Singer Ruth Etting Love Life Trial Details Affair
Los Angeles report on a $150,000 love theft suit by Alma Alderman against Ruth Etting. Testimony described an all night stay in a Hollywood house and an embrace at a frog ranch. Alderman and Etting flew to Las Vegas to marry while Etting's ex husband Martin Snyder faced a murder trial.
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Slovak Defiance At Risky Moment Before Der Tag
Tension rose as Slovaks faced possible German move toward a protectorate status while arrests for anti German pamphlets surged. Durcansky’s parliamentary speech was read as warning Hitler and possibly Hungary against grabbing Slovak territory, amid pan Slovak union calls.
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Unemployment bogey prompts Lewis to demand quick job solutions
Lewis declares a large portion of the people should be dispossessed of the right to jobs and calls for a rapid solution to unemployment. He praises America as a great producing machine but warns that the nation’s solvency depends on broader purchasing power through more jobs. He warns that support for Roosevelt 1936 will wane if unemployment is not vanquished. Peace talks with the federation are spurned as futile. White House officials say further action awaits written notices from negotiating committees.
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Young Society Woman Bored by Senators
A young society woman, daughter of a noted real estate operator, recalled Buckner inviting her and her husband to a 1937 Washington dinner at the Carlton hotel. She said her father once treasurer of Tammany Hall and that Buckner hoped to meet Tammany members of Congress. She confirmed seeing Sen Walsh and Rep Lanzetta, adding she had gone to bed early because she was tired and bored.
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Vitamin substance reverses aging effects in rats
A vitamin compound injected into rats reversed adrenal deterioration and reproductive gland damage, restoring hair color and health. The study notes recovered skin and glandular tissue, accelerated heart action in emergencies, and identifies a filtrate factor present in yeast and various foods but hard to isolate.
Britain Warns Japan Over Tientsin Blockade Crisis
In Commons Chamberlain warned Japan Britain might respond to provocations linked to the Tientsin blockade. He noted Britain and Japan’s wider Far Eastern interests and hinted at retaliation options, while seeking possible compromise with Tokyo amid European tensions.
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Driver hit by snake dropped from bird in Germany
A motorist in the district of Tondern Germany was struck on the head by a snake dropped from a flying bird. The reptile slid into his lap then to the floor where the man knocked it unconscious and took it to a zoo.
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King and Queen Sail On Return to England
King and Queen cruise aboard the Empress of Britain returning to England after a warm reception in Canada. The royal pair spoke of peaceful relations from sea to sea, praised Canada’s growth, and thanked friends in the United States as the ship carried 40 passengers beyond its 1100 capacity.
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Canada
U. S
Scrapped stunt pilot case stirs school fracas
Morton Rosen, 19, faces assault charges after a Monday fight with peers as 17 witnesses are summoned to a grand jury. Four City College high students are under suspension for alleged retaliation attacks on junior high pupils. Mayor Jackson condemned the secret hearing process as German representatives boycott a session in the supreme court building.
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Morton Rosen
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Weglein
Howard Jackson
Secrecy Hinders Branding Probe Proceedings
A high handed approach shrouds a branding probe as officials consider mandamus to compel action. The case centers on Melvin Bridge, a 14 year old pupil implicated in a crude H marking in school records.
Germans Lose Sabotage Suit Over $25 Million Claim
The ruling involves withheld compensation to German nationals whose property was seized during World War I. The Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916, and the Kingsland blast on January 11, 1917, caused extensive damage and loss of life. Major claimants included Lehigh Valley railroad, Canadian Car and Foundry, Bethlehem Steel, 130 insurers, and personal estates. Justice Roberts disclosed correspondence with Dr. Huecking accusing bias and irregularity in the procedure.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Roberts
Huecking
Supreme Court
Billion Dollar Cut In Public Payroll Urged by Murphy
Attorney General Murphy calls for a major reduction in the public payroll and ending political job patronage. He argues that reducing the workforce from four million to under three million could save billions, and urges abandoning the spoils system and government jobs as a charity for special interests. He blames machine politics and ignorance for inefficiency and waste.
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Lie Tests Are Asked In Ohio Kidnap Killing
The Baker case involves fingerprints from relatives including Mrs. Fink and her former husband Irvin Fink compared to prints from the front door knob. The coroner and sheriff say the boy was deliberately suffocated and find no single convincing clue.
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Bakers
India’s population projected at 400 million for 1941 census
A forecast estimates India will reach about 400 million people by the time the next census is taken in 1941, reflecting rapid demographic growth.
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