Duke To Receive Blessing Without Church Approval
The Duke of Windsor will wed Wallis Warfield at Monts France with a Church of England rite performed by Rev. R Anderson Jardine without the church’s knowledge or consent. Jardine, vicar of St Paul’s Darlington, says he offered the ceremony on conscience alone and did not seek ecclesiastical approval. The rite precedes civil nuptials by Mayor Charles Mercier, prompting church authorities to consider possible discipline.
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London
U.P
Anderson Jardine
Duke of Windsor
Monts
Fulham
France
R. Anderson Jardine
St. Paul's Church
Darlington
Yorkshire
England
FDR Calls Conference on Spanish Situation
President Roosevelt summoned American diplomatic chiefs to the White House for a luncheon conference on the Spanish situation. The gathering aims to discuss diplomatic responses and policy options amid escalating tensions in Spain.
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FDR
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Cummings Is Guardian Of Prison Born Triplets
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings is the legal guardian of triplets born in the Federal Women's Prison at Alderson West Virginia. The combined weight of the babies is just over 12 pounds. The mother, a 23 year old unwed woman, remains unnamed.
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Washington
U.P
Homer S. Cummings
Alderson
W. Va
Mansfield inmate Robert Woods gets extra year
Mansfield Ohio reports Robert Woods 23 of Lima received an additional year on his sentence after being recaptured two days after escaping from a dormitory at Mansfield Reformatory.
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Mansfield
O.R
Robert Woods
Lima
Mansfield Reformatory
Fight Looms Over Work Relief Bill
Washington action sees the House pass a 1.5 billion dollar work relief bill to aid 1.7 million jobless. Senate opposition centers on Byrnes and possible earmark fights to shrink the fund and push relief to states with federal costs. Proposals threaten flood control public works and highway projects with broad presidential authority over allocations.
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Washington
J.P
House
Senate
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Byrnes
Public Works Administration
Ohio
PWA
GM Plant Shut by Strike at Saginaw Facility
In Saginaw Michigan the Chevrolet service parts plant owned by General Motors closed after union workers evicted five non union employees and cut power. Workers then barricaded gates and demanded a closed shop as the adjacent Gray Iron Foundry faced picketing.
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Saginaw
Mich
Chevrolet Service Parts
General Motors
James F. Miller
Chevrolet Parts
Chevrolet Gray Iron Foundry
Athens Woman Witness In Youngstown Trial
John W. Deetrick a prominent socialite and steel metallurgist faced trial for his wife’s murder. Donna Daynes former governess testified that Mrs Deetrick had confided plans to commit suicide, after the state rested its case.
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Youngstown
U.P
John W. Deetrick
Donna Daynes
Athens
Deetrick
Ford Labor Policies Being Investigated
Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers says the La Follette Senate Civil Liberties Committee is investigating Ford Motor Company labor relations. He notes the union aims to avoid a strike and would delay any action until after the summer slack period.
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Washington
Homer Martin
United Automobile Worker's Union
la Follette Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Wheat crop estimates cut 3 million bushels from month ago
Five leading grain analysts and commentators estimate the 1937 winter wheat crop, indicating a 3,000,000 bushel decrease from figures released a month earlier. The forecast underscores renewed uncertainty in agricultural output amid market chatter in Chicago.
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Chicago
U.P
Direct Italian German Talks Press for Spanish Civil War Action
Rome reports Premier Mussolini plans to discuss with German war minister Von Blomberg the possibility of direct Italian German intervention in Spain. Reports say Italy may mass troops but officials deny intent to trigger a wider war.
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Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Werner von Blomberg
Spain
Authoritatives
London
Justice Van Devanter Retires After 26 Years on Court
Justice Willis Van Devanter retires from the Supreme Court after 26 years in public life. He plans to move to his Maryland farm as retirement speculation swirls about possible summer retirements.
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Washington
U.P
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Maryland
Miners End Eight Day Sit-Down at Wilsonville Mine
Five hundred fifty miners who staged an eight day sit down strike at the Superior Coal Company Mine in Wilsonville will return to work today while negotiations on their demands continue.
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Gillespie
U.P
Superior Coal Company
Wilsonville
Roosevelt Returns From Hyde Park Holiday
President Roosevelt returned to Washington at 8 25 a m from a brief holiday visit to his Hyde Park New York home where he had spent the holidays.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N, Y
War Debated At Assembly Over Church Stance
At the 149th General Assembly in Columbus conservatives and liberals clash on whether the Presbyterian Church in the U S A should sanction lawful war. The body re endorsed social security and collective bargaining and denounces war as a means to settle disputes. It warns against juvenile delinquency and urges liquor abstinence and fitness certificates before marriage.
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Columbus
SUP
Presbyterian Church
149Th General Assembly
America
New Straitsville Men Get Federal Terms
Harold Hoskins and Orval Coleman of New Straitsville were sentenced to 90 days in jail by Federal Judge Mel G. Underwood for liquor law violations. A $600 fine was suspended and they received 15 months probation after jail.
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Columbus
INS
Harold Hoskins
Orval Coleman
New Straitsville
Mel G. Underwood
Roosevelt to Ask Congress for National Planning Program
The White House announced President Roosevelt will at noon tomorrow send a special message to Congress urging enactment of a national planning program. The plan aims to preserve the nation's resources through TVA like developments.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Senate group opposes FDs tax revision push
A Senate coalition of Democrats and Republicans rejected the admin istration request to revise income tax law and broaden the corporate surplus tax base. Leaders include Vandenburg Walsh and LaFollette as both chambers move toward a joint inquiry into tax evasion and avoidance, challenging Roosevelt's tax plans.
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Washington
U.P
Mich
David L. Walsh
Mass
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Arkansas outlaw held for killing FBI agent
Guy Osborne a 24 year old Arkansas outlaw was jailed on charges of killing Special Agent Truett E Rowe age 33 of the El Paso Bureau who died in the line of duty after arresting Osborne at a mountain ranch house 20 miles south of Gallup New Mexico.
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Gallup
N. M
U.P
Guy Osborne
Arkansas
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Truett E. Rowe
el Paso
Here
Osborne
Athens Stores Will Not Close Thursday
Retail stores in Athens will not close this Thursday after noon. Athens business places will close at noon next Thursday and will continue to observe the half holiday for the remainder of hot weather season.
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Athens
Rent Strike Could Hit 50 000 Detroit Families
UAW officials forecast a Pontiac rent strike starting Tuesday would spread to Detroit and affect about 50 000 families. Rent payments would fall to within 1 percent of assessed home value as 15 000 Pontiac homes withhold rents until an agreement is reached. M J Furay heads Renters and Consumers League and will direct Detroit actions with a mass meeting set for June 8.
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Detroit
U.P
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Pontiac
M. J. Furay
The
Renters and Consumers League
Auto Union
Government Moves Behind Scenes in Steel Strike Fight
In Cleveland and Pittsburgh the federal government seeks peace as three independent steel producers and the SWOC union stand their ground. Republic Steel faces picket pressure in seven states while production slows at Inland and Youngstown Sheet & Tube. A plane crash lands amid tensions, and a mass funeral is planned for strike victims.
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Cleveland
U.P
James A. Dewey
United States
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Republic
Inland Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Girdler
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
The
Inland Corporation
Samuel H. West
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Erie
Chicago
Joseph Rothmund
National Labor Board
CIO
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Roosevelt
Earhart Heads Toward Dutch Guiana from Puerto Rico
Amelia Earhart continued her around the world flight leaving San Juan Puerto Rico at 6 50 am in fair weather bound for Paramaribo Dutch Guiana. She planned to refuel at Carapito Venezuela if needed on the route.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Miami
Honolulu
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.P
Amelia Earhart
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Miss Earhart
Carapito
Venzuela
Toledo Clerks Union Seeks Air Conditioned Store Clause
The retail clerks union in Toledo proposed a contract for a downtown store including a clause requiring the shop to be kept at a fir conditioned temperature.
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Toledo
U.P
Super NRA Seen Possible By Bill s Fees
Senate House hearings begin on wage and hour bill. Opponents fear a powerful five member labor standards board could create a super NRA and face Supreme Court invalidation like earlier attempts. The bill, authored by Hugo L Black and William P Connery, would set minimum wages and maximum hours across industries within congressional limits.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Labor Standards Board
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Ala
William P. Connery
Mass
Five - Mar Board
Congress
Earle Aims for 1940 Democratic Nomination Tonight
Gov. George H. Earle of Pennsylvania appears as honor guest and speaker before the Southern Society in Washington in a move politicians see as a bid for leadership of the New Deal Democrats in 1940. The appearance signals Earle’s push to win Southern support for Roosevelt’s successor. Rep. J W Ditter Pa reports Earle urges governors to back the relief bill before Congress.
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Washington
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
White House
Earle
Roosevelt
J. W. Ditter
House
Valedictorian Improves After Stage Collapse
Miss Miriam Culler, valedictorian at Adarto High School near Shiloh, regained consciousness after a three day coma following a stage collapse during the commencement address. Doctors link the collapse to her intensive final week schedule. school superintendent Robert Wendland and physician C Q Butner note her improving condition.
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Mansfield
Adarto High School
Miriam Culler
James Culler
Shiloh
C. QO. Butner
Robert Wendland
Adario School
AIL Building Sold At Receiver's Auction
The 43 story American Insurance Union Building, tallest in Columbus, was sold at a receiver auction yesterday to a committee of bondholders for 1 650 000. A Columbus real estate firm was the only other bidder at 1 400 000. The building’s cost was about 7 000 000 when completed.
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Columbus
American Insurance Union
Pye
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FBI
SWOC
Warren
Republic Steel Corporation
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