President Signs Wage-Hour Bill to End Long Fight
President Roosevelt signed the Wage-Hour bill after bitter debate, part of the New Deal reform push. The measure sets a 40 cent minimum wage target and a 40 hour week, with initial 25 cent to 30 cent citywide scales and phased hours limits over three years, plus child labor and industry boards, likely to face Supreme Court test.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
America
Labor Department
Supreme Court
WPA Raises Wages For 500000 Southern Workers
The Works Progress Administration boosted pay for 500000 unskilled WPA workers across 13 southern states. Increases ranged from $3 to $11 monthly, with Kentucky and Oklahoma seeing the largest gains. The move aligns with a new national wages and hours law limiting hours and setting wage floors for interstate commerce.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Roosevelt
South
Harry L. Hopkins
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Congress
Davey Moves To Break Jam On Ohio Relief
Gov. Mar L. Davey intervenes to end the deadlock between the Ohio House and Senate over a year relief program. The governor may prorogue and call another session if harmony cannot be found. No comments from Senator Lawrence or Speaker Aible.
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Cleveland
O.R
Mar L. Davey
House
Senate
Ohio
Lawrence
Speaker Aible
Columbus
Attorneys Seek Supreme Court Review of Hahn Case
Mrs Anna Marie Hahn's lawyers ask the U S Supreme Court to review the validity of her conviction and death sentence for poisoning Cincinnati businessman Jacob Wagner. They contend evidence introduced at trial violated due process.
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Washington
Anna Marie Hahn
U. S. Supreme Court
Cincinnati
George Bernard Shaw Recovers From Serious Illness
G B Shaw is recovering from a serious illness doctors diagnosed three weeks ago. He will be 82 on Sunday 26.
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G. B. Shaw
London
U.P
George Bernard Shaw
Sud
In-Out Prisoner Paxson Escapes Again
Harold Paxson age 31 fled Logan County jail for the third time amid parole violation history. He escaped through a ventilator attic sky light and slid down a lightning rod after being chained. handcuffs were left behind.
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Paxson
Charles Bewley
Hunt continues for Medill McCormick in New Mexico
Search efforts intensified in the Sandia mountains as the wealthy 21 year old heir of the Chicago publishing family remains missing after the body of his hiking companion Richard Witmer was found. Witmer, 20, apparently fell from a cliff. McCormick is the son of Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms former Illinois congresswoman.
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Medill McCormick
Chicago
Sandia Mountain
New Mexico
Richard Witmer
McCormick
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Illinois
Monopoly Investigators Postpone First Meeting
Washington U P says congressional members failed to attend forcing an indefinite postponement of the first meeting of the New Deal monopoly investigating committee. The delay was described as temporary with plans to meet later this week to outline a broad inquiry into concentration of economic power since 1912.
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Washington
U.P
New Deal
Money Trust
Roosevelt Approves Public Health Measure
President Roosevelt signed the new federal food drug and cosmetics act expanding the powers of the federal food and drug administration to regulate sale of foods drugs and cosmetics. The act, sponsored by Senator Royal S Copeland, aims to protect public health nationwide.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Sen
Royal S. Copeland
Administration
Lecklider Withdraws From Candidate Roll
B D Lecklider of Hamilton and head of Ohio Casualty Insurance Co filed with the secretary of state to withdraw his name as a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in the August primaries. He cited urgent business reasons for the action.
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Columbus
U.P
B. D. Lecklider
Hamilton
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Secretary of State
Lecklider
Inventor's Wife Dies in Santa Barbara
Mrs. Constance McCormick, 72, widow of Leander Hamilton McCormick of the Chicago Harvester family, died here Sunday in Santa Barbara California.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
U.R
Constance McCormick
Leander Hamilton McCormick
Chicago Harvester Family
Veterans elect Hyland state commander at encampment
John J. Hyland of Cleveland was elected state commander, succeeding Dwite Schaffner of Akron, at the closing session of the 18th annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Hyland
Canton
John J. Hyland
Cleveland
Dwite Schaffner
Akron
Hughes Prepares World Flight After Record Land Plane Run
Howard Hughes ready for round-the-world speed flight seeks faster legs after a Santa Ana course record at 347.166 mph. Earlier he set a transcontinental run from Los Angeles to Newark in 7 hours 28 minutes 27 seconds. He escaped death on a gas line failure during the 1935 feat. He abandoned a Lockheed twin with $100000 spent.
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Howard Robert Hughes
Hughes
Santa Ana
Calif
Los Angeles
Newark
Democracy Needs Efficient System, O. U. Speaker Says
Ohio University conference speaker Congressman Byron B. Harlan calls for an efficient government to meet current problems. He condemns pressure groups, urges fair representation for unprotected groups, a strong navy, public education, and warns against paternalizing the masses. Dr. Ivan A. Booker to speak at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
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Byron B. Harlan
Dayton
Ohio University Conference On Social Change
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Harlan
Ohio
Bennett Champ Clark
U. S
Missouri
Athens
Roosevelt
HITS
Washington
Western Hemisphere
Ivan A. Booker
The
Educational Policies Commission
Fine Arts
Republic Steel Loses Appeal In Labor Case
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Republic Steel Corporation's petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board order. The ruling allows the board to reopen its decision against the company regarding disestablishing alleged company fostered unions and back pay for 5 000 dismissed workers. The Supreme Court Kansas City stockyards ruling required quasi judicial departments to provide full hearings.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Republic Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Republic
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Ford
Inland Steel
Manchukuo Tension Reported as Japanese Deploy Forces
Foreign observers report serious difficulties involving thousands of troops sent into Manchukuo from North China in recent days. Disturbances are said to be along the Mongolian frontier, with limited detail on the nature or extent of the trouble. Leo Lieber, 86, key figure behind Buckeye Lake’s Lakeside development, died Sunday.
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Shanghai
AUP
Manchukuo
China
Buckeye Lake
U.R
Leo Lieber
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski In Auto Crash
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski narrowly escaped serious injuries when their automobile skidded and overturned near Sodertalje, about 30 miles south of Stockholm. Stokowski was driving.
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Greta
Leopold
Stockholm
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Dictator Peril May Be Real Warns Lehman to NEA
New York Governor Herbert Lehman warned the National Education Association that dictatorship may become imminent if vigilance fails to defend liberties. He said democracy relies on public opinion and the loyalty of its adherents, and that free speech and press are among the strongest weapons against totalitarianism.
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New York
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
Nvational Education Association
Lehman
European Fears Mount As Rebels Bomb British Ships From Air
Renewed rebel air attacks target British ships, heightening fears across Europe as maritime security worsens and authorities consider tighter measures.
Deselm gun battle ends bandit siege in Illinois
Two deputy sheriffs cornered and killed one bandit brother Clarence Easton 27 of Valley City North Carolina. his companion Orelle 25 wounded and jailed after a long pursuit across Indiana and Illinois. A police blockade and gunfight followed as state police joined the action, with James Navy and his son held hostage earlier in the night.
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Ill
Indiana
Illinois
Desperado
Clarence Easton
Valley City
N. C
Orelle
Kankakee
Here
Ray Dixon
LaPorte
Ind
James Navy
Clinton Craig
Jesse Burton
Navy
Craig
Burton
Easton
Indiana-Illinois
Dixon
Cook
Ind. Navy
Symerton
Loyalists Resist Nationalist Drive Toward Valencia
Loyalist forces counter attacked along the Castellon and Teruel fronts stalling the Nationalist advance toward Valencia. Front dispatches report strong Loyalist resistance and slow progress as Nationalist troops concentrate along key sectors.
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Hendaye
U.P
Castellon
Valencia
Teruel
Democrats Watch Roosevelts New York Trip For Clues
President Roosevelt's Hyde Park visit fuels speculation among Democrats in disfavors as to signals on Lehman and other New Deal moves in New York politics. Republican criticism centers on liberal and conservative labels and opposition to reforms.
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F.D
New York
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
New York State
Hyde Park
White House
National Republican Committee
John D. M. Hamilton
Missing Yacht Hunted by Air Over Lake Erie
An airplane circled Lake Erie searching for the yacht Lillith II missing for over 36 hours with five crew aboard. The craft carrying Charles Tracy and Thomas Metcalf headed toward West Sister Island near Toledo. On board were Archie Snell owner Dr Philip R Miller Toledo dentist Harry Hatch Jr chemist Jack Bradley Jr and Howard Wilson.
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Toledo
U.P
Lake Erie
Lillith II
Charles Tracy
Thomas Metcalf
West Sister Island
Archie Snell
Philip R. Miller
Harry Hatch, Jr
Jack Bradley
Howard Wilson
Execution Test To Use New Chair In Ohio Penitentiary
The electro execution of Thomas Williams aged 20 will occur tonight at Ohio Penitentiary. It is the first since the electric chair was moved to the fourth floor of the prison chapel and a new automatic voltage control was installed. Williams killed Reuben I Mirvis, a Steubenville synagogue caretaker, during a hold up last winter.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas Williams
Ohio
Williams
Reuben I. Mirvis
Steubenville
Mirvis
Nation Accepts 60-Ton New Sweden Marker
President Roosevelt accepted from Sweden a 60 ton monument by Karl Milles commemorating the founding of New Sweden in the Delaware River valley 390 years ago. Prince Bertil and Crown Princess Louise attended. ceremonies on The Rocks near Fort Christiana Park drew delegates, Swedes, Finns, ministers, and a large public turnout.
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Wilmington
Del
U.P
Roosevelt
Sweden
New Sweden
Delaware River Valley
Karl Milles
United States
Prince Bertil
Gustav Adolf
Ticipate
Louise
Delaware River
Fort Christiana Park
Europe
Finland
Kungsholm
Hunt resumes for lost heir on San dia Mountain
Expert climbers plan to resume the search for Medill McCormick the 21 year old heir to publishing millions on San dia Mountain after adverse weather. Governor Clyde L. Tingley and Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms have directed the effort though specialists handle the mountain work. Whitmer 20 was found dead. McCormick is presumed dead on the precipitious face.
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Albuquerque
N. M
U.P
Sandia Mountain
Medill McCormick
Clyde L. Tingley
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
McCormick
Richard Whitmer
Whitmer
Week End Accidents Claim Fifteen Lives Across Ohio
Week end accidents across Ohio total fifteen deaths including an auto wreck near Columbus that killed four people, drownings, a shooting, and a man who failed to heed a danger sign. Treasury plans outline secret transfer of about 1.5 billion dollars in silver bullion to a new West Point New York depository.
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Columbus
Ohio
Treasury
Washington
Aup
West Point
N. X
Market Prices Rise for Eighth Straight Session
New York reports stock prices advancing for the eighth consecutive session after early profit-taking. Aviation and utility shares lead with Wright Aero up four points to 88, Douglas Aircraft near two, and North American and Consolidated Edison up nearly a point each. International Harvester climbs to 67¾, while Chrysler gains over a point.
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New York
U.P
Wright Aero
Douglas Aircraft
North American
Consolidated Edison
International Harvester
Chrysler
Countess Barbara Hutton Plans Divorce in Paris
A well informed source says Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow and Danish husband have separated and plan divorce. Disagreement reportedly began two to three months ago and centers on Lance, their two year old son, and the paternal authority of the Count. The heiress allegedly objects to his paternal control.
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Paris
U.P
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lance
Haugwitz- Reventlow
NLRB Starts Hearings In Rolling Mill Case
The National Labor Relations Board opened hearings in Catlettsburg Kentucky on charges that American Rolling Mill Co violated the Wagner Act. The case centers on alleged efforts to dominate Ashland city government by running plant supervisors for municipal office. The proceeding is slated to extend for several weeks.
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Catlettsburg
U.P
National Labor Relations Board
American Rolling Mill Co
Ashland
Tunnel Fire Brought Under Control After Night Long Battle
Firemen fought an all night blaze in the Manhattan Queens tunnel 150 feet below the East River. The wooden walk lining the construction caught fire from an undetermined source Sunday night and was gradually brought under control today.
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NEW York
Manhattan- Queens
East River
Ferguson Distributes Auto License Funds
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson distributed 3,879,864 in automobile license fees to Ohio municipalities. Counties listed include Athens 23832 Gallia 8496 Hocking 12384 Jackson 12960 Meigs 11736 and Vinton 5616.
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Columbus
A.P
Joseph T. Ferguson
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
Jailed jockey Dowell hangs self in Columbus jail
Thomas A. Dowell, 19 year old jockey for Beulah Park and Wheeling, West Virginia, hanged himself in a Columbus city jail cell on Sunday.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas A. Dowell
Beulah Park
Wheeling
W. Va
Funeral services set for Arthur Hancock in Dayton
Funeral services will be held here Tuesday for Arthur Hancock of age 35 chief examiner of the state securities division. He died Saturday after a month's illness.
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Dayton
U.P
Arthur Hancock
State Securities Division
Union to sue circus over wage pact in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania a Ringling Brothers circus worker will file a $100000 damage suit for wage agreement violations. The suit is backed by the American Federation of Actors, AFL affiliate, which led a strike last week involving about 1600 roustabouts and performers ending the show in the coal town.
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Scranton
U.P
Ringling Brothers- Barnum & Bailey Circus
American Federation of Adora
A.F.L
First Lady Safe After Forced Plane Landing
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt continued her journey to Philadelphia by car after a Tri-State Airlines transport carrying her from Morgantown W Va was forced to land at Lancaster airport due to bad weather. Pilot Norman Rintoul sought weather data and then chose to continue by automobile.
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Lancaster
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Morgantown
W. Va
Norman Rintoul
Tri-State Airlines
Dous
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