07 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
1
Roosevelt publicized a friend’s letter opposing a broad emergency powers bill while lawmakers debated the measure. Senators argued the executive’s authority could threaten democracy as reform proposals and tax, naval expansion, and debt questions orbit the agenda.
Tornado like Loreadies struck Illinois Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma killing at least 39 and causing wide property damage. South Pekin near the Illinois River valley suffered near destruction while water and light services were crippled and hospitals filled with the injured. Diplomatic tensions rose as Ambassador Daniels delivered a protest to Foreign Minister Hay over Mexico's seizure of foreign oil holdings and potential indemnity payments.
Secretary Morgenthau halted silver purchases and the U S Treasury outline shows a large monthly Mexican silver import, price supported by New York quotes. Mark Ethridge named temporary head of radio broadcasting industry with no salary. Britain proposes new nonintervention plan to end foreign troop presence in Spain with frontier controls and belligerent rights formula.
General Franco's forces push toward Catalonia and Barcelona as bombers strike towns and villages. Col. Edward M. House dies in New York at seventy nine after a long illness, ending a prominent World War I era career. News items discuss Britain’s army reforms and Rothschilds' financial prominence amid the era's upheavals.
APAN reports the formation of a reformed Government of the Republic of China in Nanking to replace Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Liang Hung-Tze is named chairman of the new executive yu an with premier-like powers. Chinese forces push along the Hankow railway as Japan incurs heavy losses.
Washington discusses the TVA controversy with focus on Robert Morgan and Harcourt Morgan in a battle over contumacy and removal. The article traces White House influence, Lilienthal's role, and mounting investigations in Congress into TVA appointments and actions amid partisan tensions.
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