Four Steel Firms Face Action Over Collusive Bids
Washington June 22 The Justice Department was charged with taking appropriate action in a Federal Trade Commission case against four steel firms United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Jones and Laughlin Steel Inland Steel accused of collusive bidding. President Roosevelt forwarded the commission report to Attorney General Cummings noting the existence of collusion and referring the matter for action.
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Washington
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Inland Steel Company
Roosevelt
Commission
Cummings
Mrs Roosevelt Speaks At Sorority Gathering
White Sulphur Springs June 22 Delegates to the national Chi Omega convention opened business today and prepared to welcome Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt as their guest at a dinner tonight The wife of the president will attend a ceremony honoring Dr Alice Hamilton former Harvard Medical School faculty member Dr Hamilton received the Chi Omega achievement prize Herbert Agar winner of the 1934 Pulitzer Prize spoke yesterday.
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White Sulphur Springs
Chi Omega
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alice Hamilton
Harvard Medical School
Hamilton
Herbert Agar
One Man Cut Hinton Ends in Jail and Hospitalization
A June 20 celebration at Elmer Haynes's home ended with Alonzo Crockett badly cut and Hugh Sweeney jailed on assault charges after Crockett accused Sweeney of taking $10 from a table. Police described the incident as a dispute over the missing money.
Radio Schedule Highlights From Evening Programs
A detailed rundown of radio shows and music acts across stations NBC CBS WGN WLW WJZ WCPO KMOX WAVE WHAM WSM WOWO and more. Listings include entertainers such as Savitt Dorr Lombardo Busse Lyman and Rabinoff along with orchestras bands and orchestra broadcasts clocking from 4:15 P M to midnight with varied genres and format notes.
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Amos 'N' Andy
CBS
The
Four Barbers
WJZ
Niela Goodelle
WMMN
Transradio
WGN
Palmer House
Ensem
WSAI
Omar the Mystic
WLW
Johnsons
Jan Savitt
WCKY
Uncle Ezra
Tony Russell
KMOX
Renfrew
WGBF
Tarzan
Lum
Abner
Ted Husing
KDKA
Pat
Don
WWVA
Russell Dorr
Barit
Lone Ranger
Boake Carter
wepPo
Asher
Little J
Ruth
Bude
Rubinoff
Vio
Oliver Smith
Bernice Claire
Studio Theatre
Sophie Tucker
Harry Horlick
Gy Howard Price
Radio Theatre
Greater Minstrels
Colm Claire
Bill Childs
Parsons
Billy White
Wayne King
Morgan L. Eastman
WICPO
WHAM
Russ Morgan
March of Time
WOWO
WHIO
WSM
Philadelphia
WJR
Sammy Fuller
Dick Manfield
Amos
Andy
WCPO
Bradford
the World of Sport
Duncan Moore
WAVE
Jack Denny
Happy Jack
Jack Campbell
Henry Busse
WLAC
Tommy Tompkin
Hawaii
WLM
Francis Craig
Geo. Beecher
Harold Greenmyer
Many Attend Union Meets in Pittsburgh
Industrial unionists push to organize 450000 steel workers into one union. Clinton Golden of SWOC says by July 1 the campaign will accelerate with 200 organizers in the field. Philip Murray of United Mine Workers credits miners for driving strength and urges steel workers to follow.
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Pittsburgh
Clinton
Golden
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
SWOC
McKeesport
United Mine Workers of America
Phil Murray
John Lewis
Plan Change in Stock Setup Of Rubber Firm
Akron Ohio June 22 The General Tire and Rubber Company announced a special meeting of common stockholders for July 16 to approve changing par value from 25 to 5 and increasing shares from 100000 to 500000. President W O Neil said five new shares will be issued for each 25 par share held.
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Akron
General Tire & Rubber Company
W. O Neil
Public welfare law advances social work structure
The 1936 public welfare law creates a director of public assistance, 55 county directors, and state and county advisory boards to aid social work. The department will manage payments for old age and blind pensions and dependent children. Federal aid totals 2.5 million dollars yearly, with the state also providing 2.5 million. Legislature earmarked 2.5 million from the general fund after removing liquor profits as a source, a proposal Governor Kump had suggested. Charleston report notes Governor Kump’s office stating the state planning board is kept active in a June 22 dispatch.
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Public Assistance
Department of
General State
Liquor Commission
Kump
Senate Defeats Bill to Make Board Permanent
A bill to make the board a permanent body with a $30,000 appropriation was defeated by the senate at the special legislative session. The board has existed for a year on executive order. The governor indicated he may await Washington advice before acting further.
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Senate
Washington
WPA program shares by state and local contributions
WPA projects totaled 1 145 866 107 with state and local shares varying widely. New York funded 275 602 123 while Nevada received 1 608 085. Wyoming Wyoming 41.8 percent, West Virginia 81 percent, and the District of Columbia led in local input. Kentucky 22 812 807 at 30.7 percent. Maryland 11 279 762 at 15.3 percent. North Carolina 12 237 727 at 20.1 percent. Pennsylvania 138 064 993 at 13.4 percent. Tennessee 17 493 586 at 17.7 percent. West Virginia 21 334 329 at 8.1 percent.
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New York
Nevada
Wyoming
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Noted anti New Deal Democrats face Philadelphia delegates
Maryland estate figures prominently as TALMADGE and four other anti New Deal Democrats dispatch statements to Philadelphia convention delegates. Office comments were limited and future attendance at the convention remains unclear. Ohio County Bar asks not to cut judges’ salaries as state reduces contribution to six thousand dollars. In Danville Illinois a nine pound baby boy born to Mr and Mrs George Lawson on Father’s Day, their daughter born last Mother's Day.
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Maryland
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Wheeling
Ohio County Bar Association
Danville, Ill
George Lawson
Platform (Continued From Page One)
The passage notes the liberal wing and Smith followers shaping the platform with Senator Carter Glass in view to bolster the Roosevelt stance. Glass, a veteran on platform committees since 1896, wrote the monetary plank four years ago and supports the Roosevelt ticket despite past criticism of New Deal measures.
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Glass
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
Roosevelt Era Platform Fights Shape Democratic Strategy
Democratic leaders weigh farm insurance shifts and social security planks as they debate endorsing the New Deal. Smith faction questions hint at party splits while Farley pledges a genuine Democrat to Roosevelt. Hotels fill with convention mood as leaders plan a possible repeal of the two thirds rule.
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Lemke
Smith
Platform Committee
Farm Front
Wallace
Davis
Chester Davis
AAA
White House
Tors
Pennsylvania
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Liberty League
Farley
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York
Liberty League
Lemke-Coughlin‘Townsend
Rooseevelt
Garner
Powers
Leaders Jeer Continues as Roosevelt Plan Is Debated
The article notes Sen Wagner of New York due to head the resolutions committee while Senator Bennett Clark of Missouri chairs rules committee consultations. Southern opposition to scrapping the two thirds rule is weighed, and platform items like crop insurance the Townsend plan wage hour amendment and currency management are set for lengthy talks behind closed doors as Farley answers Smith amid thousands of delegates and visitors.
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Wagner
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Roosevelt
Champ Clark
New York
Resolutions Committee
White House
Farley
Smith
Visi
Fasteeth Powder Claims Comfort for Dentures
A patent denture powder promises all day security for plates without slipping and no gummy feel. It freshens breath and is praised by people and dentists. Available in three sizes from druggists.
Small Kitchens Shift Demand From Large Cook Roles
MEMPHIS June 22 The municipal bureau notes a trend toward streamlined servants as ample cooks of the traditional mammy type give way. Officials explain the roly proportioned women cannot fit well into the miniature kitchens of many bungalows and apartments.
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Memphis
Tenn
Norton Postoffice Looted for About $100
Norton West Virginia postoffice was robbed with entry forced and roughly 75 to 100 dollars taken. Postmaster L Clyde Riley reported an automatic pistol possibly missing. The incident was dated June 22 and linked to a break in at the facility.
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Norton
W. Va
L. Clyde Riley
Hands of Corpse Taken By Superstitious Crank
Police blamed superstition for a startling theft of a corpse hands from John D. Johnson grave. Grant Biddie, a cemetery caretaker in Baltimore, reported the body of a healer was found desecrated and missing hands, signaling an unusual crime.
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Baltimore
Grant Biddie
John D. Johnson
Despised healer accused in grave desecration case
Police suspect a crank with superstitious beliefs in a healer's power caused a grave desecration. The casket was opened, hands severed, and Johnson sought relief by rubbing affected parts, intensifying the investigation into the suspected offender.
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Johnson
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