Official report of only officer surviving read
The reading of Lieut-Com Herbert V. Wiley’s report, the sole surviving officer’s account of the Akron disaster, opened the navy department inquiry as court members in full dress reviewed the case. Wiley said he had no complaint against any officers or crew. The session followed the recovery of Rear Admiral Moffett’s body and included witnesses among Akron widows. A House rules panel approved a joint congressional probe into airship accidents, including the Akron tragedy.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Herbert V. Wiley
Akron
Navy Department
Henry V. Butler
Washington Navy Yard
Harry E. Shoemaker
Sunnyvale
William A. Moffett
Aeronautics Division
Navy
New Jersey
Wiley
Washington
House Rules Committee
Sixteen Die In Dixie Mishaps In Weekend Accidents
Atlanta dispatch reports sixteen deaths across the south from weekend mishaps including eleven automobile crashes, three train incidents, and two drownings. Alabama records four fatalities with cases from Ashford and Decatur. Georgia adds several deaths near Vicksburg, Baxley, Cordele, and Macon. Mississippi near Vicksburg. North Carolina at High Point. Arkansas and Florida noted two each. Kentucky and Mississippi one each. Names cited include John Pate Sterling Hicks Ed die Moss W T Moon Joe Gillis Randall Walker Arthur McCord Irene and James Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Mississippi
John Pate
Sterling Hicks
Eddie Moss
Ashford
Ala
W. T. Moon
Decatur
W. B. Miller
Union Trust Company Bank
Little Rock
Vicksburg
Miss
Joe Gillis
McRae
Baxley
Randall Walker
Cordele
Macon
Arthur McCord
High Point
N. C
Irene
James Wiley
Charlotte
Car Theft Mixup Leads to Exchanged Pontiac Confusion
Two Knights of Pythias members in Monroe forgot their cars were the same vintage and accidentally swapped vehicles. A. W. reported a missing Pontiac, only to discover it had been exchanged with J. D. Butler’s car. The mystery cleared when both keys failed to start the other car. A. W. learned the truth after calling Butler to verify which auto he drove home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Trotter
J. D. Butler
Stonewall Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Grammont Street
A. W
Butler
B. B. Jones
State County
New Orleans
Monroe
Tallulah
Orleans
E. R. Strahan
Former Ambassador Henry Van Dyke Dies at Princeton Home
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former ambassador to the Netherlands, died Monday at his Princeton residence. The obituary notes his service in diplomacy and his residence in New Jersey.
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Trenton
N. J
Henry van Dyke
The
Netherlands
Princeton
Forest Corps Recruits in Conditioning Camps
Washington April 10 Reuters says first Civilian Conservation Corps recruits are in conditioning camps to prevent malnutrition. Over 2 600 of the initial 25 000 are in camps with more to move in Monday as Fechner aims for a May 15 full strength and nationwide enrollment by section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Conservation
Fechner
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Unknown Tongue Cult Taught In Kentucky Hills
Dr. J R Fairchild testifies in the Mills murder case that a hill country cult known as the Congregations of Tendance teaches prayer in an unknown tongue. He says the practice originated about twenty years ago with an Akron Ohio evangelist and is accompanied by jerking shoulders and jaw rigidity before muttering. The sect spans nearly a dozen Kentucky and West Virginia counties.
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Inez
John H. Mills
Lucinda Mills
Kentucky-West Virginia
J. R. Fairchild
Mills
Hill Country
Akron
Ohio
Dr. Fairchild
Tendance
Fairchild
Kentucky Hills
Louisville Medical School
Martin
John
Britons Warned to Keep Silent in Moscow Trial
Six British engineers, five on bail, were told not to discuss their espionage, sabotage, and bribery case with fellow Britons arriving for a trial set to begin at noon Wednesday. They may speak only with their Russian counsel. The Metropolitan-Vickers group faces a 77 page indictment. accompanying Russians are named in the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
England
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Equipment Company
London
Hull says talks will cover silver price and wheat surpluses
Secretary Hull indicated in Washington that world economic conference discussions will include restoring silver prices and curbing wheat surpluses. The silver issue already figures in Anglo-American talks via Sir Ronald Lindsay as conversations continue this week despite Ramsay MacDonald’s upcoming sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Ronald Lindsay
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Macon Preacher Dies After Wounding In Park
Dr. Carl C. Gregory, 44, pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist Church, died in a Macon hospital from a self-inflicted bullet wound. He was found injured in a park Saturday night and reportedly said, I was a fool to do it. Bishop John M. Moore lauded him as a brilliant church leader.
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Macon
Carl C. Gregory
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
John M. Moore
Atlanta
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Gregory
Harriman Pleads Not Guilty in Bank False Entries Case
Joseph W. Harriman former head of Harriman National Bank & Trust faced a New York court in a wheelchair on Monday and pleaded not guilty to an indictment alleging false entries in the bank books. A $25 000 bond was posted and the court set April 24 for further action.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank & Trust Company
Harriman
Workers Battle Against Waters of Yazoo River
Clarksdale Mississippi April 10 workers concentrated flood control on dykes south of Belzoni as hundreds battle the crest of the Yazoo River Convicts nearly rebuilt the Wasp Lake levee four miles east of Belzoni with no break feared The danger zone runs Belzoni to Yazoo as a rise is anticipated Memphis engineers report the delta has nothing to fear from the incoming flood All levees are equal to the strain
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Delta
Mississippi
Clarksdale
Miss
Belzoni
Yazoo River
Wasp Lake
Yazoo
A. W. Pence
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
Scottsboro case man condemned to death again
Heywood Patterson, 19, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is again convicted of murder with a death sentence after a 21 hour jury deliberation. The case involves attacking two white girls in the Scottsboro matter and new trials on appeal are sought by the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
Heywood Patterson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Two Nominations By President Roosevelt
Roosevelt sent to the Senate on Monday the nominations of Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit to be governor general of the Philippines and of L W. Robert Jr. of Atlanta to be assistant secretary of the treaty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Philippines
L. W. Robert, Jr
Atlanta
Chinese Forces Drive Manchukuan Invaders Back at Chinwangtao
Chinese counter attack reverses Manchukuan advance in Chinwangtao area, with forces driven toward the Great Wall. Shanhaikwan threatened. Japanese regulars possibly forced into action as British marines land and warnings issued over Chinese mining interests.
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Tientsin
China
Chinwangtao
Great Wall of China
Shanhaikwan
Hsifenkow
Great Wall Pass
Lawn River
Shanghai
Peiping
Yellow Sea
Ting Chiang
Hiayang
Liukang
West Monroe Officers Withdraw Back Salary Suits
Chief J. M. Hammons and Officer W. M. Cummings withdrew suits against the city of West Monroe alleging back pay from 1931 to 1933. Hammons claimed 1540 dollars with 202.15 credited. the city claimed 583.07. Cummings sought 1880 dollars for 1931 to 1932 with city-ordered 1191.23 dollars disputed.
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West Monroe
J. M. Hammons
W. M. Cummings
Hammons
Cummings
Roosevelt Says Let Them Buy Beer In Wartime Economy
In Santa Monica Roosevelt argues against hoarding and notes beer sales surged. First cases paid with worn silver dollars, Beverly Hills ran out of pretzels, little intoxication overall, and some gin as a chaser.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Roosevelt
Beverly Hills
Moffett's body recovered by boat after Akron crash
Navy confirms the body of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, head of the Bureau of Aeronautics, was recovered Monday by the Daphne off the New Jersey coast. He is the fifth victim recovered from the Akron disaster as the search continues for remaining survivors from the airship's final voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William A. Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Headquarters
Jersey
District Naval Headquarters
Webb
Coast Guard
Daphne
Portland
Bishop Cannon and Aide Lose in Court Battle
Bishop James Cannon Jr and his secretary Ada L Burroughs lost in the Supreme Court their bid over an indictment accusing them of violating federal election laws tied to the 1928 Smith campaign. The Roberts opinion held the appeal properly went to the appeals court, leaving the indictment proceeding to be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Virginia
Justice Roberts
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Bishop Cannon
Trial Court
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Miss Burroughs
Roosevelt Seeks Wider Field in Tennessee Valley Plan
President Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize a Tennessee Valley Authority to supervise power, flood control, forest conservation and farm improvement from Muscle Shoals to other basin states. He argues the Muscle Shoals project is only a start toward a broader national plan and urges coordinated development across the Tennessee River system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Missionary Group to Meet Tuesday in Louisiana
The twenty third annual session of the Women's Missionary Society of the Louisiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opens Tuesday at First Methodist Church for two days. Delegates from many towns are expected. featured speakers include Miss Mary Culler White who lived in Sung kiang China for 25 years and wears native dress, and Miss Julia Reid of Louisiana with Cuban mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of the
Louisiana Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Mary Culler White
Sungkiang
China
Julia Reid
Louisiana
Lifting Prices Next Task for Roosevelt
President Roosevelt faces inflation as the next major challenge with officials split on how to revive prices. Congress may push for action through farm bill amendments while debates over public works bonds grow. Supporters like Senator Wagner back a $5 billion bond issue to stimulate the economy.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Wagner
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