Legislators Consider Dropping Big Measures to Speed Adjournment
Washington reports show election minded Congress seeking early adjournment with debates over tax and relief bills. Speakers hint ship subsidy, rural electrification, and corporate tax changes may be trimmed or dropped to shorten the session. Courts and investigations continue as Roosevelt relief requests loom.
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Washington
House
Samuel B. Hill
D-Wash
Congress
Roogsvelt
Weather Forecast Fragments Across States
Fragmentary weather notes indicate cloudy skies with possible rain and colder temperatures tonight across Tennessee Virginia and North Carolina. Occasional showers expected in the northwest portions with colder air moving in. South interior regions face warmer conditions tonight into Tuesday with unsettled wet pockets in the extreme north Tuesday night.
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Virginia
South
North Carolina
Tuesdas Warner
Secretary Cites PWA Allotments Amid Power Projects
Secretary Ickes told Congress that the PWA allotted 276,091,445 to 269 non federal electric power projects. By Feb 15, 60 projects were finished, 81 under construction and 46 in litigation. most suits attacked federal loans as unfair to private firms. Allotments covered 289 projects in 42 states and Alaska, with 93 for new plants or systems not publicly owned at allotment. Locations include Sheffield, Florence, Sanvnesboro, and Milledepville among others.
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Senate
PWA
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
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Irkos
Alak
Sheffield
Tus- Florence
Ane Flarselle
Cuntersville
Sanvnesboro
Fath
Milledepville
Kidnap Plot Probe Near Dempsey Baby in Atlantic City
Guards watched Mrs. Jack Dempsey and 13 month old Joan Hannah as police investigated an anonymous postcard plot to kidnap the infant. Dempsey said a friend received the note about two Polish men. he had no direct evidence. Police called the report likely a crank and kept the child under guard at the President Hotel.
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N. J
Jack Dempsey
Joan Hannah
Dempsey
Hannah Williams
New York
Dempseys
New York City
Farey
Farley
President Hotel
Former Florida governor Sidney Catts dies at 72
Former war time Florida governor Sidney Johnston Catts died in DeFuniak Springs on March 9 at age 72 after several days illness. Catts, who left office in 1921 after four years, later sought the Democratic nomination in 1928 but was defeated and lived quietly at home pursuing private business. Known as old one-eyed Catts and stormy petrel of Florida politics, he wore many titles from preacher to merchant and salesman.
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Defuniae Springs
Fla
Sidney Johnston Catts
Florida
Catts
Knott
Psychologist studies ages best for literary work
A study by Harvard Lehrman analyzed ages at writing peak output across 500+ English authors plus 100 American and many French and German writers. It found writers produce most between early and mid career, with chemistry and invention peaking at different ages. The research considered alive writer counts and contributions across eras to chart age-based productivity trends.
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Athens
Ohio
Colvers Ty
Lehman
Vraydy
Velhman
Napers Are Object Hunt
Knoxville March 9 Police and detectives searched today for three year old Jackie Spitzer who was taken from his foster mother Sunday by three men in a car. Foster mother Mrs Madge S Barrett a census worker told police they grabbed Jackie at a street corner and drove off. Jackie is the son of Mrs Alby Spitzer of Chicago and has been at the center of a custody dispute.
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Knoxville
Jackie Spitzer
Jackie
Madge S Barrett
Barrett
Alby Spitzer
Chicago
Caddy To Identify Slayer Of Woman In West Virginia
A 14 year old caddy told state troopers he could name a man seen with Mrs Dorothy Reedy near the scene of her assault and killing. Robert Hoffman who works at Kanawha Country Club found the 24 year old woman's mutilated body near the club. The boy may meet Charles Reedy, 43, questioned after the death. Reedy, held without charges, said there was a quarrel over supper and identified her as his common law wife. Mrs Reedy's home was in Hagans, Virginia, and she leaves a small child. Continues on page eight.
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W. Va
Dorothy Reedy
Robert Hoffman
Kanawha Country Club
James H. Fillinger
Charles Reedy
Fillinger
Reedy
Assembly Views Hoffman's Probe
In Trenton New Jersey March 9 the assembly faces a dispute over Governor Hoffman's Lindbergh probe. GOP Basil Bruno seeks an investigation of the motor vehicle department claiming the governor uses it to probe crime. Brisk debate centers on executive reprieve powers as Hauptmann faces execution the week of March 30 with March 12 as a looming deadline.
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WN. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey Assembly
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Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Supreme Court
Harry Heher
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Toferferenen Hoefer Weld
Plan Big Push as City Offices Idle in New York
New York City office buildings and apartments face a strike settlement as union leaders accept Mayor LaGuardia's six point plan to end the walkout. Builders' reps will take the plan to employers with minor changes while Brambrick presses ahead with the big push in the eighth day of the walkout. Continued on page eight.
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New York City
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James J. Bram Brick
Realty Advisory Board
Italy Stops War Amid Peace Appeal and Pact Debate
Fascist Italy halted offensive actions in northern Ethiopia as peace appeals and Locarno Pact tensions rose. Italy grounded planes after Badoglio returned to Asmara. Rome denied cessation of east African ops. Italy claimed no action as Locarno guarantor, citing sanctions by Britain and strained League relations.
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Fulvio Suvich
Divine Help Sought by Destitute South Pittsburg
South Pittsburg residents prayed for divine aid as relief appeals seek state and federal consideration. Officials like Parry Berry and Burgess Askew promised full care to aid requests while noting past discrimination concerns. Services held across churches aimed to sustain about 456 people in need, with focus on spiritual assistance and material relief.
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Tenna Pi
South Pittsburg
South Wittsburg
Gel
Parry Berty
WPA
Burgess Askew
Tennessee Welfare Commission
German Planes Roar Over French Forts War Feared
Germany asserts its rights as a trading power while actions near France trigger war fears. France moves 150000 troops as Hitler recalls demilitarization plans and seeks League of Nations engagement. Britain signals cautious dialogue amid European tensions and Italy faces regional uncertainty.
French German Troops Face to Face on Rhine Front
French and German troops confronted each other on the Rhine frontier amid fears of border incidents. About 100,000 French soldiers occupied underground forts along the frontier while Nazi forces mass on the left bank. Observation planes patrolled, with orders to identify or force down any aircraft near the line. General Jean Guitry warned no immediate orders were expected as tensions rose along Metz Strasbourg and Nancy posts.
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Charles Foltz
Associated Press
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Tricolor
Rhine
Paris
Jean Guitry
Arillery
Editorials and News Focus Set by Southern Publishers
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association will discuss elevating editorials and news over business office concerns at its May Asheville meeting. A committee led by Tom Wallace outlined a program for May 18 to 20 with speakers on southern editorial issues. Attending were Col. Harry M. Ayer Judson China George Morris George Fort Milton and J Charles Poe among others.
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Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Asheville
N.C
Tom Wallace
Louisville Times
Walace
Harry M. Ayer
Anniston Ialad
George Morris
Memphis Gcommercial Appeal
Judson China
Borah says Germany not planning to attack France
Senator Borah indicates Germany’s violation of military restrictions does not necessarily mean war. Officials note mixed signals amid European crisis as Paris seeks formal assurances, while German restraint is debated and the Versailles treaty ties are discussed.
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