Moody Wins Surrey Title in Surbiton
Helen Wills Moody defeated Margot Lamb 6 3 6 4 to win the Surrey tennis championship in Surbiton England. Norway recognizes Italian conquest of Ethiopia. records show 25 nations recognizing Italy's African empire. Thomasville boy elected president of the Young People's association of the North Carolina Classics of Reformed churches in Greensboro.
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Mrs. Moody
Surbiton
Eng
Helen Wills Moody
Margot Lamb
Oslo
Norway
Ethiopia
Italy
Ithomasville
Greensboro
John Sullivan
Thomasville
Young People's Association of the
North Carolina Classics of Reformed Churches
First Reformed Church
Sullivan
Geneva Leonard
Lexington
Gayle Holt
Edna Mae Whitt
Whitsett
Genevia Bostain
Salisbury
Strike Paralyzes 200 Oil Barges Offshore
New York May 21 United Marine division AFL affiliated International Longshoremen's Association reports a strike paralyzing about 200 oil barges and leaving over 600 men ashore. Officials say the action is spreading to barge and small craft from northern New York cities as the union widens its stoppage.
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New York
United Marine Division
International Longshoremen
New York Cities
Rebels Advance Slowly Along Spanish Front Near Teruel
In northern Spain insurgents push methodically through snow swept mountains, claiming villages Escriche Villafranca Del Cid Benasal and Cabello slopes as government troops fight to hold ground. Both sides report casualties amid heavy weather and material losses.
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Hendaye
France
Sevral
Valencia
Castellon
Escriche
Teruel
Villaranca del Cid
Benasal
Villafranca del Cid
Ibacacer
Mosquezuela
Cabello
Francisco Franco
Ilots Blamed for Air Crash Near Saugus Hills
Los Angeles May 21 A coroner s jury ruled the crash of an $80 000 transport plane in the Saugus Hills Monday accidental and due to pilot and co pilot error nine persons were killed The jury recommended pilots flying passenger routes be inspected and required to fly 1000 feet above highest terrain when leaving or entering airports The federal board will hold a hearing Tuesday in Buring
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Los Angeles
Tony
Otr
Saugus Hills
Found fatally injured girl in Texas woods
In Lavernia near San Antonio on May 21 a twelve year old girl Hope Ellando was found fatally injured and ravished in desolate woods. Officers questioned a young Black person as a suspect after an all night search party found the body and a note bearing a Black person’s name near the corpse.
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San Antonio
Tex
Hope Ellando
Lavernia
Senate proposes limits on PWA funding for private utility plants
Washington May 21 The senate appropriations committee approved a plan to bar PWA funds from building public utility plants that compete with private systems when those private plants face public regulation. The amendment, part of a 3 billion relief bill, aims to curb government support for such projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
PWA
Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
D-Sc
WPA
South
House
Farm Senate
Appropriations
Senate
Aubd-Committee
Senator Russell
D-Ga
Agriculture Department
Small Girl Is Missing In N Y
NORTH TONAWANDA May 21 Police held one man for questioning as they searched for Betty Jane Hobbs a golden haired four year old who has been missing since yesterday afternoon from her home. Pennsylvania police probe Bradford disappearance of four year old Marjory West near Bradford Pa two weeks earlier studied unofficial reports of the North Tonawanda case but officials said there is no known connection. Bradford is about eighty miles south of here.
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North Tonawanda
N. Y
Betty Jane Hobbs
Yesteray
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Marjory West
Here
Lewis Sees More Labor Strength
John L. Lewis, chair of the CIO, predicted growing political power for labor at the United Office and Professional Workers of America convention. He said union growth naturally boosts political strength as workers organize to benefit members and others in the workforce. He declined to comment further on the line of reasoning due to special circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Office and Professional Workers of America
CIO
Lewis
Thomasville Gets New Bus Service
Thomasville gains a new bus service starting May 21 linking Wadesboro Denton with Thomasville and Winston Salem with limited daily trips. Initially one bus operates Wadesboro to Winston Salem, with two shuttles Thomasville to Winston Salem and Denton to Winston Salem, providing three northbound or two southbound connections for Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Wadesboro
Denton
Winston-Salem
Hess Leads in Oregon Democratic Primary Over Gov Martin
In Portland area returns Hess leads Gov Charles H Martin by about 1 8 40 votes with 42 0 28 to 40 1 88 from 1 1 6 7 precincts in Oregon. Hess backed by Norris and Ickes draws strength from lumber counties as AFL CIO support coalesces. Roosevelt remains hands off with Farley silent while race continues.
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Portland
Ore
Henry L. Hess
New
Multnomah
Hess
Alakamas County
Martin
George W. Norris
Nebraska Independent
Secre
Tary
Harold Ickes
AFL
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Perkins
Bitter Battle For Lanfeng On Lunghai Rail Line
Japanese and Chinese forces fought for control of Lanfeng near the Lunghai railway, with towns along the line bombed. Neih wang station changed hands twice as reinforcements arrived, and analysts warned capture of Lanfeng could force Chinese withdrawal toward Chengchow. An air raid and ground combat risked thousands of civilians and foreign missionaries in the area.
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Shanghai
Lunghai
Lanfeng
China
Kaifeng
Neihwang
Suchow
Nethwang
Chulan
Lake Hungtze
Chengchow
Peiping
Lunghat
Peiping - Hankow
Kweiteh
H. M. Harris
Addie Cox
Providence, Ala
Josephine Ward
Moberly
I. Brandatetter
C. Baker
8. Clougherty
St. Mary's of the Woods
Senators Would Save Phosphates From Western States
Washington May 21 Senators from agricultural areas voiced support for surveying vast phosphate deposits in Idaho Wyoming Utah and Montana. Senator Pope would introduce a resolution to study the lands before the next session. Norris and allies tied the phosphate deposits to the administration hydro electric program urging federal title and limiting exports while defending TVA land purchases as wise amid rising demand.
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Washington
Pope
Idaho
Norris
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
TVA
Rebels Rain Death On Madrid Bombardment Kills Consulate Resident
Insurgent artillery pounded Madrid’s Salamanca district before dawn, firing over 200 shells. About 25 people were injured and several killed in the attack, including Edouardo Lozano, brother of a former Venezuelan consul, who perished in his sleep at the two story Venezuelan consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Salamanca
Edouardo Lozano
Brother Sister Killed By Train Near Roanoke Rapids
Miss Mamie Fulgum 62 of near Roanoke Rapids and her brother Clarence Fulgum 42 of Washington DC were killed when a Seaboard Air Line train hit their automobile at a grade crossing two miles from Roanoke Rapids. Mamie died before reaching a hospital. Clarence died shortly after arrival.
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Roanoke Rapids
Mamie Fulgum
Near Here
Clarence Fulgum
Washington, D. C
Seaboard Air Line
Fulgum
Father Kills Two Young Daughters in Paterson
A 22 year old unemployed father Alfred Schwartzenbach confessed to murdering his two young daughters Lorraine age 1 and Alberta age 3 in Paterson New Jersey saying he killed them to prevent their starving. He crushed their skulls with a machinists hammer and attempted to burn the bodies on the living room sofa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
James Smith
Smith
Alfred Schwartzenbach
Lorraine
Alberta
Czechs Bolster Army On Eve Of Election Involving Nazis
British Foreign Secretary Halifax returns to steer policy as tensions rise over Czech German minority and Nazi brinkmanship. Prime Minister Chamberlain stays in touch amid frontier killings, Czech road barricades, and disputed German troop moves near the frontier. German claims of Sudeten injuries amid Komotau clashes are denied by Czech authorities. observers warn of potential open fighting and shifting loyalties among Sudeten Germans.
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Britain
London
Viscount Halifax
Foreign Office
Neville Chamberlain
Eger
Pilsen
Berlin
Neville Henderson
Hitler
Rhineland
Czechoslovakia
Deutsches Nachrichtenbuere
Komotau
Zionist Meeting To Open Tonight In Durham
The 16th annual seabeam Zionist conference opens in Durham with delegates from the Carolinas Maryland Virginia Delaware and the District of Columbia. A round table discussion and reception are on the program for tonight. The Zionist seminar will be held Monday to brief delegates on latest issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Seabeam
Carolinas
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
District of Axolumbia
Mrs Stahlman Dies in Nashville After Long Illness
Mrs Edward Claiborne Stahlman mother of James G Stahlman publisher of the Nashville Banner and president of the American Newspaper Publishers association died early today after a long illness in Nashville Tennessee.
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Stahlman
Nashville
Tenn
Edward Claiborne Stahlman
James G. Stahlman
The
Nashville Banner
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Two Germans Killed By Czech Border Guards
Central Europe crisis deepens as Czechoslovakia calls up reserves to bolster the army on the eve of municipal elections testing the Sudeten minority’s power. Two Germans were killed trying to cross into Germany. sandbag barricades and machine guns appeared at key border points as tensions rose across Berlin London and Budapest. President Benes urged unity and restraint while warning democracies to act boldly against authoritarian regimes.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Reich
Budapest
London
Viscount Halifax
Mart
Europe
Hungary
Pilson-Eger
Adolf Hitler
Eger
Eduard Benes
Konrad Henlein
Georg Hofmann
Nikolas Boehm
Benes
Zabor
Bohemia
Commonwealth
Privac
Grmany
Spain
Grady Accuses Winborne in Utilities Race in Charlotte
Paul Grady campaign swing in Charlotte accuses incumbent Stan ley Winborne of being a rubber stamp for utilities. Grady pledges to revitalize the utilities commission, cut gas telephone and electric rates, boost rural cooperatives and municipal power, and insist on fairness to the public.
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Charlotte
Paul Grady
Stanley Winborne
Eckener Pleas Anew For Helium In Dirigible
Dr Hugo Eckener head of the airship program appeals for helium after Americas denial to supply gas needed for the new dirigible LAZ-130 He denies military use and says bigger faster airplanes have made dirigibles moot He leaves for home after meetings with President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes seeking a gas supply.
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New York
Hugo Eckener
America
Roosevelt
Ickes
Eckener
Germany
Beckener
Mexico Faces Uncertain Scale of Revolutionary Movement
Mexico City May 21 The nation weighs if a major uprising is underway or a string of local rebel actions President Cardenas shifts forces to San Luis Potosi to quell Cedillo aligned bands while Cedillo’s troops disperse Pedro Izaguirre leads a key rebel faction once allied with Cedillo no shots fired yet in San Luis Potosi observers can't judge if the socialistic government faces a looming rebellion
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Mexico City
Mexico
Lazaro Wardenas
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Cadillo
Cardenas
San Luis
Cedillo
Govern
Ciudade Frnandez
Pedro Izaguire
Jalaco
Katherine Rawls Weds Aviator Theodore H Thompson
Katharine Rawls, noted swimming and diving star, married aviator Theodore H Thompson on Tuesday. Mrs Rawls, the athlete's mother, said the news came by long distance call and believes the ceremony may have taken place in Valdosta Georgia with the couple now in Columbus Ohio.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Katherine Rawls
Theodore H. Thompson
W. J. Rawls
Katherine
Valdosta
Columbus
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Abe
Central Europe
Senate Group
PWA Fund
ILOTS
Tirl
Texas
Evelyn Elizabeth Radeker
Asheville
Harrison Clark
Judy
Thomas
Albany
N.Y
Clark
Okayama
Japan
Matsuo Toi
Senators
Pope and Norris
Halifax
Associated Press
Winborne
Katharine Rawls
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