Gunfire Flares as CIO Picket Clash Rocks New Orleans
In New Orleans tension rose as police fired on a group of Negro CIO pickets during a truck drivers strike. No injuries were reported, but CIO charges of police intimidation intensified amid anticipated arrival of CIO director John Brophy and a federal injunction hearing against Mayor Maestri and Supt. Grosch.
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New Orleans
CIO
Deep South
Jersey City
N. J
John Brophy
Brophy
John Grosch
Robert Maestri
Supt
Grosch
Stl
Herold Gerhardt
Odd health tip from a garbled advice page
The text urges a reader to eat Kellogg’s All-Bran for breakfast and drink water to aid bowel movement. It reads as a miscopied health suggestion with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
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Kellogg's
Coal Board Acquires Mansion Hearing Room with Gold Fish Pool
The Coal Commission rented the Edward B. McLean mansion on I Street to house its expanded soft coal regulation work. The former ballroom now hosts coal price hearings with a hidden two-window chamber and an interior pool featuring a Neptune statue and goldfish, amid marble halls and satin brocade.
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Washington
Federal
Coal Commission
Commission
Edward B. Mel Lean
I Street
McLean
Neptune
New Deal Pushes for Industry Reforms and Price Reductions
Administration urges “house cleaning” to curb price fixing and production control while counting on reductions from steel and other sectors. A 12 member congressional panel begins organization next week as federal agencies continue wartime spending, with Public Works and housing programs boosting construction and employment.
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U. S. Steel
New Deal
International News Service
Ofther Industries
Steel
Congress
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
War Department
U. Housing
Nathan Straus
Allentown
Republicans Still Lack Candidates
Two more Democrats joined the senatorial race bringing the field to two candidates for sixteen offices. Robert Anderson of North Fork announced a short term bid in the sixth district and Clay O. Crouse of Beckley entered for the long term in the ninth district. Morrison Lamb of Huntington filed as a Republican.
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Ton
Tucker
Grant
Robert Anderson
North Fork
Clay O. Crouse
Beckley
Morrison Lamb
Huntington
Couple’s rushed wedding ends with bounced check tale
Justice of the Peace George R. Hart doubts a newly married couple’s honesty after he cashes a $60 check tied to their ceremony and later sees it bounce. He also declined a $1 tip, lamenting he wishes he had accepted it. The incident unfolds in Tip T. Charles Missouri.
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T. Charles
Justice of the Peace
George R. Hart
Hart
Lion at Winona Surprises Beachgoers
Jerry the 450 pound surfboard riding lion escaped during a lesson at Winona Lake Indiana. Paul Lowman tried to regain control, the animal fled along the shore forcing onlookers to dive for cover before Lowman corralled the beast back to its cage.
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Winona ‘Lake
Ind
Jerry the
Paul Lowman
Jerry
Lowman
Milwaukee Council Grants License After Mustache Defense
The Milwaukee city council renewed Joseph Borstein's liquor license after an alderman explained the tavern owner’s conviction for selling liquor to two minors was due to misjudging their ages. the youths wore false rabbit fur mustaches.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Borstein
Bornstein
Porch Falls on Man Fractures His Leg
R. G. Lee, 71, of Smith street, Dunbar, was to hospital after a porch section fell on him while he worked on his home. He suffered a hip fracture and lacerations to the leg and head. Attendants said his condition was satisfactory. A brother nearby escaped injury.
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R. G. Lee
Smith Street
Dunbar
Staats Hospital
Mays-Webster
Dr Philip J McNelis Seeks Democratic Delegates Seat
Dr Philip J McNelis coordinator of Young Democratic clubs in Kanawha County announced last night his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for member of the House of Delegates. He said he would file his certificate of announcement today.
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Philip J. McNelis
Kanawha County
House of Delegates
Senate probes North Dakota ballot issue amid wage hikes
Washington June 29. Senate campaign funds chair Sheppard announced immediate questioning of county auditors over absentee ballots in the North Dakota Republican senatorial primary. Nye leads with William Langer ahead based on incomplete returns. An expedition from Moscow seeks the rest of a mammoth skeleton found near Kursk in central Russia.
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Washington
North Dakota
Senate Campaign Funds Committee Tonight
Sheppard
D. Tex
Nye
Rh. N. D
Gay
William Langer
Sen
Roosevelt
Aubrey Williams
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Senate
Williams
WPA
Barkley
Thomas
Kursk
Russia
Moscow
CIO Opposition Is Declared Privilege in ARMCO Case
A hearing transcript shows ARMCO deemed campaigning against the CIO a privilege not a duty. Frank E. Viger of the Ashland plant testifies that distributing anti union literature was privileged. Regional director Phillips questions the company’s actions charging violations of the Wagner act and anti union propaganda.
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Catlettsburg
American Rolling Mill Company
CIO
ARMCO
Wagner Jatior
Frank E. Viger
Ashland
Committee For Industrial Organization
Philip G. Phillips
National Labor Relations Board
Phillips
Warner
Miss Idaho Beauty Contest Sees Triplets Enter as Unit
Pocatello Idaho June 20 Judges in the Miss Idaho pageant face a dilemma as Elsie Ethel and Edna Seeles three blonde 18 year old sisters enter the contest as a unit Do they select one winner or none leave the field unclear but the triplets insist they go together.
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Pocatellg
Idaho
Elsie
Ethel
Edna Seeles
Loyalists Press Valencia Line Near Ribesaides
At Hendaye near the Spanish frontier on June 29 insurgents bombarded the Valencia defense near its center 38 miles north of the port. Government dispatches confirm the assault southwest of Ribesaides and loss of key positions. Insurgents hold Villarreal near the Mediterranean 32 miles northeast of Valencia.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Ribesaides
Villarreal
Sarron
Sarrion
Mediterranean
West Charleston Man Held on Two Charges
West Charleston resident John O Connor was jailed by state police on two charges driving while intoxicated and hit and run after a Tight service truck incident last night.
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West Charleston
John O'Connor
Vehicle crash near Van dalia Corp chase ends in chase and injuries
O'Connor was pursued after a three car collision near Patrick Street Bridge involving a truck from Charleston. A passenger, Ca aey, suffered a severe cut lip while others reported multiple vehicles in the area.
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Vandalia Corp
C. A. Thompson
O'Connor
Patrick Street Bridge
O. B. Ca Aey
Charleston
Chao
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