Fight for more WPA cash opens in House today
Congress faces a pitched battle over a proposed WPA fund rise to 985 million dollars as relief supporters push for a 150 million increase. WPA chief Harrington outlined relief needs while hearings began on spending and payroll impact for the coming year.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Labor Department
Federal Security
CDC
National Youth Administration
Senate
House Appropriations
Pepper
D-Flo
Col
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Harrington
Demon Fire Destroys Roof Holes As Wife Fights Blaze
Mrs. Rice on her farm near Potter Kansas battled a stubborn fire that damaged the roof and upstairs floor after holes opened by flames. She crawled over icy shingles, smashed through a hole, and poured water repeatedly until the blaze finally contained. Harold Rice was away on a visit and returned to find the house saved after several inferno bursts.
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Richard Tinkham
W. J. McAleer
William Cleavenger
Hammond
Ind
Fred Laflin
Gerald
Florida
Sheldon Black
Gainesville
Lucas Black
J. O. Cadwallader
Gertrude Vollinter
Oteen
N. C
George P. Taylor
Colorado Avenue
Twelfth Street
Taylor
Cadwallader
Europe
William M. Blain
Frank W. Knapp
Marcellus
N. Y
New Orleans
O Daniel Aims for Second Term in Texas Governor Race
Gov W Lee O Daniel announces bid for a second term in Texas using Hillbilly music as a campaign tool. The 1938 flour salesman who rode a flour sack to power seeks another term after recent announcement in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Florida Court Notices and Land Sale in Bay County
Legal notices from Bay County Florida state court actions in chancery, including appearances required for Estelle Johnson and Zadie Brookins on May 6, 1940, and a public sale notice under the Murphy Act on April 82, 1940, listing numerous parcels in Bay County for bid at the courthouse 11:00 AM with Internal Improvement Fund trustees overseeing.
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Bray County
Florida
Bay County
Internal Improvement Fund
ACHES
Calloway
A Inc
Southport
Washington
Lynn Haven
Social Illness Described At Medical Meet
Dr Edward Weiss of Temple University described social illness as sickness from unhappiness with environment. He said a third of patients have no bodily disease and another third show emotional factors. Researchers note emotions affect heart and vessels and many patients with physical illness have psychic factors.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cleveland
American College of Physicians
Edward Weiss
Temple University
Philadelphia
Flanders Dunbar
Columbia University
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Edward L. Bortz
University of Pensylvania
Lankenau Hospital
Rosenwald Glee Clubs To Give Recital Sunday
The Rosenwald High School Girls and Boys Glee Club in Glenwood will present its third annual spring recital Sunday at 3 30 p m in the school auditorium with 50 voices The program features spirituals South melodies dialect readings and Negro folk songs including Steal Away to Jesus An address by Dr L A Beardsley and Dr B R Daniels marks Negro National Health Week Separate seating for white attendees is arranged Principal R V Moore The exhibition includes grade specific classroom units on topics from Baby Chicks to Paper Industry with teachers listed.
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Rosenwald High School
Glenwood
Nefro
Jesus
L. A. Beardsley
B. R. Daniels
A. J. Ransom
L. R. Caldwell
C. J. Davalt
Seminole reservation closes to traffic in Big Cypress
The Seminole Indian reservation in Big Cypress swamp Hendry county is closed to traffic and trespass. Officials said the public would be barred on request of the Indians for protection of their game.
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Big Cypress Swamp
Hendry County
Notice of Charter for Bay County Agricultural Exhibitions Inc
Notice to apply to Judge Ira A Hutchison of the Circuit Court Bay County Florida on April 23 1940 for a charter to conduct and operate Bay County Agricultural Exhibitions Inc to develop home agricultural horticultural and other resources of Florida and Bay County with principal office in Panama City Florida J W Cheney H L Sudduth L Merriam 474 3 29 20 4 5 19 19
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Ira A. Hutchison
Bay County
Florida
Bay County Agricultural Exhibitions, Inc
State of Florida
Panama City
County of Bay
J. W. Cheney H. Tl. Sudduth L. —&. Merriam
WDLP Radio Schedule Fringe Programs and Local Acts
Friday and Saturday afternoon into evening lists WDLP 1200 programs with WBS local shows, orchestras, piano acts, and choirs, noting times, performers, and venues. Local acts include Ruth Peach, Wallers, and the Davis Sisters among many others, with news segments and weather updates interspersed.
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WBS
Walter Knight
Cook Motor Co
Ellis Twins
Ruth Peach
Davis Sisters
Wave Gliders
WSB
Aleene Hutchison
Arthur Barrow
Carl Cress
Frank Dearing
Joe Gilbert
Vic Fraser
Weather Report
Ritz Theatre
Treasure Chest
Fankelph
Madelane Sterns
James Kerwin
Hillbillies
Frankie Masters
James Elwood
Isa and Heath
BBC0 News
Fred Rabell
Gene
Tito and Swingsters
Ross Norman
Teeey Anderson
Cc. A
Blocker Sisters
Friendly Four
Three Rancheros
Casa Loma Orchestra
Third Degree Dismissed by Hoover on Police Brutality
J Edgar Hoover writes in The American Magazine denying FBI use of third degree methods and arguing against beatings. He insists scientific training yields higher convictions, noting FBI records show 96 percent success versus 20 percent for brutal interrogations and urging brains over brawn in policing.
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New York
J. Edgar Hoover
American
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-Man
FBI
Run on Stockings Tears Hole In Supply Source
ViENNA reports a run on silk stockings as women clamored for scarce goods. Othmar Taeubele, Vienna shopkeeper, ignored ration rules and sold stockings. Police closed his store after customers flooded the shop, underscoring the strict 4 pair per year ration plus 16 points per pair limits.
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Vienna
Othmar Taeubele
Tacubel
Tacubele
Scout Notes TROOP 38 Meeting Led by York
The troop opened with the Scout oath and laws led by Tenderfoot Arthur York. After games, patrol meetings covered knotting due to cloudy skies, with Life Scout Jimmy Peterson back from the CCC demonstrating knots. Mr. Lee praised patrol organization. Flying Eagle Patrol led with 150 1-5 points over Flaming Arrow 140 2-3. Ed Pryor and Joe Wallace lead individual honors with 89 points each.
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Arthur York
Grady
Jimmy Peterson
CCC
Lee
Mr. Leto
Flying Eagle Patrol
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Ed Pryor
Joe Wallace
Joe' Wallace
Public Domain Acres Remaining in United States
The statement notes 165 million acres of public domain still exist in the United States. It frames the scale of federally owned land not yet classified or disposed of, highlighting the vast area under public domain as of the reporting period.
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United States
Burk Pump Test Proves Long Service Life
W B Gray of Gray Lumber and Supply Co, Panama City, reports a standard Burks Super Turbine Pump on a six year factory test with 200 gallons per hour under 22 foot suction and 30 pounds tank pressure. The pump showed negligible wear after delivering over ten million gallons of water, equating to sixty years in a typical home. Gray notes hundreds in operation daily and invites the public to see the pumps in action.
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W. B. Gray
Gray Lumber and Supply Co
Burks
Gray
Panama City
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Across The South
AP reports multiple spring games with teams like Boston, Cincinnati, Washington, Cleveland, New York, and Chicago. Scores include Boston 3, Cincinnati 18 and New York 6, Cleveland 1, with several contests cancelled or incomplete across Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Alabama.
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Associated Press
Winston Salem
N. C
Boston
Cincinnati
Orlando
Tulsa
Tex
New York
Lubbock
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Fort Worth
Philacelgiig
Meningitis Trials Mark Progress Toward Conquered Disease
Cleveland doctors report clinic results at City Hospital using sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine across four meningitis forms. Influen zal meningitis shows rising cures, epidemic meningitis drops to zero fatalities in three years, while hemolytic streptococcus meningitis improves from 1935–38 with treatment.
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Cleveland
American College of Physicians
Cleveland City Hospital
Swiss Burghers Get Stuck in Vote
Lucerne voters rejected a plan to spend 550000 Swiss francs on the civilian half of an airport while the army would fund the military half. Hotels offered to cover costs and work started, but war bans civilian flights, leaving Lucerne with no airport despite earlier enthusiasm.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Oilivan
Wealthy politicians and officials in the U.S. government
Washington notes a parade of mega rich figures in government ranks. Doris Duke Cromwell's vast fortune. Joseph P. Kennedy, William Bullitt, Joseph Davies, Emily Post Hutton Davies, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Francis Biddle, Jesse Jones, and John Hanes are cited as examples of wealth influencing diplomacy and public service.
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Washington
James H. R. Cromwell
Canada
Cromwell
Doris Duke Cromwell
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
William Bullitt
Paris
Joseph E. Davies
Brussels
State Department
Davies
Emily Post Hutton Davies
Anthony J. Drexel Biddie
Philadelphia
Francis Biddle
U. S
Jesse Jones
U.S
John Hanes
Treasury
Frozen climber found on Mount Hood after long search
Gerald Herrmann, 28, of Milwaukie, Ore., was found dead after a four day search on Mount Hood amid blizzard conditions. Fellow climber James Lorentz, 19, of Oregon City, was found earlier in Paradise Park frost-bitten and exhausted.
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Mount Hood
Ore
Gerald Herrmann
Milwaukie
Herrmann
James Lorentz
Oregon City
Paradise Park
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Jean Rogers
Y Ng
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Lynn Haven News
Charles &, Boostrom
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Junior Civic League
The
Loyal Temperance League
Marian McElvoy
Ohio Avenue
Fourth Street
Harris McCormick
J. M. McElvoy
Panama City Beach
Harriss McCormick
Don
Port St. Joe
Barney McCormick
Asher S. Templin
Summit Station
Penn
Bear and
Cedar Creeks
Wildwood
William Harper
Goodwin
Upper
Bear Creek
Frank Hinch
L. W. Wakefield
Charles R. Niquet
A. Goldman
W. D. Ward
John C. Greene
Ella Hunnikin
E. M. Youtz
E. Wolfe
Charles Hendry
Margaret Ross
H. V. Hartman
George M. Brown
Carrie L. Beals
Sherman Sponenberg, Sr
Grover Baxley
Eugene Hartman
Joe Weber
Floyd Byam
A. D. Banker
Mildred Hanks
Clara Buck
J. H. Sellers
Myrtle Levins
Believe
Ob Ripley
Columbia Network
Neht Bottling Company
Phone
O’daniel
Chancery
J. L. Johnson
Estelle Johnson
J. E. Stokes
Harry Harris
D.C
Thelma Brooking
Zadie Brookins
Internal Improvement Fund OF the
Atate Ledger
Rosenwald
WDLP
Burk
Gadsden
Ala
Brooklyn
Detroit
San Angelo
Tex —St. Louis
Texon Oil 2
Childs
Carl Gray
Tex Ritter
Charlesb. Wood
Man From
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Panama
Chapter
Alice
Richard
Faye Greene Macmurray
Ymanhia
Oregon Trail
Shay
Jonitaren
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