Judicial Strains Highlight New Deal Era in Court
The article analyzes tensions within the federal judiciary under the New Deal ethos. It notes reduced weight in Chief Justice's assignments to Frankfurter, rising dissent among justices, and Justice Jackson’s warning on relaxing stare decisis leading to more courts and gambled litigation.
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District Courts
Supreme Courts
New Deal
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Robert H. Jackson
American Law Institute
Jackson
Justice Jackson
U. S
New Deal Administration
Deweys Youths and British Politics Amid Wartime Mentors
A North American Chronicle notes Britain tolerates younger leaders in theory but may still trust elder statesmen for imperial policy. The piece hints London could shift power to a younger figure like Tom Dewey, provoking a reevaluation of mentorship and governance as wartime pressures unfold.
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Deweys
Alliance
Dewey
New York
Britain
Churchill
Tom Dewey
Tom
Sewell Avery Returns to Ward's Office
The message notes Sewell Avery's return to his office at Ward's and contrasts with a remark that in Germany they never return.
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Sewell Avery
Wards
Germany
Navy King consolidation talk not yet official
Washington notes that Admiral King has issued no directives on unifying the armed services and that the joint chiefs lack authority to push consolidation. The piece says study is underway, with Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of War to craft recommendations for Congress, while warning against rushing legislation during wartime.
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Washington
Admiral King
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Department
War Department
War and Navy Departments
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
Congress
James Forrestal
Navy
House Committee On
War
Marine Corps
Navy Departments
House
Safer Pedestrian Streets for Chicago Report Says
The American Automobile Association rates Chicago as safest among large cities for traffic mortality but notes nothing about sudden death rates. It warns pedestrians to stay with walking and avoid rides.
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Chicago
American Automobile Association
Tribute to Col. Frank Knox By Admiral King
Admiral King praises Col. Frank Knox for his service as Secretary of the Navy. He states that if a job is well done it is well done and that summary captures the essence of Knox’s legacy.
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Col
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral King
Dniester name spellings show wartime impact in map labels
The Dnestr river in Russia starkly reflects war wear when pre war maps used Dniester. The D remains though pronunciation shifts to Nester, highlighting transliteration changes during conflict.
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Dnestr
Russia
Dniester
Unlucky Privilege Clash In Indianapolis Unions
In Indianapolis a labor dispute pits Uncle Dan Tobin and the Teamsters union against the mailers and printers over overtime pay and magazine publication. Tobin’s union suspends The International Teamster. after public pressure an agreement ends the crisis and workers switch to a printing firm. Tobin receives $30,000 yearly and a new travel perk.
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Westbook
New York
Mark Sullivan
Washington
Montgomery Ward
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Avery P
Simy
Lewell
Lewis
Indianapolis
Daniel Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
New Deal Administration
The
International Teamster
Tobin
White House
Uncle Dan
Mailers
Mailers’ Union
CIO
Avery
Teamsters
AFL
Miami
Mr. Tobin
Stenographers and Typists Union
Indianapolis Times
Labor Relations Board
Dan
Teamster
Treasury loot misquoted as payments tall tale
Comic column notes Treasury boasts of $152.96 per person ending in a satirical critique of federal finances. The piece wanders through tax brackets and imagined riches, recalling 1895 writings and a vanity headline swap from Vanderbilt Gallery to Vaudeville Gallery while contrasting real money with fanciful currency.
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Bugs Baer
Treasury
King Features
Vanderbilt Gallery
New York
Vaudeville Gallery
Ellis Island
McKellar Roasts Pearson On Senate Floor Feud
Tennessee's Kenneth McKellar delivers a blistering on the Senate floor rebutting a Drew Pearson column about his clash with the Tennessee Valley Authority. He denounces Pearson and Lilienthal as liars and calls for accountability while defending his temper and record.
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Washington
America
Senate
Tennessee
Kenneth McKellar
Congressional Record
Senator McKellar
Tennessee Valley Authority
McKellar
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Congress
Mr. Pearson
Lilienthal
David Lilienthal
The
Capitol Hill
Mc Kellar
Ocea
Sema
Southern Revolt Silenced by Pepper and Hill
Washington observers say Pepper of Florida and Hill of Alabama solidified pro administration support in the primaries. The duo’s loyalty to the New Deal reduced threats of a southern Democratic revolt and kept attacks on the President at bay. Byrd’s Florida delegate tally drew little concern as a trend away from Roosevelt.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
Florida
Lister Hill
Alabama
Pepper
Hill
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Democratic Party
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Philadelphia
By Dre
Senator Clark
Missouri
Mr. Clark
Associated Press
Senator Copeland
Clark
Mr. McKellar
Mr. Chandler
Chandler
William Fields
Kentucky
Franklin Reynolds
Appropriations Committee
Jack Stinnett
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