F D R Decides On Simple Inaugural
President Roosevelt will be sworn in on the White House back porch on January 20 to save taxpayers money. He estimates costs around 2 600 dollars with light refreshments. no parade or inaugural ball. Invitations will go to Congress, cabinet, Supreme Court, diplomatic corps and spouses. The plan uses the north entrance. Byrd McKellar and Coughton back inaugural committee members oversaw the economy. Truman will be vice president at the back porch ceremony.
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Roosevelt
Capitol
White House
Congress
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Dipromatic Corps
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Bill
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kenneth D. McKellar
D-Tenn
Robert L. Coughton
D-N.c
Byrd
Economy Committee
Lang
Harry Truman
Missouri
Shells Rationed as France Sees Scarcity in War Front
Tulsa officials report artillery shell shortages in France require rationing for certain gun crews. Clyde Morgan of the St. Louis Ordnance district warns supplies will rise, but new contracts and weapon development could shift plans hours apart. The Tulsa area conference heard procurement in the district remains at its peak since Pearl Harbor, with continued increases by year’s end.
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Oklo
Clyde Morgan
St. Louis
Morgan
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
No Voice in the Peace Talks Debate Split
London reported that Richard Law, undersecretary of state, said Britain saw no reason for any noncontributor to the United Nations war effort to be represented in peace settlement discussions. He pointed to Franco's Spain when questioned about belated support to the democracies. A thrifty habit noted reading the classified page daily.
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London
Richard Law
House of Commons
United Nations
Spain
Francisco Franco
Alliance display of religious books at Kansas gas office window
The Rev. Lawrence Deever presents an exhibit of foreign language Bibles and English translations at the Kansas Public Service Company gas office window. The display centers on a world map with 19 languages and includes devotional literature and Dr. G. E. E. Lindquist's The Indian in American Life, reflecting broad religious outreach.
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United Brethren Church
Kansas Public Service Company
Lawrence Authority
G. E. E. Lindquist
Britons Cheer French Forces of Interior In London Parade
In London crowds cheered about 200 French soldiers and airmen of the forces of the interior as they marched through city streets on a tour of England and Scotland amid displays of religious texts and Bible reference works in a separate exhibit corner.
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Interior
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