Emergency Powers Sought by Poland over Danzig Tense Situation Drives Powers Bill
Poland moves to empower President Ignacy Moscicki until November 1 amid Danzig tensions. Foreign Minister Beck to present the emergency powers bill after addressing Hitler's demands. A boycott on German newspapers signals Poland's intent to press gains in Danzig Harbor and bolster a militarized police presence.
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Ignacy Moscicki
Danzig
Josef Beck
Adolf Hitler
Beck
Germany
East Prussia
Poland
Groom of Child Bride Gets Suspended Term
Pearl Lattimer arraigned before Judge E L Ewing on contributing to delinquency of a minor. He received a 300 day jail sentence suspended on condition he care for Wilda Lattimer a 14 year old ward of the court. The couple married in Catlettsburg Kentucky days earlier. license issued and ceremony performed in Kentucky.
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Logan
Pearl Lattimer
E. L. Ewing
Wilda Lattimer
Catlettsburg
Kentucky
Kroger Sales Rise Four Percent In 1939 Period
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. reported sales of 18 798 037 dollars for the fourth four week period of 1939, up four percent from the same period in 1938. The Cincinnati report notes continued growth in annual performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger
Cincinnati
U.P
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Physician Linked to Poison Brew in Murder Plot
Philadelphia investigators probe a Philadelphia testimony claiming a physician supplied the arsenic solution used in a string of killings. Herman Petrillo, a 40 year old convicted killer, alleged the so called Witches Brew was made by a doctor and sold at 300 dollars per pint to customers mainly women seeking to end unwanted marriages.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Herman Petrillo
Planting 15 000 Seedlings Started at Rio Grande College
GALLIPOLIS Ohio. First of a ten year program to cover 40 acres with pine seedlings began today at Rio Grande College. 15 000 two year old seedlings arrived from a government nursery near Marietta Ohio. 30 college students, under forest service supervision, started planting under R R Starbuck’s direction.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Marietta
R. R. Starbuck
Gallia County Woman Struck and Killed in Highway Tragedy
In Gallia County near Bladen Mrs. Fanny Mooney 74 was struck and killed by a car driven by 30 year old Dowie Williams while she stood with her daughter near a parked car. Williams was not held after deputies investigated the accident.
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Gallipolis
Bladen
Fanny Mooney
C. W. Mooney
Dowie Williams
Williams
Harold Wood
Grant Logan
Rutland Man Named To Ohio Land Use Group
Dr. George M. Lasher of Rutland named as one of 16 Ohio farmers on the Ohio Land Use Planning Committee. He will represent Athens Vinton Jackson Lawrence Gallia and Meigs counties in statewide land use planning efforts.
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Pomeroy
George M. Lasher
Rutland
Meigs County
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Lasher
Athens
Vinton
Jackson
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs
Lindbergh Warns U S Needs More Aviation Research
Col Charles Lindbergh warned government officials and aeronautical experts aboard a Potomac River steamer that the United States must immediately expand aviation research facilities or fall five years behind Europe. He cited Germany leading, Britain second, with Italy and France tied for third, and noted two or three new research centers are needed at once.
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Langley, Field
Col
Chas
A. Lindbergh
United States
Washington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Lindbergh
NACA
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Soviet Russia
European Nations Spent Vast Military Cost Daily
Correspondent reports Europe spends about $20 million daily on military preparations amid mobilizations. Britain, Germany, France, Italy invest in long term naval programs. Poland, Spain, Romania, Hungary and others add substantial daily costs, shaping the economic strain and strategic balance of the era.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Spain
Romania
Hungary
Jugoslavia
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Speedy Action Sought on Neutrality Legislation
Senator Pittman urged rapid enactment to replace the expired cash and carry neutrality provision as Europe faces possible moves by Hitler. President Roosevelt asked Congress for immediate funding of Army Air Corps expansion and Panama Canal fortifications, plus contracts and aircraft purchases.
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Washington
U.P
Key Pittman
Nev
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Congress
Roosevelt
Continental
United States
Panama Canal Area
Army Air Corps
Panama Canal
C of C Chief Urges Tax Cuts to Boost Jobs
President George H. Davis of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged a sharp federal tax reduction to spur business investment and job creation. He spoke at the 27th annual convention opening, criticizing reforms as harming incentives and calling for reexamination of school funding as costs rose fourfold in 25 years.
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Washington
U.S
George H. Davis
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Chamber
Reprisals For PWA Lobbying Warned In Ickes Memo
Secretary Harold L. Ickes warned about stern disciplinary action for PWA employees who lobby against Roosevelt's proposed reorganization. The confidential memorandum to PWA staff follows reports some workers oppose the merger creating an independent works agency.
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Washington
U.P
Harold L. Ickes
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
PWA
Former Minister Begins Pen Term for Forgery
Harry Dye, once a Methodist preacher, starts a one to 20 year sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary after being sent to Columbus by Deputy Sheriff Hank Young. He will serve months for a prior sentence as he had violated probation conditions. Dye has a history of legal troubles from issuing bad checks.
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Pomeroy
Harry Dye
Ohio
Columbus
Hank Young
Dye
Cincinnati May Music Festival Opens Tonight
A lineup of famous voices will perform as Cincinnati hosts a May music festival opening at Music Hall. Performances promise renowned singers and orchestral works shaping a city event.
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Cincinnati
U.P
America
Music Hall
Smiths Top The List Of Social Security Accounts
A Social Security Board survey shows the name Smith is the most common among 44 million old age insurance accounts. The first 50 families list records 418000 Smith accounts, followed by Johnsons with 350530 accounts.
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Washington
U.P— Smith
Social Security Board
Smiths
Johnsons
Missing Missouri River witness hinders Pendergast case
Edward K. Schneider, business associate of Democratic Boss Pendergast and key witness, remains unfound in Kansas City after authorities concluded he did not die by own action. The river yielded no body despite a car on the bridge, notes on the seat, and a hat downstream, with firefighters and deputies searching widely.
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Kansas City
U.P
Missouri River
Edward K. Schneider
Pendergast
Schneider
Federal Bureau of Investigation
PTA Delegates Vote On National Officers
Delegates to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers voted today on a vice president at large and three regional vice presidents. Voting was to continue all day. Stringfellow Barr of St John’s College Annapolis Md urged delegates that many colleges operate like department stores and warned that education should not simply cater to every whim.
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Cincinnati
U.P
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Stringfellow Barr
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Barr
Former UMW Leader Dies of Heart Attack
Charleston West Virginia U P reports Thomas L Lewis 76 former president of the United Mine Workers died suddenly from a heart attack He led the UMW from 1908 to 1912 and was past president of the Ohio Federation of Labor He chaired the miners wage committee that secured the eight hour day He earlier worked in Shawnee Ohio mines
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Ohio Federation of Labor
Wage Committee of
Shawnee
Ohio
Ohio lawmakers seek relief funding solution amid tax pledge
In Columbus the Legislature weighs options to fund poor relief through 1940. A joint committee considers allowing local governments to cover half of relief costs and borrows against anticipated beer and utility taxes. Proposals include lower real estate levy passage, transfers from highway funds, and tapping up to 25 percent of municipal license tag shares.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joint Relief Committee
Bricker
Baby Pacifists Sentenced to Training School For Flag Refusal
In Greenfield Massachusetts Deerfield's three children William Johnson Jr 12 Dorothy 11 and Gloria 8 were found habitual school offenders for repeatedly refusing to salute the American flag and were sent to Mapden County Training School in Springfield Their appeal through counsel targets a U S Supreme Court review already having ruled against them on the flag salute law and 던
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Greenfield
Mass
U.P
Deerfield
Mapden County
Springfield
William Johnson
Dorothy
Gloria
United States Supreme Court
Senator Asks Early Closing of Congress
Senator John H. Bankhead proposes adjourning Congress on June 15 and delaying action on neutrality and other controversial bills until 1940. He suggests workarounds for Roosevelt’s reorganization plan and questions Congress’s four months of activity, saying the Senate has nothing to do.
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Congress
Washington
U.p—Sen
John H. Bankhead
Ala
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Senate
Hoover Sees Science Battling Unemployment
Former President Herbert Hoover urged more active pure science research to combat technological unemployment. He warned progress is possible only among free men and cited new discoveries in natural law as offering hope for today’s youth.
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Chicago
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Congress Bans Broad New Deal Publicity Mailings
Congress inserts a measure in the Treasury Post Office Appropriations Bill restricting executive agencies from mailing informational tracts without written requests. The rule targets WPA publicity, aims to trim $80 million annually though likely lower, and will force agencies to discard mailing lists totaling over 2.28 million names.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury Post Office
Coal talks near split over closed shop dispute
Negotiations in the Appalachian coal industry face a likely breakup within two days if an agreed settlement is not reached. Some operators back John L. Lewis’s closed shop while a majority favor his terms, risking separate contracts if unanimity fails. The May 1 coal stock levels showed a 39 day supply nationally with April demand at 22 million tons and production at 10 million tons.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Congress of Industrial Relations
AFL
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
UMWA
National Purchasing Agents Association
Tidewater
Great Lakes
Kidnapped Mining Chief Released by Bandits
Oscar A. Lampe a 45 year old American mining executive formerly based in Denver was released by bandits after a ransom hold in the mountains of Guanajuato State. American consular authorities were advised and terms of release were not disclosed.
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Mexico City
U.P
Oscar A. Lampe
Denver
Colo
Guanajuato
Suppression Demanded of Anti-Japanese Activities in Shanghai
A joint Japanese army and navy statement demanded suppression of all anti-Japanese activities in Shanghai. It called for curbing incitement of anti-Japanese sentiment by citizens of third powers.
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Shanghai
U.P
Village Aikawa Vanished by Tidalist Wave in Japan
Police authorities reported that the entire village of Aikawa disappeared into the sea after a tidal wave followed an earthquake.
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Akita
Japan
U.P
Aikawa
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