Imminent Federal Capture Reported at Torreon
Government bulletin from Mexico City says revolutionary headquarters at Torreon is near collapse as rebels evacuate. Federal cavalry reaches San Pedro near Torreon while Escobar moves to the Torreon station and rebels report mixed advances and setbacks across northern Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torreon
Mexico City
Escobar
Almazan
San Pedro
Juarez
Sonora
Aguas Calientes
Calles
Can
Nogales, Aris
South Carolina Legislature Closes Sixty Seven Day Session
The South Carolina general assembly adjourned sine die after 67 days. It enacted a $65.7 million highway bond law and raised the gasoline tax to six cents a gallon. About 200 miles of road were added or upgraded, and a general $10 million plus appropriation bill was approved with a veto override on items totaling $27,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
R. C. Watts
Supreme Court
Ndt
Overnor
Ichards
RCA Takeover by C A Communications Completed
Organization of C A Communications Inc taking over Radio Corporation of America and Trans Oceanic Wireless business was completed today with officers elected. General James G Harbord named president, with Owen Young and David Sarnoff as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. C. A. Communitions, Inc
Radio Corporation of America
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation
Owen Young
David Sarnoff
Doughton Named Road Board Head by North Carolina Governor
Governor Gardner appoints R A Doughton revenue commissioner as chairman of the state highway commission and A J Maxwell as corporation commissioner to succeed Coughton. Bailey may take the corporation post if he accepts. Doughton previously served as lieutenant governor and revenue commissioner for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Doughton
I. M. Bailey
Raleigh
Mar
O. Max Gardner
R. A. Doughton
State Revenue
State Highway Commission
A. J. Maxwell
Coughton
Senate
Gardner
Bailey
Corporation Commission
Elias Carr
Frank Page
A. S. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Oldest ruling elder William Currie dies at Maxton
William J. Currie aged 83, said to be the oldest ruling elder in the Southern Presbyterian synod by years of service, died in Maxton North Carolina. He served the synod for over fifty years and is survived by his widow two sons Dr Dan Currie of Parkton and William C Currie of Maxton and two daughters Mrs L W McKinnon of Maxton and Mrs Walter Vick of Wilmington. Funeral services will be held the next afternoon at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev E L Siler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxton
N. C
William J. Currie
Southern Presbyterian Synod
Dan Currie
Parkton
William C. Currie
L. W. McKinnon
Walter Vick
Wilmington
Conciliator Sent To Elizabethton Amid Textile Strike
Elizabethton Tennessee March 16 a federal labor conciliation official arrived as American Glenstaff Corporation plans to reopen the rayon plant Monday after a stoppage that involved 800 workers walking out. The plant employs about 2000 workers and girls with operations delayed by mechanical adjustments. A newly formed textile union advised union members to return only if the company recognizes the group, while company officials said workers returning would reenter as individuals not as a union bloc. Local fears of spreading to adjoining mills were unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
Department of Labor
American Glantstaff Corporation
Charles Wood
Labor Departments Conciliation Service
J. B. Penix
American Federation of Labor
Mothwurf
American Bemberg Corporation
Tammany Talks of Olvany's Quitting
In New York City on March 16 the Tammany leaders gathered around Union Square to discuss the resignation of George Washington Olvany as head of the county Democratic organization. Olvany announced his retirement due to ill health in a letter to his executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tammany Tribe
Union Square
George Washington Olvany
New York City
New York County Democratic Organization
Tammany Hall
Olvany
Siamese Diplomatic Liquor Seizure Sparks Test Case
Washington police seized sixty cases of liquor consigned to the Siamese legation prompting debate on diplomats rights to import liquor. The driver and helper were held on bond. the truck was confiscated but no liquor was taken as evidence. The legation seeks a test case to determine immunity from search or seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legation
Diplomatic Corps
Associated Press
Edward H. Loftus
New York
State Department
Senate committee endorses ward-based High Point council bill
The Senate calendar committee favorable reported the Younce Boren bill to elect High Point councilmen by wards and to have the mayor elected by the council. The Duncan amendment failed, delaying effect until voter ratification. Democrats expected to vote as a unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Senate
High Point
Duncan
Ward
Craven
Hoover Sets Two Old Problems in New Administration
President Hoover moves to settle two longstanding Washington issues and fills three key posts. He outlines plans on farm relief tariff and convenes talks for an extraordinary session while initiating a commission to study law enforcement. He commits to strict conservation of government owned oil, ending leases on public domain lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Atlanta Penitentiary Warden Given 30 Days to Resign
Warden John Snook of the Atlanta federal penitentiary was ordered to resign within 30 days, with April 4 as the deadline. Assistant Attorney General Mabel Willebrandt cited utter lack of administrative ability, noting no charges about integrity. Snook reportedly refused cooperation on use of undercover agents, though other administrative issues were cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snook
Atlanta Penitentiary
Washington
Mar
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Department of Justice
Mabel Willebrandt
Snook
Less Than $500000 In Candler's Estate
The will of Asa G. Candler filed in Dekalb county shows total estate under $500000 after prior distributions. His widow Mae Little Candler receives 250000 cash net. He had previously distributed most assets to children Emory University and other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
W. S. Morgan
Dekalb County
Mae Little Candler
Florida Town Swept Off In Flood By Yellow River
Reports from relief workers in northwest Florida say Milligan, a town of about 500, is being swept away by the Yellow river at its highest stage. Residents fled to a schoolhouse and are safe. only four houses remain, all uprooted from foundations. Milligan lies near the Alabama line, with unconfirmed reports of a railway bridge over the Choctawhatchee river near Caryville washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Milligan
Salvation Army
Miligan
Geneva
Ala
Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
Choctawhatchee River
Caryville
Baker abandons dawn to dusk flight toward Panama
Captain Ira C. Baker, flying the Pan America from Brownsville toward the Canal Zone, gave up the attempt to reach Panama by sunset. He left Guatemala City at 2:15 p.m. and, after partial progress toward Managua, planned 6 a.m. departure for the next leg but halted the effort due to darkness.
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Brownville
Texas
Panama
Guatemala City
Managua
Nicaragua
Ira (CC. Baker
Brownsville
Canal Zone
Tex
Ira C. Baker
Pan’ America
France Field
Panama Canal Zone
Guatemala
Baker
Tampico
Minatitlan
Mexico
David
Stone's Ashes to Rest in Washington Cathedral Saturday
The ashes of Melville E. Stone former AP general manager will be laid in Washington cathedral at 11 a m on Saturday March 23. Bishop James E Freeman will preside with attendance by prominent officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Mar
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Washington Cathedral
James E. Freeman
McPherridge Seeks Endurance Record Flight
Louise McPherridge starts from Oakland Municipal Airport at 3 51 p m aiming to surpass Bobbie Trout's women's endurance flight record of seventeen hours five minutes and 37 seconds set in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Louise McPherridge
Bobbie Trout
Los Angeles
Senate Moves Toward Adjournment as Hancock Bill Passes
RALEIGH Mar 16 The senate defeated an amendment to cut power company taxes and approved on second reading the revenue bill and a permanent improvements measure signaling possible adjournment Monday The House also backed a 2 million dollar bond for the veterans loan fund and approved a highway patrol measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Senate
House
Tax Commission
Veterans Loan Fund
Blount
Pitt
Lawrence
Hertford
Highway Patrol
Highway Commission
Blout
House Roads Committee
Kanapolis Mechanic Killed at Crossing
Concord March 16 Guy Orr a mechanic at a KanNapolis textile plant was killed instantly when Southern passenger train No 46 demolished his car at a KanNapolis grade crossing. The mangled body made identification difficult, witnesses said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mar
Guy Orr
KanNapolis
Southern
Setzer Named Census Supervisor for Ninth District
Charles M. Setzer chairman of Mecklenburg County Republican executive committee is named supervisor for the ninth district of the 1930 federal census. The appointment was made by Charles A. Jonas congressman from the ninth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Mar
Charles M. Setzer
Mecklenburg County
Republican Executive Committee
Charles A. Jonas
Lincolnton
Shaw Says Tempted To Have Head Cut Off
Berlin dispatch reports George Bernard Shaw told Tageblatt he is greatly tempted to have his head cut off to continue dictating plays and books without illness or daily needs. He joked the experiment should target a scientist threatened by cancer, not a criminal, and speculated on vivisectors volunteering to prove its safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
Berlin
Tageblatt
Bryuchenenko
Shaw
Conditions Improved By Recessions In Alabama
Floods sweep through three southern states injuring, displacing and refuge operations continue. In Georgia two drownings occur near La Grange as J D Burgess and his four year old son die in floodwaters. Fort Gaines faces highest river level in memory and pumping plant loss raises water concerns. Alabama relief efforts expand as rescues and supplies move toward Choctawhatchee and nearby flood zones along Pea and Escambia rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattahoochee River
la Grange
J. D. Burgess
Fort Gaines
Chattahoochee
Alabama
Coast Guard
Florida
Georgia
Pensacola
Choctawhatchee River
Pea
Choctawatchee
Escambia
Yellow River
Lower Mississippi Situation Improves With Forecast Crests
The lower Mississippi valley shows a hopeful trend as Cairo foresees a crest of 51 to 52 feet by Thursday and general fair weather in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys next week. Memphis meteorologist Brist expects the Mississippi to crest at 49 to 41 feet by next Sunday, with the main levee system south of Cairo able to handle the expected rise. The Memphis gauge stood at 38 feet, three feet above flood stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo, Ill
Ohio Valley
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Cairo
Tennessee
W. E. Barron
Ohio River
Paducah
Pittsburgh
E. W. Brist
Mississippi River
Rivers Subside Yet Floods Persist Across Midwest
Riverside regions face rising waters with cresting streams in Iowa prompting evacuations in Waterloo Cedar Falls Des Moines Mason City and Keokuk. Rail traffic suffers as flooded roadbeds cause thousands in farm land damages while Weather Bureau warns of further rises tonight.
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Chicago
Middle West
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Desmoines
Mason City
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
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C. A. Communications, Inc
RCA
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Irene Frank
Miss Frank
Garwood
Road Board
American Glanzstaff Corporation
Government
Mediator
Tammany
Force Cor
Richard L. Turner
Candler
Mulligan
Aker
Stone
Montgomery
Yenterprise
Ozark
Dothan
Ashfords
Eva Ser Orifay
Marianna
Blountstown
Elba
Bibb Graves
Highway Department
Gardiner
Commissioner of Revenue
Alderman
Vance
Smith
Stanly
Weaver
Setzer
Sth
Mississippi
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