New Dealers Target Curbs on Federal Agency Power
Washington reports the Administration fights a possible court halt on federal agency regulatory authority. Secretary Wallace denounces judges and predicts a prolonged battle over rate making and protective procedures. Administration officials back him as vital government policy faces court challenges.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Supreme Court
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City Stockyards Commission
Wallace
Charles Evans Hughes
New York Times
Adjournment Prospects Rise for Congress on June 4
Congress nears adjournment with plans to bring Roosevelt’s 3.15 billion recovery bill to the Senate floor Monday. The House Appropriations Committee will not accept further deficiency requests after Saturday, aiming to finalize the deficiency bill next week. The Senate will consider amendments to the lending and spending measure and face a push to pass the omnibus package including a new naval estimate for two replacement battleships.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
House
National Emergency Council
Navy
X Ray Treatment Planned for Eight-Week-Old Baby
Chicago report says Helaine Judith Colan an eight week old infant with retinal glioma will receive daily supervoltage X rays at Mercy Hospital for three weeks. Six specialists studied the left eye after an operation May 9 to remove the sightless eye. Dr Henry Schmitz, Mercy Hospital chief radiologist, will supervise the treatment.
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Chicago
U.P
Helaine
Judith Colan
Mercy Hospital
Henry Schmitz
Strange Appeal Delays Youths Execution Date
Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review Wells plea that his counsel had right to admit guilt without his consent. Wells, 22, on Ohio Penitentiary Death Row, was convicted of killing George Pantages in Akron. The appeal delays his scheduled execution pending merits of the counsel admission issue.
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Columbus
U.P
George Wells
Akron
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Fire toll reaches 34 in Atlanta hotel blaze
Atlanta workers recovered the 34th body from the ruins of the Terminal Hotel after a fire that began Monday. Rescue teams continued searches through the wreckage as investigators assessed the cause and scope of the disaster.
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Atlanta
U.P
Terminal Hotel
Cloudburst Floods Akron District Causing Heavy Damage
A sudden cloudburst drenched the Akron area with 1.05 inches of rain in three hours. Lowlands flooded and property damage reported across the district.
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Akron
Akron—Up
Japan Wins Key Battle for Suchow in China War
Japanese forces battered into Suchow in a ferocious clash seen as tactically crucial to China theater, aiming to celebrate anticipated capture and offset recent North China defeats while global developments unfold from Spain to Mexico with political moves by Cardenas and shifting Franco British diplomacy and Nazi-Czechoslovak strains.
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North China
Spain
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
London
Great Britain
Italy
France
Pyrenees
Prague
Germany
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
George
Paris
Senate graft probe not to be resumed
Sen J Ralph Seidner the former Senate graft investigation committee chair said he did not plan to resume the inquiry. He believed public hearings already provided sufficient facts and knew of no plans to reestablish the committee.
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Senate
Columbus
HUP
J. Ralph Seidner
Mahoning
Seidner
Reunion Clears 54 Years Gap for Siblings Kane
Miss Catherine Kane aged 80 of Willoughby was reunited with her brother William aged 75 from Oklahoma City after 54 years apart in a recent visit. Both are named in the report as the principal participants of the meeting.
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Willoughby
U.P
Catherine Kane
William
Oklahoma City
Okla
Slum Clearance Plan Aimed at Athens County
A temporary committee promoting a county slum clearance program met in Mayor Cliff Cornell's office seeking one million dollars in federal funds. The project would operate under the Federal Housing Authority and mirrors work already underway in Youngstown. Attendees included Dr. R. J. Studer chair, Oral Daugherty, Nelsonville, Mayor W. D. Hines Chauncey, architect William J. Davis Jr., and Mayor Cornell.
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Athens County
Cliff Cornell
Federal Housing Authority
Youngstown
R. J. Studer
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
William J. Davis, Jr
Cornell
Oyster pleads not guilty to grand jury indictment in Mansfield
Orval Oyster 32, who traveled from Los Angeles to Mansfield to answer an indictment for abandoning his family, pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge C. M. Houston. He had been released by LA police three weeks earlier on the promise to surrender here, saving Richland County about $400 in police costs. No trial date set.
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Mansfield
A.p—Orval Oyster
Los Angeles
Common Pleas
C. M. Houston
Oyster
Richland County
11-Year-Old Actor Bobby Breen Recovers From Concussion
Hollywood star Bobby Breen aged 11 is recovering from a brain concussion after a skating rink fall while rehearsing for a film. The incident occurred during preparation for his next picture as doctors monitor his condition.
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Hollywood
U.P
Bobby Breen
Baer Jr. Stricken With Pneumonia in Oakland
Five month old Max Baer Jr., son of former heavyweight champion Max Baer, is gravely ill in Oakland with pneumonia as reported by United Press.
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Oakland
Cal
Max Baer, Jr
Jobless Would Span Continent
Washington D C to Los Angeles would be the line if all registered unemployed in November stood shoulder to shoulder. John D Biggers of the National Unemployment Census reported 7 845 016 unemployed, a figure equal to the combined populations of 14 states.
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Los Angeles
Washington
U.P
John D. Biggers
National
Washington, D. C
Biggers
Kennedy Loses Nomination in Allegheny Vote
In Tuesday's primary, Charles Alvin Jones won the Democratic nomination with a Pittsburgh lawyer's strength from Allegheny and Philadelphia. Jones led by over 33,000 in Allegheny and 63,464 in Philadelphia, totaling a statewide margin above 67,000, while Gov. George H. Earle led over his rival May or S. Davis Wilson by more than 438,000 votes.
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Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kennedy
Joseph Guffey
Committee For Industrial Organization
Charles Alvin Jones
David Lawrence
Jones
Matthew McCloskey
George H. Earle
S. Davis Wilson
C. I. O.guffey
NLRB Chief Denounces Critics of Wagner Act
Chairman J Warren Madden denounced critics as opponents of workers right to organize and bargain collectively and warned violators of the Wagner Act that the board will continue vigorous enforcement. He spoke on CBS outlining an educational campaign to defend the board and praised employers who support the law.
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Washington
L.P
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Columbia Broadcasting System
Madden
Londoner May Invest 100 Million in U S
Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart departed for the United States to invest what is reported as the bulk of a 100 million dollar sum from the sale of his father the Marquis of Bute's holdings. The sale covered Mountjoy estate lands and extensive Cardiff assets including docks, shipping exchange, homes, shops, bars, theaters, cinemas, and farmland.
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London
U.S
Robert Crichton-Stuart
United States
Marquis of Bute
Lord Bute
Mountjoy
Cardiff Docks
Cardiff Shipping Exchange
Columbus Girl to Wed Scenarist in Hollywood
Mary Lou Lender of Columbus Ohio announced she will marry Delmar Davis a Hollywood scenarist this summer She became Harold Lloyd’s leading lady soon after arriving in Hollywood The 20 year old is the daughter of author Charles Franklin Lender whose historical novels were known Davis was once romantically linked with actress Kay Frances
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Hollywood
U.P
Mary Lou Lender
Columbus
Ohio
Harold Lloyd
Delmar Davis
Charles Franklin Lender
Kay Frances
Utilities, Sales Tax Plan Gaining City Support
Relief offices in Athens County certify mine workers for WPA aid as Kimberly Mine closes indefinitely near Nelsonville. With nearly 2,900 on WPA rolls, shipments of flour, celery, prunes, and cabbage arrive for relief while lawmakers in Columbus debate a sales tax and state utilities tax to fund aid and regulate aliens.
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Tur
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U.P
League of Ohio Municipalities
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Baggett-Kane
Welfare Department
WPA
PWA
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House
L. H. Myers
Lima
House Welfare Committee
Harold Nichols
Clermont County
Taxation-Relief Committee
Davey
Relief Administration
Murray to Speak at Nelsonville Labor Day Centennial
Philip Murray international vice president UMWA will headline speakers for Nelsonville Centennial Week Saturday June 4 Labor Day events. District 12 Illinois president Ray Edmundson and District 6 Ohio president John Owens also speak with local labor leaders coordinating the observance highlighting coal discovery and development in the pageant.
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Ray Edmundson
Illinois
John Owens
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Seabury Named Possible Counsel For TVA Probe
The joint Tennessee Valley Authority committee will meet early next week to select an attorney to conduct its investigation of the New Deal power and planning agency. Judge Samuel Seabury of New York was mentioned as a possible choice for committee counsel, as more than 60 applicants are reviewed. After selecting counsel, the panel will hear charges against TVA directors and ousted chairman Dr. Arthur E. Morgan.
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U.P
Joint
Tennessee Valley Authority Committee
New Deal
Power and Planning
Samuel Seabury
New York
Seabury
James J. Walker
Vic Donahey
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Harcourt A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Probe Alleged Rangers Drill Attempt, Illinois Armory Probe
The Chicago Times reports Gov. Henry Horner ordered an investigation into an alleged attempt by the American Rangers to drill troops in an Illinois National Guard armory. The group is described as a new organization with aims resembling U S Nazi, Silver Shirt, and Black Shirt movements.
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Chicago
A.P
The
Chicago Times
Henry Horner
American Rangers
Illinois National Guard
the Times
Rangers
Reserve Army Man Dies in Columbus
Emily Finke a 56 year old lieutenant colonel in the 330th Infantry reserve corps died at his Columbus home Wednesday night from a heart ailment.
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Columbus
Emily Finke
330Th Infantry
Babies Divided To Settle Paternity Fight In Chicago
In Chicago two men Luis Ersing and Lansarin Timoteo claim paternity of 28 day old twins Jose De Jesus and Ana Maria. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen suggests dividing babies to end dispute after blood tests show both could be fathers. The infants were found in a room with Ersing, his mother, two dogs and a cat. The mother is a 36 year old widow with 12 other children. Both men argued over who would sign the birth certificate as father.
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Chicago
Luis Ersing
Lansarin Timoteo
Herman N. Bundesen
Board of Health
Jose de Jesus
Ana Maria
Bundesen
Ersing
Timoteo
US Recovery Poorest In World Says Steel Head
Pittsburgh based National Steel chairman Ernest T Weir warned the recovery was the poorest in the world during the depression. He urged stable government and cooperation with industry, saying wages and prices would not fall soon. He spoke during a discussion on business and politics.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
America
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
Weir
Juror Illness May Delay Harlan Coal Conspiracy Trial
London Kentucky reports that a prospective juror’s illness threatened to postpone the trial for the Harlan coal conspiracy case. Prosecutors and defense lawyers questioned veniremen including clerks cobblers and farmers as they seek a verdict on charges against coal executives corporations and ex deputy sheriffs over miners organizing rights under the Wagner Act.
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London
Tu.p
Harlan
Police and pickets clash at Philadelphia plant
Police and pickets clashed as workers protested removal of equipment from the Philco plant in Philadelphia. About 200 officers were called to guard dies valued at over 100000 dollars as workers tried to block the equipment removal.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Philco Radio and Television Corporation
Oil Burns Prove Fatal To Painesville Sisters
PAINESVILLE. Gertrude Ames 17 and Betty 15 died from burns after an oil explosion that trapped a family of nine in a kitchen. Their mother Mrs. Paul Ames and Beverly 2 were reported improved with non serious burns. The other five family members escaped.
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Painesville
Gertrude Ames
Betty
Paul Ames
Beverly
Hopkins Denies July Marriage Rumor With Actress Dorothy Hale
Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins refused to discuss New York reports that he plans to marry former actress Mrs. Dorothy Hale in July. Hopkins noted his second wife died last fall and did not confirm the speculation.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
Dorothy Hale
Hopkins
Miner Leader To Head List At Nelsonville Centennial
Phillip Murray international vice president of the United Mine Workers and CIO Steel Workers Organization Committee chief will headline a long list of speakers for the Labor Day celebration in Nelsonville Hocking Valley centennial event on June 4.
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Nelsonville
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Industrial Labor Council
Murray
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
Steel Workers Organization Committee
CIO
Hocking Valley
Davey Attacks Lewis and Labor Clash in Primary
Governor Martin L. Davey labeled John L. Lewis as facing a “Second Waterloo” over the Pennsylvania primary fight for the Committee for Industrial Organization. He recalled Lewis’s prior defeat in the Ohio steel strike and defended sending National Guard troops to maintain order, while accusing a new labor movement led by “Communists.”
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Findlay-U.p
Committee For Industrial Organization
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Waterloo
Martin L. Davey
Lewis
Ohio
National Guard
Davey
Davey Campaign Probe Set to End in Early June
A special grand jury probing civil service funds used for Governor Davey’s campaign will finish June 2 or 3, Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy announced. Eighteen witnesses testified yesterday, bringing total to 250 in three weeks as more subpoenas were issued.
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Columbus
U.P
Davey
Herbert S. Duffy
Triplets Born to Gore Family Die in Gore
Day old triplet sons born to Mr and Mrs William Barber of Gore died Wednesday at Gore. They were buried at Fellowship Cemetery in Green Township Wednesday afternoon.
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Logan
William Barber
Gore
Fellowship Cemetery
Green Township
Anton Lang Dies in Munich at 63
German actor and craftsman Anton Lang died Wednesday night in Munich. Lang, 63, played Christus for three decades in Oberammergau’s Passion Play and was known as an actor wood carver and pottery worker.
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Anton Lang
Munich
Germany
U.P
Christus
Oberammergau
G Men Detain Seven Friends of Alvin Karpis
Federal agents detained seven people said to have harbored or consorted with Alvin Karpis after his capture in New Orleans on May 1, 1936. A federal grand jury indicted all seven, including three former Hot Springs police officers and others linked to the gang’s hideout.
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Ark
Gmen
Alvin Karpis
New Orleans
Hot Springs
Karpis
Hot Spring
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