Labor Quarrel Hindering Labor Department Functions
Washington March 29 Secretary Perkins told a House appropriations sub committee that the CIO APL controversy hinders virtually every function of the labor department while maintaining a fine balance between groups. She cited 7 000 of 10 000 cases needing investigation under the new law and noted the administration will not include farmers. Immigration and deportation trends were discussed with Deputy Commissioner Shaughnessy and others.
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Washington
Perkins
Labor Department
House Appropriations
Wilmer FL Andrews
Supreme Court
Andrews
Congress
Bor
L. Metcalf Walling
Rep. Engel
R-Mich
Miss Perkins
Immigration Service
Edward J. Shaughnessy
Weather Rain and Warmer Across Tennessee and Nearby
Intermittent rain across east and north Tennessee tonight with a colder trend in the west. Extreme east may warm slightly tonight into Thursday as central areas stay fair. Virginia sees intermittent rain tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. Kentucky reports light rain tonight, likely in the east Thursday morning, with generally fair conditions in the west and a warmer east and central Thursday with colder pockets in the southeast.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
East
West
Young Movie Star Second Victim of Blond Assailant
Delia Bogard, 17, a rising film juvenile, was slugged and left unconscious near her home in Hollywood. Police fear she is a second victim linked to the blond assailant who fatally wounded Anya Sosoyeva on February 25 at Los Angeles City College campus. Bogard’s attacker struck from behind as she walked from a movie, leaving a timber fragment nearby similar to that used in Sosoyeva’s beating. Hospital reports say the preliminary probe found no criminal assault.
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Hollywood
Delia Bogard
E. M. Rinehart
W. R. Harley
Anya Sosoyevs
Los Angeles City College
Jackie Cooper
Los Angeles Times
Miss Bogard
Miss Sosoyeva
Judge Shelburne criticizes rising laws at Kingsport Rotary
Circuit Judge Shelburne warned the average American is losing liberty as 200000 new laws are passed annually and 30000 affect every citizen daily. He cited about 40 common laws most individuals violate 10 to 12 times a day, urging election of legislators who curb new statutes.
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Shelburne “Fareuson
Kingsport Rotary Club
Ferguson
United States
House Approves Compromised Reorganization Plan
Washington March 29 Congress approved a compromised reorganization bill granting the President broad authority to consolidate agencies and cut overlapping functions. Passed on a voice vote the measure ends Roosevelt’s two year dispute with Congress though limits stay on presidential orders and congressional veto power remains.
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Washington
Congress
Roose- Wall
House
White House
Roosevelt
Troubled Poland Seen After Munich Triumph
The report recalls Poland six months after Chancellor Hitler's Munich victory, celebrating Teschen's return but facing a grim horizon. It describes Poland’s military strength and air capability while noting government stance to defend independence yet align its interests with Germany amid rising tensions.
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Wewitt Mackkenzie
Europe
Rural electrification to switch to horor system in Benton County
Supt. J B Whitehead says Benton County rural electrification customers will read their own meters, compute bills, and pay by money order to their postman. The plan aims to save about 1200 dollars annually, previously paid for meter readers.
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Proslex
Wash
Benton County Rural Electrification
J. B. Whitehead
Benton Tater Day Returns With Potatoes
Benton celebrates its annual Tater Day on March 29, tracing roots to 1842 when trading began. The event, held on a Monday, became famous for selling large quantities of state potatoes and lively market activity.
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Benton, By
Benton
Last Hour Appeal Saves Man From Electrocution
Clyde Wills, 28, narrowly avoids execution after an eleventh hour appeal to the state Supreme Court. His attorneys filed a bill of exceptions and plan to argue in September, claiming Wills was of unsound mind. The automatic stay halted the death sentence scheduled for tomorrow.
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Knoxville
Marea
State Supreme Court
Clyde Wills
Wills
Supreme Court
High Court
James P. Brown
Brown
Kingsport council stalls auditorium bids over funding gap
The Kingsport board refused eight bids for a new auditorium and recreation center as bids exceed the $124000 available from city and federal funds. A Knoxville firm’s bid of 137990 led eight bids for structural work, with 43 percent provided by the PWA and 55 percent by gold bonds. The council will seek to revise plans or obtain $14000 more to match the low bid while reviewer Allen Deygen will tabulate bids for the best offer.
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Kingsport
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
A. BE. Whismas Company of
Knoxville
Airat
Whitman Company
Public Works Administration
Oficials
PWA
Allen Dey- Gen
Nationalists seize Spain as Republican provinces fall
In a crisis move the Nationalists gain control of Spain while Republican provinces collapse. The House appropriations committee cuts Roosevelt's WPA relief request to 100 million dollars, rebuking liberal excess. Debate looms as White House aides discuss the reduced fund's impact and feasibility for the current fiscal year.
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Spain
Roosevelt
House
Sabath
D-Ii
Rules Committee
White House
Ath
State Shakes Personnel Shifts In Tennessee
Nashville March 25 Political observers discussed possible appointment of Lipe Hensiee as comptroller of internal revenue for Tennessee as state personnel undergoes turnover. Henslee, purchasing agent, resigned and may move to McCabe post after his death while Senator McKellar praised him as a top state friend. New appointments announced Emmett Conner Dennis Henley Clifford J West. dismissals include J F Logue and many highway welfare and prison staff with varied monthly wages and hourly rates across departments.
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Nashville
Lipe Hensiee
Internal Revenue
Tennessee
Henslee
Washington
Charles M. McCabe
K. D. McKellar
Henstee
Dickson Man
J. F. Logue
Henslee Recommended for Tennessee Internal Revenue Post
Senator McKellar Democrat of Tennessee recommended Lipe Henslee of Dickson Tennessee for the position of collector of internal revenue for Tennessee to succeed the late Charlie McCabe. Daladier open to negotiating differences with Mussolini if Italy makes definite proposals. Gerardo Machado dies in Miami Beach at 67, the Cuban dictator ousted in 1933. General Miaja and staff flee Spain arriving at Le Senia Airport near Oran after Franco's advances.
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Daladier
Paris
Mussolini
France
Italy
Machado
Florida
Miami Beach
Fia
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Algiers
Algeria
Joel Miaja
Franco
Spain
Valencis
le Senia
Oran
Britain to Double Army Strength in Commons Speech
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the Commons that Britain will double the territorial army to 340000 men. He spoke after a cabinet meeting on conscription and measures to unite nations against Nazi expansion and said London was in touch with Moscow. A fuller statement was expected later today.
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London
Chamberlain
Commons
Britain
Moscow
Man Denied Job Sues for Wages in Wagner Act Case
Ashland Kentucky reports Harold Kirkman claims American Rolling Mill Co refused 1936 work due to his father Guy Kirkman being a union organizer. Examiner George Bokat weighs whether non-employer is eligible for relief under the Wagner Act. company contradicts job vacancy claim.
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Ashland
Murel
Wasner
National Labor Relations Board
George Bokat
Harold Kirkman
American Rolling Mill Company
Guy Kirkman
Hirkman
Bokat Kirkman
Bokat
Frank EH. Vigor
Atmco
Mirkman
Kirkman
All Union
Nazi Poland Peace Feelers Stir Talks in Warsaw
Reports from Warsaw indicate belief that Poland and Germany might reach an agreement over Danzig and the Polish corridor. Hitler reportedly sought annexation measures while Moltke assured Beck Poland has nothing to fear. A British French plan to curb German expansion faced Polish resistance and London review.
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Warsaw
Maren
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Free City of
Hans von Moltke
Joseph Beck
Europe
Beck
London
Safety Campaign Brings New Gains for Roads
Chicago reports a 12 percent drop in highway deaths in February, marking the 16th consecutive month with fewer fatalities than the prior year. The National Safety Council cites 1,881 deaths for February and notes an overall 460 lives saved in 1934 so far, with January and February recording the lowest totals for their months since 1933.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Lnwest
End of Spanish Civil War Reported by Franco Headquarters
Nationalist command announced control over all 52 provinces and the end of the civil war with only police operations left. Madrid Valencia Albacete and other provincial capitals surrendered as Franco’s forces advanced from Malaga. Madrid celebrated peace and relief amid famine relief efforts and mass terror reports.
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Burgos
Spain
Almeria
Jaen
Cuenca
Ciudad Real
Guadalajara
Malaga
Barcelona
Valencia
Alicante
Madrid
Jose Miaja
French Algeria
Albacete
Franco
Paretena
Roel A
John P. McKnight
Francisco Franco
Rafael Henche
Repubican-Held
Missing Memphis Girl Makes 90 Mile River Trip To Helena
Miss Hope Brewster a 24 year old musician left Memphis Monday in a $2 skiff and arrived in Helena after a 90 mile solo voyage down the Mississippi river. She calmly identified herself to reporters at a hotel cafe and said she hoped to find work in Helena but planned to continue downstream to escape publicity. Police and friends in Memphis were alerted and prepared to assist as she inspected her craft at the riverfront.
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Helena
Ark
Miss Hope Brewster
Memphis
Reeay
Mississippi
River Front
Anty
Miss Brew- Lee
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