Aerial Hitch-Hike Queen Visits L A
Eleanor Pogwist billed as the first woman aerial Witch-hiker has toured extensively since 1938. She claims to have flown 55 000 miles, survived near misses, and carried messages to 42 governors and officials. Her exploits include stowing away in washrooms and receiving varied gifts while planning trips to see governors and dignitaries.
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Eleanor Pogwist
Yonya
Eleanor
Hollywood
Galif
Harry Richman
New York
Douglas Corrigan
Honolulu
Gene Tunney
Navy
Jeveryane
Fogwist
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Washington State
Julia Gruze
Pogwist
Ler O'Daniel
Bahamas
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Ploride
Stamp requested for York commemorative stamp
The Weather Bureau reports a proposal filed by Representative Harry Haines to issue a commemorative stamp marking York Pennsylvania’s two hundredth anniversary next November. York served as the American government seat during the Revolution from 1777 to 1778, and the stamp would highlight key events from that period despite concerns about local appeal.
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Washington
Harry Haines
York
Philadelphia
Congress
Confederaton
Benjamin Franklin
Frazee
General LaFayette
Postoffica Philatelic
Kimariig
Ferag
100 S.A. Students Serenade O'Daniel
AUSTIN March 38 INS Governor W Teg O Daniel Loday was serenaded by about 190 San Antonio grade school children who sang Beautify Texas on the front steps of the capitol building The governor appeared and spoke briefly inviting the children to the mansion to meet Pat Mike and Molly O Daniel children and to tell their families to keep helping.
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Austin
W. Teg O'Daniel Loday
San Antonio
Texas
Pat
Mike
Molly
Q'Danie
Amas
Dodger
Helio
Pan American Congress Set for Memphis Cotton Drive
President Roosevelt invites Western Hemisphere nations to a Pan American Gatlon Congress in Memphis from October 10 to promote increased cotton consumption and stabilize trade after European war disruptions. Sponsors include the Memphis chamber of commerce and local cotton associations. Roosevelt notes trade and commercial effects from hostilities abroad impact Western Hemisphere industries.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Memphis
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Memphis Cotton Carlyn Aesociation
National Cotton Conse
Western Hemisphere
Debt limit near. tax hikes loom for 1942 budget
Washington reports prospects Congress will raise the debt limit from 48 to 66 billion dollars and push new taxes to fund Roosevelt's 1942 fiscal year. Deficit spending climbs as defense outlays and aid to Britain push total appropriations well above 20 billion, with plans for a 3.2 billion dollar defense bill and further tax proposals looming.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
Cutton Woodrum
D.-Va
House
Senate
Barkley
Han
Texans Charged Over Red River Plant Action
Governor Leon G. Phillips accused solons in Oklahoma of using Rayburn to justify destroying the Red River project at Denison Texas. He spoke at the Washita Valley Improvement Association in Chickasha claiming the venture would only provide jobs while harming state property and inciting fear of Sam Rayburn.
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Chigkaska
Oklo
Rayburn
D-Texas
Oxlahamn Jongrassiner
Red River
Samy Rayburn
Man Given 30 Days For Theft Of $47
Robert Boyd pleaded guilty to stealing $47 and was sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Judge Matthews in County Court-at-Law No 2 imposed the sentence. The address details and names appear garbled in the report but reference the theft incident and sentencing by the county court.
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Robert Boyd
Addresg
Albert Street
Matthews
Boyd
Mike Callins
Addresa Wale
Broadway
Marela
Mrs Willkie to Meet Mrs F D R
Washington March 20 A crowded White House banquet scene centers on cordial exchanges between Mrs Wilkie and Mrs Roosevelt as the 1940 campaign signals a broader rapprochement between the two families. Longstanding tensions soften amid talk of calm relations and shared concerns during a chilly reception after talks.
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Washingvon
Roosevelt
Aneta
Winikie
Wille House
Swill
Wilkie
Campaigon
Mya
Willkie
Niattomat Press Club
Moogevell
Indy
Sonn Ntier
K« Orip
England
Distemper Takes Sleigh Dog Toll
Distemper strikes northern Manitoba cutting sleigh dogs with an epidemic that has killed about 7 million dogs across a 400 mile area near Split Lake since December. The disease has wiped out pups and adults, disrupting trapping, trading, and policing as huskies valued up to $60 each fall to the scourge. Cases spread toward the Dakotas and Montana, impacting transportation in the region.
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Winnipeg
Man
INS
Manitoba
Split Take
Nelson Louse
Thera
Dakotas
Montania
Jalisco Governor Kills 2 Wounds 5 in Ambush
Mexico City March 20 Governor Silvano Gonzalez of Jalisco shot and killed two men and wounded five during an ambush on the road. He was en route to visit former President Lazaro Cardenas when attackers opened fire from both sides. Gonzales escaped unharmed.
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Mexico City
Silvano” Gonzalez
Jalisco
Tony
Gonzales
Lazaro Cardenas
Diquilpan
Michoacan
Fox
Motor Transport Club Reunion Set at Camp Normoyle
Five hundred members of the Three Hundred and Four Motor Transport club will hold their fourth reunion with a banquet at Camp Normoyle on April 16. The banquet is open to all farmer workers in the Thvag Hundred and Four Motor Stepair station at Fort Bam Spygton.
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Clup
Normoyle Piesa Wall
Fort Bam
Spygton
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