214 Children Poisoned by Free Lunches in Staten Island
Mayor La Guardia and Health Commissioner Rice lead an inquiry into food poisoning affecting at least 214 Staten Island elementary students after free lunches. 113 yesterday’s victims remain hospitalized. 28 involved in meal preparation questioned. Meals include Spanish rice, tomato and egg salad, mayonnaise, bread and milk served to 125000 pupils citywide.
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Harvard oarsmen sweep Yale in Thames race at Henley warmup
New London June 24 Harvard oarsmen completed their second straight clean sweep over Yale on the Thames achieving the 77th intercollegiate meeting victory. The four mile race finished in 20 minutes 48.5 seconds with Harvard varsity freshmen and junior varsity also defeating Yale crews. Harvard opened the regatta with an easy eight win as the freshmen and jay-vees posted decisive margins.
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County leaders call for Georgia extra legislative session
Georgia county commissioners urged cooperation with the Georgia Education Association and the State Welfare Department to press for a special legislative session before September 1. The Association of County Commissioners formed a committee to inform Governor Rivers of county fiscal crises and to pursue urgent action.
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W. E. Beverly
Thomasville
A. J. Keith
Association
J. A. McCurdy
Decatur
Weather Forecast For Georgia South Carolina
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with no major temperature change. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday in Florida. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida see partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday. Light to gentle variable on the coast.
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Garner seeks big cut in income tax exemptions
Vice President Garner urges Congress to slash the $2500 exemption for married couples to 1200 and the $1000 exemption for single persons to 500. He argues base broadening would reduce the deficit and raise taxpayer awareness, while Roosevelt also supports base broadening.
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Barkley
D-Ky
House
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Idaho Falls Wife Sues For Divorce After Two-Day Marriage
Idaho Falls Idaho Mrs Theo dore Jackson files for divorce from policeman husband alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The suit follows a marriage only two days prior.
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Idaho
Theodore Jackson
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Western Senators Demand Higher Silver Prices
Western senators voiced opposition to the treasury’s 64.64 cent per ounce price for domestically mined silver. They warned of filibuster tactics to push new monetary legislation before June 30, while eyeing the expiration of emergency powers and possible devaluation authority.
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Barkley
Kentucky
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Senate
Pittman
D-New
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Two Ton Elephant Danny Up for Gracious Gift at Pittsburgh Zoo
Pittsburgh faces a quirky dilemma as a two ton elephant named Danny, borrowed from a circus a year ago, is offered for giveaway. The circus wants him back, but Danny thrives at the zoo where he eats a daily $1 worth of oats hay and vegetables at public expense.
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Danny
Roosevelt lending plan faces GOP critique in Senate debate
Washington reports critics challenge the $3.86 billion loan program, arguing $500 million in foreign loans is risky, while Democratic leaders push immediate action. Barkley predicts overall approval, Taft doubts foreign loans, and Byrnes voices reluctance to vote for them.
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Trade pact shifts 600000 bales cotton for British rubber
Washington reports a London signed exchange of 600000 bales of U S cotton for British rubber worth about 36 million dollars. Ambassador Kennedy said similar deals with the Netherlands may follow as Congress expected to approve quickly. The arrangement aims to ease a cotton surplus and stabilize markets.
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France Bans German Propaganda in Border Provinces
Paris reports President Lebrun signed a decree forbidding distribution of abroad printed propaganda in France border areas. Police have arrested people tied to French language pamphlets printed in Germany found across Alsace Lorraine and northern departments. Premier Daladier pushed the measure amid reviews of the world situation after the Turkish mutual aid accord.
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Tientsin Food Shortages Spark Tightened Japanese Controls
In Tientsin Japanese authorities tighten curbs isolating the British and French concessions. Temporary martial law is declared in the Japanese concession and traffic cleared on Asahi road amid attempts to smuggle food. French and British areas report shortages and renewed protests over searches and indignities to Britons. Anti British posters appear in Chefoo and Tsingtao.
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Controversies Over Slot Machines Spread Across Cities
The AP reports rising clashes over slot machines and pinball games as enforcement tightens. Atlanta council bans ownership and operation, ordering about 800 licensed outfits discarded amid police crackdowns, while Augusta sees widespread pinball activity and concealed slot devices facing raids.
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Clinton man jailed for fraud after fake lecture scam
Edward Collins, 28, a "crime does not pay" lecturer in Clinton Iowa, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for obtaining money under false pretenses. Police arrested him after he collected 9.25 dollars from local merchants and did not deliver his anti crime lecture.
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Edward Collins
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Hatay Territory Transfer Linked to Turkish-Syrian Pact
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet described the arrangement as identical to the British Turkish declaration of May 12. The deal involved Turkey receiving the Hatay Republic, once the Sanjak of Alexandretta in Syria, a territory France administered under a League of Nations mandate.
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League of Nations
Governor Rivers gains full control of road funds in Georgia
Governor E. D. Rivers now holds virtual one man control of all state road expenditures. An executive order extends authority to highway department purchases over 25 dollars and to new personnel. The move follows prior orders restricting contracts and county convicts labor. Observers expect further action as legislature funding remains unsettled.
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E. D. Rivers
Highway Department
Highway Board
W. L. Miller
Quake Fright Grips Northeast Alabama Residents
A series of small earthquakes rattled a 500 square mile area of northeast Alabama, centered around Huntsville, felt from 4:00 to 6:45 a.m. in Huntsville New Market Scottsboro and Joppa. Police reports described shaking poles and walls with no damage, lasting about two seconds.
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Earthquake Shakes California and San Diego Area
Pasadena reports a quake at 8:28 a.m. felt 200 miles away with heavy damage. San Diego experiences a sharp tremor at the same moment, swaying chandeliers and chairs, with lighter shocks later in the day and yesterday. The tremor is also felt in Coronado and Tijuana across the border.
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Executive hints at outright diversion of highway funds
The report notes signals from the executive suggesting an intent to divert highway money. Analysts warn such action would undermine transportation projects and violate public trust, prompting legislators to scrutinize potential funding misrouting and seek compliance safeguards.
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