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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
5
The House passed a $1.735 billion relief bill to start July 1, trimming WPA projects and tightening work relief. The 373 to 2 vote included a cross-party coalition. the measure heads to the Senate for swift action to replenish WPA coffers.
Fresh clashes in Tientsin and Shanghai heighten British Japanese strain as blockades persist. British and American officials discuss the dispute while police uncover a plot in Bucharest. Submarine losses spark sabre rattling among Berlin and Rome officials.
Atlanta June 17 Representative Eugene B. Cox told southern small businessmen the wage hour law is designed to hamstring small business and control activities from the south. He accused the measure of harboring communists and urged relief from discrimination to revive southern prosperity. He spoke before a protest group seeking testimony at a textile hearing June 26.
King George and Queen Elizabeth made a brief stop in St John s Newfoundland as they return to England after a lengthy tour of Canada and the United States. A festive route from Holyrood to Portugal Cove was lined with flags and bunting while the Empress of Britain sailed on toward home.
Chungking June 17 Ho Ying-Ching, Chinese war minister, announces official casualty claim: Japanese deaths total 354,500 from the war's start July 7, 1937, to May 16, 1939. Chinese casualties are not listed.
Vice President Garner plans a July departure for his Uvalde Texas home as Congress debates neutrality legislation. He expects to quit the capital once taxes and appropriations are handled and will remain on call if summoned. Garner will vacation fishing Texas streams and avoid active push for delegate alignment in 1940.
Washington reports a 1.735 billion dollar relief bill to create WPA jobs for about 2 million unemployed over the next year. It would replace the WPA administrator with a three member bipartisan board and set a monthly wage schedule. Workers would serve about 130 hours a month, with rules on dependent status and reentry after layoff, and it abolishes the federal theater project.
Project sponsors commit to financing a fair share of total costs. WPA administrators and supervisors take an oath to support and defend the constitution, aligning oversight with national constitutional principles.
Police report a widespread plot to assassinate King Carol with seven men under arrest for preparing quantities of hand grenades. The suspects, linked to the outlawed Iron Guard, include factory foremen and a Moldavian priest, with police signaling many more arrests to come as raids continue.
Sheriff C M Dixon issues formal notice to operators of slot machines pinball punch boards and similar games of chance that state law banning their operation will be enforced in the county. June 71st is set as the deadline for removal with confiscation and grand jury indictments threatened for continued operation.
Washington June 17 report states only nine Democrats and twelve Republicans voted against the relief bill in the house. Democrats named include Burch Casey Cetler Drewry Ferguson ODay Peterson Robertson and Smith, with states Virginia Mass New York Oklahoma Georgia.
Washington June 17 Marriner S Eccles a leading Federal Reserve official and adviser urged Congress to consider a federal lending program to stimulate business He spoke to Harvard Business School alumni in Boston arguing housing construction railroads and utilities offer the best path to reemployment and that government should promote larger capital outlays
A mild tropical storm dissipated over southeastern Mississippi today while heavy rainfall ranged across Meridian and Ada with downpours and inches recorded. Sunshine returned in a large area from northern Texas to western Kansas. temperatures stayed moderate elsewhere despite hot conditions in Texas and New Mexico.
South Carolina sees partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday. Georgia forecasts partly cloudy conditions with showers in the northwest tonight or Sunday and in the southwest portion Sunday. Florida reports partly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with possible scattered thundershowers in the extreme north and near the west central coast Sunday.
Commander Edvard Tulls berg of the U S navy reserve dismisses sabotage as the cause of submarine disasters including Squalus Thetis and Phenix. He notes submarines have small crews tight security and limited access making covert damage unlikely.
Saigon reports the French submarine Phenix with about 71 crew aboard disappeared during maneuvers off Cam Ranh Bay. A formal mourning period was declared as search efforts continued with aviation and naval support.
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