Bodies of 26 Victims Still Aboard Sub
Fog shrouds the Squalus grave as salvage work resumes around the sunken submarine off Portsmouth New Hampshire. Divers secured cables and hoses to prepare eight pontoons for refloating while air pressure will expel water from flooded aft compartments. Official says refloat could begin next week and take days or weeks depending on weather and sea conditions.
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C. W. Cole
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Aid of Bankers Asked by Official
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS May 27 The government’s activity in business can be supplanted only in proportion as private enterprise demonstrates its ability and willingness in a spirit of initiative resourcefulness and courageous faith in the future of our country Asst Sec of Commerce J Monroe Johnson said today Speaking at the closing session of the annual meeting of the West Virginia Bankers association Johnson asserted I can assure you that in Washington today individuals within my sphere of acquaintanceship desire only a minimum of participation by government in the operation of our economic system Bankers in their relation as intermediaries between the savings and investment markets are in a position to lead the way toward a better ced relationship Esimer Elected It to your advantage and in the national interest to take it upon yourselves to encourage effective utilization of idle funds to the end that economic recovery be materially stimulated and maintained One of the last acts of the convention was the election to the presidency of Hayes Picklesimer of
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Asst. Sec. of Commerce
J. Monroe Johnson
West Virginia Bankers Association
Johnson
Washington
Esimer
Hayes Picklesimer
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Heat Holds In 90s As Drought Worsens Across State
Weather across the state stayed in the 90s with forecasts of occasional showers. Agriculture officials could not estimate crop damage but warned it is likely significant. recent rain might salvage some truck crops. In Charleston the high reached 92 at 4 p.m., three degrees below Friday's peak.
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Boss Tom's Aide Is Sentenced
R Emmett O Malley former Missouri insurance chief and political boss Tom Pendergast face Leavenworth sentences for income tax evasion linked to a 377 500 bribe money from a fire insurance rate case. O Malley gets one year and a day. Pendergast one year and three months. Judge Merrill E Otis calls the bribe money a betrayal of Missouri.
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R. Emmett O’malley
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Merrill E. Otis
O'Malley
William G. Boatright
Pendergast
King Queen Relax By Climbing Peaks
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth enjoy a rest day in Banff Alberta scaling Tunnel Mountain with 16 entourage members. They drive to Norquay Mountain and photograph wildlife on the return. Alberta opens streams to the king for fishing though no fish were landed. The outing featured casual attire and no fishing activity.
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Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Tunnel Mountain
Benff National Park
Norquay Mountain
Plane flight for terminally ill child and donor aid
Joan Menzel seven year old patient fighting a malignant tumor is flown with her mother Mrs Dewey Menzel of Oldham South Dakota to New Rochelle New York for treatment financed by an anonymous donor in New York City.
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New York
Arms Embargo Repeal Sought in White House Move
The administration urged repeal of the arms embargo in open letters from Secretary of State Hull to Senate and House leaders. Bloom set neutrality act hearings for Wednesday as Hull proposed amendments limiting ship entry to combat areas, restricting citizen travel, and requiring title transfer before exports to belligerents.
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Pittman
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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France
Sen. Gillette
WCTU Urges Beer Ban At Royal Picnic
Indianapolis central WCTU deplores Mrs F D Roosevelt plan to serve beer at a Hyde Park picnic for King George and Queen Elizabeth. The group denounces beer at any time as contrary to temperance principles and hopes no wrong impression of American women’s Christian stance goes abroad.
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Queen Elizabeth
Hyde Park
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Dice Girl Sidesteps Killer in Chicago Street Brawl
In Chicago on May 27 an armed fugitive, Frank Haines, a murderous gangster, shot two tavern patrons before being brought down by Nora Trillett, a 22 year old dice girl who tackled him and helped restrain him until police arrived. Haines had escaped Lima asylum earlier and threatened to kill his ex wife Margaret and four officers.
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Bridewell
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Margaret
Asylum For Criminal Insane
Lima
Midwest
West Madison Street
Nora Trillett
Babe
Beekeeper Lightnin Recruited After Beehive Post Office Sparks
A humorous note places Lightnin the man who drove a swarm of bees across a desert as a potential Charleston post office hire. Bees escaping from a parcel last night caused busy clerks to dodge and dodge again, yet no one was stung and the situation prompted cautious handling and repackaging discussions.
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Desert
Charleston
Rail Tribunal Is Approved Rail court to expedite bankruptcies
The Senate approved a bill to establish a special five judge federal court to expedite bankruptcy and receivership cases in rail relief legislation. The vote was largely voice, with Sen Clark opposing until the end. The president would appoint the judges, with Thomas Corcoran named as adviser. One administration railroad bill remains on the calendar.
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House
Sen
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Thomas D. Corcoran
Balanced Budget For State Seen
Parker sburg May 27 Budget Director H Isaiah Smith told city officials and West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce members that despite sharp revenue declines the state should close the current year without a cash overdraft. He credited strict economy across spending units and noted about $550 000 of current-year appropriations will be retired. Smith added this avoided outcome limits wiser spending and efficiency gains across departments and institutions.
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West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Solon Urges Britain to Acknowledge War Debt
Washington May 27. Senator Pat McCarran urged Britain to publicly acknowledge the war debts owed to the United States. He said Britain has never acknowledged them as far as he knows. He backed a senate concurrent resolution to send William Griffin, New York publisher, as a debt envoy to defaulting European nations, ahead of the upcoming royal visit.
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U. S
McCarran
Senate
William Griffin
New York
Germany Warns Powers Head Toward Danger
Berlin reports Britain and France pressuring Soviet Russia into a triple entente, prompting Nazi officials to warn that Britain’s encirclement policy could trigger clashes with the axis. Goebbels’ paper vows a strong counter-blow as Russia joins the revived alliance.
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Berlin
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France
Russia
Chamberlain Seeks Accord With Axis War Plea in London
London May 27 Neville Chamberlain in his final years as prime minister is said to seek more than a peace front against aggression. He hopes for a world conference to settle disputes without war and a mutual aid pact with Soviet Russia to bolster the British French front. Some see him weighing a global conference to air grievances and weaken Reich and Mussolini's claims.
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Neville Chamberlain
Russia
Hitler
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Six Point Tax Reform Program Advocated by Treasury Head
Fritz Kahn, head of the U S Treasury, promotes a six point tax reform plan. In a separate item, a German American Bund leader is shown booked in New York City after a Pennsylvania arrest on forgery and grand larceny charges totaling 14 548 in bond funds.
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Fritz Kahn
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Bund
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Pennsylvania
Atlantic Flying Service Is Begun
PORT WASHINGTON N Y May 27 IN Commercial trans Atlantic flying under the American flag became a routine fact when the Yankee clipper carrying mail landed at Port Washington and her sister ship the Atlantic clipper took off for the Azores Lisbon Marseilles and Southampton A two hour unscheduled Bermuda landing followed due to fifty mile an hour headwinds delaying the return leg Pan American Airways reported the halt on the British island lasted less than two hours before the Yankee resumed its flight.
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Lisbon
Marseilles
Southampton
Atlantic
Bermuda
Pan-American Airways
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British Island
Morgenthau Urges Tax Reforms for Balanced Budget
Treasury chief Morgenthau outlines a six point tax reform plan to eliminate the undistributed profits tax, cut surtaxes for high earners, end tax exempt securities, allow loss carryforwards, adjust capital stock rules, and remove the $2000 cap on deductible losses. He warns against revenue cuts while pledging Treasury aid to Congress. The plan aims to speed recovery, balance the budget, and expand private investment.
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Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Indices Show Business Gain Across Government
Three key government branches report improving business activity with construction leading the rise. April residential permits rose 43 percent from a year earlier, aiding 23,671 new dwellings. general construction up 19 percent. Postal receipts climbed to 61,541,799, up 1,500,000 from April 1938, with ten months of the fiscal year totaling 623,075,996, a 10,000,000 increase.
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Labor Department
Post Office Department
Farley
South Charleston votes for additional property levy
Charleston votes for continuation of the improvement program with a 95 percent majority. Of 572 votes cast, 546 favored the levy, with 26 opposed. Precincts 4 Spring Hill 229 in favor 12 against, 1 Armor Hotel 118 in favor 4 against, 2 City Hall 119 in favor 3 against, 3 Montrose 80 in favor 7 against.
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Spring Hill
Armor Hotel
Montrose
Murphy Thought Possible Vice Presidential Timber
Washington May 27 Leaders of the New Deal inner circle are sounding out close friends of Atty. Gen. Frank Murphy on whether he would accept second place on a 1940 Roosevelt third term ticket. Their interest stems from Murphy s record as prosecutor judge mayor of Detroit governor of Michigan labor arbiter governor general and high commissioner of the Philippines and US attorney general data shows growing Democratic support including some veterans. Roosevelt allies note Murphy s purge of the federal judiciary as a strong Democratic reply to Dewey s possible nomination. Capital opinion holds Vice President Garner would refuse second place on a third term ticket unless nominated for the presidency.
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Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
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Michigan
Philippines
U. S
White House
New York
Garner
Increase Is Revealed In Tax Payments
Government data show individual income tax receipts rose two percent from 1938 to 1939 during the first four months of each year. For the first third of 1939 the payments totalled 21 56,000,000 compared with 21,130,000,000 in the same period of 1938, signaling continued national recovery.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Hopkins
New Airlines Will Be Asked
The Civil Aeronautics authority said hearings will begin Wednesday on 48 applications from 24 carrier companies for new airlines. If granted, 14,000 miles would be added to the nation’s 35,000 aerial miles as the industry reports rising passenger and express freight traffic. Seven applicants are new carriers. others seek to extend existing lines. The authority projects 1,500,000 airline passengers by year end 1939, up from 1,343,427 in 1938 and 1,102,707 in 1937, with March 1939 traffic 23 percent above March last year.
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INS
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
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