Committee of aeronautical authorities named to study air mail risks
Secretary Dern appointed a committee including Orville Wright Charles Lindbergh and Clarence Chamberlin to examine air mail rigging and navigation instruments. Major General Hugh A Drum heads the board with generals Foulois Simmonds Gulick and Kilbourne and other officers on the panel. The group can call witnesses and take testimony as needed.
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Washington
Mar
Dern
Orville Wright
Char A. Lindbergh
Clarence Amberlin
Hugh A. Drum
Eeent
Irman
Government income passes two billion in fiscal year
Washington reports that the federal government’s receipts through March 10 totaled about 2.002 billion dollars with expenditures at 4.445 billion. Major increases came from miscellaneous taxes and distilled spirits. customs and processing taxes rose, while income tax receipts lagged but show March growth. Expenditures to date are less than half of Roosevelt’s 10 billion forecast, leaving substantial spending room before June 30.
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Washington
Mar
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Prominent High Point Manufacturer Roland Lindsay
Roland Lindsay, a leading High Point industrialist from Bethany, built Lindale Farm and presided over Guilford Hosiery Mills and Adams-Millis. He serves as Lindale Dairy president, Salvation Army advisor chair, Wesley Memorial steward, Kiwanis and Masonic member, guiding civic and business growth since 1900s. He and wife reside at 1002 Johnson Street with children R. Q. Lindsay Jr. and Frances Gordon Lindsay.
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High Point
Roland Odell Lindsay
Bethany
Davidson County
Lindsay
Davidson
Lindale
Piedmont
North Carolina
Mr. Lindsay
J. H. Adams
J. Henry Millis
Adams-Millis Corporation
Guilford Hosiery Mills
Lindale Dairy Corporation
Salvation Army
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Masonic Fraternity
Johnson Street
Bank crisis witness testifies directors bore responsibility
In Greensboro the Special Master’s hearing in the Biggs receiver case against former Commercial National Bank directors concluded after I I Chorpenning’s lengthy testimony. He denied a general order to keep the bank open and said directors were responsible while noting many NC banks failed in 1930–31.
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Greensboro
Kenneth Brim
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Federal
Brim
I. I. Chorpenning
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Chorpenning
Banking Department
Comptroller’s Office
Commercial National
High Point
C. F. Tomlinson
J. 8. Pickett
North Carolina
Federal Banking Department
Elwood Cox
National Credit Association
R. M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Hanes
Han
Cotton Bill Debated as House Weighs Veterans Aid
The House debated the Bankhead cotton bill and the Senate liberalization of the Economy Act amid veteran benefits talks. Woodrum urged conciliation while noting $150,000,000 yearly veterans gains from executive-order revisions. Senate discussants attacked administration support for the St Lawrence treaty as treasury stock legislation moved forward.
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Washington
Mar
Presid
Congress
House
Senate
Torrow
Woodrum
Legislative Branch
Ued
Wall Street
Clark
Missouri
S J. Lawrence
Treasury
Federal Reserve
St. Lawrence
Stallings Opens Office of Soil Erosion Service
Dr. J H Stallings will head a new Soil Erosion Service office in the postoffice building tomorrow. The former naval resting office rooms 216 217 01 and 218 will house erosion service staff under Dr Stallings direction.
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Dr. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
Department of the Inn
Postoffice
O. R. York
Naval
Erosion Service
J. H. Stallings
Weather outlook for Carolinas and Georgia
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Temperatures rise with warmer conditions in the east and central regions of North Carolina and in Georgia.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Coastal Winds Shifted From Sandy Hook to Hatteras
Winds vary along the coast with moderate south to southwest winds south of Sandy Hook and north portions turning strong. A northwest shift by Wednesday night affects north and central areas. Light rain possible in extreme north Wednesday afternoon. overcast conditions persist. From Hatteras to Jacksonville winds are northeast to east with scattered showers offshore in the south coast.
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Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Hazlitt Resigns as Editor of American Mercury
Henry Hazlitt resigns as editor of the American Mercury magazine, effective after taking over last October when Henry L. Mencken retired. The move comes as late news flashes report changes in the magazine’s leadership.
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New York
Henry Hazlitt
American Mercury
Henry L. Mencken
Administration asks Cohen to become DNC treasurer
The administration has asked John H. Cohen, Atlanta publisher, to serve as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.
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Washington, Mar
John 8. Cohen
Atlanta
Democratic National Committee
Earle Resigns as U S Minister to Austria to Run for Governor
George H. Earle is reported to have resigned as United States minister to Austria to seek the Pennsylvania governorship. He plans to return promptly to the United States to start an active campaign.
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Washington
Mar
George H. Earle
United States
Austria
Pennsylvania
White House conference aims funds for small business banks
At the White House today, plans were outlined to have intermediate credit banks supply capital to small businesses as the program nears completion. Officials expect the arrangement to provide ready financing and spur local job growth nationwide.
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Washington
Mar
White House
Mrs Edna Finch In Indianapolis Home Visit Report
Mrs Edna Finch and another person were at their home in Indianapolis today for an AP report.
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Indianapolis
Edna Finch
No Will Left by Late M. J. Wrenn
Louise Clinard Wrenn widow of M. J. Wrenn testified there was no will. The court named her administratrix with bond set at 200000. Personal property 100000 and real estate 75000 comprise the estate with formal appraisal to follow. Surviving relatives include T. F. Wrenn brother Percy V. Kirkman half brother and O Arthur Kirkman Jr. nephew, all of High Point.
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Greensboro
Louise Clinard Wrenn
M. J. Wrenn
High Point
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Superior Court
A. Wayland Cooke
T. F. Wrenn
Percy V. Kirkman
O. Arthur Kirkman, Jr
Roosevelt recasts Army promotions name two new Major Generals
President Roosevelt sent to the senate a set of army promotions that reshape the service. He elevates Lucius Roy Holbrook and Frank Sherwood Cocell from Brigadier Generals to Major Generals.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Senate
Lucius Roy Holbrook
Frank Sherwood Cocell
Two Cadets Killed in Kelly Field Crash North of Camp Bullis
Two Flying Cadets Nelson Samuels and J W Carson died when their aircraft crashed three miles north of Camp Bullis near San Antonio Texas today. The incident occurred at Kelly Field where they trained. Both were assigned to the same unit and were reported as died instantly. Local authorities began investigations into the accident.
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San Antonio, Tex
Nelson. Samuels
J. W. Carson
Kelly Field
Camp Bullis
Actress seeks divorce from William Seiter in Rica Latvia
London reports that Laurala Plante, motion picture actress, filed for divorce from her husband William Seiter, film director, in Rica Latvia. The move follows their marriage.
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London
Laurala Plante
William Seiter
Rica
Latvia
Four Men and Woman Indicted in Kidnapping Case
Dr I D Kelley was kidnapped for ransom on April 20 1931. Indicted are Mrs Nellie Tipton Muench and four men Felix McDonald Bart Davis Angelo Rosegrant and John Co Johnson. The case stems from Adolph Fiedlers late report naming a female mastermind and eight participants from Maplewood and St. Louis social circles.
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ST. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Ludwig O. Muench
Clayton
I. D. Kelley
St. Louis County
Grand Jury
Felix McDonald
Bart Davis
McDonald
Angelo Rosegrant
John Co. Johnson
Kelley
Adolph Fiedler
Justice of the Peace
Maplewood
Fiedler
Trio Rescued From Jap Torpedo Boat Eight Others Alive
Sasebo Japan March 13 Rescue crews freed three sailors from the capsized torpedo boat To mozuru after 40 hours trapped in the hull. Eight more were believed alive in the engine room though cutting through the hull proved difficult. The vessel, a 527 ton torpedo boat, was towed to drydock as pumps emptied seawater from its wreck.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Sasebo
Japan
Rome Conference Opens as Europe Watches Danube Basin
In Rome, Premier Julius Goemboes of Hungary meets Benito Mussolini while Chancellor Dollfuss speeds in for a three nation talk on trade and Austrian independence. Goemboes aims to sell Italy 12 to 20 million bushels of wheat, following a previous sale of 56 million bushels last year.
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Europe
Rome
Danube
Dollfuss
Austria
Goemboes
Hungary
Mussolini
Nazi Germany
Vienna
Heimwehr
Estonia
Spain
Julius Goemboes
Prince of Wales
Benito Mussolini
Venezia Palace
Engelbert Dollfuss
Italy
Horne and Westmoreland Waive Preliminary Hearings
Claude Horne of Columbus and Rebecca Westmoreland Thomasville waived preliminary hearings in Raleigh today after arraignment on charges of conspiring to defraud the state through forging checks. Horne bound over to superior court on 5000 dollars, Westmoreland bound at 2500 dollars amid prosecution of about two dozen forged checks totaling around 1000 dollars. Next Wake superior court term set for April 9.
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Raleigh
Claude Horne
Columbus Coty
Rebecca Westmoreland Thomasville
Cau
Star of North Carolina
Horne
Superior Court
Wiley Barnes
Fomer Bank
Wake Superior Court
New streamlined train boosts Beverly Hills outlook
In Beverly Hills on March 12, a streamlined train arrives as air mail stops. The piece argues railroads are waking up with faster service and lower rates, finally competing with buses and trucks. It notes the need for a fresh reason to travel.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mar
Air Mail
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