Conservative Democrats Hold Balance in Congress Shifts Power
Conservative Democrats control key congressional committees as Republicans gain seats in 1938. The shift reduces Democratic presence and allows bipartisan coalitions to modify administration policy, notably trimming the president's relief budget. Internal party disputes shape committee leadership and influence, including a contested Ways and Means appointment for a Texas Democrat.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Roosevelts
Senate
Representative West
Texas
West
State Bankers to Meet Jan 25
Louisiana Bankers conference program announced for January 25 26 and 27 in Baton Rouge J S Washburn publicity chairman F F Millsaps presiding Speakers include Dr James M Smith Coleman Lindsey M Nadler J J Driscoll Jr Pro fessor B C Croft J N Quinn Judge Pierre Crabites Topics cover bank management oil valuations taxation consumer credit and government cooperation with banks
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Louisiana Bankers Conference
Baton Rouge
J. S. Washburn
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
F. F. Millsaps
Ouachita National Bank
Louisiana Bankers Association
Cail
Millsaps
B. C. Croft
School of Geology
J. N. Quinn
First National Bank
Hugo, Cole
Pierre Crabites
Weather Bureau issues small craft warnings Gulf coast
The Weather Bureau issued small craft warnings for the gulf coast from east of Port Arthur Texas to Valparaiso Florida. Increasing southeast winds will become fresh to strong this afternoon, shifting to northerly west of New Orleans tonight and from New Orleans to Valparaiso late tonight or Wednesday.
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New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Port Arthur
Tex
Valparaiso
Fla
Beheading of Two German Soldiers for High Treason
Two former soldiers Heinz Kosehan aged 22 and Gerhard Kersandt aged 25 were beheaded today after being sentenced to death by court martial for high treason in Berlin on January 17.
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Berlin
Jan
Heinz Kosehan
Gerhard Kersandt
Girl Flier and Mechanic Saved at Sea
Ecuadorian girl pilot Hermi linda Briones and mechanic A M Alfonso were rescued after their small plane ditched at sea off Florida. They were en route from Key West toward Boston when fuel ran out and the craft sank. Coast guards plucked them from the water as Liberty Bell passed nearby.
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Fis
Hermilinda Briones
Cuba
Boston
A. M. Alfonso
Lykes
Liberty Bell
Alfonso
Coast Guard
Fort Lauderdale
New York
Naval Air Service
WPA
Elliott Roosevelt Endorses Garner in Radio Plea
Elliott Roosevelt son of the president backed Vice President Garner for the next chief executive in a Fort Worth radio broadcast. He praised Garner as a plain-spoken Texan and emphasized Garner's influence in Washington and rejection of partisan labels.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott Roosevelt
Garner
Roosevelt
Texas
Washington
Franco Takes Command As Spanish Civil War Push Near Barcelona
At Hendaye Franco leads insurgent forces as government troops brace for a decisive clash along the Lerida Barcelona highway. observers estimate Franco could field about 30 000 for the attack while government units are reinforced to roughly 400 000. The battle would decide control of the capital and the war’s outcome.
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Hendaye
France
Barcelona
Tarragona
Francisco Franco
Franco
Lerida
Igualada
Britain probes many bombings across U K cities
Police in the United Kingdom question Irish independence groups as the worst bombing surge since Fenian era hits London Manchester Liverpool Birmingham and other cities. Ten blasts injure three workers with mass gas masks seen in streets amid fears of further attacks. Maude Gonne McBride, once famed as a beauty, is identified in a linked development.
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United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
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Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Dublin
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Maude Gonne McBride
Europe
Bite Of Rescued Dog Proves Fatal
Detroit January 17 Three weeks after saving a dog from the Rouge river Mrs Stella Kronberg 52 died at Henry Ford hospital The attending physician Dr Paul Falkner said hydrophobia caused by the dog bite led to her death in four hours after arrival.
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Detroit
Stella Maude Kronberg
Rouge River
Dearborn
Senate Roster Completes With Stewart Swearing In
Washington January 17 The senate roster is complete for the new session with Democrat A Tom Stewart of Tennessee sworn in after Prentice Cooper secured Tennessee approval. Stewart waited until Cooper reached the state capitol to take the oath.
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Senate
Washington
Tom Stewart
Tennessee
Yeeres
Prentice Cooper
Allotment of Cotton Urged on Senators
Two state officials urged senators from cotton states to back a domestic allotment plan as an alternative to the administration crop control act. J. E. McDonald and H. A. Taylor met with more than a dozen senators to press their proposal. They argued the current program would ruin cotton farmers and called for fair prices and a mechanism to handle surplus, including potential warehouse storage as part of the defense buildup.
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Washington
J. E. McDonald
Texas
H. A. Taylor
Alabama
McDonald
Taylor
Bankhead
Liberalizing Old Age Insurance Spurs End of Vast Reserve Plan
Washington January 17 the social security board signaled that liberalizing steps for early and larger old age benefits could reduce tax revenues available for a vast reserve fund. They estimated a possible reserve of 47 billion by 1980 versus a contingency fund of 5 to 10 billion under proposed changes, with no firm financing stance from Morgenthau. Benefits begin in 1942 and receipts have funded government bonds while the act took effect in 1937. Continued on second page.
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Congress
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Hitler seeks Poland aid in Ukraine campaign
The article reports Adolf Hitler aiming to win Poland's cooperation for a broader eastern move, leveraging Poland as a gateway to Ukraine. It notes Poland's strong army and food wealth, the potential Ukrainians inside Poland, and the need for concessions from Warsaw to secure a willing alliance, with talks at Berchtesgaden and planned Warsaw negotiations.
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Ukraine
DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
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Joseph Beck
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von Ribbentrop
Hitler and Mussolini Planned Second Munich Coup
Paris report quotes Henri de Kerilis describing a satirical telephone exchange in which Hitler and Mussolini allegedly plot a new Munich style attack if Spanish insurgents reach Barcelona. The dialogue mentions mass air and naval deployments in the Balearics and Pyrenees.
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Henri de Kerilis
Mussolini
Hitler
Barcelona
L'Epoque
Adolf
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Balearics
Frankfurter Nomination Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Felix Frankfurter as associate justice of the Supreme Court with no record vote after an advance Republican caucus pledge. Democrat Sen Neely moved the confirmation as about 50 senators were present.
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High Court
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
Neely
West Virginia
Frank Murphy
Bridges
New Hampshire
Three Governors Take Office in Nationwide Inaugurations
Inaugurations were held for three new governors among 33 elected nationwide. Arthur H. James became Pennsylvania governor at Harrisburg, Burnet R. Maybank succeeded Olin D. Johnston in South Carolina, and W. Lee O'Daniel was inaugurated as Texas governor in Austin. Alabama and Tennessee installations followed, Frank Dixon and Prentice Cooper assuming duties.
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Associated Press
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South Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Alabama
Arthur H. James
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
New Dealer
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S. C
Burnet R. Maybank
Charleston
State Public Service Authority
Olin D. Johnston
W. Lee O'Daniel
Austin
James V. Allred
Frank Dixon
Birmingham
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
One Drowned One Narrowly Escapes on Warrior River
Lawrence Ackerson 18, UA student from Gadsden, survived a boating mishap on the Warrior River below lock 12 dam when his boat capsized. Fred Herbert Spradlin 19, also of Gadsden, drowned in the incident.
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University of Alabama
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Fred Herbert Spradlin
The Nickel Theft Ring Strikes New York Subway
Eight men were arrested on grand larceny and forgery charges as DA Dewey probes a subway theft scheme. The ring allegedly looted about 1.3 million dollars in nickels from the city owned system over five years, affecting 291 million in annual fares. Suspects named Aronstein McGovern Kadison Cox Keuhl O’Brien Walls Carlson. One fugitive reportedly parked $100,000 in recent years.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Henry J. Aronstein
James J. McGovern
Isadore Kadison
Charles E. Cox
William A. Keuhl
William O'Brien
George Walls
John H. Carlson
Four Radio Stars Testify in Benny Smuggling Trial
New York report states four famous radio stars including George Burns and Gracie Allen will testify in the smuggling trial of Jack Benny set to begin next week. Burns has pleaded guilty to jewelry smuggling. Chaperau and Mrs Lauer also pleaded guilty, leaving Benny as the sole defendant. A US attorney noted 15 more subpoenas for business and social notables, including several Manhattan debutantes.
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New York
Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Jack Pearl
Kenny Baker
Burns
Benny
Albert N. Chaperau
Chaperau
Grand Jury
United States
Joseph L. Delaney
Manhattan
Italy decries Paris aid to Spain amid Franco conflict
Rome reports fascist and Italian press blasting Paris for contemplating aid to the Spanish government. Il Messaggero and Il Popolo di Roma accuse France of provoking war and warn Italy would act if foreign support to Madrid escalates, noting Italian troops in Tarragona.
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Il Messaggero
Paris-Midi
Il Massaggera
Il Popolo di Roma
Il Popolo
Italy
Tarragona
Mexico Expels U.S. News Man Kluckhohn
Mexico City orders Frank L. Kluckhohn to leave within 24 hours after the interior department criticized his dispatches. The New York Times noted he faced sustained criticism, while the paper defended his work and reported his high regard in the American community.
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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Washington
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The
Senior House Members to Lead Top Committees
Washington announces the three senior members will chair major committees this session. Sabath of Illinois heads the rules panel after 32 years in Congress, Taylor of Colorado chairs the appropriations committee with 30 years in service, and Doughton of North Carolina leads the ways and means panel.
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Congress
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Doughton
Tee North Carolina
Ways and Means
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