New Deal Sighs At Vote In Senate Lobby Hearing
Howard Hopson testified before the Senate lobby committee about opposition to utility legislation linked to the Wheeler Rayburn bill. Black pressed for clear answers as Hopson defended his role in corporate oversight. The House then passed the Guffey coal bill creating a national commission and a wage and price code with a 15 percent mine tax and 90 percent drawback for compliant producers.
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Washington
Howard
Hopson
Senate Lobby Committee
Associated Gas and Electric Co
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Associated Gas and Electric
Black
Wheeler-Rayburn_ bill
House
New Deal
New York
U.P
Congress
Roosevelt to address demo parley on air
President Roosevelt will speak to the young democratic clubs of America in Milwaukee at 9 P.M. CST Saturday in a national radio address. It is broadcast from Washington and is aired on the airwaves nationwide.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Milwaukee
Woman dies as fire sweeps sixth floor hotel
An unidentified young woman died from burns and her roommate was critically burned when fire on the sixth floor of the St Clair Hotel on Chicago's near North Side forced more than 160 guests to flee in night clothing. Sally Bruner, 27, a manicurist, was carried from her room unconscious and later revived at Passavant Hospital but could not name her companion.
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Chicago
U.P
St Clair Hotel
Near North Side
Sally Bruner
Passavant Hospital
Rogers Flies Again We Are Not Quite Poor
Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in an air crash while famed aviators. Arthur Brisbane reflects on Rogers life, fame, and courage, noting his love of danger and work ethic, and remarks on the broader issue of flight safety.
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Rogers
Mr. Sheehan
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Lobbying in Washington Costs 25 Million This Session
An unnamed high official estimates lobbying spending this session at 25 million dollars as a vast, secretive web of personal ties and favors entangles the federal government. The piece depicts about 3000 resident lobbyists plus thousands more, noting corruption and open influence in a foggy, twilight zone.
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Lobier
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Congress
Senate
Wallace Hops Out the Door After Meat Prices Protest
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace fled the scene as a Detroit housewives delegation pressed for explanations on rising meat costs. Police kept the crowd calm while Wallace left promptly to avoid further questioning.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Iate
Detroit
Governor defies grand jury summons in Iowa
SIOUX CITY IOWA Aug 19 Gov Clyde L Herring refused to answer a grand jury summons seeking testimony on alleged graft and corruption He called the subpoena a whim of fanatical investigators and said the chief executive has immunity from such summonses Attorney General Edward N O Connor indicated he would appear before the grand jury which has indicted him and many state officers
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Sioux City
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Edward N. O'Connor
Fire devastates cottages at Barrow Lake injures two
In Niles Michigan on August 19 Henry L. Heckell of New Orleans died in a fire that destroyed two summer cottages at Barrow Lake. Robert Alvaredo, also of New Orleans, suffered facial burns trying to rescue Heckell, another orchestra member at a local casino. Six others escaped.
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Niles
Mich
Henry L. Heckell
New Orleans
Barrow Lake
Robert Alvaredo
Heckel
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast With Showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with likely local showers and cooler conditions in the Panhandle. West Texas and New Mexico show unsettled skies with showers or thunderstorms in the north and east portions tonight and Tuesday. Temperature range 72 to 90.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Joe Crosson Guards Back In Amarillo Aerial Legend Return
Amarillo celebrates the return of the Texas National Guard after summer encampment at Camp Hulen. Joe Crosson, Alaska air pioneer, linked to Walter Holmes through years of aviation ties, is named in a reminiscence of Will Rogers and Wiley Post.
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Joe Crosson
Amarillo
Walter Holmes
Rogers
Rv Gene Flo
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Walter W. Holmes
W. H
Doc” Holmes
America
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Mr. Holmes
Post
Point Barrow
Texas National Guard
Camp Hulen
Palacios
142Nd Infantry
Fort Worth
Denver
131St Field Artillery
Arthur W. Ball
National Guard
F. A. Simpson
Julius Dorenfield
Camp
Hulen
Odd Couple Couples and Lively Local Tales Across States
Whimsey from Phoenix to Oklahoma City reports a humorous marriage scene where a groom offers a silver dollar and two pennies as a tax joke. A bouncer-turned witness laments lost britches and stamps, recalling past chases. A New Jersey resident barricades a highway for 15 days jail time, and Indiana police tout scarlet windshield stickers cutting violations by sixty percent.
Hotel managers face bill after Legion convention damage
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania hotel managers tally total damage from a state American Legion convention. One broken window and two torn pillow slips were noted among the wear from the gathering.
Blimp Hover Over Manhattan Promotes Radio Show
Deputy Police Commissioner Harold Fowler hovered 300 feet above Manhattan in a blimp. Signs on the craft invited motorists to tune in to WHIMSEYS.
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New York
Harold Fowler
Manhattan
DuPont declares extra dividend and raises stock dividend
DuPont de Nemours & Company in Wilmington announces an extra dividend of 35 cents on common stock and increases the regular quarterly dividend to 90 cents from 65 cents. In Jasper two people, Mrs. J H Dowell and her 11 year old daughter Merle, drowned when a ferryboat caused their car to plunge into the Neches River.
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Wilmington
Del
FE. I. Dupont de Nemours & Company
Jasper
Neches River
J. H. Dowell
Merle
Normanger
School budget highlights and Washington coverage on Page 9
Page 9 rounds up school budget details and national political notes from Washington Off the Record, summarizing key funding decisions and policy debates impacting local districts and federal administration.
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Washington
German Reichsbank Chief Warns Against Jewbaiting
Berlin August 19 The Reichsbank president Dr Hijalmar Schacht delivered a rebuke to window smashing Jew baiters but the official news bureau withheld the speech from the public. He warned that anti Semites inflamed and undisciplined actions pose a serious menace to Germany's business and country stability.
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Berlin
Hijalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Schacht
Germany
Ozzie Nelson Concert Tickets Sell Fast
Advance ticket sales for Ozzie Nelson and Miss Harriet Hilliard at the Municipal Auditorium end Tuesday at 6 PM. Early prices are 55 cents parquet and 35 cents balcony, box office 55 cents and 1 dollar. Dance tickets cost 1.65 per person and 2.50 for stags. tickets available at City Drug Store, 617 Polk Street, until tomorrow evening.
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Ozzie Nelson
Hareriet Hilliard
Municipal Auditorium
Stags
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Peace Effort Fails and War Fears Rise
In Paris and London Aug 19 1945 reports warn that negotiations among France Britain and Italy failed to resolve the Ethiopian dispute. The outlook shifts toward possible Italian Ethiopian war and risks to the League of Nations with fears of wider conflict.
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Richard D. McMillan
Paris
Europe
France
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Africa
Asia
Associated Prewe
London
Anthony Fden
League Affairs
Mussolini
President Roosevelt to reply to foes at convention
Roosevelt plans a reply to opposition criticism soon possibly via radio at a Milwaukee convention of young Democrats or on a West Coast trip. Observers note White House silence to date and expect a direct response as 1936 talk grows louder.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
West Coast
White House
Rogers and Post Reach Seattle on Last Flight
Seattle dispatch reports the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post arrived from Vancouver in Pilot Joe Crosson’s plane at 11 15 am. Oklahoma memorial actions include a Rogers Post stamp proposal and naming routes and airports after the stars. Will Rogers Jr plans to attend California rites despite his father’s death.
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Rogers
Post
Seattle
Joe Crosson
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Alaska
Vancouver
B. C
Will Rogers to have private services after Alaskan crash
Hollywood prepares multiple ceremonies for Will Rogers and Wiley Post after their deaths in an Alaska air crash. The actor humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post perished in the incident, with private family rites planned at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery and potential additional tributes in California. Dorothy Stone and other family members are mentioned in the casualty list.
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Will Rogers
Wiley Post
California
Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
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Doe" Holmes
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Fairbanks
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Crosson
Phoenix, Ariz
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Justice of the Peace
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W. M
Bill) Murray
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Ind
Ray C. Forst
DuPont Company
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Eden
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Britain
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James
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Fred Stone
Theda Blake
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