FDR Asked to Lead Drive for Economy
March 24 Washington. Congress economy leaders urged President Roosevelt to lead a retrenchment drive by cutting spending and balancing the budget. Eccles urged executive cooperation, while Aquis and Harrison called for action. The House bloc faced opposition from farm lobby and relief fund advocates amid a $1.066 billion Agriculture bill and related farm provisions. Economists resisted further cuts, warning small savings would be offset by farm bill increases.
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Federal Reserve Board
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D-Cole
Harrison
D-Miss
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House
Champer
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
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Weather outlook rounds Kentucky Tennessee with showers
Cloudy and slightly warmer tonight in Kentucky and Tennessee. Saturday showers with mild temperatures. Verginta region fair and warmer tonight with increasing clouds and cooler air. Interior will see continued mild conditions followed by showers late Saturday night or Sunday. Partly cloudy and warm tonight into Saturday with gentle variable winds.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Three Men Die When Plane Crashes in Elizabethton
Three men die in a Piper Cub plane crash in a vacant Elizabethton field this afternoon. Pilot Armstrong and passengers Mason of Celina Alabama and Laws of Elizabethton were trapped as the craft failed to recover from a loop and struck the ground with great force. Fire consumed the aircraft, and authorities continued probing the crash as crowds gathered.
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Edd Laws
George Mason
Celina
Ala
Houston Armstrong
Armstrong
Oudins
Mason
Tri-City Air
Laws
Helen Brading
Elizabethton Star
Armstrong 1
East
Tennessee
Charge Against Secretary Unfounded by House Panel
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously found no grounds for impeachment of Secretary Perkins in the Harry Bridges case. Chairman Sumners stated no further impeachment actions would be taken, with minority views expected but not on impeachment. Republicans urged criticism of Perkins over deportation proceedings for Bridges, CIO leader on the West Coast, as the panel prepared to report to the House.
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House Judiciary Committee
Perkins
Harry Bridges
Sumners
Tromas
Representative Thomas
R-Nj
Bridges
CIO
West Coast
House
Simpler Divorces Sought for Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas March 24 A Senate bill by Sen Ewing Herbert would make divorces easier by removing residence requirements. If passed a suit could be filed the same day an applicant arrives in the state but the litigant must remain while the case is pending.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Ewing Herbert
Senate
Phantom six men executed burglar caught in guard slaying
Venice California March 24 Detectives said the San Francisco arrest of Walter Graham 40 with 80000 in gems ends a five year Bel Air phantom burglar spree. Police found jewels valued at 20000 at a Venice residence and Graham’s wife Charlotte 38 was held for questioning. Officers sought a speedboat and a cabin cruiser Graham reportedly owned. The spree included gems furs silverware and clothing from Bel Air and fashionable homes including actress Ann Dvorak valued at 6000.
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Calif
Harry Seager
San Francisco
Walter Graham
Bel-Air
Seager
Graham
Charlotte Graham
Cape Ture
Ann Dvorak
Sol Wurtzel
Miriam Hopkins
Louis D. Leighton
Gary Cooper
Lili Damita
Jack Conway
Doris Kenyon
Mia
William R. Wilkerson
Lila Lee
France And Italy Seek Openings To Settle Difficulties
York, March 24. France and Italy are pushing to open a settlement for their tensions over the Memel situation and broader colonial disputes. The moves aim to mend the Franco Italian rift, while Britain and France realign in Berlin Rome axis matters and Mussolini shows signs of discontent with the German alliance.
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Italy
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Mussolini
Austria
UK Gold Cargo Ships to New York as War Tensions Rise
Southampton March 24 The largest single gold cargo ever shipped from Britain sails to New York aboard the United States Liner Manhattan carrying 12 000 000 pounds in gold to the United States due to European tensions. Additional consignments are planned on the Normandie and from Le Havre with estimates suggesting total shipments could reach 63 600 000 dollars and perhaps double.
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England
Britain
New York
United States
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le Havre
France
Waters Electrocuted in Kentucky for Wife's Slaying
Willie Waters, a Black man from Louisville, was electrocuted at Western State Penitentiary in Kentucky after being convicted of a sharp object incident tied to the murder of his wife Bila. The state court of appeals had upheld his March 13 sentence prior to execution.
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Wilie Waters
Loui
Western State Penitentiary
Waters
Bila
State Court of Appeals
Madrid ready to yield triggers Italy France tensions
Madrid report says surrender to Franco’s nationalists is imminent drawing new attention to Italy. Mussolini’s stance may signal intensified action against France or a wait for republican collapse. Il Piccoto cites Burgos dispatch. British and Italian envoys discussed anti aggression talks and possible mediation.
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Italy
France
Mussolini
Spain
Il Piccoto
Burgos
Francisco France
Noel Charles
Count Galeazza
Clang
Douglas OK'd by Senate judiciary panel for Douglas nomination
Washington March 24 unanimous Senate judiciary sub committee approved the nomination of William O Douglas as Associate Justice. The 40 year old Securities Commission chairman appeared with Attorney General Murphy and witnesses were limited. Full committee expected to act soon with prompt approval anticipated.
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Senate
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Supreme Court
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Hin
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Philadelphia
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Judiciary Committee
Andrews Called In Tobacco Case Subpoena Tells of Address
Elmer F. Andrews wage hour administrator was served with a federal subpoena to appear in New Orleans court Monday as a witness in the El Treiles & Co tobacco firm case. The subpoena, delivered at his hotel by a U S marshal, follows Andrews arriving from Washington for a Southern Pine Association meeting. He said he would remain in New Orleans for the hearing and sought U S District Attorney Rene A. Viosca to act as his attorney. He noted a Rotary speech in Atlanta on Monday may be missed.
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Elmer F. Andrews
el Treiles & Co
Andrews
U. S
Edward L. Saad
el Treiles Company
Reginald A. Carter, Jr
Washington
Southern Pine Association
Rene A. Viosca
Viosca
Rotary Tule
Atlanta
el Trelles Company
E. W Dahlberg
F. E. Nichols
Dallas
Texas
O. ©. Bright
Washngton
Saadi
Atanta
Mercury Near New High As Warmth Spreads
Weather officials at McKellar airport reported 70 degrees at 6pm with a higher mark expected before sunset. Early temp stood at 40 degrees as farmers plan sowing due to reduced rainfall and warm conditions.
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G. G C. Baker
Kingsport
Bombing Hit Sobrance As Hungarian Plane Falls
Slovakia's defense ministry reports Slovak forces bombed the Hungarian held town of Sobrance in eastern Slovakia and one Hungarian plane was brought down. In Rome, Spanish emissaries arrive for peace talks as a second delegation lands in Nationalist territory. Washington approves a $513,193,782 army supply bill to fund the administration's armaments program.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury proposes cuts in Social Security payroll tax
Secretary Morgenthau urged reducing payroll tax rates to aid business recovery. He outlined three alternative schedules to lower levies for employers and employees from 1937 onward, while President Roosevelt signaled adjustments to social security reserves to cap funding for three to five years.
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White House
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Hitler Returns to Quiet Berlin Amid Baltic Gains
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler returning by special train from Memel to Berlin at 3 50 pm after a Baltic tour. The Memelland incorporation and a Romanian trade agreement strengthen Greater Germany along the eastern frontier, easing fears of Soviet Russia.
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Rep Turner Dies of Heart Attack
Washington March 24 Rep Ciarence Tuenee D Tenn died today of a heart attack at age 72. He served a partial term in 1922 and returned in 1933 to serve continuously. A member of the House military committee he was born near Clydeton Tenn and lived in Waverly. He once owned and edited the Waverly Sentinel. He is survived by his widow Nellie Rust Turner and two sons Judge Bruce Turner of Columbia and Joseph Turner of McEwen. A congressional delegation will leave for Waverly tomorrow after the body arrival. He was described by Senator McKellar as quiet and hard working and an outstanding Democrat. Vice President Garner appointed Senators McKellar and Stewart to represent the Senate at the funeral.
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D-Tenn
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Congress
House Military Committee
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Tenn
Waverly
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Columbia
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MceHwen
McKellar
Poles Hold Out Demanding Military Help
British and French efforts to form a stop Hitler alliance center on winning Poland's support. Poland has refused flat military commitments, with Germany occupying Czecho Slovakia Memel and striking a trade pact with Romania. Berlin expects no immediate upheavals as Hitler rests after Memelland victory while Spain and Asia feature tentative moves toward peace and continued Japanese raids on American interests in Peiping.
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Berlin
Memelland
Spain
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Madrid
Rome
Il Piccalo
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Henan
Home Purchase Tested in Kentucky Suit
In Frankfort today a suit in Franklin circuit court tested the legality of the state's plan to buy the Kentucky children's home at Lyndon. George Speer of Frankfort, filing as a taxpayer, alleges the commonwealth would effectively assume a mortgage and taxpayers would ultimately be liable.
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Kentucky
Lyndon
Fratilin Circuit Court
George Speer
Planes For Great Britain In Case Of War Assured By Canadian Plans
A Canadian initiated long range plan aims to supply Great Britain with warplanes in wartime. Canadian factories, including five American design houses, will produce medium and heavy bombers and trainers for possible Atlantic delivery. The program seeks readiness for potential emergency use next year, with British orders already placed for hundreds of bombers and trainers.
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Royal Air Force
Doysintan
U. S
Akr Sministry
Dominion
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