Hopkins to seize Ohio relief funds amid corruption charges
President Roosevelt orders Harry L. Hopkins to assume control of Ohio relief spending amid accusations of a shake down by Governor Marlin L. Davey’s campaign. Davey denounces the charges while Hopkins warns of incontrovertible evidence and promises immediate presentation to state prosecutors.
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Thomas J. Hamilton, JR
Associated Press
Washington
Relief Administration
Ohio
Roosevelt
Harry AL. Hopkins
Marlin L. Davey
Hopkins
State Relief Administration
Devey
Davey
Jiupking
Income tax boost in early March receipts rise 20 percent
Washington reported that the first 18 days of March showed a 20 percent upturn in income tax returns compared with the same period last year. Treasury officials noted preliminary receipts of 191,358,909 versus 147,794,894 a year earlier, hoping these figures gauge last year’s business volume.
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Washington
Treasury
Push Crime Drive Catches Thousands in Two Days
Treasury officials nationwide report two day anti crime drive arrests totaling about 2110 with property seizures running into the millions. Morgenthau hails early results as the push, directed by him, will continue indefinitely. A Cleveland bootlegging ring was among those seized in a telegram to the secretary.
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Chas. P. Shaefter
Associated’ Press
Washington
Treasury
Cleveland
Morgenthau
Air Crash Sparks Congo Jungle Rescue Effort
Reports from Brazzaville and Leopoldville say six air patrols scoured the Congo jungles for the governor general of French Equatorial Africa, his wife, and five others after a crash. Officials feared for seven lives as planes searched, hoping they landed in a clearing despite swampy terrain and cannibal rumors.
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Leopoldville
French Equatorial
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Zongo
Thenge
Caquilhatville
Tshuapa
Tlane
Brazzaville
Middle
Congo
Biel
Edad Renard
Holland
Mme
Regard
Michael Winburn
Paris
Jenard
Jean Chiappe
Weather Outlook Across States Turns Colder
Tennessee shows fair skies but turning colder with mixed precipitation in east Sunday morning and a rise in temperatures by Monday. Virginia expects cloudy skies with rain then colder conditions Sunday night into Monday. North Carolina sees light rain in the west Sunday with colder air spreading by Sunday night and Monday. central and eastern areas turn much colder.
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Tennessee
Mir
Niver
North Carolina
Cust
Portico
Four Die As Dust Storm Ravages Midwest and Plains
Kansas City report details four deaths from a two day dust storm that battered the Midwest and Rocky Mountain region. A 7 year old boy found dead near Hays Kansas from suffocation after getting lost overnight. Two other deaths cited in Hutchinson and Omaha with streets slick from snow. A Winona boy survived after becoming tangled in barb wire. Storm also affected Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming.
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Kansas City
Mar
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Hays
Kas
Continuance for relief planned in Senate action
The Senate voted to extend the federal relief program for another year and to defer action on a proposal to extend the PWA two more years. President Roosevelt urged broad authority, with Ickes Hopkins and a treasury official likely to lead new divisions as three advisory groups form. The life of the relief agency was extended to June 30, 1936, amid debate over the PWA continuation.
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Cecil B. Lickson
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Today
PWA
Ickes
House
Harry L. Hopkins
Yo Bar Ickes
Senate
Hopkins
Sone
Congress
D-Va
Appropriations Committee
Christian J. Peoples
Treasury
Relief Administration
Glass
Pwaa
McNary
Oregon
Get Married or Pay Tax Under New Georgia Bill
In Atlanta on March 16 a bill in the Georgia House would tax single men and grass widows at 250 per year and extend to those not living with spouses. Rep TH Bo Edwards, a lawyer from the south, supports the measure. Critics call the sponsor a Hell Bent figure and note proposals for alimony or divorce provisions amid exemptions. The plan targets bachelors and grass widows aged 12 to 70, aiming to tax marital status as a revenue measure.
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Atlanta
Bey
TH. Bo Edwards
Sax
Buriy
Dill
Liberal Bloc Forms and Issues New Program
The Associated Press report from Washington on March 16 details a 16 point liberal program adopted unanimously by a new house liberal bloc. It calls for federal regulation of credit and currency, elimination of tax exempt securities, graduated inheritance and income taxes, long term farm debt refinancing, lower home loan rates, guaranteed production costs plus profit for farmers, shorter industrial work hours, collective bargaining rights for labor, robust public works, adequate education funding, government ownership of public resources, de-profitizing of war, and avoidance of foreign commitments, with leadership rotates among Democratic Republican Progressive and Labor members.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press Stat
Washington
New House
Liberal Bloc
Oklahoma congressman launches anti Huey Long rally
Washington March 10 An Oklahoma representative denounces Huey Long as a tool of rich men amid calls for higher wealth sharing. He accuses Long of associating with Harvey Couch and Hilton of Standard Oil and vows to air further criticisms on radio. He mocks Long’s proposed limits and ties to district pasts and baseball figures.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Cowboy Congress
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Ant Long
Huey Long
J L. Gassaway
D-Okla
Iarvey Couch
Hilton
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Dean and Water Brothers
Hubbell
Oullay Matthew
George Kimes
Chine Gun Kelly
Jim Clark
Adam Righetti
Wibur
Heiress to Divorce Her Asiatic Prince After All
London report says Barbara Hutton plans divorce from Alexis Moisant with divorce proceedings in motion. She denies happiness and plans to rejoin him in London or Paris within two weeks. Details note a strained mood, with staff saying she seldom leaves her room and is eager to tell her life story.
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Associated Press Foreign Stu
London
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Barbara Hutton
Asia Minor
Alexis Moivant
Woolworth
Paris
Bobby
Simon
Jondor
Spain
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Mme. Sert
Althou
Bara
Venice
Federal agent shot during raid near Leesburg Virginia
Fairfax resident George Kirkpatrick, a federal officer with the Treasury Department Alcohol Tax Unit, was seriously wounded in a gun battle with a moonshiner in rural Loudoun County near Leesburg. A large posse headed by Capt. W. S. Sayles pursued the moonshiner after the exchange of gunfire, as authorities closed in on a still in operation and a lookout alerted nearby whites who fired from behind barrels. Kirkpatrick was hit in chest and arm and taken to Loudon County Hospital.
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Leesburg
George Irkpatrick
Fairfax
Alcohal Tax
Treasury Department
Leuson County
Kirkpatrick
Loudon County
Wirkpatrick
Military Training Is Compulsory In Reich
Across European capitals intense excitement followed Germany’s decree making military service compulsory in the Reich. Dispatches note Goering’s recent air force claim and view the move as a response to French conscription and British pressure, with officials in Paris London and Rome weighing security implications and potential shifts in power balance.
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Associated Press
Reich
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Paris
London
Rome
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Beck
Prance
Ilaberate
Europe
Roosevelts Observe Wedding Anniversary Quietly
Franklin D Roosevelt's family marked the eve of their 10th wedding anniversary with a quiet dinner and gifts, while illness limited attendance. John Boettiner and Delano relatives planned to join from New York and local relatives were present. Elliott Roosevelt’s return home was uncertain amid health issues as the President’s secretary Louis Howe remained ill.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelts
Louis Howe
Roosevelts
New York
Freverit A. Delano
Dora Delano Forbes
Frederic
Forbes
Roosevelt
New York faces potential utility strike and emergency plans
New York City faces a threat of a power workers strike that could halt electricity in four boroughs. Mayor LaGuardia and union leaders discussed emergency measures to keep lights and transport moving while maintaining service to essential institutions. Union president Lambe pledged limited service to hospitals police fire water pumping depots mills and depots.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
New York City
Brotherhood of Utility
Manhattain
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Bernird Lambe
Germany doubles army in defiance of Versailles terms
Berlin reports Germany will multiply its regular army by about fourfold in a move linked to France extending conscription. Chancellor Hitler announces compulsory military service across the Reich as cabinet decrees a standing force of 12 army corps or 86 divisions, with estimates ranging from 326000 to 450000 men.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Gershany
Adele Hitler
Europe
Reich
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