Rules Committee to decide fate of two Roosevelt bills
Washington April 27. The House Rules Committee may grant privileged status to the pump priming spending bill and the revised wage hour bill, placing them on the calendar. House Republicans vow to block White House pressure and preserve orderly debate as maneuvering could delay adjournment.
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HOUSE
Washington
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Rules
Appropriations Committee
Rules Committee
Snell
New York House
White House
Six Prisoners To Be Transferred To Atlanta Prison
During the Mary H. McCoy against United Gas Public Service case in federal court, six prisoners from Ouachita parish jail were prepared for shipment to the government penitentiary in Atlanta. Three white and three Black inmates will depart by train tonight under Deputy U S Marshal John J Youngblood Jr. The group includes two whites with guilty pleas, one white sentenced on probation revocation, two Black convicts by jury, and one Black man with a mistrial on bootlegging now to serve an 18 month term.
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Mary H. McCoy
United Gas Public Service Company
United States Marshal's Office
Government
Atlanta
Ouachita Parish
United States
John J. Youngblood, Jr
Japanese Not to Prosecute Gibbon in Yokohama
Elwyn Gibbon, an American aviator, will not be prosecuted after a conference between the local prosecutor and the supreme court chief justice. He has been held five days on suspicion of bomb attacks on Japanese troops while en route from China to the United States. A neutral citizen who had ceased fighting for China, he avoids Article 81 death penalty. His wife remains on the Empress of Asia, bound for Vancouver.
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Yokohama
Japan
Elwyn Gibbon
Supreme Court
Gibbon
China
United States
Seattle
Vancouver
Compromise Tax Bill Explained in Question and Answer
Washington April 27 a senate house committee explains the compromise tax bill designed to raise about 5.13 billion annually, spur business expansion end tax inequities and curb tax dodging. It applies to 1938 corporate incomes and taxes undistributed profits at 16 12 to 19 percent. Gains taxed 18 month and less at normal rates, 20 percent for 18 months to two years, 15 percent for over two years with half of gains eligible for inclusion.
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Washington
Senate-House
Allgeyer Seeks Separation From His Wife in New Orleans
Dr. Ernest E. Allgeyer filed for separation in civil district court alleging his wife Marion Gustine Allgeyer exhibited excesses, deception, and unprincipled conduct. He claims the New York breach of contract suit and newspaper reports humiliated him, noting their New Orleans marriage on February 10, 1926 and past undisclosed divorce from Sanford Clarke.
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New Orleans
Marion Gustine Allgeyer
New York
Ernest E. Allgeyer
Allgeyer
Augeurs
Editor Urges Press Freedom at Cornell Institute
M. V. Atwood, associate editor of the Gannett papers, urged the audience at a Cornell Parent-Teacher institute to insist on press freedom despite abuses by a small press faction. He said editors defend a right to know over mere print and cited Justice Sutherland on not fettering the press. He warned editors must be willing to stand responsible for what they publish.
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Ithaca
N. Y
M.V. Atwood
Gannett
Cornell University
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Atwood
Gas Explosion Kills Two at St. Clair Coal Mine
Two men were killed and between 20 and 30 injured by a gas explosion at the St. Clair Coal company mine three miles north of Pottsville. The company sought beds and burn supplies from Pottsville hospital and asked undertakers to prepare vehicles to transfer the injured.
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Pottsville
St. Clair Coal Company
Pottsville Hospital
Oe Mine
Simple rites crown Albania’s 22 year old Queen Geraldine
In Tirana a civil ceremony made Countess Geraldine Appornyi the first queen of Albania as King Ahmed Zog wed. A 101 gun salute and church bells marked the union in a half oriental, half occidental setting. Geraldine, 22, American blood, wore a white satin gown with diamante and pearls.
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Tirana
Albania
Geraldine Appornyi
Ahmed 4Og
Minlarets
Hermet Delvina
Geraldine
Farida
Egypt
Smallroyal Palace
Three Convicted in False Circus Income Scheme
A New York federal jury convicted former Ringling Brothers attorney John M. Kelley and two ex-IRS agents, Charles D. M. Greer and Nathaniel F. Rabner, of aiding in filing false income tax returns for Ringling enterprises. They face up to 40 years in prison and fines up to 10000 each. Jurors cleared counts alleging conspiracy. prosecutors claim $10.8 million in profits but taxes paid on $4.3 million from 1918 to 1952.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Ringling Brothers Circus Enterprises
John M. Kelley
The
Ringlings
Charles D M. Greer
Nathaniel F. Rabner
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and S Bailey
Joseph W. Burns
John
Charles
Richard T
Alfred T. Ringling
Bridgeport
Big Law Suit in Rodessa Settled
A suit over ownership of 435, shares of Rodessa Oil and Land stock, once pledged for a 25 loan and valued at over 500 per share, was settled out of court. Final terms split 177 shares among J F Mathis heirs Mrs A A Adams of Shreveport Harry Mathis of Memphis and Mrs George S Knapp of Memphis.
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Memphis, Tenn
Rodessa Oil and Land Company
Rodessa
J. F. Mathis
Iich
Mathis
A. A. Adams
Shreveport
Harry Mathis
Memphis
George S. Knapp
J. K. Mathis
Editor Monroe Papers T. H. Ewing Dies
Toulmin Hunter Ewing editor of the News Star and Morning World died from a heart attack while on a fishing trip at Pass Christian Mississippi. Born September 7 1895 in New Orleans he was 42. He served in France with the 10th Field Artillery and later led newspaper ventures since age 20.
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Toulmin H. Ewing
News-Star
Morning World
Pass Christian
Miss
Toulmin Hunter Ewing
Mr. Ewing
New Orleans
Ewing
Pass Kristian
Bruce Pittman
Robert Ewing
Occu
West Monroe suits seek 118750 in damages in city crash
Four damage suits filed in civil district court allege deaths from a January 3, 1937 car crash on North Fourth Street. Plaintiffs include Nathaniel Clinton Jr., W. T. Perrett,iss Berdie Willis, and Mrs Pinkie Hodges Madden seeking totals of 33500, 25000, 30175, and 30175 respectively. Trial under Judge J. T. Shell began Monday and may conclude Wednesday afternoon with a post trial decision pending.
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West Monroe
Civil District Court
Beore
J. T. Shell
A. P. Golden
N. A. Clinton
E. EK. Madden
Madden
North Fourth Street
Henry Plinton
Nathaniel Clinton
Uing
W. T. Perrett
Iss Berdie Willis
Winnfield
J. E. Madden
E. E. Madden
Pinkie Hodges Madden
Rose Long to Wed in Baton Rouge Announcement Weekend
Rose Long aged 21 daughter of the late Huey P Long said today her engagement and approaching marriage would be announced Sunday in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The public note came as Rose prepares for a forthcoming wedding date in the family circle and follows Huey Long’s legacy.
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Rose Long
Baton Rouge, la
Huey P. Long
LaGuardia Ends Texas Visit After Speech
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York City left Texas after addressing the West Texas chamber of Commerce, saying under-purchasing is the nation’s major problem. He urged exchanges of services across regions to boost purchasing power and combat over-production concerns.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Re study of river projects ordered in Washington
The army engineers ordered 14 rivers and harbors projects re studied by a House committee to decide on early improvements or modified plans. District engineers will hear local interests as review reports are prepared. Projects listed span multiple Louisiana bays and canals.
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Washington
Army Engineers
House
Black Bayou
Houma-Terrebonne Ship Canal
Bayou Grande Caillou
Bayou le Carpe
Barataria Bay
Chevreuil Bayou
Atchafalaya
Bayou Petit Ance
Bayou Tigre
Bayou
Britain Hikes Taxes to Fund War Time Budget
London April 27 Parliament approved a large peace time budget allocating funds for armament food caches and government running costs for the year ending March 31 1939. Consumers face tea tax gas and higher income tax with a 2.5 percent increase base rate 27.5 percent and a retroactive April 1 start. The government expects the public to accept the higher burdens.
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London
Sirohn Simon
House of Commiets
Britain
Labor
Sir John
Blast Kills Three Miners in Pottsville Mine
An explosion and fire at the St. Clair Coal mine near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, killed at least three miners and trapped others. Rescue crews faced black damp conditions as they worked four hours after the blast, with six of 28 miners evacuated alive and five burned in critical condition while the fate of the remaining workers remained unclear.
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Pottsville
St. Clair Coal Company
Slayer of mother gets 14 year term
Theodore Danielsen a 16 year old Chicago high school student was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for murdering his crippled mother. Chief Justice Harrington delivered the verdict in a tense criminal court as the boy, tearful and pale, asked to go home with his father after the claim that she had scolded him for hockey. The motive cited involved the March 3 stabbing with a nine inch bread knife.
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Chicago
Theodore Danielsen
Cornelius J. Harrington
Criminal Court
Theodore
Danielsen
Man Saved By Act Of God Fights Death
In Huntsville Texas a convicted slayer named John W Vaughn 37 escaped the electric chair when the device failed during a farewell speech prompting a week reprieve for Vaughn and Johnnie Banks. Attorney Mack Gates plans to seek court restraint arguing cruel and unusual punishment and lack of gubernatorial authority. The warden cited a worn out generator as cause for the malfunction during the execution attempt.
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Huntsville
Tex
Mack Gates
John W.vaughn
State Prison
Maxm. Rogers
Vaughn
Waid
Hoover warns of moral slump and reform talk
Fresno Calif April 27 former President Herbert Hoover said the nation faces a moral recession as governments lose moral fiber. He cited a defamation of honest achievement and urged eight simple principles of moral government while addressing about 2800 attendees.
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Fresno
Calif
United States
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Japan Vies For Mexican Gas Sale Amid Labor Fears
Mexico City reports government sources say Japan offered cash upfront for 3 million dollars worth gasoline. Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, head of the National Petroleum Export Company, hesitates to close to avoid labor opposition from Mexican and US unions. The Confederation of Mexican Workers notes delegates returned from the US with promise of CIO support after pledging oil would not go to fascist nations. The government seeks foreign markets for surplus after nationalization.
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Mexico City
Japan
Gustavo Espinosa Mireles
National Petroleum Export Company
United States
Confederation of Mexican Works
Petroleum Workers
Joan L. Lewis
The
Moore urged as potential presidential candidate by Burke
Elizabeth New Jersey April 27 Senator Burke a Democrat from Nebraska named New Jersey Governor Moore as a possible presidential candidate He said Garner shares the same admiration for Moore and Burke called Moore a fine presidential candidate noting his past opposition to Roosevelt court packing and reorganization efforts
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Elizabeth
N. J
United States
Burke
Nebraska
New Jersey
Moore
Garner
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
British, Japanese avert clash over Tungwo release in Shanghai
In Shanghai area a confrontation over the British steamer Tungwo was defused as Japanese authorities pledged to release the ship by morning after British threats of force. A Chinese passenger allegedly fired a pistol at a Japanese soldier, prompting the stand and an investigation.
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Shanghai
Tungwo
Haimen
Whangpoe
Shanghhai
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
China
Britain and France outline steps against Nazi surge in Europe
The Associated Press reports on planned actions by Britain and France to curb Nazi expansion in central Europe, with emphasis on Czechoslovakia. The two nations consider coordinated diplomacy and potential measures to deter aggression and preserve regional stability amid rising German pressure.
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Associated Press
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt Ford Lunch Confere nce At White House
President Roosevelt hosts Henry Ford at a small White House luncheon as a crowd gathers for a glimpse of Ford. Earlier, sixteen leading industrialists pledged to support administration aims to aid business and restore confidence and normal conditions following Roosevelt's fireside chat.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
White House
Valuable Jewelry in Coogan Estate
In Los Angeles on April 27 a 1 carat diamond valued at 25000 and a 2500 diamond studded platinum watch were listed by the receiver in Jackie Coogan's 4 million dollar accounting suit against his mother Mrs. Arthur Bernstein. Bernstein turned these and other articles over to John Iby for appraisal. She contends Coogan's earnings belong to her through the death of her former husband John R. Coogan.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Arthur Bernstein
Bernstein
John Iby
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