Committee Urges Amendments to Wagner Act in Congress
The Smith committee reports urgent need to amend the Wagner Act this session to correct what it calls wrongful encroachments on industry labor and the public. The 60,000 word document proposes 17 revisions, including a new board and separation of prosecuting and judicial roles.
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Washington
Smith Committee
Labor Board
House Today
Smith
Virginia
Habeck
Indiana
Reutzcin
Ohio
Representa Healey
Massachusetts
Germans Warn of More Sensations From Diplomatic Papers
Berlin reports a new wave of documents promised soon after a prior release. Officials refuse specific names but indicate further disclosures will name statesmen and involve communications with the United States ambassador to Paris, William Bullitt, and Joseph Kennedy outlines.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
United States
Ambamedor
Paris
William C. Bullitt
Warsaw
Bullitt
London
Joseph
Kennedy
Masons to Hold District Meeting Across Parishes
The Masonic lodge at Newellton hosts the Fourth District gathering of lodges from Catahoula Caldwell Concordia Franklin Ouachita and Tensas. Delegates from Monroe Newellton Harrisonburg Calhoun Columbia Sicily Island Winnsboro Vidalia St Liddieville Jonesville Crowe Ferriday Gilbert West and Sterlington attend. E R McDonald will give the welcoming address with Rev Q Cole responding.
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Masonic
Newellton
Cata
Union Church
E. R. McDonald
Q. Cole
Monroe
Dee A. Strickland
Grand Lodge
John W. Foes
Columbia
Joseph Igor
St. Joseph
Robert Cretney
Sterlington
Four Dead and Four Burned in Gas Explosion Near Centralia
An oil well near Centralia Illinois exploded after escaping gas ignited in a blast that killed four workers and burned four seriously. Victims include John Smith and Dave Hardin of Homing Oklahoma, Charles Underwood of Drumright Oklahoma, and D E Bevan of Tulsa Oklahoma. Others burned were Joe Butrick of Hominy and Carl Lycette of Avant Oklahoma.
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Tralia
Illinois
Centralia
John Smith
Dave Hardin
Homing
Okla
Charles Underwood
Drumwright
D. E
Red) Bevan
Tulsa
Joe Butrick
Hominy
End Carl Lycette
Avant
Mow
Tomar Sf
New Orleans Council Opposes Immediate Sales Tax End
The New Orleans Council of Social Agencies urged keeping the sales tax until substitute revenue appears to avert a welfare crisis. It warned repeal would leave 27 000 families (108 000 people) without support and lose over 1 million dollars monthly for local business and relief programs. The group rejects continued sales tax funding but calls for alternatives before elimination.
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New Orleans
Wnb
New
New Or
Council of Social Agencies
Mystery murder of coed stumps state college police
State College police report the three day old sex fiend murder of 17 year old Rachel Taylor remains unsolved. A Philadelphia suspect nabbed on a tip is eliminated and released after being held a day. The victim was found battered in a public school driveway.
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State College
Rachel Taylor
Lynn G. Adams
The
State Motor Police
Philadelphia
Funds Pour In For Jones Support In Louisiana
In Lake Charles supporters urge Governor designate Sam H. Jones to provide money for education and poverty relief. Donors seek funds for college tuition farm needs and clothing with some requesting cash up to 15000 dollars. Jones invites newly elected legislators to meet in April as the 60 day session starts in May.
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Lake Charles
Sam H. Jones
Baton Rouge
Jones
Roland Cocreham
Turkey May Aid Allied Ships Through Dardanelles
Balkan diplomats reported a possible accord allowing British and French warships to pass the Dardanelles to choke German supply lines from Russia in the Black Sea. London circles denied knowledge, while if true it could boost allied blockades and risk Russia’s entry. French Admiral Mouren reportedly arrived in Istanbul to organize antiaircraft defense. In another item, a two pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. J A Watson in Jonesboro and sent to Pineville sanitarium for incubator care.
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Bucharest
Tyrce Ees
Balkan
Dardanelles
Germany
Russia
Black Sea
le Moment
London
Balkans
Molotoff
Near East
Istanbul
Mouren
Belgrade
Jonesboro
J. A. Watson
Pineville
Census Takers Ready for Nationwide Doorstep Count
An army of 120 000 census takers prepares to begin door to door enumeration in the biggest data campaign of the decade. The count starts with a 12 01 am local time shift on Monday and will collect details on age sex income education and property across states with results due to the president by December.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
America
Congress
Klan Indictments Grow as Officers Nab Suspects in Georgia
Prosecutors press a widening KKK probe in Fulton County after ten indictments tied to floggings and kidnappings. Two deputy sheriffs among the accused. Imperial Wizard Colescott questioned for membership records as a broader fear of female floggers and nocturnal night riders surfaces.
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Colescott
Atlanta
Fulton County
John A. Boykin
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Oie
Union City
James A. Colescott
East Point
Christ
Isaac Gaston
Atlanta Constitution
East Point Klan
The
Constitution
Irvish Atashel Alee Ten
Prime Minister Reynaud Broadcast Cancelled By Weather
A planned United States broadcast from Paris by French Premier Paul Reynaud was called off due to atmospheric conditions that blocked short wave transatlantic transmission.
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New York
United States
Paris
Paul Reynaud
Europe’s War Is Baffling To Would-Be Forecasters
Europe’s war outlook defies confident prediction as months pass with little large scale ground or air combat. Analysts warn fear remains constant for civilians while economic warfare could shift momentum, with no decisive frontal campaigns expected soon.
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Europe
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
North Sea
Southerners Seek Caskie’s Replacement With Southern Picks
Washington reports a scramble among southern senators to unite on a single nominee for the I C C seat vacated by Marion M. Caskie of Alabama. Roosevelt may appoint a southerner if the bloc agrees. otherwise the choice could rest with the president. The drive follows a recent I C C vote favoring southern rate reductions and ongoing investigations into dam and livestock rates.
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Ben Grant Washington
Marion M. Caskie
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
Caskie
Southern Public Service
Ias Soto
Roosevelt
Delhi Tax Driver Slashed In Cab Attack
B W Williams, a taxi driver in Delhi La, was reported in serious condition with a four inch gash along his throat after a knife attack by a Black passenger named Hawkins. Williams fled. a gun was reported to be in the cab. The assault occurred late this afternoon.
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Delhi
B. W. Williams
Williams
Hawkins
Wilnegro
Wiliers
Last Rites For Storm Victims Set For Sunday
Debris floods the Cajun village of Pierre Part Louisiana after a tornado tore through the bayou injuring residents. Rescuers in pirogues search flooded areas while Frank M Grayson Red Cross director for Mississippi and Louisiana reports at least six killed and two missing.
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Pierre Part
Louisiana
Bayou Cajun
Mane
Aed Mone SS
SeaTac
Bayou Pierre Part
Frank Sf. Grayson
Red Crom
Mississippi
Kaplan Founder Dies in New Orleans Hospital
Continued on second peg Kaplan funeral planned today. Founder of the company died early Saturday in a New Orleans hospital. Born March 2, 1814, he landed in New York at age 14 and later lived in Springfield. He settled in Monroe in 1804 and, four years later, started the Monroe Furniture Company.
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New Orleans
Lester Scharff Masur
Walter Bert Haas
Igman
Murray Kaplan
New York
Springfield
Monroe
Monroe Furniture Company
Child Found Safe After 48 Hours M I S S I N G
Three and a half year old Helen Louise Chenoweth was found asleep on a farm near her home after 48 hours missing. Deputy Sheriff Floyd Morse located the child on Richard Martin’s property as searchers of up to 20 men combed the countryside following her disappearance on Thursday evening.
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Martech
Helen Louise Chenoweth
Floyd Morse
Richard Martin
Chenoweths
Britain Warns on Neutral Rights as War Tightens
In a London speech dated March 2, Winston Churchill warns that neutrals face suffering as Britain tightens naval measures. He urges united Allied action to end the war, signaling intensified efforts to intercept Scandinavia bound ore and raw materials en route to Germany.
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Drew Middleton
London
Pugnee Chou
Winston Churchill
Britain
America
Europe
United Action
Germany
Great Britain
Mexico
Wiedivostok
Tren
Churchill
Analia
Democrats See Roosevelt Harpooning Prospects for 1940 Nomination
Senator Johnson of Colorado accuses President Roosevelt of harpooning and torpedoing rival presidential candidates to secure a third term. He says if the president pursues the plan, party efforts will shift, with Wheeler as a potential Democratic nominee and others reacting to the “cold-blooded” tactics.
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William BK. Ardery
Washington
BPR
Johnson
Colorado
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Calor
Wheeler
Dermacerst
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Sacond Paert
Kathleen Norris
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