Florida hurricane deaths raise scandal in veterans camps
The article reports a devastating hurricane with over 500 dead, about 300 veterans in labor camps on the keys among them. Relief efforts by Med Cross and others followed as governors and agencies investigated alleged preparation failures and a looming national scandal.
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Lorida
Caribbean
Keys
Georgia
Med Cross
Roosevelt
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Harry Hopkins
FERA
American Legion
Morgan
Dixie
New Orleans
New York
French Reef
Miami
Coast Guard
Italy cites Ethiopia at League of Nations in Geneva
Baron Aloisi presented Italy case against Ethiopia accusing it of slavery and slave trade, asserting Ethiopia cannot have equal rights among civilized states. He urged league members to decide whether to expel Ethiopia or Italy, while Ethiopia protested brutal wording and warned of setting a dangerous precedent. Separately, forecasters project U.S. corn and wheat yields with drought impacts and regional variations.
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Aron Pompel Aloisi
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
Alossi
League of Nations
Community of Civilized Nations
League
League Council
Gaston ‘Jeze
County bases to be altered under corn hog plan
SaALD B THorne of AAA proposes modifying base production quotas within counties to raise or lower individual farm bases for corn and hogs based on 1932 1933 results. The plan keeps county totals fixed while allowing local adjustments through committees, with downward shifts to offset increases. Feary court tests of the Wagner labor dispute act cite complaints against General Motors subsidiaries and Wheeling Steel in Portsmouth Ohio, filed by UAW and Amalgamated Steel Workers, represented by Charlton Ogburn.
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Saald B.thorne
AAA
Fearly
New Labor Relations Board
General Motors
Portsmouth, Ohio
Wheeling Steel Corporation
United Automobile Workers
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Charlton Ogburn
A. F. of L
Confederate veterans plan 1938 Gettysburg reunion with G A R
In Amarillo Texas the United Confederate Veterans voted to hold a joint 1938 reunion on the Gettysburg battlefield with the Grand Army of the Republic after being assured the flag of the South would not be banned. Paul Roy extended the invitation for Governor Earls of Pennsylvania.
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United Confederate Veterans
Amarillo
Texas
Gettysburg
Grand Army of the Republic
Paul Roy
Earls
Pennsylvania
South
Notable Deaths Mentioned in WeReHe List
The article notes recent deaths including Right Rev Walter T Sumner bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon, known for his crusade against organized vice in Chicago. It also mentions George C Hanson veteran American diplomat who shot himself on a steamer returning from Greece, and Charles J Wopicka of Chicago who served in the Balkans during the World War era.
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Oregor
Chicago
George C.hanson
Greece
Charles J.wopicka
Balkan
Weizmann Elected World Zionist Leader in Lucerne
R. Chaim Weizmann, veteran Zionist leader, was elected president of the world organization at the 19th congress in Lucerne. A resolution condemning systematic deprivation of Jewish rights in Germany was adopted, but the German delegation voted against it as not a constructive plan.
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R. Chaim “Weizmann
Zionists
World Organization
Lucerne
Germany
Reich
English speed demon runs Bluebird to 300 mph benchmark
TR Mal Olm Campbell, known as the English speed demon, achieved his aim by driving the Bluebird at a salt track in Utah. He covered the thirteen mile course at an average speed of 301.337 mph, exceeding five miles per minute, and reached 304.331 mph on a measured run.
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Campbell
Utah
Roosevelt
Johnny Sarrett
Alp
Johnny
Gip
Jack
Father
Slick Sarrett
Gerard
Sarrett
U S S R I S T A T E S C O N T O R E F U S A B O V E
The United States rejected Soviet denials of Communist activity on Soviet soil and issued a milder warning. Washington said Moscow bears responsibility for acts that interfere with U S internal affairs and warned relations would be seriously harmed if such activities continue.
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Ussia
America
Moscow
Washington
United States
Roosevelt era fiscal anxieties and Long influence questioned
The piece discusses Caner Ruby Long’s filibuster influence in Louisiana politics and a congressional probe into Huey Long’s control, with a broader look at New Deal tax policy, government spending, and potential Ohio bond actions. It notes market recovery alongside fears over spending, taxation, and investment incentives amid utility regulation shifts.
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Caner Ruby Long
Democratie House
Huey
Mrs Ickes Dies In Car Crash At Velarde New Mexico
Mrs Anna Wilmarth Ickes wife of Harold Ickes Secretary of the Interior was killed when the automobile carrying four friends overturned in a ditch at Velarde New Mexico. Driver Rank Allen died later and the others including Genevieve Forbes Herrick Ibrahim Seyfullah and Mrs Herrick were severely injured.
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Anna Wilmarth Ickes
Interior
Harold Ickes
Velarde
N. M
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Ibrahim Seyfullah
Washington
Rank Allen
Callup
Allen
Norris Mullen dispute over 20 million power project
Senator George Norris of Nebraska and Arthur F. Mullen clash over a 20 million dollar power program backed by Norris. Mullen, the plan’s attorney, urges no room for three large plants while noting two already approved by the PWA, Columbus on the Loupe river and Sutherland on the Platte river. In Brussels Astrid's death followed a car crash involving King Leopold. Livestock groups urge Roosevelt to maintain tariffs and sanitary restrictions to protect ranchers and producers.
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George Norris
Nebraska
Arthur F. Mullen
Roosevelt
Mullen
White House
Norris
PWA
PIA
Columbus
Neb
Omaha
Loupe River
Platte River
Sutherland
National Live
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Iitaly
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Portugal
Doric
Formigny
Orion
Viceroy of India
Mediterranean
Armigny
Jeze
Wane
Cordell Hull
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Mr. Hull
Hull
Baron Aloisi
Mooxiely
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
South Dakota
Iowa
Sapital Carter
Doling
House of Representatives
Charles V. ‘Truax
Davey
Truax
Hopking
Executive Mansion
Rhode Island
Buckeye
Roosevelt and Utility
New Deal
Copsright
WNU
Mel
Slick Sarret
Eighth Avenue
Gip Gerard
Slick
Ramelli
Joe Ramelli
W.l.granfield
Astria
Switzerland
Leopold
Astrid
Brussels
St. Gudule
Laeken
Albert
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