06 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1937
Page
1
Murphy meets with Chrysler and Lewis to push for an oil workers agreement and plans to resume deliberations at 10 o clock this morning. The discussions focus on enrolling ten workers and starting procedures by six?—details unclear in partial text.
The Committee for Industrial Organization began a campaign to enroll a million petroleum workers while auto plants across Michigan and Missouri saw tens of thousands return to work after disputes. Chrysler and Lewis near a settlement as 85 000 workers await decisions. Pottery wage hikes affect 24 percent in east and midwest. International hours talks in textiles draw 24 nations. William Green criticizes CIO for bitterness and violence amid Hershey demonstrations.
Rebels counterattack in northern Spain reclaiming Ochandiano and three villages Olaeta Verderia and Mondiategus near Bilbao as government forces push on toward La Granjuela in Córdoba. Police in Madrid uncover bombs and arms plot. Valencia reports execution of Dr Leopold Alas. Italy may quit the non intervention pact over France violations.
Mercer county prepares for its 100th birthday celebration with an executive committee meeting at 2 pm in Ramsey junior high school board of education offices. Officials expect plans for the week long event and the formation of needed committees.
The thirty eighth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia opens tonight at 8 at Bland Street Methodist Church and continues through Thursday with 450 to 500 Baptist women expected. Pre sessions at the West Virginian hotel precede the event.
A missing Douglas Skyliner with eight aboard, en route from Burbank to New York, sparked a large search across the Arizona New Mexico area. Ground teams, air reconnaissance, and a sister ship from Douglas joined the hunt as reports of a crash near Nutrioso prompted intensified efforts.
Circuit court in Princeton dissolved a temporary injunction against Bank Nights at Hotels and Theaters Inc. The plan will continue with reduced prize limits and new rules. Sheriff Crumpecker will not close the venues, but managers must follow the reformed procedure, prize registry open to all, and pot not to exceed 300 dollars. Court actions then shifted to potential legal questions and a mandamus on back salary.
The lakes and rivers surge after violent spring storms from Tennessee to Texas. At least twelve die and more than two dozen injured as tornadoes topple buildings and cut lines. Alabama towns face flooded creeks, impassable roads, and power outages. Andalusia reports heavy rain. A Texas tragedy adds six dead from a lake incident near Medina.
William Blizzard, UMWA District 17 vice president, returns to Charleston to push a CIO chemical industry organizing campaign as West Virginia mines reopen under a two year pact with a $6 base wage and overtime time and a half. District 18 leader Van A. Bittner was expected in the city to coordinate the campaign.
Police name blond sculptor Robert Irwin, 29, as the prime suspect in a mysterious triple murder case on Beekman Hill and linked evidence places him in New York after leaving Canton, with investigators insisting he is the first degree murderer.
Twenty four Wheeling beer dealers had licenses revoked after a hearing in which several testified they sold liquor due to an understanding with state liquor store employees. About half the Wheeling area dispensers were summoned to show cause why licenses should not be revoked, with thirty more to appear. The state alleges possession or sale of liquor, while many witnesses said the arrangement aimed to match competition.
The Senate rejects an anti sit-down amendment to the Guffey-Vinson coal measure by 48 to 36. Three senators introduce separate resolutions denouncing sit-downs while signaling possible early votes, with debate focusing on whether the issue belongs in the coal bill.
In Charleston the West Virginia Supreme Court voided a two year sentence for unlawful wounding after finding prosecutor J Blackburn Watts typed his name on the indictment instead of signing. The ruling spurred review of indictment practice across counties as officials weigh its reach on criminal cases and misdeameanor indictments.
Belgium with France and Britain surveys European conditions to reduce international trade barriers. United States signals readiness to limit sugar marketing and maintain access to the American market while seeking a flexible price agreement. Norman H. Davis stresses cooperation as key to restored prosperity and peaceful trade relations. Hjalmar Schacht to visit Brussels as talks begin.
Washington reports the Guffey-Vinson coal bill passed the Senate 58 to 15 and moves to the House with amendments. The measure seeks cost based pricing and a code of fair practices, while avoiding labor provisions found objectionable by the Supreme Court. Senator Borah urged stripping exemptions and questioned antitrust consistency, amid worries about intra state controls.
WashingtonApril 5 Justice McReynolds lambasted critics who say conservatives on the bench are swayed by personal economic predilections He and Justice Butler dissented in a petty offense case echoing Justice Stone in denouncing the majority on the New York minimum wage law The Roosevelt plan to add justices looms as the court term continues without a decision on the Wagner labor relations act as the Senate judiciary committee heard liberal testimony.
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