UAW Pushes $8 Day and 6 Hour Work Week at Ford
The UAW plans to demand an $8 daily minimum wage and a 6 hour workday from Henry Ford if it wins a majority of Ford's 140,000 workers. The CIO auto union opens two offices to speed up organizing with handouts planned for 90,000 River Rouge gate workers to counter Fordism cards. Ford employees now earn $6 for eight hours, with a potential wage rise hinted by Ford.
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Detroit
U.R
United Automobile Workers of America
Henry Ford
Committee For Industrial Organization
Auto Union
Ford
River Rouge
AFL Members May Be Taxed To Fight CIO
Cincinnati United Press reports AFL leaders at a special conference plan to back an executive council declaration of war against the CIO. The proposal urges a one cent per member per month assessment starting June 1 to fund anti CIO efforts, with funds to be advanced pending convention ratification in October. Charles P. Howard opposes contributing to a fund attacking fellow unionists. John P. Frey accuses CIO of Communist domination.
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Cincinnati
U.P
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union
Howard
Quins Celebrate Third Birthday Friday May 28
On Friday May 28 Quins reach three years old. The Messenger presents a full page of pictures to mark the occasion. Turn to page 7 for the celebration features.
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Quins
King Regrets Ban on British Officials at Duke’s Wedding
King George VI telephoned the Duke of Windsor to express regret over a ban on British official guests at the June 3 wedding of the Duke and Mrs Wallis Warfield. The Duke, who abdicated the throne for the American woman, reportedly hid his anger at the blow from enemies.
Soviets Execute 11 As Japanese Spies
Moscow dispatch says eleven men were executed for complicity in a Trotskyist terrorist and espionage plot alleged to have acted under Japanese secret service orders. The executions raise the Far East tally to 55 shot in recent weeks.
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Moscow
U.P
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Far East
Knights of Columbus asks Davey to name commission
A resolution adopted at the Ohio Knights of Columbus convention urged Governor Davey to designate a commission to provide an honest statement of facts regarding efforts to obtain parochial school legislation. The recent legislative session defeated all parochial school bills.
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Columbus
AUP
Ohio Knights of Columbus
Davey
Foerst longtime Ohio Gas official dies at 59
George A Foerst aged 59 an employee of the Ohio Gas Co for 43 years died in Circleville He had served for many years as manager of the company's local office in Circleville The death occurred late Monday in Circleville Ohio.
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Circleville
U.P
George A. Foerst
The
Ohio Gas Co
Manaaer
Costa Rican Minister Ed Albright Dies in Costa Rica
Edward W. Albright, 63, the United States minister to Costa Rica, died today in Nashville Tennessee. He served as a U S diplomat in Central America and had been the American representative in San Jose. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Edward W. Albright
United States
Costa Rica
Wages and Hours Plan Tied to Budget Drive
Roosevelt push links the minimum wage and maximum hours plan to budget balance. New Dealers predict relief rolls could shrink by millions with a 40 hour work week, though estimates vary. If enacted the bill would form a five member board to set working conditions and age limits across interstate industries.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
States Favor Relief Administration Shift Amid Bill Debate
Washington report says sentiment favors returning relief to states as the House nears final passage of a 1.5 billion work relief bill. Senator J Hamilton Lewis protests Roosevelt policy, urging abolition of the Works Progress Administration. Republicans propose three quarters funding by the federal government with one quarter by states. Democratic whips expect amendments to be defeated and aim to pass the measure for Senate consideration.
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Washington
U.P
States
Administration of Relief
House
Sen
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Senate
Cradle and Union Reach Pact in Pittsburgh Immediate
In Pittsburgh the Crucible Steel contract was secured on Monday after a settlement with Crucible Steel. SWOC now seeks deals with Inland Steel in Chicago and four other major independents. Inland rejected the SWOC demands during a Chicago conference. The strikes were set to begin today against Inland, Republic Steel, Bethlehem Steel, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube who warned of plant closings if action occurred.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Crucible Steel Company
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Inland Steel Corporation
Chicago
van A. Bittner
SWOC
Inland
Inland Company
Republic Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Republic
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Permanent Polar Base Abandoned by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union will abandon plans for a permanent air base at the North Pole for trans polar flights due to drifting ice making the project impractical. Nicolai Yanson, acting Arctic administration chief, announced the proposal is given up for now and four men will winter at the pole for up to a year.
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Moscow
U.P
Soviet Union
North Pole
United Press
Nicolai Yanson
Arctic
Pole
Yanson
Mansfield Teacher Will Stand Trial For Assault Charge
Mrs Fern Yonker a 37 year old instructor from Mansfield faces trial Wednesday on assault and battery charges in connection with allegations she beat 14 year old pupil Gaylord Lothabaugh at a local one room school.
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Mansfield
Fern Yonker
Here
Gaylord Lothabaugh
GOP to Pay Deficit by End of 1937 Prediction
Cleveland reports John D. Hamilton, national Republican chairman, says the GOP will have paid off its presidential campaign deficit by year end 1937 after talks with state leaders. He cites prosperity and propaganda as factors and hints at liberalizing the party only if it means a forward looking platform.
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Cleveland
U.P
John D. Hamilton
Hamilton
Heinz Plant Closes After Union Demands Strike
Pittsburgh workers at the H. J. Heinz Company plant, a facility with more than 2,000 employees, walked out to demand union recognition and higher wages, forcing a suspension of regular operation.
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Heinz
Pittsburgh
U.P
H. J. Heinz Company
AAA Plans Aerial Farm Photographs to Measure Compliance
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration begins aerial photography of 350000 square miles of farmland under contracts totaling 753909 dollars. Maps from these contracts will assess performance of farmers in the agricultural conservation program and are expected to cut costs by about thirty percent versus ground surveys.
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Washington
APA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Perambulator Arrives for Lindberghs’ New Baby
A new perambulator reached Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh at Weald Kent for their infant son born last week. Mrs. Lindbergh reportedly remained at the London Clinic with the seven pound boy while Lindbergh arranges strict visitor controls and daily clinic visits.
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London
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Weald
Kent
Jon
the Express
Lindbergh
Five Muskingum District Dams Near Completion
Piedmont Dam in Harrison County completes five of 14 planned Muskingum district reservoirs ready for use. Mohicanville Charles Mill Senecaville and Tappan dams in Ashland Guernsey and Harrison counties join Piedmont. Piedmont reservoir spans 2,270 acres with 3,200 acres flood storage. cost 1,234,300 dollars. Beach City Mohawk Wills Creek Atwood July schedule. Leesville Clendening August. Bolivar Dover Pleasant Hill December openings planned.
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New
Philadelphia
U.P
Piedmont
Harrison County
Muksingum Conservancy District
Mohicanville
Charles Mill
Ashland County
Senecaville
Guernsey County
Tappan
Beach City
Mohawk
Wills Creek
Atwood
Leesville
Clendening
Bolivar
Dover
Pleasant Hill
Beer Revenue In Ohio Over Eight Million
Beer duties brought 8 692 445 78 to the Ohio treasury in 1936, with 1 701 048 83 earmarked for relief. Nationally beer levies totaled about 150 million for states and subdivisions, roughly half for public schools and welfare. About 10 percent went directly to schools while about 40 percent funded welfare.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Interior
Ohio Treasury
National Institute of Manufacturers and Distributors, Inc
Village School Stages Strike
Ottoville Consolidated School students stage a strike demonstration outside the building demanding reinstatement of three teachers and removal of Superintendent F J Urith. About 75 strikers parade and receive a free meal. meeting with school officials ends in deadlock. seniors remain in class as 500 students attend.
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Ottoville
U.S
Ottoville Consolidated School
F. J. Urith
Cottoville
Putnam County
Urith
Bermuda Clipper Test Flight From Port Washington
The Bermuda Clipper, a four motor amphibian, took off from Port Washington at 8 37 a m EST for Bermuda on a test flight to pave regular trans Atlantic and New York Bermuda service.
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Bermuda
Roosevelt Remains Home Nursing Head Cold
On medical advice President Franklin D. Roosevelt stayed away from the White House to rest his head cold under doctor supervision.
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Washington
Ins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ohio State spring enrollment hits 11 157
Columbus Ohio State University's spring quarter enrollment stands at 11 157 up from 10 319 a year earlier. Registrar Edith Cockins notes the figures as official daily totals.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Edith Cockins
Highway Patrol Recovers Stolen Car Swiftly in El Centro
California highway patrol officers recovered Howard H. Clark’s stolen motor car quickly in El Centro, returning it before Clark realized it was missing.
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EL Centro
U.P
California
Howard H. Clark
Rockefeller Rites To Be Simple At Rockefeller Estate
The body of John D. Rockefeller returns to Tarrytown for a simple funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the estate hall above Sleepy Hollow. Family and close friends attend. services at the Cleveland burial follow. Clergy from New York will preside. Standard Oil activities to be suspended briefly.
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John D. Rockefeller
Lake View
Cleveland
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
U.P
Sleepy Hollow
Lakeview Cemetery
Alice
Harry Emerson
Fosdick
Riverside Church
New York
Lester H. Brent
Union Church
Standard Oil Companies
Staydown Strikers and Officials Face Mine Sit-Down
In Wilsonville Illinois 360 miners entombed 310 feet underground at Superior Coal No 4 Mine. Negotiations ended in a stalemate. company president Fred Pfahler refused settlement as long as the men remained underground. The strikers vowed to stay until demands are met.
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Wilsonville
U.R
Superior Coal Company
Fred Pfahler
State Takes Bids in Belpre Road Project
Columbus crowds bid on Ohio River Bead project in Weehington County for State Route 7 in Belpre village and Belpre Township. L T Clisler and son and Merry and Cisler of Marietta bid 143704 for grading drainage structures and paving 2736 miles with reinforced portland cement concrete.
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Columbus
U.P
L. T. Clisler & Son & Merry & Cisler
Marietta
Weehington County
Highway Department
Belpre
Girl Defendant Denies Hatchet Murder Claim
Gladys MacKnight, 17, shouted denial in the murder trial saying she did not participate in her mother Helen MacKnight s death. Co defendant Donald Wightman testified that she killed her mother with the hatchet, while Gladys described the morgue photo as a gory thing and said the sight made her sick.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Helen MacKnight
Wightman
Gladys
MacKnight
Bank Bandits Take $2,500 at Goodland Bank Raid
Two bandits identified with Alfred Brady's Second Dillinger gang robbed the Goodland State Bank of $2,500 and killed an Indiana state policeman during the getaway. The incident occurred in Goodland, Indiana as authorities pursued the attackers.
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Goodland, Ind
U.P
Alfred Brady
Dillinger
Goodland State Bank
Indiana
Mob Burns Body Of Willie Reid After Police Killed Suspect
In Bainbridge Georgia a mob killed Willie Reid a 24 year old Negro alleged murderer and rapist. They dragged his body to a ball park and burned it before dawn. Women and teenage girls joined in and photographers were invited to document the blaze. Police earlier killed Reid after he allegedly leaped from a car and was shot multiple times near the state line.
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Bainbridge
U.P
Willie Reid
Albany
Reid
Georgia Line
Stephens
Roosevelt faces high court tests in New Deal plan
President Roosevelt presses his judiciary reorganization bid after a Supreme Court setback on social security. He argues the plan fits the Constitution and the electorate, while officials map future court reviews on TVA power, utility regulation, and municipal power loans.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
T.V.A
Public Utilities Holding Company Act
Public Works Administration Authority
Congress
Treasury
District of Columbia
Alaska
Justice van Devanter
Rabbinical Group Seeks More Religious Films
A committee was appointed by the Commission of Jewish Education of the central conference of American Rabbis to urge Hollywood to produce more religious themed movies as their five day convention opened in Columbus.
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Columbus
Hollywood
Commission of Jewish Education
Central Conference of American Rabbis
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Homer Martin
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AFL
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Ban
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K. of C
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David Saposs
National Labor Relations Board
Catherine Mareo Yost
Robert Yost
South Bend
Ind
GOP
Lindberghs
Muskingum District
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Georgia
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Joseph T. Robinson
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