Baruch backs cash and carry arms sale plan
Bernard Baruch, adviser to President Wilson, urged the Senate to endorse a cash and carry arms sale to belligerents. He argued the current neutrality ban should not halt essential war materials and warned that without such sales, other nations would supply weapons instead. He urged broad inclusion of components needed to weaponize, from chemicals to steel and rubber, under a cash and carry framework.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Wall Street
Wilson
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Baruch
Italy
Ethiopia
Argentina
England
Chile
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Tennessee and Kentucky Weather Forecast Summary
Readable portions indicate Tonight and Friday expect mostly fair skies with rising temperatures in the west and central Kentucky. Tennessee areas show generally fair with colder nights and some rougher conditions in northern regions.
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Tennessee
Cain
Kentucky
Secs
No Change Seen in Teacher Law Raises Doubt
Sullivan county school board members express doubt that any action will alter a recent ruling barring employment of married teachers without degrees. Two meetings follow school closure as elementary schools end April 20 and high schools on May 26. Board may modify policy by district recommendations, though some members doubt any change will be voted.
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Sullivan County Sehee
Oekd
Vernon Muller
Sees No Changs Miller
Leng
R. L. Childress
Harlan Grand Jury indicts amid harsh homicide critique
Circuit Judge James M. Gilbert blasted Harlan County homicide as a hiwhan butchery condition. The county grand jury, reconvened after a two week adjournment, voted 78 indictments, six for murder. The judge’s fiery charge echoed earlier exhortations to the grand jury against gambling-related violence.
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Hardan Ky
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James M. Gilbert
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Gilbert
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Ste Harlan
Woman Stricken Mute Five Years Ago Recovers Talks Plenty Now
A Kansas City report details a woman once mute for five years who has begun speaking again after medical treatment. Doctors say the condition involved nerve pathways and a temporary loss of speech. The article notes the patient’s progress and the family’s relief as she can form words and words with lips. The piece cites rehabilitation steps and the hospital’s role in the recovery process.
Tornado Strikes Jasper County Mississippi Cause Heavy Damage
A tornado swept through Jasper County near Ishee at about 2 a.m. traveling northeast and damaged homes and barns along the Bay Springs Laurel road. Jim Myrick's house was reported destroyed, but the Myrick family escaped to a storm pit minutes before collapse. Early reports indicated no serious injuries.
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Miners edge toward week-long coal shutdown
New York April 6 There is little chance the Appalachian soft coal strike ends before next Tuesday as 330,000 miners in eight states stay idle. A four operator four United Mine Workers subcommittee continues talks over a new contract, with both sides likely to pause work through Good Friday and the weekend. Officials estimate weekly wage losses near 10 million despite above-ground coal reserves blunting effects on consumers.
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New York
United Mine Workers
Increase of Farm Funds Expected
A tentative agreement among Southern and Midwestern senators could add about 400 million dollars in farm subsidies and parity payments to bolster grower income. The plan would allocate roughly 210 million to dairy and crop support, with money aimed at stabilizing farm programs and soil conservation efforts.
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Yashin Nie
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Middle West
Vancerys- Trier Woo Co
PSAM
Permanent WPA Sought in House at April session
Washington April 8 A plan to make the Public Works administration a permanent relief arm follows the House WPA inquiry. Senate prepares quick emergency outlays of 3100,000,000 to operate WPA to July 1. Bipartisan deal trims Roosevelt request by 50 million to avoid floor fight. Starnes proposes indefinite extension with 500,000 for state loans. WPA warns of up to 20,000 job losses if 100 million is approved.
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Public Works Administration
Senate
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WPA
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Elcor
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Sago
U S Representative to Marry Oklahoma Woman
Forrest City Ark April 6 Relatives revealed Miss Tolise Kirkpatrick 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick of Fo Gite would be married at 1 to Rep E Took Inks of West Memphis The marriage licence was obtained in the capital last night by members of the congressional delegation Guthrie from the capital
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Tolise Kirkpatrick
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Memphis
Arengus
Britain and Poland sign arms pact amid Albanian tensions
London reports a pending Polish British defense agreement while Britain seeks to purge German agents. Albania defends sovereignty as Italian warships move toward Durazzo amid claims of an Austrian occupation plot. Britain discusses Nazi group deportations and alliance pledges in the Commons with Joseph Beck and Chamberlain.
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Britain
Poland
London
Europe
Joseph Beck
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Beck
Durazzo
Samuel Hoare
Commons
Polce
Legation
Governor Goes Unavailable for Ten Days in Nashville
Governor Cooper announced he would be out of contact for the next week or ten days, delaying state business. He said he would remain in touch with the personnel division and commissioners as delegations seeking patronage were directed elsewhere. In a related move, Tom Gore prepared to become warden of the main penitentiary, with nine dismissals and five appointments cleared through the personnel office.
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Cooper
Tore Tn
Tom Gore
Johnson City
Joe Pope
Browning
Safety Department
Virgil Orr
Shelbyville
Marcaret Tucker
Charles ©. Dowling, Jr
Knox County
Agriculture Department
A. L. Frazier
Wilsen County
Tastitfions Teqiarkment
Boba
Carroll
Last Minute News Flashes From a Confused Telegraph
April reports quote Adams warning against panic and urging defense of Ukraine without mobilization. Ley Mekhlis dismisses rushing allies while Pepper seeks 150,090,000 for relief. Roosevelt proposed funds. House approved 100,000. Bermuda governor Sir Reginald Holdvar resigns after failed automobile permission attempts.
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Ukraine
Moscow
Ley Mekhlis der
Bermuda
Mamilton
Reginald Holdvar
Bermuda Assembly
Civil Liberties Group Says Mills Boosting War Chest
The Senate civil liberties committee reported that the National Metal Trades Association is expanding its war chest to aid in strike defense. The four part study cites use of labor spies and strikebreakers, listing 952 plants and members including General Motors, Chrysler, Continental Can, and Wright Aeronautical.
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Washington
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
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Senate
Metal Trades Agency
LaFollette
Prog- Wis
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Dutsk
Mocel Trages Association
General Motore
Sale & Towne Manufacturing Co
Chrysler Corporation
Continental Can Co
Carter Agroplane and Motor Co
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Civil Liberties
Kingsport Postal Receipts Lead East Tennessee Quarter
Kingsport posted the largest postal receipts gain in East Tennessee for the quarter ending March 31, rising about 31 percent to 347,479.19. Bristol and Johnson City also increased, with Bristol at 31,521.74 and Johnson City at 27,479.19. Postmaster Long cited a new book-rate on parcel posts as a factor. The report notes higher mail volume and stamp receipts in Kingsport, while industry merchants view the results as a sign of improving business.
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Johnson City
Bristol
Upper East ‘Tennessee
Post
Yaster Howard Long
H. & Chase
Long
Festmaster Long
Testimony on Bull Whips at Kentucky Reform School
In Lexington Kentucky, a circuit court jury weighing the case of Superintendent S. K. Holland heard that 30 to 73 large bull whips were kept at the reform school to punish inmates. The trial opened amid other disclosures as two guards were fired and an assault charge against four others was dismissed, indictments moving through the grand jury process.
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Lexington
Sky
Anvil
Kentucky
Mayette
S. K. Holland
John KR. Crosley
Lae
Nesroy Greendale
Istorni Vchool
Franco is Quizzed on Italian Troops
Paris reports France and Britain asked Burgos for clarification on rumors Italy sends troops to Spain and sought permission for foreign ships to enter Aliente harbor to take 4000 Spanish Republican refugees aboard. The neutral zone near Albanie was created after Madrid’s surrender with Nationalist approval. Former Republican officials who fled Madrid were granted access to the zone.
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France
Britain
Burgos
Italy
Croops
Spain
Aliesnte Harbor
Sity
Albanie
Madrid
YCO
Albania fears country to be occupied
Tirana reports that an Italian cruiser and two destroyers arrived at Durazzo as Albania mobilizes reserves and moves arms to Vlona. Diplomatic circles weigh a possible Italian occupation while Albanians crowd ministries seeking news. Plane service to Italy halted and most Italians in Albania return home. King Zog meets cabinet after crown prince birth amid gloom.
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Durazzo
Albania
Vallona
Foreign Ministry
Italy
Zog
Geraldine
Mrs Peary recalls trials as wife of explorer
In a 76 year old interview at Nutley New Jersey, widow Mrs Peary recalls her early life with explorer Robert E Peary. She recalls the long separation during his Arctic journeys, the birth of her daughter Marie the snow baby in Greenland, and the hardships of waiting. She notes the radio’s mixed blessing for modern explorers and reflects on the fame surrounding her husband’s polar voyage.
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S. A
Lonely Eagle Island
Maine
Casco Bay
North Pole
Ward
Robert E. Peary
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Har
Marie
Greenland
Lo Vialie Rcomen
Portland
Gra Bemother
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Peary
Pape
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