Roosevelt signs bill for critical defense items and ship moderniza
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing 162 million in appropriations and contract authorizations for critical defense items for the army and navy. The measure includes 110 million for tanks guns and ammunition and 36.5 million for ship construction plus seacoast defenses. The navy ordered enlistments lengthened to six years and barred underage recruitment. Senator Norris urged expansion of power facilities to meet defense needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
Tennessee
California
Colorado
Maryland
West Virginia
Army
Navy
Continental
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Insular
Norris
Ind-Neb
Surgeon Forced To Remove Slug
In Chicago on May 3 a wounded gunman was aided by friends who forced physician Dr. Siegmund Hirschfeld at pistol point to extract a bullet from the robber’s back with a razor blade. The victim, Alex Ferguson, 57, was killed in a tavern holdup. two police officers were wounded.
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Chicago
Alex Ferguson
North Western Avenue
Edwin McIntyre
Philip Kelly
Siegmund Hirschfeld
Bey
Council Moves to Erect Fence Around Quarry
In regular session the council authorized spending 2600 to build a fence around city property and a quarry near B and O tracks southeast of East Cork Street. Herman Hable and the finance committee to review.
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B. and O
East Cork Street
Herman Hable
Lawrence Hollis
Boscawen Street
Indian Alley
Plaza
Miller
W. A. Baker
Lansup
States Rights Issue From Bond Tax Exemption Debate
Daniel B. Goldberg of New Jersey urged the Council to oppose any move to end tax exemption for state and municipal bonds except by legislation. He warned such action would upset the balance between states and federal government and could cost communities millions in revenue. The council will study the matter before acting.
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Council
Daniel B. Goldberg
New Jersey
Conference On State Defense
Goldberg
James P. Reardon
Virginia League of Municipalities
Virginia
S.a. P
Anderson
Winchester
Mystery Probed By Elkton Police
Cecil county authorities investigated the death of 23 year old Robert Christie Taylor whose burned car was found on a country road. Sheriff David Randolph said investigators traced places Taylor visited after work as a mushroom grower’s truck driver and found no cause to doubt his sober reputation. An autopsy found no bullet wound. a pistol lay under his body near a locked car door. The sheriff said it appeared Taylor was killed and his car burned. An inquest was postponed at the state's attorney’s request.
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Elkton
Cecil County
Robert Christie Taylor
Yesteray
David Randolph
Taylor
Clipper Cancels Bermuda Flight Amid Storm Warnings
The Paschnatean cancelled its trip to Bermuda due to storm warnings. Seven ten passengers including Maurice Evans, the British actor, returned to New York.
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Port Washington
Paschnatean
Bermuda
Maurice Evans
New York
Business Leaders Attack Wagner Act At Chamber Meeting
W Gibson Carey Jr, head of Yale and Towne Manufacturing, denounces the Wagner Labor Relations Act as a national blight causing unrest and lower productivity. He says the law undermines employer responsibility and harms jobs as he campaigns for his anticipated presidency of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. New Deal policies blamed for capital flow failures into industry.
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Washington
W. Gibson Carey, Jr
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Carey
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Expansion of Power Plants for Defense Needs
Senator Norris advocates expanding national power facilities to meet any defense emergency. He says at least 500 million dollars may be needed to build reserve power plants, with the government operating them if private utilities cannot profitably build in peacetime. Senator Logan agrees on defense driven expansion, while War Department surveys and private plans for a 2 billion dollar, two year build program are noted.
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Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Avrle
TVA
Logan
D-Ky
Louis Johnson
War Department
Johnson
Queen Shenandoah XVI Coronation At Apple Blossom Festival
Winsome Miss Peggy Merriner daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Merriner attended Queen Shenandoah XVI as a trainbearer during the coronation ceremonies in Winchester. She performed her duties with dignity to the praise of the crowd.
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Peggy Merriner
Winchester
James H. Merriner
Genevieve Garner
Famed gate crasher One Eyed Connelly visits Winchester
The world famous gate crasher One Eyed Connelly arrives in Winchester amid a frosty scene. He claims secrecy about his Christian name and says he has crashed many events across North America, including the Golden Gate World’s Fair and the New York World’s Fair. He travels from New York to Louisville for the Derby, carrying a card from the International Itinerant Migratory Hoboes union.
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Connelly
Winchester
Star Office
North American
San Francisco
Romania offers settlement of war debt to United States
Romania presented the United States a formal note offering settlement of its war debt of about 64 million dollars. The State and Treasury departments will study the offer to determine recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Romania
United States
State
Treasury Departments
Congress
Hungarian Parliament adopts law restricting Jewish participation
Budapest May 3 legislation limiting Jews in businesses and professions was adopted in final form by the Hungarian Parliament, marking a formal act against Jewish participation in public life.
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Budapest
Hundreds killed as raid hits Chungking capital
May 3 reports from Chungking say Japanese planes bombed the wartime capital, with hundreds believed killed or injured amid the air raid.
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Chungking
Texas Scientists Seek Beer From Ground Up Study
Tex as scientists disclosed they are seeking to improve beer by studying the soil where barley grows. West Texas trials compare Atlas barley with Wisconsin 38 and Velvet to optimize malt extract for malting brewing and distilling. Wisconsin and Velvet offer higher malt extract yields on Great Plains soils.
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Texas
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Alpine
Tex
West Texas
Roy Bean
Pecos
Luben
Wisconsin
California
Great Plains
Policy Board Called To Take Up Proposals
New York May 3 union miners and soft coal operators negotiate for a new labor contract to reopen idle mines in the Appalachian area. John L Lewis and the UMW examine a compromise offering a checkoff to collect dues from non union and union miners. A policy committee of 140 UMW officials was summoned to consider ending the Appalachian shutdown. Baltimore buys 100 tons of coal at seven dollars a ton to ease city hospital chill.
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New York
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
John L., Lewis
CIO
UMW
Lewis
Baltimore
Japan seeks reform of Shanghai settlement council
Renzo Sawada vice minister of foreign affairs presented to United States and British ambassadors demands to reorganize the Shanghai municipal council to give Japan a larger voice and greater control of terrorism in the settlement. He urged immediate steps and noted current representation: Japan two, Britain five, United States two.
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Tokyo
Renzo Sawada
United States
Shanghai
British French And Russians To Meet In Geneva
British French and Soviet Russia planned to meet in Geneva May 1 to push a three power alliance as the League of Nations Council sits there. Maxim Litvinoff Georges Bonnet and Viscount Halifax would negotiate to end the deadlock over the alliance. Chamberlain said Britain would be ready to propose reciprocal assurances with Germany and denied encircling Germany charges.
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London
Britain
France
Russia
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Maxim Litvinoff
Georges Bonnet
Viscount Halifax
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
County Farmers to Receive $55000 for Soil and Wheat Programs
Frederick county farmers will receive about $55,000 for 1938 soil building practices and wheat acreage allotments under the AAA. Agent Fred Stine reported 797 farmers in compliance, with 41 pending signatures sent to Washington. Total due is $61,528.04 after penalties and administrative costs. $46,326.45 is for soil building and $15,302.59 for planting within allotments.
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Frederick County
Fred Stine
Stine
Washington
Doctor Arrested In Poison Ring Case
Philadelphia physician Dr. Horace D. Perlman was arrested on an accessory to murder charge in a eastern seaboard insurance killing ring. Police seized medicines and office records while detailing a scheme by alleged masterminds to kill husbands and widows to collect insurance using a so called witchs brew. Authorities cite confessions of two women who described taking small doses of poison in a magic potion to protect themselves from the supposed effect on their husbands.
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Philadelphia
Eastern Seaboard
Horace D. Perlman
James Kelley
Morris Bolber
Murer
Kelly
Kelley
British White Paper Seen for Palestine Final Solution
A reliable source predicts early publication of a British white paper on Palestine. It will be translated for simultaneous issue in London Mecca Cairo and Baghdad.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
London
jMecca
Cairo
Baghdad
Hitler offers non aggression pacts to Denmark Sweden and Finland
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler seeks a neutral bloc across northern Europe by offering identical non aggression pacts to Denmark Sweden and Finland and approaching Latvia and Lithuania while aiming to isolate Poland. Hungary may align with Germany as talks influence Polish terms and avoid encirclement by Britain and France.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Ciale Cellor
Hitler
Acros
Europe
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Bretonia
Lithuania
Reichsfuehrer
Germany
Baltic Sea
Bothnia
Baltic
Poland
Hungary
England
France
Teleky
Osaky
Hngary
Carpatho- Ukraine
Czecho-Slovakia
Strike Conference Averts Waterfront Clash at Everett
In Everett Massachusetts Governor Saltonstall arranged talks between striking seamen and police with the State Conciliation Board after a waterfront clash that used tear gas and nausea gas. The union postponed picket actions pending rights determination.
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Everett
Mass
Leverett Saltonstall
State Conciliation Board
Finland and Sweden seek Aaland fortification plan
A Helsingin press report states Germany approved Sweden and Finland plans to fortify the Aaland Islands and to maintain strict neutrality in wartime. The proposal accompanies the fortification plan and underscores Finland's posture in potential conflict.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Max Eed Rmany
Sweden
Aaland Islands
Baltic
Barrymore Sues Wife and In Laws in Separation Suit
John Barrymore files in State Supreme Court for separation and accounting of over 300000 dollars. The complaint also names his wife Elaine Barry and her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Jacobs. Barrymore had left his touring show in St Louis to pursue divorce and is touring in the west.
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New York
John Barrymore
Elaine Barry
Supreme Court
Miss Barrie
St. Louis
Barrymore
West
Louis Jacobs
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United States Chamber of Commerce
New Deal
George Davis
Gates
One-Eyed” Connelly
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Derby
Kentucky
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