New Taxes Threaten If Bonus Bill Passed
Congress was warned that a passed bonus bill would prompt the treasury to propose a new federal inheritance tax raising 200 million to 600 million dollars annually. Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Finance Committee that pending bonuses would trigger added taxes. Easter visitors filled the Capitol as the House heard a large peacetime naval appropriation of 459 million for 1936, while defense spending faced cuts. Secretary Ickes denied laying off Senator Long and anticipated details of a 4 billion work relief plan. The House Foreign Affairs Committee urged a plan to boost U S tin production amid global dependencies.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Capitol
House
Appropriations Committee
Ickes
New York
Senator Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Pageant Planned At Tusculum College May Day 194?
The annual May Day Pageant at Tusculum College in Greeneville is set for Saturday May 4. The Cat and the Fiddle features a cast of over three hundred, aiming to be one of the finest in the college’s history. Ruth Erwin of Erwin will be queen and Robert McAmis of Greeneville will be king.
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Greeneville
Tusculum College
Tusculum
Ruth Erwin
Erwin
Tennessee
Robert McAmis
Fence Crew Surprises Antelope Herd in New Mexico
A CCC fence crew on Jornada range near Las Cruces fenced 160 acres for an experimental plot and inadvertently surrounded a herd of antelope. After timely action the animals were driven out with minimal disturbance.
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Albuquerque, N
CCC
Jornada Range
Las Cruces
Death Claims Edward Ek In Chicago Home Visit
Frank Stapleton welcomed his friend Edward Ek 65 to his Chicago home. When Ek did not enter, Stapleton checked the door to find Ek dead, apparently from heart disease, awaiting the unexpected visit.
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Chicago
Frank Stapleton
Stapleton
Edward Ek
Eli
Weather Outlook For Tennessee Virginia And Kentucky
Tennessee fair and slightly warmer in north central areas tonight with increasing clouds and possible showers in the west. Virginia fair with light frost in extreme west portions tonight then similar to Wednesday. Kentucky fair tonight with increasing clouds Wednesday and possible showers in the west.
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Tennessee
North Central
West Portion
Virginia
West
Kentucky
Triplets Born to Young Los Angeles Mother
Mrs. Estella Carranza, 17, gave birth to triplets in Los Angeles. Two of the babies died while the surviving girl received oxygen treatment. Carranza, said to be the youngest American mother of triplets, already has a two year old and another child aged one.
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Estella Carranza
Los Angeles
Carranza
United States
President's Sons Are Still Active in Public Life
Washington dispatch notes that nine presidential sons are active in business or law, with few entering politics. Robert A Taft challenged the gold policy in the Supreme Court, and Theodore Roosevelt Jr leads in political work while holding gubernatorial posts in territories. Seventy sons were born to 31 presidents. twenty are alive, aged 19 to 71.
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Washington
United States
White House
Gridiron Club
Robert A. Taft
Supreme Court
Harry Augustus Garfield
Williams College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John
Harvard University
James R. Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior
Cleveland
New England Delegation to Hear Textile Hearings This Week
April hearings in Washington begin Thursday on cotton textile problems as a cabinet sub committee investigates. John Dickinson says hearings will run about a week to ten days and New England governors are asked to notify Rep Connery 24 hours in advance of witnesses and times.
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Washington
Cabinet
New England Democratic House
John Dickinson
New England House Democrats
New England
Representative Connery
King Boris Saves Bulgaria Illumed by Loyal Subjects
King Boris, aided by Princess Eudoxia, quelled a military coup by imprisoning extremist officers and forming a cabinet aligned with his aims. As Easter celebrations continued, he established a loyal ministry and ordered a new constitution.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Boris
Eudoxia
Andrea Toscheff
Military League
Judge Martin Poised for Western District of Tennessee
In a Memphis den John D. Martin studies law as he awaits Senate confirmation for a federal judgeship in the Western District of Tennessee. He praises President Roosevelt and reflects on faith, leadership, and his 17th year as president of the Southern Association of Baseball.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Associated Press
Memphis
John D. Martin
Tennessee
Martin
Roosevelt
Senate
Andrew Jackson
Episcopal Church
Southern Association of Baseball
Shirley Temple Sidelined by Sniffles at Birthday Party
Shirley Temple, the six year old film star, is confined to bed in Santa Monica due to sniffles. Her studio birthday party, planned with 35 guests, will be postponed to Friday or a later date as parents Mr and Mrs George F Temple assure near guests of her condition.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Shirley Temple
George F. Temple
Shirley
Atlanta Mayor Attacks Long and Talmadge in Roosevelt Critique
Mayor James L. Key denounces Senator Huey P. Long and Governor Eugene Talmadge for opposing President Roosevelt. He predicts Talmadge cannot win Georgia, calls Long a joke, and defends Roosevelt's renomination amid Georgia cotton tax protests.
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Atlanta
Huey P. Long
Eugene Talmadge
James L. Key
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Georgia
Louisiana
Quintuplets Recovering Under Toronto Specialist Review
Dr. Alan Brown of Toronto evaluated the Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario and said they are satisfactorily recovering from an upper respiratory infection. Four of the babies were well enough for outdoor exposure. Marie remains slightly ill with a 100 degree fever.
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Callander
Ont
Alan Brown
Toronto
Dionne
Fisher Denies Tax Charge In Huey Long Impeachment Plot
New Orleans April 23 State Representative Joseph Fisher testified in a federal court trial that he was offered 40 000 to influence his uncle State Senator Jules G Fisher to vote to impeach Huey P Long Then governor Both Fisher and Jules Fisher are tied to Longs political machine in Jefferson Parish A government witness said he paid Fisher 300 for a favorable committee report Fisher denied receiving the money and evaded Moody questioned him on the offer
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New Orleans
Joseph Fisher
Jules G. Fisher
United States
Huey P. Long
Long
Jefferson Parish
Jules Fisher
Dan Moody
Sam George
Joe Fisher
Louisiana
Fisher
Moody
Filibuster Faces Anti-Lynching Bill in Senate
Senator Costigan plans to press the Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill as Senator Smith pledges to use floor time to defeat it. Southern senators Byrnes Reynolds oppose, while the NAACP notes 5 073 lynchings since 1882 and supports federal action against lynching.
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Washington
Costigan-Wagner
Costigan
Dcole
Smith
S.C
Byrnes
D-Sc
Reynolds
D-Nc
San Jose
California
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Firebug Sought After Seven Chicago Apartment Blazes
Police hunted a firebug blamed for seven apartment fires in Chicago within two hours. Mrs J Goldberg died after being burned along with her 18 year old grandmother Virginia Winnick who survived serious injuries. Fire crews ferried from blaze to blaze starting at 3 42 a m and the seventh fire at 5 20 a m trapped the two women.
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Chicago
J. Goldberg
Virginia Winnick
Pan American Clipper Nears California Return Flight
Bucking head winds the Pan American Clipper advanced toward Alameda on the first California Hawaii round trip. The crew reported 12,000 letters aboard and noted slower speeds due to winds, with the craft at times around 137 mph during the crossing.
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Alameda
Calif
California
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Relief aid rushes to Formosa quake survivors
Relief agencies moved rapid food water and medical supplies into Northwestern Formosa after Sunday's earthquake. Water supply was critical as the heat intensified health risks. Repairs to the Tangho railway enabled faster access as official death toll reached 3152 with 10406 seriously wounded and damage estimated at 3 million dollars.
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Taihoku
Formosa
Taiwan
Newspapermen Gather for Convention Talks on Small Papers
New York reporters report on the opening of the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention with a prelude session at the Waldorf Astoria. Verne E. Joy presided as Inland Daily Press Association ex-president. The Associated Press elected Frank E. Gannett director to replace Adolph S. Ochs, serving three years. Four directors reelected for three years were Frank B. Noyes, Robert McLean, Frederick E. Murphy, and Paul Patterson. A 25 member committee led by John Francis Neyland offered four AP wirephoto administrative resolutions, all defeated, then proposed amending by laws to give small city papers under 75,000 representation. the substitute urged board review and earnest consideration, adopted. Noyes urged small papers to confer with the board.
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Verne E. Joy
Centralia
Inland Daily Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Associated Press
Frank E. Gannett
Gannett
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Star
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Bulletin
Frederick E. Murphy
Minneapolis Tribune
Paul Patterson
Baltimore Sun
John Francis Neyland
San Francisco
Board of Directors
Noyes
Fraternity Six Day Bike Race Turns Into a Party at U. GA
At the University of Georgia in Athens the six day bicycle race between Chi Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon turned into a social event with a tea dance and banquet. Leaders changed as Chi Phi rode 131 laps while SAE logged 126 laps early today. If either team quits the race a 100 dollar forfeit is required. Riders include football players and other students with Harry Harman starting the Chi Phi effort in 14 minutes.
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U. GA
Athens
University of Georgia
Chi Phi
Harry Harman
McAlister gains broader power over Tennessee cabinet
Governor McAlister signed bills giving him power to hire and fire state department heads and to demand audit and reporting. The measures repeal part of the 1933 reform, restore executive authority, and authorize a modern accounting system with a $12,000 appropriation and a $10,000 audit. Senator Cate backed the moves, citing need for authentic information and faster fact gathering for a financial plan.
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Nashville
McAlister
George H. Cate
Davidson
Cate
General Assembly
Senate
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
Tennessee lawmakers finish 69th session amid red ink and beer bill
In Nashville on April 23 the 69th Tennessee General Assembly closed after countless appropriations with no revenue. The Senate reversed earlier rejection and passed a House approved measure raising beer alcohol content to 5 percent by a 17 to 12 vote.
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Nashville
69Th General Assembly of Tennessee
Senate
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AAA
Edith Nourse Rogers
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Kingfish
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