Roosevelt speech ties economy to growth and work relief
President Roosevelt told 1,000 business leaders the nation is in an excellent position to move forward with higher production and employment. He rejected retreat on budget size and work relief, defended the undistributed profits tax proposal, and urged maintaining tax revenues while boosting purchasing power for lower income groups.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Retail Federation
America
Chick
Federation
Maat
Ravonne
Mayflower
John
Boston
Royal quintuplets meet King and Queen during rail journey
King George and Queen Elizabeth greeted the Dionne quintuplets aboard a royal train en route to Winnipeg. The five girls, dressed in organdy and bonnets, impressed the royals, while the quints’ family and staff admitted they were tired after yesterday’s Toronto meeting and travel.
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Frank 1
King
Winnipeg
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Lake Superior
Callander Nursery
Toronto
Allen Roy Dafoe
Elizabeths
George
Elizabeth
Escaping Negroes Slain By Trusties Near Cummins Prison
Two black convicts who escaped with others during a windstorm were shot dead by trusted guards in a hand to hand fight between Cummins State Prison Farm and Gould Arkansas. Willie Rayforc was recaptured and another fugitive returned to camp, while the storm caused casualties and widespread damage across the state.
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Little Rock
Ark
Cummins
Archie Goodwin
James Patterson
Gould
Willie Rayforc
Bright Colors Added To South Dakota Crop Picture
Generous rains drenched nearly the entire state except the southeast corner and parts of the west-river area. Hail and wind caused damage in several towns, with Mitchell, Ardmore, and Chamberlain reporting significant impacts while roads and bridges faced flooding and power/telegraph lines were disrupted.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Plaines
Ardmore
Martin
Ardmore-Prova
Rumford
Nebraska
Wyoming
Burlington and Quincy
Edgemont
Mitc
Chell
Mt. Vernon
Mitehall
Huron
Mitchell
Chamberlain
Kimball
Watertown
Bryant
Castlewood
Clear Lake
Gary
Clark
Pierre
Rapid City
Philip
Wall
Black Hills
Salem
Howard
Marion
Platic
Geddes
Tyndall
White Lake
Reliance
Bridgewater
Trace
Start On Sale Liquor In Huron
On sale liquor began in Huron this week at Hurst's Corner 201 Dakota Avenue South marking the first by drink establishment since prohibition era closures. S A Goethal announced the opening and Daum will manage off sale in the center section facing Second Street. The building reconstruction is near completion.
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Feaiang
Aga
S. A
Goethal
Hurst’s
Dakota Avenue
South
Hurst’s Corner
Begiy
Daum
Carl Daum
Hurst's Corner
Freight wreck kills 13 near Cernauti in mountain crash
A freight train out of control rammed a passenger train near Cernauti causing 13 deaths and over sixty injuries. The incident occurred as heavily loaded cars ran down a mountain, leaving wreckage and emergency crews at the scene.
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Bucharest
Cernauti
Briggs Manufacturing Strike Halts Auto Production Across Plants
Detroit May 23 Approximately 65 000 auto workers were thrown into idleness as a Briggs Manufacturing strike shut down seven plants. Chrysler announced shutdowns of 10 plants in Detroit Newcastle Ind and Kokomo Ind with only Dodge truck operations left. The idleness spread from cut bodies Briggs supplied to much of the motor car industry.
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Briggs Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Corporation
Newcastle
Ind
Kokomo
Dodge
Briggs Company
Britain and Russia reach in principle pact at Geneva
Paris reports an accord in principle among Britain Soviet Russia and France to form a three power mutual aid front similar to France's treaty with Moscow. Halifax urged a closer Britain Russia Franco alignment, buoyed by Gamelin and French staff influence and Russia's demand for full mutual guarantees. Direct military exchanges are cited as the prize of the agreement.
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Britain
Russia
Geneva
France
Moscow
Halifax
Viscount Halifax
Homorrow
Soviet
Lord Halifax
Mau Gustave Gamelin
Tks
Ivan Maisky
London
Georges Bonnet
Great Britain
Daladier
British Defense Ministry
Provisions Of 1939 Wheat Loan Program Explained By AAA
Farmers who complied with the 1939 wheat acreage allotment under the AAA program will be eligible for the new wheat loan plan announced by Alfred R. Barnes. The loan rates are 75 to 80 percent of the 10 year average price, aiming to keep harvest prices near current market levels. Changes from 1933 include higher rates for Great Plains and Pacific Northwest regions and larger rate increases for country notes relative to terminal loan values.
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AAA
Alfred R. Barnes
South Dakotas
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Queen Mother Mary in London auto accident not seriously hurt
Queen Mary, mother of King George VI, escaped serious injury when her car overturned in a London suburb. Authorities said she was bruised and shaken, but recovered quickly after brief medical care and was later driven to Marlborough House. The incident followed a Royal Horticultural Society visit in Wisley, Surrey.
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England
Powshald Inter
King
Queen Mary
London
Mary
George VI
Putney
Marlborough ‘House
Royal Horticultural Society
Gardena
Wisley
Surrey
Canada
George
Elizabeth
Jackfish
Ont
Squalus Trapped Off New Hampshire Coast With 62 Aboard
The U S submarine Squalus with 62 crew members is trapped at 240 feet off White Island near the Isles of Shoals after a dive aborted a vital valve. Navy officials say a majority may be safe and rescue divers, two rescue ships, and two coast guard vessels work to close the valve and raise the sub.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S
New Hampshire
Navy Yard
Navy
Coast Guard
White Island
Isles of Shoals
Farm Bill Goes To Committee
The House sent a 1.22 billion dollar agriculture appropriation bill to conference with the Senate without a position on 383.5 million of Senate increases. Rep Taber urged a vote, backed by Republicans and some Democrats, over the referral. Senate adds would fund parity payments farm tenant loans and surplus removal, which the House had rejected. Conference action will decide if those increases survive.
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Washington
House
Ag Viculture
Senate
Taber
New York
Conference Committee
Lady Lindsay's Head Bloody But Unbowed
Washington notes Lady Lindsay declares her head bloody but unbowed as she defends an embassy guest list including Henry Ford and John Lewis for the June 9 garden party at the embassy. She rejects the idea the event marks the end of such entertainments.
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Washington
Britain
Lindsay
Henry Ford
John Lewis
Ronald Lindsay
Four RAF fliers killed in bomber crash near Newark
May 23. Four members of an RAF bomber crew were killed and others injured when the aircraft crashed today near Newark. The incident occurred as the crew attempted to land, with emergency services rushing to the scene.
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London
Royal Air Force
Newark
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