New Leader Sought for Court Fight
Washington reports that supporters of President Roosevelt's court enlargement plan seek a prominent labor leader or educator to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Chairman Ashurst indicated the next witness may be a dean of a law school or a labor leader, with speculation centering on John L. Lewis or William Green. King promised to file floor or FCC complaints if confirmed. Wheeler, a leading foe, prepared to testify as the first witness for opponents.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Henry F. Ashurst
Ashurst
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Willam Green
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Labor
League
Green
James M. Landis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Harvard Law School
Law School
William H. King
Utah
King
Senate
Federal Communications Commission
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Chicago
Judiciary
Wheeler
Loyalists Beat Back Fascists At Guadalajara Front
Loyalist forces renewed their assault on the Guadalajara front driving Italian troops from Brihuega where their command post stood. Government reports say over 700 Italians were killed or wounded in three days of heavy fighting and roughly 100,000 Italians with four to six divisions remained on the front. Among the dead is 18-year-old American volunteer Joseph Seligmann of Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
U.P
Brihuega
Guadalajara-Madrid
Jose Miaja
Guadalajara
Joseph Seligmann
Louisville
Fight Court Battle To Remove Charter In Columbus
A court resumed before Judge Cecil J. Randall over an effort led by President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and Francis J. Dillon to remove the Columbus Federation of Labor charter. Dillon attended after the AFL endorsed the General Motors strike in February. The Columbus Building Trades Council seeks an investigation of CIO activities by federation officers.
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Columbus
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Francis J. Dillon
Columbus Federation of Labor
Cecil J. Randall
Dillon
General Motors
Columbus Building Trades Council
CIO
Auto Plunge Death Kills Seven In Wolf River Crash
Authorities probe cause after an automobile carrying Clarence Nichols his wife Cora and their five children plunges 15 feet from a bridge approach into the Wolf River. All seven die including Gilbert 9 Elmer 7 Leroy 5 Joan 8 and infant Melvin 10 months. Nichols was an Oshkosh auto parts dealer.
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Wolf River
Clarence Nichols
Oshkosh
Bie
Cora
Gilbert
Elmer
Lervy
Joan
Melvin
Earhart Poised for Round the World Flight Takeoff
Amelia Earhart and crew prepare in Oakland for a Pacific to Atlantic circumnavigation. With navigator Bing and Fred Noonan, the 27,000 mile route aims for Honolulu as the first stop, then Darwin and five continents, funded by Purdue and Putnam. The Lockheed Electra, valued at 90000, carries three support men to Honolulu.
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Oakland
Calif
Amelia Earhart
Putnam
Honolulu
Bing
Fred Noonan
Pan American Airways
Manning
Darwin
Purdue University
George Putnam
Australia
Atlantic
Pacific
Globe
Equator
Howard Island
New Guinea
India
Arabian Peninsula
Egypt
Africa
South America
Paul Mantz
Harry Man
Laud I Duce Escapes Mad Ox Attack in Libya Parade
Premier Mussolini narrowly escaped injury when a maddened ox charged during a farmer review in Benghazi Libya. The incident occurred as Mussolini received cheers from Italian supporters including Moslem subjects during the parade.
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Laud I Duce
Mad Ox
Benghazi
Libya
U.R
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Auto Toll 12 On Week End Tragedies In Ohio
Auto accidents over the weekend in Ohio claimed at least 12 lives. In Hardin County a car was struck by an Erie Railroad train at McGuffey killing driver Harry Brooks and two passengers Maude Keller and Ruben Brooks, all of Lima. Nearby near Brimfield a collision killed Florence Miller and Louis Jenney. Lorain losses included Albert Molnar and Edward Zehel in a roadway crash at Avon. Columbus traffic claimed Joseph Armentrout and Elia Armstrong.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Erie Railroad
McGuffey
Hardin County
Harry Brooks
Maude Evelyn Keller
Ruben
Lima
Florence Miller
Akron
Zanesville
Louis Jenney
WPA
B Lake
Brimfield
Albert Molnar
Edward Zehel
Lorain
Avon
Joseph Armentrout
Elia Armstrong
Income tax to nearly double last year's receipts predicted
Washington dispatch reports the Internal Revenue Bureau forecasts about 6,000,000 returns by midyear. The agency expects roughly 840 million dollars in additional tax receipts, nearly double the 1936 figure and above March 1929 boom levels. Tax law changes include higher surtax rates and undistributed profits levies. The outlook cites improving business and more million-dollar incomes since 1931.
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Washington
U.P
Internal Revenue Bureau
National Treasury
Supreme Court Passes on New Wagner Act Appeals
The Supreme Court refused to hear seven new attacks on the constitutionality of the Wagner Labor Relations Act, while also denying Norman C. Norman’s bid to repeal the New Deal era old age pension law. The court adjourned for a two week recess without ruling on several other major cases involving the Wagner Act and related labor and social welfare statutes. The seven rejected appeals sought injunctions to halt NLRB hearings under the Wagner Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Norman C. Norman
National Labor Relations Board
ICC Requests More Power
The Senate Railroad Investigating Committee proposed new legislation to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to supervise accounts and security transactions of railroad holding companies. In seeking $150,000 more to continue its probe into rail financing, the panel questioned if such laws suffice for the public interest or if holding companies should be banned, as it reviews the Van Sweringen empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate Railroad Investigating Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wheeler
van Sweringen
Senate Audit and Control Committee
Senate
Serious condition of Glouster stroke victim
Frei Hemsley of Glouster is in serious condition after a stroke suffered at his Fairlawn Avenue home. Discovered on the floor by carpenters, he was taken to the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mrs. Hemsley on Cherry Street. The exam showed paralysis on his entire right side. Hemsley, a lifelong coal miner, formerly served as vice president of the miners' organization in his sub district.
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Glouster
Frei Hemeley
Fairlawn Ave
Hemsley
Robert Hemsley
Cherry St
Dykstra to Accept Wisconsin University Presidency
Clarence Addison Dykstra, 54, prepared to resign as Cincinnati city manager to become president of the University of Wisconsin. Offered by the regents executive committee, he said he would accept, leaving a $25,000 Cincinnati salary to lead Wisconsin after Glenn Frank’s 11 year tenure ended amid mismanagement charges. Betty Jones, 9, died from burns after her dress caught fire from a stove in Circleville.
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Chicago
U.P
Clarence Addison Dykstra
Cincinnati
University of Wiscon
Dykstra
University
Regenta
Glenn Frank
Circleville
Betty Jones
NYA Students Pay Reaches New High at Ohio University
The largest NYA payroll of the school year was sent to Columbus this morning. Flood relief adds $350 to the payroll, bringing total to $5,301.03 for 389 students. Three more pay periods will total $13,515.
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NYA
Ohio University
Columbus
State finals draw sets matchups for Ohio teams
In Columbus Newark High, the defending champion, draws Massillon in the Class A opener. Middleport faces Union City. Class B pairings include Amsterdam vs Sandusky St Marys and Middleport vs Union City with other games at 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
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Columbus -U.P
Newark High School
Ohio
Massillon High
Middleport
Union City
H. R. Townsend
Marietta
Rossford
Middletown
Canton
McKinley
Cincinnati
Hughes
Ashland
Massillon
Newark
Lima South
Akron North
Warren
Dover
Perrysburg
Hamilton
Salem
Bridgeport
Amsterdam
Sandusky
St. Marys
Enon
Canal Fulton
Ontario
Columbus
Upper Arlington
Lockland
Ottoville
Olmstead Falls
Danville
Midvale
South Amherst
Bluffton
Lucasville
Jealousy Suspected in Canton Gun Murder Case
Canton story reports Prosecutor A C L Barthelmeh probes jealousy as possible motive in the shotgun killing of Mrs Rose Cable wife of Canton contractor. A 46 year old Akron divorcee nicknamed The Woman in Red was detained after an Akron love nest discovery in Steubenville and Florida travel notes. Detectives questioned Dueber S Cable in Canton and an Akron bank passbook showed deposits over 1000. The suspect allegedly met Cable in Florida while he was with Mrs Cable.
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Canton
U.R
Rose Cable
A. C. L. Barthelmeh
Akron
Steubenville
Barthelmeh
Hill Chateau
Dueber S. Cable
Florida
Cable
Cleveland
John Sherrard
Hypnotism vs Will Power in Mrs Love Case
In Los Angeles a court awaited sentencing for murders as Helen Wills Love lay in a self induced coma. Dr. Samuel M. Marcus, a county general hospital psychiatrist, used hypnosis on her and noted limited mind reactions and a dissociated mind part. The patient cried and sobbed as her limbs relaxed briefly during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Helen Wills Love
Will
Samuel M. Marcus
County General Hospital
Marcus
Plan Appeal on Boards Ruling
New York The Remington Rand Company said it will fight the National Labor Relations Board decision finding it guilty of wholesale violations of the Wagner Act. Attorney J A W Simson stated the ruling cannot be sustained in federal courts. Officials declined to say if a federal injunction will be sought to halt the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Remington Rand
National Labor Relations Board
J. A. W. Simson
Connecticut
New York State
Labor Board
Relations Board
Ship on World Cruise Burns Save Americans
Eight Americans rescued from a burning ship during a world cruise described their ordeal over tea and beer. They were landed by the U S 8 Louisville after racing 350 miles in response to an emergency beacon from the burning British motorship Silverlarch. the Silverlarch, with 45 crew aboard, was convoyed by a Coast Guard cutter toward Pearl Harbor Hawaii in the incident.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
T. H
U.S
Louisville
Silverlarch
Coast Guard
Explosion and Firehit Flash Firecracker Plant in Manila
Twenty one people are believed killed when a blast and ensuing fire destroyed the Flash Firecracker Company plant in Manila. Fire officials report widespread destruction and a large evacuation area surrounding the facility. Investigations to determine the cause are underway, with casualties tallied as the search continues.
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Manila
P. L
Philippine Islands
Labor Crisis Forces Bluffton Plant To Close
Bluffton, Ohio. The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co and Readrite Meter Works, the town’s largest employer with about 300 workers, shut down by order of company officials amid a labor crisis. Workers had recently sought to organize a CIO affiliated union and found the plants locked on arrival. Dennis Dunlavey of Ashland was named to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission by the governor.
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Bluffton, C
U.P
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co
Readrite Meter Works
United Radio and Electrical Workers Union
C.I.0
Dunlavey
Puco Columbus
Dennis Dunlavey
Ashtabula
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Court Denies Peter Salm Appeal on $1.7 Million Inheritance Tax
Peter Salm, 12, inherits from Col. Henry H. Rogers. A court rules he cannot appeal the $1,727,022 inheritance tax assessed on his share, relieving him from newspaper peddling or shoe shining to pay the tax.
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Peter Salm
Col
Henry H. Rogers
FRA Director Checks Farm Loan Requests
Columbus report shows 2000 farm families in 17 Ohio counties seek credit aid after flood losses. Rehabilitation supervisors in distressed counties refer applications to A L Sorensen FRA director will aid farming operations through emergency feed loans and standard rehabilitation loans. Farm Credit Administration and Disaster Loan Corporation or American Red Cross may provide related loans.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
A. L. Sorensen
Federal Resettlement Administration
Farm Credit Administration
FRA
Disaster Loan Corporation
American Red Cross
Coal Parley Is Continued
NEW YORK coal parley resumed with a reduced joint wage hour committee of two miners' representatives and two operator negotiators. United Mine Workers leaders John L. Lewis and Thomas Kennedy faced Charles O'Neill and L. T. Putman of Beckley W V. over union demands for a two year contract to replace the expired agreement April 1. A wage raise was reportedly agreed but clashes remained on paid vacations a fixed minimum of working days and district differentials.
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New York
Appalachian Coal Parley
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Charles O'Neill
L. T. Putman
Beckley
W. Va
Man Kills Friend Who Seeks To Wed 9 Year Old Daughter
In Chicago Andrew Hoagland, 35, killed Edward Krafthefer, 38, after Krafthefer said he would marry Hoagland’s nine year old daughter Caroline. Hoagland attacked Krafthefer in the early morning after a dispute during drinking, striking him and causing a fatal head injury. Krafthefer had been living as a roomer at Hoagland’s house for over a year.
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Man
Friend
Kraftheffer
Caroline
Hoagland
Krafthetfer
Judge Grants Injunction to Chrysler Firm
Detroit report states Circuit Judge Allen Campbell ordered 6,000 sit down strikers to quit nine Chrysler plants within 48 hours. Gov. Murphy seeks permanent machinery to settle disputes while 80,000 workers idle. Union cites unlawful possession yet the court finds Chrysler has clean hands and protects its property and right to strike.
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Detroit
Allen Campbell
Chrysler
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
Wayne County
Campbell
Flint
General Motors
Teenessee
U.A.W.A
Chrysler Corporation
Wayne
Thomas W. Wilcox
Hudson
Reo
Jury selection in Baldwin murder trial begins
Huntington dispatch reports Charles B. Baldwin, 41, goes to trial for the murder of his mother, social leader Mrs. Juliette Bliss Enlow, 63. Prominent local figures who attended a recent society party are expected to testify as witnesses. Attorneys anticipate the trial will last at least a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Charles B. Baldwin
Juliette Bliss Enlow
Huntington Society
Ensiow
Bull fighters gored in Mexico City bullfight
In Mexico City El Soldado and Balderas were gored by a bull nicknamed good luck. Soldado’s condition was reported serious after the incident Sunday at the bull fights.
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Mexico City
U.R
el Soldado
Balderas
Soldado
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