Wallace urges subsidies to aid wheat and cotton exports
Secretary Wallace urged Congress to back government subsidies for wheat and cotton exports to counteract actions by dictators that hamper the trade program. He testified on a proposed $40 million increase and described a looming surplus crisis across export crops and dairy, pork, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.
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Washington
Wallace
Congress
Senate Appropriations
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
Women Sailors Rise on Soviet Ships in Moscow Figures
Moscow figures released today show more than 290 women sailors serving aboard Soviet ships. The data highlights expanding female roles in the Soviet maritime workforce and reflects broader shifts in labor participation.
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Moscow
Kennedy May Be Barter Agent for War Materials Deal
The plan would have Joseph P. Kennedy negotiate an exchange of surplus American cotton and wheat for strategic war materials such as rubber and tin. Senators say Hull favors Kennedy to begin preliminary talks leveraging his British contacts to cut red tape. The brokered deal would store materials for five years off the market.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Hull
Kennedy
Byrnes
South Carolina
Congress
Senate
House
Connally
Bone
Washington Democrat
State Department
France
United States
O'Brien Speaks at Boneheads Meeting on Communication Magic
The Boneheads met at G. G. Bell's home with T. E. O'Brien leading a discussion on The Magic of Communication focusing on telephony. Attendees included Messia, R. J. Greb, W. H. Saxton, W. W. Sloan, L. Spurrier and others. No injuries reported in hydrogen balloon explosion at Zeppelin works in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
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O’brien
Bonehead
Boneheads
G. G. Bell
T. E. O'Brien
Messia
R. J. Greb
R. W. Porter
W. H. Saxton
W. W. Sloan
L. Spurrier
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Zeppelin Works
Whhich
McCay Defends Job Benefit Program For South Dakotans
South Dakota Social Security Director C. H. McCay says unemployed workers and those seeking jobs need not worry about the 1939 legislative failure to fund reemployment offices. He endorses designating county social security offices as reemployment sites to cut travel, reduce duplication, and streamline certification for WPA CCC and NYA programs.
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C. H. McCay
South
Unemployment Compensation Commission
McCay
Sinter
Social Security
WPA
CCC
NYA
Social Security Department
Bushfield
Druggists And Drug Travelers Elect State Officers
Two South Dakota groups met with the northwest drug show to elect officers for the coming year. The Allied Drug Travelers of South Dakota chose John Schall of Mitchell as president succeeding John W. Hamilton of Sioux Falls. C F Van De Walle of Sioux Falls was first vice president, L. S. Dac Shults of Des Moines second vice president, and Hugh Scallin of Mitchell secretary treasurer for the second time. The South Dakota Veteran Druggists Association elected Floyd Brown of Lead as president, Henry Lehnard of Parkston as vice president, H. Scallin of Mitchell secretary treasurer, and H. P. Kreiser of Sioux Falls sergeant at arms. It marked the 14th straight year Scallin held the secretary-treasurer post. Seventy-five veterans attended.
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Falls
South Dakota
Allied Drug Travelers of
John Schall
Mitchell
John W. Hamilton
Sioux Falls
C.F. van de Walle
Dac Shults
Des Moines
Hugh Scallin
South Dakota Veteran Druggists Association
Floyd Brown
Henry Lehnard
Parkston
H. Scallin
H. P. Kreiser
Scalian
Thirteen Men Arrested in Bootleg Gold Ring Case
Thirteen men accused of operating a bootleg gold ring were arrested in New York San Francisco San Jose and Oakland as federal grand jury action looms. Authorities seized at least 24000 in illicit gold and linked the scheme to hoarded 1933 Gold Reserve Act coins possibly melted and sold to the mint.
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San Francisco
United States Secret Service
New York
San Jose
Calif
Oakland
Thomas B. Foster
Foster
Train Wreck in Mexico Kills at Least 28
A Mexico City report says a collision on the Caredo-Guadalajara line near La Vaiye left at least 28 dead and 42 injured. The Guadalajara bound train rear-ended Train No. 1 from Laredo, with many bodies yet unrecovered from the collapsed cars. No U.S. citizens were among the injured.
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Mexico City
Here
Guadalajara
Laredo
United States
Jeft Laredo
la Liaye
Poland Ignores Nazi Pressure To Remain Neutral
April 13 report says Poland told Polish embassy staff to bring families home and appeared to ignore German pressure to stay out of Britain and France’s anti aggression bloc. Warsaw press backed Poland’s defense alliance with England amid German propaganda.
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Germany
Poland
Britain
France
Warsaw
Kurier Poranny
Slovakia
Memel
Ostbund
Europe
Polish Western Union
Danzig
Danzig Free State
Free State
Britain Italy pledge anti aggression front in Europe
London and Paris pledged support to Greece and Romania if threatened as Chamberlain and Daladier extend the anti aggression front beyond Poland. Britain signaled readiness for an Italian shift toward friendship with Mussolini and cited Spain, Albania, and Turkey in the broader effort while Russia was asked about its role.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
France
Grecee
Romania
House of Commons Ir
Chamberlain
Poland
Germmany
Manuel
Italy
Albania
Daladier
Paris
Turkey
Greece
Rumania
Talia
Spain
Madrid
Barada
Map
Germany Shifts to Peace Message as War Talk Rises
Berlin officials argued that democracies would share blame if war erupts, citing U S war coverage as fueling a war psychosis. Germany praised Hitler’s peace pleas while condemning British and American reporting as panic politics amid renewed demands for colonial action.
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Germany
Berlin
Reichsfuschrer
Hitler
United States
U.S
Tuhrer
Nuernberg
War
Britain
Zwoelf Ahrblatt
Europe
London
FDR Signs Bill Allowing Taxing of Government Workers
President Roosevelt signed a law ending immunity of federal and state employees from income tax. The act permits the federal government to tax state officials and employees and vice versa. The measure follows a Supreme Court decision approving the policy.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
France Joins In British Guarantee
Paris reports Premier Dalscher announced France was ready for emergencies and, with Britain, pledged aid to Greece and Romania as well as Poland. The move aims to deter Germany and Italy and boost resistance among threatened nations. French armed forces and fleets were mobilized in readiness.
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Dalscher
France
Britain
Greece
Rumania
Poland
Chamberlain
Romania
London
Germany
Italy
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Free City
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Oderberg
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Tapski
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St. Olafs College
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