Congress Ends Session with Historic 20B Budget
The Seventy Fifth Congress adjourned after enacting a record multibillion budget and a 3 percent relief bill. Key items included farm, housing, and public works funding, plus reevaluation of Rural Electrification admin costs, land purchases for Lake Tahoe, and forestry boosts. A wage law draft aimed at a 40 cent minimum and 40 hour workweek was approved in principle, with phased implementation and notable exemptions.
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Lake Tahoe National Park
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National Youth Administration
Public Works Administration
PWA
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Las
Conference Committee
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Lewis Denounces House Blocking Walsh Healy Bill
John L. Lewis, CIO leader, demanded an amendment to the Walsh-Healy contracts bill to blacklist firms defying NLRB orders. Speaker Bankhead refused to suspend rules twice, raising fury among Lewis and CIO aides. Lewis warned of reprisals at the polls and pressed reporters for support before adjournment.
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Rules Committee
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Great Floods in China Overwhelm Central Regions
The Yellow River floods devastated central China, with an early estimate of 150,000 drowned and millions made homeless. In Shanghai, cholera was declared an epidemic as 123 cases were reported in hospitals, including 73 in foreign-administered zones. Japanese forces pressed their advance along the Yangtze toward Hankow.
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China
Shanghai
Yangtze River Valley
Finland Pays Debt Installment at New York Reserve Bank
Finland announced on June 15 in Washington that it paid its debt installment and deposited 261,935 dollars with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Hungarian minister John Pelenyi said his government paid 1 percent on account against its postwar debt, while several nations remained in default including Belgium Czechoslovakia Estonia France Great Britain Italy Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania and Yugoslavia. John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Clark were married at Nahant Massachusetts with a reception at the Nahant club and a Bermuda honeymoon planned at Vincent Astor’s estate.
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Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Old Nahant Club
Bermuda
Vincent Astor
Railway Aid Postponed and Party Rifts Heal
Leaders of the Senate and House agreed to postpone further railroad reform until the next session while advancing two other railway measures. The plan includes RFC loan authorization without ICC certification and a dedicated unemployment program for rail workers. Roosevelt signaled Lehman’s renomination would be acceptable, amid party realignments. The Fed monthly report cites the U S depression as the worst among industrial nations, with war material production in other countries buoying activity.
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Iowa
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Federal Reserve Board
United States
American fleet to stay on Yangtze amid Japanese demand
Admiral Yarnell defies Japan, stating US warships will retain freedom of movement on the Yangtze and proceed where Americans are in danger. He rejects color changes and warns against Japanese responsibility for any damage. Also, eight Army flyers die in Illinois storm crash near Delavan.
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Kiukiang
Hankow
Ore
Yal Harry B. Yarnell
Barry Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Yangtze
Asiatic
Admiral Yarnell
United States Navy
Chanute Field
Illinois
Delavan
At Work With Jesus in the Resurrection Mission
A historical lesson emphasizes Easter’s ongoing relevance, the living Christ, and the Great Commission. It notes unbelief as a barrier to God’s blessing, urges believers to preach the gospel worldwide, and highlights the need for revival in American churches and missions.
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Jesus Our
Living Lord
Christ
Supreme Commission
Great Commission of Christ
America
Select Good Company In The Neighborhood Of Sinners
A brief moral exhortation warns that lingering with sinners tempts virtue and stresses that one’s company significantly shapes behavior and conduct. The piece urges choosing virtuous surroundings to guard personal character.
Try Again The Diligent Searcher After Truth
A reflective line about persistence in pursuing truth. It notes the searcher remains undeterred by disappointments and continues to try again, highlighting resilience and steady effort in the face of setbacks.
Key to Success Perseverance Leads to Achievement
A concise editorial note frames perseverance as the sole key to success. It emphasizes steady effort, discipline, and persistence as the path to reaching goals across personal and professional settings. The piece urges consistent work and resilience.
Picturesque Shanghai and Its International Settlement
A vivid portrait of Shanghai then and its foreign concessions, detailing how Western powers shaped the Bunds, the Soochow Creek life, and the pace of cosmopolitan trade. It notes British and American treaties, the rise of pidgin English, night life on the Bund, and evolving roles of Chinese women amid Western influence.
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Pari
Bund
Gaiely
Cercle Spa Francais
Cathay
Nanking
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