Roosevelt Plans 4 Billion Work Relief Fund Launch
President Roosevelt convened recovery advisers to outline a 4 billion dollar work relief program to be ready within the week. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill press the heated bonus issue as veterans reject compromise and Patman pushes for full cash payment in new money. Eccles nomination to head the Federal Reserve Board gains a favorable sub committee report.
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Utah
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Nomination Backed for Federal Reserve Board Governor Eccles
The Glass sub committee voted to favorably report Mariner S. Eccles of Utah for governor of the federal reserve board with no further inquiry into his qualifications. A proposed probe into complaints was not approved. The session also heard Leo T. Crowley of the FDIC testify on the omnibus banking bill. The Cotton Committee began study of the cotton textile crisis with Sec. Roper and aides to assess imports, tax impact, farm relief, wage differentials, and obsolete machinery.
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Utah
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House
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
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Bradley
Llth Judicial Circuit
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Macon
Clay
Bonus Question Washington April 22 AP
Plunging into the bonus question the report continues across page eight with coverage pending further details and context.
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Washington
Weather Outlook For Tennessee Virginia And Kentucky
Fair shows across Tennessee tonight and Tuesday with a slight rise in temperatures. Virginia expects fair skies with a light frost in the interior and warmer conditions in the south. Kentucky predicts fair conditions tonight with warmer trends in the west and central areas on Tuesday.
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Reno Divorce Boom Sparks Spring Rush in 1935
Reno, Nevada April 22 led by Princess Barbara Mdivani and socialites, the spring divorce season opens with 713 filings in the first three and a half months, up from 637 a year earlier. The Woolworth heiress tops the list with a May 11 suit against Prince Alexis.
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Barbara Hutton Mdivani
New York City
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Barbara Mdivani
Prince Alexis
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Adolph Spreckels
San Francisco
Jack de Ruyter
New York Social
Senate finance group backs NRA extension with changes
A survey shows a large majority of the Senate Finance Committee favors extending the National Industrial Recovery Act life with modifications. Most members support NRA principles in part, predicting a new era law after strong debate, though three Democrats oppose prolongation. A southern Democrat denounces the measure as harmful to certain businesses.
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Richard Rendell
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Blue Eagle
Congress
Rome Easter Monday sees mass marriages for 500 lire
In Rome on Easter Monday the Fascist party offered 500 lire for any couple to marry, and 2,206 couples accepted the incentive. The event saw large wedding groups at churches with as many as six couples wed at once. Cash prizes accompanied by reduced rail and ship fares for honeymoons accompanied the campaign to boost marriage.
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Fascist Party
Easter Egg Roll Delights White House Crowd
Thousands of capital youngsters flocked to the White House grounds for the Easter Monday egg rolling amid a sunny morning. Two Roosevelts Amy and Diana watched from the south portico while Louis Howe, ill but improving, planned to observe the event from Mrs. Roosevelt’s room.
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White House
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Earthquake Devastates Formosa City Areas Killing Thousands
Fires and aftershocks struck northwestern Formosa after a massive earthquake on Sunday. At least 2,193 people died and about 12,000 were injured as entire villages were flattened and shelters ran short. Army relief teams and funds totaling 16 million yen were committed to aid victims as officials warned the death toll could rise.
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Taichu
Kenji Nakagawa
Hirohito
Rengo
Damag
Optimism Seen in Industrial Trend Reported at AP Meeting
New York April 22 publishers voiced optimism about current business conditions at the 36th Associated Press annual meeting at the Waldorf Astoria. They noted uncertainty about future trends and cited analysis by Harold L. Ickes.
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Associated Press
American Newspapers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Harold L. Ickes
Amelia Earhart’s Husband Says He’s Willing to Wait
George Palmer Putnam said he does not mind waiting for his wife Amelia Earhart as she pursues solo attempts to set new flying records. He noted faith in her ability and that it is worth waiting, though he has worried at times. Earhart may attempt a non stop flight to New York soon after a forced landing in Nepala Hidalgo on the trip from Burbank.
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Associated Press
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George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earhart
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Burbank
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GOP Leader Faces Ouster Over Socialism Charge
Henry P. Fletcher blamed the New Deal for sowing state socialism and forecasted a challenge from western delegates at the next convention. Senator Lewis of Illinois predicted Fletcher would lose the chairmanship, arguing the eastern wing favors financial policy restraint. Fletcher outlined a platform urging stable currency and reduced federal spending.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Lewis
D-Ill
Fletcher
G.O.P
National Republican Committee
United States
Hoover
Roosevelt
Associated Collegiate Press
Protests From Britain France And Italy Over Memel German Rights
London reports a strong protest by Britain France and Italy to Lithuania over German representation in Memel. The guarantor powers noted Lithuanians now handle administration and urged German placements on the Memel statutorily controlled directorate. A third note in weeks carried firmer language, with no reply from Lithuania yet.
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Great Britain
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Italy
Lithuania
Memel
Craze drives bank official to deadly family shooting in La Grange Park
William Gardner chief teller at First National Bank of Chicago shot and killed his daughter Rita Jane Gardner 20 and son Gerard 14 in their La Grange Park home. Son Kenneth 17 was wounded after grappling with his father as his wife Elsa slept. Kenneth in serious condition at Hinsdale Sanitarium. Police said Gardner had been ill four months and had threatened his family before.
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William Gardner
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Jones
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Gerard
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Elsa Gardner
Kenneth
Hinsdale
Bad check artist linked to $600 in Kingsport fraud
A Roanoke man using the name Kenneth I Stone is sought after passing checks totaling more than $600 in Kingsport. He reportedly looked at cars at the Tennessee Motor Company, bought a Ford with $457.85 down and a $160 note, bought a ring and watch at Dobyns Taylor Hardware, and drew $10 on another check. Police say he attended local social events and fled before they could locate him.
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Tennessee Motor Company
Dobyns-Taylor Hardware Company
Kenneth I. Stone
Roanoke
J. C. Stone
B. J. Carter
Ford
Stone
Mr. Carter
Eastman
Dobyns- Taylor Hardware Company
Interference by Govt Denounced as Unfounded by Ickes
April 22 remarks at an Associated Press luncheon in New York quoted Secretary Harold L. Ickes of the interior department denying government interference with a free press. He called freedom of press speech and peaceful assembly essential to liberty and warned against threats from fascism, communism, or privileged groups. Pays tribute to charter members of the AP program.
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Harold L. Ickes
Interior Department
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Star
Radical third party discussed by Milo Reno in Des Moines
Des Moines April 22 Milo Reno head of the National Farm Holiday says a union of Huey Long Charles Coughlin and F D Townsend could topple wage slavery He expects a progressive third party in 1936 though the Farm Holiday convention aims to rally liberal votes Long will speak at the convention via nationwide radio at 2 30 p m CST Reno criticizes Hoover and Roosevelt for farm policy and doles He says the trio has stirred public opinion and reshaped political thinking
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F. E. Townsend
Reno
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Detroit
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Roosevelt
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Long
Senate Speaker Moss Receives Token of Appreciation
In Nashville on April 22, Senate Speaker W. P. Moss was presented a traveling bag by Sen. Philip Harris as a token of appreciation. Harris praised Moss for dignity, poise, fairness, and sound judgment during his tenure as presiding officer.
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Senate
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Philip Harris
Weakley
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Tennessee Legislature Ends Session Faces 2.5 Million Deficit
Nashville April 22. The General Assembly adjourned amid a maze of general and local bills with the justice of the peace power curtailed. A $1.5 million relief bond awaits Governor McAlister’s signature. The session leaves a projected deficit of $2.5 million and may reconvene for a June 1 20 day extraordinary session.
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Associated Press
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Tennessee
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