California Reds Active in Last State Election
The Dies committee released a confidential report detailing California Communist activity in 1938 aimed at defeating the Republican administration. It cites a $25,000 election fund and an organizing drive in major industries, with about 6,000 members and a goal to reach 20,000 by 1939, plus plans to grow in basic industries.
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California Reds
Washington
Dies Committee
Communist Party
California
James Steedman
George Hurley
Frank Merriam
Charlie McCarthy
Summery
Unity of Labor Urged for Democratic Front
The piece calls for a common front of labor unions unemploy ed organizations farmers middle classes progressive Democrats Epics Townsendites communists and socialists to build a democratic piece through unity. It stresses political unity of labor as essential and urges strengthening non-partisan leagues and influencing AFL unions while opposing split policies that aid reaction.
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Epics
Laor
APL
CIO
AFL
Labor
New Social Security Head Seeks to Carry out Statutes
A lawyer named chairman of the social security commission outlined plans to carry out the statute's letter and spirit. He departs for St Louis to join a commission meeting. Known as Judge by many and Colonel to a few, he dismisses the judge title as an old lawyer label.
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Social Security Commission
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Guy B. Park
California Governor Calls Extra Session
Sacramento California December 28 1933 Gouvernor Culbert Olson called four special sessions of the legislature to address six subjects of major importance. The move aims to expedite legislation on critical issues facing the state.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
IAPI
Ger
Culbert L. Olson Locey
New Defensive War Device Ready From Mayo Clinic
A Mayo Clinic team announced a six week effort yielding a preventive for airplane bends aimed at interceptor pilots. By breathing pure oxygen before takeoff or walking on a treadmill, pilots can be freed of nitrogen, preventing the bends during rapid ascent. The methods are designed to keep pilots in military readiness on the western front and over the North Sea.
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Noward W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Columbus
Mayo Clinic
North Sea
American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Walter MM. Boothby
O. Benson
Clinic
Harry G. Armstrong
Army Medical Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Northwest Airlines, Inc
Lovelace
Actress Wife of Henry Wilcoxon Welcomes 11 Pound Baby
Hollywood report says Joan Woodbury and Henry Wilcoxon welcomed a daughter Wendy Joan born by Caesarean today. Because of immigration rules the child must wait 21 years to determine citizenship, with Wilcoxon expecting his own papers to arrive earlier. The couple married a year ago after brief courtship.
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Hollywood
Willcoxon
Woodbury Marrie
Believe Trapper Frozen To Death In Idaho
Cascade Idaho December 29 AP Sheriff Jerry Logue said the search for Ralph Ward 24 missing since December 19 on a valley trapline was abandoned after his packsack gun and other gear were found. He likely died of exposure as recent blizzards left 40 inches of snow in the mountains. Ward was the son of Mr and Mrs Tom Ward of Holion Kas.
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Cascade
Idaho
Jerry Logue
Ralph Ward
Valley 2
Logue
Trey
Ward
Tom Ward
Holion, Kas
Spy Witness Grilled in Germany in Spy Trials
German born Senta de Wanger testified she was held by Gestapo for hours during a visit to Germany and later released with help from U. S. Consul Dorst before crossing into Switzerland. She owned a Hempstead liquor store and helped convict three men and a hairdresser of conspiring to sell US military secrets.
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New York
Senta de Wanger
Germany
Gestapo
U. S
Edmund J. Dorst
Switzerland
Singen
de. Wanger
Kansas Citians Head For the Orange Bowl
Forty Kansas Citians in winter coats with golf bags boarded two Frisco railroad cars bound for Miami and the Orange Bowl. Travelers express confidence Missouri will beat Georgia Tech in the New Year’s classic. One man jokes about Tigers being short-enders. The special cars, arranged by the Missouri alumni association, join an Orange Bowl train at Memphis and carry Missouri fans from St. Louis and eastern Missouri.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Memphis
Missouri
St. Louis
Port of Shadows Named Best Foreign Film of 1939
The national board of review, an alliance of women’s clubs and civic groups, selects Port of Shadows by Jean Renoir as the top foreign language film of 1939. Harvest was reported as second but the award went to Port of Shadows.
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New York
Jean Renoir
National Board of Review
Harvest
School Children Aid World's Young Refugees
Dorothy Canfield Fisher announced a campaign in which American school children donate as many pennies as their age to aid world refugee children. A week in April was set aside for the canvass during the centennial celebration of the white bay baths era.
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Washington
American Historical Association Today
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Association
NLRB Files Against Missouri Utilities Co
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Missouri Utilities Company and its subsidiary Community Power and Light for unfair labor practices since February 1, 1939. Local No. 2 AFL Electrical Workers accuses interference with self organization. Hearing set for January 1 at the federal building in Cape Girardeau and another hearing on designation as the collective bargaining agency for Missouri Utilities production and maintenance staff.
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ST. Louis
APO
National Labor Relations Board
Missouri Utilities Company
AFL
Brotherhood of Eelectrical Workers
Community Power and Light Company
Missouri Utilities
Fhe
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Cape Girardeal
Chaffee and
Fornfelt
Millions Spent in Kansas City in Unauthorized Manner
A review shows public funds used without proper contracts for Hannibal bridge repair, Kaw Valley drainage levee work, street cleaning payroll, municipal auditorium expenses, and police equipment. Pendergest machine backed firms, with editors noting many awards without contracts and officials approving the scheme.
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Hannibal
Kaw Valley
Kansas River
Municipal Auditorium
52 New Squadrons For U.S. Air Corps
The War Department announced plans to create 52 new army air corps squadrons by Feb 1, nearly doubling combat units. The expansion will reinforce aerial defenses of the Caribbean, Hawaii and Alaska with about 25,000 personnel and 3,200 additional planes funded by Congress last spring.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
War Department
Air Corps
Caribbean
Hawaii
Alaska
Congress
Tremors and Fires Compound Suffering in Aftermath
The report describes ongoing tremors, harsh weather, and wildfires that worsen conditions for relief efforts. Shelters are crowded as walls collapse into streets and aid teams struggle to follow rail lines and mountain roads to reach the afflicted. A separate note explains lizards losing tails through rapid amputation and regrowth.
Marihuana May Be Of Some Value as Drug
ST. LOUIS December 28 AP Announced discovery of a new constituent of marihuana called cannabidiol by Prof Roger Adams and colleagues at University of Illinois. He said it may help in mental disease under medical supervision, but active principle still unknown. He warned of potential overuse due to pleasant effects and noted no proven habit forming risk after initial use.
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ST. Louis
Roger Adams
University of Ilinois
Organic Chemistry Symposium
American Chemical Society
Adams
Engineers Predict Further Advances Soon
Engineers believe that in the near future there will be further improvements and innovations across technology sectors, with additional developments expected to accelerate in the coming years. The outlook emphasizes ongoing research, investment, and practical applications across multiple industries.
Road recovery tips and engine efficiency note
The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry publication highlights significant efficiency gains in internal combustion engines. It advises that when a vehicle’s right front wheel leaves the road, the best place to regain control is where the road and shoulder are roughly level.
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