FDR Set to Lay Groundwork for Court Fight Tonight
President Roosevelt will address Democratic diners at 10 30 p m amid plans to widen the Supreme Court. Opponents ready hearings from March 15 17 with possible compromise proposals while supporters seek rallying ground for the court plan. Funds from Victory Dinners aid the Democratic National Committee and party finances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Pat McCarran
Enlarged Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
Democratic National Committee
LaGuardia Attacked by Nazi Press Over 1939 Fair Plan
Berlin outlets and the Nazi controlled press attacked New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia after he suggested the 1939 World’s Fair might feature a Chamber of Horrors with Hitler as the main exhibit. The DBN News Agency labeled him a dirty Talmud Jew and questioned his tenure.
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Berlin
Washington
Fiorello LaGuardia
Adolf Hitler
New York
DBN
Mayor LaGuardia
Hitler
Women's Division
American Jewish Congress
AFL Chief Observes Sixty-Fifty Birthday
COSHOCTON Ohio William Green president of the American Federation of Labor was to leave for Washington today after spending his 65th birthday at his home. Five daughters and his son Marty were present at a birthday party Wednesday night.
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Coshocton
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Green
Marty
Counties poised to gain new revenue through tax bill
Ohio House Taxation Committee ready to approve a revised Zablotny measure allowing 88 counties to levy up to 3 per auto and fees on liquor venues, potentially raising 14 million dollars annually. Senate Finance backs another admin bill linking county sales tax to state ward debts.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Taxation Committee
Mit
Senate
House
Full Pardon Restores Life For Ohio Escapee Terrence Cannon
Territorial Ohio pardons Terrence Cannon who fled after a 1921 petty robbery sentence. Governor Martin L. Davey erased his criminal record, lifting the fugitive label after 16 years living under an alias in Pittsburgh as James McCann. He now resumes normal life with a wife and three children.
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Columbus
U.P
Terrence Cannon
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Cannon
Akron
London
Pittsburgh
James McCann
Group Portrait of Gallia Prisoners After Still Bust
Gallia report: Mack Brabham 68, Lando Cragg 36, Harold Queen 28, Charles Queen 23 photographed in a group before a federal court in Chillicothe after arrest for operating a still. Officers found 35 gallons of liquor in jugs near a large still in Addison Township.
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Gallipolis
Mack Brabham
Lando Cragg
Harold Queen
Charles Queen
Chillicothe
Addison Township
Smith Brothers Lose Fingers In Mine Car Incidents
New Lexington report of Arthur and Harry Smith brothers each losing a finger within an hour. One injured adjusting a mine car coupling, the other while taking a block from under a car.
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New Lexington
U.P
Arthur
Harry Smith
Demurrers Filed in Major Oil Case in Wisconsin
Chief Defense Counsel William J. Donovan filed demurrers in U S District Court for 55 oil company executives and two trade writers accused of Sherman Act violations. Indictments allege conspiracy to raise and fix gasoline prices across 10 midwestern states and to control margins through uniform policies. The 26 major oil companies and two publications are charged with dominating marketing of 4 5 billion gallons of gasoline yearly across nine states.
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Madison
Wis
U.R
William J. Donovan
U. S. District Court Today
Patrick T. Stone
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illioois
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Gallia County Rejects WPA Funds Request for Certification Officers
Gallia County commissioners refuse to appropriate 375 monthly for three certification officers to aid non workers not eligible for relief. They claim fewer than 580 persons would benefit from the three officers’ work.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Dentist Admits Guilt in Death Of Young Girl
Dr. R G Miller a Richmond area dentist confessed to Sheriff J Mason Smith that he killed 18 year old Cleo Sprouse an Auburn haired high school honor student and buried her body in the University of Virginia Charlottesville cemetery The girl died from an overdose of chloroform during an illegal operation Miller denied responsibility for her condition but said he performed the procedure as a favor The arrest was announced by Commonwealth Attorney W O Fife crowd gathering at Charlottesville jail caused a porch collapse leading to Miller being moved to Richmond
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Cleo Sprouse
Charlottesville
Sprouse
Cleo
Richmond
U.P
R. G. Miller
J. Mason Smith
University of Virginia At
Smith
Miller
Miss Sprouse
W. O. Fife
Fife
Dr. Miller
Civil War Vet disputes Atlanta stamp story
GLOUSTER W D Christman Oakdale Civil War veteran objects to a Atlanta datelined article about three cent postage stamps portraying General Sherman. He says Sherman troops did not burn Atlanta his company was among first to enter as Confederates set the city alight.
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Glouster
W. D. Christman
Oakdale
Atlanta
W. T. Sherman
Sherman
Christman
Mr. Christman
Wildlife Federation Unanimously Approved at NAWC Meeting
The North American Wildlife Conference in St Louis approved the formation of a national Wildlife Federation with 600 delegates voting unanimously. J N Darling former head of the U S Biological Survey was elected president by unanimous vote.
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ST. Louis
General Wildlife Federation
United States
North American Wildlife Conference
J. N. Darling
U. S. Biological Survey
British Defense Costs Near Billion Mark in 1937 Estimates
London reports army estimates totaling £82,174,000 and dollar equivalent $410,870,000 push defense costs toward the billion dollar level. Large air force costs remain to be disclosed in forthcoming figures.
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London
Lewis Turns Attention to Textile Mills
John L. Lewis returns to Washington to oversee a drive to organize mass production industries led by the Committee for Industrial Organization. The immediate aim is to unionize southern textile workers as part of a broader effort to enlist nearly 1,000,000 spinners and loom operators across the Seaboard and Southern states.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Bill To Take Quail From Songbird List Fails In House
Columbus The House of Representatives killed by a 60 to 59 vote a Department of Conservation bill that would remove quail from the songbird list. The measure needed 70 votes to pass and proposed 640 acre game management areas in each township with state subsidies for propagation and restricted hunting seasons.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Department of Conservation
Milwaukee tile contractor Paul Senn seeks Supreme Court relief
Paul Senn a Milwaukee tile contractor who sets tile himself faces actions by the Tile Layers Protective Union that protested and picketed his home and job sites. He appeals to the courts for relief asserting his right to work and this appeal is headed for review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Paul Senn
Milwaukee
Protective Union
Senn
U.S. Supreme Court
Student Killed During Tussle With Friend
Columbus reports a fatal accident at the Alpha Zeta Fraternity House where two Ohio State students, Robert Wesley Cochran and Rowland Bishop, tussled on a top bunk. Cochran, 20, fell 27 feet to a sidewalk and died. Bishop, 22, of Milford Center, suffered a spine fracture and was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Robert Wesley Cochran
Mt. Vernon
Alpha Zeta
Rowland Bishop
Milford Center
University Hospital
Cochran
Bishop
Protection of Voters Urged in 1936 Election Report
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee urged federal legislation to shield voters from fear intimidation and coercion. It reported a total $23,937,529.42 spent in the 1936 national election with per vote costs by party: Republicans 5 cents, Democrats 33 cents, Socialists 20 cents, Communists 5.37 dollars, and Union Party 11 cents.
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Washington-Aup
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Congress
Union Party
Firestone Plant Closures Follow Labor Disputes
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. closed its two main Akron plants after labor disputes. Plant 2 shut Wednesday affecting 2,000 workers, and Plant 1 with about 7,000 employees remains closed in the aftereffects.
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Firestone Co
Akron-Au
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Italy Aims to Raise Birth Rate for Stronger Army
Italy's Fascist leadership approved a plan to boost population for future military strength. The grand council endorsed a positive program favoring married men with many children in jobs and wages, plus marriage loans and dowry insurance for young workers, while penalties for bachelors or childless couples were deferred.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Grand Council
Benito Mussolini
Two Steelworkers Die in Fall at Am. Rolling Mill
Arthur Marseller 43 and Robert W. Knight 54 fell 70 feet while dismantling a blast furnace at the American Rolling Mill Company in Columbus. Both workers from Youngstown were killed late Wednesday.
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Columbus
U.P
American Rolling Mill Co
Arthur Marseller
Robert W. Knight
Youngstown Steelworkers
Suspected sabotage probed at rearmament factories
London police and secret service agents investigate alleged sabotage at factories involved in the government's rearmament program. Officials say the inquiry aims to determine if acted intended to disrupt critical defense production.
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London
U.P
Secret Service
Hold Rites Friday for Troy Township Man
George Riggleman age 69 a life long resident of Troy Township died Wednesday evening at his home Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at the Ireland Church Rev E B Dean in charge cause of death heart trouble following a long illness He leaves two sons Glen E Coolville and Floyd of Parkersburg one sister Mrs Eva Washburn Columbus and two grandchildren POCAHONTAS Ia Mr and Mrs James Gilchrist have 16 children including triplets A year ago 15 of them had mumps simultaneously Now all but one have scarlet fever.
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Coolville
George Riggleman
Troy Township
Ireland Church
E. B. Dean
Riggleman
Glen E
Floyd
Parkersburg
Eva Washburn
Columbus
Pocahontas, Ia
U.P
James Gilchrist
Telegraph Operator Stella Wright Dies After Operation
Stella Mae Wright age fifty the only woman telegraph operator on the Big Four Railroad between Indianapolis and Chicago died at her home yesterday following an operation.
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New Madison
U.P
Stella Mae Wright
Indianapolis
Chicago
AFL President Reverses Policy on CIO Members
Washington (UP) William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, ordered member unions to sever ties with CIO affiliates. State federations and local unions must choose loyalty to the AFL or support to the rival CIO, reversing a policy set last November.
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American Federation of Labor Today
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Organized Labor Movement
William Green
Federation
The
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CIO
State Federations of Labor
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City Central
Great American
Green Edict Triggers Final Rift Between CIO and AFL
Washington officials say the AFL purge of CIO locals seals a final break between the two organizations. A CIO Lewis faction leader calls the move expulsion of suspended unions, while AFL President Green’s letter directs state federations to draw a line between the rivals.
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Green
John L. Lewis
CIO
Strike Turmoil Across Detroit Plants Touches Several Firms
As CIO and AFL fights shadow labor news, sit-down strikes ripple Detroit with Briggs Manufacturing and Bohn Aluminum producing halts. Gov Quinn vows mediation amid violence in Knoae Island. Woolworth clerks seek wage raises as 115 women strike plus 107 blind workers in Pittsburgh press for talks. GE plans nationwide talks with UE/R as Jones & Laughlin shifts to a 40 hour week, potentially easing unemployment.
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Washington
CIO
A. F. of L
Detroit Automotive
Briggs Manufacturing
Detroit
Bohn Aluminum Co
Knoae Issland
Ropert I. Quinn
Quinn
Woolworth Company
Pennsylvania Association For the Blind
Pittsburgh
No Insurance for Escaping Prisoner
Ohio Supreme Court holds a prisoner attempting to escape is not entitled to accident policy benefits if killed or injured during the attempt. Lucinda Westbrooks sues Metropolitan Life Insurance for her son Frank who died in the jail escape attempt.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Lucinda Westbrooks
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Frank
Cuyahoga County
Former Pomeroy Boy Ends Life At Institution
John Stark six from Pomeroy Ohio died at the County Home in Woodville after leaping from an elevated isolation cell. He was committed last January by his Wilmerding, Pennsylvania brother. The incident follows a prior report of a similar event at Dillonvale.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
John Stark
Pomeroy
Woodville
Stark
Wilmerding
Senate Passes Cash Carry Neutrality Bill
The Senate approved the Pittman cash and carry neutrality bill by 63 to 6 and sent it to the House. The House planned to consider the McReynolds bill next week expanding presidential power on cash and carry provisions requiring belligerents to pay cash and use American ships. The government also made passport misuse a prison offense for travel to Spain to hinder expeditions aiding factions in the Spanish Civil War.
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Washington
House
Senate
America
Pittman
United States
Warring Nations
McReynolds
Spain
Bill to Maintain ONG Head Heads to Senate
In Columbus a bill granting indefinite tenure to Adj. Gen. Emil F. Marx of St. Marys as head of the Ohio National Guard passed the House by four votes and awaits Senate action. Thirteen Democrats joined Republicans in opposing it, Rep. Charles E. Justus said Democrats were trying to grab offices for life.
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Columbus
U.P
Adj
Emil F. Marx
St. Marys
Ohio National Guard
Senate
Charles E. Justus
Franklin
Governor Ey and Officials Head to Washington Dinner
Governor Dave Ey State Chairman Francis Poulson and Judge George Nye of Waverly departed for Washington to attend a Democratic National Committee sponsored dinner.
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Columbus
U.P
Daveey
Francis Poulson
George Nye
Waverly
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Three boys fatally club guard with chair legs escape
Three youths attacked a guard with chair legs at a juvenile detention facility in Akron on Wednesday night. one inmate fled the scene.
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Akron
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