Congress Leaders Push 30 Hour Work Week Plan
Washington May 25 Congress leaders urge quick action on a new labor bill setting a 30 hour maximum week with a possible 40 hour ceiling if needed. A $16 weekly minimum wage is demanded for interstate commerce workers, while hearings are slated to begin soon with a three week turnaround forecast.
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Washington
Connery
D-Mass
House Labor Committee
Black
Senate Labor Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Mola Forces Capture Town on Franco-Spanish Front
General Emilio Mola’s insurgent army reportedly seized the town of Yarre and a broad forward area to the north, opening a double thrust toward Galdacano the vital highway junction near Bilbao. Basque Gudaris and Asturian fighters struggled to hold a southeastern pocket as mortars and field pieces roared from Verdant hills above Yurre.
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Hendaye
Emilio Mola
Yarre
Galdacano
Bilbao
Yurre
Gudaris
Lewis Forces Triumph A New Labor Victory
May 25 Pittsburgh reports steel laborers at the mill ballot box as John L. Lewis led the Steel Workers Organising Committee to its third victory in four days. The committee won recognition from American Steel Foundries of Chicago and Crucible Steel, once in- group holdout. About 3,000 Sharon mills workers vote on exclusive bargaining agent status while regional director Van A Bitner meets Inland Steel executives in Indiana Harbor seeking progress.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis’ Steel Workers Organising Committee
American Steel Foundries of
Chicago
Crucible Steel Company
Philip Murray
Sharon
Sharon Steel Company
Lowellville
van A. Bittner
Inland Steel Corporation
Indiana Harbour
Ind
Bittner
Inland Re
Head Cold Keeps F. D. R. Away From His Office
President Roosevelt canceled all appointments and stayed in the White House nursing a slight head cold. His physician advised him to remain away from the executive offices to rest, though a press conference at 4 p.m. would still be held. The cold followed a weekend Potomac trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Ross T. McIntire
Stephen T. Early
Potomac River
Maxwell Named Head of Tri-State Road Group
ELKINS May 25 Claude L Maxwell was chosen chairman of the West Virginia group of the St. Joseph-Richmond highway association at a three state meeting. Delegates from Ohio Virginia and West Virginia discussed a plan to obtain federal aid for completing the route.
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Elkins
West Virginia
St. Joseph-Richmond
Miss Liberty Feet To Be Protected By Copper Apron
New York May 25 The WPA is building a 250 foot copper apron around the feet of the Statue of Liberty to shed water and prevent seepage into the pedestal. The sheathing will encircle the base of the statue to keep feet dry and protect the structure from moisture.
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Miss Liberty
New York
WPA
Lberty
Treasury and Security Board Seek To Perfect Pension Plan
Washington May 25 The security board and the treasury, upbeat after Supreme Court rulings on security cases, move to perfect the old age pension and unemployment insurance law. Altmeyer, board chairman, says great strides made yet much remains. Proposals studied to shift pension financing to pay-as-you-go rather than a contemplated 47 billion revolving fund. Secretary Morgenthau notes government gains in the cases.
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Washington
The
Security Board
Treasury
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmeyer
Congressional
Fical
Foreign Trade Boom Predicted by Farrell
James A. Farrell former U S Steel president told the American Steel Warehouse association meeting that foreign trade should rise above prior levels as a policy expansion, citing British and Argentine efforts to negotiate trade deals in Washington. He argued economic isolation harms nations seeking security and comfort.
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White
James A. Farrell
U. S. Steel Corporation
Farrell
American Steel Warehouse Association
Washington
Republicans woo youth to win votes and money
Republican leaders nationwide push youth outreach and fundraising to rebuild strength after last November's defeat. From John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the national committee, to precinct captains, efforts focus on grassroots organizing, aiming for gains in the 1938 bi elections. Some executives anticipate reconstruction while others deny a fundamental party defect, with Louisiana’s John E. Jackson noting Roosevelt’s reelection reflected a desire for a two term presidency unless something changes.
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L. A. Brophy
New York
John D. M. Hamilton
John E. Jackson
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Blaze Destroys Post Office And Store In Petersburg
A $75,000 fire swept through Petersburg, destroying the post office, a department store, and a frame building in Monroe county. J. J. Harnsbarger, cashier of the First National Bank, put losses at 75000 with only slight damage to the bank. Post office records were saved by volunteer firefighters. The fire began in the department store and spread to the post office before reaching adjacent structures.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Monroe County
J. J. Harnsbarger
First National Bank
E. I. Terry
Inland Steel Refuses To Sign Union Contract In Indiana Harbor
Inland Steel, the Chicago area’s largest independent, refused to sign a collective bargaining contract with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee after a half hour meeting at the company offices. Van A. Bittner, Chicago regional director of the steel union, said the company flatly refused any contract and declined to state next steps in the organizing campaign.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Steel Committee
van A. Bittner
Steel Union Group
Veteran Letter Carrier Gives Up Route in Philadelphia
Bernard J. McCoy, 72, retired in 1932 after 40 years as a letter carrier, kept up his old rounds in south Philadelphia to preserve friendships. Illness forced him off the route three weeks ago, and death ended his plan to return.
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Philadelphia
Bernard J. McCoy
McCoy
Lindy Closes Veil on Infant Birth in England
Col Charles A Lindbergh enforces a silence regarding his wife and newborn son born May 12. Confirmation came via an aunt in Cleveland and a letter from Mrs Lindbergh's mother in England. Lindbergh declined an invitation to Westminster Abbey coronation.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
England
United States
Bergh
Cleveland
Ohio
Antile S. Cutter
Dwight Morrow
Lidbergh
George VI
Westminster Abbey
Cardiff
Wales
West Virginia to Exhibit at Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition
Charleston May 25 J B McLaughlin commissioner of agriculture announced WV will participate again in the Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition with a 1936 style state display. Improvements include an apple industry mural and exhibits on coal other industries sports touring recreation scenery and historical spots.
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Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
Cleveland
Parkers Ask Directed Verdict of Acquittal
NEWARK New Jersey May 25 Detective Ellis H Parker and his son appealed to Federal Judge William Clark for a direct acquittal in the Paul Wendell abduction case linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping. The government rested its case Friday after charging the Parkers with violating the Lindbergh law and plotting the seizure of Wendell whose confession delayed Hauptmann's execution.
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Newark
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
William Clark
Paul H. Wendell
Parkers
Wendel
Bruno Hauptmann
Eleven More Executed In Far East For Sabotage
Moscow reports eleven more executions at Khabarovsk in the Far East, raising to 55 the number killed in Siberia in recent days on sabotage charges tied to Japanese intelligence. The terse May 15 Pacific Star communique said a secret military collegium of the Supreme Court ordered the deaths, following 44 others at Svobodny.
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Far East
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Pacific Star
Phabarovsk
Supreme Court
Svobodny
Kha
Jersey City Hatchet Murder Case Girl Maintains Statement Substantially True
Gladys MacKnight, 17, on the stand in Jersey City, fights cross examination over inaccuracies in her police statement accusing her sweetheart Donald Wightman, 19, of killing her mother Mrs Helen MacKnight. She insists the statement is substantially true while saying the second statement naming herself as the killer was manufactured by police. She admits directing changes to the statement but says other errors remained uncorrected as prosecutor continues to press her testimony.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Daniel T. O'Regan
Gladys
Donald
O'Regan
Helen MacKnight
Bayonne
Reform School Inmate Dies of Injuries
FAIRMONT May 25 Thomas Jefferson Wine 17 of Napier died in a hospital from injuries after a fall beneath a railroad train. He was an inmate of the State Boys Industrial School at Prunty Town and was said by Supt. R P Bell to have been a fugitive at the time of the accident.
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Fairmont
Thomas Jefferson Wine
Napier
State Boys’ Industrial School
Pruntytown
R. P. Bell
Prosperity Night at Grafton Elks Meeting
Grafton lodge Number 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks expects a record crowd for tonight's regular session. A $9 prosperity night prize will go to a present member. if he is absent the prize becomes forfeited and $2 is added to the following week.
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Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Self-Defense Claim Is Attacked In Dent Case
In Dent case the state called witnesses to dispute Leo Dent's self-defense claim after he and his brother Ransom fired, injuring Charlie Johnson as he walked away. Johnson was unscathed per testimony while Ransom Dent, indicted, died recently. Bill Johnson is being questioned.
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Dent
Leo Dent
Charlie Johnson
Breeden
Sam Messer
Johnson
Ransom
Messer
Ransom Dent
Bill Johnson
Charlie
J. Brooks Lawson
Missing nurse Martha Pifer sought nationwide
A nationwide search is underway for Martha Rebecca Pifer a 40 year old nurse from Shenandoah County Virginia who disappeared May 14 in Albuquerque New Mexico where she recently served as assistant superintendent of the U S Indian Sanitarium after formerly leading Winchester Memorial Hospital Her disappearance prompts authorities to investigate potential causes and location clues as family and officials appeal for information.
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Martha Rebecca Pifer
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Albuquerque
N. M
Winchester
Union battle escalates in clothing unions clash
Cincinnati May 25 The United Garment Workers declare war on the Amalgamated Clothing Workers as Thomas Rickert A F of L president says the United no longer recognizes a split territory with Sidney Hillman led Amalgamated The Amalgamated had been outside the A F of L before 1933 when it joined to divide men's clothing territory in the United but later defied the arrangement. Continued on Page Five.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
William Green
United Garment Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Thomas Rickert
United
American Federation of Labor Union
the. Amalgamated
Sidney Hillman
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L
Hillman
Rick
Four Grafton Medicol At State Convention
Four Grafton doctors are at the seventieth annual convention of the West Virginia Medical association in Clarksburg. Drs. Dorsey C. Peck T. Wironimus Harold L. Noble and Paul P. Warden registered yesterday and plan to attend as many sessions as possible. The convention opened at 9 o clock this morning and will run through today and tomorrow.
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Grafton
West Virginia Medical Association
Clarksburg
Dorsey C. Peck
T. W. Heironimus
Harold L. Noble
Paul P. Warden
Lieutenant Governor to Visit Grafton Kiwanis Tonight
Ephraim Lazarus of Belington, lieutenant governor of the northern Kiwanis district, will speak at the Grafton Kiwanis Club dinner at 6 15 PM at Cozy Rest Inn on U S Route 50. President Torlock Rasmussen urged a good turnout.
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Ephriam Lazarus
Belington
Kiwanis
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Torlock Rasmussen
President Roosevelt stands firm on court plan despite losses
A high administration official reaffirmed Roosevelt’s no compromise stance on supreme court reorganization. He noted 12 losses and no wins this term, while others say the court decision will not derail Congress votes. Debate centers on compromise and possible shifts as lawmakers weigh wage hour and farm legislation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Burke
Neb
Aniop
Bankhead
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
Simple Rites Arranged for John D Rockefeller
The body of John D Rockefeller was moved to his immediate family in a private, formality-free funeral plan. He died Sunday at Ormond Beach Florida two months before his 98th birthday. The casket was mahogany and bronze with lilies, and flowers were not requested. The train headed toward New York where the private service would be held at the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills.
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N.yx
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Ormond Beach
Florida
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
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