Labor Reds Battle for Control of UE Convention
Victor Riesel reports a tense struggle within the United Electrical Workers as pro Communist and anti Communist factions l earn toward influence in the national convention. The piece details tactics including local billings, per capita taxes, and targeted dues notices affecting key locals like Mansfield Ohio and Fostoria Ohio, with no clear victor. Jim Carey warns of vote theft as a possible outcome while predicting a bloody contest.
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Pennsylvania
Here
Cleveland
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
Red
New York
Mansfield
Ohio
Joe Hawkins
anti-Commie
Fostoria
National
Little Fostoria
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Washington
CIO
Jim Carey
Jim
New York Post Corp
Editor's Notebook on Centralization and executive power
The piece analyzes the move to centralize control in the Legislature through the joint legislative audit committee and budget approval. It questions the legality and risk of concentrating authority in a small group, noting abolition of 20 staff positions and the potential shift of budget discretion away from elected executives.
Centralization of Power in Texas Legislature
The article notes growing legislative control over state spending with the lieutenant governor and speaker wielding more power than the governor. It discusses the shift of budget authority to committees, the role of presiding officers, and the question of how far centralization will go. It also covers Adjutant General Berry inviting unit commanders to support the reactivated USO in Texas and urges defensive driving to prevent Labor Day weekend traffic deaths, stressing safety for Texans.
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Senate
Texas
K. L. Berry
Texas National Guard
Texas State Guard
USO
Gen. Berry
Fic
Texas Safety Association
George Clarke
Association
Safety Association
Tosser Bets Double for Stuffed Derma at Hillside Paradise
Tobias the Tosser, a coin carrying gambler, works as a waiter at Manny Steininger's Hillside Paradise in the Catskills. He wagers doubles on meals and bets clash with two Times Square arrivals Willie the Zeppelin and Peewee Ellis. The duo’s bets test Tobias, with strudel and pudding as stakes amid a comic showdown and a call for pastry versus health.
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Times Square
Astor
Tobias
Manny Steininger
Hillside Paradise
Catskills
Manny
Willie the Zeppelin
Peewee Ellis
Fate
Zeppelin
Peewee
Paradise Bar
Ellis
Lindy’s
51St Street
Lly Rose
Round Table existence and other quick facts
Q and A presents brief notes on history and science. It cites the Winchester round table debate dated 1253 and notes Arthurian legend, plus a NBS remark on cable strength and height limits. It also mentions Rhode Island’s 1758 Yeshuat Israel congregation and origins of the word artesian from Artois. Adelaide’s naming for William IV’s wife is included.
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King Arthur
Winchester
England
Arthur
Isaac Touro
Rhode Island
Brazilians oppose large US loan tied to minings plan
Brazil resists a $200 million export loan linked to paying debts, arguing for a $40 millionmineral development loan for Minas Geraes to boost exports. The dispute draws accusations of Yankee imperialism as New York bankers push the big loan. Minas Geraes governor Campos pressures Dutra toward aid.
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Washington
State Department
Brazil
Minas Geraes
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
Shylock
Nabuco
New York
Commerce and Industry Association of
Dutra
Barbosa Mello
Milton Campos
Campos
The Rothstein Blackmail Plot in a Florida Palm Beach Casino
A Florida estate hosts Wall Street magnates on St Patrick’s Day as a cabaret operator films a risqué liaison with chorus girls. A shakedown follows when a private projection room shows the men in compromising acts. Arnold Rothstein volunteers to help but demands autographs of the photographed men.
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Baron Rothschild
Rothschild
Washington
White House
Florida
Wall Street
St. Patrick’s Day
Miami
New York
Arnold Rothstein
Rothstein
Local AP News Statement Posted
A note from the Associated Press states that the newspaper has exclusive rights to publish local AP news and dispatches. The policy confirms the paper’s authority to republish AP material as part of its reporting and service.
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Associated Press
The
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Hollywood
Broadway
United Electrical Workers
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UE News
Department of Education
Gilmer-Aikin
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State Auditor
House
Traf
By Herblock
National Bureau of Standards
United States
Artois
France
Europe
Lombardy
Asia Minor
Persia
China
Egypt
Algeria
Sahara
Adelaide
H. McC. A
William IV
Drew Pearson
Cousn
Robert S. Allen
BY Robert S. Allen
American Legion
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Defense
Louis Johnson
Harry Woodring
Johnson
Woodring
Henry Stimson
Legion
Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Theater Owners of America
J. Fruchtbaum
N. Y
Commerce Department
ECA
Ralph Helstein
CIO United Packing House Workers
Helstein
John C. Pickett
Cheyenne
Joe O'Mahoney
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
10Th District Federal Court of Appeals
Raymond Alles
University of Washington
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Alabama Power and Light Company
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Jack Lait
Austin
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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