Devastating Tornado Strikes Tennessee Border Toll Tops 36
A fierce tornado carved a wide path from the Mississippi to the Cumberland mountains hitting Nashville and towns like Harrogate Jellico and Kingsport. The death toll reached at least 36 with more than 200 injured and extensive property damage. Rescue crews struggled through wreckage as communications failed and the National Guard was deployed to restore order.
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Banking Holiday Ends as Ouachita Bank Opens
Washington report says Senator Robinson said final action on a state bank loan measure was blocked by Treasury officials. The Ouachita National Bank opened at 9 am after federal reserve permission, while Central Bank remained closed under state orders. Crowds deposited cash. withdrawals stayed near zero. Officials expect broader economic revival once state banks lift restrictions.
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Roosevelt’s Early 10 Days Aid Bank Crisis and Economic Drive
Washington March 15. In ten days as president Franklin D Roosevelt has moved quickly. A national bank holiday was proclaimed March 5 and war powers invoked. March 9 congress was urged to pass emergency bank legislation. The measure passed and was signed within ten hours. Also sought was half a billion in cut federal spending. The house backed the economy bill March 11 and the senate began debate March 13. March 14 the beer bill passed the house as the economy measure moved toward passage. A farm relief plan and a $500 million employment bond were pending.
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Former Mayor Trotti Defeats Lake Charles Incumbent
Unofficial returns from Lake Charles show former Mayor J. A. Trotti beating incumbent Mayor Leon Locke 1 813 to 1 337. Former Commissioner E. L. Gorham loses to J. Edgar Johnson for streets and parks commissioner 1 876 to 1 245. Finance Commissioner ve H. Funderburg was previously re-
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Ramblin on Town Pronunciations and Local Happenings
H H B's column notes mispronounced words biography and economics and cites public library tips. It shares reader letters from San Bernardino and Monroe about earthquakes and local college honors, plus town news on posters for a junior college minstrel show and a new baby in the Dana family.
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France urged to pay debt to United States
Former French premier Edouard Herriot warned Paris it should settle its three months overdue debt to the United States promptly. He pressed for a quick accord among the United States, Britain, and France as a safeguard of freedom and peace amid news of a coalition of dictatorships at Geneva. He urged payment of the $19 million interest owed since December before ambassador Lefevre de Laboulaye departs for Washington.
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Banking Reopened Nationwide Under Roosevelt Plan
Banks resumed operations across the United States on the third day of Roosevelt's reopening program. Hundreds of small institutions joined large banks in 12 Federal Reserve districts and 250 clearing centers as the New York Stock Exchange reopened after a 12 day halt and led with a wave of buying.
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Sheriff Outlines Savings Amid Salary Reductions
Sheriff Milton Coverdale explains easing measures in the sheriff's department during the economic downturn. Employed personnel are paid from the sheriff's salary appropriation, not police jury funds, with further economy steps noted as reductions continue.
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Roosevelt And Woodin Declare Justice For Banks
Roosevelt and Woodin pledge justice for bank failures. They aim to reopen closed banks and prosecute those responsible, with Woodin stating personal resolve while addressing the White House steps.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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New York Market Opens With Strong Bullish Surge
The New York stock exchange reopened with a bullish display after a first shutdown since 1914. Shares rose across the board with key issues like American Telephone U S Steel Pennsylvania Railroad and General Motors climbing substantially. Wet stocks led by Owens Illinois Glass, Crown Cork and National Distillers also jumped as investors bid up prices amid improving staple markets.
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President Roosevelt to unveil farm and unemployment plans
March 15. President Roosevelt will send messages to Congress on emergency farm and unemployment measures for immediate action. The unemployment plan recruits idle urban workers for reforestation nationwide, while the farm plan proposes a one year experiment with acreage control to raise farm product values. Democratic leaders promise swift enactment in both chambers amid focus on passing the economy and beer bills. The farm measure excludes price fixing but allows leasing marginal lands to withdraw from production. cotton crop provisions reference the failed Smith bill.
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Workman Dies After Fall From Caddo Span
SHREVEPORT La March 15 A local carpenter W Q Bell about 60 was instantly killed when he lost balance while working on a Red River bridge column. Bell had been on site about ten minutes for List and Weatherbee contractors. He is survived by his widow and five children.
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Long Beach Seeks R F C Change for City Aid
Long Beach civic groups plan to urge Congress to amend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation act to grant aid for private dwelling restoration. Tremors continue in the quake zone with new shocks felt at 9 40 pm and 3 14 am. The aftershocks rattled Huntington Park and damaged already ruined buildings but caused no major new destruction.
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Police Halt Attempted Parliamentary Session
In Vienna police raided the Austrian parliament and halted an opposition rump session aimed at defying Chancellor Dollfuss and President Miklas. Parliament had been dissolved after officers resigned over railway wage disputes, with the chancellor holding dictatorial powers.
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Boy Pine Crops Spark Paper Revolution in Georgia
Marian Renfroe a Georgia farm boy now twenty is growing slash pines on cultivated land near Quitman to supply fast growing white paper pulp. Dr. Charles Herty says Georgia has produced superior newsprint from seven year old slash pines, far younger than the usual spruce source of fifty years. Renfroe’s method uses corn between rows to subsidize growth and labor costs, starting with two acres and small initial profits. The boy’s pines reach seven feet in height signaling rapid progress toward a new forestry based paper industry.
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Senate Group Approves House Beer Bill Fast Track
The Senate Finance Committee gave a favorable report to the house beer bill with one amendment to legalize wine and fruit juices at 3.2 percent. The committee acted without a record vote in executive session. The bill would be called up in the Senate after the economy measure and could reach the White House by week’s end. It would take effect 15 days after Roosevelt signs.
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Feazel Urges Legislature to Serve Without Pay
Rep W C Feazel from Ouachita parish says a special session to repeal the Hood act is likely and calls for all legislators and attendants to serve without pay due to current economic conditions. He argues Louisiana should not bear expenses for a special session.
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Harriman Faces Misuse Charge
Joseph W. Harriman banker was arrested after a dramatic scene and faced a fast grand jury review on charges of misusing funds totaling 1,393,000 dollars. He is accused of false entries and was slated for arraignment before March 28.
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Joseph W. Harriman
United States
George Z. Medalie
Harriman
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Woman Abducted in Memphis Dies From Wounds
Miss Margaret White, 30, a fuel company cashier, was kidnapped in a residential area by two men who forced her into a car and shot her after a two hour ride. She died at a Memphis hospital, alleging she was abducted to rob her. She had come to Memphis eight years ago from Nashville.
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Margaret White
Bank Situation In Sentences
The United States bank system shows gradual reopening as hundreds of smaller banks gain permission to resume. Secretary Woodin confirms Treasury satisfaction with prompt orderly responses, with deposits generally exceeding withdrawals. Income tax payment deadline extends to March 31 due to bank holiday disruptions. equity markets reopen as banks resume operations.
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Treasury extends income tax filing to March 31
Washington reports a treasury order delaying the deadline to March 31 for filing income tax returns. A 6 percent interest penalty applies for those paying on the final day. Treasury aims for March payments of about 300 million dollars, up from February’s 180 million. Read by Internal Revenue officers in the post office building.
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Roosevelt Faith in Leadership Sparks Strong Reactions
In Santa Monica on March 15, Rogers urges broad authority for Roosevelt even to extreme measures. He praises executive action over Congress and proclaims support for Roosevelt and aggressive policy, arguing it proves what a country can do when Congress is sidelined.
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Northern Rivers Rampage Drenches Pittsburgh Area
Flooding along the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers surged to 3.7 feet above flood stage with $300,000 in damage in Pittsburgh. Boats sunk or loosened from moorings, cellars flood in the lower business district, and the Iron City Sand and Gravel fleet, worth about $100,000, broke loose and swept over a dam. The Point recorded 28.9 feet at 4:30 a.m., a 1929-level rise.
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