Union Party Rise Lemke Declares Bid For President
North Dakota Rep William Lemke announced the formation of the Union Party and his presidential candidacy on a fifteen point program to save democracy and end economic slavery. Father Coughlin endorsed the plan, while Townsend signaled possible support from Cleveland. Political leaders and party chiefs offered cautious comments as speculation began on party backing and state filings.
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Townsend
Coughlin
New York
Charles E. Coughlin
William Lemke
North Dakota
Detroit
WACB
CBS
National Union For Social Justice
Father Coughlin
New “Union Party
Lemke
Washington
Father Coughin
Union Party of the
United States
Congress
Thomas Charles O’brien
Boston
Chicago
Francis B. Townsend
Cleveland
France backs end to sanctions on Italy faces uncertain timing
Paris reports the new socialist government accepted lifting sanctions on conquering Italy, aligning with Great Britain and the League of Nations. The cabinet said it would pursue collective security measures and may seek mutual aid agreements, while timing of the practical end remains unclear.
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Paris
Italy
League of Nations
France
Great Britain
Lemke Declares Candidacy for President as Union Party Standard Bearer
Representative William Lemke of North Dakota yesterday announced his run for president as the Union party of the United States standard bearer.
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William Lemke
North Dakota
Union Party of the United States
Children drown when boat capsizes on Lake Gardner
In Marion Maine on the last day of school a gust of wind capsized a motor boat, drowning twelve children ages 9 to 14 from West Lubec. Four were saved, including Evelyn and Aaron Mahar's brother James. Witness Beverly McCarthy, 12, reported the boat was struck broadside near a peninsula before overturning.
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Marion
Lake Gardner
Calvin London
Daahee
Daniel McCurdy
Evelyn
Aaron Mahar
Ramah Knowlesen
Frank Reynolds
Roland Mhaton
Doris Small
Beverly McCarthy
Desperate Convicts Kill Guard During Texas Prison Break
Three Texas inmates named among the state’s worst killed a guard with his pistol and fled into brush near the South Texas Prison Farm. Luke Trammell led the group, aided by T. N. Atkinson and Forrest Gibson. patrols and tracking units pursued, but the trio vanished into swampy terrain. Felix Smith, the slain guard, was knocked from his horse as the escape unfolded during a routine plowing detail.
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Retrieve
Texas
Felix Smith
Smith
Leld
Luke Trammell
Copearence
T. N. Atkinson
Forrest Gibson
Trammell
70 Mile an Hour Taxi Ride Ends in Jail for Logan Passenger Thief
Logan West Virginia June 19 A 70 mile an hour taxicab ride on mountain roads ended with Walter Jenkins in jail. Driver Char lie Dingess said Jenkins urged him to speed and Jenkins grabbed $3 and a watch during the trip. Patrolman Frank Cary and Deputy Cecil Brumfield pursued the pair through woods. Cary was slightly injured in a fall and Jenkins faces charges before Magistrate Elbert Smith.
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Logan
W. Va
Walter Jenkins
Frank Cary
Charlie Dingess
Jenkins
Dingess
Cary
Cecil Brumfield
Elbert Smith
Ravenswood Votes Against State Liquor Store Opening
Citizens of Ravenswood Jackson County West Virginia rejected opening a state liquor store by 239 to 278. The vote followed prior 1934 and last year referendums where liquor sales were rejected by wide margins.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Jackson County
West Virginia social security bill nears final action
Conferees to resume talks at 9:30 am as lawmakers press the social security measure. The 1936 act nears governor Kump's signature after the Senate approved its amended bill 28 to 2. Adjournment eyed tonight with minor differences remaining and highway and bridge funds totaling $2,000,000 approved through both chambers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kump
Senate
House
House approves two labor bills in session-end rush
Washington report notes the House endorsed two AFL backed measures. One Walsh Healey bill requires contractors selling government materials over 10000 to adopt a 40 hour week eight hour day and pay prevailing local wages. It also bans underage employment and convicts labor and kickbacks. The other bill makes interstate transport of strikebreakers a felony to obstruct peaceful picketing.
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Belknap
Senate
Uriah Barnes
House
Washington
American Federation of Labor
White House
Walsh-Healey
West Virginia to Close 73rd Anniversary Session
Charleston June 19 The 1936 special West Virginia legislature session is likely to wind up tomorrow at a hour near when 73 years ago the first session opened. It coincides with the state's 73rd birthday on June 20 1863 during the Civil War. The social security bill may be finally passed, creating a directing agency for welfare and relief work. State employees stay on duty and the session begins at 2 pm. A notable past celebration was the 1932 capital dedication under Governor Conley.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Union
State House
William G. Conley
Dem Chieftains Move Into Philly For Convention
Philadelphia June 19 The Democratic high command moved into Philadelphia forecasting a peaceful national convention while throngs fill hotel lobbies ahead of the meeting Chair man James A Farley arrives with W Forbes Morgan and Charles Michelson New deal headquarters are set leaders expect renomination of Roosevelt and Garner and a change to drop the two thirds rule Wagner will chair the platform committee with possible debate over the monetary plank
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Philadelphia
Democratic High Command
James A. Farley
National Committee
W. Forbes Morgan
Charles Michelson
Sun
Roosevelt
Garner
South
Wagner
New York
Democratic platform debates trade and labor planks
Washington observers report that Democratic platform planners pressed for a non partisan reciprocal trade program to position the United States as a moral force. Senator Pope of Idaho cited Secretary Hull while other leaders discussed keeping tariff issues out of politics and balancing wages and hours. Senator McAdoo favored a managed currency with a possible new 3
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Washington
United States
Pope
Idaho
Hull
Resolutions Committee
Lewis
Illinois
McAdoo
Califrnia
Thomas
Oklahoma
House Approves Tax Bill Report Ahead of Senate Action
Washington reports the House adopted the conference revenue plan 221 to 98 before midnight as Senate debate on the tax measure intensified. House leaders pressed a quick adjournment while a filibuster of the treasury post office appropriation lingered, and Speaker pro tempore Hill spoke on the bill amid sharp exchanges between Treadway and Doughton.
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Washington
Senate
House
AAA Payments to Group in AAA Report Ties to $38 Million
Secretary Wallace told the Senate that about 300 producers in a shifting group received more than $10,000 yearly under the old AAA. Over three years, $38,460,000 was paid to these higher brackets, drawn from a total of $1,171,069,967 in benefits under the court-invalidated administration. Sugar producers led with the largest checks, followed by cotton planters in Arkansas and Mississippi and a hog farm in California.
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Washington
Wallace
Senate
AAA
Vandenberg
R.mich
Arkansas
Mississippi
California
Montana
Louisiana
Walls Collapse in EightStory Building. One Dead
New York June 19 At least one man was killed and nine injured when an eight story apartment building under construction collapsed late today. Gaetano Lanzafane 65 of the Bronx was identified as the dead workman. Rescue teams battled to free others trapped as brick and steel wreckage gave way. Mayor La Guardia directed the operation and ambulances rushed to the scene.
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New York
Gaetano Lanzafane
Bronx
Lanzafane
Bernard Farrel
Fodham Hospital
la Guardia
Patrick Revelle
Schmeling Stops Louis In Twelfth Round In Lopsided Fight
The bout ends with Max Schmeling KOing Louis in the 12th round in a one sided heavyweight match. The buildup centers on Schmeling’s decisive victory as Louis staggers early then falls to a decisive blow sealing the match. Authorities report the fight drew wide attention and strong interest from boxing fans.
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Max Schmeling
K.o’s Louis
Peace Returns After Row at Ohio Factory
Peace returned to the Black and Decker Electric plant in Kent Ohio as 46 company guards were bound over to Portage county grand jury on a charge of shooting with intent to wound.
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Kent
Ohio
Black and Decker Electric Company
Portage County Grand Jury
House Defeats Civil Service Bill for Postmasters
Washington June 19 After a bitter partisan fight the house defeated a bill to place all first second and third class postmasters under civil service. The result 204 for 112 against fell short of the two thirds needed under suspension of the rules. Fourth class postmasters are already under civil service. Republicans accused the measure of political maneuvering to freeze incumbents. Ramspeck called it the best feasible bill but not a true merit system. Debates included calls to resign Postmaster General Farley if he remains Democratic National chairman.
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Washington
House
Snell
New York
Ramspeck
Republicians
Cleveland
Farley
Representative Treadway
R. Mass
Mystery blocks probe of deaths in Pittsburgh
Police struggle to solve a triple murder in Pittsburgh after the bodies of Eleanor Feely, 30, and her two children, Bobbie aged 5 and Janice 3, were found. An autopsy showed all three strangled with a hammer and rope. a thumbprint on a hammer near Eleanor suggested murder over self harm.
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Pittsburgh
Eleanor Feely
University of Pittsburgh
Martin Feely
Bobby
Janice
New Jersey
Mrs. Feely
Bill to add a federal judge sent to Roosevelt
Washington June 19 A bill to appoint an additional federal judge in West Virginia was sent to President Roosevelt. The measure, approved by both houses, creates a judge to sit in Southern and Northern districts, with succession to the Northern seat if vacancy occurs, delaying a second name until signing. Senator M M Neely backs Terrance D Stewart, while Senator Rush D Holt opposes a third judge citing expense. the extra judge would sit in Clarksburg Skeseburg and Huntington until a Northern vacancy arises.
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Washington
West Virginia
Roosevelt
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Terrance D. Stewart
Morgantown
W. Va
Neely
Rush D. Holt
Weston
House Judiciary Committee
Clarksburg
Skeseburg
Huntington
Schmeling Upsets Louis In 12th Round Knockout
At Yankee Stadium on June 19, Max Schmeling battered and knocked out 22-year-old Joe Louis in the 12th round after a dramatic fight under somber skies. Schmeling, long considered washed up, landed a powerful right that sealed Louis's first professional loss in a bout that sent him reeling and facing a title shot against Braddock.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Joe Louis
Louis
Schmeling
Ringsiders
K. C. Punch
Jimmy Braddock
Max Baer
Max
Braddock
Drought Fear For Spring Grains And Hay Crops
The federal crop reporting board warned of critical conditions across the central United States due to a heat wave and drought. Prospects for spring grains and hay crops declined in early June, with pastures harmed. Crops are critical in western North and South Dakota and eastern Montana, with partial relief only in northeastern Wyoming. The board released a rare midyear warning to inform the public as the first official spring wheat production estimate is due July 10.
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Washington
United States
North
South
Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
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