Plan to reorganize government gains broad support
President Roosevelt’s plan to merge Public Works Social Security and lending functions into three big agencies wins praise in Congress with few opposing votes. Senator Byrnes estimates annual savings of 30 million, while critics warn some features may perpetuate emergency agencies. Two more plans will follow to shift bureaus and streamline departments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
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Utah
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Senate
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McNary
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Rmich
Rep. Fish
R-Ny
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Gifford
Rmass
The
Treasury
Secret Service
Jesse Jones
RFC
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
New Security Agency
Books Donated to Thomasville Library and WPA Rolls Cut
Thomasville gathers one of its largest library gifts as Mr. Reid Whitford donates a vast mix of books and periodicals including works on history travel and literature from Panama to Shakespeare. In Raleigh, state WPA rolls will drop to 42 000 by May 1 down from 59 086 as part of a nationwide cutback.
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Soviet Russia
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Eden
Far West
Robert E. Lee
Washington
Webster
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Bureau of Ethnology
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Napoleon
North Carolina
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Pan Michael
N. C. Historical Commission
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Maud
Mexico
Pendennis
Phineas Finn
Ben-Hur
John Street
Andros
Roger de Coverly
National Geographic
Appomattox
Gettysburg
Betsy Dowdy
Record of
Southern Historical Papers
Makers of History
G Walter H. Page
Marion
N. C
Raleigh
Charles CC. McGinnis
U S Tradition As Refuge Haven Takes Test From Influx
Louis Adamic argues America's asylum tradition faces a test from a large influx of refugees. He traces immigration policy, quotas, and historic flow while urging careful selection to balance jobs and humanitarian duty, noting 700,000 Germans and Czechoslovaks seek exit and 100,000 may leave under pressure.
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Europe
United States
Louis Adamic
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Turkish Asia Minor
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Congress
Women Field Army Commends Cancer Fight Efforts
Surgeon General Dr. Thomas Parran praises the Women's Field Army led by Mrs. Geddie Strickland for boosting public knowledge about cancer control. He notes the program aligns with the National Cancer Institute framework and urges expanded education and services to lower cancer mortality.
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Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Geddie Strickland
Women’s Field Army
National Cancer Institute
Womens Field Army
Manufacturer Keeps Producing Electric Cars at Ten Per Year
A single producer continues manufacturing electric cars at a steady rate of ten units annually. This pace remains constant despite broader industry fluctuations.
Bing Crosby carries gun amid kidnap threat in Hollywood
Crooner Bing Crosby, under FBI scrutiny, admitted he carries a gun after authorities probe a kidnap threat against his four children. Guards patrolled the Toluca Lake estate as FBI agents question details, while Crosby said threats are common and declined further discussion. Everett Crosby said a threatening letter arrived in fan mail about ten days earlier.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Crosby
G-Men
FBI
Everett Crosby
Bing
Roosevelt urged to halt soft coal strike amid idle miners
New York reports rising calls for President Roosevelt to intervene in the soft coal contract dispute. Labor mediator John R. Stellman met daily with a four miner four operator subcommittee since March 14 as deadlock persists over closed shop or strike penalty clauses. A London restaurant unveils a sheet copper ballroom floor, the first of its kind.
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Roosevelt
Appalachian
Alabama
John R. Stellman
U. S. Labor Department
Steelman
United Mine Works Union
London
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