Heat Wave Grips Nation as Drouth Worsens Across Regions
The nation endures record heat with 3,850 deaths amid widespread drought. Agriculture officials warn corn may fail without rain while milk prices rise and cattle supply swells in response to drought conditions.
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Midwest
Northwest
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
United States
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Ohio
Bismarck
North Dakota
Drouth
Rexford G. Tugwell
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Around Michigan Weather Reflects Heat and Fires Across State
Michigan newspapers report extreme heat with Marquette hitting 104 and Hell at 100 degrees while forest fires overwhelm efforts in the Upper Peninsula. Governor Fitzgerald issues campfire bans north of Muskegon Lake and other counties face safety restrictions as CCC workers are redirected.
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Hale
Iosco County
South Londo Lake
Marquette
Hell
Livingston County
Federal Forest Service
Michigan
CCC
Upper Peninsula
Lansing
Fitzgerald
Muskegon Bay City
Kalamazoo
Belden C. Hoyt
Richland
Prohibition Party
Kansas
Oscar
Hoyt
Ingham
Mason
Leon Chapman
Chapman
Fred Chapman
David P. Phillips
Joseph C. Armstrong
Phillips
Menard
Illinois State Penitentiary
A. S. Rowley
Escanaba
Straits of Mackinac
State Highway Department
Mackinaw City
St. Ignace
State Welfare and Relief Study Commission
Harold D. Smith
Ann Arbor
Commission
State Welfare Department
State Emergency Relief Administration
State Commission
Mary Larrabee
Detroit
Larrabee
Mrs. Larabee
Ship Subsidy Bill Aimed at Boosting American Merchant Marine
The subsidies bill, backed by Senator Copeland, seeks to establish government aid for building and operating American flag ships to compete with foreign tonnage. It argues subsidies are preferable to hidden aid and that a stronger domestic fleet will support agriculture by ensuring affordable freight to foreign markets. The piece notes higher U.S. construction costs and defense needs, and contends the policy may face flaws yet marks a start toward honest policy.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Pete
Copeland
New York Democrat
Plains States
South
Mississippi Valley
Bicycles and Hymns Stir Parisian Streets
In a touring column from Havre to Paris, the writer observes French streets where bicycles rule traffic and crowds clash over hymns and flags. Parisians sing Marseillaise and Internationale amid political tension, while foreigners note the vivid urban life and fear of broader conflict across Europe.
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Edward VIII
England
London
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Grenadier
Coldstream
Scots Guards
Madrid
Jose Calvo Soteiro
Spain
Paris
France
Champs Elysees
Haly
Sybia
Italy
Britain
Mediterranean
Saint Lazare
Germany
Moscow
Harlem
Marseillaise
Dooley
Artemus Ward
Surete
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Coughlin Farm Alliance
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Tugwell
American Federation of Labor
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Committee For Industrial Unionization
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United Mine Workers
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A. F. of L
Dr. Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Charles E. Coughlin
Gerald L. K. Smith
Cleveland
California
Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
William Lemke
Union
New Deal
Huey Long
Willis Mahoney
Oregon
Resolutions Committee
John S. Farnsworth
Mane
Farnsworth
Navy Department
Service of
Leonard P. Ayers
Henry Ford
New York
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Boorge Rohde
Maine
Canadian
Interior
Ickes
Lehman
Wagner
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Potomac
Liberty
Sevanna
White House
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Austria
Mussolini
Poland
Hitler
Europe
Hungary
Alf M. Landon
Frank QO. Lowden
Winois
Topeka
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Landon
George N. Peek
AAA
Agriculture Wallace
Col
Frank Knox
William Cabell Bruce
Maryland
Tokyo
War Office
Yoshiaki Nakamura
Captan Assachi Isobe
Japan
Edward
Northville
Harrow
Grouth
Middle West
Mr. Roosevelt
Y Western Newspaper Union
Brisbane
Havre
Atlantic
America
New York State
Vendee
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Santa Monica
Tenez
King Entores Syndicate
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