Morgan Sues To Regain TVA Chairmanship In Tennessee
In Knoxville chancery court Doctor Arthur E Morgan seeks mandamus to be named TVA chairman and to be paid back salary after removal by President Roosevelt for contumacy. He asks for a declaratory judgment voiding the removal and to force directors Lilienthal and Morgan to recognize him, with government likely to contest.
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R. Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Knoxville
Tenn
Authority
TVA
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Doctor Morgan
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Washington
Robert H. Jackson
Urging Cities to Speed Up PWA Recovery Effort
Secretary Ickes pressed cities to hurry submission of PWA projects and urged business to cooperate with the $1.6 billion building program. He warned contractors against graft and said success hinges on municipal speed, planning, and rapid applications plus job creation and expansion of commerce and credit.
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CIES
Ickes
PWA
Purge alters Indiana senate bid in New Deal move
Manila messages from Paul V. McNutt signaled the purge aimed at Democratic foes. Hoosier New Dealers then renominated Frederick Van Nuys for the Senate, a target of Tom Corcoran and other purge managers who opposed major New Deal policies and Governor Townsend had publicly announced Van Nuys.
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McNutt
van Nuys
Corcoran
George
Georgia
E. D. Smith
South Carolina
New York City
Tammany
John J. O’connor
New York
Manila
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
Democrats
Indiana
Hoosier
Frederick van Nuys
Senate
Tommy Corcoran
Townsend
Roosevelt presses push for constitutional reform before trip
President Roosevelt, speaking at his final press conference before a transcontinental and Pacific voyage, urged Congress to pass a reorganization bill. He remained confident the next session would enact it, noting most lawmakers who voted to recommit favored at least 90 percent of the bill and opposed only 10 percent.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Interstate Commerce approves rail passenger fare increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission reversed a prior ruling with a 10 to 1 vote, allowing Eastern railroads to raise basic passenger coach fares from 2 to 2 1/2 cents per mile for 18 months. Commissioner Claude R. Porter dissented. Railroads project about 40 million dollars in annual extra revenue. action followed a March 6 reconsideration appeal.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Claude R. Porter
Refugees seek homeland as four and a half million Austrians flee Nazi rule
Arthur Rosenberg speaking for the Federation of Austrian Exiles told a 32 nation Evian conference that 4.5 million Austrians would flee Nazi rule if a homeland and property rights could be secured. Myron C. Taylor led US efforts, stressing helpfulness not control. Taylor then chaired the conference. The Zionist Organization of America closed its Detroit convention with strong criticism of Nazi violence in Austria and Germany. Dr Solomon Goldman was elected president.
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Arthur Rosenberg
Evian - Les - Bains
France
Intergovernmental Committee On
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Reich
United States
Taylor
Zionist Organization of America
Detroit
Austria
Germany
Solomon Goldman
Chicago
FCC Rules Demand Equal Air Time for All Political Candidates
Federal Communications Commission issues new rules on broadcasting of political speeches requiring equal time for all rivals if one candidate is granted air time. Applies to national state county and municipal office seekers with uniform rates for all candidates.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Roosevelt cites southern economic balance as nation’s top issue
President Roosevelt labels the South as the nation’s number one economic problem and urges 25 southern leaders at a Washington conference to draft plans for restoring regional economy. Lewis Mellett presided, noting labor and absentee ownership as key challenges and calling for restatement of conditions and solutions.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Lewis Mellett
National Emergency Council
South
Mellett
Garner Urged to Run for President in 1940
Urging from associates and Democratic leaders swirled as Vice President Garner left Washington for Texas. He told friends he would not seek a third term, yet speculation grew on his potential role as a presidential nominee. Senators Logan and Burke predicted Garner could be hard to beat or receptive if offered the top spot, amid chatter Roosevelt would not run again.
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Washington
Texas
Garner
Logan
Kentucky
Burke
Nebraska
Mr. Roosevelt
Gettysburg Reunion Flags Fly as Peace Flame Is Lit
About 2000 veterans from the North and South gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park for a July 3 ceremony. President Roosevelt dedicated a peace memorial as Overton H. Mennet and John M. Claypool addressed the crowd, with the eternal flame ignited atop the monument.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Roosevelt
Battle of
Gettysburg
Overton H. Mennet
Grand Army of the Republic
John M. Claypool
United Confederate Veterans
Real Drive on Low Mood Marks New Federal Push
The administration launched a major fiscal effort dubbed the real drive on low mood as the new year begins. About $8.5 billion may be released through relief agencies, the armed services, public works, and federal lending bodies, with portions returnable to the treasury. Officials say the sum, equaling over $66 per person, targets roughly 10.5 million unemployed and aims to boost business by Labor Day, though economists warn a full upturn may take a year.
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Army
Navy studies tiny swordfish submarines for shallow attacks
The Navy weighs building 51 foot two crewed swordfish submarines to attack enemy ships from under 250 yards. They would travel in schools, surface for air via tubes, and release torpedoes before returning to a mother ship. Estimated cost about 12000 dollars each.
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Washington
Navy
Japan
Simpler Trend in Tombstones Is Growing in Utah
In Salt Lake City James S Walker reports gravestones are shifting from elaborate angels and doves to simple streamlined designs. He notes fewer markers inscribing life histories as governments store birth and death data. Family plots with large central markers and small flush stones are becoming popular.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
James S. Walker
Walker
Indians Beat White Men To Use of Chewing Gum
BERKELEY CALIF The department of anthropology at the University of California reports that the Tubatulabal Indians in the Kern River valley made a chewing gum from the milky sap of a local Asclepias species long before White contact. They also crafted sugary cakes from honey dew, and tribal remnants indicate a high level of taste ingenuity.
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Berkeley
Calif
Department of Anthropology
University of California
Ford
Kern, ‘River
California
Jong
Onions Reclassified as Tear Gas Raw Material in France
Paris reports onions elevated to war material as shortages push prices up and shipments restricted. Officials reveal the bulb is now an important raw material for tear gas production, with agents paying unprecedented prices for cargoes at French ports.
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France
Paris
New York Anthem Contest Ends Without Winner
The 1936 to 1938 ASCAP anthem contest for New York failed to produce a winning piece. Judge James G. Wallace led the review of over 2,000 submissions from Tin Pan Alley and unknowns, yet none captured the city’s tempo enough for a $2,000 prize.
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New York
West Coast
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
James G. Wallace
Tin Pan Alley
Leipig Trade Fair to Hold 1980th Session in August
The Leipzig fair will hold its 1980th session from August 28 to September 1, maintaining an unbroken 700 year schedule. Attendees include businessmen from 74 countries and about 6 000 exhibits from 32 leading producing countries.
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Leipzig
Trade Fair
Dog Nervous Collapse Treated By Doctor
Pasadena physician Dr. R. M. Pritchard treats a dog with a nervous breakdown, saying dogs suffer nervous collapses like humans. He cites Johns Hopkins experiments supporting the finding and notes light dieting plus a specific vitamin as treatment.
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Pasadena
Calif
R. M. Pritchard
Johns Hopkins University
Asthma Treatments and Child Fever Care Brought to Light
The article covers asthma remedies from amyl nitrite to epinephrine and adrenaline injections. It notes allergy as a major cause, lists common allergens, and highlights breathing exercises from the Asthma Research Council of Great Britain to prevent attacks. It also offers pediatric fever guidance from Dr Joseph K Calvin, including tepid baths, wet packs, and maintaining rest and fluids.
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Asthma Research Council of Great Britain
London
Joseph K. Calvin
Chicago
Chicago Medical Society Bulletin
Calvin
Sword dance on eve of battle tests fortune and nerve
In early times the sword dance served to relieve tension and display self control on the eve of battle, with the practice possibly used to test fortune.
Make Ruglike Mats From Burlap and Stocking Strips
A simple low cost craft uses burlap and dyed stocking strips to create colorful mats and chair cushions for porches or sun rooms. Cut strips, thread through burlap, and dye stockings before use. Optional extra guides and books on home decor are offered by Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
Health First Health Is Best for Mortal Man Quote
A line from Simonides extols health as the foremost attribute, ranking beauty wealth and youth among friends after it. The maxim emphasizes wellbeing as the preeminent value guiding life choices.
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Simonides
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Rep. Minn
Naval Affairs Committee
Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Gene Buck
Park Avenue
Jprints
Bell ‘Syndicate
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