Congress Debates Air Mail Halt Amid Fatalities
President Roosevelt orders immediate halt to army air mail flying except on specified routes and conditions to stop a rise in fatalities. Congressional debates focus on the air mail policy as the death list hits ten, while Lindbergh discusses aviation improvements with war department officials.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Air Corps
Dern
Administration
Congress
Army
War Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capitol
Senate
St. Lawrence Waterway
House
House Coinage Committee
Treasury
Dickinson of Commerce
House Committee
Jenkins
RFC
Hawaii
Alaska
Territories Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Wallace
Jay N. Darling
Des Moines
Bureau of Biological Survey
Death claims Dr Dred Peacock of local church
Dr Dred Peacock, leader of the Peacock large men’s Bible class, died suddenly. His present pastor Dr W A Lambeth was in Durham at the time. He married Ella Carr in 1887 and is survived by his widow and two children John R Peacock and Mrs Ever ett Marsh, plus distant relatives. Funeral arrangements were not yet set by mid afternoon.
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W. A. Lambeth
Durham
Ella Carr
Trinity
John R. Peacock
Everett Marsh
Chinese Complain Of British Troops
The southwest China people's foreign affairs committee urged Nanking to act on charges that 2000 British soldiers entered Penghung district in Yunnan on December 19 and remain there to cover mining activities.
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Hongkong
China
People’s Foreign Affairs Committee of
Southwest China
Nanking
Yunnan
Penghung
Barbara Stanwyck Named Co-defendant in $3,500 Wage Suit
Barbara Stanwyck, film star, was named co-defendant in a $3,500 wage claim suit alleging she induced Elizabeth M. Curtis to live with Stanwyck’s father in law as man and wife. Co-defendants include Frank Fay and William Fay. Curtis traveled to California under Stanwyck's telegrams and faced alleged coercion and inadequate support. Plans for a large airport at Ruzyn, near Prague, are noted.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Stanwyck
Elizabeth M. Curtis
East Orange
N. J
Frank Fay
Miss Stanwyck
William Fay
California
Fay
Miss Curtis
Plaintiff
New Jersey
New Candidates Enter Raleigh Solicitor Race
William Y. Bickett son of late Governor Thomas W. Bickett announces candidacy for solicitor of the district. Also in the race are J. C. Little and D. Stanton Inscoe both of Raleigh, current solicitor and rival contender.
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Raleigh
William Y. Bickett
Thomas W. Bickett
J. C. Little
D. Stanton Inscoe
Asheville considers bus replacement for streetcars
Asheville city council on first reading approves an ordinance to allow Carolina Power and Light to substitute buses for streetcar service. The move signals a shift in local transit operations as the city explores modernization.
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Asheville
Mar
Carolina Power and Light Company
Boy Killed While Crossing Street in Spartanburg
Four year old Robert Osborne was killed in Spartanburg when he darted in front of a city truck to reach his father James Osborne on the opposite curb. The incident occurred March 10 as the child attempted to cross the street.
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Spartanburg
8. C
James FE. Osborne
Robert Osborne
Power rates lowered by Heath Springs Power and Light
Heath Springs Power and Light company filed with the state railroad commission a voluntary ten percent electricity rate reduction.
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Columbia
8. C
State Railroad Commission
Heath Springs Power and Light Company
Highway bids asked for 10 projects statewide
The state highway commission will open bids March 20 for 10 construction projects. They include paving on the Albemarle Thompsonville road Whringhaus and Water Streets in Elizabeth City paving in Raleigh Wallace Chap el Hill Hillsboro Salisbury Bryson City and bridges in Wilmington on route 40 and in Southern Pines.
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Raleigh
Mar
State Highway Commission
Albemarle - Thompsonville
Water Streets
Elizabeth City
Wallace
Chapel Hill
Hillsboro
Salisbury
Bryson City
Wilmington
Southern Pines
Anson Man Killed by Car Near Wadesboro
Henry J. Lee, 35, a Civil Works Administration worker, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by W. H. Clark of Martinsville Virginia near Wadesboro. Clark was held blameless by officers in the incident.
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Anson
Wadesboro
Mar
Henry J. Lee
CWA
Here
W. H. Clark
Martinsville
Fifty six percent of European airline passengers tourists
The report states that fifty six percent of travelers on European airlines are American tourists.
Decision Deferred In Habeas Corpus Custody Case
In municipal court Judge Lewis BE Teague postponed the habeas corpus matter over seven year old Kenneth James until next week after witness testimony. M. O. James seeks custody from Anna Bell James amid prior warrants, non support charges, and an alleged assault. Anna Bell James contends her husband should not obtain custody.
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James
Anna Bell James
Young Men's Bible Class Aims For 100 Members
The First Baptist church in High Point launches a campaign to enroll over 100 members in its Young Men's Bible class. The class meets Sundays at 9 45 in the main auditorium with Grover H. Jones, city attorney, serving as teacher and speaker.
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First Baptist Church Today
High Point
First Baptist Church
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Suit Over Care of Mary E Peace Estate Filed
Minnie Peace sues D. H. Parsons administrator for $2,200 claimed to be due for services rendered Mary E Peace during a long illness. The filing was made with the municipal court clerk yesterday afternoon.
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Minnie Peace
D. H. Parsons
Mary E. Peace
Four Arrested in Thursday Bank Hold Up
Four suspects were arrested after Thursday's bank and post office hold up. White was jailed by U S Deputy Marshal West Julian while the other three await bond in the federal building. The group, including two World War veterans, were questioned with officers and detectives before bond was set for some. Officials say looting remains undiscovered and the investigation continues.
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United State
West Julian
Federal Building
Bond
D. B. Leatherwood
Greenville
Leatherwood
Lindsay
L. P. Whitfield
American Bankers Association
Whitfield
Facta
Willimon
Corea
United States
H. C. Williams
War secretary hosts Lindbergh in air service talks
Secretary of War discusses aviation ideas with Charles Lindbergh and Maj. Gen. Dern. Lindbergh declines to comment, no plan for reorganizing the army air mail service is announced. The press conference is followed by a luncheon at the secretary’s residence with Col. Lindbergh and General MacArthur.
Soviets Seize Japanese Boat Off Vladivostok
Soviet authorities seized the Tajima Maru a small Japanese fishing boat with a 14 man crew sailing off the coast southwest of Vladivostok according to vernacular newspapers printed in Seishin Korea dated March 10.
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Tokyo
Seishin
Korea
Vladivostok
Four Brevard men fail bid for Supreme Court stay
Four Brevard banking case defendants Thomas Shipman osephi Pckeisimer C R McNeely and Ralph Fisher were denied a writ of habeas corpus and ordered to serve two to three year prison terms in Raleigh. They sought a Supreme Court stay to delay imprisonment while pursuing a review petition.
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State
T. B. Finley
Washington
Mar
Brevard
N. C
Supreme Court
Thomas H. Shipman
Osephi Pckeisimer
C. R. McNeely
Ralph Fisher
North Carolina
Raleigh
Transylvania County
Tottering Brevard Banking Company
Hugh Obesar
Obear
Hughes
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals
Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
One Killed In Gun Battle Last Night
Elkin reports Marvin Holbrook 25 was killed and Ralph Holbrook 27 critically wounded in a pistol battle at Doughton last night. Officials cite a revival of domestic difficulties after an October knife incident. Marvin's widow and two children survive.
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Elkin
Mar
Marvin Holbrook
Ralph Holbrook
Doughton
Marvin
Manero Fires 38 In Round At Metropolitan Open
Tony Manero of Sedgefield North Carolina shot a 38 for the first nine holes in the second round of the Metropolitan Open at Atlanta. His score was the low mark among early starters, with the top golfers yet to tee off.
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Manero
Atlanta
Tony Manero
Sedgefield
N. C
Dodge and Plymouth Car
Commerce and Willowbrook scene centers on the Dodge and Plymouth car market with local business activity and potential dealership dealings in the area.
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Dodge and
Plymouth
Commerce
Willowbrook
Fear of Scorn Believed To Have Driven Newlywed Couple
PECATONICA Ill Mar 10 Fear of public scorn drove Mr and Mrs Ray Holcomb to shoot each other after a 24 hour marriage Coroner W R Julian called it a suicide pact The bodies were found on a living room couch with two shotguns nearby A note in Mrs Nell Holcomb handwriting asked for forgiveness and burial together The coroner plans an inquest and friends noted it was her fourth marriage.
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Pecatonica
Ill
Ray Holcomb
W. R. Julian
John Holcomb
Nell
Julian
Mia
Holcomb
Senator's Daughter Is Duke May Queen
Miss Susan Sheppard of Texarkana Tex, daughter of Senator and Mrs Morris D Sheppard, has been selected May Queen by the new college at Duke University in Durham on March 10.
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Durham, Mar
Susan Sheppard
Texarkana, Tex
Morris D. Sheppard
New College of
Duke University
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