Browning foes ousted by State Elections Board
Nashville March 18 The State Board of Elections voted to remove three Shelby county election commissioners Lytle McKee Joe Tonia and Ross Mathews for registration irregularities amid Browning opposition. The board named new Democratic and Republican members and faced protests from Waldauer and Meeman. Courts expected to act to halt the ouster or block replacements.
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Nashville
State Board of Elections
Shelby County
Memphis
Browning
Shel
Lytle McKee
Joe Tonia
Ross Mathews
H. Crump
T. G. Tate
Samuel Johnson
Shelby Camp
David Hanover
Abe Waklauer
Enoch Brown
E. J. Meemsan
Democratic
Arthurs Brace
Republican Post
Aciing
Tom Tesyloc
Waldauer
Bruce
Mot
Fatdauer
Reed Sharp
Vatch
Brown
Meeman
Charles M. Bryan
Coutses
McRor, Thompson and Mathews
Sponden Waldruver
Robert T. Jackson
Haley
William Ge Ot
Eara
Tevlor
Gerber
Taylor
Weather and warmer with weekend showers forecast
Virginia fair with mild weekend sunshine giving way to clouds. Saturday unsettled with showers likely in western areas. Kentucky warmer overall with increasing clouds on Saturday, then showers Saturday night and Sunday, with a cooler on Sunday in the far west.
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Virginia
Kentucky
West Vortion
Convicted dynamiter Lester hangs self in jail cell
ELIZABETHTON March 18 The body of Church Lester condemned to die in May for the dynamite killings of the Gouge children was found in his Carter county jail cell. He hanged himself from a leather belt about 3 to 5 p.m. after being found by jail staff. A coroner's jury ruled death by suicide. Lester and White Tollett await judge Ben Allen’s ruling on new trials. A Bible was found open to John 14 and a note to his wife spoke of the punishment.
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Bevind
Times
Elizabethton
Church Lester
Pikeville
Lester
Carter County
J. M. Moreland
Moreland
White Tollett
Ben Allen
Christ
Darling
Woodrow
C. C. Lester
Bowars
Annie
Bledsoe County
Another Railway Dispute Could Erupt Soon In Chicago
March 16. The American railroads and their 1 000 000 workers edge toward another dispute over wages as carriers propose pay cuts similar to 1932. The Association of American Railroads met to discuss wage reductions and actions to meet the railroads’ financial crisis. Executive officers of 142 railroads attended, with no detail given on the proposed wage cut. Continued on Page Three.
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Chicago
WERCS
Association of American Railroads
J. J. Polley
Association
PONENTS FORS PET BILL BEATEN
Washington March 38 Supporters of the government reorganization bill rejected compromise offers from opponents seeking to limit presidential power to reshuffle departments. The Senate lobby committee opened an inquiry into outside propaganda linked to the bill as Wheeler and Minton figures loomed.
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Senate Lobby Committee
Minton
D-Ind
National Committee
Congress
Wheeler
D-Mont
Alsa
Roosevelt
House
Fists Fly in Knox Court Contempt Hearing
In Knonville on March 18 a free-for-all erupted in circuit court during the contempt hearing against Sheriff Carroll Cate and four deputies. Spectators, judges, and lawyers clashed as accusations of abuse of power fueled the melee. The brief scuffle ended bloodless but underscored tensions over alleged seizures of an officer summoning win against Cate.
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Knonville
Cate
Metal pictures claim accuracy surpasses paper
Mayen 18 PITTSEURCH Pethe Alumnum Company of Amer- 3 iy says it has perfected metal pictures. Paul L D Merica notes alloy work led to renewed metal use. A metal sheet about one eighth inch thick with amide coating will be sensitive to light, producing an image when light passes through a negative. A spokesman says metal pictures are highly useful for aerial surveys because they are absolutely accurate and resist temperature induced expansion, reducing miscalculation of distances.
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Pittseurch
Mayen
Alumnum Company
Amer- 3 Iy
Éentad
Wade
Paul LD. Merica
Mets
Detroit electrician leapt to death after confessing killings
Peter Burton a 38 year old Detroit electrician confessed to strangling his estranged wife and her landlady in a Detroit rooming house. He fled to Buffalo where he leapt from a three story window after requesting water. He died of a frontal skull fracture and internal injuries. Local detectives described how he told the story from his hospital bed before the plunge.
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Buffalo
Peter Burton
Detroit
Burton
John J. Whalen
Ursin Jakubowski
Clarence McGee
McGee
Hitch-Hike Killer Brockelhurst Executed in Arkansas
Lester Brockelhurst, a hitchhiking killer, was executed by electric chair at Tucker Farm Arkansas after confessing to the 1937 slayings of three men during a cross country tour with Bernice Felton. He declared he did not deserve the chair as prison physician Dr. Ward announced the death at 6:37 a.m. His romance with Felton, from Rockford Illinois, and her earlier acquittal were noted in the final statement.
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Tucker Farm
Ark
Lester Brockelhurst
Galesburg
Brockelhurst
ST. Ward
Bianes
Bernice Felton
Rockford
Lonoke, Ark
Victor A. Gates
Little Rock
Morgan Shows Signs Yielding in TVA Dispute
Washington March 18 Chairman A E Morgan of the Tennessee Valley Authority showed signs of yielding from his defiant stance toward President Roosevelt. He pledged to present facts and documents at a conference with Roosevelt and directors H A Morgan and David E B Lilienthal. The President adjourned the hearing for a week to allow time to gather evidence and reconsider the inquiry.
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Washington
A. E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
H. A. Morgan
David EB. Lilienthal
Bs.t
Morgan
Congress
H. A. Moergan
Lilienthal
FDR
TVA
White House
Barcelona Bombing Fells City in Rebel Raid
Insurgent bombers struck Barcelona again amid a brutal campaign to force surrender. The thirteenth air raid since midnight left 560 dead and 2,006 wounded, as residents crowded shelters and authorities warned of more strikes every two to three hours.
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Barcelona
Spain
yPj
Germany Drops Opposition Over Danzig Gain Promise
Berlin reports that Germany’s opposition to Poland’s stance on Lithuania has been withdrawn in exchange for Poland’s acceptance of a possible German annexation of the Free City of Danzig. The deal hinges on Polish acquiescence amid regional tensions and postwar realignments.
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Germany
Berlin
Chancellery
Lithuania
Danzig
Britain Acts As World War Tensions Rise Over Baltic Border
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced Britain would intervene outside the League of Nations in the Polish Lithuanian dispute to avert wider war. He cited a Polish ultimatum to Lithuania and said Britain was seeking Vatican mediation with France to halt bombing in the Spanish Civil War, with unclear expiry and warnings against broader demands.
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London
Chamberlain
Britain
Spain
House of Commons
League of Nations
Memel
Baltic
Lithuania
East Prussia
France
Vatican
Barcelona
Poland
Hull Sets Embargo on Pork in Trade Revision Fight
Secretary Hull condemned a pork tariff added to the tax revision bill calling it an economic death by own action and warned it would hurt U.S. industry. He argued the six cent per pound import tax would not benefit the pork industry and opposed the proposal in a letter to Chairman Harrison.
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Washington
Hull
House
Harrison
Schuschnigg May Stay in Vienna Amid Nazi Pressure
March 18 dispatch reports Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg may remain in Nazi controlled Austria. Propaganda officials say a definite decision is not made, with few expecting trial or expulsion. Berlin sources suggest he could choose his residence while Seyss Inquart and cabinet members depart for Berlin to hear Hitler’s Reichstag address. Himmler honors fallens.
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Viemna
Kurt Schuschnigs
Austria
Propaganda Ministry
Schuschnigg
Berlin
Germany
Wuld
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Schusel- Snigg
Hitler
Reichstag
Heinrich Himmler
Greater
Otto Piau
Poland and Lithuania on brink of armed clash
Warsaw reports a sharp note from Poland to Lithuania, an ultimatum due by 9 p.m. Saturday, as disputes over Baltic territory feed fears of renewed war. Lithuanian officials express desire for settlement, but details remain unclear amid tense diplomacy and possible resort to arms.
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Warsaw
Poland
Republic of
Lithuania
Baltic
Paris
Blum Presses Defense Plan After Resignation Rebuff
Paris reports Premier Leon Blum, discouraged yet persistent, steered his second Popular Front government toward tougher national defense after deputies rejected his resignation in favor of a National Union cabinet. The confidence vote passed 369 to 196, while behind the scenes talks continued with small minority parties over potential cabinet broadening and clear program statements.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Peoples Front
National Union
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Germans Plan To Put Troops In Nazi Areas
Berlin reports detail Germany aiming to march into Memel Lithuania as Poland moves to confront the border crisis. The text notes Memel’s loss in 1920, Austria’s annexation, and the Berlin Rome axis debate. Reichstag to hear Hitler on Austria. Goering signals continued Nazi polices in Austria as tensions rise across Europe.
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Berlin
Memel
Associated Press
Poland
Lithuania
Germany
Har
Austria
Fuehrer
Hitler
DNB
Warsaw Dispatch
Estonia
Latvia
Keunas
Wilno
Europe
Rome
Reichstag
South Tyrol
Italy
Carinthia
Berlin-Rome
Spain
Musaolini
Greater
Bismarck
Nai District
Teadhers
Tornado risk compared to lightning, says Weather Bureau
Meteorologist G W Mindling says twisters are spectacular but no more deadly than lightning. He notes tornado conditions arise when cold air from the northwest collides with warm southern air, signaling possible tornado activity, though many twists remain unpredictable.
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Atlanta
G. W. Mindling
U. S. Weather Bureau
North America
Elie
Weather Bureau
Mindting
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