Fiery Cross Haunts Justice in Black Klansman Allegation
President Roosevelt faced a political storm over claims that Hugo L. Black, newly named to the Supreme Court, was a Ku Klux Klan member. The North American Newspaper Alliance published minutes and a 1925 resignation letter amid denial and calls for Black to resign if true. Washington debates centered on impartial justice and potential political retaliation as the episode unfolded in Europe and the United States.
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Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Ku Klux Klan
North American
Alliance
Black
Hooded Brotherhood
Europe
London
United States
Hhe
Washington
United States Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Burke
Nebraska
Clark
Missouri
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Submarine Pact to Police Mediterranean Seaways Gains Pact Backing
Nine powers sign a Mediterranean submarine pact to bar rogue subs and safeguard neutral shipping. The accord limits routes, authorizes counterattacks on suspicious subs, and requires surface escort for foreign subs except in exercise zones. Италия и Германия не присутствовали. Signed near Geneva at Nyon, it includes Britain, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Russia.
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Maxim Litvinoff
Italy
Russia
Britain
Anthony Eden
France
Mediterranean Sea
Nyon
Geneva
Greece
Jugo- Slavia
Turkey
Rumania
Bulgaria
Egypt
Germany
Mediterranean
Tyrrhenian Sea
Spain
Adriatic
China German Strategy Influences Shanghai War Effort
A British report describes German advisers guiding Chinese defense in Shanghai and the planned three stage retreat to the third defense area. Japanese forces press a rapid advance to avert an orderly Chinese withdrawal, risking greater losses as they seek to break Chinese positions before naval guns can constrain them.
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Japan
China
North Hopei
Shanghai
Whangpoo
Yangtse
Roosevelt Warns U S Shipping Of War Material Risk
President Roosevelt warned that American merchant vessels carrying arms or implements of war to China or Japan will do so at their own risk. He cited the May 1 1937 proclamation and a neutrality act against both sides in the Spanish Civil War. Government vessels are barred from transporting war materials. attacked ships receive no U S action.
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China
Japan
Roosevelt
United States
Copeland Loses in Primary Amid NYC Mayoralty Turmoil
In New York City the Republican nomination battle featured Senator Royal S. Copeland backed by Tammany Hall and opposed by Roosevelt allies. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia won the fusion line for re election, while Jeremiah T. Mahoney captured the Democratic nomination with support from James A. Farley.
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Wenty
New York City
Royal S. Copeland
Tammany Hall
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Copeland
Roosevelt
Tammany
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Returns From Vacation Amid War Fears
President Franklin D Roosevelt cut short his vacation to consult with Cabinet members and advisers about escalating tensions in Europe and the Far East. He warned of a real possibility of U S involvement in a foreign war and stressed domestic action to keep the United States out of war.
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Europe
Far East
Washington
Norman H. Davis
Bernard M. Baruch
State Department
United States
Baruch
Dutchess County
N. Y
Chinese Delegation Appeals to League over Japanese Invasion
At Geneva the Chinese delegation framed an appeal against Japanese aggression to the League of Nations. The statement cites Article 17 and urges peace-loving members to join in action, noting 60 000 Japanese troops in the Woosung Shanghai area and announcing the coast blockade illegal. Eiji Aman denies Japan will attend Geneva discussions on the Far East.
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League of Nations
Japan
Council of Reply
Woosung-Shanghai
Shanghai
Nanking
Eiji Aman
Switzerland
Nippon
League
Manchuria
Treasury Plan Converts Cash to Gold Backed Sterilized Move
Morgenthau agrees to issue 300 million dollars in cash against an equal amount of sterilized gold. The action follows bond weakness and a 16 percent stock slump in about four weeks. The open market committee authorized Federal Reserve banks to buy more short term government securities. Some see this as a policy shift reversing a year of inflation containment.
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Morgenthaus
Mittee
Federal
Morgenthau Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Loyalists ready to pay up for American claims in Spain
In Geneva reports say the Spanish loyalist government and the American government agreed on a 30 million dollar settlement covering all American claims from the Spanish civil war. The move signals the loyalists’ bid to show they are the legitimate government and to preserve international respect. Dr Thomas Masaryk, founder of Czechoslovakia, dies at eighty seven in Prague. He led Czechoslovakia since 1918 and is hailed as a symbol of liberty and freedom. He resigned in 1935 and died defending the cause he believed in.
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Spain
Valencia
Czechoslovakia
Thomas G. Maszyk
Republic
Praha
Masaryk
Europe
Eduard Benes
James Cagney
Warner Studio
Grand National
Joan Blondell
Kay Francis
Claudette Colbert
Nazi Leader Says Germany Busy to Fight War
Adolf Hitler told foreign representatives at a Nazi rally in Nuremberg that Germany is too busy to engage in any war. He outlined plans that he and Nazi leaders expect will take 20 to 40 years to complete and warned that war could be disastrous.
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Dolf Hitler
Nuremberg
Germany
The Big Book Craze and Cultural Snaps
A humorous column from ANTA MONICA critiques mass market novels after Anthony Adverse and Gone With the Wind, mocks lengthy volumes, and riffs on Aunt Sophie and literary pretension. It shares jests about stage hands, celebrity visitors, and a shopworn satire of modern publishing trends.
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Anta Monica
Calif
Anthony Adverse
Zym
Sophie
Washington on National Topics Interpreted By SA Bruckart
Washington editorial notes a national labor policy mess. It argues the labor relations board favors John L. Lewis and the CIO, clashes with a federal court order, and critiques Roosevelt for political use of the board and court battles. It links Lewis rhetoric to a broader New Deal power struggle and hints at looming policy shifts.
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SA Bruckart
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
Labor Relations Board
Wagner
New York
New Dealer
United States District Court
Pennsylvania
National Electric Products Corporation
Ambridge
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Manufacturing Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization Union
National Labor Relations Act
Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor ‘Relations Board
Congress
Latta radio page touts Zenda romance and station gossip
The Latta column lauds Ronald Colman in The Prisoner of Zenda as a romantic adventure with court pomp. It notes Madeline Carroll’s charm, studio Oscar battles, Hopkins elopement with Anatol Litvak, and Colbert’s Warner set antics. Also mentions Crosby’s radio gap and upcoming holiday entertainment.
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Zenda
Ronald Colman
Madeline Carroll
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