McCormick were cross examined despite protests of British ownership.
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Hong Kong
Port Mako
Pescadores Islands
Gaprock
Peru
Panama
Hongkong
Creer
Eldridge
Easdale and McCormick
McFadden Cleared in Alienation Case Verdict
A New York jury awarded Bernarr McFadden, 69, publisher, $100,000 in the alienations of affections suit filed by Lorth G. Adams of Boston. Adams claimed McFadden seduced his wife Abbie, 45, at a Battle Creek sanitarium owned by McFadden where she worked as a nurse.
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New York
Supreme Court
Bernarr McFadden
Lorth G. Adams
Boston
Adams
MacFadden
Abbie
Battle Creek
Mich
British Crisis Forces Eden Resignation in Government Shakeup
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Italian Ambassador Count Dino Grandi were at the center of a crisis as alleged Anglo-Italian negotiations prompted Anthony Eden to resign as British foreign secretary. The event triggered a government crisis in Britain.
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Neville Chamberlain
Dino Grandi
Anthony Eden
Crooks to Sing in Winston under Civic Music
Richard Crooks the Metropolitan Opera Association leading tenor will perform in Winston Salem on March 1 under the Civic Music Association auspices.
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Winston-Salem
Richard Crooks
Metropolitan Opera Association
Civic Music Association
Chamberlain Admits Plans for New Anglo Italian Pact
In Parliament Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced Britain would start negotiations for a new Anglo Italian understanding in Rome immediately. He warned ignoring Italian talks could lead to war, attacked Eden over resignation, and said terms would be submitted to the League of Nations after addressing the Spanish issue.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Rome
Chamberlain
Italy
Eden
Europe
Count Dine Grandi
League Nations
Rescue Ships Rush To Save Swallow Crew Near Aleut Islands
The U S Navy sped a rescue ship toward Bleak Kan Island to recover 40 personnel from the minesweeper Swallow wrecked on jagged rocks. The crew abandoned lifeboats and were reported safe on the barren island, 1,400 miles from Seward, Alaska, with a Coast Guard cutter from Seward also aiding to Dutch Harbor.
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Bremerton
Wash
U. S. Navy
Kan Island
Barren Island
Seward
Alaska
Afso
Coast Guard
8 Cer
Dutch Harbor
Florida Manufacturers Protest Extension of District Taxes
Local Florida business leaders join the protest against extending the District of Columbia business and excess profits tax for another year. The Southern Furniture Manufacturers association argues the tax on gross receipts targets interstate sales and harms North Carolina and other out of district firms. Representative Hancock urges immediate action to curb the interpretation and scope of the bill. The letters warn the tax will impede intrastate commerce and harm national trade growth.
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Florida
District of Columbia
Congress
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
North Carolina
Senate
House
J. T. Ryan
Frank Hancock
Hancock
Ryan
Washington
Baltimore
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Codrenau
Thomas Gray
Jap Force
Bernarr Macfadden
Count Dino Grandi
Crooks
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Ilduce
Kanaga Island
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