Kennedy to Arrange U S Barter for Rubber and Tin
United States Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy was reported to be arranging a barter deal with Britain under Byrnes proposal. The plan would swap 10 million bales of cotton and over 100 million bushels of wheat for rubber and tin from British possessions, with storage and five year restraint on resale.
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London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
James F. Byrnes
British Board of Trade
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Washington
England
Netherlands
Belgium
Dictator Busch dissolves assembly in Bolivia move
NEW DICTATOR LA PAZ, Bolivia, April 24. President German Busch assumed dictatorial powers today dissolving the constituent assembly in recess. He said political opportunists tried to exploit the 1932-35 Chaco War with Paraguay. A cabinet crisis was rumored but officials kept silent. A national council of all parties was expected to be formed.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
German Busch
Constituent Assembly
Chaco
Paraguay
Three Men Held in Fire Probe at Monroe
Three young white men from Monroe were taken into custody for questioning regarding a fire that destroyed the Alexander Sales Stable on East Franklin Street and five adjoining buildings. Authorities estimated damage at over 25000 dollars. names were not released.
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Monroe
Alexander Sales
East Franklin Street
Henderson Nominated to Securities Commission by Roosevelt
Leon Henderson of New Jersey, a noted New Deal economist, was named today by President Roosevelt to the Securities Commission created by the expansion of the Douglas board. Henderson, 43, the NRA WPA aide, will join the commission as it awaits a new chair. Jerome Frank has been mentioned for chair. The president also sent judicial nominations including Calvert Magruder for the Federal Court of Appeals 1st Circuit and Walter A. Huxman for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
New Jerk
New Deal
Rosevelt
Securities Commission
Henderson
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Jerome Frank
Calvert Magruder
Massachutts
Jeuit Court of Appeals
1St Circuit
Maine
Newampshire
Massachusetts
Rhodend
Puerto Rico
Walter A. Huxman
Kansas
Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
Clorado
Wyoming
Utah
Kan 8S
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Press and Annual Meeting of the Associated Press
Members of the Associated Press from about 1,400 newspapers gathered in New York for the 39th annual meeting. The agenda included electing six directors and confirming terms for reappointed leaders. Attending luncheon speaker Attorney General Frank Murphy addressed the group.
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New York
Associated Press
Frank Murphy
Robert McLean
Philelphia Bulletin
A. P
W. H. Cowles
Spokane
Wash
E. Lansing Ray
St,uis Globe Democrat
Rupert R.cCormick
Chicago
Tribne
George B. Longan
Nsas City Star
L. K. Nicholson
New Orleans Times-Phone
Stuart H. Perry
Drian
Mich
Telegram
Frank 8Ker
Tacoma
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Tex
Star-Telegram
A. Miller
South Bend End
Tribune
Oscar S. Stauffer
Arkansas City
Kas
Traver
Arthur H. Sulzberger
Theew York Times
Normanck
Fargo
N. D
Fo-Tribune
Murphy
Release of Americans in Spain Prompts Mediation
Washington reports Freeman Matthews, American chargé d affaires in Spain, seeks release of ten Americans held prisoner by General Franco. The detainees, former government volunteers from the Spanish Civil War, were selected by Franco’s officials based on initials KX to end of the alphabet, amid a broader prisoner exchange.
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Washington
Freeman Matthews
Arge D'Affaires
Spain
Franco
Ranco
SPECIAL CONCILIATOR SENT TO MEDIATE COAL WALKOUT
The U S Labor Department sent mediator John R. Steelman to end a deadlocked conference between Appalachian soft coal operators and union officials. The shutdown has kept more than 856,000 miners idle since April 1, entering its fourth week.
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New York
U. S. Department of Labor
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Bomb Blast Kills and Wounds Dozens in Hankow Celebration
An unidentified person threw a bomb during a crowd celebration in Hankow marking a new Japanese organized city government. About 25 people were killed and 100 injured, with the death toll likely to rise as the city under Japanese direction faces the tragedy.
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Hankow
France bans three Alsace-Lorraine autonomy groups
France outlawed the Erwin von Steinbach Club Hermann Bickler's youth group and the Alsatian People's Intellectual and Cultural Union as part of measures to defend French unity. The cabinet also enacted penalties to curb hate and discord over race or religion amid tensions along the Maginot Line.
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Paris
Alsace-Lorraine
Hermann’ Spickler
Maginot
Bickler
Erwin von Steinbach Club
Alsatian People’s Intellectual and Cultural Union
Camille Chautemps
France
Germany
Raleigh law firm earns payments for legislative work
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey paid Pou and Emanuel 3504.20 for 1939 legislature services. The Pullman Company filed a report showing a 511.25 payment to Pou and Emanuel. The Laundry Owners Association paid 225 fees and 46.80 expenses to Charles 4. Lee Jr. for legislative services. The North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents listed 197.70 expenses for B. C. Greene. Fuller Reade Umstead Fuller of Durham reported no remuneration from Golden Belt Manufacturing.
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Raleigh
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Pou and
Emanuel
Pullman Company
Thad Eyre
Pou
Laundry Owners’ Association of North Carolina
Charles 4. Lee, Jr
Asheville
North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents
B. C. Greene
Nan. Fuller, Reade
Umstead and Fuller
Durham
Golden Belt Manufacturing Company
Murphy urges action to fix court errors nationwide
Attorney General Murphy said courts have lost public esteem and called for administrative reform to curb politics and patronage. He urged freeing the judiciary from influence, improving docket congestion, and preserving press freedom through fearless court protections. He praised recent Roosevelt appointments for integrity.
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New York
Murphy
United States
Harding-Coolidge
Taft
Roosevelt
Lindbergh Says Air Research Only Beginning
Cincinnati report notes Col. Charles A Lindbergh after two days at Wright Field told air corpsmen progress in air defense research is only a beginning. He prepared to leave for an unannounced eastern destination after conferences and inspection with Brig Gen George H Brett.
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Cincinnati
Wright Field
Charles A Lindbergh
Army Air
Lindbergh
Air Corps
War Department
British Fleet Moves Sudden Cruise to Eastern Mediterranean
Malta reports a rapid redeployment of more than 30 Mediterranean fleet ships headed east in a spring cruise. Major warships include Warspite Barham Malaya Shropshire London Devonshire plus 22 destroyers and support vessels. An aircraft carrier Glorious may join.
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Glorious
Alexandria
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Suez Canal
Malta
Albania
Britain
Admiralty
London
Bombay
India
Aden
Two Appeals From Sentence Of Death
Roy Kelly Wade and Ralph Hanford await appeals after being sentenced to die June 16 in Raleigh. Their attorneys filed notices of appeal and they have 75 days to perfect, staying execution. George Smith receives 25 to 30 years after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the Burlington oil station case.
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M. P. Robertson
Lonnie Vaughn
Wells
Roy Huffman
Smith
Dies warns U S stay out of Europe amid looming war
Rep. Martin Dies says war nears in Europe and urges the United States to remain uninvolved while warning European propaganda could draw the U S into conflict. He argues internal enemies threaten democracy more than foreign regimes and denounces communism fascism and nazism as power rackets.
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Beaumont
Tex
Martin Dies
House
Special Committee On UN
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Senator Bridges Blames NLB For Labour Strife At Hearing
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire told the Senate Labor Committee that the Labor Relations Board fomented unrest and encouraged labor–industry differences while seeking to maintain peace. He urged Wagner Act amendments as vital for workable fair treatment and cited CIO picketing of Adam Hats suppliers who voted against CIO affiliation.
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Washington
Bridges
Senate Labor Committee Today
Labor Relations Board
New Hampshire
Adam Hats
New York
CIO
Joseph J. Marks
Association
M. W. Postman
New York Labor Board
State Labor Board
National Labor Board
J. Warren Cadden
National Board
Taft
Ohio
New York State
House approves defense funds for war department programs
The House passed a 508 million dollar defense bill for the coming fiscal year. Air corps funding totals about 94.7 million enabling nearly 600 airplanes. Key ordnance items include 53.17 million for rifles tanks and anti aircraft gear. Senate action pending.
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Washington
House
War Department
Defense
Air Corps
Senate
White House
Trade Moves Acts of War Says Gen Hugh Johnson
General Hugh Johnson warned the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that economic sanctions against a belligerent could be seen as an act of war and urged the United States to rely on its own strength. He stressed war as a struggle to the death and called neutrality efforts a dangerous gamble. The committee plans next hearings with top administration officials Hull Hopkins Woodring Swanson to detail views on neutrality legislation.
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Hugh Johnson
Washington
Hugh
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
NRA
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloom
D-Ny
Hull
Hopkins
Woodring
Swanson
Secretary of State
Congress
Roosevelt
FDR Plans Major Overhaul of Federal Relief System
President Roosevelt drafts four reorganization proposals to Congress to consolidate and unify federal relief machinery. Plans include a public works agency consolidating WPA PWA US Housing Authority and related offices, plus a unified lending, welfare and security agency and a move to eliminate duplicated functions across departments. Senator Barkley confirms a unified relief system with central coordination though agency details remain undisclosed.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
Barkley
Kentucky
Rooosevelt
Public Works Agency
WPA
PWA
United States Housing Authority
Treasury
Public Buildings Division
Bureau of Public Roads
Byrnes
DSC
Senate
Social Security Board
National Youth Administration
Bureau of Education
Public Health Service
NYA
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Cotton Market Sweeps Upward in Wake of Export Subsidy Talk
The New York cotton market rose as week end reports from Washington and Southern Senators on an export subsidy of about two cents per pound buoyed prices. Large foreign orders and active buying for October delivery fueled gains on the New York Cotton Exchange, while Liverpool and other markets anticipated competition if the plan passes. Europe India and Japan showed interest in contracts for the forthcoming crop as August and September shipments approach.
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New York
Washington
Roosevelt
New York Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Europe
India
Japan
British Citizens Ordered to Leave Germany by May 10
Three British citizens John Neill of Price Waterhouse, Leslie Parkin of Eastern Telegraph, and Edmundson a Hamburg businessman were notified by German police to depart Germany by May 10. The British embassy protested, noting the men had no political activity, while German officials signaled a possible reversal if three London Nazis were permitted to stay.
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Berlin
John Neill
Price, Waterhouse and Company
Leslie Parkin
Hamburg
Eastern Telegraph Company
Edmundson
Foreign Office
England
London
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