Steel Plant Unionization Rivalry Sparks Industry War
New York reports that steel firms employing about 500000 workers and backed by 5 billion dollars vow to resist unionization. Through the American Iron and Steel Institute they pledge to use all resources to protect employers from intimidation and to maintain collective bargaining free from interference. Pittsburgh observers note the steel workers committee promises a bloodless drive to unionize 500000 workers and accuses the institute of Republican influence over labor policy.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis’ Organization
Homestead
LWW
William Z. Foster
Pittsburgh
U.P
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Steel
Institute
Republican Party
Negus to Ask Financial Aid From League
Emperor Haile Selassie plans to address the League of Nations assembly in Geneva and seek financial aid against aggression. Italy accuses Ethiopia of sparking the East African war and argues for Ethiopian responsibility. The Negus aims to rally support before returning to western Ethiopia to organize resistance after the assembly.
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Geneva
U.P
League of Nations Assembly
Haile Selassie
Joseph A. Avenol
League
Italy
Ethiopia
Auto Horn Attracts Boys to Death in Bucyrus
Bucyrus telegram lineman William Rapp, 36, was found wounded in his car by an automobile horn after shooting himself through the lung and dying at a hospital. Officials found no reason for the self inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
William Rapp
Rapp
City water to be turned off on east side for hours
Athens city service department will cut water on the east side for three hours Tuesday morning to connect a new water main. Affected streets include E State St from Townsend St to Elmwood Pl, all of Sunnyside Dr, and Elmwood Pl from E State St to May Ave, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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City Service Department
Athens
State St
Townsend St
Elmwood PI
Sunnyside Dr
E. State St
May Ave
FERA To End Tuesday Night
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration will close at midnight Tuesday ending its Ohio operations. Dayton H. Frost, former Athens administrator, will become a field representative of the federal social security board in Washington. About 300 administrative workers will lose their jobs with 22 district offices closed and few absorbed by the WPA.
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Columbus
New Deal
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Ohio
Dayton H. Frost
Athens
Federal Social Security Board
Washington
FERA
WPA
Frost
Strikers Picket Two Tonawanda Remington Rand Plants
Striking workers formed picket lines around Remington Rand Inc two Tonawanda plants as lines reappeared for a second day. The action underscores ongoing labor unrest at the site in New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda
N. Y
U.P
Remington Rand, Inc
Duval Wins Wisconsin Beer-Guzzling Title In 19 Seconds
In Milwaukee Ray Duval captured the Wisconsin beer gulping crown by finishing a half gallon in 19 seconds. Floyd Verette protested the decision, citing a visible foam trail on Duval’s shirt, while Duval’s manager Leslie Fox urged a rule interpretation that all beer must go down the throat.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Floyd Verette
Ray Duval
Wisconsin
Duval
Verette
Leslie Fox
Fox
Zioncheck Found Asleep After Escape From Sanitarium
Democratic Congressman Marion Zioncheck fled a Maryland private sanitarium over a seven foot fence and was later found asleep in his Washington D C office as authorities argued jurisdiction. A fresh assault warrant was revived and a lunacy hearing loomed while police and reporters crowded the office door.
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Washington
U.P
Marion A. Zioncheck
Maryland
Zioncheck
Playboy
Congress
Gallinger Hospital
Budge Beats Quist to Reach Wimbledon Semi Final
Don Budge the California youngster advances to the Wimbledon semi finals with a 6 2 6 4 6 4 win over Adrian Quist. Bryan Grant and Wilmer Allison were defeated by Fred Perry and Wilfred Austin as Perry dominated Allison 6 1 6 3 6 1 and Austin won 6 1 6 4 7 5.
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Wimbledon
Eng
U.P
Donald Budge
California
America
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Wilmer Allison
Texas
England
Budge
Adrian Quist
Australia
Grant
Allison
Fred Perry
Wilfred
Bunny) Austin
Perry
Austin
Lemke Party Opposes Farm Refinance Fees
Union Party may target congressional races against reps who voted against the farm mortgage refinancing bill sponsored by Rep. William Lemke. Lemke, Union Party presidential candidate, said the party would fight for those who aided passage of the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Union Party
William Lemke
Lemke
Insects and Drought Ravage Grain Crops Across 18 States
A United Press survey finds one hundred million dollars in crops damaged by grasshoppers and drought across 18 states from Ohio to the Rockies. Rain offered limited help as insects stripped leaves and withered wheat, forcing cattle shipments to feed centers and farmers to supply livestock feed amid widespread losses.
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Chicago
United Press
Ohio
Missouri
Canadian
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Arkansas
Mississippi
Rockies
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Dakotas
Indiana
Montana Plains
Plane Crash Near Milford Center Claims Cadet Feaganes
An army investigating board probed causes of a crash three miles south of Milford Center that fatally injured Cadet Joseph F. Feaganes 25 a Wytheville Va native stationed at Selfridge Field Mich. He died in a Milford Center doctor’s office after sustaining multiple fractures. Residents Saw the plane fly low for several minutes before the impact with air speeds between 135 and 150 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
U.P
Army
Milford Center
Joseph F. Feaganes
Army Air Corps
Feaganes
Wytheville
Selfridge Field
Mich
Christian Youth Conference Calls Economic Order Unfair
The First Christian Youth Conference of North America ended at Lakeside U.P. with resolutions denouncing the present economic order as ruthless and anti Christian. Organizers urged changes to the capitalistic system through political action, specifically backing the Republican party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
U.P
First
Christian Youth Conference of
Flower Girls But No Bride In Old Forge Wedding Plan
Charles Jeannette a 99-year-old Civil War veteran sails a Fulton Chain cruise with flower girls and relatives while his 63-year-old fiancée Mrs. Manning departs for New York on the eve of their wedding. He keeps honeymoon plans and a vacant chair at dinner as the pair’s status remains unresolved.
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Old Forge
N. Y
U.P
Charles Jeannette
New York City
Jeannette
Ella Blanche Manning
Albany
Syracuse
New York
Margaret
Marion Ray
Joseph F. Grady
Central Adirondack Association
Fulton Chain of Lakes
Manning
State's Rights Issue To Be Battleground in Campaign
Republicans and the Democratic New Deal clash over division of authority between states and the federal government as the 1936 presidential campaign opens. Roosevelt, nominated by Democrats, heads to Hyde Park after a rally. Landon relaxes in Estes Park before returning to Topeka for a Kansas session on the federal security system. Landon’s forthcoming nomination date, Virginia trips, and the push for state control on labor laws frame the battle, with continued coverage promised.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin Field
Alf M. Landon
Estes Park
Colo
Topeka
Kansas
Virginia
Mr. Roosevelt
Landon
Cleveland
Hotel Workers To Get Raise In Ohio
Ohio's newly approved minimum wage code for women and minor employees in the hotel and restaurant industry becomes operative Wednesday. It could affect about 35 000 workers as a federal court weighs broader regulation including dry cleaning and laundry theories, with a decision not expected until August. Service hourly rates range from 13.02 to 15.62 cents, while non service rates run from 16.646 to 21.875 cents, varying by community population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
July Fourth Celebrators May Pay Fines for Patriotic Spirit
Columbus is reminded by state lawmakers that Fourth of July celebrations are regulated. Firing a street cannon carries a five dollar fine, while larger penalties cap at three dollars. No more than 30,000 pounds of explosives may be kept on premises, and selling to anyone under 16 is prohibited.
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Columbus
U.P
Solons
Strike ends at Wheeling Steel plant in Portsmouth
The Wheeling Steel Corp. plant in Portsmouth ended its strike after a period of violence since May 22. Special deputies guarded the plant while 250 executives and employees, once prisoners inside, passed picket lines to perform maintenance. Sheriff Oakes barred weapons and violence as strikers pledged not to obstruct the plant or food shipments. A Scioto County grand jury special session was set to probe rising shootings and lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corp
Arthur Oakes
B. F. Kimble
Scioto County
Four Youths Held After Firecracker Explosion
Four Niles boys were jailed after a firecracker tossed into an empty gasoline tank caused fumes to explode. The blast ripped a brick wall, shattered nearby windows, and set trees ablaze, though no injuries were reported. Police indicate one boy launched the light firecracker into the tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
U.P
Boy Killed in Accident Near New Philadelphia
An 11 year old boy, Donald Limbacker, died after stepping into the path of a car driven by Mrs. Webster Wertz near Dover. Wertz was fined ten dollars plus costs by Dover mayor Louis Helm Kamp for faulty brakes.
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NEW
Smallest Girl Hurt In Fall From Stage
Inez Detio age 17 of Cleveland Ohio 21 inches tall billed as the smallest girl in the world fell four feet from the stage of the midget theater at the Great Laken Exposition while dancing with her 19 inch tall brother. She was taken to Charity Hospital in fair condition with possible fractured skull.
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Cleveland-Au
Inez Deltio
Charity Hospital
Dividends of 9.7 Million Paid by 19 Institutions
Columbus reports a total of 9,676,785 in dividends distributed among depositors of 19 of 42 institutions under state liquidation. William H. Kroeger, superintendent of the Building and Loan Division, announced today that eighty nine percent of the total dividend distribution came from 27 declarations made in the last 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
SUP
William H. Kroeger
Kroeger
Black Legion Clue Scrutinized in Chicago Hotel Slaying
In Chicago a night club hostess Mrs Florence Castle was found slain in a gold coast hotel room. Her 7 year old son James witnessed a masked intruder strike his mother with a brick and leave the words Black Legion in lipstick. Police doubt Black Legion ties and focus on a jealous suspect.
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Chicago
Black Legion
Florence Castle
James
Michigan
Gold Coast
James Thompson
Boston
Bud” Castle
Los Angeles
William O'Brien
East Chicago
Mussolini Demobilizes East African Armies
Rome reports large scale demobilization of troops in East Africa. An official communique cites rapid occupation of Ethiopian territory and the people’s submission as the basis for reparations. Detachments first sent to East Africa will be among the first to return home.
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Rome— (U2
East Africa
Communists Nominate Browder Ford For President And VP
More than 700 delegates at the Ninth National Communist Convention in Madison Square Garden nominated Earl Browder and James W. Ford by acclamation to run as president and vice president. The campaign aims to defeat reaction and Republicanism in the upcoming election, with delegates spanning every state.
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New York
U.P
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Alf Landon
Cow Creek
McGraw Ranch
Creel
Negus
Relief Program
Lemke Party
Northwest
Army Board
Christian Conference
Don Juan
Wheeling Corporation of Portsmouth
New Philadelphia
Terror Society
Bivins Richards
Richards
Bert Thompson
Wilkes-Barre
Netor
Wilithes
Scout Legion Club
Mussolini
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