Plans for a second New Deal reform phase outlined
A Washington dispatch details planners seeking a permanent, democracy rooted reform to replace the emergency alphabet soup agencies. It notes aims to merge agencies like the NRA and PWA, reduce duplication, and extend deliberation until Congress convenes, with May production moderation and auto output cooling.
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Washington, D. C
NRA
PWA
Emergsey
Italy
Russia
Soviets
Germany
Hitler
France
England
Weather update for REME Northwest region
cloudy tonight with possible wind and cold edge. Friday to be fair with light winds. NOAA style forecast notes remain uncertain due to fragmented text and possible place names.
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Ronny Reme
New FERA Director Arrives in Houston County
G P Morrison formerly of Greenville takes over as Houston County FERA director succeeding J L Cullen who moves to Jefferson County. Henderson, FERA field director, aids start up with $11 697 monthly wage funds plus $2 438 from the County Board of Revenue for April to June. Wages are 30 cents an hour for up to 24 hours weekly with overhead for foremen and a labor rate board. Projects focus on highway work drainage sanitation and community improvements with careful case by case placement and gradual payroll integration. Morrison cited as a top state appointee and introduced by Henderson today.
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G. P. Morrison
Greenville
CWA
Butler County
J. L. Cullen
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Houston County
Cullen
Birmingham
Jefferson County
FERA
Morrison
W. G. Henderson
County Board of Revenue
Henderson
C. L. Collins
Collins
Cottonwood Field Day Boosts Gubernatorial Campaigns
A Cottonwood school barbecue and rally drew 12 or more office seekers or representatives for a fundraiser to build an auditorium. Frank M. Dixon supporters included Judge O S Lewis, while Bibb Graves and Judge Leon McCord backers spoke through T E Buntin and Travis Williams. Over $1,000 was reported raised for the school.
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Cottonwood
Cottonwood School
Frank M. Dixon
O. S. Lewis
Houston County
T. E. Buntin
Bibb Graves
Travis Williams
Leon McCord
Threat on Ohio Governor tied to Dillingers pardon demand
Governor George White disclosed a letter signed by friends of Harry Pierpont and Charley Makley, Dillingers on death row for Sheriff Larber’s murder, threatening his life if he does not pardon them before the July 13 execution. The note, mailed from Chicago on Statler Hotel stationery, was turned to postal inspectors.
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Columbus
George White
Dillinger
Chicago
Harry Pierpont
Charley Makley
Jess Larber
Lima
White
Harry
Charley
Nate McCoy
Alleged Slayer to Face Trial in Louisiana Monday
Shreveport Louisiana April 19 An alleged slayer Fred Lockhart 38 who confessed to attacking Mae Griffin 16 will be tried Monday District Attorney J A Galloway outlined a plan for immediate indictment as National Guard units guard the courthouse and jails after a mob of around 5000 tried to seize Lockhart from the seventh floor jail.
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Shreveport
National
Cardo Parish
Fred Lockhart
Mae Griffin
J. A. Galloway
Lockhart
Robert Roberts
National Guard
O. K. Allen
Roosevelt outlines vast home modernization drive at White House
President Roosevelt's White House conference outlined government aid for a sweeping home construction and modernization program. Attendees also eyed stimulus for commercial and industrial modernization alongside housing improvements. In Lafayette parish wind and rain storms killed two and injured others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Lafayette
Lafayette Parish
Governor names special tribunal for Alabama education funds
Governor B M Miller appoints an eight member special supreme court to hear the mandamus appeal filed by the American Legion and PTA seeking pro rata shares of 2.5 million dollars in general fund appropriations to education. The court will meet May 3.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Special Supreme Court
Alabama
American Legion
PTA
RB. P. Crum
William G. Caffey
Mobile
Wiliam Logan Martin
Birmingham
A. J. Harris
Mecatur
W. O Mu
Walter F. Jones
Textile Leader Voices Optimism at Convention
George A. Sloan of New York, president of the Cotton Textile Institute, told the 38th annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association in Charleston that the textile industry is in a better position than any six year period. He urged continued self-government with federal supervision and cited the code authority as guiding compliance and paving the way for other codes.
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Charleston
S. C
George A. Sloan
New York
Cotton Textile Institute
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Supreme Court reverses damage verdict in Goode case
The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a Jefferson Circuit Court award of 2590 to W F Goode as administrator for M C Goode on a death claim against City Tee Delivery Co. The court remanded for a new trial holding no negligence proved and that a directed verdict should have been given for the ice company. Evidence showed M C Goode held the mule while W F Goode shooed it. the father acted as a volunteer and not part of the work.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court
Jefferson
W. F. Goode
M. C. Goode
City Tee Delivery Company
Ice Company
M.C. Goode
Santa Monica
Calf
Washington
Treatment of convicts at Tucker farm probes by Arkansas governor
Governor Futrell and the penal board will investigate reports that convicts are used to pull cotton planters at Tucker prison farm. The inquiry aims to see if the men face harsh treatment as Prison Superintendent A. G. Stedman implements the planting method. Grady McCall will visit Tucker farm to assess the situation.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Tucker Prison Farm
Futrell
State Penal Board
Grady McCall
Tucker Farm
A. G. Stedman
McCall
Memphis Man Fatally Wounded by Burglar
Maurice C. Maxevell a 40 year old Memphis insurance cashier died after a burglar allegedly gained entry at his home last night Maxwell was shot in the head with his own pistol found in the driveway near the bedroom window while his wife heard the shot and saw a dark figure flee The attack occurred as police investigated a ransacked bureau drawer and a window screen left ajar Maxwell was born in Nesbit Mississippi.
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Memphis
Maurice C. Maxevell
Maxwell
Maemphis
Pan Insurance Company
Nesbit, Miss
Former Chicago star named Norris public services manager
Kenneth A. Rouse, a former Chicago University football star, was appointed manager of public services in Norris Tennessee Valley Authoritys model town under construction near the Norris dam. He recently lost the Republican sheriff nomination in Cook County Illinois.
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Norris, Tenn
Kenneth A. Rouse
Chicago University
Norris
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
Rouse
Cook County
Illinois
Miners Halt Edgewater March as National Guard Quells Protest
Hundreds of striking miners at Edgewater led a march toward the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad edge water mine but were repulsed by Alabama National Guardsmen. Sheriff’s deputies and guards faced down a potential water mains attack feared to disrupt TCI steel plants at Ensley and Fairfield.
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T.C.I
National Guard
Birmingham
Ala
Edgewater
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Alabama National Guards
Tennessee Company
Ensley
Fairfield
J. F. Hawkins
Adams, Rowe and Norman
Porter
James Webb
Jefferson County
Nraft
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
R. J. Daniel
Gulf States Paper Company
Daniel
Tuscaloowa
Southern States Industrial Council
National
Bank Tax Bill Advances Despite Roosevelt Opposition
The House Banking Committee approved a National Bank tax bill allowing states to tax banks up to the same rate as intrabank income. Speaker Rainey supported McLeod’s plan to reimburse depositors in failed banks but doubted passage this session. Roosevelt opposes the legislation.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Rainey
McLeod
R-Mich
Roosevelt
National Bank
Steagall
Alabama
Reconstruction Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rainey Asid
Pool room brawl injures man in downtown Dothan
Police report Henry Lambert, a young Dothan man, was knocked unconscious with a billiard cue in a downtown pool hall after insisting on entering a game between two players. Henry Herrell was identified by officers as the other man involved. Lambert received treatment for a three inch laceration and was taken to a hospital. no charges were filed.
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Henry Lambert
Dothan
Lambert
Henry Herrell
Billard Hall
Baptist Pastor Heads Interracial Set-Up
Dr. F McNeil Poteat, pastor of the Pit. Nar Memorial Baptist Church Raleigh NC, heads the interracial commission. Dr W W Alexander of Atlanta is executive director. Last year’s work focused on improving Negro economic welfare. Mary McLeod Bethune became first vice president. Honorary vice presidents include Dr M Ashby Jones and Dr John Hope.
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Atlanta
F. McNeil Poteat
Nar
Church of Raleigh
N. CL
W. W. Alexander
Poteat
Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune-Cookman College For
Daytona, Fla
M. Ashby Jones
John Hope
Atlanta University
State Medical Group Hears Review of Health Program
Dr. J. N. Baker, Alabama state health officer, addressed the Alabama Medical Association outlining federal relief projects directed by the health department. He highlighted five major initiatives including malaria control and rural sanitation, with thousands employed and extensive trenching and mine sealing completed across 21 counties as part of a rebuilding program.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. N. Baker
Alabama Medical Association
Baker
Alabama
Health Department
Morgenthau Says Bootlegging Still A Husky Industry
Secretary Morgenthau told reporters the illicit liquor trade remains strong as enforcement steps intensify. He noted May transfers of the Prohibition unit to Treasury and reported 73 stills seized last week with 84 000 gallons of spirits and 173 000 gallons of mash valued at 17 000 dollars.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Department
Justice Department
Bureau of Industral Alcohol
Bank Robbers Strike Pana Bank for 27629 Dollars
Four robbers with a limping leader entered the Pana National Bank before opening, forced an employee to open the vault, and escaped with 27629 dollars in cash and securities. Ernest R Butterfield, a jeweler, saw the getaway and said one robber resembled John Dillinger, though descriptions were unclear.
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Pana
John Dillinger
Pana National Bank
Ernest R Butterfield
Dillinger
St. Paul
Warsaw
Ind
Poiice
Duel in Beaton Post road shooting injures three in machine
Massachusetts officer Alfred Raynor chased a sedan near the Natick line after it ignored a stop on Beaton Post road. The gunfire wounded three men as the car fled, one man with a towel on his head and hands manacled. Police pursued, then lost the vehicle.
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Mass
Beaton Post Road
Weston-Natick Hine
Alfred Raynor
Weston Police
Raynor
Natick Line
Henry Flinson
Massachusetts
Framingham
New York
Whitworth Starred in Rose Bowl Run For Alabama
Alabama coach Earl Whitworth, a former football star, kicked the decisive field goal to defeat Washington State in the 1930 Rose Bowl.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Earl” Whitworth
Washington State
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