Barkley Reelected Senate Majority Leader in New Democratic caucus
President Roosevelt era commentary reports Democrats in the U S Senate unanimously re electing Senator Barkley to lead the majority. The brief caucus praised unity and approved outgoing Senate leaders, while Garner and Wallace met with administration officials signaling efforts to align with the New Deal agenda.
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Deg
UPI
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Barkley
Seabucky
Lewis
Ilinois
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Atie
Barktey
Garner
Aas
Congress
Oval
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Marry Hopkins
Commerce
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Rep
Rayburn
House
Civener
Roosevelt
Me Velte
Vice
Sioiet
Barkey
Len Harrison
Mississippi
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House Democrats
Ing
Winkee
Retire at 70 for Federal Judges Proposed by AG Cummings
Washington Dec 31 Attorney General Cummings urged Congress to amend the constitution to require all federal judges to retire at age 70 He said the proposal would fit public sentiment but should not apply to those already on the bench or appointed before adoption He also sought 13 new federal judgeships and a permanent administrative officer for court supervision.
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Washington
Cummings
Congress
Curamings
76Th Congress
Judicial Conference
Hughes
Supreme Court
Ice Rig Breaks Up In Operation Fatal Ice Accident Near Potato Lake
PARK RAPIDS IL Dec Two men were injured when struck by saw blades and steel fragments from an ice sawing rig that shattered on Potato Lake late Wednesday. Ray G Saxton a summer resort owner died in a hospital from loss of blood and exposure his right arm severed. Richard James an employee suffered a broken leg and deep cuts and crawled to a car for help three miles away before collapsing and being hospitalized in critical condition. Debris covered about 150 yards of ice.
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Park Rapids
Sin
Dec
Owen
Ong
Potato Lake
Here
Ray G. Saxton
Bark Rapids
Saxton
Richar James
James
Huron 1938 Parade of Headlines Led By City Fire
Bill Plummer highlights 1938 in Huron with a major April blaze at the I c ney Company building that gutted five West Third Street merchants and offices. The year’s top story leads a digest of notable events including aviation growth, policy battles, violent deaths, state fair, sports, and education developments surrounding the city.
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Huron
Huronite
City Desk
I. c. Ney Company
West Third Street
Hueron
Harry Westfall
Fire Triggers Massive Huron Dawn Rally to Watch Blaze
Thousands of Huronians were roused from their early morning sleep on April 7 and lined the business district to witness firemen tackling one of the worst conflagrations in Huron history. The scene reflected a city shaken by disaster as crews fought a stubborn blaze amid dense dawn light.
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J.C. Pen
Huronite Offers Year In Pictures
The Huronite highlights a year in review with a photo record of 1938 major events. The paper’s camera team captures key happenings on Huron’s news front, offering a pictorial chronicle across the year.
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Huron
Huronite
Httle
Pierre Prepares For Republican Inaugural In South Dakota
Pierre awaits a GOP led transition as Harlan Bushfield readies to take office. Democrats depart office Tuesday and the 26th biennial session opens with Bushfield’s inaugural address. Hotels near capacity amid influx. festivities center at capitol rotunda and city auditorium.
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Bushfield
Leslie Jensen
Capitol
South Dakota
Republican ‘Party
Jagt
Jensen
Year End Warmth Edges Out 1934 Cold Wave in Huron
Huron ends the season’s bitter cold as temperatures rise from a 13 degree overnight low. City highs reached 30 with morning readings at 18 to 19 and a forecast of mostly cloudy skies with possible light snow for Sunday into New Year’s. Relief appears across the state as the cold spell breaks and warmer weather extends to New Year’s revelers.
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Huron
State Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Stata
Huron Extends New Year Celebrations Across City
Huron plans an extended welcome to 1989 with private gatherings watch parties and public or semi public events. Banks offices and libraries will close for New Year followed by holiday schedules at the post office and Evening Huronite. Elks Odd Fellows Knights of Columbus Country Club and other groups sponsor New Year Eve dances and toasts with games prizes and community singing.
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Hurondang
Christmns
Huronite
Huron Elks
Elks Hall
Eliss Lodge
Odd Fellows
Atatory
Knights of Columus Council
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Columbus
Huron Country Club
Open Door Note Delivers Japan China Clash Across 1938 End
The year ends with verbal and actual clashes among nations as United States rejects Japan's new order in East Asia. US and Japan, US and Germany, Britain and Germany, and others anticipate tougher relations in 1939 amid war in China and Spain. The note to Tokyo asserts US rights in China and refusal to accept Japan’s bid to redefine Open Door principles, while offering negotiation on treaty changes.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Germany
France
Italy
China
Spain
Tokyo
Ickes’ Cleveland
Hitler
Naxidon
Great Britain
Russia
Baltic
Chamberlain
Jance
Djibouti
Gulf of Addy
Franco
D’ Injes
Paris
U. S
Washington
Dec
Far East
Joseph ©. Grew
Gil
East Asia
See International
Goebbels Sees 1938 as Ongoing Nazi Progress
Berlin dispatch says Propaganda Minister Goebbels aired a 23 minute New Year summary praising Germanys 1938 successes and noting further probes await. He spoke from a suburban room by radio, referencing Italy Hungary Spain and Slovakia and saying it is hard to bid farewell to the year.
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Berlin
Germany
Goebbels
Reich
Ekardly
Mess
Gersman
Ihaly
Hungary
Spain
Candislovakia
Sea Goebbels
Man Confesses Slaying Recalled By Smith In Spokane Report
James Leo Smith a 40 year old transient laborer convicted of the Laura Kruse Minneapolis homicide says the killing was “nuttier than fruit cake.” Spokane dispatch cites police who doubt the confession noting it mismatches the victim place and circumstances. Investigators planned further interviews to seek reliable details and avoid aiding the suspect.
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Spokeane
Wash
James Leo Smith
Laura Kruse
Minneapolis
James Mellen
Ave
Charles Tierney
St. Paul
Mullen
Tierney
Smith
Gay
German Papers Lash At U S Story Of Ickes Speech
Berlin papers deride the United States government over Ickes speech defending Roosevelt and warn of ongoing anti German sentiment. They attack Jewish influence, depict Ickes as a target, and urge Americans to remove what they call destructive Jewish power as they forecast a stronger German army in 1939.
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U.S
Ickes
Berlin
Univd States
Adolf Hiller
Admoni Bose
Roosevelt
Germany
Cleveland
State Department
Lic Campas
United States
Tekes
DNE
Hitler
Austria
Czecho
Slovakia
Sudetenland
Reich
Lima
New Office Holders Take Over Duties At Courthouse Tuesday
Beadle County prepares for a biennial turnover as new officials take office Tuesday. The lineup includes deputies and clerks who will support two new judges and other elected officers, with no shift in the county's Democratic political makeup.
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Benson and Russell
Beadle County
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