Boy Seriously Injured In Saturday Night Crash At Garnett Creek Bridge
Leon Hatcher a 12 to 15 year old son of Mr. Jim Hatcher of St. Petersburg Fla was injured when a Ford driven by J R Arrington Cairo collided with a loaded truck carrying turnips near Hart's grist mill. He suffered a mangled right leg requiring amputation and a blood transfusion. State Patrol notes Arrington was shaken but not seriously hurt. Ambulances from Cairo Thomasville and Oliver transported the boy to hospital.
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St. Petersburg
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Garnett's Creek Bridge
Grady County Line
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J. R. Arrington
Cairo
Thomasville
Oliver
Joe
Arrington
Boyre
Weather forecast for Georgia and Florida with storms
Partly cloudy with thundershowers this afternoon in east central and southern Georgia and extreme northwest Florida. Cooling tonight and Tuesday with generally cooler air. Florida highs show thundershowers in northern portions tonight or Tuesday morning, cooler conditions further south. Winds light to moderate from southwest or north.
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Georgia
Florida
Government business harmony sought at Washington
Washington April 17. The Roosevelt administration moved to show government business harmony as Congress advances measures to aid industry. President Roosevelt will address the American Retail Federation May 22, and a nationwide industrial market survey covering over 3 000 counties will be completed this summer. The Wagner act revision remains controversial while wage hour changes draw little opposition. Social security relief plans and a new public works bureau proposals also surface in hearings and committee reviews.
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House
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Senate Finance Committee
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Atlanta Man Injured In Auto Mishap In Thomasville
W Hynes 60 vice president of Atlantic Tire and Coal Co Atlanta and M Goodwin manager of Thomasville Tee and Manufacturing Co were in a Buick when the car slid on a slippery Boston road near Thomasville. Hynes sustained a broken collar bone and cuts. Goodwin had a forehead cut. Hynes was hospitalized with possible recovery in a day or two.
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W. Hynes
Atlantic Tce & Coal Corp
Atlanta
M. Goodwin
Thomasville Tee & Manufacturing Company
Mr. Goodwin
Quitman
Thomasville
Mr. Hynes
French Warships Guard Gibraltar As Fleet Concentrates
Gibraltar April 17. With 18 French warships at Gibraltar France appears to exert naval control of the Mediterranean entry. No British warships are seen nearby aside from a few auxiliaries as the Royal Navy concentrates around Malta after the invasion of Albania.
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Hitler calls session of Reichstag to hear peace reply
The Associated Press reports Hitler arranged a Reichstag session for April 28 to address President Roosevelt's peace proposals. Reactions in Bern and Rome were hostile toward guaranteed peace terms, while Mussolini and Mussolini allies discuss strategy with Goering and Italian foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano. French and British naval movements concentrate around the Mediterranean as tensions rise.
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Turkey Joins Allied Front with Britain and France
London reports that Turkey, ally of Germany in the World War, has reliably joined the British French front against aggression, signaling a shift in alliance.
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London
Germany
London News Chronicle correspondent ordered to leave Germany
Berlin April 17 Hubert R Harrison chief correspondent of the London News Chronicle in Berlin was ordered to leave Germany within 14 days. A police letter cited no reason only stating renewal of his living permit had been refused. Foreign permits were voided March 30 and must be renewed. The second correspondent Jan G Golvin remains with case pending. Harrison is the first foreign News Chronicle correspondent expelled under the Nazi regime.
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London News Chronicle
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Vienna
New York Times
Hospitalized executives survive near-fatal injuries
The hospital and home return followed efforts to comfort Mr. Ayres and ensure full care. Friends of Mr. Greaudwin and Mr. Hynes in Atlanta and beyond will be relieved their injuries were not more serious, describing their escape as miraculous.
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Atlanta
Five Georgians Die in Weekend Accidents Across State
Five Georgians were killed in weekend incidents including a double drowning and two train fatalities near White in Bartow county. Dine Towe of Polsem died in a head on collision on the Folsom Adairsville road. Elbert Crowder, 38, was struck by a passenger train while walking along tracks near White. Grady Hawkins, 27, of White, was found dead on tracks near the same community. Austin Mason, 18, and Tony Matchett, 22, of Berlin, drowned when their car plunged into a creek near Berlin. Alfred Walden escaped after the car left a bridge.
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Associated Press
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Polsem
Grady [Awkins
Austin Mason
Tony Matchett
Berlin
Alfred Waladen
Call on Rivers to Re Convene Legislature
Alto April 17 Creoreta School for the Deaf joins other closed schools as Crovernal Rivers is urged to reconvene the legislature. Rep James Grant pushes a retrenchment plan including a tax on insurance premiums and salary cuts for state workers. The Deaf school at Cave Springs closed due to funds, employing 29 teachers and 265 pupils. About 360 state workers are released or reduced. Governor Rogers aims to finish the fiscal year with $8.5 million. Grant proposes across the board salary cuts and a sales tax to fund operations.
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Cave Springs
C. H. Hollingsworth
State Welfare Department
Rogers
Grant
Mveshivati
Mabersiaa County
Belove
Legislator Proposes License Holders as Game Protectors
State Senator Paul Lindsay of Decatur proposed that holders of hunting and fishing licenses become ex officio game protectors. He urged plan with House economy committee noting success in other states to enforce closed seasons and bag limits.
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Paul Lindsay
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Lindsay
House
Oklahoma City Youth Tries Suicide in Drinking Scene
In Oklahoma City a one year old boy is under custody after an alleged suicide attempt. Police Captain Lloyd White cites the child’s troubled home life with a life term father, a drunk driving charge, and a nonfunctional stepfather as factors. Police report the incident occurred in a beer parlor setting.
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Dinun
Big League Opener Postponed By Washington Senators
President Clark Goritth of the Washington Senators called off the opening game of the American League season between the Senators and the New York Yankees due to wet conditions. The postponement affects the World Champion Yankees as the teams were set to begin play in Washington.
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Washington Senators
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New York Yankees
Southern twisters kill at least 43 across five states
Tornadoes ripped through Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas and Alabama leaving 43 dead and 170 injured by weekend. Center Point Arkansas suffered heavy losses with 19 dead amid a church collapse and funeral crowd. Several towns faced widespread destruction as roofs fell and homes were leveled in a broad swath of damage.
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Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Center Point
Ark
Collins
Thomas West
Edward Phillips
John Best
Phillips
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Calmer
Pine Bluff
Haynesville
Pipe Creeck
Gladwater
Athens
Tillar
Capron
R.A. Dykes
New Orleans
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