Budget Cuts By Congress Go Further Than Thought
Congress moves toward drastic expenditure reductions exceeding expectations. The Senate approves a ten percent cut in interior department, orders ten percent cuts to treasury post office supply, and funds for prohibition enforcement reduced by one million. House committees scramble to align pay cuts and consolidations with administration proposals amid internal disagreements.
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Senate
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Appropriations Committee
Treasury Post Office
Garner
Hoover Dam
Navy
Special Economy Committee
LaGuardia Opposes Veterans Bonus in Congress Hearing
Washington reports show LaGuardia arguing against a veterans cash bonus amid unemployment concerns. He urges using funds for universal unemployment insurance and warns the measure could depress the economy. Royal Johnson also warns of a panic and proposes loan reform amendments.
Stimson Arrives at Geneva Disarmament Session
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson arrived at the world disarmament conference in Geneva and sat with the American delegation. His late arrival caused excitement as he joined Ambassador Hugh Gibson at the table. the session approved staged disarmament leading to a first decisive reduction.
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Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
General Commission
Shay
Hugh Gibson
Amercan
France
Poland
Joseph Paul Boncour
When Cradles were Cradles in 1822
Mrs. Lloyd Burritt owns a cradle made in 1822 that has rocked five generations of her family and still looks fit for five more. The item reflects early American craftsmanship and enduring domestic keepsakes.
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Hilton
Lloyd Burritt
Roosevelt Strengthened by Clash with Smith in 1932 Nomination Battle
Washington reports suggest Franklin D. Roosevelt gains from his exchange with Alfred E. Smith. Roosevelt defends a national program aiding all classes and rejects charges of demagoguery while praising Smith for preserving New York’s power resources. He later argues League of Nations entry is unrealizable.
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New York
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
St. Paul
Minn
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Gov. Smith
League Party
St Paul
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League of Nations
James A. Cox
Woodrow Wilson
Lindberghs Unable To Re establish a Definite Contact
Hopewell New Jersey April 19 Col Charles A Lindbergh says he has been unable to reestablish a definite contact with kidnappers of his 21 month old son We are anxious to re establish contact and while we appreciate cooperation from many press associations our attempts are hampered or made impossible by press activity He adds that contact has not been reestablished to date
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
No Relief for Taxpayers in England Budget News
London reports a balanced budget with a surplus as Neville Chamberlain states no income tax relief and keeps beer tax, while war debts and reparations are deferred. Reed in Washington says the United States expects debt payments in December and June next year despite a one year moratorium.
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Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Reed
Washington
Pennsylvania
United States
White House
Five White Prisoners Escape From North Carolina State Prison
Five white inmates escaped from the fourth floor hospital ward at the North Carolina state prison in Raleigh. They sawed through two bars with a hacksaw and descended to freedom using a bedcover rope.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State Prison
Cannon Refutes Favors Popular Vote on Dry Law
Bishop Cannon Jr denied supporting a direct popular vote on repeal or re submission of the 18th Amendment. He spoke to the Women’s National Committee for Law Enforcement clarifying his opposition to resubmission until voters show clear intent in elections. The group held a Valley Forge breakfast and planned forums on presidential candidates’ prohibition stands with talks by Senator Robinson and Mrs Edison.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Women's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Richmond
Byrd
Valley Forge
George Washington
Robinson
Ind
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Senator Harris 64 Dies After Long Illness in Georgia
Washington April 19 Senator William J Harris of Georgia is dead after weeks of illness. The 64 year old veteran public servant began as secretary to Senator A. B. Clay and held posts including secretary and chairman of the Georgia Democratic state committee. He served in the Senate since 1919 and was in his third term. Governor Russell will appoint a successor until November 1937. He is survived by his widow Julia Knox Hull Wheeler and daughter Julia Wheeler Harris.
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William J. Harris
Georgia
Harris
A. 8. Clay
Democratic State Committee
Census Bureau
Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Russell
Julia Knox Hull Wheeler
Julia Wheeler Harris
Boone Tillett Named G O P Running Mate For Lieutenant Governor
Greensboro NC April 19 Boone Tillett Charlotte attorney will run as lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket next fall filling the spot left by Brownlow Jackson who chose not to run. Jackson was chosen as running mate to Clifford Frazier at the state convention in Charlotte last week where Tillett opposed him but lost.
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N. C
W. H. Foster
Republican Executive Committee
Boone Tillett
Charlotte
Foster
Tillett
Brownlow Jackson
Hendersonville
Jackson
Clifford Frazier
Walker Estate Valued at 3.63 Million in Virginia Will
John Garland Walker, chairman of Life Insurance Company of Virginia, died in a Washington hotel on March 30. His will probated in Richmond chancery places $3.625 million estate, with $3.6 million in personal property and $25,000 in real estate. main bequest goes to his sister Annie Rose Walker in fee simple.
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John Garland Walker
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Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Washington, D. C
Annie Rose Walker
Fire Destroys Four Walnut Cove Stores
Walnut Cove April 19 fire of undetermined origin destroyed four downtown buildings valued at about 10000 dollars. The blaze started in the Masonic hall on the second floor of a building owned by the A T Rothrock Grocery company. two brick buildings a warehouse and a frame dwelling were burned and another building badly damaged. Loss was partially insured.
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Walnut Cove
Masonic Hall
A. T. Rothrock Grocery Company
North Carolina Anti Saloon League faces funding shortfall
Raleigh April 18 AP The North Carolina Anti Saloon League warns it may halt activities due to plunging receipts. State superintendent A Upchurch cites a three-fourths drop over six years, with 1926 receipts of 11 771 down to 2949 last year.
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North Carolina Antisaloon League
A. Upchurch
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Gaston County
League
Drys
North Carolina
Alfred F. Smith
National Anti-Saloon League
Cripa
Mr. Upchurch Sa
Darrow Uses Alienists to Support Massie Case
In Honolulu on April 19 Clarence Darrow called four witnesses including two Los Angeles alienists Sherman Miles and Beatrice Nakamura to support Lieut. Thomas H Massies claim of insanity after the September 1932 attack and fatal shooting in his mother in laws home. The defense aims to bolster the argument Massie was mentally unsettled and memory lapses began after the incident.
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Lieut
Thomas H. Massie
Joseph Kahahawaii
Clarence Darrow
Los Angeles
Sherman Miles
Massie
Beatrice Nakamura
Assie
Granville Fortescue
James Orbison
Edward Huntington Williams
Miles
Mise Nakamura
Bonus Payoff Is Will of Veterans
North Carolina American Legion members favor immediate cash payment of the adjusted compensation. Posts across the state reported large majorities for the bonus with only two opposed, and a full compilation was pending from absentee votes. In a separate criminal trial Massie detailed the Kahahawai killing, describing the sequence of events and the roles of Mrs Fortescue and others.
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American Legion
North Carolina
Henry L. Stevens
Smithfield
Burlington
Henry C. Bourne
Tarboro
Legion
Pitt County Post
Manteo
Columbia
Elizabeth City
Edenton
Windsor
Durham Post
Senate Mills Proposal Could Shield Local Building Projects
Secretary Mills urged abandoning some federal building programs but an amendment to the treasury and post office bill would block any reduction from affecting federal buildings. If followed, six North Carolina projects would lose funding including Charlotte post office addition 525000 and Durham 550000 with other cities listed.
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Mills
Treasury and Post Office
North Carolina
Charlotte
High Point
Durham
Mount Airy
Rockingham
Wadesboro
War Veteran Released After Agreeing to Marry Nurse
Lloyd C. King of White Oak North Carolina, a war veteran, was jailed on charges filed by Miss Madeline Zelinsky a 20 year old nurse and released after agreeing to marry her. He had faced additional charges from Miss Helen Richards' parents of Coatesville Pa. regarding a marriage claim in North Carolina. King left for Elkton Maryland with Zelinsky to wed immediately, accompanied by Coatesville police chief McNeil. He had been discharged from the U S Veterans Hospital at Coatesville about three weeks earlier.
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North Carolina
Lola G. Harwood
Revenue Department
John H. Harwood
Wake County
Westchester
Lloyd C. King
White Oak
N. C
Madeline Zelinsky
Helen Richards
Coatesville
King
Elkton, Md
Miss Zelinsky
Police McNeil
United States Veterans Hospital
Two New Compounds of Sugar of Lead Found by Duke Chemist
Durham April 19. Duke University chemist W C Vosburgh assistant professor of chemistry reports the discovery of two new compounds of sugar of lead by using acetic acid as the solvent in place of water. The study shows water content affects formation of lead acetate compounds and argues for broader solvent studies beyond water.
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Durham
Duke University
W. C. Vosburgh
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