Roosevelt declines to sign tax bill in public address
President Roosevelt, for the first time since taking office, sent a tax revision bill back to Congress without his signature. He cited unwise provisions that could revive tax avoidance and concentrate investment power, while favoring revisions to spur private capital into new fields. He spoke to 148 New Deal rehabilitation graduates in Arthur Dale West Virginia, and his remarks were carried nationwide by radio.
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White House
Roosevelt
Arthurdale
W. Va
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Oil Group to Pay Fines in Madison Antitrust Pleas
The Justice Department announced that 14 oil companies and 11 executives awaiting trial in Madison Wisconsin on Sherman antitrust charges will enter nolo contendere pleas. They will pay maximum fines and costs, effectively a guilty plea. This group is the second to face Madison court after 46 defendants were convicted last winter. Indictments allege unlawful agreements from 1931 to 1936.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Madison
Wis
Department
Madison Court
TVA Officials Hit Ex-Colleague in Inquiry
David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan, directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, accused former colleague Arthur E. Morgan of trying to sabotage the TVA’s legal defense in a constitutional challenge. They called his dissent and obstruction a campaign and claimed tampering with prospective witnesses and harassing counsel occurred during last winter’s suit by 18 private utilities. Former Chairman Morgan pushed back as the joint congressional committee inquiry opened.
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Joint
Congressional Committee of Investigation
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
Morgan
War pensions boosted by president signature
President Roosevelt signed a bill increasing pensions for veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection and China relief expedition. It establishes a $60 monthly pension for those sixty five or older with at least 90 days service and for those with less than 90 days discharged for service related disability.
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Roosevelt
American Aviators Alleged in Cedillo Rebellion in Mexico
SATURNINO CEDILLO and followers led an agrarian revolt in San Luis Potosi against President Cardenas. Major claims say two airplanes bombed towns held by federal troops as Avila Camacho accused American pilots. Mexico says Japan aided the Cedillistas. weapons were seized at Cerritosa and Tampico reported rebel propaganda aircraft activity.
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Adolpho Echagaray Somohano
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Cardenas
Manuel Avila Camacho
Japan
Cedillistas
Cerritosa
Tampico
Gulf of Mexico
Cedillo
Wage Hour Bill Faces Conference Over Southern Demands
Senate sent the wage hour bill to conference with southern opposition represented among the conferees. The clash centered on wage differentials sought by the South, which the house rejected. The bill would establish rigid standards for interstate industries, starting 25 cents an hour rising to 40, and a 44 hour week easing to 40 in two years, with an amendment exempting many agricultural processing workers.
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House
Senate
Congress
Farm State
Labor leader Lewis backs Barkley in August primaries
John L. Lewis of C I O urged labor to support Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley in the August 6 primaries, praising him as a leading liberal statesman cooperative on labor legislation. Harry Hopkins praised Iowa Representative Otha Wearin for seeking the Democratic nomination against Senator Gillette, triggering criticism from senators over relief funds being politicized.
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Lewis
Barkley
John L. Lewis
Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Nonpartisan League
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Rep
Otha Wearin
Iowa
Gillette
Hopkins
Ickes Weds in Dublin
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes secretly sailed from New York to Ireland and wed 25 year old Milwaukee clerk Jane Dahlman in Dublin. The 64 year old widower left Dublin for a brief honeymoon by car and planned to return to his Olney Maryland estate in a week.
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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
Destructive Franco Air Raid Strikes Alicante Market
Franco war planes bombed Alicante in what authorities called the war’s worst single raid. At least 250 people were killed and 1,000 injured as six insurgent bombers circled and dropped missiles in the market area where women queued for food. Air raids also hit Sagunto and other cities as government troops opened a Catalan offensive but were checked by strengthened insurgent forces.
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Franco
Alicante
Sagunto
House Votes for Inquiry Into Un American Propaganda
Representative Martin Dies of Texas pressed a resolution for an investigation into un American propaganda activities in the United States. He cited affidavits alleging a German American band member advocated the assassination of President Roosevelt. Dies said the suggestion arose from a Nazi camp speech.
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House
United States
Martin Dies
Texas
Roosevelt
Dies
Yates wins British amateur golf title and other sports notes
HARLES YATES of Atlanta Ga won the British amateur golf championship. Floyd Roberts of California won the 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis setting a new record of 117.2 miles an hour average. The body of twelve year old Peter Levine kidnapped from New Rochelle was found in Long Island Sound, mutilated and bound with wire. Four winners of Canadian stork
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Harles Yates
Atlanta
Floyd Roberts
California
Indianapolis
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Long Island Sound
Bombing of Canton Kills 800 and Injures 1000 in 3 Days
Japanese war planes pounded Canton for three days, causing at least 800 deaths and about 1000 injuries. Attacks over Wongsha railway station district shattered hundreds of buildings and struck rescue workers. Central district and Tung shan suburb also bombed. Chinese reports claim a counterattack near Lanfeng and Kaifeng saved for now.
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Canton
APAN
Wongsha
Central
Tungshan
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Kaifeng
Hankow
Auto makers indicted over Sherman antitrust charges in Indiana
General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and several of their officers were indicted by a federal grand jury in Bend, Indiana, on charges of conspiring to violate the Sherman antitrust law.
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General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
Bend
Ind
WHAT to EAT and WHY
A concise review debunking common food fads. C H Goudiss cites science to refute claims like fish as a brain food and lettuce as a sedative, explains why vegetables and fruits vary in nutrient value, and argues that water with meals aids digestion and whole wheat bread need not be banished.
Learn How to Plan a Laxative Diet Bulletin
Readers are invited to request a free copy of C. Houston Goudiss bulletin Help ful Hints on Planning a Laxa tive Diet. It offers practical guidance on elimination health through correct eating and hygiene, lists laxative foods, and includes a full week of sample menus. Send a post card to 6 East 39th Street New York City.
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C. Houston Goudiss
East 39Th St
New York City
East 39Th Street
Fad diets prey on homemakers craving diet facts
Diet fads claim starches and proteins cannot mix at a meal. Medical authorities debunk this, noting most foods contain mixed nutrients and few are pure proteins or pure carbohydrates. Even staples like dried peas and beans include substantial starch and protein, showing the theory’s flaws.
Dangers of Fasting Warned by Health Experts
The piece warns fad diets that advocate fasting as detoxification may harm health by causing incomplete fat oxidation and acidosis. Homemakers are urged to discard superstitions and rely on established food facts to nourish families and ensure wellbeing. Houston Goudiss, 1938-14.
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WNU
C. Houston Goudiss
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