Senate panel approves Black for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 4 to report Senator Black's Supreme Court nomination favorably. Democrats push to bring the nomination to the Senate for confirmation, while Republicans threaten recommittal for hearings and a bitter debate over judicial review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Senator Black
D.-Ala
Senate
Black
Neely
D.-W. Va
Burke
D.-Neb
Judicial Review
Austin
R.-Vt
Weirton Steel hearing proceeds over union charges
The National Labor Relations Board refused a delay and opened hearings in New Cumberland on charges that Weirton Steel used terrorism to oppose the steel workers organizing committee. John W. Porter led the opening as the board charged the company fostered rival unions and discriminated against employees. Edward G. Smith of Clarksburg presided as trial examiner.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
National Labor Relations Board
Ace
Weirton Steel Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
William Z. Fay
Vine
Hancock County Court House
John W. Porter
Tennessee Electric Power Co to Build $2 Million Steam Plant
The Tennessee Electric Power Co won state approval to build a $2 million steam generating plant in Nashville and will seek federal consent from the Power Commission. Commissioner Leon Jouromon Jr dissented, arguing TVA purchases would be cheaper. the majority said building the plant costs less than TVA or proposed government rates.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Electric Power Co
State Utilities Commission
Federal Power Commission
Washington
State Commission
Leon Jouromon, Jr
TVA
Jo C. Guild, Jr
Power Company
Federal Commission
Porter Dunlap
W. H. Turner
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Heart Seizure Fatal to Man
J Freeman Batton 49 of Selma collapsed after walking from the surf in Wilmington and died later. A physician said the heart seizure was induced by over-excitement.
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Wilmington
N. C
J. Freeman Batton
Selma
Crushed body found on tracks near Rock Hill
A man was found crushed on railroad tracks near Rock Hill on August 15. The pocket held a driver’s license bearing the name Draper Medley, 25, identifying the deceased.
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Rock Hill
8. C
Draper Medley
Farm Tenancy Program Postponed by House Panel
The House Appropriations Committee recommended delaying the start of the administration’s farm tenancy program for a year. A $20,000,000 request to fund the program was not included in the third deficiency appropriation bill. Evidence and budget concerns led to postponement until the next session for a clearer administration plan.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Milo Perkins
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mattern Ready 1060 To Search Arctic For Missing Russians
Jimmy Mattern, famed American aviator, departed Oakland non-stop for Fairbanks to join the search for Sigismund Levaneffsky and five companions missing on a Moscow to Fairbanks route. He will chase clues along the 148th meridian, coordinating with Russian rescue efforts, while Arctic conditions challenge any recovery.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Jimmy Mattern
Arctic
Mattern
Oakland
Calif
Sigismund Levaneffsky
148Th
Moscow
Joe Crosson
Mercy
Here
North Pole
Levaneffsky
Siberia
Pole
Postmasters Gather for Carolinas Annual Meeting in Fayetteville
More than 300 postmasters from the Carolinas convened for a two day meeting in Fayetteville where Postmaster General Farley will address them tomorrow. Officials said 500 postmasters are expected to hear Farley as 700 cadets and troops participate in a Fort Bragg review. Speakers include Smith W Purdum Governor Hoey and H Gregg Cherry.
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Fayetteville
Carolinas
Farley
Fort Bragg
Citizens Military Training Camp
Smith W. Purdum
Hoey
North Carolina
H. Gregg Cherry
German Seaplane Completes Atlantic Survey Flight
The Nordmeer, a German seaplane, completed its first survey flight in the effort to map an Atlantic air route. It landed in Long Island Sound at 6 37 a m EST after a 2392 mile hop from the Azores, launched from the Schwalbenland off Horta. It averaged about 150 miles an hour during the trip from Lisbon to the Azores.
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Port Washington
N. Y
Nordmeer
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island Sound
Azores
Schwabenland
Horta
Azores Islands
Lisboool
Portugal
Mrs Hahn Held on Two Murder Indictments in Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 16 Anna Hahn 31 was indicted by Hamilton County grand jury on two counts of murder in the slayings of George Geellman 67 on July 6 and Jacob Wagner 78 on June 3. Prosecutor Dudley Miller termed the case the biggest mass murder reaching beyond.
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Cincinnati
Dudley Miller
Hamilton County
Grand Jury
Anna Hahn
George Geellman
Jacob Wagner
Charles S. Bell
John Rbanerle
Hahn
Patrick Hayes
Trent
George Schuttle
Walter Hart
Frank M. Gusweiler
Lindbergh son marks fifth birthday at Long Barn
Jon Lindbergh turned five today at Long Barn in Kentish countryside where he lives with his parents and his younger brother. His father was away on the continent, believed to be with Dr Alexis Carrel near Brittany s St Gildas Island, as Col Lindbergh works on an artificial heart project.
Dray Horses Start Shorter Work Week in Norfolk
Norfolk August 16 AP Dray horses not in unions will gain shorter work week as humane officer J W Helvin enforces a new limit effective today. The measure aims to reduce animal strain and improve welfare of working horses in the city.
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Norfolk
J. W. Helvin
North Carolina Sheriffs Gather for 14th Annual Convention
Sheriffs and deputies from many counties met in Greensboro for the opening of the 14th annual North Carolina Sheriffs Association convention. Governor Hoey will speak at the banquet, with officer elections set for tomorrow. Names of likely successors to Sheriff S A Whithurst were discussed amid bids for the 1938 convention city by Winston-Salem and Asheville.
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Greensboro
Sheriffs’ Association of
North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey
S.A. Whithurst
Pitt County
State Association
Joe 8. Phipps
Guilford
N. H. MccGeachey
Cumberland
Clyde O. Robinson
Gaston
Thad Bure
George Ross Pou
Charles M. Johnson
Wineton-Salem
Asheville
Association
Government Machinery Set Up For Making Farm Loans
Washington officials said government machinery is ready to issue loans to farmers for cotton corn wheat and other crops once President Roosevelt or Secretary Wallace give the go ahead. They cited experience with cotton and corn loans and noted a limit of 80 percent base acreage for winter wheat to fit the price support program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Congress
Senate
Jones
Dtex
House Agriculture Committee
House
Linemen Return to Work After City Budget Pay Dispute
Linemen and helpers with the High Point Public Utilities Department walked out this morning over pay increases not authorized in the city budget. City Manager E M Knox said the strike stemmed from a misunderstanding as two linemen had been paid below base wages due to insufficient appropriations, with promises of future raises once the budget passed. Conferences this afternoon resolved the issue and workers returned to duty.
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Public Utilities Department
City of
High Point
E. M. Knox
Knox
Painter Faces Murder Charge
Simon Elmore a 57 year old jobless painter was indicted for first degree murder in the strangling of 4 year old Joan Kuleba. The body was found in a Staten Island shack last Friday and police said he confessed the crime though he denied making a statement to the district attorney.
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New York
Simon Elmore
Joan Kuleba
Elmore
Samuel Mooney
Mooney
Staten Island
Virginia-Carolina Chemical reports year profit
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp reporting earnings for the year ended June 30 shows a net profit of 1,254,040 dollars, or 5.87 dollars per share on 6 percent participating preferred, versus 93,754 dollars or 44 cents per preferred share in the prior year. The firm operates fertilizer plants mainly in the south and is based in New York.
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New York
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp
South
Marine Captain Samuel Freeman dies at 69 in Park
Captain Samuel Freeman Birthright, retired Marine Corps, died yesterday at age 69 in Park Woodside Maryland. He formerly resided in Lumberton, North Carolina, and was linked to the A. S. Marine Corps.
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Oil
Franco troops push into Reinosa amid fierce house-to-house fighting
Insurgent forces under General Franco push toward Reinosa in northern Spain after heavy battles with retreating government troops. Reports say the advance involved artillery, air power, and captures of prisoners as Santander looms as a key objective.
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Hendaye
Franco
Francisco Franco
Reinosa
Santander
Iran
Theorth
Spain
Ovideo
Oviedo
Aguilar de Campo
Salamanca
Madrid
Teruel
Valencia
Blue Monday on Stock Mart
The stock market showed a blue Monday mood as buying nibbled at a few specialties while leading issues were left. Early drops in steels spurred light offerings elsewhere with declines spreading toward the fourth hour. Bonds and commodities were mixed and Japanese dollar loans were weak amid China conflict costs.
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New York
China
Shanghai refugees flee amid heavy fire as war spreads
The first American tires evacuated from Shanghai amid bombardment aboard the S. Taft and combined with a mass flight of refugees and foreign nationals. Chinese warplanes bomb waterfronts as Tokyo and Beijing exchange attacks over the Yangtze region with both sides claiming heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Japan
Taft
United States
Kinley
Yangtze
China
Mit
Ating
Democrats Meet in Indianapolis for National Conclave
In Indianapolis on August 16 leaders of the Young Democrats of America gather for their third annual national conclave. Four candidates vie for party leadership: Thompson of Cleveland, Williams of Columbia Mo, Campbell of Wichita Kans, and Manor of Montgomery Ala. Officers will be elected and the convention city chosen for next year as the four day meeting closes with figures like Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt and James Roosevelt expected to appear.
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Indianapolis
Young Democrats America
Indiana
Wood Thompson
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Weabinet
Paul Williams
Ala
Convention City
Ences
Franklin D. Velt
James Roosevelt
James A. Fa
Dem Tie
War Buildup Near Shanghai With Japanese Reinforcements
Aboard the President McKinley en route to Shanghai, reports say Japan is pouring reinforcements into Chinese zones. Japanese transports carry about 20,000 troops to Shanghai to boost possibly 80,000 Marines, with warships returning to Japan for more troops. In Japan, war is unpopular despite government propaganda, taxes rising, and mobilization along main lines.
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President McKinley
Kobe
Shanghai
Japan
McKinley
China
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Jon Lindbergh
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