Bridges frames picket shooting as a class struggle
In a deportation hearing Harry Bridges, head of west coast maritime workers, declares a definite class struggle as workers are shot during picketing. He cites Colorado dam strike violence and argues for quicker gains for workers while criticizing corporate interests.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S
CIO
Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Green Mountain Dam
Bridges
West Coast Maritime Workers
Thomas B. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Boy 9 Fatally Struck by Auto in Charleston
Bobby Carrier aged nine of New York City and Charleston died after being hit by a car while riding a scooter near his home on Dixie Street. The driver Laura Reynolds, 17, and her Navy brother Lieut Reynolds were in the car. a technical involuntary manslaughter charge was filed and a hearing set.
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Robert Carrier
James Carrier
New York City
Helena Wood Carrier
Jackson Street
Charleston
Simpson Mortuary
A. F. Pitzer
Laura Dell Reynolds
Chattanooga, Tenn
J. R. Z. Reynolds
U. S. Navy
E. R. Weston
Dixie Street
Lieut. Reynolds
Miss Reynolds
Pitzer
Willie Willis By Robert Quillen
A fragment quotes Robert Quillen noting a woman with henna hair and the speaker's attempt to compliment the pink color. The casual remark captures a small social moment and local humor tone.
Britain Warned Against Optimism on Peace Outlook
Lord Halifax cautioned Britain against complacency in world affairs as Chamberlain prepared for vacation and Parliament adjourned for two months. He outlined deterrents to war and urged calm and unity while outlining Britain’s mediation efforts in China Japan and the Dan zing situation and the challenge of a mutual assistance pact with Soviet Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Halifax
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Thomas Inskip
Dominions
House of Lords
Sir Thomas
Oban
Scotland
Chequers
Halifax
Britain
China
Japan
Danzig
Page Ten Feature Notes From Section One
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Firestone sees stronger U S business in second half
Beverly Hills California August 3 Harvey S Firestone rubber maker says U S business will improve in the second half due to favorable credit, rising purchasing power, retail trends, building activity, gasoline and electric power use and capital goods activity.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S
Europe
Harvey 8S
Firestone
Japs Move to Speed Axis Military Pact
London dispatch reports three top Japanese leaders including Prince Kanin and generals Itagaki and Nishio pushing to accelerate a formal axis alliance with Germany and Italy. Berlin and Rome envoys discussed closer adherence as ambassadors and advisers meet at Villa D Este near Lake Como.
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London
INS
Japan
Germany
Italy
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
Prince Kanin
Hirohito
Seishiro Itagaki
Ikudo Nishio
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
Britain
France
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Villa D'Este
Lake Como
Murphy to Press Ban on Politics
Atty. Gen. Murphy accepted responsibility for enforcing the new law restricting political activities by most federal employees. He said complaints to the justice department can allege violations and that enforcement lies with the department of justice, noting the law is new and will face constitutional tests. President Roosevelt had signed the measure.
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Washington
Murphy
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Limbs Made Like Originals By New Iron Mold Process
Artificial hands or feet can be made by electro forming of iron molds announced by Arthur W. Bull of U S Rubber Co Detroit. The process deposits a one third inch iron layer on a plaster cast, then separates the mold to fill with rubber or metal to reproduce exact lines of the original limb.
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New York
Arthur W. Bull
American Chemical Society
Bull
Detroit
Taft Enters GOP Race Attacks FDR in Cincinnati
Senator Robert A. Taft announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination and said the past week in Congress ended any chance of a third term for Franklin D Roosevelt. He argued polls show Roosevelt would be the Democrats weakest candidate and condemned relief spending and foreign policy as misaligned with public wishes.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Taft
Troops Take Deputies Guns At Green Mountain Dam
Colorado guardsmen disarmed more than 200 special deputy sheriffs and workers at the Green Mountain Dam area after a night of sporadic gunfire and bridge explosions. Gov. Carr declared a state of insurrection and massed sympathizers began leaving the strife zone as the National Guard established an outpost at a bridge.
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Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Colorado National
Ralph L. Carr
National Guard
Adj
Harold H. Richardson
Death by own action measure stalls housing bill
The 76th Congress nears adjournment with the house set to finish its work by Saturday night. Senate leader Barkley says adjournment tonight is possible, citing the final deficiency appropriation bill as the last major hurdle. Hope remains for social security action as conferees plan another meeting, affecting over 44 million workers and dependents.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Doughton
North Carolina
Senate House
Wife Is Winner Over Ex Jurist
Madeline Braniff Branson won a court ruling confirming her legal marriage to Fred P. Branson former Oklahoma chief justice and awarding her 250 dollars a month in alimony plus a claim for 500 dollars a month in support after a four day hearing. Branson testified his financial reverses and divorce settlement had ruined him while Branson asserted the marriage and affair led to his downfall.
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Oklahoma City
Madeline Braniff Branson
Fred P. Branson
Oklahoma Supreme Court
John B. Wilson
Branson
Two Kill Each Other Over Beer Cargo
In Rusk Texas on August 3 sheriff Bill Brunt and tavern keeper Isaiah Creel fought a pistol duel over a beer shipment. Brunt died of a heart wound, Creel was wounded, Myrtle Stanley was wounded and later charged with murder as Brunt’s widow was named to complete his term.
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Rusk
Tex
Cherokee County
Myrtle Stanley
Bill Brunt
Isaiah Creel
Ellis Lewis
Creel
Kilgore
Brunt
Texas
Navy
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Smith Votes Against Consideration Of Housing Bill
The house refused to consider the administration's 800 million housing bill. Democrats for consideration were Edmiston Johnson Kee and Randolph of West Virginia. Smith of West Virginia Republican Schiffler voted against consideration.
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Washington
House
Edmiston
W. Va
Johnson
Kee
Randolph
Smith
Schiffler
Prison Unsafe For Lepke Foe
Yasha Katzenberg described as a dangerous narcotics figure faces transfer to a country hideaway to shield him from vengeance as Louis Lepke Buchalter remains at large. Katzenberg, jailed for narcotics violations, is slated to testify against Lepke amid a series of witness murders and protective measures.
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New York
INS
Yasha Katzenberg
League of Nations
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
Katzenberg
Stone and Steel Federal House of Detention
Lepke
Holt Delays Trip Halts Naming of 2 Postmasters
Sen Holt of West Virginia delayed his Norway trip and appeared in the senate to oppose two postmaster nominations. John Kenna Kerwood of Ripley and Charles B. McCray of Webster Springs had been held up in the post office committee at his request over protests. The senate sent the nominations back to committee after his opposition and surprise arrival.
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Washington
Holt
D.-W.va
Norway
Senate
John Kenna Kerwood
Ripley
W. Va
Charles B. McCray
Webster Springs
Post Office
New York
Oslo
London Seeks Morgenthau Visit to Discuss War Debt and Credits
Through the British embassy in Washington London invites Secretary Morgenthau to stop in London on a trip to Finland and Scandinavian countries or before returning to the United States. London seeks talks on the tripartite currency pact rubber cotton barter and possible British credits for materials in event of war and debt resumption terms.
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William Hillman
London
INS
Sec. of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Great Britain
Cunenrastea OC
Puggy
Wi Lund
Washington
Finland
U. S
Sec
England
Neville Chamberlain
John Simon
Consid
Housing Bill Defeated as House Opposes Roosevelt Program
The House rejected the 800 million dollar slum clearance and housing bill in a 191 to 170 vote led by a Republican Democratic coalition. Administration leaders conceded defeat and shifted focus to wage hour changes amid Senate debates on farm relief and deferral of price support loans.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wallace
Leger
White House
Kent Roosevelt
Sabbath
D-Il
Rules Committee
Thapaled
Wells Sees Roosevelt as Hope for World Brain Idea
H G Wells argues the United States under Franklin D Roosevelt offers mankind its clearest chance for a world brain through universal education and global cooperation. He warns of humanity’s decline if personal rule by a single gifted leader ends and no replacement emerges. Page 10 Part 1 continues.
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London
H. G. Wells
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wells
U.S
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Strike in 12 GMC Plants Settled
Detroit reports the strike of 7,500 skilled workers in 12 General Motors plants was settled early today. The accord ends a lengthy stoppage and impacts assembly operations nationwide.
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GMC
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Big Step Forward Seen For Trade
Washington August 3 Acting Treasury Chief John W. Hanes said business is on the eve of a big step forward. He cited rising forward orders at factories low inventories and a generally improved business climate as evidence during a press conference while Secretary Morgenthau is away.
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Washington
John W. Hanes
Ceasury
Wall Street
Hanes
Treasury
Sec. Morgenthau
Europe
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Bobby Carrier
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
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Mussolini
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White Hope
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Rep. Rayburn
Gore
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