TVA Inquiry Highlights $1 Million in Suspected Irregularities
The House Military Affairs Committee opened hearings on alleged TVA missteps including noncompetitive bids, large overpayments, and advance payments to firms. TVA head Arthur E. Morgan and directors Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan faced questions, while the administration pursues funding and expansion of TVA and AAA powers.
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ECRET
House Military Affairs Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
David Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
J. R. McCarl
House Committee
Senate
Nan executive order sets regional wages under work relief
The President established pay rates totaling 4.88 billion for a national relief program. Workers are assigned to four regions with pay ranging from 19 dollars a month for unskilled labor in the South to 94 dollars a month for professional and technical workers in the East. Overall wages run from 20 to 80 percent below the prevailing rate nationwide.
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NAN
Swift Walkout as Chavez Sworn In Senate Protest
Six liberal senators silently left the chamber during Dennis Chavez’s oath taking to succeed the late Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. Participants included Hiram Johnson and William Borah along with George Norris Gerald Nye and Robert LaFollette, signaling GOP independent opposition to moves against Cutting.
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Dennis Chavez
Senate
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Chamber
Cutting
Hiram Johnson
California
William B. Borah
Idaho
George Norris
Nebraska
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senators confront AAA critics and farm tour questions
Senators Hastings and Fish press for details on the farm program tour and funding while President Roosevelt defends the AAA against accusations of misrepresentation. Hastings seeks correspondence and agent instructions. House members debate the issues. Rumors of retirements surface as Richberg plans to leave government work by July 1, with Harriman and Rosenblatt also expected to resign.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Congress
White House
Senate
Daniel O. Hastings
Delaware
Hastings Than
Secretary of Agriculture
Hastings
Fish
New York
Richberg
W. Averill Harriman
NRA
Sol Rosenblatt
Giant Maxim Gorky airship crashes over Moscow killing 48
The Maxim Gorky, the largest land plane, collided with a small training aircraft above a Moscow suburb. It collapsed from 2000 feet, killing all 48 aboard and the other pilot. Most victims were engineers and workers from the Central Aerodynamic Institute and their families. The plane, built in 1938 for propaganda, was an eight motor monoplane with 200 foot wings and 100 foot fuselage. The government said three more planes of the same type would be built.
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USSIA
Maxim Gorky
Moscow
Central Aerodynamic Institute
Lawrences of Arabia dies in Dorset hospital
In his early twenties he led the Arab revolt against Turkey and earned fame as Lawrence of Arabia. After peace he refused a royal reward, stating justice had been done to his Arab friends. He later changed his name to T E Shaw and pursued aeronautical experiments while writing about his experiences in Arabia and translating the Odyssey.
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Thomas E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Dorsetshire
England
Turkey
Lawrence
George
T. E. Shaw
Arabia
Senate Deepens NRA Clash Over Extension
Senator Bennett Clark of Missouri leads a resolution curtailing NRA powers and ending the act by April 1 1936. The plan bans intra state business under NRA codes, bars price fixing outside mineral resources, and requires the President to revise codes within thirty days. Richberg condemns the Clark plan as folly while industry groups plan a May 22 Washington meeting.
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Clark
Missouri
Senate
NRA
Donald Richberg
House
Richberg
Missourian
United States
Industry and Business Committee
NRA Extension
AAA
Ward Cheney
Washington
Senate rejects Huey Long probe and expands TVA authority
Senator Huey Long's resolution to probe Postmaster General Farley fails 62 to 20 with Long the sole Democrat voting yes. The Senate approves Norris amendments raising TVA bonding from 50 to 100 million and shielding its power activities from court action. The Wagner labor relations board bill, criticized as responding to last summer's unrest, passes 68 to 12 after amendments curbing AFL influence.
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Huey Long
Farley
Kingfish
Senate
Norris
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
TYVA
Wagner Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Lithuanian Leader Pardons Nazis Convicted in Memel Plot
President Smetona of Lithuania saved four Nazis from execution for plotting to restore Memel to Germany. He commuted their sentences to life imprisonment amid German protests that the move did not rectify the injustice.
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Smetona
Lithuania
Memel
Germany
Shirtwaist Wedding Gown Leads Bridal Fashion Wave
CHERIE NICHOLAS reports chic new wedding gowns with white satin shirtwaists and integrated trains. The look pairs a sleeveless satin dress beneath a one-piece shirtwaist and train, featuring satin buttons, a pleated tulle halo, and Vogue style veils. other brides favor lace and bold color ensembles, signaling era personality fashion.
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Western Newspaper Union
For Town Wear by Cherie Nicholas
This brown and white printed jacket dress is smart for town wear. The dress features a stitched-down scarf, a tailored jacket with alternating brown and white buttons, and a brown belt with a matching brown and white boutonniere to complete the color scheme.
Lower waistlines featured in LeLong and Paris gowns
The latest fashion trend centers on a lower waistline. LeLong showcases skirts cut four inches below the waist in evening gowns and wraps. Lanvin presents glamorous gowns with low waists and fullness, while blouses in silk or cotton are worn over skirts belted at the standard waist. Schiaparelli debuts double belts twisted in back, fastened with metal plaques.
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LeLong
Lanvin
Schiaparelli
Style Parade Highlights in Summer Wardrobe Tips
A nation of hot summers prompts lightweight dressmaker styles over heavy tailored wear. Spring jewelry, necklaces, hats with varied brims, and softer coats lead a feminine, versatile look. Colors favor blue, with gray brown yellow and dusty pinks. velvet accessories and lace add richness to day and evening outfits.
Lace metal jewelry notes for spring deco accessories
Metal lace is extensively used in spring jewelry including bracelets earbuds and clips. Lace designs are impressed into metal in bright colors such as pink blue green yellow brown black and navy. Bracelets range from one to two inches wide and ear bobs draw inspiration from rosettes.
Snow Top Fur Dye Creates Snowy Caped Fox Look
A new fur dye called Snow Top Fox coats the surface with a snowy white layer and makes the underlying fur appear dark. The effect highlights the cape of fur and offers a dramatic, contrasting finish.
Rustling Silks to Please Sir and Ladies in Furs
Ladies prepare for a social event with silk gowns and fur accessories described as elegant and flattering. The note highlights attire meant to please a gentlemanly host, emphasizing fashionable dress and refined social presentation.
Wild hog hunting faces rugged access on Andean border
The report describes difficult hunting for feral hogs in the Los Liens region near the Argentine side of the Andes. Hunters use trained hounds to corral the wild pigs amid hostile rancher fire and patrols. Costs and royalties for the hunt are raised as authorities and laborers contend with this ongoing conflict.
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Tranche
Shienan
Department of Los Liens
Andes
Grape Nuts Contest Ad Promises Free Prizes
A column invites readers to join a Dizzy Dean inner win contest promoting valuable free prizes via the Grape Nuts advertisement. The note uses playful language and urges participation for both boys and girls.
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Dizzy Dean
Sipping Through Sayings Foundation A Green Christmas
A brief note on a saying about a green Christmas, suggesting the foundation is the idea that open joints with constant freeing and thawings are unhealthy.
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