Relief Budget Approved for WPA Enrollment at Lowest Level
The House Appropriations Committee approved an $885.9 million relief program for the year starting July 1 aiming to employ about 941,315 workers monthly, the smallest WPA enrollment in history. The plan cuts average project staff and trims Roosevelt requests while projecting 5.5 million unemployed and noting potential large scale dismissals.
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House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Hunter
Elected Officers Set For Shriners Groups in Indianapolis
The Royal Order of Jesters picked Dr. Fred F. Whitcomb of Omaha as royal stage manager and the Shrine Recorders' Association named A. D. Art Peirce of Davenport Iowa as first vice-president during sessions ahead of the 67th Imperial council in North America.
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Royal Order of Jesters
Shrine Recorders’ Association
Imperial Council
Order of the Nobles of the
North America
Fred F. Whitcomb
Omaha
Royal Stage
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Art” Peirce
Davenport
Roosevelt to Take Two Month Vacation Plan
President Roosevelt informed Capitol Hill leaders he has no further major legislation to submit for now and aides are drafting a two month summer break in July and August. The plan signals a pause in Washington activity as the administration pivots to a lighter legislative calendar.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Blame Army Action At Plane Plant For Cleveland Strike
The CIO die casting workers in Cleveland announce a sudden strike on defense orders at five plants, tying the stoppage to the takeover of North American Aviation in Inglewood by U.S. troops and government action against West Coast aircraft workers.
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Cleveland
INS
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North American Aviation
Inglewood
Calif
CIO
Newburgh Heights
Lindbergh Denies Targeting Roosevelt in Philadelphia Speech
Charles A. Lindbergh, spokesman for the America First committee, said his Philadelphia speech was not aimed at President Roosevelt. He asserted his call for a "change in leadership" targeted interventionists and insisted the group seeks constitutional methods.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
America First Committee
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Wickards Win Settlement In Personal Injury Suit
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard and Mrs. Wickard received 11250 in an out of court settlement of their 50000 personal injuries suit against Leigh P. Jerrard Winnetka Illinois Chicago and North Western railroad official. The suit claimed a July 20 1939 collision in Jackson county Minnesota caused injuries.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
Leigh P. Jerrard
Winnetka, NL
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Wickards
Jerrard
Jackson County
Minnesota
Iowa Professor Named Kansas Education Dean
Prof. George B. Smith of the University of Iowa has been named dean of the college of education at the University of Kansas. He has been associate professor in Iowa’s education college for two years and will assume his duties in September.
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Iowa City
George B. Smith
University of Iowa
College of Education
University of Kansas
Smith
Former Kaiser Is Buried At Doorn
William II former kaiser of Germany who died last Wednesday was buried at noon Monday in Doorn Netherlands. Rites he arranged forty years ago were conducted by Rev Bruno Doehring who once served as Wilhelm's court preacher and included sprinkling the coffin with earth from Potsdam's Sans Souci park where his first wife Auguste Viktoria is buried.
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William II
Kaiser
Imperial
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Bruno Doehring
Wilhelm
Sans Souci Park
Potsdam
Auguste Viktoria
Germany backs France in Syria conflict, says Berlin
German officials stated Germany is completely on France's side in the Syrian war, stressing the support is political and not a pledge of military aid. The report notes Allied advances through Syria, Italy's year in the war, Kaiser Wilhelm burial at Doorn, and Luft attacks on Alexandria.
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Germany
France
Syria
Italy
Doorn
Alexandria
Lokalanzei
General Motors Posts Record May Car and Truck Sales
General Motors reports record May sales of 235,679 units in the United States and Canada including exports. The five month total reaches 1,201,280, surpassing prior highs. US dealers sold 217,120 in May, lifting the five month total to 1,014,239.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
United States
Canada
French Ambassador rebuffed by Hull over Syria stance
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Cordell Hull sharply rebuffed French Ambassador Gaston Henry Haye when he sought clarification of Hulls warning that Franco German collaboration could jeopardize U S tempers with the Vichy government Hull questioned Frances failure to halt alleged German infiltration into Syria while joining against the British and Free French Hull said the United States is studying all aspects of Franco German collaboration especially in Syria.
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Gaston Henry Haye
Cordell Hull
Hull
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Vichy
France
Syria
Japanese Pressure on Batavia Ends in Negotiation Drift
Tokyo protests Netherlands East Indies stance after Batavia rejects Japanese trade proposals. Kokumin accuses Allies of blocking a East Asia prosperity plan while Dutch officials delay decisions. Officials say chances of Dutch reversal are slim but doors remain open to talks as negotiations continue.
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Letter recalls Matteotti disappearance and fascist era
In Cairo a Corriere d Italia publication marks the 17th anniversary of Giacomo Matteotti s disappearance with a letter from Amerigo Dumini. It claims Dumini s will and Matteotti case documents are with Martin Arnold and Hugh Robertson of San Antonio. The piece cites Derna Libya and British capture, notes Mussolini crackdown and unresolved parliamentary scandal.
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Amerigo Dumini
Giacomo Mattentti
Corriere d'Italia
Matteotti
Martin Arnold
Hugh Robertson
San Antonio
Tex
Dumini
Italy
Domini
Derna
Libya
London
Matt
Rome
Mussolini
Oxford Jet. Man's Body Recovered From River
ANAMOSA The body of Ne ville M. Waite of Oxford Junction who drowned in the Wapsi pinicon river Sunday evening was found Monday at 4 p.m. Capt. Melvin Bud Thompson of the Cedar Rapids fire department brought the body to shore. It was found about a mile downstream from where Mrs. Waite last saw him alive. An autopsy was held Monday evening and a coroner's inquest was called for Tuesday.
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Neville M. Waite
Oxford Junction
Wapsipinicon
Melvin “Bud” Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Armaments Commissar Relieved in Moscow Shakeup
Red officials say B. L. Vanni kov is relieved of duties as commissar for armaments for failure to cope. Dmitri Ustinov is appointed to replace him in a Tuesday announcement from Moscow.
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Moscow
B. L. Vannikov
Dmitri Ustinov
Divinity Candy from Mrs. ey St. Germain Recipe
The Gazette cookbooklet Candy features fluffy divinity by Mrs. ey St. Germain of 854 Daniels Street NE. It explains dissolving sugar and syrup to 248 degrees, beating egg whites, then folding in extract and optional nuts or coconut. If too stiff or not setting, adjust with hot water and reheat as needed.
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Ey St. Germain
Daniels Street
Gazette
No Yorkers Talk as Richman and Forbes Split Ends
Walter Winchell notes mutual separation rumors surrounding Harry Richman and Hazel Forbes, with socialites, marriages, divorces, and staff moves front and center. The column lists Broadway and Wall Street figures, hotel sightings, and gossip from New York and beyond.
Probate of Perry C. Rude Estate in Linn County Iowa
Notice records Perry C Rude estate in Linn County Iowa. On June 9 1941 the court authenticated executor Grimm Elliott Shuttleworth and Inger as attorneys for the estate. The Minnesota firm appears listed as the law representatives in the Linn County district court filing.
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State of Iowa
Linn
Perry C Rude
Towa
Dethem
Father and son survive five days trapped under wrecked car
Joaquin Miranda a Mexican customs official and his 10 year old son Manuel were pinned beneath a wrecked automobile for five days after skidding off a cliff. Rescue arrived by D Wetherell who found them at the cliff base. They endured hunger thirst and injuries but are expected to recover at Camp Lockett army hospital.
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San Diego
Calif
Joaquin Miranda
D. Wetherell
Miranda
Manuel
Camp Lockett Army Hospital
Super-microscope promises hair magnified to giant tree size
Dr V K Zworykin described a new super microscope capable of magnifying a human hair to the size of a giant redwood, in Chicago. The device aims to reveal structures far beyond current visual scales.
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Chicago
V. K. Zworykin
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