Wage hour accord nears vote as southern bloc digs in
Washington AP June 8 southern senators block a wage hour compromise. Ellender and Hartley oppose a proposal granting seven industry advisory boards and a 40 cent minimum wage, risking a filibuster and extended adjournment while Pepper supports the plan.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ag. Ramepeck
Pepper AD
Fla
Sen
Ellender
Hartly
RE. N. F
Hartley
NRA
Eliender
Vanderbilt Weds Girl Horse Fan
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, heir to a $20 million fortune and owner of a large racing stable, married Manuela Hudson of California in a simple ceremony at his mother’s home. The Auburn-haired bride, daughter of San Francisco attorney George Bodesson, shared his turf enthusiasm and dislike of fuss. Only a few guests attended before the couple departed by clipper plane.
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New York
Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt
America
Manuela Hudson
California
George Bodeson
San Francisco
Margaret Emerson
Rebel Bomber Attacks Gandia Port in Spain
Insurgent seaplane wrecked in the British operated Spanish port of Gandia as raiders bombed and machine gunned the area along the Mediterranean coast. British property suffered extensive damage with no casualties. a British destroyer entered Gandia harbor to assess the attack while Alicante faced renewed alarms and a mass funeral for 45 victims.
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Gandia
Spain
Fap
Aéa
Mediterranean
Alicante
Madrid
Valencia
WPA Politics Probe Pushed by Ten Senators
Ten senators led by Tydings moved to speed a resolution investigating whether WPA funds were used for political purposes. The query would create a three member Senate committee to hear allegations of relief fund manipulation while also examining highway and social security funds for similar use.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Ma
Senate Appropriations Committee
Audit Committee
Sen. McAdoo
D-Calif
Senate
McAdoo
War Birds Bomb CantonRail Line Targets Railway Stations
War planes strike Canton and its outskirts in South China, targeting the Canton Hankow railway and the foreign sector in Shameen. Reports say streets and homes are wrecked with at least 3,000 dead, focusing on Wongsha and Tai shatu stations as the railway nears Hongkong. Diplomatic protests follow.
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Canton
China
Japan
Canton-Hankow
Wongsha Station
Taishatu
Hongkong
Shameen
Associated Press
Giants Sue Over Ethyl Gas Formula Theft Claim
Howard-Vaughan Co Inc of Niagara Falls sues Standard Oil New Jersey Socony Vacuum General Motors Ethyl Gasoline and E I du Pont alleging illegal use of their secret ethyl gasoline process. They seek 75 million in damages and 750 million in profits restoration, claiming 1934 1935 sales profits were wrongfully earned. The suit, filed in Trenton Chancery Court, is described as one of the largest damage claims, pending further details.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Howard- Vaughan Co., Inc
Niagara Falls
Francis A. Howard
du Pont
SSS
Standard Oil Cm
New Jersey
Socony Vacuum 671
Rahn Is Elected Shrine Potentate
Rahn of Minneapolis Minnesota was elevated to Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Galloway Calhoun of Waco Texas won the only contested outer guard post over John H. Zink of Baltimore and Stephen S. Jones of Louisville. He will become imperial potentate in 1940 by right of succession.
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Los Angeles
Andrew A. D. Rahn
Minneapolis
Walter 5S
Sugden
Sistovaville
W. Va
Free School Books Urged By Boys' State Executive
In Mountaineer Boys State, Gov Will Miller of Charleston urges free textbooks through grade eight and the nomination of judges by popular vote. He calls for budget cuts while avoiding taxation and party platform mentions, as he delivers his first message to a joint house and senate.
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Miller
Jackson's Mill
Mountaineer Boys
Will Miller
Charleston
House
Senate
Yester
Formula Is Revealed For Champion Child
Pittsburgh June 8-17 A Lions Club Perfect Baby contest winner is described as Betty Jean Quail two years old praised as the perfect specimen. Her mother Jean Clark Quail credits sunshine good nutrition including milk and vegetables exercise and sun suits. Betty Jean is the daughter of boxer Al Quaill.
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Pittsburgh
Jean Clark Quail
Betty Jean Quail
Lion's Club
Champ
al Quaill
Harlan Sex Use Revealed in Trial
London Ky June 8 INS How sex appeal influenced anti union actions in Harlan county coal mines emerged at the federal trial of 64 coal operators deputies and companies. Martha Howard testified deputy sheriff Frank White asked her to entice union organizers and promised pay for each man she recruited. White allegedly gave her license numbers of organizers and said he would arrange meetings.
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London
Harlan County
Sal
Martha Howard
Harlan
Frank White
United Mine Workers Union
Howard
Frank
White
Allios
Oasi
Veite
Man Dies After Playing Baseball Near Meadow Brook
William Hill, 38, of Ruffner low, died yesterday afternoon of a heart attack during a baseball game with young men near Meadow Brook golf course. He collapsed in an ambulance en route to Charleston hospital. His body rests at Barlow Mortuary. Survived by his mother, Mrs. Fannie Hill of Ruler hollow.
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William Hill
Ruffner Lellow
Charleston
Meadow Brook Golf Corse
Barlow Mortuary
Fannie Hill
Ruler Hollow
Newark Crowd Cheers Thomas During City Hall Stop
Socialist leader Norman Thomas visited Newark city hall to a cheering crowd after a prior police-cleared clash at a rally in Military Park. He claimed a Saturday riot was the work of hoodlums or veterans who forgot democracy, while veterans denied involvement. public safety officials defended free speech.
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Newark
N. J
Norman Thomas
City Hall
Ted
Millary Park
City Commission Chamber
Thomas
Commission
Michael Breitkopf
House okays 100000 for air mail experiments
The House approved a 100000 post office department grant for experimental air mail pickup and delivery across Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and Kentucky mountains. The Randolph amendment to the deficiency bill funds ten feeder service types on pickup delivery and autogiro routes as aid to privately financed development and notes the shift from main link lines to feeder service.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Kentucky
Randolph
Faith Healer Rebuffs Aid After Moccasin Bite
Mrs Joe Rushing 56 refused medical help as her leg swelled after a poisonous moccasin bite at a faith meeting in Ammon La. She declared faith would cure her while prayers were held. The victim had been bitten twice by the same snake during the event as others reportedly handled snakes after the preacher cited a biblical text.
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Uammond
Jung
Joe Rushing
Rushing
Holy Rollers
Britain seeks U S joint démarche to halt Japanese bombing
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain plans to urge President Roosevelt to join in a statement against the air raids on Chinese civilians. British officials study the Hague convention for possible support and consider a Red Cross aid section at Canton. A personal letter to Emperor Hirohito is also under discussion.
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William Hillman
INS
London
Neville Chamberlain
U.S
Canton
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Ronald I
Washington
Hull
Japan
Hirohito
Britain
U. S
International Red Cross
George VI
British Study Plea to Duce
London reports consider presenting Mussolini with a plea over renewed Spanish attacks on British shipping. Insurgent raids have damaged or sunk multiple foreign ships, with British protests to Generalissimo Franco followed by further raids on British vessels in Spanish ports.
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London
Great Britain
Mussolini
Viscount Hall
Foreign Office
Spain
Gandia
Francisco Franca
Ten Chinese Held as Spies in Canton Raid
Canton court authorities seized ten Chinese individuals on charges of signaling to Japanese air squadrons during massive June bombardments that wounded thousands and destroyed billions in property. The city, still smoldering from yesterday’s strikes, faced mass displacement as about half its population fled and numerous homes were burned.
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Canton
INSI
Six Inch Snow Falls In Colorado Springs
Residents in Colorado Springs near Pike's Peak recorded six inches of snow on June day as blizzards from the 14,000-foot summit depressed temperatures to 46 degrees. Weather observers note unusual late season snowfall surprising locals and visitors alike.
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Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Kidnap Raffles Federal Officers
Princeton Florida reports the 5 1/2 year old James Bailey Cash Jr was kidnapped. Investigators including G men face a trail so covered that no workable clues have emerged after 11 days of exhaustive investigation. Dozens of persons are questioned but no arrests yet.
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Princeton
Fla
James Bailey Cash
Airliner rushes blood to ill Louisville student
A 22 year old Louisville girl Margaret Hall suffers from a deadly streptococcal infection. An emergency blood transfusion is arranged with blood from Chicago bank shipped by American Airlines. Blood is to arrive in Louisville by 7 45 p m and be rushed to Kentucky Baptist Hospital where she has remained ill for 22 days. The patient first fell ill en route to a swimming pool. She is a University of Louisville junior.
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Louisville
Margaret Hall
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
American Airlines
International News Service
Townville
Kentucky
Baptist Hos
University of Louisville
Bombing of Canton Deepens War Toll and Fires
Canton faces a third Japanese raid in a single day as fires ravage the west bank near the Asia hotel and Shameen. Casualties top 8,000 with 3,010 dead and 5,000 wounded cited in conservative counts. The Linquam University and Standard Oil plant were struck in previous raids.
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Canton
South China
Asia Hotel
Shameen
Linquam University
Standard Oil
Addison E. Southard
U. S
Hong Kong
Canton-Hankow
Spy Offensive Launched by FDR in June Drive
President Roosevelt announced a triple barreled offensive against foreign encroachment. He signed a diase tic bill requiring all persons employed by foreign agencies disseminating political propaganda to register with the secretary of state. The House committee on un American activities plans a sweeping inquiry into espionage and Fascist Nazi and Communist movements this summer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Bankhead
Rep
Dies di
Texas
Sen. Copeland
New York
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