Babson Slams Stock Ownership And Management Practices
Babson Park Mus May 20 The columnist argues average stockholders lack influence in company affairs and suffer from vague incomplete information. He condemns absentee ownership and insider-dominated management, noting high private salaries and poor labor relations while urging stockholders to unite and push for reform. The piece criticizes directors for neglecting the stockholders' funds and suggests more vocal shareholder action to curb management excesses.
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Babson
Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mus
Smithi
Snell
Chinese Hurl Bills Over Japan City In Defiant Drive
China strikes back at Japanese victories in North China with air raids on Osaka and other cities, delivering anti Japanese fund bills. Reports say Suchow and Kinlang battles, with Chinese forces counterattacking and eyeing Han kow, while Cedillo rebellion tensions rise in Mexico and Europe eyes Franco Spain crisis. The piece notes rising municipal election tensions as well.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
China
Osaka
Lazaro Cardenas
San Luis ‘Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedillo
Cardenas
Europe
Great Britain
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Pittsburgh Man Faces Death in Chair
Former Pittsburgh chef Paully Bynge faces execution by electric chair in Tampa for the alleged murder of his wife and two children on May 2. After 18 minutes of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with the execution date set by the court.
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Pittsburgh
United Press
Tampa
Pla
Paully Bynge
To May
Auleide
Akron strike shuts Goodrich plants across city
Akron, C May 20 A spontaneous strike shut all six Airon plants of the B. Goodrich Company. Eighty five hundred production workers and fifteen hundred office employees were idle. Pickets of the United Rubber Workers patrolled main gates protesting company violation of seniority rules in lay offs of twenty five electricians. The strike initially affected the main plant where an incoming shift refused to enter.
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United Press
Akron
Airon
B. W. Gnoulrich Company
United Rubber Workers
Cap Spleen Named Commander Of 3d Battalion
CAPT. STEPHEN B. SPLEEN of Ridgway was named commanding officer of the Third Battalion of the 112th Infantry Pennsylvania National Guard to succeed Maj. William B. Wise. Col. M. A. Means said promotion to major is being recommended. Several promotions were also announced for other officers. Plans for a summer encampment and a flight demonstration with planes from the 103rd Observation squadron were discussed.
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Ridgway
National Guard
112Th Infantry
United Press
Kane
Stephen B. Spleen
Pennsylvania National Guard
William B. Wise
Spleen
Ridgway Service
M. A. Means
Warren
Bradford
Branilin
Herford M. Wood
Elke County
Means
William Wise
G. R. Anderson
Co. IM
Lawrence Mereilliot
So. M
112Th
103Rd Observation Squadron
Philadelphia
Disappearance of Four Year Old Girl Still Unsolved
Bradford May 20. The disappearance of four year old Marjory West from Bradford on May 8 remains unsolved. A limited search continues with a few volunteers while residents contribute to rewards totaling 2500 for information leading to her return.
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United Press
Bradford Pai
Marjory
Bradford
Prominent Frenchmen Duel In Neuilly Wounding Bourdet
Waris May 20 Henry Bernstein leading French playwright and Edouard Bourdet director of the Comedie Francaise fought a duel today. Bourdet wounded in the arm. The men used rapiers in secret at a private estate in Neuilly near Paris. Bourdet had never fought before and was inexperienced.
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United Press
WARIS
Henry Bernstein
Edouard Bavedet
Comedie Francaise
Bourdet
Rapiers
Neuilly
Siburts
Paris
Bournet
New Deal Power at Stake in Oregon Voting
Oregon primary focuses on party lines as Gov. Charles H. Martin battles Henry L. Hess for the Democratic nomination. Hess, a New Deal ally, gains support from Interior Secretary Tekes and Sen. George W. Norris, while Martin touts Roosevelt friendship amid labor unrest and vandalism prosecutions.
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NEW Deal
Oregon
Rene
Titus
United Press
Portland
Ore
Charles H. Martin
National Labor Relations Board
Department of Labor
Henry L. Hess
Martin
Roosevelt
Heas
Interior
Harold L. Tekes
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Roosevelt
Stephen Early
White House
Igkes
Sen. Norris
Io Martin
Hess
Picket Chicago Relief Offices Amid Special Session
Ragged men and women protest at relief stations as legislators meet in Springfield for a special session to authorize emergency funds for Chicago relief crisis. About 5,000 people faced food and shelter shortages as funds dwindled. Daily rations include canned goods and produce provided by the surplus commodities program.
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Lessson
United Press
Chicago
Ise
Leo Mr. Lyons
Chicago Relief Administration
Springfield
Surplus Commodity Corporation
Br ie Dairy Head Dies in Brie Pennsylvania
Brie dairy head Mrs China Hing Wendelna Bi parent of the arte Daley Products Co dies last night of a heart weakness in Brie Pennsylvania May 20, death reported from Brie station newsroom with limited OCR clarity and local obituary notice context
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Brie Dairy Head
Brie
China- Hing
Wendelna
Biparent
Arte, Daley Products Co
Nearby towns contribute to hospital drive in week report
Nearby communities donated to Corry hospital via a tag day. Mrs. Carl Taylor reports totals from Columbus, Findley Lake, Union City and others adding about 45.00 from sponsors and 129.00 raised locally by Girl Scouts. Chairs include Miss Mildred Swanson and Mrs. C Rafter.
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Xeon Hospital
Tag Cay
Neiby
Carl Taylor
Columbus
Kindley Late
Sparansburg
Spring Creak
Union Sity
Clymer
Bear i Lake
Pinuley Lake
Syertansburg
Spring Creek
Union City
Ladies Auxiliary
Corry Hospital
Theiag
Glaces
Spring
Creek
Mirs
Glen Donaldson
Mildred Swanson
Spartanaburg
Letha Shreve
Marjorie Eldred
Findley Lake
C. Rafter
Salesmen Held for Faking Hold Up in Mercer PA
William Warnock a New Castle sales man admitted staging a 300 holdup with Paul Engler of New Castle. Both faced grand jury action on charges of conspiracy and larceny. Engler also held for trial after a preliminary hearing before Justice Thomas McCain.
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United Pines
Mercer
William Warnock
New Castle
Paul Engler
Callee
Jutta of the Peace
Thomas McCtain
Engler
Dewi
Connecticut Lieut Gov and 26 Held in Theft Crackdown
Waterbury Connecticut May 90 deputies serving warrants on 27 men including Lieut Gay Frank Hayes mayor and other Waterbury officials charged in a grand jury report with rampant corruption and conspiracy to loot the city treasury of more than 1 000 100. State's Attorney Alcorn said the probe will widen to Hartford and may target other state leaders as the grand jury resumes next week after presenting two phases detailing city looting since 1931 and alleged state lobbying ties.
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United Press Wateraway
Conn
Benn
Gay
Frank Hayes
Waterbury
Hugh M. Algorn
Mayes
Hatford
House
Senate
WIPA
Grand Jury
Alcorn
Hayes
Youth Attempted Suicide After Jilting Girl in Payette County
In May 20, a Canonsburg youth despondent over a rejected romance took the girl to a field near Presto in South Payette township and shot himself, wounding himuelr. Verbino Checca, 22, was rushed to St. Francis hospital with a bullet wound near the heart. the girl Wagner, 21, of National Hill was unarmed.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Canonsburg
Presto
Payette Township
Himuelr
Verbino Checca
St. Francis Hospital
Wagner
National Hill
Erie Airport to Open June 15 in 1940s
Erie will launch passenger and air mail service from the new airport on June 15. Ralph S Tamin, in charge of operations for American Airlines, headed the opening events. He and city officials celebrated the national air mail welcome and airport readiness.
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Brookes
Lawrence
Corry
James P. Sullivan
Rom
Ralph Sperry
Reuben Randall
Harold Shannon
Perry M. Nichols
Sullivan
Clyde Hall
Piot Lawrence Thomas
Charles Pierce
Lawrence Thomas
Frank E. Hepler
George Nichols
Erie
Air Mail
Thomas
Hepler
Pieyoe
Erse
New
Drie
Beiaty Mure
Ralph S Tamin View Prewalent
In American Ai Lines
Vity
CIO Units Back Jones for Governor Urges Unity After Primary
Pittsburgh May 20 CIO unit for 180,009 workers urged union members to back Charles A Jones Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Speakers promoted unity of the Democratic party after Thomas Kennedy’s primary defeat and urged forgetting the contest to win in November. John O Leary urged backing the ticket and James Simpson warned of Republican attack on the New Deal.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Industri Organizations
Iport
Charles A. Jones
Steel City Union Industrial
Conneil
CIO
Thomas Kennedy
John O'Leary
United Mine Workers
James Simpson
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Writers Union
Arthur James
Giada Pacsins Acerane
Gro
House Leaders Delay Action on Railroad Loans
House leaders delay a bill to liberalize Reconstruction Finance Corporation railroad loans awaiting Senate action. An amendment to deny loans to lines cutting wages could render the measure pointless amid railroads seeking higher wage reductions. Roosevelt to meet John L. Lewis at the White House for a CIC conference signals ongoing wage and relief crisis amid the labor dispute and economic strain of May.
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United Press Ashington
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
le Voads
Washington
Works Progress Administration
WIA
Weller
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
White House
Lewis
CIC Phief
Mir
Wivey
Huge housing sums for senate plan in Pennsylvania
May 20 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania will receive 10 million dollars for slum clearance and better housing if Congress amends the Housing Act. Charles V. Doyle, executive director of the State Board of Housing, says the amendment would fund 25,000 new dwelling units and the elimination of several fires hazards.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Congress
Charles V. Doyle
State Board of Housing
Doyle
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