Administration Sees Folly of Interference
Washington writer Kirke Simpson notes the Iowa primaries signal a conservative drift that may influence the 1940 campaign. He cites Gillette versus Wearin and Dickinson versus Thurston as examples of party voters favoring conservative choices over New Deal liberals amid administration efforts to discipline anti court elements.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington
Iowa
Gillette
Wealtn
Wealin
New Deal
Dickinson
Thurston
Harry Hopkins
James Roosevelt
Wearin
Anticourt
Pennsylvania
Wage Hour Bill Compromise Sways Toward Southern Demands
Washington reports tentative Senate House accord on a wage-hour proposal that would set 25 cents per hour nationwide for year one and 30 cents in year two, with industry boards to raise rates to 40 cents later as economically feasible, reflecting Southern pressure for regional differences. Borah, LaFollette, and Walsh opposed the deal, delaying adjournment as lawmakers gauge final action.
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House
Senate Labor Bloc
Borah
Idaho
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Those Who Left Plains Find No Promised Land
California draws farm families from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado and Kansas seeking prosperity but many end up in labor camps earning about five dollars a week for short seasons. An estimated 150000 farming households live in shanties, while others attempt reestablishment in the Plains. The piece highlights hardship in migratory camps and profiles several farm families and PSA programs.
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Jack Sitton
California
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Arizona
Oregon
Washington
Chins Up Plains Farmers Rebuild With FSA Aid
Describes Llano Estacado pioneers facing ruin and foreclosure, then receiving government help through rural rehabilitation and the Resettlement Administration to rebuild livelihoods and homes. References hardship among farmers and families, with a note of ongoing recovery efforts.
Iowa Democrats Seek To Heal Wounds In Primary Aftermath
Des Moines reports Iowa Democratic leaders pursued a unity path after Senator Guy Gillette led the primary, with Otha Wearin conceding. An unofficial vote tabulation showed Gillette ahead by about five thousand in a 150 thousand vote tally as incumbents and allies maneuvered in the wake of the contest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Guy Gillette
Otha D. Wearin
Gillette
Wearin
Harry L. Hopkins
Woa
James Roosevelt
L. J. Dickinson
Lloyd Thurston
Dickinson
Thurston
Roup
E. ©. Richer D
Eicher
Tucumcari Reclamation Project Budget Rejected
The House appropriations Committee rejected a $500,000 budget to start Tucumcari reclamation work in New Mexico due to prior nonwork on the project.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Nanny Doesn’t Live There Anymore
Carlinville Illinois reports a bizarre farm accident as Arnold Garlo and Melvin Miller, tenant farmers, recount how their nanny goat drank gasoline from a dish pan and was set alight after a lighter sparked. The goat perished in the blaze.
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Carlinville
Ill
Nanny
Arnold Garlo
Melvin Miller
Garlo
Miller
War on Hoppers Is Extended
DALHART June 7 Leaders discussed grasshopper control in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. They warned the long winged migratory hopper would gain wings in days making poisoning hard and noted infestation worse than last year. Gov Tingley ordered 30 national guardsmen, 15 trucks, 25 poison spreaders and port entries opened for sawdust and armaments to halt the invasion.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
Fred G. Butcher
Minneapolis
Charlton
James V. Allred
Dallas
Hartley
New Mexico
Allred
Texas Panhandle
Tingley
US House Committee Approves Naval Expansion Funding
The House appropriations committee approved 335 802 000 for starting the billion dollar naval expansion. Japan's advance in China and air raids on Canton prompt France to reinforce borders as Premier Daladier orders shoot down any threatening aircraft.
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Associated Press
Uncle Sam
House Appropriations Committee
Japan
China
Nippon
Canton
Teruel - Valencia
Spain
France
Edouard Daladier
Valencia
Alicante
Junkers
Chengchow
Chiang Kai-Shek
House
Western Plains Gets Moisture
A north–south line of thunderstorms moved from New Mexico across the Panhandle, leaving moisture in the western Plains. Heaviest rainfall was from Tucumcari to Glenrio, NM, with lighter showers in Dalhart and nearby towns. Amarillo saw a light rain with thunder and lightning as forecasted moderate storms moved eastward toward 2 AM.
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New Mexico
Panhandle
Plains
Tucumcari
Glenrio
Clovis
Texline
Texas
Dalhart
Texaco
Black
Santa Fe
Channing
Tascosa
Adrian
Amarillo
The
Airways Radio
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Dixie
North
America
Father
George Dietrich
Perryton
Ochiltree County
Farm Security Administration
Dietrich
Daniel Newman
Art Turner
Marvin E. Smith
Hansford County
Lamb County
Mrs. Comer Hall
Littlefield
Wimberly
Near Plainview
Ruby D. Matthews
PSA
Paul
Wimberley
Lockhart
Pees
Hardihood
Virle
Llano Estacado
Demos
West Texas
New CO
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