WASHINGTON Foes seek to block wage hour and labor acts
Bruce Catton reports the Smith resolutions aim to probe the labor act and wage hour law, shifting control from the House labor committee to the act’s supporters. Key backers include Cox and Virginia’s Smith, with Cox’s Georgia stance signaling a fierce intra party fight. The administration may refrain from opposing, while northern lawmakers resist Wagner ads and wage hour differences.
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Washington
Howard Smith
Virginia
Labor Board
House Labor Committee
Mary Norton
New Jersey
Rules Committee
Smith
Eugene Cox
Georgia
House
Rayburn
Bankhead
Howse
South
Danzig and Baltic Crisis Draw British and Japanese Reactions
Reports from Danzig deny German troop build up and call police strengthening enough for daily life. In London, Griffin’s talks hint Baltic states and others may join a proposed Anglo French Russian pact. Tokyo and London clash over Tientsin crisis settlement terms and Britain’s stance on a new East Asia order.
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London
Eng
M-Griffin
Maurridgy O Heave Kent
Moscow
Baltic States
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
William Leeds
Russia
Communist Party
Japan
TOKIO
Britain
Tientsin
Polley
East Asia
Killer Is Shot to Death by a Posse Near Cable
Ray Olsen, a fugitive killer, was shot to death Tuesday by a posse led by Constable Ernest Moore near Lake Nan Malugoon, about 14 miles from Cable. He was struck by four bullets and toppled into the water from a boat while trying to cross the lake.
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Cable
Wis
Ray Olsen
Bossanen
Ernest Moore
Lake Nan Malugoon
A Thought Whial a Man of His Time in Slumber
A fragmented antiquated line depicts a thought lapsed by a man whose chief good is time wasted in sleep and feeding a beast with no activity or motion, reflecting a deranged or playful verse fragment from an older text.
Instrument Riddle Puzzle Whispers Across Pages
Riddles describe four musical instruments clues point to piano with steel strings and keys, organ with air pipe and drones, a harp with strings over a resonant box, and a horn rhyming with a famed island. Answers appear on page two.
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Namie
New Louisiana Long Pushes Graft Fight Agin Grafters
New Orleans dispatch reports Gov Earl Long pledging a broad graft fight despite feeing relatives and political allies. The piece recalls his Sicily Tskind remark and notes the Meestri machine backing his administration as he wields power in Baton Rouge.
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New Louisiana
James E. Crown
NER Service
New Orleans
Louisiana
Barl Kemp Long
Sicily
Tskind
Earl Long
Baton Rouse
Hull as possible secretary of state candidate in 1940 race
Washington observers weigh Cordell Hull as a nominee acceptable to both New Deal and anti New Deal camps. Hull, a long time Southern Democrat and former congressman, would appeal to conservatives and isolationists while facing leftist opposition and foreign policy scrutiny. Hull’s asset is a strong state department track record. liabilities include isolationist enmity and Democratic left-wing resistance.
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Bruce Catton
Washington
Deimocracy
Cordell Mull
Roosevelt
Hull
Tennessee
Congress
Senate
Raymond Moley
Eleven Arabs Slain in Palestine by Jews Reported
Report from Jerusalem says eleven Arabs were slain and five wounded in six incidents Thursday in Tel Aviv area. Authorities allege unidentified Jews carried out the shootings. Traffic to and from Tel Aviv and nearby cities was stopped from Thursday noon until 4 p.m. Friday.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Bailey Advances Bonding Program For Arkansas Roads
Governor Carl E. Bailey reported satisfactory talks with FDIC, Federal Reserve, and comptroller of the currency about refunding 140 million dollars of Arkansas highway bonds. He aims to raise the bonds from substandard to standard and expects a decision soon. Bailey also discussed RCC involvement with Jesse H. Jones in a separate meeting, calling it satisfactory.
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Washington
Carl E. Bailey
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of the Currency
Arkansas
Bailey
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Monetary Powers of F. D. Defended
Washington reports Secretary Morgenthal defended administration policy on monetary powers urging vigilance over the dollar if devaluation authority is extended. The Roosevelt administration seeks to reassure farmers, business leaders, and laborers amid economic pressures.
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Washington
Morgenthal
Roosvelt
Nevada Singing Meet in Willisville This Weekend
The Nevada County Singing convention will convene at Willisville Saturday night and Sunday. The business session will be held Saturday night. J. W. Holloway, president of the organization, announced the public is invited.
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Nevada County
Willisville
J. W. Holloway
Vote Approaches On Neutrality Bill in House Debate
In Washington a debate over the administration neutrality bill intensified on Thursday as lawmakers clashed over potential impacts on war and peace. Earlier, Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha of Norway were greeted in the diplomatic gallery with applause.
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Crown Prince
Princess
Norway
Washington
Wet House
Olaf
Martha
Senate backs continued WPA art projects with funding limit
The senate approved a continuation of the federal theater and other WPA art projects with a strict funding cap, allocating 13 million to art programs and contrasting with the prior 25 million spent this fiscal year. The chamber also set a state cost share of 25 percent and rejected a new 500 million public works proposal as relief measures move toward final action.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Theater
Wagner
Dem
N.Y
Chamber
Children World Offers Child Check Service in New York
Parents visiting the World's Fair can have their children checked at the Children's World for 15 cents per half hour.
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New York
Mind Your Manners 7M Kee US Pat
Question and answer style exercise on social etiquette for luncheon guests. Includes queries about hats at lunch, fashionable hours, attire simplicity, guest departures, hostess farewells, and drink service choices with provided answers.
Crooked Politics Blamed for Crime at World’s Fair
New York report quotes J. Edgar Hoover blaming corrupt politicians for crime, claiming an alleged criminal army of nearly five million. Hoover spoke at a Boy Scout ceremony at the Court of Peace during the New York World’s Fair, urging youth to help “clean up America.”
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New York
J. Edger. Hoover
FBI
America
Atlantic Clipper Lands Passengers
The Dixie Clipper on its second leg to Lisbon marks the first regular transatlantic passenger service by air. At Port Washington 22 passengers boarded the 750,000 pound flying boat as 5,000 spectators watched, beginning twice weekly flights to Europe from Manhasset Bay.
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Horta
Europe
Hope Watermelon Trademark Meeting Set In Hope
The Hope Watermelon Growers Association plans a Saturday July 1 meeting at 10 am in City Hall. The Organ ization Committee will discuss plans to trademark Hope melons. An Arkansas Gazette letter endorses the trademark idea and cites concerns about misrepresentation by a grocer.
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Hope Watermelon Growers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Hope
Arkansas
Bowen
Sune Ih
Gazette Publishing Co
S-G-N W.C. Allsopp
Mrs Julia Willis Dies At 73 After Illness
Mrs Julia Willis aged 73 died early Thursday at her son in law Marvin McRoy's home on Hope Route Few following several months illness. Funeral services are planned for Friday at Hickory Grove Cemetery near Murfreesboro.
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Julia Willis
Marvin McRoy
Hope Route Few
Idam
Hickory Grove Cemetery
Murfreesboro
House Votes New Funds for WPA Probe
In Washington the House swiftly approved an additional 75,000 dollars for continuing its WPA investigation and moved the 1,808,400,000 dollar relief bill toward final enactment.
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House
Washington
Parade of Animals to Open Two Day Rodeo at Fair Park
A two day event at Fair Park opens Friday night at 8 p.m. with a parade led by the H School band and a rodeo featuring riders FODETS and other performers from Texas Oklahoma Arizona and Arkansas. Melvin Hudson manages the show with cattle moved to Sutton Collier barn before transfer to the fairground.
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Fairpark
Sutton & Collier
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Arkansas
Melvin Hudson
Clarksville
Shibbey Hart
Arkadelphia
Frank Reeder
Mate Gill
Peewee Daniels
Clyde Crinshaw
Hayworth
Okla
Dick Johnson
el Dorado
Horace Jewell Tops University Freshman Honors in Arts
Horace Jewell of Hope led University of Arkansas arts and sciences freshmen in spring scholarship. He and three others earned perfect A grades in all subjects, with Janet Lemley of Hope sixth in the class as a near perfect student. The arts division lists 606 students, while a $5,000,000 New York World's Fair exhibit highlights jeweled pieces.
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Fayetteville
Ann
William Horace Jewell
Hope
College of Arts and Sciences
Universiy
Arkansas
L. Jones
Jewell
Arts
Bradeg
Howard T. Head
DeQueen
Burton Levine
Brooklyn
N.4
Nonan
Cook
Texarkana
Janet McRae Lemley
Cotton Market Report From New Orleans Opens Thursday
Spot cotton opened Thursday at 9.48 and closed. The report notes middling prices and trading activity in New Orleans with price quotes and market movement on the day.
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New Orleans
Poten
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