Pan American opens first transatlantic commercial air route
The Pan American Airways system starts a twice weekly transatlantic service from Port Washington to Marseilles via the Azores and Lisbon with two four engine amphibians carrying 74 passengers. The 44 hour crossing follows years of survey flights and aims to expand service. an additional weekly mail flight to the British Isles will run via Canada and Newfoundland. Lisbon layovers are needed until Spain crossing is permitted.
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Lindbergh
New York-to-Waris
Pan-American Group
Port Washington
L. 1
Marseilles
France
Azores
Lisbon
Horta
Europe
Embassy to business idea gains senate approval
Secretary Hopkins champions an embassy to business within the commerce department to assist industry and appraise major problems. It will have a highly qualified staff but no new regulatory powers. If authorized, it could foster harmony between government and business and earn public thanks.
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Senate
House
Read These Figures A Treasury Table Shows Budgets And Debts
A midcentury treasury table lists expenses receipts deficits cash and working balances and public debt through June 10 with year over year comparisons. The piece urges readers to contact congressmen to push for economy and substantial savings in the next fiscal year's out of balance budget.
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United States Treasury
Eoeees
Sever
Barter With Athletes Enters Global Trade Dialogue
Cordell Hull’s six year tenure as secretary of state has popularized Yankee trading with many nations and even some Republicans praise his efforts. The piece notes Italy’s coffee barter through Brazil and imagines football players crossing borders as part of future swaps, while hinting at Roosevelt’s possible Argentine beef swap for the navy. It concludes with a jibe at political handlers.
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Cordell Hull
Hull
Ttaly
Brazil
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Navy
Annapolis
The Horseless Carriage Backing Saga by Ford
A humorously framed reminiscence follows Henry Ford as he seeks funding for the horseless carriage. He faces bankers, politicians, labor, Wall Street, and regulators before finally securing a small loan and entering a long obstacle course toward manufacturing.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Wall Street
Heaven Knows
What is the rule about handedness in children
A health column argues left handedness is natural and should be left alone. Forcing a child to switch harms nerves and language development, while allowing natural handedness aids health and behavior. It cautions against tying a child’s hand and notes right handed design causes mild inconveniences but not harm.
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Wall Street
SEC
Commission
Ford
Henry Ford
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
House Panel Deflates Liberal Relief Plans with Tight Reforms
Washingtons appropriations panel moves to curb relief spending by cutting the theater project and WPA roles. It seeks rotation of WPA staff, a three man WPA board, and limits on project funding amid opposition in the House. The effort targets federal relief programs and World Fair exhibits while facing Senate scrutiny.
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Federal Theater Project
Writers Project
New York
Woodrum
Virginia
House
Appropriations Committee
Theater Project
New York City
Senate
Harry Hopkins
Budget Tradeoffs Limit Job Growth and Relief Funds
The plan would yield only about 2,000,000 jobs instead of 3,000,000 for much of the year. It also tightens relief funding that had been partly reduced by the president in the budget.
Water meters eyed as solution to city loss and bills
A News-Star report recalls daily water waste equal to consumption and a local official advocates water meters to cut waste and reduce monthly bills from about $3 to $1 for many families. Reed-Lennon Motor Co. plans a new $80,000 two story showroom at North Third and Washington. A secretive city conference on new industry regulation hints at progress ahead of a Baton Rouge hearing.
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Monroe
Hews-Star
Ewing Wilson Ewing
Sun Daily
Sun
Daily
Sun News-Star Combination World
Audit Bureau
Branham CO
National Advertising
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Dallas
Detroit
St Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
News-Star
Reed-Lennon Motor Company, Inc
North Second Street
North Third
Washington Streets
Louisiana
Drago
King
Baton Rouge
House
Festive Sandwich Shapes and Ice Cream Molds for Kids
For children parties simple sandwiches in fancy shapes delight. Ribbon bread combinations look attractive, plain cookies or graham crackers with simple fillings suit young digestions. Ice cream served in individual molds adds eye appeal and ease.
British Interplanetary Society urges rocket experiments
Professor A. W. Low president of the British Interplanetary Society says a successful moon ascent within this century is practical and urges the air ministry to test rocket ships. Finland is a major milk producer with per person consumption averaging one quart daily.
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Liverpool
A. W. Low
British Interplanetary Society
Air Ministry
Finland
Uremia Types and Emergency Kidney Failure Care
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains three uremia forms caused by kidney failure. Sudden attacks yield convulsions and blindness, chronic cases bring headaches, appetite loss, bitterness in the mouth, and possible unconsciousness, while blocked kidneys can cause death in 10 to 14 days. Prompt medical care is essential.
Perpetual motion claim sparks claim of breakthrough
Eighty-year-old W E Hill of Hughesville announces after four years of study he has solved perpetual motion and is building a working model to prove it. He plans to seek a patent and says the machine could run devices from sewing machines to factories. He adds use of a vacuum cleaner reduces washing and wear on textiles.
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Hughesville
W.E. Hill
Hill
Jimmie Fidler On Hollywood Shows Kindness Gate
Column notes Bob Hope's charitable acts toward struggling actors and writers in Hollywood, contrasted with questions of gratitude. Mentions Joy Hodges, Bette Davis, Judy Garland and others, plus short item bits on industry happenings and a playful verse about Barrymore.
Broadway Cattle and Cattlemen Guide to Country Theatre
New York actors migrate to rural venues each spring, swapping city glare for barnyard stages. The piece notes stars like Katharine Hepburn and Diana Barrymore starting in country theaters before Broadway returns, and mentions entertainers seeking rustic lodging and rural auditions along the way.
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New York
Broadway
Rialto
Thespis
Farmer Jones
Smith
Madge Evans
Jack Barrymore
Sardi's
Broadway -In
Country
Katharine Hepburn
Ivorytown
Conn
Bette Davis
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Julie Hayden
A Barrymore
Diana Barry
Deaths Last Night John R Downing Dies at 64 in Louisville
John R. Downing, 64, president of the Citizens Union National Bank, Louisville, died last night. He led the bank during a period of growth and served on local civic committees.
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John R. Downing
Louisville
The
Citizens Union National Bank
William J. Cawley Dies at 58 Former VP of Wilson and Co
The Chicago based William J. Cawley, 58, vice-president of Wilson and Company Packers, directed the firm's foreign business for 15 years before 1931. In 1938 U S domestic airline schedules totaled 110,849 flights with 104,964 started and 103,939 completed.
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Chicago
William J. Cawley
Wilson and Company
Packers
United States
Radio Schedule Notes With Daylight Time Shifts
The station lists a dense broadcast plan with daylight time changes and hour shifts. Programs include science news music news sports dramas and comedy segments from NBC CBS and local networks with multiple hosts and orchestras.
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Eastern Standard
Nbc-W Js
Edwin ©. Hill
Dave Bacal
Novachord
Malcolm Claire
Patricia Gilmore
Howie Wing
Dick Harding
Heary Stamps
Weaf
Musicla
Ray Perkins
Wjs
Cbs-Wabe
Hill Stern
Nbe
Lowell Thomas
Newa
Wjz
Lynn Brandt
Blue
Wenat Esoch
Chicago
Cbha
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nhbe
Lum
Abner
Jimmy Walker
Nbe-Blue
Eddie Cantor
Nbe-Weat
Sam Baker
Wiw-Wen
A Pearce
O' Keefa
Cha-Wabe
Wor-Wiil-Wean-Wen
Wallenstein
Tom Howard
G. Shelton
Wen
Nbe-Weaft
Mbs-Chain
Edwin C. Hill
Nbec-Weat
National Radio Forum
Mba
Marek Weber
Hagen
Guy Lombardo
Cbs-Wabo
R. G
Cba-Chain-West
Weber
Enet
Fred Waring
Waring
Che-Waha Amos
Andy
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