House Debates Reorganization Bill Amid Partisan Clash
The House opens debate on the Government Reorganization Bill with Democratic and Republican reps alleging White House pressure to push it through. Rep. Arthur P. Lamneck warns against centralizing powers in Washington and a Department of Welfare, while Ohioans reportedly oppose the measure. The Senate passed it by seven votes, and House leaders anticipate passage, despite Snell’s efforts to stall.
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Washington
U.P
House
Bertrand H. Snell
N. Y
Senate
Arthur P. Lamneck
Department of
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Department of Welfare
Ohio
Snell
White House
Congress
Girls Take Dare Endangers Three Girls On Lake Erie
Three schoolgirls were saved from drowning after a dare led them onto a raft at the Lake Erie shore. Helen Lupson 13 Noreen Caley 11 and Juanita Perin 12 were cut loose by two boys who shouted See you in Canada as the raft drifted away. A Coast Guard crew rescued them at dusk.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lake Erie
Helen Lupson
Noreen Caley
Juanita Perin
Canada
Coast Guard
Two Die in Dayton Traffic Incidents
Two traffic deaths reported in Dayton. Five year old June Murray was struck by a car and 51 year old Sylvester Garland was killed by a hit and run driver.
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Dayton
U.P
June Murray
Sylvester Garland
Recovery Impeded by Taxes Says RFC Head
RFC chairman Jesse H. Jones blamed tax uncertainties as a major irritant delaying recovery from the recession. He said impediments to better business conditions were easing and predicted recovery should come soon, noting no basic economic ills and asking if small business owners influenced the slowdown.
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RFC
Washington
U.P
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
United Press
Decentralize War Cry Proposed by Bridges in 1938 GOP
Bangor Maine U P Sen H Styles Bridges urged Republicans to adopt decentralization of government as their campaign motto in 1938. He called it the first step to recovery and economic sanity and a path to American freedom from Roosevelt constitutional tyranny.
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Bangor
U.P
U. S
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Dams Wrecked To Slow Attack
Flood waters from dams dynamited by the Loyalists slowed the Nationalist advance at Lerida on the Franco Spanish frontier. Loyalists counter attacked in Lerida outskirts delaying the Nationalist push toward Barcelona Valencia and Madrid, with Lerida key to Catalonia highway junctions and seaport access.
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Hendaye
Cinca
Lerida
Barcelona
Valencia
Madrid
Catalonia
France
Taragona
Tarragona
Body in New York Bay Not Levine Kidnapping Victim
A floating body found in upper New York Bay sparked initial excitement but police ruled out Peter Levine, a 12 year old New Rochelle boy abducted on February 24.
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New York
U.P
New York Bay
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Five Killed in Blast at Canadian Coal Mine
An explosion and ensuing fire at Hinton Collieries 200 miles west of Edmonton in Alberta killed five miners and injured five others, according to reports received in Edmonton. The disaster occurred at a sparsely settled site, prompting investigations and a response from local authorities.
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Edmonton
Alta
Hinton
Roosevelt Defends Reorganization Plan Amid Dictator Claims
President Roosevelt releases a letter denying any dictator ambitions while defending the Government Reorganization Bill. He argues the measure would modernize the federal executive and cites support from seven or eight former presidents. The issue spurred Senate debate and was set for House action as of this week.
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Warm Springs
White House
Roosevelt
United States of America
Senate
House
Navy Bomber Missing in War Games With Six Aboard
Honolulu reports a Navy bomber with six aboard is missing after war games. A second plane failed to return yesterday, killing at least three. Rescue efforts include 65 surface ships and 240 aircraft from carriers and Pearl Harbor bases. Bodies recovered include Lieut. L. O. Crane and G. H. Oneal.
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Navy
Honolulu
T. H
U.P
United States Battle Fleet
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
U. S. Avocet
Makua
Johnston Island
G. H. Oneal
Trumbull
Tex
L. O. Crane
Naval Headquarters
Crane
Naval
Pioneers Fleet Embarks On Last Stage Of Journey
West Newton Pa U P reports the Northwest Territory Caravan begins the final leg to Marietta Ohio. Thirty six buckskin clad pioneers sail from the Youghiogheny River McKeesport toward Pittsburgh to reach the historic settlement by April 7, with pageants planned en route in high water conditions.
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West Newton
U.P
Northwest Territory
Marietta
Northwest
Youghiogheny River
McKeesport
Pittsburgh
Ask Tax on Chain Stores Campaign In Ohio
A Columbus U.P.A. campaign to enact a chain store and enterprise tax was begun as five Akron men received petition circulation permission for a constitutional amendment. The proposed levy would be graduated by store count from 50 to 175 dollars per store, with 50 percent to the general real estate fund and 25 percent each to the school fund and the old age pension fund.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Akron
Old Age
Japanese Forces Reported In Retreat in Shantung Shansi
Chinese sources say Japanese troops in parts of southern Shantung and Shansi provinces are in general retreat as of today, signaling a shift in battlefield momentum during the conflict.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shantung
Shansi
U S Abandons Tonnage Limit For Warships
Washington reports the United States will invoke the escalator clause of the 1936 London Naval Agreement. Secretary Hull sent notes to Britain France and Canada signaling an abandonment of the 35 000 ton cap for battleships due to Japan refusing to guarantee not to build ships over that limit.
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Washington
France
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
Legation
U. S
Mine Costs To Be Published By Coal Commission
The National Bituminous Coal Commission announced it will publish individual mine cost sheets to determine new minimum prices. The move follows pressure from Consumers' Counsel and other groups, despite operators arguing costs are confidential. The commission also outlined a three‑hearing schedule before setting new minima to replace those revoked last month.
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Washington
U.P
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Commission
John Carson
Final Session of The Messenger Cooking School Friday
The Athens Merchants sponsor 40 grocery gift baskets for housewives, with 10 women receiving baskets on Tuesday, Wednesday, afternoon, and Friday. Mrs. Bertha M. Harris demonstrates homey, inexpensive foods with flaky dumplings pancakes caramel cake and nut bread. Friday at 1 30 p m is the last day of the school with lectures and gift packages.
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Messenger Cooking School
Athens
Bertha M. Harris
Radio Message Ties New Rochelle Kidnapping to Delay
A mysterious WABC broadcast claimed contact with the kidnappers of 12 year old Peter Levine of New Rochelle. The message said the group would follow instructions but must travel by automobile due to weather. Columbia Broadcasting Company declined further comment.
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New York
U.K
WABC
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Grace Moore
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Transfer of Contract In Gallia County Not Enforceable
Columbus attorney general Herbert S. Duffy ruled a rural Gallia County school district need not honor terms of a transportation contract that had been transferred between school bus drivers. The ruling came at the request of Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney John W. Howell.
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Columbus
ULP
Herbert S. Duffy
Gallia County
John W. Howell
Worry Drives Car Driver to Die After Fatal Crash
Martins Ferry police say a man killed a 50 year old in Harrisville and later killed himself in his restaurant. Albert Heggy, 38, had posted bond on manslaughter charges for the crash.
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Martins Ferry
Albert Heggy
Heggy
Walter Moore
Harrisville
House panel kills rail length limit bill
Washington report notes the House Interstate Commerce Committee rejected a Senate approved bill to cap freight trains at 70 cars. The measure aimed to curb long trains and reduce congestion and safety concerns amid rail operations.
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Bill
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Low Rent Housing Funds Allocated by U S Housing Authority
The U S Housing Authority announced 13.15 million dollars set aside for low rent housing projects in 10 cities. The program aims to expand affordable housing options nationwide under federal housing policy.
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Washington
U. S. Housing Authority
Bigger Income Tax Proposed By LaFollette
Senator Robert LaFollette proposes a broader income tax base to raise revenue for higher federal expenditures. The plan cuts single exemptions from 1000 to 800 and married exemptions from 2500 to 2000, raises dependent ages from 18 to 20, and increases rates in lower surtax brackets as the Senate Finance Committee rewrites the tax bill.
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Washington
U.P
Robert LaFollette
Wis
Senate Finance Committee
House
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate
LaFollette
Bus Driver Found Safe After Blizzard Near Calgary
Mrs. K. Brown, a feminine school bus driver, was found safe at a farm house in Parkland area after going missing in a blizzard 75 miles south of Calgary. Austin Nixon, a Parkland garage operator who went missing while searching for her, was also found safe.
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Calgary
Alta
K. Brown
Parkland
Here
Austin Nixon
Austrian Legion Return After Dollfuss Assassination
Eight thousand Austrian legionnaires who fled to Germany after Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was assassinated returned home to Austria today.
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Salzburg
Austria
U.P
Germany
Engelbert Dollfuss
Tornado Toll Rises Across Eight States As Relief Efforts Mobilize
Five states moved to aid survivors after a violent tornado path from Oklahoma to Illinois killed at least 32 and wounded hundreds. Damages were unofficially estimated between 1.5 and 2 million dollars as governors in Kansas Illinois and Arkansas directed relief and troops to stricken towns including South Pekin and Columbus.
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Oklahoma
Illinois
Walter A. Huxman
Kanesas
Columbus
Kas
Henry Horner
Illinois National Guard
Little Raile Road
South Pekin
Heber Springs
Ark
Neeleyville
Avant
Okla
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Raymond Lahr
United Press
Red Cross
Northwestern Railroad
Julia Kennedy
Hollow
Venice
Astoria
Deer Creek
St Louis
Cleveland Schools Win License for Radio Station
The Cleveland Board of Education received federal approval for a school owned radio system. The transmitting station will broadcast classroom programs including drama lectures music appreciation and forums in participating schools and not for general public use.
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Cleveland
U.P
Board of Education
Federal Communications Bureau
Dayton Lieutenant Governor Yoder in Fair Condition
Lieut. Gov. Paul P. Yoder remained in fair condition at a Dayton hospital after an operation for stomach ulcers and related complications.
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Dayton
U.P
Paul P. Yoder
Seventh Cancer Patient Dies After Serum Shot
In Orlando Florida the seventh cancer patient died after receiving a serum called Ensor from Connell Research Foundation. The latest victim was 63 year old Mrs F Moonett of Winter Park. Four other patients remained critically ill and under observation. Authorities investigate possible tetanus contamination in the serum.
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Orlando
Fla
U.P
F. Moonett
Winter Park
Ensol
Connell Research Foundation
Kingston
Ont
H. C. Connell
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