House Sets Hour Limit to Debate Reorganization
The House voted 202 to 143 to debate the government reorganization bill under an hour rule. Leaders warned of a possible filibuster while planning a technical motion to limit general debate. President Roosevelt pressed for quick passage as Speaker Bankhead overruled two points of order to bring the measure up.
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John R. Boal
United Press Star
Washington
House
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Pat Boland
Sam Rayburn
Earl C. Michener
Michigan
Rayburn
Senate
Michener
Warm Springs
Senate panel halts tax revision with exemption cut vote
Senate Finance Committee rejected proposals to reduce personal income tax exemptions and raise surtaxes on higher incomes. La Follette urged cutting married exemptions from 2500 to 2000 and single from 1000 to 800, while boosting penalties on corporations with large surpluses. The committee rewrote house language to ease restrictions on such firms.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Lal Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
la Follette
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Senator Walsh
Riley
North
Phinn admits murder in Washkuhn slaying case
Everett Caston Phinn pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of Raymond Washkuhn a 17 year old high school senior. He was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary at Waupun. Coroner and officials disclosed details of the case and Mrs Phoebe Whaley was found to be an accessory after the fact.
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Grantsborg
Wis
Everett Caston Phinn
Raymond Washkuhn
William R. Foley
Waupun
Washkuhn
Whaley
Dahl
Phinn
Whaley 2
Lipsett
Rice Jakes
Judge adjourns Duncan manslaughter case to April 11
Milwaukee district judge Harvey Neelen adjourned the first degree manslaughter case against Thomas M Duncan to Monday April 11. Duncan was not present in court. The judge rejected a bid to forfeit his bond as prosecutors protested delays. Defense cited illness and hospital stay to explain Duncan’s absence. Martindale judge said he would treat the case like any other.
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Milwaukee
Harvey Neelen
Thomas M. Duncan
Duncan
Neelen
Dist
Herbert J. Steffes
Harry M. Kay
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Steffes
Joseph Brazy
Brazy
Tom Jones
Tom Duncan
Benjamin Poss
Memphis Named U S Safest City
Memphis Tennessee was named the nation s safest city by the National Safety Council in its sixth national traffic safety contest. Other first place winners include Milwaukee Wisconsin Hartford Connecticut Beaumont Texas and Sacramento California in various population groups along with Everett Washington Des Plaines Illinois Massachusetts Oklahoma North Dakota and Nevada winning regional divisions.
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Chicaza
Memphis
Tenn
National Safety Council
Milwaukee
Wis
Hartford
Conn
Beaumont
Tex
Sacramento
Calif
Everett
Wash
Des Plaines
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Nevada
Roosevelt Denies Dictator Aim in Reorganization Row
President Roosevelt repudiates claims he seeks dictatorial power over U.S. government stressing he has no inclination or qualifications for dictatorship. In a March 29 letter released by Secretary McIntyre he defends the reorganization bill while criticizing organized opposition for creating a partisan issue.
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D. Harold Oliver
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
United States
America
Mintyre
Marvin McIntyre
C.S. T
Fort Benning
Marine
Pine Mountain Valley
McIntyre
Senate
Midwest Twister Kills 32 In Farm District Southwest Oshkosh
A tornado like wind swept through Winnebago County near Oshkosh causing extensive farm damage. Barns collapsed, cows were killed, trees uprooted, and homes damaged around Ring and Zion. The Levi Jones farm suffered the worst damage including an unroofed granary and a timber-laden house.
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Midwest
Winnebago County
Osh-kosh
Ring
Zion
Levi Jones
Harry Hughes
John Steuke
Highway 26
Ostikosh
Miracle Save at Highland Park as Tornado Ravages Columbus
Dozens of homes damaged and a seven death toll reported as a tornado struck Columbus Kansas. Teachers and janitor W A Fair shielded 110 students at Highland Park School, guiding them to corridors before the roof and walls collapsed. Nearby rural Piety School pupils sheltered in a muddy ditch as debris rained down.
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Columbus
Chelopa
Mighland Park School
W. A. Fair
Tel Hamlet
Eddie Bradney
Bruce McCall
Piety Ll Rural School
Chetopa
Virginia Sappington
Hove
Miss Sappington
Dams Blown Hold Up Nationalist Advance Toward Lerida
Loyalists blast two dams on the Cinca and other rivers delaying the nationalist push toward Lerida. Asturian dynamiters mined the dams as loyalist forces counterattack near Lerida and near the Ebro coast. The river flood slows the advance. continued fighting noted in the Catalonia frontier.
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Harrison Taroche
United Press
Hendaye
W.R
Cinca River
Lerida
Catalonia
Jong
Ebro
Bay of Biscay
Cinca
Fraga
Halifax Warns England Cannot Remain Isolated
London 4 Viscount Halifax Britain's foreign secretary told the Foreign Press Association that England cannot stay aloof from European affairs. He argued the nation will not be passive and aims to strengthen itself to have a strong voice in European counsels. The nine power subcommittee discussed proposals from today’s talks with officials.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Britain
Tole
Europe
Tofteish
Foreign Press Association
Lord Halifax
Tsep
Navy Plane Missing With Six Aboard In Sea Search
Dawn brings an intensified hunt for six naval airmen missing after a training flight vanished in heavy rain off Oahu. Five crew members died in the crash. two escaped. Bodies identified include Lieut. L. O. Crane of Nashville. The vanished TVP18 was commanded by Lieut. Charles Signer.
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Honolulu
Wajanae
Oahu Island
L. O. Crane
Nashville
Tenn
Barber
Pitrol
California
TVP18
Charles Signer
Aviadition
Fu Barrubions 7 Fh. Puncoast
Aviiben Machinist
AL Bingham
Gmiahen
Fiat Chiss
Co. T. Wihameon
Ratieman
Fist Chase
C. R. Ouiundsen
Raddioman
Ton Range
Ies
Barta
O'Neal
OMalley Presses Philippine Independence Hearing Date
Representative O Malley a Democrat from Wisconsin demands that the House Insular Affairs Committee set a hearing date on his bill granting the Philippines independence. He warns he will sponsor a discharge petition if no reply within days is received and urges President Quezon to declare definite status for the islands.
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Washington
O'Malley
Wisconsin
House Insular Affairs Committee
Philippines
Quevon
America
Senate approves TVA investigation plan after house action
Congress moves to investigate the Tennessee Valley Authority with a five member Senate committee. President Roosevelt ready to sign after Senate amendments. Barkley signals prompt ratification. Bridges questions whether inquiry will be whitewash. House memo assigns minor changes and defeats June report proposal.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Barkley
Skentucky
House
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Garner
Bankhead
Congression Committee
Bridges
New Hampshire
TVA
Arthur
PVA
Boileau
Progressive
Wisconsin
Congress
Arthur Morgan
TE A
Morgan
David
E. Lilenthal
Funeral services for Carl M Hone held in Tinuston
Funeral services for Carl M Hone former adviser to President Wilson were held today in Tinuston Texas at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev James P Dewolfe officiating and burial in Glenwood cemetery.
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Tinuston
Tex
Carl
Qoo M. Hone
Pres
Dent Wilson
James P. Dewolfe
Christ Episcopal Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Weather chart notes for Wisconsin and regions
The report outlines fair conditions in the south and cloudy northern portions with continuing cold weather. It lists observed temperatures around 1:00 p.m. and compares yesterday’s highs and lows to earlier readings, noting regional variations across Abilene Montgomery New Orleans Raleigh Yellowstone.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Tatam
Milwaukie
Abilene
Montgomery
New Orleans
Ralagh
Yellowstone
Tornado Toll Rises Across Five Midwestern States
A trio of tornadoes and severe storms swept five Midwestern states, killing at least 32 people and injuring nearly 250 as homes collapsed and hundreds became homeless. Central Illinois suffered the heaviest losses with over a dozen dead, while Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma also reported multiple fatalities and widespread damage.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Pekin
Rushville
Astoria Giso
Heber Springs
Ark
Neeleyville
Arkansas
Conway
Mitchell Baird
Minturn
South Pekin
Roger Morris
Homer Sullers
Waupaca Legion Accuses Peer Post of Election Interference
The Charles Hagerstrom Post No. 9 blasts Waupaca Legion Commander A. W. Pitt for allegedly sending Legion letters urging Arthur M. Scheller for Seventh Circuit judge. Scheller seeks to replace Circuit Judge Byron B. Park, with other candidates Frank Calkins Willaim Atwell and Herman Severson in the race. The post calls for apologies and retractions to all Legionnaires who received the letters.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Charles Hagerstrom
American Legion
Waupace Post
Legion
A. W. Pitt
Waupaca Legion
Hagerstrom Post
Waupa Portage
Wood
Wanus
Waupaca
Arthur M. Seheller
Seventh Circuit
Fudge
Byron B. Park
Stevens Point
Scheller
Frank W. Calkins
Wood County
Willitam FE. Atwell
Herman J. Severson
Jola
Pitt
Legionnaires
Seheller
Mysterious ransom note linked to Levine abduction in New Rochelle
Reported on WABC in New York a cryptic remessage claimed to contact the 12 year old Peter Levine's kidnapers in New Rochelle. The note said they would follow instructions but must travel by automobile due to weather. Columbia Broadcasting remained tight lipped about the message as Grace Moore's program aired.
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New York
Radin Stilton
WABC
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N.Y
Grace Moore
New York City
Columbia Broadcasting Company
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