Strife and clashes widen in steel strike front
A wave of violence and tension grips the steel sector as Homer Martin and the CIO face off with union opponents. Nine men shot in Anderson Indiana amid efforts to broadcast Martin’s speech. Vigilantes in Monroe Michigan confront picketers near the Newton steel plant as national guardsmen stand by. 4000 CIO aligned pickets mass at Youngstown and Inland plants. City leaders in Canton and Youngstown verge on declaring local labor holidays as unions threaten broader action.
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John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Anderson
Ind
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Martin
Monroe
Mich
Newton Steel
Republic Steel
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Newton
Detroit
Michigan National Guardsmen
Frank Murphy
Chicago
Youngstown
Ohio
Lionel Evans
Canton
Lewis Leads Walkout Tying Labor to Bethlehem Steel Plant
OHN Lewis heads United Mine Workers pressuring steel via captive mines in Pennsylvania. Workers across captive mines walk out and join steel picket lines to cripple plants already shut or struggling. Officials dispute effectiveness with Bethlehem Steel Cambria plant a key target.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel
Court Plan Walloped by Senate Judiciary Committee
The panel rejected Roosevelt's Supreme Court packing bill calling it needless futile and dangerous to constitutional principle. It said the measure was presented in an intricate form that obscured its real purpose and could not banish or abolish divided authority.
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Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bipartisan fight over WPA funding and Southern states rights
The Byrnes amendment to the relief bill passes the Senate Appropriations Committee 13 to 10, requiring local governments to cover at least 40 percent of WPA project costs, a move seen as widening rifts between the administration and conservative Southern Democrats. The piece also notes racial labor concerns and a shift in political strategy.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
South
Hopkins
Agreement on Spanish coast safety zones and countermeasures
The two Spanish powers must extend safety zones in ports and avoid provocation while patrolling forces may defend themselves if attacked. A conference decision is pending before any retaliation, as Rome reports show mixed press attitudes toward Britain and tensions remain if both sides do not agree.
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Iacion
Rome
Great Britain
Labor fears and political bets shape New Deal era
Washington correspondence outlines labor leaders' unease over government minimum wage fixes and possible expansion of regulatory power. It details Ohio Democratic congressmen’s court bill votes, and a nascent effort to renew the Republican Party with large city clubs and young leaders, naming Hoover and Mills among backers.
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Washington
NRA
Brain Trust
Elegant filet lace spread pattern 5815 instructions
Readers can obtain pattern 5815 for a filet lace spread with tiny squares. The booklet includes instructions charts and an illustration of stitches used and requires 15 cents plus address details to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
The Housewife Aids at Home Cleaning and Cooking
Practical tips on clearing stale smoke with vinegar on a hot shovel washing linoleum softening woolens with olive oil removing tile spots with kerosene and paraffin quick mayonnaise method from WWNU Service.
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