CIO Packing House Strike Threatens Across Big Four
The CIO Packing House Workers Organizing Committee with John L. Lewis backing warns of a strike against Armour Swift Wilson and Cudahy if no wage contracts are negotiated. Nearly 1,000 delegates representing 75,000 workers voted to empower leaders to call strikes. Lewis urged federal intervention to compel negotiation.
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Chicago
Packing House Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
CIO
Packing House
Congress of Industrial Organizations
PWOC
Lewis
Armour, Wilson, Swift and Cudahy
Armour
Armour and Company
Call Anti-Trust Law Too Weak
Washington AP report: national monopoly investigating committee urges strengthening anti trust and patent laws to curb growing concentration of economic power in few hands. preliminary findings say resources for ordinary enterprise are harder to obtain and concentration brings unemployment and shrinking markets. Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney says further study needed before broad legislative steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.P
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyo
Briton Seeks Triple Pact Against Nazis
General Sir Edm und Ironside, new inspector general of British overseas forces, flew to Warsaw to coordinate British French and Polish defense in case of war with Germany. He traveled via Copenhagen and Gdynia to avoid Germany and may visit Moscow if Britain and France secure anti aggression aid from Russia.
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London
U.P
Edmund Ironside
Warsaw
Germany
Ironside
Copenhagen
Gdynia
Britain
France
Russia
Moscow
Danzig
Berlin
Poland
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Free City
Chamberlain
Astachov
Former Crooksville and Bidwell Pastor Is Dead
Rev. L. E. Butler age 42 pastor of Linden Heights Methodist Church died yesterday after a five week illness. Native of Byhalia Ohio he served as pastor in Portsmouth Toledo Bidwell and Crooksville and will be buried Tuesday.
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Columbus
U.P
L. E. Butler
Linden Heights Methodist Church
Byhalia
Portsmouth
Toledo
Bidwell
Crooksville
Congress Poised for Grim Neutrality Report to Roosevelt
Congressional leaders expected to deliver a pessimistic report to President Roosevelt on neutrality prospects this session. If neutrality is dead the agenda may close with adjournment around August 5, while wrangling over the $3.46 billion lending program and remaining appropriations continues. The House will also pursue Labor Relations Board inquiry and the Hatch bill to bar federal official political activity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Labor Relations Board
WPA Leaders Seek To End Strikes Riots
Minneapolis officials and Linus C. Glotzbach met with WPA administrators to settle strikes that sparked riots, left two dead, and shut all Minneapolis WPA projects. David Lasser telegraphed Roosevelt to survey the executive board about pausing stoppages and delaying a national Alliance protest. Rain canceled last night mass meetings as the conference kept focus on city projects.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Linus C. Glotzbach
WPA
David Lasser
Roosevelt
Alliance
St. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Four Deaths Added To Toll Of Harlan Rioting
Harlan Kentucky reports four more violent deaths in the week of clashes in the coal fields. Union miner Frank Noe died from hip wounds after being shot during Wednesday’s confrontation, becoming the second fatality. Dock Caldwell, a striking miner, is also dead. The remaining two deaths occurred during weekend fighting as labor disputes continued.
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Harlan
U.P
Harlan County
Frank Noe
Dock Caldwell
Turns Shotgun On Wife in Wilmington
Police report Frank Hamilton age 40 under a court order to stay away from his wife shot her with a shotgun and then shot himself. He was in critical condition. Mrs Reba Hamilton 38 had a kidney wound. Hamilton had filed for divorce and an injunction had been granted to keep him away after threats.
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Wilmington
U.P
Everett Downing
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Reba Hamiton
Labor issues to be aired at Ohio Federation convention
The 55th annual Ohio State Federation of Labor convention opened in Akron with discussions on WPA project hours for skilled crafts. More than 100 delegates were expected, with pre-convention trade union sessions underway since last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
A.P
Ohio State Federation of Labor
H. A. Bradley
Japanese Plane Crash Kills 12, Says Report
A Japanese airplane crashed near Hankow on Saturday killing 12 aboard, including a major general. A two day search recovered the wreckage and bodies today, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Hankow
Lebanon man drowns after cistern fall
John Terwil leger, 92, of near Morrow, drowned when he fell into a cistern while attempting to replace its cover. Authorities reported the accident occurred today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
U.P
John Terwilleger
Morrow
Mother Kills Son Then Tries Suicide in New York
In New York a mother Celia Cohen thirty two shot and killed her fourteen year old son William then attempted suicide. She and her son had moved from Georgia two years earlier after divorcing his father.
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New York
A.P
Celia Cohen
William
Georgia
Nine Miners Die as Barricade Fails in Davin Mine Disaster
In Providence Kentucky rescue teams locate the bodies of nine more miners behind a barricade 185 feet underground, bringing the total dead to 28 after a dust explosion at the Davin coal mine. Many families seek aid as civic leaders call for funds due to lack of compensation insurance.
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Providence
G. T. Powell
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Davin
Powell
Safe-Crackers Loot $1340 In Sunday Vault Break-In
In Waynesburg two burglars worked six hours Sunday to crack the bank vault and take 1340 dollars in outside silver. They failed to open the inner safe with 25000 dollars in currency and securities. The lock jammed after burning the combination handle. They bored through the dentist's office floor and cut into the safe with torch and chisels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
U.P
Waynesburg Bank
M. M. Muckley
Muckley
Pomeroy Man Elected To Vets' Committee
Clinton Kramer of Zanesville was named department commander of the Ohio Disabled Veterans at the annual convention in Canton. Mrs. George Fout of Cleveland became commander of the women’s auxiliary. Fred R. Hover of Findlay was elected senior vice commander, Karl K. Funderling of Springfield junior vice commander, with George Four of Cleveland, Charles F. Motz of Cincinnati, Ben F. Turner of Pomeroy and John W. Covert of East Liverpool serving as executive committeemen.
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Canton
U.R
Clinton Kramer
Zanesville
Ohio Disabled Veterans
George Fout
Cleveland
Women's Auxiliary
Fred R. Hover
Findlay
Karl K. Funderling
Springfield
George Four
Charles F. Motz
Cincinnati
Ben F. Turner
Pomeroy
John W. Covert
East Liverpool
Britain stands firm on Far East policy in Tokyo talks
In the Commons Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared Britain would not reverse its Far East policy even to open negotiations on Tientsin and blockade incidents. He said Japan had not demanded such a reversal and noted the British ambassador in Tokyo viewed Japanese calls as a wish for understanding Chinese-Japanese hostilities.
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London
Great Britain
Far East
Tientsin
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tokyo
Chamberlain
Europe
Danzig
Berlin
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Pius XII
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Poland
Britain
France
Seek Cause of Airplane Crash Near Woods Hole
A board of inquiry opened in New York to determine the cause of a Coast Guard plane crash that killed three. Captain Frederick S. McMurray of the Ketch Atlantis testified the craft was ripped by a violent explosion before it plunged at sea 150 miles southeast of New York. Crew member George Temple Priest, 36, of Boston, was being transported from Woods Hole to the Atlantis when the crash occurred on the return flight.
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New York
U.P
Coast Guard
Frederick S. McMurray
Atlantis
Woods Hole
Mass
George Temple Priest
Boston
Congress Sets Peacetime Spending Record Despite Bloc
Congress approved over 13 billion dollars in peace time appropriations for the current fiscal year since Jan 3, surpassing 1939 by about 1.75 billion. Final moves may raise totals further with a deficiency bill. defense totals near 2 billion. relief deficits cut by the House bloc.
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Congress
Washington
House
Legislative
Justice
Commerce
War
Navy
National Defense
Boy 6 Saves Family After Father Dies Behind Wheel
A six year old boy named Ernest Jr. is credited with saving his family from injury when his father Ernest S. Patterson 53 collapsed from a heart attack while driving in suburban Berea. The car stopped safely in a culvert after the boy turned off the ignition. In the rear seat were Mrs Evelyn Patterson Clyde age 9 and Evelyn age 4.
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Cleveland
U.P
Imind
Ernest S. Patterson
Berea
Ernest Jr
Evelyn Patterson
Clyde
Evelyn
Seek Vote on Civil Service Changes Bill
The Provisional State Employes Association of Ohio plans to circulate petitions for a referendum on the Civil Service reorganization bill set to take effect Sept. 6. Temporary secretary H. T. Chapman said dismissed state employees see the court ruling on provisional employees as a fight basis, though the Supreme Court adjourned for summer and won't reconvene until Sept. 26.
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Columbus
State Employes’ Association of Ohio
H. T. Chapman
Chapman
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bund Leader Kuhn Faces Drunkenness Charge in Court
Fritz Kuhn head of the German American Bund was summoned to appear in district court in Southbridge Massachusetts to answer drunkenness and swearing at a policeman charges. He and a companion were stopped by Patrolman Henry Plasse when their car appeared unfit to drive. Kuhn allegedly used profanity and was briefly jailed before bail arrangements.
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Southbridge
Mass
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Bund
Kuhn
Webster
Henry Plasse
John C. Templeman
Plasse
Tyrol Opposes Repatriation Plan Amid Tense Debates
In Bolzano German speaking Tyrolese, now Italian citizens, reject any plan to force them from their homeland. Rumors of a Germany Italy agreement on voluntary repatriation sparked suspicion, with many Tyrolese fearing compulsory measures once voluntary emigration stalls.
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Bolzano
U.S
South Tyrol
Germany
Italy
United Press
Battle Forest Fires in Yellowstone Park Area
Firefighters and CCC crews battled a blaze in Mirror Plateau within Yellowstone Park. The fire spread over 1000 acres along a mile and a half front as 500 workers and two airplanes rushed to shuttle equipment and personnel from West Yellowstone airport.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
U.P
Mirror Plateau
Civilian Conservation Corps
Forest Rangers
National Park
West Yellowstone
Pershing Advised to Take Complete Rest in France
Gen. John J. Pershing was advised by a physician to take complete rest after a stomach ailment. He hoped to leave Aix en Provence for Marseilles on Wednesday and continue to Paris by train.
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Aix EN Provence
France
U.P
John J. Pershing
Pershing
WPA to Dismiss 650000 Workers by September 1
WPA officials launched a large scale layoff affecting about 650000 workers by Sept 1 under the 1940 relief bill. In New York 1000 notices mailed with 2500 per day to follow. other states to begin soon. Strike tensions rise as critics see wage cut provisions and projected job losses fueling unrest nationwide. Riots in Minneapolis reported with injuries and two deaths, prompting project suspensions to curb violence.
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Washington
Works Projects Administration
New York
WPA
Workers Alliance
Adolph J. Sabath
IIL
House
Sabath
Senate
James E. Murray
Mont
Works Projects
F. C. Harrington
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Minn
Rochester
N. Y
Harrington
Oklahoma fugitive Jack Russell hunted in Kansas City
Oklahoma kidnapper and murder suspect Jack Russell was tracked in Kansas City Missouri area after a car theft linked to his past operations in Kenosha Wisconsin. He abducted a garage attendant and stole a police private car before fleeing toward the city east limits.
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Kansas City
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Kenosha
Wis
Russell
France and Britain outline coordinated defenses Africa and Aegean
French and British general staff officers have completed plans to coordinate defense on the west coast of Africa and the Turkish coast on the Aegean Sea. Dakar is to serve as an African Singapore, while Turkey will fortify Thesme port on the Aegean coast west of Smyrna.
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Paris
U.P
Africa
Aegean Sea
Dakar
Singapore
Turkey
France
Britain
Thesme
Aegean
Smyrna
Dayton Haynes Thwarts Break-In at Granville Inn Club
Dayton Haynes, asleep in the Granville Inn Country Club clubhouse, awoke when a burglar broke a window. He threw a golf club at the intruder, who fired twice and fled. Haynes was uninjured.
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Granville
U.P
Dayton Haynes
Granville Inn Country Club
Haynes
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National Labor Board
Crooksville and Bidwell
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Lad
Tyrol
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