Woolworth Threatens Detroit Store Closures Amid Sit-Down Strike
Detroit February report says FW Woolworth threatens to close 40 downtown stores if 100 sales girls remain on sit-down strike. A J Dahlquist notes no restart of operations Monday. 1,000 workers, mostly young women, affected. Union talks with GM and Chrysler loom as other plants hold and protests continue.
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Woolworth Company
A. J. Dahlquist
Woolworth
United Autogrobile Workers $Inn
General Motors
Chrysler
T. Frankenstedh
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Ystar ‘Corporation
B.A
Motril Center Of Bitter Drive In Battle For Granada
Government forces press a large operation to recapture Motril a key communications hub on Spain s south coast as insurgents push east from Malaga toward Granada and Oviedo. Detachments clash with insurgent units near Orgiva Cepitalira and Capilcira while plans unfold to prevent contact with advancing columns toward Andra.
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Granada
Motris
Oviedo
Malaga
Malaga- Granada
Orgiva
Cepitelra
Andra
Motril
Suspect Forced To Reenact Kidnapping Slaying
Buenos Aires reports Jose Gancedo, main suspect in Eugenio Pereyra Iraola's kidnap and murder, was compelled by police to partially reenact the crime in his jail cell at Marq Plaza as mourners braved heavy rain to attend the baby's funeral amid the continuing case.
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Buenos Aires
Jose Gancedo
Eugenio Pereeyra Iraola
Argentina
Lindbergh
Gancodo
Mar 2
Eugenio
Bueno Ajires
Adam’s Sin Discussed by Kentucky Evangelist
Kentucky evangelist Rev. G. Carnes of Wilmore preached at Morris Memorial M. E. Church last week on Genesis 3 10 focusing on Adam's fall from grace. He argued that sin remains fatal to the soul even after salvation and urged believers to seek continual fellowship with God, noting Adam hid from God after eating.
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Adam
Kentucky
B. G. Carnes
God
Garden of Eden
Morris Memorial M. E
Carnes
Af Wilmore
Jesus
Tony
Roosevelt Court Additions Spark Democratic Clash
Senator George of Georgia accused President Roosevelt of repudiating loyal Democrats by proposing a 70 year retirement rule with a new supreme court justice for each retiring member. Senator Copeland condemned the plan as subverting the judiciary as unwise usurpation. Justice Black in Newark argued the court seeks to hide the will of voters amid a nine versus 27 million fight. The discourse followed coverage of the aging president nearing his term, with Times dispatch noting implications for 1940.
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George
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Copeland
Congress
Newark
N. J
New York State Supreme Court
William Herman Black
Senator George
Black
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
New York Times
Quiet Sunday Across Virginia As ABC Ban Enforced
Virginia reports its first cheerless wineless Sunday under the state liquor control board order with no arrests for ban violations. Officials noted a quiet day across cities, crediting the weather and compliance by licensees.
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Richmond
Virginia
Control Board
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC Board
Plane crash kills five. two survive in Australia
Wreckage of a Stinson airliner found in the MacPherson mountains near Brisbane after an eight day search. Five aboard dead including William F. Fountain, a New York architect. Two Sydney residents survived, hurled free by the impact, and were taken to a hospital. The craft vanished on a Brisbane to Sydney flight less than an hour after takeoff.
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New South Wales
Stinson
MacPherson Mountains
William F. Fountain
New York
Fountain
Queensland
Brisbane
MGM
Australia
Shef
Trade Increase Over 36 Shown In January District
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports Fifth District trade in January declined from December but remained above January 1936. Debits on January 1937 rose 20.7 percent year over year across 24 cities, with a seasonal 8 percent drop from December. Coal production in January 1937 rose about 5 percent year over year but fell 8 percent from December. Bituminous output in the United States totaled about 38.41 million net tons in January 1937, down from December’s 44.49 million and ahead of January 1938 figures.
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Ricumond
Federal Reserve Bank of
United States
Lone Worker Goes On Solitary Strike
Obie Meyer, superintendent of an apartment house in New York, started a solitary strike today. He gathered two friends to picket the Place, claiming only one service employee, Meyer, works there. He seeks higher wages, saying he earns 60 a month, and the hiring of a handyman to assist him.
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New York
Obie Meyer
Meyer
Second Troop to Go On Trial in Somerset Case
In Somerset Pennsylvania February 28 1971 the Commonwealth and defense report readiness for the trial of State Policeman Anthony Sanule the second of seven men indicted for murder in the third degree death of hotelman Monaghan. Jury panel to report tomorrow amid prior Gunderman conviction. Officials seek first degree murder verdict. others indicted include Uniontown officers and officials. Autopsy cites multiple rib and facial injuries.
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U71
Commonwealth and Defense
Anthony Sanule
Stacy Gunderman
Charles J. Matt
Biotti
Harrisburg
Gunderman
Supreme Court
Georgesw. Maxey
Malet County
John C
Uniontown
James A. Reilly
Harry W. Byrne
Wilbert Minerd
J. A. Hann
Charles Malik
Monaghan
Fayette Courtty
Geisha Strike Persists As Osaka Geishas Refuse Returns
Police fail to end a sit down strike by 300 Osaki geisha perched in Budd hist temple on a mountain near Osaka. They say they will not return until their right to join a guild is granted.
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Osaka
Japan
Geisha
Jeep
Redwood Death Gun Traced In Murder Probe
In New York on February 23 authorities tied the death gun used in the Norman Redwood labor killing to a New York City firearms dealer after Colt factory experts verified the correct .38 caliber revolver serial. Detectives learned the dealer’s records show the gun left town and would return tomorrow. Samuel Rosoff, subway builder, dismissed Bergen county prosecutor Breslin and labor boss Joseph Fay claims, directing most ire at James Lynch, Redwood associate who charged Rosoff with threats.
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New York
Norman Redwood
New York City
Colt
Hartford
Develver
Revo
Samuel Rosoff
Breslin
Bergen County
Rosoff
Joseph Fay
Redwoods
Principaliyi
James Lynch
Redwood
Veteran Picketers Replace Rookies in Kenosha
In Kenosha Wisconsin on February 28 1930 veteran picketers replace rookies as a protest against a strike at a local plant. Meyer Adelman organizer was arrested at a Kenosha hotel on an Illinois warrant charged with unlawful conspiracy. Captain Frank Schneeberger said bail and extradition would be decided at arraignment. In Waukegan Illinois leaders of the committee for industrial organization marshaled forces for a new phase of the Fansteel strike.
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Kenosha
Wis
Meyer Adelman
Frank Schneeberger
Adelman
Jaik
Waukegan
Ill
Committee For Industrial Organization
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
CIO Campaign In Steel Mills Nearing Climax
The CIO campaign in steel mills nears a climax as budget battles and beer legislation dominate the last two weeks of the legislative session. Beeroom talks, taxes, and school aid feature in a high stakes struggle with Senate moves on closing hours and state aid for secondary schools amid calls to rebalance distributions.
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CIO
Associated Press
Senate
Patrick Beacom
Huntingtag
Carl Galbraith
Hill
Soen
Bheer
Virginia
Sénate
Charles
Hodges
Equitable
Fateful Ides of March Seen Likely Verdict in Steel Fight
In Pittsburgh on Feb 28 AP reports the Ides of March may decide the contest between organized labor and management in the steel industry. The steel workers campaign under Philip Murray nears a climax with 300th lodge formed and talks of a national convention. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel affiliates push for wage gains while production and payrolls rise.
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Pittsburgh
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Smail
Steels
Aroay
Ponageten
Eeeky
Pope Pius Near Collapse Stage
Vatican reports Pope Pius is on the edge of nervous collapse for days. The 79 year old pontiff remains in his sick room as Dr. Aman Milani forbids attendants from the glass balcony. Milani notes low spirits and potential for a cold amid cold rainy weather.
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Vatican City
Feo
Pope Pius
Universal Service
Amanti Milani
Vatican
Milani
Pius
Skating Rink Roof Becomes New House Insulating Feature
New York February 28 engineers announce a flat roofed house atop a skating rink designed to stay warm in winter and employ a wading pool for cooling in summer. I C Danielson of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers explains the system using new materials and long lasting roofing. The concept aims at an architectural revolution within reach of the average man.
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New York
Texas
Washington
American
Vidal Quits Post With Air Bureau
Vidal resigns as director of air commerce in the Department of Commerce. The move may lead to heading a trans Atlantic air passenger service. sources say the resignation is unrelated to recent air disasters. He notes a four year tenure and aims to continue government service while pursuing set objectives.
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Eugene
Vidal
of- Air. Commerce
Gustry
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
Lata
Air Commerce
Department of Commerce
Rae
Senate
Tee
Sala
Wise Jetter
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Mead
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