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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
3
President Roosevelt spent a busy day at Hyde Park drafting two New York world’s fair speeches and signing 56 bills while vetoing seven. He finalized the drafts for speeches to be delivered at the fair ground and the cornerstone ceremony of the federal building.
President Roosevelt signed a 386.5 million flood control and public works bill covering rivers and harbors from the Merrimac basin to the Willamette valley. He noted reluctance but said the measure improves jurisdictional control over property and would advance national flood prevention. aides expect he will steer clear of Democratic politics in remarks tomorrow.
The executive criticized certain project authorizations and questioned placing recommendations in the engineer corps or agriculture departments. A new labor law makes it a felony to obstruct peaceful picketing in wage disputes, with broad protections for workers’ rights to organize and bargain. Roosevelt vetoed bills favoring state bodies and postal costs and announced a NY City trip for appearances at the fairgrounds.
Four-H club members from throughout the county gathered yesterday at the fairgrounds below Dunbar for a swimming party and picnic. The picnic supper at 5 30 p.m. was followed by vespers led by the Kanawha tribe and council circle.
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