Labor Group Organizes County CIO Central Council
A county CIO central labor council was launched in Nelsonville to coordinate union activity in Athens and Hocking Counties. John Cope was elected president, with officers including Charles Wolf and C. E. Hoskins. The group aims to organize unorganized workers under CIO and strengthen weak trades, with a meeting set for June 18 to elect an executive board and draft by laws.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Hocking
CIO
American Legion
George DeNucci
Columbus
John Cope
Charles Wolf
C. E. Hoskins
W. E. Silcott
M. R. Hubbard
Ernest Parker
A. T. De-Long
Joe Judson
Legion Building
W. L. Hutchins
Ernest Hoskins
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
American Federation of Labor
AFL
FDR proposes large merchant ship program
President Roosevelt urges Congress to approve a $160 million shipbuilding plan to rapidly expand the U S merchant fleet. The U S Maritime Commission would start 28 new ocean going vessels, with $10 million immediate appropriation and $150 million more before 1940, per Commission head Joseph Kennedy.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
U. S. Maritime Commission
Poison in Sandwich At Franklin County Home
The Ohio State University Bacteriology Department found definite evidence of poisonous bacteria in the sandwich filling served last Sunday at Franklin County Home. Eighty eight inmates were taken ill suddenly.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University Bacteriology Department
Franklin County
If We Just Had A Horse and Buggy Whips Auction
A bundle of 500 horse and buggy whips was found in a corner of the Henking Bovie wholesale grocery, now owned by Hollis C Johnston. The auction will occur June 15 after the store stock sale, with Johnston joking he’d take a penny per whip.
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Gallipolis
Henking-Bovie
Hollis C. Johnston
Johnston
Jean Harlow Heir Likely to Leave Estate to Mother
The million dollar Jean Harlow estate is believed to go to her mother and companion Mrs. Jean Bello. Friends say Harlow saved much of her salary and inherited from Paul Bern after his suicide, having recently taken out a large policy with Lloyds.
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Jean Harlow
Jean Bello
George Hengst Dies Suddenly in Logan County Courthouse
George C. Hengst age 67 Logan County treasurer died of a heart attack at 9:30 this morning in his courthouse office after a six month illness. He had served as county treasurer two terms and was filling a short term for the late Charles Strum. The office closed for exams and a temporary successor will be named. He leaves a wife, son Raymond, two brothers and two sisters.
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Logan
George C. Hengst
Hocking
Hengst
Rempel National Bank
Charles Strum
Murray City
Robert N. White
Board of County Commissioners
Meigs County Children’s Home Chief Asked to Resign
J. H. Eastman, superintendent of the Meigs County Children’s Home, was demanded to resign by the Board of Trustees on grounds of alleged inefficiency and extravagance. Eastman refused, calling the accusations false and said he would take the matter to the State Civil Service Commission.
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Pomeroy
J. H. Eastman
Meigs County Children's Home
Eastman
State Civil Service Commission
Lindbergh Donates $250 to New York Crime Control Effort
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh gave $250 to the Citizens Committee on the Control of Crime in New York and said in a letter to Harry Guggenheim he is greatly interested in fighting racketeering and would consider further contributions.
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New York
W.P
Citizens Committee On the Control of Crime
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Harry F. Guggenheim
Lindbergh
Funeral for Screen Star Held Today
Hollywood mourns actress Jean Harlow at Wee Kirk O’the Heather Chapel. She died Monday of uremic poisoning. funeral moved up to 9 a.m. to avoid crowds. Pallbearers include Clark Gable and W S Van Dyke.
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Ronald Wagoner
United Press
Hollywood
Au.p
Jean Harlow
Wee Kirk O
Heather Chapel
Motion Picture
Jean Bello
Harlow
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette McDonald
Miss Harlow
Genevieve Smith
Christian Scientist
Clark Gable
Edgar J. Mannix
Edgar J. Mannix, Miss Harlow’s Business Manager; Hunt Stromberg, M-G-M
Jack Conway
Saratoga
W. S. van Dyke
Ray June
Hollywood Today
Carlos Valente
Scientist Called To Aid State In Babcock Case
Buffalo N Y a Northwestern University crime expert Edwin O Neill will testify that hair and skin under Mary Ellen Babcock s fingernails matches Thomas Edward Smith whose confession to the murder is being corroborated by the state police. The defense pleads insanity saying the confession was a figment of the youth s imagination and obtained under fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas Edward Smith
Mary Ellen Babcock
Walter C. Newcomb
Edwin O'Neill
Northwestern University
Smith
Two Detroit plants idle as 13800 workers strike
In Detroit 13,800 workers at Ternstedt Manufacturing Company and Budd Wheel Corporation were idle due to strikes. Building trades craftsmen in Lansing, following a labor holiday two days earlier, were preparing to return to work.
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Detroit
U.P
Ternstedt Manufacturing Company
Budd Wheel Corporation
Lansing
Maurice Duperry Elected Rotary International President
Maurice Duperry a chemical industrialist and leader of French Rotarians was chosen as president of Rotary International at the annual Rotary convention in Nice France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
Maurice Duperry
Jeader
Rotary International
Rotary
Sun Eclipse Data Collected by International Teams
American, Japanese, and Peruvian astronomers report obtaining data of great scientific value during the sun’s longest total eclipse in 1,238 years. From the Andes observer groups and a Hayden Planetarium lead, researchers recorded eruptive prominences and corona streamers, with Major Albert W. Stevens filming from 25 000 feet.
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Lima
Peru
Andes
Pacific Coast
Albert W. Stevens
Clyde Fisher
Hayden Planetarium
New York
Essei Yamamoto
Brown
Local Liquor Option Leads Georgia Vote
Georgia voters debated repealing the bone dry law as incomplete returns showed wets ahead by over 8000 votes with 700 precincts reporting The measure would allow local option and require counties to re vote on legalizing hard liquors The New Deal program for Georgia also won strong ratification by more than two to one margin.
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Atlanta
U.P
Georgia
Convict BIS Inmates On Murder Charges
In Lancaster the jury convicts Frank Seder 16 and Albert Brown 17, both Cleveland Negroes, of first degree murder tied to an engineer’s slaying during an escape at the Boys Industrial School. Mercy recommended. judge to sentence soon. Life terms in the Ohio Penitentiary likely.
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Lancaster
U.P
Frank Sedar
Albert Brown
Cleveland
Mercy
Common Pleas
Frank M. Acton
Ohio
Escaped Maniac Found Dead After Gun Fight
In Millbury Massachusetts Homer Robbins 32 an escaped maniac who had wounded a constable was found dead after a gun fight his mother had hunted woods to force surrender police unclear if suicide or posse member killed him powder stains on his shirt led the medical examiner to suspect self inflicted death
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Millbury
Mass
Homer Robbins
Frederick
Worcester
Heinz Strike Ends as Union Wins in Election
Pittsburgh stemmed two week strike ends with 2000 workers returning to work after a National Labor Relations Board election. The Canning and Pickle Workers Union and AFL affiliate won sole collective bargaining rights.
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Heinz
Pittsburgh
U.P
H. J. Heinz Company
National Labor Relations Board
Canning and Pickle Workers Union
American Federation of Labor
Five Million Flood Loans Authorized Across Nine States
Washington report from CFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones states the Disaster Loan Corporation authorized 5,492 loans totaling 525,655.86 dollars across nine states arising from last spring Ohio River floods.
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Washington
U.P
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Disaster Loan Corporation
Ohio River
Reopening of Republic plant tests steel strike strength
The biggest test of the steel strike looms with Republic Steel's planned reopening of its Monroe Michigan subsidiary mill. CIO oppose reopening, workers voted to back to work, while authorities mobilize to prevent clashes amid demands to disarm companies and cut ore shipments.
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Republic
Monroe, Mich
Cleveland
U.P
Republic Steel Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Monroe
Mich
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Ohio
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Famous Dad of Screen Dies in Hollywood Funeral Planned
Monroe Owsley 36 a noted actor famed for cad and drunk roles died in Belmont California from a heart attack induced by indigestion. His body was flown to Hollywood for burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park beside his late father and mother. his funeral followed Miss Jean Harlow's rites by hours.
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Hollywood
U.P
Monroe Owsley
Belmont
Cal
Memorial Park
Jean Harlow
Owsley
Miss Harlow
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Priest Seriously Hurt In Automobile Mishap
Rev. A. A. Schreiner a 70 year old Catholic priest is in critical condition with chest and back injuries after his car collided near New Washington with a vehicle carrying two Columbus salesmen.
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Bucyrus
A.P
A. A. Schreiner
Gallion Hospital
Columbus
New Washington
Study Plan To Plug Leaks In Taxation Laws
Washington U P an administration proposal seeks a congressional investigation of tax evasion. A six six committee would study leaks in the tax system and propose law changes to recover an estimated 500 million dollars yearly. President Roosevelt said all governmental employees should pay income taxes but noted constitutional issues may block such legislation. More than 4 500 000 federal state and municipal workers evade taxation due to non overlapping taxing authority.
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Washington
U.P
House Senate
Roosevelt
Private Useful Life Goal for Duke and Duchess
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor announced plans for a private useful life. They will stay at Wusterloonburg for three months and have not set future arrangements.
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Duke
Wally
Noetsch
Austria
U.P
Duke of Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
Wasserloonburg
Jackson County Ordered to Return State Funds
Jackson County must return 10 857 dollars after a state auditor error, with funds mistakenly sent to Jackson instead of Huron County. Officials say the correct recipient is Huron County and the repayment completes the misallocation.
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Jackson County
Jackson
AUP
Huron County
State Auditor's Department
Van Wert Hosts Annual Peony Festival
Van Wert held its annual peony festival celebrating the region’s prized blossoms. The event featured nuptial-like floral displays and a community showcase highlighting the garden treasures grown in the area.
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van Wert
Advances in Heart Disease Prevention At AMA Meetings
At Atlantic City the American Medical Association discussed prevention and treatment across seven medical fields. Drs. Paul D. White and R. Farle Glendy proposed that coronary artery disease affects men earlier in life and may be linked to strenuous urban living and tobacco use among youth. Dr. Edmund P. Fowler challenged standard deafness measures, noting nerve deafness can show greater loudness perception despite faint sound detection limitations.
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Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Paul D. White
R. Farle Glendy
Boston
Edmund P. Fowler
New York
Fowler
Green Seeks Funds To Hit Against CIO
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor announces an emergency one percent monthly assessment on all members to fund a battle with the Committee for Industrial Organization. The plan, voted by AFL officers in Cincinnati, would start June 1 and require ratification at the Denver convention on October 1. The AFL’s roughly 2.9 million members would yield about $29,000 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of S. Executive Council
Cincinnati
Green
Denver
Colo
A. F. of L
State payroll may be late in June
With only 11 645 available for general expenses state officials hope June revenue will cover a 650 000 payroll on June 15. Finance officials expect June collections to exceed 2 300 000, but doubt remains on timely receipt. Old age pension funds are earmarked and not endangered.
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Columbus
U.R
Department of Finance
Army Plane Missing In Mountain Region
An Army observation plane with Maj. Clarence Hodge and Lieut. Joseph L. McNeil aboard disappeared today on an eastward flight from Salt Lake City toward Reno Nevada. The route passed over mountains and desert as thunderstorms and light snow swept the area. Tuesday.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Clarence Hodge
Joseph L. McNeil
Boston
Here
Reno
Nev
Police Trace Shots Fired at U S Judge in Puerto Rico
Police sought to trace a motor car after a fusillade of shots aimed at United States District Judge Robert A. Cooper in San Juan Puerto Rico. Cooper had sentenced eight Nationalists to prison terms for sedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.P
United States
Robert A. Cooper
Governor Murhpy orders lights restored in Michigan power strike
Governor Murphy telephoned United Automobile Workers leaders from Pittsburgh directing the resumption of electric service to Flint Bay City Saginaw Midland and nearby towns crippled by the Consumers Power strike. National Guard units were placed on standby as John L Lewis pledged steps to restore facilities.
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Flint
Mich
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers Union
Consumers Power Company
Saginaw Valley
National Guard
Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Michigan
Bay City
Saginaw
Midland
Milwaukee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Washington
Murphy
Lewis
UAW
Dan Carn
Homer Martin
Robert Travis
General Motors
Buick
Chevrolet
Fisher
Taft Waits OK of GOP Group
Robert A Taft has won formal endorsement from state and national GOP sub committees for U S Senate run in Ohio and awaits approval from the party Executive committee which could act later this week or early next week Also mentioned as possible contenders are Congressmen Thomas Jenkins Grove Patterson former Governor M Y Cooper and former Attorney General Gilbert M Beekman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
INS
Republican Party
U. S
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Republican Executive Committee
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
Grove Patterson
The
Toledo Blade
M. Y. Cooper
Gilbert M. Beekman
Landslides Imperil Plane Wreck Search at Lake Hardy Peak
In Alpine Utah avalanches threaten the search for a Western Air Express wreck. Seven victims who died last December are believed buried under fresh slides near Lake Hardy Peak. Search leaders debated whether to halt the operation.
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Alpine
Utah
U.P
Lake Hardy Peak
Western Air Express
Science About To Beat Tooth Decay at Northwestern
Eight Northwestern University scientists announced a four year study showing a lab test to predict tooth decay months before it develops. Dr. Arthur D. Black said the method, used in 750 cases, determines in four hours a person's susceptibility or immunity to dental decay.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Arthur D. Black
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Hocking County
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Forest R. Martin
Martin
Creston
BIS
Maniac
U.S
Martin L. Davey
J. L. White
Independent Federation of Republic
Davey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Post Office Department
Warren
Lynn B. Griffiths
Trumbull
Taft Waits
GOP
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