Rent Strike Test for New Union Tactic in Michigan
NEA reports the Pontiac rent strike as a test case for a new economic weapon. The UAW local committee runs the action while inquiries pour in from Detroit and other Michigan cities and from New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
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NEA
Pontiac
Mich
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Michigan
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Lewis Backs Wages and Hours Bill With Limits
John L. Lewis lent general support from his Committee for Industrial Organization to the Black Connery wages and hours bill. He urged a 35 hour basic week with a 40 hour option and a 30 hour week in some cases, plus a minimum wage of 40 cents per hour.
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Washington
Au.p
John —L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Connery
Labor Standards Board
House
Senate Labor
Lewis
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Standards Board
Congress
Miss Earhart Takes Off on Ocean Flight
Rio de Janeiro reports Amelia Earhart, American woman aviator, departed at 1 13 a m for a 1900 mile flight from Natal to Dakar along the Senegal coast. The route mirrors the shortest coast to coast path used by mail pilots and other fliers.
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Rio DE Janeiro-Au
Ameliaarhart
Natal
Dakar
Senegal
Africa
Miss Earhart
Former Kaiser Wilhelm Stricken in Doorn Seizure Report
De Soir cites Prague dispatches that Montag reports former Kaiser Wilhelm suddenly collapsed at Doorn and lost consciousness. The Paris paper notes the event as it spreads via overseas telegrams.
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Paris
de Soir
Prague
Montag
Kaiser Wilhelm
Doorn
19 345 NYA Students Among Ohio Graduates
Washington AYP Industrial employers in Ohio were urged by Aubrey Williams National Youth Administration director to help absorb 19 345 young people being dropped this month from the NYA student aid program. The program has carried 10 367 boys and 8 978 girls in Ohio. over 95 percent are from low income families.
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Washington
Duce Accelerates Italy Submarine and Battleship Plans
Rome reports Premier Mussolini ordered faster submarine construction aiming for 140 undersea warships soon. He also plans to lay down two 35 000 ton battleships in addition to two new builds unless a world arms conference is convened soon.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Rob Zanesville Jewelers Hit in Weekend Window Robberies
Jewel thieves stole more than 1500 from two downtown stores over the weekend. The Roberts shop lost 400 in rings using a padded hammer, and the Pollock establishment 1100 in watches. The Roberts store has been robbed several times recently.
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Zanesville
Ins
Roberts
Pollock
Wreckage Found on Alpine Peak In Plane Missing Since December
Wreckage of the Western Air Express plane missing since December 15 with seven aboard lay scattered on a mountain peak in Alpine Utah. Guards fired on four men attempting to obtain souvenirs, and postal inspectors prepared to seal the area with soldiers if journalists approached.
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Alpine
Utah
Western Air Express
M. G. Wenger
Wenger
Department of Commerce
Fort Douglas
Los Angeles
S. J. Samson
Salt Lake City
Milford
Samson
William Bogen
Gladys Witt
John Wolfe
Chicago
H. W. Edwards
St. Paul
Northwest Airlines
C. Christopher
Dwight, Ill
Night Club Bankroll Hijacked in Newport Heist
In Newport Kentucky a $10,000 bankroll intended for Beverly Hills night club was intercepted by six bandits. They forced the club’s house car off a road near a cemetery, using machine guns and shotguns to threaten its four occupants. No official report to authorities has been filed.
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Newport
U.P
Beverly Hills
New
Here
Southgate
Poisoned food illness hits Michigan prison inmates
Investigation continued under Warden Joel Moore into food poisoning that sickened about 1,000 inmates at a southern Michigan state prison after dinner Saturday night. The incident prompted an inquiry into how tainted meals reached the facility.
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Jackson, Mich
U.R
Michigan
Joel Moore
Rockefeller Heiress Unaware of Bequest
Mrs. Margaret Strong De Cuevas and her husband awaited confirmation that John D. Rockefeller Sr. bequeathed most of his 25 million dollar estate to her. Arriving in Florence from Paris, she denied the report saying she knew nothing and laughed at the news.
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Rome
U.P
Margaret Strong de Cuevas
Marquis de Cuevas
John D. Rockefeller
Strong
Florence
Paris
13 Lives Lost In Accidents Over Weekend In Ohio
Ohio's accidental death list rose to 13 over the weekend as airplane crashes claimed lives in Cleveland Columbus and Akron. Victims include Cleland Hess 21 and Donald Glendenning 28 from Cleveland, Russell Kirbert 22 a Ohio State University senior from Cincinnati who survived a fire crash in Columbus. Victor Offret 73 was found drowned near Akron after being struck into a stream by a motor vehicle. Robert Miller 7 and Fred Robby 8 both of Columbus drowned. A G Beasley 38 suffered fatal burns at a Columbus industrial plant after falling into boiling oil.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Cleland Hess
Donald Glendenning
Cleveland
Russell Kirbert
Cincinnati
Ohio State University
Kirbert
Victor Offret
Akron
Robert Miller
Fred Robby
A. G. Beasly
Calls Pension Charity Dole Sparks Liberal Aid Push
Rep. Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati denounced Ohio old age pension as a charity dole and urged House action on a bill to double federal grants to states and raise the maximum distribution to 30 dollars a month from 15. The proposal, led by Rep. William P. Connery, would fund broader state programs.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Dole
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Bigelow
House
William P. Connery
Mass
House Labor Committee
Baseball Fan Laughs Himself to Death
In Honolulu a 45 year old spectator, Richard Kaninau, died after laughing at a player's error during a baseball game. Doctors said his heavy laughter triggered a heart attack that proved fatal.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
Richard Kaninau
Model Flies 18 Minutes Dayton U P) Derby Champion
Harold Stofer of Indianapolis won the Central States Gas Model Air Derby at Wright Field. His model ship stayed aloft for 13 minutes 45 seconds to capture the championship trophy.
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Dayton
U.P
Wright Field
Harold Stofer
Indianapolis
Shelby Harrison Delivers Commencement Address at Ohio University
Shelby Harrison general manager of the Russell Sage Foundation spoke at Memorial Auditorium during Ohio University’s commencement for 380 graduates. He urged a modern social philosophy emphasizing education, family welfare, cooperative savings, economy control, and character building, outlining seven essentials for a just society and the goal of broad opportunities for individuals and communities. Diplomas were presented under President H. G. James with several deans officiating.
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Ohio University
Gel Auditorium
McGuffey
Dr. Harrison
H. G. James
T. C. McCracken
C. C. Robinson
A. A. Atkinson
A. H. Armbruster
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Desire to Disarm Shown in Hitler Speech at Regensburg
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler told 150,000 Nazis at Regensburg that nations must move toward disarmament. He argued Germany re-armed because others did, and urged others to disarm first before Germany will again disarm, citing mutual suspicion.
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Berlin
U.P
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Regensburg
Regenburg
Hitler
Germany
County Home Inmates Poisoned by Food
Four of 120 residents at Franklin County Home were reported in serious condition after food poisoning at the Sunday meal. Dr. C H Wells said he arrived at 7 p.m. and, with Drs Har vey Wright and Carl Goll, internists, worked eight hours to save them.
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Columbus
SUP
Franklin County
C. H. Wells
Sole Heiress Mrs Margaret Strong De Cuevas Named Rockefeller Heir
Mrs Margaret Strong De Cuevas is named sole heir to her grandfather John D Rockefeller Sr under a late will. The estate valued around 25 million dollars will be held in trust until her death when it will pass to her children.
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Margaret Strong de Cuevas
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Swimming Facilities Planned for Zaleski Forest Project
The Re settlement Administration orders construction of 49 new houses and remodeling of two at Scioto Farms and Pickaway Counties. D. R. Martindill says a 120-acre artificial lake with Olympic-style swimming and diving facilities will be built near McArthur, surrounded by 200-foot hills, plus 14 cabins, a bath house and picnic areas.
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Chillicothe
Agent Pleads Guilty To Murder Accusation
Mischa Ross aged 31 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Tania Lubeva a Times Square violinist killed with a hammer in a studio on April 18. He faces sentence on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
HUP
Mischa Ross
Tania Lubeva
Times Square
Rescued Man Drowns After Return To Lake Erie
Anton Masavec aged 27 was rescued from Lake Erie on Sunday then went back into the water and drowned thirty minutes later. The incident occurred in Cleveland with U P reporting.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lake Erie
Anton Masavec
Indigent Medical Aid Tops A M A Meeting Agenda
At the 88th annual American Medical Association gathering in Atlantic City, president Charles Gordon Heyd proposed a plan to provide free medical services for the indigent funded by general taxes. He urged home and outpatient care with capitation pay, a medical census, and fair ambulatory remuneration while opposing compulsory health insurance. The session featured a Psycho-Surgery demonstration and comments from Dr J H J Upham criticizing parasitic pseudo scientific healing and public misinformation.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
Charles Gordon Heyd
Association
House of Delegates
County Medical Society
J. H. J. Upham
Columbus
Ohio
Presidential intervention urged as steel strike widens
SWOC and railroads clash over property damage and federal action as 70 000 workers stay idle. President Roosevelt may abstain, deferring to Labor Secretary. Ohio and Chicago tensions rise with local officials seeking state aid.
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Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Farly
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Edward J. Kelly
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Steel
SWOC
Cleveland Recovers Ninth Torso in Mad Butcher Case
Cleveland police pursue identity of a lime-eaten torso found under a downtown bridge scarred by the Kingsbury Run murders. The pattern ties to eight prior victims linked to the so called Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, with four bodies located in Kingsbury Run and three others elsewhere in the city.
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Cleveland
Kingsbury Run
Coal Producers Plan Organization Meeting in Cleveland
Coal producers in District No 4 were summoned to meet in Cleveland on June 24 to organize under the Guffey Coal Control Act. Ezra Van Horn, acting district secretary, will lead the gathering to qualify as code members and participate in district board elections.
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Washington
U.P
Cleveland
National Coal Commission
Ezra van Horn
Freeland Man Dies After Auto Crash West of Zanesville
Homer Warne aged 35 of Freeland died in a hospital from a broken neck and other injuries from a Sunday auto crash west of Zanesville. Kenneth McElroy of Newark CCC enrolled drove the car. Dorothy Everhart a nurse at Grant Hospital Columbus was treated for cuts and bruises.
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Freeland
Zanesville
Homer Warne
Kenneth McElroy
Newark
CCC
Warne
Dorothy Everhart
Grant Hospital
Columbus
McElroy
Parish Is To Reward Vicar In Royal Ceremony Stand
In Darlington England parishioners launched a drive to raise 25000 dollars for Rev R Anderson Jardine vicar of St Pauls Church for his bold action in performing a marriage for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Jardine rested at a son in law's home in Letchworth after the episode and defended his course in a Sunday sermon saying his act saved the government and church from future regrets and restored many to the Church of God.
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Darlington
England
U.K
R. Anderson Jardine
St. Paul's Church
Church of England
Jardine
Church of God
March backs Franco with huge fund authorization
Juan March, noted financier of the insurgents, has authorized Commander Francisco Franco to spend an additional 300 million pounds, about 1.5 billion dollars, amplifying financial support for the Spanish faction.
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Gibraltar
U.P
Juan March
Francisco Franco
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