Hitler Wins Four-Year Dictatorship Power Vote
Berlin action gives Adolf Hitler four years of dictatorial authority as the Reichstag, with only Socialists opposing, approves the emergency empowerment measure amid waves of Nazi applause. Otto Wels denounces the move while Hitler vows bar baric severity against traitors and recalls the Reichstag only when government approval is needed.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Hitler
Otto Wels
Republic
Adolf Hitler
German Republic
Miners Defy Orders in Klimon Tow Strike
More than 700 coal miners in Klimon tow began a fifth day underground after refusing to surface without government job guarantees. They sent representatives to Warsaw to plead their case as operators planned to flood shafts following wage cut disputes. The strike halted communications as wives and children picketed the pitheads.
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Warsaw
Poland
Klimontow
Monroes’ Odd Encounters Highlight Local Tales
A string of curious incidents unfolds in Monroe. A benevolent man avoids a beggar with a torn billfold, a lost boy cries for home after wandering from Swartz to Monroe, Lions club members joke about a “touch” from a hungry man, street cleaners encounter a nurse in a ghostly moment, and a postmaster fronts a crowded race for candidates with seventeen filings so far.
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Lions Club
Hotel Frances
Bobby Burns
Lionism
Dr J O McReynolds Elected Pan American Medical Chief
In Dallas on Thursday Dr J O McReynolds of Dallas was elected president of the Pan American Medical Association. The vote elevated him to the top post in the regional medical group, with duties aligning leadership across the Americas.
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Dallas, Tex
J. O. McReynolds
Dallas
Pan- American Medical Association
Popularity and patronage help Roosevelt win over Congress
President Roosevelt's success stems from three factors: vast public support for his program, the patronage network, and his effective tactics in handling Congress. While lawmakers publicly back his agenda, some fear the farm bill and other measures may not stay voluntary.
Government moves to open 3.2 beer taps after midnight
The federal government acts to license brewers and allow 3.2 percent beer sales after midnight April 6. Dr. James M. Doran begins licensing as President Roosevelt signs the beer and wine bill, while prohibition groups vow court challenges and injunctions. Revenue is projected at 125 to 150 million dollars annually with a $5 tax per barrel. Restricted states listed include Arizona California Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Montana Nevada New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Washington and Wisconsin plus Connecticut per opinion.
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Washington
America
James M. Doran
Industrial Alcohol Commissioner
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue Bureau
Arizona
California
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Ken
Contact Camp Slated in Caddo and Reserve Officers’ Meet
A contact camp for officers of the organized reserves National Guard regular army commissioned officers of allied services and Reserve Officers training corps at Louisiana State University will be held at Barksdale Field Shreveport April 15 and 16. The eleventh annual convention of the Reserve Officers association Department of Louisiana will be held at the same time and place. Delegates include Major J Lester White Bastrop Captain W H Reitzell Bastrop First Lieut J L Howard Bastrop and Major O C Roddy Monroe.
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Organized Reserves
National Guard
Regular Army
Allied Services
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Louisiana State University
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Reserve Officers’ Association
Department of Louisiana
Frank V. Reitzell
Carney
Reserve Officers
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Reserve Officers’ Convention
J. Lester White
Bastrop
W. H. Reitzell
J. L. Howard
O. C. Roddy
Monroe
Rivers Daily Stages 24-Hour Change Report
Daily river stage updates show a 2.4 rise over 24 hours with 0.5 fall earlier and an 18 rise in total. Data reflects current readings for local river conditions and flash flood risk indicators.
Merger Talk Between Hibernia and Canal Banks in New Orleans
In New Orleans officials of Hibernia Bank and Trust and Canal Bank and Trust discussed forming a single national bank. A joint statement said prior plans for two national banks shifted to a single bank with broader capitalization to serve depositors and the community. Preliminary discussions are under way as Washington officials encouraged consolidation. Banking service statewide resumes unrestricted per a sweeping resumption order.
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New Orleans
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Washington
Two Named to Commissions by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt names James W. Collier of Mississippi to the tariff commission and James H. Hanley of Nebraska to the radio commission. Collier, ex head of the House Ways and Means Committee, fills a vacancy after Senate inaction on Charles Crisp. Term expires June 16, 1937. Hanley is a prominent lawyer of Nebraska.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James W. Collier
Mississippi
Tariff Commission
James H. Hanley
Nebraska
Radio Commission
Collier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Hoover
Charles Crisp
Georgia
Supreme Court
Hanley
Marine guard kills woman before suicide in Maine
Joel S. Thacker 33 of Atlanta a marine guard at Portsmouth Naval Prison shot and killed Mrs. Nora Blethroade about 45 in her home then fatally wounded himself authorities reported the incident occurred Thursday in Kittery Maine with Thacker later dying.
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Self
Flood fears rise as Ohio River watershed bears rain
Residents in Ohio Valley towns watch showers as the Ohio River crest nears the Mississippi, threatening floods in western Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. Weather officials expect light rain with little rise in river levels, while Ohio recedes along 150 miles of waterfront from Ashland to Cincinnati after evacuations.
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Louisville
Ohio
Mississippi
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Ashland
Cincinnati
Primary Returns Get Certification by Democratic District Committee
Members of the Democratic executive committee for the fourth judicial district in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes met at 4:30 Wednesday in the office of secretary John C. Theus to certify Tuesday's primary results to the secretary of state. Returns matched Monroe papers. attendees included George T. Madison Frank Hawthorne and Theus with J N Norris of Oak Ridge represented by proxy.
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Fourth Judicial District
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
John C. Theus, Jr
Monroe
George T. Madison
Frank Hawthorne
Mr. Theus
J. N. Norris
Daladier Waits on Roosevelt Debt Policy in France
Paris reports Premier Daladier will not act on wartime debt payments until American policy is clearly defined. Deputy Pierre Renaudel conveyed Daladier’s stance to the Socialist group, noting ministers and deputies urged payment but Daladier seeks clarity on U.S. position before proceeding. A resolution for $19 million in defaulted interest was introduced by Rene Richard.
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Paris
Daladier
Roosevelt
Chamber of Deputies
Pierre Renaudel
M. Renaudel
M. Daladier
United States
Rene Richard
Louisiana House Backs Beer and Wine Tax Bill
Louisiana lawmakers move toward legalized beer and wine with a state excise tax of 1 per barrel and a 50 cent per barrel license tax. Parishes may add up to 50 cents more. The repeal of the Hood act advances in the Senate with a 30 to 7 vote. Senator Waldo H. Dugas authors the repeal bill and Representative Lorris Wimberly backs the tax measure.
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Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Smith
Agriculture Committee
Connery
Labor Committee
House
Burns
Washington
Congress
Prohibition
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Judiciary
Waldo H. Dugas
Lafayette
Lorris Wimberly
Bienville
J. Hugo Dore
Ville Platte
Finance
Rev Huntsberry Marks Two Years at West Monroe Church
Rev E E Huntsberry marks his second anniversary as pastor of the First Baptist Church in West Monroe. He will preach the ordination sermon for five men made deacons at a Wednesday ceremony and speak on The Office and Work of the Deacon in the morning. Evening service topic is The Reach and Scope of the Gospel. Since his two years, 283 additions have been noted and church activities energized across all departments.
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First Baptist
West Monroe
E. E. Huntsberry
Huntsberry
Women’s Missionary Society
H. F. Bordeaux
Rogers Has His Say. A Beverly Hills broadcast caution.
In a Beverly Hills column dated March 23, a writer mocks sensational disaster news on radio. The piece urges residents to shut off radios during emergencies to avoid panic and sensational reports of floods fires kidnappings earthquakes and tidal waves.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
P. S
Celler Liquor Prescription Bill Advances From House Panel
The House Judiciary Committee approved the Celler measure by 10 to 8 to liberalize physician prescriptions for spirits and wine. The bill, identical to last session with a removed floor amendment, limits and guides prescriptions to medicinal needs and reduces record keeping and reporting requirements.
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Washington
Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Sumners
Rules Committee
Banks Review Under Reconstruction Finance Program
Scores of banks nationwide are being examined by Reconstruction Finance Corporation staff with aims to buy preferred stock to reopen banks. The act allows partnerships with bankers to supply capital, while safeguards ensure deposits are protected and the banks remain solvent and capable of reopening.
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R. F.C
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Corporation
Officer Testifies in His Own Defense at Court Martial
Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders defends himself against charges of betraying military secrets for 50 pounds. His attorney recounts a Berlin furlough episode with a woman named Marie Louise, while the prosecution presents letters suggesting she is a foreign agent and that the money funds betrayal.
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London
Norman Braillie-Stewart
Seaforth Highlanders
Norman Parkes
Marie Louise
Berlin
Baillie-Stewart
Rainey reveals Roosevelt plan for farm mortgage refinancing
Speaker Rainey announced to newspapermen that President Roosevelt will soon send Congress a farm mortgage refinancing bill proposal. It may authorize up to 2 billion dollars in bonds to liquidate joint stock land banks and extend the farm loan system, with bonds possibly traded for mortgages and rates as low as 5 percent.
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Washington
Rainey
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Woodin
Senate
Presidents summon leaders for farm mortgage refinancing plan
Congressional leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday for a discussion of farm mortgage refinancing proposals President Roosevelt plans to submit to Congress in the next days. The plan aims to ease farmer debt and spur relief legislation.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Soviet Bail Granted for Three British Workers in Moscow
The Soviet embassy states the Moscow public prosecutor will release L. C. Thornton John Cushny and a man named Gregory on bail amid sabotage charges in electrical construction. All three are British subjects employed by Metropolitan-Vickers, with Thornton as chief erecting engineer Cushny an engineer and Gregory a fitter.
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London
Moscow
L. C. Thornton
John Cushny
Gregory
Thornton
Cushny
Metropolitan-Vickers
Soviet Russia
Lininsgrad
City Workless Aid Aimed by Federal Plan
Washington reports that the president’s forestry program seeks aid for jobless in congested industrial cities. Francis Perkins defends the plan as relief not an employment program while Dern outlines enrollment and organization by labor war and agriculture departments for a civilian conservation corps.
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Washington
Francis Perkins
House
Senate Labor Committees
Dern
Civilian Conservation Corps
Perkins
Labor Department
War Department
Agriculture Department
Miss Perkins
R. Y. Stuart
Forestry Service
Mississippi
Jobless Aid Measure Advances in Roosevelt Program
Washington report outlines another step toward approval of a Roosevelt plan to employ 250 000 men in reforestation projects. The measure moves toward action with details continuing on page seven.
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Washington
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