Tornado Toll Rises Across Midwest States
A devastating multi state tornado outbreak killed at least thirty three people and left nearly 250 injured and hundreds homeless across Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas. Columbus Kansas suffered the worst damage with eight fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twisters
Hlinvis
Kansas
Columbus
Oklahoma
Missouri
Minois
Pekin
Rushvile
Astoria
Chicago & Northwestern
Illinois
Paul Smith
Alton
Kan
Fred Simkin
Cherokee County
Reduced Mexican Imports May Aid U S Oil Market
Secretary Ickes said the expropriation of oil properties in Mexico could cut Mexican oil imports enough to ease stockpiles depressing U S markets. If Mexico finds new markets for oil taken from American and British firms, U S wells may need to boost output, aiding domestic supply.
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Washington
Mexico
Ickes
Carenas
Britain Proposes Plan in Nonintervention Talks
London reports that Viscount Halifax, Britain's foreign secretary, told an international audience that England cannot stay aloof from events in Europe. Britain presents to the nonintervention nine power subcommittee a new formula for belligerent rights and calls for restoring Spain's frontiers as foreign troops withdraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Europe
Halifax
London
Viscount Halifax
Spain
Mediterranean
Tornado Stricken Columbus Sees Swift Relief Mobilization
Relief agencies including Red Cross state health officials American Legion and CCC volunteers mobilized in Columbus Kansas after a tornado left eight dead more than 40 injured and 600 homeless. Gov Haxman visited and pledged support while local authorities managed shelters supplies and medical care as crews cleared wreckage and secured the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kan
Red Cross
American Legion
CCC
Walter A. Haxman
Adj
Milton McLean
National Guard
Fred Simkin
Simkin
F. P. Helm
State Board of Health
Topeka
R. B. Church
Lester Wickliffe
Japanese push along rail lines threaten Chinese defenders
Hand to hand fighting rages in Taierchwang as the 17 day battle along the Tientsin Pukow railway continues with no decisive result. A new Japanese threat moves from the south toward the Sunghai railway corridor and Liuchwang, aiming to break the Grand Canal defense and link with forces near Nantungchow.
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Shanghai
Taierchwang
Tientsin-Pukow
Sunghai
Kiangsu
Nantungchow
Yangtze River
Liuchwang
Lunghai
Grand Canal
Troops Escape to France From Spanish Insurgents
One thousand Spanish government militiamen cut off by insurgents fled east of Jaca and crossed the Pyrenees into Hospice de France in France. They surrendered their rifles and arms and said another thousand were coming from the Pyrenees sector.
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Tarbes
France
Jaca
Pyrenees
Hospice de France
Fur Workers Strike Size Exceeds Twenty Thousand
Union spokesmen claim 20 000 fur workers walk out in New York beginning today. C S O fur workers union president Ben Gold says preliminary checks indicate the strike will be fully effective by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ben Gold
C.S.O. Fur Workers Union
Senate Finance Committee approves tax bill revisions amid votes
The Senate Finance Committee finished work on a house tax revision bill and rejected proposals to cut personal exemptions and raise surtax rates. A plan to curb corporate surpluses was debated while auto tire and tube excise taxes were reduced. The panel said the revisions would raise revenue by about 23 million dollars beyond initial estimates.
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Washington, Mar
Senate Finance Committee
LaFollette
Senate Committee
House
Finance Committee
la Follette
Harrison
Senate
Frost Threatens Early Kansas Fruit Crop
Federal meteorologist S D Flora warned eastern Kansas faces a heavy frost tonight, with lows of 30 to 32 in eastern counties and 22 to 30 in central and western areas. Some bloom damage expected though not all buds may perish, followed by a warming trend tomorrow. Oswego reports an inch of rain, while Goodland and Ellis note minimal moisture.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Oswego
Goodland
Ellis
Wester
Open Season on New Deal Begins With Maine G O P
In Bangor Maine at the state Republican convention Senator H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire a foe of the new deal called for decentralization of the federal government and declared open season on the new deal Bridges said the 1936 election was not an election but a public auction and that Roosevelt was the highest bidder while Maine and Vermont could not be bought and the Roosevelt honeymoon was over
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Bangor
Maine
Roosevelt
U. S
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Vermont
Chandler Named to Federal Reserve Board Advisory Council
Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City elected C. Q. Chandler, chairman of the First National Bank of Wichita, as the tenth district representative on the Fed advisory council. He succeeds the late W. T. Kemper Sr. of Kansas City.
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Chandler
Kansas City
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
C. Q. Chandler
First National Bank of
Wichita
Federal Reserve Board
W. T. Kemper
Midnight Letter Stirs Washington
Washington reports a midnight Roosevelt letter denying dictatorial aims sparks praise and critique. Senators Barkley Wheeler Copeland Burke Byrnes applaud or challenge the statement as party lines divide over the reorganization bill and its expansion of executive power.
U S Notifies Britain and France on New Battleship Plans
The United States formally notified Great Britain and France of intent to build battleships larger than 35000 tons. Secretary Hull sent notes to the British and French embassies and the Canadian legation. Britain and France are expected to respond today. France may accept the 35000 ton limit. the note argues Japan’s failure to respond implies presumption of larger ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
United States
Great Britain
France
Hull
Legation
Japan
TVA Probe Ready Goes Now to Roosevelt
The Senate approved a resolution directing a broad investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority and sent it to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature. Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead discussed committee selections while Senator Bridges criticized the process as potentially a white wash. The TVA controversy centers on Chairman Arthur Morgan and the inquiry is expected to continue for months after adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
D-S.c
Senate
Cochran
D-Mo
House Reorganization Committee
Taber
R-N.y
House
Rayburn
Martin
R-Mass
Washington
Mar
Tennessee Valley Authority
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Roosevelt
Garner
Bankhead
Bridges
R-Nh
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Army Day Luncheon Speaker At Fort Leavenworth
Lt. Col. Freeman W. Bowley of the staff of the command and general staff school will speak on Your Army your Protection at the Army day luncheon in the Eldridge hotel on Tuesday April 5 at 12 20 p m The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Reserve Officers Association ROTC unit at K U National Guard American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars The meeting is open to the public Reservations by calling the Chamber of Commerce office at 485
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Freeman W. Bowley
Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Colonel Bowley
U. S. Army Academy
West Point
Field Artillery
Ft. Still
Okla
Army War College
Washington, D. C
Albert J. Bowley
Seventh Corps
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, Reserve Officers Association
R.O.T.C
K.U
National Guard
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Garbo and Stokowski Leave Italy for Tunis Voyage
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski sailed tonight for Tunis on the steamer Citta Di Palermo after a 10 day departure from Ravello and a month of vacationing at a seaside villa. They had toured Italy during the interim.
Proposals in Government Reorganization Bill
Washington March 31 The government reorganization bill debated in the House includes six presidential administrative assistants at 310000 yearly, possible consolidation of agencies for two years, and congressional disapproval of executive orders within 60 days with presidential veto. A welfare department would join the cabinet, GAO kept, an auditor general to audit spending, a single civil service administrator, and a seven member outsider watch dog panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
D-Mass
Congress
American Federation of Labor
House
A. F. of L
Snell
Civil Service Commission
General Accounting Office
Washington
Mar
CPI
Welfare Department
Comptroller General
Civil Service
Voters to decide on two bond issues in Lawrence election
Lawrence residents will vote on two bonds next Tuesday. One up to 16000 dollars for Massachusetts street paving from Twentieth to Twenty third, with about half funded by federal aid. The other up to 3500 dollars for a reinforced concrete comfort station at South Park.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Twenty-third Street
Southpark
Twentieth Street
Massachusetts
Ben Babb
Babb
Quincy
County Wood Yard
City Park Committee
Health Department
South Park
Kentuckys Four Counties Hit by Tornadic Winds
Tornadic winds smashed houses and barns across four Kentucky counties. Livestock drowned as swollen creeks rose. no human fatalities reported though six persons were affected. Rain along the Ohio River reached 7.85 inches at government dam No. 50 in Crittenden county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Kentucky
Ohio River
Government Dam
Crittenden County
Miss Marion Seelye Elected Kansas DAR Regent
In Pittsburg on March 31 Miss Marion Seelye of Abilene was chosen regent at the Kansas Daughters of the American Revolution state convention. Other officers for one year include vice regent Mrs. Alexander Berger Arkansas City chaplain Mrs. Walter Chaney Topeka recording secretary Mrs. Clarence Laird Dodge City corresponding secretary Mrs. J. T. Cronkhite Wichita treasurer Mrs. Dorothy Houghton Wichita registrar Mrs. F. H. Dickinson Pittsburg historian Mrs. James W. King Ottawa librarian Mrs. Dorothy Shrewder Ashland and reporter Mrs. John C. Reese Newton.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Marion Seelye
Abilene
Kansas Daughters of the American Revolution
Alexander Berger
Arkansas City
Walter Chaney
Topeka
Clarence Laird
Dodge City
J. T. Cronkhite
Wichita
Dorothy Houghton
Vote to Consider Bill Reorganization Bill Debated in House
Administration forces won initial skirmishes as the House voted 202 to 143 to consider the reorganization bill without restriction on debate. Speaker Bankhead ruled out three parliamentary points of order, signaling a cautious but favorable start for supporters.
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Washington
House
Bankhead
Notice on dog licenses and police pickup after April 1 1938
All dogs without city licenses will be picked up by the police department after April 1, 1938. Licenses must be purchased at once at the city clerk's office. A rabies certificate must be presented to secure license. Jude Anderson Chief of Police. Adv.
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Jude Anderson
Memphis Named Top City for Safety Efforts in 1987
Memphis Tennessee topped 1100 cities in the National Safety Council contest for promoting traffic safety in 1987. The city reduced traffic toll to 34 in 1937 by 31.9 percent from the previous year and won the grand prize plus first in the 250 000 to 500 000 population group.
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Chicago
Mar
Memphis
Tenn
National Safety Council
New York
Washington
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Hartace
Conn
Wichita
Kan
Topeka
Offensive north of Guadalajara reported in Madrid
Semi official Madrid reports say government forces launched an offensive north of Guadalajara about 40 miles northeast of Madrid. Intense artillery fire was reported near Guadalajara while insurgents under Franco push toward Lerida Tarragona Gandesa and threaten the Barcelona area.
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Madrid
Mar
Guadalajara
Here
Aragon
Catalonia
Hendaye
France
Franco
Mediterranean
Spain
Lerida
Barcelona
Tarragona
Gandesa
Algas
Jeehold
Segre River
Cinca River
Caspe
Alcaniz
Valencia
Calderas
Detroit Council Tables Petition on Police Brutality
Detroit city council, packed with about 200 unionists, tabled a United Automobile Workers petition alleging police brutality used to grind down wage levels. The petition urged curbing police actions amid a UAW strike over wage cuts at Federal Screw Works.
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Detroit
Mar
United Automobile Workers
U.A.W
Federal Screw Works
Railroads Seek Single Federal Agency Control
A proposal for unified federal control of rail, air and highway transport surfaced after President Roosevelt signaled plans to send Congress a special message on railroads. R V Fletcher of the Association of American Railroads urged placing all transportation under the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington, Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
R. V. Fletcher
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stock Market Index Shows Gain of 27.7 Points
The average of 60 stocks rose to 33.7 with trading activity noted yesterday reaching 342 on the index, reflecting a broad market uptick across sectors.
Suit Seeks Tax Exemption for Lawrence Women's Club Property
An injunction suit filed in district court by the State of Kansas on relation of County Attorney Charles A. Springer challenges the removal from the tax rolls of the Lawrence Women's club property at Twentieth and Massachusetts. It alleges the club operates as a business for profit and seeks to void the state tax commission orders exempting the property for 1937 and to prevent abatement of taxes including a disputed $853.43. The case targets whether the club’s lots and club building are used exclusively for charitable purposes and notes prior rulings and appeals between county and state authorities.
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State Tax Commission
Lawrence Women’s Club
Twentieth and
Massachusetts Street
State of
Kansas
Charles A. Spinger
Douglas County
T. R.’Gerhart
A. M. Gardner
Springer
Board of County Commissioners
South Lawrence
Women’s Club
Tax Commission
The
Huxman Endorses Red Cross Relief Drive
Topeka reports Governor Huxman endorsed a Red Cross relief drive by 450 chapters in five tornado struck states seeking $100,000 for rehabilitation work. William M Baxter of the Red Cross Midwest branch sent a telegram outlining the plan to Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Illinois to aid storm sufferers.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Hollow
Missouri
Boone County
Lebarnon
Red Cross
St. Louis
Columbus
Pekin
Arkansas
Alton, AS
A. Winfrey
Heber Springs
Ark
Little Rock
Quachita
Topeka
Mar
Walter A. Huxman
American Red Cross
William M. Baxter
The
Illinois
Resignation of First National Bank Cashier George Docking
George Docking resigns as cashier of the First National Bank to devote attention to other work. The Board of Directors accepted the resignation with regret and it will take effect July 1 when a successor will be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Docking
First National Bank
Weather Outlook Improve Friday After Frost Night
Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with heavy frost and a warming trend Friday. Morning notes show dirt roads muddy at Coffeyville rough at Manhattan and fair to good across Topeka Emporia Arkansas City Wichita Salina Pittsburg and Garden City.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Manhattan
Topeka
Emporia
Arkansas City
Wichita
Salina
Pittsburg
Garden City
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Hileo Johnson
Venice
Val Stevens
Rushville
Ford Service
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G.O.P
R.-N.y
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Wheeler
D-Mont
Copeland
D-N.y
Democratic Party
Civil Service Section
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National Safety Organization
Serida
BuNetin
Detroit Council
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U.S
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