Indiana Troops Halt Union Caravan In Madison County
Indiana national guardsmen moved to enforce martial law in Madison County following a clash between union and non union workers in Anderson. Michigan sympathizers were halted north of Alexandria by 50 cars carrying about 300 people from Bay City Flint and Detroit. Guards raided a UAW headquarters at Alexandria seizing shotguns rifles and ammunition. At least ten hurt in tavern fight. guards deployed with fixed bayonets as traffic stalled for miles and airplanes circled to monitor the situation.
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Ind
Indiana
National Guardsmen
Madison County
Michigan
Alexandria
Walter Metzner
Bay City
Flint
Detroit
Graydon N. Harrison
United Automobile Workers
Lieut Harrison
Lieut
Metzner
UAWA
South Side
Harry R. Baldwin
Townsend
Adjt
Elmer F. Straub
United Automobile Workers of America
National Guard
General Motors
Delco-Remy
A Queer World and Its Curious Questions
Dr Newton ponders the oddities of everyday life in 1937 satire. He asks why things are inverted or nonsensical, from left and right to why ships have eyes and umbrellas lack trunks. The piece playfully muses on language, perception, and human quirks.
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London
China
Alice
Insurgents Circle Madrid as Loyalists Claim Skirmishes
Rebels press toward Madrid with forces along the Valencia road, claiming control of a western park area and Getafe station while reporting 1,800 loyalist dead. Loyalists say they down seven rebel planes, bomb a railway station near Aranjuez, and repulse attacks on Guadalajara sector. Government declares mobilization under Premier Caballero.
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Madrid
INS
Valencia
Salamanca
Aranjuez
Guadalajara
Getafe
West Park
Vaciamadrid
Malaga
War Ministry
Largo Caballero
General Motors to reinstate 100,000 workers by Tuesday
Detroit dispatch reports GM will return more than 100,000 idle workers to plants by next Tuesday after a strike settlement. Collective bargaining with the United Auto Workers begins, with 250 union officials from 20 cities meeting Homer Martin. Guards in Flint move toward demobilization as normalcy returns and liquor bans are lifted.
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General Motors
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United Auto Workers Union
Homer Martin
Martin
William Green
A. F. of
CIO
Auto Union
Green
Judas Iscariot
S A. F. of L
National Guard
Flint
Farm Aid Bills Drafted Under Sec Wallace
Washington AP report outlines President Roosevelt's court plan and Farm program drafts by Wallace. Glass vows to oppose court enlargement as senators debate eleven vs fifteen members and possible constitutional route. Agriculture group drafts long range farm bill packages including ever normal granary crop insurance and tenant aid to Congress.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
LLP
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
White House
Landon Stresses Nonpartisan View On Court Controversy
New York AP Alfred Landon addressed the Lincoln Day dinner urging nonpartisan handling of the Supreme Court issue. He said the questions are fundamental to the whole future of the country and should be debated calmly by Congress, beyond party lines, with a call to end politics at the water's edge.
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New York
Alfred M. Landon
Supreme Court
National Republican Club
John D. M. Hamilton
Kansan
Madison Square Garden
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Congress
Kidnap Plot Puts Ontario Under Quintuplets Guard
Ontario police launched a province wide search to thwart a reported plan to kidnap the Dionne quintuplets from their Callander nursery. Officers doubled guards at the home and nursery while Attorney General Roebuck ordered an inquiry into a bus traveler’s claim of two foreign men plotting the snatch.
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Toronto
Ontario
North Bay
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Callander
Arthur Roebuck
Dionne
Oliver Dionne
John Labatt
Lonedon Brewer
Allan Roy Dafoe
Idaho House backs national referendum on entering war
The Idaho House of Representatives unanimously approved a memorial urging Congress to hold a nationwide referendum before the United States enters another war.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho House of Representatives
Congress
America
Fear Missing Girl Victim of Slayer in Coatesville Pa
In Modena near Coatesville 16 year old Helen Moyer is missing. A large search of 500 men and boys combs Brandywine creek and surrounding woods after her shoes hat and schoolbooks were found near her home. Police fear an attacker or hit and run driver may be involved.
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Brandywine Creek
Helen Moyer
Helen
Modena
Albert R. Bergstrom
C. M. Ross
State Highway Patrol
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Doings in Congress in Recess and Committee Actions
In recess the Senate foreign relations committee begins closed hearings on permanent neutrality legislation. Friday the Senate was in recess as the House heard Lincoln eulogized. A Pinkerton official defied the La Follette committee order to reveal names of secret operatives.
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Senate
House
Lincoln
Pinkerton
la Follette Committee
28 Cartons Used Clothing Sent To Flood Sufferers
Cedar Rapids Red Cross Linn county chapter shipped eight large and twenty small cartons of used clothing to flood victims in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys from Cedar Rapids. Rock Island railroad handled the shipment free of charge. No more clothing will be collected as needs are met. Red Cross flood relief totals reach 21,531.59 in Linn county with several local donations listed, including Penick and Ford Ltd Inc plant workers and Quaker Oats department gifts.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
American Red Cross
Ohio
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Rock Island Railroad
Red Cross
Lian County
Penick and Ford Ltd. Inc
Ambar Grotto
Quaker Oats Company
WMT
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Degree of Honor Protective
Wendel Case Jury Falls Short in Retrial Move
In Kings County a jury reported it could not reach a verdict on Martin Schlossman and Harry Weiss charged with kidnapping Paul H. Wendel. After deliberating since 2:47 p.m. Friday the panel remained hung at 9:51 a.m. Saturday and Judge John J. Fitzgerald set retrial for March 1.
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New York
Kings County Court
C.S.T
John J. Fitzgerald
Martin Schlossman
Harry Weiss
Paul H. Wendel
Fitzgerald
West Coast Ship Tieup Threatened By Protest
San Francisco AP report says seamen threaten a west coast shipping tieup to protest the Copeland act. Three maritime unions won a federal court order delaying enforcement as two Dollar Line sailings await action. Unions oppose provisions forcing crew below masters to carry employment records and certification.
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San Francisco
Washington
Mercury Falls After 38 Registered Early
In Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon the sky cleared after morning cloudiness. The temperature fell from a 9 am high of 38 after a 24 hour low of 36 at 7 am, to 36 at noon and 32 at 1 45 pm. Friday’s midnight was 38, with a peak of 41 at 2 pm and 37 at 7 pm per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Iowa Falls
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Lindbergh Gets Iran Overflight Permit for India Route
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and wife in Egypt have reportedly secured approval to fly over Iran between February 17 and 20 and to land at Bushire or Jask. The move is seen as suggesting plans to continue toward India.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Egypt
Iran
Persia
Bushire
Jask
India
Lindberghs Begin Aerial Tour Of Egypt And Africa
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Alexandria at 2 30 p m GMT on a tour of Egypt and northern Africa. They had spent Friday at Marsa Matruh, a British aviation base in the Sudan.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Marsa Matruh
Sudan
Luxury Train for Shah of Iran Built in Breslau
A special train built at Breslau railway shops for the Shah of Iran features marble walls teak wood and mother of pearl. Diner service includes solid gold plates and cups.
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Germany
Sah
Iran
Persia
General Miaja Gets His Own Cigar in Madrid
Madrid dispatch reports Gen Jose Miaja, commander of Madrid's defense, has a cigar named after him. A Gibraltar long distance call asked for his approval, and he replied to “Put out anything you like” and to send a box.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
Gibraltar
Edward Sends Juno Engraving Valentine To Wallis Simpson
The Duke of Windsor, famed romantic, sent a rare Juno engraving to Mrs Wallis Simpson in Vienna and wrote a note claiming Valentine cards and marriage stem from heathen origins. He signed as David and sent it by air mail to Cannes.
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Juno
Valentine
Wallis Simpson
Vienna
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Duke of Windsor
Olympus
David
Cannes
May wheat hits new high on Chicago Board trading
May wheat rose to 1.38 a bushel on the Chicago board of trade as reports of extensive German inquiry for foreign grains spurred buying by commission houses and traders. The surge, up 23.5 cents, marked a season high amid strong market interest.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Two Pedestrians Struck By Autos Friday Night
Two pedestrians were injured, not seriously, when hit by cars Friday night. William Williams, 55, of 405 Second Avenue SE, was struck by Francis Lyon, 22, of 904 Daniels Street NE, at 6 45 p.m. at First Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Williams treated at Mercy hospital and released. Wes Svacha, 61, of 612 Ninth Avenue SE, was struck by Clyde Rigby, Mount Vernon, at 7 p.m. at Eight Avenue and Sixth Street SE. Svacha carried about thirty feet on the bumper before Rigby stopped. He was walking along Eighth Avenue near the curb due to icy sidewalks and said Rigby had no headlights. He went home after reporting pain.
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William Williams
Second Avenue SE
Francis Lyon
Daniels Street
First Avenue
Fifth Street
Williams
Mercy Hospital
Lyon
Wes Svacha
Ninth Avenue SE
Clyde Rigby
Mount Vernon
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street
Svacha
Rigby
Film Celebrities Named In Raid Book Seized
HOLLYWOOD AP Names of film executives and actors appeared in a black book seized during a film land vice raid noted by Sheriff Captain George Contreras. Six women were listed and records showed substantial monthly vice receipts. The raid led to three arrests at an apartment on suspicion of pandering, marking a second such action this year. Early January deputies arrested two women and seized what was called handicap diaries listing party girls by age and charm with patrons named.
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George Contreras
Contree
Contreras
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