Four Democrats in Line for 1940 Race
Four names roared into view at the Philadelphia convention as potential 1940 presidential contenders. James A. Farley, Jesse Jones, George H. Earle, and James M. Curley drew ovations and signals of future support from party leaders and governors. Observers foresee further rises in a post two thirds rule era as the field expands.
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Farley, Jones
J. M. Curley
Gov. Earle
Philadelphia
Ashington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Jesse Jones
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corportion
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Farley
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Hoover
Earle
Jones
RFC
Library On Wheels Aids Hawaii Remote Areas
Reports for the first eight months of operation of Hawaii's library on wheels show the mobile service successfully serving thinly settled and widely spread communities lacking adequate library facilities. The program aims to expand access and improve literacy across the islands.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Library
Library on wheels serves 21 schools in eight months
The mobile library has purchased 82,547 books and issued them to 6,000 regular borrowers. It has traveled 8,000 miles through a 600 square mile area, calling at 21 country schools eleven times each and staying at each stop at least a day. Fairy tales aviation and sports books are most in demand.
Oysters Measured 30 Inches In Diameter In Texas
Dr. Charles N. Gould of the National Park Service reports petrified oysters 30 inches across found near Boquillas in the Big Bend region. The discovery suggests prehistoric abundance in the area now considered for a national park.
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Dallas, Tex
Big Bend
Texas
Charles N. Gould
National Park Service
Boquillas
Big Bend International Park
Moley Defects From New Deal Urges Honest Business
Dr Raymond Moley former chief of the brain trust and ex assistant secretary of state defects from the New Deal camp. In a Boston speech he appeals for more than a breathing spell for business and counters the Philadelphia speech on business burdens. He helped originate the New Deal and now advocates an honest business revival urging Roosevelt to heed.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Moley
The
Brain Trust
Lewis Douglas
Buncombe
Boston
Moley
Philadelphia
Browning
Angel
Roosevelt
Alice Longworth
Duck Relief Moves Ducks in Drought Plains
Thousands of wild ducks are being moved from dried lakes to water holes by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department with sportsmen aid as drought hits waterfowl. Commissioner A I Peterson announced the effort Monday.
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Bismarck
N. D
State Game and Fish Department
A. I. Peterson
Toledo Turtle Torture Suspect Behind Zoo Attack
A Galapagos turtle named Goliath, weighing 125 pounds, lies in grave condition after a steel spear hole pierced the top shell. Police seek the person responsible whose identity the Toledo zoo has not released.
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Toledo
Toledo Zoo
Iowa WPA wage scale revised for six zones
Des Moines AP reports L S Hill announces a new WPA wage schedule effective July 1. The plan retains the security wage and cuts monthly hours where zone wages are higher, with Des Moines common labor now at 55 dollars for 82 hours, 67 42 cents per hour. Six zones cover Iowa and district directors will schedule hours to fit projects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Works Progress Administration
L. S. Hill
WPA
Polk County
Hill
Linn County Adopted Zone 2 Wage Schedule Changes
Linn County joins zone 2 alongside Scott and Woodbury counties with wages slightly below zone 1 levels. Unskilled labor set at 52 dollars for 104 hours versus 50 dollars for 104 hours in zone 1. carpenters helpers unchanged at 50 cents for 120 hours. skilled labor moved to 1.25 dollars for 60 hours compared with 0.625 dollars for 120 hours previously.
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Linn County
Scott
Woodbury
Grant To Aid Study Of Pantothenic Acid
Rockefeller Foundation awarded $20 000 to Dr Roger J Williams of Oregon State College for a three year project on pantothenic acid a universal growth factor discovered by Williams in yeast research and shown to regulate growth and act as a potent growth stimulant
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Corvallis, Ore
Rockefeller Foundation
Roger J. Williams
Oregon State College
Williams
Youth Stops Car Quickly But Age Holds Road Best
In Richmond tests by the public safety department, drivers over 25 kept cars on the highway and judged speed better, while drivers under 25 stopped more quickly at signals and were less affected by sun glare. The article also notes gold usage: about a quarter goes to coinage and the rest to dentistry jewelry gilding and gold leaf work.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond Department of Public Safety
Radio Schedule Snapshot with NBC CBS WABC WJZ Listings
A dense NBC CBS and regional network radio timetable lists daytime and evening programs. It includes orchestras, soloists, dramatic features, and variety acts across stations WEAF WJZ WABC KMOX WGST WCCO WOC WBBM WACO WOW KYW and others with times from noon to late night and multiple announcers.
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Eeahen F Reisman
NBC
WEAF
Rama
WJZ
Ken Caex
CBS
WABC
KMOX
WGST
WCCO
Weaf Chain
Fred Waring
Wasp
WGS
Willard Robison Orch
Harold Nagel Orch
WJZ Chain
Nano Rodrigo Orch
Lou Bring Orch
Jesse Crawford
Reney
Busse Orch
Shandor
George Givot
Andy Sannella Orch
Ben Pollock
Kine
Hopey Hollow
WIZ Chain
WACO
Ore Leaf
Pepper Young's
Bill — Atom
Flatbush
Ralph Schmitz
Wabc Chain
Gene Arnold Orch
Weap Chain
Walter Logan Orch
Ae Heller
Ae McCrae
Riley and Farley
Buddy Clark
Emily Werman
Coe Man’s
Clyde Orch
Wcco Solty, & Nos. Orch
WEAP
Nesro
Ae Ohman
Kellem Orch
WABCO
Waco Kmox
Luigi Romanelli
Orch
Eddie House
WBBM
Geeeye Givot
Morning Radio Schedule Highlights NBC CBS and ABC Five-Show Lineup
A dense listing of radio program times and stations across NBC CBS and ABC. Entries include host names acts such as Dr Shirley Wynne Vic and Sade The Goldbergs and The Merrymakers Orch with periods from morning to late morning.
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NBC
Weaf Chain
Breakfast Club Orch
WJZ Chain
WBBM
Wcco
Worth Kramer
WJZ
the Merrymakers Orch
CBS
Wabc WB
Pete Woolery
WABC
Clint Noble
WEAF
Dot
Will
E. Frank Dailey
Nadead Watkins
Iowa Farm Woman and Three Children Drowned at Lake
Mrs. Alfred Koch and her three children aged five to nine were drowned in Beed lake near Hampton Iowa while trying to rescue a toy boat. The lake drained years ago and is being restored by CCC workers. An older son alerted the dam crew after a 35 minute search but resuscitation failed.
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Hampton (Ap
Alfred Koch
Beed Lake
Here
CCC
Judge Marsh, veteran promoter and athlete, dies at 64
Judson Marsh a Spanish-American War veteran who promoted wrestling and boxing events and worked with a circus died at 64 from a heart attack triggered by a wasp sting. He lived in Kansas City Missouri and was active in local sporting events for decades.
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Kansas City
Judson Marsh
Louisiana fur crop relies on muskrat pelts and other furs
Louisiana's fur industry centers on muskrat pelts with five to six million taken each year. Opossums raccoons minks skunks otters and foxes bolster trapper income to about eight million dollars annually.
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Louisiana
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