Notable Crimes and International News Mix Of The Week
A murder case in which an upholsterer used a cord but left twine under the body, leading to his capture. Hitler's 47th birthday spectacle in Berlin with military displays and songs. Mussolini’s anniversary gains two Italian cruisers and push on aircraft, with Italy aiming for 60 million population by 1950. England’s gold reserves draw from France. exchange rates show the dollar at 59 cents. Elephant heart rate facts from Carnegie labs. British shell innovation promises armor-penetrating power. Miami triplets custody dispute grows with two men claiming fatherhood, prompting a hypothetical King Solomon blood test question.
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Darrow Birthday Remark Sparks Religion Debate
Clarence Darrow marks his seventy ninth birthday by declaring he does not believe in religion or in God. A locomotive engineer mocks the idea of belief beside a passing express train. Moscow returns bodies of three Japanese killed in a clash with Soviet guards in Manchukuo with military honors.
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Europe envies our paper dollar wealth and gold reserve
Europe envies our fortunate country which issues paper dollars and inflation bonds yet has buried in the ground the largest lump of gold on earth. This reading notes a contrast between currency and hidden treasure.
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Democratic convention plans announced for Philadelphia
Edward W. Pickard reports arrangements for the June Democratic national convention. Alben W. Barkley to chair, Joseph T. Robinson to be permanent chair, John B. Mack to nominate Roosevelt again. Changes include no abolition of the two thirds rule. unit rule may be eliminated. Roosevelt expected to accept in Philadelphia June 27, with budget balance as a focus.
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Relief Debates Highlight Hopkins Record and New Deal Critics
In a Washington dispatch from the National Topics column, critics challenge Harry Hopkins and the New Deal relief program. Hopkins testifies before the House Appropriations Committee that 3,853,000 heads of families receive Federal aid, with about 20 percent of Americans dependent on relief amid massive spending and mounting debt. The piece surveys relief policies from NRA and PWA to CWA and FERA, noting disputes with Ickes and concerns over efficiency, scope, and future outcomes. Western Newspaper Union.
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Movie Stars Train to Hollywood as Bold Moves Stir
Hollywood entertainment notes recount executives avoiding air travel for safety, while stars like Joan Bennett Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich shift image from blonde to brunette and back. Radio and stage projects expand as Bob Ripley plans regional tours and Frank Parker pivots to film. Marginal updates include Oscar contenders, freelance moves, and contract talks across Paramount Fox and Warner era studios.
Roosevelt Addresses National Democratic Club in New York
President Roosevelt delivers a campaign style speech before the National Democratic Club in New York City. He argues for higher wages and prices to boost buying power and criticizes critics while defending the national economy amid calls for deficit reduction.
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New Tax Bill Triggers House Fight Over 800 Million Levy
In the House the Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to levy about 800 million dollars a year in new taxes. A Republican minority report called the measure unsound and regimentation prone while conservative Democrats joined the attack. Administration leaders expect passage before May 1 as the bill seeks a complete revision of the corporate tax system with a graduated tax on corporate income and dividend withholding. Over three years the revenue impact would show a deficit of around 34 million.
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Green Urges Unions to Stay Nonpartisan Policy
AFL President Wils Green urges all affiliated unions to adhere to the federation’s traditional nonpartisan political policy. He argues labor should avoid division and refrain from aligning with any political movement that substitutes the AFL’s nonpartisan stance. Previously George L. Berry urged unions to join Labor’s Nonpartisan league to back President Roosevelt.
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Von Starhemberg Defies in Austria Crisis Over Heimwehr
Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, Austria’s vice chancellor, warned that the heimwehr would be dissolved only over his dead body as the fascist fight with clerical and monarchist elements deepens. He said democracy is treason and listed three futures for Austria: state authority, Naziism, or Communism.
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Italian Advance Presses on Addis Ababa in Ethiopia War
Italian forces drive toward Addis Ababa as natives sabotage roadways. A large white troop motorized column leads the advance while General Graziana’s southern army moves on Harrar. Ethiopians resist at points but retreat, officials in Addis Ababa reorganize and await a capital defense.
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Supreme Court Upholds Stock Yards Rate Reduction
The Supreme Court upheld Henry A. Wallace proposed rate cuts at the St. Joseph Missouri stockyards as valid findings by the Secretary of Agriculture. Justices Brandeis Stone and Cardozo concurred with upholding the rates but Brandeis cautioned the court pressed beyond on fairness.
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Navy Begins Six Week Pacific Maneuvers With Vast Fleet
The United States Navy conducts a six week grand drill in the Pacific involving about 150 vessels and 450 aircraft. War conditions prevail as ships and crews test their fitness, with the Panama Canal region as the first objective. Units split into attacking and defending forces and operations continue day and night while officers work through a seventeenth strategic scenario.
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Oregon Senator Frederick Steiner Named Temporary Chair at Convention
Frederick Steiner of Oregon, the wheat farming senator from Portland, chosen by the arrangements committee as temporary chair with McNary as guiding colleague. The move aims to give a western agricultural focus to the Republican national convention in Cleveland next June.
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Secret Panama Treaty Sparks Defense Debate In Senate
RMY and navy officials voice concern over a Panamanian pact quietly under government review. An unedited draft suggests joint conversations rather than defense of the Canal Zone. The treaty renounces U S rights to lands and waters outside its jurisdiction. Chairman Pittman says closed hearings near finish before possible secret Senate consideration. Senator Hiram Johnson seeks public release before Senate action.
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Epic rescue at Moose River mine saves two men
In Nova Scotia a ten day rescue at the Moose River old gold mine saw miners free two survivors, Dr. D B Robertson and C A Scadding, after a 140 foot collapse. One trapped man Herman Magill died. A diamond drill pierced the wall to establish communication and food was sent to the entombed.
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Two Famous Writers Die in New York City
Finley Peter Dunne creator of Mr Dooley and Percy Hammond veteran dramatic critic of the New York Herald Tribune died in New York City. Dunne delighted two generations with witty satirical comments while Hammond stood as a foremost theatre commentator.
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Contreras Elected President of Venezuela by Landslide Vote
General Contreras, former aide to the Gomez era, has been elected president of Venezuela by the national congress. The vote tally stood 182 to 1, signaling strong legislative support for the new head of state amid ongoing political transitions.
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