Opposition to reorganization bill cited in editorials
An AP summary and columnist remarks review the proposed executive reorganization bill. They critique concentrating power in the President, eliminating the comptroller general and civil service commission, and expanding federal employment. The piece questions democracy’s functioning amid partisan rancor and reflects on past political philosophies through a local obituary intertwining with federal policy debate.
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Gillette
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Comptroller General
Senate
Congress
House Panel Approves TVA Probe Resolution
The House Rules Committee approved a Senate bill for a congressional inquiry into all TVA operations. Amendments include a ten member joint inquiry to also cover private utilities and a deadline report to Congress by January 3. The vote was not recorded but opposition was noted as unlikely.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
O'Connor
House
Senate-House
TVA
Congress
Rankin
Saturnalia
Senate panel backs bill to widen RFC loan scope
The Senate banking committee approved a bill by Senator Glass to expand RFC loans to businesses and revive authority to lend to states and municipalities. Secretary Ickes urged cooperation with the PWA, but no amendments were adopted. RFC reportedly has about 1.5 billion dollars in unused funds.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
RFC
Ickes
PWA
Jesse Jones
Britain rejects Franco excuse for Barcelona bombing
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares Franco's explanation inadequate as justification for the Barcelona bombing. He notes bombardments have ceased and expresses concern over the attack's impact.
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London
Great Britain
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Fragmentary historical note on poverty and division
A garbled passage hints at a group in poverty to be divided and a figure who speaks of blame within himself and his government. The text reflects struggle and internal fault lines without clear names or events.
Adventure Eternal inspires with Great Hope anthology
Editor friends present Adventure Eternal, a themed anthology tracing the Great Hope across centuries from Pyramid Texts to modern voices. The collection links mortality to meaning, citing Thomas Wolfe and Charlotte Bronte as resonant anchors in a meditation on life beyond death.
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Jan Smuts
Thomas Wolfe
Charlotte Bronte
U.S. and Britain to announce bold ship plan soon
An authoritative source says the United States and Great Britain will declare this week their aim to build battleships over 35 000 tons. A final decision to surpass the 1936 London treaty limits was reached by American British and French experts. France will delay until it sees reactions from Italy Germany and Russia.
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Flondon
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt sued for damages in auto accident case
New York James Roosevelt and his chauffeur are codefendants in a $6000 damage suit filed by Mr and Mrs William Seubert for injuries from a collision. Seubert allege their car was struck by a vehicle driven by John J Duggan Roosevelt's chauffeur. James was not in the car.
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New York
Sns
James Roosevelt
William Seubert
Seuberts
John J. Duggan
Roosevelt
James
Hudson sedan sale reported in Gazette Want Ad
G C Mueller of 1122 C Ave NW says his 1935 Hudson sport sedan was offered in The Gazette March 26 and 27, drew 10 calls, and sold the second day. Dial 2-1121 to place a Want Ad.
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G. C. Mueller
C Ave. NW
Loyalist line stiffens but fails to hold Lerida
Panicked Lerida residents fled as insurgent forces of Italy and Germany pressed toward Lerida, Barbastro, and Palanques in Catalonia amid reports of foreign aid and munitions pouring in. Barcelona accused German and Italian families of massing in Spain as Negrin warned of foreign powers. Sen. Vandenberg proposed a new peace conference plan tied to naval expansion while Mussolini prepared to address the senate on Spain and Franco-British ties. Italy refused a U S invitation to aid German and Austrian refugees.
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Lerida
Caesar
Pompey
Mediterranean
Spain
Barbastro
Pialanques
Barcelona
Germany
Italy
United States
Loyalist Forces Mobilize All Able Bodied Men in South
reports from Perpignan say the Spanish loyalist government orders a counter offensive against insurgents in the ejida sector. A French deserter from the international brigade claims the government even drafts wounded soldiers fit for combat.
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Perpignan
France
Ins
Ejida
International Brigade
Hoover Sees No Immediate War Prospect After Europe Tour
Former President Herbert Hoover returned from Europe and urged repeal of the neutrality law with presidential authority over relations with warring nations. He said there was no immediate prospect of war, noted a shift from democracy to totalitarianism, and warned of deficits and growing fear as key forces in Europe.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Europe
America
Hoover
Normandie
United States
Senate
Baltic
Nazis Say Czech Plan On Minority Not Satisfactory
Berlin warns Prague that granting Germans greater political rights as a minority solution is unsatisfactory. A foreign office spokesman calls for a spontaneous radical resolution to avoid future European tension and hints at possible action against Czechoslovakia.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia Leader Declares Strength After Crisis
Premier Milan Hodzu assured Czechoslovakia that the country is stronger today than before the central European crisis sparked by Germany's annexation of Austria. He denied any international danger or chance of conflict in a nationwide broadcast.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Milan Hodzu
Germany
Austria
Spanish War Winding Up as Franco Advances
Paris reports the Spanish conflict nearing its end with Francisco Franco poised to capture Barcelona within two to three weeks if loyalist forces resist. Loyalist government crumbles while Catalonia's isolation grows as Franco eyes the Mediterranean corridor and French frontier to sever outside aid. Churchill warns Blum against late intervention as Mussolini's threat looms.
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Paris
Francisco Franco
Franco
Barcelona
France
England
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Leon Blum
Spain
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Mussolini
Cedar Rapids elects complete city council in spring vote
In Cedar Rapids the entire city council was reelected for the first time since 1914. Mayor Frank K. Hahn won 6 105 votes to 4 493 for J. Fred Carrell, with total mayoral turnout 10 598. Public safety and finance commissioners results showed heavy precinct contention and a decisive Hahn victory.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank K. Hahn
J. Fred Carrell
Carrell
Hahn
Currell
L. J. Storey
W. C. Benesh
Public Safety
R. L. ‘ Doc” Whelan
Beneton County
Benesh
Government Reorganization Bill Aims for Streamlined Executive
Senate approved a government reorganization bill to consolidate agencies and grant the President broad powers. Nine regulatory bodies would stay untouched, July 1 1940 acts required, civil service replaced by a single merit system, and a Department of Public Welfare with a seven member advisory board and a national resources planning board would be created.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Department of Public Welfare
National Resources Planning Board
Shall We Keep On Priming The Pump Or Dig New Well
Arthur Bags Back remarks speculate on political strategy as Congress debates categories and future votes. He jokes about party outcomes in 1940 and a potential tax bill while warning against continued pump priming without reform.
Mother Sacrifices Part Of Ear For Boy With One Ear
Everett doctors report Sidney Ward, born with one ear, received a plastic surgery graft from his mother Mars F Ward. A section of her ear was removed and grafted to the boy’s head to improve appearance, with further operations possible.
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Everett
Mass
Sideney
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Mars F. Ward
Sidney
House Passes Army Needs Bill for 1939 Aid
The House approved the $2444,116,284 1939 Army appropriation bill and sent it to the Senate. It adds about $32,750,000 to the current military establishment. The measure provides for 470 airplanes to raise aircraft to 3,302 and accounts for roughly $18,000,000 of the increase.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Nearly Inch And A Half Of Rain Falls In Cedar Rapids
After Monday night soaking rains reduced Cedar Rapids municipal election totals, Tuesday brought clear skies and rising temperatures. Rain totaled 1.40 inches with a high near 61 and a low around 49 after midnight, then warming to 72 by mid afternoon as sun emerged.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
State panel rebukes Bronx jail for unshaven keepers
The New York state correction commission criticized Bronx county jail after an inspection found unshaven keepers. It said unshaven staff give prisoners a bad impression and called for improvements.
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Albany, N. Y
State Correction Commission
Bronx County
House Group 70 Offers Own Dictator Bills
Democratic members of a special house committee agreed to lump four government reorganization measures into one merged bill to supersede the Senate approved plan. The majority will seek swift passage with no hearings, while controversy looms over executive control of the comptroller general and the general accounting office.
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Washington
House
Senate
General Accounting Office
Comptroller General
Cochran
Bankhead
Interstate Commerce, Communications and Securiies Commissions
Congress
Budget Bureau
Legislative
Majority
Snell
Wilson And Company Halves Its Dividend
CHICAGO AP Wilson and Company directors halved the regular quarterly payment on the $6 preferred stock to 75 cents payable May 2 with stock of record April 15. Chairman Thomas E. Wilson cited unstable business conditions and tax policy as reasons. The firm deferred its common stock dividend last quarter.
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Chicago
Wilson
Thomas E. Wilson
Stocks Fall to Three Year Low as Market Slumps
New York reports heavy selling drives leading stocks down with losses of 1 to 5 dollars or more. Prices retreat to three year lows, some shares hitting levels near 1932 and 1933 as the market declines from 1929 peaks.
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New York
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