Caucus Deadlock and Fleet Flight Across Atlantic
Six planes of General Italo Balbo's trans Atlantic fleet flew over Fernando de Noronha Brazil at 2 55 pm local time during a voyage that includes 12 craft en route Africa to Brazil. Cruisers stood by to aid any downed aircraft as debate over Senate speaker continued among officials.
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Atlantic
Africa
Brazil
Fernando DO Noronha
Gneral Italo Balbos
Natal
Fernando de Noronha
Bolama
St. Paul’s Rocks
Orbetello
Wilbur Opposes Tariff on Oil
Secretary Wilbur declared against a tariff on oil arguing it would benefit big producers by reopening idle wells and worsen overproduction. He noted imports are negligible at about 10 percent and exports make up 15 percent of output. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilbur
E. B. Reeser
American Petroleum Institute
Sullivan County Court Backs Bond Refinancing and Road Bills
The Sullivan county court in Blountville unanimously endorsed three acts from the legislative committee. One bill seeks bonding over $200,000 to refinance time warrants and pike repairs, while another allows up to $100,000 annual bonds for road upkeep and bridge replacement with voter approval. The measures will go to Nashville for consideration.
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Sullivan County Court
Blountville
James R. Worley
Kingsport
W. D. Lyon
Bluff City
Joe A. Caldwell
Bristol
Sullivan
Nashville
General Assembly
Pike and Bridge Maintenance and Repair Fund
Balbo Leads Italian Seaplanes Toward Natal Brazil
Twelve Savoia seaplanes under General Italo Balbo launched from Bolama toward Natal Brazil in a 1600 mile Atlantic leg. The squadron, with twelve cruisers nearby for rescue, faced open water with few landfalls and hopes to reach Natal in 16 to 20 hours amid cloudy conditions.
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Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Africa
Natal
Brazil
South America
Italo Balbo
LOG OF THE BALBO FLIGHT REPORTS PROGRESS
The log records Balbo’s flight path from Orbetello Italy to Cartagena Spain then to Kenitra Morocco Villa Cisneros West Africa and Portuguese Guinea with legs totaling about 4 025 miles. A January 5 9 a m departure for Natal Brazil followed by a January 6 radio report to Rome confirms progress without mishap.
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Associated Press
Orbetello
Italy
Cartagena
Spain
Kenitra
Morocco
Villa Cisneros
West Africa
Pwelama
Portuguese Guinea
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Rome
Trans Atlantic Flight Planned for Paris Run
Captain William S McLaren and Mrs Beryl Hart of New York prepare for a two stop flight across the Atlantic aboard the Trade Wind loaded with commercial goods for Paris after a false start that failed to reach Bermuda as the first objective.
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Paris
Firnt
William S. McLaren
Beryl Hart
New York
Atlantic
Bermuda
Joffre Goes to Grave Tomorrow in Paris
Paris reports the public viewing of Marshal Joffre’s catafalque at the Ecole Militaire chapel as 65,000 filed by yesterday and last night with many more expected today. The last requiem was set for nine o clock, ending the homage window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa” Joffre
France
Marne
Catafalque
Ecole Militaire
Alma Reubens Arrested On Narcotics Charge In San Diego
Former screen star Alma Reubens, released a year ago as cured of addiction, is jailed in San Diego awaiting a federal narcotics possession hearing after 40 cubes were found sewn into a gown. She alleges a frameup while recounting a jewelry theft.
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San Diego
Cal
Alma Reubens
Screen
Favorit
Miss Rubens
Agua Caliente
Ruth Palmer
Eddie Tholman
Rubens
California
Hollywood
Mexico
Summary of Cancer Facts Issued by American Society
New York January 6 The American Society for the Control of Cancer issued a summary of what everyone should know about cancer. It notes that most cancers have no early pain and that pain often means advanced disease. Causes are linked to chronic irritation, not a germ or blood disease, and diet or cookware are not implicated.
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New York
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Thousands Return to Work Across Rail and Auto Sectors
Dispatches report large scale rehiring in rail and auto plants. In Chicago 7,000 C and NW workers return on a three day week, Detroit auto plants recall 22,000, Ford Rouge 6,500, East Windsor 5,000, Cadillac 6,000, Buick Flint 4,500. Roanoke sees 2,800 Norfolk and Western workers recalled.
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Chicago
Frank Walters
Chicago and Northwestern
Detroit
Michigan
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
East Windsor
Ford
Cadillac Company
Buick Company
Flint
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Beulah Limerick murder linked to threatening note
Washington date line reports a death threat to Beulah Limerick’s girlfriend Mary Ale, tied to the ongoing investigation of the 19 year old theatre usherette’s murder. Police plan to present Patrolman Robert L Langdon to a coroner’s jury as a possible link emerges.
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Washington
Beulah Limerick
Mary Ale
Robert L. Langdon
Limerick
Langdon
Once Great Arkansas financier begins anew in Fordyce
A. B. Banks once Arkansas's leading financial figure returns to Fordyce to start over after banks he led shut down. He tells townspeople he plans to form a new company from insurance agency profits and aims to rebuild debts, carrying 1.6 million dollars in life insurance. Mayor George Smith honors his past services.
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Arkansas
Fordyce
Ark
A. B. Banks
Home Insurance Companies
American Exchange Trust Company
Court House
George Smith
Mr. Banks
Nashville
Weather Summary Tennessee and Virginia Fair and Warmer
Tennessee fairs tonight and Wednesday with warmer Wednesday. Virginia generally fair and somewhat colder tonight then fair Wednesday. High yesterday 66, low 38. Rain yesterday 0.72 inches. Readings taken at 6 PM by T C Harris U S Weather Office.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Freak Windstorm Kills Six Across Two NC Counties and VA
A freak windstorm swept through Caswell County North Carolina and Mecklenburg County Virginia and Warren County North Carolina killing six people and injuring several others. Victims include Jim Dunston and three sons crushed at a Ridgeway home and Edna Wlarris a girl killed near Wise. A farm house collapsed near Boydton and a school life near Yanceyville also struck.
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Norlina
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Grover Henderson
Boydton
Mecklenburg County
Ridgeway
Warren County
Jim Dunston
Wise
Edna Wlarris
Yanceyville
Caswell County
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Murder linked to rum running in Los Angeles case
Police say Frank Hugo killed his wife Mrs. Rina Hugo and Louis White to silence White over bootlegging and to protect Hugo's rum running gang. Detectives say Mrs. Hugo was used as bait and note discrepancies in Hugo and nephew John Duca statements. The couple's children are a 7 year old girl and a 4 year old boy.
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Los Angeles
Rina Hugo
Louis White
Frank Hugo
Hugo
White
William J. Bright
California
San Francisco
Indiana postmasters dismissed for buying posts
The Department of Justice prepared to indict an Indiana member of Congress for taking money from four postmasters to obtain appointments. No formal action yet. a special prosecuting attorney will likely handle the case from Washington. The four Indiana district postmasters have been dismissed.
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Department of Justice
Indiana
Congress
Post Office Department
Justice
Harry E. Rowbottom
Washington
Justice Department
George R. Jeffrey
United States
Indianapolis
Time Trial Tests Einstein Theory Seizure Of Time
In Pasadena researchers Kennedy and Thorndyke at Caltech lock time in a lab cell for three years to test Einstein’s relativity claim that time varies with velocity. The experiment aims to verify whether time lengthens with speed as space does, outlining potential shifts in space time theory. Einstein’s ideas from Berlin are revisited as results await his own assessment.
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Walter B. Clausen
Pasadena
Cal
Albert Einstein
Berlin
Einstein
Roy J. Kennedy
Edward M. Thorndke
California Institute of Technology
Mension
Kennedy
Albert A. Michelson
Thorndyke
Deadlocked in Tennessee Senate speakership race
In Nashville on January 6, 4, Scott P. Fitzhugh of Memphis and W. K. Abernathy of Selmer led a Democratic caucus stalemate for the state senate speakership. After ten ballots in which neither candidate secured 15 votes, Abernathy held nine and Fitzhugh eight on the final tally, with Broadbent Cornelius and Anderson variously losing and gaining support. Memphis leader E. H. Crump observed as alliances shifted among Richards, Todd, Kennedy and others.
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Nashville
Senate
General Assembly
Senate Democrats
Scott P. Fitzhug
Memphis
W. K. Abernathy
Selmer
Kennedy
Abernathy
Fitzhug
H. C. Anderson
Fitzhugh
A. B. Broadbent
Charles L. Cornelius
Anderson
Broadbent
Cornelius
Edward H. Crump
Kelby County
Criswell
House
James Criswell
Knoxville
E. Crawford Alexander
Elizabethton
Election Commission
Tenn
Scott P. Fitzhugh
State Senate
Alexander
Larsen
Brown
Berry
Doak
Faulkner
Officer
Todd
E. H. Crump
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Rio
By Don J. Kirkley
Fitzhugh, Abernathy
Horton
Brave Atlantic
Savoia
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
mid-Atlantic
Joffre
Cancer Control Society
By Howard J. Blakeslfe
The
Beulah
Albright
Ault
Craig
Ewel
Happel
Priest
Riley
Spencer
Vaughn
Coleman
Durham
Chambliss
Graves
Jackson
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