Relief Boats Rush To Rescue In Arkansas Floods
Crippling of five of six motor boats in the Red Cross relief fleet did not stop rescue work as crews ferried over 200 farm dwellers from the Big Lake area. Ice thaw began, with parts rushed by air to Roseland Ditch, and full operations expected to resume tomorrow.
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Memphis
Ten
American Red Cross
Big Lake
Arkansas
Iee
Roseland Ditch
Blytheville
Ark
F. B. Wilby
United States Army
Memphis River District
L. D. Worsham
Mississippi
Big Lake District
Mississip Valley
Byrd and 42 Antarctic explorers trapped by fast ice
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and 42 expedition members at Little America await rescue after ships the Eleanor Bolling and the City of New York fail to break through several hundred miles of solidifying pack ice. Maps mark Byrd’s entry points and trapping area.
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Fleanor Bolling
City of
New York
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Little America
Antarctic
Byrd
Civilization
Admiral Byrd
Mooring Mast 10 Test Planned for Los Angeles Airship
At Parris Island the Marine base prepares for a second test mooring of the Los Angeles navy dirigible at a new mast at sunrise. The ship had moored after a flight from Lakehurst and departed for a coastward cruise, with a postponement of return until tomorrow morning.
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Parris Island
8. C
Marine Corps
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Base
Herbert V. Wiley
Florida
St. Augustine
Fla
Continue Search For Rowan Negro
Salisbury North Carolina January 25 1940 search continued tonight for an unidentified negro who attempted a criminal assault on a prominent Spencer girl as she walked home. Officers and bloodhounds tracked the suspect to within shooting distance but he escaped and has not been found.
Anxiety For Byrd Party Is Relieved
Washington officials relaxed their anxiety as they assured rescue would be mobilized if Byrd’s Antarctic expedition could not leave Little America before March. Norwegian whalers and a British vessel pledged aid if needed, and the Navy and State Department outlined possible rescue plans.
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James Cope
Associated Press
Washington
Little America
Byrd
South Pole
Ross Sea
Jong
State Department
Navy
Navy Department
Dawes
Polar Sea
Russia's Industrialization Plan Far From Complete
Moscow reports the communist central committee says the first quarter of the second year of the two year plan is far from fulfilled. coal output lags by 860000 tons while steel and chemical sectors show similar shortfalls. cost reduction is only four percent versus eleven percent planned, risking the plan for building new plants. cleanup is demanded with full fulfillment by year end.
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Moscow
The
Communist Party
Tve
Checking of Influx of Aliens To Relieve Unemployment
The U S House debated stopping illegal alien influx to ease unemployment and introduced a bill for compulsory annual alien registration. Chairman Johnson urged more funding for the immigration bureau as four department supply measures seek 9 million dollars for the immigration service, an increase of 885 thousand over last year.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Immigration Committee
Congress
Immigration Bureau
Immigration Service
Six Tuscaloosa Deputies Arrested for Violating Dry Laws
Six Tuscaloosa county deputy sheriffs were arrested on charges of transporting liquor and violating prohibition. A seventh deputy faces assault and battery charges from a Monday night altercation during an attempted arrest. Bonds totaled $13,000.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
J. Foster King
Waldo Morrison
John Payne
Floyd Fitts
C. J. Stallworth
E. H. Anerson
Aubrey Payne
Alabama
King
Lee Ray
Ray
Ward acquitted of murder charge in North Carolina case
Evander Ward, 36, a farmer from Troy, NC, was acquitted in Montgomery superior court of murdering his wife by choking her and burning a mattress. He testified he found her on a burning mattress and dragged it outside, claiming she was dead when removed. The case featured conflicting autopsy opinions and drew large crowds.
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Troy
N. C
Evander Ward
Farmer
Montgomery Superior Court
Ward
Trio Jailed Here Named In Second Charlotte Warrant
George Gibson Jack Day and Mrs Andy Wall were jailed in High Point after Chester S C arrest for fleecing a drug store delivery boy of 18 50 Their second warrant from Charlotte requests 5000 bond each for securing money under false pretenses from a local pharmacy The method alleged involves calling a drug store and requesting delivery of merchandise then changing a $20 bill and giving a bogus check.
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Charlotte
George Gibson
Jack Day
Andy Wall
High Point
Chester
S. C
Mrs Roosevelt and Daughter-In-Law Fly Over Haiti
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt widow of the late president and her daughter in law wife of Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico completed a two hour flight over Haiti visiting historic sites in Port au Prince and surroundings on January 25.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Chicago Finances Under Scrutiny by Citizens Committee
Chicago faces mounting unpaid bills as Mayor Thompson battles a resistant city council and school board. Silas Strawn leads a citizen relief committee with a $20,000,000 pledge to cover payroll and hospital and pension costs, pressed on county and district officials.
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Silas H. Strawn
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Strawn
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Fire Destroys Harris Home Kills Two Year Old
A Shelbyville Kentucky dwelling burned after a stove exploded while Fred Harris 12 built a fire. Colvin Carroll Harris two died from burns as his mother and three siblings Hilda 4 Joseph 12 were injured. Father Eddie Lea Harris employed by Louisville and Nashville railroad was away.
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Shelbyville
Collin Carroll Harris
Joseph
Hilda
Fred
Harris
Ten Men Injured as New York Demonstration Breaks Up
In New York City police dispersed a communist demonstration in front of City Hall protesting the death of Steve Katovis, a clerk shot during a Bronx strike incident on January 16. Ten people were injured as patrolmen formed a wedge to split the crowd. Herbert Benjamin and Roger Baldwin discussed police protection in a letter from Police Commissioner Whalen. Robert Minor, editor of the Daily Mirror, led chants from the steps.
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New York
City Hall
Steve Katovis
Bronx
Herbert Benjamin
Communist Party
New York City
Groger A. Whalen
Roger Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Robert Minor
The
Daily Mirror
Willebrandt declines testify on prohibition transfer
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt former assistant attorney general refused to testify before the house expenditures committee regarding transferring the city enforcement unit from the treasury to the justice department. She noted she would subpoena only and would not be involuntary. The committee adopted a motion to invite her by 8 to 7 vote. Hearings continue on enforcement measures and related bills as Congress seeks stronger prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
House Expenditures Committee
Treasury
Justice Department
Willebrandt
Vitation
Williamson
Schafer
Wisconsin
Capitol
Congress
Hoover
Mitchell
W. C. Deming
Civil Service Commission
House Judiciary
Christopherson
United States
Senate Judiciary
Dyer
Republican
Missouri
National Law Enforcement Commission
Judiciary Committee
Wickersham
Commission
Graham
House
Cox
Georgia
Fall From Hotel In Charlotte Fatal To C. S. Steele
Charlotte, Jan 25. C S Steele prominent businessman with ties to Asheville Saluda New York and Atlanta died after falling or being thrown from a second story hotel window. Authorities reported the incident tonight and are investigating whether it was an accident or foul play.
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Charlotte
C. S. Steele
Asheville
Saluda
N. C
New York
Atlanta
Sugar Laden Vessel Aground Near Diamond Shoals
The Danish steamer Martien Garl bound from Cuba to New York with a sugar cargo ran aground off Diamond Shoals. After sustaining damage, the vessel drew off the shoal and anchored 12 miles south of Cape Hatteras Light.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Martien Garl
Diamond Shoals
Cuba
New York
Cape Hatteras Light
Guards Ordered To Shoot Planes Over Flooded Mississippi
In Greenwood Mississippi during the Tallahatchie flood guards on levees were ordered to shoot any aircraft suspected of bombings to release more water. Aviator Bud Pepper was warned to fly at 10 000 feet if he approached Tallahatchie again as guards feared attempts to breach the levee. Water covered three to five mile wide stretches from the Tallahatchie and Coldwater rivers.
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Greenwood
Miss
Talla- Hatchie River
Swan Lake
Mississippi
Bud Pepper
Tallahatchie
Coldwater
Rate Case Hearing Faces Long Delay
A four month adjournment in the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on North Carolina freight rates was granted to give railroads time to answer the state's evidence. The hearing opened last Monday with state witnesses only. most evidence was written, though some witnesses were cross examined. The state argued North Carolina rates are often unjust compared with Virginia and one witness said shippers lose about 10 million dollars annually.
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Raleigh
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
H. W. Archer
Virginia
Curtis Honored On Seventieth Birthday
Eulogies and flowers marked Vice President Curtis seventieth birthday today as senators who had served with him noted his long career. Republicans and Democrats praised him while a business friends luncheon and office flowers added to the tributes.
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Washington
Curtis
Senate
Business World
Bandits Hold Up Matewan Bank For About $20,000
Five men robbed the Matewan bank in New Jersey tonight and escaped with roughly $20,000. A sixth gang member waited outside in a car to drive the getaway.
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N. J
Matewan, N. J
Matewan Bank
Coast guard cutters ply ice to reach marooned towns
Ice bound towns along the lower Columbia River await relief as the Northland and Rose push through ice to deliver food and mail. The ships carry over 100 tons of supplies including flour and salt, aiding Brookfield Altoona Pillar Rock Skamokawa and Puget Island communities. Nine year old June McGilvray near death from pneumonia was saved by a Portland area doctor flown in to aid.
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Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Coast Guard
Northland
Portland
Brookfield
Altoona
Pillar Rock
Skamokawa
Puget Island
June McGilvray
Porland Oregonian
E. L. Boylin
Columbia
Viewpoints Unchanged By Private Conferences
Italian delegation head says Italy feels obliged to demand parity amid NE five power talks. Grandi argues Italy’s coast, population, and cities require sea defense. stresses relative needs to Mediterranean and world position.
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Salvatore Cortesti
Associated Press
London
Dino Grandi
Andre Tardieu
England on edge as India prepares Independence Day
London reports tense mood ahead of January 26 in India with Gandhi urging peaceful methods. A Poona bombing incident and a raid leading to 13 Bengali arrests show ongoing anti government activity and raise fears of disturbances tomorrow.
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London
India
England
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Poona
Labor Meeting Aims to Form State Organizing Council
Charlotte labor leaders announced plans for a meeting to form an organizing council to operate in Charlotte Asheville Wilmington and other places in the state. John K White of Greensboro, president of the Piedmont organizing council, was said to head the project. The new council would duplicate work now done by the Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Durham and Raleigh councils.
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Charlotte
N. C
Asheville
Wilmington
John K White
Greensboro
Piedmont Organizing
High Point
Winston Salem
Durham
Raiagu
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Europe
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