Roosevelt Pitches Plan to Reshape Federal Agencies
President Roosevelts reform vision reorganizes federal power into three new general agencies the Security Agency the Works Agency and the Loan Agency plus three independent bodies for agriculture The overhaul will affect about 90000 workers and aims to streamline operations while Congress retains veto power within 60 days Notable guests at Hyde Park include Nordic royals and European envoys signaling a major White House event setup.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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WPA
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England
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Faik Konitza
Roosevelt speech at children in democracy conference
President Roosevelt spoke at a conference on children in democracy noting that democratic success is judged by individual well being rather than power. He cited child welfare appeals, immigration debates, and plans for German refugee placements. He also reported a War Department appropriation and naval air base funding, with ongoing neutrality discussions and tax analysis underway.
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Children & Democracy
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Child Welfare League of America
U. S
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Dorothy Thompson
Lloyd George
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Herr Hitler
Berlin
Mr. Roosevelt
Romania
Europe
Farm Bill Shelved as House Committee Shifts Focus
The cost of production bill stalls in the House agriculture committee. Attention turns to benefits with leaders predicting about 400 million dollars in expected funds. Administration and southern senators settle their cotton export subsidy dispute. A compromise proposes a two cent per pound bounty on this year's exports. In London discussions begin on swapping American cotton and wheat for British rubber and tin.
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Congress
House Agriculture Committee
London
Dickering
Doctor Harnesses Cobra Venom For Pain Relief
A scientist, Dr David I Macht, reports a venom based medicine using one six-thousandth of a fatal cobra dose to ease pain. The venom hails from India with usage knowledge from Baltimore. A single snake could yield a monthly dose for 20000 people and the find stemmed from years of research. Pellagra is being treated with the newly identified vitamin nicotinic acid, with Wisconsin University scientists noting recovery when fed the vitamin.
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Baltimore
David I. Macht
Wisconsin University
Somoza and Latin American Tides in Washington Visit
A compact survey of Nicaraguan leader Anastasio Somoza's rise and era, with notes on his family ties, 1932 withdrawal, 1936 presidency, and plans to discuss Pan American issues in Washington. It also covers Bolivia's 1930s shift under Busch, Peru and Mexico political remarks, and Mexico's 1940 campaign and cultural note on Mexicana.
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Washington
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Cardenas
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Republic of Mexico
Politico appointments mix labor and church echoes across eras
The President nominates Leon Henderson for SEC and William Leiserson to NLRB as labor policy debate resurges. Walter Huxman and Calvert Magruder named for circuit court posts while Bishop Spellman rises to archbishop of New York. Lord Lothian shifts from envoy to Britain’s ambassador in the Americas.
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Consumers’ Credit Research
Russell Sage Foundation
New Deal
SEC
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Donald Wakefield Smith
NLRB
Leiserson
Railroad Mediation Board
David J
Lord Lothian
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Sir Ronald Lindsay
Britain
America
Tiger loose rumor sparks patrols in Indiana towns
Reported tiger on the loose prompted motorists and authorities to search areas. Hunters tracked a stuffed puppet inside a museum raid later tied to a theft by students. A separate incident involved a toy ship crash near Butte Montana airport after a plane fall sighting by five pilots and a search team.
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Butte
Mont
Coal Deadlock Threatens Appalac hian Miners Strike Crisis
John R. Steelman tried to break the CIO Appalachi an soft coal operators stalemate as the contract neared expiry with penalties for strikes and lockouts at issue. Lewis threatened to mobilize 125000 more miners May 5 if talks failed.
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U. S
CIO
Appalachian
John L. Lewis
AFL
Lewis
Voices on War Warn of Escalation and Cultural Collapse
Secretary Hull warns nations may still turn back from war while Mann argues fascism will wane with time. Untermeyer foresees a Western cultural decline as Europe heads into conflict and prompts a new generation to lead an artistic revival.
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Cordell Hull
Thomas Mann
Europe
Louis Untermeyer
In Short Parted and Notable Life Events
In Short Parted: John More and his fourth wife Elaine Barrie. Killed: 20 persons when four French warplanes crashed. Indicted: 23 men on extortion charges in a probe of Cleveland numbers games. Married: Mrs. Mary Lee Epling Hartford to Doug las Fairbanks Jr. Sued: Dorothy Lamour for divorce by Herbie Kay. Air-raided: China coast south of Shanghai by Japanese troops in Kiangsi. Won: 1938 Cardinal Newman award for enrichment of American life to Thomas E. Dewey. Died: Charles Blair Macdonald, Julian F. Thompson, Domenico Cardinal Mariani.
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John More
Elaine Barrie
Cleveland
Mary Lee Epling Hartford
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Dorothy Lamour
Herbie Kay
China
Shanghai
Kiangsi
Cardinal Newman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Charles Blair Macdonald
U. S
Julian F. Thompson
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Domenico Cardinal Mariani
Papal Ministries
Paris treason edict and Franco era tensions cited abroad
The report notes French unity tensions as foreign propaganda and racial attacks are denounced as treasonous. It cites Alsace Lorraine groups ordered to disband and describes sabotage fears around ships Angers and Paris, plus Franco aligned exiles in Rome and royal property disputes. Canadians flag sabotage risks after a Halifax sighting and dynamite found near Sault Ste. Marie ship canal.
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Fuehrer
Herman Bickler
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Alfonso XIII
Rome
Juan
Halifax Harbor
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Hitlers Saturday strategy and Britain's wartime shift
Britain moves toward universal military training in peacetime and a larger defense budget while Hitler adapts campaign timing. Roosevelt pledges against aggression spark British and German responses as Europe edges toward crisis.
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