Roosevelt orders sweeping veteran benefits cuts saving 400 million
President Roosevelt announces an executive order effective July 1 to cut veterans and dependents benefits, reduce non service connected disability payments, and limit hospital care. The plan aims to save about 400 million annually across the federal budget, with broader economy measures for all agencies.
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CO. P. Williamson
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis W. Douglas
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Organization
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Canal Zone
General Hines
Veterans
Congress
Committee Splits On Sales Tax In Raleigh
Raleigh April 1 The joint finance committee dissolved amid a dispute over the general sales tax size to be included in the revenue bill. A 2 to 2.25 percent rate was proposed but not approved by the senate, with speakers pushing for a bill aligned with next session. Leaders anticipate further action as lawmakers weigh school funding and beer tax offsets.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
R. L. Harris
House Finance
R. A. Doughton
Harris
Doughton
Tom Bowie
Ashe
Bowie
Finance
Roosevelt Wins Senate Relief Bill Confrontation Ended
President Roosevelt’s push for fast farm relief won support as the Senate agriculture committee agreed to a relief bill largely as the administration wanted. Senator Kendrick’s move to remove cattle and sheep from the measure passed 9 to 6, with flax and peanuts also dropped earlier. The panel will report the bill to the full Senate after a late-night conference with the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-Sc
Kendrick
Wyoming
Senate
Norris
R-Neb
Simpson
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Dancer Seeks Camel Package Picture Honor
New York April 1 A foreign dancer Wishara J Reynolds and Staples face a suit in supreme court by Johanna Rischke alleging they promised to replace the Camel logo with her picture on cigarette packages to boost fame The action lists Glass Staples Tobacco New Wayburn Ned Wayburn Studios and Stage Dancing Inc as defendants Attorneys say the case centers on alleged inducements to come to America and exchange of romantic letters
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New Yor
Wishara J
Dick) Reynnlds
Staples
Supreme Court
Johanna Rischke
Glass-Staples Tobacco Company
New Wayburn
Ned Wayburn Studios
Stage Dancing, Inc
Charles Braunhut
Reynolds
America
Ministers To Hold Meeting On Tuesday
The April meeting of the High Point Ministerial Association was moved from Monday to Tuesday at 10:30 AM. Rev. Robert Z. Taylor will be guest of honor and conduct a special services series at Wesley Memorial Methodist church, announced by secretary Edgar Hartley.
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High Point Ministerial Association
Robert Z. Taylor
Wesley Memorail Methodist Church
Edgar Hartley
Prohibition History To Move Forward Next Week
The United States nears a milestone as Michigan voters will decide on keeping the 18th amendment in the constitution followed by Wisconsin the next day. Beer sales 3.2 per cent will be legal in states as prohibition ends and new constitutional conventions begin to decide repeal.
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Washington
Congress
Michigan
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Loan League Board of Temperance
Supreme Court
Boycott of Jews Widens Across Germany
Berlin dispatch reports the Nazi led boycott paralyzed Jewish commerce with minimal disorders aside from Kiel where two men died. A Jewish attorney killed a Nazi leader and was killed in jail. Goebbels vowed repressive action if needed as many Jewish stores stayed closed and government offices purged.
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Tom Wilhelm
Berlin
Germany
Kiel
Joseph Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels
Hamburg
Bismarck
Virginia wrestler Tom Fishburne dies after fall
University of Virginia confirms welterweight champion Tom Fishburne died from injuries after a fall from his bedroom window. The death occurred in early April at the university.
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University
Tom Fishburne
University of Virginia
Tis
Einstein Bank Account Seized in Germany for Treason Claims
BERLIN April 1 police seized a bank account of Professor Albert Einstein amounting to 7000 asserting use for treasonous acts. The Prussian Academy of Sciences voiced indignation at his alleged participation in atrocity campaigns abroad and welcomed his decision to resign.
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Berlin
Albert Einstein
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Einstein
Einstein Resigns Prussian Citizenship Over Daughter Treatment
A Brussels dispatch reports Professor Einstein chose to resign his Prussian citizenship earlier this week after learning of reports about the treatment of his married daughter in Germany. Earlier dispatches noted a Nazi raid on his home but did not mention his daughter.
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Brussels
Einstein
Libby Reynolds Plans Move to Delaware
The newborn son of Libby Holman Reynolds was delivered by baby carriage sent to Louisa Carpenter Jenney in Montchanin near Wilmington Delaware. Reynolds and her infant, born January 10, remain in hospital care with the baby weighing over seven pounds.
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Philadelphia
Libby Holman Reynolds
Louisa Carpenter Jenney
Montchanin
Wilmington
Del
Jenney
Smith Reynolds
North Carolina
Roosevelt backs federal coordinator for railroads drive
President Roosevelt ends January with rapid meetings on aid for troubled rail carriers and plans for a Tennessee Valley Authority revival. He backs a federal coordinator to push economies, while preparing legislation to refinance farm mortgages and target 11 billion dollars invested in railroads.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Wallace
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Congress
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Douglas
Veterans Administration
Ry Ickes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
Roper
Perkins
Beer Bill Dominates Raleigh Legislation Session
Legislative moves in Raleigh focus on beer legalizing 3.2 percent beer by May 1 and an eight month state uniform school system. The beer bill faces House reading after Senate approval while the eight month school plan gains Senate support. Conferees clash over a 32 versus 44 percent salary cut, with a final accord expected after weekend talks. The biennial appropriations bill totals about 16 million dollars yearly and drives finance committee work alongside education and highway items.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Highway Department
Joint Finance Committee
Senate Banking Panel Presses Morgan Inquiry Authority
Washington April 1 the senate banking committee moved to solidify its legal power to investigate J P Morgan and Co It urged subpoenas for Morgan officials and recommended extending federal authority to cover private and commercial banking in the inquiry Pecora said Morgan counsel John W Davis denied refusing cooperation and said the firm is providing information The panel seeks to compel testimony within the constitutional reach of interstate commerce banking and taxation authority.
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Senate
Pereca
Morgan House
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
J. P. Morgan & Co
Ferdinand Pecora
New York
Morgan
John W. Davis
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
J. P. Morgan and Company
J. P. Morgan and Comany
Ings
Pecora
Morgan Firm
Witner
Depositors Readiness for NC Bank Reorganization Plan
Greensboro April 1 depositors will have ample opportunity to express approval of the plan for reorganizing the North Carolina Bank and Trust Co WN Calhoun president says newspapers carried notice of a bill in the legislature enabling restricted banks to reorganize and set proper procedures The bank will call its board of directors to decide the reorganization plan with a press announcement and any plan will prioritize depositors interests and require their approval
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Greensboro
North Carolina Bank & Trust Co
Calhoun
North Carolina Bank
Statewide branch banking plan outlined for North Carolina
Raleigh April 1 report states a special eight member committee will convene Monday to draft details for establishing a state wide branch banking system across North Carolina. The plan aims to coordinate banking services and oversight throughout the state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
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Libby Reynolds
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House of Morgan
North Carolina Bank & Trust Company
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