Rosendahl Describes Small Flame Burst On Hindenburg
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl testified before a commerce board that a small flame burst on the Hindenburg’s after top signaled disaster. He, a survivor of Shenandoah, said the fire’s origin remained unknown and conditions at landing were deemed satisfactory.
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Coronation rehearsal ends as crowds gather in London
The Duke of Norfolk acts as understudy in a final mock ceremony at Westminster Abbey marking the countdown to King George VI coronation. Rain and fog fail to deter thousands in London while trains from the provinces bring more visitors to the capital.
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Duke of Norfolk
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England
Westminster Abbey
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Empire
Economy move crystallizing
Washington May 10 Two factors push congressional leaders to predict a crystallizing plan this week to cut federal spending. The House subcommittee may act on Roosevelt’s request for 1.5 billion relief funds, while a Friday conference with leaders will discuss relief and economy. Conservatives back King’s proposal to shift relief to the states, with 850 million allocated to states. Republicans favor this, aiming for cuts mainly in relief funds. Overall fiscal bills total about 4.669 billion, up 479 million from the current year.
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House Appropriations Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Woodrum
D-Va
Bailey
King
Utah
Rockingham Man Held For Murder
Henry Cannon a 40 year old farmer and former soil conservation worker was jailed in Rockingham county charged with murder after the fatal shotgun shooting of Robert Alley 55 at Alley's home last night. Cannon reportedly admitted the shooting claiming self defense.
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Henry Cannon
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Founder Air Mail Pioneer Harry Stewart New Dead
Harry Stewart New, 79, Hoosier newspaperman and former Harding cabinet member who created the air mail and led the post office department, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after an extended illness. His body will be sent to Indiana for funeral services in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
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Harry Stewart New
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Air Mall
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Planters End Meeting Charged In Missouri
J R Butler president of the Southern Tenant Farmers union said a sharecropper meeting at the Caruthersville courthouse was broken up by planters. He claimed Rev W L Blackstone of Wynne Ark a Roosevelt tenancy commission member and organizer was forced to leave town along with fellow organizer W M Tucker.
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J. R. Butler
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
Caruthersville
W. M. Tucker
Windsor Opens Coronation Week Amid Crank Letters
The Duke of Windsor and his fiancée Mrs Wallis Simpson prepare for a simple wedding as the coronation week begins in Monts France. He adds guests to the ceremony list while guards stay alert after a wave of threatening crank letters arrive.
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Edward VIII
Windsor
Portbou Bombed by Insurgent Planes Killing Three
Three low flying insurgent planes bombed Portbou on the Franco Spanish border killing three and injuring several. Forty bombs were dropped over Portbou for half an hour before anti aircraft guns drove them away, causing heavy damage near the railroad station.
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Portbou
Spain
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Dawes Forecasts Another Slump Through 1939
Chicago May 10 1939 Gen Charles G Dawes predicted prosperity would be interrupted by a stock market collapse and a minor business recession in summer or fall 1939. The slump lasting one or two years would be followed by a period of prosperity. The forecast revises his December 1934 low mood outlook and notes an upturn began in July 1935.
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Charles G. Dawes
Chicago Manker
Tax Case In Second Week In Du Pont Ras kob Spat
The income tax case against Pier S. Du Pont and John J. Raskob entered its second week before U S Board of Tax Appeals judge Richard L. Disney. Government attorneys focus on alleged bauncing off stock sales in 1929 class transactions following the market panic and the deduction of over 7 million dollars in losses on 1929 returns.
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New York
Pierre S. du Pont
John J. Raskob
Richard L. Disney
U. S. Board of Tax Appeals
du Pont
Raskob
Potato Acreage Grows With Irish Seed Planting
Washington on May 10 reports Beaufort county farm agent W L McGahey estimates about 10 000 acres of Irish potatoes planted nationwide, roughly 2000 acres more than the previous year.
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Washington
W. L. McGahey
Beaufort County
Textile Labor Push Seeks $18 Minimum Wage and 35-Hour Week
Textile labor leaders pressed for an $18 minimum wage and a 35-hour week in a federal textile regulation bill. United Textile Workers officials were invited to testify as hearings opened on the Ellenbogen bill to create a "little NRA" for textile mills.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
NRA
State's Red Men Convene Annual Meeting In City
Members of the Improved Order of Red Men from every tribe in the state gathered at the Sheraton hotel for the annual meeting of the major departments. W. Ben Goodwin of Elizabeth City serves as great chief of records as preparations continue for the proceedings over the next two days.
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Sheraton Hotel
W. Ben Goodwin
Elizabeth City
Macon Man Gored by Bull
A bull fatally gored 65 year old William A. Key as he tried to lead it through a gate in Macon Georgia. His son William A. Key Jr was knocked down and gored while attempting to move the animal. The Keys raised the bull from a calf and friends said it would be sold to a packing concern.
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William A. Key
William A. Key, Jr
Film Actors Strike Averted By Working Agreement
In Hollywood the threat of a film actors strike ended as six of nine major studios granted key guild demands for a shop, better pay for extras, and improved conditions. Samuel Goldwyn disputed the list claiming his name was omitted.
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Screen Actors’ Guild
RKO
Paramount
M-G-M
Universal
Columbia
Twentieth Century-Fox
Samuel Goldwyn
United Artists
Seek Mandatory Neutrality Drives New Bill
A group from the old Senate munitions committee announced a campaign to make neutrality law mandatory. Senators Nye Vanden berg Bone and Clark proposed amending the Pittman McReynolds act to remove the President's discretion and require cash and carry at the outbreak of war, making the policy permanent beyond its current two-year limit.
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Senate Munitions Committee
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Bone
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Clark
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Filibuster Looms Over Court Reorganization Debate
Washington May 10 44 Opponents led by Senator Wheeler of Montana vow to filibuster the plan to add six new Supreme Court justices if any retirement age 70 issue is altered while Senator Ashurst backs the bill and warns a lengthy oral barrage may not stop a vote The dialogue centers on delaying tactics and the Senate battle over the court reorganization proposal.
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Supreme Court
Ashurst
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Judiciary Committee
Declines Hit Stock Market In Slow New York Session
In New York on May 10 stock trading was sluggish with only slight moves. Prices edged back by small fractions and bonds softened modestly as major components of the market found the session difficult to sustain momentum.
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New York
Com. Eee
Furniture Workers Go Out On Strike in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on May 10 workers from two major furniture firms walked out demanding union recognition wage increases and a 40 hour week. About 809 men left the Robert W Irwin Company plant and 160 from the woodworking division of the Macey Company according to I O organizer Robert Bates of Cleveland. Company officials declined to discuss the strikes.
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Robert E. Bates
Cleveland, Co
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Robert W. Irwin Company
Macey Company Company
Regal Shirt plant closes in Morehead City
The Regal Shirt factory in Morehead City shuts its local plant today with doors posted closed indefinitely. Mayor Gibbs says the suspension stems from ordered cancellations, not local labor strife, though four machines were reportedly broken last week.
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Regal Shirt Factory
E. 8. Gibbs
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Governor Hoey cites investigator on Morehead City union issue
Governor Hoey said his investigator found there was advice but no force used against organizers in Morehead City. He noted residents warned organizers to leave as tensions rose, while the mayor did not order expulsions or employ force, though some townspeople used strong words.
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Hoey
Morehead City
Fliers Plan Return Flight After Croydon Stop
Coronation fliers Jack Lambie and partner landed at Croydon Airdrome at 6:38 p m EST completing the ward leg of a trans oceanic flight. They left Floyd Bennett Field Sunday and aimed to reach New York by Thursday, planning to photograph coronation ceremonies and return with pictures.
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Notts Weald
London
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Harry Richman
Group Named to Study Act Revisions Training Advisory Panel
Washington May 10 24 member advisory committee formed by the Senate Finance Committee and the Social Security Board to study possible revisions of the federal social security act The group will review old age pension and unemployment compensation systems Chairman Harrison said no fundamental changes would be proposed this session but revisions could come later Senate Judiciary Committee members push new court reorganization proposal Senator Burke to submit a constitutional amendment proposal tomorrow
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Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Board
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D-Miss
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Senate Judiciary
Five Carolinians Die On Highways
Five Carolinians perish in weekend highway tragedies. J. H. Merritt a Mon bakery employee near Concord died in an accident. Herbert Sawyer 23 drowned when his car overturned into a water filled ditch near Marion D C. James A Center 41 pedestrian near Greenville was killed by a truck. Rice Miller 19 Hertford high school student died in a collision in front of his home. Mrs R V Sheppard 56 near Gastonia died in a collision near Mooresboro.
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J. H. Merritt
Accid
Concord
Herbert Sawyer
Marion
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Sawyer
James A. Center
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Rice Miller
Hertford
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R. V. Sheppard
Gastonia
Mooresboro
Packard Strike Averted as U A W Wins Pact
Detroit May 104 The first major auto plant agreement between labor and management at Packard Motor Car Co took effect after ratification. United Automobile Workers will represent all employees, with a four to one vote in favor. The pact runs to May 1 1938 and bars any strike or work stoppage by the union during that period.
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Packard Motor Car Co
United Automobile Workers of America
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