Two Primaries Heat Nation As New Deal Stirs Elections
The piece surveys primary battles across states where the New Deal is a major issue. It notes Roosevelt allies and foes in California and South Carolina, including McAdoo and Smith, with references to Ellison Smith, Johnston, Mellen, and others. It mentions Idaho Maverick, Texas Maverick, and New York political maneuvering, plus reactions from GOP leaders and calls for primary reforms and anti purge sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Roosevelt
William G. McAdoo
Carolina
Ellison D. Smith
Ting
Sher- Downey
James W. Mellen
W. Preston
Ray L. Riley Kucan
Ku Klux In
Calija
Altmeyer
South Carolina
Smith
Olin Johnston
Edgar
Mississippi
Hyde Park
Idaho
James P. Pope
Texas
Maury Maverick
G.o.p.an
Ing
Maverick
Texas Secur
York
LaGuardia
WPA
Hopkins
John Jr
Rules
James
Allenes
Nomiin
New York City
Workers’ Alliance
Relief Workers
Sheppard
Georgia
Maryland
Wal F. George
Land
Millard E. Tystopecet
David J. Lewis
Morris Sheard
Tennessee
Congress
Prentiss M. Brown
Ign
Trial Witnesses Link Policy Racket to Hines Scheme
In New York court, George Weinberg testified that the policy racket involved Hines and the late Dutch Schultz, with Weinberg claiming payments and political influence including aiding Dodge’s 1933 DA campaign. Chicago anti gambling efforts and a world youth pact reflect broader crime and peace issues across states. A New York constitutional convention discussed 57 proposed changes to be sent to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
New York
Char
Dutch Cultz
George Weinberg
Schultz
Hines Angenny
Esi Icy
Hines
Weinberg
William C. Dodge
Dodge
Chicago
Thomas J. Courtney
Chicago Church Federation
New York State
Red scare echoes in Washington hearings and labor row
Former consumer research official B Matthews testifies about a League for Peace and Society linked to Stalin orders. He accuses Hollywood figures and colleges of red influence as AFL and CIO tensions flare. TVA probe notes Willkie backed anti bond campaign in Chattanooga and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Matthews
Consumers’ Research
Washington
League For Peace
Stalin
Democratic Party
U. S
U.S.S
Shirley Temple
Hollywood
Mickey Mouse
Snow White
Charlie McCarthy
United Front
Reds
New Ste el
Harold G. Hoffman
Matthews
Duchess of Windsor
Workers’ Alliance
California
Dies
Roosevelt
Justice Department
TVA
Chattanooga
Tenn
Francis Biddle
Citizens’ Committees
Biddle
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
New York
U S Farm Income Seen Falling This Year Amid Drought Shock
The United States faces a farm income squeeze with estimates dropping from 8.6 billion to 7.5 billion dollars as 1937 and 1938 bumper crops meet weak city demand. Government acreage cuts continue while price drops ease farmers’ purchasing costs. The outlook cites better business but warns political actions could derail gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington Dispatches
Sam
Chaos and crime mix in scattered 1960s US news items
A jumble of brief items reports a censure amid a conductor, a court and a domestic dispute, a mass hunger strike at Holmesburg prison ending in deaths, escaped Texas robbers captured near Dallas, parishioners blocking priest transfer at St Barbara church, a farmer’s plan to fund a cotton picker foundation, and an 18 year old man’s death in a White Mountains sleet storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmesburg
St. Barbara's Catholic Church
Vulcan
Mich
New York City
Presidential Range
White Mountains
Upcoming Political Primaries and Royal Celebrations Across Nations
The calendar lists the California and South Carolina primaries on August 30. August 31 marks Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands celebrating her 58th birthday and 40 years on the throne. September 1 notes Albania’s king's 10th coronation anniversary and a sports event at Soldier Field in Chicago. Subsequent days include Jewish War Veterans in Detroit, an International Microbiology congress in New York, National Air Races in Cleveland, and a Davis Cup tennis match in Germantown, PA, with related congresses in Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
South Carolina
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Albania
Monare
Resignations and Marriages Highlight Turbulent Year
Notable changes include Prof. Roswell Magill resigning to return to Columbia University and Baby Peggy Montgomery marrying Gordon D. Ayres. The year also saw dismissals of 112 underage NYC schoolgirls for marriage and a dramatic airline forced landing near Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Magill
U. S. Treasury
Columbia University
Peggy” Montgomery
Gordon D. Ayres
New York City
Albuquerque
N. M
Mayo Methot
Humphrey Bogart
Nancy Holbrook
Illinois
Guy Stillman
Fowler McCormick
James A. Stillman
New York
Thomas F. Moran
Reno
Thomas K. Heath
O. H. Tittmann
National Geographic Society
John M. Wheeler
George Edmund de Schweinitz
American Medical Association
James Franklin Adams
John Quincy Adams
Ames Franklin Jarman
Eletto Corvi
San Francisco
Winfield Scott Ingram
Glendale
Calif
Travel Life Ends At 41 Hawks Dies In Buffalo Crash
Frank Hawks, 41, famed Iowa flyer with 214 air speed records, dies in a crash near Buffalo while test flying for a firm. His co pilot and director of the company also killed when their plane struck an electric line on a polo field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hawks
Iowa
California
Newark
J.eee Bell
Hawks
Buffalo
Prelude to war shadows shift through Europe and Asia
The piece describes Hungary's alignment with Germany and Italy under Horthy, Franco's Non-Intervention stance, and Spain's civil war dynamics. It notes France's 40 hour week crisis, labor strikes, and Chamberlain's position as Europe braces for conflict. In Asia Japan resumes aggression against China while peace talk buzzes amid Hankow battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Hun
Horthy
Budapest
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Europe
Praha
Viscount Runciman
Daladier
France
Tout de Suite
Austria
London
Franco
England
Britain
Chamberlain
Spain
Asia
Manchoukuo
China
Hankow
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-shek
America
Kansas
Hongkong
Chungking
Macao
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Cornfield Conference
Pensor
Ham
Indiana
Homer E. Behart
Maner
Joseph W. Mar Jr
G.O.P
Johnson Hagood
War Department
Martin In
Honaton Chronicle
Johnson
Berlin
Kladderadatach
the Super-Juggler
Solemwy
Hutton
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wintrong
Charleston
Gasette
Tammany Trial
Lowteville Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
James T. Shotwell
Carnegie Endowment Fund
World Youth Con
NLRB
AFL & Cio
Tanas
AFL
Atlantic City
Houston
AFL Council
Aed
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Auto Workers
John
UAW
Auto Union
Homer Martin
Lewis
Department of Agriculture
Labor, Commerce and Treasury Departments
Federal Reserve Board
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Symphony
Karness
Chicago 1
Joe
Ae Wenee
Usbana
Trail
Floyd Hamilton
Ted Walters
Dallas
Mack Rust
Agricultural Workers of
South
Travel
de Vaisseau Paris
Atlantic
Azores
Eye Robs
Eyston
George Eyston
Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Dollar Steamship Lines, Inc., Ltd
U. S. Maritime Commission
Commission
Blue Danube
Hjalmar Schacht
Norway
League of Nations
Rome
Fascist Party
Catholic Action
Vienna
Thomas Kendrick
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