Garner shifts from talker to possible 1940 nominee
The Washington Merry Go Round reports Vice President Garner curbs public talk about New Dealers and White House affairs as he contemplates a 1940 bid. He now aims to block a New Dealer nominee, sees Hull as a serious rival, and hints at a future retirement only to pursue influence in delegate selection.
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Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
White House
Presidentiass
Jack
Uvalde
Jim Farley
Bennett Clark
Paul McNutt
Hull
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Parley
Far West
Texas
Cordell Mull
Sumner Welles
Maryland
United States
Europe
High Seas
Ambassador Lopez
Colombia
Jay Jerome Williams
Marian Anderson
Lincoln Memorial
Corgressman
Kent Keller
Illinois
Lincoln
Bram Trushery
Rex Tugwell
Supreme Court Smoking Habits Revealed in Historical Report
A historical note describes Justices William O. Douglas, Ric Reynolds, Hughes, Reed, and Black as cigarette or cigar smokers. It claims private and bench smoking occurred, with varying adherence to the Court’s rules and secrecy about the practice.
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William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Ric Reynolds
Hughes
Reed
Luke Douglas
Black
White
Pelps Golden Medical Discovery Promises Digestive Relief
Advert shows an upbeat user claiming Pelps Golden Medical Discovery improved appetite and digestion by easing gas and stomach upset. It urges readers to buy at any drug store and notes relief from excess guide and stomach discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pere
Tampa University Faces Nazi Pressure Over German Chair
The Dies Un-American Activities Committee reports an incident in Tampa Florida where Baron Spiegel von Peckelsheim and a German consul demanded a German teaching chair at Tampa University. President John A Sherman refused and denounced the proposal saying Tampa will have nothing to do with it. The Baron's parting claim implied Nazi influence in American schools.
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Dies un-Americanism Com
Tampa University
Florida
Lec
John A. Shermen
Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von
Peckelsheim
New Orleans
Berger
Tampa
Sherman
Help the Fatherland Nazi Message Found at Los Angeles
Justice Department agents obtained copies of a secret memorandum from the Union of Germans Abroad urging German American students to spread anti American sentiment through history and social science classes clubs student publications and assemblies. The note says to take every opportu nity to serve the Fatherland and to create a situation if none presents itself. It mentions the University of California at Los Angeles dismissing a German department faculty member for covert Nazi activity.
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Justice Department
Union of Germans
America
University of California At Los Angeles
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Pittsfield Honors Birthday With Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs Henry Heiden hosted a family dinner on Sunday April 9 in honor of a birthday for a Pittsfield resident. Family members attended the gathering at the Heiden home reflecting local celebration customs.
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Pittsfield
Henry Heiden
Easter birthday dinner and college returnees noted
Family celebrated Earl Mull's birthday with a decorated table and Easter centerpiece. Wynona Preston returned to Oberlin College on April 11 after spring break. Robert Avery returned to Baldwin Wallace College. Avery sang at Easter services and Doak preached He Is Risen. Community Church held communion and William Smith read on spring and new life.
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Wynona Preston
Oberlin College
Robert Avery
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Methodist Church
Homer Doak
Breyley Family Attends Dillman Funeral in Spencer
Mr and Mrs Harvey Breyley and Mr and Mrs Ted Breyley attended funeral services for their cousin Mrs Vivian Dillman of Spencer on Sunday afternoon.
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Harvey Breyley
Ted Breyley
Vivian Dillman
Spencer
German-ringed tern dies after long voyage at harbor
A tern ringed in Germany by Vogelwarte Helgoland died of exhaustion in the Port Elizabeth harbor waters after a 6,500 mile flight from Port Elizabeth to Germany. The aluminum ring on its leg bore the inscription Vogelwarte Helgoland Germany.
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Port Elizabeth
Cape Province
Germany
Vogelwarte
Helgoland
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