Barbara Thorne Turns Eighteen At Provincetown Birthday
Barbara Thorne wakes on her eighteenth birthday to a day bright with family plans a secret picnic a party and gifts from Uncle Stephen and Father. She savors the anticipation while fears for her mother’s memory and loves of siblings and her lame brother Kit weave through the morning in Provincetown.
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Barbara
Bruce
Father
Mother
Provincetown
Josephine
Kit
Gay
Jamie
Martha
Bruce MacLain
Bob
Eole
Uncle Stephen
France
Stephen
Jersey
Gay Thorne
Thornes
Christopher
Babie
Rich
Babs
Jamie Kit
Pepachoan
Bella
Christopher Thorne
Congress
Providence
Evie
Beer Bill Signed by the President in 3.2 Percent Reform
President Roosevelt signed the 3.2 percent beer and wines bill into law at the Capitol. Fourteen states allow beer at 3.2 percent alcohol. controversy over constitutionality looms to reach the Supreme Court. The administration seeks a vast civilian conservation corps and a federal relief office, offering camps for 250000 workers and pay up to 30 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Sabath
Dem
Messares
Congress
Conservation Corps
Office of Federal Relief Administrator
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Morgenthau Estimates Board Losses Under Hoover at 350 Million
Henry Morgenthau Jr new farm chairman says stabilization board losses in Hoover era amount to about 350 million dollars. Of the initial 500 million fund, about 38 million in cash and good loans remain, with former chairman James Stone estimating assets at 140 to 150 million.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New Farm
Morgenthau
James ©. Stone
Bonus Leader Forms New Political Party in Omaha
W. W. Waters of Portland Oregon, commander of the bonus army in Washington, started the American Nationalist party in Omaha with about 250 attendees, most of them World War I veterans, signing up to join.
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Omaha
Neb
W. W. Waters
Portland
Ore
Bonus Army
Washington
Nazis Aim for Union of Germany and Austria Declared
At the opening session of the Prussian diet the Nazi floor leader Wilhelm Kube proclaimed the aim of forming a political union between Germany and Austria. The statement underscores the regime's expansionist goals under Adolf Hitler.
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Union of
Germany and
Austria
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Wilhelm Kube
Beer Law Expands Alcohol Sales Across Several States
The law legalizes beer and wine up to 3.2 percent by weight with a 4 percent cap and imposes a $5 per barrel levy. Brewers pay $1,000, wholesalers $50, retailers $20. Beer and wine may be sold in 14 states including Arizona California Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Montana Nevada New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Washington and Wisconsin. North Dakota allows beer from July 1 North Dakota West Virginia May 9 and Wyoming May 18.
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Arizona
California
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wisccnsin
North Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Britain Holds Up Pact With Russia
London reports negotiations to renew the commercial treaty between Britain and Soviet Russia are suspended. Anthony Eden says renewal could serve no useful purpose in the current climate. The move follows recent tensions after British subjects linked to a British concern were arrested on sabotage charges in Russia.
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London
Britain
Soviet
Russia
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Large Sum Available for American Spending
The American Banker reports that at least 38 billion dollars or 88 percent of bank deposits are now available as purchasing power after the banking holiday. About five billion dollars remain tied up awaiting reopenings and reorganizations, with losses in liquidation expected to be under one billion dollars.
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New York
Cuba aims for two year debt moratorium with US banks
Cuba plans to ask a new US ambassador to press American bankers for a two year moratorium on principal payments totaling 200 million dollars. In return Cuba would keep interest payments, tighten government economies, and cap the budget at 38 million for five years while seeking tariff concessions through a reciprocity treaty revision with the United States.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Harry F. Guggenheim
Roosevelt
Zangara Pays Penalty for Murder of Chicago Mayor
Giuseppe Zangara was executed in the electric chair at Miami in the prison for the murder of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago during the failed attempt on President Roosevelt on February 14. A jury of 12 citizens watched as the assassin went calmly to his death with Sheriff Dan Hardy overseeing the execution.
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Zangara
Ieee Raiford
Fila
Giuseppe
A. J. Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Miami
Dan Hardy
Dade
Sharp Boss Backs Off Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
In Madison Minnesota a sheriff halted a mortgage foreclosure sale after 100 women marched to his office. He called a mortgage insurer representative and announced an definite postponement.
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Madison
Minn
Erickson Takes Seat in United States Senate
Washington reports John B. Erickson was sworn in as U.S. senator to succeed the late Thomas J. Walsh of Montana despite protest over his appointment seen as a political trade. Erickson, former governor, took the oath in the Senate chamber.
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Erickson
United States
Senate
Washington
John B. Erickson
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Rear Admiral Decker Dies After Brief Illness
Riverside California obituary notes the death of Rear Admiral Benton Clark Decker retired from the U S Navy. He left service December 28 1923 after a lengthy career with postings and honors.
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Decker
Riverside
Calif
Benton Clark Decker
United States
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