Roosevelt calls for neutrality act revision at Congress
In a Washington press conference on March 17, President Roosevelt urged revising the Neutrality Act amid European events, signaling possible changes during the current session. He hinted a message to Congress may outline broader arms and embargo flexibility without detailing specifics.
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Roosevelt
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Carty
United States
Fracci
Spain
Europe
England
Welles
State Department
No Chance for Irish Patriotism on Squad
In Kansas City patrolman John McGonigle marked St Patrick’s Day with a green tie and a green shirt but reported for duty in regulation blue shirt and black. His lieutenant noted the sign of the day while McGonigle referenced his past with the Easter rebellion of 1916 and the Black and Tans.
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John McGonigle
St. Patrick's Day
Johi
Weather forecast for Tennessee Virginia Kentucky cold spell continues
Mostly cloudy with light snow in extreme south west portion this afternoon or tonight. Colder with hard freeze tonight. Saturday generally fair and continued cold with rising temperatures Sunday. Virginia: generally fair and colder tonight. Saturday fair and continued cold, rising temperature Sunday. Kentucky: generally fair and colder tonight. Saturday fair and continued cold with rising temperatures Sunday.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Heaviest March docket listed for Kingsport court
A. N. Hawk says 88 cases are docketed for trial before Judge Shelburne Ferguson for the Merch term in Kingsport. 31 jury cases forego non jury, with 57 on the non jury side. Major action includes O W Huddle vs Kingsport Publishing for 24000 libel damages and R W Fuller vs Western Union for 25000 damages. jury Monday docket lists 12 actions including taxi, damages, debt, and personal injury suits.
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Kingsport Times
R. W. Fuller
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Patree Huffman
Hammond Post
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Lawrence Duff Jaros
Essex
Woodrow Webb
Ida Noe
Edith Larkins
Bill Miller
Yellow Cab Company
Eula Davis
Edger Davis
Robert Shipp
Joe Cockenhaur
Thelma Holcomb
Miles Ratliff
Guy Conkin
Charles Conkin
J. D. Moody
Slaughter
Damage
Charley J. Hall
Irish Parade Draws 75000 Up Fifth Avenue for St Patrick Day
New York dispatch reports a massive St Patrick’s Day parade on Fifth Avenue drawing about 75,000 participants. Irish societies led by Grand Marshal Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle and local officials hope for a grand display of Irish culture, music, and heritage.
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New York
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St. Patrick's Day
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Sheahue
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Order of Eibernians
Bigin
Trish
Musician Keeps St Patrick Date With Dead
In Reading Pennsylvania on St Patrick’s Day 1945 73-year-old Alvin Schaeffer fulfills a 50-year pact with a saloon keeper by playing Lass Galaway and Nearer My God to Thee at the grave on Neversink Mountain as night falls, continuing a ritual begun after the man’s death.
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Reading
Alvin Schaeffee
Neversink Mountain
Melody
Trish
Schaeffer
Tom Hannahas
Stars and Stripes
Hannahoe
Censured Hoosier Judge Retaliates in Gary
Gary Ind March 17 City Judge William Fletcher announced the publisher Dr Soytier of the Gary Post Tribune would be arrested on return from Florida on a warrant tied to criticism of officials. Editor J G Snyder and managing editor A Myron Harris were arrested then released on bonds as editorials defended press rights. The piece also recounts police claims of gambling at Henry W Brooks home and notes population figures for several nations.
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Ind
Wiliam Fletcher
Soytier
Gayder
Harris
Allen Naive
Iis
Ile
Henry W. Brooks
Brooks
Bronks
Wien An
Rail Head Would Stop Paying Tax Threat At Rally
Nashville March 17 State officials pondered a railroad president's threat to stop paying taxes on locomotives until competitors are taxed The speech by Pits Berald Hall president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway targeted Governor Cooper and the Legislature at a safety rally of employees Hall called for taxation uniformity across transport modes and warned there will be another day at the ballot box He condemned a law increasing truck weight limits and criticized a state railroad and public utility commission reform saying no hearing was held.
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Berald Hall
Nashaville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Cooper
Hall
Radmat
Rotation plan gains WPA support from Harrington and lawmakers
Washington March 17 The WPA expands talk of a rotation system to replace longest on relief lists with waiting list candidates as Harrington and a House Appropriations subcommittee weigh a supplementary 250 million relief fund through June 30. Subcommittee split on final amount continues as recalls Harrington for more questioning and debate over funding for WPA activities.
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France Bolsters Forces For Immediate Conflict
France strengthens military readiness as Britain recalls Henderson amid tense headlines. Adolf Hitler toured Brann in Bohemia and Moravia while Czech leaders faced arrests and asset seizures. Nazi control tightened in Prague and Slovakia, with protection expanded to Slovakia and Bohemia Moravia.
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Oti] Hacha
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Stor
Wilhelmstrase
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Bohemia
Moravia
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Emer
Hungary
Carpacho-Ukraine
Tax Collections Below Last Year in Early March
Washington March 17 The treasury reported income tax receipts for the first 15 days of March about 23 percent below the same period last year. Officials noted earlier payments and that the full month’s results will depend on actual returns received after the March 18 filing deadline. President Roosevelt said corporation tax policy would wait several weeks while data is prepared for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harrison.
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Cotton surplus policy aims to avoid treasury strain
Washington reports Roosevelt stated the administration seeks a solution to the cotton surplus without bankrupting the treasury amid last minute news flashes from the capital.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Medical aid plan must fit diverse needs says health official
Nashville March 17 Dr Felix J Underwood executive officer of the Mississippi State Board of Health said no single plan will meet the diverse needs of the states for medically needy citizens in a southern regional Child Welfare League of America conference address. He urged federal aid and described health education as key to expanding public health services while noting deficits in facilities and the burden on families earning below relief levels.
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Felix J. Underwood
Mississippi
Underwood
Lore
Mystery clouds slaying of pair near Milton Florida
Two men found shot to death, tied face to face with cotton rope near a highway from Milton to Brewton. One carried a Playtorious Life Insurance card. the other had only a belt buckle with initials. Car with Alabama tag 21939 linked to Montgomery. local sheriff suspects robbery or dual homicide. Conditions described as blond, well dressed, 30 to 35, with watches and small cash, coroner’s jury convened. Another report notes a Ky auto accident causing one death, age 20, Normandy, Ky.
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Brewton
Ala
Joseph T. Allen
Turpen Wiliams
Alabama
Cliffara T. Mann
Playtorious Life Insurance Company
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Sherif
A. L. Johnson Cooke
Here
British Action Rebuff to Hitler Coup
Britain and France voiced sharp protests over Germany’s eastward expansion after Czechoslovakia’s bloodless dissolution. Reports cited recall of Britain’s ambassador to Berlin, potential conscription, rearmament plans, and closer talks with France, the United States, and Soviet Russia as options.
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Europe
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Negile Henderson
Daladier
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Romania
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John Simon
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Birmingham
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Reichsfuhrer
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Bruna
Czecho-Slovale
Direction Of Hitler's Next Move Stirs World Opinion
DeWitt Mackenzie, Foreign Affairs writer in New York, surveys Europe’s mood after Hitler’s Czech triumph. Experts disagree on his next target but expect another sudden shift, possibly affecting Memel and Danzig as Baltic tensions rise and Nazi aims remain uncertain.
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