More Cleanup Pressure Put On K.C. Heads
Kansas City report shows ward committee pushing for a government cleanup and personnel changes aimed at removing officials tied to Tom Pendergast. The mayor faced a second letter with specific suggestions while health and city finances faced renewed scrutiny and a recall effort moved forward.
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Kansas City
City Hall
Forward
Bryce B. Smith
Tom Pendergast
William J. Teffey
Fred Bellemere
Jerry Ryan
Prebel Hall
Ellison A. Neel
Carl E. Buck
American Public Health Association
Pendergast
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Smith
Dr. Buck
Justice of the Peace
Gil P. Bourk
Dr. Schorer
Scheer
Bourk
Department
F‘ree
Schorer
Heeler
W. W. Graves
Graves
Roy McKittrick
O’malley
O'Malley
Water Department
Oscar B. Elam
Charles W. Regan
Elam
Rathford Engineering Company
Turn to Truck Fees for Hike in Road Funds
A military council discussion notes a departure from precedent as last year’s choice of Watson as executive officer shifts the usual path for naming the commanding general. The article continues from page content indicating policy debate on road fund fees and fiscal management.
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Military Council
Watson
Parents of Daughter Hemmer of Linn Announce Birth
Mr and Mrs Hugo Hemmer of Linn announce the birth of a daughter born May 26. The baby has been named Sonja June.
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Hugo Hemmer
Linn
Sonja June
Moseley testifies before Dies Committee in aggressive session
General Moseley arrives with a retinue and vows to expose un American activities. He clashes with Acting Chairman Healey over reading his prepared statements and details from alleged sources. The hearing centers on meeting Fritz Kuhn and a network of individuals linked to the German American Bund and allied groups.
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Thorkelson
R-Mont
Liberation
William Dudley Pelley
New Statesman
Healey
Dmass
Moseley
Committee On UN
Donald Shea
American Gentile League
James True
American First, Inc
Rhea Whitley
Fritz Kuhn
Rudyard Uzzell
Jamaica
L. I
Whitley
Atlanta
New York
Religious and business leaders rated more important than political heads
A national poll by the Psychological Corporation surveyed about 5,000 people in 70 cities, excluding rural areas, asking which leaders the U S needs most today. Results: business leaders 33 percent, religious 31 percent, political 20 percent, with 16 percent unsure.
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U. S
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Psychological Corporation
Henry C. Link
Corporation
Link
United States
British Hopes of Soviet Aid Jolted
Berlin reports on Molotov speech to the Supreme Soviet seen as a setback for Britain and France and a boost to Germany and Italy. It remains unclear if Germany will press any immediate follow up on Moscow’s hint of possible better ties between Communists and National Socialists.
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Berlin
Molotoff
Supreme Soviet
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
House to Vote on Townsend Bill Today
Before debate began, Republicans urged against the gag rule that blocked amendments while limiting discussion to four hours. Chairman Doughton stated Townsend pension figures would add about 24.0 billion dollars annually for 10 million beneficiaries, and about 19.2 billion for 1 million more, according to the joint committee on taxation.
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Provigion
Rules Coommittee
House
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
Townsend
Coughton
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Barrymore Suffering From Heart Ailment Tour Opening
Barrymore, engaged in a cross country tour, opened at the Selwyn Theater on May 8 but suffered a heart ailment during the performance. The show continued with adjustments as doctors attended him and the audience remained informed.
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Nany
Selwyn Theater
Fritz Kuhn Conspirator Claim Questioned by Whitley
In a terse exchange Whitley questions a claim about Fritz Kuhn's men. He challenges the assertion and says he has seen no evidence of uniformed force, leaving the matter unsettled and unclear.
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Fritz Kuhn
Whitley
Farce run extended after warm Chicago reception
The production stayed two weeks but proved so popular that the run continued indefinitely. In Chicago Barry more, the youngest member of the royal theater family, first appeared on stage 35 years ago. Mt Everest's height equals one seven hundred fortieth of the earth's radius.
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Chicago
Barry‘more
King and Queen Leave Pacific Coast for East Canada
King George and Queen Elizabeth bid farewell to British Columbia on a Royal Tour leg toward the Dominion’s north. In Victoria and Vancouver crowds greeted them as cannons boomed and a guard of honor was reviewed by the 16th Canadian Scottish regiment. A flotilla and aircraft escorted the royal party as they departed for New Westminster.
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Chilliwack
B. C
George
Elizabeth
England
Pacific
Vancover
Victoria
London
Empire
Vancouver
Canada
Dominion
New Westminster
Westminster
16Th
Packing Firm Accused in Prison Food Probe
Governor Olsons San Quentin inquiry led to a criminal complaint against the Cudahy Packing Company and charged violation of the state pure food act. The deputy DA issued the misde meanor complaint sworn by a state health inspector alleging the firm sold hams that were putrid and decomposed at the prison.
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Oakland
Calif
Culbert L. Olson
San Quentin
Cudahy Packing Company
Richard Ham
N. C. Leone
State Health Department
Bureau of Food and Drugs
Olson
Federal mediators quit soft coal negotiations in Kentucky
In Harlan Kentucky May 31 AP federal and state conciliators ended contract talks between Harlan soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers CIO with conferences suspended indefinitely. Joan L. Conner labor department conciliator left for Charleston WV saying conferees could be recalled by either side. The three hour session produced no progress.
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Harlan
Harlan Soft Coal
United Mine Workers (Cio
Joan L. Conner
Labor Department
Charleston
W. Va
Conner
Emmett Durrett
Sub Survivors Aid in Work to Raise Craft
Thirteen survivors of the sunken submarine Squalus worked aboard the salvage ship Falcon with their rescuers to aid in raising the craft at 15 miles offshore. Navy officials said their tasks would not take them into the 240-foot depths. The group, mostly seamen, signalmen and machinists, was sent to relieve Falcon crews. A coast guard picket boat ferried the survivors from Portsmouth navy yard. Ten navy divers and thirteen Falcon crew returned for shore leave, their first since the Squalus sank a week ago yesterday.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Falcon
Navy
Coast Guard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Presbyterians Protest Sale of Arms to Japan
In Cleveland on May 31 AP report says the U S Presbyterian church general assembly called the United States a partner with Japan in the Sino Japanese conflict and urged immediate congressional legislation to halt the sale of munitions to Japan. The assembly of 925 commissioners dissolved to meet in Rochester on May 23, 1940, voted no action on petitions to the President regarding military demonstrations during the royal visit and to protest Churchill Palestine policy.
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Cleveland
United States
Japan
151St General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Congress
Rochester
N. Y
Roosevelt
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Chamberlain
Palestine
Leaders Seek to Speed Congress End
Senator Nye said a filibuster against repeal of the arms embargo could be justified but unnecessary. He warned that longer Washington sessions risk entangling America in Europe and suggested July adjournment may loom. Dewey, federal conciliator, said acceptance of grievances could lead to immediate plant reopening negotiations.
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Nye
R-Nd
Congress
Washington
America
Congressional
Mother of Betty Grable Files Suit for Divorce
Mrs. Lillian Grable, mother of actress Betty Grable, filed for divorce from Conn Grable in Los Angeles. She cites a six week nervous breakdown caused by his constant quarreling abuse and threats. The complaint notes he planned to return to St Louis after obtaining his share of Bettys earnings. Betty Grable is married to Jackie Coogan.
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Los Angeles
Lillian Grable
Betty Grable
Betty
Conn Grable
Grable
Plan to End Briggs Strike Considered by Conference
DETROIT May 31 AP Recommendations to settle a week-long Briggs Manufacturing Co strike, which closed seven plants and affected over 70,000 workers, will be submitted to a joint conference of management and officials of the United Auto Workers and Briggs.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Proclaimed Health Aid
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush kidneys and remove excess acid and poisons. It claims persistent backache nervousness or dizziness signal distress, urges attention to kidney and bladder health, and notes the product is genuine Haarlem oil from Holland priced at 35 cents.
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Haarlem
America
Holland
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