Jersey City Talks Denied to O\'Connell and Bernard
Two U S representatives were refused permits to address a mass meeting in Journal Square amid clashes between Hague loyalists and civil rights groups. The denial cited potential disorder as the reason, following Norman Thomas’s failed May Day drive.
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Jersey City
Frank Hague
Democratic National Committee
Hague
O'Connell
Bernard
Washington
New York
Hudson River
Mid-Town
Journal Square
CIO
A. F. of L
Hudson County Building and Trades Council
Central Labor Union
Michael F. Condron
Orange
State Federation of Labor
America
Jerry O'Connell
Hudson County Committee For Labor Defense
O’connell
Bernard As
Gold Star Mothers
Norman Thomas
National Socialist Party
Sacred concert at First Methodist Sunday afternoon
Rev. S. T. Kimbrough, pastor of the Methodist church at Moulton, will be heard in a sacred concert at the First Methodist church at 3:00 oclock Sunday afternoon. Dr. L. D. Patterson praised Kimbrough as one of the Souths best voices and urged gospel music lovers to attend.
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S. T. Kimbrough
Moulton
First Methodist
Kimbrough
South
L. D. Patterson
City Editor Hufner Dies in Leap at Shanghai
Henry Hufner city editor of the Shanghai Evening Post plunged from the Sixth floor of the Navy Y M C A in Shanghai leaving a self written obituary. The paper published the obituary largely summarizing motives for his death and noting the editor called the paper his last scoop. He died within a day of his fiancée Violet Thompson who died after a dental operation.
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Shanghai
Henry Hufner
Shanghai Evening Post
Navy Y. M. C. A
Evening Post
Hufner
Violet Ethel Thompson
Two Women Die In Auto Accident Near Meridian
York Alabama May 7 A car left the highway crashed into a detour bridge four miles from Meridian killing two women Mrs C H Pipkin Shubuta Miss Eunice Kirkland and seriously injuring two men including Mr Pipkin Investigating officers reported a timber piece pierced the radiator and front and rear seats of the car
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York
Ala
Meridian
C. H. Pipkin
Shubuta
Montgomery
Eunice Kirkland
Pipkin
Trio Quizzed In Robbery At Sand Mountain Bank
In Boaz Alabama residents chased and fired on three bandits after they robbed Sand Mountain Bank taking about $1000. Authorities detained three men for questioning as FBI chief John Bugas sent Hamilton’s photo to Boaz for identity. no link established yet.
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Boaz
Ala
Floyd Hamilton
Texas
Sand Mountain Bank
Hamilton
John Bugas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Birmingham
Sand Mountain
Bugas
Lewis slams John L Lewis over Pennsylvania control remark
James L. McDevitt president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor criticizes CIO Chief John L. Lewis saying he would be on the march to the White House if he captured control of the majority party in Pennsylvania.
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Lewis
Philadelphia
James L. McDevitt
Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor
CIO
John L. Lewis
White House
Pennsylvania
Girl In Grey Ends Life With Farewell Note In Bus Terminal
Police seek identity of a 26 year old brunette who swallowed poison in a midtown bus terminal after leaving a death note signed the little girl in grey. The note urged other girls not to fall into despair. A second note described meeting a nurse from Oklahoma in Georgia and Philadelphia. The body wore a grey suit and suede shoes, with an empty overnight bag nearby.
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Grey
New York
Vernie Keen
Brooklyn
Lyons
Oklahoma
Miss Keen
Patricia
Philadelphia
Europe hears Fuehrer gets help of Italy
European diplomacy reels as Mussolini appears to back Hitler in pressing Czechoslovakia for a peaceful settlement while Britain and France urge restraint. In Spain, insurgents push a new offensive toward Valencia amid rainblocked front lines. In China, the central front remains indecisive with a stalemate near Taierchwang and growing guerrilla activity near Peiping.
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Europe
Fuehrer
Italy
Associated Press
Mussolini
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Il Duce
Rome-Berlin
Rome
Germany
Berlin
France
Spain
Teruel
Mediterpinia
Valencia
Miguel Aranda
China
Taierchwang
Sunghai
Peiping
Mass of requests for U.S. loans swamps reconstruction agency
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation faces a flood of applications for its 1.5 billion dollar lending program. Since resuming loans, about 20.4 million has been approved and 55 million in applications forwarded, with examples from Maine New York New Jersey and Georgia. Banks urged to push applications as government funding remains the last resort.
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Washington
May
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maine
West Virginia
New York
New Jersey
Kansas Stove
Georgia
Michigan
Alabama
Jesse H. Jones
R. F.C
Government relief program could cost three billion next year
Hopkins testified before a House subcommittee that the Works Progress Administration may require about 3,000,000,000 in the next fiscal year for addit ional work expenditures. He said the WPA would cost around 2,260,000,000 for the full year and warned private employment would remain weak. Roosevelt aides urged boosting public works by 300,000,000 to expand federal projects.
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Washington
May T
Congress
de le Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Budget Bureau
House
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Rolis
United States
Hopking
Ludlow
Federe
Appropriations
Show Girl Files Seduction Suit in Catalina Yacht Case
Jaye Melton, a show girl, filed a $200,000 suit in superior court today against William Koenig, former Hollywood film studio manager. She alleges he seduced her on a palatial yacht near Catalina Island last June and seeks $100,000 for seduction and $100,000 for breach of promise. The complaint claims Koenig’s promise to marry was a ruse to gain her affection.
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Los Angeles
Jaye Melton
Superior Court Today
William Koenig
Hollywood Film Studio
Catalina Island
Public Asked To Visit Cemetery On Mothers Day
Decatur residents were invited to visit the City cemetery on Sunday for Mother's Day and to view beautification efforts by the cemetery association. After visiting there Sunday, many may say the cemetery is a loving tribute to fine citizens who have passed on but are not forgotten despite the years.
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Decatur Resients
le St
Cemetery Association
Tne
Gains Bared for Baptists In 1937 National Summary
Richmond Virginia May report shows Southern Baptists for 1937 posting gains in churches membership and schools. Total gifts for all funds rose to 32 million with local and mission gifts up, plus 13.4 million in overall net financial gains including church property and endowments.
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Richmond
Southern Baptista
E. P. Aldredge
Baptist Sunday School Board
Aldredge
Southern Baptist Convention
YP Sroed Teri
Union to vote on affiliation for steel workers
Pittsburgh May 7 The Craft Organized Amalgamated Association of Steel and Tin Workers will hold a national referendum to decide permanent affiliation with the Committee for Industrial Organization. The union finished its 63rd annual convention and authorized nearly 6000 members to vote on the issue, a question pending since CIO entered the steel industry about two years ago.
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Pittsburgh
Steel
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Budget official warns deficit rise to 2 billion
Daniel W. Bell acting budget director tells a House appropriations subcommittee that proposed emergency appropriations would lift the yearly deficit starting July 1 to about two billion dollars.
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Washington
Daniel W. Bell
House
Proponents hail petition to rush wage hour bill
House supporters cheered after 218 members signed a petition to set the wage hour bill for floor debate. They expect Rules Committee to grant preferential status, though doubts remain. The measure would start at 26 cents an hour, rising to 40 cents in three years, with 40 hours maximum, and no north south differentials.
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Babengg
House
Fies
Rules Committee
Rep
Mead
Senate
Lee
Rep. Cox
Rayburn
Texas
Indica
American Federation of Labor
Continuca
Baby Gurgles As Her Distraught Parents Weigh Fateful Verdict
Chicago parents of five week old Helaine Colan face a life or death choice as doctors weigh surgery to remove glioma in both eyes. The operation could save the child but leave her blind, while refusing treatment might hasten death within months. Medical experts, relatives, and a spiritual adviser offer conflicting guidance as the family debates the path forward.
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Chicago
Helathe Colan
Herbert E. Schmitz
Mercy Hospital Institute For Radiation Therapy
Morris Hershman
Schmitz
Helaine Colan
Herman Colan
Estelle
Norrig Hershman
Colan
Derby Day At Churchill Downs Draws Ten’s of Thousands
A bright sun and cool breeze ushered in the 64th Kentucky Derby crowd at Churchill Downs as 50 000 to 60 000 gathered hours before post time. Fans filled infield terraces and unreserved sections while betting through mutuel windows remained light and Fighting Fox led favorites with Bull Lea second choice.
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Orlo Robertson Churchill
Red Cross
Kentucky
Indiana
Louisville
Rock Garden
R. G. Martin
Lawrin
Chief
Fighting Fox
Bull Lea
Menow
Dan Walt
Myron Selznick
Menon
Churchill Downs
William Woodward
New York
Gallant Fox
Fox
Tennessee River Readings and Weekend Weather Outlook
The Tennessee River fell to 20.6 feet at 7 a.m. with no rainfall reported. Alabama forecast shows showers tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions in the far northwest and north. Tennessee expects showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday followed by generally fair weather and cooler temperatures in eastern areas.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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