Storm Victims to Get Federal Aid in Plane Crash
A Sun Racer transcontinental airliner smashed into Chestnut Ridge in fog killing 11 and injuring three. Federal and company investigators plan hearings in Uniontown and Pittsburgh to determine causes. Survivor C C Challinor and Nellie Granger, a hostess, are highlighted for bravery. Names of dead include Valley Forge Academy cadets Charles H. Smith D P O August Jr Crawford Kelly Rupert G. Bryans and Stanley H. Bayersdorfer.
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Marben Graham
Uniontown
Sun Racer
Chestnut Ridge
Dennis Mulligan
Department of Commerce
Fittsburgh
Uniontown Hospital
Nellie Granger
Little Jeroine
California Pound Transport
Meyer C. Ellenstein
Newark
N. J
C. C. Challinor
Cleveland
New York
Pittsburgh
Charles HR. Smith
D. O. August
Crawford Kelly
Stanley H. Bayersdorfer
Steubenville
Bayerdorfer
Challinor
Charles H. Smith
Arnold
Valley Forge Military Academy
Dp. O. August, Jr
Grove City
Balloon Ascend Record Set by Soviet Automatic Balloon
NOVOSIBIRSK USSR April 3 AP Soviet authorities announced a small automatic radio balloon launched from the Novosibirsk meteorological station reached a weight over 24 miles and an altitude of 12 209 meters 400 96 feet surpassing a Kiev February ascent by 5 feet in height.
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Novosibirsk
Ussr
Weather report fragments from multiple states
Fragmented forecast notes describe warmer trend with showers in some areas. Virginia promises fair tonight with rising Thursday temperatures and wind. North Carolina mentions cooler southern coast and a generally unsettled pattern with increasing clouds and possible warmth later. Other regions show scattered showers and variable conditions with limited clarity.
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Virginia
Krestecry Fair
North Carolina
Cnast
Warner
Barrio Is Elected Spain's President
Madrid April May Diego Martinez Barrio, a moderate left Republican, assumed the presidency after a dramatic parliamentary session ousting Alcala Zamora. Fresh outbreaks of political violence accompanied the change as authorities pledged precautions. Zamora’s term ends with a year eight months left. Cortes to vote on electors and a presidential election within three months.
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Alexander H
Associated Press
Sinfl
Madrid
Diego Martinez Barrio
Spain
Sicetd
Alcala Zamora
Alfonso
Chamber of Deputies
Martinez Barrio
Republic
Cortes
Sanchez Albornoz
Union Republican
University of Madrid
Terry Alcala Zamora
Spanish Republic
Ateala Qampara
Hopkins Defends Relief Expenses in Washington Hearing
April rally in the capital featured behind the scenes fights as Hopkins faced Republicans demanding an accounting of the 4.88 billion work and relief fund. Roosevelt’s request for 1.01 billion more for next year triggered tax policy debates while a Chamber of Commerce attack marked the session. Senate lobby investigators opened new hearings amid crusader opposition to prohibition and related measures. Continued on page four.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Tress
Black D.ala1
Senate
Crus
Supreme Courts
English Protest Poison Gas In Italo Ethiopian War
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden protested the alleged use of poison gas by Italian forces in Ethiopia during a League of Nations conciliation committee session. The committee voted to seek Red Cross evidence on gas use, while other diplomats urged access to information on atrocities and sanctions.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Ethiopia
League of Nations Conciliation Committee
Eden
Italy
Isden
International Red Cross
Ethiopa
Red Cross
Wasit
Mosien
Gonzalo Zaldarabide
Keuscher
Erundor
League
Fenader
Zaldanie
Jevene
Faset
Pierre Ztmane Flandin
Red Cras
Hydes
Hague
Gorey
Page Court
Federal controls urged for film industry reform
A Washington report from the Federal Trade and Commerce Commission advocates federal regulation of the film industry to curb monopolistic practices. The draft proposes a national oversight body to standardize exhibition, address anticompetitive concerns, and require distributors to cover costs for commonly shown pictures. The plan emphasizes protecting exhibitors and audiences while studying potential enforcement methods and timelines.
Fraud Charged in Gas Tax Division Case
A brief before the Supreme Court alleges widespread fraud in Nashville within the inspection section of the state taxation department's gas and oil division. The filing claims corruption tied to parcel sales and distress warrants, naming inspectors and the commissioner in actions surrounding property seizures and misuse of funds.
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Nashville
Supreme Court
Il Natre and Taxation Department
Easuline Tax Unit
Erle Hudson
Neshville Ofl
Department of Finance and Taxation
Chan
Corler
Hammett Oil Con
Disre di Company
Bref
Italy to wipe out Ethiopian forces
Premier Mussolini told his ministers that security for Italy's East African colonies requires total annihilation of the Ethiopian military, praising Marshal Badoglio after the Uake Ashangi victory. He said conquered regions show support for the Italian cause and that the conquest progresses without key obstacles.
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SH. Guptill
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolino
Maly
Te Duce
Council of Ministers
League of Nations Confiltation Committee of 13
Geneva
Haile
Selassie
Mussolini
Pietro Badaglio
East Africa
Uake Ashangi
Negus
Italy
1 Duce
Cities Plan to Bury the Dead in Tornado Zones
Definite progress in rehabilitation and federal aid cheered Gainesville and Tupelo as 3.6 thousand relief workers labored amid widespread flooding across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and the Carolinas. Roosevelt announced 2.5 million dollars in WPA funds for southern storm rehabilitation while Red Cross has raised over 3.4 million for flood relief.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Tupelo
Miss
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Rivers swell flood areas prompting evacuations in the South
Muddy waters inundate hundreds of thousands of acres across six states below the Mason-Dixon line and parts of Illinois. The Tennessee River is expected to crest 36 to 37 feet, well above flood stage, as authorities evacuate low lying homes in Chattanooga and surrounding areas. Four deaths are reported, including two in East Tennessee from a bridge plunge and two children drowning in creeks near Boone and Neva. Levee defenses limit Mississippi floods, while Memphis braces for a 39-foot crest and patrols are ordered. Rescue efforts continue as the Ohio River surge sends water from Paducah and crews evacuate about 200 families near Barlow. Continued on page four.
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Tupelo
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolinas
Sweetwater Creek
East Tennessee
Boone
N. G
Neva
Tenn
Chattanooga
Coosa
Tallipoosa
Rome
West Point
Atlanta-Montgomery
Fadueah
Ohio
Boones, N. C
Columbia
Green- Wille
Wi Mississinni
Arkansas
South Carolina
Mason-Dixon Line
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Tennessee River
Mississippi
Sweetawater Creek
East
Tennassee
Memphis
Jevcos
Paducah
Barlow
Kentucky Plans to OK Chandler Money Measure
Kentucky lawmakers push a revenue bill to tax inheritances and widen exemptions. The measure, backed by Governor Chandler, would raise tax rates on medium inheritances, adjust widow and child exemptions, and target nonresident owners. The package, tied to broader tax plans, aims to boost state revenue with little opposition anticipated.
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Kentucky
O. K
Chandler
Benlachy Corporation
Spert
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