Spending Aims Recited By 5 Party Agents
Five of the administration's leading spending agents outlined the $8.373 billion lending program to revive business. Harry Zeemedie of Works Progress Administration described how funds would flow into trade, with $515 million for food and $220 million for doctors and construction needs. Secretary Wallace emphasized boosting buying power for farmers and workers. Toward A. Gray of the Works Progress Administration predicted new money would spur industry in the coming years, while the War Department joined in detailing how materials and construction would benefit the economy.
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Washington
Harry Zeemidee
the Works Progress , Adm
Wallace
Congres
A.gray
Ery Works
Siamp
War Department
Page
Cal
State Druggists Meet Here Today
About 400 druggists attend the 32nd annual meeting of the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association at the Daniel hotel. Geneve Geace and A. Mouiton preside as delegates arrive. Charles E. Hodges of Charleston chamber of commerce to greet, with G. S. Flesher of Cairo set to speak.
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West Virginia State Scale Pharmaceutical Association
Daniel ‘Hotel
Isat
State Des Associations
Ielea
Geneve Geace
A. Mouiton
New Hampshire
Jareutical’ S
Charleston
Chamber F. Commerce
Afternacia Pesident G. S. Flesher
Cairo
German Jew baiters rest over Sunday
Berlin dispatch reports a muted Sunday in the capital amid rising anti-Semitism. Despite looting and defacement last week, with arrests of about 2,000 non Aryans, five painter squads roamed Kurfürstendamm daubing "Jude" and star symbols. Police said the actions did not reflect Nazi party orders and few complaints were filed.
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Louis K. Lechner
Berlin
Germany
Broadway
Gestapo
Kurfuerstendamm
Ordinssily
Beckley Centenary Service Opens City’s 100th Year
Beckley marked its centenary with a mass Sunday school service at the high school auditorium under drizzle. Three thousand white clad children led by Woodrow Wilson High School band and Sons of Legion units gathered as Rt. Rev. W. L Gravatt conducted the service commemorating the city’s founder’s 100th anniversary.
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Beckley
Wrough
W. L Gravatt
New Deal Invited to Sup At CIO Table in 1940 Plan
John L Lewis mobilizes CIO's 4,000,000 to back Roosevelt against anti New Deal factions as he rejects a fourth party bid. He distrusts Phil La Follette's Progressive move but remains close to Senator Bob La Follette. CIO shows no path to Republicans or Progressives and aims to block independent labor tickets. The Non Partisan League targets antiwar and reform measures and defends wage and farm legislation.
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Washington
INS
John U. Lewis
CIQ
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Crosputesmen i
Lewis
Phil la Follette
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Bob
CIO
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Seaarors
Supreme Court
U S Studies Dollar Value Devaluation Talk
London reports secret talks among Washington London and Paris on a possible devaluation of the dollar within the tripartite framework. Washington seeks to learn attitudes toward a 35 percent reduction to ease deflationary pressure and promote American purchasing power without harming Britain or France.
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London
INS
Washington
Paris
Britain
France
United States
U. S
Modern Anti Aircraft Guns Batter Back Big Bombers
Berlin dispatch notes British public demand for stronger anti aircraft defenses in London. Reports praise new guns with three to five mile range, rapid fire and high accuracy for protecting cities and industry. Germans cite anti aircraft strength as lesson for American defense planning and question neglect of a second line of defense.
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Berlin
INS
Hore Belisha
London
England
Aly
Germany
America
Washington
Alantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Balley
Chinese Airmen Sinking Japanese Ships in Yangtze Raid
Chinese officials report four Japanese warships sunk above Nanking in a Yangtze raid by eight heavy bombers. The attack, conducted in two groups, outpaced 12 Japanese escorts and used 9,000 foot drops. Japanese forces push toward Hankow amid floods and coastal bombardments.
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Yangtze River
Shanghai
Nanking
Hankow
Jane Isle
Vietorian
Yangtze Valley
Yellow River
Hankew
Yangtze
Fukien
Foochow
Japanse
Honan
New Factors From Copeland Death Reshape New York Politics
Washington dispatch notes Copeland’s death alters intraparty and interparty dynamics in New York. With a governor and two senators to elect, the 1938 convention and upcoming November elections become pivotal for Roosevelt and opponents. Wagner remains a key New Deal ally while Copeland’s stance complicates party leadership plans and ticket selections.
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Washington
Royal S. Copeland
New York State
Senate
Roosevelt
Maine
New York
Copeland
Sen
Wagner
John and Anne Roosevelt Honeymoon at Campobello Island
John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Roosevelt arrive at Campobello Island for an extended honeymoon at the Roosevelt summer home. They travel from Rye Beach by Mescoaw ferry amid storms, then receive a welcome from island residents and seek privacy and rest. The couple is greeted by families and officials as they began their quiet retreat.
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Campobello Island
W. B
John Roosevelt Lunight
Cammdian Island
Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Qlars
U. S
Tecrential Reist
Maine
Rye Beach
N. H
FDR Heavily Guarded in New York City Visit
New York June 19 President Roosevelt arrives by yacht Potomac for a wedding and crossing from Nahant Massachusetts to Hyde Park. Police Commissioner Valentine directs top security as crews mount protective measures along East and Hudson river shores and on seven Manhattan bridges. The Potomac delays reaching Manhattan until early tomorrow. a brief stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is planned for Capt Woodson.
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New York
INSI
New York Area
N Valentine
East
Hudson River
Battery Park
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Nahant
Maes
John
Manhattan
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York Yacht Club
East River
Woodson
Potomac
Poughkeepsie
Yde Park
Long Island Sound
Battery
Poughkeepie
Ozanic Strikes Back at United Miners in Eskdale Clash
President Joe Ozanic declared the fight is on as United Mine Workers mobbed Eskdale on Saturday, forcing him off the air. He called the crowd a drunken mob of CSO supporters and defended free speech while blaming the disruption on miners and rivals in West Virginia.
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Progressive Miners of America
Joe Ozanic
United Mine Workers
Eskdale
Ozanic
Russia
West Virginia
U. S
CSO
William Blizzard
United Workers District
Pace
Sunrise services in Indiana draw golfers and motorists
In South Bend Indiana Reverend Robert M Selle of the First Methodist Episcopal Church reports dawn services for fishermen golfers and motorists were a success. He says the plan could spread to thousands of Protestant churches nationwide and notes many in his congregation attended while enjoying Sunday outings.
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South Bend
Ind
Insi
Wreck of Olympian passenger train leaves dozens dead
At Sulphur Springs the Olympian passenger train derailed during a cloudburst 25 miles from the station. Fifty to sixty people were feared dead as six cars plunged into a creek. Rescue teams battled floodwaters, with dozens rescued and hospital trains rushing the injured to nearby towns.
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Nashville, Chattanooga
Chicago
Aix
Lother
Reral Transportation
Hypnotic Birth Delivers Pain-Free Baby in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a healthy baby girl was born without pain to Mrs. Ethel Pardie Gaynor after a three week post hypnotic suggestion by doctors G. P. Kallonzes Grand Gould Speer and Lea Gaynor a psychotherapist and the mother’s husband. The birth, first of its kind here, was described as painless by Mrs. Gaynor who hopes the method aids other mothers. Doctors state hypnosis can be a humane remedy and the experiment was fully successful with no pain observed.
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America
Wreck Horror Described In Inter Mountain Tragedy
A Montana photographer recounts the crash scene with twisted wreckage, bodies visible through shattered windows, and passengers dragged from sleeping cars stuck in Custer Creek. The report notes the mass of wreckage and the terrifying sight as rescue efforts unfold.
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CMS
International
A. A. Morang
Miles City
Aid
Mont
Custer Creek
Youth Was Thrown From His Berth On Train Crash
Paul Gehrig recounts a railway wreck near Miles City Montana dated June 19 as told to INS. He slept in his berth when the car plunged into a creek. The collision sent passengers into aisles, some moaning as water began to flood the car.
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Paul Gehrig
INS
Miles City
Mont
Col
Umbrellas Protect Choir At Greenbrier Services
In Lewisburg 500 umbrella sheltered choir members sang before 4600 worshippers as Greenbrier county marked its 160th anniversary, recalling the first three churches west of the Alleghenies. Tomorrow will feature coronation events for Minnie Frazier Preston as Queen of Greenbrier and the "Greenbrieres on Parade" pageant.
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Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
Alleghenies
Minnie Frazier Preston
Greenbrier
Greenyries
Robert Elliott Speer
New York
Presbyterian
David
Switzerland
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Bluecoats
Metropolis
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PMW
Indiana
Gov. Holt
Sulfhur Springs
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LaGrange
Inl
Robert Pritchard
Weston
Foremer
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Ervin Funk
Arkansas
Guy Hardy
Colorado
Herman Roe
Minnesota
Justice Craemer
California
Walter Allen
Massachusetts
Len Hall
Clayton Rand
Mississippi
Mid ‘Road
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Twisted Mase
R.E. Speer
James H. Franklin
Crozier
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