Glass Bill Expands Reconstruction Financing for Business
The Senate Banking Committee approved a Glass bill to widen Reconstruction Finance Corp loans to business and to empower RFC to lend to states and municipalities. Chairman Jones said the RFC has about 1.5 billion in unused funds and would offer long term loans to business enterprises while noting no large demand. Secretary Ickes urged PWA cooperation and suggested acting as RFC agent in loan processing.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
Virginia
Reconstruction Corporation
Ickes
PWA
PWA i
Wagner
New York
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
R. F.C
Czechoslovakia Warned Over Nazi Minority Policy
Berlin reports the Foreign Office agency criticized Premier Milan Hodza for a disappointing minority policy speech. It warned a bad minority policy harms internal stability and international relations, calling Hodza's plan a mere compromise and urging a radical solution to ease European tension.
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Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Milan Hodza
Prague
Hodza
Charge Against Best Dismissed in Juvenile Case
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin youth Harold Best had delinquency charges for fatally shooting his 11 year old sister Mildred dismissed by Circuit Judge S E Smalley on the motion of District Attorney James Cullen. The jury failed to reach a verdict and Harold remains under juvenile court jurisdiction with custody to La Crosse probation officer Miss Minette Strain.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Harold Best
Mildred
Harold
S. E. Smalley
Dist
la Crosse County
Spanish Foreign Troops Move To Stop Insurgents
Spanish foreign troops reinforce loyalists in a desperate stand to hold Catalonia as Franco ramps up his mass offensive. International brigades move to the front, aiding government troops along the Cinca river front from Alquevar to Mequinenza, with major activity near Fraga Lerida and Barbastro as authorities report counterattacks and stalled advances.
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Catalonia
Franco
Hendaye
France
Cinca
Spain
Alquevar
Barbastro
Fraga
Mequinenza
Mediterranean
Terida
Barcelona
Lerida
Chinese Push Foes Back In Bitter Clash
Shanghai reports a major Shantung front battle as Chinese and Japanese forces clash along a 100 mile line near Tientsin Pukow. Reports say 100,000 troops on each side with heavy casualties. Chinese claim a victorious northward sweep while Japan contests the result. Food prices soar as Chinese dollar devalues and foreign exchange allotments are debated.
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Shanghai
Central China
Shantung Province
Tientsin-Pukow
Shantung
Lini
Talerch~ Wang
Finance Ministry
Wick Held Under Bond Of $37,000 In Assault Forgery Case
Arthur Garland Wick, 27, is held on 37000 bond on assault with intent to murder plus forgery and burglary charges. Judge Neelen bound him over to municipal court with 325000 bond on the assault and 2000 on six other counts. Three accomplices, Sukup, Sain and Kruszewski, 22, each posted 9000 bond pending arraignment on uttering forged checks as part of a ring Wick allegedly led. Detective Carlson was shot during questioning at a Cudahy house.
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Milwaukee
UPR
Arthur Garland Wick
Ray Carlson
Harvey L. Neelen
Wick
Joseph Sukup
Orville Sain
Thaddeus Kruszewski
Carlson
Cudahy House
Body of Col Edward M House Buried in Texas
The body of Col Edward M House, Wilson era statesman and adviser, leaves New York by train for burial in Houston, Texas. Mrs House and a son in law and daughter accompany the casket aboard a Pennsylvania train. A burial service will be held at the family plot in Houston, where House was born in 1858.
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New York
Edward M. House
America
Woodrow Wilson
Houston
Tex
House
Gordon Auchincloss
Pennsylvania
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Local Twister Brings Death and Destruction
Ferriday Louisiana reports a freak tornado that struck Turtle Lake community, killing a father and two sons and injuring nine others. Widespread property damage occurred as the twister dipped down in a single spot.
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Ferriday
Turtle Lake
House Rules Body Favors Probe of TVA
The House Rules Committee approved a Senate investigation of all phases of the Tennessee Valley Authority and private utilities. The plan allows a joint 10 member inquiry to report by next Jan. 3 and to inform legislation. Rankin urged a thorough probe of utilities, while no opposition was recorded. The move aligns with Senate approval last week amid TVA leadership disputes and President Roosevelt’s removal of Chairman Morgan.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
O'Connor
New York
House
Senate-House
TVA
Congress
Rankin
Mississippi
Saturnalia
SETE
Roosevelt
Arthur Morgan
War Department
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Hull
Wallace
Harrison
U S and Britain to Build Battleships Over 35000 Tons
London reports a joint plan by the United States and Great Britain to build battleships over 35,000 tons, with a decision likely before week’s end. France seeks to see reactions from Italy, Germany, and Russia before committing.
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U. S
Britain
London
United
United States
Great Britain
France
Gibraltar
Home Office
Two Appleton youths sent to reformatory
Two Appleton youths pleaded guilty to 19 burglaries in the past two months and were sentenced today by Municipal Judge Thomas H. Ryan to three to five years in the state reformatory. Roy Hasse, 18, and Robert Luedtke, 17, were named as the offenders. Most loot valued at 850 dollars was recovered in Appleton Wisconsin.
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Thomas H. Ryan
State Reformatory
Roy Hasse
Robert Luedtke
Appleton
Wis
Mexico Faces Oil Market Crisis After Expropriation
Mexico’s newly nationalized oil industry faces urgent storage and market problems as 11 days pass without abroad sales since expropriation of 17 oil firms on March 18. Production is cut 65 to 75 percent, tanks near capacity, and U S and British markets shrink amid fears of tariff rises and pressure on shippers. The peso falls as U S treasury suspends silver purchases, threatening further economic strain and delaying debt settlement concerns.
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Mexico City
United States
British Empire
Mexico
United States Treasury
Tarifes
Treasury
Morgenthau
Government Petroleum Council
Eduardo Suarez
George Rublee
Turkey Names Von Papen German Ambassador
Ankara announces Baron Franz Von Papen will be Germanys ambassador to Turkey succeeding August Von Keller who has reached the age limit. Papen was Germanys special ambassador to Austria previously and now serves in Ankara.
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Ankara
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Austria
August von Keller
Weather Summary From March 29 Wisconsin Snow Ahead
The report notes Wisconsin likely rain turning to snow with Wednesday colder, especially in the west. Observations show milder readings in Milwaukee and southern cities, with Havre at 14. The Buckstaff Observatory records Sunday to Monday temperatures from 63 high to 39 low, no precipitation, southeast wind, barometer 29.55. One year ago highs 40, lows 18.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Miami
New Orleans
Havre
Buckstaff Observatory
Ice pileup halts Lakeshore Road traffic in 35 year event
Ice swept ashore along Lakeshore Road blocking a county highway from 2:30 AM to 8 AM. A small boathouse owned by Louis Kruszz was buried under ice while trees and telephone poles were submerged. A tower shovel mounted on a crawler tractor cleared the road and restored passage as crews battled the massive ice sheet.
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Richler’s Bay
Adela Beach
Louis Kruszz
E. M. Bird
Opposition to Hungary debt settlement in senate finance panel
In Washington the senate finance committee faced opposition to Hungary's proposed wartime debt settlement. Senator Clark of Missouri argued the pact would set a precedent for other countries. Senator La Follette, while noting the president called the obligation relief, pondered a sale if war debts were kept out.
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Washington
Securities Commission
Supreme Court
Senate
Hungary
United States
Clark
Missour
Harrison
Mississippi
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Murder Warrant Issued For Phinn In Spooner Case
A 42 year old woodsman Phinn is charged with first degree murder in the shooting of 17 year old Raymond Washkuhn, a Spooner High senior, amid a love triangle involving Mrs. Phoebe Whaley. Phinn waived a hearing and was bound over for circuit court. the affair also links Whaley to an adultery charge and a separate contributing to delinquency count.
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Eye
Erett Phinn
R. H. Willis
Phinn
Phoebe Whaley
Spooner
Byron L. Kimball
Ifo
Whaley
Kimball
Raymond Washkuhn
Spooner High School
Washkuhn
Spring Brook
Whitley Home
Four Plans Offered By Democrats
Democratic members of the house reorganiza tion committee proposed four substitute measures for the senate reorganization bill. They would retain the comptroller general and preaudits of expenditures, signaling a house battle mirroring yesterday's Senate fight and likely shaping the final form on the house floor.
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John R. Beal
United Press
Washington
House Reorganization Committee
House
Senate
Roosevelt
John J. Cochran
Missouri
Cochran
Office
Auditor General
House approves 1939 Army bill for 448 million dollars
Washington report notes the House passed and sent to the Senate a 448,116,284 dollar appropriation for 1939 army needs. The measure raises about 32.75 million over this year, with 476 airplanes to bring total to 3,302. Senate debated a navy appropriation of 549,195,494 and approved a 136,000,000 state, commerce, justice and labor supply bill. The Senate also approved a 30,511,715 operating expense bill for those departments, sending it back to the House for concurrence in amendments.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
State, Commerce, Justice and Labor Departments
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Treasury Cuts Silver Price Again To 43 Cents Per Ounce
Washington reports a further one cent drop in foreign silver price to 43 cents per ounce after yesterday's cut, seen by many as aimed at Mexico over oil property expropriation. The treasury ends its monthly 5 million ounce purchases of Mexican silver, affecting its silver bread imports.
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Washington
Treasury
Mexico
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