Roosevelt Tightens NRA Codes for Government Contractors
Washington March 15 President Roosevelt tightens rules requiring NRA code compliance for all government contractors and places full authority with the Industrial Recovery Administration. The order covers contracts funded by any U S agency and imposes penalties for false certification.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
NRA
Industrial Recovery Administration
United States
Navy Rear Admiral Marbury Johnson dies in Cuthbert
CUTHBERT Ga March 15 Rear Admiral Marbury Johnson retired of the United States Navy died here today at his home The death was reported locally with no details given on the cause or survivors
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Cuthbert
Marbury Johnson
United States Navy
Treasury notes subscription topped for four year issue
Secretary Morgenthau announced subscriptions reached 455,175,500 dollars for the March 15 offering of 460,000,000 dollars of four year 8 percent treasury notes. The strong demand underscored market interest and the government's funding needs.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Mrs Nellie Muench Surrenders in 1981 Kelley Kidnapping Case
Mrs Nellie Muench, sought since her indictment two days earlier in the 1981 kidnapping of Dr I D Kelley, surrendered in Circuit Judge Robert Meoo court at Clayton Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Mar
Nellie Muench
I. D. Kelley
Robert Meoo
Clayton Toy
Louisville editor sues seven on illegal arrest claim
Vance Armentrout associate editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal filed an 850000 damage suit against seven members of the house lobby investigating committee. He says they had him jailed for refusing to reveal the letter writer. The suit charges illegal arrest.
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Louisville, Ky
Vance Armentrout
Louisville Courier-Journal
House Lobby Investigating Committee
Mrs Roosevelt Leaves Dominican Republic for Miami by Flying Boat
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt and her party depart San Pedro de Macoris for Miami aboard a Pan American flying boat after a one hour rain delay. The date is March 15 and the time 10:26 a.m. EST.
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San Pedro DE Macoris
Dominican Republic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miami
Pan-American Airways
British government moves ahead with Cunard White Star merger
London March 15 The British government will proceed with the Cunard White Star merger despite injunction threats from the International Mercantile Marine company. Neville Chamberlain the chancellor of the exchequer stated in the House of Commons today.
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London
Mar
Cunard-White Star Shipping Lines
International Mercantile Marine Company
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lindbergh Ready to Testify on Air Mail Law
Charles A. Lindbergh telegrammed the senate post office committee he would be glad to appear tomorrow to testify on the permanent air mail legislation. He was among several prominent aviators invited to testify.
Hitchhiker Robs Woman in Caldwell County Ride
Mrs. Florence Bentley of Caldwell County reported to police in Hickory that after giving a man she knew as Jim Puckett of Charlotte a ride he produced a gun and stole 74 dollars from her.
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Hickory
Florence Bentley
Caldwell County
Jim Puckett
Charlotte
Weather report for North and South Carolina
North Carolina sees pair tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. South Carolina fair tonight and Friday with warmer conditions Friday and in the northeast portion tonight. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expects fresh northerly winds diminishing this afternoon and turning south or southeast over north and central portions with fair weather tonight and Friday. Hatteras to Jacksonville shows moderate winds, fresh over extreme north portion this afternoon, diminishing early to mild, with fair weather tonight and Friday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Labor Unions To Be Ignored By General Motors
Washington reports a rift between the American Federation of Labor and General Motors as unions threaten a major auto industry strike while GM rejects recognizing an A F L and L union. Knudsen says GM will negotiate for specific workers with union authority evidence, but will not commit to the labor board.
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General Motors
Washington
Mar
American Federation of Labor
General Motors Corporation
A. I. Or
William Green
Federation
William 8. Knudsen
NRA Labor Board
Labor Board
Federation of Labor
Alibis Presented By Dill And Myers In Kidnapping Case
Greensboro dispatch reports Paul Myers and Ralph Dill testified in Superior Court on March 15 offering alibis for the night of March 31 when they faced charges of kidnapping J M Ritchie and Fred Heigh and forcing Ritchie to drink castor oil. Witnesses corroborated or contested timelines as the trial continued.
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Greensboro
Paul Myers
Ralph Dill
Superior Court
J. M. Ritchie
Fred Heigh
High Point City Lake
Ritchie
Myers
Washington Street
Central Labor Hall
Earl Cecil
J. W. Hubbard
Thomasville
Heigh
High Point
Charles Coleman
Walter Coleman
Labor Hall
Wrenn Street
Ralph
Walter York
Rev
F. L. Conrad
Conrad
W. E. Presswood
Dill Boys
Jesse Newsome
Willowbrook Street
Newsome
Ed Myers
British Tars Praised In Saving Americans
Commander Harry McHenry of the Fulton commends his crew after saving 187 American sailors from a blaze aboard the gunboat Fulton off pirate waters north of Hong Kong. The rescue involved the British destroyer Wishart and the steamer Tsinan, with all aboard brought to safety by 10 pm. Eight crew members were injured as the Fulton burned in the engine room.
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Hong Kong
China
Fulton
Harry McHenry
McHenry
H. M
Wishat
Tsinan
Hong Kozusx
Associated Press
Legionnaire Fred W. McPherson Builds Sunshine Laundry Empire
Fred W. McPherson, district commander of the American Legion and Sunshine Laundry proprietor, returned from France in 1920 to High Point jobless. With backing from friends he started a truck and grew Sunshine Laundry into a leading state enterprise with plants in High Point and Lexington. At 44 he is a civic and business leader, former Andrew Jackson post founder and Drum and Bugle Corps contributor, Civitan and Democratic active, member of First Methodist Church and Hiks club. He married Girleta Wofford on October 22, 1926, and they reside at 908 Forest Avenue with four children: Fred Jr., Charles, Julia, and Girleta.
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Fred W. McPherson
American Legion
Sunshine Laundry
France
High Point
Witha
Lexington
Wilmington
McPherson
Andrew Jackson Post
Legion
Democratic Party
Civitan Club
First Methodist Protestant Church
Hiks Club
Mr. McPherson
Girleta Wofford
Fred, Jr
Charles
Julia
Girleta
Forest Avenue
Austria Plans Economic Independence With Danubian Powers
Rome reports a concrete plan for Austrian economic independence drafted by Premier Mussolini of Italy Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria and Premier Goemboes of Hungary. They met at Venezia palace to discuss inviting France Germany and the Little Entente to join in an economic pact and to seek removal of most favored nation clauses.
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Rome
Austria
Mussolni
Italy
Dollfuss
Goemboes
Hungary
Danubian
Menezia Palace
Fulvian Suvich
I Duce
Europe
France
Germany
Little Entente
Engelbert Dollfuss
Julius Goemboes
Benito Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Il Duce
Kidnappers Slay Max Kasoff in Long Island Case
Four ransom calls were made to the Kasoff family demanding 5 000 dollars. The body of 37 year old Max Kasoff was found frozen near a billboard in Oceanside after a taunting phone threat. He disappeared from home last Thursday night.
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New York
Mar
Max Kasoff
Rockville Center
Long Island
Oceanside
Kasoff
Courageous Wishart crew saves Fulton in heavy seas near Hong Kong
Eight crew members were injured during a sea fire 50 miles northeast of Hong Kong as the Wishart aided the Fulton. T. A. Javilla and cook boy, P. F. C. Scheneverk, Bourke, Heald, and Schmitt suffered multiple injuries including a broken leg, spinal injuries, and burns. Three other unnamed sailors inhaled smoke, with arm and leg fractures reported. Commander McHenry praised the Wishart’s masterful seamanship as the two ships exchanged positions to enable a safe transfer.
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Wishart
T. A. Javilla
P. F. C. Scheneverk
Bourke
Cook Schmitt
Hong Kong
Single Island
Fulton
McHenry
Todd
Cohen Denies Offer of Chairmanship At Conference Today
John Cohen publisher of the Atlanta Journal denied being offered the post of chairman of the Democratic national committee after a conference with President Roosevelt. He said rumors linked to his refusal of the treasury post and noted the President looked well and was doing fine. He then left Washington for Atlanta.
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Washington
John. Cohen
The
Atlanta Journal
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Farley
Cohen
Atlanta
Trail of Snow Damps North Carolina From Durham to Virginia
Snow and sleet left a white trace from Durham and Fayetteville northeast to the Virginia line overnight, with New Bern reporting nearly four inches and Elizabeth City and Fayetteville about four inches. Most snow melted by midday as temperatures hovered near freezing, though lawns and some outdoor wires remained coated. Wilmington saw an inch of snow that melted with sun, while Rocky Mount had about two inches that disappeared quickly.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Durham
Fayetteville
Virginia Line
New Bern
Henderson
Elizabeth City
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Greek exile case swirls as Insull flees Athens at dawn
In Athens on March 15 Mrs. Samuel Insull Sr. and a maid helped him slip from a luxury flat at 2 AM as police cordons closed in. Authorities said Insull and officials warned of expulsion, with Metaxas stating he would force removal if he did not leave.
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Athens
Mar
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Aton
Insull
Greece
Metaxas
Department of Alien Control
Cyclone off Queensland Coast Believed to Claim 75
Brisbane reports that 75 people are believed drowned or missing after a cyclone along the north coast of Queensland centering between Cairns and Cooktown. Nine boats were lost or missing. three crewmen survived after two days in a rowboat. Ten rescued when another vessel overturned. Severe property damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars. Most victims described as black.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queenslan
Cairns
Cooktown
Russian plane lands in Manchukuo and is seized by Japanese
A Russian aircraft forced to land over Manchukuo is captured by Japanese forces. The note pivots to a punchy aside about Europe, contrasting leaders Dollfuss Mussolini and Hungary’s premier Gumbo and a quip about a Rome conference yielding a wheat sale of 12 million bushels.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Manchukuo
Little Dollfuss
Austria
Gumbo
Hungary
Mussolini
Italy
Rome
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