Proposes large blacklist of congress members by CIO opposition
John L. Lewis led a blacklist issued by E. L. Oliver of Labor's Non Partisan League, targeting more than 40 congress members for opposition in the fall elections. The list includes ten of fourteen House Rules members and several Democratic and Republican leaders, aligned with opposition to Roosevelt policies and wage hour measures.
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Congress
John L. Lewis
E. L. Oliver
Labor
League
Committee For Industrial Organization
Oliver
Aeson
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Carl E. Mapes
Michigan
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
Donald H. McLean
New Jersey
Tydings
Maryland
Adams
Colorado
Lonergan
Connecticut
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
A. P. Lamneck
Ohio
Leo Kocialkowski
Iinois
R. L. Doughton
North
California youth pilot makes secret Atlantic crossing
Corrigan, a young California motor expert, secretly flew solo from Floyd Bennett Field New York to Baldonnel Ireland in 28 hours 13 minutes in a single motor Curtiss Robin with no navigation radio or safety gear. He lacked permit landing papers or passport and claimed a wrong magnetic compass sent him east to west.
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Ocean Duglas
Corrigan
California
Air Commerce Bureau
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Baldonnel
Ireland
Dublin
Mollison
Beryl Markham
Suecenatul
Insull Dies in Paris Amid Financial Rise and Fall
Samuel Insull once a leading public utilities magnate dies in a Paris subway. His wife Gladys Wallis Insull accompanied the body to London. Once in Chicago he built a vast empire. fortune peaked around 1932 at about 100 million dollars. He faced criminal charges, fled to Europe, was arrested in Istanbul, then acquitted. He was noted as a skilled organizer, patron of the arts, and agriculture advocate. The report also notes wage hour reform appointments and policy details under Roosevelt.
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Insull
Paris
Samuel Insull
France
Gladys Wallis
Stage
London
United States
England
Thomas A. Edison
Chicago
Insulls
Europe
Istanbul
Turkey
Hile
California
Roosevelt
Elmer F. Andrews
New York State
Andrews
Flushing
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Cuba
New York
Queensborough Chamber of Commerce
Primaries to Be Probed by Senate Committee
The senate campaign committee voted unanimously to investigate charges of misuse of federal and state funds in the Democratic primaries in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. It disclosed an inquiry into similar charges in Tennessee. The social security board ordered an investigation in Kentucky into Senator Barkley's charge that state agents are politicizing pension checks.
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Enator Sheppard
Senate
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Social Security Board
Senator Barkley
Hughes Great Flight Ended World Around Trip
Howard Hughes and a four man crew completed a world circumnavigation landing at Floyd Bennett Field New York after 3 days 19 hours 17 minutes of flying covering 14824 miles with six refueling stops Paris Moscow Gemsk Yakutsk Fairbanks and Minneapolis Hughes trimmed Wiley Posts 1933 record by over three days while saying Posts solo flight remains the most remarkable. Teammates included Harry Connor Thomas Thurlow Richard Stoddart and Ed Lund with Hughes at the controls throughout except for takeoffs and landings relying on an army air corps navigator and a robot pilot assisting the mission.
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Hughes
Howard Hughes
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Paris
Moscow
Gemsk
Yakutsk
Fairbanks
Minneapollis
Howard
Wiley Post
Post
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Harry Connor
Thomas Thurlow
Richard Stoddart
Ed Lund
Army Air Corps
Japan Cancels 1940 Olympics Amid Wartime Strain
Tokyo cancels the 1940 Olympic Games citing the cost and military opposition to nationalism. The move shifts focus to international committee talks on the next steps. Possible future sites mentioned include London and Helsinki.
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Japan
Aran
China
Tokyo
International Committee
Londar
Helsingfors
Finland
Cheese The Body Builder and Energy Food
C Houston Goudiss extols cheese as a protein rich body builder and key energy source. He notes cheddar provides about ½ pound daily protein, 100 calories per 1 1/8 inch cube, and half a pound yields 1000 calories. Cheese supplies calcium and iron, digestibility rivals meat, and 200+ varieties offer versatile uses from main dishes to desserts.
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Department of Agriculture
WNU
Houston
Goudiss
Gay Prints for Home Frocks Patterns for misses and women
Two dress patterns designed for young and mature figures feature pockets and easy makeability. The dirndl style with shirring, basque top, square neckline, and tie belt suits misses sizes 12 to 20, while a slender shirtwaist look fits women’s sizes 34 to 46. Instructions promise simple steps, with a book on home dressmaking available for 15 cents and patterns priced similarly.
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Venient
Ricrac
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Vincent Meyer
Johnson County
Kansas
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Donald Meyer
Western Newspaper Union
John Cudahy
Legation
George VI
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
AAA
Tolley
Marie
Romania
Bucharest
Carol
Victoria
Ferdinand
Rumania
H.R. Tolley
C. Houston Goudiss
East 30Th Bt
New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
Pooloe Ie
East 39Th Street
Mary
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