Show E in the headlines bankrupt perry county in eastern kentucky filed a petition in bankruptcy in the federal court it is believed the first count yin the nation to take such action steel ingot production in august amounted to tons it was the third largest in industrial history wheat grain experts in in chicago predicted the canadian spring wheat surplus at bushels second largest on record education fear that defense jobs and conscription would cut into college enrollments was dispelled when fall enrollments showed a normal figure university of california was one of the few below last year the drop being living costs government survey aided by private commodity experts indicates cost of food is not likely to rise much for the balance of this year in communities swamped with defense contracts rents will rise overall over all costs may go up 2 to 5 per cent by spring POLITICS democratic president roosevelt made the first official speech of the campaign when he appeared before the teamsters union convention in the D A R s constitution hall in washington he told them the gains of collective bargaining maximum hours and min minimum wages and social security must be maintained he said his one supreme determination was to keep war away from these shores republican wendell willkie grew hoarse in a single day of receptions in chicago reported unequaled since lindbergh rode through the loop the official opening of his 15 day tour designed for the winning of the west was in coffeyville Coffe kan where he once taught school from there he went on to oklahoma texas and a four day campaign in california the greatest attention any republican presidential candidate ever has given that state Will kies speeches raised the issue issue of the dictatorship of a third term he said roosevelt was the godfather of the unhappy munich conference and declared if president roosevelt should be reelected elected re you will be serving under an american totalitarian government before the third term is is over DEATH 10 E the speaker william B bankhead third speaker of the house under the new deal to die in office was the victim of overwork the speaker exerted himself in active days and tedious nights in the extended congressional ses W PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is pictured here leaving the church in jasper alabama of after a attending ending tt the funeral services for speaker e r william B bankhead an army aide attached to the white while louse house is pictured with him stan sion when he agreed to speak at a baltimore political rally his physician protested but before he could speak a blood vessel ruptured in his abdomen he died four days later mr bankhead father of actress tallulah bankhead was buried in his home town of jasper ala president roosevelt attended the ceremonies sam rayburn who entered congress in 1913 after being speaker of the texas house of representatives at the age of 31 was named fourth speaker under president roosevelt miscellany C hundreds of families wh wage earners have been imported to philadelphia for employment in the navy yard are living in automobile tr trailers a ailers just outside the gates conditions brought a protest from nearby housewives who told the city council that lack of proper sanitation ta was a health menace similar conditions are reported in other defense industry towns including bremerton brewerton Br emerton wash newport R I 1 and mare island calif |