PWA Orders Staff Cuts Amid WPA Funding Battle
Washington may 9 1935 the PWA plans a 25 percent reduction in its administrative staff and housing division while delaying terminations for now as Congress debates a 1.425 billion work relief appropriation. Secretary Ickes directs lists of to be dropped and bans further raises. The move follows House battles over relief funding and wage provisions for the new WPA program.
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Washington
PWA
Ickes
House
WPA
Administration
High Command
Senate
Ickes Pwa
Harry L. Hopkins
Folsom Confesses Slayings Of Two Girls In Maine
Police report 15 year old James H. Folsom re enacted the slayings of Mary Proulx 7 and Annie Knights 12 in Maine. Prosecutors say he confessed and will be arraigned in Waterville court. He led officers to the crime scenes after arrival from Portland.
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Waterville
Harold K. MaGuire
James H. Folsom
Mary Proulx
Annie K. Knights
MaGuire
Folsom
Francis H. Bate
Kennebec County
Proulx
Messalonskee Stream
Knights
Fairfield
McGuire
George Beckett
West Cumberland
Willis
Crosby
Portland
Augusta
Five Year Old Boy Burned to Death in Birmingham Fire
A five year old, Jack Porter, died in a house fire in Birmingham, Ma. His father, Robert T. Porter, suffered severe burns while attempting a rescue. An unidentified Black man carried him to safety. Mrs. Porter and five other children escaped.
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Birmingham
Jack Porter
Robert T. Porter
Porter
Youth Honored In Modern Role Of Paul Revere
In Hanna Oklahoma Freddie Razook a 12 year old boy saved dozens from a tornado by warning onlookers. The storm damaged 20 buildings and injured more than twenty people with one critical. Cattleman W L Cox, 64, was hurled 100 feet into a doorway where Dr L E Jacobs treated a back injury. Mayor Whitlow put damage at 75000 dollars.
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Henryetta
Okla
Paul Revere
Hanna
Freddie Razook
Freddie
W. L. Cox
L. E. Jacobs
Leo G. Whitlow
York Seeks Return as President of York Agricultural Institute
Former Mes Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute head in Jamestown resigns amid dispute with the Tennessee board of education over principal dismissal. York asserts the school is his and vows to reclaim control by the next legislature, noting offers up to 15000 dollars annually elsewhere.
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Tennessee
Mes Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute
Jamestown
Tennessee Board of Education
York
State Board
Talmadge Move Upheld by Court
Georgia supreme court sustains Governor Talmadge in suspending State Treasurer George B. Hamilton. It rules that Talmadge appointee J. B. Daniell is the legal treasurer. The decision remands a suit from Fulton County to banks in Atlanta and Marietta, ordering payment of about 2.5 million dollars on deposit.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court Today
Talmadge
George B. Hamilton
J. B. Daniell
Fulton
Supreme Court
Marietta
Daniel
Lewis and Green Renew Their Row Over Steel Union
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, attacks the A F L executive council stance on organizing the steel industry. He seeks a single industrial union for about 300000 steel workers while A F L leaders push craft union enrollment.
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Lewis
Green
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. F. of L. Executive Council
A. F. of L
Mahan Sentenced to Sixty Years in Kidnap Case
In Tacoma Washington on May 9 William Mahan a scar faced ex convict pled guilty in federal court to the 200 000 kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser a 9 year old heir The plea covered both counts Judge E E Cushman sentenced Mahan to 60 years on each count in a high profile federal case.
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Tacoma
Wash
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
E. E. Cushman
Cushman
New Yorkers Cheer as Hindenburg Lands at Lakehurst
The Hindenburg completed a record Atlantic crossing and touched down at Lakehurst New Jersey at 5 23 a m after 61 hours 53 minutes aloft. About 5 000 spectators watched as Dr Hugo Eckener waved from the control cabin and the ship was moored to the mast.
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Gregory Hewlett
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Naval Air Base
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Long Island
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
New York City
New York
Manhattan
Hindenburg
United States
United States Navy
Camp Dix
Los Angeles
Lakehurst Field
Hugo Eckener
Dr. Eckener
Weather Across U S Mottled By Tornadoes Heat And Floods
The nation faced a turbulent weather day with tornadoes injuring five and damaging buildings in Hanna Oklahoma and losses in Gore Oklahoma. A small twister killed one in Bonham Texas while floods and snow disrupted travel from Trinidad and Raton Pass to the Mississippi Valley.
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Chicago
Hanna
Okla
Gore
Bonham
Tex
Raton Pass
Trinidad
Colo
Raton
N. M
Dust Bowl
Minneapolis
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Easton
Philadelphia
New York
Aitkin
Minn
Mississippi River
Patrol Cautions Drivers Under Sixteen in Alabama District
State highway patrol in north Montgomery warns drivers under sixteen to avoid steering cars. Captain Van G and Captain Gilbert say officers will enforce the age limit and arrest violators, while urging parents to cooperate. The force notes higher speeds remain dangerous and a new two room office on Bee Line Highway will aid patrols with a 24 hour phone reporting system.
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van G
Montgomery
Gilbert
Alabama
Bee Line Highway
Tennessee
Riverage
Interpr
Siamnamameae
North Alabama
State Highway Patrol
Driftwood Money Found Tied to North Carolina Truck Loot
Postal inspectors tied $5 bills found in driftwood along the Prench Broad river near Dandridge Tennessee to part of the $85,000 loot from a Charlotte mall truck robbery three years earlier. Farmers have recovered over $200 in bills washed downstream by floods. An inspector suspects the finder dumped money after it went hot. Jefferson County Bank withholds payment on remaining bills.
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Dandridge
Tenn
Prench Broad River
Charlotte
N. C
Treasury Department
Jefferson County Bank
Simpson Friends to Meet Monday
Friends of Bob Simpson, congressional candidate, invited to attend a meeting at the Simpson headquarters. The conference will begin at 7:30 PM on Monday at 505 Second Avenue.
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Bob Simpson
505
Second Avenue
Scout Drive Set to Open Here Monday
Soliciting teams will take the field early Monday to solicit funds to continue the Boy Scout program in this section. Local teams were listed as follows with pairs assigned to each team.
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Scout Drive
Lyons
Moulton
Hartselle
Decatur
Billy Wyker
Sonny Jones
James Rankins
Johnny Caddell
Julian Harris
Jimmy Nunn
Irving Mitchell
Dewitt Shaw
Harry Higdon
Dick Kennedy
Winston Alston
Harvey Pride
Garner Pride
Pinky Brown
Barrett Shelton
Webster McLeod
Rutledge Thomas
Sam Stephenson
Paul Dix
Jimmie Williams
Harry Malone
Frank Yancy
Walter Clapton
Windy Watson
Sam White
Eugene Speer
Joe Duncan
John Patterson
John Peach
Sidgy
T. Jordan
Joe
Insolvents To Be Listed In July Tax Lists
Alabama Attorney General A A Carmichael ruled section 178 of the 1935 general revenue act, requiring tax collectors to publish a list of insolvent taxpayers in a daily newspaper twice in July, constitutional and valid. The opinion was addressed to Jefferson County Tax Collector J W Hamilton, who argued possible credit harm to individuals, firms, and corporations.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. A. Carmichael
J. W. Hamilton
Jefferson’ County
Martin College to award 102 diplomas at 67th commencement
Pulaski Tenn May 9 102 diplomas and certificates will be awarded at the 67th commencement exercises of Martin College on June 2 The largest number in the institution's history reflects strong commercial enrollment and an unusual share of classical diplomas.
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Pulaski, Tenn
Martin College
Delano Park Rose Garden Attracts City Visitors
The rose garden in Delano Park on East Gordon Drive between Sixth and Eighth avenues offers a beautiful display. City street cleaning crews recently cleared the area to present the blooming spectacle to the public.
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Delano Park
Sixth
Eighth Avenues
East Gordon Drive
Boy Scouts Finance Campaign Inaugurated In Decatur
Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America launches its annual finance drive in Decatur on Monday. Local businessmen will visit individuals and organizations to solicit support, emphasizing loyalty honesty and patriotism as key values for youth development and citizenship.
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Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America
Decatur
Plot To Free Pal From Jail Laid To Karpis
May 9 1935 report reveals Alvin Karpis plotted to free Arthur Barker from the county jail in St Paul. Michael Johannes says detectives and federal agents tracked Karpis to Minneapolis in May 1935 but missed him. Barker and Karpis face Bremer Hamm kidnapping charges. Campbell held after Toledo arrest.
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St, Paul
Alvin Karple
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Michael Johannes
Minneapolis
Karpis
Harry Campbell
William Hamm, Jr
Edward G. Bremer
Barker
Bremer
Campbell
Toledo
Ruler Seeks Justice as Haile Selassie Plans London Visit
In Jerusalem on May 9 Haile Selassie denounced aggression and urged League of Nations justice to protect weaker nations. He said he would travel to London in days, Empress Mennen remaining in the Holy Land. The fugitive emperor toured sacred sites with ministers and spoke to Ethiopian followers urging courage and hope.
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Jerusalem
Mennen
Holy Land
Europe
Palestine
Enterprise
Jaffa
Holy Sepulchre
Italians Called for New Adunata as Ethiopia Plans Are Revealed
Premier Mussolini issued a call for another great Adunata mobilization in Rome to unveil actions regarding conquered Ethiopia. A broadcast is expected at 10:00 p.m. local time from Palazzo Venezia with the Fascist grand council and the council of ministers slated to meet.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Adunata
Ethiopia
Duce
Grand Council
Council
Ee Orat
Palazzo Venezia
Hoffman Still Convinced Lindbergh Kidnapping Unsolved
Governor Harold G. Hoffman remains convinced the Lindbergh baby kidnapping is unsolved and urges New Jersey prosecutors and police to focus their energies on the case rather than the abuse of Paul H. Wendell.
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Paul H
Wendell
Hutson Assigned to Franklin County Court Session
Solicitor Melvin Hutson was requested by Attorney General A A Carmichael to serve in place of Solicitor Bob Simpson during the Franklin county circuit court session beginning next week. He will travel to Russellville Monday to prosecute cases and stay about two weeks.
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Melvin Hutson
A. A. Carmichael
Bob Simpson
Franklin County Circuit Court
Hutson
Russellville
National figure Edward Vreeland dies at 78 in Salamanca
Edward B. Vreeland, 78, once a national figure for currency reform advocacy during his Congressional tenure, died early today in Salamanca New York. He rose to prominence a quarter century ago and remained a notable voice on financial policy.
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Salamanca N.Y
Edward B. Vreeland
Congress
Hot Springs Hotel Owner Linked to Karpis Kidnapping Saga
Mrs. Jacé Goldstein, 30, proprietor in Hot Springs, recounts her marriage to Alvin Karpis last summer and her discovery of his identity after a newspaper photo. She disputes tips on the Campbell arrest, and says she was detained by federal agents during the Karpis roundup period.
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Hot GS
Ark
Blend Jacé Goldstein
Hot Springs
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
New Orleans
St. Paul
Edward G. Bremerton
Campbell
Karpis
Ohio
Ruth Meee
Hunter
Davidson
Okla
Dorothy Slayman
Tulsa
Oklo
Goldstein
Ed Wood
Defense Has Day in Court in Dorothy Fee Slaying
In Charleston West Virginia on May 9 Charles Parsons 24 a chemical worker began his defense to the charge that he killed Dorothy Fee after a drunken party. The body of the attractive Hagans Virginia native was found March 8 in a ravine on a golf course. The defense said they had visited several drinking places the night before.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles Parsons
Dorothy Fee
Hagans
Parsons
Miss Fee
Davis Creek Road
Frank Burdette
Woman Found Dead After Battle at Chicago YMCA Hotel
Chicago police report Mrs. Lilian Guild a 50 year old from Attleboro Mass found murdered in her second floor room at the YMCA hotel on Michigan Avenue. skull crushed by a rock believed used in an attack possibly entered via a fire escape. two male hotel workers questioned as investigators trace last night’s movements and scene evidence.
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Chicago
Lilian Guild
Michigan Avenue
John L. Sullivan
Sulli
Harriet McWilliams
Guild
Stevens
Sylvester Ciskoski
Fritz Franzen
Sheriff anticipates more arrests in Love triangle death case
Officials probing the death of Dan Shine of Littleport Iowa report five people held and hint further arrests may follow. Sheriff L F Palas announced continued investigation into the affair involving a 60 year old corn belt bridegroom and his companions. In custody were Mrs Pearl Shine and others as the probe expands.
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Eleader
L. F. Palas
Dan Shine
Littleport
Pearl Shine
Fliers Bail Out and Land Safely Near Meridian
Two Maxwell Field officers Captain L. E. Sharron and Major F. M. Lindsey bailed out at 5000 feet after their plane caught fire and buried its nose in the ground near Kewanee, fifteen miles east of Meridian. Both parachuted to safety and the blaze was extinguished before impact.
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Meridian
Miss
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
L. E. Sharron
F. M. Lindsey
Kewanee
Tennessee River gauge and warm spell record
At 7 a m the Tennessee river level stood at 48 feet. The previous 24 hours saw a maximum of 93 degrees and a minimum of 60. Friday was the hottest day so far this year with no rain in Alabama. Forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday with partial clouds, showers and cooler in extreme west portions tomorrow. The week ahead remains warm with general fair conditions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central and
East Gulf
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