Townsend Endorsed Congressmen Face Pension Showdown
Townsend backed congressmen will be forced to vote on the old age pension bill as Democrats switch strategy to bring the measure to a direct vote. Republican leaders fear a large Townsend aligned vote impacts business. Townsend hopes to amend Social Security with a transactions tax to fund pensions. Father Coughlin seeks $100,000 for summer broadcasts and aims to expand from Northeast stations to the South and West.
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Washington
Congress
Helmsmen
Townsend
Townsend High Command
Senate
Coughlin
New Four-H Club Projects for Girls Planned for 1939
The county home agent announces new Four-H projects for girls this year across clothing nutrition and home management. ABCs of Sewing and The Four-H Club Girl Learns to Sew target clothing. desserts and Adventures with Dinners cover nutrition. All Around the Kitchen guides kitchen study and efficiency. Last year saw 45 girls clubs with 529 members, up 67 from 1937, with stronger enrollment expected this year.
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Frances Eckert
Four-H Club
Japan Expands Army Amid Fear of Two-Front War
Analysis notes Japan will call 400 000 youths for two years, triple prior conscripts, to prepare for potential war on the Asian mainland. It cites Manchukuo costs, rising taxes, and social unease while Japan relies on a strong navy to deter invasion and fears Russian Far East forces growing near Siberia.
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Japan
Europe
China
Soviet
Russia
War Ministry
Manchukuo
Siberia
History Repeats As Editorial on Jackson Third Term
An 1834 Baltimore Chronicle editorial notes rumors that General Andrew Jackson may seek a third term. It argues the public will not permit extending presidential tenure beyond Washington’s limit and warns that Jackson would lose support if he pursued another term.
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Baltimore Chronicle
General Jackson
Natchez
Jackson
George Washington
22 Percent Tax Burden Shocks Nation in 1938
The National Industrial Conference Board reports 22 percent of national income went to taxes in 1938, a record high. Federal government funded over a third of this, with total taxes reaching about 13.7 billion dollars. The note urges careful budget study, elimination of waste, and wiser government economies while stressing citizen responsibility in a democracy.
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National Industrial Conference Board
United States
Great Britain
Conference Board
Canadians Present Gift to Roosevelt at White House
A group from Canada visited the White House and presented President Roosevelt with a War of 1812 relic. London Times correspondent Sir William Lewis quipped that the item might be a charred object from the burning of the Capitol and White House.
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White House
Steve Early
Roosevelt
Capitol
Sir William Lewis
London Times
Lewis
Regulation Fight Over Coal Tar Colors in Cosmetics
Henry Wallace confronts Elizabeth Arden as FDA under Wallace tightens control on coal tar colors in cosmetics. After hearings, Wallace bans certification of any coal tar color for eye area, impacting Arden and other makers. FDA tests new dyes on guinea pigs and mice, with visible fur unaffected but ears and tails tinted.
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Henry Wallace
Elizabeth Arden
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
Elizabeth Arden Sales Corporation
Miss Arden
FDA
Three Democratic Notables Asked to Defend Publisher Annenberg
Ex Attorney General Homer Cummings ex Senator William Gibbs McAdoo and ex Montana National Committeeman Bruce Kremer have been approached by publisher Moses Annenberg to defend him in the Justice Department inquiry into income tax deficiencies and monopoly law violations. Justice Reed is noted for hard work on the bench in his role as Solicitor General.
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Homer Cummings
William Gibbs McAdoo
Montana
Bruce Kremer
Moses Annenberg
Justice Department
Stanley Reed
Senator Lewis letter to Corcoran cited in WPA probe
The piece notes Sen J Ham Lewis of Illinois wrote a cheering letter to Tommy Corcoran before dying on a trip. It mentions the House WPA investigation calling in New York agents amid friction with state lawmakers over methods, led by Ralph Burton who previously headed Kentucky inquiries and then joined the House committee.
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J. “Ham” Lewis
Ilinois
Tommy Corcoran
M. Corcoran
House
WPA
New York
Ralph Burton
Senate
Kentucky
Burton
House Committee
Copsright
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Victory Liberty Bond rally at Rialto Theatre noted
Elyrians subscribed for 78450 dollars in Victory Liberty Bonds at a Rialto Theatre rally. Charles W. Whitehair delivered the principal address in place of William G. McAdoo. A pig chase erupted on Broad Street when a wagon wheel broke, sending 30 pigs scampering. Fire losses for four months reached 41771.16 dollars, exceeding last year’s total.
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Elyrians
Rialto Theatre
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Charles W. Whitehair
Broad Street
Elyria
Elyria High School plans new technical building addition
The Elyria Board of Education awarded three contracts to Lorain County builders for the technical building expansion totaling 24,890.50 dollars. Officials expect occupancy when school opens in September.
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Elyria High School
Lorain County
Elyria Board of Education
Youth fur farming training planned for Saskatchewan
Saskatoon official Robert MacGregor reports Ottawa youth training convention outlines Saskatchewan programs. A three year plan includes fur farming apprenticeship and training along with forestry and major trades apprenticeships and expanded physical training. The Arch of Titus note is also mentioned as a historical aside.
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Saskatoon
Ottawa
Robert MacGregor
Saskatchewan
MacGregor
Notable births and deaths anniversary list 1796 to 1926
A compilation of anniversaries honoring figures from John G Palfrey to Rudolph Valentino. Includes birthplaces and death dates, with notes on careers from clergy and jurists to actors and artists. Ends with a reflective remark on wealth, fame, and birthright, copyrighted.
Bible Readings Tuesday May 2 Mission Hospital Foot Washing Scene
A daily reading contrasts Jesus foot washing with care in a missionary hospital. A doctor explains triage among 400 patients, choosing whom to operate on and who to turn away, urging compassion for the afflicted and the neglected as Christ’s call to love.
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Mission Hospitals
Notable events marked from 1670 to 1917 in brief timeline
The list records milestones from the Hudson's Bay Company charter in 1670 to the 1917 Liberty Loan, noting key figures and actions. It includes Charles II grants, the 1787 Philadelphia convention, Seminole wartime incentives, Fremont’s 1842 expedition, Lincoln’s Springfield home, John Brown’s secret convention, Jackson's fatal accidental wound, the 20-cent coin halt, and the first two billion-dollar Liberty Loan.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Charles TI
Philadelphia
Macomb
John C Fremont
Far West
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
John Brown
Canada
Thomas J
Stonewall
Supreme Court Justice Roberts and Byrnes Birthday Notices
Justice Owen J. Roberts of the United States Supreme Court born in Philadelphia sixty four years ago. Reginald B. Birch of New York, noted illustrator, born in London eighty three years ago. U S Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina born in Charleston sixty years ago. Norma Talmadge (Mrs. George)
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Christan Co
Owen J. Roberts
U. S. Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Reginald B. Birch
New York
London
U. S
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Charleston
Norma Talmadge
George
British Navy Seeks Skilled Mechanics Amid Warship Boom
Britain calls for recruits as new warships flood the fleet. At least 900 men with three years of workshop training needed this year to staff machinery. The King George V class battleships require 285 skilled engineers. Artificers begin at 514 a week at age 21, rising with years, and board lodging and clothing are provided.
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London
Shilling Triples Self On 65 Year Deposit
London man H. C. Andrews, 79, of Clapham, drew 3 shillings from a 63-year bank account that had a single entry of one shilling. Fifty-five years earlier his mother told him to save a shilling in the Post Office Savings Bank.
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London
H. C. Andrews
Clapham
Post Office Savings Bank
Post Office
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