Morro Castle Fire Draws Thousands To Shore For View
A massive blast aboard the Morro Castle halted firemen from boarding the ship as flames raged overnight. Two more bodies washed ashore near Asbury Park with authorities expecting days of searching unlikely. About 70,000 people viewed the burning liner from Convention Pier to donate to the crew.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Morro Castle
R. W. Hodge
Coastguard
Fifth District
Convention Pier
Skyline Drive project delayed dedication amid weather and politics
Special to The Star Harrisonburg Va Sept 10 Oiling work from Panorama gateway to Big Meadows progresses day and night as limestone dust and oil binder are applied to ready the road for opening. Officials delay formal dedication with President Roosevelt due to Hyde Park commitments. Secretary Ickes notes only about fifteen miles may open next Saturday with further openings planned for Sept 15 amid federal scrutiny and weather delays.
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Harrisonburg
Panorama
Big Meadows
Luray
Frederick
Virginia
Virginia Motor Vehicle Division
Skyline Drive
Old
Gordonsville Turnpike
Stanley
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Richmond
Harold P. Ickes
Ickes
Panorama Gateway
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Jamestown
Swift Run
Byrd
National Park Service
Secretaary Ickes
Department of Agriculture
Swift Run Gap
Fire Breaks Out On Grace Liner Santa Rita
The Grace Liner Santa Rita arrived under her own power at Balboa after a fire in hold 3 hatch. Canal Zone firemen used carbon dioxide to suppress the blaze amid cargo of cotton, wool and coffee. No injuries reported and cause undetermined.
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Balboa
Santa Rita
Morro Castle
Mages
C. Z
Grace
Canal Zone
Pacific Ocean
Stevenson
Buenaventura
Campbell
L. B. Scott
United States Navy
Frederick County School Board Sets Book Sale Plan
The Frederick County School Board moves to supply books to schools this year. All county schools open October 2 with teachers’ institute October 1. Vaccination against smallpox is required for entering students. A truant officer will enforce attendance. Eighth grade and first year high school may be offered at Cross Junction, Mountain View, and White Hall if enrollment meets thresholds.
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Frederick County School Board
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Cross Junction
Mountain View
White Hall
Pickers Tickets Printing Urged In Evening Star Notice
A short notice requests readers to have their pickers tickets printed now. The Evening Star references a dated issue and urges timely action for ticket printing.
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the Evening Star
South End Hose Co Meeting Notice
South End Hose Co holds a business meeting Monday night September 10 at 8 o clock. Members are asked to pull attendance. Secretary notes 9 7 1p 31 for reference.
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South End Hose Co
Wanted Female Room and Board Seekings Aged Applicant
Short personal ad seeks single girl to share room and board. Ad placed as A care Star. Also notes Moling and Cather offering materials for school frocks featured in the item.
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Moling & Cather
ip-It
Chicken Thieves Strike Hayfield Area Seizing 165 Chickens
In Hayfield area thieves raided two roosts last night stealing 165 chickens. Vernon O. Baker reported 125 of his New Hampshire Reds missing from a 200 bird flock, leaving 75. Neighbor Frank Orndorff lost 40 after a locked house was broken. Sheriff Harry L. McCann leads the investigation with no arrests yet.
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Hayfield
Vernon O. Baker
New Hampshire
Boat Sinks, 10 Are Drowned in Mississippi River
Ten men from St. Louis drowned when a riverboat sank near War Eagle Landing ten miles north of St. Charles. Homer Coe saved his three year old daughter Virginia by grabbing her and swimming to shore. The tragedy occurred as the boat sank under its heavy load. Mrs Melvin Flegenheimer and daughters Dorothy and Rose have returned home from Atlantic City.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
St. Charles
Homer Coe
Virginia
War Eagle Landing
Missouri
Melvin Flegenheimer
Dorothy
Rose
Ambassador Hotel
Atlantic City
Textile Mills Reopen Across Carolinas Amid Guarded Work Restart
Textile mills in North and South Carolina reopened under guard after sit downs and clashes as 4,000 workers returned to work in Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. In Saylesville Rhode Island state troopers faced 600 strikers with tear gas as mobilization continued. The industry pressed for mill by mill arbitration while unions push for broad rights and a 30 hour week.
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Associated Press
Saylesville, R. I
Saylesville Finishing Company
Mooresville
N. C
Iredell County
Chiquola
Honea Path
S. C
Boston
New England
Massachusets
Rhode Island
Sloan
Francis J. Gorman
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Communists Charged by Police With Smuggling Fire Making Chemicals
Capt Wilmott, commander of the ill-fated Morro Castle, is cited amid a fire disaster off the New Jersey coast with heavy casualties. Police charge alleged smuggling of fire making chemicals by the group. Authorities report ongoing investigations and legal action.
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Wilmott
Morro
New Eer
Simple Funeral Rites Held For Late G. C. Miller
Funeral services were held at his Greystone Terrace home for G Clarence Miller prominent local businessman and longtime family member. Ministers Rev E B McGukin and Rev Dr L A Thomas led a large gathering with floral tributes. Music included Stainer and Maunder selections then Abide With Me at the grave. interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Greystone Terrace
G. Clarence Miller
E. B.mcgukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Mr. Miller
Stainer
Olivet
Calvary
Maunder
Richard E. Griffith
Rebecca Bell
Godfrey Miller
William R. Miller
Mount Hebron
World News At A Glance Highlights Early 1930s Events
Domestic Charlotte nineteen strike closed Carolina textile mills reopen behind lines of national guardsmen with little disorder. Washington Ickes approved a plan to prevent collapse of wholesale gasoline market. Baltimore Robert S Lanier grandson of Sidney Lanier hurt when hit by auto on train highway. Joliet two prisoners killed and a guard hurt escaping penitentiary aboard locomotive. Foreign Nurnberg Hitler elated as Nazi convention nears final phase. Moscow Lenin Order awarded to William Lavery and Clyde Armistead for aiding Soviet rescue expedition.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Washington
Ickes
Baltimore
Roberts
Lanier
Sidney Lanier
Joliet
Nurnberg
Adolph Hitler
Moscow
Lenin
William Lavery
Clyde Armistead
Fairbanks
Havana Force Chief Notified of Planned Terrorism Against Pan American
Ship's officer breaks in tears before a federal investigating committee recounting his belief that the Morro Castle disaster was not an accident. He denies members of the crew were among the first to evacuate and searches for the captain continue.
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Havana
Pan- American Airways
Worms
Federal Investigating Committee
Morro Castle
Grand Jury Probe Begins Tomorrow
Federal grand jury action looms as subpoenas go out after United States Attorney Martin Conboy interviews George W. Rogers chief radio operator of the Morro Castle.
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Federal Grand Jury
United States
Martin Conboy
George W. Rogers
Morro Castle
Havana Bomb Warning at Pan American Docks Sparks Search
Havana officials said Pan American Airways received an anonymous bomb warning and six officers were assigned to search passengers and baggage at the docks. Captain Hernandez called Morro Castle fire intentional, linking to Communist terrorists. Officials in New York denied knowledge of the searches. In testimony, Warms and Hackney suggested the Morro Castle blaze was incendiary, possibly sparked by gasoline, spreading rapidly as the ship burned.
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Havana
Oscar Hernandez
Hernandez
Pan-American Airways
Morro Castle
Comunists
Carribbean Bureau
The
Third Internationale
New York
Williams F. Warms
Clarence Hackney
Warms
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Frank Orndorff
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Howell
Gaston County
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Lincoln County
North Squad Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg
Cotton
United Textile Workers
New Textile Board
G. C. Miller
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