Law to halt wartime loans eyed by Congress
The article notes a House bill sponsored by Rep. Kloeb of Ohio to prohibit U S loans to nations at war or their citizens unless the nation is an active U S ally. A June 18 hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee is planned, urged as a preventive measure following past wars. It argues history might have differed if such a law existed in 1917.
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Congress
Kloeb
Ohio
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Showboat Majestic At Point Pleasant Opens Season
NEA Service describes the return of river showboats on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers at Point Pleasant. The Majestic captained by T. J. Reynolds is ready to launch with 500 seats, a theater, orchestra pit, and staterooms, while other boats await and preparations include painting and deck work.
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Mississippi
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Phoenix Hotel
Sis
Huntington
Bureau of Information
Billy Bryant
Charleston
Cincinnati
Captain Hyatt
Water Queen
T. J. Reynolds
Majestic
Kanawha
Captain Reynolds
Reynolds
The
Goys
What’s in a party label
The piece argues the realignment of political parties in the 1930s would simplify governance by making parties clearly represent distinct schools of thought. It cites LaGuardia, Hoover, and Roosevelt era figures, noting that current labels mislead voters when major figures share party names but differ in views.
Guardsmen Patrol Tri-State Lead Mine District
Kansas and Oklahoma guardsmen maintained patrols in the Tri-State lead and zinc area as a miners strike persisted. Federal labor chief Finley Bell urged reemployment and nonrecognition of unions, but operators showed resistance. Violent incidents occurred at Treece and Picher, while a new district union led by F. W. Evans claimed growing support. Mines were expected to reopen under troop protection.
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National Guardsmen
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Oklahoma
Tri-State
Lead and Zinc
Finley F. Bell
Washington
Department of Labor
Mie
Bell
Treece
Picher
Tri- State District Mine, Mill and Smelters Workers Union
F. W
Mike) Evans
Miami
Okla
American Federation of Labor
International Mine, Mill and Smelters Works Union
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Aumber
Odds and odds of the TV sweepstakes reveal slim chances
The piece notes that 2,443,000 Americans bought tickets and only seven won the top prizes, a roughly 350,900 to one odds against a typical holder. It criticizes official gambling leniency and questions government inducements, while remarking the courthouse brick building remains undisturbed despite a grand jury finding faults.
Old Constitution Restored in Cuba
A roundup of editorials and quips from papers nationwide. The New Haven Journal-Courier mocks the notion as an old American custom while other pieces lampoon legal and political topics from inter versus intra disputes to post mortem Supreme Court rulings and absurdities in public policy.
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New Haven Journal-Courier
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Supreme Court
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Kans
Eagle
Hugh Jonson
Supreme Courts
Savannah
Quotes on government, equality, and policy in early 20th century press
A collage of public figures voices and editorials on constitutional rights, economic policy, and crop control. Mayor LaGuardia condemns the Supreme Court while Chief Justice Hughes may visit New York. others defend American enterprise, equality of opportunity, and the legality of crop processing taxes amid voluntary farming curtailments.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Elkhart
Ind
Birmingham Herald
ABA Head Denounces Federally Owned Banks
In Omaha on June 11, R S Hecht of the American Bankers Association denounced government owned central banks. He warned such banks would serve politics over commerce and that U S private regional banks outperform central banks. Hecht predicted minimal reforms and urged continued private banking leadership.
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R. S. Hecht
New Orleans
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American Institute of Banking
Hewitt
Heche
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England
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Germany
America
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Hecht
Lam
Freight loadings decrease slightly in midwest rail week
ST. LOUIS June 11 AP Missouri Pacific Railroad reported 49,866 freight cars loaded in the week ended June 8, down from 20,305 in the same week of 1934. Gulf Coast Lines handled 3,203 cars versus 3,262 a year earlier, and International Great Northern Lines moved 3,732, down from 4,364 the prior year.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Gulf Coast Lines
International Great Northern Lines
Milk Law Constitutionality Challenged in Missouri Case
The Missouri Supreme Court heard a challenge to a milk law that bans sale of milk products containing vegetable oils. Plaintiffs Poole and Creber, Central Missouri grocers, name J C Breshear commissioner of agriculture Attorney General Roy McKittrick and Cole County prosecutor Eliot Dampf as defendants.
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Poole and
Great Tumult Yet Little Movement in Work-Relief
Washington June 11 The New Deal work relief program shows more bustle than progress as press agents ramp up coverage while actual projects lag. Officials warn only a fraction can move from relief rolls to paid work by October due to funding and cost constraints. The Ickes committee shifts to low cost CWA style projects, paying workers less and restricting eligibility, altering original loaning idea.
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Washington
Ballyhoo
Allotments Committee
Ickes
Roosevelt
Behind the Scenes Clash Over New Deal Power Players
An analysis of Franklin D Roosevelt's administration highlights friction among Frank Walker Ickes and Harry Hopkins. Walker runs a front division to shield Roosevelt from park-hunters, while Hopkins leads a works progress division pushing quick low-cost projects. Ickes favors permanent, self-sustaining works, creating tensions as Hopkins seeks rapid employment for millions. No project applications have yet come from Hopkins, signaling potential shifts in federal priorities.
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Frank Walker
Walker
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Works Progress
Grand jury probes two bank robberies in Arkansas
Bentonville Arkansas June 11 AP four men charged with burglary and grand larceny in two bank heists. Bank of Pea Ridge was robbed April 19 and Bank of Hiwasse on May 3. Fred Spike Sullivan and Cecil Garrett of Cassville Missouri named as principal defendants. Dr J C Propp Pea Ridge physician formerly of Kansas City and BR Moffitt Pea Ridge charged as accessories.
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Ark
Benton County
Grand
Bank of
Pea Ridge
Tthe
$25,000 for Missouri River flood relief plan
Washington reports the War Department allotted 25000 dollars for emergency flood protection on the Missouri River and its tributaries due to heavy rains in Nebraska and Kansas. The item is part of a broad, contentious federal relief program with allocations across roads housing and rural resettlement, facing political entanglements and feasibility questions.
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War Department
Missouri River
Nebraska
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