Negro organizer seized by steel workers and deputies in Monroe
In Monroe Michigan on June 10 steel workers and deputized special policemen drove Leonidas McDonald, a CIO organizer, from the Newton Steel Co plant. He was beaten, stripped of credentials, and forced to walk a mile outside town before being picked up by others and driven westward. Reports vary on whether more Negro organizers were forced to leave the city as turmoil unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Steel Company
Monroe
Mich
Committee For Industrial Organization
Newton Steel Co
OPI
Nien Siizen
Leonidas McDon
Morear
Jward
Toledo
McDonald's Co
Mon
Mountain Peak
Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Union charges denied at NLRB hearing in Lumberton
The Mansfield cotton mills faced labor tensions as the NLRB hearing here today denied discrimination charges against workers for union activities. Attorney J Dickson McLean opened by moving to strike the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Mansfield Cotton Mills
National Labor Relations Board
J. Dickson McLean
Senate approves inquiry into tax-dodging expected next week
The Senate authorized an inquiry into tax dodging without a record vote and sent the resolution to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature. Leaders expected the public inquiry to begin next week with Secretary Morgenthau presenting names mentioned in Roosevelt's message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
White House
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Congress
Strife in Seven-State Steel Strike Rises to Third Week
Early morning clashes between pickets and police erupt as the seven state strike nears week three. Tear gas and hand to hand fighting injure officers and strikers near Ungetown as demonstrators block a food shipment to Inland Steel mill. A formal complaint accuses Inland Steel of Wagner Act violations and is sent to the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ungetown
Adred
Republic
Inland Steel Corporation
National Laborations Board
W. 0. C. Clasis
Chicago
First Lady Wallace to Attend North Carolina Festival
June 10 Wallace reports First Lady will visit Eastern Carolina for an annual festival. Mrs Roosevelt will greet 5,000 schoolchildren and 600 Boy Scouts at 7 a.m. A 10:30 a.m. tour includes the Penderlea resettlement project. She then attends a 2:45 p.m. speech at the strawberry festival broadcast via national hook-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Tomor
Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hughes Held Insane in German Observation Case
John P. Hughes Jr of New York is held in Germany since February 27 on murder charges for slaying Oskar Hoffman. A state alienist finds him dangerously insane. he will not face trial but may be confined in a German asylum or repatriated under guard to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlin
John Ph Hughes, Jr
New York
Oskar Hoffman
Hoffman
Germany
Ted States
Tornadoes in Oklahoma City area claim one life
A quartet of tornadoes roared over central Oklahoma injuring at least 16 and killing 68 year old Mrs. Fannie Thornton near Mustang. Homes and crops were ruined across Union City Mustang Cushing Maud Moore and Sasakwa with damage in the thousands of dollars. A third Texas twister near Graham leveled barns and outbuildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Union City
Mustang
Cushing
Maud
Moore
Sasakwa
Graham
Tex
Fannie Thornton
Guffey seeks wider probe of steel strike gunmen importation
Senator Guffey urged the senate to expand its steel strike inquiry to cover the importation of gunmen and the hoarding of machine guns and war paraphernalia by involved firms. He asked the post office committee to investigate moral conduct of both parties and whether refusal to sign a union contract violated the National Labor Relations Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guffey
D.-Pa
Senate
Post Office Committee
Court OKs Braddock Louis Title Fight
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals refused to restrain champion James J Braddock from fighting Joe Louis, a decision welcomed by fight headquarters. Joe Gould, Braddock's manager, relayed the news to Braddock at his training camp in Grand Haven Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis
Joe Gould
Braddock
Grand Haven
Mich
Three Criminals Executed in Indiana Prison
In Michigan City Indiana three former Ohio convicts were executed in Indiana State Prison's first triple execution in 36 years. William A Kuhlman spoke goodbye as he entered the electric chair followed by Frank Gore Williams and Joseph Poholsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
High Current
Ohio
Harry R. Miller
Indiana
William A. Kuhlman
Frank Gore Williams
Joseph Poholsky
Bad Weather Forces Lull In Spanish War
Weather delays fighting in Spain while diplomacy over non intervention struggles with new complications. Britain blocks Russia from joining talks as Euan Wallace cites secret Anglo French Italian German discussions on May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Associated Press
Spain
Deusaaia Aa
Soup Diea
Germany
Italy
Euan Wallace
European Non-Intervention Committee
Ryan Analyzes High Taxes Levied On Furniture Men
In Blowing Rock on June 10 the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association revealed a taxation analysis by J. T. Ryan showing 1936 taxes per man hour at three and a quarter cents and expected 1937 taxes near four and a half cents. The study aimed to expose the relatively high taxes assessed against furniture workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
Southern Furniture
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
J. T. Ryan
Ryan
Funeral Held for William E. F. Allred Aged Farmer
Funeral services for 69 year old William E F Allred prominent Ramseur area farmer were held at Pleasant Ridge Christian Church after he hanged himself in a barn on his property three miles west of Ramseur. Sheriff C B E Kine cited health as a factor in the death. Surviving relatives include his widow two daughters a son a sister and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramseur
William EF. Allred
Pleasant Ridge Christian Church
Ceme- Til
Alfred
C. BE. Kine
W. H. Leonard
J. Wayland Brown
Raymond Allred
Asheboro
G. A. Grose
Jonesboro
John Allred
J. Causey Allred
Homer Allred
Central Falls
Ed Dudley and Frank Walsh lead U S Open round one
Ed Dudley of Philadelphia and Frank Walsh of Chicago posted 70s to lead the first round at Oakland Hills. Defending champion Tony Manero stood 38 for two over par after four holes, slipping further behind on the back nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mich
Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Frank Walsh
Chicago
Oakland Hills Country Club
Tony Manero
Pair Acquitted in Harboring Karpis Case
In Miami on June 10 a directed verdict freed Joseph H. Adams and Henry Randall of federal charges that they harbored and conspired with outlaw Alvin Karpis while he was sought for the Edward G. Bremer kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Joseph H. Adams
Henry
Duke) Randall
Alvin Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
Morgan Says Story Wrong About Taxes
Morgan clarifies his stance on taxation. He opposes tax dodging but says law abiding taxpayers should not be shamed for paying only what they owe. He notes his remarks were made before Roosevelt's income tax message and Morgenthau's letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Britain Seeks Polar Wastes Expansion At Antarctic Pole
London June 10 Britain asserts territorial sovereignty in Antarctica aiming for control of southern polar wastes where the United States also claims ice bound domain. The imperial conference adopts a polar committee report to extend the British empire at the pole amid hopes of vast hidden coal bearing resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Antarctic
United States
Antarctica
Imperial Conference
Pole
Nurse recants hoax about Rockefeller Prentice plot
Chicago police report nurse Margaret Montgomery confessed her tale of a kidnapping plot against J Rockefeller Prentice, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, was false. Officials say the claimed abduction sought to summon sympathy or create a scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emmet Moynihan
Margaret Montgomery
John Rockefeller Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
J. Rockefeller Prentice
John Coughlin
Miss Montgomery
Prentice
Jean Harlow’s Funeral Held in Glendale
The body of Jean Harlow lay in a cemetery crypt as fans and reporters gathered outside Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California awaiting final disposition by her mother Mrs. Beers The remains may be cremated or placed in a mausoleum after the service yesterday a crowd waited for hours hoping to glimpse film notables inside After the service they rushed unlocked gates and scavenged for the thousands of flowers left behind one girl placed petals from a rose on her bouquet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendalek
Calif
Jean Harlow
Jean Beo
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Amelia Earhart Hops Over Africa to Gao
Amelia Earhart flies eastward across Africa despite tornado warnings. She takes off at 1 56 a m from Ouakam airport and shifts toward Gao due to weather, previously aiming for Naimey in the French Niger colony 250 miles southeast of Gao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakar
Senegal
Amelia Earhart
Africa
Ouakam
Gao
Naimey
Niger
Miss Earhart
Fire destroys three frame buildings. Screven hotel damaged
A early morning blaze in Georgetown Georgia destroyed three frame buildings on the main street and heavily damaged the newly opened Screven hotel. Firemen battled the flames for over two hours, with losses estimated at 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
8. C
Screven
Selected Stocks Register Gains on Light Trading
New York stocks rose modestly in thin trading as dealers showed caution. By mid session several issues advanced fractions to over three points, while overall market breadth remained limited and many issues failed to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Doctors Hear Message From Roosevelt On Medical Care
President Roosevelt sent a personal message urging physician cooperation in caring for the medically poor. U S Senator J Hamilton Lewis delivered the message to the American Medical Association delegates in Atlantic City. The President asked doctors to advise on proposed legislation for distributing medical care and patient choice of physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
W. J
Roosevelt
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
U. S
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Hss
Eiven
Morris Fishbein
Association
Lewis
Aged Confederates Attend Jackson Reunion
In Jackson Mississippi on June 10 the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans drew about 200 veterans, mostly over 90 and some over 100. Though once generals, they were mostly high privates in the Confederate army as Jackson led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Jackson Toay
Jackson
United Confederate Veterans Organization
Power Rate Record Sets Low State Electricity Cost
Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne reported a 3.4 cent per kilowatt hour rate for residential electricity by Carolina Power and Light in the first quarter of 1937, a state low. He noted 1936 company averages at 3.827 cents and state utilities at 4.218, estimating savings of $7,703,952.56 since 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Stanley Winborne
Carolina Power and Light Company
Winborne
Carolina Company
Bloodstained weapons tied to Parsons ransom case
Investigators rushed a blooded hatchet and an axe from the Parsons poultry farm to New York for tests. A ransom note promising $25,000 appeared in a loft outside the Parsons home on Gould road. Police and district attorney officials led the probe as medical examiners studied stains and wood fibers, with further toxicology pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Brook
W H. Parsons
New York
North Shored Island
Parsons
Gould Road
Auties
Department of
Suffolk County Police
Trict
L. Barron
Theo
Benjamin’ Morgan Vaal
Vance
Alexander G Tler
Baker Traces Relief Calls Raleigh Conference
Dr. O E B Baker of the agriculture department told an older youth conference at State College that demands for relief over years stem largely from the breakdown of the family as an institution. He said the self supporting rural family is the bulwark of the nation while urban families rely less on this unit. The rural philosophy should center on the family rather than the individual to preserve civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
O. E B. Baker
Fedes Agriculture Department
XN. State College Today
Welfare reform push faces gradual federal funding limits
Senate Majority Leader from Arkansas told a delegation that welfare reform will proceed gradually with a steady increase in federal support. He said Congress has laid out reforms it can carry and now must raise sufficient revenue to fund them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Majority Leaderson
D-Ark
Peoples’ Lobby
Congress
Textile workers meet for annual session in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach June 10 textile mill executives and supervisors gathered for the annual convention. T. M. Marchant of Greenville C president of Victor Monaghan Mills spoke and Fred L. Still of Greer association president presided and reported. Officers to be elected Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
Southern Textile Mill S
T. M. Marchant
Greenville
Victor Monaghan Mills
Fred L. Still
Greer
Five Die In German Freight Yard Fire
Five freight handlers were killed and many others missing after a blaze swept the Halle railway yards. The fire destroyed 309 freight cars and damaged depot buildings covering about 20.6 square yards. Officials could not determine the fire’s origin and predicted multi million mark damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halle
Germany
Ings
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Hase
Mons
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NLRB
Lumberton Mill
Fdr
Helena
Montenegro
Victor Emmanuel
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Iazis
Hughes
Southern Association
Tony
Karpis
Hihey
Amelia
Boys IN Gray
RULE
Army of South
Baker
Fami
Textile Men
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