AFL endorses Roosevelt plan to reorganize judiciary
The American Federation of Labor executive council backed Roosevelt’s court reorganization proposal and urged affiliated unions to rally behind it. The move came as Democratic independents proposed a constitutional amendment to override Supreme Court decisions, a compromise that drew similar opposition.
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FDR
Washington
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American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
William Green
White House
Tex Storm
Senatora Glass
Yarah CR
Clark
D. Mo
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor
League
Green
Tata
Methodists Open Anti Red Drive
In Chicago tonight Methodists across 20 000 communities held dinners to launch the million unit fellowship drive. About 3 000 000 members were urged to back a world wide evangelistic effort, with Dr E Stanley Jones radioing the message to attendees. The drive aims to place Christianity at the center of social and economic life and to oppose Fascist and Communist agendas.
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Chicago
Loadera
Million Unit Fellowship Movement
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. Stanley Jones
Ele
Dust Storm Ravages Oklahoma Panhandle as Health Fears Grow
Dust storms turn day to night across Oklahoma Kansas and neighboring states as wind blown soil halts traffic closes schools and strains health services in Hugoton and Guymon. Officials warn of rising sinus throat and flu complications with deaths reported and calls for nurses and relief.
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Guymon
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas County
Hugoton
Hugoton. Kan
Stevens County Red Cross
Morris Smith
Guyman
Madrid Bombed by Rebel Planes in Val Leccas District
Madrid reports insurgent air raids last night killing several WTech personnel and wounding over 70 in the Vallecas district on Madrid’s southeastern edge. A second bombardment followed the first raid begun at 10 15 p m local time.
Lie Detector Test Proposed in Assault Claim
Honolulu report says police consider a lie detector test for Mrs. Bennett Copping, wife of a naval officer, after she alleged an unidentified man attacked her at a hotel bungalow while her husband slept. Police claimed no evidence of rape and planned possible questioning to reveal details.
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Honolulu
Wim
Bennett
Don Hays
Copping
Accused killer Read returns to Braxton for grand jury
William B Read of Silver Spring Maryland was questioned at the Braxton county jail about the torch slaying of W Fort Pollman of Charleston. Read denies involvement and says he was abducted in Louisiana and brought back by state officers. Also linked to armed robbery and kidnapping charges in Charleston, with grand jury to hear March proceedings.
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William B. Read
Silver Springs
W. Fort Pollman
Charleston
Braxton County
Read
Joseph Kirby
Lawrence Gingelt
Dollman
Louisiana
Ruston
James H. Fillinger
Carp
C. A. Thompson
William Dyer
Maryland
Dellman
Gassaway
P. D. Shingleton
Read, Kirby
Gingell
Shingleton
West Virginia
James H. Pugh
Montgomery County
Elwood Matthews
Garry Triber
Faw P. Wilson
Charleston National Bank
J. Blackburn Watts
Bragton
Kirby
Corp
Hitler Seen As Son of God in Nazi Propaganda
Berlin report describes a Nazi ideological briefing portraying Adolf Hitler as a "Son of God" and urging support for church elections. The piece notes a dying Protestant leadership trying to control church affairs while Rosenberg's department circulates monthly instructions on Nazi philosophy to party members and the labor front.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Caren
Reichstuchrer
Reich
Funda
Rosenberg
Iehor Front
No Attempt Made to Save Monaghan Doctors Testify
Somerset story reports testimony from two Uniontown physicians on the death of Frank C. Monaghan in Fayette county last Sept. 12. Doctors Halston and Corrado testified on the death bed scene as the Commonwealth seeks the electric chair for Stacey Guinderman 5. Coroner Blatz ordered burning of blood stained towels and clothing. State Trooper Satute’s shirt showed blood. seven Uniontown officers face murder charges. Coroner attributed death to heart condition due to alcoholism. Three doctors observed Monaghan nude and unconscious with no aid given. DA Reilly said Monaghan fell and injured himself. State Rep Matt Welsh described an alkalized drink given at the courthouse office after Monaghan’s questioning.
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Somerset
Uniontown
Commonwealth
Stacey Guinderman
Charles J. Margiotti
Frank C. Monaghan
Fayette County
BerUllon
H.E. Halston
Cataldo Corrado
S. A. Blatz
Anthony Satute
Manzgkan
Monaghan
James A. Reiily
Monaghen
Matt Welsh
Connellsville
Welsh
John C. Wall
Dispute Board Sought After GM Talks Continue
Detroit Fed 17 United Automobile Workers press for a national board to settle disputes unresolved by union shop committees and plant talks. Negotiations with General Motors officials followed a paralyzing strike and centered on plant start up with some misunderstandings reported by C E Wilson. Wyndham Mortimer cited unrest at a Chevrolet plant in Flint where the company reportedly seized 1 000 clubs.
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Detroit
Fed
United Automobile Workers
General Atotors
Thanarets
General Motors
C. E. Wilson
Wyndham Mortimer
Flint
Mich
Chamber Board Opposes Auto Tax Levy in WV Legislation
West Virginia League of Municipalities backed four of five bills in the legislature, with the chamber of commerce opposing a city license tax on automobiles and administration plans for city sales and gross taxes. Mayor Dawson and Robert Lawson spoke at the Ruffner hotel meeting chaired by the chamber committees on public affairs, legislation, and taxation.
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West Virginia League of Mortalities
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dawson
Lawson
Ruffher Hotel
D. Boone Dawson
Robert Lawson
Jr Lawson
League of Municipalities
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Municipalities League
Cliea
Highway Bond Bill Approved In State Budget Action
The house finance committee approved a 62 million dollar budget bill after six hours of debate while the senate judiciary committee discussed limiting judicial powers amid labor issues. An administration measure to reissue 10 million in read bonds was favored, and a proposal to distribute auto license tags via county clerks was rejected. Several bills failed to advance as members attended Delegate Sohn L. Wever's funeral. State officials Burr Simpson, W. W. Trent, and J. B. McLaughlin provided input.
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House Finance Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Leoff
House
John W. Bosworth
Claude Singer
Sohn L. Wever
Burr H. Simpson
W. W. Trent
J. B. McLaughlin Wert
Stolen suitcases hold 50 burial crosses in Chicago
Police report a mystery case in Chicago after two suitcases were stolen from J. Riday’s car. The items, described as burial crosses for women, numbered 50 and prompted an official investigation as details remain unclear.
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Chicago
J. Riday
Wrong Constituents and a Hollywood Tie in Local Campaigns
Chicago reports reveal Matt Berg campaign push by E R Black with allegations of intoxication diversion by Justice Martin McGrath in Oak Park. Desertion case follows as Emory Steiner notes a likeness to George Raft and later abandons child headed for Hollywood. Mrs Steiner granted divorce on desertion grounds. Washington scene shows Senate civil liberties panel relying on private sleuths, lacking a glass to read a Pinkerton ledger.
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Chicago
E. R. Black
Matt Berg
Formayaer
YHP
Martin McGrath
Oak Park
Berg
Hollywood
Complex
Emory Steiner
George Rait
Victor Free- Aich
Superior Court
Watson
Washington
Shertock Holmes
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Pinkerton Agency
Ten Men Die As Catwalk Collapses On Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO Feb 17 Ten workers are killed and three wounded as scaffolding on the Golden Gate bridge collapses sending a wooden catwalk and workers 200 feet into the bay. Nine bodies unrecovered. The accident, caused by a broken roller caster, halted by safety net failure under construction of the 1959 span opening next May. Names listed include Fred Dummitzen Chris Anderson Charles Landres Arthur Anderson William Bass E Hitlen Yack Norman Noel Flowers Terrance Halliman among the dead. Oscar Osberg and E C Lambert rescued with severe injuries.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Mass &F
Thomas Casey
Oscar Osberg
E. C. Lambert
Fred G. Dummitzen
Chris Anderson
Charles Landres
Arthur Anderson
William Bass
E. Hitlen
Yack Norman
Noel Flowers
Terrance Halliman
McNutt Named New American Commissioner for Philippines
Washington February 17 Paul W Merrutt named to the 318000 a year commissionership to join trade talks with the Philippines next week at a conference table with a Quezon led mission arriving to discuss American Philippines trade. McNutt a veteran soldier lawyer and former Indiana governor will reside in the Philippines after about a month. He is a former national commander of the American Legion and has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for president in 1940. He succeeds Frank Murphy who returned from the Philippines to become governor of Michigan.
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Washington
Philippines
Paul W. Merrutt
McNutt
Indiana
Roosevelt
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
American Legion
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Lindberghs Blinded By Sandstorm In Palestine Flight
General notes from the Bagdad dispatch report Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and wife Dr. Lindbergh forced to an emergency landing at Rutbah Wells due to a blinding desert sandstorm. They sought shelter overnight before resuming their journey, after choosing to press toward Lydda in Palestine despite warnings.
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Syrian
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rutbah Wells
Imperial Airways
Ceiro
Here
Damascus
Col
Lindbergh
Cairo
Cole
Lydda
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Desert
Cochrane testifies on stock market scheme
Detroit Tigers manager Cochrane told SEC lawyers about his stock market game with W E Hutton and Co of New York. He said Atlas Tack stock was inflated from 1 to 80 a share from November 1935 to February 1936. The testimony followed a workout on the witness stand.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gordon Stanley
Mickey” Cochrane
Detroit
Tiger Rmanager
W. E. Hutton and Company of
New York
Hutton and Company
Atlas Tack Company
Cochrane
Flying Laboratory Lands at Cleveland Amid New Jersey Flight
Amelia Earhart arrived in Cleveland in her Flying Laboratory after a Newark to Cleveland leg en route to the Pacific coast. George Palmer Putnam said the leisurely flight took hours and 30 minutes as Earhart tested new instruments. The couple planned a globe circling flight next month and would resume toward the Pacific coast with navigator and mechanic aboard.
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Cleveland
Amelia Earhart
Newark
N. J
Pacific Coast
George Palmer Putniam
Laisratory
Putmaim
Miss Earhart
Congress pressed for probe into foreign strip tease imports
Washington February 17 Congressmen urged a thorough inquiry into foreign strip tease and grand opera imports. Chairman Dickstein said hearings into reciprocal artist swaps are needed to guard American performers. Tibbett supported the bill while Damrosch opposed it, noting foreign artists work in cabarets and theaters nationwide. Page 31 Part 1 Col 4.
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Washington
Dickstein
House Immigration Committee
New York Democrat
Lawrence Tebbett
Barione
Walter Damrosch
Argas
Beit
Tibbett
Miami
Bibbett
Damrosch
New York Symphony
American Guild of Musical Artists
New York
Syane Phony
Operators Bluntly Reject Miners' Proposal at Start of Parley
New York February 17 AP The soft coal industry rejects John L. Lewis demand for a 30 hour week and 15 percent pay raise for 400000 bituminous miners. Operators seek 40 hour week and 15 percent pay cut. Conference opens to set wages and hours for Appalachian fields with contract expiry looming March 31.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Charlee P. O'Neill
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Appalachian Standard
Philip Murray
O'Neill
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West Virginian Boosted for Post in Roosevelt Era
Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg, former national commander of the American Legion, gains favorable notice for U S war secretary post as Paul V. McNutt is named high commissioner to the Philippine Islands. Washington observers see Johnson’s chances rising with Senate confirmation of Roosevelt’s choice. Johnson’s veteran and political leadership, including state and national roles, are noted as factors in the expected reward for his wartime organizing work.
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Clarksburg
American Legion
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Ravershor
U.S
Philippine Islands
State House
Johnson
U. S. Senate
Roosevelt
Wear Dern
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Hern
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Miar
Neely
Mel Nutt
Veterans For the
Temperstic Nations
Charleston
Philippine Islang Post
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