Leche resigns as Louisiana governor to elevate Earl Long
Governor Richard Leche announces resignation due to ill health and legal questions over state property use for private gain. Lieut. Governor Earl K. Long, Huey Long's brother, to assume office next week as investigations begin into WPA ties and university property use in Baton Rouge. The move follows days of cabinet talks and public health concerns.
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Huey Long
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J. H. Crutcher
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New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
A. P. Tugwell
James Noe
Earl Long
Earr
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Ruth Etting Denies Deep Love in Suit Against Her
Ruth Etting testifies in a 50 000 alienation of affections case brought by Alma Alderman against Etting. Asked if she fell in love with Myrl Alderman Etting says she did not, noting love can be a funny thing and that she would not fall for anyone deeply.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Etting
Alma Alderman
Miss Etting
Myrl Alderman
Nenecess
Alderman
Pru
Defense Measure Hits First Snag
Washington reports Congress halted the emergency defense program as House Republicans pushed a tentative 1,283 reduction to the supplemental 292 million appropriation. The amendment would divert 37 million away from research to develop planes equal or superior to foreign builds, signaling a major setback.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Chinatown Fire Kills Seven in Grim Lower Manhattan Tenement
A Chinatown flop-house fire in New York kills seven residents with eight others burned and a missing man later found. The blaze, described as squalid housing in a tenement converted to clubrooms, prompted warnings about fire hazards in the area and highlighted the poverty and risk amid a neighborhood famed for its crowded quarters.
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New York
Labor Board Revises Rules on Union Representation and Hearings
The National Labor Relations Board issued changes to ease employer criticisms of the Wagner Act. Employers may petition the board to identify the true worker representative when rival unions claim majority status. Other updates extend notice for unfair labor practice hearings to ten days and tighten safeguards on petitions to prevent abuse of election processes.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Huge Farm Bill Wins Approval in Congress
A record breaking farm bill cleared Congress in a Senate House conference and was approved by the Senate. Leaders expect the full $1.205 billion package to move forward with little chance of rejection, despite a possible hold on $140 million. The action signals broad bipartisan support in Washington.
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Washington
Seahouse
Postmaster of Martinsburg Indicted for Perjury
Washington reports Whiting C. Faulkner former Martinsburg postmaster was indicted for perjury by a federal grand jury hours after he resigned. The 40 page true bill stems from a congressional probe into District of Columbia milk sales regulations. Faulkner, son of the late Senator Charles J. Faulkner, was secretary treasurer of the Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Association.
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Whiting C. Faulkner
Martinsburg
W. Va
Faulkner
District of Columbia
U. S
Charles J. Faulkner
Maryland-Virdtwin Milk Producers Association
J. M. Donaldson
Sulfanilamide Smothers Disease Germs Discovery
Milwaukee reports that sulfanilamide, made from a red dye and first used in 1935, is explained to smother disease germs by blocking catalase. Doctors Ralph R. Melton and Lawrence E. Shinn describe how germs need hydrogen peroxide to grow and how the drug stops its production, affecting bacteria that cause blood poisoning pneumonia and meningitis.
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Milwaukee
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ralph R. Melton
Lawrence E. Shinn
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh
Georgia Congressman Dies in Capital Cab
Representative Emmet M. Owen of the Fourth Georgia district died suddenly in Washington as he rode in a taxicab from the House office building to his hotel. The death occurred June 21, with details about the taxicab conveyance provided.
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Washington
Emmet M. Owen
Georgia
Veteran Negro editor Whit tace dies at 172 Keystone editor of McDowell Times
Matthew Thomas Whittace 172 editor and publisher of the McDowell Times and a prominent Negro citizen of the state died at 9 o clock in Providence hospital after two weeks' illness Bright's disease blamed He was a Republican and influential orator who urged race rights and state and county movements for progress He spent thirty nine years in McDowell county as Keystone editor and previously taught in Virginia He never sought office and preferred to fight others battles He will be remembered as a vigilant race rights advocate and newspaper leader.
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Matthew Thomas Whittace
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McDowell Times
Providence Hospital
Bright
Tom Whittace
McDowell County
Henry
Patrick Counties
Virginia
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Miners Survive Dead Man Ride Near Union Pacific Mine
A wreck on a Union Pacific Coal Company spur caused a train to derail at the No 1 mine tipple. Miners escaped the collapsing cars and safety officials reported a probable fatality as a worker was unable to free himself after the crash when the cars failed to clear a switch.
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Union Pacific Coal
War Mayor Faces Mann Act Charge Indictments Return
Mayor Charles F Brown of War West Virginia is charged in two federal indictments with violating the Mann Act by transporting a girl from Coeburn Virginia to War for vice purposes. He posted a $3000 bond and faces possible defense delay after indictment. The grand jury also listed other liquor law sentences in Petersburg and Atlanta and noted a partial completion of indictments.
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W. V8
United States District Court
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Bluefield
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Coeburn
John W. Hereford
United States District Attorney
Stanley
Atlanta
Richlands
Federal Bureau
Fenterday
Clarence Meadows
Petersburg
James Beeman
Charlie Smith
Jennie B. Thomas
Alderson
Henry C. Hall
John P. Cook
Burley Rose
Trio Sent Up in Giles Robberies
In Pearisburg Virginia on June 21 Charles Reed Frank Reed and Norvell Wilson all of Grand View West Virginia were sentenced in circuit court for robbery related offenses. Troopers identified them as members of a West Virginia band linked to the Norfolk and Western station robbery and a Bluth City store burglary in March. The proceedings were led by Sergeant E B Pearisburg who oversaw the case and guarded the defendants.
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Frank Reed
Norvell Wilson
Grandview
W. Va
West Virginia
Orcs
Norfolk and Western
Bluth City
E. B. H Pearisburg
Two Baseball Players Killed by Lightning in Danville
In Danville Virginia on June 21 a lightning strike during a Negro sandlot game fatally injured two players and injured others. A third person was involved as part of a wreckous scene while a large crowd watched the storm disrupt the late afternoon match.
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Danville
Britain Denies Tientsin Concession Fueled Anti-Japanese Activity
London reports Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax saying Britain never intended Tientsin to be used for actions prejudicial to Japanese military interests. He urged Japan to accept proof that Britain does not threaten Far Eastern interests while Moscow talks pursue a mutual aid pact countering the Rome Berlin axis.
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Lord Halifax
Britain
Japan
Russia
Tientsin
Tokyo
Moscow
Halifax
British Soviet Pact Talks Fail to Progress
Moscow reports two hour talks on a British French Russian mutual assistance pact yielded no progress. British ambassador Leeds French ambassador Naggiar and envoy Strang met Soviet foreign official Molotov who received new Anglo French proposals repeating prior terms. Tass notes no advancement over previous proposals.
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Moscow
William Leeds
Paul Emilie Naggiar
William Strang
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Great Britain
France
Tass
Invaders Take China Seaport
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces occupy Swatow after bombardment and shelling. Japanese orders demand foreign ships leave the harbor by 1 p m local time. the Pillsbury and Thanet are cited among those affected. The American consul says all 40 Americans are safe as tensions rise near Canton.
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Shanghai
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Pillsbury
Swatow
China
Japan
Whitney Young
New York
Canton
Tho Shuikwan
Squalus Cook Describes Fatal Sub Plunge In Court
Portsmouth, June 21. The Squalus cook testified at naval court that a solid sheet of seawater poured from the main engine room ventilating duct as the sub sank, killing 26 crew. William Isaacs of Washington recounted wading to safety through knee deep water and reaching the control room.
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N. H
Squalus
Naval Court
William Isaacs
Washington, D. C
Isaacs
Lloyd Maness
British reinforce garrison at Tientsin amid blockade tensions
Tientsin reports say Britain's garrison was reinforced and food supplies increased as Japan tightens measures to block British and French concessions. US consul general Card delivered a protest from the American chamber of commerce over blockade restrictions and disruption to American business.
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Tientsin
Tokyo
Britain
Hull
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John K. Card
United States
American Chamber of Commerce
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Richlands Man Glued to 220 Volt Wire for Six Minutes
J P Mann his wife and seven year old son John of Richlands narrowly escaped death Tuesday night when Mann was seized by an electrified wire carrying 220 volts. He was held by the current for six minutes before his son freed his mother by tugging her away. Mann’s father chopped the line from the box with an axe. Doctors said Mann’s heart nearly failed on arrival. his hands and head were burned and his eyes swollen.
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