Unification Of All Soil Erosion Control Activity Ordered
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace orders a unified soil erosion unit in the Department of Agriculture. The Soil Erosion Service moves from the Interior and transfers on April 1, under Under Secretary R G Tugwell, with H H Bennett heading the consolidated work at ten field stations. The move consolidates investigations, services, and erosion control under one agency amid ongoing research and large scale demonstrations addressing wind and water erosion affecting millions of acres nationwide.
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Department of Agriculture
H. H. Bennett
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
R. G. Tugwell
Iaent
Bureaus of Chemistry and Soils
CCC
Forest Service
Bennett
Soil Erosion Service
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
United States
Tokyo considers garbage powered cars by incinerator plant
Tokyo authorities propose a giant incineration plant with two boilers to generate steam for a tube generator to power cars. The plan aims to use heat from municipal garbage as the energy source for road vehicles in the city.
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Tokyo
Japan
Woman Legislator Seeks Ban on Capitol Stag Parties
In Raleigh on March 28 AP reports Rep Mrs Charles Hutchins from Yancey introduced a bill to prohibit stag parties held in Raleigh during the legislature’s biennial sessions. The measure would take effect in 1937.
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Raleigh
Charles Hutchins
Yancey
Improvements in Prison Seen After Tour
The Joint legislative committee on penal institutions in Raleigh reports fire hazards at the state penitentiary discovered during a prison tour. Pine flooring and stairways are labeled dangerous fire traps due to inadequate exits. Previous efforts to build a new $400,000 central prison were abandoned amid economic cuts during a prior depression.
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Raleigh
Joint Legislative Committee On Penal Institutions
Max Gardner
Ancient pottery unearthed by Wellcome Expedition in Palestine
The Wellcome Archaeological Research Expedition reports fragments of 2500 year old pottery and other findings in Palestine. Excavations will continue for some time as relics of Old Testament history are pursued.
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Wellcome Archaeological Research Expedition
Palestine
POW-O-LIN Restores Lost Health, 80-Year-Old Testimonial
Mr P Tyler of Grace Street High Point a retired farmer aged 80 praises POW-O-LIN claiming it cured long standing constipation dizziness and weakness. He says after several doses his bowels grew regular appetite returned and swelling and back pains faded noting he feels better than in years.
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MR. P. Tyler
Oklahoma co ed held after campus shooting
Lois Thompson 19 year old Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers College sophomore is jailed after pursuing Chinese student Daniel Shaw across campus firing a pistol. Shaw, wounded, may recover. no charges yet against Thompson as authorities investigate threats she received since February 27 from a group signing NFSTC Gang demanding money.
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Tahlequah
Oklo
Lois Thompson
Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers College
Daniel Shaw
Shaw
Jack Horn
Horn
George Hing Siew
Sanford Martin
Cherokee County
Martin
U.S
Germany protests wave of death sentences in Lithuania
Anger spreads in Prussia after four Nazi defendants are executed in Kaunas while Germany contemplates diplomatic steps. Demonstrations erupt in Berlin near the chancellery as crowds denounce Lithuania, with leaders calling the trial a farce and blaming the Versailles treaty for German failures to protect Memel Germans.
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Prussia
Berlin
Kurfuerstenstrasse
Lithuania
Hans Steinacher
Association For German Nationality Abroad
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Steinacher
Kaunas
Nasi
Memel
Germany
Lithuania Regards Nazi Death Sentences Calmly In Memel
Kaunas March 28 The Lithuanian government took a calm view of German demonstrations over Nazi death sentences and prison terms for an alleged plot to seize Memel for Germany. Officials said Lithuanian justice concerns Germany or foreign powers and warned police to stay vigilant.
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Lithuania
Kaunas
Germany
Television illustrated newspapers predicted in two years
A description explains a talking picture film televised from Moscow to be received by anyone with suitable apparatus. Two radio receivers are needed, one for sound and one for vision, and observers predict television illustrated newspapers will be seen in many countries within two years.
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Moscow
Television Illustrated
Television News In Russia Launches Telechronique
The Soviet Radio Committee in Moscow has placed the Telechronique in operation, described as the first television newspaper. This new service marks a pioneering step in Russian broadcasting and public information delivery.
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Russia
Telechronique
Mos
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