Harper Sibley to Head U S Chamber Group
Harper Sibley, a 50 year old Rochester native with banking mining law and agricultural interests, is expected to be elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States this week. He attended Groton School and Harvard with President Roosevelt and since 1912 has developed model farms and ranches while managing national agricultural holdings and mining interests in the United States and Canada. He remains active in religious philanthropic and civic affairs.
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Washington
Harper Sibley
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Rochester
N. Y
Groton School
Harvard
Roosevelt
Mayor Refuses To Jail Jobless In Atlanta
Atlanta mayor James L. Key says he sometimes idles and loiters when he has work. He pardons two men charged with idling and loitering, one white and one Negro, asking what a man can do without a job. He notes he has nobody jailed for idling and loitering.
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Atlanta, Ga
James L. Key
Atlanta
Virginia considers parole and probation system
Richmond Va April 30 establishment of a parole and probation system in Virginia was recommended to a sub committee of the governor's advisory counsel on legislative matters at a capitol meeting.
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Richmond
Virginia
Capitol
Windsor Grays Open Jubilee Week With Old-Fashioned Runaway
King George's Windsor Grays bolt through Park Lane in the royal coach driving into a bus then a coster's barrow. The coach wins each collision with only a scratch on its gilt frame. no king was aboard, just ballast, as rehearsals continue for the May 6 procession.
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England
King George's
Windsor Greys
Dwn Park Lane
Doubledecker
Windsor
Faithful churchgoer honored for 55 years of attendance
Charles H. Wilkins of Columbus Ohio was honored at Neil Avenue M E Church for keeping a vow to attend church after recovery. He has missed only five Sundays in 55 years and just celebrated his 73rd birthday yesterday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles H. Wilkins
Neil Avenue M. E
Wilkins
Post-Graduate Clinic May 10 At University
Doctors from all over Virginia are invited to the fifteenth post-graduate clinic to be held at the University of Virginia Hospital Friday May 10. Demonstrations will cover eye diseases bronchiectasis renal infection and early orthopedic treatment of poliomyelitis and meningitis by the university medical faculty.
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Virginia
University of Virginia
Department of Clinical and Medical Education
Medical Society of Virginia
161 Cities Ready To Begin PWA Housing Projects
President Roosevelt received a report that work could start soon in 161 cities on proposed low cost housing projects under the four billion dollar program. Government aides express optimism about timely implementation and nationwide impact.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Budgeting Housing From a Massive Public Works Plan
A government projection suggests around 100 million dollars could fund construction by mid August and about 450 million dollars might be allocated to housing within the works program. The figures indicate a broad scope for public housing and related construction efforts.
Waring On Air Tonight For Ford Dealers Program
Radio schedule announces Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians on a Ford dealers program starting May 2 and continuing through the summer. The show airs at 9:30 p m eastern daylight saving time or 8:30 p m in eastern standard time depending on daylight time observed.
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Ford Dealers
Fred Waring
Mona Island Described as U.S. Possession
The article places Mona island as a United States possession in the Mona Passage a strait eighty miles long separating Haiti from Porto Rico. It notes the island measures seven miles in length and two miles in breadth.
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Mona Island
United States
Mona Passage
Haiti
Porto Rico
Hopkins Refuses State Request For School Funds
Virginia sought 603000 from the federal emergency relief administration to keep about half of the rural schools open for nine months this session. Harry L Hopkins refused, stating FERA funds go only to states unable to keep schools open and that aid will be population based for rural schools. Governor Peery said Virginia asked for no special favors and objected to discrimination against the state’s application.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
Peery
Hopkins
FERA
Bengal Lancer Film Provokes Commons Debate
In London on April 30 the House of Commons debated the American film The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Lieut. Col Sir Arnold Wilson condemned it as offensive to Muslims in India, citing a scene with a pig blood ritual and threats of death. He questioned official action while R A Butler said no request had been made.
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London
House of Commons
Arnold Wilson
M. P
India
Arnold
Muhammedan
R. A. Butler
Butler
Grayson Elected President of Red Cross League
Paris April 30 Admiral Cary T Grayson of the United States was elected president of the League of Red Cross Societies by the board to succeed the late John Barton Payne Grayson is retired and also serves as president of the American Red Cross.
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Paris
Cary T. Grayson
United States
League of Red Cross Societies
John Barton Payne
Grayson
American Red Cross
Romania Aims for Arms Primacy in Southeast Europe
Romania unveils a ten year program to gain arms primacy in southeastern Europe and the Balkans. A 220 million dollar plan approved under King Carol funds ammunition and artillery from Skoda Munitions with payments in Romanian currency.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Europe
Balkans
Carol
Skoda
Romania
Effort Made To Placate Brazilians
The United States joined diplomatic efforts to placate Brazil in a developing push reported from Washington on April 30. Details remain unclear as officials seek a cooperative path forward amid regional tensions.
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Washington
United States
South American Nations Call for Chaco Peace Talks
A joint note from five South American countries asks Brazil to reconsider joining cooperative efforts to end the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay. Brazil declines citing resentment over being excluded from an economic conference planned after peace.t
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Brazil
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Cripple Held For Murder By Arson
Chicago police arraigned 13 year old Edward Malloy on a murder by arson charge tied to ten fires in Rogers Park last week. Fire attorney J Sheeman quoted the boy saying affluent residents would not assist the poor.
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Chicago
Edward Malloy
Rogers Park
J. Sheeman
Mrs Roosevelt Sketches Plans For Family Vacation
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt outlines tentative summer plans for the family. She has no definite arrangements. the President is also undecided. Sons Franklin Jr and John, both at Harvard, will work part of the summer but did not specify plans. May 25 she will join Franklin at Annapolis for Harvard activities.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
John
Harvard
Franklin
Annapolis
Hovard
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