Roosevelt purge legacy reviewed as Congress curbs program
One year after Roosevelts purge began, observers see a mixed record. Despite notable defeats on WPA funding and key nominations, most major parts of his legislative agenda passed. The biggest test remains the neutrality bill, with opposition led by Clark of Missouri. Sabath's leadership of the House rules panel weakened Roosevelt control.
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Congress
Mattatey
Judge Roberts
Florida Ship Canal
George
Georgia
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Gillette
Town
McCarran
Nevada
van Nuys
Indiana
Adama
George W. McCarran
Senator Smith
Senate
Senator Clark
Missouri
Supreme Court
Pla
Nthrough
Congressman O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Sabath
Ilinois
Congresman Cox
Retired British Officers Called to Autumn Fleet Maneuvers
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that 12,000 retired naval officers and reservists are to participate in autumn fleet maneuvers with warships from the reserved list to join combined fleet and air exercises. Britain also announced 187,200,000 dollars for a rapidly expanding air force this year. U.S. manufacturers are quietly weeding out foreign technicians to safeguard new warplanes, under orders from War and Navy departments, with some foreign-born personnel dismissed or reassigned to nonmilitary work.
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London
Eng
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
U.S
Washington
War and Navy
Indictments in Milk Dismissed by Federal Court
In Chicago 43 indictments against 43 individuals and 14 corporations in the milk industry for anti monopoly violations were dismissed. Leo F. Tierney said the government would appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Ninety seven defendants were indicted November 1 1938 after a 16 week grand jury inquiry.
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Chicago
Leo F. Tierney
United States Supreme Court
All Day Singing at Shover Sunday
O. J. Phillips of Shover Springs announced a Sunday all day singing for July 16 with invited quartets including Hope Washington Henshaw At Tanta Pullan Brothers Blackwood Brothers Warren Brothers Columbia County Copeland Longene Wright Sisters and Pike County Quartet. He urged all singers to bring song books and lunch.
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O. J. Phillips
Shover Springs
Hope
Washington
Henshaw
Tanta
Pullan Brothers
Blackwood Brothers
Warren Brothers
Columbia County
Copeland
Longene
Wright
Sisters
Pike County
Mr. Phillips
Shaver ‘Springs
Ben
Ancient Pine Trees Fuse Into Siamese Twins in Yosemite
In Yosemite California two ancient pines aged around IAD years fused at their tops forming Siamese twins of the plant world. Park forester Ernst notes the forty tops touched and friened, wind damage killed one, while the remaining trunks grew together with a shared crown and common top.
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Yosemite
Calif.uk
Gril Ernst
Park Forester
Friedien
Cotton market opens and closes with slight drop
In New Orleans the cotton market opened Thursday at 9.75 and closed at 9.00. Spot cotton finished quietly five points lower, with bids around 9.50.
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New Orleans
Catton
Cotton
Cranium Crackers Puzzle Piece Quiz Teasers
A fragment from a page presents a trivia set asking readers to compare earth’s equatorial and meridinal circumferences and select correct options on subjects like baseball pennants, states, commandments, and chemical symbols. Answers appear on page ten.
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Wiel
Jools
Frankie Brisch
Gabby Street
St. Louis Cardinals
South Dakota
Wyoming
Caynde
Wren Nest Delays Farmer’s Daily Commute in Kentucky
Traveling aviary tale from Scottsville Kentucky reports Pi Vernie Douglas, a farmer and oil pumper, finding a wren nest in the back seat of his car. He did not disturb the nest and the mother bird sheltered four young in the nest during the five mile drive to work, with the mate returning home to care for the brood each day.
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Scottsville
Vernie Douglas
Douglas
Mind Your Manners Quiz On Social Etiquette
A home etiquette feature asks readers to judge hostess responsibilities and guest behavior. It covers pressing clothes, tipping maids, entertainers at gatherings, and whether to play music as background or as a formal program during tea.
Plans to serve barbecue to 5000 at conservation camp
Community leaders announce committees for a July 25 field day at the Sail Conservation Service CCC Camp seven miles south of Hope. Free noon barbecue will feed about 5000 farmers and their families. Dr. H. H. Bennett of the Soil Conservation Service leads the program with regional and Fort Worth colleagues arriving from Shreveport. The event promotes soil and water conservation methods already used on nearby farms within Terre Rouge Bodcan district headquarters in Hope.
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Sail Conservation Service
CCC Cinp
Hope
R. P. Bowen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Sta{s
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
Bennett
Louis P. Merrill
J. W. Bargent
Fort Worth
Texas
Shreveport
Little Rock
Sail Conservation Service Project
CCC
B. L. Kaufman
H. H. Huskey
Nick Jewell
A. W. Stubberman
Roy Stephenson
George W. Robison
EB. P. Young
Frank KE. Nolen
Max Cox
James Pilkinson
Syd McMath
Roy O. Craine
Sid Bundy
Panzie Moses
E. L
Thomas Brewster
Harry
Welder Spark Ignites Gasoline Pack on Ranger
Rear Admiral M N Simons of Norfolk Navy Yard said an explosion and exterior fire aboard the aircraft carrier Ranger was triggered by a welder's spark igniting a gasoline packet amidships. The incident occurred Wednesday, with damage assessed to the vessel.
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Norfolk
M. N. Simons
Norfolk Navy Yard
Ranger
Runaway Trailer Sidesteps Station in Scottsbluff
George Whitman, a fifling station operator, narrowly avoided a runaway trailer that sped across the station driveway, dodged gasoline pumps, and veered into a vacant space before stopping beside a signboard. Later George Heimbach reported his trailer had broken loose and was not found after a 12 mile search, then cleared up the matter.
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Heimbach
Thought on Brotherhood and Fatherhood of God Quote
A compact quotation reflecting a view that true brotherhood among people requires acknowledgement of divine fatherhood. Attributed to Hy, M, Field, the line emphasizes moral unity grounded in shared religious principle.
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Man
God
Hy, M, Field
Plot Thickens as Stark Tours Western States in 1940 Possibility
Jefferson City report says Missouri Governor Lloyd Crow Stark, dubbed Mister X of Democratic politics, tours the West amid talk he seeks political favors and may shape the 1940 race. His boss busting record and Pendergast prison sentence fuel speculation he could be a Senate or vice presidential pick if needed. Swanson’s death sharpens drafting talk.
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NEA
Jefferson City
Lloyd Crow Stark
Missouri
Mister X
West
Stark
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Senate
Navy
Swanson
Lloyd Stark a rising Kansas City crusader for reform
Lloyd Stark, an Annapolis graduate and former navy officer, has built a reputation as a clean businessman and reform advocate. He leveraged his stance to challenge the Pendergast machine, gaining control of the Kansas City police department and presenting a path away from decades of corruption. Four years in the navy and a pragmatic, mild manner bolster his image as a potential governor candidate.
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Annapolis
Navy
Stark
Kansas City
Missouri
Emedicey Butler
Lincoln Steffens
Carrie Nation
Kansas Tornado
K. C
Pendergast
Lloyd Stark
Pines Swimming School Opens July Seventeenth
The Pines hosts a full Red Cross endorsed swimming program starting Monday July seventeenth. Instructor Ebb Johnson, a Texarkana Red Cross Water Safety Committee member, will lead classes from beginner to advanced levels plus optional junior and senior life saving courses. Johnson warns drowning remains a major preventable risk and emphasizes organized water safety training to protect swimmers and water sports enthusiasts.
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The
Pines
American Red Cross
United States
Ebb Johnson
Texarkana
Armerican Red Cross
Johnson
Red Cross
Beach Lake
Poal
Great Britain shows low car ownership ratio
Britain has one automobile for every 17 people in the population, highlighting modest per capita vehicle ownership and potential implications for transportation strategy and urban planning.
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Great Britain
Leche Not Heard by the Grand Jury
Former Governor Richard W. Leche returned to Baton Rouge for a grand jury summons to testify on LSU affairs but was dismissed for the day before entering the grand jury room. Officials and university board supervisors also left early. all were asked to return Friday.
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Baton Rouge
Fomer
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana State University
Navy Again Fails to Lift Squalus S
PORTSMOUTH. On the verge of a complete victory the navy suffered a temporary delay in raising the U S S Squalus on Thursday as the lifting attempt halted with the submarine still near the muddy bottom despite most of its length elevated by seven pontoons. 26 crew members are listed as dead in the incident.
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Portsmouth
Navy
U. S
Senate rejects 30 dollar monthly federal pension plan
The Senate rejected on a voice vote a proposal to give needy elderly Americans a federal pension of thirty dollars per month.
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Washington
Senate
Extra Banana Dividends Cause Excitement in Tahiti
Tahiti visitors throng Papeete to witness a banana tree bearing seven stems breaking local norms. Native observers compare the phenomenon to unusual agricultural events, noting the tree typically bears one stem and is cut after, while a mayfly beneath water keeps an air reserve in its wings to endure underwater periods.
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Tahiti
Papeete
South Seas
Lewis Seeks U.S. Help in Kentucky Mine Dispute
John L. Lewis urged Attorney General Murphy to federally intervene in Kentucky's Harlan county mine dispute after a bloody gun battle between union miners and the National Guard. Lewis accused Governor Chandler of violating his oath and misusing state power by deploying the guard.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Murphy
Harlan County
Kentucky
Kentucky National Guard
Lewis
A. B. Chandler
National Guard
Will Show Exhibit Hope Art Student Will Show Exhibit Hope Art Student
Sterling Cook, a senior art major at Denton Teachers College, will have a one man museum show at White Memorial Museum in San Antonio from October 15 to November 5. His work has attracted interest from a Dallas gallery and a New York gallery, with additional commissions for campus paintings at Denton.
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Denton
Texas
Sterling Cook
C. D. Cook
Hope, Ark
Teachers College
White Memorial Museum
San Antonio
Cora E. Stafford
Eleanor Onderdonk
Thomas Jefferson High School
Ark
Dallas
New York
Cook
Denton Teachers College
Dodd College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Chiropractors Form Group to Curb Forgeries
In Sacramento California chiropractors have formed a voluntary system of fingerprinting to identify practitioners and students in chiropractic schools. The aim is to eliminate forged or stolen certificates and curb unauthorized practice.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Arkansas legislature called for 11:30 Friday special session
Governor Bailey issued a proclamation summoning Arkansas to a special session at 11:30 Friday morning to discuss refunding the state's 140 million dollar highway debt. The agenda includes refunding existing indebtedness, appropriating surplus highway funds for debt service and other lawful purposes, and covering expenses for the session.
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Little Rock
Bailey
Arkansas
General Assembly of Arkansas
General Assembly
McNutt Faces 1940 Presidency Speculation
Paul McNutt took over as Federal Security Administrator amid talk it could boost his chances for the 1940 Democratic nomination. He also relinquished his post as high commissioner to the Philippines after two years in that role.
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Washington
Paul McNutt
Federal Security
McNutt
Philippines
Canada Secretary of State Fernand Rinfret Dies at 56
Fernand Rinfret, 56, Canadian secretary of state and former Montreal mayor, died unexpectedly near midnight while being transported by ambulance to a hospital in Los Angeles. The death ends a prominent career in Canadian politics and diplomacy.
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Fernand Rinfret
Montreal
L. A
Los Angeles
Calif
Police Use Movie Camera to Blast Traffic Airbis
California patrol cars now feature a mounted movie camera that records dangerous driving on the highway. The device activates at the touch of a button, capturing tailgating, passing on curves, and other misbehavior for indisputable evidence.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Penny Scales Start A Hobby In Las Cruces
A. B. Baker set up penny weight scales before his store in Las Cruces New Mexico and began collecting odd items people spend pennies on. Readables include Mexican pennies French centavos a Canadian dime a Los Angeles street car token an Arizona sales tax token two trade checks washers a lead slug and a few old vopper cents.
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Las Cruces
A. B. Baker
Los Angeles
Arizona
Sleep on the Floor to Curb Burglar Menace
In Moulton Texas G Paulos lay on a floor pallet after a hot night. A burglar stepped in his face shouting causing the intruder to flee when startled by the alarm. Police found a picked screen latch and reported the burglar fled empty handed.
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Moulton
Texas
G. Paulos
Pavlas
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