Byrns dies. House mourns long time speaker
Joseph Wellington Byrns, veteran Tennessee congressman and speaker since 1935, died after a heart attack and stroke at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. President Roosevelt lauded his integrity and service as funeral services were held in the House chamber and burial set in Nashville. The House elected William Bankhead to serve as speaker for the session.
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Bath
Joseph Wellington Byrns
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Burns
Appropriations Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
House
Congress
Nashville
Tenn
William B. Bank
Alabama
A. Pratt Andrew
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Andrew
Harvard
Mint
Taft
Treasury
Badoglio Returns to Rome as Hero After Ethiopian Victory
Pietro Badoglio, conqueror of Ethiopia and viceroy of the reconstituted Roman Empire, was welcomed in Rome by sixty thousand Romans as Mussolini watched. Badoglio kissed by the Duce, escorted by cabinet members and top Fascist leaders. In London Selassie arrived in tears, cheered by thousands, while African chiefs in native robes accompanied white sympathizers.
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Arshal
Pietro
Badoglio
Ethiopia
Mussolini
I Duce
London
Selassie
Popular Front Gains Ground as France Strikes Sweep Wide
France facing a sweeping labor wave as the Popular Front tightens grip and strikes spread across industrial centers. Workers demand higher wages a 40 hour week and closed shops with hundreds of thousands walking out. In Spain syndicalists paralyze industries affecting about 250 000 workers amid murders and outrages. Government minister Augusto Barcia warns plans to outlaw syndicalists who disobey labor interior orders.
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Fhget
France
Spain
Augusto Barcia
Ministries of Labor and the Interior
Thomas Acknowledged as Leak Suspect by Special Tribunal
Former British colonial secretary Thomas was found responsible by a government tribunal for leaking budget secrets that allowed friends to profit largely through insurance against tax increases. Final disposition awaits the House of Commons. Thomas, an ex engine wiper turned labor and political figure, called the verdict cruel and said his conscience is clear and he made no disclosures.
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Thomas
Ash
House of Commons
the Tribune
International conference of RORAL housewives opens in Washington
RORAL housewives from many countries begin their third triennial conference in Washington with Mrs Alfred Watt of Canada presiding. The first two meetings were Vienna 1930 and Stockholm three years later. Secretaries Holland Wallace and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt greet visitors. no set speeches, many exchange sessions, and extensive rural needed work displays. Open houses at federal government branches attract attention.
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Washington
Mra
Alfred Watt
Canada
Vienna
Stockholm
Holland
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Business advisory council proposes voluntary trade regulation
A public report from the business advisory council advocates a simplified basis for industrial self regulation through voluntary joint agreements on unfair trade practices enforceable by the Federal Trade Commission. The council's committee on unfair trade practices is chaired by Lincoln Filene of Boston.
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Business Advisory Council
Federal Trade Commission
Council
Lincoln Filene
Boston
War department mobilization plan condemned in senate report
A Senate report by the munitions committee severely condemns the War department plan for industrial mobilization and a military dictatorship over labor capital and industry along with wartime press censorship.
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War Department
Senate
Munitions Committee
Senate passes deficiency bill allocating relief funds
The Senate approved a $2.375 billion deficiency bill with $142 million earmarked for the President to use for relief and work relief and most relief money given to the WPA. Three Democratic senators opposed the measure. a Senate amendment allows a re study of the Florida ship canal reports and $10 million for its upcoming year. Past Pasamaquoddy tidal project efforts in Maine are described as unavailing.
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House
WPA
Tydings
Maryland
Bulkley
Ohio
Byrd
Virginia
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Supreme Court strikes down New York wage law
The U S Supreme Court declares New York state minimum wage for women and minors unconstitutional for violating freedom of contract under the fourteenth amendment. Justice Butler writes the decision, with Justices Van Devanter McReynolds Sutherland and Roberts concurring. Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Stone Brandeis and Cardozo dissent. Other states have similar statutes.
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A.jtew
York State
United States Supreme Court
Butler
van Devanter
McReynolds
Sutherland
Roberts
Hughes
Stone
Brandeis
Cardoso
Pope Pius XI Celebrates 79th Birthday Mass
Pope Pius XI marked his 79th birthday by attending a solemn mass in St. Peter's with about 40,000 pilgrims. The Pontiff spoke for nearly an hour to Catholics, denouncing communism and praising the Catholic press as a force against it. Observers noted his age evident in the long ceremony.
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Pius XI
St. Peter’s
Rome
Catholic Action Organisation
AFL Faces Crisis as Two Thirds Vote Looms for Unions
The richest crafts unions with over a million members confront suspension by the AFL executive council. A July session may strip charters from nine industrial unions led by John L. Lewis allies with 400,000 miners. The confrontation pits craft leaders against Lewis industrials and major unions like Amalgamated Clothing Workers and International Ladies Garment Workers.
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American Federation of Labor
WU. Nam Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Executive’ Council
Counci
A. F. of L
Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Union
Japan presses China with war risk over Tangku rail action
Reports say Japan contends a railway bridge between Tangku and Tientsin was destroyed and a troop train attacked. North China officers were summoned to a conference in Tientsin. Japanese consul general Yukichiro Suma warned China to choose mutual interdependence or war, insisting Japan will advance.
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Japan
China
Tangku
Tientsin
North
Q Cchina
Yukichiro Suma
Napking
Generalissimo Kai-shek
Suma
FHA Plans Garden Homes To Move Workers From Cities
TEWART McDONALD announces a new Federal Housing Administration program to build garden homes outside large cities. The plan aims at gradual movement of industrial workers to small plots several miles inland, with Roosevelt backing it as a non benevolent initiative financed by federal grants and broadened FHA mortgage insurance rules.
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Tewart McDonald
Roosevelt
Illinois Creates Soy Bean Research Lab Under Bankhead Jones Act
A cooperative laboratory is formed at the University of Illinois to study soy beans. Dr E O May named director and W J Morse directs breeding. Objectives include expanding industrial uses, testing varieties, and assessing processing effects. Soy bean acreage and production have surged since 1924 and factors include pest resistance and high prices.
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University of Illinois
E. O. May
W. J. Morse
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bankhead Jones
Department of Agriculture
Use Safety Pens for Handling Young Bulls
John A. Arey of North Carolina State College urges avoiding slaughter of high grade young bulls for bad disposition. He says proven bulls with good type and milk capacity should be assets, and recommends safety bull pens to prolong a bull’s useful life while protecting handlers from sudden attacks.
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John A. Arey
North Carolina State College
Arey
Oats as Feed Compared to Corn for Livestock
The Rural New Yorker notes oats offer advantages in grain rations for breeding and young stock. Oats have about 16 percent less starch and sugar and roughly 2 percent more crude protein than corn, yet about 15 percent fewer total digestible nutrients per ton.
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New Yorker
Cow Always at Work Contented cows on the farm
The article describes cows as hard workers despite a calm appearance. It explains milk production drains nutrients from the blood and, if undernourished, the cow’s body is sacrificed to sustain milk.
Pure Exhilaration and the Call to Challenge Challenges
An essay extols the exhilaration found in obstacles as a ladder to opportunity and self discovery. It asserts the stimulus strengthens outlook and hints at latent powers, offering a view of immortality through effort.
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Lilian Whiting
Coleman Gas-Making Stove Promises Faster Home Cooking
Inventor W. C. Coleman unveils a gas making stove that cooks a meal for two or less using lead-free gasoline. The design features Band-A- Blu Burners for precise heat, Everdur metal fuel tank for rust resistance, and decorative porcelain enamel. Readership can request illustrated literature and a store chart by mailing to Wichita Kansas.
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Mr. Coleman
W. C. Coleman
Wichita
Kansas
Jobs for Forester and Ranger Seek Applicants
Classified notice invites applicants for positions including forester ranger game manager and foreman. Advertisement lists price and publisher details Ag Gale Book Co 1103 Lith St Altoona Pennsylvanias.
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Aggale Book Co
Lith
Altoona
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