Major public question viewed as use of federal powers
Boston AP June 20 Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace warned at Harvard commencement that constitutional use of federal powers to remedy social and economic abuses will be the major public issue of the coming decade. He suggested a constitutional amendment may be needed to enable a sound union and national handling of long-term problems.
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Boston
Henry Wallace
Harvard University
Meru
Wallace
United States
Alexander Hamilton
First Jack Rabbit Derby Fails To Impress Pittsburg Crowd
In Pittsburg Kansas, June 20, 4006 fans packed the venue for a jack rabbit derby. An eager announcer hyped the event as the fastest speed show, yet no action occurred until a single jack rabbit emerged, calmly grazing on the track as others stayed in their cages, leaving spectators disappointed.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Fittsburg
Man jailed in abuse case in Maryville
Sheriff Ed Wallace announced the arrest of Charley Stanley, 42, on charges of criminally assaulting his 14 year old daughter in Maryville Missouri. The case details show an alleged attack and the suspect in custody awaiting further action.
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Maryville
Ed Wallace
Charley Stanley
New Fields for Baptist Church Faces Debate in Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs on June 20 the Northern Baptist convention approved a proposal to expand church influence into political social and economic fields. Convention president Dr Avery A Shaw supported the move in a crowded city auditorium. Fundamentalists criticized the plan as centralized power that would override local church authority.
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Colorado Springs
Northern Baptist Convention
Avery A. Shaw
Tax Proposals Include Inheritance Gift and Corporate Rates
The report details a presidential message to Congress outlining ten tax proposals. It calls for higher inheritance and gift taxes, a rise in top individual income rates, graduated corporate taxes from 10 to 16 percent, elimination of unnecessary holding companies, and a constitutional amendment to let the federal government tax state and local securities while permitting taxing futures securities by states. The fourth point is seen as for future action, while leaders debate urgency.
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Congress
Capitol
Priest outlines 41 reform program in Missouri
Rev. Charles Coughlin urged his National Union for Social Justice aims and criticized the Fed eral Reserve before 15,000 Missouri listeners. He backed New Deal measures, denounced bankers, called for farmer and labor profits, and warned against superficial crackpot schemes.
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ST. Louis
Charles £. Coughlin
Detroit
National Union For Social Justice
Federal Reserve Banking System
Union For Social Justice
New York and International
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Complaint Filed Against Kansas City Bus Firms
The Kansas City public service company filed with the State Public Service Commission a complaint alleging Independence Maywood and Kansas City bus company operated without a certificate of convenience and necessity. The two firms run bus lines between Kansas City and Independence.
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Kansas City Public Service Company
State Public Service Commission
Independence Maywood and
Kansas City Bus Company
Kansas City
Independence
Body found in Pennsylvania may match Tacoma kidnap suspect
Police sent fingerprints to Washington to verify if a body found near Evans Station Uniontown resembles William Mahan, sought in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Burn scars under the right arm a star near the left eye and a left cheek mark noted. The man, about 30, with black hair, was found Saturday but identification awaited. The piece ends with an unrelated banjo remark.
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Connellsville
Washington
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Evans Station
Uniontown
Mahan
Kidnap Plot Against Borah Relative Fails in Canton
An apparent kidnapping attempt targeting Billy Borah, a relative of Senator William Borah, failed after two men lured the eight year old into a car in Peoria. The boy was driven around Canton before being dumped six miles from home and helped back by a motorist. The incident involved inquiries into his father John Borah’s finances, with the boy returned to his grandparents.
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Canton
United States
William E. Borah
Idaho
Billy Borah
Peoria
C. F. Proebsting
John Borah
Billy
Senator Borah
Tinois Inspection Bureaut
Muench Change of Venue Hearing Wears On In St Louis
Defense and prosecution pressed the fourth day of testimony in the Nellie Tipton Muench appeal for a venue change in the Dr Isaac D Kelley kidnapping case. Seventy five witnesses were called as clippings from local papers were offered to show local bias and prejudice against a fair trial in the area.
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ST. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Isaac D. Kelley
Government Takeover Sought by Rail Labor Leaders
Washington AP June 20. Railway Labor Executives Association calls for immediate federal government takeovers of rail carriers, denouncing financial houses and holding companies for looting railroads and forcing mass layoffs to raise returns for bankers.
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Labor Executives Association
Washington
Railway Labor Executives Association Toflay
Sleeping sickness hits dozen horses in Edwardsville
In Edwardsville on June 20, AP reports an outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis affecting more than a dozen horses near the area. Veterinarian W. G. Moore notes only one death, with symptoms including rapid weight loss, general lassitude, and sleepiness.
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Edwardsville
W. G. Moore
France to strengthen navy to meet Germany challenge
Paris officials privately stated France will bolster its fleet as much as necessary to counter Germany. They claimed the 1922 Washington naval treaty no longer applies, argue Britain violated its spirit though not its letter, and that French hands are free to act. The government view was that France must adapt to the new balance at sea.
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Paris
France
Germany
Great Britain
Anglo German Naval Agreement Said to Cancel Treaties
In a secret chamber meeting the chamber of deputies naval committee argued that Germany’s new naval accord to build a fleet about 30 percent the size of Britain’s effectively cancels the Washington Versailles and London declarations. French officials called the Versailles violation obvious as it defined a German fleet.
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Chamber of ‘Députies’ Naval
Germany
Great Britain
France
Indictment for ex County Treasurer over $414,129 shortage
Chicago June 20 AP The Cook county grand jury returned a 20 page indictment against Robert M Sweitzer ousted county treasurer over an alleged shortage of 414129.41.
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Chicago
Cook County
Robert M. Sweitzer
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