Murray and Steel Leaders Seek Mediation in Ohio Clash
Governor Jim L. Davey meets with Philip Murray and Lee Pressman as 70,000 workers idle across seven states amid a steel industry dispute. Republic Steel offers a $1,000 reward for info on damaging airplanes delivering food to nonstrikers, while Murray vows to organize ore mines to disrupt supply.
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Ileveland
U.P
Jim L. Davey
Davey
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Lee Pressman
Committee For Industrial Organization
SWOC
Columbus
Republic Steel Corporation
Niles
Warren
Department of Commerce
Republic
Fire Threatened Ludington Freight Ship As Explosives Burn
The Army transport freighter Ludington carrying 700 tons of explosives raced toward the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal with a fire in its hold. Sixty three men were aboard. It left New York a week earlier bound for Coco Solo and related bases.
Ohio Pilots Asked To Register in Air Reserve
Columbus reports the Fifth Corps Area of the U S Army asks 1 000 Ohio civilian air pilots to register in Air Reserve for duty in a national emergency, a voluntary move disclosed today.
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Ohio
Air Reserve
Columbus
U.P
Fifth Corps
U. S. Army
Germany Italy defense alliance reported by Giornale D Italia
Virginio Gayda editor of Giornale D Italia and Mussolini spokesman announced today that Germany and Italy have formed a definite defensive entente. The report originates from RomME WP.
Cedarville College Names New President
Dr. William C. Howard, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago, was chosen today by the Cedarville College board of trustees as the college president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
William C. Howard
Second Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Cedarville College
Death Scene Immortalized by Real Shooting at ISABEL High
In Isabel Kansas a high school play climax turned fatal when 16 year old Robert Douthitt was accidentally shot by his best friend 17 year old Kent Loessler during a backstage rehearsal. The prop revolver, loaded with live ammunition, exploded prompting the immediate death with the play slated to proceed the next night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel
Kan
U.P
Robert Douthitt
Kent Loessler
Chauncey Mine Dispute Settled at Union Meeting
A dispute over driving new entries at Chauncey Mine No. 25 was settled at a Local 358 UMWA meeting Friday morning. Workers will begin on Monday. Speakers included Thomas Price, James R. McCormick, and Herman Theisen.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Mine No. 25
Self Styled Mae West Husband Seeks Divvy
Los Angeles report says Frank Wallace, a New York vaudeville actor who twice failed to prove he is Mae West's husband, now seeks a share of $100,000 allegedly accumulated by the actress.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Frank Wallace
New York
Mae West
Athens County Labor Body To Be Organized
In Nelsonville a meeting at the American Legion Building is set for Tuesday evening June 8 at 7 30 to organize an Athens County labor banner. A CIO state representative will attend and delegates from mine locals and auto mechanics joined in a temporary group led by John Cope and Ernest Hoskins. Representatives from unorganized labor are invited to participate.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
American Legion
CIO
John Cope
Ernest Hoskins
Cope
Hoskins
Gold Holders Dump Record High in London
In London the gold market saw a record 21.1 million dollars of gold bars dumped amid price drops and market confusion. A total of 1,493 bars hit the market as heavy selling of gold shares from Switzerland spurred calls in Parliament for a joint BIS statement to calm panickyLondon hoarders. About 20 million ounces remain in London worth roughly 140 million dollars.
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London
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlement
Financial District
House of Commons
Seek Truce in Canton Roller Bearing Strike
Efforts to arrange a truce in a strike of 3,500 Timken Roller Bearing Co. workers in Canton were under way. A CIO contract had been signed, but workers walked out over a wage dispute, despite an agreement that barred striking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
U.P
Timken Roller Bearing Co
CIO
Williamstown Teen Crushed to Death in Moving Job
Duane J. Clingerman age 19 of Williamstown died when rollers used to move a house crushed him. The accident occurred near here on Thursday. he had graduated from Arlington High School two weeks earlier.
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Bluffton
U.P
Duane J. Clingerman
Williamstown
Arlington High School
Here
Sisters-in-Law Fight Over Unborn Baby Sold Before Birth
In Los Angeles two sisters in law contested custody of an unborn baby sold for 200 dollars. The baby was returned to the mother Marian Beard by court order after she relinquished it and later sought to regain it for feeding formula. Deputy sheriffs retrieved the child, Judge Knight ruled the mother had no right to sell.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Marian Brown Beard
Evelyn Brown
Classea Stevens
Nadeen Gloria
Mrs. Brown
Deputy Stevens
Judge Knight
Youngest U S veteran claims service at age eleven
War veteran Forest R. Martin recalls enlisting July 26 1917 at Broadwater Nebraska just shy of his 11th birthday to fight in World War I. He says he posed as 18 to join and later became a disabled inmate at Fitzsimmons General Army Hospital with spinal injuries from a fall.
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Denver
U.p.—Forest
R. Martin
M. P
United States Army
Martin
Fitzsimmons General Army Hospital
Broadwater
Neb
Nazis Execute American for High Treason
Berlin report says Helmuth Hirsch, 21, an American citizen who never lived in the United States, was executed at dawn for high treason at Ploetzensee Prison. Oscar Denner, 20, was beheaded for a political crime. Hirsch, convicted in March, had explosives and bombs he allegedly planned to use against a high official.
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Berlin
A.P
Helmuth Hirsch
United States
Hirsch
Ploetzensee
Oscar Denner
Stuttgart
Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Perkins Urges Wage Hour Bill For Business Security
Secretary Frances Perkins told the House and Senate Labor Committees that the proposed wage and hour bill would give the overwhelming majority of American businessmen a new sense of security by stabilizing basic labor standards and removing them from unfair competition. She said uniform standards would assure efficiency and curb labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hu.ri
Frances Perkins
House
Senate
Toss of Coin Reveals Heir in Newark Estate Matter
In Newark, Brady Ridenbaugh won $681.29 after a coin toss to decide return to town. He had been away 26 years and learned the money came from his father’s estate owed to him, with siblings Floyd and Thersa Ridenbaugh confirming the share.
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Newark
U.P
Brady Ridenbaugh
Floyd
Thersa Ridenbaugh
Building Laborers Strike Halts $15 Million Cincinnati Projects
In Cincinnati the fourth day of a labor strike stalls about 15 million dollars in construction as around 2,500 building laborers walk picket lines. The stoppage affects projects across the greater Cincinnati area and is easing no time soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
Dies Little Short of 106 Conneaut
O F Buffington died 40 days before his 100th birthday. He was buried in Conneaut today following his death, marking a quiet community funeral for a long-lived resident.
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O. F. Buffington
Girl Named Marlyn Stuart Lands Radio Speak Line
A Los Angeles judge approved 17 year old Marlyn Stuart's contract to speak one line twice weekly on a radio program. The line is "Oh, Mama, that man's here again." She earns 50 dollars per week for the role and the job is billed as the world's softest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
A.P
Marlyn Stuart
Jury Acquits Deetrick in Wife Slaying Case
Youngstown jurors acquitted John W. Deetrick, metallurgist, of shooting his wife Ruth in their home last August 1. The defense presented testimony that Mrs. Deetrick had previously attempted suicide several times.
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Youngstown
U.P
John W. Deetrick
Ruth
Hoosier Backs Earmarking of Appropriation
In Washington Senator Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana endorses earmarking part of the 1.5 billion relief appropriation. He joins a McCarran led bloc seeking tighter Congressional control over expenditures. McCarran aims for 150 million for public works and 150 million for roads. Hayden proposes a two year extension of the public works administration with 325 million more for loans and grants.
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Washington
U.P
Nev
House
McCarran
Carl Hayden
Ariz
Public Works Administration
Amelia Earhart Heads for Fortaleza Brazil Flight Day
Amelia Earhart, American woman flyer, begins her world flight with a takeoff at 5 10 a m EST to Fortaleza Brazil. Weather conditions are reported as fine and clear for the leg.
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Amelia Earhart
Fortaleza
Brazil
Paramaribo
Netherlands Guiana
Seven Die As Auto Bus Crash Causes Fire Near Redding
Seven people were reported burned to death when a bus overturned and caught fire at Shiloah Springs, 48 miles north of Redding, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
U.P
Shiloah Springs
Here
Bell Rate Case Hearings Set By Public Utilities Board
Charles Schaber, chairman, announced hearings on the Ohio Bell telephone rate case involving a 13 year dispute will probably begin within a month before the State Public Utilities Commission. Local officials expect a detailed examination of rates and service.
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BELL
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Bell
State Public Utilities Commission
Charlies Schaber
Rebel Chief Killed as Planes Crash in Frontline Front
Basque Loyalists launch a broad offensive after Gen Emile Mola dies in a mountain crash en route from Vitoria to Valladolid. Madrid endures a second 24 hour bombardment with many casualties. leadership shifts ripple through Francoist siege efforts in Bilbao and Irun.
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Hendaye
U.R
Emile Mola
Bilbao
Jose Antonio de Aguirre
Mola
Francisco Franco
Vitoria
Valladolid
Pozas
Sebastian Pozas
Chamorro
Cheane
Sergi
Barrado
Irun
San Sebastian
Madrid
Guadalajara
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Honeymoon Across Europe
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor travel in an Orient Express press car across Switzerland and Italy en route to their castle in lower Austria. At Milan they appeared for the first time since departure from France, smiling at about 500 onlookers who hailed them. They plan to stop at a small Austrian station tonight and continue by car to their castle.
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Arnaldstein
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Switzerland
Italy
Lower Austria
Milan
France
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Alligator Caught by Fisherman at Lake Lorain Pier
John Sisco, fishing from the city pier, pulled a 14 inch alligator from Lake Erie. The incident occurred near Lorain as bystanders described the unusual catch with local residents astonished by the aquatic reptile found amid the lake’s waters.
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Lake Lorain
U.P
City
John Sisco
Lake Erie
Beery Party Under Probe Over Ranch Event for Extras
Hollywood district attorney investigates a studio for allegedly arranging 125 cowgirl extras to a ranch party for visiting salesmen. Patricia Douglas, 20, accuses a man of assault. Ginger Wyatt, 19, says actor Wallace Beery rescued her. Beery claims the event was orderly. Deputy DA Williams demands surrender of the accused by Monday for questioning.
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Hollywood
U.P
District Attorney's Office Today
Patricia Douglas
Ginger Wyatt
Wallace Beery
Beery
Miss Douglas
Lumberjacks Force Strikers To Flee Town
About 150 striking Munising lumber and mill workers occupied Newberry Michigan plants of Newberry Lumber and Chemical Co before being driven off by company workers and pursuing guards. One striker died on the street. coroner ruled death from malnutrition and exhaustion after autopsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Mich
U.P
Munising
Newberry Lumber & Chemical Co
Ernest Shaw
Roosevelt Says Court Plan Will Pass This Session In Congress
President Roosevelt asserted the court program will clear Congress this session and outlined high priority items including farm tenancy slum clearance extending nuisance taxes closing tax evasion loopholes and executive and judicial reorganizations. He defended broader judiciary reform and noted six lower court cases to be reheard next fall. Senator Robinson, after White House talks, signaled possible compromises but urged a vote before adjournment.
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Washington
U.K
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
White House
Federal
Supreme Court
Robinson
High Bench
Strikes Close Auto Factories in Detroit Area
DETROIT UK Two big automakers Chrysler and Packard shut plants amid labor trouble. Chrysler closed its Jefferson and Kercheval plants affecting about 8,100 workers after line workers refused to work with non UAW members. Packard began a sit down strike of 150 in metal stamping causing a partial shutdown of the body division where 2,500 workers are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler
Packard
Jefferson and Kercheval Avenue
United Automobile Workers of America
Jean Harlow Improves After Gall Bladder Ailment
Hollywood star Jean Harlow was sitting up for meals today and expected to return to the studio within several days. Dr. E C Fishbaugh said the gall bladder ailment was painful but not serious.
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Hollywood-Au P
Jean Harlow
E. C. Fishbaugh
CIO Loses by Narrow Vote at Clock Plant
Stamford Connecticut The Committee for Industrial Organization was defeated in a close national labor relations board collective bargaining election at the Yale and Towne Clock Co. plant. Workers voted against the CIO in a contest seen as a test of union appeal in manufacturing.
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CIO
Clock Plant
Stamford
Conn
Committee For Industrial Organization
National Labor Relations Board
Yale and Towne Clock Co
Frick Orders Dizzy Dean Reinstatement
New York U P Dizzy Dean ace pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals was ordered reinstated within 24 hours today by National League President Ford Frick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Ford Frick
National League
FDR Seeks World Peace As U S Cooperates
President Roosevelt, addressing 3000 delegates at the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention, promised the United States will cooperate with all nations to prevent war. Mrs Ida B Wise Smith welcomed foreign guests noting liquor has been re legalized and that prohibition would return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Roosevelt
United States
Ida B. Wise Smith
WCTU
Dies Shortly Before Insurance Lapses
Marvin Clevinger aged 24 died moments before midnight from gunshot wounds in Dallas Texas. Authorities said he would have expired insurance valued at 2000 dollars if he had survived past midnight. A youth was charged with his slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
U.P
Marvin Clevinger
Ohio parole board frees 24 prisoners at London Prison Farm
The Ohio Board of Parole released 24 inmates at the London Prison Farm. Among them was Charles Myers of Meigs County, formerly serving for burglary with parole set for July 10, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Board of Parole
London
Charles Myers
Meigs County
Veteran Leader Dies in Charleston at 81
Samuel V. Woods, longtime Democratic politician and former president of the West Virginia Senate in 1914, died at his Charleston home Thursday night at age 81, three days after his wife’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. VA
A.R. Samuel V. Woods
West Virginia Senate
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