Chamberlain warns Danzig strike would spark general war
In an Albert Hall address Prime Minister Chamberlain said any attempt to change the Danzig situation by force to threaten Polish independence would inevitably start a general war in which Britain would be involved. He also noted clear assurances to Poland and urged settlement by discussion where possible.
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London
Chamberlain
Albert Hall
Danzig
Britain
Europe
Poland
Germany
Izvestia Rejects British Unity Plan For Four Power Pact
The Soviet state paper Izvestia denounced Britain's unity proposals as unacceptable and urged a four power alliance with Russia, France, Britain and possibly Poland to bind mutual assistance and safeguard eastern and central Europe against aggression ahead of a Geneva meeting.
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Associated Press
Izvestia Today
Britain
London
Geneva
Russia
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Kremlin
France
Great Britain
Europe
Poland
Weather forecast for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Local thunderstorms develop this afternoon with generally fair conditions tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight especially in eastern and central portions with cooler conditions Friday. Virginia sees mostly cloudy skies with light showers in the west this afternoon, cooler tonight, and generally fair and cooler Friday. Kentucky reports scattered afternoon showers ending in generally fair tonight and Friday, with cooler conditions tonight and in the southeast Friday.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Lawyer Defends Idiot Son Slaying in New York Trial
Louis Greenfield, 45, milliner, stands trial for the death of his 16 year old son Jerome as attorney Samuel Leibowitz portrays the case as a tragedy and moral conflict. Leibowitz cites Greenfield’s wartime return and sorrow, arguing the father was not morally guilty. Spectators are noted as affected.
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New York
Louis Greenfield
Jerome
Samuel Leibowitz
Greenfield
Leibowitz
GOP Boss Indicted For Tax Evasion In Atlantic County
Enoch L Johnson, Atlantic county Republican leader for nearly thirty years, faces an early trial on income tax evasion charges. The indictment includes former County Judge Joseph A Corio and Anthony P Miller of Miller Inc. The group, all of Atlantic City, allegedly conspired to evade $34,996.87 in 1935 income taxes.
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Newark
N. J
Enoch L
Nocky) Johnson
Atlantic County
Johnson
Joseph A. Corio
Anthony P. Miller
Anthony P. Miller, Inc
Japh
Atlantic City
Savage urges cities and counties to open eyes to relief problems
Nashville May 11 Paul Savage state commissioner of welfare outlines the department's humane mission to rehabilitate individuals in need. He notes welfare mainly administers aid to the aged blind and dependent children and calls welfare work a patriotic effort beyond mere administration.
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Savage
State Department
Woodson Knight
Nashville
Paul Savage
Lauderdale County
Ripley
U. S
Tennessee
Daladier outlines France’s course of free collaboration with Britain
Premier Daladier told the Chamber of Deputies France has formed specific alliances to prevent violence and catastrophe in Europe. He warned against domination by force, urged peaceful collaboration, and praised the closeness of Franco British solidarity as the basis of policy.
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Paris
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Europe
Britain
Arrow weakens Folsom theory finds pre-Folsom hunter in Sandia cave
Dr. Frank Hibben of the University of New Mexico confirms a finely finished dart point found in a Sandia Mountains cave east of Albuquerque may push back man's entry into America beyond the 10,000 year Folsom date. The ceremony points to a hunter who roamed the Rio Grande valley when camels and elephants crossed western plains.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Frank Hibben
University of New Mexico
University Museum
Sandia Mountains
Ribben
America
Hibben
Tennessee Governor Promises Balanced Budget by July 1
Governor Prentice Cooper told Memphis business leaders that Tennessee will balance its budget by July 1 despite funding new armory construction TB control and a large WPA road program. He noted $24 billion in bonded debt to be paid this year with $15 million already in a fund.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Prentice Cooper
WPA
Local Utilities Rate Cut Approved After Compromise
The Tennessee Utilities Commission approved a compromise rate reduction for Kingsport Utilities Inc. expected to save customers 48 000 to 65 000 dollars annually. The change affects all bills after June 1 with a 60 kilowatt hour commercial rate drop to 3.9 cents and a residential 30 kilowatt hour tier drop to 3.9 cents plus 3 cents on the next 40 kilowatt hours.
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Nashville
State Utilities Commission
Kingsport Utilities, Inc
Land Office lease sales in New Mexico fall to low mark
Santa Fe New Mexico May reports oil and gas lease sales by the state land office brought in 2809 dollars for the month, the lowest in years, with only half of the offered tracts sold.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Land Office
Chicago Grain Elevator Blast Kills Eight at Least
An explosion and fire leveled a South Side grain elevator in Chicago. Firemen feared eight or more dead, with flames spreading to four nearby elevators and a quarter square mile engulfed. Losses exceed 1 million dollars. 5 firefighters and 4 others hospitalized.
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Chicago
South Side
Michael J. Corrigan
Rosenbaum Grain Company
W. H. Gassler
Rosenbaum
Norris Grain Company
Joseph Medill
Collins Company
Calumet River
Second Street
Loop
Board of Trade
Robert Thomas
Cooper Arrives by Plane for Dogwood Festival
Governor Prentice Cooper arrived at McKellar airport at 2 40 p m en route to the Dogwood Festival after a flight from Nashville. Lieutenant Ball piloted the plane.
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Cooper
Tri-City
Prentice Cooper
McKellar
Nashville
Ball
Cooper fires WPA witness from payroll in Tennessee
Eugene R. Kuhne a fish technician for the state conservation department was dismissed by Gov Prentice Cooper who said he did not want idle prattle. Kuhne had told a WPA investigator that federal relief funds aided in boosting land values owned by prominent Tennesee politicians.
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Nashville
Tenn
Eugene R. Kuhne
State Conservation Department
WPA
Tennessee
Prentice Cooper
Kahne
Harry S. Barger
House
Kuhne
Washington
Barger
Memphis
Cooper
Royalty's liner halted by fog off Newfoundland
The Empress of Australia carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth paused 350 miles off Cape Race due to dense fog. Escort cruisers Southampton and Glasgow kept pace as visibility dropped. arrival in Quebec next Monday remains on schedule with a two day leeway.
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Australia
George VI
Canada
United States
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Southampton
Glasgow
Quebec
Empress
King George
Royalty
Accused Slayers Denied Bail in Insurance Plot Case
Philadelphia May 11 The Eastern States murder for insurance plot defendants were given brief hearings in small groups and held without bail. Cesare Valenti Morris Bolber and David Brandt were among the first three brought from New York and Philadelphia. Valenti reportedly signed a murder confession in the 1935 Favato death.
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Philadelphia
Cesare Vaenti
New York
Morris Bolber
David Brandt
Valenti
Samuel Riccardi
Charles Favato
Vincent P. Medevitt
Morgenthau Pushes Tax Revision Aiming To Remove Deterrents
Secretary Morgenthau said the treasury plans to ask Congress to remove business deterrents from tax laws. He dismissed questions about Roosevelt’s stance and stated he stands by a past statement urging Congress to clear the tax code of barriers. He did not reveal details of the plan.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Methodist Unity Is Said Complete
Nine hundred delegates representing three branches of Methodism approved the union plan. Bishop John M. Moore of Dallas declared the message as the Methodist church unites. The merged church claims about 8 million members after two weeks of government planning with no legal action arising.
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Kansas City
Methodist Church
John M. Moore
Dallas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Protestant Church
Uniting Conference
Lewis Orders Miners To Sign New Contract
In Knoxville and New York, coal operators and John L. Lewis push or resist union shop terms. Operators in the Southern Appalachian area vote to refuse a closed shop while Lewis orders outlying districts to sign union shop contracts and reopen mines.
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Lewis
Knoxville
United Mine Workers of America
New York
John L. Lewis
Appalachian
Biltmore
U.M.W
Ellis Searles
UMW
Searles
Specialists Use Hypnosis to Turn Mind Back to Childhood
Brain specialists report hypnosis can reset the mind to a childlike state to treat mental disease. Dr Milton H Erickson described readjusting disordered minds by reversing mental time, with tests showing age-appropriate performance in reading puzzles and arithmetic after treatment.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Chicago
Milton H. Erickson
Eloise
Mich
American Psychiatric Association
Erickson
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