NLRB Drops One McBee Co. Case in Union Activity Probe
The NLRB dismisses Marion Franz as a union activity cause and finds The McBee Company Employes Association dominated by the firm. It recommends dissolving the association, ceasing company support, and withdrawing recognition. The board may reopen or appeal. testimony ran Jan 14 to Feb 2 with cases brought by the International Printing Pressmen's Union and Franz.
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National Labor Relations Board
McBee Co
Marion Franz
Henry W. Schmidt
Cincinnati
Schmidt
McBee Company
Gorloyes
Lawrence Worstell
McBee
Washington
Franz
Hrfidt
International Printing Pressmen’s Union
Japan Seeks Frontier Commission to Settle Siberian Border
Tokyo reports Japan plans to propose creating a boundary commission to define a Siberian Manchukuo Korea frontier and settle disputes. A foreign office spokesman said recent border tensions near Changcins improved, but that a peaceful settlement depends on Russia’s response to the proposed commission.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Frontier Commission
Foreign Office
Changcins
Russia
Final Testimony Begins In Harlan County Trial
In London Kentucky the Harlan labor conspiracy trial neared its end as 55 defendant coal companies and individuals prepared to offer final testimony and answer government charges of wholesale witness buying. The case neared verdict after 11 weeks with possible jury guidance by Thursday.
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London
Harlan
Mie
Plans Atlantic crossing in 40 year old boat
Montauk New York report states J G a 59 year old retired planter from the Dutch East Indies plans to sail across the Atlantic this week in his 38 foot boat. If winds are favorable he hopes to reach Holland in 25 to 35 days.
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Montauk
N. Y
J. G. Ijt
Dutch East Indies
Atlantic
Holland
Miss Mary Ann Kalaher Retires After 50 Years Teaching
Wakefield Massachusetts Miss Mary Ann Kalaher aged 70 retires from teaching after a 50 year career noted for perfect attendance and punctuality throughout her tenure.
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Wakefield
Mass
Mary Ann Kalaher
Plane crash at Colombian review kills 37 at aerial parade
An army plane crashed into a crowd during a Colombo military review near Bogota. 37 people died and over 100 were injured as the craft struck the crowd at 200 feet, narrowly missing President Alfonso Lopez and his entourage. The pilot, Lieut Cesar Abadia Estrellose, had a prior six month suspension for recklessness.
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Bogota
Colombia
U.P
Alfonso Lopez
Cesar Abadia Estrellose
Eduardo Santos
Diplo
Mats
Flood recedes as New England towns assess damage
Flood waters from a week of heavy rains recede in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. At least 400 homeless and $3,000,000 in damage reported. Milford declares emergency after the Charles River and Louisa Lake breach. Town physician Dr. Francis H. Lally orders 15,000 residents to boil drinking water due to broken sewers.
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Boston
U.P
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Milford
Charles River
Louisa Lake
Francis H. Lally
State Health Board
Railway Wage Cut Talks Resume Between Carriers and Labor
Chicago U P representatives of 142 Class 1 railroads and rail labor groups resumed talks over a proposed 15 percent wage reduction totaling about 250 million dollars annually. The joint conference committee met last week with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen but made little progress. A federal mediation board may take the dispute from conference stage this week.
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Chicago
U.P
Brotherhood of Railroad
Federal Mediation Board
Free-for-All Fight Breaks Out at UAW Headquarters
A free-for-all fight erupted today at the United Automobile Workers Union headquarters as four suspended vice presidents faced trial before the International Executive Board. About 15 members from a Toledo local smashed through locked doors to a corridor outside the room where the hearing was held.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers Union
International
Toledo, O
Massillon Legionnaires Win Bugle Corps Meet
Massillon Post No. 221 won the Ohio drum and bugle corps championship at University of Cincinnati Stadium. The Massillon corps defeated eight rivals after afternoon preliminaries as finals drew more than 12 000 spectators.
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Cincinnati
Massillon Post
American Legion
Ohio
Massillon Corps
University of Cincinnati
Maverick Loses Primary as O'Daniel Leads Texas Race
In Dallas report Maury Maverick loses renomination after complete returns show Paul J. Kilday leading Maverick in the Texas Democratic primary. W. Lee O'Daniel wins the gubernatorial nomination with a clear majority over 11 opponents. Returns from 242 of 254 counties list O'Daniel 403,582 and rivals Thompson 161,933 McGraw 109,309 Hunter 83,493.
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Dallas
Tex
Maury Maverick
House
W. Lee O'Daniel
Morgan Sanders
W. D. McFarlane
Maverick
Roosevelt
Paul J. Kilday
San Antonio
Kilday
O'Daniel
Thompson
William McGraw
Tom Hunter
1600 Men Gain Ground In Forest Fire Fight
Forestry officials report 1600 men gaining ground against a Campbell River forest fire that has burned over 130 square miles and destroyed a fishing resort and several rural communities. The blaze threatens Courtenay Campbell Cumberland Bevan and Campbellton mining and logging towns.
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Courtenay
B. C
Campbell River
Campbell
Cumberland
Bevan
Campbellton
Sawyer Attacks Tax Pledge in Governor Race
Charles Sawyer ridicules Governor Martin L. Davey on taxes and cites a 1937 bid for a 1 cent per gallon gas tax hike that would have cost motorists 12 million dollars. He says lawmakers blocked the plan and notes high flood repair costs, while Robert A. Taft criticizes Roosevelt farm policy on a Cincinnati radio program.
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Richard A. Blackburn
United Press
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Sawyer
Ohio River
Ohio
General Assembly
Cincinnati
John T. Brown
Champaign County
Robert A. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Baltimore Consul General Bevan Dies in Berlin
Thomas Bevan of Baltimore serving as United States Consul General at Warsaw died in a Berlin hospital Saturday night. The death was announced today.
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Berlin
Thomas Bevan
Baltimore
United States
Warsaw
Corrigan Tours London During Brief Visit
Corrigan arrived in London from Dublin by airplane in a $900 craft and hoped to see the King and Queen. He landed at Croydon Airport and rode in an American embassy car to meet Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy. He planned factory visits before returning to Dublin Friday and sailing to New York on the liner Manhattan Saturday.
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London
U.P
Douglas Corrigan
Atlantic
Dublin
Corrigan
Croydon
Joseph P. Kennedy
New York
Manhattan
Coast Guard Rescues 13 Stranded on Island
Coast Guardsmen rescued 13 Toledoans Sunday after they were stranded for 30 hours on West Sister Island. The 56-foot launch owned by Capt. Lawrence J. Reiter snagged on rocks after motor trouble Saturday, leaving the group without food.
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Toledo
U.P
West Sister Island
Lawrence J. Reiter
Thomas M Bracken 94 Civil War veteran dies in Cumberland
Thomas M Bracken age 94 died Sunday at his Cumberland home. He was one of the last three Guernsey County Civil War veterans and marched with Sherman to the sea.
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Cambridge
U.P
Thomas M Bracken
Guernsey County
Eee
Cumberland
Sherman
Hubbell resigns Ohio unemployment post amid blistering attack
Charles H. Hubbell Cleveland accountant resigns from the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission charging politics, incompetence, and nepotism hinder service to 40 000 employers. He cites Gov. Davey and labor opposition attacks on John L. Lewis and predicts chaos in benefits starting January 1939.
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Hubbell
Unemployment Commission
Davey
Columbus
U.P
Charles H. Hubbell
Cleveland
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Ohio
Ohio Unemployment Commission
John L. Lewis
Lewis
John Lewis
Springfield
Illinois
Washington
Youngstown
CIO
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Hubbell
Harry Daugherty
Martin Davey
Franklin County
Francis E. Townsend
Leasure
Commission
Solght
Ming
Executive
Davey Leasure
Haifa Market Bomb Slaughter Kills Arabs
A powerful bomb at Haifa vegetable market killed and wounded dozens of Arabs as chaos followed. British forces set a field hospital, imposed a day curfew, and troops were deployed to prevent wider unrest amid retaliatory clashes near Mt Carmel where one Jew died and six were wounded.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Haifa
Exchange Telegraph
London
Repulse
Palestine
Mt. Carmel
Attempt to Kill Governor Fails In Puerto Rico
Nationalist extremists attempted to assassinate Gov Blanton Win ship during a demonstration in Ponce marking the 40th anniversary of American occupation. The governor escaped unharmed while Senator Pedro Juan Serralles and Col Irizarry of the Puerto Rican National Guard were wounded. Col Irizarry reportedly died. Eight people were hospitalized including a US Navy air officer. Nearly 100000 visitors attended the Occupation Day event as Marine planes from St Thomas and ships including an Enterprise aircraft carrier joined the celebration.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Tup
Blanton Winship
Ponce
Pedro Juan Serralles
Col
Irizarry
Puerto Rican National Guard
United States
Enterprise
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Hearings Open To Fix Federal Contract Pay
Washington U P The Labor Department opens hearings to fix minimum wages for employees of steel companies with government contracts. The Walsh Healey Act covers contracts over 10 000 dollars and hearings will feature wage evidence from government steel management and labor representatives.
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Washington
U.P
Labor Department
Walsh-Healey
Steel Management and
Two Years Work for 600000 Is PWA Plan
A Bureau of Labor statistics report shows the public works administration program of 1.867 billion dollars will provide full time employment for about 600000 men for two years. Material orders totaling 1.0012 billion dollars are to be placed with industry, driving heavy material demand and contributing to a stock market rise.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Public Works Administration
Mrs. Ethel Russell Jones Dies at 49 in Columbus Home
Mrs. Ethel Russell Jones age 49, an employee of the State Insurance Department for 13 years, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday night at her Columbus home. She had worked in state service since joining in 193? survivors and full obituary details not provided.
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Columbus
U.P
Ethel Russell Jones
State Insurance Department
Morgan Learned TVA Rates From Papers
Knoxville report on congressional TVA hearing shows Director Lilienthal saying Arthur Morgan learned yardstick rates from newspapers. He defended proposed rates as basis for negotiating and said no prior board report was filed. Morgan described as embittered. charges of mismanagement denied.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.P
David E. Lilienthal
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Charles A. Wolverton
N. J
Congressional
Lilienthal
Congress
Roosevelt
Cahirman Morgan
Cahirman Morgan For A“Contumacy.” Lilienthal
Charles Wolverton
Sen
H. H. Schwartz
Wye
Wolverton
Ing
Morgan
Labor Group and Rep Hoffman Attack NLRB over Wagner Act
The American Federation of Labor and Rep. Clare Hoffman fault the NLRB for promoting the CIO and undermining labor unity. Hoffman challenged the board to stop him from circulating a House speech alleging Communist activity, while the Muskin Shoe case held distributing the speech on company time violated the Wagner Act.
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Washington
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Clare Hoffman
Mich
National Labor Relations Board
American Federationist
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Labor Movement
Hoffman
Labor Board
CIO
Muskin Shoe Company
Baltimore
Loro
Britain Leads Europe Peace Effort Amid Czech Crisis
London reports Great Britain taking the lead in a European drive to prevent a Central European minority conflict from triggering a broader war. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain aims to cushion the crisis between Czechoslovakia and its German minority and to keep discussions among powers on a peaceful path.
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Europe
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Germany
meWate
Paychecks Arrive for Athens National Guard Officers and Men
Payroll checks totaling 510 dollars for duty from April 1 to June 30 1938 arrived in Athens today for Headquir ters Company 166th Infantry Ohio National Guard. Two officers and 26 enlisted men will receive the pay at 6 30 tonight in the Armory. The last fiscal year July 1937 to July 1938 payroll for the company was 2765 dollars per Lieut Harold Chadwick commanding officer.
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Athens
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Harold Chadwick
Pick-a-Back Plane Sets Off for England Flight Leg
Montreal dispatch reports British Imperial Airways Mercury pick-a-back seaplane took off at 10 50 am EST toward Botwood Newfoundland on the 744 mile second leg of a 4550 mile journey from Port Washington to Southampton England. The Mercury arrived in Montreal at 9 27 am after a 1 hour 57 minute leg and will stay overnight before a 1507 mile overwater hop to Horta Azores.
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Montreal
British Imperial Airways
Mercury
Botwood
Nild
Port Washington
N. Y
Southampton
Eng
Horta
Azores
Morgenthau and French Finance Minister Discuss Monetary Accord
Paris reports say Henry Morgenthau Jr and Paul Merchandau met to discuss the anticipated United States British French monetary agreement. The talks centered on financial cooperation and currency stabilization amid postwar economic issues.
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Paris
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
United States
Treasury
Paul Merchandeau
Finance
Thieves Steal Wharf at Camp No 2 Forest Lake
In Methuen Massachusetts thieves robbed Camp No 2 at Forest Lake by stealing a wharf from the site. No other items were reported taken from the samp of a digging garages.
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Methuen
Mass
Forest Lake
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Labor Group
Hoffman Score
Webb Miller
United Press War
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