Floods devastate Central East and New England regions
The Central East and New England suffered extreme floods with widespread destruction. Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and other cities faced major damage as rivers overflowed and power failed. Red Cross mobilized, Roosevelt and Grayson announced funds, and WPA authorities expanded relief and levee work to save lives and property.
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TATES
Central East
New England
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Johnstown
Quemahoning
Susquehanna
New York
Mohawk
Hudson
Schuylkill
Delaware
Potomac
Washington
Connecticut
American
Red Cross
Cary T. Grayson
Roosevelt
War Dern
Harry Hopkins
WPA
United States Coast Guard
Chicago
National Guardsmen
Germany Defies Locarno Pact as Rhineland Remilitarized
League of Nations council weighs Germany's violation of Locarno and Versailles amid Franco Russian treaty fear. Britain France Belgium and Italy seek a conference to craft economic disarmament and security plans while Germany would refrain from fortifying the Rhine until a new pact. France favors a defensive alliance though doubts approval.
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Eden
France
Belgium
Hitler
Ribbentrop
Russia
Ermany
Reich Nd
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Council of the
League of Nations
London
Germany
Rhineland
Italy
Great Britain
Britain
Conference of World Nations
Kinks’ Ss
Ngo
Agriculture Department establishes five regions for soil program
Wallace announced a five region setup to administer the soil conservation and domestic allotment act as a substitute for the invalid AAA. H R Tolley said field service has begun to operate in several states with farmer county and community committees taking the lead. Commodity divisions liquidating AAA production control are moved to regional directors while other administrative units remain intact.
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Agriculture
Wallace
AAA
H. R. Tolley
Department
Farmers’ County
Com
Roosevelt set for fishing trip aboard the Potomac
PD RESIDENT ROosevelt leaves for a two week angling cruise aboard the new Presidential boat the Potomac. He stops at Winter Park Florida to accept an honorary degree from Rol Uns college and invites his son James Delano and three fishing companions including Capt Wilson Brown Col Edwin Watson and Capt Ross McIntire for the voyage off the Florida coast.
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Roosevelt
Winter Park
Fla
Rol- Uns
College
Potomac
Florida
James
Frederick A. Delano
McSwain Hearst Telegram War Sparks House Clash
McSwain of South Carolina clashed with William Randolph Hearst over private telegrams. Senator Black dropped a subpoena on Western Union after releasing a telegram claiming McSwain was communist in spirit and a traitor in effect. Hearst replied with an open letter attacking McSwain as a dangerous radical pacifist.
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Hearst
McSwain
President seeks 1.5 billion for WPA next year
President Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate 1.5 billion dollars for the Works Progress Administration in the coming fiscal year. He says funds cover destitute unemployed plus 1 billion in expanded prior appropriations and 600 million for CCC and public works, contingent on private re employment. House Speaker Byrne notes new taxes may accompany the request to cover added costs.
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Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Joseph W. Byrne
WPA Political Contributions Policy Sparks Senate Probe
West Virginia senator R D Holt announced continued pressure for a senate inquiry into relief programs under Hopkins and agencies like RFC CWA and FERA. Hopkins issued a bulletin denying coercion to contribute, stating voluntary choice and job security unaffected by political support. In Spain, Azana faced growing leftist violence with the army pressed to restore order. Masquelet supported military action while Largo Caballero urged restraint and Socialist demonstrations ended.
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R. D. Holt
West Virginia
Works Progress Administration
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
RFC
CWA
FERA
WPA
Spain
Logrono
Manuel Azana
Carlos Masquelet
Azana
Francisco Largo Caballero
Socialist Party
Largo
Treasury reports March income tax rise over last year
The Treasury records 16 days of March income tax at 281,758,032 dollars, up 46.4 percent from 192,429,418 dollars in the same period a year earlier. Nearly all collection districts show gains.
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Venizelos Dies in Paris After Exile and Revolt
Leuthérios Venizelos, renowned Greek statesman and former premier, died in Paris at age 72 while in self-imposed exile after leading a revolt in Crete failed. He fled Crete last March, was sentenced to death, but King George offered amnesty upon recall. Venizelos refused to return.
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Leutherios Venizelos
Paris
Grippe
Venizelos
Greece
Crete
George
Reynolds charges Perkins over deportable aliens housing claim
Senator Reynolds accuses Secretary Perkins of harboring over 2,600 aliens in the United States and blocking a Labor Department information request. He introduced a resolution demanding full disclosure of withheld records and cited a refused inquiry to congress.
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Perkins
United States
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Labor Department
Congress
Reynolds
Department of Labor
Inskip Named Defense Co-ordinator in British Armament Drive
Sir Thomas Inskip, 60, attorney general since 1982, is chosen by Prime Minister Baldwin as defense co-ordinating minister. The new cabinet post unifies armament planning and will coordinate the army navy and air services, a surprise choice over Churchill Chamberlain and others.
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Thomas Inskip
Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Alfred Duff Cooper
Samuel Hoare
Thomas
F Thomas
House of Commons
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Services
End of UNPROMISE Strike in New York Ends Labor Tie
UNPROMISE halted a two weeks walkout by New York building service workers and ordered arbitration of wages and hours for all strikers.
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New York
All Around the House Cooking and Care Tips
A collection of household hints covers food prep and preservation methods. It advises chilling fruits before gelatin sets, shellac to stiffen rugs, washing stucco with soap then spraying, letting molded dough warm before baking, salting fudge, marinating cut fruit to prevent discoloration, testing frying oil, frosting with orange and sugar, keeping salads on ice, cleaning muleums with alcohol and applying lacquer after drying.
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
A weekly supply of Postum free will be sent to anyone who writes for it. The offer appears in another part of this newspaper and invites readers to request a full week’s supply as a healthful beverage.
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Postum Company
Papa's Boy Examines Johnny's Medication Refusal
Johnny resisted taking his medicine but ultimately complied after preparation. The scene notes his mother asking if he took it like a man and his response about the fuss he made.
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Johnny
Time to Wake Up
A girl boasts she could play bridge in her sleep and her partner agrees with a murmured remark.
Please Go Away Young Man Dreamy Eyes Dialogue
A short Pearson's Weekly dialogue scene features a young man praising a girl with dreams in her eyes. The girl notes he has never stayed so late before, indicating a moment of intimate tension.
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Pearson's Weekly
Owning Up
A brief, humorous exchange features a man mistaking a talkative woman for his wife, then correcting with a quick punchline about ownership. The gag hinges on mistaken identity and quick verbal reversal.
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Pearson's ‘Weekly
A Winner Takes First Prize at Cat Show
A humorous exchange notes a dog winning a cat show by taking the prize cat. The quip highlights an unlikely outcome and a playful misunderstanding between the speakers.
Cutting It Fine First Farmer- Which is correct
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes a debate between farmers over hen behavior asking whether a hen cackling indicates laying or lying. The exchange notes uncertainty and focuses on poultry timing.
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San Francisco
Chronicle
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute Activates Seed Program
The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute dedicates hundreds of acres in Rochester Michigan and Salinas California to scientific propagation of vegetable and flower seeds. For 80 years it selects fine plants pollinates them develops foundation stock grows seed crops tests seeds and maintains quality while offering graduates and packets as low as 5 cents. A free Home Garden Catalog lists products and a Ferry display appears in local stores nationwide.
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Rochester
Mich
Salinas
Cal
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute
Ferry
Ferry- Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
Patience Teaches Children to Stop Reacting with Anger
A guidance piece advises patience as the key to managing child behavior. It emphasizes staying calm, modeling restraint, and avoiding anger when addressing missteps or defiant moments. The message suggests consistent quiet discipline over shouting or harsh threats.
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