Tax measure near ready for signature
The article reports on moves to finalize a tax and monetary bill by late June. It notes continued opposition from the silver bloc, a bounty price expiry on domestically mined silver, and Treasury funding deadlines. Also covered are farm parity payments, crop disposal surpluses, and relief bill progress in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Adams
Colorado
Barkley
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
WPA
Mr. Roosevelt
U-boat Divers Praised for Bravery in Rescue Efforts
Admirl Cole lauded all rescue group members including Commander A. E. McCann and Lieutenant-Commander Charles B. Momsen for their calm under pressure. The board called the diving bell rescue the most efficient engineering project, as it reviewed the tragedy that cost 26 lives and marked the fourth day of hearings. Deaths in US railroad accidents in 1938 totaled 4,879, the lowest on record.
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Cole
A. E. McCann
Charles B. Momsen
Harold C. Preble
United States
Births Reported in Crossett Arkansas
Crossett Arkansas births noted for June include Sandra Ann Deal born June 8 to Mr and Mrs Frank Deal Neal Burt son born June 16 to Mr and Mrs Neal Burt Betty DeLoach born June 15 to Mr and Mrs Woodrow Hines and two more daughters announced by local families at St Francis sanitarium and Vaughn Wright Bender clinic in Crossett on Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett, Ark
Sandra Ann
Frank Deal
Robert, Coleman
Neal Burt
Crossett
Ark
Betty DeLoach
Woodrow Hines
G. M. Tonore
Louisville Avenue
St. Francis Sanitarium
R. L. Rhodes
North Third Street
Vaughan-Wright-Bender Clinic
Slab May Be Tombstone of Virginia Dare
The slab bears Elizabethan style inscriptions and lists Eleanor Dare 1591 on one side and 15 names on the other, including the Dares and Polle Smythe Stoate. Dr. Pearce notes six names match Governor White’s list, suggesting list errors or assumed names by colonists. The message from Eleanor Dare to her father hints at survivors’ directions, prompting scholarly debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearce
America
Mercye
Eleanor Dare
Cotton, Rubber Pact Signed by U S and Britain
U S and Britain sign a cotton and rubber exchange pact to build a war cotton reserve and reduce a record surplus. Canada protests the arrangement as conflicting with trade treaties while U S agriculture officials say stocks totaling about 11.3 million bales could back loans and the plan may require new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Agriculture Department
South
Colvert analyzes totalitarians and war potential
Colvert compares France and Germany, arguing France would collapse without Mediterranean supply routes and Germany appears weaker in strategy and manpower than 1914. He notes German labor shortages, emigration of scientists, and dwindling morale as Fra/UK blockade, economic strain, and wartime aims press on.
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France
Italy
pre-Munich
Czecho-Slovakia
Meditteranean
Germany
Seven Seas
Britain
North Sea
Russia
Hitler
Wilhelm
Reichswehr
Ruhr
Frankfurter Zeitung
Endurance Airmen Pass 41 Hour Mark
Two Decatur aviators Hunter Moody and Wilbur Parrish flew a 55 hp monoplane at Springfield airport reaching the 41 hour milestone in a bid for a new world sustained flight record for light planes Their second night aloft was uneventful and they refueled by rope contact with a passing truck while breakfast was delivered similarly They started at 1 40 p m central time Wednesday and must exceed 218 hours to beat the Los Angeles record set last year by Clyde Schleiper Harley Long and Thomas H Smith from Long Beach California.
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Springfield
Ill
Decatur
Hunter Moody
Wilbur Parrish
Los Angeles
Clyde Schleiper
Harley Long
Thomas H. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
King and Queen Return to London With Luncheon
Royals enter London by Temple Bar amid cheers as the lord mayor presents the pearl sword and symbolic city keys. The sovereign asks entry to Westminster and receives the mace before returning them to the mayor. The procession features guards, bunting, and a royal banquet at Guild Hall with the lord mayor and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Temple Bar
Westminster
Money smuggling may bring death in Italy
Rome reports a draft law to try serious money exchange crimes before a special tribunal with the death penalty. Officials note Italy fights to protect the lire as limits on foreign currency for travelers tighten from 125 to 50 dollars to most destinations. Foreign entrants must declare money brought in or taken out.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Switzerland
Spain
Coast Guard Captain Wheeler to Retire After 43 Years
Washington reports Captain William J. Wheeler commander of the New Orleans division will retire July 1 after 43 years on active duty. He will be succeeded by Captain R. L. Jack of the San Francisco division. Secretary Morgenthau lauds a career of efficient service to the coast guard and nation.
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Washington
Coast Guard
William J. Wheeler
New Orleans
R. L. Jack
San Francisco
Morgenthau
Wheeler
Wythe County Native Receives Bravery Honors After WWI Service
A Wythe County veteran who entered the Coast Guard in 189 after graduating from the Virginia Military Institute commanded the combatant vessel Seneca during World War I and earned honors from both the United States Navy and the British Admiralty. He was later stationed in Norfolk Washington Mobile and New Orleans.
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Wythe County
Virginia
Coast Guard
Virginia Military Institute
Seneca
United States Navy
Admiralty
Norfolk
Washington
Mobile
New Orleans
Chronic Ills Drive Most Unworkables in Juvenile Courts
Joseph E. Alloway, executive director of New Jersey's board of children's guardians, argues chronic illnesses fuel most unworkables and urges juvenile courts to support programs tackling root social influences. Experts predict World War II veterans in hospital care peak in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Alloway
New Jersey
Board of Children's Guardians
Alloway
Ruth Etting’s Counsel Files Non-Suit Plea
The article reports attorney Bernard Cohen seeking a non-suit, with arguments about Etting’s marital history and financial status. Judge Blake weighs calls to recall Martin Snyder to testify on Etting’s wealth, while Snyder is jailed for a previous shooting involving Alderman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Etting
Miss Etting
Bernard Cohen
Alderman
Cohen
Myra
Alma
Blake
Con
Hahn
Martin Snyder
Four die in Rome residents car crash at Sylvan Beach creek
SYLVAN BEACH New York June 3 Four persons from Rome were drowned when their automobile failed to navigate a curve and overturned in a creek about a mile from Oneida lake resort early today.
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Sylvan Beach
N. Y
Oneida Lake
Rome
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Hjalmar Procope
DeSiard Monroe
Virginia Dare
Colvert
Pirot
Betty Bronson
Peter Pan
Betty
Olympe Bradna
Paris
Miss Bradna
Captain Wheeler
Sea Food Palace
DeSiard
Snyder
Frank
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