Evacuations Forced Today By Blockade Tientsin
One hundred twenty British women and children evacuate today from the beleaguered British concession aboard a small river boat to Tangku and coast steamers for Chinwantao and Pehtaiho Beach, about 200 miles northeast of Tientsin. Japan strengthens its blockade and rejects backdown while U S protests and discussions continue in Tokyo and London.
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Tientsin
Tangku
Chinwantao
Pehtaiho Beach
Associated Press
Japan
Amoy
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Tokyo
Britain
U. S
Amendment No. 2 Pardon and parole reform proposal
Amendment No. 2 proposes a shift of pardons and paroles authority from the governor to a statutory board and adds probation and sentence suspension. It argues the current system burdens the governor, hampers fair administration, and neglects reclamation of first offenders, noting Alabama’s growing prison population.
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Alabama
Secretary of State
Conetaegs
Alabama League of Municipalities Meets to Discuss Revenue and Regulation
The Alabama League of Municipalities convenes in Birmingham June 20 joined by Ed E. Reid and Mayor L. P. Burns of Selma to discuss securing a 1.5 million dollar share of state revenues and opposing state regulatory control of municipal utilities. Mayor W B Mahan of Russellville speaks on state control as a dangerous device with Judge Walter B. Jones voicing gubernatorial amendments.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama League of Municipalities
Ed. E. Reid
L. P. Burns
Selma
League
W. B. Mahan
Russellville
Cecil F. Bates
Mobile
Walter B. Jones
Montgomery
Frank M. Dixon
W. 8. Coleman
Anniston
Green Seeks AFL Push Against Communism
Boston June 20. William Green AFL president said to Kiwanis International the AFL will fight Communism and oppose any move to establish a totalitarian society in America. He called the federation democratic and committed to preserving free democratic institutions.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
Kiwanis International
America
Green
Suit Filed for 1 Million Over Freddie Bartholomew Earnings
Cecil L. Bartholomew a retired British army officer filed a suit in Los Angeles seeking 1 000 000 dollars for losses of earnings of his son Freddie Bartholomew the young film star The defendants include his sister Myllicent Bartholomew the aunt and guardian and attorney Isaac Pacht plus several John and Jane Does The case was prepared without a lawyer’s aid.
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Los Angeles
Cecil L. Bartholomew
Fréddie
Myllicent Bartholomew
Freddie
Isaac Pacht
John
Jane
Cotton burned at Angouleme munitions plant blaze
Fire at the Great Angouleme military powder factory destroyed cotton warehouses used in munitions production. The blaze, found at 3 15 p m, spread quickly but was checked and not believed to threaten the powder magazines. Troops guarded the plant as Angouleme, a 40 000 resident city 66 miles northeast of Bordeaux, stood watch.
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Angouleme
France
Bordeaux
Charente River
Court moves nearer as June term hears cases
Lee Hall faces trial on assault with intent to murder in Circuit court. Glenn Butler was convicted of assault with weapon and fined 200 dollars. Malcolm Jackson pled guilty to burglary and received 12 to 19 months. Richard Brown found innocent of second degree murder. Two grand larceny charges against Charles Sherman and two charges against Leonard Slaton were not pressed. Wednesday's calendar includes three burglary cases for Alton Praytor, Neil Adcock and Coleman Gray as capital cases wrap Thursday.
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Lee Hall
Glenn Butler
J.N Powell
Malcolm Jackson
Richard Brown
W. H. Long
Charles Sherman
Leonard Slaton
Alton Praytor
Neil Adcock
Coleman Gray
Competition Discussed by Switchmen Union at Jubilee
In Birmingham Alabama the executive committee of the switch men’s union of North America met in a closed conference at the opening of the southern jubilee to discuss competition among trucks buses inland waterways and railroads.
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Birmingham
Ala
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Nipponese Blockade Deepens Asia Power Struggle
A New York report argues Japan’s blockade of British and French concessions in Tientsin signals a broader effort to dominate Asia and challenge Britain for economic and political control of China. The piece frames the clash as part of a wider Sino-Japanese rivalry with potential hunger impacts for British subjects.
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Eugene H. Dooman
United States
Tokyo
Kulangsu
Amoy
Tientsin
Seijiro Yoshizawa
China
Hirohito
London
Britain
Japan
New York
Asia
Peiping
Connecticut Pushes Higher Textile Minimum Wage Amid Labor Debate
Governor Baldwin aides advocate 32 12 cents an hour minimum for cotton mills to curb southern relocation. Joseph Tone says higher northern wages keep mills from ghost towns while strikes afflict the industry. Florence Peterson notes textile strikes exceed most sectors. James Clerkin calls wage parity essential against southern competition.
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Washington
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Joseph M. Tone
Elmer F. Andrews
Tone
Andrews
Florence Peterson
Bureau of Labor Statistics
James Clerkin
Connecticut State Federation of Labor
Baldwin
Senate Hikes River Funds To 407 Million In Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee backed a rivers and harbors bill approving 407.86 million dollars in projects, 324.01 million more than the House. It preserves 66 million for the Tombigbee waterway and notes projects start after June 30, 1940 with annual spending cap of 60 million.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Bailey
Tombigbee
Tennessee River
Gulf of Mexico
Pepper
Fla
Florida
Conferees Fail To Reach TVA Bond Compromise
Washington June 20 conferees on a Tennessee Valley Authority bond bill adjourned without agreement. Senate and house members differed over bond size and TVA operating limits. The talks resume tomorrow with potential figures ranging up to 75.7 million dollars and ongoing disputes over tax guarantees and GAO accounting review.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
TVA
May
Tennessee Electric Power Co
Carrel l Tva
Willkie
General Accounting
Merit Plan Faces Test In Alabama State Personnel Law
In Montgomery on June 20, officials and legal experts debated whether the merit system act will blanket employees discharged before it takes effect. Reports floated a possible post-session lawsuit to secure status for Graves appointees, with mixed views on pre enactment workers gaining regular state service status.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Personnel Board
Montgomery Advertiser
Graves
Dixon
Officer Testimony Details Squalus Final Dive
Lieutenant Oliver F. Naquin the Squalus commander testified about the final dive and ship preparations noting the after section was rigged for the dive and that the main induction valve had been dismantled and reassembled after earlier trouble. He praised his crew and said no blame attached to him as he began by waiving his rights.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver F. Naquin
Joseph W. Patterson
Oklahoma City
Naquin
J. C. Nichols
Chicago
William T. Doyle
Baltimore
Peantanean
Tela
Raids Over Nudity At New York World's Fair Lead to Two Arrests
Police arrested Fay Krop and Joan Vickers both 20 and 22 for participating in indecent performances backstage at the World’s Fair. Also charged were Fay Krop’s ice costume and a fan dance in other shows run by Arthur Gayner and David Bell. Inspector Mooney pledged further raids to curb indecency at the fair.
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New York
Fay Krop
Joan Vickers
Arthur Gayner
Hamel Avenue
Paterson
N. J
David Bell
Congress of Beauty
Ex-Judge Sentenced to Pen for Conspiracy in New York
Former U S circuit court of appeals judge Martin T. Manton received two years in federal prison and a $100000 fine for conspiracy to sell judicial favors. Insurance broker George M. Spector was sentenced to one year and a day and fined $5000. Sentencing for three co defendants who pled guilty was deferred.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
W. Calvin Chestnut
Manton
Chesnut
U. S
John T. Cahill
George M. Spector
Secret Service 75 Years Old as Year Ends
Washington June 20 Frank J Wilson chief of the United States secret service said the service is 75 years old this year. The agency plans anniversary sessions at its annual conference while focusing on counterfeiting suppression and public awareness of phony money. A Moran era anecdote recalled a counterfeiting ring busted in Chicago and a Philadelphia syndicate. a boy’s purchase helped expose the case.
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Eddie Gilmore
Washington
Frank J. Wilson
United States Secret Service
Division of the Treasury
Wilson
Secret Service
William H. Moran
Moran
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mystery Key Aided Escape From Ohio Reform School
Velma West, a blonde killer of her husband, escaped the Ohio reformatory for women with a mystery key. Inmates Leonora Leach and three others aided the escape, leaving a note about a desire for one little adventure. West confessed to murder in 1927 and was serving a five-to-life sentence.
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Marysville
Velma West
Ohio Reformatory For
Marguerite Reilley
Toledo
Chicago
Tennessee river gauge and regional weather update
The Tennessee river stood at 20.2 feet and rising with no rain reported. Alabama and Tennessee forecasts show generally fair conditions in Alabama tonight, with possible showers and thunderstorms in Tennessee tonight and Wednesday, and a gentle to moderate southerly wind along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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