Western lawmakers seek $1B WPA relief for six states
Senators and representatives from Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Wyoming and California form a seven member committee to press Congress for immediate relief funds. They urge a hearing before the House appropriations committee to extend WPA aid through June 26 1937 with a demand for at least 1 billion dollars. Pope Idaho chairs the group and a Monday organization meeting is planned. The session notes acute drought driven influx of families from the Great Plains.
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Senate Appropriations
House Committee
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Idaho
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Wyoming
California
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Pope
Schwellenbachk
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Walter Pieres
la Grande
Ore
Livingston
Mont
Jerry Voorhis
Las A Angeles
Calif
Martin Smith
Hoquiam
Wash
Congress Ment
Bone
Washington State
States
Drouth
Halting Negotiations on Return of Kidnapped Child
In Tacoma January 9 a reliable source said Dr W W Mattson father of ten year old Charles Mattson kidnapped would not pay the $28 600 ransom until he is sure he is dealing with the right party and that the boy is alive The doctor is confused by attempts of several persons to muscle in and by hijackers Federal agents will continue to aid payment only to the rightful party The Seattle Times carried a sixth Mable Ann communication from the family to the kidnapper
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Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles Mattson
Buerreau
Hiijackers
Seattle Times
World News In Gist From Across Fronts
Belief grows Britain and France plan to intervene in Spain with a blockade on the coast. Germany denies aiding Franco while private reports claim large German forces and funds were sent to Madrid. French and German ships move near Morocco as heavy bombing hits Madrid. Trotzky seeks refuge in Mexico. General Motors pledges talks with auto workers amid sit ins. Senate panel seeks 200 million for relief. Tacoma reports a kidnap case as ransom dispute unfolds.
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Spain
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Germany
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Franco
Paris
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Morocco
Madrid
Tampico
tTrotzky
Mexico
Youthful husband held as Ne RueI murder case
Oakland California January a 21 year old Ray Randall is formally charged with murder after his young wife died from a bullet wound just after a cesarean delivery of their baby. His wife Hilsie Hohnhaus Randall died. aunt Winifred Wygelund signed the murder complaint while another aunt Amelia Hohnhaus remained in critical condition. Randall denied knowledge of the shooting. doctors reported the eight pound son developing normally.
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Gal. Gan
Horratio
Ray) Randall
Winifred Wygelund
Hlsie Hohnhaus Randall
Seainst
Anoi
Amelia Hohnhaus
Randall
Munronville
Orin
Owen Warren
Ora
Oris
Montana senator moves to curb excessive finance charges
Senator Marty Meyer of Bozeman plans to introduce legislation in the current assembly to reduce interest rates charged by finance companies operating in Montana. He argues the aim is fairness, not harming businesses, targeting high rates on loans and merchandise plans especially affecting those in dire need. Previous attempts in 1932 and 1935 failed, with a pocket veto after adjournment, as discussions return to curb loan shark practices.
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Montana
Marty Meyer
Suter Bow
Meyer
House of Representatives
Chamber sees Congress may chart its own course
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States says early signs show the new Congress may diverge from White House allies on expanding regulatory power. It notes a widening gap between the president and Congress on constitutional limits and a reduced use of emergency measures in proposed laws. The Washington Review quotes the chamber’s cautious outlook on the business regulatory path ahead.
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Camp Fire Girl Hikers Trapped on Rail Trestle
Pasadena dispatch reports two Camp Fire Girl hikers trapped on a railway trestle as rain battered the structure. Jane Webster 12 hung over the edge while Orra Louise Benton 10 wedged between the tracks with injuries. Their chaperone Mrs Webster warned them to stay off the trestle but five girls walked onto it. Junction City tragedy follows as eight year old Donna Baldwin is killed after being struck by a Southern Pacific train.
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Cal
Jane Webster
Orra Louise Benton
Here
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Webster
Jane
Orra Louise
Junction City
Ore
Donna Baldwin
Sherman Baldwin
Southern Pacific
Montana Senators Confined With Colds
Both Montana senators were confined to their rooms today with colds. Senators Burton K. Wheeler and James E. Murray were absent from their offices with minor attacks. Both are expected to return to their offices Monday.
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Washington
Jan
Montana
Burton KK
Wheeler
James E. Murray
Workers Alliance Parade Demands WPA Expansion in New York
Several thousand demonstrators marched through New York streets and gathered for a mass meeting urging an end to WPA curtailments and demanding program expansion and wage increases. Police estimated 19,000 attended. the event was sponsored by the Workers Alliance.
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New York
Workers’ Alliance
Workers urge return to jobs as auto plants stagger
Antistrike sentiment surfaces as conciliators push to end disputes keeping over 155,000 workers off payrolls. American Federation of Labor urges members to resume work at Fisher Body Cleveland while General Motors craftsmen idle across 14 cities totaling 93,848. United Automobile Workers union leads CI O drive to organize labor.
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National Cooperative Council
Ronseayelt
American Federation of Labor Craft
Uctions
Fisher Body
Cleveland
General Motors Corporation
Pha United Auomobile Workers Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
WPA Workers in Chicago Demand Higher WPA Wages
Chicago WPA workers march to the Merchand ise Mart in a sit down protest for a congressional appropriation of 1.25 billion dollars for WPA activities. About 150 marchers carry anti layoff and wage increase signs while demanding an immediate ten percent and eventual twenty percent wage raise for WPA staff.
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Works Progress Administration
Merchandise Mart
Neil Kabler
Herbert Caro
City Projects Council
WPA
Landon to retire and move to Topeka suburbs
Topeka dispatch reports Gov Alf M Landon will retire from office next Monday and become a country gentleman. He has bought two suburban tracts totaling 16 acres west of Topeka to build a Colonial style home. Walter A Huxman will take over state affairs.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
London
Walter A. Huxman
Democrat
Just a Minute with Bryin 3 Cobb
A Santa Monica report recounts a director bound for Africa being advised on proper gear for a big game picture. A polar veteran explains parka construction, contrasting fur as lining versus outer surface, prompting an amused remark about a buffalo.
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Cal
Africa
Arctic Circle
OMINOUS TRENDS IN SPANISH MOROCCO WAR FEARS
Paris reports a contingent of 8000 German troops to land in Spanish Morocco with Ceuta barracks under construction. Nogues takes command of 109060 troops in French Morocco as Europe debates naval blockades. Germany denies aiding insurgents while private tips claim 35000 to 25000 volunteers and $780 million spent. Madrid reports bombardment of the city and evacuation orders for women and children. Cabinet approves a 15 percent military budget rise for the next five years.
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Associated Press
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Paris
France
Spanish Morocco
Ceuta
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August Nogues
Foreign Office
London
Germany
Italy
Angela
Spain
Berlin
Reichsfuehrer
Isiner
Casablanca
Madrid
Home
Legislators Ready for Second Stage of Grind
Legislators to return from weekend rest to begin the second phase of the session. In the first week 15 bills were introduced and noticed, one investigation proposed, 24 committee appointments made by Speaker H D Rolph. Many committees to be named, covering corporations, highways, education, public health, taxation, and more.
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House of Representatives
Legislative Mill
H. D. Rolph
Liberty County
Forecast Promises Warm Up For West After Cold Spell
The forecast shows rising temperatures across the western states as federal meteorologists expect relief over the weekend. Snow and ice linger in some areas with many secondary roads still buried. A highway block between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City remains, while motorists seek shelter at stations. Sixteen Southwest Utah travelers stranded for 24 hours were rescued by horse-drawn vehicles. Two American Indians died in Arizona snowstorm and a search for two Navajo girls, six years old, was halted amid ongoing disruptions from the blizzard.
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Chicago
Las Vegas
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Utah
Arizona
Increase Police Guard at Capitol Preparation for Alliance Demonstration
Washington AP reports police guard at the capitol strengthened ahead of a Workers' Alliance protest seeking an extra 4.04 billion dollars for reliefs through June 30. President Roosevelt suggested 850 million would suffice as delegations of about 600 were forming in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Capitol
Workers’ Alliance
Roosavelii
Poice
Ballimora
Philadelphia
Recluse in Chicago Leaves Large Estate
Chicago, Jan 9 AP Inventory filed today valued the estate of Albert Welge 30 at 785000 including 6725 cash secreted in a closet and marks of a north side flat He left the estate to the Wyng janitor and seven distant relatives plans to contest the will disclosed after his death June 16.
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Chicago
Albert Welge
Cranties
North Side
Terluse
Iife
Welge
Invasion of Africa Zone 9 Charted
Casablanca dispatches report French and German warships off Morocco amid fears of Nazi troop concentrations. The Graf Spee and another German ship reached Tangier as French forces bolster defenses and Senegalese troops are sent to Fez. Passports restricted travelers, with Spanish zone controls under German oversight.
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French Morocco
Morocco
France
Britain
Graf Spee
Tangier
Mediterranean
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Fez
Paris
Gibraltar
Cadiz
State Department warns Europe of new European war risk
Walton Moore acting secretary of state delivered a press statement from Washington on January 9 warning that a new European war would be an adventive mistake. He remained hopeful that statesmen would resolve international disputes arising from the Spanish Civil War, despite rising tensions in the Mediterranean.
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United States State Department
Walton Moore
Europe
Mediterranean
Six Armed Bandits Rob Bank Messenger in Salt Lake City
Six armed bandits held ten people at bay at the main entrance of a large Salt Lake City department store as they attempted to rob a messenger boy who had just made a $70,000 bank deposit. They seized the messenger’s feather money bag, fled in a rented sedan, then abandoned the car. the bag contained three deposit books but no cash, police were notified.
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Salt Lake City
Thhe City
Pope Pius XI Enjoys Pain Reduced Day
Vatican notes Pope Pius XI, aged 78, was cheerful today as pain diminished in his partly paralyzed right leg caused by a broken vein. He remains bed-ridden over a month with heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and a plan was sent for the Eicher feth congress urging prayers for world peace.
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Pope Pius XI
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