Silver Group Agrees to Quit Talking and Vote on Silver
Senate leaders moved to break the logjam as western silver bloc senators agreed to vote Monday on Pittman’s amendment to pay 1.27 dollars an ounce for domestically mined silver. Barkley aims to push relief and other monetary powers before July 1, while doubts remain over the price and related foreign-silver purchase provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. Pittman
D.-Nev
Treasury
Barkley
Pittman
Sen
McCarran
Nev
Sen. Thomas
Okla
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Borah
Ida
Ashurst
Ariz
Townsend delegates in revolt over Townsend leadership
In Indianapolis 10,000 delegates at the Townsend old age pension clubs convention booed and hissed an insurgent movement led by Harvey Smith of Covington. They approved plans for a $1,000,000 radio fund to push Townsend principles into party platforms and spoke of pressuring major parties to adopt them. Dr. Francis E. Townsend received a thunderous ovation as he reiterated a $200 monthly pension vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Doc Townsend
Townsend Old Age Pension Clubs
Francis E. Townsend
Harvey Smith
Covington
Page Two Part One Highlights
Page Two Part One presents a brief rundown of local happenings with small notices. Readers find condensed items on community events, weather notes, and brief public notices from area organizations.
Germany's Limes Line Guards Western Frontier
From Berlin comes a photo of Germany's fortified Limes line facing France's Maginot line. Soldiers emerge from a well stocked artillery bunker. Nazi generals call the Siegfried line the most formidable in the world.
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Berlin
Germany
Limes
France
Poison Probe Accelerates in New York Schools
An intensive inquiry into food poisoning affecting 368 Staten Island school children who ate free lunches began under Mayor LaGuardia and Health Commissioner John L. Rice. Many remained hospitalized, while tests target the central kitchen and sandwiches. Mt Sinai reported 48 nurses affected the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
LaGuardia
John L. Rice
Chief Wed If He Finds Ring In Police Chief Scandal
Portchester New York June 24 A thief ransacked 12 offices in the Ryan building and stole the wedding ring to seal the life imprisonment of Gertrude Gluckman from Chief Abraham Tunick. The town buzzed as residents phoned in sympathy and jokes about the missing symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portchester
N. Y
Rayan
Abraham Tunick
Gertrude Gluckman
Brooklyn
President Roosevelt Attends Cousin’s Wedding at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt took a two hour break from tackling legislative and monetary issues to attend the wedding of his second cousin Margaret Delano to A. J. Drexel Paul Jr. in Hyde Park New York. He remained in close contact with Washington as he prepared for a five day absence and faced renewal debates on devaluing the dollar and extending the treasury stabilization fund of 2 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Margaret Delano
A. J. Drexel Paul, Jr
Philadelphia
Washington
Treasury
Senate
Loan Program Battle Looms
President Roosevelt’s 3.86 billion spend-lead plan faces bipartisan opposition as Sen. Borah and Sen. Mead challenge lending up to 500 million to Latin American governments. Taft calls the plan nonsense and demands hearings while Mead remains opposed to the relief bill’s PWA funding. A Ditter statement cites a 1932 pledge against Latin loans.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Sen. Borah
Idaho
Sen. Mead
New York
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Taft
Borah
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Mead
PWA
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
St. Louis
Rep. Ditter
Pennsylvania
West Virginia praise at New York World's Fair dedication
About 5000 attendees converge at the West Virginia building as Gov. Homer A. Holt and state officials praise the state's natural resources, beauty, and industries. John W. Davis urges affection for the birthplace as part of the 76th birthday events.
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New York
West Virginia
Homer A. Holt
Fair Commission
Fiorello LaGuardia
Grover A. Whalen
Perylon Hall
John W. Davis
West
Holt
Bombs explode across London's theater district at night
Police rushed into central London as four blasts hit Piccadilly Circus and the Strand. No serious injuries were reported though crowds fled theaters and hotels. Three people were hospitalized. Investigators blamed Irish terrorists.
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London
Territorial Army
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly
Strand
Seniors Plan Own Graduation At Perry High School
Perry New York June 24. Perry high school seniors led by Class President Robert G. Smith petitioned the school board for a self hosted graduation program. Their plan includes a music program and speeches by four scholastic leaders, as they refuse to sit on stage like dummies.
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Perry
N. Y
Perry High School
Perry School’ Board
Robert G. Smith
FDR Housing Loans Approved for Slum Clearance Projects
President Roosevelt approved contracts by the U S housing authority totaling 39,193,000 for 16 cities to fund slum clearance and 7,686 new dwelling units for over 30,000 people. The Newark project led with 3,636,000 in loans for a 4,041,000 cost.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
U. S. Housing Authority
Newark, N. J
Sec. of Labor Perkins
Chamberlain Praises Britain’s Strong Navy and Sky Power
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told a Cardiff crowd Britain now has the world’s strongest navy, a growing army, and an expanding air force ready to resist aggression. He warned Japan against coercing Britain’s Far Eastern policy and hinted at possible trade talks with Germany if it abandons encirclement fears.
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Germany
Cardiff
Wales
INS
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Asia
Britain
Japan
Tientsin
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
France
Russia
Rumania
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Pittsburgh Girl Sweet on Hitler
Pittsburgh dancer Miriam Verne 19 years old performed for Adolf Hitler in Munich as the chancellor showed interest in her numbers in the operetta Happy Journey. Verne had previously danced for him at the Berline chancellery reception and received flowers and candy.
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Munich
Germany
INS
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Miriam Verne
Pittsburgh
Nazifuehrer
London Daily Sketch
Hitler
A. C. Staley
Miriam
Garner Sees Tax Exemptions Cut Amid Pressure to Trim Costs
Vice President Garner reportedly said exemptions may drop within one to two years to 1200 dollars for married couples and 500 dollars for singles. Current exemptions stand at 2500 and 1000, he was quoted as believing lower figures could spur public pressure to reduce government spending.
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Washington
INS
Garner
Friends
Japs Claim 62 Soviet Planes Down Over Manchoukuo
Tokyo reports 62 Soviet or Mongolian aircraft shot down by Japanese warplanes since June 17 24 on the Manchoukuo Outer Mongolia border near Lake Bor. Six raids counted with four Japanese planes lost in the final three. Belated reports note one Soviet plane down Friday night.
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Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Lake Bor
Russia
Tokyo War Office
Speakers Stand Collapses Injuring Fifty in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Kentucky on June 24 the speakers stand collapsed minutes after Lieut Governor Keen Johnson spoke for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. About 50 injured including State Finance Commissioner J Dan Talbot who was taken to a Louisville hospital. Johnson aided in rescuing others and 40 treated at King's Daughters Hospital for cuts and bruises.
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Shelbyville
Keen Johnson
J. Dan Talbot
Bardstown
Louisville
Johnson
King’s Daughters Hospital
Roy Jones
Baltic nations named for military guarantees in Anglo French pact
Britain and France agree to specify Latvia Estonia and Finland as recipients of military guarantees in the proposed Anglo French Soviet defense treaty. They plan to attach a Baltic protocol to the mutual aid accord and to authorize automatic joint action versus aggression, a shift from earlier consultation terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hillman
London
INS
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Paris
Moscow
Russia
Baltic
Poland
Rumania
Greece
Britain
France
William Strang
Jap Failure Is Predicted In New Sino-Japanese War Report
A U S government bureau predicts Japan will face economic failure in creating a new order in China. Far Eastern and financial experts say Japan cannot restore its depleted economy by exploiting war-torn territories and must pay for gains with profits likely insufficient to sustain trade with occupied areas.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Japan
China
Commerce Department
Army unveils 155 mm field gun with 15 mile range
The U S Army lifted secrecy on a new 155 millimetre field gun capable of hurling a 100 pound shell about 15 miles. Weighing 15 tons and mounted on a 10 wheel carriage, it fired test rounds at Fort Bragg with high reliability. The gun surpasses the standard seven and a half ton 155 millimetre howitzer and is shown as a long range artillery option for targets behind wartime lines.
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Washington
Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Ralph McT. Pennell
Field Artillery Board
Army Ordnance
Pennell
36Th Field Artillery
Tension in Far East Rises Over Concessions Feared
In Tientsin new four point ultimatum from Japanese directed puppet Peiping regime heightens Anglo French friction. Britain reports two Britons humiliated outside concessions and naval moves at Chusan. Japan allows Swatow entry with 24 hours notice demanded for foreign ships.
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Tientsin
China
INS
Far East
London
Peiping
North China
Japan
Chusan Island
Hangchow Bay
Ningpo
Shanghai
China and Soviet Union Sign Trade Accord
The Soviet Union and China signed a trade treaty in Moscow on June 16. A Soviet government communique said the pact rests on equality and reciprocity and serves as a response to Japan's invasion of China amid clashes between Soviet and Japanese forces in the Far East.
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Moscow
INS
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Far East
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Silver Group
Townsend
N.Y
Iit
Rice
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Gay
Capitol
Borah, Mead
Ditter
Gov. Holt
la Guardia
Grover Whalen
State Fair Commission
Whalen
Charles M. Spoffard
Agriculture
J. B. McLaughlin
Trish
Chancellor
Mongolia
Kentucky
U. S. Bureau
Swatow
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