Ouster of WPA Head in Minnesota Sought by Faction
In Minnesota June 11 report, Victor A. Christgau, WPA state administrator, faces removal after clashes with Farmer-Labor leaders over relief allotments. Roosevelt confirms dismissal. Christgau resigns noting no charge-based cause and cites Hopkins offer and ongoing support from Roy Jacobson. Primary looms June 21 with political repercussions.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Victor A. Christgau
Minnesota
WPA
Roosevelt
Washington
Christgau
Howard C. Hunter
Hunter
Harry L. Hopkins
Christtgau
Elmer A. Benson
Christfau
Farmer-Labor Party
Benson
Roy C. Jacobson
Hopkins
Insurgent advances push toward Castellon de la Plana
In the Teruel sector north of Valencia Spanish insurgents seized several towns and closed to 6 miles from Castellon de la Plana. The front spans about 20 miles with Albocacer captured 13 miles from the coast and 2,000 loyalists reported as prisoners.
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Hendaye
Mediterranean
Teruel
Valencia
Castellon de la Plana
Albocacer
Betty Crocker column joins Journal's improved features
Housewives will sing the Betty Crocker column as a new feature the Journal adds for readers. It highlights an improved section lineup and promises practical cookery guidance for home kitchens.
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Betty Crocker
Good Roads Convention Planned for Norfolk in October
Harry S. Byrne announces the Nebraska Good Roads association annual convention will be held in Norfolk around October 11. Congressman Wilburn Cartright of Oklahoma will address the gathering, praised for aiding Nebraska with federal road funds.
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Omaha
Harry S. Byrne
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Norfolk
Wilburn Cartright
Oklahoma
Byrne
Karl Stefan
House Good Roads Committee
Nebraska
Wheat loan program aims for fifty-cent bottom price
Washington June 11. Department of Agriculture officials tentatively set a loan program to establish a bottom around 50 cents a bushel for wheat. The plan foresees four measures to aid farmers amid record output and rising stocks, including stored loans and parity payments.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Secrtary of
Wallace
Gas tax distributed to Nebraska counties
State Treasurer Walter H. Jensen distributed 252,495 dollars from May gasoline tax collections in Nebraska counties. The May final tax total was 864,928 dollars with Cass 3,651 dollars, Nebraska 2,491 dollars, Otoe 4,273 dollars and Richardson 3,826 dollars.
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Lincoln
Walter H. Jensen
Nebraska
Cass
Nemaha
Otoe
Richardson
Conscience-Driven Farmer Buys Stamp to Reimburse
A conscience-stricken farmer in Decatur Indiana paid a rural mail carrier 3 cents to settle a past act. Years ago he sent a letter with a stamp whose cancellation marks he erased and now seeks to reimburse Uncle Sam for that improper postage.
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Decatur, Ind
Sam
Rockefeller estate Forest Hills to become home sites
John D Rockefeller's former Forest Hills estate in Cleveland is being parceled for about 25 homes to be built this spring and summer. The plan converts the estate into residential lots.
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Cleveland
John OD. Rockefeller
Forest Hills
Fragrant Flowers For Evening Beauty In The Garden
A guide to planting fragrant flowers that bloom in the evening or have strong scents. Highlights evening scented stocks Mig nonette Nicotiana datura heliotrope and other fragrant annuals and perennials for a scented garden corner. Encourage seed catalogs search for many fragrant subjects to fit into a summer picture.
Windsor couple likely to visit United States next March
Paris June 11 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor plan a U S visit next March and would alter plans only if Europe plunges into war. If war breaks out the Duke would return to England to offer service, as friends note his high popularity with veterans and military circles and his usefulness on special missions.
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Paris
Windsor
United States
Europe
England
War saved lives says retired general in Pasadena
General Farrell, retired, asserts the Spanish American War saved 500000 American lives by spurring research that led to malaria and typhoid solutions. He credits the war with providing the impetus for medical advances and public health progress.
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Pasadena
Cal
P. J. H. Farrell
Queen Alexandrine Bitten While Defending Dogs
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark was severely bitten in the left leg by a mongrel while walking with her two pet dogs on a beach near the royal seaside residence in northern Denmark. An operation was performed and anti tetanus serum given. her condition was reported as progressing comparatively well.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Alexandrine
Sudeten Germans Boycott Defense Loan Amid Crisis
Sudeten German party leaders annouce refusal to back a national defense loan for extraordinary costs tied to the minority crisis. They cite constitutional and economic concerns and advise rejecting participation while detailing fortification plans and resistance strategy.
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Prague
Czech
Rudolf Broz
Royal ship marks 800 Antarctic whales on voyage
The Royal Research ship William Scoreby returned to London after a seven month Antarctic voyage in which 800 whales were marked. Since 4 years the vessel has marked 5 006 whales using stainless steel tubes fired from 12 bore cans to study migratory habits of five whale types. The ship will resume work in the fall.
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London
Royal
William Scoreby
Antarctic
Man Dies After Premonition Of Death In June
Leonell Late, 37, told wife Clara of a death premonition before his June death. He slept from June 12 and remained in a coma for 361 days until he died. Doctors diagnosed the illness as sleeping sickness. Funeral plans laid a year earlier will proceed tomorrow.
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Elgin
Leonell
Clara
Albino deer sighted near Fishkill
A white deer was observed by Stephen W. Blodgett on a local farm near Fishkill during the fall hunting season. Earlier, a white duck was also shot on the same property.
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Fishkill
Stephen W. Blodgett
Nebraska 4-H Delegates Depart for National Camp
June 19 1938 delegates to the national 4-H club camp at Washington leave Lincoln for the capital after their initiation into the Nebraska Washington 4-H group. L R Frisbie state 4-H leader and assistant Miss Allegra Wilkins accompany the group.
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Lincoln
Washington
L. R. Frisbie
Hie
Allegra Wilkins
Readers Encouraged to Call News Items In
The newspaper seeks reader tips and phone tips for news items, inviting the public to contribute stories, photos, tips, and corrections by calling the newsroom.
Prominent Nebraska executive Herbert Gooch Found Dead
The body of 59 year old Herbert E. Gooch a leading figure in Gooch Milling and Elevator and other Nebraska firms was found with a gunshot wound at his Lincoln home. Authorities called it self inflicted and noted powder marks on his hands and a locked room from the inside. Gooch had a long career in publishing milling and brokerage and is survived by his wife two sons Gilbert and Herbert Jr and a daughter Ann.
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Lincoln
Herbert E. Gooch
Gooch Milling and
Ele Vator Company
Nebraska
Farley Young
Gooch
Herbert Gooch, Jr
Chicago
Ann
Vassar
Jackson Brothers, Boesel and Co
Gilbert Amsden Gooch
Herbert E. Gooch, Jr
University of Oklahoma launches anti cribbing exam plan
The University of Oklahoma will inaugurate an anti cribbing program for final exams. Coeds purses and books will be banned from exam rooms to prevent cheating while a large corps of monitors will guard classrooms and prevent leaving during quiz periods.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Falls City Attorney Files Candidacy for Chief Justice
Archibald J. Weaver age 33 of Falls City files with the secretary of state to run for chief justice of the Nebraska supreme court. He is the third candidate, joining District Judges E. B. Chappell of Lincoln and John W. Yeaver of Omaha. Weaver previously worked with a Kansas City firm before returning home to practice law. he is son of P. B. Weaver and nephew of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver.
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Lincoln
Archhbald J
Jack” Weaver
Falls City
Supreme Court
E. B. Chappell
John W. Yeaver
Omaha
Weaver
Kansas City
P. B. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver
Nebraska
Freeman Reilly jailed again for drunkenness and vagrancy
Frederick Reilly appeared in New York court for the eleventh time on drunkenness and vagrancy charges. He attempted to influence the magistrate by claiming familiarity with Mark Rudich, but Rudich ordered a thirty day sentence.
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New York
Frederick Reilly
Mark Rudich
Mark
Australia saving more Sydney up deposits hit record high
Australian savings banks report deposits totaling 937.188 million dollars, an all time high as of the latest figures. The surge reflects increasing household savings in Sydney and across Australia amid economic uncertainty.
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Sydney
Wolves Overrun Barry County Area
Wolves have become so abundant in Barry county that their depredations on livestock have forced a government trapper to be assigned to capture them. The move comes as farmers report heavy losses and seek relief from the outbreak of predation.
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Cassville
Barry County
Poles Grow Green as Rain Floods Franklin Area
In Franklin Nebraska rain over spring has caused South Republican river road poles to sprout leafy branches. R D Dunlap reports rye stalks 6 feet 2 inches tall. Chester Joy tends 36 acres of oats with 11 inch heads and 60 grains per head. Total rainfall this year is 9.19 inches, about double last year.
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Franklin
Neb
South Republican River Road
R. D. Dunlap
Chester Joy
Windsors to Visit United States for Private Tour
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will tour the United States for three months next March. The trip is unofficial and private with only the couple, their personal servants, and a police guard. They may study social conditions and seek eventual residence in the United States if reception is favorable.
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New York
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
United States
United Press
Buckingham Palace
Plane service to Maya ruins to start soon
Washington reports that air service to Uaxactun in northern Guatemala will link the jungle trading center with planes replacing mule transport. The move follows clearing of an air field by locals to export chicle, the gum base from which Americans make chewing gum, and marks a new chapter in Uaxactun’s long history dating back to 68 A D. The site hosts chicle gatherers, woodcutters, and Carnegie Institute expeditions amid jungle life.
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Washington
Vaxactun
National Geographic Society
Maxactun
Uaxactun
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Supreme Court Disbars Omaha Attorney for Ethics Breach
The Nebraska Supreme Court disbarred Fred P. Marconnit of Omaha for unprofessional conduct. The decision cites concealment of client stock used as loan collateral and later sold for proceeds, with the court stating such misconduct shows moral unfitness to practice law.
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Lincoln
Supreme Court
Fred P. Marconnit
Omaha
Richard C. Hunter
Marconnit
Collat
High Court
Highway letting set for June 20 in Nebraska projects
State Engineer A C Tilley announced bids will be opened June 20 for projects totaling about 700 000 dollars. Listed works include Nebraska 67 Peru U S 73 75 5 7 miles stabilized soil base and bituminous surface bids previously rejected June 2. Nebraska 67 Talmage Brock and Mrock U S 78 75 12 miles sand travel surfacing in second solicitation.
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Lincoln
A. C. Tilley
Nebraska
Peru
U. 3S
Talmage-Brock and
Mrock U. S
Missing Michigan Couple Returns to Home
Adrian Michigan June 11 Lucille Wilson 22 a missing school teacher and Henry Vandercook 29 both of Adrian returned to their homes early today and Vandercook was taken into custody Wilson said Vandercook induced her to travel to Weasel Missouri on a supposed job She described advances during the trip and noted an advertisement that promised care for a child on a California trip The case may involve a Mann Act violation and the police continued questioning Vandercook
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Adrian, Mich
Lucille Wilson
Henry Vandercook
Vandercook
Miss Wilson
Weasel
Fred Seger
Missouri
Effingham
Adrian
Garden with no weeds in Genoa Nebraska
In Genoa Nebraska on June 11, manager Harold Kramer of the Loup power and irrigation district and workers covered eight inches of river silt over a small plot. Seeds planted in the floating silt sprouted vegetables but no weeds appeared as river silt acts as pure soil with weeds unable to germinate.
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Genoa
Neb
Harold Kramer
Loup Power and Irrigation District
Kenneth Maurer
Maurer
Rubber Stamps at Lowest Prices at Journal Office
Local notice advertises affordable rubber stamps for sale at the Journal Office. Low prices and quick availability emphasized for customers seeking office supplies.
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Journal
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