Federal relief request: Roosevelt seeks 1.5 billion
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 1.500050000 billion for work relief, directing funds to the Works Progress Administration. He urged private business to hire more workers and stated that substantial employment gains could reduce future deficits. He noted existing allocations and the Civilian Conservation Corps funding, arguing private enterprise could absorb the unemployed if allowed to coordinate production.
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Wasitngton
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
South Dakota Seeks Test Case On Bank Night Plan
Attorney General Walter Conway proposed a test case to resolve the legality of the so called bank night scheme used by theaters and other establishments. He urged the state justice department to investigate operators, select a representative plan, and pursue an injunction to take the issue to the Supreme Court for a ruling.
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Pierre
Walter Conway
State Department of Justice
South Dakota
Supreme Court Ain
Bank
B. D. Minton. Jr
Justice Department
Conway
Supreme Court
Weather Forecast for Huron South Dakota Area
Weather outlook for Huron and vicinity shows fair conditions tonight and Thursday with colder temperatures tonight. In South Dakota generally fair tonight and Thursday, with colder air in the eastern and southern parts tonight and a warming trend expected on Thursday.
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Huron
South Dakota
WPA Workers at Sioux Falls Seek Square Deal
Sioux Falls March 18. WPA street grading on Highland Avenue and Nye Street resumed with 150 workers under heavy police presence after threats of a strike did not occur. Seven officers on duty. forty seven WPA men previously discharged for alleged missing hours contest reinstatement and make up lost time amid weather concerns.
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Sioux Falls
WPA
Highland Avenue
Nye Street
Toune Ty Sheriffs Office
Venizelos Greek statesman dies in exile in Paris
Eleutherios Venizelos, 72, former premier and "father of the Greek republic" now a monarchy, died in self imposed exile after a short illness. His wife and two sons were at his bedside when he died at 8 50 a m. His health had been poor since exile after the 1925 revolution. Venizelos's death ends a dramatic career as Greece's longtime political leader and exile figure amid the restored monarchy.
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Paris
Eleutherios Venizelos
Sophocles
Kiviadis
Venizelos
George
Venizelon
Crete
Eleutherios Ve
Liberal Party
Lewin Seeks Republican Nomination for County Commission
John T. Lewin former Beadle County commissioner announces his bid for the Republican nomination to represent the fourth district He says his petition is circulating and would be filed soon Lewin has lived in South Dakota 30 years operated hardware and implement business in Seneca before moving to Huron in 1919 He served as county commissioner from March 1 1931 to January 1 1933 after being appointed to fill the unexpired term of E E Chamberlain He asserts his experience will help solve the county's problems now
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E. E. Chamberlain
Italians Wreck Two Ethiopian Planes in Rome War Report
Marshal Badoglio said Italian planes destroyed two camouflaged Ethiopian Potez aircraft south of Lake Ashangi. Our bombers flew low after anti aircraft fire and scored direct hits, destroying the Ethiopian planes on the ground.
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Lake ‘Ashangi
Ciolla Amad
Reich Italy Stand Against Sanctions Against Germany
Germany wins Italian backing to block League sanctions over Locarno and Rhineland issues. Italy, under the Fascist regime, refuses to participate in sanctions tied to Ethiopia and supports a German peace covenants approach. The League council meets as France and Britain clash over remilitarization and Hague adjudication. Adolf Hitler campaigns ahead of March 29 Reichstag elections.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press Star
Nazi Germany
Italy
League of National Council
International “Council of Gulf
Rhineland
Germany
Ethiopia
Council of Guilt
Spain
Europe
France
Ld Nations
League of Nations
Qoune
London
Reith
Hague
Adolf Hitler
Reichsfuehrer
League
Rhine
Foreign Office
Hitler
Anthony Eden
Britain
Reichstag
Koenigsberg
Chaplin Arrives in Straits Settlement for Three Month Stay
Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard arrived in Singapore from Shanghai and announced plans to spend about three months in the Straits Settlements. They hinted at a possible honeymoon during their stay, with Chaplin aiming to explore the region.
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Chaplin
Straits Settlement
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Charles Chaplin
Shanghai
Paulette Goddard
Blizzard Buries 100 Miles of Roads West of Winnipeg
A 24 hour blizzard left highways to the west of Winnipeg buried under snow drifts. Many motorists were marooned in cars and trucks overnight after the storm.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Federal Agencies Mobilized to Aid Flood Districts
President Roosevelt mobilized federal agencies to provide immediate aid to flood areas directing a committee led by Secretary Dern to authorize use of government equipment and coordinate with the Red Cross. Members include Secretary Morgenthau Rear Admiral Andrews Harry Hopkins and Robert Fechner with authority to deploy WPA workers and Army planes to Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dern
Morgenthau
Navy
Adolphus Andrews
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
America Red Cross
Navy Plane Crashes in Kurame City Killing Five
A Japanese naval pursuit plane crashed in Kurame, Kyushu, killing at least five people. The pilots died, houses burned, and three children perished in the blaze amid city shops. The incident raised the total naval plane crashes to thirteen in seven months.
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Tokyo
Kurame
Kyushu
Johnstown Flood Worsens under Military Rule and Freezing Conditions
Johnstown faces catastrophic flood damage with 10 foot water in streets, bridges impassable, and military rule announced to restore order. One death reported in city proper amid freezing 28 degree weather, power and gas outages, looming food shortages and disease risks as recovery begins.
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Paul Ashcom
Johnstown
Fores
Harry Klink
Jounstown
Borah's bid hinges on Illinois and Ohio primaries
The News Behind the News notes Senator Borah aims to win popular support in Illinois and Ohio as his key path to influence. Insiders doubt his backing in those two central primaries and warn his status as a major force is weakening. Republican strategists fear lasting damage from a Borah personality clash, with election timing uncertain.
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Borar Cleveland
Senator Borah
Hlino
Ohio
Fire Breaks Out In Flood Section Near Pittsburgh
A fire at the Waverly Oil Works along the Allegheny River in Lawrenceville threatened nearby buildings. Six alarms sent firemen to battle flaming oil as tanks exploded and halted road traffic. swollen river waters menaced crews while the cause remained undetermined.
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Pittssurgh
Waverly
Allegheny
Lawsrenceville
Hildings
Pittsburgh Spring Steel Company
Peace Effort Begun In Madison WPA Strike
Madison March 18. Steps toward mediation of the WPA workers strike at the state capitol were taken by a local pastor, Rev. Francis Bloodgood, arranged by the Civil Rights League of Madison. Strikers, over 100, reinforced by children, demand higher wages and better conditions while Governor La Follette says he has no authority to grant them. Picketing of the governor's office resumed.
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Madison
Wis
WPA
State Capitol
Francis Bloodgood
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Civil Rights League of Madison
la Follette
Capitol
la Folletta
Bookkeeping error shocks Visalia worker
IOOKKEEPING ERROR VISALIA CALIF March 1841 Ray Williams CCC worker looked at his pay check and gasped. It was for 250 dollars. Just a bookkeeping error said the chance officer.
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Visalia, Calie
Ray Williams
CCC
Pittsburgh Flood Turmoil Shuts City As 30,000 Face Homelessness
As Pittsburgh endures its worst flood, officials report 18 dead in Pennsylvania with millions in damage. Wheeling West Virginia predicts 30,000 homeless by tomorrow as the swollen Ohio River nears record highs. Federal aid mobilized. CCC workers and guards deployed amid widespread outages and transport disruption.
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Hood
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Fen
Allegheny
Monongahela River
Ohio River
Wheeling Rivermen
Ohio
Associated Press
Fer Ferrer
Johnstown
Wheeling
Roosevelt
War Dern
Conemaugh
Johnston
Monongahel
Golden Triangle
Harry Klink
Johnaetom
CCC
Coast Guard
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Ithaca
New York
Did You Know Huron Opera House Fire Destroys Landmark
A fire destroyed Huron's first opera house around 23 years ago, where the J. C. Penney building later stood. The blaze marked a historic loss as the town rebuilt and moved forward from the landmark’s destruction.
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Huron
J. . Penney
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