MISS PERKINS SAYS QUARREL HARMFUL ANDREWS SEEKS SUIT
Secretary Perkins warned the CIO AFL dispute hampers nearly all Labor Department functions in testimony to a House appropriations panel. Elmer Andrews, wage hour administrator, said the division seeks a test case to push the Supreme Court to rule on constitutional questions and highlighted industry cooperation while noting 7000 of 10006 enforcement cases need investigation.
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Washington
Perkins
Cio-Afl
Labor Department
House Appropriations
Elmer F. Andrews
Supreme Court
Andrews
President Roosevelt Heads to Warm Springs for 10 Day Visit
Washington March 29 President Roosevelt leaves mid afternoon for a 10 day trip to his Warm Springs Georgia home. He departs as Congress faces fights over neutrality labor relief farm aid social security and tax legislation. He will stop at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama before continuing to Warm Springs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Congress
Tuskegee
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee, Ala
Booker T. Wash
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Invite Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Glenn 8 Suddharth to attend tonight's double bill at Strand and Dixie theatres. Strand shows Young Dr Kildare with Lew Ayres while Dixie offers Little Orphan Annie with Ann Gillis and Beautiful Girls.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Glenn
Suddarth
Thayer Street
Dr. Kildare
Lew Ayres
Strand Theatre
Ann Gillis
Dixie Theatre
Farm parity plan beaten by House vote
March 29 Washington report notes the House rejected the farm parity payments fund by 204 to 191 after an earlier tentative 175 to 171 approval. Critics expect possible restoration when the agriculture appropriation bill advances. Some administration Democrats supported parity despite it not in the president’s budget.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Bankhead
Rayburn
Resigned Judge Manton Enters Innocent Plea
Former Federal Judge Martin Manton pleaded innocent in federal court to a third conspiracy indictment. Co defendant John L. Lotsch, former Fort Greene National Bank executive in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty yesterday. Manton facing trial likely in May on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, defraud the United States, and accepting 10000 to free Lotsch on an extortion indictment.
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New York
Martin Manton
Mont
John L. Lotsch
Fort Greene National Bank
Brooklyn
Manton
Administration of Justice
United States
Lotsch
U. S
Doctor’s Ax-Smashing Costs Him Fine of $50
Kansas City report says Dr Logan Clendenin destroyed a WPA air drill to stop a rat-ta-tat tat disturbing his health column work. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25 for property destruction and $25 for disturbing the peace.
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Kansas City
Logan Clendenin
Grand Exalted Ruler Invited to Clarksburg Lodge Anniversary
Dr. Edward James McCormick of Toledo, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, will speak at the 40th anniversary of the Clarksburg lodge. About 300 lodge members from surrounding states are expected to attend the April 29-30 meetings chaired by Pawick Henry Shields.
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Clarksburg
Edward James McCormick
Toledo
of the Elks
Pawick Henry Shields
Widen search for lost girl in Mississippi River area
Memphis, March 29. Airplanes and a fleet of speedboats scoured the Mississippi river area to find Hope Brewster, a 24 year old musician, who disappeared after boarding a frail rowboat Monday afternoon to sail toward New Orleans. Police say she bought the boat from Russell Hardwick of the Memphis Yacht Club and told him she was bound for New Orleans. Continuous search ongoing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Hope Brewster
Southwestern College
Russell Hardwick
Memphis Yacht Club
Hardwick
New ‘ Orleans
British Field Army Doubled To 340,000 Men
In London on March 29 Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in Parliament that Britain's territorial field army would be doubled to a total of 340 000 men. The move follows a cabinet meeting considering conscription and other measures to unite nations against Nazi Germany. He also indicated discussions of compulsory national service with French leaders during President Lebrun's visit, while refusing to deny promises to Bonnet on introducing conscription.
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London
Chamerlain
Commons
Chamberlain
Britain
The
House
Albert Lebrun
Georges Bonnet
Police warn punchboard operators to stop games
Local police place a law and order notice on penny candy punchboards urging operators to discontinue them or face arrest and municipal court action. Plages using the boards were notified yesterday and are to discontinue immediately.
Valencia Falls to Nationalists in Peaceful Transfer
Valencia was formally handed to Nationalist authorities at 1 p.m. as flags rose and crowds cheered Generalissimo Franco. Republicans evacuated in hope of escape by sea while refugees filled the city and rumors swirled after Madrid’s fall, with residents bracing for possible panic.
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Valeria
Madrid
Franco
Deposed Cuban Dictator Dies During Operation
Gerando Machado, 67, former Cuban dictator president deposed in 1933, died in Miami Beach during anesthesia for a liver tumor operation. He had entered the hospital for observation and had suffered poor health for some time.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gerando Machado
Cuba
Machado
Unemployment Funds Near Exhaustion Warns Congress
Arthur J. Altmeyer, chair of the Social Security board, told the House Ways and Means Committee that state unemployment compensation funds would be exhausted by May 15 without a new appropriation. He urged lifting the federal grant to states from 49 million to 80 million dollars.
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Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Nationalist Armies Rule Madrid as Civil War Ends
Thousands of Nationalist troops pour through abandoned defenses to wipe out Republican resistance in central and southeastern Spain. Madrid remains under Nationalist garrison as Gen. Francisco Franco leads the new regime. Gen. Jose Miaja reportedly moved to Valencia. (Continued on Page Six).
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Madrid
Spanish Republic
Spain
Francisco Franco
Miaja
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Five Capitals Surrender to Nationalist Leader in Spain
Burgos dispatch reports five capitals Murcia Almeria Jaen Cuenca and Ciudad Real have surrendered to Generalissimo Franco. Nationalist advances in Cordoba and Toledo sectors push remaining holdouts toward capitulation, leaving only Albacete Almice and part of Guadalajara resisting.
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Burgos
Murcia
Almeria
Jaen
Cuenca
Ciudad Real
House Committee Approves $10 Million WPA Extension
The House Appropriations Committee voted ten million dollars to fund WPA operations until July 1, despite President Roosevelt's request of 150 million. The panel, citing liberality, said total WPA funds for the current fiscal year would reach 2,163,968,406, higher than the prior year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Committees Named for Grafton Memorial Day Program
Committees to run the 30th of May Memorial Day exercises in Grafton have been selected by Chairman Sam M. Zinn and the general committee. A tentative list was approved after a Friday meeting attended by Zinn Dallas D. Wolfe A. A. Miller Gordon Rosier H. B. Scranage Joan Edwards Jr Ona C. Jefferys and Virgil O. Poe. Parade committee is led by Dallas D. Wolfe with E. G. Kuhn Thomas J Moran John Edwards Jr A. E. Lockard H. B. Strandge Lee E Bennett Leland Price J. C. Helms.
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Grafton
Sam M. Zinn
Mr. Zinn
Dallas D. Wolfe
A. A. Miller
Gordon Rosier
H. B. Scranage
Joan Edwards, Jr
Ona C. Jefferys
Virgil O. Poe
E. G. Kuhn
Thomas J Moran
John Edwards
A. E . Lockard
H. B. Strandge
Lee E Bennett
Leland Price
J. C. Helms
Daladier Approves France Reply to Italy and Mussolini
Paris reports the French cabinet approved Daladier's forthcoming broadcast replying to Italian colonial demands. The speech, prepared under tight security, will be aired at 7:45 p.m. with translations planned in German Italian English Arabic and Spanish. Daladier has broad parliamentary support as France strengthens its war powers after decree powers granted March 19.
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France
Daladier
Sir Eric Phipps
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Near
Aswer
Mussolini
TrDuce
Djibouti
Tunisia
Suez Canal
Spain
Train
Southern End Suffers Most From Disease
Charleston starts with thousands of influen za and severe colds statewide in West Virginia. Health officials note southern cities, including Charleston, are hardest hit with hundreds of cases and thousands overall. No influenza deaths but pneumonia after flu cited. Urgent home isolation advised, nurses in short supply.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Health Department
A. E. McClue
Huntington
McClue
Kanawha
Mingo
McDowell
Fayette
Uniontown Miners Plan Big April 1 Observance
Uniontown PA March 29 Officials of the United Mine Workers of America plan a John L. Lewis Day celebration on April 1. They expect more than 30 000 participants in Uniontown. A parade begins at 10 a.m with Frank Barnhart international representative as principal speaker.
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Uniontown
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Frank Barnhart
Ground broken for hospital in Grafton ceremony
May or P F Gillispie officially broke ground for the new Grafton City hospital on Finnegan's rock site. Don C Byrum of Wheeling will direct the project as WPA workers begin excavation for a four story concrete structure. Within two weeks about 200 WPA workers are expected on site with L D Schmidt architect and William J Gates WPA supervisor of projects for the second district speaking at the ceremony.
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Grafton City Hospital
P. F. Gillispie
Finnegan's Rock
Don C. Byrum
Wheeling
WPA
Gillispie
Grafton
L. D. Schmidt
Fairmont
William J. Gates
Second District
Better Business Over State Seen Next Month
Charleston March 29 West Virginia business prospects look brighter as spring buying may spur April activity. A state Chamber of Commerce report notes February conditions show improvement versus last month and year and relative to the nation. Factors include higher employment bank debits post office receipts electricity use and consumer sales tax intake. The report says war talk and other factors have hurt national business but West Virginia remains an exception.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Mileage Limit Group Formed In Grafton Rail Labor Firemen
A new National Mileage Limitation group was formed in Grafton at a county building meeting attended by Baltimore and Ohio railroad firemen and trainmen. The group seeks federal legislation capping railroad employment to 26 days per month. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers representative B Frank Davisson opposed the move, facing interruptions as he argued against the new organization and hinted at wider efforts to split unions. Bert Leese, one of the organizers, responded to the charge.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
National Congress
L. E
B. Frank Davisson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Davisson
Bert Leese
Suspect Arrested In Train Wreck Attempt
Prosecutor Samuel A. Christie said Charles Dunford aged 41 is being held for questioning over an alleged attempt to wreck a Norfolk and Western train near Marine. He reportedly denied placing the tie on the tracks after an electric motor derailed a fast passenger train ten minutes earlier on March 16.
Father Carroll Speaks To Local K C Council
Rev Father Charles Carroll of Bridgeport will be guest speaker at Grafton Council No 713 Knights of Columbus. The event at East Main street hall starts at 8 pm tomorrow. Attendance is expected to be strong due to his local reputation.
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Father Charles Carroll
Bridgeport
Grafton Council
Knights of Columbus
East Main Street
Father Carroll
Franco Emerges Victorious Heightening European Tensions
London reports that Spain's Nationalist victory under Franco sharpens the risk of a decisive clash between fascist and anti fascist Europe. The issue now centers on Franco's ties to Germany and Italy versus other allegiances, with potential flashpoints over Mediterranean influence, colonial agitation, and trade interests as nations seek balance.
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London
Europe
Spain
England
France
Francisco Franco
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Franco
Miss Nellie Cook Invited to Opera House Shows
Identification may be required as Miss Nellie Cook of 1009 West Main Street attends tonight's Opera House presentation featuring The Last Express, a crime feature, and Drifting Ward with Jack Randall.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Nellie Cook
West Main Street
Drifting Weward
Jack Randall
Dou Bill
Opera House Theatre
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