Senators Call for Expanded Power Facilities for Defense
Senator Norris proposes government expansion of power facilities to meet defense emergencies. He estimates at least 500 million dollars needed to build reserve power capacity and argues keeping them under government control is essential for national defense. Senator Logan supports increased defense power capacity, while Louis Johnson notes ongoing surveys and a prior two year, two billion dollar plan by utilities.
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Washington
Norris
Neb
TVA
Logan
Louis Johnson
War Department
Johnson
Japan Demands Thorough Shakeup of Shanghai Settlement
Tokyo informs Washington and London of demand for a complete reorganization of the Shanghai international settlement. Renzo Sawada states criticisms of British dominance in municipal posts and council control justify reexamining the settlement setup due to Japan’s large holdings in the area.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Shanghai
Joseph C. Grew
Robert L. Craigie
Renzo Sawada
Foreign Office
Sawada
Britain
China
James Roosevelt mistaken for convict in Wales
London reports James Roosevelt eldest son of the U S president and a film executive was mistaken for an escaped prisoner in Wales after a voyage ashore. He wore a sweater with the numbers 1930 on the back and was advised by a police officer to remove it to avoid pursuit by a crowd.
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London
INL
James Roosevelt
United States
Wales
Joseph P. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Jimmy
Kennedy
Goebbels Bans Sale Of Joint Hitler Chamberlain Photos
German Propaganda Minister Goebbels banned further sale of postcards showing Hitler and Chamberlain from the Godesberg conference. The decree, under the 1933 national symbols law, targets images at the hotel meeting and at Godesberg castle ruins on the Rhine. He spoke of disdain for democracies in a May Day address.
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Berlin
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Godesberg
Goebbels
Hitler
Chamberlain
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Godesberg Castle
Rhine
Marion Firm Wins County Farm Cold Storage Contract
E. B. Castle and Son of Marion secured the Linn county supervisors bid for a cold storage building at the county home. The low bid of 1912.57 topped three bidders, with Joseph Hradek of Cedar Rapids at 1997 and Klepach Brothers of Cedar Rapids at 2178, insulating block option included.
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E. B. Castle and Son of
Marion
Linn County Supervisors
Linn County
Joseph Hradek
Cedar Rapids
Klepach Brothers
Polly Pry dies. early suffrage pioneer in New York
Mrs Augusta Raymond Kidder known as Polly Pry to readers for decades, a pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement in New York, has died on Tuesday.
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New York
Augusta Raymond Kidder
Polly Pry
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