Budding fruit orchards menaced by temperature
Reports from Paw Paw and Martinsburg West Virginia show temperatures as low as 20 to 26 degrees in the night threatening fruit crops. Experts say brief cold snaps with wind reduced damage and late blooming varieties like York Imperials may escape serious harm. Snow flurries and winds accompanied the cold with ice forming along Abrams Creek.
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W. Va
Martinsburg
Pruit
Winchester
York
Abrams Creek
Panhandle
Eente
Cumberland
Maryland
Baltimore
Allegany
Garrett
Salisbury
Altamont
Hagerstown
Oakland
French Plans to Revive Protests Against Hitler
The French foreign minister announced a session of the council was delayed five hours to let Laval attempt to win over dissenters. Danish and Polish opposition hinder France's aims as debates over whether to condemn Germany or refrain from naming it continue. For Austria Hungary and Bulgaria rearmament faces delays as the Little Entente hesitates on security in the Danubian pact amid Hungarian objections.
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Europe
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Italy
Rome
Spain
Salvador de Madariaga
League
Laval
Joseph Mbeck
Poland
Prance
Germany
Warsaw
Moscow
Maxim Litvinoff
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Decision Soon On NRA Dispute
Washington reports the Supreme Court will decide this term on the constitutionality of key NRA labor provisions within six weeks. Meantime Senators Hastings and Clark urge Congress to delay extending the NRA law until the court acts, while Administration aims to push the extension before the June 16 expiry. The Schechter Poultry case will be heard May 2, testing authority to regulate minimum wages and maximum hours.
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Washington
Supreme Court
NRA
Blue Eagle
Congress
High Court
Schechter Poultry
Schechter Poultry Corporation
Brooklyn
Hastings
R-Del
Clark
D-Mo
Alabama Lumber
British Budget Balanced By Not Paying U. S. Debt
London reports opposition leaders accusing the government of balancing the budget by failing to pay the United States war debt. Tax concessions appear modest despite a surplus forecast, with commentary that this may pave the way for higher future armament spending.
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U. S
London
United States
Sans Souci fortress stamp marks turbulent Haitian history
A 1906 stamp from Haiti depicts the grim Sans Souci fortress. The immense stone structure built by Christophe, called the black Napoleon, cost thousands of lives. After rebels besieged him in his mountain stronghold, Christophe committed suicide.
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Aiti
Sans Souci
Christophe
Napoleon
Dust Storms Halt Transport Across Plains States
Dust storms blanketed parts of Colorado and neighboring states halting trains and road traffic. Federal officials led by M L Wilson and Gov Alf Landon visited the area to assess soil erosion and drought conditions. The weather report said precipitation since September 1 is under 75 percent of normal, but crop losses nationwide remain limited.
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Colorado
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
Lake Erie
M. L. Wilson
Alf M. Landon
Wallace
Washington
Plains
Elmer Collins
Rockies
AAA
Great Plains
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Dakota
Texas
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Court Reprimands Federal Officers in Berger Case
Washington April 15 The Supreme Court censured federal prosecutors for misconduct in the Harry Berger counterfeiting case. Justice Sutherland criticized an assistant US attorney Henry Singer for misstatement of facts and improper cross examination and ordered a new trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Sutherland
Harry Berger
Brooklyn
Berger
Henry Singer
United States
New York
Singer
Echoes of a Romantic Era in Postal Daydreams
The passage laments past eras of bold love and melodrama, noting lovers who spoke openly and used roses and postals to express feelings. It contrasts Edith Wharton era gloss with a wistful look at days when affection felt inevitable and unrestrained.
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Edith the Heydey
Rehearsal Tonight For Candlelight Service Thursday
A candlelight Easter service is planned for Thursday at Christ Episcopal Church at 8 p m with beautful singing by a large group and the regular choir. Holy Communion will follow the service. Rehearsals for the choir are at 8 30 tonight at the church led by Rev Robert Nelson.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Robert Nelson
Ohio Convicts Stage Revolt Without Violence
In Columbus on April 15, about a quarter of the 4 240 inmates at Ohio penitentiary walked from factory benches in four workshops in a passive revolt against parole board policies. Warden James C Woodward, three months in office, used the grapevine to search for ringleaders while denying outsiders interviews. He warned there would be no serious trouble.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
State Parole Board
James C. Woodward
Woodward
Coast Guard presses wide search for trawler Cambridge
Coast Guard boats pressed a wide spread search along the Atlantic coast for the trawler S. S. Cambridge with 14 men aboard. A cryptic message picked by headquarters told of the hunt.
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Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Atlantic
S. S
Cambridge
Farm Implement Industry Reports Better Business
Chicago April 16 report says higher farm prices and government cash benefits brighten the farm implement industry. Industry leaders note rising demand since 1932 and 1983 downturns, with purchasing power lagging but prospect of renewed need as farmers expect a favorable crop year despite adverse conditions.
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Farm Implement Industry
Chicago
From the Kitchen Window Kelvinator Festival Display
A kitchen feature promotes Kelvinator refrigerating units offering four in one efficiency. It describes prepped meals with chilled salads and parfaits, ready for the oven, and announces a no down payment deal through Miller & Anderson's Show Rooms during the Festival.
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Kelvinator Factory
Miller & Anderson
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