Senator Bridges Attacks TVA Leaders as Authoritarian State Emerges
Senator Bridges accuses Tennessee Valley Authority figures led by David Lilienthal of creating an authoritarian state. He derides Fred Moses as a brown shirt and a Hitler in short pants, demands Senate investigation, and notes a dispute among A. E. Morgan Harcourt Morgan and Lilienthal.
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Washington
Bridges
New Hampshire
TVA
Tennessee
David Lilienthal
der Fuehrer
Fred Moses
Moses
Hitler
Senate
A. E. Morgan
Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Roosevelt
Reform TVA Governance Urges Radical Reorganization
Walter Lipmann argues the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board driven by three directors is unworkable. He contends persistent quarrels and suspicions arise from the current structure and calls for a fundamental reorganization of management and control of the public corporation.
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The
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Democratic Ranks Split Wide Open Over Surtax Oust
Washington march 9 house revolt trims from tax bill its surtax on family owned and closely held corporations. House knocks out 180 to 124 vote as Doughton rushes to inform Roosevelt. Democrats scramble to replace 30 to 45 million in revenue while Republicans see a chance to peel back party lines.
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Washington
House
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Coughan
Aiming to Air TVA Controversy Congress Expected
Washington dispatch reports that regardless of Roosevelt’s intervention the TVA dispute will likely be aired by Congress in a future session. Most Democrats prefer delaying action until after the election, though some believe the President may seek resignations to clear the TVA air.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Senate
TVA
Congress
White House
War Secretary Warns of New Global Conflict
In Chicago on March 9, Secretary of War Woodring warned that another world war would be universally disastrous for victor, vanquished, and neutral. He said the US is rebuilding defenses while pursuing peace through world trade, noting rising international tension and armament. The conflict would threaten civilization and global security.
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Chicago
Woodring
United States
Commercial Club
Million Asked for Flood Control Plan in Southern California
The War Department was asked to provide 20 million dollars for flood control projects in southern California plus 500 thousand for debris clearance. Major Theodore J. Wyman Jr. said Hansen dam on the Big Yujunga wash could have prevented floods on the Los Angeles River.
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Los Angeles
War Department
California
Theodore J. Wyman Jr
District Army
Hansen Dam
Big Yujunga Wash
Foothill Boulevard
Los Angeles River
Montana Weather Ahead Mostly fair with east and southwest chill
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday. Colder air concentrates in the extreme east and southwest on Thursday and the southeast on Friday.
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Montana
France's Chautemps to resign as Communists protest
Prime Minister Camille Chautemps announces the 40 day old government will resign to form a right leaning coalition excluding the Communists. Reports say Britain may demand a new government before aiding France on a large arms loan as socialists and centrists maneuver for power and Leon Blum potential return.
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Camille Chautemps
Paris
U.P
Matignon
Chautemps
France
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Popular Front
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Reynaud
Leon Blum
Gambling raids in Sheridan jail five bar owners
Mayor Robert W. Orr said Sheridan ministers hired an investigator who led raids on gambling across the city. Five bar proprietors were arrested and released on $1000 bonds. Four truckloads of gambling equipment were seized during last night’s raids. The implicated proprietors are Thomas Bayless Jack Patterson Harry Mavrakis Jack Kane and Archie Wilson as partners in a single establishment.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Robert W. Orr
Orr
Andrew Suchta
Ministerial and Reform Committee
Thomas Bayless
Jack Patterson
Harry Mavrakis
Jack Kane
Archie Wilson
Upside Down Writer of 11 No 1 Speller
CHICAGO March 9 Frank Balek an 11yearold inversionist writes upside down and backwards yet is described as a normal boy with an IQ of 95 He tops his fifth grade class in spelling though he writes rightsideup only when called to the blackboard to avoid confusing others The principal notes the unusual skill but affirms his ordinary status
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Chicago
Frank Balek
Frank
William R. Bowlin
Bowlin
Vigilantes Tear Gas 150 Sit Down Strikers in Pa Plant
In Hatboro Pennsylvania March 9 tear gas shells fired by 60 helmeted vigilantes drove 150 sit down strikers from the Robert and Manders Stove plant. Fire hoses scattered the mob as police rushed in to separate opposing groups. The strike seeks recognition of the eight hour work order committee or Industrial Organization affiliate.
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Hatboro
U.P
Robert, and Manders Stove Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Harboro
American Federation of Labor Union
Woman loses purse and currency in Butte church theft
A woman’s purse containing currency bank books and other articles was stolen in a Butte church last night. The purse was later found in the vestibule but the money was gone. Similar theft occurred a week earlier with a juvenile arrested.
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Butte
First Lady and Five Governors Lead 12 Mile Mother-In-Law Parade
AMARILLO Texas March 9 The high cattle country paid tribute to the nations No 1 mother in law Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt as five states joined a 12 mile parade reviewed by Mrs Roosevelt She received the worlds largest bouquet 5000 matched roses weighing a ton Gene Howe Amarillo Newspaper publisher originator of Mother-in-law day said he was happy to be honored and five governors Alfred Texas Tingley New Mexico Ammons Colorado Marland Oklahoma Haxman Kansas praised the spectacle and called it colorful and fitting
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President
Treasury
White House
Coughton
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Southwest
Roosevelt
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Howe
Nellie Donald
Alfred
Texas
Tingley
New Mexico
Ammons
Colorado
Marland
Oklahoma
Haxman
Kansas
Schuschnigg Defies Nazi Drive With Plebiscite Call
Austria's Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg announced a national plebiscite for Sunday to test support for his government as he rejects Nazi ambitions. He warned against nationalist threats and pledged to keep the Fatherland Front free of party control while praising adherence to the Berchtesgaden agreements.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Kurt Schuschnigg
Fatherland Front
Schuschnigg
Berchtsgaden
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Schuschnigge
People's Front
Hitler
Gale Signals Up On West Coast Storm Threat
San Francisco March 9 reports say whole gale signals up and winds up to 60 miles per hour with general rains across the state. A new Pacific storm neared southern California threatening mountain regions and trapping hundreds after last week’s cloudburst killed at least 142 and caused $60 million in damage.
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San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
U.P
Pacific
California
Signs of Spring Seen as Barefoot Man Walks in Underwear
A man wearing only long underwear walked barefoot along Main Street between Park and Broadway singing loudly. Investigators say he was jailed as No Clothes Bill after saying he entered a saloon where it’s always fair weather and was led home by companions who undressed him.
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Main Street
Park Street
Broadway
Joan Greenleaf Whittier
Iit
City
Woman 44 Gives Birth to 28th Child in Family
In Austin Texas officials report the 28th birth from a single mother aged 44. Dr W A Davis notes the mother has borne a child each year since 1916, with 14 of the 28 infants dying. The record surprised health authorities.
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Texas Health Department
Secret session details link Yagoda to Gorky son murder
Testimony in a secret session ties Henry G. Yagoda to the 1934 killing of Maxim Peshkov son of Maxim Gorky. Defendants accuse Yagoda of ordering the death to gain control of the actress wife. Prosecution seeks death sentences from Red Army firing squads as witnesses discuss foreign powers and plot to overthrow Stalin.
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Moscow
Henry G. Yakoda
Russia
Dread
Secret Police
Yagoda
Joseph V. Stalin
Maxim Peshkov
Maxim Gorky
Peshkov
Soviet Union
Gorky
Andrew Vishinsky
Red Army
Stalin
Arcady P. Rosenholtz
Germany
Japan
Poland
Great Britain
Vishinsky
Butte Shriners Plan Special Train For Council Meeting
Bagdad temple will charter a special train to the imperial council meeting in Los Angeles June 7 to 9. Dr H H James presided at a large Masonic temple gathering with an Anaconda high school orchestra and Miss Betty Lorenz highlighted by a Big Apple dance. Officials include Dr H H James Hugh Cumming and W R Youlden with many members expected to travel. They also voted to send uniformed bodies to Helena May 21 for Algeria temple jubilee.
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Bagdad Temple
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
Masonic Temple
H. H. James
Anaconda High School
L. G. Dunlap
Anaconda
Old Temple
Hugh C. Cumming
W.R. Youlden
Helena
Algeria
Mabel Danielson
Miss Lorenz
Fanchon-Marco Company
Elizabeth Carter
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