Congress moves toward farm aid and soil plan
Washington reports administration bills nearing submission to Congress for a temporary substitute AAA program and soil conservation measures. House Agriculture Chairman Jones and Senator Bankhead say proposals will be similar, with the Texas plan tying farmer crop allocations to domestic needs and paying a government bounty on grown portions. Supreme Court orders immediate action in invalidating AAA and refunds, with a rapid court conference following, leaving tax and enforcement issues unsettled.
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Supreme Court
World News Briefs From Sandringham To Geneva
The report notes the kingly transition with the bachelor Prince of Wales seen as future monarch while Edward VII remains in the background. Geneva reports the League council refuses financial access to Whloplan area, urging a hands off policy amid tensions. Also covered are Ethiopian clashes near Falinna and Maxale, a Washington voter bill debate labeled baby bonus, a Supreme Court ruling on a 200 million dollar tax fund payment and TVA-related actions, plus Michigan ticketing disruptions and martial law developments in Jeffersonville.
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TVA
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Jeffersonville
Dictophone Discovery Prompts State Office Searches At Capitol
State officials conducted room checks in the capitol after a dictophone was found in Railroad Commissioner Leonard Youngs office. Governor Holt and Attorney General Teagle lead investigations into whether state offices can be used as private spaces and how entry authority is applied. The custodian, Walter A. Small, ordered inspections. more dictaphones are suspected and the matter continues.
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Douglas van Vlack On Trial For Wife Murder Case
Twin Falls Idaho Jan 40 A trial opens in district court for Douglas van Vlack charged with murdering his former wife Milfred Hook of Tacoma Defense counsel from Tacoma and Twin Falls file motions seeking postponement. Prosecution objects to use of New York insane asylum records about jurors. Van Vlack, led into court by deputy Sheriff Joseph Took, appears calm as family observes proceedings.
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Lion
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New York Silver Prices Fall, Market Shows Decline
New York Jan 20 World silver prices continued downward in major centers. Imported metal for domestic use dropped one cent to 4 1/2 cents fine ounce the lowest since June 1934. A London penny decline and a cautious market mood contributed to fresh selling pressure.
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U. S. Treasury
Widowed Schall widow seeks Senate nomination
Mrs Mar garet Muntley Schall widow of late Senator Thomas J Schall Minnesota Republican fatally injured in a traffic crash files as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Senate Washington report notes her departure from public service
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Thomas J. Schall
Minnesota
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Washington
Women and Girls Clash Sparks Martial Law in Indiana
New Albany and Jeffersonville faced violent clashes as about 116 non union workers, largely women and girls, forced entry into the Jeffersonville shirt plant while police and deputies struggled to quell the riots. Governor McNutt imposed martial law in Clark and Floyd counties as plants remained closed amid wage dispute.
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Fine and Company
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Indiana National Guardsmen
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Floyd
Paul VY. McNutt
W. J. Gressett
Seymour
Scottsburg
League awaits Mussolini move as Ethiopia battles heat up
The League of Nations, in Geneva, resumes talks on the war and signals it will not press for peace actions, awaiting Premier Mussolini to take the initiative. Ethiopia reports Aksum and Makale defending against Haile Selassie’s forces after recent advances by Italian troops. In other news, Pauline Frederick, the actress, is said to be out of danger following abdominal surgery, and W. H. Woodruff, a Wisconsin lumber man, dies at Avon Park, Florida.
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Mussalini
King George V Dies At Sandringham After Illness
King George V died peacefully at Sandringham Palace just before midnight after a four day illness. He was 70. The Prince of Wales and Queen Mary were at his bedside along with other royals. His death marks the end of a 26 year reign and triggers the automatic succession of the Prince of Wales.
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Prince becomes Alberta rancher in southern foothills tale
Edmonton dispatch recalls Britain's new king gaining rancher respect in Alberta by donning a Stetson and sleeves rolled up. The future monarch toured the foothills near Calgary with Prof Carlyle, declared an interest in Canadian ranching, and ultimately financed the Beding Herd at 25 dollars an acre as he pursued a permanent home among the cowboys.
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Senate munitions probes may drop inquiry
Washington January 20 plans for a possible inquiry into prominent preparedness groups surfaced as the Senate munitions committee faced uncertain funding. Witnesses original summoned included P Morgan and partners plus the Navy League and Army Ordinance Association. Secretary Hull warned the state department may withhold wartime files if confidences are breached.
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Spinach and hips wink at New Deal reformers
In Santa Monica a witty columnist riffs on federal programs. The piece jokes about consumers council inflation of hips and the works progress administration exposing spinach. The writer quips about dietary fashions and outward uses of spinach with playful sarcasm.
Mr Blotto Chooses Bed for Saooze on Rail Line
El Centro California January 20 Ten freight cars passed over Guy Breach 37 as he slept with a jug of wine as a pillow Special Investigator Dixie Upham of the Southern Pacific railroad reported Breach was uninjured He was removed from his resting place between the rails by a train crew and police.
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Death of King George V Triggers Crown Succession
Sandringham England January 20 news reports King George V dies and Prince of Wales ascends as Britain’s first bachelor king in 176 years. Proclamation follows with bells tolling and swift official notices to royal family ministers and foreign courts. Crown succession marks start of new reign under constitutional ritual. Continued on Page 21.
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King George Death Shocks France as Crowds Await News
Paris reports King George’s death sent shockwaves across the country. Crowds lingered at boulevard cafes and outside newspaper offices late into the night awaiting confirmation. Premier Gaston Doumergue, who knew the king in several roles, expressed profound grief.
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Kipling cremation lacks ceremony in quiet affair
The body of Rudyard Kipling was cremated at Golders Green, with only four attendees, one representing his wife, after an operation for a perforated stomach ulcer. The event was solemn and devoid of spectacle as the writer’s passing was acknowledged. President Roosevelt sent condolences regarding King George V’s death and noted heroism award for a Dayton aircrew rescue.
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Bonus Bill Move Signals Senate Pass toward White House
Washington reports the Senate approved a soldiers bonus bill to pay full 1945 maturity value in $50 bonds, sending it to the House by 74 to 16. The House had earlier backed immediate payment by cash and bonds, while inflation concerns stirred opposition. If enacted, July 15 would see $50 bonds and cash disbursed to about 2.5 million veterans at local post offices with nine year bonds at 3 percent interest.
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la Foulette
Home Building on Large Scale Should Come Now
Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper told the National Retail Goods Association convention that large scale home building is the present major immediate opportunity for new enterprise and reemployment. He argued housing quality fuels social stability and urged American business to lead a decade of expanding housing activity despite NRA questions about recovery.
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