Presidents Roosevelt Tour and TVA Inquiry Move Across States
President Roosevelt camps in Kentucky and Texas on a transcontinental tour praising Senator Barkley and supporting his renomination while attacking rivals. A TVA probe opens in Knoxville as former TVA chair A. E. Morgan is set to testify amid a court fight over his removal.
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Roosevelt
Louisville
Senator Barkley
Mayor Schultz
Arietta
Ohio
Robert J. Barkley
George White
Ben
Barkley
Congress
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Senate
Latonia
Covington
Chandler
Alben Barkley
Bowling Green
Tennessee
George Herry
TVA
Oklahoma City
Elmer Thomas
Thomas
Gomer Smith
E. W. Marland
Smith
Townsendites
Marland
White House
McAlester
Wister
Beck
Booneville, Ark
Hattie Caraway
Elliot
Fort Worth
Texas
Amarillo
Pueblo
Colo
San Francisco
San Diego
Houston
Panama Canal
Wichita Falls
James V. Allred
Federal Court
Southern District of Texas
Tom Consaly
Morris Sheppard
Congressinncu
Knoxville
Tenn
Cheipman Vic Demahey
Nxt
Cardozo
Ben Amen N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
Fort Chester
N. Y
America
New York City
Columbia University
Supreme Court
Sen. Wagner
Hoover
Hughes
Italy
Cardoro
Penne
Washington
Robert Wagner
New
Geutenil i
Ferdinand Fecora
Semiuel Ruschivan
State Supreme Star
Far West
Pepresett
Huge Wheat Crop Forecast Triggers Acreage Reduction
The Department of Agriculture projected the second largest wheat crop in U.S. history at 967,412,000 bushels. A drastic wheat acreage cut may be required by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration under the new farm act, with automatic wheat loans and acreage limits. Projected crops include corn 2,482,102,000 bushels, oats 1,093,828,000, barley 239,375,000, rye 51,327,000, tobacco 1,498,000,000 pounds, and rice 53,330,000 bushels.
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Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Japan Warns of Bombings In Yangtze Valley
Officials from the United States and other powers received notes from Japan urging evacuation of their citizens from several Yangtze valley cities seen as bomb targets. Earlier messages called for removal of foreign vessels and personnel along the river as Japanese forces moved toward Hankow while gunboats Monocacy and Cockchafer advanced upriver near Kiukiang under shelling.
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Japan
United States
Shanghai
Yangtze Valley
Yangtze River
Hankow
Monocacy
Cockchafer
Yangtze
Kiukiang
Riots and Attacks Spread Turmoil in Palestine
Violence flared across Palestine as anti Jewish riots resurged. Police and British troops battled mobs, with many deaths from fights bombings and fires. A patrol near Mount Tabor was ambushed and suffered heavy casualties.
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Palestine
Mount Tabor
Braden Plays Key Role in Chaco Arbitration Settlement
OLIVIA and Paraguay have agreed to settle their Chaco dispute by arbitration. Spruille Braden, a young American businessman, earns much credit for the settlement of a long and bloody quarrel. Washington whispers he may be appointed minister to Colombia as a reward.
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Chaco
Olivia
Paraguay
Spruille Braden
Washington
Colombis
Purge and Roosevelts South Policy Stir Indiana and Nation
Amid purge bids by New Dealers led by Tommy Corcoran Indiana renominated Senator Frederick Van Nuys after McNutt urged support to avoid a split. Roosevelt sought southern economic balance, convening 25 leaders to draft regional restoration plans, noting labor and absentee ownership as major South issues.
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Manila
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
Democrats
Indiana
Hoosier
Frederick van Nuys
Senate
Tommy Corcoran
Townsend
van Nuys
McNutt
Corcoran
George
Georgia
E. D. Smith
South Carolina
Lkely
New York City
Tammany
John J. O'Connor
Aed
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Hhis
Lewis Mellett
National Emergency Council
South
Mellon
Pulpidae Co Sur
London
Suni
Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Bonus for Mack Signings
Mack offered Sam an 8500 dollar bonus to join his team. Chapman accepted in May and began strong, posting 44 hits in 123 at bats with nine homers in the first five weeks. The article notes college players rarely thrive in football or baseball and cites several examples of failures and limited success in pro leagues.
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Mack
Sam
Chapman
Mooney
Connie Mack
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus
Eddie Collins
Frankie Frisch
Ted Lyons
Biggs Stephenson
Chicago
Cubs
Gl Hess
Alabama
Jim Thorpe
New York Giants
Ernie Nevers
St. Lews Browns
Earl Caldwell
Yale
Cleveland Indians
Football Star Chapman Shifts to Baseball Starring with Athletics
Sam Chapman, famed California Golden Bears back, abandons football for baseball and earns a regular outfield job with Connie Mack's Athletics. Ty Cobb endorses him as a natural, after scouts followed his college slugging, including a Rose Bowl 13 to 0 win over Alabama. Chapman’s cross-sport rise astounds baseball experts.
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George A. Barclay
Sam Chapman
Pacific Coast
Allison
University of California Golden Bears
Chapman
California
Alabama
Sam
Ty Cobb
Night baseball gains ground in major leagues cited in era report
The piece notes night games drawing large crowds in Brooklyn and Cincinnati, predicting broad adoption. It contrasts fan appeal with weekday limits, citing DiMaggio Hartnett and other stars, and mentions Whizzer White choosing an Oxford Rhodes scholarship over football money.
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Cincinnati Redam
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Oxford
Pittsburgh Pirates
Whizzer White
Colorado University
White Pere
Cake Recipe Contest Winners Highlight Home Bakers
In New York City Experimental Kitchen Laboratory readers submitted numerous cake recipes. Judges awarded first prize to Mrs. D. F. Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin, with many second and honorable mentions across several states.
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C. Houston
New York City
Robert E. Lee
D. F. Kelly
Charles St. Whitewater
Wis
H. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
R. A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A Burns
Oakland
Mis
Sadie Cunningham
Avotmore
Laura Meys
Pleasant St
Plymouth
Emogene Williams
Damon
Texas
Simon Moen
Norma
N. D
Dick Collins
Masonsville
Iowa
B. F. Herman
Crosby
Miss
Paul Lorenz
Strathmore
Calif
Arentz
Simpson
Nev
Vida Hilger
Rockland
Grace H. Peterson
Amherst
Cecil Skinner
Bedford
Wyo
Joe Fure Hace
West Twentieth Bt
South Sioux City
Neb
Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
C. Houston Gondiss
Comeback Trail for Two Pitchers in Texas League
Fans and scouts watch Schoolboy Rowe and Paul Dean as they attempt a major comeback in the Texas loop after being sent to the minors. Once top pitchers for Detroit and St Louis, their return could boost the flyers and help the Cardinals end their slump if they recapture former form.
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Schoolboy Rowe
Detroit Tigers
Paul Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Flyers
Kruwe
St. Louis
Around the House Tips for Practical Family Care
This brief collection offers practical advice for home life. It covers child clothing button sizes for easy self dressing, flush molding to reduce dust, sweetening vegetables with sugar, wrapping cooked meat for storage to reduce weight loss, silencing clock ticking with a glass cover, and using a folding camp stool as a versatile luggage rack to protect furniture.
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T. J. Thurlow
Richard Stoddart
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Howard Hughes
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Sammy
Joe DiMaggio
Gabby Hartnett
Clark Gable
Wiliam Powell
Bill Terry
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Tony Cuccinello
Bees
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Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
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Bob Grove
Joe Cronin
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Rick Ferrell
Washington Senators
Charney Gehringer
Fort Averill
Joe di Maggio
Leo Hartnett
T. H. Fjone
Flaxville
Mont
Lester Ralston
South Judd St
Sioux City
Harry A. Kramer
Marin Road
Manor
F. D. McDonald
Ambherst
Vera Tygar
Commodore
George Ahlborn
Mt. Pleasant
B. 4. Robinson
Comeback Trail
Schgoolboy
Kozy
Gondisa
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C. Houston Oudis
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Louie E. Pinkham
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