Train Bombing Kills Dozens on Vera Cruz Line
A night bomb blast on the Vera Cruz to Mexico City line buried many dead and wounded after the Paso Del Macho bridge collapse. Rescue teams recovered a Pullman conductor and a fireman with others missing. Up to about 50 may have perished as unknown militants, believed rebels, attacked the bridge at 9 30 p m as the train passed. Several passengers perished in fire. Notable figures aboard included three National Revolutionary party gubernatorial candidates Col Edouardo Hernandez Chazaro and Ochoa Zamudio.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Paso del Macho
Mexico City
National Revolutionary (Government
Col
Edouaro Hernandez Chazaro
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Ochoa Zamudio
Tornadoes Death Toll by Communities Reported
AP tally lists tornado deaths across six southern states with totals by community. Mississippi sites Tupelo Coffeyville Booneville Auburn sum 208. Georgia Gainesville 150 total 110?. Tennessee Columbia Clifton McNair Lincoln total 12. Alabama Red Bay 113 Elkwood 1 total 114. Arkansas Lacrosse 1 total 1. overall all states 355.
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Red Bay
Elkwood
Alabama
FDR to End Fishing Trip Todayen
President Roosevelt plans to end his fishing trip today and head back to Washington. He will reach Miami and then depart for Warm Springs Georgia to spend Thursday before returning to the capital by Friday noon. He remains in touch with the tornado disaster in the southeast via wireless from the Potomac near Stirrup Bay.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
White House
Warm Springs
Washington
U. S. S. Potomac
Stirrup Bay
Georgia
Mississippi
First Lady Dances With Homesteaders
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Arthurdale in Reedsville on April 7 for a second trip before Washington. She joined Arthurdale’s subsistence project square dance and danced with local dancers. She stayed overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Work at Arnettsville.
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Reedsville
W. Va
Arthurdale
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Tax collectors warn delinquent filers to amend returns
Washington on April 7 1930 collectors of internal revenue notified income tax payers who failed to file duplicate returns to do so immediately or face a small assessment. The notice grants 15 days from receipt to file. If still unfixed collectors will copy a duplicate from the original return and assess the service fee.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Weather Bureau reports cloudy skies with rain tonight and into Wednesday. Northeast portion may see lingering showers Wednesday morning, with colder conditions across central areas. Winds shift from southwest to west and northwest, strongest in the south and northwest portions. Chesapeake Bay forecasts rain this afternoon into tonight, followed by clearing Wednesday morning and cooler conditions.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cake Hatteras
South
North Portion
Chesapeake Bay
Health Dept administers final typhoid shots in Potomac area
The Health Department continues its drive to safeguard about 2,000 people in the Potomac River Valley in Washington County against typhoid fever. The third rounds are being given this week to residents in Hancock Williamsport and smaller river towns. No cases have appeared since the flood due to rapid response. Many flooded homes are being restored and families are returning, though rehabilitation is slowed by rainy weather.
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Health Department
Potomac River
Washington County
Hancock
Williamsport
Cop Slayer Last Dying On Gallows
Connecticut halted hangings with the death of John Siemborski the first executed man in six years. Convicted of killing Patrolman Walter Koella in a running gun fight in New Haven March 5, 1935, Siemborski marked the switch to electrocution for future murders.
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Wethersfield, Conn
Connecticut
John Siemborski
New Haven
Siemborski
Walter Koella
Snowy Chicago Weather Hit With 30 mph Winds
A light snow drove through Chicago today as winds of 30 mph swirled it around, and the Weather Bureau forecast a temperature drop to below 20 degrees.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Public sale of Potomac Edison preferred shares
Eleven shares of 7 percent Potomac Edison preferred stock sold at 111.25 per share at a public sale in front of the Court House this morning. Fred M. White served as auctioneer.
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Potomac Edison Preferred
Court House
Fred M. White
Damage Suit Outgrowth Of Hit-Run Case
John E. Kennedy 40 father of four seeks 40000 in damages after his left arm was amputated following a hit and run on the Williamsport Pike. He names Merle D. Weller and Maryland Motor Company Inc as defendants and Weller faces a police court hearing April 20. Kennedy also suffered fractured ribs and blood transfusion. Elsie M. Born seeks 10000 against Charles N. Tolley for alleged injuries.
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John E. Kennedy
Williamsport Pike
D. K. McLaughlin
Merle D. Weller
Maryland Motor Company, Inc
Fear Three Die In Barge Blaze
In Hoopersville Maryland on April 7 the smoking hull of the oil barge Anthony Groves dr was searched for the bodies of its three crew members believed killed in an explosion aboard the vessel.
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Hoopersville
Anthony Groves
Premier and peasant leader duel ends without hits
In Budapest on April 7 Premier Julius Goemboes and Tibor Echardt led the peasant party in a pistol duel at 25 paces. Both missed as duel master warned that dueling is illegal. They faced arrest after the volleys echoed off the barracks wall.
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Budapest
Hungary
Julius Goemboes
Tibor Echardt
Peasant
Francis Joseph Cavalry
Eckhardt
Goemboes
Youth Finds Gold Cache in Cobleskill Yard
Nine year old Edward Eldridge unearthed a cache of gold coins in his Cobleskill New York yard. His mother Mrs John T Eldredge found about 20 more and another son Howard contributed coins bringing the total to about 80 dollars. Officials believe someone may have hidden or lost a purse in the garden.
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Cobleskill, N. Y
Cobleskill
Edward Eldridge
John T. Eldredge
Howard
Selassie Calls General Mobilization in Ethiopia War
Emperor Haile Selassie issued a proclamation calling all able-bodied Ethiopians to mobilize for the war against Italy. The appeal urged immediate popular support and rallying to defend the country.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Manville Replaces Guards With Police Dogs at Estate
New Rochelle New York April Thomas F Manville Jr heir to an asbestos fortune replaced seven armed guards on his Long Island Sound estate with six police dogs to deter kidnappers. Manville said the dogs have two advantages they don’t drink liquor and are easily awakened.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Thomas F. Manville, Jr
Long Island Sound
Manville
Admiral Grayson Stops for Lunch in Hagerstown
Rear Admiral Carey T. Grayson director of the National Red Cross and Robert E. Bondy director of disaster relief of the same organization stopped over in Hagerstown yesterday for lunch en route back to Washington from Cumberland where they conferred with leading citizens regarding flood rehabilitation.
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Carey T. Grayson
National Red Cross
Robert E. Bondy
Hagerstown
Washington
Cumberland
That They May Be One in Our Lord's Life and Sacrifice
A sermon on the prayer of Jesus that believers be one as He and the Father are one. It argues unity is the Kingdom's overall aim, not uniform identity, using the church as a body of diverse parts working toward a common end. The prayer extends to all believers, uniting in life, love, and God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Church Universal
Kingdom of God
Jesus
New Bridge at Hancock Rumored to Replace Two Crossings
A rumor circulated that a new bridge would be built at Hancock to replace both the Western Maryland Railroad crossing and the Baltimore and Ohio crossing at Brosius W Va. The project could cost about 500000 with state and federal backing. WPA head Harry D Wilbiar Jr announced funds for temporary reconstruction of Hancock and McCool Va bridge.
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Hancock
Baltimore and Ohio
Brosius
W. Va
Harry D.wilbiar, Jr
WPA
Bridge Survey Under Way for Williamsport Span
Engineers from the Public Service Commission survey the Williamsport bridge of the Washington and Berkeley Bridge Co to help estimate its value. Maryland has pressed to purchase the toll bridge and make it toll free once tolls cover cost. It is the sole surviving bridge after last month’s flood, with traffic up as nearby spans at Shepherdstown and Hancock remain closed. Reports say the Commission may order fare reductions until a disposal decision is reached.
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Public Service Commission
Williamsport
Washington and
Electric worker saves cat. cat births six kittens
Portland, April 6. EF. L. Foust, an electric company troubleshooter, rescued a howling cat from a telephone pole. Ten minutes after reaching the ground the cat gave birth to six kittens, turning a solo rescue into a litter incident.
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Portland
Ore
EF. L. Foust
Ohio Valley Beset by Flood Waters Across 981 Miles
The Ohio River neared flood stage along its entire 981 mile length with hundreds fleeing homes as waters rose. Crest forecasts included 24 feet at Pittsburgh and 49.5 feet at Cincinnati, with Scioto and Kanawha rivers rising sharply. Roads, schools, and a large factory closed as flood detours increased.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Huntington
W. Va
Scioto
Ohio
Portsmouth
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
Charleston
Devereaux
Paducah
North Carolina Streams Rising
Torrential rains turned creeks into rivers across the foothills and coastal plain. A flood crest moved through the region with widespread damage. About 200 homes flooded in Charlotte as a small city creek overflowed, and several western bridges were washed away.
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Charlotte
N. C
Carolina Foothills
North Carolina
Connecticut River Rises Near Flood Stage
Hartford Conn April 7 The Connecticut river rose toward flood stage but officials said the swollen water did not cause alarm. River height reached 15.7 feet, three tenths of an inch from flood stage.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River
Salvaging Ties Carried Away During Flood
Baltimore and Ohio officials mobilize crews to recover about 150000 creosoted cross ties washed downstream by the Potomac flood. Ties found as far as Hancock and Greenspring area, with Caterpillar tractors trucks and horse teams clearing the routes. Officials say most ties are valuable and salvageable.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Hancock
Greenspring
W. Va
Green Spring
Few Ziegfeld Stars Remain
New York April 7. The death of Marilyn Miller reduces the number of Florenz Ziegfeld alumni active on Broadway. Only four prominent former Ziegfeld performers remain, including Fannie Brice and Harriet Hocter in the current Follies, with Ina Claire and Stanley Ridges also on Broadway.
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New York
Marilyn Miller
Hollywood
Florenz Ziegfeld
Follies
Ziegfeld
Broadway
Miss Miller
Fannie Brice
Harriet Hector
Ina Claire
Stanley Ridges
Jane Cowl
Marilyn Miller dies at Doctors Hospital
Marilyn Miller star of Sally and other musical comedies died this morning at Doctors Hospital in New York. In private life she was Mrs. Chester O Brien and had been hospitalized three weeks with a sinus infection that worsened into a toxic condition. At 38 she had shown some improvement before a sudden downturn Saturday. Continued on Page 10.
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New York
Marilyn Miller
Sally
Doctors Hospital
Miss Miller
Chester O'Brien
Junior Chamber Members Now In National Group
At the Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting in Hotel Alexander the local group was accepted as members of the National Junior Chamber. A letter praising the group's civic activity accompanied the acceptance notice. Guest speaker Thomas J. Cullum, Lions Club president, spoke on challenges and successes of active junior chambers.
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Hagerstown
Thomas J. Cullum
Lions Club
Orlando
Fla
Gainesville and Tupelo Hit by Deadly Tornadoes
The mid south suffered heavy tolls from tornadic winds as rescue teams recovered nearly 350 bodies in Gainesville, Florida and Tupelo, Mississippi. Tupelo reported 187 dead, Gainesville 150, with 48 more deaths elsewhere. Injuries exceeded 2,000 as officials estimated $23 million in damage and said full recovery could take years. Authorities, hospitals, and volunteers pressed on through the night amid widespread destruction and homelessness.
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Gainesville
Mid-South
Tupelo
Miss
Memphis
Cordelo
Greensboro
N. C
Lacrosse
Ark
Coffeeville
Booneville
Auburn
Columbia
Clifton
McNairy
Lincoln
Tenn
Red Bay
Elkwood
Ala
Hugh White
Mississippi
Potomac River Rises to 93 Feet Above Normal Today
The Potomac river reached 9% feet above normal at Williamsport with reports from Cumberland that levels fell a foot since Midnight. Williamsport continued rising at about 2 inches per hour and is expected to peak and recede later today. The Monocacy in Frederick County stood 17 feet above normal at Ceresville and continued rising slowly.
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Williamsport
Cumberland
Potomac
Frederick County
Ceresville
Frederick Junction
WPA May Repair Flood Damage At Williamsport
The Works Progress Administration plans to repair Williamsport streets damaged by the Potomac River flood. The project would cost about $3,000, with state WPA head Harry Williar Jr stating the proposal is under study.
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WPA
Williamsport
Works Project Administration
Harry Williar, Jr
Princess Olga Gives Birth to Seven-Pound Girl Marina
Princess Olga wife of Regent Prince Paul has a seven-pound girl named Marina born in Belgrade. The Duchess of Kent, formerly Princess Marina of Greece, attended the birth. Both mother and child are reported doing well.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Olga
Paul
Marina
Duchess of Kent
Princcess Marina
Greece
Mother
Chi
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Passaic
N. J
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Fear
Admiral Grayson
John
William Samuel Hess
Presbyterian Church
God
Engineers of Public Service Commission
Ohio Valley
Star
T. J. Cullum
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