Senate Farm Bloc Demands Return in Full
Washington reports that congressional leaders pressed to align turbulent blocs to finish major programs ahead of adjournment with a general farm policy next year and no October special session. President Roosevelt could summon Congress if desired. House leaders told farm state members the administration aims to conclude its agenda before adjournment and avoid an autumn session. Speaker Bankhead echoed that view, saying no October session is needed to pass farm legislation.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Roosevelt
House
William B. Bankhead
Hugo L. Black
Ala
Senate Agriculture Committee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Senate
Farm Legislation, Special Sessions, and Housing Bill Debated
In the House, leaders weighed January assurances on farm legislation while considering a special session that could push tax loophole and wage hour actions to autumn. Wagner Bill limits faced changes to raise per room to 1400 and remove unit caps. Barkley pushed for quick passage.
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House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Robert F. Wagner
N.Y
Milk truck drivers in Portsmouth postpone strike
A threatened strike by 150 Portsmouth milk truck drivers was postponed as company heads and union officials continued wage negotiations.
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Portsmouth
U.P
Baby born after Caesarean on dead mother in Philadelphia
At Philadelphia General Hospital surgeons performed a post mortem Caesarean on Mrs Mary Boccansini dying of tubercular meningitis. A baby girl was delivered alive, while the mother died seconds after. Doctor John Corbit led the operation amid a tense, fatal rounds of disease and birth.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Mary Boccansini
Philadelphia General Hospital
John Corbit
Boccansini
Dominic
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Eight Million Stall Jobless Despite June Gain
The American Federation of Labor reports the post depression employment rise is weakening with more than 8,000,000 still out of work. Industry shows only 139,000 more jobs in June, far below 300,000 to 400,000 gains in prior months.
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Washington
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Federation
99 Year Old Rutland Woman Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Bentley aged 99 were held at Mt. Zion Church in Rutland. Burial followed in Miles Cemetery. She leaves five children Albert Bentley Harrisburg Ill Carrie Wright Prenter W Va James Bentley Della Crews and Harrison Bentley of Rutland.
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Rutland
Agnes Bentley
Mt. Zion
Miles Cemetery
DAV convention elects national commander in final session
In Columbus the Disabled American Veterans of the World War completed its 17th annual convention with 10 candidates vying for the national commander post. The final session chose the winner.
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Columbus
Alleged Cocaine Smugglers Arrested in Nogales
William E. Corcoran aged 23 and Don Haverly aged 42 were arrested in Nogales after customs inspectors found four and a half ounces of cocaine hidden in a rubber tube in Corcoran’s car. They await trial in federal court on narcotics smuggling charges.
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Nogales, Ariz
William E. Corcoran
George M. Stadelman
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Mexico
United States
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Don Haverly
Nogales
Republic Steel Chief Is Termed Whistler
John Brophy calls Republic Steel chairman Tom Girdler a whistler in the dark to bolster courage. He responds to Girdler’s claim that John L. Lewis is on the down grade for not providing workers with responsible leadership.
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New York
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
John Brophy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Brophy
Girdler
John L. Lewis
D.so
Meat Prices Surge As Households Face Higher Food Costs
Chicago reports pork chops at 42 cents a pound and sirloin at 60 cents as meat prices jump 15 to 25 percent nationwide. Dealers cite drought, fewer hogs, and delayed supplies. milk, lard, and flour costs also rise while market experts warn higher meat prices may persist for months.
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Chicago
Former Movie Star Takes Over Circus In Massillon
Former film actor Jack Hoxie acquired the "Baby Trailer Circus" and moved it from West Virginia to Ohio. He plans a Middle West tour before the December 1 closing in Florida, presenting a three ring act built in Ohio.
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Massillon
U.P
United States
Hoxie
Ohio
West Virginia
Jack Hoxie
Middle West
Florida
Japs Ignore Protests by Four Nations
Japanese authorities plan to ignore protests from the United States Britain France and Italy over actions in North China. A Tokyo embassy spokesman said no reply was anticipated. In Hankow on the Yangtze, Japanese marines prepared to evacuate civilians with three US river gunboats guarding about 200 Americans.
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Peiping
U.P
Japan
China
United States
Shanghai
Hankow
Yangtze River
Russian Trade Pact Renewed
President Roosevelt announced a one year renewal of the U S Soviet trade pact. Russia pledges to buy at least 40 million dollars of American goods in the coming year, an increase of 10 million from 1936. The United States extends tariff concessions to Soviet Russia with one exception coal imports.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
United States
Soviet Russia
Russia
Republic Steel Office Building Is Picketed
A delegation of 30 striking Republic Steel workers from Canton and Massillon picketed the Republic Steel general offices in Cleveland. Police reported a failed bombing attempt on district VP Joseph Sweeney’s home due to a defective detonator.
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Cleveland
4U.P
Republic Steel Corp
Canton
Massillon
Republic
Joseph Sweeney
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Youth Kills Mother and Two Sisters Then Takes Own Life
Pittsburgh police report a 20 year old Crafton youth shot and killed his widowed mother Anna Gregor 47 and sisters Betty 25 and Mary Ann 15 before taking his own life. Investigators note Bernard Gregor had been ill and jobless for months and that his father died last February.
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Pittsburgh
Crafton
Anna Gregor
Betty
Mary Ann Gregor
Bernard Gregor
Bernard
Dietrich May Be New Head of Ohio Schools
Columbus reports that E. N. Dietrich of Bucyrus, current assistant director, is favored to succeed E. L. Bowsher as state education director if Bowsher accepts the Toledo superintendent post.
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Dietrich
Ohio
Columbus
W.P
E. L. Bowsher
Toledo
E. N. Dietrich
Bucyrus
Elizabeth Reifsnider, Mother of Bishop Charles Reifsnider, Dies
Mrs. Elizabeth Reifsnider aged 78 died here Thursday. She is the mother of Episcopal Bishop Charles Reifsnider of Tokyo Japan.
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Tiffin
O.R
Elizabeth Reifsnider
Episcopal
Charles Reifsnider
Tokyo
Japan
Attempts To Settle Motor Dispute Fail
Detroit U P reports a failed effort to settle a labor dispute in the auto industry between Chrysler Corporation and the United Automobile Workers Union. Over 21,000 workers idle as both sides blame the other for breaking the agreement ending last winter’s general Chrysler strike. An early settlement seemed unlikely.
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Detroit
U.P
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Chrysler
Labor strikes cost firms millions, SEC filings reveal
Labor disturbances cost three major firms Remington Rand General Motors and Chrysler nearly two million dollars according to SEC registration statements and annual reports. Other companies said earnings were affected by disputes involving suppliers and customers and profits dropped due to wage-driven labor contracts.
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Washington
U.P
Remington Rand
General Motors
Chrysler
Securities and Exchange Commission
Chrysler Plant Shutdown Triggers Large Layoffs Amid Labor Fight
Chrysler closes its Plymouth factory with about 11 000 workers facing layoffs at Briggs Manufacturing 10 000 more jobs affected as union feuds persist. A meeting is set, four workers want reinstated, and the group seeks an NLRB election while GM raises prices to cover labor costs.
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Chrysler
Plymouth
Independent
Association of
Chrysler Employes
Briggs Manufacturing Company
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Cadillac
Detroit
LaSalle
Oldsmobile
Henry Ford
Madrid Bombarded by Nationalist Artillery
Nationalists bombarded Madrid in a sustained assault as shells ripped through the city street by street. The dispatch notes shells landing in central squares including Puerta Del Sol at three minute intervals.
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Madrid
Puerta del Sol
Flying Boat Pan American Clipper III Tests Over Atlantic
Capt Harold E Gray aboard the Pan American Clipper III reported by radio at 6 30 a m EST that the flying boat was 81 miles out over the North Atlantic from Foynes Ireland in a test flight to Newfoundland.
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New York
Harold E. Gray
North Atlantic
Foynes
Ireland
Newfoundland
Coal Board Split in Fight Over Patronage
Chairman Charles F. Hosford resigned momentarily as the National Bituminous Coal Commission split three to three on accepting his move. The dispute centered on budgets for district boards and high salaries amid objections by labor commissioners to rising costs from board expenditures. The six member commission and chairman each earn $10,000 yearly.
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Washington
U.P
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Charles F. Hosford
Hosford
Commission
The
Coal Commission
Ailing Quint Is On Mend In Ontario Nursery
Emilie, middleweight star of the Dionne quintuplets, is described as definitely on the mend after a mild upper respiratory infection. She remains in isolation for a few more days, per Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. Oliva Dionne and Dafoe declined to discuss a reported outside source for the infection.
Mystery Man Montague Must Be Extradited to Extradition Fight
California Attorney General U S Webb ruled John Montague the Hollywood golfer must be sent to New York to face trial for a $700 roadhouse robbery in Essex County seven years ago. Montague befriended actors who reportedly help finance his extradition fight.
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Los Angeles
U.P
California
U. S. Webb
John Montague
Hollywood
New York
Essex County
Montague
Perkins Outlines Four Points Of New Labor Policy
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins spoke to about 2,500 graduates at Ohio University announcing four major policy points. She urged social progress, strengthened minimum standards, collective bargaining, and mediation plus a vast system of federal aids including social security and employment services.
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United States
Frances Perkins
Ohio University
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Perkins
Department of Labor
National Employment Service
British Corporal Calls for Aid Then Cancels SOS
The British tank steamship British Corporal appealed urgently for aid during a bombing attack in the Mediterranean, then cancelled the call. The Admiralty reported the wireless was repaired after bomb concussion and the vessel was bound for Algiers, North Africa.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Algiers
North Africa
Death of Collie Delays Production on Paramount Picture
A collie pup worth about $5 was killed when run over by a car delaying a four million dollar Paramount film on location. The dog was found by the company and used in animal scenes already shot. officials seek another identically marked dog to complete the work.
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Hollywood
Paramount
Leslie Seelander
Court Order Halts 13-Year-Old Freddie Bartholomew's Screen Career
A Los Angeles court restrained Freddie Bartholomew from working for any studio but Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The 13-year-old actor's salary was suspended for non-performance, and MGM sought an injunction to prevent his services from moving to others. His guardian demanded 2500 dollars weekly, higher than the president's pay, prompting the studio to return his affairs to court.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Freddie Bartholomew
United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Iss Myllicent Bartholomew
Freddie
Unles
Herman F. Selvin
Seven Thousand U.S. Volunteers Offer Help to China
Seven thousand American servicemen including one thousand fliers reportedly applied to join a mercenary brigade organized in Los Angeles to oppose Japan in China. Russell L. Hearn, 35, leads the effort and claims a rank from Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. Federal officials declined to comment on the scheme amid neutrality-law concerns.
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Los Angeles
U.P
China
Russell L. Hearn
Chang Tso-Lin
Peiping
Hearn
Two Sisters Die After Fireworks-Style Explosion
Mrs. Joseph Neer aged 52 died today from burns suffered when a can of kerosene exploded ten days earlier. Her sister Mrs. Earl Smith aged 48 of Springfield died the day after the accident.
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Urbana
U.P
Burns
Joseph Neer
Earl Smith
Springfield
Tubaugh Family Marks Longevity at Ohio University
Eight Tubaugh family members attended Ohio University with seven graduates. Russell D. Tubaugh earned a 1925 degree and teaches in Cleveland Heights. Siblings Blanche Estelle Bess Esther Ruth also earned teaching posts. Harry died as a pre medicine student. Patricia Ann teased about attending OU.
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Tubaugh
Ohio University
Russell D. Tubaugh
Cleveland Heights
Helena Schwell
Cleveland
Blanche
Estelle
West Bellaire
Bess
Warren
Esther
Ruth
Shadyside
Harry
Patricia Ann
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Chiang
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Republic Steel
Bishop
New Chrysler
Miss Perkins
Coal Board
Golf
Secretary of Labor
Ohio U
Charles Bernhard
National Resources Committee
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Yankees
O.U
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