Black and Van Devanter era reshaped by Senate battle
The article recounts Justice Hugo Black's path from Birmingham politics to the Senate and then the Supreme Court at age 51, amid questions over his eligibility and KKK charges. It notes a 63 to 16 Senate vote approving his appointment, and outlines concurrent Capitol debates on wage laws, farm aid, and federal housing programs as Roosevelt-era policy wields influence.
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Justice van Devanter
United States Senate
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Birmingham
van Devanter
Cheyenne
Black
Senate
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Copeland
Evans
Temple of Justice
Levitt
Virgin Islands
High Court
Martin
House Rules Committee
House
Dust Bowl
NLRB
Mississippi
Rankin
Michigan
Huffman
Roanoke Island Roar and drought drives calls for more wells
President Roosevelt spoke at Roanoke Island during the Virginia Dare anniversary, defending democracy amid criticism and citing various business and newspaper leaders. In Kansas Liberal businessmen fund a $5,500 irrigation project to water 150 acres as drought looms in South Dakota with 41 counties seeking federal relief. Oklahoma ex governor Murray urged 250,000 deep wells to combat drought, praising drought relief as self funding.
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Roanoke Island
N. C
Lord Macaulay
America
Macaulay
United States Chamber of Commerce
Liberty League
National Association of Manufacturers
Virginia Dare
Fort Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
Anthony Eden
Congressman Warren
Oklahoma
Murray
South Dakota
Jensen
Nude stowaway voyage ends in deportation
Mrs Esther Worman hid aboard a freighter bound for America to reach her husband and return home. The ship’s overheated hold forced her to strip to endure the journey. Galveston authorities ordered her deportation while immigration officials found her husband in New York, where he faces a charge of illegal entry in 1930.
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Esther Worman
England
America
Galveston
Tennessee Man Charged in Mason Marshal Slaying
Albert Gooden, 35, was charged with killing Mason marshal. The sheriff said six masked men abducted him near Mason and his body was found next morning with 30 bullet wounds, a frayed rope around the neck, and handcuffs still on.
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Albert Gooden
Tenn
Covington
Insurgent Move On Santander Fends Off Madrid Focus
Reported Francoist forces stalled near Madrid, then pressed Santander. Reinosa fell toward the coast as Italy's Black Arrow brigade and 200 German planes aided the insurgents. In the Middle East, new Iraqi cabinets formed after the assassination of the army chief, while Brazil's tense election saw a fascist clash leaving eleven dead.
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Madrid
Valencia
Santander
Spain
Reinosa
Italy
Black Arrow
France
Syria
Iraq
Palestine
Britain
Papa
Brazil
Plinio Salgado
Hitler
Jose Americo de Almeida
Armando de Salles Oliveira
Campos
Moscow
Indictments and political shifts swirl in early 1930s headlines
Cincinnati wakes to the indictment of Anna Hahn, 31, for two murders amid alleged $50,000 to $70,000 gains from elderly Germans. Dewey, 35, abandons law to prosecute rackets and vies for New York County DA. Lindbergh seeks a home in France, Walker gains transit role, and Roosevelt’s public image sparks chatter.
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Anna Hahn
Cincinnati
Thomas E. Dewey
Gotham
Michigan
Underworld
New York
Tammany Hall
Dewey
Charles ‘A. Lindbergh
France
Jimmy Walker
The
Transit Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Waterbury, Conn
O Henry Twist Turns True Oklahoma Romance
A 19 year old man married a 15 year old girl after she was released from Tecumseh State Training School for Girls as part of a parole experiment. The pair wed last Sunday under state supervision after a two year separation.
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Oklahoma
Mary Dewson Chosen for Social Security Board Post
Mary T. Dewson has been selected by President Roosevelt for a Social Security Board role. She entered big politics in 1928 aiding Al Smith, and previously served in the Democratic Party feminine division and on several national advisory committees.
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Mary T. Dewson
Roosevelt
Miss Dewson
al Smith
Democratic National Committee
NRA
National Consumers’ League
Labor Standards Committee
Portugal Breaks Ties With Czechoslovakia Over Arms
Portugal ends diplomatic relations after being denied arms purchases. Belfast police detain 13 men linked to violence during King George’s visit. Maine rejects 1 percent sales tax in statewide vote. Floods in Bio-Bio region leave hundreds homeless in Chile. NYA to aid about one third as many college students as prior year. Seven sailors die in steam explosion on USS Cassin at Philadelphia naval yard. Marriages: Louise Hovick to Robert Mizzy. Maria Dolores de Bourbon to Polish Prince Czartoryski. Divorces: Manuel Komroff from Elinor Barnes Komroff. Deaths: Cyril McNeile and James McIntyre.
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Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Belfast
King George
Maine
Chile
Bio-Bio
NYA
U. S
Cassin
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Louise Hovick
Gypsy Rose Lee
Robert Mizzy
Maria Dolores de Bourbon
Spain
Alfonso
Czartoryski
Manuel Komroff
Elinor M. Barnard Komroff
Cyril McNeile
Bulldog Drummond
James McIntyre
Labor patents and clashes shadow 1930s steel and union battles
Labor leader Ernest T. Weir heads National Steel Corp while disputes with NRA NLRB and CIO unfold. Ex Weirton workers testify firing for not joining union. CIO attack alleged by one organizer. Rail workers press for 20 percent wage hikes. auto rubber workers accuse Goodyear of terrorism as NLRB hearings proceed.
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Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Weirton Steel Company
NRA
NLRB
Weirton
New Cumberland
W. Va
CIO
Rush D. Holt
Labor Notes Mark Silk Strike Settlements Across Coast
Labor disputes drift along the Atlantic as manufacturers and CIO leaders reach settlements narrowing the silk strike. AFL pledges to compete with CIO for support of agricultural and white collar workers. Five injured in a riot at the National Courage and Woodenware plant in Peoria Illinois amid strike tensions.
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Atlantic
CIO
AFL
National Cooperage and Woodenware Co
Peoria
Warriors, Dragons, and War Echoes in Asia
July reports describe Chinese forces and Japanese troops clashing along the Amur frontier and in Shanghai and Nanking. The battle expands with air raids, naval bombardment, civilian evacuations, and international concern as U S Marines move to Shanghai and calls for relief funding rise.
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Whangpoo
U. S
Economic forecasts from 1930s figures predict steady activity
Forecasts from Col. Leonard Ayres, a Cleveland economist, say business activity will hold up in the remaining months. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes we are still advancing in the business cycle. Bernard Gimbel expects department stores to gain in fall but not dramatically.
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Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bernard Gimbel
Arctic flights spur cross Arctic chase and rescue links
Russian aviator Sigismund Levaneffsky extends a bold attempt across the Arctic with a four motor plane carrying camping gear and six weeks of rations while Soviet and Allied flyers including Jimmy Mattern and Sir Hubert Wilkins join a broader hunt. The era’s feats include the Nord Meer seaplane crossing the Atlantic and Pan American efforts toward the Azores.
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Sigismund Levaneffsky
Arctic
America
Levaneffsky
Siberia
Jimmy Mattern
Mattern
Oakland
Calif
Fairbanks
Alaska
Germany
Nordmeer
Atlantic
Port Washington
N. Y
Azores
National Rifle Matches Open at Camp Perry Subday
The Subday event for the National Rifle Matches begins at Camp Perry in Ohio with the opening day activities. Plans include Italian advancement as Italy pledges to launch the second 35 000 ton battleship the Littorio. The United Auto Workers hold a convention in Milwaukee on Monday. On Tuesday the Seventh Day Baptist general conference opens in Shiloh New Jersey.
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Ohio
Italy
United Auto Workers Convention
Milwaukee
Shiloh
N. J
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