Cancer Serum Deaths Feared At Ten Count
Last Minute ORLANDO Florida March 31 AP physicians warned that deaths among patients treated with a cancer serum could reach ten.
31 Mar 1938
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
1
Last Minute ORLANDO Florida March 31 AP physicians warned that deaths among patients treated with a cancer serum could reach ten.
The Lee Construction Company of Charlotte said work on the Buzzard Roost power project near Greenwood North Carolina would start almost immediately. A contract for the dam powerhouse and spillway was awarded to Lee Construction and KE W Grannis of Fayetteville for 50968975 dollars.
The Senate completed action on a resolution directing a broad inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority. On motion of Senator Barkley the Democratic leader, the body accepted minor House amendments and sent the measure to President Roosevelt for signature.
Sheriff R V Barber of Johnston county said J E B Tharrington former bank cashier at Smithfield and Raleigh is jailed without bond pending the outcome of gunshot wounds inflicted on John Meto in Sanford. Tharrington may be released after a superior court judge sets bond.
Jean Sauer of Providence R I defeated Estelle Lawson Page national champion 8 and 2 in the North and South Women's golf tournament quarter finals at Pinehurst North Carolina yesterday.
The senate finance committee completed work on the house approved tax revision bill and rejected a proposal to lower income tax exemptions. It also rewrote provisions to curb corporate tax dodges by accumulating large surpluses.
Mark Foster Ethridge a 41 year old newspaper man and general manager of the Louisville Courier Journal and Times becomes radio's first czar serving as NAB president without salary until a permanent holder is chosen. His publishing company owns WHAS station in Louisville.
Report from Hendaye on March 31 describes Franco aiming twin thrusts to reach the Mediterranean and sever government Spain. Insurgents encroached Lerida, seeking to isolate the garrison while civilians fled and dam floods complicated the lines. International brigades, including American volunteers, were deployed to slow the advance. The central army moved through Lerida’s suburbs, with Gandesa and Tarrragona in sight as operations continued.
Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board urged UNC students to support workers rights to organize both economically and politically. He warned of an rising vigilante spirit and the use of spies and provocateurs by labor’s opponents, who could back anti Wagner Act amendments.
New Rochelle New York March 31 Rabbi Abraham Nowak intermediary in the Peter Levine kidnapping said he refused to meet kidnappers insisting any contact be exclusive to abductors and himself. He offered to help only if the meeting remains exclusive and safe for the boy’s return.
Honolulu dispatch reports 65 American warships and 240 fighting planes ordered to search at dawn for six missing naval airmen after a night of mimic warfare that cost five lives. Two crew members escaped the Waianae crash. Lieut. L. O. Crane of Nashville was identified among the dead.
Raleigh, March 1. A. J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner, announced the state will not use slogans on 1929 automobile license plates. He said the department favors plain plates and believes the people want straightforward designs.
The United States formally notified Britain and France of its intention to construct battleships exceeding 35,000 tons. Secretary Hull sent notes to the British and French embassies and the Canadian legation.
New York stock prices found a firmer footing after a sharp late selling wave had pushed them to multi year lows. Volume was light and intraday selling storms interrupted the rebound as fractions to two point gains were cut back near the fourth hour. Some analysts saw a break in recessionary clouds and expected a spring rise.
M. G. Mann, general manager of the North Carolina Farmers' Cooperative Exchange, will address members at a meeting in this area on Monday night in Greensboro. He is based in Raleigh.
Britain pressed for quick moves away from aloof policy as Halifax urged the English to stay engaged in European affairs. London presented envoys with new plans to withdraw foreign troops from Spain and restore frontier controls, aiming to speed nonintervention and bolster Europe’s balance of power.
Riots erupted in Lower Egypt as former premier El Mustapha Nahas Pasha visited Tanta amid general elections in Upper Egypt. The mob damaged shop windows and riots were quelled after police fired slugs injuring 30.
Washington March 31 Senators on the finance committee near completion of the house tax bill revision proposed higher penalties on corporations that pile up surpluses to dodge taxes. The plan would tax undistributed net income with a 25 percent rate up to 100000 and 35 percent above that. The panel also weighs broadening the income tax base and may reject a cut in exemptions for married and single filers.
President Roosevelt states in a public letter that he has no inclination to be a dictator and possesses no qualifications for one. He argues organized opponents spread bogies about his plan and cites alleged claims including abolishing the army engineer corps as examples of baseless charges. The letter, dated March 29, was released by Secretary Marvin McIntyre and coincides with a Senate vote supporting the reorganization bill.
Washington March 31 Foes and friends of the administrations reorganization bill call the president letter a perfect fake and an admirable statement Representative Snell of New York says the letter is an effort to grab front page coverage while Senate and House leaders weigh how to vote on the measure. Democratic leaders including Senator Barkley and Senator Wheeler praise the letter though some opponents remain skeptical about the president denying dictator ambitions.
Governor Hoey granted paroles to seven inmates in North Carolina on March 31 and rejected clemency petitions from 34 others. Pink Inman of Buncombe County, jailed for second degree murder in 1982 with a 20 to 30 year sentence, was granted clemency due to excellent conduct, age over 70, and a failing heart amid external circumstances cited in the order.
Mr and Mrs W A Jackson of Chetopa Kansas seek a tornado proof home after their four room bungalow was blown away by a twister yesterday. They lost time during the previous tornado last year.
Twenty four men and women are named as defendants in a $27,000,000 damage suit filed in federal court in Chicago. Huston H. Marrs of Denver leads the action on behalf of supporters of Dr. Francis E. Townsend’s old age pension movement, naming Congressmen Robert L. Doughton Scott W Lucas and JohnS McM Groarty among the defendants and several former Townsend associates.
Tornadoes across five midwestern states killed at least 33 people and injured nearly 250. Central Illinois reported the most deaths with at least 10, followed by Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. Damage exceeded 1 million dollars as homes were destroyed and families left homeless.
Senator Pittman charged Secretary Ickes pressured Roosevelt to nominate Ebert K. Burlew as first assistant secretary of the interior and urged the senate to refuse confirmation. He said Ickes threatened him with loss of projects and patronage amid a three month battle over Burlew.
Representative Hancock of North Carolina said he could not support the bill as passed by the Senate in a statement released today. The clash signals divisions over proposed government restructuring and its implications for state administration.
A new "party of the revolution" forms to carry Mexico for Mexicans, merging with and replacing parts of Cardenas' old National Revolutionary party. Barba Gonzalez becomes president. The platform calls for progressive nationalization of big industry and expropriation of foreign oil holdings valued around 400.6 million dollars. The move prompts U S protest and raises questions about mining, oil, and foreign markets.
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