Congress Ends First Rooseveltwave Legislation Drives Relief
The Seventy Fifth Congress adjourned after enacting a vast wartime style relief program. It passed the 3 percent rate loan bill, boosted Rural Electrification admin funds, and approved land purchases for Lake Tahoe park. The session also raised funds for the PWA and housing, with wage and work hour reforms unfolding over years.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
Lake Tahoe National Park
Works Progress Administration
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
Public Works Administration
PWA
United States Housing Authority
Senators to Aid Van Nuys in Re Election Bid
Van Nuys Indiana senator TREDERICK VAN NUYS plans to run as an independent after leaving the Democratic party over opposition to Supreme Court and government reorganization bills. Eleven Democratic and two Republican senators pledge support for his campaign including Clark Wheeler Bailey Copeland Byrd O Mahoney Burke Connally Gerry Tydings Gillette Borah Vandenburg.
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Trederick van Nuys
Indiana
Supreme Court
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyoming
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Tom Connally
Texas
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Island
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
William E. Borah
Idaho
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Michigan
Val Asena Legislation Clears Congress in Modified Form
The President’s social reform program gains final passage after a conference committee compromise. The House approves 290 to 89 with substantial Republican defections. 48 Republicans and 41 Democrats oppose the measure. The act proceeds after adjournment.
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Conference Committee
House
Lewis Defies House Over Walsh Healy Bill Demand
John L. Lewis and C. I. O. officials pressed Speaker Bankhead to suspend rules and fast track an amendment to the Walsh Healy contracts bill. The move was rejected by the rules committee and Bankhead, prompting Lewis to threaten reprisals at the polls and denounce the action as cowardly. He summoned reporters and warned Congress members their labor backing could be at stake.
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John L. Lewis
Congress
NLRB
Lewis
Bankhead
Rules
House
Rules Committee
Friends of Labor
Great Floods in China Ravage Central Regions
Destructive flooding from broken dikes on the Yellow River floods central China, drowning an estimated 150,000 people in the first days and displacing millions. Shanghai authorities declare cholera an epidemic as 123 cases appear in hospitals. Japanese forces push toward Hankow along the Yangtze River valley.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River Valley
Finland Pays Debts and Deposits Funds in New York
Finland through RiEzo JARNFEST announced at the state department that its debt installment due June 15 was paid and $161,935 was deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Hungarian minister John Pelenyi said his government paid 1 percent on account against post war debt amid ongoing defaults by Belgium Czechoslovakia Estonia France Great Britain Italy Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania and Yugoslavia.
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Finland
State Department
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
John Pelenyi
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Roosevelt Honeymoon Begins After Nahant Wedding
John Roosevelt youngest son of the President and Mrs Roosevelt married Anne Lindsay Clark in Nahant Massachusetts. After a church ceremony there was a reception at the Nahant club and a Bermuda honeymoon planned at the Vincent Astor estate.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Railway Aid Postponed as Congress Agreed to Adjourn
Senate and House leaders told the President they would adjourn Congress by June 15 and postpone the railroad reorganization bill to the next session. They agreed to push two other rail measures through this session. One allows RFC loans to railroads without ICC certification. The other creates a special unemployment insurance system for rail workers.
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House
Congress
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Healing Party Rift Prompts White House Talks
President Roosevelt moves to mend party divisions by inviting Iowa Senator Gillette for a luncheon at the White House and coordinating plans against the Republican candidate in November. He signals support for Governor Lehman’s renomination while shelving a Lehman-Wagner switch for Senate-Governor races.
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New York Democrats
Lehman
Wagner
Our Slump Worse In United States Says Bulletin
The monthly bulletin of the Federal Reserve Board notes the present business depression is more severe in the United States than in any other industrial country. It cites war material production in other nations as a major support to activity, with many industries performing poorly similar to U S.
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Motor Carrier Act
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Allied ships to stay on Yangtze despite Japan demands
Admiral Harry E Yarnell rejected Japan's call to withdraw all foreign warships from the Yangtze River area between Wuhu and Kiukiang. He announced three American naval principles: freedom of movement on the Yangtze, protection of Americans, and not altering ship color. He ordered an inspection voyage and stated no permission from Japan is required.
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Japan
Wuhu
Kiukiang
Hankow
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Yangtze
Asiatic
Yarnell
United States Navy
Eight Army airmen die in Illinois bomber crash
Eight Army flyers from Chanute field Illinois were lost in a storm and crashed near Delavan after losing a wing. All were killed and their bomber tumbled into flames. Three victims were commissioned officers.
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Ight Army
Cha~ Nute Field
Ilinois
Delavan
New Swim Fashion Sparks Among Lastex, Satin and Prints
New season swim and beach togs showcase a wide range of fabrics from laster to lastex and satin blends. Bold color contrasts and gadgetry like catalin pins and beaded accessories brighten outfits paired with capes, capes, and coordinated separates.
Accent on Pockets in Fashionable Attire
Cherie Nicholas highlights decorative pockets on dresses jackets and blouses with a lassie in an apple blossom backdrop wearing a selanese rayon culotte outfit. The pocketed outfit features hand-run multicolor stitching and a novelty cat brooch shaped like a college cap with tassel.
Ribbon Fashion Dominates Summer Dress Trends
Designers embrace ribbons as the season's hallmark with sprightly bows on dresses and wide sashes. Paris couturières craft dresses entirely of ribbon for slender silhouettes while boleros of ribbon and ribbon-edged hems gain favor. Hats feature ribbons as bindings bands and bows with flowing streamers.
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Paris Couturiere
Frilly Frilly Guimpes and Vestees for Spring Outfits
The article notes fashionable blouses and guimpes or vestees to wear with suits from jackets to bolero outfits. It highlights lace sheer fronts as chic when jackets are worn and claims the items cost less than blouses, encouraging buying multiple as a practical economy.
Sailor Hats Range From Straw To Oilcloth
The latest sailor hats come in a broad selection from straw to oilcloth, offering durable options for varied weather and use.
Cool Fashions for Mother Daughter and Health Advice
Severe goiter operations can calm heart rate and improve sleep appetite improves after thyroid removal. X ray and rest iodine and nourishing food help in mild cases. About 25 percent of children are underweight. underweight linked to more defects. Normal weight yields good posture and energy. ensure dental and infection issues are treated before increasing weight with better diet and sleep. Cool fashions offer two dresses with fitted waistlines and house dress designs. patterns 1481 and 1529 with yardage and sizing details available from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept.
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Medical Board
Terence East
King’s College Hospital
London
One Sad Incident in Life Says Hi Ho on Friendship
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown laments a saddening life realization that a person once trusted as a disinterested friend can prove to be only a diplomat, revealing the emptiness of supposed allegiance.
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Chinatown
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