Wage-Hour Bill Costs Four in WPA Survey
Washington August 1 The Wage Hour fight shifts to the House as a Senate bill passes 56 to 28. A drastic House measure would allow an 70 cent minimum wage and a 25 hour week, while the Senate bill caps at 40 cents and 40 hours. WPA report places the average annual cost for a four-person self-supporting family at 1317 dollars with a nationwide survey across 50 cities.
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U. S
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Norton
D-Nj
Ieader
Cummings
Works Progress
Hopkins
D. C
Mobile
Ala
WPA
Fire destroys 22 houses in Jeannette Pennsylvania
A blaze in Jeannette Pennsylvania destroyed 22 residences on Sixth Street near Chambera and Cassal avenues, leaving about 111 people homeless. Fire officials estimated damage at 60 to 73 thousand dollars as crowds hindered firefighting. three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and aid was organized by Union Aid.
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Jeannette
Phyale
Thomas Milburn
Greensburg
Union Aid Association
Western Land and Improvement Company
War Memorial Father Held Is Dedicated In Kidnaping
Montfaucon France August 1 Roosevelt radioed from a yacht pledging U S democracy friendship as Mountfaucon memorial to Meuse Argonne victory was dedicated. President Le Brun Pershing and Petain joined in dedication to liberty under democracy amid thousands of Americans and French attendees. The granite shaft overlooks Montfaucon with ruins nearby and a new village visible in the distance.
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Montfaucon
France
America
Meuse-Argonne
Lorraine
Roosevelt
Potomac River
United States
Mountfaucon
Albert le Brun
John J. Pershing
Miarshal Henel Philippe Petain
John Russell Pope
New York
Montfaucan
le Bren
FDR
le Brun
Renson
Tragic 19-Year-Old Killed in Kanawha County Crash
Miss Ethel Reedy, 19, died when the car plunged over a 20 foot embankment near Kanawha Two-Mile yesterday at 4:45 PM. Har old Craze, 20, of near Charleston, suffered heat injuries and possible skull fracture. Surviving family members include seven brothers and six sisters. The crash marks Kanawha County’s first motor fatality of the month.
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Kanawha Two
Ethel Reedy
JH. B. Reedy
Kanawha Tyu-Mile
Harold Craze
Charleston
Staats’ Hospital
Johnson and
Cunningham
Kanawha
Milas Reedy
Johnson and Cunningham Funeral Home
P. E. Ebbert
Craze
Ethel
Miss Reedy
Howard
Woodard Reedy
Guthrie
Thomas Dorsey
Russell
Holley Reedy
Mra Curtis Higgley
Davis Creek
Alethis
Dove
Phyliia Reedy
Ruth Needy
Purges Reported Reach High Soviet Officials
London dispatch cites Daily Telegraph report from Moscow that Stalin's purge has jailed senior officials including Nikoll V. Krilenko former state prosecutor. Bela Kun rumored among those arrested. M Neumann reportedly on mysterious leave, fueling speculation of broader crackdown.
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London
Stalin
Soviet Union
London Daily Telegraph
Moscow
Nikoll V. Krilenko
Bela Kun
Communist International
M. Neumann
Maxim Litvinati
Poeee
Two Youths Die In Rock Landslide At Rockport
In Rockport Massachusetts on April first two youths Merbert Anderson aged 18 and Chisley Elroy Je 1% died after a 100 foot rock ledge gave way while they were at the sea edge. Patrolman James C. Quinn said 30 to 40 tons of rock collapsed trapping them as they reportedly tried to jump back.
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Rockport
Mass
Merbert Anderson
Chisley Elroy
Delmont
Merle
Chinney
James C. Quinn
U S to Build Luxury Trans Atlantic Liner Safest on Seas
The United States will construct a 34000 ton trans Atlantic luxury liner to strengthen the merchant marine. Designed to replace the decommissioned Leviathan, it will be 723 feet long 82 feet wide and about 22 knots. Bids are expected between 16 and 20 million dollars with service planned for January 1 1940. The ship will belong to United States Lines and be allied with the SS Manhattan and SS Washington as sister ships.
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Washington
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maritime Commission
America
White Star Lines
United States Lines Company
Mner
FDR Aides Considered as Secret Six in Congress Bill
Washington August 1. A bill in Congress proposes six presidential executive assistants to operate invisibly within government offices. White House officials say the movers would be hidden in various departments and travel to the White House by side doors, rarely seen by the press. Corcoran leads the list of potential secret six aides as presidents have used roving emissaries to contact Congress and foreign affairs.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Corcoran Meads
Tommy" Corcoran
Corcoran
Lst
Hoover
Uni
Policeman Father Sets Pacing Mark
Callt August 1 1937 Merritt hospital debates a pacing record to honor Police Lieut Leon M Carroll who created a “father's room” by pacing one hour forty three minutes on July 30 1937. Mrs Marie Carroll had the first baby eight pounds in the new maternity wing and the Carrail family was reported well.
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Merritt Hospital
Leon M. Carroll
Marie Carroll
Il Duce Replies To British Note
Mussolini sends a personal reply to Chamberlain in a move toward direct dialogue between Britain and Italy. The leaders seek to handle mutual issues by bypassing foreign ministers, shaping a new diplomacy ahead of the Geneva League meeting. Abyssinia remains the flashpoint and test of Anglo Italian friendship.
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London
Mussalini
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Britain
Italy
London Daily Mirror
Hitler
Keel
Mussolin
Abyssinia
Maly
Spain
Mussolini
League of Nations
Geneva
Europe
League
Five Drowned After Auto Plunge Into Indian Lake
BELLEFONTAINE Aug 1 Five persons drown when an auto crashes through a fence and sinks into Indian Lake 15 miles north of Bellefontaine One woman survived The dead are Keith Bud Greenwood Lima Robert L Bartholomew and Frances Bartholomew Lima Donald Friedley a Maine guest Elizabeth Dugan New Haven Conn Clemensine Colucci Lima survivor was in hysterics at scene William Sherry aided Colucci The car and five bodies were recovered four hours later from the lake
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Bellefontaine
Indian Lake
Tom Stevens
Keith
Bud) Greenwood
Robert L. Bartholomew
Frances Bartholomew
Lima
Donald Friedley
Maine
Bartholomew
Elizabeth Dugan
New Maven
Conn
Jane
Clemensine Colucci
Stevens
Wiliam Sherry
Miss Colucci
Non-Intoxicating Definition Faces Test in Kansas Court
In Wichita Kansas August 1 a legal challenge questions if a beverage under 3.2 percent can render a person drunk. William Leifheit charged with driving while intoxicated argued beer under 3.2 percent cannot prove intoxication. Attorney John Madden Jr argued the point before Judge C Edward Murrey who overruled the demurrer and trial continues. The case may go to the state supreme court as jurors await verdict after a weekend recess.
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Wichita
Kas
Kansas
John Madden, Jr
William Lelfheit
Leifhelt
Franco Forces Strike Between 2 Major Cities
Insurgent communique from Hendaye reports Franco troops widening a salient near Teruel Cuenca and Valencia provinces about 100 miles east of Madrid. Four villages captured and progress claimed along multiple axes as government forces retreat toward Valencia. Executions of two French nationals for plotting illness spread.
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Franco
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Teruel
Cuenca
Valencia
Madrid
Grammunique
Albarracin
Terriente
Toril
Mascgoso
Arroyo
Sardon
Valdecuenen
Iive
Galna
Cuenes
Universales
a +esdece
Usera
Alti. Clals
Spain
Pamplone
Mussolini Cuts Arms Production and Seeks British Ties
Rome reports Premier Mussolini has cut artillery production by over 40 percent and warplane output by about 30 percent. The move signals doubt about an imminent European war and hints at a shift toward reconciling with Britain, including potential British recognition of Italy’s Ethiopian conquest.
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Rome
Mussolini
Universal Service
Tr Duce
Europe
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Italy
England
Lnner
Ethiopia
Two Believed Killed In Airplane Crash Near Fort Slocum
New Rochelle New York August 1 Charles Jaeger 23 owner and pilot of a plane crashed near Fort Slocum after its right wing tore off in mid air. Jaeger and an unknown passenger were believed drowned as the aircraft plunged at high speed. Witnesses including soldiers and visitors saw the wreckage and motor detach before the plunge.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Charles Jaeger
Fort Slocum
Wan
Jaeger
Clash Near Peiping Marks Escalation in Sino-Japanese War
Reports from Tientsin indicate bloody clashes between Japanese advance patrols and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chinese forces south of Peiping. Chinese troops shell Tientsin’s old district while civilians flee and foreigners evacuate the German concession. Japan claims a 3,000-strong Chinese contingent disarmed at Pei-Yuan as both sides prepare for possible larger operations along routes toward Peiping and Tientsin.
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U.S. Tientsin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
Nanking
Japan
Peiping-Tientsin
Tientsin
Ching
20Th Route Army
Hsiachu
Pei-Yuan
Yungting River
Chiang
Paodartu
Cho- Chow
Tienehsin
Hope Province
Liangfang
War Forecast after Japanese Return from Asia Mainland
Japanese observers recently returned from the Asiatic mainland told Universal Service that a major war between Japan and China now seems inevitable. They said developments across China indicate a formal conflict may open soon, as Chinese leaders who once avoided arms are said to be courting war with Japan.
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Tokyo
Oday
Universal Service
Japan
China
Americans Tell Story of Horror at Tientsin Ferry Scene
Four Americans and many foreigners survived a Tangku to Tientsin railway wreck blamed on a rail removal. They fled artillery fire from Japanese near the Hal River, endured violence and a missing child as they reached Tangku and limped to safety aboard a British warship and steamer.
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Tientsin
Tangku
Thiradsy
Hal River
Here
Carl John Iskeline
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Proctor
Tucker
Yobacca Company
Gold Leaf
Robert Barrett
State Steamship Company
Ergt. Johnson
U. S
Tangkn
Two Dead After Domestic Row in Oklahoma City
Gerald Lee Smith, 26, shot his mother in law, then himself after a spree of domestic troubles. Mrs Clyde O Deverse died, Mrs Edith Anderson aged 45 was wounded, and Smith forced his ex wife Winnifred 24 to remarry him at gunpoint before killing himself. The case links a Friday remarriage to the killings.
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Chicago
San Francisco
John M. Hayes
Mahwah
N. J
Patricia Ann
St. Vincent's Orphanage
Detective Bureau
Hayes
Elizabeth
Mes
C. E. Prendergast
Oklahoma City
Gerald Lee Smith
Paul Jecter
Clyde OQ. Deverse
Edith Anderson
Deverse
Bridegroom Killed En Route to Home
New Orleans August 1 Waldron J. Bowers 28 a bridegroom of five hours was killed by an automobile as he led his bride to his home after alighting from a trolley car. The car did not stop. The tragedy left the bride in shock and the couple had just married hours earlier.
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New Orleans
Waldron J. Bowers
Bowers
Fight Japan Women of China Urged to Fight
Madame Chiang Kai-shek urged Chinese women to fight Japan according to their ability. She noted Spanish women on fighting lines and compared China’s crisis to World War mobilization, stressing sacrifices of soldiers, civilians, and national resources amid ongoing war.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Japan
Spain
Chine
Madame Chiang
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