Roosevelt Allows Tax Bill To Become Law Without His Signature
President Roosevelt let the tax revision bill become law without his signature to protest unwise parts that undercut the undistributed profits tax and alter capital gains levies. He spoke to 148 New Deal rehabilitants in Arthurdale West Virginia and urged future revenue law revision to encourage private capital and new investment.
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White House
Roosevelt
Arthurdale
W. Va
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
TVA Directors Attack Morgan Over Court Defense
David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan accused ousted colleague Arthur Morgan of trying to sabotage TVA's legal defense in a constitutional challenge. They claimed he campaigned to obstruct witnesses and harass counsel during a crucial trial. Morgan countered that directors engaged in dishonest management and deceived the President and Congress.
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Morgan
Joint
Congressional Committee of Investigation
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
David Lilienthal
Congress
Oil Group to Pay Fines in Madison Antitrust Pleas
The Department of Justice announced that 14 oil companies and 11 executives awaiting trial in Madison Wisconsin plan to enter nolo contendere pleas and pay up to 400000 dollars in fines and costs. The pleas are treated as virtual guilty pleas and were recommended for acceptance. The cases target Sherman antitrust violations from 1931 to 1936, and form the second group after 46 defendants were convicted last winter.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Madison
Wis
Madison Court
Roosevelt Signs Pension Bill For Spanish American War Vets
President Roosevelt signed a bill boosting pensions for veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection and China relief expedition. The act grants a 60 dollar monthly pension to those sixty five and older with at least 90 days service and to shorter service members discharged for service incurred disability.
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Roosevelt
FeRANCO air raid on Alicante devastates market scene
FeRANCO war planes attacked Alicante in what reports call the war’s worst raid. At least 250 killed and 1,000 injured as six insurgent bombers struck a crowded market where many women queued for food. Air raids also hit Sagunto and other cities. Government troops opened an offensive on the Catalan front but insurgents halted the advance.
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Feranco
Alicante
Sagunto
House Votes to Probe Un American Propaganda Claims
Representative Martin Dies of Texas led a resolution for an inquiry into un American propaganda activities after alleging a member of a German American band called for the assassination of President Roosevelt. Dies cited affidavits and said the slayings remark occurred during a speech at a Nazi camp.
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House
United States
Martin Dies
Texas
Roosevelt
Dies
British amateur golf title goes to Charles Yates of Atlanta
Charles Yates of Atlanta wins the British amateur golf championship. Floyd Roberts of California finishes first in the 500 mile Indianapolis race with a new record 117.2 mph average. The body of 12 year old Peter Levine, kidnapped from New Rochelle February 24, is found in Long Island Sound, mutilated and bound with wire. Four Canadian stork derby winners each receive $100,000.
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Charles Yates
Atlanta
Floyd Roberts
California
Indianapolis
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Long Island Sound
American Pilots Accused in Cedillo Rebellion
The Cedillo revolt in San Luis Potosi involved two planes used to bomb towns held by federal troops. Mexico's war minister claimed American pilots led the flights while alleging Japanese aid to the Cedillistas. Japanese weapons were seized at Cerritos as Tampico reports note a rebel propaganda drop.
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Adolpho Echagaray Somohano
San Luis Potosi
Saturnine Cedillo
Aturnino Cedillo
Cardenas
Manuel Avila Camacho
Japan
Cedillistas
Cerritosa
Tampico
Gulf of Mexico
Cedillo
Wage Hour Bill Faces Conference Fight Over Wage Differentials
A Senate sent the wage hour bill to conference to resolve House opposition and Southern concerns. The compromise seeks a 25 cent start rising to 40 cents, with a 44 hour week easing to 40.Farm state and Southern Democrats urged a broad exemption for workers in agricultural commodity processing.
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House
Senate
Congress
Farm State
Labor Leaders Back Barkley in August Primaries
John L. Lewis of C I O urges labor to support Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky in the August 6 primaries. Lewis lauds Barkley as a leading statesman cooperative on labor policy. Harry Hopkins backs Rep Otha Wearin of Iowa in a bid for the Democratic nomination against Senator Gillette, drawing sharp denunciations from senators over using relief funds for politics.
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John L. Lewis
Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Nonpartisan League
Lewis
Barkley
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Otha Wearin
Iowa
Gillette
Hopkins
Ickes Secretly Marries in Dublin After Quiet Trip
Harold Ickes secretary of the interior and PWA administrator wed in Dublin to Jane Dahlman of Milwaukee. He is sixty four. she twenty five. The ceremony linked to Minister Cudahy. they planned a brief honeymoon and return to Washington.
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Harold L. Ickes
Interior
PWA
New York
Ireland
Dublin
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Ickes
John Cudahy
Wilmarth Ickes
Winnetka
Ill
Mr. Ickes
Cudahy
S. J. Shattuck
Legation
Washington
Olney
Bombing of Canton Kills 800 as Japanese Raids Continue
Japanese war planes bomb Canton for three days killing at least 800 and wounding about 1000. They attacked Wongsha station area and central districts, then targeted Tung shan suburb. Chinese reports claim a counterattack near Lanfeng on the Lung Hai line kept Kaifeng and Hankow gate areas safe for now.
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Canton
Japan
Wongsha
Central
Tungshan
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Kaifeng
Hankow
Auto Makers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Indiana
A federal grand jury in South Bend Indiana indicted General Motors Ford Motor Company Chrysler Corporation and several officers of these auto makers on charges of conspiring to violate the Sherman antitrust act.
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General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Best fattening ages for market cockerels analyzed
Poultry expert J C Taylor outlines the most economical fattening windows for cockerels aged eight, 12 and 20 weeks. Eight weeks yields fastest weight gain, 12 to 20 weeks give better breast and leg meat, with feed efficiency dropping as age increases.
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J. C. Taylor
New Jersey College of Agriculture
WNU
United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
New Government Plan Targets 500000 Super-Cows in U S
The Bureau of Dairy Industry in a federal program aims to breed 30000 dairy herds with improved sires and verified birth records. About 30000 farmers join across states to create pilot herds as a standard for others, with 1600 proven sires listed in a new Agriculture pamphlet.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Poultry and Farming Facts from Early 20th Century Notes
Farmers face egg storage losses for washed eggs and high operating costs with feeds taking about thirty dollars of every hundred. Ireland campaigns to boost Irish potato quality. 50 000 eggs produced per minute at peak, 25 000 Barneveld chicks reach London in 25 days. Broiler feathering problems, Australia’s wheat at 163 million bushels, ten hens set a 308 egg record in 51 weeks. Chicks suffer early mortality. grass alone fails for high‑producing cows without grain. Cod liver oil given to hens mirrors human nutrition.
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New York
Smart easy summer patterns for house dresses
Two Barbara Bell fashion patterns for summer wear include the Slenderizing Shirtwaist Dress with notched collar and short sleeves and the Basque Frock with puff sleeves and wide revers. Materials suggested include gingham percale seersucker and tub silk. Sizes range 12 through 46 with yardage details. Order the Spring and Summer Pattern Book for 109 designs by mail from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Beauty Thrift in Crocheted Linens From The Sewing Circle
Cross stitched bouquets in crocheted baskets and various crochet motifs are offered for linens. Pattern 6038 provides multiple motif sizes, a chart, edging directions, material needs, and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle in New York for the transfer pattern.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Noble Indifference to Wealth Ciceronian Reflection
A concise, period tone quotation from Cicero warns that greed exposes narrowness of soul while true nobility lies in indifference to money. The line contrasts ambition for wealth with honor in restraint.
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Cicero
Early Trial in Panama Sets Quick Justice Precedent
A Panama case notes a man indicted for a crime who may be a fugitive but is tried immediately while state witnesses are alive and sound. It recalls a safebreaker captured and starting a six year sentence hours after a 1935 trial, as Collier’s Weekly described.
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Panama
Collier's Weekly
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
An old advertising feature urges women to use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to ease monthly discomforts and other functional disorders. It claims the product tones the system and has widespread testimonials from over a million women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
ry DIA_E
Pinkeham
Unkind Words Let Slip Lead to Irreversible Coach Misstep
A sharp remark echoes in the arena as a coach recalls how even six horses cannot undo a single harsh word. The incident highlights the lasting impact of speech and the need for restraint in leadership.
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Donahey
Alicante II
Harold Ickes
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Barneveld
Holland
London
Australia
Plato
Alee
B'klyn
N.Y
Shakespeare
Cigaven
Nature
Minerva Health Dept
Madison, Wis
Doan’e Pilla
Doan
Doans
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