Liberalizing of Supreme Court Seen
Maj. George L. Berry forecast that the U S Supreme Court would accept President Roosevelt's re election as a mandate favorable to liberal legislation. Frances Perkins said employment neared 1929 levels as delegates debated resolutions backing the Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization and ending hostilities with labor rebels.
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Tampa
Fla
George L. Berry
Industrial Cooperan
American Federation of Labor
U. S. Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Berry
Supreme Court
Frances Perkins
Federation
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Resolutions Committee
Council For Industrial Progress
Washington
Miss Perkins
Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
Ohio
Officials Seek Motive For Banker's Death
Akron officials intensified efforts to determine whether banker Albert J. Albright of Massillon died in murder or by his own hand. The 45 year old auditor for the First National Bank of Massillon was found in his wrecked car late Monday night with a bullet wound to the heart.
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AKRON
U.P
Summit County
Albert J. Albright
First National Bank of Massillon
Albright
Naval Flier Crashes In North Ohio Field
Lieut Logan Ramsey of the U S Naval Air Corps was injured when a two passenger navy pursuit plane crashed in a Conneaut field. Ramsey, 38, improved slightly in hospital as he refused to reveal his destination before the crash. In Bryan Ottawa a widow Lara Moffitt Sandies 62 died recently, widow of former State Agriculture Director A P Bandles. In Santa Monica Fay Webb former actress and ex wife of Rudy Vallee was in a coma with little chance of recovery after doctors stopped efforts.
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Conneaut
U.P
Logan Ramsey
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Ramsey
Washington
Bryan
A.P
Lara Moffitt Sandies
A. P. Bandles
Ottawa
Sandies
Santa Monica
Calif
U.R
Fay Webb
Rudy Valfee
Ohio W P A workers total on May ten
Ohio state headquarters reports 147571 workers on Works Progress Administration projects on May ten down 1003 from the prior week. The count reflects the latest available tally across state sites and indicates ongoing federal relief work in the state.
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Columbus
U.pi
Works Progress Administration
Ohio
Madame Schumann-Heink Dies at Hollywood Aged Diva
Hollywood mourns Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink at 81 after a brief illness. The beloved motherly soprano, famed for guiding American soldiers in World War I, died Tuesday night just as she planned a new film career. She had recently acted as a singing instructor in Here's to Romance.
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Hollywood
U.R
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Madame Schumann-Heink
Nino Martini
Ernestine Rossier
Prague
Berlin Opera
United States
Metropolitan Opera Company
Europe
August
Grange Deliberates A Fair Policy At National Conclave
Delegates at the National Grange convention pursue a fair hearing while shaping agricultural policy aimed at economic justice for 6.5 million farm families. A crop insurance proposal and calls to enforce truth-in-fabrics and Sherman anti trust law mark active sessions amid long hours and limited breaks.
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Columbus
U.P
National Grange
Gates
Grangers
Athens County Victors Celebrate at Trimble Club Dinner
Athens County candidates, victorious in the November election, addressed about 150 people at a victory dinner hosted by the Trimble Township Democratic Club at Glouster High School. Speakers included George Banks, John Preston, Ruth Burdette, Ira Whitmore, Walter McCombs, and sheriff-elect Charles Bayless sent greetings. The program featured musical acts and tap dancing by local performers, with Rev. F. G. Boroff giving the invocation.
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Glouster
Athens County
Trimble Township
Democratic Club
Glouster High School
H. L. Kittrell
George Banks
John Preston
Ruth Burdette
Ira Whitmore
Walter McCombs
Charles Bayless
M. E. Church
Steel magnate opposes cost of living wage plan
Pittsburgh. Ernest T. Weir, chairman of National Steel, publicly opposes the cost of living wage plan now in effect for United States Steel employees. He argues tying wages to living costs would halt future living standard gains. John L. Lewis voiced a similar critique of the plan.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Weir
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
French Interior Minister Salengro Dies by Suicide
Paris reports Roger Salengro aged 46, Socialist minister of interior, killed himself. He had been cleared by a national jury of honor of accusations of desertion to German lines during World War II and was previously sentenced to death in his absence by a court martial.
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Paris
U.P
Roger Salengro
Soviet Strikes Back At Nazi Italy Pact
The Soviet Union condemned a secret pact between Germany and Japan and announced charges against 23 German citizens in Soviet Russia for creating fascist nuclei and espionage amid the new alliance tensions.
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Moscow
Death of Man Found in Street Under Investigation
An autopsy was planned on an unidentified 45 year old man found in Columbus street. Officers suspect homicide after the man, well dressed, was run over by a car whose driver summoned the sheriff. The body was cold, suggesting death occurred before the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Springfield Schools Open Pending Vote
Springfield public schools opened today for the first time since November 6 due to funding gaps. The Clark County board of elections set a special election on a three mill levy contingent on Clark County Commissioners approving a transfer of funds to cover election costs.
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Springfield
U.P
Springfield Public Schools
Clark County Board of Elections
Clark County
Lewis Opens Green Trial
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers held a informal trial against William Green president of the American Federation of Labor. Green was told to cease anti union activities or face full responsibility for disloyalty. Lewis said Green was in alliance with the union’s adversaries and could be welcomed back if he ceases his opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Lewis
City Laid Eggs From 15000 Chickens In Skyscraper Pens
Miss Lillian Swenson supervises 15 000 hens in a Long Island poultry operation built in modern cages. Each hen’s output is charted and underperforming birds are sent to market. Chickens are raised in New York and Chicago skyscrapers with health approvals. Music is played to improve laying.
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Lillian Swenson
Long Island
Biddy
New York
Chicago
New Complications Feared as Fascists Back Franco
Milan to Berlin recognition of Franco's Nationalist regime raises fears of wider conflict. Madrid endures a fifth month of civil war as Nationalists mass fresh troops and relentless bombing delivers flames, dust, and terror across the city.
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Berlin
U.P
Italy
Germany
Europe
Francisco France
Spain
Hitler
Mussolini
Franco
League of Nations
Francisco Franco
Soviet Russia
Madrid
George Ade Passes Crisis Hopeful After Illness
George Ade, 70, Hoosier author and journalist, survived a critical battle with hypostatic pneumonia in Miami Beach. Doctors reported gradual improvement and believed he would recover after a tense crisis on Tuesday.
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George Ade
Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
Ade
Memorial plan for Northwest on Muskingum River
Gutzon Borglum to design a $150 000 memorial in Muskingum Park Marietta to mark civil government in the Northwest Territory. Unveiling set for July 15, 1938 with President Roosevelt expected. Ox team caravan from Ipswich to Marietta proceeds along historic route.
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Marietta
U.P
Gutzon Borglum
Northwest Territory
Federal Commission
Muskingum Park
Muskingum River
Roosevelt
Ipswich
Mass
Ohio River
Old Northwest Territory
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
President Roosevelt Begins 7000 Mile South American Voyage
President Roosevelt sails aboard the U.S.S. Chester on the cruiser Indianapolis with his eldest son James and a small party for Buenos Aires to attend the peace conference opening. He travels 7000 miles after departing Charleston and issues thanks to the American people before boarding.
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U.S.S. Chester
Roosevelt
South America
Buenos Aires
White House
Workers Remain in Heatless Bendix Plant
In South Bend Indiana over 1100 Bendix Aviation workers stayed inside the heatless plant after a shutdown ordered by president Vincent Bendix. He blamed agitators and demands for a closed shop. union leaders denied strike orders and cited no known cause beyond Bendix explanation.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
Bendix Aviation
Vincent Bendix
Bendix
Siamese Twins In New York Illness Sparks Care Concerns
Siamese twins Simplicio and Lucio Godino are in York Hospital with Lucio severely ill from lobar pneumonia. Doctors warn of potential cross illness if infection worsens, while Simplicio pleads for a cigarette and worries about their vaudeville future. The brothers, raised in Manila, perform with wives Victorina and Natividad after a South Pacific tour.
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New York
U.P
Simplicio Godino
Lucio
Simplicio
New York Hospital
Greenville
B. C
Victorina
Natividad
Simplicio Perforce
Godinos
Manila
University of the Philippines
Motos
Tugwell to resign as undersecretary and resettlement head
Dr. Rexford G Tugwell will resign from his posts as undersecretary of agriculture and Rural Resettlement administrator effective January 1 The White House confirmed Roosevelt praised his service and said Tugwell may return to government service later Tugwell will become executive vice president of the American Molasses Company led by Charles Taussig and W W Alexander is expected to replace him as resettlement administrator
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
White House
Tugwell
American Molasses Company
Charles Taussig
Brain
W. W. Alexander
New Deal
Italian professor late to OSU address due to train delay
Dr. Marie Bentivoglio, traveling from Milan via Queen Mary and air travel, arrived about 10 minutes late to speak to Ohio State co-eds in University Hall. She attributed the delay to a freight train stopping the car at a crossing while en route from the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Marie Bentivoglio
Ohio State University
Italy
Strikers Deliver New Ultimatum to Owners
Striking maritime workers in San Francisco issued a renewed ultimatum to shipowners, demanding an end to the right to hire and fire employees at the owners discretion. The move followed the collapse of the first joint negotiations since the walkout on October 29, ending any hope for an early settlement.
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San Francisco
U.P
Pacific Coast
Official Ohio Vote Shows FDR Plurality of 619 413
The Ohio official vote tally shows President Roosevelt with a 619 413 plurality. Governor Martin L. Davey leads Democrat with 1 539 993 votes while Republican Bricker has 1 412 780. Roosevelt totals 1 747 122 with other candidates Kan 152 212 and Browder 5 251.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
George 5
Myers
Roosevelt
Martin L. Davey
London
Lemke
Union
Browder
Davey
Bricker
Onda
Roosevelt seeks six month extension for federal work program
President Roosevelt announced plans to ask Congress to finance the federal works program until July 1 1937. He faulted industry for not hiring enough older and unskilled workers, noting relief costs must fall if private enterprise increases employment. Ohio WPA chief warns of cutbacks without more funding while census plans and a mayoral conference push for continued work relief funds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
United States
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Wounds Inflicted by Patient Prove Fatal
Dr. Edward Clark 52, staff physician at the National Military Home Dayton, died of wounds from ex sailor Sylvester Bernard Schaeffter 48 Cincinnati who ambushed him near the Soldier's Home Oct 26. Schaeffter sought revenge over a 1929 alleged unsterilized needle inoculation while a patient at the hospital. The Cleveland board of directors of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association unanimously condemned radio programs that simulate actual court scenes.
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Dayton
Edward Clark
National Military
Sylvester Bernard Schaeffter
Cincinnati
Schaeffter
Toledo
Clark
Cleveland
U.P
Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Empire School Closed Over Damp Walls After Floods
Jefferson County Board of Health orders Empire school closed due to damp walls from last March’s floodwaters. Local officials report no injuries and plan a future reopening when conditions improve.
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Steubenville
Jefferson County Board of Health
Empire
Here
Funeral services for Harman Wyeth announced
Funeral services for Harman Wyeth who died here Tuesday evening will be held at the Hanesville Church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Langsville
Harman Wyeth
Hanesville
Orders closed schools near Newark on polio cases
When two cases of infantile paralysis were reported, the Madison Centralized Schools near Newark were ordered closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
U.R
Madison
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United States Supreme Court
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NRA
North Ohio Field
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Interior
United Mine Workers
AFL
Bulletin
Muskingum
Son
Joseph L. Myler
United Press
York Hospital
Rexford Tugwell
Brain Truster
Richard L. Harkness
Carl Watson
WPA
Watson
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