Townsend Plan Inquiry Attracts Attention
Congress considers a Townsend plan investigation led by J Jasper Ball with eight members. The push targets Townsend and Clements salaries and the movement’s growth, while critics warn of potential right to petition issues.
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House
Townsend Pension Dlank
Byrna
Bell
Congress
Francis E. Townsend
R. #. Clements
California
Clements
Doctor Townsend
DARP
Townsend National Weekly
Townsend and Clements
John Steven McGroarty
Townsendites
House of Representatives
Adda
America
Copeland Ship Subsidy Measure Appears Scrapped in Washington
Developments from Washington suggest the Copeland ship subsidy bill has been abandoned. The White House indicates the President will not press for passage though he helped initiate it. Senator Cope land, angered by the delay, may drop the measure, while Senator Guffey plans a rival bill and Senator Black opposes the Copeland plan. Shipping interests warn that uncertain foreign trade construction could push the Navy to build its own auxiliaries.
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White House
Royal
Copeland
Commerce Committee
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Black
Navy Department
Union
Lshor Boys
NRA
Roosevelt
Union Labor Bay
Florida
Jack Worthington
Walea
New Farm Relief Bill Sent to Conference
Differences between the house and senate versions of the new farm relief measure were irreconcilable yet conferees were expected to settle disputes in a few days and send the measure to the White House. Senator Smith opposed a house amendment adding tenant farmers and sharecroppers to cash benefits paid landowners for conserving soil and controlling production. Eden Warns That Another World War Impends AP reports British foreign minister Anthony Eden warned in the house of commons that a new world war could recur unless a system of collective security embraces all nations in an unchallenged authority. He contrasted collective security with encirclement and warned against a ring of steel around Germany. He noted sanctions against Italy were pushing an end to the war with Ethiopia, but avoided committing to an oil embargo.
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Senate
White House
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Eden
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Germany
France
Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Puerto Rico slayings spark calls for reform measures
In San Juan, Insular Police Chief E Francia Riggs and a district chief were killed by Nationalists, triggering Gov. Winship to promise a full inquiry and a push for capital punishment and gun bans. The assailants, claiming revenge for the Rio Pedras massacre, were killed during questioning after grabbing guns. The Puerto Rican Nationalist movement advocates independence from the United States. In a separate note, SEC Chair Ames M. Landis warned at Princeton of rising stock market speculation, proposing bank and brokerage control, anti manipulation laws, and public education to curb reckless investing.
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San Juan
E. Francia Riggs
Insular
Riggs
United States Army
Francisco Velez N. Ortiz
Utuado
Blanton Winship
Rio Pedras
Nationaliata
SEC
Ames M. Landis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Princeton University
Sandia
Neutrality Act Extended One Year Amid War Debate
The Senate and House approved a one year extension of the embargo on arms and war materials and barred loans to belligerents. Senator Nye arrived just before the vote missing amendments. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, famed WWI air commander, died of a heart attack at 57. He urged a separate air defense department and clashed with policy. Also noted is New York delegate selections for Republican and Democratic conventions with Smith leading the Democratic slate.
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Senate
Nye
Afraneapolis
Billy” Mitchell
Wiliam Mitchell
New York Hospital
Billy
France
Army
Navy
Charles P. Summerset
Mitchell
New York
Fish
Borah
Repubean
State Committee
Charles D. Hillegs
Mra
Ruth Pratt
Robert Low Bacon
Bertrand H. Snell
House
James W. Washworth
United States
Edward H. Bauer
The
Buffalo Evening News
Joho AB Crewa
Brooklyn
Chariea H Griffiths
Westchester County
Tammany
Alfred E. Smith
Manhattan
Graiam Island
The Hammer and Saw Man in Washington Trade Talks
Washington report describes the labor clash over housing policies and prefabricated homes. It notes the rise of the “hammer and saw” builder who avoids union wages, profits from federal loans, and the push to curb labor costs in housing programs. It also covers friction with Father Coughlin, O Connor, and tax debate hints amid Roosevelt era politics.
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Federal Housing Administration
PWA
Usiow
Farber Coughlin
O'Connor
Franklin D. S Rooogevelt
Detroit
Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
Capitol
Capitol Bl
Cougllin
Brisbane This Week on World Tensions and Tech Dreams
Abridged survey of global unrest and policy shifts including rail power plans, riots in Spain, South America, and conflicts involving England and Chile. Schwab optimism on labor, steam turbine propulsion research, and calls for government power delivery to farms. Notes on synthetic fuel, education in auto safety, and a chaotic mix of voices from Brisbane’s column.
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TWA
Schwab
Spain
South American
Paria
Washington
TVA
Supreme Court
Tall Tales from a Dry West and Lost Books
A humor magazine style reel explores drought era misadventures in Oklahoma and Arizona. It features A Gotlieb grazing missteps with goggles to fatten cattle, a fish tale from Grand Canyon, a whiffenpoof catching method, and notes on vanished biblical texts.
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