FDR to Confer on Alteration for High Court
Washington Jan 18 Senator Minton said President Roosevelt would hold a conference on potential court legislation. He favored a bill requiring seven of nine justices to concur to strike down acts. He noted current decisions often swung 5-4 or 6-3.
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Washington
Minton Ind
White House
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Indianan
Minton
Congress
Luce ¢R-Mass
High Court
Smith to Remain Chief Engineer in Highway Department
Briggs Smith will stay as maintenance engineer in the highway department, announced by M. O. Allen, the new highway commissioner. The decision was communicated to Gay and others, reaffirming Smith’s continued leadership in engineering duties.
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Nashvilz-E. Tesn
Briggs Smith
Pighters Unter
Mealis Er
Highway Department
M.O. A'len
Gay
O. F
Allen
Weather report fragment with scattered details
The text reports general fair weather with colder conditions in multiple regions including Virginia and Kentouche. It mentions east and west portions and suggests a shift to colder temperatures with a forecast of continued fair or light warming, but the OCR is garbled and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Deaths and taxes dominate 1937 state legislatures
Legislatures reopen with capital punishment bills across seven states. Kentucky Tennessee and other states debate mandatory or restored death penalties for kidnapping and murder. Budgets tax measures and school funding also occupy sessions as lawmakers balance revenue and reform.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Dakota
Idaho
House of the
Oklahoma
Boy Confesses Tacoma Holdup
Spokane AP says a hospitalized youth prisoner confessed the daylight bank holdup in Tacoma. Detective Arthur Aikman identified the suspect as 21 year old Robert Meyer, a Tacoma high school student named Robert King. The Lincoln branch of Pre stark Sound National Bank was robbed of 3000 dollars last Wednesday.
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Spohane
Wash
Arthur Aikman
Tacoma
Charles Mattson
Aikman
Robert King
Robert Meyer
Lincoln
Prest Sound National Bank
Prisoners Return Under Agreement In Ontario Riot
Hungry, mud smeared youths who fled the Ontario reformatory during a nine hour riot returned under a no prosecution pledge from the government. About 700 prisoners were involved, 35 remained at large while many others surrendered or were captured on the grounds or in Guelph. An army of workers moved in to repair damage as officials called the disturbance spontaneous. Acting Premier Harry Nixon said missing inmates would face no extra penalty beyond short sentences if they surrendered.
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Guelph
Ont
Ontario
Reformatory
Nrison
Harry Wixon
Nixon
Toronto
Why They Pay War Debt From Honest Little Finland
Residents of Vellingfors Finland discuss why they pay their war debts in a three part series. Officials and citizens weigh the burden, with a Finnish office worker noting they can afford the amount involved as he enjoys a hot steam bath and reflects on national duties.
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Finland
Tadas
Vellingfors
Agena
Becan
Inauguration Crowd Predicted for Roosevelt Second Term
Washington Jan 18 Inauguration officials predicted a record crowd of about 250 000 to greet President Roosevelt Wednesday for the start of his second administration. The Hermitage model stand near the White House drew attention as historians compare Jackson era parades with modern ceremony.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Atingie
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
White House
Old Hickory
Democratic’ Party
Cary T. Grayson
Civilian Conservation Corps
Youth Administration
Weather Bureau
Grayson
Texas
Tensevelt
Jackson
Daniel Webster
TIE BARS PLACED ON TRACKS CAUSE WRECK IN CONCORD
Sheriff Hoover reports an attempted railroad sabotage near Harrisburg with two steel bars placed on a northbound track. A man identified as J L Johnson of Louisville was jailed as the investigation continues. the engine sustained minor damage and Johnson denies involvement.
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Concord
N.C
Soilern
Experts Await Capital Actions Over TVA Split
Power experts await White House word as TVA policy battles unfold over renewing a February 3 power sale contract with Alabama Power. Arthur Morgan urged a national truce with private power interests while warning against public ownership to avoid disruption, and Roosevelt is said to oppose further pool talks. Senator Norris plans to take up the issue in the Senate.
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Washington
White House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
Arthur E. Morgan
David Lilienthal
TVA
Morgan
Roosevelt
Wishington Post
Norris
ind-Neb
Senate
Wire-Slayer McDaniel Pleads Guilty for Life Sentence
Malcolm McDaniel was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to a murder indictment in the slaying of Annie Mae Adkins whose body was found wire wrapped in Bain’s Lake. Connie Vaughn was previously sentenced to death for the same crime and is appealing. McDaniel testified he saw Vaughn shoot Adkins and helped wrap the body and dispose of it.
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Birmingham
Ala
Malcolm McDaniel
Annie Mae Adkins
Bain's Lake
Connie Vaughn
McDaniel
Vaughn
Soviet Opposes Neutral Pacts and Warns on Czechoslovakia
Moscow argues against unilateral Spanish neutrality and accuses Germany of aiming to turn Czechoslovakia into another Spain. Pravda labels Czechoslovakia a barrier to Balkan fascism as German plans to occupy it loom, with Czech leaders likened to Franco’s Spain.
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Moscow
Russia
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Maxim Litvinoff
Great Britain
de Moscou
Saidi
London Neutrality Committee
Ivistin
Crachoclowakia
Europe
Pravda
Triat
Hontien
Wready
Francs
Break Believed Near In Mattson Slaying
Los Angeles report says a breakthrough is expected in the Charles Mattson case as the hunt shifts to Southern California. Federal agent Harold Nathan in charge at Tacoma has sped there and taken command, with fingerprints tying the suspect to prior prison release in the Pacific Northwest.
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California
Chas. Mattson
Los Angeles
Charles Mattson
Washington
Harold Nathan
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Pair Found Brutally Slain Jealousy Believed Motive
Brutal double murder reported behind Oakwood cemetery in Montgomery. A teenage woman identified as Dora Bullard, 103 pounds, was slain with throat slashes. A man around 20, initialed belt “N,” was also killed in the briar patch. Coroner Wickpatrick suspects a jealous man. Sheriff Paterson to issue statement. A shotgun seen by a bystander was noted but deemed insignificant. A separate Nashville item names Jack Miller as state purchasing agent succeeding Emmett Hunt.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oakwood Cemetery
M. P. Kirkpatrick
Dora Bullard
Boylston
Kirkpatrick
John Mesley
Vriar
Mosley
Briar Patch
Kirk
Scott” and
Ward
Flood Threats Rise as Rivers Crest in South
Swollen streams along the Mississippi and its tributaries pushed toward flood crests as rains persisted. Arkansas levees weakened near Paragould with land and homes flooded. Missouri sandbags guarded weak spots while Tennessee and other states faced rising rivers and evacuations. National guards and relief workers manned levees along a 75 mile front as other midwest rivers threatened cities and shorelines.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
St. Francis
Missouri
Paragould
Ark
Poplar Bluff
National Guardsmen
Chicago
Middle West
Ohio
Indiana
Father of nine first to receive Townsend plan pension
In Chelan Washington Dan Fleming, a father of five and grandfather of nine, becomes the nation’s first Townsend plan pension recipient to receive $200. He won by popular vote at a Saturday night dance attended by 1406 residents, using the money for orchestra expenses and family needs amid relief-era hardship.
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Chelan
Wash
Dan
Siem
C. Cc. Memning
Clayton Fleming
Flemins
H. To. Salt
Zheliun
Townsend
Mack
Witter
Auto Workers Leader Calls Off GM Talks Amid Flint Strikes
Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers declared no conferences with General Motors as strikers occupied two Flint Fisher body plants. GM officials refused to negotiate, while Gov. Murphy urged public interest over private conflict. The move affects about 115,000 workers amid broader industry unrest and parallel steel and glass stoppages nationwide.
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Knudsen
John Thomas Smith
Donaldson Brown
Martin
General Motor
Flint
U.A.W.A
General Mojors
Frank Murphy
General Motors
Associated Prove
Automobile
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Fisher Body
Mich
Promine
Cadillac
Flint Alliance
A M
Michigan
Neithas
Wasis
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford
United States
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General Motors Company
House Appropriations Committee
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Sey
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Coalition
Break
Mattson
Nashville
Jack Miller
Clarksville
Browning
Miller
Emmett Hunt
Talahatchie
Tate
Quitman
Panola
Cumberland
Townsend Plan
Homer Martin
Tas Leda
Peace Bend
Ania
Vatishurah Vyalin
Pola
Emaneps
Arnemloys
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