Roosevelt Sheds Light on Big Stick Struggle in Congress
Washington dispatch details how President Roosevelt presses defense and relief plans amid party splits. House passage of a bill to reorganize the executive branch is noted, along with Senate rebukes over appointments and the ongoing fight over relief appropriation.
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Richard J. Turner
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senaté
Senate
Glass and
Byrd
Virginia
Tate
Thomas FR. Amlie
Interstate Commerce Commission
WPA
Bir
Capitol
Tnt
Pacific
Weather Outlook for Kentucky and Tennessee
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast Sunday with showers lingering Sunday afternoon and night. Monday brings intermittent rain and colder temperatures with principalmente light rain in the extreme northwest. Some areas may see clearing by Monday night.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Colorado Wives Do Housework For Love Only
Denver reports that Colorado wives must perform household duties for no pay under common law inequality. A Federal labor department study notes that married women are not entitled to monetary compensation from husbands for household services, as such labor belongs to the husband.
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Denver
Colorado
Department of Labor
Record of Severe Winter Weather Across the East
Bitter cold swept the East with 22 below in Wanakens New York Albany and Northfold reporting near record lows. Heavy snow lashed the East and Colorado while temps forecast to stay cold with more precipitation and disrupted traffic and power lines across regions.
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New York
New England
Middle West
Colorado
Morthfold
Boston
New York City
Giant Earth Slide Bets Toward Main Highway
A massive earth slide from the San Andreas fault near Gilroy California advances toward the Pacific coast highway. The 125 foot high slope moves about a half mile toward the thoroughfare at roughly five miles from town, with no smoking signs posted to prevent any gas explosion risk.
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Gilroy
Calif
San Andreas
Pacific Coast
Cahada-to-Mexico
OU & Highway 201
Mandar
Kingsport Gripped By Severe Flu Epidemic
Kingsport and surrounding communities face a severe flu epidemic, says Dr E O Depew city health director. County officials report no more cases than last year but note increased head colds and pneumonia among adults and some children. Weather changes blamed. officials urge warm clothing and caution.
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Kingsport
E. O. Depew
Dc. W. Erwin
Sullivan County Health Department
Depew
Erwin
Cooperation Needed For Commonwealth Southern Purchase
TVA chief power engineer J A Krug said the $78 606 000 purchase of Commonwealth Southern electric properties in Tennessee cannot be completed without cooperation from Chattanooga and Nashville. Negotiations in Chattanooga and a due diligence review by an independent agency are delaying final agreement as Washville officials seek more time to study the situation. Krug stressed that participation by Nashville, Chattanooga and the TVA is essential to consummate the deal.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Commonwealth Southern Electric Properties
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Nashville
TVA
J. A. Krug
Krug
Vame
TVA Cateitains
Washville
Wendell L
New Slovak Cabinet Formed Amid Interference Fears
In Prague on March 11 a new Slovak cabinet was formed under Karl Sidor to curb Slovak separatists and prevent foreign intervention. The move followed the dismissal of Premier Tiso and ministers, signaling a decisive shift as Czech Slovak leaders seek stability amid border tensions and German radio reports.
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Melvly Whiteleather
Prague
Karl Sidor
Jogepn Tiso
Tiso
Lsurface
Hacha
Tisa
Tennessee Ranks High in Use of REA Programs
An REA analysis shows Tennessee with allotments totaling 3,555,053 leading 29 states in funds for rural electrification projects. REA Administrator John M. Carmody announced proposed state legislation to aid cooperatives facing financial trouble and to ease taxation and regulation burdens. Projections claim 49,806 first time electric service recipients and 32,463,655 dollars in orders for materials as projects complete.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Tennsser
John M. Carmody
REA
Carmody
Tennessee
Stillaling
Ouerat
Defenders Battle Reds and Franco Forces in Madrid
In Madrid the sixth day of the war within a war sees Nationalist troops and Franco defenders exchange heavy artillery fire as Miaja’s motorized units press Communists from two headquarters. The Nationalist attack targets key streets while the defense struggles to hold the capital.
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Madiniv
Minja
Madrid
National Defense Council
Miaja
Brand Calle de Ateala
Grocer Relief Plan Aims Food Aid Through Stores
The Agriculture Department will ask private grocers next week to help distribute relief foods via surplus buying power rather than direct shipments. By issuing two colored stamps, orange and blue, relief clients could obtain surplus farm products from corner stores instead of government centers. The scheme, to be reviewed by a Food and Grocery Conference committee, marks a shift from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation’s current free distribution system.
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OVIPA
Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Carner
Food and Grocery Conference
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Grocer Relief
Thousands Of Faithful Fill Rome For Pope's Coronation
A record crowd packed Rome for the pope’s coronation as millions more could hear the ceremony via broadcast. In Washington, Republican leaders from New York fuel a Dewey 1940 presidential buzz with a discreet, high-profile visit to key party figures. The visit paralleled earlier boosts seen for McNutt in 1940 and coincided with Hoover’s reception that same night.
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Rome
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Marenil
Thomas
Dewey
Michigan
New Yorker
New York
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Congress
Presiden Hoover
Hoover
FDR Seen as Key to Labor Peace Amid Civil War
New York March 11 President Roosevelt could shape the settlement between the AFL and CIO as armistice talks move from formal to informal. Public pressure and a balanced peace effort may bridge the rift between William Green and John L Lewis, though job security and leadership roles complicate any breakthrough.
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John Lear
New York
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
CI.0
Green
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
United Mine
LABOR
Hand of Crump Guided Tennessee General Assembly
Nashville dispatch credits E A Crump's Memphis organization with guiding the general assembly through an eight day session. The delegation backed controversial measures, fought administration proposals, and achieved a complete victory from start to finish. Crump opposed the governor on a tax proposal and repeal of prohibition era laws, while Alan Maxwell and Mosby led the senate and Charles Brown directed lower house battles. Brown championed the TVA power program and shaped key resolutions. York Institute actions were noted as part of the session’s outcomes.
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John J. Hart
Nashville
E. A. Crump
Memphis
Jist General Assembly
Crump
County Legislacion
Cooper
Ncessary
Alan Maxwell
Senate
Mosby
Somerville
Charles ©. Brown
Kia Mont
Chsirlan
Brown
Almmost
TVA
Alvin C. York
Hand OF Crump
Germany eyes Balkans as policy shifts east again
Berlin reports indicate Nazi aims to dominate the Balkans after a period of hesitation. Observers note Czechoslovakia turmoil hastened Hitler's move and that Germany weighs recovery, southeastern penetration, Memel and Danzig reunification, aiding Italy, and building Franco relations as possible objectives.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Memel
Danzig
Italy
Mediterranean
France
Hitler
Emil Hacha
Crechoslovak
Hitler Stalin Accord Possible In Light Of Moscow Talks
March 11 report from Moscow notes growing talk of a possible rapprochement between Stalin's USSR and Hitler's Germany. Stalin condemned entangling the Soviet Union in war with Germany and warned Britain and France used Czechoslovakia to lure Germany toward Ukraine.
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Moscow
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Great Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Hiter
Coronation of Pope Pius XI Prompts Global Spectacle
Vatican City March 11 reports a worldwide audience awaits Pope Pius XI's coronation. Dignitaries from 49 countries attend the ceremony with radio coverage for the first time. The event features Cardinal Meglione and Cardinal Gerlier leading the rites, and notable figures like Joseph Kennedy among delegates.
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Vatican City
Rome
Pius XI
Italy
Vatican
St. Peter's
Alam
Church
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
London
Britain
Duke of Norfolk
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Alfonso
Spain
Anderdinand
Bulgaria
Umberto
Vittorio Emanuele
Geleazzo
Ciano
Musso
Su Peter's Square
Pius
Luigi Cardinal Magnione
Vuncio
Paris
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Meglione
Pierre Cardinal Gerlier
Lyon
Gerlier
St. Peters
Cardinal Gerber
Holy Father
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Nassau County
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Lois P. Lochner
St. Peter's Plaza
Richard G. Maslock
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