Ruler Extols Faith and Reason In World Talk
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth addressed the empire from Winnipeg praising faith in reason and fair play shared by Britain the U S and Canada. The monarch urged ends of force and noted peaceful dispute resolution while the royal couple received a warm prairie welcome in Manitoba amid rain and cheering crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
George VI
Canadian Prairies
Britain
U. S
Canada
France
Manitoba
Harlan County Miners Sign Union Contract at Last
The sixth Harlan county coal company signed a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers. Berger Coal of Lejunior also signed a standard union contract and will resume operations, with about 200 Berger employees returning to work. About 6,860 of 13,904 county miners would be under the UMW standard. Brien McMahon and Gov. Chandler discussed the quiet labor situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan County Coal Company
United Mine Workers (Cio
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
William Turnblazer
Berger Coal Company
Lejunior
Berger
Harlan County
U. M. W. Standard
Brien McMahon
U. S
A. B. Chandler
Frankfort
McMahon
Washington
W. C. Burrow
Kentucky
Indus
Willie Willis Quips On Tolerance In Schoolyard Sayings
A former student quotes Willie Willis reflecting on tolerance as treating someone well even when you would prefer to sack them, revealing a sharp, humorous take on handling friction in a school setting.
German Flag Booed As Monarchs Arrive
A crowd in Winnipeg booed the swastika flag at the German consulate as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth approached. Police urged removal to avert trouble, but the banner remained. The royals appeared and the crowd cheered.
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Winnipeg
Man
INS
George VI
Elizabeth
Tax revision hastened after Roosevelt Byrnes Harrison talks
Washington reports say a conference among President Roosevelt Senate Finance Committee Chair Harrison and Senator Byrnes pushed a corporate tax revision plan. The plan would replace the 16 to 19 percent rate with a flat 18 percent levy for firms earning over 25 000 dollars while smaller corporations receive favorable treatment. The undistributed profits tax would lapse at year end if Congress acts promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harrison
D.-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Byrnes
D.-S.c
Prayer Crusade By French Children For Snite Recovery
French school children began a prayer crusade for Frederick B. Snite Jr. as he travels by iron lung toward Lourdes. They gathered around his motor car trailer at Ruffec and offered flowers and prayers while teachers said the effort would spread across France ahead of his Lourdes visit.
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Bordeaux
France
Frederick B. Snite, Jr
Lourdes
Ruffec
Tours
Snite
Dog Fees May Aid Pay School Costs
State officials review dog tax balances in 55 counties to aid ending term deficits. Harrison County shows about 7000 dollars in the dog tax fund that could transfer to the school fund.
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Board of School Finance
Asst
Cleveland M. Bailey
Harrison
Bailey
Statehouse
Harrison County
Full Three Power Pact Expected In Two Weeks
London reports that Britain France and Soviet Russia near a three power mutual aid pact with a June announcement anticipated. Prime Minister Chamberlain said all relevant views have been made clear and Moscow is said to have approved proposals in principle.
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London
Britain
France
Russia
Chamberlain
Secr
Viscount Halifax
Ivan Maisky
League of Nations
Geneva
Moscow
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Europe
Poland
Romania
Greece
Turkey
Chanwerlain
Page Four Item Incomplete Report
A fragment from page four yields partial details of a local item. no clear event, date, or names are readable. The readable portion hints at a continuation column but lacks sufficient facts to identify the subject or outcome.
Pension Bills Up For Vote In Congress
The social security revision bill to cut payroll taxes for four months and to raise pensions starting January 1, 1940, was presented to the House after the Ways and Means Committee backed the plan. The committee approved the bill unanimously while voting to report the Townsend old age pension plan without recommendation and seeking a rule to allow a clear vote up or down.
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Washington
INS
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
North Carolina
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Ten Thousand Dollar Bribe Alleged in Manton Trial
Witness John L. Lotsch testified that he paid Martin T. Manton $10,000 in cash to secure an acquittal in a criminal case. Lotsch, a disbarred attorney and Brooklyn politician, said Manton claimed Judge Edwin Thomas would help the case in exchange for the bribe.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
U. S
Manton
John L. Lotsch
Brooklyn
Lotsch
Edwin Thomas
Connecticut
Thomas
Names of 26 Squalus crew listed as missing
PORTSMOUTH N H May 24 INS following are the names of the 26 missing men in the submarine Squalus for whom little hope is held Ensign John H Patterson 1401 West 20th street Oklahoma City Okla James Andrew Aitken 1480 East Main street Bridgeport Conn John James Batick 295 WYhornston street Portsmouth N H Joshua Casey Box 70 Grand Ridge Fla John Alan Chestnutt 29 Latham street Groton Conn Robert Lyle Coffey 328 Bal com avenue Fullerton Calif Lionel Hugh Fletcher 972 22nd str San Diego Calif Kenneth R Garrison 506 Southeex street Joplin Mo Robert F Gibbs no address available Lexington S C John Present Hathaway 3082 E street San Diego Calif Eugene A Hoffman no address available Brooklyn Mich Alexander B Keegan 818 West Broad street Quakers town Pa John J Marino 114 Womack avenue East Point Ga Alfred C Preisteer 243 22 145th avenue Rosedale L I Frank H Schulte 4238 Wyoming avenue St Louis Mo Bascom Steep Scyphers 406 Spencer street Bristol Va Sherman L Shirley no address available Turn to Page 4 Part 1 Col 2
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Portsmouth
N. H
INS
Squalus
John H. Patterson
West 20Th Street
Oklahoma City
Okla
James Andrew Aitken
East Main Street
Bridgeport
Conn
John James Batick
Wyhornston Street
Joshua Casey
Grand Ridge
Fla
John Alan Chestnutt
Latham Street
Groton
Robert Lyle Coffey
Balcom Avenue
Fullerton
Calif
Lionel Hugh Fletcher
San Diego
Kenneth R. Garrison
Southeex Street
Joplin
Robert F. Gibbs
Lexington
S. C
John Present
Bascom Steep Scyphers
Spencer Street
Bristol
Sherman L. Shirley
Nazis Protest Third Shooting On Danzig Poland Border
Nazi protests mount after a third border shooting between Danzig and Poland as Chancellor Hitler sends condolences for Gustav Gruebner killed in Kalthof. Arthur Greiser files notes demanding recalls and cites previous violations along the corridor at Tczew.
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Free City OF Danzig
Poland
Danzig
Kalthof
Hitler
East Prussia
Germany
Pomorze
Tczew
Dirschau
Arthur Greiser
Free City
Gustav Gruebner
Greiser
Thadeus Perkowski
Gruebner
Missouri Labor Group Favors Roosevelt’s Third Term
The Missouri Federation of Labor voted in Springfield on May 24 to support a third term for President Roosevelt, calling him "the friend of labor." The rising vote reflected strong backing from organized labor for continued leadership.
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Missouri Labor Group
Springfield
Missouri Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Friend of Labor
Officer Describes Living Hell on Squalus Submarine
Lieut John C. Nichols speaks by long distance to Robey Parks about the Squalus sinking during a diving test. He recalls rapid flooding in the rear compartment and the crew’s fight to close the induction valve as the submarine sank stern first. The account highlights the peril and relief of rescue after hours in the ocean.
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John C. Nichols
Robey Parks
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Chicago
INS
Com. O. F. Naquin
List of Squalus survivors includes 33 officers and crew
The navy released names of 33 officers and men aboard the sunken submarine Squalus who survived. Key figures include Lieut. Oliver F. Naquin of Alexandria Virginia and Lieut. William T. Doyle Jr. of Baltimore plus other officers and civilians from various U.S. cities.
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Squalus
Top
Com
O. F. Naquin
W. T. Doyle, Jr
Baltimore
Bottom
John C. Nichols
Chicago
Robert N. Robertson
Quannah
Tex
Portsmouth
N. H
INS
Oliver F. Naquin
Jackson Avenue
Alexandria
William T. Doyle, Jr
Milford Avenue
Mercer Street
Quanah
Stewart Avenue
Roland Blanchard
Hershey, Mich
Crew of Ill Fated Sub Refused to Abandon Hope
The Squalus crew faces disaster during a test dive as water floods aft ventilating lines. Commander Naquin maintains order while the dive tanks are blown and the ship tilts 45 degrees bow high. Some men escape to the aft section before doors seal. power and communications fail, leaving others in the flooded area.
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Navy Yard
Squalus Rescue Ends as Last Survivors Are Brought Up
The U.S. Navy completes the Squalus rescue after 33 men trapped aboard the sunken submarine are freed in a multi-trip mission. Eight survivors are saved on the fourth trip, while 26 crewmen perished. Commander Naquin is the last to leave, as divers begin recovery of the bodies and prepare to pump out the vessel.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
Falcon
Liine Morehan
Sead
Naquin
William T. Boyle, Jr
Baltimore
John C. Nichols
Chicago
Robert W. Robertson
Quanah
Texas
C. W. Cole
Fortsmouth Navy Yard
Admiral Cole
Squalus
Harriet Lane
Cost Guard
Navy Yard
Navy
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Robert Quillen
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Maisky
Baltic States
Townsend
Joseph H. Patterson
New Hampshire
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Judson Thomas Bland
Seaboard Avenue
Norfolk
Arthur Lagrand Booth
Milford
William David Bouton
Luton
Allen Carlisle Bryson
Greenville
Roy Henry Campbell
Franklin Street
Omaha
Neb
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Sacramento
Eugene Donald Cravens
Clinton Greenberg
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