New Deal criticism and defense in Senate discourse
A political column critiques the New Deal's claimed recovery, citing federal spending, debt, and job shortages while defending Senator Gillette against Hopkins and Roosevelt attacks. It questions court-packing ideas and recalls a local ex-convict aid dispute, noting verification of events but limited details.
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Enator Gillette
New Deal
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Jimmy Roosevelt
Gillette
Hopkins-Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Endorsement Brims as Labor Union Backs La Follette
The American Federation of Labor fully endorsed Gov. Philip La Follette of Wisconsin for reelection. President William Green delivered the letter praising his leadership and urging an overwhelming victory. The convention condemned dictators and upheld a boycott of Nazi goods while urging open immigration to Palestine for the Jewish people.
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Houston
Texas
American Federation of Labor
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin Progressive
William Green
Henry Ohl
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Philip K. la Follette
Green
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Max Zaritsky
The
Hatters Union
International Labor Committee
Great Britain
Palestine
State Department
Elmer Andrews
Roosevelt
American Federation Convention
Andrews
A. F of L
Federation
John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
Executive Council
Elliott Roosevelt Opposes Third Term
Elliott Roosevelt son of the President in Houston said he hopes his father does not seek a third term. He admitted he did not know if the President plans to run again but personally prefers he not pursue another term.
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Houston, Texas
Elliott Roosevelt
Man With Criminal Past Claims to Be a Stateless Exile
The memo asserts the subject has a 1912 criminal record and last served time for breaking and entering not forgery, alleging he faked hospitalization at the state prison to hide his imprisonment. It questions whether he lied about being “a man without a country,” noting many have faced similar treatment.
Henry Ford's Farming Camp Near River Rouge Is Successful
Detroit reports Henry Ford declares the first year at Camp Legion a success as 68 youths from welfare families work on 400 acres near the River Rouge plant. They earn $2 a day with free food and shelter, will enter Ford trade school in winter, and return to farming next spring.
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Detroit
Camp Legion
Henry Ford
Ford
River Rouge
AL Brown
Ford Trade School
Legion
Fasting Pastor Stays Cut From Food to Win Youth
Palmerton Pennsylvania Reverend Lazar Kirchenkoff of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church enters the 12th day of a self-imposed fast to lure youths back to worship. He has shed 145 pounds on a regimen of three cups of sweetened coffee daily and vows to fast 15 days or longer if needed.
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Palmerton
INS
Lazar Kirchenkoff
St. George’s
Roosevelt orders WPA spending within $700 million balance
President Roosevelt told Aubrey Williams to keep WPA disbursements within the $700 million emergency balance until next March. At a White House meeting Williams outlined expenditures since July 1, when Congress released $1,455,000,000, with July and August each at $201,000,000 and September at $191,000,000.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Aubrey Williams
WPA
White House
Williams
Relief Agency
Congress
FCC Discharges Hampson Gary as General Counsel
The U S FCC ousted its general counsel Hampson Gary by a 4 to 2 vote at a Thursday meeting convened by Chairman Frank McNinch. Gary, a former minister to Switzerland under Wilson, was terminated without specified charges. William J Dempsey was named Garys successor. charges cited inefficiency and lack of administrative ability.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Hampson Gary
Switzerland
Wilson
Commission
FCC
Frank McNinch
Gary
William J. Dempsey
McNinch
Law Department
Sinking of British Ship Stancroft in Air Raid
The British steamship Stancroft of 1407 tons was sunk by a nationalist air bomb during an airplane raid on the park zone. The attack occurred Thursday in Barcelona.
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Barcelona
Stancroft
Park
Zone
Innitzer Under Fire From Austrian Nazis
Vienna Nazis denounce Cardinal Innitzer and campaign against clerical influence in Austria. Police seize a poster urging religious blessing for marriages, amid mass rally plans in Heroes' Square and calls for action.
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Innitzer
Vienna
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Heroes’ Square
Odilo Globocnik
Austrian Cardinal Innitzer Faces Hitler Protests in Vienna
Joseph Buerckel, Hitler's deputy in Austria, prepared to announce measures to end clerical provocations after Cardinal Innitzer’s criticism of Hitler sparked street clashes. Windows blasted, a priest injured, and 600 Catholics at noon mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral as authorities claim to isolate the incident from the Vatican amid renewed tension.
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Sulletin
Vienna
Joseph Buerckel
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Christ
Ing
Hitler
Reichschancellor
Buerckel
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Globocnik
Innitzer
Neueste Nach- Yichten
Cardinal Innitzer
Vatican
Cardinal Innitzer Seeks Protection After Palace Attack
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer of Vienna requested personal protection after an attack on his archiepiscopal palace last Saturday, according to the German official news agency DNB reported Thursday.
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Berlin
INS
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Vienna
DNB
Temperature Drops Sharply To 44 Low In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids enjoyed fair weather after a brief rain event on Wednesday night. The temperature fell from 62 at 3 p.m. Wednesday to 53 at midnight and 44 by 7 a.m. Thursday before climbing to 59 at 10 a.m. and 69 by 2:30 p.m. on the Chambers Inskeep recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Rail labor leader urges W strike wage cut withdrawal
Washington AP. George M. Harrison, spokesman for eighteen railroad brotherhoods before the emergency fact finding board, urged management to drop a 15 percent wage cut and join employees and the government in a rehabilitation plan. He said wage cuts solve nothing and pressed for long range reform including transportation coordination and government loans. He warned no progress while the wage dispute blocks talks after a nationwide strike vote by nearly one million workers.
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Washington
George M. Harrison
Harnson
Texas Sheriff Appeals Iowa Democrats Over Merkur Arson Case
El Paso Texas Sheriff Chris Fox asks Iowa Democrats for help in an extradition dispute with Governor Kraschel. Merkur, indicted in Texas for arson, remains abroad amid Governor Kraschel’s refusal to extradite for alleged insufficient evidence. Fox accuses the governor of a baseless stance and vows Merkur's return.
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Texas
Iowa
EL Paso
Tex
Chris Fox
Democrats
Nelson G Kraschel
Christ K. Merkuri
Democratic Executive Committee
Fox
Kraschel
Christ K. Merkur
Merkuri
Iowa Governor Questions Texas Merkur Extradition Evidence
Governor Kraschel said Texas authorities lack sufficient evidence against Merkur of Sioux City. He invited solid proof before extradition. Democratic Chairman Birmingham noted a protest from Sheriff Chris Fox of El Paso and defended Merkur’s innocence, disputing Fox’s claims.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Texas
Christ K. Merkuri
Sioux City
E. N. Birmingham
Chris Fox
el Paso
Tex
Birmingham
Merkur
Fox
Special Prosecutor to Probe Brooklyn Corruption
Governor Lehman will supersede Brooklyn District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan with a special prosecutor to investigate alleged official corruption in Brooklyn. Justice Francis D. McCuin of Syracuse is appointed to oversee an extraordinary term of supreme court for the inquiry. The new prosecutor will lead a special grand jury and work with City Investigator William B. Herlands.
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New York
Lehman
Brooklyn
William F. X. Geogham
Francis D. McCuin
Syracuse
Supreme Court
F. H. LaGuardia
William B Herlands
Report Creator of Popeye Near Death
Santa Monica California INS reports E C Segar creator of Popeye the Sailor is near death at his home. Doctor Raymond Sands says he may not live more than 48 hours. Segar has been ill for months and had been in and out of hospital before slipping into a coma. The illness is described as a rare spleen ailment.
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Gillette
New Deal
Iowa
Santa Monica
Calif
INS
E. C. Segar
Raymond Sands
Segar
Americans Trapped in Pearl River Clash Near Canton
British and French gunboats plus twelve British merchantmen face blockade as Chinese forces move on toward the coast. Refugees arrive from Canton including 12 Americans while Japan bombs rail links and warns foreign powers to stay out of South China. Secretary Hull says no evacuation orders yet as tensions rise.
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Hong Kong
Mindanao
Pearl River
Canton
South China
Japan
United States
Britain and Japan clash over South China operations
Tokyo accuses British and French aid to China of prompting a new South China offensive. Premier Ko notes foreign property protection and designates the Swatow to Pakhoi zone as forbidden to neutrals, asking ten days notice before foreign action. Britain warns Tokyo to respect interests and avoid incidents over the Kowloon Cannon railway.
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TOKIO
China
Canton
South China
Fumimaro Konoye
Swatow
Pakhoi
Hong Kong
Japan
Britain
London
Kow- Jloon
Cannon
Lost continent found in Northern Mexico claims Geological Society
The Geological Society of America announced evidence of a buried lost continent under an ancient sea in Northern Mexico dating back 100 million years. The note contrasts vast geologic time with everyday life and mentions Gazette Want Ads continuing to prosper as a social barometer. A sample ad promotes a MODEL 700 HOOVER SWEEPER with complete attachments at 389 17th St. SE.
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Geological Society of America
Mexico
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
17Th St. SE
Nazis and Czechs End Plans for Plebiscite Frontiers
Berlin and Prague reached agreement to abandon plebiscites in disputed Bohemia areas and accept current German-occupied frontiers with minor adjustments. The international supervisory committee was to supervise, and all major Czech-German issues were said resolved after a meeting between German and Czechoslovak foreign ministers. Prague protested German troop seizures near the frontier, with arbitration slated by military staffs and the Berlin commission.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
International Supervisory Committee
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Prague
International Commission
Berlin Commission
Czechoslovakia Hungary tension and Berlin talks
Dr Vojtech Mastny, Prague's minister to Berlin, attended as international debate centers on the Hungarian issue. Chvalkovsky planned a Berlin meeting with Hitler while Budapest reports said Duresansky went to Berlin to secure assurances from Goering that Czechoslovakia could resist excessive Hungarian demands.
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Vojtech Mastny
Prague
Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Chvalkovsky
Berechhesgaden
Budapest
Ferdinand Duresansky
Komarom
Herman Goering
Rumor of plot against Bulgaria regime reaches Belgrade
Sofia isolated from Europe as Belgrade dispatch reports a plot to overthrow Bulgaria's government. The Telegraph relay from Sofia cites rumors reaching Jugoslavia about a planned coup.
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Bulgaria
London
Sofia
Europe
Exchange
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
2700 Farmers Attend AAA Meeting in Memorial Coliseum
More than 2700 farmers from eastern Iowa gathered in Des Moines Thursday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum to kick off the 1939 farm program. Mayor Frank K Hahn welcomed attendees on behalf of the city and Chamber of Commerce. Speakers included RK Bliss and Harry Brown with others from Ames and the state AAA office. Total three meetings in the series drew over 9000 attendees.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
Frank K Hahn
Chamber of Commerce
Laurel Dieterich
State Aaa Committee
RK Bliss
Ames
Harry Brown
Klein
Einstein Linked to Communists in Congressional Probe
DETROIT INS reports Walter S. Reynolds of an American Legion subcommittee accused Professor Albert E Einstein of being an active supporter of the communist party before the Dies committee. Reynolds also labeled John L Lewis Harry Bridges and David Dubinsky as sympathizers due to ties with Spanish royalists. Einstein’s refugee status from Germany at Princeton was noted briefly.
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Detroit
INS
Albert E. Einstein
Communist Party
Dies
Congressional
Walter S. Reynolds
Birmingham
Mich
American Legion
Einstein
John L. Lewis
Harry Bridges
David Dubinsky
Reynolds
Germany
Princeton University
Hungary Breaks Off Czechoslovak Territorial Demands
Komarom Hungary on the Czechoslovak border declares the cession talks broken off and refers Hungary's claims to a four power conference including Germany Britain Italy and France. Hungary moves troops and mobilization talks loom while Bratislava seeks mediation through Berlin as border tensions rise.
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Komarom
Hungary
Koloman von Kanya
Mungars
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Histore Munch
Germany
Britain
Ialy
France
Indiate
Things Are Better With Peace Looking Four Wars Closer
Column by Arthur Hugs Baer notes peace seems closer as Washington lists foreign agents both on salary and commission. He quips that espionage in industry and diplomacy requires insomnia and jokes about candid cameras from older days.
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Washington
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