Renewal of Hostility Predicted Between Government and Business
Open hostilities between business and administration groups over Democratic party control in 1940 are predicted as the Henderson nomination to the Securities and Exchange Commission faces confirmation. Key financiers say Henderson's Senate vote will steer the New Deal stance, with major firms including Steel, Telegraph, Southern, and Morgan Stanley tied to the showdown.
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New York
Wall Street
Times
Gram
U.S
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Henderson
E. C
National Economic Committee
Steel Corp
Walter Gittora
President
and Telegraph Co
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consoliwealth and Southern Corp
Howard Pew
Sunout Co
Merca Stanley
Morgan, Stanley and Co
Belgian pair fall to death on mountain
A Belgian pair, Lieberkerke aged 21 and his brother Count Phillip, perished in a mountain fall near the site where a Belgian statesman died in 1934. The incident occurred April 29 and is noted by local society leaders.
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Counwe Oe Lieberkerke
Count Phillip
I of
Belgium
Rush Holt Appearance Scheduled for Monday Kiwanis Luncheon
Rush Holt, junior senator, will speak at the Bluefield Kiwanis weekly luncheon at the West Virginia hotel. He arrives by 11 a.m. and will broadcast his address from 2 p.m. on WHIS. Reservations are required by 10 a.m. Monday. Bernard McClaugherty Jr. leads the program committee.
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Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian
WHIS
Kiwanis
Washington
Kiwanis Club
Paul C
Senator Holt
Bernard McClaugherty, Jr
Relief Distribution Formula Proposed in Congress
Washington April 29 a statement notes lawmakers push a relief distribution formula based on population to provide flexibility for special situations. Byrnes supports work on legislation to set up the formula, while a previously proposed measure to revise the entire system was withdrawn. The president seeks 1.75 billion dollars for relief and related activities.
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Byrnes
Itme
Rooseplan
Nazi Spy Sought Link To Le Havre Liner Wreck
April 29 report notes investigators probing a possible man and woman connection with a wrecked liner Paris on April 18. A woman identified only as Lena is mentioned in the inquiry.
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le Havre
Poig
Paris
Lena
Hat-Cleaner Fluid Found To Be Cure for Hemophilia
Oxalic acid once used in hat-cleaning and ink removal reportedly stops all forms of hemorrhage including hemophilia. The claim cites tests on 600 humans with reduced bleeding times after tiny injections, though biologists remain skeptical of the finding and its practical implications.
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Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
Toronto
Duce Reveals New Arms Boost Amid European Talks
An authoritative Italian editor notes Mussolini outlines a ten year arms program and revenue measures as Italy seeks a broader alliance. The report cites discussions of a large European bloc and new military funding for the army, with details tied to Italian policy against encirclement.
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Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D
Italia
Duce
Italy
Wal
Manufacturers Offer Spoint Recovery Plan
Howard Coonley of the NAM asserts no single change suffices and that national manufacturers seek a broad recovery plan. He argues the government must preserve protect and encourage business and private enterprise as the basis of future prosperity.
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Howard Coonley
Soviet airmen stay on island after forced landing
Soviet aviators refuse to speak about their crash landing on an island near New Brunswick. The two men aboard the red monoplane remained silent while Canadian and American authorities investigated engine trouble and the apparent forced descent.
Soviet Airmen Detour to Embassy Landing in New Brunswick
Two Soviet aviators en route from Moscow to New York forced a landing on a Washington embassy lawn after their plane ran low on oxygen. Brig. Vladimir Kokkinaki piloted to a safe crash on a Gulf of St. Lawrence coast near New Brunswick. One Major reported unhurt. Island paramedics aided the survivors while local fisherfolk supplied food and shelter through a cold night.
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Moscow
New York
Washington
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Louis
New York Goal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
New Bruns
Ransom Demands for Six Men in Mexico City Area
A ransom note appeared in Mexico City on April 29 demanding $13,000 for the release of six men held in the Guana tee area near their homes. The message referenced the target as a resident aged about 30 years and noted the demand was delivered in front of his home.
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Mexico City
Guanatee
Ee Ellis
Atance
Methodists Call Unification an Accomplished Fact
Kansas City April 29 bishops from both factions called the unification of the Methodist church an accomplished fact. Bishop G Bromley Oxnam said the union will be formalized in a consecration service tomorrow, installing Dr James H Straughn and Dr John Calvin Broomfield as first bishops of the united church amid ongoing governance discussions.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
The
United Church
James H. Straughn
Baltimore
John Calvin Broomfield
Ae Va
Ch Denny
Thor
West Virginia to end year in the black despite tax drops
State budget director Isaiah Smith forecast a June 30 finish in the black for WV for the fourth straight year. He cited small cash balances yet praised cost cutting by department heads and about 550000 unexpended funds to be retired.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Isaiah Smith
Smith
Board of Public Works
Sperom
Walter B. Phipps Dies in Clintwood After Illness
Walter B. Phipps 62 a longtime figure in state and county political religious civic and veterans affairs died at his Clintwood home this afternoon after a lengthy illness.
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Walter B. Phipps
Clintwood
Waite
Danzig Question Looms After Nazi Denunciation Move
Berlin reports Nazis say Hitler's denunciation of the German Polish non aggression pact frees Germany from treaty constraints and could target the Free City of Danzig. Hitler also strengthens Nazi ties with Hungary at a state dinner hosted by the chancellery, signaling broader Central European diplomacy.
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Poland
Asell
Britain
Hungary
Germany
Europe
Paul Teleky
Stephen Csaky
Fuehrer
Hitlera
Norris Favors Cash and Carry Neutrality
Senator Norris of Nebraska the lone liberal vote supports a cash and carry arms policy while Chairman Pittman warns neutrality risks U S involvement in Europe. The cash and carry clause of the neutrality law expires at midnight Monday.
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Norris
Cash
Garry
Wasington
Ind-Neb
Piers
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Commi Scu
Showdown Looms in Soft Coal Deadlock as Talks Resume
The United Mine Workers and coal operators edge toward a new compromise after John L. Lewis calls for an end to the dispute. The stalemate has idled 338,000 miners in the Appalachian region and could widen next week, with a potential May 4 production halt if no agreement is reached.
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New York
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
UMW
Appalachian
E Spi
Steelman
John R
Federal Labor
Va Miners Ineligible For Benefit
Richmond April 29 The unemployment compensation commission ruled that idle coal miners in southwest Virginia are not eligible for unemployment benefits. The decision applied to test cases involving a United Mine Workers member and a nonunion worker, both deemed in the same class of workers as union members.
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Richmond
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Virginia
Fars
United Mine Orders
Federal inquiry sought by UMWA in wage block dispute
Charleston scene reports the United Mine Workers seek a federal probe into West Virginia's denial of unemployment benefits to idle miners awaiting a new wage contract. Blizzard of UMWA District 17 pushes for outside investigation while WV officials cite statutory limits on commodities and benefits. Page 4 references ongoing federal social security advisory questions.
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Concord State Teachers’ College
Athens
16Th District
West Virginia
Henry Ahrens
Wheeling
Grand Lodge
Mr. Ahrens
Concord
Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
William Blizzard
Umwa District 17
Lee Pressman
CIO
Pressman
Peg Hk Yy Wee
Garnett
Blizzard
Federal
Social Security Board
Wired
Oscar M. Powell
Circuit Court
Forthworth
Johns. Stump, Jr
Unemployment Compensation Department
Kee
New York Opens Gigantic World Fair Amid Navy Arrival
The city readies for the opening of the New York World’s Fair as 28 US Navy vessels arrive in the bay. President Roosevelt is set to officially open the fair, with extensive security and federal building preparations dominating the waterfront scene.
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New York
U. S. Navy
Atlantic Squadron
Hudson River
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Eptinn
Settlement ends alienation suit in Florida case
An out of court settlement and dismissal of James Edgar's $300 000 alienations of affections suit against Lewis E Mallory III Bradford Pa oil heir was reached in Miami Beach. The case involved a Miami Beach hotel affair with Edgar's wife who later divorced and resumed her name Kathryn Crawford. Details note damages and a prior Florida court reversal with a second trial ending deadlocked.
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Fla
James Edgar
Lewis E. Mallory
Bradford
Miami Beach
Kathryn Crawford
Sev
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