Marlboro Mills Strike Shuts Five Textile Plants
Workers at Marlboro Cotton Mills closed five plants after a night shift walkout. TWOC leaders claim near full organization of workers. management reports some night staff remained inside and first day shift refused entry. The strike affects mills in Santee region and Bennettsville, with about 1,100 employees.
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Marlboro Cotton Mills
Lawrence
Committee For Industrial Organization
Gwaltney
Marlboro
South Carolina
TWOC
Carolinas
Ford Plans Federal Tax Opposition
Detroit May 7 Henry Ford vows to oppose the federal tax on undistributed profits calling it ramshackle legislation by politicians parroting international financiers. He says the Ford Motor Company is the target and that the move would tax independents out of existence to force them to Wall Street.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford Motor Company
Wall Street
Zeppelin designer Eckener moved to tears by Lakehurst disaster
Dr. Hugo Eckener, designer of the Hindenburg, was moved to tears by the Lakehurst tragedy. He argued that helium should be used to float Germanys air ships, noting the nation lacks the lighter-than-air gas.
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Berlin
Hugo Eckener
Lakehurst
Germany
Graz
Austria
Eckener
Friedrichshafen
America
Hitler
Propaganda Ministry
Berchtesgaden
Death camps on trail of big airships
The Hindenburg disaster near Lakehurst, New Jersey, claims 33 dead or missing from 97 aboard as observers seek cause. Dr. Hugo Eckener cites sabotage unlikely and outlines possible causes including hydrogen ignition, ballast release, or a cigarette spark while noting strict onboard conduct.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Nn Air Station
Hindenburg
North Atlantic
Washington
Hans Luther
Germe
Hue Eckener
Eckener
Austria
Textile workers boss says Marlboro strike unauthorized
Roy R. Lawrence head of the Carolinas textile workers organizing committee said Marlboro cotton mill workers at McColl and Bennettsville walked out without authorization. He left for the scene to investigate and try to complete the contract under negotiation. He said the workers used a walk out instead of a sit down.
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Charlotte
Roy R. Lawrence
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Carolinas
Marlboro
McColl
Bennettsville
Lawrence
Warships Return to Thames for Coronation Pageantry
Britain’s home fleet of 30 warships entered the Thames on May 7 adding coronation splendor to the river scene. Flags flew as private craft escorted the ships, reviving memories of royal processions. The fleet remains until May 12 before sailing to Spithead for the coronation naval review.
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London
Britain
Thames River
Thames
Spithead
Stock Market Slips Yet Mostly Advances In May Session
New York May 7 stocks moved on a slippery market as early gains faded then recovered. Rails led the early push with fractional advances while Central opened with 12 000 shares, dipped into negative territory briefly, and then rallied.
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New York
Rails
Ata Fe
Central
Vice-Consul Samuel Park Dies at Biarritz
Samuel Park aged 79 United States vice consul at Biarritz died today after an opera performance.
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Biarritz
Samuel Park
United States
Train Kills Man Near Salisbury
C P Ervin aged 61 of near Barber was struck and killed instantly by a Southern passenger train last night near Salisbury.
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Salisbury
C. P. Ervin
Barber
Here
County Hi-Y Convention Convenes In Guilford
About 110 to 135 Hi-Y club members from Guilford county gathered at First Baptist Church for the second annual county Hi-Y convention. The afternoon session featured principal addresses by Rev. F. L. Conrad and Rev. Tom A. Sykes, with group discussions led by EB Jones M L Patrick O Arthur Kirkman and B W Hackney Jr. A theatre party and swim at the Y M C A followed the sessions. Jack Abels presided at the banquet with music by the Green Street Baptist quartet.
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Guilford County
First Baptist Church
High Point
First Baptist
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Welborn
William Andrews
EB. Z. Jones
M. L. Patrick
O. Arthur Kirkman
Thomasville
Denton
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Boy Scout Council
Hugh Smart
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
Jack Abels
Green Street Baptist Church Quartet
Boycott Idea Spreads Through Hollywood Strikes
Striking film studio craftsmen gain support for a national boycott and theater picketing. The CIO offers help to the Federated Motion Pictures, an AFL affiliate, as painters union leader Lindelof seeks strike-affected studio lists to broaden painter boycotts. CIO chief Lewis urges union workers to back the strikers regardless of affiliation.
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Hollywood
Committee For Industrial Organization
Federated Motion Pictures
American Federation of Labor
Ll. P. Lindelof
Lafayette
Ind
A. F. of L
Charles Lessing
John Ll. Lewis
C. M. Jordan
Diaries Enter Taylor Probe
Los Angeles May 7 The unsolved slaying of director William Desmond Taylor may trigger a new inquiry as the county grand jury studies the case. Diaries from Minter and a rumored romance with James Kirkwood are examined, but Byron Fitts says they add no light to the mystery.
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Los Angeles
Ace
William Desmond Taylor
Mary Miles Hunter
James Kirkwood
Byron Fitts
Laurel Hill Bank Robbed of 2000 Dollars
Laurel Hill bank in Laurinburg was robbed by two men who fled in an automobile toward the South Carolina line after forcing two employees to the floor and taking about 2000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Laurinburg
Commercial State Bank
Laurel Hill
Here
South Carolina
Citizens' committee formed to seek veterans hospital site
A citizens' committee in Halifax and Warren counties formed to push the section's bid for a veterans hospital in eastern North Carolina at Panacea Springs health resort near Lillington.
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SEEK
Roanoke Rapids
May
Citizens’ Committee
Halifax
Warren
North Carolina
Panacea Springs
Littleton
Garrett Explains North Carolina Soil Conservation Act
E B Garrett of High Point spoke to 120 representatives from eight soil conservation projects in North Carolina at Camp No 434 on the Soil Conservation Districts law. He outlined provisions, distributed a 24 page explanation, and answered questions as time allowed with potential group discussions planned for the afternoon.
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Soil Conservation
North Carolina
E. B. Garrett
High Point
The
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Con
General Assembly
Winstno-Salem
Garrett
State Soil Conservation Committee
Death List From Zepp Disaster Names of Victims
The list names Ernst Rudolf Anders of Dresden and R Herbert Anders son of Ernst, plus victims from many cities including Irene Doehner, Burtis Dolan, Edward Erdman, Fritz Hagaman, Moritz Feilbuach, John Pannes and Emma Pannes, Otto Reichold of Vienna, Walter Bernholzer, Ludwig Felbeher, Hugo Stett, and others. The unnamed two passengers and eleven crew members aboard the Hindenburg are excluded due to unavailable names.
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Anders
Ernst Rudolf
Dresden
R. Herbert
Ernst
Brinck
Berger
Doehner
Hermann
Mexico City
Irene
Dolan
Burtis
Douglas
Edward
New York
Erdman
Fritz
Hagaman
Alan
Lakehurst
N. J
Feilbuach
Moritz
San Francisco
Pannes
John
Emma
Reichold
Otto
Vienna
Bernholzer
Walter
Felbeher
Ludwig
Hugo
Hans
Stach
Stett
William
Werner
Franz
Hindenburg
Helium export recommended to aid airship safety
A Senate committee approved relaxation of restrictions on selling and exporting non flammable helium gas used for lifting airships like the Hindenburg. Investigations into the Lakehurst disaster continue as agencies study wreckage. A separate issue notes potential budget strains from illegal AAA levies with repayment deadlines set for June 10.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Department of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Bureau of Mines
Lakehurst
N. J
Cullen
D-Ny
Berry Named To Senate Seat In Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee May 27 George Leonard Berry veteran labor leader and new dealer named to U S senator from Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning appointed Berry to succeed the late Nathan L Bachman of Chattanooga Bachman died of a heart attack in Washington two weeks ago after serving four years in the senate
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Nashville
Tenn
George Leonard Berry
New Dealer
U. S
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Nathan L. Bachman
Chattanooga
Bachman
Washington
Senate
Liquor Vote in Columbus County Narrowly Divides
A canvass of Columbus county's local option liquor store vote shows 20 dry wins and three wet wins. The tally stands 38,630 against the stores and 1,483 for.
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Whiteville
Columbus County
Catawba County Boards Bids Out All School Dances
The Catawba county education board adopted a resolution to ban bidding for all dances in county schools after May 1.
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Newton
The
Catawba County
Refugees Escorted by British Ships To France
Two cargoes totaling 2,806 Spanish refugees from Bilbao reached France under British naval escort. La Rochelle and Pauillac welcomed mostly women and children, with 2,483 aboard the Habana and 323 aboard the Izarra. French ships Carimare Margaux and Chateau Palmer headed to Bilbao to retrieve more refugees.
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Bordeaux
France
Bilbao
la Rochelle
Pauillac
Izarra
Gironde
Carimare
Margaux
Chateau Palmer
Civil Strife Intensifies in Barcelona Suburbs
May reports from Cerbere mention new fighting in Barcelona area between anarchists and Catalan government forces with casualties in certain districts. Street fighting disrupts business, transport, and groceries as the civil war within a civil war spreads to suburbs, though stated to be less violent than earlier days.
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Cerbere
Franco
Barcelonia
Barcelona
Fatally Injured Man Dies After Collision Near Goldsboro
S W Alexander age 38 of near Goldsboro died at a hospital today from injuries suffered in a truck automobile collision late yesterday.
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Goldsboro
S. W. Alexander
North Carolina Plans Tax On Intangible Property
North Carolina's new approach taxes intangible personal property directly, a change described as fundamental. Revenue Commissioner Allen Maxwell told bankers at Pinehurst that the state may be unique in levying intangibles without local agents and will share half of the returns with the 100 counties. The tax targets bank deposits money on hand accounts receivable matured policies and other debt and equity evidence with a low rate deemed sound in principle.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina
Allen J. Maxwell
Maxwell and
Robertson Griswold
Baltimore
Trust
American Bankers Association
Griswold
Maxwell
Denhardt Resting After Murder Trial
Brig. Gen. Henry Denhardt, 61, resting at his brother J D Denhardt's home in Bowling Green after a hung jury in his murder trial for killing his fiancée Verna Garr Taylor in New Castle. He called the outcome vindication and was released on 25000 bond pending a September retrial. He had sought a change of venue from Henry County due to local opinion.
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Bowling Green
Henry Denhardt
M Verna Garr Taylor
New Castle Y Day
J. D. Denhardt
Henry County
Roosevelt Seeks Updates on Hindenburg Disaster
President Roosevelt, aboard the Potomac off Port Aransas, dictated sympathy messages after learning the Hindenburg explosion at Lakehurst, New Jersey. He sent a telegram to Adolf Hitler expressing deepest sympathy for the tragic loss of life.
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Galveston
Texas
Roosevelt
Lakehurst
N. J
Port Aransas
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
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