Black Nominee Rebuked Over Supreme Court Move
President Roosevelt surprised the Senate by nominating Senator Hugo L. Black to the Supreme Court vacancy created by Willis Van Devanter’s retirement. Southern opposition pressed to refer the nomination for careful scrutiny amid broader clashes on wages, hours, and anti-lynching legislation brewing in Congress.
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Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Dem
Ala
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Black
Ashurst
Ariz
Burke
Neb
Johnson
Rep
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Senate
Chinese and Japanese clash at Nankow pass near Peiping
The Chinese Eighty-ninth division attacked the Nankow pass at the Great Wall, 30 miles northwest of Peiping, aiming to cut Japanese reinforcements from Manchukuo. They reportedly destroyed a Japanese battalion before heavy shelling forced Chinese withdrawal as fires rose in Nankow.
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Great Wall
Suiyuan
Shansi
Nankow
Peiping
Manchukuo
China
Southern Demands Surplus Crop Loans Amid Farm Debate
Congress faces a tangled wage hour bill and agricultural controls as Southern lawmakers press for surplus crop loans. The Commodity Credit Corporation can issue loans, while Roosevelt hints at withholding a 10 cent cotton loan until Congress passes the farm programs. The session’s early deadlock clouds farm relief prospects.
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South
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
House
Senate passes sweeping federal court reform measures
The administration pushed a procedural reform bill through the Senate in under an hour without a record vote. Authored largely by Warren R. Austin, the measure would notify the Department of Justice when the United States may have an interest in a constitutional suit, authorize reassignment of judges to clear congested dockets, allow direct Supreme Court appeals from district court rulings on constitutional acts, and require three judge panels for injunctions against federal statutes.
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Senate
Sumners
House of Representatives
House
Warren R. Austin
Rep
District Court
Department of Justice
Attorney General
United States
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Labor Standards Board
Board
NRA
Shanghai Smells Smoke
A Japanese officer and a seaman tried to enter Shanghai airport now under Chinese military control in a high speed automobile. Chinese guards shot and killed them after attempts to halt them. The Japanese claimed the road was part of the international settlement and threatened reprisals if China did not explain. The incident threatened a broader clash amid wartime tensions in Shanghai with Chinese troops pouring in and reports of Nipponese reinforcements heading to the city, isolating foreigners.
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Shanghai
Rebels Press Madrid Cutoff Drive From Sea to Valencia
Franco forces push toward Madrid attempting to sever the city from Valencia and the coast. Insurgent troops near Salvacanete, 30 miles from Cuenca, while a new northern push toward Santander unfolds amid clashes with Asturian miners. Segovia shelled by rebels to quell internal revolt as accusations of foreign aid surface.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Salvacanete
Cuenca
Santander
Franco
Segovia
Toledo
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Italy
Red
Purge Toll to Date in East Siberia Executions
Reported executions in East Siberia raise total to 320 in Russia purge of Trotzkyists. Seventy two alleged rightist terrorists linked to sabotaging the Siberian railway for the Japanese secret service. One train wreck reportedly killed 14 and injured 40. Arrests of officials failing to meet production quotas continue.
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Tventy
Siberia
Russia
Memorial for Will Rogers Memorial Funds Approved
A memorial for Will Rogers will be established near his Claremore Oklahoma home after a federal bill is signed. The measure provides 500000 dollars from the federal government and requires Oklahoma to provide another 500000 dollars.
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Will Rogers
America
Claremore
Okla
Congress
Will
Oklahoma
Roosevelt signals return to planned economy through crop control and wage rules
The president reaffirmed support for minimum wages and maximum hours, and indicated backing for crop control measures. He warned that federal power expands, potentially eclipsing state and individual rights, as new labor standards and policies unfold, drawing criticism over centralized governance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
AAA
Supreme Court
Congress
Democratic Party
George Washington Carver's rise from poverty to fame
A historical account traces Carver from a broken-down horse trade before the Civil War to his ascent as a celebrated African American scientist and educator. It notes his early schooling in Neosho and Fort Scott, toil to pay tuition, and later leadership at Tuskegee Institute, plus his crop rotation advocacy and peanut and sweet potato innovations.
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George Washington Carver
Neosho
Fort Scott
Kan
Simpson College
Indianola
Iowa
Iowa State University
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
South
Carver
Thomas A. Edison
Dizzy Dean Born In Arkansas Cotton Fields To Stardom
Terome Herman Dizzy Dean rose from Lucas Arkansas where he worked as a cotton picker and quit school after fourth grade. He became a fast pitching star for the St Louis Cardinals, earning over forty thousand dollars annually in recent years and drawing public attention through films vaudeville and endorsements.
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Terome Herman
Dizzy) Dean
Lucas
Ark
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Don Curtiss
Cardinals
Houston
St. Joseph
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul
Daffy
WNU
Movie and radio stars chase child performers and futures
The piece catalogs child actors under contract across studios including Judy Garland and Kitty Clancy, notes Deanna Durbin’s rising busy schedule, and reports on stars like Lupe Velez, Frances Farmer, Ozzie Nelson, and Edgar Bergen. It mentions premieres, salaries, and upcoming projects across MGM Paramount Universal and RKO.
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Hollywood
Sam Goldwyn
Mervyn le Roy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Judy Garland
Universal
Deanna Durbin
Paramount
Kitty Clancy
Ozzie Nelson
Astor Roof
New York
Harriet Hilliard
RKO
Ozzie
London
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Tsuan Tung
Henry Pu-Yi
Kang Teh
Japan
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
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Harry F. Byrd
New York City
Emperor Kang-Teh
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Relations Board
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Georgia
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Pacific Coast
Hugh Johnson
Slavery
Star Dust
Virginia Wale
Rubinoff
Chicago
Lake Front
Frances Farmer
Mount Kisco
Lupe Velez
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Irene Dunne
Dorothy Lamour
Randolph Scott
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