Change in constitution bill seeks popular vote on plan
Nashville april 1. a substitute for a house bill would set an october 10 election on whether tennessee should call a constitutional convention. if approved, 33 delegates would be named by the supreme court and meet january 6. delegates limited by district and party rules, paid seven dollars a day. the bill aims to reduce costs by omitting a separate election for delegates.
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Nashville
House
Cecil Anderson
Chester
Anderson
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Senate
Department of Health
Weather Outlook for Five States Rain and Chill Ahead
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with rain likely in Tennessee Virginia North Carolina and Georgia. Temperatures expected to drop slightly in extreme east portions tonight and in the west Tuesday, with cooler conditions inland in Kentucky.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Pope Pleads Against War in Vatican Address
Pope Pius told 20 Cardinals that war is impossible due to it being a vast crime and ruinous to humanity. He urged destruction of warmakers and called for three days of public prayer at Lourdes to guide leaders away from a fearful future.
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Andrue Berding
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Lourdes
France
Expansion of Power Plans Urged to Prevent Shortage
The power commission urges early construction of new electric plants costing at least 300 million dollars to avert a critical shortage. The study, ordered by President Roosevelt, favors federal supervision of planning though it does not favor private or public developments. It warns shortages could halt industry in eastern and midwestern districts, stressing war-time risks and the need for coordinated expansion.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Roosevelt
East
Middle West
United States
Identity sought for body in Arkansas murder case
Newport Arkansas April 1 Authorities probe whether Florida hitchhiker is the dismembered victim found along the Missouri Pacific line with head and limbs located separately. Sheriff Lee Reid notes a Florida traveler matched clothing found with the parts and had a .22 rifle, money, and cartridges nearby.
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Newport
Ark
Jackson County
J. M. Fortenberry
Lee Reid
Florida
Mothers and son drown in Tennessee flood boat search continues
In White Bluff Tennessee the bodies of Mrs Lady Mai Baker Woodard age 20 and her baby son remain missing after a wagon capsized in Turnbill Creek during heavy rains. Thomas Woodard and two brothers survived while rescuers intensified the search with more boats grappling hooks and equipment. Henry and Preston Baker reached shore.
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White Bluff
Tenn
Ladie Mai Baker Woodard
Turnbill Creek
Thomas Woodard
Woodard
Henry
Preston Baker
Record Jump Sets Women's Altitude Mark Near Leningrad
Vera Fedoroffa wife of a Red Army officer claimed a women's parachute jump record after leaping 20 853 feet from an airplane near Leningrad without oxygen. She was aloft about 22 minutes. The pilot was Kaitanoff who had set the men's oxygenless record earlier in March with 22 100 feet.
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Moscow
Vera Fedoroffa
Red Army
Leningrad
Mme. Fedoroffa
Kaitanoff
Chicago eyes record mayoral vote in Kelly bid
The Chicago Democratic machine aims for a historic turnout of 751,653 for Mayor Edward J. Kelly, a share of all registered voters never reached before. Kelly's campaign is low key with traffic and bond rate talk, while opponents Wetten and Jenkins clash on charges of weak campaigns and past income tax issues.
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Chicago
Chicago Democratic
Democratic
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Emil C. Wetten
Newton Jenkins
Wetten
Culbertsons Lead In 150 Rubber Bridge Match
New York April 1 kibitzers note new bridge rules reducing penalties may boost bidding as the P Hal Sims and Dorothy Culbertson resume their 150 rubber match with 110 to go. Last week Culbertsons led by 9 830 points while figures show close contracts fulfillment for both teams.
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New York
P. Hal Simses
Ely Culbertsons
P. Hal Sims
Dorothy
Culbertson
Culbertson and Sims
Coughlin and Long Race for Backers Amid Third Party Talk
Washington reports Huey P. Long and Father Charles Coughlin intensify organizing efforts as talk of a third party grows. Long cites Roosevelt third party fears while promoting share the wealth and criticizes New Deal codes and banking reforms.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Father Charles E. Coughlin
Senator Long
Union For Social Justice
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Roosevelt backs change to relief bill amid conference push
House leaders moved to send the 4.88 billion relief bill back to conference with the Senate after fresh information on President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes. The plan seeks to drop the direct work mandate for federal projects and delay final action for two to three days while conferees redo the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Ickes
Congress
Gatti-Casazza Retires After 27 Years With Met Opera
The Metropolitan Opera marks the retirement of Giulio Gatti-Casazza after a 27 year regime. A farewell party features Rita De Leporte Gladys Swarthout Edward Johnson Lily Pons and a playful Pagliacci with Wagner’s Nibelung Ring streamlined into a six minute plus production. Gatti_Casazza will retreat to his villa in Northern Italy in a few weeks as the Met presents a festive curtain call.
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R. H. Hippelheuser
Associated Press
New York
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Metropolitan Opera House
Mr. Gatti
Italy
Rita de Leporte
Gladys Swarthout
Edward Johnson
Helen Jepson
Lily Pons
Minnie the Moocher
Lawrence Tibbett
Charles Hackett
Richard Wagner
Barnum, Bailey
Pons & Melchior
Tiny Lily Pons
Lauritz
Six Killed as Tornadoes Rake Mississippi and Texas
Six people died as tornadoes and freak winds struck Mississippi and Texas, causing significant property damage. The storm season persisted with cold fronts in the Northern Rocky Mountain region and heavy rain in Missouri and eastern Kansas.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Middle West
Missouri
Kansas
Charleston
Nebraska
Wyoming
Contin
Swift showdown planned on NRA constitutional challenge
Senators Hastings and Clark push to have the Attorney General reverse the government stance on dropping the Belcher lumber case involving the Blue Eagle law. The American Liberty League and NAM president back a quick Supreme Court test, with a decision likely by next fall if the case is dropped.
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Washington
Supreme Court
NRA
Justice Department
Belcher
American Liberty League
National Association of Manufacturers
Hastings
R-Del
Clark
D-Mo
Cummings
Alabama
High Tribunal
Blue Eagle
New York Hospitalization Plan Extends Coverage
A three cents a day plan for hospital care becomes effective in fifty three metropolitan area hospitals. New York institutions announce payroll deductions for a service offering three weeks of semi private care annually at ninety cents a month or ten dollars a year. The program excludes mental, contagious, tubercular and venereal cases, and covers most physician fees with optional private rooms.
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New York
Karl Eilers
Associated Hosps Service
Dallas
Newark
St.Paul
Louisville
Washington
Raleigh
New Orleans
Sullivan County Votes 400000 Bond Issue For Debt Reduction
Sullivan County Court approved 41 to 1 a 400000 bond issue to liquidate county indebtedness. Six magistrates abstained. Debate centered on whether Estes and Company or Hagan Minnich and Wright should buy bonds and whether local banks should receive half the issue. A telegram from state lawmakers urged economy and taxpayer protection.
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Sullivan County
Blountville
W. N. Estes and Company
Nashville
Hagan
Minnich and Wright
Bristol
E. L. Warren
T. E. Hurst
Kingsport
Fulton Smith
A. D. Brockman
First National
Estes and Company
Hagan, Minnich
Wright
John R. Todd
J. H. Mattern
Hagan, Minnich and Wright
Gray
Joe A. Caldwell
J. E. Morelock
15Th District
John R. Anderson
Anderson
Brack R. Sams
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Roosevelt Brigade
By Clarence M. Wright
Gatti-Casazza
March
Edward D. Stair
Detroit
Stair
C. L. Bardo
Manufacturers Association
N. Y. Institution
Bonding House
Sullivan
W. D. Lyon
W.B. Lyon
Lyons
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