Tornado Strikes Merrelton Killing Two Negro Children
A tornado ripped Merrelton, Alabama, killing two Black school children and injuring eleven. One victim, John Henry Lee, was blown half a mile and is not expected to live. The Baptist church was leveled and parts cast half a mile. Maxwellborn and surrounding areas suffered damage with no further deaths. A nearby cloud burst near Pell City dropped six inches of rain with minor impact.
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Anniston
Ala
Merrelton
Nixom
John Henry Lee
Maxwellborn
Pell City
Coosa River
Lincoln
Coosa
Alabama River
Montgomery
Hoover Focuses On Immigration Policy And Appointments
President Hoover again considers the national origins provisions of immigration law as deadlines approach for a proclamation fixing quotas by country. He also weighs flood relief and farm aid while naming Major General Charles McKe Saltzman to the radio commission in the midwest zone. Red Cross relief efforts move ahead after talks with Alabama lawmakers and secretary Good.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Austria
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Switzerland
Europe
Coolidge
Senate
Saltzman
O. H. Caldwell
New York
Iowa
Signal Corps
Red Cross
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Jeffers and
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Good
James L. Fisher
The
Kinloch Mine Disaster Toll Rises to 46
Parnassus Pa March 22 The Kinloch mine disaster death toll climbed to 46 as rescuers pulled 30 bodies from the surface and found 15 more deep in the wrecked workings. One body lay under eight feet of water and 17 miners remained unaccounted for. The mine was gas free and crews pressed into the underground tunnels.
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Parnassus
Kinloch
Key City Is Still In Doubt
A heavy detachment of revolutionary forces concentrated near Spermejillo about 30 miles north of Torreon to resist a federal army advance or to press toward the former rebel stronghold.
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Jiminiz
Chihuahua
Juarez
Spermejillo
Torreon
Kellys Slaver Sought In South Carolina
Southern Pines police pursue the killer of J C Kelly chief of police with a cross state search into South Carolina. The investigation links the slayer to the Padgett gang of Charlotte and notes a Spartanburg registered car used in the shooting. Funeral services for Kelly are set for Saturday in Southern Pines and Apex.
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Southern Pines
Mar
J. C. Kelly
South Carolina
Padgett
Charlotte
Charlie Padgett
Mecklenburg County
Henry Moeeley
Apex
Second levee break floods 12000 acres near Quincy
A second Mississippi River levee break near Quincy Illinois occurred just after 2 am flooding 12000 more acres of corn and wheat in the Indian Grove district. Previously a break had inundated over 8000 acres and tens of thousands of acres in surrounding farms remained imperiled. The Indian Grove district lies just north of Quincy, now largely inundated.
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Quincy
Ill
Indian Grave
Indian Grove
Heavy Rain Threatens New Flood Menace in Alabama
Montomery is drenched as Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers rise from heavy rainfall with a forecast of 51 feet on the Alabama river at Montgomery by tomorrow. Two more deaths reported near Cahaba. overall toll reaches 19 as flood warnings persist and gates on Coosa dams are raised.
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Montgomery
Ala
Coosa
Talapoosa
Weather Bureau
Alabama
R. F. Hammer
Selma
Cahaba
South Carolinians press suit to strike road bonds
Greenville leaders say the fight to declare the $65,000,000 South Carolina road bond issue unconstitutional is a determined campaign not a mere suit. Haynsworth and Haynsworth will aid Columbia attorneys. Local funds from Alderson and Cherokee counties cover part of anti-bond costs, with Greenville and other delegations likely to add more.
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Greenville
S. C
Piedmont
South Carolina
W. H. Keith
Haynsworth and Hayneworth
Columbia
Alderson County
Cherokee County
Keith
Spartanburg
Greenwood
Teachers' Meeting Probes School Law At State Convention
Raleigh March 22 193? 1500 teachers and officials attend the State Education Association convention. Governor Gardner endorses the school bill and economy aims while Secretary Jule B Warren criticizes portions as unclear and urges a substitute bill. Gardner says the measure cuts taxes and grants school officials more authority to trim costs without hurting education.
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Raleigh
Mar
Gardner
State Education Association
Jule B. Warren
Association
Warren
General Assembly
Labor gains another seat in Parliament in Lanark by election
In Lanark Scotland Labor wins the by election replacing the late Sir A Sprot and gains another seat for the party. The result also adds another woman to Parliament.
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LABOR
London
Mar
Lanark
Scotland
A. Sprot
Foch Honored as Nation Prepares for Great Memorial
Paris citizens mourn Marshal Ferdinand Foch as the nation plans grand honors. Flags at half mast and guns fired at sunset mark the tribute. President Hoover and Ambassador Herrick may attend, with General Pershing representing the U S war department and millions of American servicemen bearing sympathy.
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Hoover
Marshal Foch
Ambassador Herrick
France
John J. Pershing
War Department
LaFayette
United States
National salute to Marshal Foch announced in Washington
Washington March 22. The United States will fire a 21 gun national salute to Marshal Ferdinand Foch in recognition of him as a war leader who commanded America's largest army and served as generalissimo of the allied forces.
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U.S
Washington
America
United States
Marshal Foch
Impeachment Articles Filed Against Oklahoma Supreme Court Judges
Oklahoma City March 22 articles accusing Chief Justice Charles W. Mason Justice Fletcher Riley and Justice J W Clark of incompetency neglect of duty and corruption were reported by the investigating committee to the Oklahoma house of representatives. Eleven articles were filed against Mason ten against Riley and eleven against Clark.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Charles W. Mason
Fletcher Riley
J. W. Clark
Virginia Legion Flags To Fly At Half Mast For Marshal Foch
Flags over Virginia American Legion posts will fly at half mast next Tuesday as a tribute to Marshal Foch. Virginia headquarters announced a cable to Madame Foch carrying condolence from Old Dominion ex service men. Marshal Foch was an honorary commander of the American Legion, the only person to hold that title.
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Virginia Legion
Marshal Foch
Richmond
Virginia American Legion
Virginia
The
Legion
Madame Foch
Old Dominion
National American Legion
Inmans Witnesses Describe Nightlife Whirlpool in Divorce Case
Testimony in Reno reveals Mrs. Inman’s alleged protracted drinking and social exploits spanning New York to Miami. Chauffeur Charles Miller detailed her associations with night club operators while Beatrice Cooper described intoxication and breakfast with John Steele and others.
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Reno
Nev
Walker P. Inman
New York
Atlanta
Charles Miller
Inman
John Steele
Steele
James B. Duke
Miners Rescued as Kinloch Rescue Pushes to Reach Missing
Rescue crews dig deeper into the Kinloch mine where 37 men are unaccounted for after a deadly explosion. Twenty six fatalities are confirmed, with hope rising as one entombed miner Lawrence Althouse is found alive.
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Kinloch
Senate to Hear South Carolina Witness in Patronage Probe
The senate patronage committee will resume its probe of federal appointments in the South tomorrow. W F Brown, chairman of the South Carolina independent republican committee, will testify after submitting material on conditions in his state.
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Washington
Mar
South
Senate
South Carolina
Brookhart
W. F. Brown
Gardner seeks answer on executive counsel post from Townsend
Governor Gardner had not received a reply by noon from Judge N A Townsend on whether he would accept the newly created position of executive counsel.
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Townsend
Raleigh
Gardner
N. A. Townsend
Parachute Leap Saves Pilot From Burning Night Flight
Paul J. Kaniut, pilot on the Chicago Kansas City route, leaped from his burning air mail plane and landed safely near Harmon Illinois about 100 miles southwest of Chicago early today.
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Chicago
Mar
Paul J. Kaniut
Kansas City
Harmon
Dog That Man Bit Dies In Fort Mill
In Fort Mill South Carolina on March 22 the dog bitten by a local man died. Authorities say the death may be linked to the three bites or due to natural causes, but the cause remains undetermined. Chief Potts noted the dog's passing in a lighthearted aside.
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Fort Mill
S. C
W. D. Potts
Elizabethton Strike Ends at Rayon and Bemberg Plants
The Elizabethton walkouts at the American Glanzstoff rayon plant and the American Bemberg plant ended today. About 5,500 workers reached a deal with wage increases of 15 to 20 percent with open shop terms and no union recognition. Deputies and guards withdrawn as plants prepared to resume operations.
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Elizabethton
Mar
American Glanzstoff Corporation Rayon
American Bemberg
National
Tornado strikes countryside between Wilson and Stantonsburg
A tornado tore through the rural area between Wilson and Stantonsburg early this afternoon demolishing farm buildings unroofing homes and damaging power and communication lines. No injuries reported.
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Wilson, N. C
Mar
Wilson
Stantonsburg
Fire Destroys Peoria Market Building. Three Missing
A four story Peoria market building in the business district burned early today. Three people are missing and two believed killed as the roof and floors collapsed. Damage is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. Firefighters O Connor and Tuefel and night watchman Strayer unaccounted for as the blaze spread to the adjacent Kuhl department store.
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Peoria
Ill
Kuhl Department Store
Hodges Named Military Aide to President Hoover
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell B Hodges was designated by the War Department to serve as the military aide to President Hoover. He succeeds Colonel Osamu Latrobe, who was the aide of President Coolidge.
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Hodges
Storming of Mazatlan Reported as Battle Unfolds
Rebels report the assault on Mazatlan, a western federal city, but outcome remains uncertain. Federal forces under Carillo hold about 2,000 entrenched troops against roughly 4,000 rebels, with 6,000 federal reinforcements en route for several days. General Calles expands railway lines from Torreon to pursue in Chihuahua as 13,000 troops are mobilized. A Bachimba Pass clash near Chihuahua City looms as rebels concentrate.
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Mazatlan
Carillo
Mexico
Calles
Torreon
Chihuahua
Bachimba
Chiahuahua City
Hanes declines prison board appointment in North Carolina
J G Hanes of Winston-Salem declines Governor Gardner's offer to join the state prison board citing the need to remain as Forsyth county commissioners chair. A E Smith is offered the seat. Smith is in Florida with no reply yet. The board will meet Tuesday to set plans for a $30,000 mobile automobile license plate plant and possible full time duties for O M Mull as chairman.
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Raleigh
Mar
J. G. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Gardner
Hanes
Forsythe County Board of Commissioners
A. E. Smith
Airy
Bickett
Smith
Florida
General Assembly
O. M. Mull
Mull
Dempsey Ties With Fugazy for Two Year Box Promotion
Jack Dempsey and Herman J. Fugazy signed a two year contract to promote boxing shows in New York and elsewhere. The partners described the alliance as an international combination with possible bouts abroad.
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Dempsey
Fugazy
New York
Jack Dempsey
Humbert J. Fugazy
Madison Square Garden
Fifth Alliance
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