Masters' invitation golf tournament sees Jones struggle in second round
In Augusta on March 23 Bob Jones, plagued by a erratic short game, carded a 137 for 36 holes in the Masters tournament. Horton Smith led after two rounds with 142, while President Roosevelt maintained a hands off stance in local party contests per White House dispatch.
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Washington, Mar
Eas White House
Armal
Roosevelt
Augusta
Bob Jones
Horton Smith
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board Approves Revised Stock Market Bill
The Federal Reserve Board approved the revised Fletcher Rayburn stock market control bill as workable and principled. Governor Eugene Black testified to Senate hearings that the measure would curb excess speculation and regulate exchanges, while critics accused back stage forces of aiming to push the country toward communism.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fletcher-Rayburn
Eugene Black
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
James H. Rand, Jr
Committee For the Nation
Rand
Reserve Board
Senate Committee
Reserve Bank Organization
Labor Leaders Confer as Auto Strike Halted
Washington March 23 AP Definite proposals from the administration to settle the automobile strike were promised by labor union leaders at a conference with Hugh S Johnson NRA administrator.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson Nra
Ten Rescued at Currituck Beach Rescue
Ten men including the captain and crew of the Nova Julia of Gloucester were rescued by coast guardsmen from Currituck Beach, Caffey's Inlet, and Wash Woods stations after the beam trawler ran aground near Currituck Beach station. The crew saved fish worth 300 dollars as heavy seas lashed the vessel.
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Elizabeth City
Mar
Caprn
Nova Julia
Gloucester
Currituck Beach
Coast
Caffey
Seventh District 1 Guard
Headquar
Currituck
Norfolkere
Endota
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds description
North Carolina faces cloudy skies with rain in the south and a mix of freezing rain snow or sleet in the north tonight and Saturday. South Carolina expects cloudy conditions with possible light rain tonight and Saturday. Coastal winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift northeast then overcast with rain in the north and central areas, while Sandy Hook to Hatteras sees gale force winds and snow or rain tonight and Saturday. Charlotte AP reports official temperature and rainfall records for cotton growing areas for the past 24 hours.
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North Carolina
South Portion
North Son
North Portion
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Mar
Ther Bureau
Ashevlle Gypped By Party Promoter
Asheville residents attended a benefit card party and dance promoted by a mysterious Mr. Rutledge at the Arcade building. Several hundred showed up despite rain and cold, but no tables or orchestra arrived, and ticket holders left after a long wait. Merchants had donated prizes including a 26 piece silver service for the event.
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Asheville
Mar
Rutledge
Depriest Gains 145 Signatures to Forcibly Act on Resolution
Representative Depriest from Chicago secures 145 signatures to force House consideration of a resolution to investigate the ban on Negroes eating in the House restaurant. Warren of North Carolina, head of the accounts committee, says he would despise himself if he avoided responsibility. Warren reportedly ordered the restaurant manager's resolution and demanded an investigation into the authority behind his order.
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Washington
Mar
Depriest
Chicago
House
Warren
North Carolina
Will Rogers on Nevada and its enduring cowpuncher spirit
In Hollywood on March 22 Will Rogers pays tribute to Fred Balzar a Nevada governor and pioneer of rough and ready independence. He recalls Balzar visiting with a quirt and reflects on Nevada as a western state defined by cattle mining and unvarnished character.
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Hollywood
Calif
Fred Balzar
Union
Nevada
West
Big Four Cigarette Makers Fight Tax Cut
Hearings on Secretary Morgenthau’s proposal to cut the tobacco tax are planned, with the so called big four manufacturers American Tobacco, R. J. Reynolds, Liggett and Myers, and Lorillard preparing to oppose the bill. Senate and House hearings are set in Washington as they dispute the 10 cent package’s tax burden and market impact.
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Washington
Mar
Morgenthau
House
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
American Tobacco Company
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
P. Lorillard Company
Clay Williams
Winston- Salem
N. C
Big Four
House Debates Tariff as Republicans Score Points
Debate opens on a reciprocal tariff bill amid GOP pressure while rail wage talks and veterans payments rise in Congress. Gov Eugene Black signals Federal Reserve Board support for the exchange regulation measure as labor and automotive groups hold off.
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House
Lawrence backs Gorman protest over textile strike claims
R. R. Lawrence president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor says Southern Textile workers are ready to strike due to unlawful practices by employers. He urges strict enforcement of collective bargaining laws as Gorman, vice president of United Textile Workers, spoke at a Wagner bill hearing. T. M. Marchant had challenged Gorman's remarks and requested proof from Senator Wagner. John Sowers said proof is readily available.
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Charlotte
R. R. Lawrence
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Francis J. Gorman
Lawrence
Mount Airy
NRA
Gorman
T. M. Marchant
Greenville
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Marchant
Robert F. Wagner
D-Ny
United Textile Workers of America
Wagner
John Sowers
Central Trade and Labor Council
Lincoln MacVeagh seeks British visa for Mrs Insull
United States minister Lincoln MacVeagh telephoned the British legation to request a British visa for Mrs. Samuel Insull on her passport.
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Athens
Lincoln MacVeagh
United States
Samuel Insull
Navy Bill Rests With President
Washington March 23 Authority for the navy largest post war construction program rested today on President Roosevelt's approval. The Vinson Trammell bill would allow 65 destroyers 32 submarines four cruisers and more than 1100 airplanes over seven years with total costs about 500 to 750 million dollars. Final spending depends on the budget bureau approval. Government and private yards would receive contracts alternately and private bidders face a 10 percent profit cap on contracts of ten thousand dollars and up.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Senate
Budget Bureau
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Congress
Army
Navy
Roosevelt signs bill targeting Insull on extradition powers
President Roosevelt signed a bill aimed at Samuel Insull granting immediate removal of American citizens accused of crime from countries where the United States holds extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel Insull
United States
Rain Sleet Snow Predicted In North Carolina
In Raleigh and across North Carolina the Weather Bureau forecast rain sleet and snow for late today and tonight as a cold wave spread through the state. Temperatures ranged from freezing in Asheville to 44 at Hatteras with more cooling expected. A drizzle turned to sleet and ice locally while Henderson reported snow in mid day.
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Raleigh
United States Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Nll
Asheville
Hatteras
Henderson
Reece Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
Nashville Tennessee March 23 A former Insurance Commissioner J I Reece was found guilty of grand larceny for stealing bonds valued at 100000 from the state insurance department The jury deliberated 26 minutes and recommended the maximum sentence of ten years in prison The defense plans a new trial motion within 30 days and Reece remains free on bond pending the move
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Nashville
Tenn
J. I. Reece
Criminal Court
Insurance Department
Charles Gilbert
Jeff McCain
Reece
France accuses Germany of violating Versailles amid rearmament
Paris reports France sent a note to Great Britain stating Germany is arming beyond treaty limits and refusing to endorse it. The note suggests a possible rearmament conference and lists five key problems for disarmament, warning that violations threaten the community and may prompt common action.
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Paris
France
Germany
Great Britain
Disarmament Commission
Army Air Pilot Slightly Injured In Goldsboro Plane Crash
Second Lieut Joe Barton of Greenville DC piloting the mail northward from Jacksonville Fla crashed ten miles south of Goldsboro after his motor cut out. He and the plane were damaged but the mail sacks reached trains and Washington with minimal delay. Barton was pulled from the wreck by Roy Brogden and a Black man and treated at a dispensary before Pope Field Fort Bragg remained his intended destination.
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Goldsboro
Mar
Army Air Mail
Joe Barton
Greenville
D. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Here
Washington
Barton
Southern Pines
Roy Brogden
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
Assassination Plot In Rumania Revealed
Romanian police disclose plans to kill Premier George Tatarescu and other leaders. Professor Gomoju, a prominent surgeon tied to Kultur Ex-Patria, was arrested after sending threatening letters. The case follows the Ion Duca assassination and ties to Iron Guard extremism.
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Bucharest
Rumania
George Tatarescu
Gomoju
Romania
Kultur Ex- Patria
Iron Guard
Ion Duca
Queen Helen Hospital
Queen Helen
Carol
Helen
Duca
Sinaia
Tatarescu
Nicholas Titulescu
Roosevelt mediates auto labor dispute with Johnson talks
Washington reports a high level effort to avert a strike as unions, autoworkers and manufacturers held a late afternoon conference with Hugh Johnson to hear administration plans. President Roosevelt offered flexible timing for further talks while labor spokesmen urged swift elections to determine union representation.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
Joh
Detroit
Flint
Roosevelt
White House
Automobile
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal Railway
Three Taxi Fleet Operators Attack LaGuardia
Three large taxicab fleet operators published an open letter charging Mayor LaGuardia with responsibility for yesterday’s rioting. They claim over 150 taxicabs were damaged and 60 people including drivers passengers pedestrians and policemen were injured. They urge police action and threaten to request state military aid if the riot cannot be controlled.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
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