House Weighs 1940 Relief Bill with Three‑Man WPA Board
The House appropriations committee sent a $1.477 billion 1940 relief bill to the floor proposing a three‑man WPA board to replace the single administrator position. The NYA and Farm Security allocations are adjusted, with major reforms in WPA rules. Colonel F C Harrington described projected employment levels under the plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
House
Appropriations Committee
National Youth Administration
NYA
Farm Security Administration
PWA
F. C. Harrington
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
Harrington
Summer Dollar Day Planned by Chamber of Commerce
The retail merchants' committee will meet Thursday at 10 35 a m at the chamber to perfect plans and set a July date for the summer Dollar Day. The public is urged to join in Twin Cities bargains at the big clearance sale. Committee members include H R Saenger chairman J G Durrett B L Davidson B Gregory A M Jones J W Keene FE Sutton E Jack Selig B Levi Joe Marx Sr and Max Moses.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Twin Cities
Retail Merchants’ Committee
H. R. Saenger
J. G. Durrett
B. L., Davidson
B. Gregory
A. M. Jones
J. W. Keene
FE. S. Sutton
E. Jack Selig
B. Levi
Joe Marx, Sr
Max Moses
Woman and four men brave Salmon River voyage
Mrs A B Spreckles of San Francisco leads a four man party and her husband on a light boat trip down Idaho’s Salmon River, known as the river of no return. The group faces roaring cataracts and perilous rapids in a canyon with sheer cliffs, sleeping on sand bars while aiming to reach Riggins 150 miles away after leaving on Sunday.
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Salmon
Idaho
River of No Return
A. B. Spreckles
San Francisco
Riggins
Ellender Pushes Labor Board Rule Changes in Wagner Act Debate
Senator Ellender, Democrat of Louisiana, seeks changes to labor board rules to curb criticism of its administration and avert broad Wagner Act reforms. He may discuss revisions with board members including William Leiserson and J Warren Madden, focusing on hearings conduct and evidence admissibility.
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Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
Labor Board
Ebender
Senate Labor Committee
William M. Leiserson
J. Warren Madden
Leiserson
Edwin §. Smith
Board of Rules
Senate
Robert T. Caldwell
American Rolling Mill Company
Woman Prays for Sight Sees Again in Texas
Mrs. Mattie Boyett 69 years old from Hemphill reports her sight returned after 15 years of blindness from glaucoma-like illness. A Sabine County physician found improved vision and could not explain the revival, noting the film over one eye disappeared after 32 years of blindness.
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Hemphill
Tex
Mattie Boyett
Infant Reported Stolen From Clyde Crib Found Dead in Creek
The 10 week old Haldon Fink, reported stolen from the cradle last night, was found in Green Creek on the George Thomson farm seven miles west of Clyde. Deputies say the body was pulled from the water near a bridge. FBI help was sought as investigators probe a possible kidnapping and motive.
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Clyde, O
H. L. Myers
Haldon Fink
Clyde
Green Creek
George Thomson
Paul
Philo
Oran Baker
Irvin Fink
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fremont
Myers
Leche Hearing Postponed in Baton Rouge
Governor Richard W. Leche's open court hearing on alleged improper use of public property was postponed indefinitely. The attorney general said the investigation would proceed and he seeks extra investigators for the more serious matters under review.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
New Orleans States
Louisiana State University
David M. Ellison
Ellison
Metairie
New Orleans
James McLach
German Executed on Guillotine in Berlin
Herbert Israel Michaels of Hamburg was guillotined today after conviction for preparing for high treason. He was accused by the people's court of forming illegal organizations in several north German cities spying on the army planning attacks on vital war industries and serving the Communist International.
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Berlin
Herbert Israel Michaels
Hamburg
People's Court
Communist International
Northwest Florida Warned Gale Likely
The United States weather bureau warned of gale winds up to 50 mph as tropical disturbance reaches the coast between Appalachicola Florida and Mobile Alabama. The system formed in the Yucatan channel and moved northward, centered at 7 a.m. eastern time before 9:30 a.m. advisory.
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New Orleans
Florida
United States Weather Bureau
Appalachicola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Yucatan Channel
Body of third River victim recovered near Gill's camp
The body of Mrs. W. O. Smith was recovered by the American Legion emergency truck crew at Boeuf river after two women and Edna Joy Long, 11, drowned while rescuing her at Gill's camp. Dr. T. M. Sayre said the deaths occurred as children waded a sandbar and fell into a deep hole.
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Rayville
W. O. Smith
Boeuf River
American Legion
Herbert Long
Wilbur Long
T. M. Sayre
Richland Parish
Long
Gill
Mrs. Long
Edna Joy Long
Lodge Boosted for Presidency in Massachusetts
Boston June 14. Hometown friends of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Massachusetts launched a campaign to form Lodge for President clubs across the state and win favorite son support for him at the 1940 Republican convention. Beverly Neighbors filed for a charter and Kenneth W D Douglas vowed a slate of delegates for each congressional district.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Beverly
Bay State
Lodge
Kenneth W. D. Douglas
Roosevelt
United States
Douglas
Governor Stark Wins Transfer of Kansas City Police
Jefferson City Mo June 14 The legislature approved a bill placing Kansas City police under a state board appointed by Governor Lloyd C Stark ending the Pendergast machine control The act becomes law on Stark's signature and transfers may take 10 days to two weeks The Kansas City force numbers 633 and has undergone a civic shakeup including Mayor Bryce Smith and Police Director Otto Higgins resignations The move ends years of machine rule amid raids and indictments connected to gambling and racketeering in the city
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Stark
Pendergast
Leavenworth
R. Emmett O'Malley
Bryce B. Smith
H. F. McElroy
Otto Higgins
McElroy
William Boyle
Smith
Allen Southern
New York
Poison Slayer's Mother Appeals for Clemency in Paris
The mother of Eugene Weidmann, condemned for murder for money, sent a plea to President Lebrun to grant a reprieve. The letter, delivered by his attorneys, follows an hour-long appeal as Weidmann faces execution this weekend unless clemency is granted.
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Paris
Eugene Weidmann
Jean Dekoven
Brooklyn
Lebrun
Weidmann
Wallace urges farm loan funds to curb migrant labor flow
Secretary Wallace told a House Appropriations subcommittee that funding farm loan programs would reduce migratory labor by rehabilitating uprooted families. He cited 15 percent of farm workers as excess due to mechanization and drought relief needs, urging both labor camps and rehabilitation loans.
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Washington
House
Wallace
Pacific Coast
Farm Security Administration
Great Plains
Betsy Ross Host Town Fetes First Stars and Stripes
Philadelphia marks Flag Day with parades and speeches honoring Betsy Ross and the first stars and stripes. Controversy continues over who stitched the first flag while residents celebrate the nation’s birthday at historic Arch Street and nearby sites.
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Philadelphia
Betsy Ross
Stars and Stripes
Betsy
Valley Forge
Washington
Ross House
Five Denver Children Return Home From Road Trek
Five Denver children ages 11 to 13 wandered from home for two days traveling about 75 miles to Colorado Springs. They survived on crabapples and berries, slept in a haystack, and were found by a police sergeant who escorted them back to their worried parents and the Denver police.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Hope Elaine Gay
Alfred
Joan Dye
Donatto May Campbell
Ernest Jaramillo
Pocket billiards incident at Indianapolis golf tourney shocks players
In Indianapolis the pocket billiards moment sees Hobbs and Braughton on near finish as Hobbs drives off 18th and Braughton reaches fairway. ball bounces into Braughton's pocket. In Lynn Massachusetts a beauty shop contest is cancelled after thieves steal a penny jar holding 2.10 percent pennies. Seattle Torvald Danielson sues O Bardahl for 1.00 dollar claiming a handshake caused a thumb sprain. Casper Wyoming tax protest hearing features Worth condemning a radio's value at about 10 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Bob Hobbs
Charles Braughton
Hobbs
Braughton
Broughton
Lynn
Mass
Politicians Determine Most 1940 Party Delegates
A large share of delegates to the 1940 major party conventions will be chosen by politicians through state and county conventions and executive committees. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and California hold delegates via direct primaries and are key in electoral votes.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
California
King and Queen Continue Journey Across Atlantic Coast
King George and Queen Elizabeth extend their Canadian tour with a farewell voyage from Cape Tormentine to Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island hosts a four hour visit as Nova Scotia prepares tomorrow for the end of their royal trip.
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Saint John
New Brunswick
George
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Cape Tormentine
Northumberland — Strait
Charlottetown
Nova Scotia
United States
Victoria
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Quebec
Campbellton
Bathurst
Newcastle
Miramichi
British Plan Measures in Retaliation Over Tientsin Blockade
London reports Britain weighing retaliatory steps against Japan for the Tientsin blockade of British and French concessions. Foreign Under-Secretary Butler notes actions depend on Japan's moves, with Britain coordinating with the United States and France. The crisis follows Tokyo and Beijing tensions as Chinese relief and supply lines are strained.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Hachiro Arita
Tientsin
Arita
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Seishiro Itagaki
London
House of Commons
R. A. Butler
Britain
United States
France
Hong Kong
Singapore
Penang
Butler
Associated Press
Far East
Japan
Shanghai
Japa
Tokyo Foreign Office
Red Ryder Strip Drives Suspenseful Western Adventure
The Red Ryder strip promises tense adventures across the west with action on every page. Call our circulation at 4900 to have the paper delivered to your vacation address.
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Red Ryder
West
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Torvald Danielson
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Bardahl
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