Glass Urges Wider Cut in WA WPA Bill
Washington in a split over relief funding Senator Carter Glass urged a cut beyond the House's 150 million reduction to the WPA appropriation, arguing 600.9 million is still too high as Francis Harrington pressed for 875 million. Senate leaders weighed consolidating relief under a public works department and imposing political-use bans while Byrnes headed a committee advocating stricter reductions and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald G. van Tine
United Press
Washington
U.P
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
House
Glass
Roosevelt
Francis C. Harrington
Harrington
Appropriations
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Public Works Department
Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrd
Marriner S. Eeeles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Right of Van Devanter to Sit as Trial Judge Upheld
The U S circuit court of appeals in May upheld Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter sitting as a trial judge in a federal district court. The court affirmed his sentence on Noble John Moore, a con man and government witness in the trial of James C. McKay and William J. Graham. Moore was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after recanting his testimony and admitting lies about two Reno men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Willis van Devanter
Federal District Court
Roosevelt Urges Expansion of Social Security Act
President Roosevelt urged Congress to broadly expand the Social Security Act, calling for earlier and larger old age benefits, greater protection for dependent children, faster unemployment and old age coverage, and higher federal grants to states with merit systems. He warned against untried panaceas and endorsed a tenfold approach with phased benefits and targeted aid, noting little added federal cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Ani
Federal Real Estate Board Established by Executive Order
Roosevelt announced creation by executive order of a federal real estate board to advise on surplus government property and tax impacts in affected communities. The board includes representatives from nine departments and the Tennessee Valley Authority, with the Treasury serving as temporary chairman. The panel will track current federal land holdings and advise agencies on possible property disposals. The report notes the government owns about 20 percent of U S land, totaling 394 657 721 acres as of mid 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury Procurement Division
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce,interior, Justice, Navy and War
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bureau of the Budget
Treasury Department
Real Estate Board
United States
Dykstra Threatens Faculty Action Over Student Government
University of Wisconsin president C A Dykstra warned that if the student government board fails to function better, the faculty will abandon its hands off policy and intervene. He cited the recent admissions of steering a large portion of a student newspaper and urged students to run their own affairs or face faculty oversight. Roosevelt reports nearly ten billion spent on relief from 1935 to 1938 with detailed category breakdowns and state-by-state figures, noting unspent balances and appropriations ending June 30, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Pres. C
Cardinal
Student Publicaten
Dykstra
Athens
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rovenvelt
Indiana
Eerry
Minnesot
Nebraska
FOE
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
British Freighter Cambay Sinks in Arabian Sea
London reports a 737-ton British freighter Cambay sank in the Arabian Sea with 14 lives lost. The Cambay, sailing from Kerela for Calicut, was three days overdue after leaving January 8. A capsized boat and life jacket were spotted about 200 miles off Bombay with scattered cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabian Sea
London
Uinxd
Bombay
Cambay
Kersehi
Calicut
Mactheraith
Cambas
New British Note To Japs Sparks Diplomatic Clash
A power struggle among UK government departments over pressuring Japan for interference in China surfaced with a stronger British note to Tokyo. The note mirrors the US stance, rejects Japan's planned bloc with Manchukuo, and signals possible penalties. Britain weighs trade actions due to a 200 million pounds China investment, with Chamberlain’s final call tied to Roosevelt’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
USP
Japan
China
Tokio
Foreign Office
United States
Manchukuo
France
Board of Trade
Treasury Departments
Britain
Far East
Neville Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Senate committee approves Frankfurter and Murphy for top posts
Washington reports the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Felix Frankfurter for the Supreme Court and Frank Murphy for attorney general. The decisions advance to the Senate floor for confirmation, after a closed session and subcommittee hearings. Murphy, Michigan's former governor, replaces Homer Cummings. Frankfurter fills Cardozo's vacancy. Majority Leader Barkley said the nominations would be taken up tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Senate
Isd
Murphy
Michigan
Homer Cummings
Frankfurter
Harvard
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Barkley
Demotrat
Kentuc
Marine Corps Planes Launch From Florida for Caribbean Maneuvers
Miami Florida reports fifty three wing corps planes from Qusa Va depart from a municipal airport for Cuba and Puerto Rico winter maneuvers in the Caribbean. The flight is commanded by Col Roy S Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Qusa
Municipal Esport Indus
Camagzury
Cuba
Puerto Buca
Caribbean
Roy S. Geiger
Chinese escape from camp of foes
Chinese forces broke from a camp near the beach in the Kaisun area today. About 250 prisoners were recaptured as troops pursued the escaping contingent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kongkong
Char
Intermine
Weather summary of cold night and mild day in named locales
The report notes a fair and colder night in the north with a milder Tuesday. It lists observed temperatures including Milwaukee 76 and Devils Lake 22, with central and northwestern observations and brief remarks on cloud cover and winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Snow
Central
Northwestern
Clondy
Milwaukee
Miata
Devils Lake
N. D
Maurhead
Franco Loyalists Brace City Frontier Near Barcelona
United Press reports Spain's loyalist government reinforcing a defense line around Barcelona as Francisco Franco's insurgents push along the Mediterranean coast and Catalan hills within 30 miles of the capital. Rebel forces moved toward Igualada after capturing Cervera, while planes bombed refugees fleeing Tarragona toward Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Laroche
United Press
Hendaye
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Catalan Hills
Spain
Igualada
Lerida-Barcelona
Borjas Blancas
Cervera
Falen
Tarragona
Villa Neuva Geltra
Gava
Castel de Fels
Vall Carca
Madrid
Indictment Names Dodd Driver in Hanover Hit and Run
Former US ambassador William E. Dodd was indicted by a Hanover county grand jury on a hit and run causing injury to three year old Gloss Grimes. His trial was set for March 2, with Dodd seeking to delay due to illness and laryngitis, while prosecutors noted multiple court appearances and the victim's serious brain injury and paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Va—i
William E. Dodd
United States
Germany
Hanover County
Gloss Grimes
Dodi
Leon M. Baziic
Dodd
Bazile
Consionwealth
Edward & Simpkins
Barile
Ded
Commonwealth
Sinnoney
Dold
Grimes
Te Osurt Puzile
George E. Haw
Cntld
Chanute Field fire causes over million in damage
A board of inquiry inspected the ruins at Chanute Field home of the U S Army Air Corps technical school where more than 1 million dollars worth of equipment and three wooden buildings were destroyed overnight by a fire. Initial assessments blame spontaneous combustion in winter supplies. 500 men fought the blaze for five hours with aid from nearby departments. The site houses 600 regulars, 600 enlisted students and 70 officers, with 30 radio students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantous
Washington
O. BE. Henderson
Urbana
Champaign
Paxton
Rantoul Department
Army
Air Corps
Fiel
Lowry Field
Denver
Thurty
Chanute Field
Henderson
UPI
William H. Wheat
Finais
War Department
Ranair
Ihe Chamber of Commerces
Rantoul
HGH COURT REVIEWS GOLD CLAUSE CASES AGREED
The Supreme Court agreed to hear two new gold clause cases from Bethlehem Steel and St. Louis Southwestern Railway, with bonds promising payment in dollars or foreign currencies. The decision follows a brief opinion session and recesses two weeks for opinion writing, affecting other pending items like the Tennessee Valley Authority program and the Kansas City stockyards rate dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Program
Kansas City
Railhead
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Southwestern
Chemical
Mercury Begins Dropping Tonight Across Midwest
A moderate cold wave was forecast for Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Temperatures will fall starting tonight with snow likely in northern Illinois and possibly southwestern Wisconsin. Snow also possible in Iowa tonight and tomorrow while southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, and southwestern Wisconsin warm tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Chicago Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Iowa
Milwaukee Boy Hatchet Murderer Caught After Confession
Ruth Scott, 16, was killed during a botched burglary in Milwaukee. Ernest Mahr, 24, confessed after arrest at Racine, saying he struck her with a hatchet in the basement and tied her while she fought back. He rode south with a tow hitchhike, while her mother, Mrs. James Scott, 57, was wounded in the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Ruth Scott
Racine
Miles Hulett
James Scott
Mahr
Racine County
Don Cape
Louis Zila
Scott
Hulett
Manr
Chicagoan Admits He Killed Roomer
Joseph Borys, 62, confessed at the Racine avenue station to killing roomer Frances Piotrowski, 39, whose body was found beside her bed after hatchet blows. He claimed his wife Agnes, 62, planned to leave, and a disputed property agreement sparked the fatal assault. a hatchet was recovered from the apartment. Piotrowski, who came to the United States from Poland in 1921, had previously lived with her husband Stanley Harasin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas Kelliher
Joseph Borys
Racine Avenue
Borys
Zoros
Frances Piotrowski
Agnes
Mra Piootrowski
Kores
Myre
Piotrowski
Fietmen Oorks
Inseel
Australian heat wave ends as rain cools nation
Sydney reports a sudden rain and drop in temperatures ending a week of extreme heat and deadly bush fires. The disaster left 182 deaths and extensive property damage, with New South Wales recording 103 heat deaths and seven people burned to death in fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
Deaath
Consolidation of Army, Navy Again Proposed
In Congress today a Washington tPA report notes revived proposals to place the army and navy under a single cabinet officer as part of the president’s $552 million defense program. A Democratic senator seeks a secretary of national defense and related reforms, while others back consolidation and a unified military budget amid rising armaments estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tpa
Congress
Secretary of National Defense
Army Land Navy
Praupitics
Ty — May
Z Tucky
House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seneate Appropriations Committee
van Devanter
Phalhive
Social Security Act
Federal Real Estate Board
Pres. Roosevelt
Nippon
Marine Corps
Florida
AANCO
Lerida
Indict Dodd
Chanute
HGH Court
Supreme Tribunal
Mercury
Chicagoan
Roomer
Navy
League of Nations
Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
Aly
Rachive
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!