Roosevelt Asks Officials To Craft Business Loan Aid Plan
Secretary Morgenthau said resident Roosevelt urged a committee of top federal officials to prepare a program of financial aid to business. The group will study loan suggestions for industry including small business and seek constructive action. Members include James Roosevelt Jesse H. Jones Ronald Bensam and William C. Douglas. The panel will meet periodically as it reviews hundreds of loan proposals.
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Washington
Morgenthal
Roosevelt
Priv
Morgenthau
James Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ronald Bensam
Feceral Reserve Board
Wiliam C. Douglas
Securities Commission
REC
Jones
Congress
Pepper
D-Fla
Browning Hints Angling Preferred To Marriage
Governor Browning favors fishing over wedding ceremonies. Miss Joyce Starkey, a stenographer in his office, asked him to officiate at her wedding to Paul Cunningham, a Nashville businessman, but he chose to go fishing instead.
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Browning
Nashville
Joyce Starkey
Paul Cunningham
Weather notes show warmer temps with mixed rain chances
Tennessee expects fair tonight then increasing clouds and warmer conditions with showers in the west Friday night and extreme southwest Friday afternoon. Kentucky remains fair and warmer with possible showers Friday night into Saturday. Virginia planning a trip Friday with colder spell tonight and warmer through Friday inland.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisville and Nashville seek wage cuts to cut costs
The Louisville and Nashville railroad announced it sought agreements with employee representatives to reduce wages and cut forces due to declining revenue and higher expenses. The decision hinges on talks with unions, amid ICC rate delays and rising operating costs. A second item reports Battery F, 116th Field Artillery to be stationed in Kingsport with four officers and 65 men mustered by April 2, part of Tennessee National Guard expansion.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Department
116Th Field Artillery
Kingsport
R. Q. Smith
State National Guard
Calvary
Chattanooga
National Guard
Hammond Post
American Legion
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Kentucky Speeds Assembly's Work
The Kentucky General Assembly is accelerating its work in Frankfort as it considers an adjournment date of April 9. An administration bill to legalize Sunday beer or whisky sales faced opposition and was set for a special order with a committee amendment to permit Sunday sales after 7 p.m. The county aid bill, tied to federal grants, was returned to committee for further study with plans to recraft.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
House Ag
Japs See Naval Expansion As Threat To Japan
PORYO March 24 A spokesman said the U S Navy’s expansion bill shows the United States may be planning overseas operations against Japan He argued the fleet size signals intent while noting Admiral Leahy warned the force could not defend both coasts simultaneously The article references U S alliances and denials of cooperation continuing on page twelve
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Poryo
Sjenshese
U.S. Navy
United States
Japan
Leahy
Naval Operations
House
Atlantic
Pacific
Alabama Solons Name Murphee for Northern District Judge
Alabama Senators recommended appointing Thomas Murphee of Birmingham to a new federal judgeship in the Northern District of Alabama. Senator Bankhead and Senator Hill said the White House backs Roosevelt signing the bill creating the post. Murphee, 53, from Jefferson County, led Bankhead’s 1926 campaign committee and is a University of Birmingham alumnus.
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Washington
Alabama
Thomas Pe Murphee
Birmingham
Bankhead
Hill
White House
Roosevelt
Macphee
David J. Davis
Davis
Murphey
Jefferson County
Senate
Hugo Black
Blount County
Alan Murphee
University of Birmingham
TVA Records May Be Taken Pending Probe
Senator Bridges urged the senate sergeant at arms to seize all Tennessee Valley Authority records and hold them for production to a congressional inquiry. The move follows President Roosevelt's removal of TVA Chairman Arthur Morgan and raises fears of a cover up amid ongoing demands for a joint House-Senate probe.
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TVA
Washington
Bridges
N.H
Senate
Asd
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate-House
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
HA. Morgan
David B. Lilienthal
New
Norris
Ind
Barkley
House
King
Utah
R-N.h
A. ©. Morgan
Power Purchase Parleys Delayed In Knoxville Deal
Washington reports negotiations for municipal purchase of Tennessee Public Service Co assets at Knoxville halted yesterday. TVA Director David Lilienthal said more conferences planned with Mayor Walter Mynatt and NP and L President Paul Sawyer. No price agreed. future meetings expected. TVA may lend two dollars for every one city pays and would back rural cooperatives in power line ventures near Knoxville. City starts first unit of municipal plant.
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Washington
Tennessee Public Service Company
Knoxville
TVA
David B. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Walter Mynatt
Knute
Paul B. ‘Sawyer
National Power ‘and Light Company
TPS
Sawyer
Ofa
Senate debate over Comptroller General office consolidation
The Senate tentatively approved abolishing the office of Comptroller General T. notching a 47 to 36 vote after Byrd sought to keep the post. Schwellenbach charged dictatorial powers and questioned missing annual reports, while Adams defended Congress and the law amid a wider reorganization bill. Continued on page twelve.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd
D.-Va
Imeastive
Schwetlenbach D.washd
Geneva
Schwellenbach
Congress
Comptroller General
Adams
D.-Cale
United States
Adame
Last Minute News Flashes From March 24
Robert Irwin a 29 year old sculptor held for Beekman Hill slaying has been declared sane by a lunacy commission. A report also notes the House Rules Committee will begin a probe on TVA investigation proposals tomorrow. Roy R Quinn a 38 year old ex New York state trooper was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting of his common law wife Ethel Rogers Quinn. A life term convict suspected in the murder of State Prison Superintendent Thames is held in county jail.
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Robert Irwin
SANE
New York
Beekman Hill
Veronica Gedeon
Washington
O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Patterson
Roy R. Quinn
New York State
Ethel Rogers Quinn
Robert H. Davidson
Jackson, Miss
JL FL Thames
Jackson
Robert Grant
Strikes Hit Paris and Lille Amid Blum Crisis
Paris dispatch reports a sudden wave of labor strikes in the Paris district and Lille region affecting metal, chemical, and other industries including nationalized factories. Workers seek automatic wage rises via new collective contracts as Parliament debates total wartime mobilization and civil defense measures led by Edouard Daladier.
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Paris
Lille
France
Leon Blum
Chamber
Blum
Senate
Organization of Defense
Edouard Daladier
England
le Populaire
Af Blum
Second Peoples Fromt
Lawyer seeks 3.6 million in Lindbergh-related kidnapping suit
Paul H. Wendel filed in federal court for 3.6 million against former Governor Harold G. Hoffman and others alleging conspiracy in his kidnapping and torture. He claims Hoffman directed the crimes that led to a false Lindbergh case association. The defendants include Parker Jr. and Sr. secretary Anna Reading and several county and state officials.
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Newark
Paul H. Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
Elis H. Parker, Sr
Lindvergh
Trenton
Hoffman
Anna Reading
Parker
Burington County
Gustav Lockwood
State Motor Vehicle Department
Lindbergh-Hauptzmann
Carroll D. Jones
New Lisbon
Wendel
Brooklyn
James Kirkham
Mercer County
Wham Parker
Walter ¥Ous
America to Build Larger Warships
Washington reports the United States will invoke the escalator clause of the London naval treaty to construct battleships over 33,000 tons. Officials say recommendations from U S and allied diplomats support the move and a formal intention note is expected soon. France reportedly will not build battleships.
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Washington
United States
Department
Tony
Hull
Great Britain
France
London
England Assumes Neutral Attitude In European Troubles
Premier Chamberlain is set to declare a neutral foreign policy abstaining from entangling arms in central and eastern Europe. Britain will not engage in military adventures unless clearly in its interests, which are described as negligible by the government. The stance reflects Parliament pressure and cautious diplomacy.
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Dewity Mackenzin
Welton
York
Britain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
England
Mr. Chamberlain
Europe
One Man to Take Up All Campaigns in Tennessee
Nashville March 24. A single campaign manager could be named for the candidates for governor U S senator and utilities commissioner with backing from EB H Crump of Memphis and Sen ator D McKellar. Herbert Watters of Morristown may be named highway commissioner in McAlister's former cabinet. Cooper opposes Browning for governor and A T Stewart seeks Senator Berry’s seat. Crump McKellar slate endorsed with no contest for Middle Tennessee utilities post held by W H Peck Turner.
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Nashville
U. S
EB. H. Crunip
Memphis
D. McKellar
Ceamp
McKellar
Herbert
Watters
Morristown
McAlister
Cooper
Browning
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
A. T. Stewart
Winchester
George L. Berry
Britain vows to back treaty rights while seeking peace
Prime Minister Chamberlain told Parliament Britain would honor treaty commitments and use new arms to defend France Belgium Portugal Iraq and Egypt if needed. He warned Germany to slow aggression and rejected Soviet calls for consultations, while seeking labor union cooperation for extended war production.
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London
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
House of Commons
Britain
France
Belgium
Portugal
Iraq
Egypt
Europe
Atake
Czechovakia
Russia
Germany
Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S
Labor Party
Labor
General Council of the
Trades Union Congress
Organized Labor
Grandmothers Form Club to Challenge Male Domain
Chicago March 24. Thirty nine grandmothers active in business or profession form The Grandmothers Club to prove women can succeed in business and hold mayoral ambitions. Charter member and secretary Mrs John Wesley Gray pledges that grandmothers prove their value beyond nursery duties.
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Ruth Cowan
Chicago
Grandma
Illinois
North Dakota
Iowa
John Wesley Gray
Chi
Cago
Gray
Ora
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