Plane Crash Kills 25 Including US Senator Lundeen
A transport plane en route from Washington to Pittsburgh exploded in a Virginia alfalfa field during a heavy storm, killing 25 people including U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota and four crew members. The disaster marks the worst U.S. commercial aviation accident to that date.
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Transport Falls
Virginia Field
Capital
Washington
United States
Internal Revenue Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lovettsville
Pennsylvania Central Air Lines
Pittsburg
Virginia
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Kirksville
John Rhodes
Winchester
Evening Star
Associated Press
Rhodes
Margaret Carson
Pittsburgh
Water Tanks Collapse Kills Three in Atlantic City Bath House
Two 20 000 gallon wooden tanks collapsed through the Florida Avenue bath house roof on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Mrs Connie Arbor of Philadelphia 42 and two others died. Ten injured as firemen recovered bodies. search continued for a fourth victim. Arbor's husband was among the injured.
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Florida Avenue
Connie F. Arbor
Philadelphia
James A. McMenamin
Florida Avenue Baths
Arbor
Errand of Mercy Ends in Auto Crash Near Swartz
P Musick a 17 year old youth on an errand of mercy for a CCC camp near Swartz was injured when his automobile overturned after striking a railing on a concrete bridge. He was admitted to St. Francis Sanitarium with bruises and facial lacerations. he was stationed at the CCC camp.
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P. Musick
St. Francis Sanitarium
Musick
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Man Stabbed in Eros Standoff Rushed to St Francis
Thomas J. Lawson, 58, was stabbed during a Saturday night altercation in Eros with an unidentified man. He was taken by Dixie Funeral Home ambulance to St Francis Hospital in critical condition, suffering severe blood loss.
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Thomas J. Lawson
Eros
St. Francis Sanitarium
Lawson
St. Francis
Dixie Funeral Home
Hurricane Bears Down On NC coast Levels Threats Along Seaboard
Manteo North Carolina August 31 storm warnings extended from Hatteras to the Virginia capes as a tropic born hurricane moved toward the coast. Weather officials predicted landfall between midnight and early Sunday with warnings for shipping to proceed cautiously. Coast Guard stations aided a Venezuelan tanker while Norfolk officials prepared for possible emergencies amid tense forecasts.
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North Carolina
Virginia Capes
South Atlantic Seaboard
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
Carolina
Weather Bureau
Hatteras
New England
Philadelphia Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Charles B. Borland
Norfolk and Morehead City
Battle looms over industries defense provision
Washington reporters say the Burke Wadsworth draft gains House support though big opposition grows to letting the government seize private plants for defense. Some lawmakers privately foresee the industry clause being dropped, others see a chance of a government operation compromise. The debate stays tied to the 21 to 44 draft registration provisions.
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Washington
House
Walker Named Postmaster General Succeeding Farley
President Roosevelt announces Frank C. Walker of New York will become postmaster general, replacing James A. Farley. Walker, a lawyer and theater operator, has chaired the old national emergency council and once served as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, with Senate confirmation expected early next week.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
New York
James A. Farley
Dutchess County
Walker
Senate
Old National Emergency Council
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt Home Club
Moses Smith
Jim Farley
Jim
Roosevelt names Walker for postmaster general
President Roosevelt announced that Frank C. Walker, treasurer of the Franklin D Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park New York, will be nominated Monday or Tuesday to succeed James A Farley as postmaster general.
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West Monroe
United States
Frank C. Walker
Franklin D Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
State tax rises become effective
Baton Rouge August 31. Tax increases under Governor Sam Jones raise $2,440,000 in annual revenue and take effect at midnight Saturday. Esoteric items include a one cent per pack cigarette levy and fifty cents per gallon on liquor or sparkling wine, with smaller hikes on still wines and tobacco products. The measures, replacing the sales tax set to end January 4, include a $910,000 increase from tobacco and $1,530,000 from alcoholic beverages.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
University President Endorses Draft and Prohibition Proposals
Chicago reports reveal University of Chicago president urging reliance on national service to prohibit meats. He says the whole effort serves the people and defeats opposing voices, though specifics remain unclear in the fragment.
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Chicago
M. Hutenins
University of Chicab
Reliancé Service
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