WPA Funding Battle Shrinks Relief Agency Budget
Washington awaits a House appropriations committee vote on WPA funding as it slashes the request to 725 million dollars for February through June. Debate centers on relief misuse, employment levels, and the need to purge malingerers while preserving aid for those in distress.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
WPA
Woodrum
House
Appropriations Committee
Civil Service
Spanish government orders mobilization amid Catalonia offensive
Barcelona January 12 reports the Spanish Government ordered the mobilization of men aged 39 to 45 to stem the insurgents offensive in Catalonia. The move signals heightened wartime measures during the ongoing conflict.
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Barcelona
Spain
Catalonia
Frankfurter Supreme Court Nomination Approved by Subcommittee
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved Felix Frankfurter's nomination to the Supreme Court on January 12, with reporting likely to follow to the full chamber. The action marks a key early step in the confirmation process.
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Washington
U.P
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Senate
Britain and Italy Discuss Future of Europe in Low-Key Talks
Rome reports that British and Italian premiers held formal conversations on Europe’s future but offered no new commitments. In Charlotte, the Carolinas branch of the Associated General Contractors of America announced its eighteenth annual convention for February 8-9, with secretary C W Loving stating details today.
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Rome
Remiers
Britain
Italy
Europe
Charlotte
Ry W. Loving
Carolinas
Associat- General Contractors Ofmerica
Capper Aims Ban on Cross State Alcohol Ads
Senator Capper introduced a bill to prohibit advertising intoxicating beverages in newspapers and magazines crossing state lines and on radio if heard in more than one state. Pope Hanes Confirmations Follow Senate Vote.
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Washington
Capper
R-Kas
Rebel Leader Slain in Battle with Federal Troops
Mexico City war department announced General Saturnino Medillo, agrarian leader who led an unsuccessful revolt last spring, was slain in battle with federal troops yesterday.
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Mexico City
War Department
Saturnino Medillo
Armament stocks tumble on defense message release
Armament stocks fell in New York trading as investors reacted to President Roosevelt's $552,000 national defense message. A forenoon rally in steel and aircraft shares faded after details closed, leaving overall declines in the market.
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New York
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Hungary Braces for New Session Amid Anti Government Pressures
Budapest reports Parliament opens as opposition grows restless toward Prime Minister Imredi. Dissidents accuse him of plans for a one party fascist state amid border tensions with Czecho Slovakia and Munich reallocations. Imredi denies organizing a "protection" group and dismisses claims.
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Bela Imredi
Imredi
Henry
National Unity
Imer
Count Bethlen Tibor Eckhardt
Rarian Party
Lian
Il Popolo ‘Italia
Itali
New Registration For N C Voters Bill PresentedTo Legislature
North Carolina lawmakers receive a bill to require a new voters registration every 12 years statewide and before 1940 in counties not yet updated, aligning with a gubernatorial push for broad registration reform. Dempsey visits the House as Aubrey Williams is invited to address a joint session. The session advances key bills on court pay, China Grove debt refunding, and Jones County courthouse funding.
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Robinson
McDowell
House
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Joint Appropriations Committee
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Jack Dempsey
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Supreme Court
China Grove
Jones County
Man's Body Recovered From Caved-In Well in Dunn
Dunn, N C January 12 A rescue party after more than 14 hours retrieved the body of Newitt Allen 45 from a well 20 feet underground where he was working when a cave-in occurred late yesterday Coroner Melvin McLean Harnett County stated the victim died in the accident
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N. C
Newitt Allen
Allen
Melvin McLean
Harnett County
Chicago Produce Prices Tumble? No Change In Butter Eggs
Chicago January 12 butter trading at 654 714 pounds with steady prices and no change. Eggs noted at 5 375 dozen with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Tuition Raise To Force 750 Students From U N C
Rankin from Winston-Salem says about 750 Chapel Hill students would sign a petition if a $50 tuition rise bars them from returning. He notes two thirds of North Carolina homes support paying part or all tuition. Data shows 1,200 students signed petitions opposing the increase while out-of-state students face higher proposed rises and NC residents are crowded out.
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Raleigh
John Rankin
University of North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Chapel Hill
Rankin
North Carolina
Governor's and Budget Commission
Warned Against Japanese Beetle Control Demands
The North Carolina state board of agriculture heard warnings that stricter beetle enforcement is needed. United States entomology officials said the state must provide equipment inspection and labor with poison materials, noting the Japanese beetle threatens over 200 plants and grasses. The House agricultural committee met with the board during its session as the expansion of credit unions in the state was reported.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
North Carolina
United States Bureau of Entomology
Co. H. Brannon
House Agricultural Committee
Hopkins Faces More Quizzing On Cabinet Nomination
In Hington January 12, administration allies in the Senate commerce committee pressed for swift confirmation of Harry Hopkins as secretary of commerce. Senator Pepper praised Hopkins while many members anticipate bipartisan questions and potential opposition remains. Hopkins defended his views and loyalty to President Roosevelt during yesterday's hearing.
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Hington
Senate Commerce Committee
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Pepper
D-Fla
Hopkins
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Peace of Munich Acknowledged At Berlin New Year Reception
Hitler and the Berlin diplomatic corps thanked the Peace of Munich at the New Year reception in the chancellery. United States charge d'affaires Prentiss Gilbert stood in for Ambassador Wilson. Monsignor Orsenigo spoke for the foreign diplomats as Hitler called the accord a recognition of historical development and natural needs.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Fuehrer
Prentiss Gilbert
United States
Hugh R. Wilson
Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
Monsignor
Cesare Orsenigo
Muncio
Hitler
Mussolini presses for justice in demand list to Chamberlain
Premier Mussolini laid out a policy of Peace Founded on Justice at a banquet for Chamberlain and outlined demands likely centered on Mediterranean control and colonial concessions. Talks with Chamberlain and foreign ministers continued, with no major decisions reported and Britain and France wary of concessions amid broader Spain and trade issues.
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Edward Kennedy
Rome
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Europe
Mediterranean
Lord Halifax
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Count Ciano
Alexander Cadogan
Noel Charles
Shiratori Toshio
France
Spain
World Wheat Problem To Be Tackled With Parley
The international wheat advisory board voted to call an international conference to address the world wheat problem. It will be the first since August 1933 and is likely to be held in London. Representatives from Soviet Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Romania, Spain and Yugoslavia indicated willingness in principle to participate, though some reservations were raised. The committee will consider the agenda tomorrow.
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London
International Wheat Advisory Board
Russia
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Italy
Rumania
Spain
Yugoslavia
Chicago Mart Gains As High As 20 Percent
Manufacturers report sales gains as high as 20 percent at the National Home Furnishings Exposition in the American Furniture Mart. Lawrence H. Whiting notes record retailer attendance and strong buying interest for 1939. Officials predict a 10 000 attendee total for the two week run as buyers place large orders amid rising purchasing power and home building stimulus.
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Chicago
Dan
American Furniture Mart
Lawrence H. Whiting
Whiting
Frankfurter Defends Civil Liberties for All Groups
Felix Frankfurter testified at a Senate hearing on his Supreme Court nomination that constitutional rights extend to all, including Ku Klux Klan members Nazi sympathizers and Fascist supporters. He said the American Civil Liberties Union advised on major issues and that civil liberties protect those with disliked views. He stressed rights apply so long as actions stay within the constitutional framework.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Ku Klux Klan
Harvard Law
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Frankfurter
Union
Borah
Idaho
Boston
Germany
ACLU
Italy
Roosevelt seeks 552 million for national defense program
President Roosevelt presented a 552 million national defense plan to Congress, urging immediate action. He asked 525 million to be spent now across army and navy, including 300 million for at least 3,000 additional army planes and 27 million for a Panama Canal peace garrison. The total defense outlay would rise to 1.66 billion, the largest peace time appropriation. Roosevelt warned forces are inadequate and stressed urgency without hysteria. He outlined allocations: 450 million to the army, 65 million to the navy, and 10 million for civil air pilot training, with 159 million remaining balance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Navy
Panama Canal
United States
War and Navy Departments
Insurgent Drive Advances Toward Tarragona in Catalonia
Spanish insurgents push south from Montblanch and Montblanc toward Tarragona threatening to sever Government lines and trap militiamen around Tortosa. Moroccan troops take Mora la Neuva as Falset and Montblanc come under pressure with Barcelona within 45 miles.
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France
Mediterranean
Tarragona
Francisco Franco
Montblanch
Juan Yague
Mora de Ebro
Mora la Neuva
Ebro
Falset
Yague
Montbland
Tortosa
Sea
Franco
Montblanc
Sheriff Barclay Cycles To Lose Weight Friday
Boonville Indiana sheriff Gus Barclay who weighs about 300 pounds will put away his bicycle tomorrow Friday the 13th. He says he is not superstitious but fears a fall and knows candé camera fans are after him.
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Boonville
Ind
Gus Barclay
Fire Wakes Family as Shot Warns Crothersville House Inferno
In Crothersville Indiana Jesse McQuillen a WPA worker his wife and three children woke to a house fire they fled in night clothes. A passing truck driver who saw the blaze fired his pistol to warn them and save lives.
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Crothersville
Ind
Jesse McQuillen
WPA
Kansas City Man Finds New Job After Card Mixup
Social Security number cards have been chewed by goats blown by tornadoes and stepped on by horses but Hugh P. McTernan of the board office lands a new job this week. An applicant for a duplicate card claims the original was lost under wallpaper after redecoration.
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Kansas City
Hugh P. McTernan
Board
Sulphur Spring Aims For City Building Health Boost
Workmen digging for a new city county building in Ogden Utah struck a sulfur spring. Mayor Harman Peery proposes piping the mineral flow into the 12 story structure to promote health of city employees.
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Ogden
Utah
City
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