Washington Daybook on Japan War Effort and US Response
Washington Daybook summarizes U S pressure for action against Japan amid Canton bombing and calls for boycotts. It explains Japan’s wartime economy and trade pressure, notes potential neutrality act use, and compares Shanghai Hankow Canton to strategic targets as Japan faces supply line challenges.
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U. S
White House
Washington
Foundry Methodist
Canton
State Department
Japan
Napoleon
Moscow
Shanghai
China
New York
Hankow
Chicago
Chiang
New Orleans
Britain seeks Spanish war truce to calm Mediterranean crisis
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the Commons that Britain aims for an immediate Spanish war truce as Italy and Britain push to activate the April 16 anti Spanish war pact. He pressed Mussolini to join, amid new sinkings of British merchant ships by suspected Italian aircraft.
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France
Valencia
Chamberlain
London
Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Commons
Arthur Henderson
Laborite
Si Duce
Europe
England
Funds for 231 Work Project Grants by PWA
The article lists allotments in the $3.75 billion spending bill approved by President Roosevelt. It details funds for Braymer sewer and water projects, Kansas City municipal building, King City sewer, Kirksville paying, Leadwood gymnasium, Milan courthouse, St. Joseph schools, and other Missouri items totaling numerous millions. It also outlines nationwide allocations for work relief, public works, housing, farm parity and rehab loans, rural electrification, youth aid, public buildings, and Puerto Rico reconstruction.
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Braymer
Kansas City
King City
Kirksville
Leadwood
Milan
St. Joseph
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
PWA
National Youth Administration
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration
TVA AND RIVAL POWER IN GUNTERSVILLE
In Guntersville Alabama a TVA powered municipal system competes with Alabama Power for electric customers. The municipal plant began in May with about 95 percent of locals switching, offering 30 percent lower rates financed by a 130000 private bond. Alabama Power says it will continue service as negotiations for private utility asset purchase proceed.
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Guntersville
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
Dr. & H. Couch
Gunnersville
Couch
Commonwealth
Southern Corporation
TVA
Priva
The Job and the Person
A 57 year old ex lawyer becomes a movie actor after a casting misidentification and finds joy in acting. A 19 year old coal seller Rose Chickiris builds expertise in coal and eyes starting her own company. The piece argues careers often choose people and that many possible paths exist beyond initial plans.
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Rose Chickiris
Rose
Hague’s Democracy and the Right to Free Speech
The piece argues democracy protects minority rights even against the majority and criticizes Hague in Newark and Jersey City for failing to shield Norman Thomas from a mob. It asserts that violence at a speech violates core democratic rights, regardless of majority opinion, and ends with a wry July question about hundreds of eggs atop sidewalks.
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Newark
Jersey City
Frank Hague
Hague
Norman Thomas
Thomas
How's Your Health Dr Iago Galdston Summer Diet Guide
The article explains how season, climate, age, and activity shape summer nutrition. It advises fewer calories, limited meats and animal proteins, and focuses on milk foods fruits and vegetables. Emphasizes cleanliness, avoiding fatty foods, and adding a pinch of salt to water after heat exposure.
Quotations on War and Democracy From Notables
A collage of notable quotes on war, peace, and liberty. Col Adelna Gibson criticizes chemical warfare’s efficiency. Mme Chiang Kai-shek condemns democracies’ inaction. Grenville Clark defends civil liberty. Lauretta Bendre links child impulses to home life. Anthony Eden notes retreat may not lead to peace.
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Adelna Gibson
Second Corps
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Louis and Schmeling Face Off In Yankee Stadium Weigh-In
Joe Louis weighed 198 and a quarter pounds to Max Schmeling’s 192 at the Madison Square Garden weigh-in watched by nearly 700 reporters. Schmeling arrived before Louis who appeared late and the two spoke little as the weights were announced.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Jailbreakers Searched In Missouri Hills After Oklahoma Escape
Springfield dispatch reports a statewide search for William Kraft and Roy Rushing, two jail breakers who fled Medford Oklahoma on June 13. Police fear the trail is cold as troopers pursue a car they allegedly stole and used to flee southwest. A similar vehicle was seen in Polk County and later at a Brookline filling station where eight gallons of gasoline were unpaid.
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Springfield
William Otto Kraft
Roy Rushing
Medford
Okla
Here
Harve Sayers
Polk County
Humansville
Brookline
Wage Hour Program Seems to Divide South and North
The proposed wage hour rules would set a $10 weekly minimum in the South and $11 in the North, with 44 hours weekly initially, then 42 and 44, and time and a half for overtime. Seasonal industries under 14 weeks could reach 56 hours. Administration would be a presidentially appointed wage hour department, existing amid the broader NRA labor battles and weather-influenced shifts in employment.
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South
NRA
Senate
Isbor
John
Juvenile Gangsterism Threatens Nation in Rotary Talk
San Francisco June 22 AP Mayor Harold H Burton of Cleveland warned that unchecked juvenile gangsterism could wreck democracy, urging Rotary to rededicate its youth program to steer boys toward good citizenship. He said crime’s growth could decide democracy’s fate on the battlefield of prevention. The convention also dodged action on a war resolution, tabling it after Britain’s Tom Warren withdrew it.
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San Francisco
Rotary International
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Burton
Rotary
Rededicate
Rotery
Council On Legislation
Tom Warren
Rotary Clubs of
Great Britain
Barking
England
Japan
Allen Albert
Minneapol
Chicago Club
Albert
Two-Year Terms For Strike Assault In Kansas City
Kansas City June 22 AP Judge Marion D Waltner sentenced Joe Cardello and Joe Evola to minimum two year terms after pleading guilty to assault with intent to kill for slugging Christ Ulmer superintendent of Fidelity building during a service Ulmer was in critical condition weeks after the attack He recovered later A Chile mining district is claimed as the highest inhabited altitude at 28480 feet above sea level Vaccinations against base were reportedly successful on silkworms in the tale
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Kansas City
Joe Cardello
Joe Evola
Marion D. Waltner
Christ Ulmer
The
Fidelity Buiding
Cardello
Evola
Ulmer
Chile
Lehman Enters New York Senate Race in Turbulent Era
The piece outlines Robert F. Wagner Jr.’s possible bid for reelection or gubernatorial nomination as Lehman withdraws from the governor race. It notes Roosevelt’s stance questions, Dewey as a possible candidate, and Tammany’s mixed reactions. La Guardia's allies reportedly protested Lehman’s potential nomination.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Washington
Roosevelt
Lehman
Tate
William S. Murray
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany Walls
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
George Gordon Battle
Tammany
Bennett
Friends
Fiorello LaGuardia
Political Candidates Chronicle Cole County Offices
Political announcement lists Cole County races with names for Prosecuting Attorney Recorder Clerk Circuit Clerk Probate Judge and County Court judges. Names include Scott Peters Henry Heidbreder Henry G LePage Carl F Wymore Bennie Renn Edwin Hickey William Tellman Guy Lone Champ Clark Emmel Curtis Dunn Tom Parrish George J Scott and E S Bond for presiding judge.
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Cole County
Scott Peters
Associated Judge County Court
Henry L. Heidbreder
County Recorder
Henry G. Lepage
H. P. Lauf
Carl F. Wymore
AL. Markway Bennie
Renn
J. Edwin Hickey
William Tellman
Guy M. Lone
Champ Clark Emmel Curtis L. Dunn
Tom L. Parrish
George J. Scott
E. S. Bond
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