Billion goes for relief of war veterans
Washington April 9 President Dyer of Missouri and other lawmakers urged restraint as the House approved a billion dollar appropriation for next year’s veterans expenses. Debate over the soldiers’ bonus followed, with assurances sought that more than twice this amount will not be voted for bonus payments. The large 1933 Veterans Bureau appropriation of 949,237,795 was approved amid little protest, as part of the independent offices supply bill.
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House
Dyer
Missouri
Veteran Administration Republican
America
Ways and Means Committee
Veterans’ Bureau
Independent Offices
Weather hits spring peak as desert winds drive heat
The weather bureau reports 90 degree warmth as spring enters, aided by desert winds. Ernst & Ernst notes corporate strength in 1931 doubled vs 1921. Prince Nicholas returns from Paris to Bucharest to face royal displeasure. Dr A E Budde, North Chicago physician, is missing after a lure by phone. Clarence Darrow at Waikiki for Fortescue trial age 75. Governor Murray ends Nebraska campaign with Portland bound train departure. Italy hints at possible withdrawal from the League of Nations.
Fall Has Never Grown Old
Hollywood comedy expert Groucho Marx explains what makes people laugh and why humor relies on human ness. He notes mispronounced words and puns provoke laughs, while discussing the oldest laugh getter rooted in seeing someone fall, a device dating back to medieval jesters.
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Hollywood
Cal
Groucho
Darrow weighs alienists option in Fortescue case
Honolulu April 9 The prosecution says it is ready for a possible defense move to introduce alienists in the trial of Mrs Granville Fortescue and three navy men charged with lynching Joseph Kahahawai. John C Kelley says he will rely on Drs Falls Porteus Huntington Williams Orbison. Darrow, head of the defense, is given special consideration as sessions are limited to three hours each morning for Clarence Darrow’s age.
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Granville Fortescue
Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
John C. Kelley
Robert Falls
S. D. Porteus
Edward Huntington W Williams
James Orbison
Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Kahahawai
Grace Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
Rooseveltians Confident as Democratic Race Narrows
Roosevelt supporters press ahead after wins in Wisconsin and New York and forecast victories in Nebraska and Michigan to add delegates for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Opponents refuse to concede. Alfred E. Smith campaigns on. Illinois is seen backing Senator Lewis with district delegates next week.
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Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
New York
Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Michigan
Illinois
Lewis
Illinois Refuses Hell N Maria Charter in Illinois
In Chicago on April 9 the state refused to charter a group named the Hell N Maria club. Attorney Donald B. Hatmaker planned court action to compel the charter, but Secretary of State William J. Stratton denied the request as profanity.
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Chicago
Charles Gates Dawes
United States
Illinois
Donald B. Hatmaker
William J. Stratton
German Speaks at Meeting of Legion in Twin Falls
Ernst Paul Willy Gerber of Twin Falls, an accountant and World War I veteran who served in the German army four years, will attend a Twin Falls American Legion meeting next Thursday to discuss the war from the German viewpoint and Germany’s postwar relations. He came to the United States in 1926 and became a citizen last fall as part of the Legion’s international relations program.
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Twin Falls
Ernst Paul Willy Gerber
American Legion
Germany
Gerber
Hoover backs plan to cut costs in congressional session
President Hoover endorses Senate Banking committee led stock market probe. White House conference yields tentative agreement on a legislative program to save 160 million to 210 million. Interstate Commerce approves an 18 million loan for a reconstruction corporation. House approves a billion dollar appropriation for veterans, Farm Board and agencies outside executive departments.
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Hoover
House Economy Committee
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Corporation
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
House
Veteran's Administration
Farm Board
Washington
Estimates in Hoover House plan outline big savings
President Hoover and the House economy committee released a tentative plan to save about 200 million dollars. The outline lists cuts including retirements, pay suspensions, closings of naval stations, shifts in Philippine Scouts, and a 11 percent pay cut, totaling 170 to 200 million in reduced spending.
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Hoover
Washington
House Economy Committee
Manila
Shipping Board
District of Columbia
Blackfoot High Team Wins State Debate Title at UI South Branch
Blackfoot high school debate team captured the state contest held Saturday at Frazier hall under University of Idaho Southern Branch direction by Dr Vic Mae Powell. Caldwell finished second and Lewiston third. Twin Falls won the one act play cup for The Valiant defeating Preston High with The Monkey’s Paw.
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Blackfoot High School
Frazier Hall
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Vic Mae Powell
Dramatic Department
Caldwell
Lewiston
Twin Falls
Preston High School
Murder charges filed against two federal agents in Texas
Two federal prohibition agents N. D. Heaton and L. C. Smith were charged with murder in Dallas for the death of Marion McGlothlin a 50 year old gas station and grocery proprietor. William McGraw state district attorney said the charges were brought after findings of lawfulness and the statements were limited by federal regulations.
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Tex
Prohibition
Marion McGlothlin
Cross Roads
N. D. Heaton
L. C. Smith
William McGraw
Hoover and Congress Agree on Big Government Savings Plan
An all day White House conference produced a tentative plan to save 160 to 210 million dollars by cutting costs, favoring a five day work week for per diem federal staff and potential further cuts through law changes. Officials note additional 100 million could be saved if consolidations move forward, while war and navy department consolidations were not included.
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McDuffie
House Economy Committee
Hoover
White House
War and Navy Departments
Woman Faces Term In Prison In Utah Murder Case
Mary Quinn Faerber 72 is found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Myrl Warner 20 of Fillmore Utah. Sentencing set for April 16 by Judge Oscar W. McConkie. Her husband Alfred Faerber 50 and Paul von Bode 53 were earlier convicted and sentenced to prison terms. The operation was alleged to have been performed at the Faerber home November 18 with Warner dying a week later. Faerber claimed her acts were ordered by her husband.
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Salt Lake City
Mary Quinn Faerber
Myrl Warner
Fillmore
Utah
Oscar W. McConkie
Alfred T. Faerber
Paul von Bode
Faerber
von Bode
Lindbergh pays ransom in kidnap case still unsolved
Col Charles A Lindbergh has paid 50000 to kidnapers for his missing son but the infant has not been returned. The statement notes payment was to those identified as kidnappers who would reveal the baby's location, yet no contact has followed. federal help was sought to trace the currency.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
New Jersey
Treasury
Lindbergh
Henry Breckinridge
Island
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
Bullet Fired at Bank Leader in Berlin Station
Dr. Hans Luther president of the Reichsbank narrowly escaped a shooting at Potsdamer station Berlin. A bullet grazed his arm and hit a railway porter’s boot. the assailants Dr Max Roosen and Werner Kertscher surrendered. They claimed to oppose deflation and sought controlled inflation, denying political motives.
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Berlin
Hans Luther
Reichsbank
Potsdamer
Basel
Switzerland
Max Roosen
Werner Kertscher
Luther
Noted Musician Forced to Quit
Pittsburgh April 9 Julius Spindler once a leading flutist who toured with Sousa and performed for Imbrich and Melba has joined the Salvation Army. He will sweep dust and do handy work as part of daily life saying he cannot play again his fingers are no longer quick and nimble and life is over for him.
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Pittsburgh
Julius Spindler
Damrosch
Sousa
Spindler
Imbrich
Melba
Salvation Army
Sacred Stone Said Found Near Tabgna in Palestine
Reported discovery places the loaves and fishes miracle rock in Tabgna near Tiberias. A fourth century church unearthed beneath dust reveals the stone beneath the altar and a mosaic panel showing two fishes and loaves. The mosaic floor, 15 by 21 feet, may be the best preserved in the Holy Land.
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Holy Land
Tabgna
Capernaum
Bethsaida
Luke
Jesus
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