Klan Names Colescott as New Imperial Wizard in Atlanta
In Atlanta the Ku Klux Klan elected James Arnold Colescott 42 of Terre Haute Ind as Imperial Wizard to replace Hiram Wesley Evans Colescott pledged action while Evans denied resignation and said he did not stand for re election Colescott promised education aimed at fighting perceived alien influence and listed Communism Nazism Fascism and other foreign elements as targets He warned of a new crusade against un American influences and defended freedom of worship while opposing admitting political refugees due to unemployment concerns
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
America
James Arnold Colescott
Terre Haute
Ind
Hiram Wesley Evans
KKK
Colescott
Wizard
Evans
Klan
Simple prone pressure method blunts drowning deaths
State Health Department officials advocate immediate artificial respiration for drownings using the prone pressure method. Beginning at once, responders kneel behind the victim, press the back, and swing the body to pump air into the lungs while counting. The rhythm continues for hours until breathing returns.
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Austin
State Health Department
Driver license changes after marriage told in June notes
The Texas public safety panel reminds brides to notify name and address changes within 10 days to receive corrected licenses. Chief Buell notes June and October are rush periods and says there is no charge for issuing new certificates. Divorcees also notify when maiden names return.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
Department
Ralph L. Buell
Dan Cupid
Illinois House Passes $30 Monthly Aged Pension Plan
SPRINGFIELD Ill The Illinois House approved a $30 monthly guaranteed income pension bill despite Democratic Administration opposition claiming it would double pension costs The measure passed 91 to 9 with many Democrats voting yes It would provide $30 monthly to those over 65 without income or boost small incomes to reach thirty dollars a month
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Senate
Public Welfare Committee
Child Labor Amendment May Still Be Ratified
The Supreme Court ruled the pending constitutional amendment to abolish child labor remains subject to ratification, even by a state that previously rejected it. Chief Justice Hughes wrote the opinion in a case involving Kansas, which rejected the amendment in 1925 and later approved it in 1937.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hughes
Kansas
Purchase of 816 Acres at Lake Davy Crockett
The national forest reservation committee approved buying 243,926 acres in 24 states and Puerto Rico for 48 forest units. Lands will be managed by the Forest Service. Included is 816 acres at Lake Davy Crockett north of Honey Grove Texas costing $4,687.25.
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Washington
States
Puerto Rico
National Forest Reservation Committee
War Woodring
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Lake Davy Crockett
Honey Grove
Texas
Instructions for Cardiac First Aid Movements and Transfer
The text prescribes rhythmic forward and back movements at 12 to 15 per minute to restore breathing. If help is available, send a physician, loosen clothing, keep the patient warm, and avoid movement until normal breathing resumes. Then carry the patient lying to a warm place for medical care.
O'Daniel Again Asks House Vote On Tax Amendment
Gov Lee O'Daniel urged the Texas House to adopt the Senate approved sales tax constitutional amendment to fund social security. In a Mansion radio broadcast he addressed the 56 members who had blocked the measure for a fifth time, saying he would concede pension liberalization if the tax bill was included.
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Austin
Lee O’daniel
Texas
House
O’daniel
Senate
O'Daniel
Opponents Stand Firm After Governor's Radio Appeal
Representative Bryan Bradbury of Abilene says he dislikes discussing politics on the Sabbath when asked about Gov. Lee O'Daniel's Sunday radio speech. Bradbury opposes the constitutional amendment to finance social security. Proponents think O'Daniel might gain votes, while opponents say their bloc remains unbroken. One consistently voting for the amendment would not be quoted but hinted at possibly switching.
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Austin
Bryan Bradbury
Abilene
Lee O'Daniel
Bradbury
O’daniel
O Daniel urges Texas House to back social security taxes
The Texas governor attacks a few dissenting House members delaying the social security measure. He cites widespread citizen support, radio outreach, and argues S J R 12 would fund pensions with federal funds and taxed revenue. He says opposition, led by “dollar diggers,” threatens pension funding and warns of further sessions without action.
Eight-Year-Old Witness Proves Truthful on Stand
In San Juan Puerto Rico Judge Robert Cooper hears eight-year-old Juan Rivera as the youngest witness. Asked what would happen if he lied, the boy softly answered that he would get warts. The judge smiled and ruled the boy qualified to testify.
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San Juan
P. R
Juan Rivera
Robert Cooper
Juan
Cooper
Plans For Texas A and M College Short Course 1939
Texas A and M College farmers short course preview shows two sessions July 5 6 7 for 4 H club youths and July 12 13 14 for adults. Theme is land use planning with A F Lever of South Carolina and Walter Jenkins of Houston headlining, plus 4 H awards for 100 boys and 100 girls.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. College Farmers
H. H. Williamson
Texas Extension Service
Washington, D. C
A. F. Lever
South Carolina
Walter Jenkins
Houston
Fruit posters tease Berlin beer thirst with fruit stand riot
Berlin laborers mocked beer thirst by a street poster showing a fruit stand piled with apples pears grapes apricots plums along with oranges and bananas. They laughed at the message urging fruit to quench thirst and reduce accidents as crowds storm the fruit stand while a neighboring beer stand stayed empty.
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Berlin
Trade barrier laws assailed at regional conference
Dr. N H Engle of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce warned that state trade barrier laws aimed at protecting local industries or boosting revenue threaten the national economy. Yale economist Dr. O Glenn Saxon joined him, arguing continued barriers could create 48 internal borders, reducing interstate activity and living standards. The discussion traced the rise of port of entry rules, quarantine laws, and discriminatory taxes from the 1870s dairy state battles over oleomargarine, noting retaliatory cycles.
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Denver
N. H. Engle
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dr. Engle
Colorado State Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Saxon
Europe
United States
Engle
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Yale University
Department of Economics
Fctrical
Ffs
Sunbeam
MAN, Public Service Company
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