100000 Workers Return to Auto Jobs Next Week
DETROIT February 11 AP Formal acceptance of peace terms ends the eight point dispute over General Motors and United Automobile Workers. More than 300000 workers will return to jobs next week with a five cent raise estimated at 25 million dollars annually. Union accorded recognition in GM plants. strikes in twenty plants halted pending governor approval. Court injunctions dismissed. signing ceremony held in county building.
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Roosevelt Signs Flood Loan Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating a 20 million dollar government corporation to provide disaster loans to victims of the Ohio and Mississippi floods. The measure, introduced by Senators Barkley and Buckley, would back loans for those unable to meet collateral needs, operating as a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Skinny 9 A Tight Wad in School Mischief
Illie Willis described by Robert Quill in a humorous local note. The sketch portrays a student nicknamed Skinny 9 as a thrifty figure who skipped school for three days and charged a nickel for promises of mumps. The tone is light, capturing small town character and witty dialogue.
Green Deplores Lewis Defeat in GM Strike
Washington February 11. John L. Lewis faced strong opposition within the American Federation of Labor after the General Motors strike ended. President William Green announced regret that Lewis had to surrender while Lewis claimed a major victory for autoworkers. Green urged unity, insisting skilled craft organization and broad labor solidarity are essential, contrasting Green as AFL spokesman with Lewis who seeks one union per industry. Page 13, Part 1, Col.
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Canada
Defenders Drive Insurgents From Madrid West
Madrid's socialist defenders repel fascist assault on the western edge. They routed insurgent positions in West Park and gained control south of the University City district as shells pounded the capital. The government reports a breakthrough near University City and a captured building.
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Strikers Rally From Three GM Plants In Wartime Style
Jubilant marchers from three General Motors plants in Flint celebrate a peace agreement with the United Auto Workers. The vote to accept the pact was unanimous as the Fisher No. 1 plant doors opened after a 44 day sit down. About 900 veterans of the strike were among the thousands. A long 1040 foot banner unfurled from the roof as the procession halted, flags waved, and horns blared. The plants will reopen Monday as production resumes swiftly.
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Highway Bill Expands State Road Commission Authority
A proposed administration bill sent to the legislature would grant the road commissioner near total control over highways. It would set maximum and minimum speeds, allow road closures for safety, designate vehicle size and load limits, and govern spacing of heavy vehicles. The measure adds broad traffic regulations and personnel powers, including potential removal of road supervisors.
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Five Doctors Back The Death Beating Case In Somerset
Five physicians including Corrado and Ralston testified for the commonwealth in the Monaghan death case. They said the Uniontown hotel proprietor died from shock and external violence, with internal hemorrhages noted. The doctors face charges of concealing facts as seven peace officers stand charged with murder.
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Stacey
Restrictions on Beer Sales Proposed by Senate Panel
A joint interim legislative committee in the state senate proposed major changes to beer control. The plan adds enforcement power to the state tax commissioner and requires license qualifications and bonds. Municipalities could levy license taxes equal to the state, with forfeiture if revoked. Brewer, distributor, and retailer bonds vary from five thousand to ten thousand dollars. License suspensions would follow commission orders, with appeals to Kanawha County circuit court limited to no new evidence.
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Joint Legislative Committee
Miss Amhetta Smith Receives 40000 Bequest For Philadelphia Desk
In Philadelphia Miss Amhetta Smith inherits 40000 from the late lawyer and Philadelphia Bar Association treasurer Francis B. Bracken. She will continue as his private secretary after filing his will. Other items note several young men in New York proposing living Valentines deliveries via Postal Telegraph, with one weighing 250 pounds rejected for impractical wheelbarrow delivery.
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Francis B. Bracken
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Holty
Drowned after skyliner crash near San Francisco
Autopsies of four of eleven victims in the San Francisco bay disaster show they were alive after impact and died by drowning. Investigators report landing gear not in landing position and flaps not adjusted. Agencies probing include the detainment of commerce, San Mateo County coroner, United Air Lines, and Douglas Aircraft.
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Tien
Britain to Spend Vast Sum on Arms in 1928
London reports Britain will spend between three and three and a half million dollars by 1928 on defense preparations. Chancellor Neville Chamberlain asked Parliament for power to raise a 400 million pound loan to fund most of the government's defense expenditures as a response to Germany’s colonial demands.
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Commons
Congress Authorizes Flood Victims Loans Bill
The Senate and House approved and sent to the White House a bill to create a 528,000,000 disaster loans corporation to make loans to flood victims. The measure aims to provide rapid financial aid to homeowners and businesses affected by flooding.
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White House
Aid of Norris In Court Fight Asked by FDR
President Roosevelt failed to persuade Sen. Norris of Nebraska that court packing is the best remedy for Supreme Court opposition to New Deal acts. Norris, after meeting at the White House, backed a congressional measure to prevent a simple majority of justices from striking down laws, citing Nebraska’s seven member court rule. He also favored a constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court justices’ terms as a long term fix.
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Kidnap Trail Grows Colder
Tacoma Wash February 11 17 The month old trial of Charles Mattson’s kidnap murder case grows colder as a $10000 government reward sits unclaimed. Federal investigators say H A Post 32 former San Quentin convict now held in Seattle has no connection. Police say Post was arrested on a burglary inquiry after being linked to the abduction by a note signed Tim Dorevan. Three children witnesses and the Mattsons’ statements figure in the ongoing nationwide search for the dark bearded man who seized the boy from his home January last.
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Sales Tax Law In Original Form Gets Approval
The governor's signature completed the passage making permanent the consumers' sales tax as it exists. Bread and milk exemptions and 25 cent purchases written into a committee substitute were deleted by the senate, with the house preserving only a clarifying amendment. The senate's swift action struck house amendments, sending the bill back to the house.
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LaPont
Bathtub Slayer Is Given Chair
New York February 11 Major Green, 33, convicted of first degree murder in the bathtub slaying of Mrs. Mary Case in a Jackson Heights apartment. The all male jury deliberated three hours and one minute before returning a death verdict. Green’s lawyers admitted the brutal killing but sought mercy. sentence set for February 18.
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Sing-Sing
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Edmund Simmons Buys License for 20th Year of Service
Canton New York February 11 Edmund Simmons aged 72 of Gutte verneur bought a license for a high end model light touring car to begin his twentieth consecutive year of service.
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Earle Sees Lincoln Backing A Bigger Supreme Court
Springfield report says Gov George H Earle of Pennsylvania argued Lincoln would favor expanding the U S Supreme Court were he president today He cited Lincoln’s warnings against oligarchy and noted Lincoln and Grant increased court size while Roosevelt now pursues expansion and reform efforts.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Earle
Supreme Court
Lincoln memory honored as GOP heads state dinners
Hundreds of Republicans host Lincoln Day dinners across West Virginia to discuss party issues and honor the Civil War president. National Committeeman Walters S. Hallanan leads the session with speeches planned in Ripley, Fairmont, Harrisville, Spencer, Logan and Charles Town among others.
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