Report Shows Divided Views in Wirt Probe
The House probe into Dr. William A. Wirt's claims about brain trusters seeking to overthrow the social order yielded a Democratic majority finding no basis for his assertions. Republican dissents argued the investigation was incomplete, urging fuller inquiry into the Virginia dinner party statements and motives behind the allegations.
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Wirt
Washington
House Today
William A. Wirt
House
Gary
Ind
Schoolmaster
Republican Committee
Bulwinkle
North Carolina
Arnold
Illinois
O'Connor
New York
United States
Virginia
Committee
McGugin
Kansas
Majority Committee
Doctor Wirt
Convict Slain During Escape Attempt at Tucker Prison Farm
Cliff Harback, a lifer for a Paris Arkansas bank robbery murder, was killed during a break for freedom at Tucker Prison Farm. Details were not immediately available. Harback also faced a lifer sentence for Dolph Guthrie's murder and Johnny Wilson's killing. his brother Gene is a fellow inmate. Guthrie was abducted during the First National Bank robbery in Paris and died in the ensuing gun battle.
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Tucker
Ark
Cliff Harback
Arkansas
Harback
Dolph Guthrie
First National Bank
Paris
Johnny Wilson
Gene
Guthrie
Consolation Versus Luxury In A Mother's Life View
A speaker tells his mother that living righ t is enough consolation though they lack luxuries. She replies she wants more out of life than consolation, highlighting longing for tangible rewards beyond simple virtue.
Cannon Now Battling to Retain Post
Bishop James M. Cannon Jr. fights removal at the Methodist Episcopal Church South general conference in Jackson Mississippi. After a 43 to 28 committee vote to superannuate him, supporters pledge to fight to the last ditch while opponents push for a secret ballot if needed. Cannon had earlier been acquitted in Washington on charges related to the corrupt practices act.
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James Cannon, Jr
Washington, D. C
Jackson, Miss
James M. Cannon, Jr
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Washington
College of Bishops
Friends
Committee On Episcopacy
Christian Advocate
FDR to Seek Housing Powers for Nationwide Program
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress in days for authority to launch a nationwide housing program. The plan outlines federal aid for new construction and modernization of homes based on a survey showing need. Details were withheld pending his message, with only simple permissive legislation anticipated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Frank C. Walker
Executive Council
Dry Weather Threatens Iowa Pasture and Hay
Farmers across Iowa face delayed corn planting and shrinking hay and pasture as dry April continues. Charles D. Reed of the Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau notes corn ground ready for planting but awaiting rain, with dust, hard soil, and cloddy beds reducing field work. Pastures look green yet require moisture and hay crops lag. alfalfa in Fremont County suffers from drought, and dust harms livestock, including horses in Sioux County and sheep.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Fremont County
Sioux County
Farmers Oppose Tariff Measure
Washington reports agricultural opposition to the Roosevelt reciprocal tariff bill as senate Republicans mount a stalled campaign against it. American Farm Bureau Federation vice president Chester H. Gray says the bill should not lower tariffs for fats and oils that affect butter and oils. The National Grange also opposes the bill, delaying broad presidential powers. Senate Finance Committee approves an amendment requiring industry hearings before any tariff cuts. Senate leaders plan strategy to block farm reductions while the president negotiates reciprocal trade terms up to fifty percent. A separate Silver bloc conference with President Roosevelt aims for flexible silver legislation this weekend.
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Washington
Senate
Republicans
House
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Gray
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
McNary
Oregon
Senate Silver Bloc
Roosevelt
Bennett Faces Stab and Assault Allegations by Wife
Richard Bennett is accused in a separate maintenance suit of stabbing his wife with a nail file in an Oklahoma hotel episode and beating her causing hospital treatment. She says he threatened her with a pistol, cursed her, and displayed a bedroom robe with a female secretary present.
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Los Angeles
Richard Bennett
Bennett
Oklahoma
Ransom Cash Awaits Call From Kidnappers
In Tucson a $15,000 ransom for 6 year old June Robles sits ready in $5, $10 and $20 bills at the grandfather’s home as her family waits for word from kidnappers. Officials have suspended the official probe while negotiations may begin and June’s schoolmates plead for her return.
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June Robles
Tucson
Robles
Ariz
Fernando Robles
Bernabe Robles
Pioneer Cattleman
Arizona
June
Whitney charges Pecora with propaganda at Senate probe
New York Stock Exchange president Richard Whitney accused Ferdinand Pecora of propaganda as the senate stock market investigating committee released fresh figures showing a flood of credit sweeping Wall Street on the boom.
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Whitney Washington
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee
Whitney
Wall Street
Will Rogers on Russia debt and Philippine vote
In San Francisco Will Rogers mocks Russia's 700 million debt claim and potential 200 million payoff. He notes the Philippines voted for freedom but showed doubt after sending a commission to observe. He quips about trust in communists and about foreign oversight.
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San Francisco
Calif
Russia
Philippines
Strikes Spread Across Gulf Ports Mills and Mines
From gulf port docks to Ontario paper mills, new strikes surge with one fatality. Murphy Humphrey, 22, shot during a 4 000 longshoremen strike. 3 000 pulp and paper workers in International Falls and Fort Frances demand higher wages and a 36 hour week. 600 Sinclair Prairie Oil employees walk out over a five point agreement. Missouri state line coal miners debate march. National Guard watches east of Lamar. About 1 600 Tennessee coal miners ordered back to work after talks. Cleveland gasoline station attendants strike and Fisher Body plant disputes move toward settlement.
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Associated Press
Gulf Ports
Paper
Ontario
Canada
Murphy Humphrey
International Falls
Fort Frances
Ont
Sinclair-Prairie © O.1
Seminole
Okla
Kansas
Kansas-Missouri Line
Missouri National Guard
Lamar
Tennessee
Cleveland
Fisher Body Corporation
Notre Dame President ODonnell In Grave Condition
Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell C S C Ph D head of the University of Notre Dame was described as very grave by hospital attendants early today. Stricken in March 1933 with a streptococcus infection in his left lung and throat his condition worsened after a recent relapse following a period of apparent improvement.
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South Bend
Ind
Charles L. O'Donnell
University of Notre Dame
Father O’donnell
Bremer Summoned in Kidnap Probe
St Paul banker Edward G Bremer subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury examining four Chicago men charged with kidnapping Bremer for a $200000 ransom. Evelyn Frechette, Dillinger's sweetheart, pleaded not guilty at her federal arraignment in St Paul to harboring the fugitive.
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Bremer
St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Federal Grand
Chicago
Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
Indiana
One Arrested as French Hit at Espionage
Paris police report uncovering a German spy organization and arrest of an agent amid investigations linked to Captain Froge in the Belfort defense plans disappearance. Authorities warn warrants issued for other members as secret service pursues the case.
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Paris
Secret Service
Froge
Belfort
Robert Gordon Switt
New York
New Jersey
Frege
Button makers refuse action over unfiled allegations
Factory heads met to study charges by the button union but took no action due to lacking a written copy of the allegations. The governor's copy of the petitions will be sent to them, and another meeting is expected within days. Mayor Herman Herring spoke for the governor and said the petition would be delivered promptly. About 300 workers had visited Des Moines seeking cooperation.
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Button Union
Clyde Herring
Des Moines
Herman Lord
Herring
Weather outlook for Iowa Illinois and Mississippi River stages
The forecast calls for local showers in Iowa tonight or Thursday with fair conditions in the east. Central and western areas will be cooler on Thursday. Illinois expects fair weather tonight and Thursday with possible showers in the west. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque 5.0 fall 0.1, Davenport 4.3 fall 0.3, Muscatine 4.8 fall 0.4, Keokuk 3.2 fall 0.4, St. Louis 5.9 fall 0.5.
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Iowa
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Procter Heads Procter and Gamble Dies at 72
Col William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati industrialist and philanthropist died this morning at 72 from bronchial pneumonia after entering hospital Saturday. He helped found innovations at the firm including Saturday halfholiday and employee profit sharing. He funded Princeton University and a $2.5 million gift to the Children’s Hospital. chaired the 1928 Hoover committee on efficiency in community chest work.
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Cincinnati
William Cooper Procter
Procter and Gamble Company
Col. Proctor
James N. Gamble
Col. Proer
Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City
Princeton
Princeton U
Princeton University
Children’s Hospital
Herbert Hoover
Death Claims John Petersen
John C. Petersen, 49, of 719 Le Roy Street, died at Hershey Hospital at 2 p.m. after a 10 week illness. Born May 24, 1884, he was a lifelong resident and a carpenter contractor. He married Anna Marie Samuels 27 years ago. He belonged to the Masonic Blue Lodge and the Carpenters Union. Surviving: widow, two children Robert at home and John S. of Aurora, Illinois. four brothers Henry, William, Fred, Irwin. mother Margaret Petersen. Funeral arrangements pending.
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John C. Petersen
Leroy Street
Hershey Hospital
Mr. Petersen
Anna Marie Samuels
Masonic Blue Lodge
Carpenters’ Union
Robert
John S
Aurora
Ill
Henry
Sweet
Cold Trails Dull Hunt for Dillinger in Wisconsin
Milwaukee reports dull progress in the hunt for John Dillinger and his gang as a tip from Wisconsin Rapids led to a false alarm. Gilmore Layton claimed Nelson was in a hospital, prompting federal agents and local deputies to respond before officials determined the man was a telemarketing salesman.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Dillinger
Wisconsin Rapids
George
Baby Face
Wood County
W. A. Roed
Department of Justice
Manitowish
Little Bohemia
Dillinger and Associates
Layton
Nelson
Death Trial in Wapello: Tallent Murder Case Under Jury
In Wapello district court Eddie Tallent faces a murder charge in the death of Martin Wolz. The state seeks the death penalty, while the defense urges insanity and medical care, arguing Tallent lacked the intent to kill. Weaver leads the defense with emphasis on medical testimony and mental condition.
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Journal News Service
Wapello
Eddie Tallent
Martin Wolz
E. R. Hicklin
James Smyth
Tallent
Weaver
William Weaver
W. C. Magnon
Louisa County
Magnon
Japan weighs reply to Hull statement in orient row
Tokyo debated how to respond to Secretary Hull's claim that no nation can impose its will where other sovereign rights are involved. Some urged a forceful reply while Nichi Nichi noted Tokyo's stance on maintaining peace in the Far East could be challenged. Foreign Minister Hirota preferred minimal comment.
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Tokyo
Cordell Hull
America
Orient
Nichi Nichi
Hull
Japan
China
Far East
Koki Hirota
Cabbage Trouble at Amy’s House Reported
Readable lines describe a domestic dispute over cabbage smell and dinner issues at Amy’s house highlighting tension from last week’s cooking incident. No injuries or further details provided.
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Amy
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