House group in dual unit rejects wage hour plan
House members on the joint committee rejected a plan to set a 25 cent minimum wage and 44 hour work week for two years. A new Norton Hartley Ramspeck compromise and a Norton proposal with gradual raises were debated, with northern southern freight-rate accord and child labor provisions tied to the wage bill.
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Washington
House
Congress
Hartley
N. J
Ramspeck
Senate
Mary Norton
House Labor Committee
Kellar
Dunn
Randolph
Wa. Va
Welsh
Calif
Norton
Joint Conference Committee
North
South
Wheeler-Johnson
Motorist Who Hit Squad Car Charged With Drunk Driving
Cedar Rapids police arrested 43 year old Howard Skinner after he struck a squad car and tried to flee. His passenger Mrs. Epperly pled guilty to intoxication and paid a $25 fine. Skinner faces arraignment before District Judge Haas with bond set at $500. A bottle of liquor was found in the car.
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Howard Skinner
Fourth Street
C. R. Epperly
Waterloo
Skinner
C. J. Haas
Frank Hrabetin
Eddie Stearns
Glen Walters
First Avenue
First Street
Living by forty and finding your true self
The essay argues that by mid life a man should know his body and mind, learn limits, and act with self wisdom. By forty to fifty one discovers strengths, purposes, and a clear path, with worth measured by growth and character in life.
Loyalists Slow Up Insurgent Advance Near Valencia
Spanish insurgents pushed toward Valencia by Castellon province within two miles of Lucena del Cid a mining center as Franco forces pound three eastern front sectors. Government militiamen held, while Jose Miaja’s mountain troops counterattacked near Mora de Rubielos and Mora mountains.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Castellon
Lucena del Cid
Francisco Franco
Toruel
Mora
Jose Miaja
Mora de Rubielos
Compact Slayer Of Sweetheart Cleared In Queens Jail
Donald Carroll aged 16 was acquitted of the compact slaying of his sweetheart and released from Queens county jail after psychiatrists at Bellevue hospital ruled him sane. Judge Thomas Downs ordered his freedom following the mental health evaluation.
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New York
INS
Donald Carroll
Queens County
Thomas Downs
Bellevue Hospital
Senate approves free spending power for FDR bill
The Senate voted six to one for a 3.723 billion spending lending program at midnight, giving Roosevelt a free hand over the funds. The final roll call was 60 to 10 with seven Republicans and three Democrats opposing. Proposals to restrict political activities by emergency agency employees were rejected by small margins.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
PWA
Senate passes lending spending bill amid relief controversy
The Senate approved the administration lending spending measure with key Iowa and Virginia senators voting or backing the bill. President Roosevelt urged flexible relief spending and opposed earmarking. The bill, larger than the House version, moves to a joint committee for reconciliation, with substantial increases for WPA and rural programs and a potential adjournment next weekend.
Sums Booked For Spending In Bill Passed By Senate
Washington AP reports a 3.723 billion bill passed by the Senate would fund work relief 1.425 billion for July 1 to March 1 public works through the PWA 965 million rehabilitation of needy farmers 175 million national youth administration 75 million federal public buildings 25 million public buildings 5 million farm benefit payments 212 million rural electrification through RFC 100 million REA expansion 1 million Porto Rico reconstruction administration 6 million PWA revolving fund loans 400 million administrative expenses 34 million additional loans by the U S housing authority 300 million.
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Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Barkley
Dili
Washington
PWA
National Youth Administration
RFC
Porto Rico Reconstruction Administration
U. S. Housing Authority
Dismiss Steel Plea To Review NLRB Ruling
Chicago United States circuit court of appeals dismissed Inland Steel's petition to review the NLRB order directing an unfair labor practices ruling. The board withdrew its order May 9, while the court upheld dismissal for further proceedings before the board. The decision aligns with the Supreme Court Republic Steel ruling on withdrawal or modification before transcript filing. Justice Sparks and Justice Treanor delivered the Chicago decision.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Inland Steel Company
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Inland
Little Steel
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
NLRB
Supreme Court
Republic Steel Company
Will M. Sparks
Walter E. Treanor
German ship captains and designer tied to spy plot
Two German ship captains Franz Friske and Henrich Lorenz faced federal arraignment as material witnesses in a widening espionage probe. They posted 2500 bonds and boarded the Europa for Europe. Christian Danielson a Bath Iron Works draftsman building new destroyers was held on 10000 bond amid reports stolen plans.
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New York
Navy
Franz Friske
Henrich Lorenz
Chemnitz
Lamar Hardy
Europa
Europe
Christian Danielson
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Danielson
German police release second suspect in New York spy case
Hamburg police freed Werner Gudenberg after questioning as the second man sought in New York spy cases. The key witness who escaped New York as a stowaway on the Hamburg liner was released following questioning.
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Hamburg
INS
New York
Werner Gudenberg
Envoy to Nicaragua to Present Credentials
Mere dith Nicholson, new United States minister to Nicaragua, was scheduled to present his credentials in Managua Saturday after arriving Friday night.
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Managua
Nic
INS
Meredith Nicholson
United States
Nicaragua
Kraschel Attacks Wearin Over False Claims in Iowa Race
Gov Kraschel Charges Wearin lied about White House support and split Iowa party lines by endorsing Gillette. He cites Wearin voting against New Deal bills and accuses him of misleading voters while discussing candidacy plans. The governor details district confusion and Roosevelt loyalty questions.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Guy M. Gillette
Otha D. Wearin
Gillette
Kraschel
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Wearin
White House
Iowa
Herring
Washington
Senate
National Democratic Organization and Administration
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Otha
Harlan
Wealin
AAA
NRA
Joe Ten Child Family Seeks Camp Good Health Aid
Nine year old Joe, one of ten in his family, lacks food and sunshine due to poverty. Public Health nurses say he needs a month at Camp Good Health for cleanliness rest fresh air and training to gain weight and brighten his prospects. Send contributions to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa Camp Good Health Fund.
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Joe
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Farm Benefit Cutoff Delays Payout for 1939 Parity Aid
Washington AP Farmers face delayed access to a $212 million parity aid approved by the Senate. Payments depend on futures prices relative to parity, with a 1939 crop-eligibility rule and acreages required under the new farm program. Cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, and rice shares are outlined, but House action remains pending.
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Washington
Senate
Russell
Pope
Idaho
House
Five Young Folk Injured When Old Auto Overturns
Five local youths were injured when a model T Ford touring car overturned at 11 50 p m Friday in front of 1641 First avenue E driver Charles Norberg 17 said the wheels caught in street car tracks as he turned from Seventeenth street NE to First avenue Windshield and steering wheel were damaged occupants treated at St Luke s hospital James R Bowman 18 suffered a severe laceration to the right hand others received minor injuries including burns and scrapes Helen Astrosky 15 escaped hospitalization a passing motorist carried the injured to the hospital
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First Avenue E
Charles Norberg
E Avenue NE
Seventeenth Street
First Avenue
Charles Johnson
Twenty-ninth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke's
Esther Lorene
Twenty-first Avenue
James R. Bowman
C Avenue
Helen Astrosky
Sixth Street
Weather brings warm spell then showers in Cedar Rapids
Clearer weather lifts Cedar Rapids temperatures from a 56 degree low at 6 am to 72 by 1 45 pm. Friday peaks at 82 around 11 am before rain cools readings to 60 at 7 pm and 58 at midnight. Precipitation totals 0 31 inch per Chambers Inskip gauge.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
President Roosevelt Heads Weekend Chesapeake Cruise
President Roosevelt departed the White House on Saturday for a weekend cruise in Chesapeake Bay and plans to return to Washington Sunday night. The trip underscores the administration's schedule during a busy political period.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
White House
Chesapeake Bay
Capital
Japan Bombards Canton in New Raid Defying Pleas
Japanese planes bomb Canton in a ferocious Saturday raid, with thirty Nipponese craft destroying civilians and a later attack on Saichuen near Canton. Casualties from the weekend tally were reported higher than previous. Chiang Kai-shek forces countered a westward Japanese push near Lulu while reports claim advances near Kaifeng and Chenliukow. Hankow to close its Tokyo embassy on June 10. Chinese junks attacked a Japanese patrol vessel off the South China coast in a guerilla sea action.
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Shanghai
Canton
Saichuen
Chiang Kai-shek
Lulu
Lunghai Railway
Kaifeng
Chenliukow
Hankow
Tokio
South China
It Won't Happen Again Promised by Police Chief
Police Chief Bob Vladh or Vlnch concedes the department failed to provide protection at Friday fires. He admits a long standing practice kept most officers away from the scene and traffic control. He says never again and rejects needing the commissioner’s approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Viach
Vlnch
Vladh
Ecuador Army Mobilized Amid Peru Crisis
General mobilization of Ecuador's army was ordered Saturday as two regiments moved toward the Peruvian frontier. The cabinet resigned en bloc to allow a civil ministry. ministers may rejoin regiments if hostilities erupt. Peru denied entering Ecuador or killings, while Lima said Ecuadorian troops invaded Peru but were arrested with no casualties.
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Quito
Ecuador
INS
Peru
Oriente
Lima
Will Use New Fund To Teach Drowned Mice How To Swim
A satirical 1936 column argues relief funds blend with politics as Dems gain £3,000,000,000 while Republicans seek money for an annex to the complaint department. The piece mocks the New Deal and entertains with political humor about drowned mice learning to swim.
Tensely Hunted Kidnappers Rounded Up As Search Widens
In Princeton Florida James Bailey Cash Jr. laments his lost son while about 2000 civilians search the southern Florida swamps. The effort shifts to a 150 man team near Tavernier as federal agents join state police in Florida and Indiana for new clues.
Miami Daily News Interview Claims Lie Detector Used
Willard Campbell, a former convict, says federal agents used a lie detector on him and others during questioning about the kidnaping of James Bailey Cash Jr. Campbell says he was released after two days and lists those questioned including his brother John M. Braxton and others from Princeton and Homestead. He links the Braxtons to a debt to Cash and says the questioning aimed to pressure them.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Daily News
Willard Campbell
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Campbell
Federal Bureau of Investigations
John
M. F. Braxton
Princeton Carpenter
Pedro Braxton
Ray Rayburn
Homestead
Braxton
Braxtons
Bailey
Snite Surpasses 12,000 Miles In Iron Lung Journey
Fred Snite Jr., 27, an infantile paralysis patient using an iron lung for 26 months, traveled from Miami to Chicago in a hospital train car. The apparatus was moved to a battery-equipped van for continued operation as onlookers watched.
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Chicago
Fred Snite, Jr
Miami
Fla
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