Muscle Shoals Power Probe Begun
Washington reports a government inquiry into alleged misuse of power facilities at the Alabama Muscle Shoals wartime plant. Louis Glavis led the probe, data sent to the Justice Department, with Roosevelt expected to sign the TVA bill later.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alabama
Justice Department
Ickes
Norris
R-Neb
Muscle Shoals
Louis R. Gravis
New York
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee Electric Power Cam
Glavis
Genera Cummings
Bureau of Investigation
Interior Department
Tennessee Valley Shoals
Capitol
White House
Funds Now Needed On Relief Bill
Washington May 18 The house ways and means committee opened hearings on the administration's public works bill and considered four tax raised plans from budget director Lewis W Douglas. He proposed options including a manufacturers sales tax under 1 percent and higher income taxes to raise about 220 million annually.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Public Works Industrial Control
Lewis W. Douglas
Douglas
Tennessee Valley Board Given Broad Powers In Newly Enacted Measure
Congress approves the Tennessee valley Muscle Shoals bill creating a Tennessee Valley Authority. A presidentially appointed three member board may acquire land build dams powerhouses and transmission lines and manage the river basin. The measure authorizes bonds for improvements and directs war and interior secretaries to construct Cove Creek dam and power lines. Five percent of power proceeds go to Alabama and Tennessee respectively.
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Tennessee Valley Board
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Tennessee River Basin
Tennessee Valley Authority
Nitrate Plant No. 2
Secretary of War
Secretary of Interior
Cove Creek
Clinch River
Tennessee
Alabama
Tennessee River
Tremor Felt in San Bernardino. Croft Nominated for General
A slight earthquake tremor was felt at 1:32 a.m. in San Bernardino with no damage reported. In Washington, President Roosevelt sent Colonel Edward Croft of Greenville South Carolina for appointment as chief of infantry with the rank of major general to the Senate.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Edward Croft
Greenville
S. C
Circus Performer Bertha Matlock Falls From Top
Miss Bertha Matlock a tight rope performer for the Al G. Barnes circus fell 60 feet from the big top and was in serious condition with a broken pelvis and possible spine injuries. Her father William Matlock caught her but was knocked down. he was uninjured.
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San Mateo
Calif
al G. Barnes
Bertha Matlock
William Matlock
Jelke Seeks Absolute Divorce Amid Marital Turmoil
Newport couple F Frazier Jelke testifies in Superior Court that Eugenia Woodward Jelke threatened divorce and public shaming after a 1931 marriage, recounting gifts and alleged abuse in Chicago, the West Indies, Paris and London. He describes engagement ring and other valuables given, and claims she boasted of alimony.
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R. I
Chicago
West Indies
Paris
London
F. Frazier Jelke
Eugenia Woodward Jelke
Superior Court
Charles A. Walsh
Jelke
Actress Jobyna Ralston, Richard Arlen have son
Hollywood reports that former actress Jobyna Ralston and actor Richard Arlen welcomed their son last night in Hollywood California. The birth adds a new chapter to the film industry couple following years of work in motion pictures.
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Hollywood
Cali
Jobyna Ralston
Fromer
Richard Arlen
Jail Break Halted in Tarboro
Five detainees attempted to break jail in Tarboro last night but were prevented by the jailer who kept a guard over them until morning.
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Tarboro
Germany Rallies Behind Hitler After Speech
Berlin reports that the German nation united behind Chancellor Hitler in pledging universal peace disarmament and functioning economic machinery. Hitler reiterated arms equality and world peace terms before the Reichstag as Baron von Neurath left for Geneva to join disarmament talks amid speculation on Dr. Bruening's role.
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Berlin
Hitler
Reichstag
America
Germany
Baron Konstantin von Neu
Trath
Geneva
Heinrich Bruening
Reich
Acreage Cut on Cotton Urged by Senate Leader
Washington report says Senator Smith, chair of the Senate agriculture committee, urged using the new farm bill to cut cotton acreage by five to six million acres this season. He plans leasing and corn substitutions, and cites potential for fair prices if six million acres are removed. He asks talks with George Peek and Henry Morgenthau Jr. Secretary Wallace was pressed by wheat groups to fast track farm bill use, including a processing tax by August 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
George Peek
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New Farm Credit Administration
Wallace
Steel Furnaces Roaring Again in Gary Indiana
Gary Indiana May 18 The blast furnaces of Garys steel mills have started to roar and 3000 or more men have gone back to work in the steel capital of the midwest An order for 75000 tons of steel at the Gary works and a pickup among companies that manufacture automobile parts railway cars farm machinery and other steel implements are responsible Steel company executives are optimistic for the first time since a low mood put one in every three families among Garys 100600 population on the relief rolls
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Gary
Ind
Midwest
Steel Company
Roosevelt nominates Charles E. Jackson for fisheries post
President Roosevelt today named Charles E. Jackson of South Carolina as deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Fisheries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles E. Jackson
South Carolina
Bureau of Fisheries
Wilson wins British women's golf title again at Gleneagles
Enid Wilson defeated Diana Plumpton in the 36 hole final five and four to claim her third consecutive British women’s championship at Gleneagles Scotland on May 18.
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Gleneagles
Scotland
Benid Wilson
Diana Plumpton
Levee Breach Floods Nimmons Area and Acres
A levee on the St. Francis River broke five miles north of Kennett Missouri last night. Water covered Nimmons Arkansas today and inundated about 3000 acres of farm land to depths of two to three feet.
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Kennett
St. Francis
Nimmons
Ark
Child Shot Kills 6-Year-Old in South Carolina Cabin
In Aiken South Carolina a three year old boy shot and killed six year old Walter Abney with his father's shotgun while their parents worked in the fields. Police say the incident occurred today in a cabin where the children were left alone. The investigation continues.
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Aiken
Reuben Googe
Walter Abney
Japan Says No Plan to Seize Peiping and Tientsin
Japanese ambassador Katsuji Debuchi told reporters at the State Department that Japan has no present intention of taking the Chinese cities Peiping and Tientsin.
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Washington
Katsuji Debuchi
State Department
Japan
Peiping
Tientsin
Buck Brothers Indicted in Kidnapping Case
Kenneth and Cyril Buck of Harwichport were indicted by a Barnstable County grand jury on kidnapping with intent to extort in the Margaret McMath case. One count read as Kenneth Buck, from county jail, claimed he had nothing to say as judge paused for counsel. The McMath kidnapping, linked to a $60,000 ransom, drew national attention after Peggy McMath was returned to her parents.
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Barnstable
Mass
Kenneth
Cyril Buck
Harwichport Brothers
Buck
Margaret
Peggy) McMath
Hitler and Daladier May Meet in Geneva
Paris reports that Premier Daladier and Chancellor Hitler may meet in Geneva to discuss easing tensions. The plan lacks official confirmation but close associates say the idea is under discussion as a means to clear the atmosphere. Daladier faces skepticism over Germany's disarmament replies and maintains focus on peace.
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Paris
Daladier
Hitler
Germany
Geneva
M. Daladier
France
Roosevelt
Fremont pitcher Watson fans 20 Kenly foes in win
Kenly May 18 Lefty Watson of Fremont High School struck out 20 batters as his team beat Kenly 5 to 2. He has whiffed 64 in his last three starts.
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Kenly
Lefty Watson
Fremont
Kenly High
Watson
Roosevelt reshapes Europe with disarmament talk
In Beverly Hills a letter from Will praises Roosevelt for influencing Europe and signaling possible disarmament. The writer argues disarmament is economically driven, questions credibility of European promises, and notes global change may avert war without humanitarian motives.
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Beverly Hills
Roosevelt
Congress
Hitler
Europe
Will
Cummings Vacationing At Pinehurst
Homer Cummings attorney general in President Roosevelt's cabinet is spending a week’s vacation at Pinehurst in North Carolina.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Homer Cummings
Roosevelt
World Reactions Rise To Hitler Peace Speech
World responses vary as nations comment on Hitler's peace talk. Roosevelt pleased by German consent to peace plans. Paris cites the need for acts to prove sincerity. Berlin reports broad support while Vienna notes applause. Rome sees favorable mood, and London seeks further endorsement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Paris
Germany
Edouard Herriot
Berlin
Germania
London
Viena
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Two More Chinese Cities Captured
Tokyo reports Miyun, 35 miles north of Peking, fell this afternoon to the Japanese 8th division under Lieutenant General Yoshikazu Nishi after Nanjing nearby had fallen to the 16th Infantry Brigade led by Major General Wadashi Kawahara.
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Tokyo
Miyun
Peiping
Rengo
Yoshikazu Nishi
Nanhengchuang
Wadashi Kawahara
8Th Division
Seirstad Sinks After Iceberg Collision Near St Francis
The 6632 ton steamship Seirstad laden with ore from Wabana to Rotterdam struck an iceberg off St Francis and sank. The crew was saved. Built in 1921 at Newcastle the ship's home port is listed as Oslo Norway.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Seirstad
Wabana
Rotterdam
St. Francis
Newcastle
Lloyds Registry of Shipping
Oslow
Norway
Disarmament Conference Seen Shaped by Roosevelt and Hitler
Geneva reports the disarmament talks hinge on U S President Roosevelt and Chancellor Hitler. Delegates note Roosevelt and Hitler messages clear the air, influence the conference direction, and may press for international arms controls and non-use of force amid a widening security pact debate. Norman Davis and Count Nadolny travel as delegates await further guidance.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Geneva
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
Washington
League
Germany
Arthur Henderson
Catenin
Mitler
Norman H. Davis
Rudolf Nadolny
Berlin
Trades Common With Mitchells Defend Tax Evasion Case
Defense evidence shows years of financial dealings between Charles E. Mitchell former National City Bank chairman and his wife through Edward F. Barrett. Letters from 1929 indicate a stock sale used to claim no tax while prosecutors say the sale was a pretense and Mrs Mitchell profited from multiple transactions.
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New York
Charles E. Mitchell
The
National City Bank
Edward F. Barrett
Max PD. Steurer
Mitchell
Mitchells
Prussian Diet Adopts Enabling Act For Long Vacation
The Prussian diet approved an enabling act proposed by Premier Herman Goering and Nazi floor leader Wilhelm Kube. The measure, passed by all parties except the socialists, grants the premier and his ally blanket powers during an indefinite adjournment of parliament.
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Berlin
Herman Goering
Wilhelm Kube
Bingham Arrives As U S Ambassador In London
United States ambassador-elect Robert W. Bingham arrived in London and dined at the embassy. He will visit 10 Downing Street tosee Sir John Simon and seek a royal audience at Buckingham Palace with Ray Atherton and embassy attaches in attendance.
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London
Robert W. Bingham
United States
Prince's
Perkins Outlines New Deal Power To Boost Buying
Frances Perkins explains a large public works and regulation bill aimed at aligning purchasing power with mass production. The plan uses a $3.3 billion construction program to put money in unemployed workers' hands and creates voluntary codes for industry overseen by a presidential administrator. Codes would fix coal output and minimum prices, permit collective bargaining, and ensure fair competition while relaxing antitrust laws to curb monopoly risk.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Congress
Roosevelt
Perkins
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