Union Men Differ On Wage Fixing
A labor clash emerges as Sidney Hilman of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers backs the wage fixing section of the administration bill, arguing it enhances collective bargaining for low wage workers. John L. Lewis opposes delegating wage setting to an agency, fearing threats to bargaining. Senate Finance backs a one year extension of nuisance taxes through June 30, while the House supports a two year extension.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Sidney Hilman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Congressional Labor Committee
Hillman
George H. Davis
Kansas City
United States Chamber of Comerce
Senate Finance Committee
House
Charlotte Bidder Tops Low Offer for High Point Bridges
A. H. Guion of Charlotte submitted the low bid of 303,924.85 dollars at a highway commission hearing for four overhead bridges and retaining walls to eliminate a grade crossing in High Point. The contract award awaits bid study by chief highway engineer W. Vance Baise. Earlier, Blythe Brothers of Charlotte won a railroad-track lowering project at about 400,000 dollars, with concrete approaches to follow at an estimated 75,000 dollars.
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Raleigh
A. H. Guion
Charlotte
Highway Commission
High Point
W. Vance Baise
Baise
Blythe Brothers
Bloody guerillas ignite protests in steel city drives civic vigilantism
In Johnstown Pennsylvania 15. AP reports violent clashes as Mayor Shields orders a citizens Vigilante Committee amid steel industry unrest. In Detroit Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers backs a boycott pressuring John L. Lewis in Washington to secure a quick steel workers settlement. Coal miners threaten to cut fuel to curb steel output as a peace meeting proceeds in Columbus Ohio.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
En Lakes
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobileers of America
John L. Lewis
O. Head
Washington, D
Ing
Columbus
Edith Maxwell Granted Appeal Right in Father’s Killing
Virginia supreme court of appeals granted Edith Maxwell the right to argue before the state supreme court an appeal from her 1935 murder conviction. The case involves Maxwell, twice convicted for killing her father during a family quarrel, with a 20 year sentence. She was held on $15,000 bond after a recent hearing.
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Wytheville
Virginia Supreme Art of Appeals
Edith Maxwell
Ge Maxwell
Ihe
Two Killed In Auto Accident at Albemarle
In Albemarle at the forks of the Ban and Swift Island roads an automobile struck an electric light pole about 1 PM. Battle W Gaddy 25 of Wade sboro and Miss Cecile Hofer of Flor sville died from injuries. Miss Geneva Whitley and Dwight Ewing were injured, Whitley severely.
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Albemarle
Battle W. Gaddy
Wadesoro
Cecile Hofer
Florsville
Geneva Whitley
Confin
Dwight Ewing
Baijin
Whitley
Ban
Swift Island
Gaddy
Miss Hofers
Retired Army General Pronkhite Dies at 76
Maj. Gen. Adelbert Pronkhite, 76, U S Army retired, died in St. Petersburg Florida after a week of illness. He had shown improvement several days earlier but developed pneumonia and was placed on oxygen before death.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Adelbert Pronkhite
U. S
Caxton Leads Simon Pure in Southern Amateur First Round
Erwin Charlotte, a former UNC player, opens with 73 to lead the 18 hole first round of the 36 hole Southern Amateur qualifying test. North Carolina rivals Dowtin and Storm trail by one stroke, Munger cannot defend title, Dunkelberger posts 77.
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Erwin Charlotte
University of North Carolina
Laxton
al Dowtin
Wake Forest
Bayard Storm
Charlotte
Jack Munger
Dallas
Texas
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
French act to guard credit in crisis
Paris June 15 The French council of ministers asked parliament to grant Premier Leon Blum full powers to decree all measures to end the financial crisis The cabinet submitted financial plans to President Lebrun to protect the franc and government credit amid an estimated deficit of 40 billion francs ($1 760 000 000) The exact measures were withheld until presentation to the chamber of deputies
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Paris
French Council of Ministers
Leon Blum
Alfred Lebrun
Chamber of Deputies
Seven On Boat Believed Drowned Off Delaware Coast
Seven men aboard the fishing boat Teal are believed drowned after the 35 foot cabin boat sank six miles off shore in Delaware Bay. A coast guard cutter near Bowers Beach rescued three divers and recovered seven bodies, with Lewes station confirming the report.
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Bowers Beach
Del
Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Lewes
Robinson Delays Senate Debate on West Court Bill
Washington dispatch says Majority Leader Robinson of Arkansas will decide when to begin senate debate on the west court bill. The judiciary committee opposed the bill in a fiery report, and the measure was placed on the calendar yesterday. Debate may extend over a week or more as relief bills and routine appropriations are arranged.
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Washington
Robinson D-Ark
Senate
Arkansan
Judiciary Committee
Labor Charge Probe at Mansfield Mills Near Lumberton
Examiner Henry T. Hunt heard a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board alleging unfair labor practices at Mansfield Mills. The case, tied to efforts by the Textile Workers Organizing Committee, centers on alleged employee dismissals for union activity versus claimed business reasons and unsatisfactory work. Witnesses testified workers were told they were union members, but no discrimination was proven.
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Lumberton
Henry T. Hunt
National Labor Relations Board
Mansfield Mills
Hunt
Deenekt Crkeen
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Committee For Industrial Organization
Marble Pillars Collapse at St. Peters Cathedral
Large marble sections toppled from several pillars inside St. Peters in Vatican City. No visitors were harmed as measures were taken to ensure safety, with Cardinal Pacelli and Monsignor Pellizzo ordering an inspection of all interior columns.
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Vatican City
St. Peters
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Monsignor
Luigi Pellizzo
Pellizzo
Expect Reprieves For Doomed Trio
Parole Commissioner Edwin M. Gill said he expected reprieves would be issued for three men sentenced to be executed Friday at central prison due to renovation work preventing use of the gas chain. The condemned are Reed Coffey of Avery, George Exum of Wayne, and William Jackson of Forsyth, all convicted of murder or assault. No executions have occurred since Governor Hoey took office in January.
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Raleigh
Edwin M. Gill
Central Prison
Reed Coffey
Avery
George Exum
Wayne
Willaim Jackson
Forsyth
Asault
Hoey
Magazine Editor Dies. Major Arthur McKeogh
New York editor Major Arthur McKeogh aged 47 died of pneumonia at Mt. Cinar hospital after being ill a week. A World War hero and native of Troy, New York, he had served as managing editor of Good Housekeeping magazine since 1929.
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New York
Arthur MccKeogh
Mt. Cinar Hospital
McKeogh
Troy
N. Y
Good Housekeeping
Pastor Resigns from Statesville Church
Dr. Clifton J. Allen, pastor of Western Avenue Baptist Church in Statesville, has resigned to become associate editorial secretary of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Statesville
Clifton J. Allen
Western Avenue Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville
Tenn
Winborne And Barnhill Named To Supreme Court
Governor Clyde Hoey named J. Wallace Winborne of Marion and Judge M. W. Barnhill of Rocky Mount to the two new seats on North Carolina's supreme court. R. Gregg Cherry was approved as state Democratic chairman and Walter J. Bone was named resident superior court judge of the second district. Salary figures and constitutional expansion were noted.
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Gregg Chy
Winborne
Walter Bone
Barnhill
Raleigh
Clyde Hoey
J. Wallace Winborne
Marion
M. W. Barnhill
Rocky Mount
Supreme Court
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
House of Representatives
Walter J. Bone
Nashville
Hoey
Judi
Seek Agreement To Remove North Side Track Surface
City officials and leaders of H P T D Railroad and Adams-Millis Corp held talks to remove street surface tracks north of Commerce Street clearing the north side. They aimed to avoid extra highway bridge strengthening costs at Main Street by sharing responsibility or reaching an agreement. C F Tomlinson and O Arthur Kirkman represented the railroad supporting Adams-Millis in future freight service decisions.
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Commerce Street
H. P. T. & D. Railroad
Adams-Millis Corporation
Main Street
C. F. Tomlinson
O. Arthur Kirkman
Adams- Millis Corporation
Jap Fishing Boats To Be Investigated
The state department announced a investigation plan with government representatives sent to the Pacific coast and Alaskan waters to probe Japanese fishing boats reported near Bristol Bay outside U S territorial waters. American interests reported an unusually large number of Japanese vessels in Alaska waters.
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Washington
State Department
Pacific Coast
Alaskan
Bristol Bay
Earhart Finishes Long World Flight in Karachi Stop
Amelia Earhart arrived in Karachi at 7 05 p m completing a long interrupted hop from Massawa Eritrea on her around the world flight. Unconfirmed reports said Earhart may have landed at Gwadar Baluchistan due to engine trouble before proceeding to Karachi.
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Karachi
India
Amelia Earhart
Massawa
Eritrea
Gwadar
Baluchistan
Magicians Conventioneers Gather for Night Before Kickoff
The 12th annual International Brotherhood of Magicians convention opens with a Sheraton ballroom party hosted by Tri-State Ring No 70. Hotel orchestra provides music as Dr Grayson, mayor, welcomes attendees. John H Davis, I B M president, responds. program includes music eats drinks sing entertainment and dancing.
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Sheraton Hotel
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Tri- State Ring No. 70
Grayson
Bankers Back Bill Tightening Trust Regulations
The American Bankers Association endorsed a Senate bill to tighten regulation of trustees and trustee identities in corporate bond issues and other securities. Robert M. Haynes of Winston-Salem NC, chair of the association's legislative committee, praised the measure as a model of government and business cooperation.
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Americen Onskenr Association
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Robert M. Haynes
Winston- Salem
WN. C
Association
Doughton for Calling Names
Washington June 1647 two leaders of the congressional tax inquiry approved a policy to disclose names of alleged tax dodgers. Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance committee questioned why the country should not be informed. Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means committee supported the idea after visiting the White House.
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Washington
Congressional Tax Inquiry
Harrison
D.-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
D.-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
Insurgents Prepare Final Drive On Beleaguered Bilbao
Insurgent legions ring Bilbao as General Franco’s forces marshal for a last charge to occupy the Basque capital. Inside the besieged city militiamen bolster barricades and fortified houses while rifle and machine gun fire shadows the streets.
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Associated Press
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
Garment Workers In State May Organize
Charlotte report states clothing workers in North Carolina may organize under the International Ladies' Garment Workers union an affiliate of the CIO An ILGWU organizer John S Martin of Atlanta conferred with Ray Nix the North Carolina director for the textile workers organizing committee before leaving for Greensboro Nixon said he knew nothing of the ILGWU plans.
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Charlotte
Charlotte News
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
CIO
John S. Martin
Atlanta
ILGWU
Ray Nixon
North Carolina
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Greensboro
Nixon
Granville Wilt Damages Tobacco Crop in Wilson Area
Wilson June 15. W L Adams Wilson county farm agent says a disease named Granville Wilt has heavily damaged the tobacco crop in the region.
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Wilson
W. L. Adams
Wilson County
Granville
Seventy Girls Faint at Lille Sugar Refinery
Seventy young workers fainted at a Lille sugar refinery in two mass incidents. Thirty collapsed in the morning and forty more in the afternoon disrupting plant operations. Most victims were 17 years old or younger and frail. none remained in serious condition as experts investigated the cause.
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Lille
France
Tables Are Turned On Union Leaders
London busmen leaders faced their own protest as 30 members of the suspended central bus committee of the Transport and General Workers Union staged a sit down at Transport House. They demanded to see Ernest Bevin, the union's general secretary, and threatened to stay seated all day until granted a meeting.
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London
Transport and General Workers Union
Transport House
Ernest Bevin
Republic Steel seeks federal order to compel mail delivery
The Republic Steel Co filed a mandamus suit in federal district court to force the Post Office to resume mail deliveries to its strike besieged plants in Warren and Niles Ohio. Attorneys said the action targets a Deputy Assistant Postmaster General Jesse M. Dyson ruling that deliveries of foodstuffs would be treated as irregular service.
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Washington
Republic Steelco
Warren
Niles
Ohio
Post Office Cement
Jesse M. Doson
British sailors rescue British consul at Saint-Jean-de-Luz
June 15 report from Basque coast states British sailors rescued British consul R. C. Steve from Bilbao after a hail of bullets. They landed a warship outside Saint-Jean-de-Luz, escorted him aboard, and brought him to the French port. Officials say the rescue occurred amid general fire lines between Basque defenders and advancing insurgent armies. no injuries reported.
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Saint-Jean-De-Luz
R. C. Steve
Bilbao
Ing
Bae
Electrical Storm Claims Three In Alabama Fatalities
A severe electrical storm in Alabama left three dead. Mr and Mrs William Kell and their 11 children were said to be in a pit at their east Birmingham home when the storm struck. Mrs Martin Shirey, 48, was killed hoeing cotton at Winfield about 60 miles west of the city.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
William Kell
Here
Martin Shirey
Winfield
Hope Abandoned For Missing Ship Maloa
Hope for the safety of the ship Maloa with nine aboard was abandoned in Tampa after a June 4 position report showed the craft bound from Belize to British Honduras had not been heard from since.
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Tampa
Fla
Maloa
Belize
British Honduras
Gasoline Explosion Kills Teen in Cambridge Restaurant
A Cambridge fuel tank blast rocked the business district injuring about a score and killing 17 year old Donald Sherman. Fire spread to the restaurant, burning his father How Sherman and wounding James Blades and his wife. Other patrons sustained cuts and broken bones.
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Cambridge
Donald Sherman
How Sherman
Randolphton
James Blades
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