House Panel Upholds Red River Dam Funding
The House military appropriations sub committee rejected Oklahoma Governor Phillips protest and voted to include about $6,006,000 to continue the Denison Texas Red River flood control power project. The project total remains about $54,000,000 as protests over state rights concerns persist.
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Washington
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Oklahoma
Denison
Texas
Red River
Leon C Phillips
Lindbergh Unable to Fly Experimental Bell Airacuda Today
Lindbergh delays test of a Bell Airacuda bomber in Buffalo due to mechanical issues. He plans to attempt a test flight tomorrow while continuing a survey of U S aircraft resources. The aircraft carries two pusher engines and a crew of five. Cost of the initial plane is listed at 750000 dollars.
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Bell Airacuda
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Bell Company
Bing Crosby Home Guarded After Kidnapping Threat
Hollywood report says Bing Crosby posted guards at his Toluca Lake home after a kidnaping threat targeting his four children. An extortion claim prompted FBI involvement though no details were released. The house is protected by a high fence gatekeeper watchman floodlights and burglar alarm.
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Unlico
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Hollywood
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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San Francisco
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Toluca Lake
Allen's Chapel Club Women Win First in Dairy Judging
The Allen's Chapel Club Women captured first place at the Official Dairy Day Show held in Sherman on April 25. The event, sponsored by the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and Extension Service A and M College, featured Dairy Products and Livestock Judging with about five hundred attendees.
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Sherman
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Grayson
Collin
Cooke Counties
Tex
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Extension Service A. and M College
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
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E. R. Eudaly
G. G. Gibson
Flight delayed for Kokkinaki to New York World's Fair
Vladimir Kokkinaki world record flier and Soviet hero postpones Moscow to New York World's Fair flight due to magnetic storms over the Baltic and Atlantic. He plans a route via Finland Greenland Labrador and the Gulf of St Lawrence. A co pilot and navigator accompany him as officials bid him safe landings in fog.
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Vladimiry Kokkinaki
Soviet Union
Finland
Atlantic Ocean
Greenland
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Alexander Kirk
United States
Kokkinaki
East Texas Chamber elects officers at 1939 convention
Delegates to the East Texas Chamber of Commerce annual convention, ending in Beaumont, elected F. B. Perkins of McKinney president. Hubert M. Harrison of Longview was re elected executive vice president and general manager. New directors at large include Farris C. Jackson Henry O Neal J N Ebers and George Chance Bryan. The group urged economy in state government and opposed major tax increases.
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Texas
Delgates
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
F. B. Perkins
McKinney
Hubert M. Harrison
Longview
J. Lee Greer
Denison
Myron Blalock
J. E. Angley
Palestine
C. T. Nall
Waxahachie
Tom R.walker
John C. Rogers
Navasota
C. A. Loftis
Farris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Henry O Neal
Shereveport
J. N. Ebers
Vorsicana
George Chance Bryan
Chamber
Adults Are Main Pedestrian Victims in Texan Crash Figures
Austin reports state traffic engineer Harry Phillips says adults are the primary pedestrian victims. He notes 13 of 353 Texans killed in the first three months of the year were under 18.
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Austin
Harry Phillips
Phillips
Roosevelt asks nearly 66 million for naval air bases project
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 31.6 million to begin a 66.0 million chain of naval air bases in Alaska, the South Pacific, Florida and the West Indies. He urged authorization of about 15.0 million in contracts to complete the program.
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Congress
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Alaska
South Pacific
Florida
West Indies
House Appropriations Committee
President Declares Democracy Depends On Child Safety
President Roosevelt told a White House conference on children that democracy rests on health and education for all children. He argued that democratic success is measured by the well being and satisfaction of every man, woman, and child in the nation.
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White House
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Washington
Rosevelt
Setting hens scarce for Southern California pheasant project
In Pasadena a conservation effort faced a delay as a CCCO SOS requested 20 setting hens to hatch 30 dozen pheasant eggs supplied by the camp. No setting pheasants were available to hatch the eggs, but the setting hens were promised.
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CCCO
California
Roosevelt Loses Third Battle With Congress Over Appointments
President Roosevelt yields to Congress and labor to appoint William Morris Lieserson to the National Labor Relations Board succeeding Donald Wakefield Smith. AFL and CIO endorse the nomination with likely swift Senate approval, while noting past friction over board decisions and labor representation.
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National Labor Relations Board
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Pennsylvania
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Senate
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Lieserson
Roosevelt
CIO
Jones elected president of Bonham Rotary Club
Bonham Rotary Club named Charlie Jones as president for the coming year at a regular luncheon. Dale Wolford becomes vice president. W. P. Duckett elected secretary with new directors Rangell McMahon and John Dietkey. Meeting included musical numbers by Mary Ann Peterson and Grace Rogers.
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Benham Rotary Club
Gem Cate
Charlie Done
Misa Mary Ann Peterson
Monstrous Murder Syndicate Tied to 75 People
Authorities say at least 75 people were linked to a monstrous murder syndicate that hired 109 victims across several states. The claim followed a confession by Mrs. Josephine Romaldo, 41, mother of two, who allegedly poisoned her husband. Three women and one man were also seized, with the group charging a minimum of 900 per murder.
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Josephine Romaldo
Cabinet Orders Immediate Call After Nazi Snub
Britain moves to mobilize 750000 men by immediate conscription after Berlin snub. Government announces a 40 percent arms budget increase to almost 3 billion dollars for new fiscal gear, with possibility of greater war spending. Marquess of Lothian seeks a grand alliance and expects US resources for Britain and France in case of war.
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Berlin
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Washington
Orand
United States
France
Developments In Europe Today
Berlin reports Nazi officials snub British envoy as German foreign minister is unavailable to receive a message urging pacific replies to Roosevelt. Paris notes a friendly gesture as Hitler era press law aims to curb hatred against Jews and agitation of Frenchmen. Belgium seeks powers until December 1 to finish a wartime security program. Hull urges dictators to abandon war and Congress nears completion of defense plans.
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Resolution Downs President's Plan of Reorganization
Washington April 26 Rep John Taber NY introduced a resolution to reject President Roosevelt's first reorganization plan. He said it had no chance of overturning the president's sweeping order but sought to record opposition. The measure would need a majority in both houses within 60 days to become effective. Taber labeled the admin's overhaul a rotten job.
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John Taber
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Taber
House
Denton Teachers College Track Team Members Injured In Crash
North Texas Teachers College in Denton sees Dean T J Fouts and five track team members injured when their car overturned north of Johnson City on a trip to Philadelphia for a meet. Injuries include John Jackson and Edward Rogers among the most serious.
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Tenn
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North Texas Teachers College
Denton
Texas
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Edward Rogers
Cecil Redd
Wilson Terry
Robert Kanna Jackson
Rogers
Philadelphia
Johnson
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