Struggle Over Expense Slash Grows Harder
Washington reports show a House Appropriations Committee backed a $116.5 million emergency defense request as part of an $185.7 million appropriation package for army equipment and seacoast defenses. The same day the House Rules Committee approved a probe into WPA activities amid calls to curb relief funds and a Roosevelt warning about retrenchment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Weir Urges Halt on Steel Scrap Exports
Pittsburgh March 22 Ernest T Weir chairman of National Steel urged stopping steel scrap exports until U S reserves meet emergencies He warned daily alarming reports justify a survey of the situation He noted scrap can be remelted into steel and that pig iron production requires imported manganese Heir said Germany and other nations would not allow scrap exports while the U S ships abroad large amounts and spoke of Japan and Germany in context of the China conflict
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Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir
America
Germany
Weir
Honolulu
Japan
China
Foochow Raided Twice by Eight Japanese Planes
Foochow China March 22 eight Japanese planes attacked the city twice with demolition bombs in the first air raids since July 7. Bombs fell on Chinese barracks customs sheds and powerhouses. Casualties were slight and none of the 50 Americans in Foochow were injured. Foreign property escaped damage. Foochow is the capital of Fukien province on the southeast China coast.
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Foochow
China
Foechow
Fukien Province
Germany Executes Two Traitors in Berlin
In Berlin on March 22, Johannes Mikolajewski, 48, and his son Fritz, 22, were executed by guillotine after being condemned for revealing German defense secrets to an unidentified foreign secret service. Their deaths marked the 14th 1939 execution.
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Berlin
Tod
Johannes Mikolajewski
Fritz
Friend of Il Duce Seeks French-Italian Reconciliation
A close Mussolini associate Hubert LaGardelle urged Paris to press early overtures to Rome for reconciliation. He discussed Italian public opinion with Anatole de Monzie and hinted he might carry peace proposals to Mussolini. The move follows France and Italy tension tied to the Rome Berlin axis and League penalties.
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Paris
Mussolini
Hubert LaGardelle
Rome
Anatole de Monzie
I Duce
LaGardelle
LaGardelie
Rome-Berlin
France
Italy
League of Nations
Neutrality law hearings urged by Pittman in senate committee
Senator Pittman urged prompt hearings on neutrality law changes. He argued policy must be set before war, warning postwar action would be unneutral. Proposals include extending cash and carry to munitions and designating aggressors, with hearings held up by a Johnson motion.
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Pittman
Washington
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Asia
Thomas
Utah
Johnson
California
Beaumont Breaks Roosevelt Appointment for Paris Mission
Count Jean de Beaumont, secretary of the French air commission, said he would skip a Friday meeting with President Roosevelt to fly to Paris and discuss European developments with the chamber of deputies. He warned that war could come soon in Europe if Hitler does not pause his recent gains.
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Denver
Jean de Beaumont
Roosevelt
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Count Beaumont
French Air Commission
San Francisco
New York
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Dale Lawhead Dies at 31 Funeral Set Thursday
W. Dale Lawhead 31 of Monroe dies at local hospital after influenza complications linked to diabetes. The Davis Lawhead Funeral Home member will lie in state until Thursday 3 pm at the Davis Lawhead chapel. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Ernest Dun can Holloway officiating. interment Riverview Burial Park. Lawhead born October 22 1907 in Monroe. educated at local schools and Rice University brief study. joined Corry Davis firm, later Davis firm.
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W. Dale Lawhead
Davis-Lawhead Funeral Home, Inc
Monroe
Davis-Lawhead Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Riverview
Graham Surghnor Iedge
Masons
Lawhead
Mr. Lawhead
Old City
Sigma Sigma
Rice University
Houston
Tex
Vandenberg Denies Pursuing 1940 Presidential Bid
U.S. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan on his 55th birthday says he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He notes he will not back a boom for him and prefers his Senate role, while musing about a wandering writer’s life. He aims to recapture powers he says Congress has delegated to the executive, opposing dictatorship.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Congress
Temple Sisterhoods elect Louisiana president in Baton Rouge
Mrs. R. C. Bauer of Alexandria was elected president of the Louisiana Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in Baton Rouge. The convention will meet next in Shreveport. Also chosen were Mrs. Sam Weiss of Alexandria as corresponding secretary.
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Baton Rouge
R. C. Bauer
Alexandria
Louisiana Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Shreveport
Sam Weiss
Senate vote limits power of president in reorganization bill
Administration senators fought to reverse a 46 43 Senate vote that curbed the president’s powers under the government reorganization bill. Senator Wheeler's amendment would require both houses to approve executive orders, with limited debate, blocking unilateral orders though one chamber could veto. Vice President Garner allegedly offered support to breaking a tie.
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Washington
Senate
Garner
Congress
House
Wheeler
Montana
Early Arrivals Register for Louisiana Woodmen Convention
Fifth Page. Early arrivals for the Louisiana Woodmen of the World convention registered at Hotel Frances Wednesday. The program includes a street parade, sessions at 10 30 a m and 1 30 p m, an invocation by Rev C Karles Smith, welcomes from Mayor Benoit and W A Kirkpatrick, gavel delivery to J L Treadway, addresses by Farrar Newberry and Rainey T Wells, officer nominations, initiation of a large class, and a ball on Cherokee terrace.
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Louisiana Woodmen of the World
Hotel Frances
San Antonio
Tex
C. Karles Smith
First Methodist Church
West Monroe
H. H. Benoit
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Ouachita Valley Camp No. 10
Walter S. Lafargue
J. L. Treadway
Farrar Newberry
Omaha
Neb
E. L. Hebert
Rainey T. Wells
Ned
Cherokee Terrace
Early adjournment could cut expenses
Senator Bailey of North Carolina proposed that Congress save money by returning home early. He estimated 150 hours of session would cost about 12,666,666 dollars per hour, totaling roughly 9.5 billion dollars, noting that many proposed spending bills might die with an early adjournment.
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Washington
Senator Bailey
North Carolina
Congress
Bailey
Husband held after woman disappears in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City March 22 E W Brown assistant county attorney said 48 hour investigation failed to explain the 16 day disappearance of Mrs Eudora Cunningham 39. He cited a letter from Roger Cunningham 33 asking a San Francisco contact to telegraph her parents that she was well. Cunningham held for questioning said he took his wife to a railroad station the night of March 6 she wanted to go to San Francisco. He claimed no ticket was sold that night. The missing woman is Cunningham s second wife. He works for the Federal Housing Administration.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Brown
Eudora Cunningham
Roger Cunningham
San Francisco
Brown
Eudora
West Coast
Cunningham
Garner Will Call Em As He Sees Em In Senate Battles
Vice President Garner said he will refereeing senate proceedings as he sees fit amid a dispute over the government reorganiza tion bill. He explained the chair will recognize whomever he wishes when multiple senators rise at once. Senator Byrnes then allowed Senator Neely to interrupt, prompting a protest from Senator Clark that Byrnes yielded the floor. The chair noted Neely can hold the floor until midnight if he endures it.
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Washington
Garner
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Neely
West Virginia
Clark
Missouri
Czechoslovak Envoy Standoff Grips Washington
In Washington the Czecho-Slovak legation and its minister hold firm refusing to surrender keys to Germany. Sunlit exterior and crowded streets frame a tense scene as telegrams arrive for the officials amid a drama unfolding daily in the ornate building.
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Washington
Legation
Germany
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for Ouachita Spring Term
Ouachita Parish district court jurors named by the parish jury commission. Twenty grand jurors announced with an April 3 meeting date and sixty petit jurors drawn for the May 1 to May 15 term. List includes H. M. Perry, L. F. Rolleigh, J. E. Bryan and others across wards.
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Parish Jury Commission
R. D. Farr
District Attorney's Office
H. M. Perry
Sam Gunn
L. F. Rolleigh
L. W. McDonald
M. Willitt
M. M. Underwood
W. A. Callaway
C. Dale Cobb
Aubrey Haas
R. F. Kellogg
C. C. Bell, Jr
P. W. Bordeaux
IL. B. Hayes
J. E. Bryan
Douglas Coon
J. E. Rutledge
T. T. Jones
Fire at Maison Blanche in New Orleans Causes $10 000 Loss
A blaze on the eighth floor of the Maison Blanche department store caused about $10 000 in damage, mainly from smoke and water. The fire, put out in an hour, has an undetermined cause. Building manager Victor G. Gros, 33, sustained minor burns during efforts to fight the flames.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Maison Blanche
Victor G. Gros
Governors Back Margarine Fight and Freight Rate Parity
The Southeastern Governors conference promoted repeal of discriminatory margarine taxes saying eight southern states levy 10 to 15 cents a pound. Members cited margarine as a wholesome table spread made from cotton seed oil and urged Congress and state legislatures to end unequal laws. The group also noted findings supporting a trial balloon rate case and planned vigorous follow up to secure freight rate parity.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Governors Conference
Joe Folse
Mississippi Planing Commission
Governors Conference
Edgar Watkins
William E. Lee
Interstate Commerce
Lee
Four Chester men plead guilty to interstate burglary transport
Four men from Chester Pennsylvania admitted burglaries across several states and pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of firearms and a stolen auto. Deward Flynn George Flynn John Plisko and Albert Long were remanded to jail pending sentencing after admitting burglaries in Pennsylvania South Carolina New York Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi.
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Baton Rouge
Newman H. de Bretton
Deward Flynn
George Flynn
John Plisko
Chester
Albert Long
United States
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
New York
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
State Penitentiary
Arkansas Governor Bailey Addressing New Orleans Merchants
Governor Car E. Bailey of Arkansas will speak to the Association of Commerce council in New Orleans tomorrow on "The Tenant Farmer."
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New Orleans
Car E. Bailey
Arkansas
The
Association of Commerce
Memel Seaport Returned as Lithuania Yields to Germany
Kaunas reports Lithuania surrendered Memel, the Baltic seaport won after World War I, to Germany amid pressure and threats of military action. The move follows a German demand backed by force, drawing British notes on possible League of Nations action and signaling Germany’s continued Baltic expansion.
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Republic of
Lithuania
Memel
Germany
Baltic
Lietuvos Aidas
London
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
Home Secretary
Chamberlain
Berlin
Memelland
Reich
Sir Samuel
House
League of Nations
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