Haile Selassie Returns to Addis Ababa Amid Roman Advance
Haile Selassie comes out of retirement to meet the American minister as Italian forces threaten Addis Ababa. Rome reports Badoglio troops within artillery range and fascist units near the capital, sending the city into panic while the emperor vows Ethiopia will not be defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Etaile Selassie
United States
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Black Shirts
Ethiopia
Italian Troops Near Addis Ababa Hitting Artillery Range
Italian dispatches report Marshal Badoglio’s motorized column approaching Addis Ababa within artillery range after passing Debra Bihran and Debra Tabor as Sasa Baneh falls. Northern front sees continued push on the capital while seaplane operations support Lake Tana advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Debra Bihran
Shea
Badoglio
Sasa Baneh
Ethiopia
Harar
Italy
Great Britain
Bullaleh
Lake Tana
Debra Tabor
Lthiopia
Nile
Haile Selassie Returns to Addis Ababa and Talks with U.S. Official
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Addis Ababa at 4 p.m. and two hours later conferred with Cornelius Van H. Engert, U S minister-resident and consul-general. The capital had been in panic amid reports of Italian advances as troops paraded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haile Selassie
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie
Cornelius van H. Engert
United States
Engert
Ethiopia
Hull warns against trade barriers in world peace plan
Secretary Hull declares rising danger of a world war and urges reviving world trade through lowering barriers. He warns repeal of trade pacts would return to Smoot Hawley tariffs and worsen economic distress. Also quotes Nashville official Fitzgerald Hall criticizing party politics and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
Dole
Executive Branch
Fitzgerald Hall
Nashville, Chattanooga,and
St. Louis
Nashville, Tenn
Hall
Talmadge Declines Florida Primary Challenge
Governor Eugene Talmadge announced he will not enter the Florida Democratic presidential preference primary. He said he will not qualify and will not place his name before Florida voters, noting qualifying closes Saturday at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Florida
Three Mob Violence Spree Grips Southland in 48 Hours
Lepanto Arkansas reports three violent incidents in 48 hours. Willie Rees 19 was killed by masked assailants. Ling Shaw 45 was shot by about 40 men during an attempted attack on two white girls near Colbert Georgia. Walter Miller detained as a suspect in the Vivian Woodward case, with guards at his May 11 trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepanto
Ark
Willie Rees
Jay May
Burly Ling Shaw
Colbert
National
Huntsville
Ala
Walter Miller
Pretty Vivian Woodward
Miller
Adjt
John C. Coleman
WPA Officials Demand Needy Accept Private Work Proposals
Washington April 30 WPA officials pressed to cut work relief by requiring the unemployed to take farms or other private employment. Spring planting is expected to absorb many of the roughly 300000 people said dropped from WPA jobs and another 400000 may find work on PWA highways and related relief projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPA
Harry N. Hopkins
PWA
Contempt for Welfare Overreach Sparks Public Debate
A political figure voices sweeping contempt for welfare measures, asserting the welfare of the people is overrated and expressing disdain for current policies. The remark sparks a broader discussion on social support programs and government responsibilities.
Treasury Deficit Forecast Spurs Roosevelts Tax Push
Secretary Morgenthau warned a peacetime deficit of 5.966 billion dollars for the current year, urging Congress to enact Roosevelt's full tax program. He projected a 2.675 billion dollar deficit for 1937, said temporary processing taxes would aid revenue, and explained corporate taxes would yield delayed gains with 310 million dollars available in FY 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Robertson Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Regional Weather Outlook For Southeast States
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions across North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Alabama with limited temperature change. Unsettled conditions linger in the northwest portions of North Carolina and Georgia and extreme northwest Florida with isolated showers possible on the extreme south coast of Florida and local thunderstorms in the extreme west of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tides at St Marks Lighthouse on Friday May 1
Predicted tides for St Marks lighthouse show highs at 11:20 a m and 11:55 p m and lows at 4:46 a m and 5:32 p m for Friday May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Marks
Parker Receives Life Sentence for Murder
Roy Parker was found guilty of murdering Sam Philips and given a life term to avoid the electric chair. The defense was led by Randolph Jones W W Alexander and George Lily with state counsel. Parker testified denying involvement and described Philips Florida trip and family ties as motive remained silent on key details. A damning letter in Parker handwriting and blood evidence from an axe and bloodstains were presented in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Parker
Sam Philips
Messrs
Randolph Jones
W. W. Alexander
George Lily
Philips
Florida
S. W
Sweethart
John White
White
Man Held for Hex Murder Hangs Self in Jail Cell
Buffalo police say John Tryka, 39, held on for the Hex murder of Adolph Boettger, 63, a masseur, hanged himself in his police cell after reportedly cursing Boettger with an evil spell and claiming he would be charged with first degree murder. He died before a physician arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
John Tryka
Adolph Boettger
John J. Whalen
Tryka
Boettger
Five Gunmen Rob Bank in Bogota New Jersey
Five gunmen held up Bogota National Bank near noon and escaped with between 18000 and 20000 dollars. The well dressed trio forced employees and several customers to lie on the floor before fleeing in a car parked outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
N. J
Bogota National Bank
Georgia funds withheld as Georgia treasurer dispute grows
Washington and Atlanta reports state the Federal Bureau of Roads refused to release Georgia federal road funds until the state resolves who is legally treasurer. Thomas H. MacDonald cited Georgia law requiring deposits with the state treasurer and urged no delay due to state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Roads
Georgia
W. Wilburn
Georgia Highway Board
Talmadoe
MacDonald
Wit
State Highway Board
Bureau
Atlanta
Federal Bureau of Roads
Georgia Highway Department
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia B. Hamilton
J. B. Daniels
State Supreme Court
Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Department
State Farm Market Opens in Thomasville with Linder and Jackson
Tom Linder and State Senator Guy Jackson will attend the formal opening of the State Farm Market in Thomasville at eleven o'clock. Dr W B Cochran will introduce the event and welcome officials, with Mayor Inman and local leaders hosting. The market aims to bring producers and consumers closer for fairer prices and expanded distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Tom Linder
Guy Jackson
Cochran
Linder
Jackson
W. B
Chamber of Commerce
Board of County Commissioners
Inman
Thomas County
Broad Street
Smith Avenue
Putnam County Roosevelt Backers Contribute $100
Eatonton Ga April 30 Putnam County Roosevelt supporters contributed about $190 to Roosevelt's $10,000 entry fee in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonton
Putnam County
Roosevelt
Georgia
Tom Linder Plans Opening of New Thomasville Market
Commissioner Tom Linder and Tom Davis of the Georgia Public Service Commission will attend the opening of Thomasville's new state market. Linder praises the cooperative effort by Thomas County and the city and notes it is the first market outside Atlanta. He says markets in Valdosta and Gainesville will follow as crops are ready, promising substantial earnings for farmers and new money crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Atlanta
Tom Linder
Tom Davis
Commissioner of Agriculture
Georgia Public Service Commission
Thomas County
Linder
Valdosta
Gainesville
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Selassie
Ruene
Louisiana
Kate Smith
England
Hudson Bay Company
Jamestown, N. Poy Ne
Zioncheck
Marion Zioncheck
Washington State
Rative Louise Nix
Texarkana
Tex
Washington, D. C
Annapolis
Poitical Proposes
Talmadge
Southland
National Guardsmen
Secretary of the Treasury
Low
Parker
Phillips
New Jersey
Richard Rivers
Indianapolis
Ao Lima
Ohio
M“Donald
Thomas H
Nald
Bureau of Pubic Roads
Wilburn
The
Georgia Board
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Senator Jackson
Cochran, Ga
Thomas’ County
Albert F. Barwick
Department of Agriculture
Times-Enterprise
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!