State Budget Set at 70 Million and Mattson Case Leads Nation
Seattle Times reports clothing linked to Charles Mattson found in an abandoned car at an Everett service station. President Roosevelt calls the Mattson murder a ghastly crime and pledges full government effort to capture the killer with a $10,000 reward offered by Attorney General Cummings. Detectives and federal agents widen the search as Charles Matteson’s nude body is found, prompting a large-scale hunt and use of modern forensic methods.
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Diplomatic Break Eases European Tensions Over Spain Morocco
Paris reports a military inspection in Spanish Morocco found no signs of large German troop concentrations and signals negotiations for a broad Franco German settlement. Ambassadors exchanged assurances of Spain's territorial integrity and economic collaboration, with Schacht planning a Paris visit before month end.
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Appropriations At Record High Highlight Budget Plan
Raleigh reports on January 12 as the advisory budget mission recommends high legislative appropriations and three new state levies to balance the biennium budget for 1 29. The proposal seeks larger spending and new revenue to meet fiscal targets.
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Hoey Praises Budget Commission and Urges Careful Study
Raleigh reports Governor Clyde R. Hoey praised the Budget Commission for its work on revenue and appropriations bills. He said the bills reflect the commission’s best thought and warned that revenues must match appropriations while reserving his right to review or oppose provisions after further investigation. The message outlines general fund and highway allocations for 1937-38 and 1938-39 and notes existing expenditures and anticipated needs including old age assistance and social security considerations.
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Automatic Budget Balancer Offered in Senate
Senator Tylings introduced an automatic budget balancer requiring the President to submit a budget reflecting government income. Congress could revise any part but must offset any increase with a corresponding reduction, amid Senate debate as Roosevelt’s reorganizing message sits unread.
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Princess Juliana Keeps to Room in Poland Honeymoon
Princess Juliana, on a short honeymoon stay in Krynica Poland, remains in her room with her Netherlands vice consort Bernhard after a slight indisposition. The couple marks their third day at the spa town.
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Bloodshed Darkens Outlook Of Auto Strike Settlement
Reports from the Basque coast and Michigan depict escalating violence amid a broad auto workers strike. Mob executions in Bilbao and a deadly clash at a Fisher body plant in Flint shadow a nationwide deadlock with 170000 idle workers and 112000 GM employees affected.
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Four Die as Johanna Thorden Sinks Off Orkney
A Baltic motorship named Johanna Thorden sank in an ocean storm off the Orkney islands. Four people were drowned and twenty were reported missing as rescue efforts continued.
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West Warmer Weather Eases Cold Siege
The western half of the nation saw moderating temperatures easing the winter siege though sub zero conditions persisted in the Rockies. More than 100 people remained snowbound, and five motorists were reported dead in Nevada blizzards. Storms caused extensive property damage and over twenty deaths, mainly in California Oklahoma and Texas. Citrus growers hoped for rising temperatures and cropland damage could reach ten million dollars.
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Roosevelt Plans Major Reorganization to 12 Departments
President Roosevelt urged Congress to create two new cabinet posts social welfare and public works and to collapse 150 federal agencies into 12 departments. The plan would extend civil service, raise salaries, add six executive assistants, create an independent auditor general, and expand the budget and planning bureaus. The Interior Department would be renamed Conservation.
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Bills Passed In N. C. Legislature
Raleigh reports bills passed today by both houses. House approves HB 27 Coper of Cherokee to set the Superior court clerk’s salary at 3000 dollars yearly. Senate passes SB 4 Gravely of Nash to amend Rocky Mount charter. SB9 Johnston of Buncombe creates a sinking fund commission for Buncombe County.
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North Carolina Receives 76 Million From Relief Funds
The national emergency council reports President Roosevelt allocated 76,680,775 to North Carolina from 1935 and 1936 emergency relief. Of this, 15,527,728 remained unspent as of December 31 with 5,943,833 unobligated, while total expenditures reached 61,153,046 and 9,583,895 were unliquidated obligations. Major allocations include WPA 20, WPA 39,154, CCC camps 15,165,000, FERA 10,637,442, RSA 7,540,033, PWA 4,712,428, and other departments including interior and rural electric.
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Traffic Violation Costly To Man
Henderson January 12 Recorder R E Clements of Vance county court sentenced H E Glosson of Bonlee to 30 days on the roads after convict tion for driving around another automobile on a hill where he could not see oncoming traffic due to the incline. Glosson appealed to superior court.
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Real War Looms Over Sales Tax
Raleigh dispatch notes veteran opponents push to extend the 3 percent sales tax to all business activity by lowering the rate to 2 percent with no exemptions. Antis plan to broaden coverage, avoid discussing the tax, while leadership hints point to Willie Lee Lumpkin in the vanguard.
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Democrats 10 Meet January 22 in Raleigh
Notices call a special meeting of the state Democratic executive committee for January 22 at noon. chair J Wallace Winborne lists aims including amendments to party rules and election laws, resignation and replacement of the vice chairman, and filling vacancies. Ethel Parker of Gatesville is active for vice chair.
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Gatesville
Farmers Aid Plan Takes Shape Across Washington
Secretary Wallace announced a Resettlement administration program focused on supervised loans for the smallest farmers. He contrasted top and bottom thirds and noted last year the agency extended loans to 300,000 farm families as its most important activity.
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Byrd Seeks Major Federal Reorganization for Savings
Senator Byrd of Virginia, chairing a Senate committee, said the nation awaits a thorough federal reorganization with the abolition of bureaus and transfer of duties to existing agencies to cut costs. He noted Congress and the president’s commission are studying the issue as the House also investigates.
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State revenue forecast for 1937 38 and 1938 39
Revenue projections from present taxes and new measures show inheritance, license, franchise, income, sales, beer, gift, wine, intangibles taxes and gasoline sales tax with highway fund diversion. 1937 38 and 1938 39 figures detail expected receipts in each category for the biennium.
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Advisory Budget Commission
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Local Weather Update for Carolinas and Coast
Noon today shows cloudy conditions with mist and rain possible tonight in North and South Carolina. Temperatures stable with a Wednesday of cloudy skies and light winds from the east along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville.
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