Post Takes Off To Set Continent Crossing Record
Wiley Post, famed cross country flyer, launched from Union Air Terminal in Burbank on a second attempt to span the continent in eight hours or less. He aims for 32,500 to 40,000 feet at about 350 mph, saying the flight tests feasibility of high speed passenger air travel rather than a pure speed dash.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
New York City
Post
Mojave Desert
Operators Face Unsettled Differences After All-Night Session
Operators reported continued difficulties after an all-night session. The district said it was not invited to the conference that drafted the alliance. Philip Murray questioned and operators in Virginia and Tennessee were cited in the discussion.
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Philip Murray
Miners’ Union
Virginia
Tennes
Break Expected Not Cause Wage Cuts in Private Firms
Senator Wagner who negotiated the warring factions said off the floor he would vote for the substitute. The procedure would be such he said.
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Wagner
Senate debate over substitute vote and McCarran amendment
Wagner argued the substitute vote would veto the McCarran amendment, saying relief appropriation is too serious to risk a veto. Senator McCarran, author of the prevailing wage amendment, offered no comment but his body language suggested the developments did not aid his chances.
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Wagner
McCarran
D-Nev
Willkie Outlines Regulation of Holding Companies
Willkie proposes requiring advertising expense records to curb abuses and uphold publicity rights. He opposes upstream loans and bans holding or controlled operating companies from selling holding company securities. Local commissions could seek federal aid if needed, and he calls the bill unconstitutional, warning it unsettles five million investors. An agreement covers 40 to 45 hours for discussion, with proponents already at about 30 hours. He accuses city voices of defamatory statements about utilities and holding firms.
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Willkie
Federal Commission
Public Uility
Shumate Escapes Civilian Trains After Narrow Misses
Shumate walked the railroad toward Hinton after being chased by officers, narrowly missed by two trains at Prince and Glade, then arrested in Hinton. He spoke of a desire to end his life but said he could not. He faces a preliminary hearing on March 28 with a $10,000 bond.
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Thurmond
W. M. Armentrout
Clarence W. Meadows
A. Scalise
Dick Lewis
McKendree
Shumate
Prince
Glade
Meadows
John Gwinn
Meadow Creek
Quinnimont
Sandstone
Hinton
Gwinn
Prince and
Forren
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
New River
Willa Huddleston
Edith Huddleston
J. W. Cantrell
Barksdale
Liberty
H. F. Hancock
Izaak Walton League Chapter Fights Waterfowl Decline
The Norfolk Virginia Izaak Walton League chapter campaigns actively against the rapid diminishing of waterfowl in that section.
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Norfolk, Va
Izaak Walton League
Rapid
Roosevelt Secretary Sick At White House
Louis M. Howe secretary to President Roosevelt is seriously ill at the White House. Howe has served since 1914 after Roosevelt’s time as assistant secretary of the navy and was named head of the secretarial staff after the 1932 election.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis M. Howe
Roosevelt
White House
Howe
Navy
Tin Can Traps Bear Bradley Campaign Poisoning Squirrels
Valley officials in Hames engage in a campaign of poisoning squirrels near Bradley California on March 15. Local authorities report traps and poison use to curb wildlife impacts, prompting concerns from residents and wildlife groups.
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Associated Press
Bradley, Cal
Hames Valley
Two Riders Help Free Starving Boar From Tin Can
A boar trapped with its snout wedged in a tin can was weakened by hunger. Two horsemen rode the animal down and freed it, removing the can to end its distress.
Texas Mule Tragedy Claims Two Mules Near Mt Selman
An Ironton farmer bought two mules at Mt Selman. One mule was struck by an auto near Pomona and killed while the other died under a milk truck less than an hour later in Mt Selman.
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Rush
Tex
Ironton
Mt. Selman
Pomona
Winter Robins Draw Crowds in Stecoah North Carolina
In the dead of winter, large flocks of robins descend on Stecoah North Carolina where residents feed them as a local custom.
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Stecoah
N. C
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