Rumors On Cabinet Changes And Political Moves In Washington
Washington gossip cites Morgenthau eyeing Paris ambassadorship and a possible reshuffle in Attorney General Cummings and District Attorney Conboy. Pecora may move to New York DA. talks of a Governor General post fade, while Huey Long eyes Mississippi and other southern expansion.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Morgenthau Ise
Paris
Treamry
Jesse Straus
Cummings
Martin Conboy
New York
Pecora
Senate Stock Market Committee
White House
Administration of Justice
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Philippines
Conboy
New York City
Cowboy
Senate
Weather brief for Tennessee mostly cloudy to Thursday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions into Thursday with a chance of showers and thundershowers. Cooler temperatures arrive in the far east tonight with further cloudiness and possible local showers Thursday in the northwest and south portions.
Congress Plans and Roosevelts Views on Key Bills
Roosevelt reiterates preferred and opposed measures as Congress nears adjournment. Aides outline items favored include income tax revision, patent stock market regulation, and a capital labor mediation agency. Opposed: the McLeod bank deposit payoff bill. Rail wage talks continue with White House talks with railroad managers. Plans to address war debts in June loom while governors push tobacco production controls and tax cuts. Federal home loan bonds and D C funds receive action.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Capital-Labor Mediation Agency
McLeod Bank
White House
RFC
Treasury
Senate
House
District of Columbia
Perjury Question Emerges in Wirt Inquiry
The House investigation into Dr. William A. Wirt’s Revolutionary Brain Trust charges stirred talk of possible perjury charges. Representative Somers urged a District Attorney inquiry to determine if any perjury occurred in committee testimony.
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Clarence M. Wright Washington
House
William A. Wirt
Brain Trust
Somers
N. Y
Leslie Garnett
Wirt
Reapportionment Pledge by Tom Knight in Dothan
Attorney General Tom Knight, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, told The Eagle he supports legislative reapportionment per the Constitution and will not name any senator who would oppose it. He pledged to follow the people's mandate and avoid committees with conflicts, citing his economy-minded record.
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Tom Knight
Dothan
the Eagle
Senate
House of Representatives
Alabama
Treasury deficit surpasses 1933 full-year total
Treasury figures show the deficit for the year ending June 30 rising to 3,072,988,066 dollars by mid April. The nine months and 16 days include a 1 billion plus refunding operation and a 300 million dollar sinking fund purchase driving the jump in expenditures.
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Washington
Treasury
Bank Robbery Near Shreveport Attributed to Dillinger Gang
The Bank of Montgomery in Grant Parish about 85 miles south of Shreveport was robbed at 9 30 am by an armed gang. Bank president L I Wardlaw said the robbers were led by a man whose features matched John Dillinger, with his photo visible inside the bank. The bandits fled in a car heading north toward Shreveport after seizing cash with a machine gun.
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Shreveport
Bank of Montgomery
Grant Parish
John Dillinger
L. I. Wardlaw
Festures
Dillinger
Retail Code Body Named At Tomorrow's Meet In Dothan
Dothan retail merchants are urged to attend a meeting tomorrow at 2 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber to organize a retail code authority for local businessmen. A. D. Ussery chairs the local compliance board and says groups will pick their representative to the local board to avoid federal appointment.
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City Hall
Dothan
Council Chamber
A. D. Ussery
Farmers cannot sell optioned cotton until order by secretary
Farmers who borrowed four cents a pound on cotton tied to options in the 1922 acreage retirement program have exercised their options and cannot sell the cotton until a selling order is issued by Secretary Henry A. Wallace. The order is slated for August. C. E. Stapp, Houston county farm agent, reported many inquiries about selling rights.
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Henry A. Wallace
C. E. Stapp
Houston County
Torrential Rainfall Reported Downtown
A heavy downpour last night measured 1.25 inches by the fire station gauge. The storm drew crowds downtown and neared a prior 1.61 inch record set two weeks earlier. No damage was recorded this time, though earlier rain had left county areas damaged.
Japan Threatens to Enforce New China Policy
Tokyo officials warn Japan will meet force with force if needed to preserve peace in East Asia. Foreign Ministry spokesman says Japan will determine if foreign actions to aid China disturb peace, stressing adherence to treaties where possible. Diplomats note the restatement broadens claims beyond prior doctrine and may affect Western powers.
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Japan
China
Nippon
Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Fast Asia
Koki Hirota
Washington
Hiroself
Mayor W. O. Long Dies at Home in Abbeville
Abbeville mourns longtime attorney and former mayor W. O. Long who died at his home yesterday after a brief illness. Born 1858 near Banks, Pike County, he practiced law from age 23 and served in the State Legislature in 1890 and the State Senate in 1902. Surviving are his widow, a son J. B. Long of Montgomery, a grandson Billy Long, and a granddaughter Flora Jean Long. Funeral services set for Wednesday at the local church with Rev. E. B. Johnson and Rev. G. Pope officiating.
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Abbevill E Aim
W. QU. Lonco
Apbeville
Apts
B. Johnson
G. Pope
Banks
Pike County
Guardsmen guard Louisiana courthouse after lynch mob
Shreveport scene as four National Guard companies encircle the Caddo Parish courthouse to deter a lynch mob of up to five thousand demanding the death of Fred Lockhart the confessed killer of Mae Griffin. Several dozen arrested and patrols with bayonets tear gas and machine guns mounted around the square.
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Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Fred Lockhart
Parish
Mae Griffin
Lockhart
T. R. Hughes
Caddo Parrish
Maggie Peters
National Guard
Bankhead Bill Passes House for Cotton Control
The Bankhead Cotton Bill reached the White House for presidential approval after Congress endorsed the conference report. The measure aims to raise and stabilize cotton prices and cut a large surplus by requiring planters to hold production to 7,000,000 bales for the 1944-24 season.
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Washington
White House
Congress
House
Detriot Police Clash With Mob Over University of Islam
In Detroit on April 18 a mob of Negro men women and children protested the closing of the University of Islam. Police beat and booted attempting to disperse, 20 including Inspector William Rick treated. Demonstrators battled on Clin ton Street then again before headquarters before a 50 officer squad dispersed them. several women carried babies.
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Detroit
University of Islam
William Rick
Clinton Street
Poiicemen
Recorder's Court
Ousted Demagogue Club Member Bulwinkie Faces Vote
Washington April 18 CAP The Koemagogues Club a Democratic cloakroom group targets members for demagoguery. Bulwinkie OD NC is ousted by the investigating committee after a series of votes and revocations. Leaders include Dies Johnson Cross Rainey and Burns with Doughton. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Koemagogues Club
Bulwinkie
Dala
Constituenta
Seasion
Club
Dies
Johnson and Cross
Texas
Bulwinkle
Burns
Rainey
Wall Street
Negroes Killed as Troops Mobilize in Alabama Mining Area
Birmingham April 18 AP One picket was killed and clashes between union and non union miners led to mobilization of 75 national guardsmen at Edgewater mine and orders for a second battalion to move to Birmingham. Sheriff Hawkins had sworn in 250 deputies but feared more force was needed. Governor Miller urged quick action by President Roosevelt to resolve wage differential disputes.
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Tex
Here
Lewinville
Harry Fowler
Dallas
Jack Poole
Lillian Rose
Jewell Morgan
Love Field
Fowler
Itoo
Birmingham
National
167Th Infantry
Gadsden
Jacksonville
John C. Persons
Alabama
Gen. Persons
Persons
Millar
J. ¥. Hawkins
Jefferson County
Hawkins
Aheriff
Red Diamond Coal Co
Leeda
Porter
Eddingland
Edgrewater
Confident Montgomery
B. M. Miller
Roosevelt
County seeks 40 acres for submarine garden plan
Plan to set aside 40 acres of tide lands for a submarine garden to be added to the state park system. The area contains rare submarine growths and fish.
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PLAN
Carpinteria
Cal
Baseball is Our National Game and Season Opens Strong
Santa Monica column declares baseball as the national game and predicts a great year as Washington heads toward a pennant. The writer laments substitutes and praises baseball’s solo value over golf and lingering fan fervor from an Oklahoma Giants insider.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Washington
Congress
Oolagah
Okla
Giants
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Wirt Inquiry
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