Far sharper warning may go to Hitler
Britain faced pressure to take a tougher stand over Czechoslovakia as war talks heated up. The Prague government urged public British support while warning Britain must prepare for possible conflict if German demands expand. Cabinet meetings and statements by Sir John Simon and Neville Chamberlain were expected to shape policy ahead of Hitler’s looming speech at Nuremberg.
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Britain
Euplemary
Germany
Crechcaloveanca
Sir John Biman
Exchequer
Larsmer
Petesy
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Rome
Fritena
Sir John
Lanark
Bcotland
Garber
Telegraph and
Morning Post
Prac
Neville Chamberlain
Cuschaslon
Vakie
France
Prague
Alan
London
Rare tribute paid at rites for Cardinal Hayes
In New York the funeral Mass for Cardinal Hayes drew thousands to St Patrick’s Cathedral. The procession and service reflected a solemn, historic rite, with cardinals George Mundelein Denis Dougherty and Rod erick Villeneuve among the many church leaders attending. Officials and mourners from varied faiths filled the cathedral and street crowds heard the mass via public address. The ceremony marked a rare and dignified tribute to the late archbishop who led New York Catholics.
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New York
America
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
East Side
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Denis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Roderick Cardinal Villeneuve
Quebec
Briton Is Put On Trial For Spying Charge
Robinson Walker, a former engineer for Vickers Armstrongs, faced trial at Old Bailey under the Official Secrets Act. He was accused of persuading a colleague to hand over armament drawings and taking them to the Soviet Russian trade delegation. Witnesses said he claimed to act as an agent for Italy, Germany, and Russia. He denies selling secrets, saying he sought the plans for his own inventions.
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London
Robinson Walker
Vickers-Armstrongs
L i
Britain
Walker
Old Bailey
Italy
Germany
Russia
Plane crash at municipal airport injures three
At Shreveport Louisiana a sport plane taking off at the municipal airport crashed when the motor quit at 80 miles an hour. Pilot Bob Emery instructor Edward Rhodes and student were seriously hurt. Witnesses included Rhodes's father and Newton Badgett who runs a local flying school. An Army bomber circled the scene to draw attention.
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Shreveport
Bob Emery
Edward Rhos
Rhodes
Newton Badgett
Emery
Harry Sellers
Barksdale Field
Badgett
Clair James Leads Miss America Gown Contest at Atlantic City
Claire James of Los Angeles ranked top in the evening gown segment at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey, drawing the most applause among 44 entrants and edging ahead of her rivals.
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Claire James
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
N. J
Lone survivor recalls four companions' deaths near Oakland
Holger Nelson, 19, the sole survivor of a sailboat tragedy in San Francisco Bay, described a 72 hour ordeal as four companions perished one after another near the shore. He was found clinging to the overturned craft two miles from the San Mateo Hayward bridge, barely alive.
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Oakland
Calif
P— Holger Nelson
San Francisco Bay
Nelson
San Mateo-Hayward
Stanley Nordstrom
Floyd Hatley
New Evidence Mounts Against Major Brooke in Wife’s Murder
The government presented additional circumstantial evidence in the Major John R. Brooke Jr. murder trial in Columbus Georgia. Witnesses testified Brooke spoke of having one chance to beat the case and admitted nailing a rear door the morning his wife Elizabeth’s body was found. Investigators reported blood stained shoes and garters inside Brooke’s locked car trunk.
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Columbus
John R. Brooke, Jr
Elizabeth
Brooke
Thomas D. Drake
Fort Benning
Captain Drake
Major Brooke
Ex-convict confesses to killing nightclub hostess Marie Lamont
Chicago police say William F. Raab a 38 year old nightclub bouncer admitted throttling 27 year old Marie Lamont after she begged him to kill her The nude body was found in his Lorraine hotel quarters Raab claimed he was in an alcoholic stupor when arrested and described a blank mind during the act
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Chicago
Marie Lamont
John L. Sullivan
John Boyle
William F. Raab
Reab
Lorraine Hotel
Raab
Garfield Park
Sullivan
Two Way Farmers Program Launched In Louisiana
State Administrator E C McInnis announces two FSA projects in Louisiana this month. One offers 99 year leases on 40 acre tracts for 387 farmers across Henderson Mounds Transylvania and Terrebonne areas. The other allows 19 farmers to buy farms anywhere in the state with 4 year low interest financing. Rent on leased farms tied to yearly crop yields. Expansion of rural electrification expected to disburse about 3 250 000 to 13 Louisiana farm families.
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Baton Rouge
Farm Security Administration
E .C. McInnis
Louisiana
Henderson
Mounds
Transylvania
Terrebonne
McInnis
FSA
Store operator slain near Hot Springs Arkansas
Eldon Cooley, 0, co operator of a Hot Springs grocery chain, was found shot to death and robbed in a mountain area seven miles from Hot Springs early today. His nude body was discovered by a posse after hours of searching for his abandoned car.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Eldon Cooley
Cooley
City Schools Announce Faculty for Next Year
Superintendent E L Neville released the list of teachers for Monroe city schools for the coming year. The roster covers Neville High and Elementary, Central Grammar, Sherrouse, Lida Benton, Georgia Tucker, and other campuses with principals and staff named.
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Monroe City
E. L. Neville
Neville High School
Paul J. Neal
Monnie M. Ruffin
W. C. Spright
D W. Griffith
A. F. Flournoy
Mary Heater
Sara Bres
Alf Reid
J. W. Hammett
Harriett Boyle
Frances Flandera
Percy Brown
Edwina Joseph
May Coker
Lucile Godwin
William Ruples
Dorothy Fluke
Cynthia F. Leigh
Neville High
Burnice Treanor
Mackie Myers Boyd
Marie Colling
Dean McKenin
Central Grammar
Katherine Key
Kate Henry
Cliffie Olmstead
Eulalia McCoy
Virginian Robinson
J. B. Johnston
Lela Germany
Eleona Brinsmade
Rose Taylor
Mary Vaughan Peavy
Lillian C. McGough
Louise C. Shelton
Georgia Tucker School
Misa Myrtle Rodgers
Olive Leigh Myatt
Alice Floraheim
Annie Windes
A. R. Doughty
Howard Willard
Elbert Miller
A. W. Wilenzick
Mise
Mary Trousdale
Mildred Solomon
Francea Hammond
Freeman Lippman
Louisa F
Bayou Desiard Project Okayed by Louisiana Panels
The Louisiana planning commission endorsed Public Works Administration projects totaling 2 697 158 dollars with 45 percent federal grant. Also approved by the state board were Works Progress Administration requests totaling 500 075 dollars for a dozen projects. Final WPA approvals totaled 345 107 dollars with work to begin soon, including a 561 237 dollar ice plant and hospital improvements at Shreveport charity hospital. Four PWA requests aim for federal funds for Southern University at Scotland in East Baton Rouge parish.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Planning Commission
Public Works Administration
State Board
J. Lester White
Works Progress Administration
Shreveport Charity Hospital
PWA
Southern University For
Scotland
East Baton Rouge Parish
Authorities To Enforce Bicycle Lighting Statute
An intensive drive to enforce state and municipal bicycle lighting laws was announced by Sheriff Milton Coverdale and two police chiefs. The push follows a fatal accident involving a 16 year old girl in West Monroe and cites Act 236 requiring a front light visible at night.
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Milton Coverdale
Frank V. Reitzell
Monroe
R. M. Steele
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Louise Toler
Clyde Kennedy
Kennedy
Miss Toler
George Lester
Powdered map shows Europe braced for Czechoslovak crisis
The map depicts France and Germany readying for possible clash as Maginot Line fortifications face oncoming German troops along Siegfried and Hindenburg lines. Reports hint at additional unnamed barriers behind the front.
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France
Germany
Siegfried Line
Roosevelt to visit son James before Mayo Clinic operation
President Roosevelt planned two last minute conferences before leaving Hyde Park for Rochester to be with son James during a gastric operation at the Mayo Clinic. Mrs Roosevelt is already there and Betsy Roosevelt will join, with Swope of General Electric and Senator Bilbo among the rooms. The party will cruise the Hudson aboard the presidential yacht Potomac.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
James
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
White House
Betsy
Bilbo
Mississippi
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Swope
Hudson River
Potomac
Radcliffe accuses Lewis of falsehood in Maryland battle
Senator Radcliffe, a New Deal ally and campaign manager for Millard Tydings, calls Representative Lewis’s claim about Tydings' debt to the Baltimore Trust Company untrue. He says the debt was not charged off and accuses Lewis of misleading Maryland voters. With three days before the primary, both candidates plan radio addresses tonight and tomorrow night.
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Baltimore
George L. Radcliffe
Maryland
New Deal
Millard
Tydinga
David J Lewis
Tydings
Senate
Radcliffe
Lewis
Baltimore Trust Company
Campaigns End As Maryland Voters Prepare
Senator Millard B Tydings and New Deal rival David J Lewis wage a final blitz through Baltimore in smoke filled halls. The two party leaders visit six to eight meetings a night as a brisk primary campaign nears its end with crowds, bands, and flags energizing the city. Tydings warns Lewis will be the president's personal tool if elected.
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Baltimore
Millard B. Tydings
David J Lewis
Tydings
United States
Goes Insane Suing Her Demented Mate
In San Francisco, Mrs. Perte B. Nickerson of Del Rio, Texas, sues George Anderson as guardian of her husband, World War II veteran George P. Nickerson, for $12 and claims more than $3,000 was paid him from community property. Her attorney asked to drop the case, noting Mrs. Nickerson also suffers mental strain.
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San Francisco
George P Nickerson
Perte B. Nickerson
del Rio
Tex
George Anderson
Mra
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Toca
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Thomas E Dewey
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