Death verdict starts probe of poison plot
Philadelphia March 21 A death sentence verdict for a spaghetti salesman convicted of murder for insurance sent investigators on a cemetery search for 10 known victims of a poison plot believed formed at least a decade ago. Petrillo convicted of killing a WPA laborer with poison faces execution. Investigators and Prosecutor McDevitt will exhume graves after court permission, seeking additional victims among a dozen believed poisoned by the plot.
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Philadelphia
Herman Pet- Fillo
WPA
Vincent P. McDevitt
Pennsylvania
York
New Jersey
Harry
McDevitt
Raul
Petrillo
Margaret Skeen
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Kentucky and Nearby States
Fair and warm in Tennessee and Kentucky with mild tonight and Friday followed by increasing cloudiness and Saturday showers. Virginia to be fair and warmer tonight and Friday. Alabama mostly fair tonight and Friday with slightly warmer conditions in the extreme south. North Carolina fair and not as cold tonight with warmer Friday except in extreme southwest portion.
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Yennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Alace
North Carolina
Portiog
Jones Divorce Refused in Hawkins County Court
In Rogersville March 23 Aunt Ellen Jones Sr refused a divorce from her 85 year old husband Uncle Billy Jones. Chancellor J H Wallace dismissed the suit calling it ridiculous and advised reconciliation. A court injunction to restrain timber removal was denied, the corn crop injunction divided. Both spouses testified of two years of marital strain centered on Mrs Jones and her daughter Alpha.
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Hawkins Chancery Court
Ellen
Billy" Jones
J. Mr. Wallace
Manfreds
Rogersville
Ellen” Jones
Billy Jones
Hawkins Chentery Court
J. H. Wallace
Airs
Jones
Alpha
Fami
Church Hill
Fusbane
Huring
Morgan says TVA scope obscured by electricity fight
TVA Chairman Harcourt A. Morgan told Congress that public focus on electricity sale hid the agency a broad program of navigation flood control and conservation. He traced canal ideas to Calhoun in 1825 and urged a fuller view of TVA water resource utilization across the region.
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Boarch 23
Harcourt A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Morgan
National
Erg and
Harbers Congress
Fenn Authority
Muscle Shoals
John C. Calhoun
Plans to Revise Taxes Continued
Washington March 18 Secretary Morgenthau said tax revision negotiations between the treasury and Congress were proceeding in an orderly way and according to schedule at a press conference Designed to allay doubts about the administrations attitude toward tax revision. He said proposals and exchanges followed the letters weeks ago promising an exchange of suggestions after March.
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Morgenthau
Peiweel
The
Treasury
Congressinal Leaiers
Schedure
Roosevelt
Morgenthau Haid
Beliween
Harrison
Dougton
Cooner
Lac
Durand siege ends as posse moves on rugged hideout
Wyoming rancher Bart Durand, cornered in a rocky stronghold after blasting a deputy and engaging pursuing deputies, faced an armed siege all night. A posse planned a renewed assault with trench mortars and bombs to force Durand’s surrender, amid fears of further casualties.
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Coouy
Wyoming
Bart Durand
Durand
Co. i
Jay
Trush Durand
Bill Monday
Cory Prof
Tom Casper
National Yard
Bill Garlow
William F. ¢Burstaio
Bill Carly
Congress Grants for New Victory
Roosevelt administration wins congressional approval for the reorganization act easing agency changes. The measure allows the President to consolidate or abolish agencies by executive order, effective after 60 days without House disapproval. Debates aim to limit presidential orders to 20 hours per chamber.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Eny
Hines Doomed to Four Years in Prison Cell
New York March 23 James J Hines a 62 year old power in Tammany politics for 26 years was sentenced to four to eight years on lottery conspiracy charges tied to the Dutch Schultz racket Judge Charles C Nott suspended one to two years on the first count and assigned one to two years on each of fifty four felony counts to run concurrently with prior sentences The judge noted Hines age and stated he would be harsher if not for his age The court noted Hines cooperated with investigators and his lawyer said Hines did not resist the sentence
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New York
James J. Hines
Ractset
Charles C. Nott
Nott
Hines
Lioyd
Paul Stryker
Prom
Stryker
John B Wall Home Burns To Ground
Fire likely started by a defective flue destroyed the John B Wall home in Hillcrest, Kingsport. Loss estimated at 1000 dollars as firemen battled 8 30 am blaze with limited water pressure and removed most furniture. The attic fire spread to the roof, with the chimney from the living room grate aiding the blaze. The Nall family, longtime residents, occupied the estate overlooking Reedy Creek two miles east of town.
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Arc Department
John B. Wall
Hillcrest
McNall
Kingsport
Sayng
Iaurane
Wall
Reedy Creek
Nall
J M Mabe Dies Of Heart Disease In Nashville
Nashville native Charles Martin McCabe aged 69, longtime U S Collector of Internal Revenue for Tennessee, died after months of illness. He led the Nashville Park Board, headed a local manufacturing firm, and previously served as State Commissioner of Finance and Taxation and postmaster. Appointed by Roosevelt on June 21 1933, his death leaves three federal offices vacant in Tennessee as Senators McKellar and Stewart prepare to recommend two federal judgeships.
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Tenn
Charles Martin McCabe
U. S
Internal Revenue
Tennessee
McCabe
Nashville Park Board
Ataute Highway Patrol
Roosevelt
McKellar
Stewart
Charles Moabe
Page
Air Defense Bill Ready for Signing in Washington
The Roosevelt administration awaits final approval to spend about 200 million on air defense measures as Congress acts on a larger 358 million army expansion bill. The package will more than double aircraft strength in two years and bolster defenses around the Panama Canal and Caribbean defenses with new air bases and pilot training programs.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal
High Command
Panama
Puerto Rico
Senate
House
Barkley
D-Ky
Lafollatte
Memel cession notified by United States in March
US reports Lithuania has notified Washington of the cession of Memel to Germany by means described as peaceful. The March dispatch notes the event as a geopolitical shift with implications for regional control and tensions.
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Memel
Washington
Lithuania
United States
Gerad
Hitler Hints Memel Move and Britain Poland Pact Talks
March 23 London reports Britain weighing response to Hitler and Memel move. Britain faces pressure as Moscow signals quick consultative pact with Allies while Poland seeks concrete military and financial commitments before signing. Chamberlain warns against German domination and vows resistance. Britain, France press Poland for anti aggression declaration and regional unity.
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Farcign
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Willian Eerls
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East
Alfred Bell
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Union of South Africa
League of Nations
Hitler
Ming
Albert
Commons
Anthony Eden
American Correspondents’ Association
Adolf Hillér
Poland
Soviet
Italy Await French Decision Aims At Settlement
Rome March 23 King Victor Emmanuel told the new legislature that Italy had notified France of issues dividing them and awaited French moves toward settlement. He said Italy would keep rearming and hoped for peace based on justice as Pope Pius XII voiced similar calls for cooperation.
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Vittorio Emanuele
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Yenne
Mlusaolint
Pope Pius XII
Vatican Jews
Slovaks Protest Hungarian Troops Crossing Frontier
The Slovakian government protested to Hungary over Hungarian troops entering Slovakia from Carpatho-Ukraine. Hungary replied that the boundary status was to blame. Slovakia said Hungarian forces crossed the frontier and engaged in military action on Slovak soil.
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Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Carpatho - Ukraine
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumanians Scatter at Budapest Border Fears
Earth shocks shook the region as the Rumanian frontier sent thousands of civilians and scattered troops to the borders in a brief panic. The center was at Debrecen where forces gathered while chimneys toppled and plaster fell. Villagers fled from beds and sought safety in cellars amid the alarm.
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Budapest
Debrecgen
Hungarian Minister Csaky States Frontier Not Fixed
County Stephen Csaky replied to Slovakia, under Reichsführer Hitler's protection as an autonomous sovereign state, that Hungary’s eastern frontier had never been fixed and a social discussion could arise between Hungarian and Slovak troops. Budapest denied reports that Germany was tacitly approving such actions in eastern Slovakia.
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Stephen Csaky
Slovakia
Memel Speech Framing Reich Expansion Amid Naval Show
Adolf Hitler ended an eight hour visit to Memel aboard the torpedo boat Leopard after arriving with the Deutschland. Lithuania yielded Memel and its 1,098 square miles, while Hitler suggested Germany’s territorial gains might pause. He insisted the new Germany faces the world with 80 million behind it and vowed no harm to others, framing reparation as the world’s fault. Military displays accompanied the speech including navy units, air force overflight, and a large Nazi presence.
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Memel
Adolf Hitler
Reichsfuehres
Deutschland
Lithuania
Hitler
Germany
Volksgenossen
Sieg the Fuehrer
Reich
Asurder
St An
Poland
Leopard
First Army
Heinrich Himmler
Ernst. Neumann
Bkemel
Nazi Party
Heils
Gunerlals
German Airforce Units Cruised Overhead. As the Errawds
Hiflek
Orphan Lad Chooses Farm Home With Kindly Woman
A 13 year old orphan lad named Robert Hizinn, formerly homeless from Danville Kentucky, chose to live with Mrs. Robert L. Burris in Nashville after about a day of offers from nearly 100 applicants. Patrolman Tom H. O NeaI assisted, then the boy asked for lodging and farm work. The Burrises have cared for many children from an industrial school and welcomed Robert as their next one.
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Robert Hizinn
Danville
Robert L. Burris
My.e
Eral
Birs. Burruses
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