Varied Weather Grips Nation With Tornadoes and Snow
Tornadoes ripped through North Carolina Illinois and Kentucky as gales hit Idaho Washington and Oregon. Snow blanketed the Sierra and Alaska plunged to record lows while a United Airlines plane diverted off course. Dozens were injured and several deaths were reported from collapsing buildings and accidents.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Plains States
Oklahoma
High Sierra
United Airlines
Cascade
Mount Baker
Bellingham
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Nome
Nelo Ormsby
Rockingham
N. C
Thurman Elkins
Fayetteville
Sam Abell
Metropolis
Ill
Fritz Johnson
Layton
Ore
Wilbur Lyons
Kooskia
John Berge
Aberdeen
M. A. Peterson
Yakima
Inl
Wind storm lashes middle Tennessee causing injuries and damage
A fierce wind storm swept through middle and east Tennessee with rain and hail, leaving roofless houses, damaged barns, and flooded roads. Injuries were reported near Woodbury where the Tenpenny brothers and Clyde Wood were hurt, and Mrs. Knox Armstrong was injured nearby. Dr J F Adams continued surgery by flashlight as a power outage affected Woodbury hospital.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle
East Tennessee
James
Fred Tenpenny
Clyde Wood
Woodbury
Knox Armstrong
J. F. Adams
Woodbury Hospital
Spring Comes Alive in Thrifty Parish Town
The piece notes signs of spring from blooming wisteria and catalpas to kids playing baseball in vacant lots and women choosing gardens over kitchen chores. It recalls ERA clerks and a humorous note about pants, plus local moves by Louis Gimler and Ray Rinehart, a new courthouse office directory, and elevator operator Dick Brothers as a human guide.
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Wisteria
Dick Brothers
Four Hurt as Auto Mishap Near Columbia on Highway
Four young residents of Clarks were injured when their car sideswiped another vehicle on the Monroe Alexandria highway one mile south of Columbia at midnight Monday. The wreck hurled them off the road into a tree. Odell Ferguson suffered jaw fractures and other injuries. Virgie Townsend endured brain concussion and facial bruises. Euall Norman sustained a right fracture.
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Clarks
Monroeé Alexandria
Columbia
Odell Ferguson
Odell Smith
Virgie Townsend
Euall Norman
Farmers Dump Milk As Prices Spark Dallas Picketing
Thousands of gallons of milk were spilled as farmers protested low prices picketing roads in Dallas. The sheriff reported repeated calls for aid to curb the road blockades today.
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Dallas
Texas
Sheriff's Office
Forgotten Men Seek Liberty Before Governor
A report notes one Fourth of friendless long termers appearing before Governor Conner to plead for liberty. The piece frames a regional plea from marginalized inmates seeking clemency or policy relief.
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Conner
Mississippi governor holds mercy court for long-term prisoners
Governor Sennett Conner conducts a second day of clemency hearings at Parchman Penitentiary for 150 long-serving inmates. White and black inmates plead for freedom, with records kept for future review as Conner considers mercy. The first applicant, 7-year veteran R. B. Thweatt, seeks release after life sentence for killing his wife in self defense.
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Parchman
Miss
Mississippi
New Hope
Sennett Conner
Court of Mercy
Conner
Jackson
R. B. Thweatt
Attala County
Mead Scarborough
Lamar County
Plans Set for Southwestern Recreation Conference in Monroe
Final plans for the eleventh annual conference of the Southwestern district of the National Recreation Association were announced by the Monroe Recreation department board. Edwald Pettet attended, with Mayor Bernstein presiding over Thursday afternoon sessions for district mayors. A public reception atop Hotel Virginia is scheduled for Friday evening, with formal sessions beginning Friday at 9.00.
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National Recreation Association
Monroe
Monroe Recreation Department
Edwald Pettet
Southwestern
National Association
City Hall
Fifth Congressional District
Bernstein
Hotel Virginia
Recreation Board
Well Known Monroe Resident Dies Tuesday
J. W. Johnston, 83, a Monroe resident born in Alabama, died at his home 3209 South Grand Street at noon Tuesday. He was well known and highly regarded. funeral plans had not been completed by early Tuesday afternoon.
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J. W. Johnston
South Grand Street
Alabama
Monroe
Cooking School To Open Fifth Session On Tuesday
Washington details show a House vote plan to send the $4,880,000,000 public works relief bill to conference without Senate amendments. Democratic leaders consider the Thomas silver inflation amendment and a potential presidential veto.
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Cooking School
Washington
House
White House
Senate
Martin
Colorado
B’oe
Rankin
Mississippi
Thomas
Oklahoma
Dies
Texas
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Princeton Grid Player Held In Campus Thefts
Princeton football guard Frank B. John, 23, is held by state police in a dormitory theft ring that netted about 2000 dollars in jewelry and cash. He faces potential charges of breaking and entering and receiving stolen goods. fellow suspect Winthrop Partello was arrested in New York and implicated John.
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Princeton
N. J
Frank B. John
Howard Lamberton
John
New York
Winthrop Partello
Mansfield
Ohio
Partello
Pottstown
Mrs Kate Stafford to Lead Fifth Cooking School Season
Mrs Kate Stafford will again officiate the annual cooking school sponsored by the Morning World and the News Star. The event opens next Tuesday afternoon at Neville High School auditorium and draws housewives from Monroe Ouachita and surrounding parishes with high anticipation.
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Kate Stafford
The
Morning World
News-Star
Neville High School
Monroe
Ouachita
Stafford
World
News- Star
Banquet for Commander Van Zandt Planned in Monroe
National commander James E. Van Zandt of Altoona Pa will attend a noon banquet at Hotel Frances in Monroe Wednesday. State department officials, local officials, and Bastrop and Mon roe guests join a large veterans gathering with out of town visitors including William H. Todd Jr Ray B. Griffin Mayor Ludlum and Senator Leo Terzia. The commander arrives around 11 a.m.Continued on Fifth Page.
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James E. van Zandt
Altoona
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hotel Frances
State Department
Monroe
West Monroe
Bastrop
William H. Todd, Jr
Ray B. Griffin
Unidentified Victims Of Vera Cruz Plane Crash
Five passengers killed in a plane crash near Jalpa Vera Cruz remain unidentified. The aircraft, its destination and takeoff point could not be determined and officials believed the craft went off course before crashing and burning.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Jalpa
Feud of Rivals Breaks Out at Senate Hearing
A Senate Interstate Commerce Committee hearing pits Galveston against New Orleans over rail rate discrimination toward Gulf ports. Louisiana Senator Long argues the bill aids port competition. Boston and New Jersey port officials counter that non discriminatory rates must reach these ports. The debate centers on extending the I C C power to fix rates for ports alongside rail destinations.
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Washington
Long
New Orleans
Texas
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leng
Galveston
Boston
Joseph B. Eastman
Frank S. Davis
Maritime Association of Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston Port Authority
New York
J. Spencer Smith
Board of Commerce and Navigation of
Trenton
N. J
Gulf
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senator Long
Louisiana
Joseph
NRA Lumber Test Case Withdrawn Expected
The Belcher Lumber case, the government’s lone NRA test matter before the Supreme Court, was expected to be withdrawn as Stanley F. Reed began as solicitor general. Federal Judge Grubb ruled the Recovery Act unconstitutional in Birmingham last October. A formal Justice Department statement was anticipated later, with Reed declining to confirm or deny withdrawal.
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NRA
Supreme Court
Stanley F. Reed
United States
Belcher Lumber Company
Birmingham
Ala
William J. Grubb
Belcher
Justice Department
Reed
Gener
Body Of Mine Executive Found Frozen Tuesday
Montreal March 26 Stanley E Siscoe wealthy mining executive was found frozen two miles from Lake Matchimanitou Que missing for a week. His pilot Capt Thomas Wrathall was found yesterday both were grounded since last Tuesday after a heavy snow storm on a Montreal Senneterre flight. Plane search has continued with telegram to Gerald Coughlin legal adviser for Siscoe Gold Mines reporting the body found.
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Stanley E. Siscoe
Lake Matchimanitou
Que
Siscoe
Thomas Wrathall
Senneterre
Gerald Coughlin
Siscoe Gold Mines
Roosevelt Heads South for Florida Fishing Trip
President Roosevelt travels by train toward Florida for a fishing cruise off the coast. He discusses job creation opportunities tied to a large relief appropriation with Harry S Hopkins aboard the southbound special, establishing a temporary office in his car as he heads to the Dixie waters.
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Roosevelt
Dixie Waters
Florida
Harry S. Hopkins
Southland
Hopkins
Mr. Roosevelt
Marvin H. McIntyre
Savannah
President Roosevelt
Burglar Steals 109 Silk Stockings From Local Store
A burglar forced an entry through a transom at Holloway and Thompson shoe store, 205 DeSiard Street, and stole 109 pairs of silk stockings worth 76 dollars and 99 cents. The crime was discovered at 1:25 a.m. by Byron Mobley, with stockings dropped near the store and on North Second Street. Police recovered three and one stockings near local buildings. two pairs were left at the shop front.
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Holloway and Thompson Shoe Store
DeSiard Street
Byron Mobley
North Second Street
News-Star—World
Monroe Furniture Company
H. T. Ward
J. R. Butler
Ship in distress near Halifax reported for Jean Jadot
The Belgian steamship Jean Jadot, involved in two prior marine disasters, is in distress 450 miles east of Halifax today as of a report dated March 2.
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Halifax
Jean Jadot
Hitler signals open questions on rearmament and League return
Berlin reports that Hitler has not fixed the size of Germanys armed forces and will await disarmament proposals from others. British officials say Germany may return to the League if concessions are offered, with talks focused on rearmament, League entry, and a defensive air pact amid a tense mood.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Sir John
League of Nations
Reichsuehrer
Germany
Wilhelmstrasse
Anthony Eden
Reichsfuehrer
Great Britain
Captain Eden
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Konstantin von Neurath
John Simon
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