Highest Red Army Officers Sentenced To Die For Treason
A dramatic Stalin era trial charged eight Red Army generals with treason for collusion with Nazi German intelligence. Diplomats and Pravda framed the case as a larger effort by Stalin to rebuff moves toward military rapprochement with Germany. Observers warned the defendants, including Marshal Mikhail Tukachevsky, faced rapid execution under 1934 wartime law, with looming decisions at Lubyanka and behind-the-scenes power struggles.
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Red Army
Stalin
Mikhal Tukhachevsky
Goebbela
Pravde
Stelin
Tukhachevsky
Sergei M. Kiroff
Wilitery
Mercy
OGTU
Moscow
Lubyanka
Garner Gets Leave To Take Vacation
Vice President Garner announced after a White House cabinet meeting that he has permission to leave for a fishing vacation in Trias Sunday. He plans to be away two to three weeks but will be on call if the president needs him. He joked this is his first vacation from the capital during a congressional session in years.
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Washington
Garner
White House
Trias
Stalin Purge Aims at Tenitors Rather Than Loyal Leaders
Widespread bribery and corruption are described as factors leading to a trial. Hinted bank accounts abroad allegedly show generals misappropriating Red Army funds. Propaganda claims about planted hints circulate. A friendly power, possibly France, advised Stalin to recall exiled liberal leaders, but he reportedly chose to purge all tenitors.
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OGPFU
Red Army
France
Stalin
King Coal Regaining Crown As Employment Drops Steel City
Morton cites Pennsylvania sunk deep in coal production as housing limits curb labor importation. He praises Charleston as the cradle of coal development and its capital contribution. Dr. Preston previews the Little World Series double header in Charleston and its broad national interest.
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Pennsylvania
Morton
Charleston
C. and
B.S. Preston
Intelligence Sliced Off Man Makes Fortune
A man who recovered from definite insanity after snow illness adapted rapidly, rising from a failed gold mine venture to sales success. He became a company vice president within two years, driven by indefatigable persistence. Tests showed lower intellect post operation but no fatigue, with improved social behavior and less house criticism from his wife.
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Halstead
Rport
Comely Co Ed Wife Of Football Star Romance Story
A college publication featured an art strip titled a day in the life of a coed depicting Miss Martin, a former Broadway dancer, in scenes including a bath and a kiss with Bergmann. She explained wearing a flesh colored bathing suit in the club scene and later returned to New York for a tap dance number before a personal appearance tour to Chicago.
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Miss Martin
Bergmann
New York
Chicago
Twin Girls Born To Farm Wife in Lebanon Tennessee
In Lebanon Tennessee Martha Gaston hospital reported the birth of twin girls to a 14 year old farm wife Mrs Hebron Handy. The husband is 26. The twins Ann and Annette weighed 6 and 5 pounds respectively.
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Lebanon
Tenn
June W
Martha Gaston Hospital
Hebron Handy
Ann
Annette
Italian Socialist Brothers Slain
The Roselli brothers were found slain with deeply slashed throats in a ravine. A dagger engraved with the initial R lay nearby as Joseph Nit, son of exiled former Italian premier Nitti, links the murders to a premeditated political crime tied to Mussolini era threats.
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Carlo
Italy
Joseph Nit
Francisco Niiti
Roselli
Nello Roselli
Cario
Matteaui
Mussolini
Il Duce
Rebels Launch Double Attack On Basque Front
Reports describe ferocious fighting near Ma rid on the Guadilaices front with Insurgent forces claiming 500 casualties at Utande while the Valencia war ministry reports government advances, 1530 prisoners, and large stockpiles of arms. General Franco orders mobilization of the 1938 conscript class in insurgent zones.
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Marid
Francisco Franco
Salamanca
Utande
Valencia War Ministry
Franco
Probe of Steel Strike Ordered by Committee
A committee ordered a probe into the Steel Strike and any witness chosen by a member will be heard. Holt predicted company representatives would testify under this authorization and issued a standing invitation for anyone with pertinent information to present to him for committee presentation.
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Holt
Gov Davey Plans Sunday meeting to end steel strike
Gov Davey proposes a conciliatory plan at a Sunday meeting involving Steel Workers Organizing Committee leaders and steel firm representatives to settle the strike tied to Republic, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. W W Howes says the postal service will not request military force to protect abnormal deliveries. Officials report seven states affected with $6 million in wages at stake and eight deaths so far.
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W. W. Howes
Republic
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel Corporation
Howes
Davey
Philip Murray
John Owens
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
R. M. Welsh
J. C. Argetsinger
J. A. Voss
James F. Dewey
Monroe
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Pontiac
Mich
Daniel A. Knaggs
Mon-roc
Michigan
Martin
Murray
Republic Steel Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Bridges
Washington
Senate
B. Galloway
Walter J. Payne
Niles, O
Youngstown
Bethlehem— Jong
SWOC
United States Stes! Corporation
Bethlehem
Conemaugh and Blacklick
Union
van A. Bittner
Chicago
Indianapolis
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
East
Indiana Harbor
Cleveland
Warren
Cleevland
Harold H. Burton
Man and Woman Held In Hughart Death Case
A man and a woman were detained after Hughart died following a confrontation. Hughart, who was seen with a bandaged eye, refused to identify his attacker. Witnesses told Chief Tully they heard the quarrel during which a threat was made to break Hughart’s neck. Hughart later said his skull felt shattered. Funeral services will be held at Bartlett chapel with burial in Spring Hill cemetery.
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Hughart
Tully
L. G. Dano
Bartlett Chapel
H. W. Castle
Spring Hi Cemetery
Bluestone Project Bid Held Up By Court Order
The land purchase for Bluestone project faced a court injunction delaying right of way funding. War Department asked 2 480 000 to finish the Kanawha deepening channel from Point Pleasant, while 19 million had been ree, and 1 500 000 recommended. The dam is part of a flood control program on the Monongahela watershed, with 2 600 000 needed to complete a 16 200 000 project. Within 70 miles of Wade County Florida fruits dominate local production.
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Congress
War Department
Kanawha
Point Pleasant
Hee Kart
Harmonicas Imported to United States Hit High Total
About 9.542 million harmonicas were imported into the United States in the last year. Germany supplied 7.458 million of the total.
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United States
Germany
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