FBI appoints new special agent in charge of New Jersey
Newark New Jersey May 23. A. Paul Kitchin administrative assistant at several FBI offices today succeeded Thomas Donegan as special agent in charge of the New Jersey division. The 42 year old, born in Scotch Neck North Carolina and a Wake Forest College graduate 1930, practiced law before joining the FBI in 1938.
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N. J
Paul Kitchin
Fedral Bureau of Investigation
Thomas Donegan
New Jersey
Scotch Neck
N. C
Wake Forest
N.C
Sollege
FBI Ly
Fire damages Marlin's department store in Charlotte
An early morning blaze caused extensive damage to Marlin's department store in downtown Charlotte. Fire Chief Henrix Palmer estimated losses could reach $100,000 as store officials declined to set a figure.
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Charlotte
Marin’s
Arlotte
Henrix Palmer
North Carolina Food Dealers Seek Wage Bill Exemption
The North Carolina Food Dealers Association appealed to Washington for exemption from the pending wages and hours bill for one merchant group during its annual convention in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Washington
North Carolina Food Dealers Association
Ual
Dr W W Plyer Named Presiding Elder in North Carolina
Charlotte May 25 Dr W W Plyer editor of the North Carolina Christian Advocate was appointed today presiding elder of the Taylorsboro district of the Methodist Church.
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Charlotte
W. W. Plyer
North Carolina Christian Dvocate
Teensboroistrict
Senate Finance Committee Approves Treasury Secretary Nomination
Washington report notes the Senate Finance Committee today approved the nomination of the Secretary of the Treasury. The panel acted on the confirmation amid discussions of fiscal policy and cabinet leadership.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Tornadoes Leave Texas and Oklahoma with Fatalities
A string of tornadoes and strong winds hit northern Texas and southern Oklahoma killing four people L F Martin and his wife in TVAN Lometa resident Fannie binson and J G vis injured in Ivan and other towns reports say Every siding in towns was damaged At Leon Texas a windstorm destroyed six residences Four homes burned in Olney and Duncan area four hurt in a storm drenched region reflooding the southeast Kansas lowlands and river chokes.
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Texas
Oklama
L. F. Martin
Fanniebinson
Lometa
J. Gvis
Ivan
Leon
Rock
Olney
Duncan
Kansas
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Wallace Strawberry Festival Opens With Kam Barden Address
Wallace May 23 The annual Wallace Strawberry Festival begins tonight at 8 with an open address by Representative Kam A Barden. The evening includes a floor show featuring acrobats wire acts and other entertainment.
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Kam A. Barden
Mr. Barden
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House to Debate Wage Hour Bill Amid Quick Senate Push
The House voted 372 to 73 to bring the wage hour bill to the floor, amid bids to pass it alongside a $3 billion relief and public works measure. Roosevelt pressed for the bill but warned against its rigidity as factions in Congress push for quicker action before adjournment.
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Washington
Rules Committee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
PWA
Rutes Committee
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Congress
One quits S. C. Senate battle
Ashton H. Williams withdraws from the U S Senate race citing belief that defeat of Senator Smith is unlikely. He notes being a Roosevelt admirer but unable to fully back the President’s program for South Carolina. Remaining candidates listed include Ellison D. Smith, Edgar A. Brown, Olin D. Johnston and Theo H. Vaughn.
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Senator Smith
Williams
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Ellison WD
Cotton Ed) Smith
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
Olin D. Johnston
Theo H. Vaughn
Clemson
Parents of Girl He Killed Hopeful as Youth Faces Trial
In New York on May 23 a 17 year old, Donald Carroll, faced murder charges for killing Charlotte Matthiesen in a Jackson Heights home. His parents and Charlotte’s parents gathered, with the father promising to testify and others calling the tragedy a blind adolescent moment. Prosecutors say Carroll and Matthiesen planned a joint death pact after learning of the pregnancy, and Carroll summoned police after the shooting.
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Donald Carroll
D Matthiesen
Young Carroll
Rs. Matthiesen
Charlotte
Charles P. Fivan
Cedillo Kin and Followers Die in Mexican Clash
In San Luis Potosi region a rebel band of about 150 led by Hipolite Cedillo, nephew of ex general Saturnino Cedillo, suffered lethal losses after a clash with government troops near Lazunita. Eleven followers died along with Hipolite, as military planes and cavalry pursued the rebels.
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Mexico City
Defense Ministry
Hipolite Cedillo
Saturnino Cedillo
Lazunita
San Lote Potosi
San Luis Potosi City
Army
Picket Police Clash at J I Case Plant Riot
In Battle Creek Illinois on May 23 police and United Automobile Workers pickets clashed near the J I Case plant. Police cleared a blocked street after carloads of workers rushed the site. Chief Deputy Sheriff Carl Palmeren was seriously struck and hospitalized after hand to hand fighting and brick throwing.
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Rockford
Iil
J. I. Case
United Automobile Workers of America
Carl Palmeren
No assets found owned by Ryan
Edward Burns as receiver for Basil A. Ryan's New York state properties said he found no assets. Ryan, heir to a $1.2 million trust from Thomas Fortune Ryan, is facing a separation suit from Martha Barkley Ryan of Morganton North Carolina. She alleges estrangement and seeks alimony. Ryan must answer within 42 days.
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New York
Edward Burns
New York State
Basil A
Pat) Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
Martha Barkley Ryan
Morganton
N. C
Connecticut
Abraham J. Halprin
Bomb in Bag Kills Carrier in Rotterdam
A man carrying a bag with a bomb exploded on a main street in Rotterdam killing the carrier and wounding two bystanders. Police say the weapon was aimed at German espionage suspect Heinz Tiben, who was nearby but unharmed.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Heinz Tiben
Germany
Hancock Names Royster as Assistant State Manager
Oxford lawyer T. S. Royster, who served in the 1935 and 1937 state legislatures, was named by Representative Frank W. Hancock Jr. as his assistant state manager for the U. S. Senate campaign in Oxford.
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Royster
Hancock Oxford
Frank W. Hancock, Jr
U. S. Senate
T. S. Royster
Oxford
Hague To Face Hearing In CIO Suit Thursday
Federal Judge William Clark set Thursday for final hearing in the delayed suit brought by the CIO and others against Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and officials. Plaintiffs seek restraining orders against Hague Director of Public Safety Daniel Casey Police Chief Harry Walsh and the city commission. The suit also includes ACLU, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America, United Rubber Workers of America and six individuals led by William J. Carney.
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Newark
N. J
William Clark
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hague
Public Safety
Daniel Casey
Harry Walsh
City Commission
American Civil Liberties Union
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
United Rubber Workers of America
William J. Carney
New Jersey
Glider Pilot Seeks New American Altitude Record
San Diego May 23 A glider pilot John Robinson sought to set a new American altitude record by flying over the Santa Rosa Mountains. He rose on strong currents from the Clark Dry Lake region and landed ten miles east of Palm Springs with an official barograph recording above the 7,500 foot prior mark.
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San Diego
Clark Dry Lake
John Robinson
Santa Rosa Mountains
Palm Springs
Luzon Island Quake Shakes Large Area
A sharp earthquake struck a large portion of Luzon Island at 4 30 p m local time today 23 May No damage or casualties were reported Manila dispatch notes the tremor caused brief alarm across the capital and surrounding provinces.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Japanese say 10,000 Chinese surrender since Suchow fall
Report from Central China describes Japanese forces closing a 12 mile trap around Suchow with over 200,000 Chinese fleeing. Observers note such operations create wide battlefield open warfare and a remaining 30 mile gap along the Tientsin Pukow line as Chinese divisions escape westward.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Central China
Suchow
Lushan Hills
Subsien
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Shanghai
Tientsin-Pubow
Berlin recalls Falkenhausen staff from China
Berlin ordered General Alexander Von Falkenhausen and about 40 German advisers to withdraw to Chiang Kai-Shek's forces. The move follows German Japanese pact pressure to bolster anti Communist efforts. Chiang reportedly directs operations around the Lunghai railway as Hankow confirms the withdrawal.
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Hankow
China
Berlin
Alexander von Falkenhausen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tokyo
Chiang
Lunghai
High Court Rules Federal Tax Power Over Athletics and Port Authority
The Supreme Court rules federal levies may be placed on intercollegiate athletics at state universities and on salaries of New York Port Authority officials. Justice Stone writes a split decision upholding the admission tax on tickets to Georgia and Georgia Tech games and indicating broad federal taxation authority without fully ruling on taxing the port authority itself.
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Supreme Court
New York Port Authority
Justice Stone
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Port Authority
New York
New Jersey
Stone
Roberts
Federal Power Commission
Diplomas Awarded as Greensboro College Graduates Seek Christian Principles
Greensboro N C May 23 sixty graduates received diplomas after Dr Lynn Harold Hough dean of Drew Theological Seminary delivered the commencement address. Bishop Clare Purcell preached the baccalaureate sermon urging youth to distinguish paganism from Christianity. Bishops Kern Peele spoke on college aims and values.
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Greensboro
N. C
Lynn Harold Hough
Drew Theological Seminary
Greensboro College
Clare Purcell
Paul B. Kern
W. Walter Peele
Kern
Japan Quake Shakes Honshu. No Casualties Reported
A severe ten minute earthquake struck northeastern Honshu starting at 4 19 p m local time causing considerable property damage. Train service near Fukushima 150 miles north of Tokyo was suspended due to road bed displacement.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Japan
Fukushima
Steamer Lyugat Grounds Off Cape Lookout Shoals
The Hungarian steamer Lyugat with 29 crew aboard ran aground near Cape Lookout shoals while transporting scrap metal from Morehead City to Genoa. Coast guard boats cannot yet free her and the crew is in immediate danger.
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Beaufort
Lyugat
Cape Lookout
Coast Guard
Morehead City
Genoa
Czechs Stand Firm as Britain and France Warn
Britain and France warned Germany that Czechoslovakia could not be the theater of war. Milan Hodza met with Konrad Henlein in Praha as peace talks began and Czechoslovakia apologized for an unauthorized border bridge demolition.
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Paris
France
Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Praha
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Britain Aims Quick Talks to Resolve Czech Nazi Tension
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Czechoslovakia’s premier Milan Hodza and Konrad Henlein leader of the Sudeten Germans will meet tonight or tomorrow to seek peaceful settlement. Britain France Germany and Czechoslovakia agreed to expedite negotiations as tensions ease after a recent crisis near war.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Milan Hodza
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Henlein
V’raha
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Plane overshoots Port in landing at Camden airport
A 14 passenger Eastern Airlines plane overshot the runway while landing at central airport in Camden New Jersey and crashed through a fence. Four passengers and the three crew members were shaken but unharmed. The left wing metal covering was torn away.
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Camden
N. J
Eastern Airlines
Central Airport
World survey of farming proposed at Rome assembly
J Clyde Marquis United States delegate told the sixteenth session of the International Institute of Agriculture that a broad international study of the world s agricultural resources should begin soon. He said leaders of many organizations agree on the need and that the proposal has Secretary Wallace s approval.
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Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
J. Clyde Marquis
United States
Marquis
Henry A. Wallace
Charleston Man Held For Double Killing In Fight
Neely Owens was held on charges connected to the fatal shooting of Hieseman Singletary and his son Nat Singletary. Nat died after the May 15 clash. Hieseman died earlier. Owens, treated for club wounds, was moved from hospital to jail after the fight.
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Charleston, &. C
Neely Owens
Hieseman &, Singletary
Nat Singletary
Singletary
Owens
Atlanta Officers Face Graft Trial and Divorce Clue
Atlanta officials announce a major anti graft effort opening June 1 with the trial of six former Fulton county deputy sheriffs and eleven Atlanta police officers. Special Prosecutor Andrews says the divorce case filed by a convicted bootlegger's wife uncovered payments tied to police and others, leading to indictments as he pursues more defendants.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
PB. B. Andrews
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