Blistering Senate Court Debate Over Foes of New Deal Plan
Roosevelt judiciary reform sparks heated Senate exchange as Guffey accuses Chief Justice Hughes of political campaigning and anti Roosevelt forces push back. Lawmakers debate usurpation claims and a substitute plan to add justices on age limits while avoiding a full vote on the original bill.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Joseph F. Guffey
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Guffey
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Judiciary Committee
Joseph Keenan
Tulsa
Keenan
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Carl A. Hatch
N. M
Supreme Court
Hold Oil Worker for Distributing Dynamite
Franklin Pa August term Venango County Grand Jury heard charges against Henry Huber 64 a plumber and oil field worker held on breaking and entering larceny and possessing and transporting stolen explosives authorities say he stole dynamited explosives from local magazines and sold them to men thought to be CIO sympathizers in the Warren Niles district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
U.P
Henry Huber
Warren-Niles
Gallipolis Seeks New Municipal Building With WPA Help
Gallipolis officials and the Lafayette Post of the American Legion launch a campaign to raise 40000 for a new municipal building. WPA assistance will be sought to fund the project.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
The
American Legion
WPA
Dr Joseph Mauck Dies at 84 in Hillsdale Michigan
Dr Joseph W Mauck 84 president emeritus of Hillsdale College died at his home in Hillsdale Michigan He was born in Cheshire Gallia County Ohio His son Wilfred Mauck former Ohio University faculty member is now president of the college Mauck also led the University of South Dakota and later worked as a banker and railroad president in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale, Mich
Joseph W. Mauck
Hillsdale College
Cheshire
Gallia County
Ohio
Wilfred Mauck
Ohio University
Athens
Joseph Mauck
University of South Dakota
Chicago
Fingerprints Of Cleveland Killer Sought
Police renewed their three year search for Cleveland's so called mad butcher who killed and dismembered at least ten victims. David L. Cowles aimed to read fingerprints from chlorided newspapers where fragments of the tenth victim were found near the Cuyahoga River. Detectives searched river banks by the Third Street Bridge for the victim's head, arms, and hands, noting the head would not float and considering dragging the river for it.
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Cleveland
U.P
David L. Cowles
Cuyahoga River
Third Street
Jurors Indict Child Slayer in Inglewood Case
Albert Dyer, a 32 year old WPA crossing guard, was indicted for first degree murder after confessing to planning and killing three Inglewood girls. He fainted when Judge Ambrose refused his plea to plead guilty to avoid death. The grand jury returned the indictment after a brief deliberation.
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Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Albert Dyer
Inglewood
Dyer
Thomas L. Ambrose
WPA
Citizens Back Teacher In Fighting Dismissal
More than 1,000 Saugus residents signed a petition to keep Isabelle Hallin, a high school English teacher, after a call for her resignation tied to a report she hosted a cocktail party for the school drama club. Hallin requested a public hearing.
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Saugus
Mass
U.R
Isabelle Hallin
Gallipolis Officers Accused of Brutality in Arrest
Earnest White and 25 other residents appeared before the Gallipolis City Commission alleging brutality by Patrolmen W. B. Cooper and Chester Leaper during arrest. City Manager John Gwinn may suspend the two officers.
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Gallipolis
W. B. Cooper
Chester Leaper
John Gwinn
Steel Mills Near Normal Levels Amid Canton Strike Tension
In Cleveland and Canton Ohio mills resumed near normal production as workers returned under National Guard protection. Strikers protested to President Roosevelt over Guard deployment to shield returning workers, with Lee Pressman accusing the Guard of acting as an army of occupation to break the strike.
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Cleveland
U.p.—Steel Mills
Roosevelt
Lee Pressman
S.W.O.C
Ohio National Guard
Canton
Labor Leader Urged to Convene Governors on Steel Strike
Secretary Frances Perkins may call a conference of governors from seven affected states over the steel strike. Authoritative sources say leaders of the Committee for Industrial Organizations sponsoring the strike favor a parley.
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Washington
U.P
Frances Perkins
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mass meeting denounces troops as strike protests erupt
About 4000 strikers and sympathizers met Tuesday night denouncing troop activity. A telegram to the President demanded withdrawal of Guardsmen and their removal from the strike zone. A mass meeting was planned for Public Square Friday. In Youngstown over 200 people named in 157 indictments on strike related crimes, including Robert Burke once dismissed from Columbia University for alleged anti Nazi demonstration, charged with inciting to riot.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Grand Jury
Robert Burke
Columbia University
Hope To Settle Appropriations In Ohio Conference
Columbus reports the joint conference committee resumed work to finish the general appropriations bill aimed for late today or Thursday. If approved, both houses would vote on the report and send it to Governor Davey for signature. Sen. Harold D. Nichols proposed an $8,000,000 relief appropriation for next year.
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Columbus
U.P
Joint Conference Committee
House
Senate
Davey
Harold D. Nichols
Clermont
Highway Contracts Awarded by Jaster
Columbus State High way Director John Jaster Jr today awarded four highway improvement contracts totaling 580 350 on state projects that can start immediately. Hocking State Highway 360 surfacing and repair went to Harvey Candel Bucyrus for 232 602.
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Columbus
U.P
John Jaster, Jr
Harvey Candel
Bucyrus
Powell Returns to Work After Harlow's Death
William Powell returns to a movie studio today marking his first appearance back at work since the death of Jean Harlow, to whom he was reportedly engaged, following a period of seclusion after her funeral.
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Powell
Hollywood
U.2
William Powell
Jean Harlow
Painting swapped for dog found to be rare Greuze portrait
Arthur Lloyd, owner of a small antique business in Chicago, traded a puppy for a dusty bust portrait. The artwork, a Greuze signed piece, was identified by Dr. Maurice Goldblatt of Notre Dame Galleries as an unquestionable original in excellent condition. Lloyd plans to contact the donor to negotiate a fair share of the proceeds.
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Chicago-Au
Arthur Lloyd
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Lloyd
Maurice Goldblatt
University of Notre Dame Galleries
Goldblatt
Roosevelt Aims For 1938 Budget Balance By Reducing Spending
President Roosevelt seeks a laymans balance for the current fiscal year by cutting federal expenditures by 10 percent over the next 12 months. He estimates a 418 million dollar overspend from July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938, excluding a 401 million debt retirement item. The 1936-37 books showed a net deficit of 2.811 billion. Roosevelt sent a 150 word letter to department and agency heads requesting savings to reach balance.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Job Insurance Due July 31 in Ohio
Ohio's Unemployment Compensation Commission set July 31 collection for 48,000 to 50,000 employers. Estimated $20 million for the first six months, with total 1938 payments near $40 million and $60 million for 1939 and beyond. Tax rate rises from 1.8 percent now to 2.7 percent in future years. Funds go to reserve held by the U. S. Treasury to pay benefits beginning January 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
U. S. Treasury
Nazis Attack Ambassador Bingham Over Speech in London
Nazi newspapers issue editorials attacking Robert Worth Bingham American ambassador to London after his Fourth of July dinner speech contrasting democracies with dictatorships and endorsing rearmament as a peace hope. He said despots teach only honor and blood to children and urged force if needed.
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Berlin
A.P
Robert Worth Bingham
London
Bingham
Drivers Licenses To Be Renewed Next Fall
State registrar Frank West announced the first annual renewal of 2 500 000 motor vehicle operator licenses would begin around Sept 1. Licenses expire Sept 30 and must be renewed prior. sales handled by deputy registrars in each county. Fee is 40 cents, including 15 cents for the deputy.
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Columbus
Frank West
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Spanish Civil War Rages on All Fronts
Spanish Nationalists and Loyalists clash from north to south as Nationalists claim 16 Loyalist planes down and four tanks captured in a pivotal phase of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
U.P
Brotherhood Denied Right To Intervene in Hearings
The National Labor Relations Board refused the Ford Brotherhood of America the right to intervene in hearings against Ford Motor Company over Wagner Act charges. The independent Ford workers union sought participation and representation for Detroit workers in collective bargaining. A projected UAW march to River Rouge was canceled after warnings of potential riot.
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Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Brotherhood of America, Inc
Ford Motor Company
John T. Lindsay
Independent Union of
Ford Workers
Ford
Labor Board
United Automobile Workers Union
Wage-Hours Decision Near
Washington area report on Senate Education and Labor Committee action. The panel nears agreement on limiting labor standards board powers and on regulating wages and hours, with potential authority to set industry wages from 10 to 16 dollars a week and hours from 35 to 44 per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-Aup
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Labor Standards Board
Labor Standard Board
New Constitution Wins In Ireland's Election
Dublin reports the Irish Free State will become Ireland next December 29 under a new near republican constitution with its own president. The new framework designates Irish as the first official language and English as the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
U.P
Irish Free State
Erie
Ireland
Telegraph Romance Ends in Newark Wedding
A romance sparked by telegraph wires concluded with the marriage of Helen Bush and John Cox. Miss Bush worked for a Newark telegraph company while Cox was employed by the same firm in Charleston West Virginia.
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Newark
U.P
Helen Bush
John Cox
Miss Bush
Cox
Charleston
W. Va
Buchtel Man Found Dead in Reservoir
Nicholas Bacanis age 66, a Buchtel pensioner, was found in four feet of water in the Buchtel Reservoir after missing since Sunday night. Coroner A L Pritchard ruled death by own action as a 30 pound iron weight and a butcher knife were found with his body. He leaves a wife, three sons Anthony Joseph and John, daughters Magdalen and Sophia, and was born in Lithuania. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Nelsonville
Nicholas Bacanis
Buchtel
Buchtel Reservoir
A. L. Pritchard
Bacanis
John
John Davenport
Charles Rife
Marshall Ed. Sohn
Lithuania
Anthony
Joseph
Magdalen Bacanis
Sophia Burris
Millfield
Ballot Change Aides Named In Ohio Effort
A state committee named to support adopting the Massachusetts Ballot in Ohio was announced from state headquarters with honorary chairman Senator Vic Donahey. Members include Harry L. Messell Chillicothe B O Skinner Marysville Bruce Burgess Delaware Clifton Caryl Marysville Harry S Day Fremont and Mrs Nettie P Padgett Galion. The proposal would list all candidates under each office with party designation beside each name. Petitions are circulating.
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Columbus-Up
Vic Donahey
Massachusetts
Ohio
Harry L. Messell
Chillicothe
B. O. Skinner
Marysville
Bruce Burgess
Delaware
Clifton Caryl
Harry S. Day
Fremont
Nettie P. Padgett
Galion
Athens Retail Stores Close Early Thursday Afternoon
Athens retailers will close Thursday afternoon as a summer custom, announced by officials of the Athens Retail Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Woman Jumps From Brown Hotel Ninth Floor
Joan Jacobs a 27 year old brunette from a wealthy family drank a highball on a hotel window sill then leaped to her death from the Brown Hotel ninth floor in Louisville Kentucky early today.
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Louisville
U.P
Joan Jacobs
Brown
Mrs Norma Reese Johnson Marries Dam. Earl Winfield Spencer
In Los Angeles a smiling bride, Mrs Norma Reese Johnson, wed Dam Earl Winfield Spencer U. S. N. The couple appears with Spencer who is Wallis Warfield’s former husband and near relation to the Duchess of Windsor.
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Dam
Earl Winfield Spencer
Duchess of Windsor
Los Angeles
Spencer
Wallis Warfield
Norma Reese Johnson
Detroit
Woman Accused Mate Says He Shot Wife in Columbus
Mrs. Lillie McKinney testified that neighbor Ruth Davis 36 said Ray Davis shot her before dying from a shotgun wound. Ray Davis was held for questioning after he reported leaving for Marysville with Albert Crabtree Tuesday morning and returning to find his wife on the kitchen floor.
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Columbus
U.P
Lillie McKinney
Ruth Davis
Ray
Albert Crabtree
Davis
Not Guilty Plea Followed by Confession in Nitro Glycerin Theft Case
Henry Huber 64 of Franklin Pennsylvania pleaded not guilty to formal charges then confessed to stealing nitro glycerin and allegedly selling it to C. S. men from Warren involved in a bombing sequence. He is held without bond and to testify in trials tied to the bombings.
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Henry Huber
Franklin
C. S
Warren
Earhart and Noonan Missing Flights Sought South of Howland
Radio signals were heard on 3105 kilocycles suggesting Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan may be down on a reef or tiny island south of Howland. The search shifted toward Winslow Banks and the Phoenix Islands as naval and coast guard units converge with the Colorado and Lexington to locate the missing fliers.
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Honolulu
U.P
Amelia Earhart
Frederick J. Noonan
Howland Island
New Guinea
Coast Guard
Miss Earhart
Noonan
Los Angeles
Whittier
Calif
Navy
Colorado
Winslow Banks
Phoenix Islands
Itasca
Lexington
Pacific Equator
George Palmer Putnam
San Francisco
Edward Bryan
Putnam
Bryan
Canton Island
Phoenix Group
Three Die In Fire In Marlow Family Tragedy
Three members of a family perished in a deadly blaze that consumed their one story wooden dwelling in Marlow New Hampshire. The fire killed all occupants and investigations were underway to determine the cause.
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Marlow
N. H
U.P
Survivor of 1925 plane mishap comments on Earhart rescue odds
Otis Stantz, a former naval officer rescued after a nine day Pacific drift in 1925, says Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan likely survived if their landing and signals were successful. He notes their advanced safety equipment and water-making gear give them a better chance than his group had, though lack of radio power after landing hampered their own rescue.
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Jasonville
Ind
Otis Stantz
Pacific Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Stantz
Miss Earhart
Pacific
Earhart
San Francisco
Stantz Party
Honolulu
John Rogers
B. J. Connell
K. Pope
William Bowlin
Howland Island
Noonan
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Michigan
SWOC
National Guard
Army of Occupation
Jaster
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Brotherhood
Lords of Labor
Ford Company
New Constitution
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