Smith as Roosevelt rival eyed by eastern financiers
Eastern bankers and brokers mull Alfred E. Smith as a potential opponent to Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece notes Wall Street opposition to New Deal policies, outlines a possible anti Rooseveld coalition, and cites cautious Republican planners in the Midwest. It also reports varied regional views from editors and politicians on Smith’s viability and potential impact on 1936 politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Wall Street
Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Alleghanies
John D. M. Hamilton
Kansas
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Patrick J. Hurley
Oklahoma
Hoover
Frank Knox
Chicago
Midwest
Plains States
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
New York
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Mr. Roosevelt
Michigan
Green Asks Labor To Capital Parley
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, calls labor leaders to assemble in Washington on April 29 to press for enactment of the Wagner labor disputes bill. Delegates will rally and then urge senators and representatives to back Wagner and other federation backed laws. He says the legislative situation in Congress requires special consideration now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Congress
Gas Field Booming Near Lancaster Opens New Supplies
A new natural gas field four miles from Lancaster opened by the municipal gas department has delivered 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas to Lancaster residents in one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
O.upi
Municipal Gas Department
Safety Essay Contest Editor's Note on Traffic Dangers
Eugene Blasdel's winning essay urges traffic safety and teen responsibility. He contrasts rising automobile deaths with World War losses, recounts a near-marm tragedy near New Mexico cattle, and argues courtesy as a crucial habit for safer driving and calmer behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Blasdel
Globe
Dynamite seized as police halt ten men in Modesto plot probe
In Modesto California on April 22, a dozen sticks of dynamite were seized and ten men held on open charges as investigators probed a possible plot to blow a Standard Oil pipeline from the Kettleman Hills to the San Francisco Bay area. Detectives aided by county officers found six sticks of dynamite in a car near Patterson and later took five more men into custody after recovering another six sticks nearby. A vandalism wave also struck Pacific Coast tanker line sites, including an explosion at the Martinez Standard Oil station and wrecked pumps at five independent stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto
Calif
Standard Oil Company
Kettleman Hills
San Francisco Bay Area
Grat Hogin
H. B. Wright
Hogin
Patterson
Here
Standard Company
Contra Costa County
Martinez
Standard
Vogel Couple Return from Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs L J Vogel returned from El Reno Oklahoma where they were summoned by the illness of Mr Vogel's father L Vogel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
L. J. Vogel
el Reno
Okla
Mr. Vogel
L. Vogel
Bishop backs Rev. Coughlin in radio talk Detroit
The Rt. Rev. Michael G. Gallagher bishop of Detroit endorses Father Charles E. Coughlin’s radio addresses and imprimatur. He calls Coughlin sound in doctrine and urges broad circulation of his writings and spoken word while defending the priest’s right to preach and critique wealth concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Coughlin
Detroit
Michael G. Gallagher
Charles FE. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Gallagher
Father Coughlin
Christ
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Leo XIII
Pius XI
Five Years of American Leadership at Bank for International Settlements Ends
Basel April 22 Five years of American management of the Bank for International Settlements ends in May with the resignation of Leon B Fraser of New York. Gates W McGarrah of New York previously led the bank as its first president. During this period the BIS shifted from war reparations handling to central bank collaboration and broadened its international role. The bank's assets peaked in May 1931 at 2 126 000 000 Swiss francs and fell to 637 726 167 francs by January 31 1935 as Britain and the United States moved away from the gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander H. Uhl
Basel
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements
Leon B. Praser
New York
Gates W. McGarrah
Fraser
McGarrah
MccGarrah
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Oklahoma Preacher Opens Panhandle Revival at First Baptist
Dr. William H. Clark of Vinita Oklahoma opened revival services at the First Baptist Church in Panhandle with a series running through April 26. Evening services begin at 8 o'clock with topics including Evolution and Bob Ingersoll Answered. Rev W I McClung Jr is pastor and invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
William H. Clark
Vinita
Okla
First Baptist Church
Princess Elizabeth Hosts Royal Birthday Festivities
Windsor England April 22 The nine year old Princess Elizabeth celebrated with a palace window moment as Royal Guardsmen roared outside and a pink and white cake lit by nine candles. She hosted her grandparents and parents at a formal Oak Room table while bells rang from St. George's Chapel.
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Windsor
England
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Palace Oak Room
Duke and Duchess of York
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Duke of Gloucester
Princess Victoria
St. George's Chapel
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Hatch
New Mexico
Sheppard
Texas
Dempsey
Jones
Wilbur Hawk
Amarillo
Tex
Disney
Gore
Associated Press
Grand Jury
PIPE
World Bank
Leon B Fraser
Chester Fields
Liggett & Myers Tobacco CO
Liscerr
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Miz
Oliver Eakle
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