New Loans Program Placed on List for Action This Term
President Roosevelt’s new 3.86 billion dollar lending program was moved to the essential list for this session. Senator Barkley announced it would be drafted as a bill and introduced early next week with questions focused on interest rates. Jesse Young and John Carmody were nominated to head federal loan and federal works agencies, both to begin July 1, pending Senate confirmation.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Senator Barkley
Barkley
Jesse H. Yelong
RFC
John M. Carmody
Rural Electrification Administration
Jones
Texas
Garner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Loan Agency
Government Reorganization Act
Carmody
Federal Works Agency
Rural Electrification Authority
Socity of Industrial Engineers
Steel and Garment Indus
Frank Warns of More Regulation in Securities Market
In a speech to Wall Street brokers Jerome Frank, new SEC chairman, warned that without stronger customer protection the public may support dictatorship. He urged creation of brokerage banks or a central depository, arguing current arrangements fail to fully secure investors’ funds and securities.
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New York
Wall Street
SEC
Jerome Frank
Frank
Com
Exchange
Prank
Tragedy Marks Birthday Celebration on Eiffel Tower
A deadly incident interrupts a Duke and Duchess celebration on the Eiffel Tower’s first platform for the Duke’s 45th birthday and the tower’s 60th anniversary. A guest, Jacqueline Vialle, tall and crowned Miss Mademoiselle Tour Eiffel, was honored at dinner. Police found a camera in the gravel below as guests fled the scream amid the accident.
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Eiffel Tower
Eduard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
Jacqueline Vialle
Mademoiselle Tour Eiffel
London
France and Turkey seal mutual military aid pact in Ankara and Paris
Paris and Ankara announce a seven point mutual aid treaty after France cedes Hatay to Turkey and affirms continued mandating in Syria and Lebanon. Bonnet states the accord seeks long term peace and cooperation, not a threat, aligning with British Turkish declarations.
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Paris
France
Syria
Republic of
Hatay
Turkey
Ankara
Bonnet
Lebanon
Suad Davaz
Mediterranean
Britain
Poland
Greece
Rumania
Russia
Caesarean Triplets Delivered in New York
Albion, June 23. Triplets born in a rare Caesarean operation to save Mrs. Lloyd Jones of Lyndonville. Dr. William D. Johnson of Batavia performed the procedure described as rare as one in half a million. The three boys, weights 3 4 to 4 2 pounds, placed in an incubator, are reported to do well. mother recovering.
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Albion
N. Y
Lloyd Jones
Lyndonville
Rochester
Wiliam D. Johnson
Batavia
Eigh Plant
Negro Medical Society to Meet in Bluefield Next Year
Beckley June 23 Dr J W Shellcroft of Parkersburg elected president of the West Virginia Negro Medical Society succeeding Dr Ernest Martin of Bluefield Bluefield chosen for the 1940 convention Officers named at the closing session include Dr R Lorenzo Carter of Charleston vice president and Dr A D Belton of Beckley reelected secretary treasurer
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Beckley
W. Va
J. W. Shellcroft
Parkersburg
West Virginia Negro Medical Society
Ernest Martin
Bluefield
R. Lorenzo Carter
Charleston
A. D. Belton
State Encampment Opens With Large Number Registered
The 18th annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars West Virginia department opened with a parade and a Silver Jubilee reception. About 114 veterans and 60 auxiliaries registered, with total expected to top 300 as more arrivals come. Local and state officials welcomed guests, with remarks from department commander C A Hammond and auxiliary president Mrs. Ethel Hager.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Auxiliary
Bluefield
Department of West Virginia
West Virginia
Cc. A. Hammond
Southern Pioneer Post Department
Harry Kleiman
8. B. Hager
Kleiman
W. H. Jackson
Ethel Hager
Ervin Hensley
Sons of the Corps No
Mercedes Penney
William C. Snyder
C. A. Hammond
Williamson
Callie Lovett
State Auxiliary
M. G. Duffy
Ocean View
Boston
Mass
Slain oil man found near Laingsburg in bushy road
Michigan officers located the body of George G. Hall, 50, Detroit oilman, three miles south of Laingsburg in Shiawassee county after Ruby Doty, also known as Miss Cilby and Mrs. Ruby Hall, led the search. She said Hall was shot by a scarfaced hitchhiker who forced her to drive for eight hours before releasing her in Grand Rapids. Police collected fingerprints and photographed the scene as investigators moved Hall to St Johns for clues.
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St. Johns
Mich
Michigan
George G. Hall
Detroit
Laingsburg
Ruby Doty
Hall
Grand Rapids
Miss Doty
Miss Cilby
Ruby Hall
Shiawassee County
Clinton County
East Lansing
Wayland
Pinconning
Misleading Double Debt Spending Draws Byrd Fire
Senator Byrd and Frank Gannett attack Roosevelt's lending program calling it evasive and a double budget. Byrd seeks a financial statement from 30 lending agencies and warns of about 8 billion dollars in debt not in the budget. Gannett calls the plan a flagrant approach to influencing elections and fears it will transfer to private enterprise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrd
D., Va
Frank Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Treasury
Congress
Bursed
Ahso
Virginia
West Virginia utility assessments rise for 1939 tax year
Charleston West Virginia June 23 The board of public works announced a net increase of 83850 in public utility assessments for 1939 totaling 584,456000. Overall tangible property valuations rose by 1857100 while intangible property fell by 1173250. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad received a 1 million reduction and remains a major taxpayer.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Water and Electric Power Company
Classifica
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Mintor
Chesaoie
Ohio
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Bluefield Chamber Criticizes Local Temperature Reports
Eddie Steele of the Bluefield chamber denounces Daily Telegraph reports of 90 degree heat as inaccurate. He cites Weather Bureau data showing 89 on Friday and 87 on Thursday, noting official highs of 88 in June and 90 in 1937.
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Eddie Steele
Bluefield
James A. McQuail
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Daily Telegraph
N. and W
Cotton for Rubber Swap Ties U S and Britain in War Economy
Senate to consider the 600000 bales of American cotton exchanged for about 175000000 pounds of British rubber. Ambassador Kennedy signed for the United States in London with Oliver Stanley for Britain. Byrnes credited Kennedy’s effort, noting rubber stocks in the U S were low and the deal is a defense measure. Prices pegged near 9 cents a pound for cotton and 15 cents for rubber.
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Sen. Byrnes
Kennedy
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Oliver Stanley
British Board of Trade
Herbert Feis
State Department
Spar Ee
Senate
F 1 Surplus Commodities Corporation
Byrnes
8. C
Kennedy Says Cotton Deal Lets U S Swap Surplus For Rubber
Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy announced that a British American exchange deal freed the United States from 30 million dollars of surplus cotton and secured rubber at about 20 percent below normal cost. He noted three gains including shipping and merchant marine benefits and cited a similar deal with the Netherlands and a potential wheat tin swap.
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London
Joseph P. Kennedy
Uni
United States
Kennedy
America
Netherlands
Britain
Byrnes
Roosevelt Leaves for Hyde Park Visit and Wedding
President Roosevelt departed Washington at 11 25 p m for a five day stay at Hyde Park New York He will attend a wedding near Rhinebeck involving Margaret Delano and Jane Drexel Paul He plans a Hyde Park luncheon for governors conference delegates in Albany and returns to Washington Thursday night
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capital
Hyde Park
N. Y
Rhinebec
Margaret Delano
Jane
Drexel Paul
Philadelphia
Albany
Allied Guards Patrol Swatow Under Naval Watch
U S and British forces guard Swatow as tides of occupation and warnings echo through the port. The Tsinan and Prominent docked without incident while Pillsbury and other ships form a two-nation patrol and reassure merchants.
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Hongkong
Scout
Swatow
Hongk
Kulangsu
Amoy
Senate Leader Says Treasury Extends Silver Price
Senate leader Barkley said the treasury will extend the 64.64 cent an ounce price for domestic silver for six months after June 30. He spoke after a White House conference on the president's lending program as a silver price dispute stalls a broader bill amid westward senatorial opposition seeking higher rates.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Treasury
Sena
Campaign Fire Ignites Over Rush Holt Probe
Senator Holt of West Virginia accuses state WPA headquarters of ordering a targeted investigation into Rush Holt. Holt complains about a high paid Writers' Project official acting as chief investigator and questions the $20 a week reporter’s role and overall costs exceeding six figures in West Virginia.
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Washington
Holt
W. Va
Works Progress Administration
West Virginia
Rush Holt
WPA
Writers Project
Sary
British Protest Over Harsh Searches At Tientsin Concessions
New incidents of stripping British subjects at Tientsin concessions prompt fresh protests from the British consul general. Cecil Davis reports being ordered naked by a Japanese gendarme, with nine Britons subjected to indignities in two days. US Consul Hinke notes American inconveniences with baricade restrictions. Meat and vegetables grow scarce as tensions rise.
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Tientsin
Cecil Davis
Mentene
Devil
Herbert
London
G. A. Smith
Ean
Smith
Mukden-Pieping
China
United States
Frederick W. Hinke
Queapanese
Rita Ovina Apenas
Britain warns Japan over acts in Tientsin blockade
London reports Britain warned Japan that actions against Britons in the Tientsin blockade must stop or risk retaliation. Foreign Secretary Halifax met Japanese Ambassador Mamoru Shigemitsu, urging immediate clarification of Tokyo's stance on China concessions amid reports of incidents near the ambassador’s Grosvenor Square residence.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
Tientsin
Chamberlain
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Lord Halifax
Grosvenor Square
China
Tokyo
Hailstorm Causes Major Damage in Las Vegas Area
A severe storm on June 23 in Las Vegas New Mexico caused about 200 000 to 380 000 in damage. Hail shattered windows destroyed crops and greenhouses within a 10 mile radius. Livestock barns and houses suffered extensive loss and many structures were beaten down.
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Las Vegas
N. M
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