Roosevelts Veto End? Law Without Signature in Tax Case
Edward W. Pickard summarizes how President Roosevelt allows a bill to become law without his signature. He objects to unwise parts of the revision that affect the undistributed profits tax and capital gains levies. Roosevelt spoke to mountain families in Arburdale W Va and urged future revisions to entice private capital while avoiding tax avoidance. He and Mrs. Roosevelt then left for Hyde Park for Memorial Day weekend.
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White House
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
TVA Directors say Arthur Morgan sabotaged defense in court case
David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan testified before a joint congressional committee accusing former TVA colleague Arthur E. Morgan of tampering with government witnesses and obstructing counsel during the constitutional defense of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Morgan countered with allegations of dishonest management by the two directors.
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Morgan
Joint
Congressional Committee of Investigation
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
David Lilienthal
Congress
War Pensions Expanded and War News Across Fronts
President Roosevelt signed a bill boosting pensions for veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection and China relief expedition with a $600 monthly rate for those 65 or older who served 90 days. Reports recount a devastating Alicante air raid with at least 250 killed and 1,000 injured amid six insurgent planes. Nazi probe, Dies charges un-American propaganda, cites affidavits about a Nazi camp speech. Other items note golf champion Charles Yates of Atlanta and Indy 500 speed record, the Le Vine kidnapping case found, Canadian stork derby winners, and Interior Secretary Ickes secretly marrying Jane Dahlman in Dublin before a quick honeymoon.
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Roosevelt
RANCO
Alicante
Saguntoe
House
United States
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
Charles Yates
Atlanta
Floyd Roberts
California
Indianapolis
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Long Island Sound
Ickes
Dublin
Interior
PWA
New York
Ireland
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
John Cudahy
Wilmarth Ickes
Winnetka, J
Mr. Ickes
Cudahy
J. Shattuck
Legation
Washington
Olney
American Pilots in Cedillo Rebellion Air War Report
The Cedillistas led a San Luis Potosi agrarian revolt against President Cardenas with two airplanes bombing towns held by federal troops. War minister Avila Camacho claimed Americans piloted the planes but offered no source. Japan was said to aid the Cedillistas and 300 Japanese rifles plus ammunition were seized at Cerritosa. A Tampico report noted a Cedillo plane dropping rebel propaganda over the Gulf port.
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Aturnino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Cardenas
Manuel Avila Camacho
Japan
Cedillistas
Cerritosa
Tampico
Gulf of Mexico
Cedillo
Wage Bill Clash Shifts to Conference Over Hour Standards
Senate sends wage hour bill to conference with Southern opposition and farm state backing for a crucial amendment. The measure sets 25 to 40 cents an hour across interstate industries and a 44 to 40 hour week, but exempt processing of agricultural commodities. Debate centers on wage differentials and potential filibuster, as Congress nears adjournment.
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Lee
House
Senate
Congress
Farm State
Norton
Japs Bomb Canton Report Describes Widespread Damage
A Japanese air raid on Canton lasted three days destroying hundreds of buildings and causing at least 800 deaths with about a thousand injured. Planes targeted Wongsha railway station and central districts while rescuers and citizens faced gunfire. Chinese reports claim Japanese forces were driven back near Lanfeng on the Lung Hai line, keeping Kaifeng safe for now.
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Canton
APAN
Wongsha
Central
Tungshan
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Kaifeng
Hankow
Auto Makers Indicted in Sherman Antitrust Case
A federal grand jury in South Bend Indiana indicted General Motors Ford Motor Chrysler and several officers of these auto makers inviting conspiracy to violate the Sherman antitrust law.
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General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Tom Henrich rising star in Yankees outfield legend
George A. Barclay profiles 21 year old Tom Henrich whose rapid rise from Massillon softball to the New York Yankees seats him among baseball’s bright young outfielders. Henrich’s fielding and power have impressed, with Joe DiMaggio and the Murderers Row cited as benchmarks. He follows in Charley Keller and Joe Gordon’s footsteps, as Newark and International League success foreshadow big league impact.
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George A. Barclayoung
Tom Henrich
Wise Boys
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Henrich
New York Yankees
Massilon
Ohio
Tom
Cleveland Indians
Home Office
Indians
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Young Henrich
Jake Ruppert
Joe McCarthy
Newark
Yankees
Yanks
Roy Johnson
MecCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
Johnson
Boston Bees
Tommy
George Selkirk
Tommy Hen-rich
Selkirk
Chicago Cubs
Gordon
Charley Keller
University of Maryland
John Gray
John McGraw
Mystic
Conn
John
Cubs
Pirates
New York Giants
Lou Gehrig
Tennis Dilemma Signals Diminished Pro Interest
The national professional tennis championship circuit faces waning public interest unless key remedies are adopted. Top players like Fred Perry and Elsworth Vines skip big nationals to favor exhibition income, risking future fan engagement and tour support. Pro tours may gain long term if Perry and Vines enter majors and tighter ties with the professional association are pursued.
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Fred Perry
Elsworth Vines
Hoth
South
Vines
Perry
Oldster Charley Gehringer Defines Patriarch Stage in Baseball
In the Detroit Tigers second baseman Charley Gehringer, aged 35, claims reaching the ripe old age marks a turn toward oracular insight. He asserts today’s pitching is superior to 1925, naming Lefty Grove as the best he faced, and notes Grove’s prime speed surpassed that of Bob Feller.
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Lewis
Barkley Ohnl
C. Chieftain
Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Nonpartisan League
Barkley
de Hopkins
WPA
Otha Wearin
Iowa
Gillette
Hopkins
Charley Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Charley
Letty Grove
Grove
Cleveland
Bob
Western Newspaper Union
A Chiseler Triggers Salteaux Riot on the Plains
A century-old tale describes starving Salteaux on the Athabaskan plains, dwindling rations, and a riot over government food. Warriors seize flour and bacon from warehouses after a blunt police reply. The local chiseler fled east, never seen since.
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Athabaskan
Salteaux
Indian Affairs Department
Hudson Bay
Jtme
Mounted Police
The Screech Owl in Common North American Horned Owl
The screech owl, known by some as the little horned owl, is a familiar bird in many regions. It is less secretive than other owls and often nests in bird boxes placed for marting and flickers.
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Adolpho Echagaray Somohano
Saturnino Cedillo
Edward W. Pickard
World's Week Item Newspaper Union
Emment
Berry
Donahey
Department of Justice
Madison
Wis
Department
Madison Court
Alicante Ls
Harold Ickes
Fred Perry Ellsworth Vines
Baseball
Oldster
Charley Gebringer
Ess
Captain G. Elliott-Nightingale
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