Revolt fears grow in House over TVA amendments and brain trusters
Democratic leaders race to avoid a larger revolt as the House challenged the presidents death sentence for utilities holding firms and seeks to curb TVA powers. The rules committee will probe lobbying by Corcoran and West, with clashes anticipated next week and calls to withdraw the liaison figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M, Wright
Associated Frees
Washington
House
New Deal
Tennessee Daily Authority
Chamber
TVA
Rules Committee
Thomas Corcoran
REC
Brain
Charles West
Capitolite
Senate
Brewster
Maine
Corcoran
Passamaquoddy
Moran
D-Mme
Pro
O'Connor
D-Ny
Frankfurter
Harvard
Weather fair slightly changing Tennessee and nearby states
Tennessee and Kentucky see generally fair tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers Thursday afternoon and little temperature change. Virginia forecast fair tonight and Thursday with possible scattered thundershowers in extreme west and north portions, slightly warmer Thursday. North Carolina mostly fair tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers in extreme west Thursday afternoon, interior north warmer Thursday.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Mount Vesuvius Erupts With Lava Flow From Cone
Mount Vesuvius erupted with a large explosion before dawn today, blowing a piece from the crater and opening lava flows from both the cone and its base. The lava and sparks lit the skies for miles as Naples residents gazed in alarm. the Vesuvius Observatory minimized the danger.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius
City Power Fails and Times Reduced to Six Pages
A power failure at the Cherokee substation disrupted Kingsport, halting AP teletype and delaying Times typesetting from 11:43 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The outage triggered a reduction to six pages as utilities crews repaired a cable after a transformer to control house circuit blew. Residents, workers, and officials scrambled for updates during the outage.
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Kingsport Times
C. A. Thornburg
Kingsport Utilities
Cherokee
Associated Press
The
Times
Auto builder Citroen dies after long struggle with fortune
Paris July 3 Andre Gustave Citroen the 57 year old French auto pioneer known as the Henry Ford of France died in a Paris hospital after a lingering illness. His vast plant was reduced to receivership in 1934 and he was forced out of active management. Citroen weighed about 70 pounds at death, mourning a daughter and distress over his business. He founded cheap cars after World War I and adopted American mass production methods to build a French automotive empire supplying military and civilian transport.
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John Evans
Associated Press
Paris
Andre Gustave Citroen
Henry Ford
France
Citroen
Sahara Desert
Mars
United States
Ele
Allied Felds
Army
Navy
Air Services
Four milling firms sue AAA to halt taxes in New York
In New York on July 3 four milling companies led by Standard Milling and including Dunlop Milling Clarksville and Iglehart Bros sought a declaratory judgment that the agricultural adjustment act is unconstitutional. Judge Henry W. Goddard issued a temporary restraining order delaying roughly $400,000 in taxes due July 1 with a hearing set for July 23.
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New York
AAA
Henry W. Goddard
Internal Revenue
Standard Milling Company of
Dunlop Milling Company
Clarksville
Tennessee
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Iglehart Bros. Inc
Evansville
Vincennes
Supreme Court
NRA
Provisions Taken to Three Remote Lighthouses
Washington July 3 The lighthouse tender Cedar heads toward Alaska with a year’s provisions for the three remote lighthouses Scotch Cap Cape Hinchinbrook and Cape Lisburne. The ship carries food clothing medical supplies coal kerosene and mail plus three keepers returning from vacation to relieve men who have not had a day off. Each station has three on duty with radios to combat long winter hours and isolation.
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Washington
Bering Fica
United States
Kotehilkan
Alaska
Scotch Cap
Cape
Cape Hinchin
Prince William Sound
KR. Ll. Hankinison
Hnankingon
Dewey drives to purge New York vice and crime
New York July 3 The forces of law unite for a decisive battle against vice and racketeering in the metropolis. 3 year old special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey outlines plans to suppress organized crime. Deputy Chief Inspector Henry Bruckman, a noted foe of racketeers, is expected to lead the city detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Lue
Wes
Henry Bruckman
Freedom of the Press movement gains momentum
A drive to shield reporters from penalties for refusing to reveal confidential sources gains traction. Illinois passed a bill exempting newspapermen from being forced to disclose sources, while similar measures are pending in Alabama and Massachusetts. Kentucky and Massachusetts consider action for 1936, with continued discussion noted.
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J. A. Rawlings
Associated Press
Chicago
Freedom of the Press
Illinois
F. W. Lewis, Robinson, II
Henry Horner
Alabama
Massachusetts
Kentucky Press Association
Kentucky
Mechanic to Face Murder Charge in Wife's Death
Chicago report says William Ganshaw, 58, a mechanic, plans to be indicted for murder after aiding his wife Elizabeth to die to end her 18 year illness. He described rigging gas to a hose to cause her death and later falling asleep. Daughters recalled her suffering. police found her dead after the mercy act.
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Chicago
Richard Regan
William Ganshaw
Ganshaw
North Side
Elizabeth
Regan
Ganshhaws
Voluntary codes will be drafted for wage and hour limits
Washington July 3 The federal trade commission will aid business in arranging voluntary codes to replace those struck down by the Supreme Court NRA decision President Roosevelt approved the action. The codes will not cover wage and hour terms unless requested by industry Labor aims to push wage and hour standards via Interstate commerce licensing Action surprised many as the FTC lead in code creation A F L plan would create a five man panel to bar shipments of non compliant products through interstate commerce
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Washington
Jly
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
NRA
Trade Commission
Commission
Ewin L. Davis
A. F. of L
Bank deposits rise nationwide signaling 1924 growth
Washington reports a $4 billion increase in Federal Reserve member bank deposits for 1924, excluding about $2.7 billion in interbank and U S government deposits. The rise reflects treasury spending gold certificate deposits and new silver certificates with rural and agricultural banks showing larger growth but idle balances and a higher share of government securities at city banks. Bank suspensions were few, totaling 57 with $26.8 million in deposits. only one was Reserve member. By year end 1933 nonlicensed banks remained from the holiday era, while 920 had been liquidated or placed in receivership.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Interbank
United States
Treasury
Reserve System
Gangland Gunman Goes to His Death
William Dent, a gangland gunman, died in the electric chair at Rockview prison shortly after midnight for the murder of Philadelphia policeman Harry J. Donahue in February 1934. He walked to the chair with a wan smile and trembled knees, whispering, The big bad wolf got me. The execution began at 12:31 a.m. and ended at 12:34 a.m. Dent had argued Donahue was a rival gangster targeting him.
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Bellefonte
William Dent
Rockview Penitentiary
Harry J. Donahue
Philadelphia
Beni
Donahue
Extradition Fight Looms For Reece In Tampa
Tennessee officers race to detain Joseph I Reece 51 in Tampa to face a three to ten year sentence for $90000 in bonds theft from the Tennessee insurance department. Reece who used the alias J D Martin vowed to fight removal and was cited after admitting identity. The governor noted papers were sent for formal extradition and would be processed if legally proper.
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Tampa
Fla
Tennessee
Joseph I. Reece
Insurance
J. D. Martin
Tennessee Supreme Court
Reece
Matt C. Beasley
Seth M. Walker
Tallahassee
Joseph L Reece
Cary D. Landis
Executioner's Axe Strikes Twice in Berlin
July 3 reports the Nazi executioner decapitating two Germans for espionage. Egon Brest, 28, sought military secrets for the Reich, and Bruno Hindemann, 63, betrayed military information. The People's Court also sentenced Wilhelm Battesch, 48, to life imprisonment for the same offense.
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Berlin
Egon Brest
Reich
Bruno Hindemann
People's Court
Wilhelm Battesch
Celebration of TVA on Fourth in Muscle Shoals area
Tuscumbia Ala July 3 An Indian legend The Prince of Power in the Air will come to life tomorrow in floats for TVA appreciation day Independence Day. Governors from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi will attend with representatives from several cities. A 20 000 visitor reception is planned with a parade from Sheffield through Florence to Tuscumbia Big Spring Park where TVA dignitaries will speak. A proposal to move TVA headquarters from Knoxville to the Muscle Shoals area will be presented to TVA directors. Old timers prepare barbecues over open pits for the feast.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Tri-Cities
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Bibb Graves
Alaparma
Hill McAlister
Tennessee
Sennett Conner
Mississippi
Colbert County Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphs
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley
Sheffield
Florence
Wilson Dam
Keystone
TVA
Big Spring Park
Real
Peaceful Strike Keeps Going with Mutual Victory Claims
Oklahoma City July 4 A month long peaceful strike at Wilson and Co packing plant ends another day with both sides claiming victory and no violence. Plant manager W W Wilson says operations are normal while union president Warry Carson stresses peaceful picketing and calls for turning backs on hostile workers and singing hymns.
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Oklahoma City
Wilson and Co
W. W. Wilson
Warry Carson
Carson
Pressure on Roosevelt Linked Utilities Probe Expands
Washington July 5 Senate Interstate Commerce Committee votes for a $150,000 inquiry into lobbying for the holding company bill. House rules plans an immediate inquiry as Roosevelt foes press for a death sentence on holding companies amid a widening fight over utilities regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Black
D-Ala
Senate
Garner
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Rep
Brewster
R-Me
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
Puassamaquoddy
Maine
the Rain Trust
Corcoran
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
Philip H.gedsden
Moran
Gercoran
Brewister
Brewssler
Five Executed in Peiping Mutiny Case
Reuters dispatch from Peiping reports five persons were secretly executed at dawn today for their participation in last Friday's mutiny attack by mutinous soldiers. The executions followed a dawn verdict and occurred in Peiping.
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London
Reuters
Peiping
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Enjoin Collections
N.Y
New Underworld
Joseph Reece Balks
Fred Newberger
Asa Reece
Clearwater
Executioner
Joseph LF Reece
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