Lindbergh Voices Against Airmail Bill Curtailing Private Bids
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh testifies before a Senate committee arguing the proposal to return airmail to private hand is unjust and that old contracts should be rebid. He cites his earnings from Transcontinental and Western Air and Pan-American, says two to three years would pass before new firms restore service, and favors a pending return of contracts to private companies pending further hearings.
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Washington
Mar
Charles A. Lindbergh
Senate
Army
Army Aviation
Transcontinental
Western Air
Pan-American Airways
Lindbergh
Logan
Kentucky
House
House Post-Committee
Carlton Putnan
Pacific Seaboard Airlines
California
Dickey Signs Up with Yankees Ending Holdout
Hill Dickey star catcher for the New York Yankees ended his long holdout by agreeing to terms with Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, in St. Petersburg Florida. The late news flash reports the agreement as the team moves to solidify its lineup for the season.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Hill Dickey
New York Yankees
Serge
Jacob Ruppert
Yances
Three Women Found Dead in Auto Through Ice in Chicopee River
In North Wilbraham Massachusetts three women were found dead inside an automobile that had plunged through the ice of the Chicopee river early today. The dead were identified as Mrs Edward T Crimmins sister of Palmer police chief Timothy Crimmins and her two daughters.
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North Wilbraham
Mase
Chicopee
Edward T. Crimmins
Timothy Crimmins
Palmer
Habeas petition seeks Druggan release from federal prison
A habeas corpus petition filed in United States district court seeks the immediate release of Terry Druggan former Chicago beer baron from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta where he is completing a 30 month term for income tax violation.
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Atlanta
Terry Druggan
Chicago
United States District Court
Mrs Roosevelt Returns From Puerto Rico Flight
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in Miami aboard a commercial air liner after noon ending an 11 day economic survey flight to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Roosevelt
Miami
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Johnson proposals to settle auto strike to be discussed in New York
The executive committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce will review Hugh S S Johnson proposals for settling the threatened automobile strike at a special meeting in New York on Monday.
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Washington
Mar
Hugh S.S. Johnson
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
New York
Southern Air Mail To Travel By Train
Northbound air mail on the Atlanta to New York route will move by train north of Washington under a new schedule when the army resumes flying. Mail picked up in Atlanta at 1 30 P M daily and reaching Washington at 8 15 P M will go by fast train to New York and be distributed the next morning. Intermediate stops include Greenville and Spartanburg South Carolina Charlotte Greensboro North Carolina and Richmond Virginia.
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Washington
Mar
Atlanta
New York
Post Office Department
Department
First Post
Greenville
Spartanburg
Charlotte
Greensboro
N. C
Richmond
Marathons outlawed by Salisbury city council
Salisbury officials banned marathon dances walkathons and similar endurance contests ruling they are detrimental to the community’s best interests as the ordinance was approved this morning.
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Salisbury
Weather Outlook North and South Carolina Weekend Forecast
North Carolina expects fair skies then increasing clouds and warmer temperatures with showers Saturday night, mainly in the extreme west. South Carolina shows improving but unsettled conditions with fluctuating temperatures and sparse details. Winds vary from moderate south to gentle southwest with shifting direction through Saturday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
House Holds Ten Percent Cut For Employees
The House pressed toward a vote on veterans allowances and insisted government employees receive only ten percent of the fifteen percent proposed pay cut rather than the full amount.
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Washington
Mar
House
Senate
North Carolina Educators Prepare silver jubilee convention
Raleigh reports Plans for the North Carolina Education association fiftieth annual convention to be held in the capital March 22 to 24 with about 2 000 teachers expected. H P Harding of Charlotte is president and Dr Jessie Gray and Dr George F Zook are among speakers addressing education and society themes.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina Education Association
H. P. Harding
Charlotte
Jessie Gray
National Education Association
Gray
Philadelphia
George F. Zook
United States
J. Y. Joyner
la Grange
George S. Counts
Columbia University
RFC Seeks Power to Lend to Private Industry
Reconstruction Finance Corporation leaders urge unprecedented authority to operate as a general banking entity loaning directly to industry. Jease H. Jones testifies before the Senate Banking Committee, arguing for credit to spur industrial recovery while balancing federal reserve bank options and foreign trade financing.
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Batery Robertson
Washington
Mar Mar
Fai
Reconstruction Corporation
Jease H. Jones
Senate
RFC Board
Jones
RFC
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
Dillinger's Ally Youngblood Dies From Gunshot Wounds
Herbert Youngblood, linked to John Dillinger's jail escape, died in Port Huron Michigan hospital from chest and abdomen wounds after a Moak Avenue store gun battle with Sheriff’s officers. Four officers, including Undersheriff Cavanaugh, were wounded in the exchange.
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Port Huron
Mich
Herbert Youngblood
John Dillinger
Crown Point
Ind
Moak Avenue
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Dillinger
Youngblood
Gary
William L. van Antwerp
Charles Cavanaugh
Howard Lohr
van Antwerp
Ferris Lucas
Johnson Seeks Truce on Labor in Auto Industry
General Hugh S. Johnson urged a labor and auto executives pact in Washington to avert a strike that could threaten Roosevelt’s recovery drive. He proposed two plans: plant level votes on union presence without naming affiliations and an impartial grievance board for fired or discriminated workers. Knudsen remained cool to the proposals as the 4:15 p.m. deadline loomed.
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Washington
Mar
Hugh S.S. Johnson
National Labor Board
NRA
American Federation of Labor Unions
Organized Labor
William 8. Knudsen
General Motors
Johnson
Knudsen
Lindbergh attacks fairness of air mail restoration plan
Charles A. Lindbergh denounces the administration's air mail restoration bill as unfair arguing it wipes out private contractor claims without trial on fraud. He objects to a section barring bid on future routes unless waivers are granted. The Capitol buzz centers on NRA issues and labor notes.
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Washington, Mari
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capitol
NRA
Senate Post Office
Senate
House
Hugh 8. Johnson
William F. Knudsen
General Motors
Senate Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Johnson
Supreme Court
Oil Administration
Texas
Kidnapping Cases In Hands of Jury
Greensboro March 16 The cases of A. P. deadly weapon involving two High Point labor union men were given to the jury at 12:80 today. Court attaches expected a verdict by late afternoon.
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Greensboro
Mar
A. P
Extradition ruling ends Insull fight over US charges
In Toronto Chief Justice Mulock orders Martin J. Insull extradited to the United States after appeals and court battles. A separate Greek decision directs Samuel and Martin Insull’s return from the freighter Maiotis to face embezzlement and grand larceny charges in Illinois.
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Associated Press
Insull Brothers
Samuel
Martin
Athens
Marotis
Martin Insull
Orde
Toronto
William Mulock
United States
Mar
Martin J. Insull
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Orillia
Ont
Insull Utilities
A. Kingstone
Illinois
Canada
Cook County
Charles Garrow
Cus
Garrow
Damon C. Woods
H. T. Kelly
Ontario
Osgoode Hall
Mulock
Two Negroes Die In Chair At N. C. Pen
In Raleigh on March 16 two killers were electrocuted at the North Carolina state prison. Jesse Brooks 46 of Abbeville D C and James Johnson 26 of Bingham S C received two shocks each for murders of Detective Roland A Gill and Virginia Leach respectively. The executions were conducted by A H Sessoms the new state prison executioner. Both men admitted guilt and lost appeals without clemency. Brooks body unclaimed. Johnson’s father claimed his son’s body.
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Raleigh
Mar
State’s
Jesse Brooks
Abbeville
D. C
Roland A. Gill
Durham
James Johnson
Bingham
S. C
Virginia Leach
Hoke County
A. H. Sessoms
Brooks
John Reade
Pete Brooks
Woody Dewilder
Johnson
Supreme Court
J. E. Boyle
H. B. King
Gill
Jordie Gill
H. H. Honeycutt
Unclear Letter From Hollywood Reader Sparks Talk
A fragmented missive from Hollywood references religion and nudist colonies, the St Lawrence canal project with Canada, and senators opposing a plan. The writer notes political maneuvering, platform mentions, and desires deeper Mississippi action, ending with a personal sign-off.
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