FDR Advances on Objectives Amid Court Reorganization Debate
The piece reports President Roosevelt firming his aims as administration bills stall behind a court reorganization argument. It notes turmoil surrounding Father Divine in New York and cites other front page items including Burke’s death in Rochester and a Tennessee Valley Authority injunction ruling.
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Divine
New York
Father Divine
Heaven
Upper Manhattan
Black Belt
Leonard McGee
Harry &. Green
Weehawken, ML
Public opinion split on 32000 coronation spend for King George VI
Letters from readers in Woonsocket discuss the 32000 cost of the coronation, with views ranging from support for national pageantry and business stimulus to calls for more aid to the poor and criticisms of government waste.
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George VI
Lloxd Webster
Woonsocket
Paris High School’s 50 Year Reunion Attracts All Alumni
A 50 year class reunion draws three boys and two girls from Paris High School’s first graduating class. The article notes potential plans for the event and remarks on the rarity of a complete 50 year irreduating cohort. It references other community issues like fly problems in Oak Park and Melrose Park and a golf wager in Chattanooga.
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Associated Press
Paris
Oak Park
Riser Forest
Maywood
Melrose Park
Sumenit
Polk
Chattanooga
Tenn
Laurence N. Polk
Waitin Room Frustration Sparks Northbound Train Confusion
In a humorous anecdote from 1937, Uncle Hod at the station handles an impatient city man who demands entry to the waiting room for a northbound train. Hod coolly notes the train typically arrives midweek, ending the scene with a light note on patience and timing.
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Ycamare Junction
Monmornin
Mormin
Uncle Hod
Ocean Fliers Land At New York Field Ending Round Trip
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed at Floyd Bennett Field New York at 2 35 p m CST completing a round trip trans Atlantic flight from London They arrived to cheering crowd of about 5000 after a fuel check in Squantum near Boston Then they departed for New York and praised the engines as they crossed Newfoundland skies.
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Floyd Bennety Field
New York
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Othe
Boston
London
Merrill
Lambie
Naval Air Base
Squantum
Boxton
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Floyd Bennett
Iase
Floyd
Bennett Field
Steel And Auto Strikes Settled
Tentative agreements end two major strikes involving 27 000 Jones and Laughlin Steel employees and 6 300 Cleveland General Motors workers. Picket lines are to be withdrawn, production resumes, and a plant-level election will be held next week supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. The settlement reduces GM strikers to 9 700 while a broader auto workers drive against Ford is announced.
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Associated Press
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Cleveland General Motors Corporation
Jones and Laughlin
Steel Workers Organization Committee
CIO
Weather outlook for Huron and vicinity and South Dakota
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of light showers on Saturday. Somewhat warmer tonight then cooler Saturday. South Dakota forecast shows cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with possible light showers, warmer in central and eastern portions, cooler in western areas.
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Huron
South’ Dakota
Central
Baldwin Sets Tone at Empire Conference on Defense and Policy
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin opened the Empire Conference warning the international situation is difficult and threatening. He stressed coordinated defense policy and peaceful cooperation among autonomous dominions, noting Britain must order its defenses amid a costly rearmament race. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth appeared at public duties as the monarch's day began.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Gates
Baldwin
George VI Wnn
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Palace
Insurgents And Government Clash Across Spanish Front
In Bilbao an air raid by insurgents and government forces kills two and injures ten as defenders hold Toledo. Insurgents in the Sollube Mountain area and government troops clash near Madrid with heavy fire. Both sides lay down rifles to dig trenches as bombardment causes mass casualties in Zaragoza and damage across residences and offices.
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Toledo
Gby Tha
Associated Press
Sollube
University City
Madrid
Zaragoza
British Admiralty Drops German Submarine Theory in Hunter Disaster
The British admiralty said eight crewmen died when the destroyer Hunter hit a floating mine off Almeria during the Spanish Civil War era. A German submarine attack was ruled unlikely after investigation, with fourteen injured and rescue efforts ongoing as ships from the Hardy Hyperion and Amshusa converged on the scene.
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Admiralty
Hunter
Almeria
Valencia
Gibraltar
Britain
Newes
Spain
Almerig Harbor
Hodles Aggon
Hardy
Lon
Hyperion
Amshusa
Circus Day Brings Russell Bros to Huron for Two Shows
Huron welcomes the Russell Bros Circus the first visiting this season with a packed tent city ready by noon. A large crowd is expected for 2 PM and 8 PM performances street-side, as elephants camels horses and a varied menagerie appear. Schools run a shortened day to allow children to attend the afternoon show and high school students may take the afternoon off to catch the show.
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Huron
Russell Bros
Russell Bros. Circus
Inday
Mitchell
Shetland
Huron Circus
WPA Faces Job of Dropping 525000
Washington May 14 The Works Progress Administration faces cutting at least 525000 people from relief rolls next year. State WPA detectors instructed to shift more material costs to communities as funds are stretched. More prosperous areas now cover full supply costs, with non labor costs shared according to ability to pay.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Eckener Seeks Truth On Hindenburg Crash Inquiry
Dr. Hugo Eckener arrived at Lakehurst to press for questions over hydrogen use in the Hindenburg disaster. He will meet investigators and may inspect the wreckage alone, signaling German and American teams coordinating as they pursue possible sabotage clues.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Ofmureek
Zeppalin
Department of Commerce
Eckener
World Authority
Charles E. Rosendahl
Naval Air Station
Vienna
New York
Air Station
Rosendahl
Wallis Warfield Seen as Eighth in Line for Duchess Title
London reports claim Wallis Warfield would become the eighth lady of the realm if the decision is formalized. The Duke of Windsor’s banner moved from its stall in St George’s Chapel Mexico? Windsor position reportedly shifted, placing Wallis behind the queen mother and other senior royals.
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London
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of
Windsor
Tee
Duchess of Windsor
Elizabeth
Mary
Margaret Rose
Royal
Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
St. George's Echapel
Jir
Warfield
House Agrees To Begin Debate On Work Relief Fund
Washington May 4 President Roosevelt returned from a fishing trip ready to press economic goals. The House will begin debate on the work relief appropriation bill next Thursday with a four hour limit while the Senate study of the Van Sweringen empire continues. The president signals no compromise on court reorganization and urged continuation of farm price stabilization, flood control, and power projects as Congress weighs funding and reorganization.
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Covington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Tennessee Valley Authority
John Gore
Eastern
Tennessee
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Eom
Gore
House
New York
Senate
Raiseway Finance
van Sweringen Transportation
Kentero Minors Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Nortis
Nebraska
Wallace
Catlemen
Madison Square Garden
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