FDR Urges Vote On Neutrality Measure
President Roosevelt presses the House to act on a neutrality bill aimed at keeping the United States out of war. The Bloom proposal follows Secretary Hall’s neutrality ideas, including repealing the arms embargo and barring Americans from war zones. Western lawmakers from 10 states meet to consider unity on neutrality, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans Hull amendment talks and a likely hard fight before a floor vote.
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House
Roosevelt
Sec
State Hall
Rocky Mountain
Rep
Robinson
Utah
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Probe of Espionage In America Demanded
A congressional inquiry is urged into espionage with evidence of sabotage cited by Barbour and associates. The proposed Squalus committee would include six senators to probe sabotage, alien employment in factories, and civilian staff on military reservations, with a $10,000 initial appropriation. Barbour backed tougher espionage penalties amid reports of extensive spy activity along coasts.
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Barbour
Thetis
Phenix
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
U S Protests Jap Blockade Bombings Across Asian Port
The United States protests Japanese blockade and bombardments as war ships blockaded a island settlement starting June 15. An international food committee, led by British, French, and American authorities, plans to import food aboard British ships.
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Dooman
Kulangsu
Shanghai
Tientsin
Kotohito Kanin
Army
Hachiro Arita
Britain
Japan
Gadget Shuts Off Windy Speakers
A speaker trained to five minutes uses a speechometer with color bulbs to time his talk. Green signals start, yellow warns near end, red ends the speech. If the speaker cannot finish in time, the device emits a Bronx cheer to conclude the talk.
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Maine
California
Bronx
Sims Ordered To Pay University Athletic Obligation
The court upheld the 1939 act as a reenactment of the 1937 appropriation and listed each claimant individually. It ruled the state gambling statute proscribes furnishing information aiding gambling while knowledge affects punishment, not defense. Dissenting and concurring opinions debated public policy and municipal street use powers.
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Sims
Berkeley County
Jo N. Kenna
James Riley
Fred L. Fox
John H. Hatcher
Hatcher
Riley
Kanawha
Riley and Hatcher
Ohio
Public Service Commission
Wheeling
Benwood and McMechen Water Company
Playboy Broker in Wire and Bond Scandal Trial
The defense portrays Buckner as seeking funds and travel costs while prosecutors allege a scheme involving Filipino buyers for a defunct railroad. Testimony details drinks and hotel charges used as leverage as Buckner handled about $12,000 from bondholders, with the government pressing for accountability and creditors countering that bondholders paid the bills.
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Buckner
Filippinos
SEC
Hollywood
Loretta Young
Maloney
Special permits required for travel in Palestine
Travelers in Palestine must carry special permits as a new regulation. Authorities emphasize compliance to avoid penalties and ensure orderly movement amid heightened security measures.
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Palestine
Olson identified as Mattson kidnap slayer, sheriff claims
Sawyer county sheriff Schuetter announced Olson is the Mattson kidnap slayer after facial markings and records linked him to the crime. Record District Attorney Davis said Olson’s identity was confirmed by prison records and suggested possible ties to John Henry Seadlund. Schuetter noted Olson was in Tacoma during the abduction and commended Squalus radiomen and signalmen for their role in the case.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred Butzon
Milwaukee
Olson
Schuetter
Sawyer County
Mattson
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
Tacoma
U.S. Sub Safety Gaps Stressed in 1920 S-5 Sinking Probe
Testimony at the inquiry into the S-5 disaster cited missing safety devices on U.S. submarine air feeds. Naval officers described pipes that, if ruptured, could flood the ventilation system during surface maneuvers. Officials urged automatic snap action to close the pipes and cited survivor accounts and a dead sailor’s report of a rigged after section before the fatal dive.
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Delaware Capes
Naquin
Joseph W. Patterson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lawrence Gainor
Honolulu
FDR to Sign New Tax Bill Moves Through Senate
The tax measure aims to raise about 1 billion dollars in revenue from corporate taxes while simplifying the code to ease business burdens and foster private enterprise. Senate hearings were canceled to speed enactment before the June 30 deadline, with committee members approving House provisions in executive session.
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FDR
Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Undersec. of the Treasury
John W. Hanes
House
Harrison
Hanes
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Shell Oil Dealers Hear Three Speakers
Shell Oil dealers in the Charleston area held a sales and merchandising meeting last night at the Daniel Boone hotel followed by a buffet dinner for 40 attendees. Neal D. Kelly manager of retail merchandising of Shell's Ohio division in Cleveland G Andrew Hart district manager from Portsmouth and O W Ballew Charleston area manager led the program with Goodyear rep Seth Harder also participating.
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Shell Oil
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
Neal D. Kelly
Shell
Ohio
Cleveland
G. Andrew Hart
Portsmouth
O. W. Ballew
Seth Harder
Goodyear
Women and Children Begin Mass Flight From North China
Women and children start a mass flight from North China while workers stay at their posts for the British. Letters suggest a census of Chinese employes outside the concession triggered the move. Japan warns foreigners as electrified wire barricades are set around the concessions. officials hint at possible lethal charges to deter entry without Japanese permission.
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North
China
Shigenori Tashiro
Bitter Battle Over Relief Bill Impends
LaGuardia cites legal limits on city relief spending and challenges federal art project funding. He notes New York City relief costs at ten million dollars monthly and 167000 families on aid. Miss Bankhead advocates continuing federal art projects to sustain actors, painters, and writers amid unemployment. Hallie Flanagan leads the arts groups in supporting the theatre program.
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New York City
LaGuardia
Hallie Flanagan
Peterson's Ointment Promises Relief for Eczema
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for eczema itching and skin blemishes. It claims relief from itchy pimples red blotches and foot cracks with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Peterson
WPA Art Projects Rally Calls for Restoration
Speaker Bankhead and Tallulah Bankhead hear testimony as WPA art programs seek renewal. Sen. Wagner proposes restoring the art projects while Sen. Murray presses to raise the relief bill to 3 billion dollars for steady employment of about 3 million people year round. President Roosevelt reportedly opposes earmarking 125 million for WPA and a three man board to run the agency.
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WPA
Sen
Murray
Montana
Roosevelt
Flash Flood Sweeps Two Texas Cities
Thunderstorms dumped up to 11 inches of rain, triggering floods in Snyder and Robert Lee Texas. Water rose rapidly prompting emergency warnings as observers tracked crests on tributaries near Colorado City, with no major cities in the flood path for 100 miles. Colorado City lies about 35 miles northeast of Snyder, and Robert Lee sits roughly 60 miles south of Snyder.
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Snyder
Colorado City
Robert Lee
Young Man to Answer In Stabbing of Miner
James Weaver aged 22 is set to appear in Kingwood court to face charges in the death of Charles Sherren a 48 year old miner stabbed during an argument amid the bituminous coal suspension in March
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Kingwood
James Weaver
Charles Sherren
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