Tragic East Texas School Disaster Shocks Nation
A gas explosion at the London Consolidated Rural School near Henderson, Texas, kills about 600 or more students and teachers, stunning the nation. Gov Allred declares martial law as National Guard and highway patrolmen respond. Roosevelt and aid agencies offer support amid a massive rescue and recovery effort.
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East Texas
London Consolidated
Henderson
James V. Allred
National Guard
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Red Cross
Albert Evans
Fiood Disaster
Little Rock
Ark
Texas
America
W. C. Shaw
Amelia Earhart Sets Out On World Flight From Oakland
Amelia Earhart departed Oakland in her flying laboratory on a 27,000 mile equatorial world flight. Her first 2,400 mile leg reached Honolulu with Capt. Harry Manning and Fred Noonan as navigators to disembark there and Paul Mantz continuing with Earhart to Darwin, Australia.
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Melia Earhart
Oakland
Calif
Equator
Honolulu
Harry Manning
Fred Noonan
Hawaii
Paul Mantz
Amelia
Darwin
Australia
Eccles Warns on Inflation and Economic Stability
Py Aeenes S Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve board, warns inflation stems from arms demands strikes and monopolistic practices. He urges low interest rates budget balance and possible income tax hikes to sustain relief and debt payment. Pope Pius condemns communism as ruin of family and society and urges Christian employers to defend workers rights.
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Py Aeenes S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Eccles
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Washington
Pius
Hat Controversy Sparks NY Street Riot and Diplomatic Strain
The May La Guardia clash with German Nazis led to a vulgar exchange and riots. German Ambassador Luther secured an apology from Secretary Hull after La Guardia insulted Hitler. Hull expressed weariness with the squabble as Berlin's Dodd and Neu render tension easing efforts.
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la Guardia
New York
Luther
Hull
Reichsfuehrer
Hitler
Berlin
Dodd
Neurath
Paris Woman Faces Scandal Over Shooting Of Count de Chambrun
Adeline La Ferriere a Parisienne stirred scandal after shooting Count Charles de Chambrun ex ambassador to Italy. She claimed the count damaged her chance at love with a renowned Italian statesman who she says influenced her recent Rome visits. She has met Mussolini in Rome.
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Adeline LA Ferriere
Charles de Chambrun
Italy
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Paris
Muscolini
London Daily Mirror
Emington Rand Hit By Labor Board Ruling
The federal labor relations board accused Emington Rand Inc of violating the Wagner Act and using ruthless methods to break a six plant strike involving about 6 000 workers. The company was ordered to cease interference with unions, bargain with a workers majority, reinstate strikers without discrimination and withdraw support of company unions in its New York and Middleton Connecticut plants.
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Emington Rand, Inc
Federal Labor Relations Board
Unon
N. Y
Middleton, Conn
Naval patrols seal off Spain amid 27 nation accord
Ships from Britain France Italy and Germany patrol Spanish coasts to isolate the civil war under a neutrality pact. Vessels bound for Spain halt at ports for inspection and may be accompanied to Spain if arms or volunteers are found. Creusot works near Schneider arms firm expropriated by France with formal possession to follow.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Spain
International Committee
Creusot
Schneider
R Elihu Thompson Dies at 84 in Swampscott Mass
R Elihu Thompson prominent inventor and associate of Thomas A Edison died in Swampscott Massachusetts at age eighty four. He pioneered electric welding and invented the centrifugal cream separator and the centrifuge used in biological laboratories.
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R. Elihu Thompson
Thomas A. Edison
Swampscott
Mass
Windsor finances and royal domestic life in light of reduced income
Washington rumors and commentary sketch the duchess of Windsor's modest means, a $600,000 personal estate with $100,000 yearly remittances, and the challenge of living simply. Other notes mock sweeping inquiries post disasters and salute Alaska glacier drama and a New York crime trial.
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Anta Monica
Calif
Duke of Windsor
Mrs. Simpson
Roosevelt Court Packing Proposal Reshapes U S Politics
Washington column analyzes Roosevelts bid to expand the Supreme Court to fifteen justices. It argues the plan fuels a nonpartisan realignment, strains the South, and could push conservatives and radicals into sharper opposition.
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James ‘C. Mc Reynolds
Supreme Court
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
McReynolds
Edward S. Corwin
Princeton
Senate
Phrke
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
White House
Congress
Wilson
United States
League of Nations
Democratic Party
South
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Sleeping Position Said to Reveal Character Traits
Psychologists in a Literary Digest note link sleeping posture to personality. Back sleeping with limbs straight implies a life facing challenges. Arm around a pillow suggests a subconscious need for affection. A kneeling fetal pose signals avoidance of reality.
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Literary Digest
My Favorite Recipe pie Be Burke
A compact old recipe describes making a rich pie paste with flour salt butter and boiling water. It guides lining muffin tins with the dough, preparing a filling of butter sugar eggs cream and vanilla folded with coconut, then baking until set and lightly browned.
Foreign Words and Phrases Compilation
A compact list of Latin and French phrases with translations and brief notes on usage. Includes sine qua non Absque hoc ex parte non est inventus Pax ea ante bellum sur le tapis vinculum matrimonii tabula rasa and more.
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Justice McReynolds
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper
Tom Connally
Corwin
Connally
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Senate Committee
Wheeler
Organized Labor
George L. Berry
Labor
Nonpartisan League
Montana
Joe Robinson
Johnson
California
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Lewis
Sen. Robinson
Allen Campbell
Detroit
Chrysler
Frank Murphy
Florida
Frederic Siedenburg
S. J
University of Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler Corporation
Hudson Motors
Windsor
Irvings. Cobb
Bey Alaska
Revell
Irvin
Cobb
Western Newspaper Union
William Sing Can
Georgia
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Cummings
Robert Jackson
Jackson
New Deal
Raymond Moley
Professor Moley
The
Brain Trust
Burke
WNU
Nck
ST. Joseph’s
Radway
W. I. Willis
18Th St
Radway & Co
FS Centre St
New York City
U. S
R. Vv. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Seeriones
Denton
Long Island City
N.Y
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