Scottsboro Case Restart Starts With Patterson Identification
In Decatur Alabama Mrs. Victoria Price identified Heywood Patterson as one of her attackers in the Scottsboro retrial. Samuel Leibowitz led defense cross examination after Solicitor Britton finished direct in minutes. Nine black defendants who were once sentenced to death now face retrial for the alleged assaults on white women on a box car ride.
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de “Enlute
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Roosevelt urges mortgage refinancing to aid farmers
President Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize refinancing of farmers indebtness through a Rooseveltmortgage bill. It aims to reduce principal by up to 70 percent for unpaid balances, fund a treasury 50 billion dollar subsidy to the federal land banks, and exchange bonds for original mortgages under the federal farm credits agency. The plan would extend to small home owners and include reciprocal tariff proposal. The 30 hour week bill cleared the House labor committee.
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Hope and beer at the White House stir 1933 mood
A front page survey contrasts US city debt burdens with Hope's seven paving districts meeting interest and cutting principal. Mrs Roosevelt announces 3.2 percent beer at the White House, signaling a shift from prohibition era morality to moderation. The piece recalls Roosevelt and Prohibition history amid national financial strain.
Germany bars exit to its soil under police mandate
Berlin announced at midnight no one may leave Germany without police permission amid days of Jewish exodus reports. In Little Rock, Rev BE Heath preached on "The Indestructible Jew" expressing sympathy for German Jews and noting the Jew’s role in world history.
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Germany
Little Rock
Hitler
BE. O. Heath
Winfield Memorial Methodist Church
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Rome
Boycott of Jews in Germany Seen Unlikely to Resume Wednesday
A cautious outlook in Berlin suggests the announced German boycott may not be renewed on Wednesday as officials weigh world reaction and press reaction to National Socialism. Observers warn sober opposition inside Germany could thwart any plan to extend the boycott. The story includes broader reflections on Jewish history and persecution across ages.
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Germany
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New
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New York divided on beer control fight in Albany
Albany New York beer policy stalemate persists as factions refuse compromise over state versus county licensing and bar sales. Legislators see a possible end if licensing authority is settled.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Debt-Ridden Cities Seek Aid From Washington
Detroit Mayor Frank W. Murphy told Congress of his city’s financial plight while Philadelphia citizens halted a tax increase. The chart shows local indebtedness rising from 1922 to 1988 with estimates of 7.15 billion, 413.45 billion, and 15.47 billion dollars.
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Frank W. Murphy
Detroit
Congress
Philadelphia
Walker to Wed His Stage Friend in France
Former New York mayor Walker and actress Betty Compton visited Cannes city hall to learn French marriage rules. Walker, who resigned amid a Roosevelt inquiry and divorce suit from Mrs. Walker, said more details would follow if they wed. The pair have long been linked amid Seabury-era rumors of large checks to Compton.
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France
Walker
New York
Betty Compton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teamayor
Miss Compton
Seabury
Roosevelt
Abolished County Education Powers Shifted to County Courts
Attorney general holds Act 247 governs in conflicts with Act 26. Act 247, effective March 29 via emergency clause, abolishes county boards and school superintendents, reassigning authority to the county examiner appointed by the county court from licensed teachers. Examiner to hold quarterly exams with state grading, salary capped at $600 annually plus $50 expenses, paid from the county common school fund.
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State Department of Education
New Bills to Scale Down 15 Billion Debt
Congress faces proposals to allow moratoriums or reworking of municipal debts as about 15 billion dollars are owed nationwide. Bills from McLeod and Wilcox seek federal court relief, with Florida communities backing Wilcox and distressed cities backing McLeod.
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Svete
Wwe Rae, Antee
Washington
Congress
Nashville High School Track Dominates Dual Meet
Nashville High School trounces Hope and Texarkana rivals 83 to 41 at Fair Park. Chesher nets 18 points, Rowe leads Hope with 11, while Nashville showcased depth and the 88-yard relay stands out. Upcoming meets include an April 14 dual with Horatio and a triangular at Texarkana next Friday.
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Ban Against Beer In White House Says First Lady
Washington report quotes Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt stating there will be no ban on legalized beer. She expresses hope legislation may improve conditions and temperance, notes she does not drink alcohol, and says she would not impose her own convictions on others as long as they follow the law.
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Associated Press
White House
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Roosevelt
Millk
Amede
Washington
Four of Hope's street districts pay or will pay
The Star reports four of Hope's seven street improvement districts have paid or will pay all due interest and principal this spring amid widespread tax delinquency and bond defaults across the United States. Districts 7, 1, 3, and 6 plus District No 2 have paid or will cover interest. others show default risks or only interest payments, including districts No 1, No 5, No 11, and No 7 South Main.
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Rani Times
Hupe-ty
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Curb & Gutter
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Hervey Street
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South Main
Three Englishmen Fly Over Mount Everest Summit
The Marquis of Clydesdale Lieutenant-Colonel Blacker and Flight Lieutenant McIntyre crossed Everest by airplane Monday, becoming the first to fly over the world’s highest peak at 20,141 feet above sea level.
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McIntyre
Toledo Terrorized by Crazy Axe-Man
An apparent crazed knife-wielder attacked four women and a little girl in Toledo on Monday. Police hunted the suspect, about 30, after reports he had smoked narcotic cigarettes. Mrs. Charles Jacobs was stabbed in the incident.
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China
Charles Jacobs
Sheriff Foreman Ties Robbery to Local Gunfight Case
A gunfight near a county scene left Chapman recovering from bullet wounds as investigations center on a February 23 bank robbery. Burr agent-identified suspect Chapman was captured in Texas and held in Texarkana jail, with Shirly Crank of Garland City charged as accessory after the fact and for harboring criminals.
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Shirley Crank
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Cank
Roosevelt’s First Month Puts Policy in Place
President Roosevelt’s inaugural program outline includes federal bank controls reduced expenditures by 600 million annually, beer at 3.2 percent, a civilian conservation corps for 250 000 jobs, farm price aims through federal control, and 508 million dollars in direct grants to states for unemployment relief. Knoxville notes Joyce Case, a three year old who ingested nails. surgery avoided with X-ray and special feeding after nail found in stomach.
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