Roosevelt Speech Attacks "Selfish Few" in Georgia Wages
President Roosevelt urged Georgia and the Deep South to raise wages and purchasing power, condemning a "selfish minority" for hindering national progress. He tied low Southern wages to a modern feudal system and warned that prosperity depends on fair pay, with Gainesville’s post-tornado reconstruction highlighted as an example.
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Gainesville
South
D. Harold Oliver
Gainesvie
Roosevelt
Georgia
Lower South
Washington
Warm Springs
Roosevelt Square
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
United States
Congress
Pope Appeals To Franco On Air Slaughter In Civil War
Vatican City reports Pope Pius appealed to Francisco Franco to curb air bombings of civilians amid Barcelona slaughter. Britain and France urged joint pleas after 872 were killed. The pope ordered a fresh appeal on March 21 through Monsignor Antoni Uiti. Franco shifted offensives toward Huesca as the Aragon front held near Alcaniz.
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Vatican City
Pius
Francisco Franco
Bosservatore Romano
Vatican
Great Britain
France
Franco
Barcelona
Hull
L'Osservatore Romano
Antoni Uiti
Holy See
Salamanca
Hendaye
Huesca
Two Vice Chairmen Named for G. C. P. Committee
Chicago based Republican program chairman Dr. Glenn Frank announced Robert P. Bass of Petersborough New Hampshire and Mrs. Chester C Bolton of South Euclid Ohio as vice chairmen of the G C P committee. H G Hogan of Fort Wayne Indiana and Orville Bullington of Wichita Falls Texas were named regional chairmen covering nine zones to gather party opinion. Regional chiefs report to headquarters in Chicago.
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Chicago
Glenn Frank
Republican Program Committee
Robert P. Bass
Petersborough
N. H
Chester C. Bolton
South Euclid, C
H. G. Hogan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Tex
Dr. Frank
Hogan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Miinsis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bullington
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Frank
Fata
Green Bay hosts highway policy conference over county audit
Madison reports a petition seeking an audit of Brown county highway operations prompted a hearing and possible investigation. State highway chief Thomas Davlin planned to visit Green Bay and consult with the district attorney’s office after union leaders accused County Highway Commissioner George J. Cormier of dictatorial control and contract deviations.
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Madison
Thomas Davlin
State Highway Commission
Green Bay
Brown County Highway Commission
Davlin
la Follette
Brown County Commission
Matt J. Monfils
Howard
Emmet Terry
Guy Jessogne
Louis C. Boehm
Truck Drivers’ Union
Louis Butterfield
Green Bay Trades and Labor Council
Wis
Brown County
Highway Department
George J. Cormier
Union
Cormier
Pearl Harbor Bars Japanese Boats During April Fleet Maneuvers
Honolulu reported naval orders barred Japanese fishing craft and all nongovernmental boats from Pearl Harbor from March 30 to May 1. About 50 vessels, including 18 Japanese power fishing craft, are affected to prevent interference with fleet berthing during spring war games spanning a Pacific triangle. Civilians urged to listen to test broadcasts on 915 kilocycles as defense planners simulate an attack.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
United States
Mid- Pacific
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Samoa
UAGED
Hawaii
Oahu Island
Hawaiian Islands
Midway Island
Johnson Island
Subpena Failure for Rumely Delays Senate Probe
Washington reports Dr. Edward A. Rumely refused again to comply with a new subpoena to produce records of the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government. The panel seeks letters by Frank E. Gannett to Rumely and Glen Hancock dated May and June 1937, tied to Roosevelt court-reorganization debates. Chairman Minton accuses Gannett’s lobbying group of delaying tactics and widespread literature distribution to influence legislation.
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Washington
Edward A. Rumely
National Committee
Senate
Rumely
Frank E. Gannett
Glen Hancock
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Minton
Reform Bill Set for Senate Passage Soon
Senate leaders, buoyed by defeating amendments to the government reorganization bill, aimed to pass the measure intact by nightfall. A Byrd amendment to block abolishing the comptroller general’s office failed. 16 agencies were not exempt. The next major item is the billion-dollar naval expansion bill. In the House, minor bills moved ahead as Roosevelt proposed a standing committee to publicize lynchings if antilynching legislation is shelved. The Senate sent to the White House a $1.404 billion budget for treasury and state departments for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Byrd
Virginia
Clark
Missouri
Veterans’ Bureau
Walsh
Massachusetts
Naval Committee
House
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Treasury
State Departments
Payrolls Rising Says Miss Perkins
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported factory payrolls rose in February after four months of decline. She noted a 2.7 percent increase in weekly payrolls, about 3.8 million dollars, with only 90 of 22,000 firms cutting wages. Most reductions affected cotton textiles and silk rayon products, woolens, knit goods, rubber goods and shoes.
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Washington
U.P
Frances Perkins
Bills Approve 26 New Federal Judgeships
Washington The house judiciary committee approved bills to create 26 new federal judgeships. The measure would let President Roosevelt name two new judges for the Third circuit court of appeals covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and one for each of the Second Fifth Sixth and Seventh circuits.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Court of Appeals
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Dalaware
New York
Vermont
Connecticut
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Inediana
Jhingis
Wisconsin
Worthing of Fond du Lac Dies at 77
Fond du Lac Wis - Thomas F Worthing 77 chief deputy sheriff here and twice sheriff of the county died yesterday. He had been connected with the sheriff's department for 21 years.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Thomas F. Worthing
Sheriff's Department
Plans to wipe out duplicate tax takes mapped
Washington endorsed plan from Treasury and congressional leaders to remove tax duplications. Undersecretary Roswell Magill proposed a federal state tax administration conference. Senator King urged a Senate resolution to convene it. Georgia Senator George backed the idea as finance committee member. Lehman warned federal tax policy erodes state sovereignty. The finance committee planned a closed session to review capital gains and undistributed profits tax provisions. Senator Brown noted a dispute over expanding the income tax base and exemptions.
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Washington
Treasury
Roswell Magill
King
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Magill
George
Georgia
Finance Committee
Lehman
New York
Brown
Michigan
Former Green Bay Chief Tennis Dies at 83
John L. Tennis, 83, longtime police chief and later tavern and restaurant operator, died at his Green Bay home after a prolonged illness. Born February 1, 1845 in Louvain Belgium, he once escorted Horace Greeley from Beaumont House in 1872 after a playful dispute that led to his firing. He served as police chief until 1898, then ran a tavern and later a restaurant business later carried on by his sons.
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Green Bay
Wis
John L. Tennis
Beaumont
Tennis
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Potch
Ment Greeley
Tenain
Louvain
Belgium
Wisconsin Weather Forecast And Readings Today
The weather report notes a warmup tomorrow after a cold night with lows around 46. Milwaukee shows a high near 70 and a low about 46 with southerly to southwest winds. Observations from Tuckstate Observatory summarize temperatures and barometric pressure for the 8 pm to 8 pm period, with cloudy conditions and precipitation at 17.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Yellowstone
Tuckstate Observatory
Army Voted Most Since World War
The House appropriations committee asked Congress to provide 447,808,555 for the Army for the next fiscal year, 32,545,000 above the current year and near the 1920-21 level. The plan funds air corps with 124,000,000, proposes 476 new planes, and outlines major boosts to pay, quartermaster, defense, and reserve programs while resisting some Budget Bureau cuts.
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Washington
House
Congress
Germany
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Air Corps
Army
Pludget Bureau
National Guard
Citizens
Quartermaster's Corps
Ordnance Department
Seacoast
Malin Craig
Istaff
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Craig
War Department
Three Die As Plane Crashes In Swamp Near Warhol
A cabin plane crashed into a swamp near Warhol Michigan early today killing Fred Wharton Grace Heppler and Ann Miller all residents of South Bend Indiana The victims traveled from South Bend with Charles Keller who chartered the craft Wharton who was Stocker Flying Service chief pilot was among the dead The plane dived from about 200 feet after circling north of the city and burst into flames Burns and water held the bodies in the wreckage until authorities could recover them
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Warhol
Mich
Fred Wharton
Grace Heppler
Ann Miller
South Bend, Inc
Wharton
Stocker Flying Service
South Bend
Charles Keller
Kellar
Bert. Biiney
Benton Harbor
Heppler
Floods Prompt Mass Evacuations in Odanah Wis
A dynamite blast cleared an ice jam on the Bad River near Odanah forcing about 100 residents from their homes as floodwaters rose toward Lake Superior. With 600 residents in town most structures flooded and only a few stores on the highway remained dry, schools closed, and rescue crews worked along a five mile stretch from the river to the railroad bridge amid heavy water three feet deep in many houses.
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Odanah
Wis
Lake Superior
Chicago & Northwestern
Deey Walter
Poland Lithuania talks open despite border clash
Warsaw reports Foreign Minister Joseph Beck said talks to restore neighborly ties with Lithuania are open. He cited Polish unity behind troops and said policy remains steady amid tensions over last week’s border incident and Lithuania’s relations with Poland. Kaunas extends Premier Jubelis leave for one month due to health, despite Poland’s ultimatum.
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Warsaw
Joseph Beck
Senate
Poland
Lithuania
Beck
Kaunas
UPR
Juozas Jubelis
Tubelis
Switzerland
Biemert Chosen to Complete Green Bay Mayor Term
Green Bay Wisconsin city council last night selected Alex Biemert, senior council member and vice mayor, to fill the unexpired term of Mayor John S. Farrell who died by suicide last week. Biemert, serving 11 years on the council, was chosen unanimously. Harvey Hanson was named vice mayor.
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Green Bay
Wis
Alex Biemert
John S. Farrell
Biemert
Harvey Hanson
Removal of Dr. Morgan Is Affirmed
President Roosevelt asserts the legislature may probe TVA policies but will not abdicate duty to enforce laws. He removes Morgan from TVA chairmanship and elevates Warcourt A. Morgan to the post. The White House sends an acting attorney general opinion upholding removal power as vested in the president. Court and congressional action on the feud appear likely.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Arthur FE. Morgan
TVA
FVA
Barkley
Kentucky
Bridges
New Hampshire
King
Utah
Senate-House
Mammoth
Public Power Agency
Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Warcourt A. Morgan
James L. Fly
Capitol
Robert If. Jackson
Jackson
Flarcourt A. Morgan
David G. Lilienthal
Arthur Morgan
IVA
Warm Springs
United States to settle Panay incident for two million
The United States will settle the Panay incident with Japan for 2,214,007.26 dollars. A note was delivered to Tokyo via Ambassador Grew after guidance from Secretary Hull. Damages cover three American dead, about 40 injured, and property losses on the Yangtze river.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Foreign Office
Joseph FE. Grew
Cordell Hull
U. S
Yangtze River Dee
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