Airliner crash near Pittsburgh kills 13 in icy plunge
Transcontinental Western Airlines Silver Bird nose-dived into a hillside near Pittsburgh after ice formed on control equipment. Pilot F Lawrence Bohner struggled with two left turns before the 13 aboard were killed, including Doris C. Hammond of Elk City Oklahoma and several Standard Oil and Macy's staff. The crash occurred about 1,700 feet up the hill despite clear skies and light winds.
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Pittsburgh
Transcontinental and
Western Airlines
Mt. le
Edward J. Fieming, Jr
Student
Standard Oil Co
Employe
Kansas City
Dick) Lewers
Hasan Haxhi
Diamant T. Motor Car Company
Argo
Ill
John F. Hermann
Lincoln
Frederick D. Lehman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Harrisburg
Mies Pauline Trask
Germantown
Edgar E. Brazelton
South Kenilworth
Elmhurst
Mary Black
Standard Brands, Inc
New York
Frances Reed
Macy's
Banker Fights Trust Division Demand at Atlanta Meeting
Richard W. Stockton of Winston-Salem urged bankers to oppose any move to divorce trust and banking functions by law. He argued the principle seeks complete separation, would raise costs, and threaten nationwide access to trust services.
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Atlanta
Richard W. Stockton
Winston-Salem
N. C
Bankers
American Banking Association
American Bankers Association
Stockton
State revenues exceed last year by seven million
Governor Hoey announced North Carolina state revenues are over seven million dollars ahead of last year in the general fund with highway funds showing gains. Income tax receipts reach about nine million for the year, a new record about one point seven million over prior estimates before March 15.
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Raleigh
Overnor Hoey
President Roosevelts Return to Washington From Warm Springs
President Roosevelt, rested from a two week stay at Warm Springs Georgia, prepared to depart by rail for Washington with a brief greeting in Atlanta. He will meet Democratic leaders and address labor and relief issues, and review the Supreme Court contest.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
White House
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Nine-year-old Jack Adair Jr. Shot in Newton
Hospital attendants report nine year old Jack Adair Jr. of Newton has only a fair chance to recover from a stomach gunshot wound believed accidental. The injury occurred when a neighbor discharged the weapon.
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Hickory
Jack Adair, Jr
Newton
Chrysler and Lewis Confer in Michigan
In Lansing Michigan Walter P Chrysler and John L Lewis met with Governor Murphy to seek one issue sole bargaining recognition to enable 60000 Chrysler workers to return to work. The talks stretched past noon as optimism grew for progress though a final settlement was not expected today.
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Lansing
Mich
Walter P. Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Eae Murphy
Murphy
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Chrysler
Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Catholics Pray for Pope Pius on Good Friday
In Rome on Good Friday crowds filled 400 churches for devout services. Pope Pius XI, once critically ill, prayed in the papal chapel as city life paused from noon to 3 pm. Shops closed and streets emptied while faithful reflected on the crucifixion.
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Rome
Pius XI
Holy Father
Papal
Sit-Down Strikes Top Roosevelt Agenda In Washington
Roosevelt poised to press Congress on labor sit down strikes and relief needs after Georgia trip. Aides say he will confer with congressional leaders in the oval office on return about labor policies and other major questions. Senate and House members urged action. relief and wage hour standards are among proposed items. House adjourned for Easter as real estate bondholders probes draw scrutiny.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Oval Office
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Ing
Congress
House
Church
Sabath
City May Purchase Old Library Building Here
City officials including City Manager E. M. Knox and City Attorney Grover H. Jones discussed the possibility of buying the old library property from the Treasury Department. A rough appraisal around 100000 dollars was suggested, with the city holding the right to purchase at half the assessed value.
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Treasury Department
Federal
Bola Treasury Department
E. M. Knox
Grover H. Jones
Carter Dalton
Burial set for unknown dead in motorbus disaster
Nine charred bodies in a motorbus wreck near Salem Salem district are to be buried in Salem cemetery officials of the Transcontinental Roller Derby association said Mayor Omar Mackin owner of the mortuary where 16 of the bodies were taken doubted many more would be identified Eleven victims are known and three survivors remain in a St Louis hospital Driver Dick Thomas from Chicago 18 year old Don Planery of Kansas City and John L Creekmore of Miami are among the injured crews involved in the roller derby group traveling to Cincinnati.
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Salem
Transcontinental Roller Derby Association, Inc
Omar Mackin
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Dick Thomas
Chicago
Don Planery
Kansas City
John L
Schoolboy
Creekmore
Miami
Fla
Greensboro Overall Company Raises Pay
Milton H. Zauber president of the Greensboro Overall Company announced two wage increases totaling 25000 dollars annually. The raises take effect March 29 and June 1 at the plant.
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Greensboro
Milton H. Zauber
Greensboro Overall Company
Paper Feud Blamed for Editor's Fatal Shooting in Alturas
In Alturas California sheriff cites town newspaper feud as cause of the death of Claude L. McCracken 46 editor of Dodocc Daily Mail who was shot at home during dinner with two women. Harry French 30 held on open charges by district attorney K A Wylie says rivalry fueled the violence.
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Alturas
Calif
Siskiyou Mountain
John Sharp
Claude L. McCracken
Daily Mail
McCracken
Sherif Sharp
Harry French
French
Modoc County
Bard French
Altruns Weekly
K. A. Wylie
Wylie
Greensboro Firm To Finish Job In Spite Of Strikers
J A Deatherage manager of the Greensboro Cut Stone Works said the firm would complete an order for material for an annex to the Library of Congress in Washington despite 10 stonecutters quitting yesterday. He noted a recent 10 cent an hour wage raise and that further demands could not be met.
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Greensboro
J. A. Deatherage
Library of Congress
Washington
Deatherage
Greensboro Governor Hoey to Address Merchants Meeting
Governor Hoey will speak at the Greensboro Merchants Association annual meeting tonight in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Hoey
Greensboro Merchants Association
Compromise Court Plan Rejected Sparks Senate Debate
Washington March 26 Opponents of the Roosevelt court bill reject any basic compromise such as limiting enlarging the supreme court to one appointment a year. Senator Burke says adding one judge would be less objectionable than six at once but still opposed. Senator Minton supports limited changes but sees no need for fundamental amendment. Burke redrafts a constitutional amendment to retire judges at 75 and fix nine justices. Hatch’s proposal triggers discussion as he is among the few backing it.
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Washington
Hatch
N. M
Supreme Court
Burke
D-Ned
Minton
D-Ind
Vassar Leads Open Talk on Marriage and Family Life
Vassar College has launched a ten lecture, non credit course on Marriage and Family Life. A student said frank open discussion reduced campus chatter about sex and shifted focus to constructive topics. The course covers biological aspects of marriage courtship budgeting philosophy and more with broad approval from students and college offices.
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Pouhkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Vassar
University of Iowa
University of North Carolina
Syracuse University
Brooklyn College
Vassar Miscellany
Insurgents Deny Loyalists' Gains In Southern Spain
Spanish loyalist forces claim major gains near Pozoblanco with Italian help, advancing from Sitio ns outside Pozoblanco while insurgent reports deny the success and claim loyalists are encircled. Heavy artillery, planes, tanks, and armored cars figure in the long range fighting around Madrid.
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Associated Press
Andujar
Franciscoco
Sitions
Pozoblanco
Madrid
Igent
Cool Weather Forecast for Easter Sunday
The weatherman advised dressing warmly for Easter Sunday as a mass of cold air covers the country east of the Rockies. Forecaster Charles L. Mitchell noted some regions may see rain or snow but exact precipitation is uncertain due to unusual conditions blocking air masses. He warned early Easter plans could improve if the weather turns favorable.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
Charles L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Gulf
United States
Folke
Belated spring cold wave grips upstate New York
Albany dispatch notes continued cold with record low temperatures statewide. Greatcoats and mufflers emerge as likely Easter attire while the forecast predicts no immediate relief from the cold.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Easter buying pushes U.S. retail sales to yearly high
Dun and Bradstreet reports a final Easter shopping surge lifting overall retail sales to a year high. Wholesale markets slowed with last minute shipments, while industrial activity faced labor difficulties. Consumers bought women’s dresses suits coats shoes and fur scarfs as Easter parades spurred demand.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Anti-Jewish Boycotts Spill Into Violence in Poland
In Poznan bombs damaged Jewish fur shops valued at $30,000 as anti Semitic groups attacked stock and vandalized storefronts. Grudziadz militants bombed a textile shop injuring a passerby while Warsaw signs were smeared with pitch. Nationwide strikes of 100,000 workers pressed wage demands amid rising tensions across textile mills and clothing factories.
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Warsaw
Poznan
Grudiziadz
Katowice
Bialystok
Government forces push insurgents back near Pozoblanco
Government troops aided by bombing planes pierced southern insurgent lines near Pozoblanco as Italian legion reinforcements retreat five miles under heavy fire. Government commanders described the retreat as orderly, with attacks on the insurgent guard repelled and the government victory stalling an attempted advance on Pozoblanca.
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Franco
Andujar
Spain
Gencisco Franco
Sitions
Pozoblanco
Pozoblanco- Caracejos
Pozoblanca
Woman admits extortion in Black Hand note to Aimee Semple McPherson
A 43 year old Glendale housewife confessed to writing a diary Black Hand extortion note to evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson demanding $200. Det Sgt Underwood said ink matching the violet hue and handwriting linked her to the letter signed Mrs Akers and bearing the Glendale address.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Underwood
Aimee Semple McPherson
Underwood
Lydia Swenson
Mrs. Akers
Aimee
Black Hand
Military Court Proposes State Agency After New London Explosion
A military court in Austin reports to Governor Allred recommending a state agency to supervise public buildings and heating and lighting installations. It urges periodic inspections, enforcement of protective regulations, and legislation requiring mixing of a malodorant with gas to detect leaks.
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Austin
Tex
New London
James V. Allred
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