Donahey Responds to Critic on Patman Bill Vote
Sen. Vic Donahey releases a written reply to a Cincinnati letter urging public disclosure of his Patman Bonus Bill vote. The correspondence contrasts views on inflation risks, widows and orphans, and requests to press the exchange for clarity.
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Martial law feared as coal strike looms and labor boards eyed
President F D R discussed indispensable bills with Congress as the United Mine Workers prep a June 17 strike in bituminous coal fields. About 450000 miners could be involved. The Wagner bill aims to create a labor relations board to order collective bargaining elections and ban company dominated unions. Guffey Snyder plan seeks control of production wages hours and fair trade in the coal industry.
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Father Coughlin taunts on social justice delay
The Louisville Times quotes Rev. Charles E. Coughlin stating he will exit the scene only after social justice is achieved. It notes social justice efforts span about seven millennia and slyly questions progress.
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Administration Hunts For Way Out of NRA Confusion
Washington leaders search for an alternative to the Supreme Court NRA ruling. A skeleton stop gap would repeal presidential power to prescribe and enforce codes. Talk of extending the NRA and boosting inheritance taxes to fund redistribution also circulates in Congress.
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Supreme Court critique of New Deal banners and a sick chicken
The piece mocks a high court ruling on New Deal policies and belittles legal experts. It questions the timing of moral judgments while lampooning the era's political cartoons and wartime financing, ending with a jab at cartoonists and financiers.
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Red Tape Delays Major Works Program
The article notes longstanding red tape stalling a large new works program. It cites inner obstacles and repeated plan changes, with the president ordering heavy projects scrapped to reduce material costs while aiming to employ 3,500,000 people.
Government wins subpena for Mellon tax case records
Washington reports the government secured a subpena for 24 items from Union Trust Co of Pittsburgh in Andrew W Mellon income tax case. The Board of Tax Appeals previously refused but now reconsidered and issued the order to submit data relating to the company's organization and former Treasury official R B Mellon.
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Ickes Stresses Scrutiny Of Thomas Oil Bill
Secretary Ickes affirms support for the Thomas Oil bill while ensuring it aligns with the Supreme Court decision. He notes Roosevelt’s aim for special legislation to restore the Petrol Administrative Board and recalls past attempts at voluntary code observance by the Planning and Coordination Committee.
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