Washington Daybook on super power radio stations
Washington Daybook discusses 16 stations seeking 500000 watt licenses, the FCC hearing plan, and potential outcomes. It weighs engineering, economic, and social political risks of super power, including possible government ownership if licenses granted. WLW Cincinnati and WHO Des Moines noted as key cases amid debate over power limits and monopoly concerns.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WILW
Cincinnati
Capitol Hill
Congress
WLW
WHO
Des Moines
Canada
Mexico
United States
Commission
National Broadcasting Company
Mutual
Columbia
Davies silent on Stalin meeting after two hour talk
United States Ambassador Joseph E. Davies withheld details after a two hour world affairs discussion with Joseph Stalin in Moscow. Stalin issued a brief communique through Pravda confirming the meeting. Davies visited Kalinin and Molotov, met Stalin unexpectedly, and noted the talk touched on general world affairs with Davies asserting his capitalist views.
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MoscOw
United States
Joseph E. Davies
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
Davies
Mororeff
Belgium
Kremlin
Darewell
Vyacheslaff Molatoff
Council of People’s Commissars
Molatoff
Michael Kalinin
all-Russia Central Executive Committee
Molotoff
Reluctant Republicans and Voters Fed by Government Checks
The piece argues four million farmers, three million WPA families, three million local relief households, and two million old age pensioners shape autumn politics. It suggests Democrats will highlight relief dependence to sway votes and critiques governors over tactics, labeling politics as a global craft driven by self interest.
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PWA
Washington
Chicken Dinner Day and civic struggle in Springfield crowd
An aging newspaper column recalls Springfield Illinois celebrating Chicken Dinner Day and civic spirit while noting nationwide neglect of the chicken as a symbol. It laments unemployment, roasts politicians, and cites Father Pleus's parish anniversary as Jefferson City readers emerge amid river floods and local governance debates.
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Springfield
Smajor
J. B. Pleus
Jefferson City
William Alanson White Autobiography Explored In Review
A review contrasts Beers classic with White's autobiography, noting White’s role at St Elizabeths and his shifts in psychiatry from crude asylums to humane care. The piece praises White’s effort to teach society to understand the mentally ill and to challenge punitive approaches.
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Cufford Beers
William Alanson White
Beers
White
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Whit
Dr. White
Wilbur
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington
Notable quotes from leaders and thinkers
A collection of brief quotations on world peace politics religion and democracy. Sumner Welles Frances Perkins Alexander Troyanovsky Amleto Battisti E A Hooton and Rev Jesse M Bader share views on civilization democracy religion and national fate.
It's Odd But It's Science by Howard Blakeslee
A Columbia University study by Dr. Rudolf Schoenheimer shows fat from food is not used immediately but sent to body stores where it is reconditioned. Heavy water labeled fat reveals storage and replacement of normal fat, with chemical changes in bonds altering atomic shape before final consumption.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Science
New York
Columbia University
Rudolf Schoenheimer
Schoenheimer
New York Electrical Society
Governor loses tie at Hutchinson picnic
Governor Walter A. Haxman attended a Hutchinson picnic hosted by contractor Burt. In violation of Burt's rule that guests arrive with shirts open, Burt cut off the governor's necktie with scissors, highlighting a lighthearted mishap during the event.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Walter A. Haxman
L. Burt
Hutchinson
Burt
Freud Comes to London in Search of Peace and Quiet
Dr. Sigmund Freud, 82, arrived in London from Nazi Vienna with wife and children to seek peace and quiet. He plans a book on how the Bible reflects subconscious yearnings and fears, staying in St. John’s Wood as he renews ties with Britain.
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London
Vienna
Anna
Paris
St. John’s Wood
Dr. Freud
Worldfame
Victoria Station
Freud
Martin
Martin Freud
England
Austria
Franz Hollitschek
Anna Freud
Edsel Ford Aids Glider Pilot After Lake St Clair Sighting
Detroit June 7 AP Elmer Zook, seeking a place for his glider, landed near an estate on Lake St Clair. The homeowner assisted in dismantling the craft and offered storage in a garage and a ride home. The youth later learned the helper was Edsel Ford.
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Detroit
Elmer Zook
St. Clair
Zook
Edsel Ford
Ava Attorney Dies of Bullet Wound
Springfield Missouri June 6 AP Lz Banta a 39 Ava attorney died in a hospital from a bullet wound inflicted six weeks earlier by Willis Harris a 55 year old farmer who immediately shot and killed himself The reason for the shooting remains a mystery
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Springfield
Lz Banta
Ava
Willis Harris
Farmer
Reformed philosopher to run for Congress in Illinois
Thomas Vernor Smith, known as T V, a University of Chicago philosophy professor and editor of Ethics, gains attention as a candidate for congressman at large. Despite admitting ignorance of legislative matters, Smith wins a large downstate vote in the spring primary, earning 574,452 votes and prompting talk of a Washington run and continued philosophy lectures by telephonic link.
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Willes Thornton
NEA
Chicago
T. W. Smith
Illinois
Smith
University of Chicago
Ethics
Thomas Vernor Smith
T. V
State Senate
Eddie Guest
Professor Smith
Bill Smith
Legislative Council
WMAQ
Congress
Kelly-Nash
Auto
Horner-faction
League of Women Voters
Colonel Knox
Alfred Bingham
Milnois
Inim
Washington
Gillette Faces Primary Test in Iowa Senate Race
Des Moines IA June 6 AP Senator Guy M Gillette faces a key acid test as Democratic primary voters total estimated 150000 or more seeking the party nomination for Congress Among rivals are Representative Otha D Wearin in a three party contest The Republican race features former Senator L J Dickinson and Rep Lloyd J Thurston Top issues include New Deal support vs independent judgment and endorsements tied to WPA figures Roosevelt and Hopkins Wearin touts White House backing while Iowa Democrats rally behind Gillette Governor Kraschel and Attorney General Mitchell campaign actively for Gillette with AFL President William Green endorsing the senator in a late bid to secure the nomination If no candidate reaches 35 percent the race goes to the state convention for final decision Vote totals projected around 260000 for top ticket by fall voting demonstrates high stakes for both parties
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Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Congress
Otha D. Wearin
L. J. Dickinson
Lloyd J. Thurston
Gillette and
Wearin
WEA
WPA
Harry S. Hopkins
James Roosevelt
EH Birmingham
Carl Cook
G. O. FB
Bis
White House
Las
Gillette
Nelson G. Kraschel
Richard B. Mitchell
Statehouse
Kraschel
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Iowa i
Servctor
AAA
TVA
NRA
What Congress Is Doing By The Associated Press Today
House considers minor legislation while the Senate is in recess. A joint committee continues study of wage hour legislation. An auto road distance shows 3265 miles from New York to San Francisco versus 2568 miles by air.
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Associated Press
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Senate
Joint Committee
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New York
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