World's Fair Show Closures Amid Criticism in New York
Six amusements in the New York world's fair entertainment zone were closed today amid harsh criticism of the fair corporation for alleged neglect and poor working conditions. A spokesman for Dufour and Rogers cited insurance, lighting, roadways, sanitation, and constant inspections as factors. The shutdown followed the arrest of co owner Joseph Rogers on an assault charge, which he denied was connected to the closures.
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West Virginia City Plans Charter Election under Home Rule Law
Petitioners claim more than fifteen percent of city voters support a new city charter under West Virginia Home Rule laws. They urge the commission to ordinance a special election to decide if a charter should be framed by representatives. Petitions left with officials request concurrent charter board election with the charter question.
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West ‘Virginia
Local outlets list for signing agreement in Grafton
The document lists fitting signing points at Grafton News Turner's Graf ton Drug & Chemical Reception Love Drug company American News Stand Red Cross Pharmacy Central Drug store Union Drug store First National bank and the Grafton Sentinel for a business matter.
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Turner's
Grafton Drug & Chemical
Reception
Love Drug Company
American News Stand
Red Cross Pharmacy
Central Drug Store
Union Drug Store
First National Bank
Grafton Sentinel
Townsend Plan Nears Vote In Florida Senate
Florida sponsors push a Townsend plan for a 200 dollar monthly old age pension funded by a 3 percent sales tax. The measure would require beneficiaries to spend the full amount each month and limit eligibility to residents of at least five years. Officials say about 80 000 people would qualify.
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Tallahassee
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State Senate
Charley E. Johns
Starke
Francis E. Townsend
The Tax Immunity Debate In Federalism
A columnist analyzes Justice Frankfurter and the Supreme Court on intergovernmental tax immunity. The piece contrasts the view that national immunity is real with the claim that state immunity is merely assumed, arguing the necessity of protecting both governments from taxation that could destroy the other.
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Wife battles WPA over blasting near fox farm in New Hampshire
Hooksett New Hampshire May 11 Mrs Mary Darina a 44 year old housewife fights Works Progress Administration to delay blasting near her black fox farm until July to protect 35 female 15 male and 80 plus young foxes. She vows to sit on top of the blast and hopes to spare the kit and mothers from harm. Fahey the WPA administrator has postponed blasting previously and urges completion of the turnpike.
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Darona
Hooksett
Great Barrington
Mass
Earthquake in Hawaii Causes Minor Damage
In Hilo Hawaii scientists monitored Kilauea for signs of eruption after a moderate to strong quake yesterday. The tremor damaged Kilauea observatory instruments cracked several offices and cracked a newspaper plant beam, and triggered a large landslide in the crater.
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Kilauea Observatory
Volcano near Hilo erupts after quake in 1934
Kilauea, Hawaii island, about 30 miles from Hilo, the world's largest active volcano, last erupted in 1934 following a sharp earthquake. All earlier eruptions since scientists began watching the crater were preceded by quakes.
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Hawaii Island
Young Snite Sails Today for Lourdes Pilgrimage
Fred B. Snite Jr., 48-year-old from Chicago reliant on an 800-pound iron lung, sails today for France to visit Lourdes with his family and medical staff. He seeks thanks and strength, not a miracle, and will travel aboard a special train car and then the Normandie, returning to Chicago on June 26 after attending the New York World’s Fair.
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Our Lady of Lourdes
Fred B. Snite
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Young Snite
China
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Fla
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Normandie
John Murphy
Tax Savings Urged to Shift Capital to Investment
Harvard economist Alvin H. Hansen urged the monopoly committee to tax savings more to push idle capital into investment. He proposed public funds to develop new products, create a self liquidating railroad equipment firm, and lease gear to roads, plus reducing the federal housing administration interest guarantees.
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Harvard
Monopoly
Alvin H. Hansen
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Virginia Law College Dean Appointed Judge
President Roosevelt nominated Armistead M. Dobie dean of the University of Virginia law school for the new federal judge post in the western district of Virginia. Byrd called Dobie eminently satisfactory and qualified. Roberts had been rejected by the Senate after courtesy objections from Glass and Byrd.
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Roosevelt
Armistead M. Dobie
University of Virginia Law School
District of
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Floyd H. Roberts
Bristol
Senate
Glass
Byrd
Roberts
Dobie
Kentucky mine unions push for contract amid mobilization
Reported from Harlan and Hazard districts indicate a union push toward signing a Black Mountain Coal Corp shop contract later today. Kentucky operators in Lexington and the Big Andy Elk Horn area weigh future actions as 13 mines in Harlan receive guards, with 200 more soldiers ordered to state duty. A CIO union strategy and a federal probe into mobilization were raised as Turnblazer and Titler vow to keep picketing peaceful.
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Harlan
A. B. Chandler
Ellerbe Carter
Turnblazer
George Titler
Harlan U. M
Textiles Leader Denounces Kentucky Troop Move
At the United Textile Workers convention, Lewis warned that guns and troops will not mine coal and urged federal action to restrain Happy Chandler over troop deployments in Kentucky. He cited miners’ opposition to Chandler’s Senate bid and cited violence including a fatality and shootings in Harlan as troops arrived.
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Lewis
National Convention of the United Textile Workers
CIO
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
U.S. Senate
Harlan
National
Kanawha coal talks leave key firms unsettled
The Kanawha coal scene shows major operators in the field bound by contracts with the Appalachian conference dispute. The U S Coal and Coke at Gary, McKell Coal in Fayette county, Kinston Pocahontas, and Carter Coal in McDowell county remained undecided as pickets turned back workers and a controversial stance persisted among southern groups.
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Pele
New York
Kanawha
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary
McKell Coal Company
Fayette County
Kinston-Pocahontas Company
Carter Coal Company
McDowell County
Gary May Try To Open Coal Mine Tomorrow
Nazis released a statement about potential policy direction as the Gary coal mine, supplying only their parent U.S. Steel, may reopen tomorrow. The Kanawha association urged officers to sign the union shop pact while opposing the closed shop and defending workers right to choose union membership. They argued wage differentials between southern districts hinder fair competition and harm free trade and equal opportunity.
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Gary
U.S. Steel Company
Kanawha Association
McKell Operations Continue on Loup Creek
UMWA members held a meeting just outside the hall while the independent association at Gary Zather discussed the three McKell operations on Loup Creek yesterday, signaling ongoing labor activity and regional coordination.
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Loup Creek
UMWA
Independent Association
Gary Zather
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