Lewis' Steel Charges Aired Before Board
John L. Lewis and CIO leaders pressed union drives against General Motors in Detroit and at a National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges against United States Steel and Carnegie Illinois. The stalemate with GM over sit down strikes left about 100000 workers idle as talks stalled.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Uieutenants
NLRB
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Illinois
Labor Board
Carnegie-Illnois
Brookings Institution
Federation
CIO
General Motors
Wiutu, Lush
John L
Burns Fatal From Stove Explosion In Room
Mrs. Mary Green aged 56 of Cleveland died from burns after a stove exploded in her room in Parkersburg West Virginia. She had come here to help a son who is being held on an automobile theft charge.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
U.P
Mary Green
Cleveland
Green
Launch Shack Believed New Kidnap Clues
An abandoned launch in Puget Sound and a recently occupied shack on Squaxon Island 15 miles north of Olympia sparked a police and federal manhunt for 10 year old Charles Mattson. A Shelton sawmill visitor told a gatekeeper to inform Dr. William W Mattson that all is well. Authorities chased reports of two men and a boy on the craft in recent days as Dr Mattson sought word on his son's fate.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Puget Sound
Squaxon Island
Olympia
Charles Mattson
Shelton
William W. Mattson
Gallia County Woman Held in Sunday Shooting
Gallia County, Ohio. Jesse McDaniels, 38, was treated at Holtern Hospital Sunday night for a neck wound. Maye Davis, 28, of near Vinton, is jailed on a shooting charge. Sheriff Hatfield and Coroner Brown investigated, learning the wound likely occurred during a dispute at Buck Long’s home.
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Gallipolis
Jesse McDaniels
Holtern
Maye Davis
Near
Vinton
Gallia County
E. E. Hatfield
W. L. Brown
McDaniels
Buck Long
Pope Pius Feels Unwell as Officials Raise Alarm
Vatican officials report Pope Pius endured a troubled night with grave concerns over his illness. In Ohio a survey finds about 1,850 of 7,400 bridges unsafe for modern traffic, signaling widespread structural risk.
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Vatican City
U,p
Pius
Vatican
Ohio
Columbus
13 Killed in Ohio Traffic
A weekend of deadly crashes in Ohio claimed at least 13 lives. Notable victims include Charles Spiker 49 his wife and Betty 15 fatally injured when a Baltimore and Ohio yard engine struck their car near Newark. Walter Mack 47 of Toledo electrocuted while removing a downed wire after a collision. John Monroe 34 a Steubenville truck driver killed in a hit and run near Hollidays Cove West Virginia.
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Columbus
U.P
Charles Spiker
Betty
Baltimore & Ohio Yard
Newark
Walter Mack
Toledo
John Monroe
Steubenville
Mother Shoots Child Then Kills Self in Missouri Tragedy
In Columbia, Missouri Jeanne Trombly nine, wounded by her mother Mary Trombly forty seven, died after a gunshot while the mother died from a self inflicted wound. Doctors said the child had a chance to recover though the mother feared the girl would be doomed to indecency.
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Columbia
Jeanne Trombly
Mary Tromly
University of Missouri
Trombly
Funeral held for Elizabeth Kump at age 23
Miss Elizabeth Kump daughter of Gov Herman G Kump and Mrs Kump was buried today after dying Saturday from hip injuries suffered in a horse fall years earlier. The Elkins West Virginia funeral was reported by United Press.
Two-Year-Old Girl Drowns Near Sorority House Pool
Eleanor Fisher age two, daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Fisher of 21 Church St, drowned in a concrete oval pool behind the Pi Beta Phi Sorority at 6 S College St. Efforts at resuscitation by three Athens physicians failed. Her sister Sally alerted helpers after discovering the body. Jane Finsterwald and a university student assisted. The pool is 12 by 8 feet with 1 to 2 feet depth. Eleanor went out to play about the back lots and fell into the water unseen.
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C. E. Fisher
Pi Beta Phi
Eleanor Fisher
Church St
S. College St
Athens
Sally
Jane Finsterwald
R. W. Finsterwald
Fisher
Sorority House
Fishers
Freddie
Eleanor
France warns Nazis over Moroccan activity in Spain
Paris protests German expansion in Morocco through Ambassador Poncet with German Foreign Minister Von Neurath. France proposes sharing fleet movement data with Britain while denying plans to occupy Spanish Morocco. Britain has not replied. Spain and Morocco region tensions rise as France commits to legal action with Britain.
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Paris
U.P
France
Germany
Morocco
Andre Francois Poncet
Berlin
Konstantin von Neurath
Spanish Morocco
Britain
Spain
Tetuan
Auguste Nogues
French Morocco
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Former Canton School Head Freed From Jail
Wilson Hawkins former superintendent of schools in Canton was released from the county jail after serving a 60 day term with six days off for good behavior on a second degree manslaughter conviction. His car killed Margaret Russell and Violet Scotti on July 22. He paid a $400 fine and court costs.
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Canton
U.P
Wilson Hawkins
Hawkins
Margaret Russell
Bellaire
Violet Scotti
Despondent 20 year old dies by poison in Columbus home
F K Linder aged 20 died Sunday at his Columbus residence after swallowing poison. Authorities said he had been despondent since his mother’s death last May.
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Columbus
Au.p
F. K. Linder
Lewis John L Lewis the coal union leader and power broker
A profile sketches John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the Committee for Industrial Organization. The piece notes his massive presence, quiet home life in Alexandria, his close control over 540,000 coal miners, political leanings, and intense work energy. It contrasts his fiery reputation with a calm daily routine and scholarly tastes.
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CIO
Harvey C. Fremming
International Oil Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
Lewis
John Llewellyn Lewis
United States
Committee For Industrial Organization
Roosevelt
Alexandria
John L., Jr
Kathryn
Socrates
United Mine Workers
Washington
Bryn Mawr
Virginia
Woodberry Forest
William Hutcheson
Carpenters’ Union
Lewie
Bryan
Pat Hurley
Hurley
Brooks
Ray
Simplifying Pension Laws Aims Bill Introduced in Senate
Senator Bulkley of Ohio introduces a bill to simplify U S pension laws and create a Bureau of Veterans Affairs under the treasury secretary. The plan seeks a uniform national policy for veterans benefits with three classes: wartime service connected disabilities, peacetime service connected disabilities, and wartime non service connected disabilities.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of Veterans’ Affairs
Senate
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Bulkley
Boy Shoots Sister With Revolver Mistaken For Toy
In Cleveland a seven year old boy mistook a real gun for a toy and fired at his five year old sister, Pearl Paletta. The bullet entered her abdomen and she remains in critical condition at a hospital. The incident occurred when Eugene Paletta grabbed his father’s revolver while looking for a toy pistol.
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Cleveland
U.A
Eugene Paletta
Pearl
Eugene
Explosion Kills Mother and Daughter in Lamp Fire
A kerosene lamp refill in Willard caused an explosion that killed Mrs. Frances G. Ziegler, 35, and her daughter Emily, 5. Three other children were burned and in critical condition as the kerosene shower ignited. The incident was reported by William G. Ziegler, who said his wife tried to refill the lamp when the can exploded.
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Willard
U.P
Burns
Frances G. Ziegler
Emily
William G. Ziegler
Pacific Coast Hit by New Wintry Blast
A new Arctic winter storm swept the Pacific Coast marooning motorists and mountain residents in heavy snow and disrupting communications. Southern California thermometers posted all time low marks while Glendale registered 12 degrees, and Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas saw readings as low as 28 and between 17 and 20 degrees respectively.
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San Francisco
U.R
Pacific Coast
U. S
Glendale
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Hoover Backs FC's Request For Child Labor Amendment
Former President Herbert Hoover endorsed immediate ratification of the child labor amendment and urged orderly constitutional change rather than pressure on the Supreme Court. Observers saw a subtle critique of Roosevelt's call for a more liberal court stance.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Hoover
Congress
Supreme Court
Defenders Fortifying Evacuated Residences
Madrid garrison braces for street by street defense of the capital after a bloody week. Evacuation of civilians began Sunday to clear paths as fortifications rise along each approach into the city.
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Madrid
U.P
Ohio Governor Davey Warns Democrats Against Overconfidence
Governor Martin Luther Davey delivered his inaugural address in Columbus urging Democrats to rise above partisanship and adapt to a changing social and economic order. He warned that overconfidence could destroy the party and outlined a prompt, action-oriented program for 1937 and 1938, with major legislative proposals ready for introduction.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin Luther Davey
Davey
America
John L Lewis Built Labor's Great Union Drive
A profile of John L Lewis tracing his rise as a forceful platform speaker and union leader behind America's largest organization drive and the coal strike era. The piece recalls his sharp wit, confrontations with opponents, and a 26 year career shaping national labor action.
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Labor
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