Wheeler accuses Cummins of halting Senate hearings on court bill
Senator Wheeler charges Attorney General Cummins is trying to close Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the Roosevelt court bill to curb Congress. Chairman Ashurst denies pressuring to end the hearings and says delay benefits the bill as it grows stronger. The panel may wrap up hearings by late April as talks continue. In a separate note, Ed Hall of the UAW announces a settlement ending the Ford plant strike in Kansas City.
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Montana
Senate
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Cummings
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ashuret
D-Ariz
Ashurst
Attorney General of the
United States
Department
Roosevelt
Pletcher
D.-Fla
House
Loyalists Hold Edge In Battles With Fascists
Battles between Basque government troops and Franco’s insurgents raged along the Bilbao front with serious losses on both sides. Government forces defended Lequeitio and blocked insurgent advances in the Cantabrian mountains while insurgents reported gains elsewhere. In Cordoba province government advances threatened key supply routes as rebels burned forests and destroyed bridges to retreat. John G. Winant urged international cooperation and reciprocal trade pacts at a world textile conference in Washington.
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Bilbao
Spain
Francisco Franco
Bay of Biscay
Madrid-Valencia
Cantabrian Mountains
Lequeitio
la Cruz
Durango
Ochandiano
Franco
Espana
Velasco
Sequestio
Madrid
Cordoba
Villaharta
Fenarroya
Ovejo
Poroblanco
Cordoba City
Jose Miaja
Coruna
Washington
John G. Winant
NRA
New Hampshire
Social Security Board
Winant
United States
Strike Conference Moves Toward Settlement in Chrysler Tie Up
Detroit April 3 Gov Frank Murphy said the Chrysler strike talks were advancing toward settlement after Walter P Chrysler and John L Lewis renewed their search for a collective bargaining agreement acceptable to both sides.
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Michigan
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Chrysler
Walter P. Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Gov. Murphy
Latsing
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Zealandic searches for Borkum in mid Atlantic storm
In a mid Atlantic storm the British steamer Zealandic hunted the German freighter Borkum after distress calls. The Borkum reported a disabled steering gear and water intake. its radio was inoperative and sighting confirmation remained unverified. Two other steamers aided the search amid squalls and low visibility.
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New York
Zeleandic
Borkum
Radiomarine Corporation
Zealandic
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Mercy
Violence Ends Strike at American Gas Machine Plant
In Albert Lea Minnesota Governor Benson mediated a settlement ending a two week strike after deputies seized 64 workers. The deal recognizes an independent union local 2 if affiliated with a national group within 60 days and requires rehire of all workers who were on the payroll at strike start.
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Albert Lea
Minn
American Gas Machine Company
Elmer Benson
All Workers Local 2
Charlotte Municipal Airport to Open July 3
The Charlotte municipal airport will be opened formally on July 3 while air mail passenger and express service start May 1. Announcement made today details inaugural services and plans.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Municipal Airport
Ford plant evacuated in first sit down strike at Kansas City
Striking Ford workers evacuated the Kansas City assembly plant after a 24 hour sit down protest. Ed Hall of the UAW said differences should be ironed out by Monday while picketing continued. Officials denied names while union claims cited biased layoff practices affecting long term workers.
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Kansas City
Aril
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ed Hall
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
Virgil McGaugh
Hall
Ray Dunn
Ford Company
Winston Papers Purchased by Piedmont Publishing
Winston-Salem announces sale of the Winston-Salem Journal and Twin City Sentinel and WSJS radio to Piedmont Publishing led by Gordon Gray. Owen Moon remains owner with Santford Martin as editor-in-chief. New publishers offer preferred stock to citizens by April 30, 1937 to participate. Moon bought the Journal in 1925 and later merged the papers in 1927.
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Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem Journal
Twin City Sentinel
WSJS
Piedmont Publishing Company
Gordon Gray
Gray
Owen Moon
Santford Martin
Moon
The
Journal
Twin City
State Payroll Tops 60 Million in North Carolina
Charlies G. Powell, chairman of the unemployment compensation commission, said payrolls in North Carolina recently surpassed 60 million dollars. Employers liable for the 1 percent tax paid about 3.26 million, on payrolls totaling 325.8 million from 4,755 employers at 6,144 establishments. He expected exempt sectors to push 1936 payrolls above 250 million, with small firms under eight workers exempt from the levy. A remaining balance would lift the unemployment fund to about 3 million.
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Raleigh
Charlies G. Powell
State
Powell
North Carolina College to Open Bids for Campus Buildings
Trustees at Durham will open bids April 14 for construction of a dormitory auditorium library and cottage at the North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham.
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Durham
North Carolina College For
Battle Over Sit-Down Strikes In Senate Will Be Hot Affair
Senator Wheeler of Montana argues against Roosevelt on copper pricing saying curtailing government purchases would wreck mining jobs. He disputes claims of profitability at 8 to 9 cents copper and notes Montana wages of $6 daily in Butte. He cites independent miners needing 14 cents to cover current wages.
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Senate
Washington
Wheller
D-Mont
Roosevelt
Wheeler
White House
Montana
Butte
Senate braces for long debate on sit-down strike condemnation
Washington April 3 The administration predicted many hours of savage debate before a senate vote on condemning sit-down strikes. Byrd urged a clear declaration that sit-down strikes and lawlessness must not be tolerated, stressing Civilized government requires obedience to authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Evacuation follows deadly bombing of Durango asylum
Insurgent planes bombed Durango causing civilian flight toward Bilbao and an asylum outside Santa Agueda housing 1500 mental patients was struck. Reports say eight bombs and gunfire set buildings ablaze while residents fled in caravans and donkeys.
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Madrid
Durango
Febus
Bilbao
Santa Agueda
Ochandiano
No Man's Land
Wife Of Banker Takes Own Life
Mrs Dorothy Harvey Cobb wife of Augustus Cobb vice president of Bankers Trust Company was found dead from a personal safety related bullet wound in their hotel suite. She was daughter of the late George Harvey former ambassador to England and had been ill about five years.
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New York
Dorothy Harvey Cobb
George Harvey
England
Augustus 8. Cobb
Bankers Trust Company
Devout Bride Restrained at Papal Audience
A newlywed Italian woman was restrained by Vatican guards from kissing Pope Pius XII’s hand during his first large audience since December. The couple had been blessed in the Vatican Duce chamber, but guards warned attendees to avoid kissing the papal ring.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius
Easter Beekman Hill murders join unsolved crimes
New York on April 8 reports the Easter morning Beekman Hill killings may enter the city's list of unsolved crimes. Police admit a dead end after a sensational week, with detectives saying they have no leads or progress.
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New York
Beekman Hill
Dot King
Louise Lawson
Vivian Gordon
Arnold Rothstein
Bellevue
Queens
Frank Byrnes
Ronnie” Gedeon
Walter Harding
Harding
Youth in crossing crash leaves 19 year old in critical condition
Dewidt H. Wannamaker age 19 son of Drayton T. and Mrs Wannamaker was in critical condition at a local hospital after a truck collided with the Carolina Special train at a crossing in Orangeburg. He suffered head leg and internal injuries.
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Orangeburg
D. C
Dewidt H. Wannamaker
Drayton T. Wannamaker
Southern Railway
Wannamaker
Body Of Man Is Found In River Near Kinston
Fishermen found a middle aged man's body in the Neuse river near Kinston today. Authorities could not identify the deceased and said the body appeared to have been in the water for several months. There is no indication of foul play.
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Kinston
Neuse River
Sheriff and deputies capture escapee Garner in Darlington
Sheriff J. H. Coker and his deputies trapped Willie Garner, a chain gang escapee, in the high hill section at noon. Garner had escaped months ago while serving an 18 month term for house breaking and larceny.
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Darlington
D. C
J. H. Coker
Willie Garner
High Hill
Garner
Asheboro cafe owner mistried in fatal shooting case
Arthur Hasty, Asheboro cafe owner, faced trial in Randolph Superior Court for fatally shooting Babe Yow. The jury failed to reach a verdict, split six to six on conviction, ending the trial with a mistrial. A grand jury had returned a true bill. self defense was argued. The next term begins in September.
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Asheboro
Specelal
Arthur Hasty
Babe Yow
Randolph Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Marion
Hasty
Yow
Superior Court
Fascist Fliers Bombard Ceuta in Morocco
Reports from Casablanca say insurgent fliers bombarded Ceuta, Spanish Morocco, on Thursday. The attack intensifies rumors of revolts against Francisco Franco in the region where he began the rebellion.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
Ceuta
Escape Artist Is Out Again
Elusive S. J. Scarborough a hitch hike killer, plus eight other convicts, escaped Cherokee county chain gang camp using hacksaws files and a pick axe. They lowered to the ground from a second floor window and fled through river bottoms and farms as bloodhounds tracked the trails. Police pursued notes say dogs remained on tracks and guards noted the escape was aided by smuggled tools.
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Canton
S. J. Scarborough
Scarborough
Hobart
Ind
Cherokee County
Chain Gang
Jake Haney
Speakers to Address NC Electrical Contractors Meetings
The North Carolina Association of Electrical Contractors will hear president Frank E. Harris of Durham on trade practices and assistant secretary O. A. Houston of Durham on association principles. District meetings are listed in Durham Winston-Salem Asheville Fayetteville Rocky Mount and Charlotte on respective days and times.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Association of Electrical Contractors
Frank E. Harris
Durham
O. A. Houston
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Revive Ship Canal Fight Opens as Markham Proposes Florida Route
General Edward Markham reports federal support to spend 187.9 million dollars to build a 33 foot deep by 400 foot wide ship canal across Florida. The Atlantic Gulf waterway would restart a long debate blocked by Congress after Roosevelt’s initial plan and subsequent funding failure.
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Washington
Congress
Edward M. Markham
Army Engineers
Florida
Markham
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Libya
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Winston
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Georgia
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