Roosevelt cites air threat shaping Caribbean defenses
President Roosevelt said air attack risk necessitates expanded defenses in the Caribbean as he traveled to Washington. He noted the move to create a Caribbean department with HQ in San Juan, Porto Rico, and tied it to studies of army and navy operations near Porto Rico and past joint maneuvers.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Caribbean
War Department
San Juan
Porto Rico
Army
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Hyde Park
Highland
N. Y
Capital
Trio Convicted as Passport Fakers in Europe Ring
A federal jury convicted Edward Blatt Aaron Sharfin and Ossip Garber for operating a ring that produced fraudulent passports for American travelers in Europe. Two forged documents were used by Donald L Robinson and his wife, later captured in Russia as alleged spies under new names. Sentencing set for next Tuesday. bail requested at 5000 dollars.
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New York
Europe
Donald L. Robinson
Adolf Arnold Rubens
Russia
Edward Blatt
Aaron Sharfin
Ossip Garber
Henry W. Goddard
U S
Lester C. Dunigan
Three Die As Memphis Newspaper Plane Crashes
A Memphis Commercial Appeal plane crashed near Grenada Mississippi killing three aboard. Victims include John Crump son of E H Crump journalist Ted Northington and photographer George Stokes. The craft was part of a five ship tour to invite attendance at the Memphis cotton carnival May 9 14.
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Grenada
Miss
Memphis Commercial Appeal
John Crump
Memphis
E. H. Crump
George Stokes
Commercial Appeal
Ted Northington
Young Crump
E. H. Crump & Co
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Stokes
Sam Allred
Merged Church Leaves Tobacco Use Decision to Ministers
In the consolidated Methodist church the choice to use tobacco is left to individual ministers. The united conference approved a report urging abstinence but not making it mandatory as in the Methodist Episcopal church. The conference also set bishop numbers by jurisdiction: Southeastern 7, Northeastern 6, North Central 6, South Central 6, West 4, Central Negro 4.
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Kansas City
New Consolidated Methodist Church
Uniting Conference
United Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee On
Northeastern
North Central
South Central
West
Central
War Dept Plans Quick Mobilization If Strife Breaks Out
Washington AP says the War Department could mobilize 1,000,000 men within three months if ordered. Col J H Burns told Chamber of Commerce members that initial forces would include 400,000 soldiers and 6,000 airplanes. About 10,000 plants already have wartime production schedules.
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Washington
War Department
J. H. Burns
Radio Programs Evening Schedule Highlights
A dense listing of radio time slots across stations WGN, KFJB, WMT, WHO, WOI, WSUI, WOC, KFJB and others. It details musical concerts, school festivals, news and sports segments, theater dramatis, and host lineups from 6:00 p.m. through late night with numerous orchestras, folk acts, and program interruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WGN
Rnalph Ginsburgsh
Wooc
WMT
KPI Starshallions Junior College
Hobby Lobby
Haapne Ranker H
Tommy Dorsey
Ore
KFJB
Bob Crosby
Orch
WSUI
WHO
Town Hall
WOC
Heidelberg
KPJB
American Legion
Ransom Sherman
Herb Buteau
Kay Kyser
Raymond Palee
Peter McGregor
Edsar A. Guest
Gaylord Carter
Three_ Eye Baseball
George Sokolsky
Frankie Master
Richard Himber
Wsui—News
Paul Whiteman
Dick Jurgens
Lon Breese
Rob Crosby
Wu O
Jan Savitt
Reichman
Eddy Duchin
Skinney Ennis
Jack McLean
Who—Veterans’ Forum
Emerson Gill
Jose Manzanares
Ramblers
Boone
Wolf
Lou
Jerry
Frult
WOI
Wsuui
Kitty Kelly
John
Bill
John Metcalf
Betty Wells
David Harum
Dinger
Mary Lee Taylor
Ed McConnell
Lorenzo_ Jones
Magic Kitchen
Jane Anderson
Youns Widder Brown
Kitty Keene, Inc
Manhattan
KFIB
Tower
Melody Time
Melody
Maurice Reese
Myrt
Maree
Arnold Grimm
WMIT
Hilltop House
June Baker
Corntussel Nooz
Happy Gang
Judy and
Jane
Dr. Malone
Ralph_ Slade
Don Roth
Heporen
Farm
Joey
Chuck
Singln
Sam
Joe Doakes
Ralph Slade
Montana Meecky
Ralph Ginsburgh
Mary Marlin
Kfjo—News
Hartmaan
Ma_ Perkins
Len Salvo
Pepper Young
Walberg Brown
Guiding Light
WWGN
Senators
Saille
Newe
Kfjb—News
Davenport Public Schools
Plano
George Weller
Stella Dallas
Serenader
Ray Block
Sweet Music
VOI
Johnson
Hannah
Dream
Wait
Ie Connell
Tom Owen
Cowboys
Ho—News
Don Rindslow
The
Navy
Eversday Science
Swing _ it
Patricia Gilmore
Woi—Musicale
Milt Herth
Uodas
Wilene
Nan Wynn
Enasy Aces
Peg
Mr Keen Tracer
Herne
Cozz and
Dean
RFIB
Crimson Trail
KFJD
Stoltenberg
WSUT
Dike Bank cashier accused of embezzlement
Ben H Fletcher, 49, cashier of the Dike Savings Bank in Iowa, was charged with embezzlement for loaning himself 17000 without authorization. Total shortages may reach 60000. Fletcher was jailed in Grundy Center after a Tuesday arrest. bond set at 25000. Court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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M. G. Mamminga
Fletcher
Hudson
Dike
Here
Grundy Center
Waterloo
Federal
Dike Savings Bank
Federal Insurance Organization
Dewey Urges Upholding Ideals as Nation Cleans House
In Champaign Illinois AP report Thomas E. Dewey district attorney of New York County accepts Cardinal Newman award for crime crackdown. He says America is cleaning its own house as organized crime is driven from power with citizens and jurors aiding the effort. He warns against overreliance on government and urges spiritual militancy for moral government.
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Champaign
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
America
Cardinal Newman
Dewey
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Politicians and crime link exposed by outspoken critic
A speaker warns of organized crime infiltrating politics. He states crime influenced public elections as local powers dictated candidates, with high officials quietly supporting these ties in exchange for recognition and further power. The remarks allege a permissive political environment for criminal influence.
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Risg
Putnam Plans Quick Second Marriage After Divorce
Friends say publisher George Palmer Putnam will marry Jean Marie Consigny soon after Consigny’s divorce from William Fobert James becomes final. Putnam would confirm neither denial nor details.
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Los Angeles
George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earnhart
Jean-Marie Consigny James
William Fobert James
Putnam
German Decree Bans All Cream Sales Nationwide
Berlin officials issued a decree banning the sale and production of all cream from May 15 to September 14 due to a fat shortage. The move affects butter supplies and related dairy products during the period.
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Berlin
Teich
Favor Bill To Bar Return Of Bergdoll
House military affairs committee filed a report urging passage of the Harness bill to prevent Bergdoll from returning to the United States from Germany.
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Washington
INS
Grover C. Bergdoll
House Military Affairs Committee
House
Bergdoll
Germany
Pendergast Posts $10,000 Bond in Tax Evasion Case
Kansas City AP reports Tom Pendergast democratic boss posted a new $10,000 surety bond with US Commissioner Charles H. Thompson to secure release on the income tax evasion indictment returned by a federal grand jury last Saturday.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Democratic
United States
Charles H. Thompson
AT&T Reports April Gain in Bell System Phones
American Telephone and Telegraph reports a 66 700 increase in telephones in service across Bell system subsidiaries in April, up from 29 000 a year ago. The gain reflects growth in core telephone operations across major subsidiaries.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
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Kilosteles
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Ames
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Des Moines
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Marshalltown
Rock Island
Davenport
Bissell
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Bigelow Mills
Dike Bank
Putnam May
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Pendergast
Tally-Ho
Oxford
Cedar Rapids
McMullen
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