FDR appoints Felix Frankfurter to Supreme Court
President Roosevelt named Felix Frankfurter of Harvard Law School as associate justice, marking the third Supreme Court appointment. The nomination drew praise from Capper and Murray but faced early scrutiny in committee amid debate over Roosevelt’s New Deal support. Frankfurter, born in Vienna and a longtime Harvard professor, would join Cardozo and the others as a liberal bloc on the bench.
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Cabinet Change Signals Stricter Japanese Economic Control
The Associated Press reports a new Tokyo cabinet under Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma pledging tighter state control of Japan's economy and a push to consolidate conquests in China. Across Europe, Francoist Spain pushes toward Barcelona as government lines crumble. in Germany and Italy, Roosevelt's call for prep arations against aggressor regimes stirs anti democratic tides.
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Rebels Capture Key Town in Lerida Province Fight
Rebels announced the fall of Borjau Blancas in southern Lerida Province after a brief morning battle near the town of 6,000 on the Tarragona highway and railroad. They claimed 3,000 prisoners and the government left heavy artillery as Franco reportedly deployed six army corps in a 14 day push toward the capital.
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Warm Weather Returns to Huron With Clear Roads
Unseasonably warm sunny weather returns to Huron easing travel conditions after Wednesday fog mist and snow that halted flights at W. W. Howes Municipal Airport and iced pavements. A 25 degree low is reported with 11 am temperature at 28 degrees. Forecast calls for fair slightly colder tonight and Friday cloudy then slightly warmer. Associated Press notes South Dakota traffic resumes normal flow after winter conditions, though southeastern areas still report icy roads.
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RCA Officials Charged With Fraud By Stockholders
New York January 9. Present and former RCA officials and directors are charged in three stockholders suits filed in supreme court with negligently permitting dissipation and waste of corporate assets. Complaints accuse directors of failing to reclaim 2,000,000 RCA shares issued to General Electric and Westinghouse in 1932 in exchange for patents and rights, alleged to be voided by an anti trust consent decree. Rose Druckerman claims an $80,000,000 loss from this deal and asserts RCA lost $250,000,000 overall since 1929 negotiations with GE and Westinghouse.
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Roosevelt neutrality clash stirs Congress over law revision
In Washington the president's challenge to aggressor nations sparks a Senate Foreign Relations dispute over revising the neutrality act. Senator Pittman notes possible revision while Senate resistance looms and Senator Nye defends the public will. The law currently bans arms exports to warring nations as the editorial page signals reactions.
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Poorhouse Bookmaker Fined For Penny Bets On Races
DUIBLAN Jan. A inmate at a poorhouse was fined £1,000 ($5,000) for acting as a bookmaker. Prosecutors said about 3,000 residents wagered $2,000 yearly in penny bets on horse races. He has 14 days to pay or face further punishment.
Seek Increase In Wind Cave's Budget
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 20 170 for Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota in 1940 compared with 18 720 in 1939. A total of 12 953 640 was asked for the 1940 operation of the national park service. This request shows a rise of 285 063 over 1939 figures.
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Roosevelt speech cited as evidence of democracy’s progress
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain greeting Roosevelt’s congressional message as another indication of American democracy’s devotion to ordered human progress. The brief dispatch notes the tone and framing of the address and its emphasis on universal ideals.
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Roosevelt asks Congress for 875 million to fund WPA
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a supplemental 875 million dollars to sustain relief through next June, urging strict penalties for improper political practices in relief while preserving current programs for the rest of the fiscal year. He opposed local boards control and warned against turning WPA over to local officials.
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Bridges Attacks FDR Appointments On Senate Floor
Washington January 5 Senator Bridges Republican New Hampshire attacked President Roosevelt's cabinet picks on the Senate floor. He cited Harry Hopkins and Frank Murphy as lame ducks repudiated in their districts and urged careful investigation of Hopkins for secretary or commerce and Murphy for attorney general before confirmation.
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Roosevelt urges restraint in spending to fund defense
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a total federal outlay of 8.995 billion dollars for the coming year while warning against violent contraction. He proposed 422 million for armament and farm relief, $1.5 billion for WPA, and an extra 500 million for rearming, with only 210 million to be disbursed next year, as deficits and a growing public debt loom. He stressed preparedness amid unsettled international relations and the need for measured increases to meet rising expenditures.
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Roosevelts Budget Shows 17 113 Per Minute Spending Pace
Washington January 5 the Roosevelt budget to congress caps spending at 17 113 per minute for the next fiscal year equating to 1 026 826 per hour and 24 643 935 per day Receipts total 5 669 000 000 with a net deficit of 3 326 000 000 and debt ending year at 44 458 000 000 A revised 1838 budget proposes 42 000 000 more expenses receipts 5 520 000 000 net deficit ONG 000 debt end year 44 132 000 000
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Senate Confirms Everson Selection
The South Dakota Senate confirmed E. H. Everson of St. Charles as state secretary of agriculture at an executive session. Governor Bushfield had named Everson, a former state and national Farmers Union president, to succeed Gordon Stout. House and Senate leadership changes were announced, with new committee chairs and a paydays committee, as both houses recessed until tomorrow afternoon.
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Grace Moore Returns to United States amid Duchesses Curtsy Row
Opera and film soprano Grace Moore arrived back in the United States after a public defiant remark about curtsying to the Duchess of Windsor. She said, Everybody will be curtsying soon to the Duchess and I am glad to be one of the end. The event drew attention at Cannen Cars last month as part of international society notice.
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James Pope Gets TVA Appointment
President Roosevelt nominated over 100 people for federal posts including former Senator James Pope of Idaho as a Tennessee Valley Authority member, replacing Arvour E. Morgan. The list features high-profile recess picks such as Frank Murphy for attorney general and Harry L. Hopkins for secretary of commerce, with other nominations spanning comptroller, farm credit head, and army air corps leadership.
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