Long Island to Mark 300th Anniversary with May Week Parade
Long Island will celebrate 300 years since the first white settlers during a week from May 30 to June 6 with a giant May 30 parade in Brooklyn. Kings Queens Nassau and Suffolk counties each stage a day as governors ambassadors and a ministerial banquet close the events.
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New York
Long Island
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Brooklyn
Kings
Queens
Nassau
Suffolk
New York City
Kings County
Captain Kidd
Queensborough
William Leverich
Peter Cornelier Luyster
Hairbreadth Harry Seeks White House Bid With Free Rations
James Joseph Moan known as Hairbreadth Harry, self styled king of hoboes and third horse party candidate, stops in Des Moines en route to campaign manager. He pledges full rations with free beer and gas money, and hints at balancing budgets and occupying the White House in unusual footwear.
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James Joseph
Moan
Third Horse Party
United States
Hairbreadth Harry Club
Des Moines
Harry
White House
Radio Schedule Highlights and Telegraphic End Call Alarm
A dense listing details NBC CBS and ABC program lineups across afternoon and evening hours with orchestras hosts acts and ads at WEAF WJZ WABC KYW WOW WMAQ and others. The piece ends with a note on a Leipzig fair telephone end call alarm using a two and a half minute timer and bell.
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Leo Reisman
Orch
NBC
WEAF
KYW
WMAQ
Crime Clues
WJZ Chain
Lazy Dan
CBS
WABC
WBBM
KMOX
WCCO
Wayne King Orch
Edgar Guest
Ken Murray
Ben Vernin
Bill Robinson
WJZ
Chas Glen Gray
Ed Wenn
Vred Waring Orch
Wwcco
Radie Dowling
Pi String
Ater Coburn Orch
Ee Rodrigo Orch
Bob Crosby
As Music Guild
Congress P. T. A
Batory
OWE Chain Son Pioneers
Forever Young
Emery Deutsch
Margaret McCrae
Woc
Buddy Clark
WGST
Weaf Chain. Ale Quartet
Animal News Club
Chains
Three x Sisters
Hte Chain
Easy Aces
N’ Andy
Weaf Kyw
Queen Mary
Sum and
Abner
Kate Smith
Wacco
One Man’s Family
WLW
Wayne
Weap Kyw
Tenor
Urns
Allen
BBM
Weaf Wow
Lily Pons
Andre Kostelanetz_ orch
ABC
al Goodman
Seer
Frank Knox
Wh. Orch
Cee Lucas Orch
Xavier Cugat Orch
Young Orch
Ioe
Mansfield Orch
WJZ Ain
Jesse_ Crawford
Weaf Chain
WJZ Chai Money Busse Orch
Joe Rines
Hour Glass Alarm Times Telephone Conversations
Leipzig reports a new practice in telephoning where callers need not watch the clock to avoid extra charges. When the operator notes a three minute interval, conversations may continue at the caller’s discretion within the new timing system.
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Leipzig
Alice in Blunderland amid Washington hearings
Alice Longworth notes Doctor Townsend walks out of a house committee inquiry after clashes over his plan. She frames Townsend as intimidating lawmakers with election threats, while acknowledging the political risk of treating an evangelist with millions of followers as a martyr.
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Washington, D. C
Townsend
House
Congress
Alice Longworth
Haowaiian Octopus Flesh Delicacy Noted
The flesh of the octopus is considered a great delicacy by Hawaiians.
Renews Drive For Lower Interest On Land Bank Mortgages
Rep. Gillette of Iowa renews the push to keep the 3% land bank mortgage rate amid a pending Senate subcommittee review. He warns the rate jumps to 4% on July 1 if no extension is enacted and plans to ask President Roosevelt for quick action.
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Washington
Rep
Gillette
House
Senate
Wagner
N. Y
Roosevelt
Golden Rule Key To A Happy Golden Wedding
Mrs. J A Williams 70 and her 73 year old husband celebrate their golden anniversary in Mobile Alabama. She credits a simple version of the Golden Rule Do as you would be done by for their lasting marriage. The couple married at Greenville Alabama and have seven children twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He formerly worked as a blacksmith and now is employed by Mobile Light and Railroad.
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Mobile
Ala
J. A. Williams
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Greenville
Florida
Mississippi Points
Chicora
Miss
Livermore Child Killed by Gravel Truck Accident
Humboldt AP reports 4 year old Glen Weber, son of Mr and Mrs A Weber of Livermore, died after being struck Monday by a gravel truck driven by Edward Anderson.
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Humboldt (Ap
Glen Weber
A. Weber
Livermore
Edward Anderson
Washington Sideshow By Fulton Lewis Jr
News column outlines GOP plotting a Decoration Day radio sting targeting President Roosevelt with a 30 minute competitive slot for Glenn Frank. It discusses Townsend program contempt, potential jail, and the plan to obtain testimony via court action while timing influences November elections.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
G.O.P
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
New York
Frank
White House
Ohio
John Bricker
Fred Steiner
Cleveland
Bricker
Congress Delays Contempt Probes Over Oldster Townsend
Reported maneuvers by investigators to defer contempt proceedings against Dr Townsend aim to avoid delaying Congress. Months ago, Democratic and reform factions argued for keeping actions timely.
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House
Townsend
Congress
Tugwell town housing venture drains relief rolls
The Tugwell housing venture near Tugwelltown is so large it exhausts relief rolls in DC and nearby towns. Harry Hopkins issued a special exemption to hire regular carpenters and skilled workers. Daily payroll totals 4,200. The vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board remains.
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Tugwell
Tugwelltown
District of Columbia
Harry Hopkins
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt Unfazed as White House Yacht Sways
The new White House yacht Tomac is tested in rough seas with a corkscrew maneuver. President Franklin D. Roosevelt remains unmoved, declaring a 100 percent nautical tummy while others suffer mal de mer aboard the sleek gray craft.
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Capitol
White House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Peggy Ann Landon Offered Long Term Universal Contract
John LeRoy Johnston announced Universal Pictures offered Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Kansas governor Alf M. Landon, a long term optional contract for a screen test. Peggy Ann, University of Kansas sophomore, said she would not accept and would finish her school work. Governor Landon said appearances would stay limited to newsreels and home movies.
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Hollywood
Calif
John LeRoy Johnston
Universal Pictures
Peggy Ann Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Miss Landon
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Topeka
Expedition Seeks A Volga Boatman For Bolshoi Opera
Moscow reports an Bolshoi project to recruit Volga dockers and bargemen as bass voices for opera. Petrov and Yarkov search Volga docks for strong singers. The best talents will be invited to Moscow for three years of state funded training at the Bolshoi studio.
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Moscow
INS
Volga
Bolshoi Opera
Petrov
Yarkov
Bolshoi Theater Studio
Bolshoi Theater
Col. Elliott Norton to Retire After 43 Years Service
Des Moines AP reports Col. Elliott M. Norton aged 64 will retire from the U S Army on June 30 ending a 43 year military career. Norton, a Des Moines resident, outlined plans for his post military life and thanked colleagues for support through years of service.
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Col. Norton
DES Moines
Elliott M. Norton
U. S. Army
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