Small Stream Flood Control Urged by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged Congress to adopt an integrated national flood control and drainage system. He attached a letter presenting recommendations from an upstream engineering conference held in Washington. The message follows last year’s report on “Little Waters” stressing small-stream control to manage floods erosion navigation and river power issues.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Landon Breaks Silence On FD's Court Change
Alfred M. Landon former Kansas governor and Republican presidential nominee said Roosevelt plan would be overwhelmingly defeated if Congressmen could vote their convictions This marked Landons first comment on the Supreme Court reorganization proposal
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Topeka
Kansas
Tu.p
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Landon
Edward VIII Demonstrator Rescued From Crowd in Whitehall
Police freed a giant Edward VIII demonstrator in Whitehall Palace. The man wore a service uniform with a Duke of Windsor photo over a Union Jack and shouted that Welsh Nationalists forget while England rejoices as Edward VIII remains in exile.
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London
Edward VIII
Whitehall Palace
Duke of Windsor
England
Coronation News Missing in Italian Papers
Italian newspapers report no coverage of King George VI coronation or other British events. The page focuses on local items and domestic affairs with no reference to the imperial ceremony.
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Rome
U.P
King George VI
Morgan Skips Westminster Coronation Rites Due to Illness
London reports J P Morgan a New York financier missed the coronation at Westminster Abbey today because of illness.
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London
AUFI
J. P. Morgan
New York
Westminster Abbey
Bank Teller Pleads Guilty in $4,542 Bank Shortage
Stanley Thomas, a teller at Mahoning National Bank in Youngstown, pleaded guilty Tuesday to falsification of bank records tied to a shortage of 4542 dollars in the bank's funds.
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Youngstown
U.P
Stanley Thomas
Mahoning National Bank
Crowns Prove Heavy for Royal Family at Coronation
At Westminster Abbey for Elizabeth II coronation the young princesses Margaret and Elizabeth fidget with their coronets while King George VI briefly wears the heavy St Edward’s crown. Queen Mary and Prime Minister Baldwin share glances as the royal procession moves to the coach.
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Queen Mary
Baldwin
King Edward
Princess Royal
Princess Mary
Countess Harewood
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Lord Lascelles
Lancaster Warns CIO Outsiders Are Unwanted
Lancaster mayor Charles E. Moyer warns the CIO against outside interference as organizers target Hocking Glass workers. Police Chief Gail Seler objects to outsiders being brought in from other cities amid CIO claims that over 250 of 400 furnace and machine shop workers have signed.
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Lancaster
INL
Charles E. Moyer
Committee For Industrial Organization
Hocking Glass Company
Gail Seler
CIO
First Aid Effort At Coronation Route Sees 7066 Treated
Up to 2 p m on coronation day seven thousand sixty six people received first aid for fainting and injuries along the route. Eighty seven were hospitalized in the crash incidents described.
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London
Athens Strike Ends as 22 Percent Wage Rise Reported
The 11 workers from Austin Construction Co. at The McBee Co. plant planned to return to work at noon with a 22 percent wage increase. John Wischmeyer, superintendent, said the matter is settled and jobs will be available. The local union, now part of the International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers of America, may attract other local unions to join.
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Austin Construction Co
McBee Co
John Wischmeyer
Austin Company
International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers of America
A. F. of L
John McGee
A. F
Coolville Teacher Dies in Parkersburg
Harold W. Calloway 26 a Troy Township teacher died in a Parkersburg hospital after surgery. Funeral at Vanderhoof Church Thursday at 10 30 a m. He leaves his mother and four siblings Myrtle Flan ders Athens Mable Ralph and Carl. He taught in Troy Township schools for several years.
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Coolville
Harold W. Calloway
Parkersburg
Vanderhoof Church
Calloway
William Calloway
Myrtle Flanders
Athens
Mable
Ralph
Carl
Troy Township
Hoover Criticizes Parole Systems Across States
J Edgar Hoover of the FBI condemned state parole administrations as approaching a national scandal. He accused interested persons of hiding the true severity and said officials fail to faithfully carry out their public trust by releasing repeat offenders to commit new crimes.
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Washington
U.P
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Contract or Strike Is Workers Ultimatum
PITTSBURGH U P Peace in the steel industry hinges on talks between John L Lewis organizing committee and independent producers. Jones Laughlin workers authorize leaders to call a late night strike unless a collective bargaining contract similar to United States Steel and over 100 smaller firms is signed.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Jones & Laughlin
United States Steel Corporation
Logan-Ann Fox Recovers After Hair Caught in Wringer
Estella, sister to Logan-Ann Fox, stopped the electric wringer after the accident Monday and freed the victim who was reported recovering this morning.
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Logan
Ann Fox
Estella
Edward Listens to Coronation Over Air
Edward VIII watches his brother's coronation from Monts France with Wallis Warfield nearby. He sends a private congratulatory telegram while rain falls outside and the castle staff guard its wording. The former king appears content in a bathrobe by a roaring fire.
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Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Edward VIII
House Revolt Threatens Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps
Washington leaders battled a House revolt that endangered two Roosevelt program pillars the permanent CCC and a $1.5 billion relief appropriation. Democrats and Republicans joined to extend CCC only two years while the appropriations committee backed trimming the relief fund for 1938 to $1 billion. Republicans urged shifting relief administration to states and localities on a nonpartisan basis.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt Talks Texas Cadets on Defense Policy
President Roosevelt spoke to about 3,000 Texas A and M College cadets at Fort Worth praising the government’s training for defense not aggression. He contrasted U S military costs with other nations noting 10 to 11 percent of government outlay goes to army and navy.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Roosevelt
Elliott
Texas A
M. College
America
United States
Army
Navy
Relief Strikers Found Guilty Seek New Trial
In Columbus five relief sit eowners evicted from Davey''s reception room on April 9 were found guilty by a municipal court jury of inciting a riot and creating a nuisance. Their defense moved today for a new trial after a verdict reached Tuesday following three hours and forty minutes of deliberation. Defendants face maximum fines of 600 dollars and 30 days in jail, or both.
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Columbus
U.P
V. Davey
Lancaster Motorist Hurt in Accident Near Haydenville
Alfred Huff of Lancaster was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when his car left the road and rolled into a ditch near Haydenville. Passenger Robert Woltz of Rockbridge was cut about the head. Huff was taken to Lancaster Hospital for treatment.
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Logan
Alfred Huff
Lancaster
Haydenville
Huff
Robert Woltz
Rockbridge
Lancaster Hospital
Crowned at Westminster George VI begins reign before vast pageant
George VI was crowned king at Westminster Abbey before 7,700 spectators in a ceremony of ancient ritual. The coronation featured the Crown of St Edward and the Stone of Destiny, with royal guns and cheers filling the city as the empire's new ruler ascended to the throne alongside Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonial splendor.
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George VI
Elizabeth
Webb Miller
United Press
Triforium
Westminster Abbey
England
William the Conqueror
St. Edward
King
Tower of Land
St. James Park
God Save the King
Edward
Scone
Westminster
Canterbury
the King
Westminster School
Tower
St. James’ Park
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Britain
Norway
Margaret Rose
George
Abbey
Buckingham Palace
May Abandon Relief Work in 29 Ohio Counties
Dr. Carl Watson Ohio WPA administrator conferred with Harry Hopkins on ending work relief programs in 29 rural counties. He cited public demand and high administrative costs as the WPA workload fell below 300 workers.
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Washington
Carl Watson
Ohio
Harry L. Hopkins
Watson
Six Die as Earth Slide Hits Alaska Placer Camp
An earth slide at a Lynx Creek placer mining camp in Seward Alaska reported six men dead and five missing. The accident site details are limited and search crews continue work at the camp.
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Seward
Alaska
Lynx Creek
Public Favorite Edward Still Captures Hearts on Coronation Day
London observers reflected on Edward VIII after King George VI’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. Citizens debated Edward’s popularity versus George and commented on the Duke of Windsor’s relationship with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, with varied sympathy and lingering questions about the throne.
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Henry Tosti Russel
London
U.P
George
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Curbstone
Edward
H. B. Bates
Lancasshire
Mrs. Simpson
Queen Mary
Abbert Brown
Glasgow
United States
Canad
Dig To Free 30 From Madrid Basement Trap
Storm guards dug through debris in a large Madrid apartment house to rescue more than 30 people trapped in the basement after a bombardment struck central Madrid. The rescue follows a raid that left many residents sealed inside Tuesday night.
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Madrid
U.P
Coronation Day Parade Draws Global Crowds in London
A vast, color filled procession marks the coronation ceremonies with 53 nations represented. Royal carriages, jewels, and regalia dazzle spectators along the Mall and Whitehall as the king and queen attend the Abbey, amid cheers, guards, and thousands of school children joining in the anthem God Save Our Gracious King.
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London
AUP
Afghanistan
Yugoslvia
Admiralty Arch
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
Abbey
Windsor
Victoria Embankment
Buckingham Palace
Shoutle
Nation-Wide Picketing of Movies Starts
Hollywood reports union labor began nationwide picketing of theatres as striking technicians push for wage adjustments and a boycott of actors who refused to walk out. Organizers forecast up to 340000 pickets in cities nationwide and two million unionists by week’s end. Extra police were posted after shots were fired at pickets and three non-striking studio workers were arrested.
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Hollywood
U.P
Charles Lessing
Basques Recapture Land Near Bilbao From Loyalist Forces
Loyalist reports claim Basque troops retook Mount Miscargi near Bilbao in a strong counter attack. Official dispatches cite about 1,000 Basque Loyalists killed and 2,500 wounded in the last 48 hours, with other sources noting similar Nationalist casualties.
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Hendaye
Mount Miscargi
Bilbao
Mrs William Graham Dies In Athens Home
Mrs William Graham aged resident of Wolfe Street Athens died at her home this afternoon. Funeral services will be announced later.
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Wm. Graham
iWiliam Graham
Wolfe St. Athens
Oil Company Leader William Harrington Dies
William Harrington aged 74, president of an independent oil company and former chairman of the Washington County Republican Committee, died Tuesday of heart disease in Marietta. Louis F. Swift, 75, former president and chairman of Swift and Company Packers, died in Chicago Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
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Marietta
U.P
William Harrington
Washington County Republican Committee
SWIFT
Chicago
Louis F. Swift
Swift and Company, Packers
Chicago Memorial Hospital
Tolay
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