Gettysburg Veterans Celebrate Peace at Formal Commemoration
About 2000 veterans from both sides gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park for a peace ceremony led by President Roosevelt. The event featured the Flame of Eternal Peace lit atop the memorial, speeches by Union and Confederate leaders, and no reenactments. Officials cited an $8.5 billion corporate outlay and 10.5 million unemployed, hoping for an economic upturn by Labor Day.
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Gettysburg
Yanks
Johnny Rebs
Stars and Stripes
Stars
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
Mr. Roosevelt
Overton H. Mennet
Grand Army of the Republic
John M. Claypool
The
United Confederate Veterans
WPA chief denies political pressure in Kentucky campaign
Harry Hopkins says the Works Progress Administration was not used as a tool in the Kentucky senatorial race between Senator Barkley and Governor Chandler. He cites documentary evidence and claims only two of more than twenty investigated cases showed improper conduct by WPA workers or officials. He promises swift action where coercion is proven.
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Kentucky
Hopkins
WPA
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
A. B
Chandler
Barkley
Real Drive on Low Mood Marks Fiscal Year Start
The administration unveils what the President calls the real drive on low mood as the new fiscal year begins. Relief agencies, the army and navy, and public works departments are affected by the plan.
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Army and Navy
Public Works
Roosevelt Voices Free Press Defense at New York Exposition
President Roosevelt spoke at the New York World's Fair site, laying the cornerstone of the federal building and addressing the National Education Association. He defended free thought and learning, denounced censorship, and urged continued national investment in natural resources and human capital for a strong, progressive America.
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New York
National Education Association
America
Nazi Germany
Italy
Strike at New York Fair Grips Construction Work
More than 6 000 workers were affected as a general strike by the Building Trades and Construction council affiliate of the AFL shut down all construction work at the New York World’s Fair except structural steel. The stoppage stemmed from a jurisdictional dispute.
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Building Trades and Construction Council
American Federation of Labor
New York Stock Exchange elects McChesney President
Willis McChesney Mar tin of a St. Louis brokerage firm and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange since last May was elected president at a salary of 48000 dollars a year. The selection completes a reorganization urged by the Securities and Exchange Commission and a liberal group within the exchange.
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N. Y
Rail Wage Parley Set Between Trainmen and Carriers
Representatives of the Railroad Trainmen and the Carriers' Joint Conference plan talks at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago on July 18 to negotiate a proposed 13 percent wage cut. About 150,000 trainmen led by A. F. Whitney oppose the reduction. On July 20 the remaining 18 railroad brotherhoods will begin talks with management led by George M. Harrison of the Railway Labor Executives association.
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Stevens Hotel
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Willis Aymond Willis Willis for Indiana Senate Nomination
Indiana Republicans nominated Willis Aymond Willis of Angola for the senate at the Indianapolis convention. On the third ballot he defeated four rivals including former senator James E. Watson. The 62 year old publisher has led the Angola Republican since 1898 and heads Steuben Publishing with a co editor publishing the Angola Herald Democratic organ.
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G.O.P
Willis Aymond E. Willis
Angola
Ind
Senate
Indianapolis
Willis
James E. Watson
Steuben Publishing Company
Angola Herald
Roosevelt outlines stop gap relief and aims for permanent job solution
President Roosevelt said relief and public works are stop gap remedies for a dislocated economy and stressed the need for a permanent unemployment solution. He warned European rearmament spending is unsound and announced a July 1 federal spending push across WPA, PWA, CCC, and RFC.
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Europe
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
France to Execute Spies Fourth on Guillotine Decree
France will execute spies under a new decree promising death for peacetime espionage. Officials cite rising espionage with 150 convictions near Strasbourg in 1937 and nearly four convictions weekly this year. Offenses include contracting with a foreign power, serving in an enemy army, or supplying military information that could aid France's defeat.
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France
Strasbourg
Japanese Storm Toll and Earthquake Hit Hard
About 200 people killed in two days of violent storms and floods in Japan, compounded by strong earthquakes. Thousands of houses destroyed, major railway lines blocked by landslides and damaged bridges.
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Japan
Italian Press Chief urge moderation in aiding Franco
TAGINIO GAYDA, editor and regime spokesman, said Italy advised Franco to use moderation to keep foreign ships from aiding government Spain. He added Italy approves bombing of contraband vessels but denies Italian responsibility. British ambassador Perth sought an agreement to end bombings. Mussolini would act only to spare Chamberlain embarrassment.
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Franco
Spain
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Hollywood talk on beauty queens and stage plans
Miss Vera Dick ens of Lynchburg Virginia was May Queen at Randolph Macon College and prompted Metro to offer a screen test. Paramount films Touchdown Army while Paulette Goddard trains for French Without Tears with Chaplin coaching rumored. Virginia Payne plans Alaska vacation with Tyrone Power’s mother Mrs Power, Ginger Rogers seeks new talent with Funny Man in New York. Radio stars bend careers toward film, with Beny Burns Abner Baker and others noted for past roles. ODDS AND ENDS Jean Arthur searches for a cat cellar while Lionel Barrymore works on a gyent compass and James Stewart films with a 16 mm camera.
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Lynchburg
Randolph-Macon College
Metro
Paulette Goddard
Cape Playhouse
Cape Cod
Charlie Chaplin
New York
Virginia Payne
Ma Perkins
Alaska
Patla Power
Tyrone Power
Ginger Rogers
Texas
Ginger
Charleston
Jean Arthur
Wild Bill
John Beal
Edward Robinson
Western Newspaper Union
The Miracle of Milk by C Houston Goudiss
Houston Goudiss extols milk as the supreme food, a versatile elixir essential from infancy to old age. He details six diet pillars, praises milk’s protein minerals vitamins and digestibility, and notes its energy value compared to eggs and beef.
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Houston Goudiss
C. Houston Goudiss
East 39Th Street
New York City
Milk as an Indispensable Necessity for Family Health
The speaker argues milk is essential, not luxury, and urges homemakers to provide enough milk for all family members. Milk is cheaper than illness, aiding health, efficiency, and longevity, with milk needs compared to daily quarts per child and pints per adult.
Milk as a key calcium source for bone health
Milk provides an essential calcium supply necessary for normal skeletal development. Meeting calcium needs through milk supports bone growth and maintenance, highlighting its role in nutrition and health.
Milk Vitamins and Mineral Content Explained
The article discusses phosphorus and iron in milk, noting iron is present in a usable form. It highlights milk as rich in vitamins A and G, and its role in preventing deficiencies, while acknowledging vitamin D variability and vitamin C limitations. Irradiation or concentrates can boost D, and fresh fruits or vegetables offset C gaps.
In Praise of Milk Producers Campaign Motto 1938
A reflective editorial extols milk producers for supplying pure safe milk, describing their work as vital to national health. It urges homemakers to value milk as a priceless staple, stating it would be cheap at any price and highlighting its life sustaining benefits for children and adults.
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Win—C. Houston Goudiss
Add Beauty to Your Linens Crochet Border Pattern 6106
Quick beauty treatment for linens with a crochet border and embroidery motif. Pattern 6106 includes transfer patterns for six by eleven inch motifs, four by twelve inch motifs, and five by six inch motifs, plus charts directions color schemes and illustrations. Send 15 cents for pattern.
Aunt May Tilgy’s Modern Kitchen Experiments
A promotional feature presents a curated section of recipes and formulas from national advertisers. It frames test kitchens, large laboratories, and seasoned cooking wisdom as progress. The piece invites readers to rejoice in a modern era of culinary innovation.
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