Solons Would Curb Control Relief Money
Washington May 13 Anti administration senators urged restrictions on President Roosevelts control of the 3 billion relief and public works fund. Senator Byrd discussed earmarking the bill while Senator Adams projected Senate action by midweek with little change. The House passed the measure 329 to 70 after a three day GOP bid to modify it. The package funds WPA relief, public works, farm rehabilitation, youth administration and federal buildings, plus loan authorizations and electrification efforts, forming the core of Roosevelts program to spur employment and purchasing power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Byrd
Senate
PWA
National Youth Administration
Salen
RFC
Representative Wish
Nwy
Veller
Ceive
WEA
Appropriations Committee For
Fish
Weather Veks Warmers With Weekend Showers
Occasional light rain and slightly warmer tonight and Saturday. Cloudy overall with warmer conditions in the northwest. Saturday brings increasing cloudiness and showers, especially in the far southwest. temperatures slowly rise.
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KNEA
Gentlemen Cop Murders Family and Self in Despondent Crisis
Patrolman Anthony Modleski known as the Gentlemen Cop killed his wife Antoinette and two sons Joseph and William before turning the gun on himself. He left a surviving son Anthony Jr as police described a murder suicide sparked by a recent illness and deep despondency. The killings occurred in their four room flat on Kingsland avenue Brooklyn after Modleski returned to duty post appendicitis operation. He had joined the force in 1926 and had a clean record, popular among neighbors and colleagues.
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New York
Anthony Modleski
New2od
Antoinette
Joseph
Modleski
William
Greenpoint Hospital
Anthony, Jr
Michael J. McDermott
Kingsland Avenue
Brooklyn
McDermott
Wiliam
Anthony
Modieski
Insco Acquitted In Traffic Death in Johnson City
Johnson City daily reports William Insco, 2, Sullivan County youth, acquitted of driving the car that killed Bernie Brown, 21, of Johnson City, in October 1933 after a Jonesboro circuit court jury deliberated under ten minutes.
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Insco
Johnson City
Tenn
William Insco
Sullivan County
Bernie Brown
Jonesboro
Inseo
Anti-Saloon Leader Backs Browning for Renomination
Memphis May 12 Bishop Horace M Dubose president of the Tennessee Anti-Saloon League announced his support for Governor Browning for renomination and re election predicting victory He said he had been across the state and believed Browning will be reelected expressing strong dry cause support He did not know Crump stance but said he favors Browning Tennessee voters seek a legislature that upholds sanctity safety and righteousness plus a note on a large U S airline employing 49 pilots with each over one million flight hours.
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Memphis
Horace M. Dubose
Tennessee Anti-Saloon League
Browning
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
EH. Crump
Shelby County
Harker
Dubose
Tennessee
Coalition of All Christian Churches Sought at Meet
Report from a world conference in Utrecht details a draft constitution for a World Council of Churches. Delegates from about 82 denominations, representing roughly 130 Protestant bodies, approved the plan for a council open to participating churches worldwide. The initiative aims at unified Protestant cooperation amid ongoing church reform discussions.
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Coalition of All Christian Churches
Utrecht
Van
Archbishop of
York
Dicen
Vlie
Pouilio
N Council
Nightclub gun battle leaves one dead in Tennessee
In Sweetwater Tennessee at The Shadow night club a pistol duel ended with George Wicker 45 dying and Jim Hickey 44 critically wounded after a dispute over a missing $200 led to a fist fight and firearms. Hickey shot Wicker in the abdomen before being struck down. Wicker’s brother Bob Hickey faces murder charges. Also noted is a Hollywood trip for Chicago artists model Ethelreda Leopard selected by peers.
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Sweetwater
Tenn
Pik
Shadow
W. A. Humphreys
George Wicker
Jim Hickey
Hickey
Ghot Wicker
Viciet
Wicker
Humphreys Sai
Humphreys
Bob Hickey
British French diplomats face trials as global tensions rise
Reports from Geneva describe China’s V K Wellington Koo threatening sanctions against Japan over war aid. He rejects arms credits without delivery commitments, risking league unity and potential recognition of Italy’s Ethiopian conquest. Henlein in London seeks autonomy for Sudeten Germans as bombings hit Lunghai corridor and Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War.
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London
Konrad Hentain
Fuchsrer
Czechoslovakia
V. K
Wellington Koo
League of Nations Council
Japan
China
Britain
France
League
Ethiopi
Haile Selassie
Henlein
Lunghai Railway
Lunghai
Sinanchen
Suchow
Barcelona
Four Betwo For Church Post In Southern Baptist Convention
Four men were prominently mentioned for the presidency of the Southern Baptist convention as delegates met to elect officers and choose the 1939 convention city. Names include Dr Lee R Scarborough Dr J Clyde Turner Br Frank Tripp and R G Lee. The convention adopted a report opposing organic union with other Christian sects. Local crowds filled the 5000 seat hall and overflowed to churches for services and radio reports. San Antonio Oklahoma City and Memphis were among the bidding cities for next year.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Wames
John B. Sampey
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Lee R. Scarborough
Southwestern Southern Baptist Seminary
Dallas
Tex
J. Clyde Turner
Greensboro
N. G
Frank Tripp
St. Joseph
Jana de
R. G. Lee
Memphis Tenn
Sampey
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Church Robbery Proves Easiest, Thief Declares
LOS ANGELES May 1. Den Teel a youth of 18 said he and a partner robbed small church funds after visiting more than 100 churches between Los Angeles and Francisca in the past month. He described churches as easy targets and noted Sunday night or Monday morning as the best times. Police linked his fingerprints to a burglarized house. He was charged with burglary on suspicion.
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Los Angeles
den Teel
Francisca
Betans
Teel
Critics Oppose TVA Probe Delay
Washington May 13 Critics and supporters of the Tennessee Valley Authority urged prompt start of a congressional investigation into TVA charges. Senator Norris the “father of the TVA” said hearings have not begun while Senator King urged immediate probe and noted no justification for postponements. committee plan to decide next Wednesday whether to call Dr Morgan and two other directors as opening witnesses. Donahey suggested meeting in Knoxville to survey TVA properties.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
King D-Utahi
TVA
Senate-House
Norris
Dind- Neb
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
A. E. Morgan
Roosevelt
King and Bridges
R-Nh
Morgan
Donahey
D-Obie
Mead
Songres King
Dr. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Head of Belgian cabinet resigns in tax dispute
In Brussels on May 13, Premier Paul Emile Janson announced the resignation of his cabinet after five and a half months. The coalition of Liberals Socialists and Catholics broke over tax proposals intended to balance the budget. Catholic ministers refused further participation as the crisis escalated in parliament finance committee opposition.
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Brussels
Paul Emile Janson
Navy
Paul van Zeeland
Jensen
Liberal Party
Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee
Chamber
League to urge Venezuela withdrawal from League of Nations
In Caracas on May 13 the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution calling for Venezuela to withdraw from the League of Nations. Government action is not expected until similar action is taken by the senate. Also reported is the resignation of Hungary's cabinet of Premier Kolomtan Paceny amid an expanding Nas movement, and a dispute in Dearborn between city officials and the United Automobile Workers over UAW literature distribution at the Ford Rouge plant gates.
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Venezuela
Caracas
League of Nations
Chamber of Deputies
Biken
Senate
Budapest
Kolomtan Paceny
UAW
Dearborn
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Pittman
Jermit
Nye
R-N.d
Nevada
Hull
United States
Pennsylvania Democratic primary race tests labor split
In Harrisburg on May 12, Governor Bartle framed the race as a battle over labor leadership with John L. Lewis. Rival camps rally as U.S. Senator Guffey and Thomas Kennedy back a CIO aligned slate while Earle/backers push for party committee endorsement. The State Federation of Labor opposes CIO backed candidates, endorsing Earle and Jones.
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Harrisburg
George FH. Bartle
Execu Uve
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
CIO
Earle
Tlingis
Lewis
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Thomas Kennedy
Poveraor
Davis Wilson
Philadelphia
Kennedy
United Mie Workers
Barle
Charles Alvin Jones
Govenor
Charles J. Margiotti
State Federation of Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIIO
Harle-Jones
Body to Announce Decision in Fraud Contested Primary
Doe K Brown of Bristol chairs Sullivan County primary board. Board will announce tomorrow afternoon at Blountville Court House whether to call a new primary election to settle petitions by two defeated candidates claiming irregularities in the Democratic nomination. Five-member board requires a majority for action. Members include Stella Long Beulah McConnell Arthur Harkleford and W R Jennings. Hearing ended two weeks ago. decision delayed for transcript review.
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Doe K. Brown
Bristol
Sullivan County
Court House
Blountville
Brown
Stella Long
Beulah McConnell
Arthur Harkleford
W. R. Jennings
Slattery Named to Interior Post
President Roosevelt nominated Harry Slattery of South Carolina to be undersecretary of the Interior, succeeding Charles West. Slattery, a longtime aide to interior leaders, has served since 1953 as an assistant to Ickes and previously held key posts in the Pinchot era and the National Conservation Association. He is a lawyer born in Greenville, South Carolina, and will be 51 next month.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
W National Conservation Association
Slattery
Greenville
S. C
Wallace asserts court lines crossed in agriculture ruling
Washington May 13 Secretary Wallace told Chief Justice Hughes that a Supreme Court ruling invalidating a department order revived a stance two years old and behind a voluntary procedural change enacted by the department twenty months earlier. The views were made public in an unusual May 3 letter to the chief justice, prompted by a speech Hughes gave earlier.
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Washington
Wallace
Hughes
Supreme Court
Agriculture Department
Department
More Manpower Urged In America
Major General George Van Horn Moseley urged expanding U S manpower at a medico military conference in New Orleans. He warned the United States must build up both military and civilian strength, stressing policing physical condition of armed forces and citizens amid crime graft literacy and disease concerns.
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New Orleans
George van Horn Woseley
Atlanta
Fourth Corps
Wea
Third Army
United States
School On Medicine
Insane University
Senere
Moseley
Army
Navy
National Guard
Senate approves expansion bill to 46 ships and 950 planes
The Senate passed the administration naval expansion bill and sent it to the White House. The compromise authorizes 46 fighting ships, 26 auxiliaries, and 950 aircraft with funding to follow. It includes three new battleships and two 20,000 ton aircraft carriers, with tonnage limits unless further presidential finding allows larger vessels.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Places for Honest Love Making Urged
In Madison on May 13 Miss Zoe Bayliss assistant dean of women at the University of Wisconsin urged the University Housewives Association to provide maces for honest loves making for young people. She said love among springtime youth is inevitable and that good parlors are needed where young people can meet on a solid social footing.
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Madison
Wis
Zoe Bayliss
University of Wisconsin
University Housewives’ Association
Flight starts LA to Warsaw in fog delayed over two hours
Five Polish fliers took off from Los Angeles at 9:15 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on the first leg of a 16 500 mile flight to Warsaw delayed more than two hours by an early morning fog.
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Los Angeles
Warsaw
War Correspondent Manages Dizzy War Maneuvers Satire
Devon Francis reports from New York on a satirical wartime briefing that parodies military maneuvers and air raids. The piece portrays a correspondent navigating a chaotic theater of operations with humorous self reference and mock drama.
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Devon Francis
New York
Ariow
General Headquarters Air Force
US & A
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