New Appeal to Cuba Over St Louis Refugees
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee offered to post 500 per refugee aboard the German liner St Louis to permit entry into Cuba, with similar deposits for refugees on the Flanders and Orduna. The Cuban government set a deadline for asylum responses and the committee pledged no refugees would be a public charge. Jeretzski urged radio to Havana for the St Louis to return. the Flanders and Orduna were nearing Havana with 130 and 50–60 passengers respectively.
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New York
St. Louis
Cuba
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Isle of Pines
Alfred Jeretzski, Jr
Biul
Chase National Bank
Havana
S. S. Flanders
S. S. Ordina
Chase Bank
Germany
Jeretzski
Flanders
Orduna
Trooper Admits Killing of Girl
A district attorney described a fatal confrontation in which a six foot corporal fired at a teenage girl aboard a police car near Nesquehoning. The girl allegedly threatened to shoot and share plans of a bank robbery with a friend and four men in Philadelphia. The coroner jurors heard details as Joan Stevens' parents learned of her death the day after.
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Edward J. Switaj
Nesquehoning
Philadelphia
Franklin
Lansford
Joan
John Stevens
Stevens
Constipation Relief That Also Pepsin-izes Stomach
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Caldwell's Laxative with Syrup Pepsin for both constipation relief and stomach comfort. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein lumps in the stomach, reducing belching acidity and nausea while Senna laxative awakens lazy bowels for relief. Ends urging purchase at druggists.
Washington day by day with Roosevelt and royal visit
President Roosevelt curtailed engagements to devote two days to the king and queen of England while Washington prepares for their reception. Two insurance executives told the federal monopoly committee they believed competition should be limited in the insurance field. The House foreign affairs committee refused to remove a neutrality provision allowing the president to designate combat zones barring U S ships in wartime.
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Roosevelt
England
Washington
Federal Monopoly Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt nominating Archibald MacLeish as Librarian
A House floor charge claimed Archibald MacLeish, nominated by President Roosevelt to head the Library of Congress, had Communistic leanings amid the confirmation debate.
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Roosevelt
Archibald MacLeish
Library of Congress
House
Attorney General Calls Alcatraz A Place Of Horror
Atty. Gen. Murphy labeled Alcatraz Island federal prison a place of horror and urged a better method for handling inmates. The WPA relief agency testified it spent five times more to widen a Pennsylvania road than private contractors would have, and the Senate confirmed Edward J. Noble of Connecticut as undersecretary of commerce in a newly created post.
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Atty. Gen. Murphy
Alcatraz Island
House
WPA
Pennsylvania
Senate
Edward J. Noble
Connecticut
Commerce
Cabinet Loyalty and Third Term Talk Stir Washington
President Roosevelt aides and observers discussed cabinet loyalty amid third term chatter. Secretary Ickes lauded loyalists while a magazine reference suggested limits on influence within world affairs. Senator Bulkley and Mayor Maverick weighed in against a fourth or fifth term.
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Roosevelt
Sen. Bulkley
Ohio
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Tex
House
Maniac Fumes Four-Family Dwelling in Gas Attack
Detective Walter Hart describes the incident as the work of a maniac with chemistry knowledge. A gas fogged into three apartments. residents minorly exposed as occupants were alerted and police barely avoided inhaling fumes.
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Walter Hart
Hart
Charleston Bike Parade Entry Form
A participant fills a form for the Charleston Bicycle Safety Parade set for Friday June 16 with the rider agreeing to rules, arriving at least 30 minutes early, and preparing a bicycle. The document notes the form should be submitted to the sports department at Montgomery Ward in the Daniel Boone hotel building.
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Charleston
Sports Department
Montgomery Ward
Daniel Boone Hotel
Gazette
Montgomery Wards
Monarchs Welcome Parade Sparks Capital Spectacle
Crowds of up to 500000 gather along sidewalks and watching from upper windows as royalty arrives. Seats at upper windows cost one to ten dollars while the royal visit includes a White House luncheon with the president and Roosevelt family, a garden party at the British embassy, and a state dinner. The monarchs will stay overnight at the White House.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Royal tour ends with Niagara Falls visit dazzles crowds
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth viewed the falls from Table Rock as about 50 000 spectators gathered along the U S shore. A planned Cave of Winds visit was cancelled. the couple then rode 30 miles through cheering crowds to Niagara Falls Ontario before heading to the United States.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Great Falls
Niagara
Table Rock
U. S
Canada
St. Catharines
Quebec
Pacific
Horseshoe Falls
W. L. MacKenzie King
H. C. Hanniwell
British Empire
Halifax
N. S
Falls
London
Hamilton
Ontario
Pacific Coast
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Hyde Park
Bankrupt Harrison William Kirk Files In Court
Bankrupt Harrison William Kirk of Cabin Creek, a line repairman, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday in federal district court listing assets of 137.50 and liabilities of 663.00.
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Harrison William Kirk
Cabin Creek
Federal District Court
Royal visit schedule for King and Queen in Washington
A detailed timetable outlines the kings and queen’s activities in Washington including a wreath laying at Mount Vernon, visits to Arlington National Cemetery and the Unknown Soldier, luncheon on the Potomac, tea at the White House, and a return to the British embassy before departing for New York City.
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U. S. Capitol
Capitol
Washington Navy Yard
Potomac
Mount Vernon
King George
George Washington
Washington
CCC
Fort Hunt
Arlington National Cemetery
George
White House
Roosevelt
Embassy
Union Station
New York City
Neutrality Bill Action Blocked in House
The House blocked action on a neutrality bill as administration forces defeated two Republican amendments. Schiffler failed to insert arms embargo provisions, and Fish lost a bid to strike a provision expanding presidential powers to define combat zones. The debate referenced Hitler and the Irish Republican Army tied to Sean Russell held in Detroit.
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Rep. Schiffler
D-W.va
Rep
Fish
R-Ny
Italy
England
British Envoy Plan to Speed Russian Pact
Britain plans to send a special envoy to Moscow to push for a tri power pact while seeking Baltic states Finland Latvia and Estonia to back guarantees. Berlin mocks the move as impossible to impose on unwilling states. Latvia and Estonia have signed non aggression pacts with Germany and Britain aims to satisfy Russia via indirect threat provisions.
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Chamberlain
Finland
Latvia
Etonia
Russia
Berlin
Estonia
Germany
Britain
Moscow
London
Williamson Red Birds top Ashland in nine
Williamson Red Birds rolled 18 hits and built a two run lead in the first, then scored five more in the final three innings to beat Ashland Colonels 9 to 5 in Ashland. Line scores show Williamson 201 010 122 and Ashland 002 001 020. Theball and Carman led Williamson while Grimes and Simpson pitched.
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Ashland
Williamson Red Birds
Ashland Colonels
Red Birds
Williamson
Theball
Carman
Grimes
Simpson
Lone Vote Elects House Speaker in West Virginia
The election produced a 13 7 majority despite two pending contests. Lee Barksdale of Charleston was named president. Wolford, Huntington high school athlete, led with an economy focused administration program. He urged food tax exemptions, wholesale tax reform, civil service for teachers and public assistants staff, and repeal of the extra gasoline tax. The governor proposed dental and pharmaceutical schools at West Virginia University, forestry land tax exemptions, and a state advertising commission. Free textbooks for pupils through grade eight were proposed. The Nationalists secured clerkships in both chambers, with Robert Fleming of Clarksburg as House clerk and Howard Hamilton of Grantsville as Senate clerk. The supreme court appointed Charles Fowles of Clarksburg as crier and William Dowling of Wheeling as clerk. A state bar association formed with 129 members, Roland Potter of Charleston elected president. C. E. Ross of West Virginia Wesleyan addressed the group on sportsmanship.
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Lee Barksdale
Charleston
Wolford
Huntington
Civil Service
Department of Public Assistance
West Virginia University
Forestry Department
Robert Fleming
Clarksburg
House
Howard Hamilton
Grantsville
Senate
Supreme Court
Charles Fowles
William Dowling
Wheeling
Junior Drum Corps to Drill At Laidley Field Today
John Brawley’s drum and bugle corps of the Sons of the Legion will drill at 6 30 p m today at Laidley field. About 50 members, directed by E F Veader N R Marcelle and Arthur Morrison, will appear at the Legion meeting tomorrow at Charleston high school auditorium where Homer Chaillaux will be honored. The corps will soon be uniformed and compete in state Legion contests and possibly the Chicago national meeting.
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John Brawley
The
Sons of the Legion
Laidley Field
Gerald J. Coffey
Legion
Charleston High School
Homer Chaillaux
Americanism Commission
E. F. Veader
N. R. Marcelle
Arthur Morrison
Coffey
Arrest of Irish Leader Sparks Capitol Boycott Demand
The text reports a protest over Russell's incarceration with a call to boycott a congressional reception for the king and queen at the Capitol Rotunda. Rep Leon Sacks announced the boycott over British policy toward Jews in Palestine, while Rep May challenged Sweeney and McGranery on presidential protection for visiting royalty.
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State Department
Rep. McGranery
Dpa
Sean Russell
Russell
Irish Republican Army
Detroit
Detroit River
Windsor
Ont
Capitol
Leon Sacks
Palestine
May
Sweeney
McGranery
U. S
British Isles
Congress Eyes Curtailed WPA and Rising Costs
Congress is urged to curtail the Works Progress Administration with the bill likely to reach House debate early next week. Costs cited by engineers show WPA projects in two Pennsylvania counties ran 35 to 100 percent above private contract estimates. A committee investigator alleged Cleveland salaries and night watchman payments were charged to WPA projects, with many watchmen unassigned to actual jobs and some being political precinct leaders.
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House
Pennsylvania
George J. Shillito
Cleveland
Shillito
PILEX tablets advertised at local drugstores
An ad promotes PILEX tablets available at Potterfield's Whelan's Lig gett's and Cohen drug stores for $1.25 with a guarantee to aid all cases of blind bleeding or protruding piles.
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Potterfield’s
Whelan
Liggett’s
Cohen Drug Stores
Ady
Cox Astley wedding guests feed bears at Dudley Zoo
At the reception after the marriage of Miss Gladys Cox at Dudley England the bride and groom Allen Astley entertained guests by feeding the bears at the zoo continuing a quaint custom observed among the party.
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Gladys Cox
Dudley
England
Allen Astley
Rooms Along Parade Route Sold For $100
A London note reports rooms along a parade route fetching $100, while a distilled Thames river water sample arrived from London. The two day royal schedule includes a casual White House meeting on Friday afternoon with New Dealers not attending embassy garden party or state dinners.
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White House
Embassy
Roosevelt children evacuated to downtown hotel for royal suite
The Roosevelt family will move from the White House to a fashionable downtown hotel to provide space for the royal suite. Mr and Mrs James Roosevelt Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin D Jr will accompany them. Government workers who bid for window space along the parade route expect the best views. A Capitol Hill secretaries group drafted a resolution welcoming the king and queen to the British embassy.
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Roosevelt
White House
James Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Franklin D., Jr
Congress
Capitol Hill
Royal gifts pour in for King and Queen visit
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union presented a four foot high masterpiece cake to Mrs. Roosevelt for the royal couple. Admirers sent a flood of presents to the White House and the British embassy including Maryland terrapin salmon and flowers from a dozen states.
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Confectionary Workers’ International Union of America
White House
Maryland
States
Royal visit prep at the White House this week
Col. E. W. Starling, Henrietta Nesbitt, and Howell Crim led readiness for the royal party. Royal menus feature broiled sweetbreads for Thursday lunch, boned capons at the state dinner, and bacon and eggs at farewell breakfast. The senate plans a one pm start to view the arrival, with the house at noon.
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Capital
Col. E. W. Starling
White House
Secret Service
Henrietta Nesbitt
Howell Crim
Executive Mansion
Roosevelts Plan Floral Decor For Royal Visit
Mrs. Roosevelt announced selections of orchids and lilies of the valley as central White House decorations for the royal visit. The president’s daughter in law, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., formerly Ethel DuPont, who has been confined to a sanitarium, arrived tonight to attend royalty functions and registered at the Mayflower hotel where the Roosevelts are staying.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel DuPont
Mayflower Hotel
Roosevelt
Caterer Grows Virginia Strawberries for Embassy Garden Party
An exclusive Washington caterer sorted hundreds of boxes of Virginia strawberries to be served tomorrow afternoon at the embassy garden party. Lacking choice varieties, he grew his own for the occasion.
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Washington
Virginia
Embassy Garden
Flag etiquette at national party HQ causes protocol clash
Flag experts corrected a display at the national women's party headquarters where Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack shared a staff. Etiquette calls for separate standards. Mrs. Roosevelt, six feet tall, towers two inches over King George as she is to attend the White House state dinner, prompting concerns officials fear she may overshadow the sovereigns. Mrs. William H. Smathers objects to curtsying to the British royals in a formal statement.
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National Woman’s Party
German Glass Wool Sparks Holiday Insulation Push
Temperatures rise as Germany expands production of glass wool known as angel's hair. Used for Christmas tree ornaments and broader insulation, the material is grown into large scale outputs for multiple applications across the industry.
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Germany
Canton Victor Over Sailors in Mid-Atlantic Opener
Canton defeated Erie 7-2 in the Mid-Atlantic series opener as Charley Bauers issued nine walks and the Sailors committed two costly errors. Ralph Waite allowed four hits over seven innings after a first-inning rally by Erie, while Canton benefitted from Bauers wildness and fielding miscues. Joe Kelly drew four walks for Canton, solidifying the win.
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Erie
Canton
Charley Bauers
Goths
Bauers
Pups
Tars
Ralph Waite
Joe Kelly
Waite
Fainley
Lakeman
Mrs Roosevelt Quick Dresser for Hyde Park Dinner
Mrs Franklin Roosevelt said she could dress in 15 minutes for the Hyde Park dinner honoring the British king and queen. She planned to see reporters between 7 and 7 30 p.m. and believed she could be ready by 8 if started by 7 45. Menu items from gifts included ter rapin cakes from North Carolina salmon from Canada and water from various sources including the Thames.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
North Carolina
Canada
English River Thames
Mexican Flier Dies In Crash Into Potomac
A Mexican flier dies in a Potomac crash after his plane fails to turn back to land. Witnesses say he attempted a straight landing on the water. Navy and civil aeronautics crews salvage the craft and recover the body after cutting away sections. An army doctor cites a likely neck fracture. The flyer arrived from New York with a goodwill message to President Roosevelt from President Lazaro Cardenas.
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Sarabia
Navy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New York
Roosevelt
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
45 Receive Degrees At Shepherd College Commencement
Fifty five students received degrees today at Shepherd State Teachers College annual commencement exercises in Shepherdstown. Dr. Rollo Walter Brown of Harvard gave the principal address. Diplomas were presented by President W. H. S. White. Four freshmen on the college debating team received medals.
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Shepherdstown
Shepherd State Teachers College
Rollo Walter Brown
Harvard University
W. H. S. White
Eight Workers Hurt In Gas Line Blast
Eight workers were injured in a gas line blast while running an air test on the line under U S route 60. Taylor a 24 year old from Dunbar and O T Sinnett 46 of Highlawn are named among the injured. The blast sent the cap flying as the pipe shot about 300 feet. An ambulance was called and the men were rushed to a hospital.
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Hayden
Lone Vote
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William H. Smathers
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the Galperin Music Studios
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
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