Congressional Committee Votes To Grant Morgan Access To TVA Records
The joint congressional committee voted unanimously to ask the TVA board to grant former Chairman Arthur E. Morgan access to TVA records. The probe will begin at the earliest date practicable amid charges between Morgan Lilienthal and directors over access and control of agency files.
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Congressional
Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Joint Congressional Investigating Committee
T. V. A. Board
TVA
Morgan
David Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Donahey
D-O
Arthur Morgan
Dr. Morgan
V. A
Mead
R-Ny
Morgans
Lilienthal
Frazier
R-Nd
A. E. Morgan
Mid-South
Clarence E. Groesbeck
Electric Bond and Share Corporation
Paul B. Sawyer
National Power and Light Company
Tennessee Public Service Company
Knoxville
Mynatt
Waltonian Outdoors Spots Great Fishing and Camping Fun
MR WINCHESTER notes that camping season is near and youth outings start soon. Scouts and locals prepare for their annual trip while Waltonians report good trout catches and crappie fishing, praising pan fish as especially fine this season.
Ranchman Discovers Lost Air Liner with All Aboard Dead
A Mint Canyon rancher reported sighting the burned wreckage of a missing Lockheed liner about 20 miles north of Saugus. He counted seven bodies inside. two child passengers were not seen. The plane had departed Burbank for Las Vegas en route to St. Paul when it vanished amid fog.
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Los Angeles
Mint Canyon
Walter Peterson
Saugus
Peterson
Sierra Pelona
Senate
Northwest Airlines
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Las Vegas
Nev
St. Paul
Sid Willey
Lockheed
Mojave Des Shea's
Dance and auction notices for Winchester area
Note mentions E. W. Armstrong Co contact in Winchester at 39 E Piccadily St for a Riverside Rendez Vous with Bob Riley's and Soddy Haines' orchestras on Thursday June 2 and subsequent Thursdays. Also Antique auction by Miles B. Dean at 326 N Cameron St Winchester at 10 am May 24 with inspection May 23.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadily St
Riverside
Berryville
Bob Riley
Soddy Haines
Miles B. Dean
Cameron St
Winchester
Colan Infant Faces Eye Removal to Combat Glioma
In Chicago on May 18 medical experts convened to decide if Helaine Colan's remaining eye must be removed to save her life from glioma after the left eye was removed May 9. The parents, Dr. Herman Colan and Estelle Colan, faced a choice between death or blindness for their infant.
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Chicago
Helaine Colan
Colan
Herman Colan
Estelle
Winchester ABC Store Sales Rise During Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
The Winchester ABC store saw peak receipts of 7697.10 during the festival week with a drop to 3317.85 the following week. Daily totals show Friday festival sales at 2313.45 and a strong midweek performance, while Clarke County and Berryville experiences were modestly affected with festival days showing higher activity than post festival days.
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Winchester Abc
Shenandoah
Star
A. B Clarke
Division of Statistics
The
Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Richmond
Winchester
Gavia Clarke
Clarke County
Berryville
Jolliffe declines Frederick county assessment appointment
Joseph L. Jolliffe of Clearbrook will not serve as the reassessor for Frederick county taxes. Judge Philip Williams plans a five member Board of Equalization to adjust and equalize assessments as a replacement. The county has not been reassessed since 1925 following supervisors’ action seeking a new assessment.
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Joseph L. Jolliffe
Clearbrook
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Jolliffe
Board of Equalization
Board of Supervisors
Plane Crashes Off Floyd Bennett Near New York
An airplane carrying at least three persons crashed in Jamaica Bay off Floyd Bennett Airport. A U.S. Coast Guard boat began a rescue mission. further details were not immediately available.
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New York
Jamaica Bay
Floyd— Bennett
Japan Blasts Path For Tank And Infantry
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese artillery blasted a path for tank and infantry at Suchow as Chinese defenses held near the walls. Japanese claims said Chiang Kai-shek’s troops had been withdrawn, while Lunghai railway forces moved to encircle Suchow and threaten Kaifeng and Kwei Teh.
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Shanghai
Suchow
Tangshan
Lunghai
Yungcheng
Henan
Central China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Suchow Shanghail
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kweiteh
Kaifeng
Tient-sin-Pukow
Chinese Buying More Goods Here
The Commerce Department reports in the first quarter of 1938 China increased purchases of American autos parts gasoline copper and cotton while Japan reduced its buys to 62.6 million from 77.3 million largely due to slower U.S. demand and canceled orders. Japan cut imports of cotton scrap iron steel oil scrap copper autos and lumber. China bought more automobiles and parts gasoline copper and cotton.
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Washington
China
Japan
Commerce Department
United States
Squirrels of White House Go High Hat Refuse Handouts
Reported shift in White House squirrels behavior as they snub handlers and refuse peanuts from visitors. Theories blame mild winter, new generation of squirrels, and newly built nests by the National Parks Service.
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White House
Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Capital Guides
Executive Mansion
National Parks Service
Parks Service
Silent CIO Leader Faces First Major Political Setback
In Washington on May 18 1946 John L Lewis remained silent as CIO backed candidates led by S Davis Wilson for senator and Thomas Kennedy for governor lost ground in Pennsylvania. Postmaster General James A Farley supported Kennedy but backed George H Earle for senator. Questions arise about which party bloc Lewis and the CIO will back in November.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
C.I.O
S. Davis Wilson
Thomas Kennedy
James A. Farley
Joseph F. Guffey
Kennedy
George H. Earle
Farley
Arthur H. James
Gifford Pinchot
James
Martin
Mass
Pinchot
Philadelphia
Democratic State Committee
Pittsburgh
Charles Alvin Jones
Jones
Manufacturers' President Urges Unity to Improve Jobs
Charles R. Hook president of the National Association of Manufacturers and head of American Rolling Mill Company urged manufacturers to act as apostles of reason and truth uniting across politics. He outlined a program to restore confidence, limit federal competition with private utilities, boost national income and job security, and revise labor and relief policies.
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Cleveland
Charles R. Hook
National Association of Manufacturers
Hook
American Foundrymen’s Association
American Rolling Mill Company
America
Varying scale debated in Senate wage bill clash
The Senate labor committee split as Chairman Thomas urged a federal board to fix a varying pay scale for regions with lower living costs while Senator Borah resisted a board but supported differential wages. The dispute centers on matching House and Senate wage hour bills with a possible joint conference.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Borah
R-Ida
Senate
House
Chi Thomas
Orn
Congress
Denial Of Free Speech Probed By U S Justice Dept
Attorney-General Cummings ordered a thorough probe into the Jersey City scene where complaints claim free speech is denied. Assistant Attorney-General Brier McMahon leads the inquiry to see if any residents are deprived of federal civil rights. No specific acts named, inquiries extend to all acts developing there.
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Washington
Cummings
Jersey City
Brier’ McMahon
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Department
White House
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Farley
Department of Justice
Harlan County
O’connell
D-Mont
33 Bodies Found in Terminal Hotel Ruins
Atlanta May 18 firemen and laborers neared the end of a grisly search for bodies in the Terminal Hotel ruins. The operation has already yielded 33 bodies with Mayor William B. Hartsfield ordering more workers to remove all debris by nightfall.
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Atlanta
Terminal
William B. Hartsfield
Brought Limerick Girl Home Safe
William E. Paddy testified he brought Beulah Limerick home the night she was found dead on New Year’s Eve 1930. The trial of former Policeman Robert Langdon centers on the theater usher with a diary listing many male friends.
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Washington
William E. Paddy
Beulah Limerick
Paddy
Robert Langdon
Result of Primary Balloting In Pennsylvania Not Regarded As
A late primary ballot result in Pennsylvania shows Roosevelt receiving all votes, with no separate endorsements recorded. The outcome indicates broad support for Roosevelt among the voters surveyed.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Farley urges Pennsylvania Democrats to back nominees
Democratic National Committee Chairman James A. Farley urged Pennsylvanians to support the party's nominees. He noted the Roosevelt administration and the country expect Democrats to unite for the fall campaign after backing George H. Earle for senator and Thomas Kennedy for governor. He said Pennsylvania Democrats are not bound to follow all advice.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Farley
George H. Earle
Thomas Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania Primary Upends C I O Guffey Backed Slate
Philadelphia May 18 Democrats sweep the Pennsylvania primary with Governor George H. Earle's victory over S Davis Wilson and Pittsburgh’s Charles Alvin Jones defeating Lt. Governor Thomas Kennedy. The Republican win margin signals a November parade toward GOP gains as labor clashes broaden.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Joseph F. Guffey
Mnsylvania
Democratic State Committee
Novemer
James A. Farley
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis-Guffey
Charles Alvin Jones
Pittsburgh
State Committee
Geo. H. Earle
U.S. Senate
S. Davis Wilson
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Mr.Morgan
MR Winchester
Stewart
Braddock ST
HYREH
Erly Winchester
Greystone Terrace
Winchester S.V.A
Randolph Magon College
Wms
Frederick Adam Shquock
Ansbacher Southern Chemical CO
California
ABC
Mr. Jolliffe
Equalization Board
Coast Guard
West Wall
Peril
Earle and Jones
G.O.P
Manufacturers’ President
C. R. Hook
Apostles of
Reason
Truth
U. S
Limerick
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