Supreme Court Refuses Review in Wagner Act Challenges
The Supreme Court declined to hear eight new Wagner Labor Relations Act challenges and postponed rulings on Wagner and Railway Labor laws, Washington minimum wage for women, and New York unemployment, with only one opinion issued before a two week recess. Justices will issue announced opinions on March 29.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Norman C. Norman
New York
Federal District Court
Pay Increases Fatten Purses Of Million American Workers
Nearly a million workers in U S industrial centers gain higher wages as steel leads boosts totaling 168 million dollars annually. About 550000 steel workers get 10 cents more per hour, adding 120 million dollars yearly. packing, mining, and manufacturing firms follow with substantial raises across multiple states and companies.
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Chicago
United States
Minnesota
Michigan
California
New England
Big Four
Swift
Armour, Wilson and Cudahy
Hormel Company
Hoouston Packing Co
Timken Roller Bearing
International Harvester Company
Highway crash kills two on Route 1 near Richmond
Virginia state police report a passenger bus carrying Rollins College students from Florida collided with a car on U S Route 1 near Richmond. The two dead are Don Cheney of Orlando and Malcolm Corliss of East Orange. Six others were injured, including Jack Hagenbach Newark and Don Cerrolo Newark, Gene Townsend Orlando, George Fuller Mobile, Oscar Karhorn New York City, and Professor Roney Winter Park. The injured were taken to Memorial Public hospital.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rollins College
Florida
Here
Don Cheney
Orlando
Fla
Malcolm Corliss
East Orange
Jack Hagenbach
Newark, N. J
Don Cerrolo
Newark
Gene Townsend
George Fuller
Mobile
Ala
Oscar Karhorn
New York City
Professor Roney
Winter Park
Start- Ia
Memorial Public Hospital Re
Woman to die for filicide in Hollidaysburg
Judge Marion Patter son sentences Margaret Kermendi 24 to die in the electric chair for killing her 3 year old son Matthew. Her friend Roy Lockard already has death sentence. Execution date to be fixed by governor. Commonwealth says baby interfered with their dates.
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Hollidaysburg
Marion D. Patterson
Margaret Kermendi
Matthew
Roy Lockard
Commonwealth
Queen Marie of Romania Stricken By Illness in Bucharest
Queen Dowager Marie of Romania, called queen mother to the Balkans, was reported holding her own after a Thursday night illness at the opera developed into influenza with intestinal inflammation. A Saturday update noted a high fever over 100 degrees and partial paralysis.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Marie
Balkans
Balkan States
Passengers to Continue Round the World Voyage
Eight passengers aboard the British freighter Silverlarch, rescued after a fire in heavy seas, planned to press on with their round the world voyage in Honolulu. The Silverlarch reached port under the escort of four navy destroyers after evacuation from the burning ship. Captain F H Henderson authorized help when fire in holds rekindled, with two elderly passengers among those saved.
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Honolulu
Silverlarch
Louisville
F. H. Henderson
Snow Falls in Lenoir After Rains
Snow began in Lenoir shortly after 8 A M. today turning rain to snow and covering the ground by noon as the snowfall continued.
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Lenoir Lenoir
Snowfall Hits Charlotte as Snow Fades Quickly
Snow began about noon in Charlotte on March 15 as large flakes fell but appeared to melt rapidly, leaving the streets wet and visibility reduced for a time.
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Charlotte Charlotte
Springlike weather ends with March winds across the South
Associated Press reports March winds brought snow sleet or rain over the South ending an early spring spell. Temperatures fell below freezing in parts of Tennessee and Arkansas threatening fruit damage. Snow fell in Nashville Memphis and Little Rock then melted quickly while flurries appeared in Virginia and possibly into north Georgia. Chilly rains hit Knoxville Atlanta New Orleans Montgomery and the Carolinas as forecasts warn of more cold weather to come.
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Associated Press
South
Tennessee
Arkansas
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Virginia
Georgia
Knoxville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Montgomery
Carolinas
Dixie
Midnight Tax Deadline Pressures Northeast States
Greensboro reports extendable tax filing by request, Charles H. Robertson grants limited extensions for reasonable delays. Raleigh notes long lines as deadline nears for state and federal taxes with penalties starting today. Washington expects millions in returns and aims for balance budget, forecasting March receipts near 840 million dollars.
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Greensboro
Charles H. Robertson
Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Washington
Raleigh
Treasury
Fireworks Plant Explosion Kills 28 in Manila Suburb
Twenty eight people were killed when a Chinese fireworks plant exploded in Passay village near Manila. Firemen and soldiers recovered bodies from the wreckage as flames burned for hours and several workers were reported missing. The cause of the blast was not determined.
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Manila
Passay
Passag
Hosiery mill resumes operations amid Berks strike
Reading Pennsylvania March 15 with windows boarded and lights showing through barricades the first of 21 mills closed by the Berks county hosiery strike reopened as leaders met over settlement proposals. The William D Burkey plant in Hamburg reopened after word that workers could return to their jobs following a voluntary shutdown.
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Reading
May Queen Crowned At Campbell College
Misea Elizabeth Howles of Spencer will be crowned May queen at Campbell College in an event announced for May.
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Busk
Tobacco Average Set At $22.48 For North Carolina
Raleigh March 15. Tobacco sales including dealers resales totaled 489,247,104 hundredweight at an average price of 22.48 in North Carolina last season. The 1935-36 season reported sales of 550,859,232 with an average price of 20.34.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
City Seeks 65000 From PWA to Continue Track Project
City officials say an additional 65000 is needed to complete the track project. City Manager E M Knox reports Interior Secretary Ickes granted a 30 day extension on the 201000 PWA grant. Capus Waynick is to provide latest estimates to find possible savings as the city reviews its original figures.
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PWA
Public Works Administration
Ac Seehe
E. M. Knox
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Washington
Knox
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Pblic Works Commission
Safety group turmoil over sea safety panel collapse
Albert St. Clair, director of the national accident prevention conference, said a sub committee on sea safety was disbanded largely to remove Howard Cullman of New York, the committee vice chairman. Cullman protested abolition in a letter to Secretary Roper.
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Washington
Albert St. Clair
National Accident Prevention Conference
Howard
Cullman
New York
Roper
Whitakers Man Killed In Crash Near Rocky Mount
Otis Parks a 30 year old resident of Whitakers North Carolina died when his car rear ended a trailer behind a parked truck on the Battleboro highway near Rocky Mount. Joe Stallings 38 of Whitakers driver of the car and C A Rameey Rocky Mount driver of the truck were charged with manslaughter and each held on 500 bond after police and coroner M C Gulley investigated the fatal crash.
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Rocky Mount
Otis Parks
Whitakers
N. C
Battleboro
Here
Joe Stallings
Parks
C. A. Rameey
M. C. Gulley
Nash County
Canton divorcee questioned in Cable murder case
Detective Captain Elmer Clark announced that Deuber Cable, a Canton contractor, disclosed companionship with a 45 year old divorcee held for questioning over the shotgun slaying of his wife. He said evidence in an Akron apartment suggests jealousy and a possible hired killer, while the woman admitted using the unit for trysts but denied knowledge of the crime.
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Canton, O
Elmer EB. Clark
Deuber
Cable
Canton
Clark
Akron
A. G. L. Barthelemew
Detroit Sit-Down Strikers Ordered Evicted by Court
Circuit Judge Allan C bell granted an injunction ordering sit-down strikers to evacuate occupied plants. Judge Campbell ruled the Wagner Act does not authorize occupying property. The court warned respect for law and order is menaced as police and union crowds gathered outside the hearing.
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Detroit
Allan C Bell
Om Cay Osee
Campbell
Apt
The
Cour
Asa
Wayne County
Madrid Drive Launched In Two Front Insurgent Offensive
Spanish insurgent forces press a two front push east of Madrid in a coordinated offensive aimed at the capital. On the Guadalajara front northeast of Madrid General Franco reports heavy damage to government troops and a successful counter move by insurgents along the Tajuna river valley near the grove southeast of Madrid. At least 200 government soldiers are reported killed with 10 aircraft lost.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Guadalajara
Tajuna
AFOL backs board order to restore Remington-Rand workers
The American Federation of Labor backed a national labor relations board ruling that Remington-Rand Inc must rehire 4 000 former employees who lost jobs after a May strike across six plants. The order also requires recognition of the Office Equipment Workers Council as the bargaining agent. William Green urged enforcement by a court order.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Remington-Rand, Inc
Remington-Rand
Office Equipment Workers Council
A. F. of L
William Green
A. F. of
J. Warren Madden
Labor Board
Hatch Denies Bill Aimed At Freedom Of Press In State
Raleigh report shows Representative Hatch in the General Assembly denying that his bill to prohibit false and malicious statements targets the press and promising amendments. Easterling, Easterling and Fletcher play a seven spades hand in a bridge match.
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Hatch
Raleigh
W. BE. Easterling
Local Government Commission
Friends Today
Easterling
J. E. Fletcher
Hatch Ofake
General Assembly
Durham High Wins 18th Annual Latin Contest
Chapel Hill March 15 E R Rankin chairman announced that Durham High School won the 18th annual high school Latin contest sponsored by the University extension service.
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Chapel Hill
E. R. Rankin
Durham High School
University Extension Service
William Seabrook to Speak at Duke Tomorrow Night
William Seabrook, noted author and lecturer, will address an audience in the Women’s College auditorium at Duke University tomorrow night under the auspices of the Woman’s Student Forum.
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Durham
William Seabrook
Women's College
Duke University
Woman's Student Forum
Grand National Late Draws Named Winners and Owners
In Durham a ticket sweepstakes results list several owners and addresses for winners including Golden Miller top prize in Fridays Grand National run. The Royal Mail second prize went to eight Americans with listed names and street addresses across New Jersey New York Maryland and others.
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Durblin
United States
Golden Miller
Albert Eyermann
Cumberland Street
Pittish
Frank McMahon
Clair
St. Paul
Minn
Mary McGaffigan
Bi Street
Newton
Maia
Hans
15Th
Brooklyn
Peet Avenue
The
Bronx
New Y
Wander Avenue
New York City
Alpha Omega
City
Fulton
Baltimore
J. Bosco
Washing Street
New Britain
Conn
F. W. Shields
Holloway Street
Durham
Carolina
K. Johnson
Two Negroes Held On Murder Court
Two Black men jailed over the weekend are held for murder in New Bern. George Wilson was ordered held without bail after an inquiry into the death of Frank Evans at a shop operated by Wilson. Wilson said it was an accident. James Whitehead is held after admitting shooting Lula Whitehead near their home several miles east of town.
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New Bern
George Wilson
Frank Evans
Wilson
New
James Whitehead
Lula Whitehead
Here
Farmers Receive AAA Benefit Payments Top Two Billion
Washington reports that agricultural adjustment administration payments to farmers since 1938 exceed two billion dollars. The agency notes 470 million this year for soil conservation cooperators and requests 500 million more for benefits. Corn leads with 520 million, followed by farm programs across wheat sugar rice peanuts and others.
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Washigton
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
AAA
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Leviathan
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Australia
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Chrysler Auto
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Afol Backing Board
NLRB
Remington- Rand Company
Wake
Shabrook
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