Perkins Urges Board To Set Textile Wages At Hearing
Secretary Perkins told a House subcommittee that a dedicated administrative board should fix minimum wages and maximum hours for the textile industry under the proposed wage and hour law. The textile bill would apply only to textiles, while administration leaders hint at shelving it for a general law governing all interstate industries.
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Washington
Perkins
Congress
House Labor
Roosevelt
Ford Plant Strike Shuts California Factory
In Richmond California a walkout by United Automobile Workers surrounds the Ford assembly plant with the day shift voting 628 in favor and the night shift 268. Frank Slaby states the dispute over union activity and seniority rights remains unresolved after failed talks with plant superintendent R C Harrison. Nearby in Bilbao Spain a French Air Pyrenees transport plane was shot down by insurgent warplanes injuring the French pilot and a Spanish passenger near Solana.
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California
Ford
Richmond
Calif
Ford Assembly
United Automobile Workers of America
Frank Slaby
Eastbay Uawa
Committee For Industrial Organization
Ford Company
Slaby
R. C. Harrison
Ispute
Bilbao
Spain
Air Pyrenees
Soelana
Here
Debate over federal controls on hours and wages
The May 1936 survey shows economists, labor leaders, business figures and industrialists split on federal maximum hours and minimum wage plans. Some call it an improvement for elasticity, others warn it could hinder recovery. labor leaders view it as stabilizing employment and conditions while some businessmen favor parts but oppose others.
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New York
Congress
Feder
Five Die in Head-on Crash Near Coxsackie New York
Five men killed and two dying after a head-on collision between a New Jersey truck and a Massachusetts car near West Coxsackie. Tent Hervey A. Keator of the state police said six men were in the auto and two in the truck. both drivers were killed by the crash fires.
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Catskill
N. Y
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Weat Coxsackie
Hervey A. Keator
Ford Surplus Rises to 602 Million in 1936
Ford Motor company reports 1936 surplus up 19.7 million to 602.7 million and assets totaling 717.4 million. The annual statement was filed with the Massachusetts commissioner of corporations and taxation, highlighting a rise of about 35 million from 1935.
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Boston
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts State House
Massachusetts
Cautious Session On Stock Exchange
New York May 26 traders moved cautiously on the stock exchange with thin activity through early afternoon. Analysts saw fractional declines and waited for clearer cues as strike news, especially in steel, offered little direction.
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New York
Wall Street
Hunger Strike Costs Man Job at Fort Oglethorpe
Philip A. Baumgartner a civilian conservation corps clerk at Fort Oglethorpe Ga was dismissed for attempting to coerce the government and insubordination after a hunger strike that reduced his weight to 170 pounds and left him unable to work since May 16. Maj Gen Van Horn Moseley ordered the firing after warnings that he should resume eating. The case centers on a demand for a wage increase from his $105 salary.
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Atlanta
Philip A. Baumgartner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fort Oglethorpe
Fourth Corps
van Horn Moseley
Baumgartner
Sixteen Guests To Attend Wedding Of Duke-Wally
Sixteen guests will attend the June 3 marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield in Monts France. Attendees include Hugh Lloyd Thomas and Sir Walter T. Monckton, with Major E B Metcalfe as best man. Other guests range from Baron De Rothschild to Mrs. Warfield’s aunt from Washington and British officials in Paris and Nantes.
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Alexandra Metcalfe
Duke of
Second cot placed for Lindberghs in England
London May 26 Mrs Charles A Lindbergh reported to be making good progress after the birth of her third son two weeks ago. A second cot was added in the Lindberghs Lonbarn nursery beside the four year old Jon as the couple plans to leave the London clinic within two days.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Lonbarn
Weald
Kent
Jon
Scout saves man after arm caught in press
May 26 Morehead City Paul Moore a Boy Scout and newspaper carrier acted quickly when Pressman F C Salisbury’s arm became caught in a press during an edition run. Moore hit the stop button, cutting power and potentially saving Salisbury from severe injury.
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Morehead City
Paul Moore
Paul
F. C. Salisbury
Twin City Daily Times
Salisbury
Rockefeller's Body At Home In New York Estate
John D. Rockefeller senior lies at his Hudson River estate after a farewell death visit by D. F. De Lap an old friend and estate supervisor. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife plan to move into the family’s turreted stone mansion as funeral rites include Fosdick scripture reading and hymns before the body is sent to Cleveland.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John Davison Rockefellr
Hudson River
D. F. de Lap
Deap
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ead
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Baptist Church
New York
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Queen Mother Mary Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
Queen Mother Mary turns 70 with a luncheon at Marlborough House. King George, Queen Elizabeth, and all English royal family members attend to pay respects in a formal birthday homage.
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London
Mary
Marlborough House
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Bids Sought for School Furniture and Supplies
Raleigh May 26 The division of purchase and contract called for bids due June 3 to supply the state with school furniture instructional supplies desks tables and chairs.
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Raleigh
Presbyterian assembly ends harmonious session at Montreat
The 77th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States returned home after a smooth meeting. It sent to presbyteries a report on changes to the confession of faith and overtures about rejoining the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. It also created a permanent committee to study affiliation with other Presbyterian bodies nationwide.
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Montreat
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States
77Th
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Vatican Spurns German Protest Over Mundelein Remarks
The Vatican indicated it would not reply to a German government protest about anti-Nazi statements by Chicago Cardinal Mundelein. Officials said no reply would be issued due to Mundelein's authority as head of his Chicago diocese.
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Vatican City
Vatican
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Holy See
Road Body Sets Meeting Dates for Highway Talks
Raleigh May 26 The ten new highway commissioners informed county boards they will be available on designated days to discuss highway matters in their divisions. Each set monthly meetings to fit his schedule, with plans for the sixth district initially withheld. Division engineers named yesterday joined the discussions.
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Raleigh
J. C. Gardner
S. M. Gibbs
T. T. Betts
Royal Stork To Visit Juliana
Royal reports say Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands is expecting an heir presuntive. No official confirmation yet, but the news follows her quitting tennis last month. Juliana wed Prince Bern in Lippe-Biesterfeld on January 7.
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Amsterdam
Juliana
The
Netherlands
Prince Bernard
Lippe-Biesterfield
Tiger Fights in New York Fraught With Fracture News
Mayee Hisekull sustained fractures in three places including near a sinus as Tiger- Fights in New York report details. Mickey Cochran, star catcher and manager of the Detroit Tigers, battled for life with even chances of victory amid alarming condition updates.
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New York
Mayee Hisekull
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
French Aviators Hurt In Landing Near Kochi Coast
The French aviators Marcel Doret and Francois Micheletti suffered slight injuries in a forced landing along the Tobara coast in Kochi prefecture at 7 30 p m. They were taken to a Kochi hospital while attempting a Paris Tokyo flight.
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Tokyo
Domei
Marcel Doret
Francois Micheletti
Tobara
Kochi
Shikoku Island
Turk Chosen League Head
Foreign Minister Tevfik Ruştu Aras of Turkey was elected president of the League of Nations assembly today. The body is expected to admit Egypt as a member nation.
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Geneva
Tevfik Rustu Aras
Turkey
League of Nations Assembly
Egypt
Naon
Farm Crop Picture Brightens on Optimistic Outlook
Chicago May 26 AP The American farm crop picture shows brighter tones than 1936 drought years with surveys across the mid continental belt noting conditions warranting a good harvest. Only a few western producing areas may need timely rains in the next weeks to avert a third drought in four years.
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Chicago
Freight Rates Protest Made by Southern States
Nine southern states protested to the Interstate Commerce Commission against railway freight rates they called unjust and unreasonable. Represented by the southern governors freight rate conference led by Governor Bibb Graves Alabama the petition urged parity of tariffs with northern territory on manufactured and processed articles. The action named 119 rail and rail water carriers and asked the commission to set rates it deems reasonable and just rather than specify a cut.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Governors
Southern
Northern Territory
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Commission
Warren Wields Gavel in House Debates
Washington May 26. Lindsay C. Warren a 47 year old North Carolina Democrat sits at the Speaker pro tempore chair during House debates. Known for his stern parliamentary style and long service Warren draws attention amid proceedings and his noted Southern barbecue reputation at the House restaurant.
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Washington
North Carolina
House
Lindsay C. Warren
Alabama
Warren
Workmen Beat Union Leaders at Ford Rouge Gates
Detroit May 11 a group of workmen beat two high officials of the United Automobile Workers and chased them away as union members began distributing literature at the Ford Motor Company Rouge plant. Richard T Frankenstein was knocked down and bruised Walter Reuther suffered a bloody nose.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Richard T. Frankenstein
Ford Workers
Walter Reuther
West Side
Donal Wightman Denies Hatchet Slaying In Trial
Jersey City New Jersey May 36 A 19 year old former choir singer Donald Wightman testified he could not explain why a hatchet struck Mrs Helen MacKnight five times in the same spot and denied holding the woman's head steady. He contradicted co defendant Gladys MacKnight 17 who testified he struck the blows. The trial neared a possible end as Judge Meaney expected the evidence to conclude today.
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Jersey City
N. J
Donald Wightman
Daniel T. O’regan
Gladys MacKnight
Helen MacKnight
Thomas F. Meaney
Report Soviet flier Mazuruk missing near polar base
Moscow reports concern for N P Mazuruk pilot of one of three transport planes delivering food and equipment to a polar air base after he failed to report 15 hours after takeoff Two planes landed near the pole one near the camp and the other about 18 miles beyond the earth's northern axis Authorities say the delay may be due to a damaged radio and not cause for alarm Mazuruk may have landed near the camp where air trail pioneers will live for a year
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Moscow
N. P. Mazuruk
Soviet Polar Air Base
Pole
Mazuruk
Air Trail
Treasury reports record gold purchase in single day
Washington May 26 The treasury reported the acquisition of 32 284 187 dollars in gold on May 24 the largest daily total of the year.
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Washington
The
Treasury
United States Leans Toward Ratifying Western Hemisphere Pact
President Roosevelt urged the Senate to approve a pact among American republics to maintain peace in the Western Hemisphere. He described eight instruments from the Buenos Aires conference as key steps and emphasized U S leadership and neighborly cooperation to ensure regional peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Buenos Aires
United States
Americas
Earmarking Fund Attack Spurs House Leaders
Washington May 26 House leaders urged colleagues to reverse the tentative plan to earmark one third of the 1.5 billion relief fund for roads dams and other special purposes. They urged the administration be allowed to disburse funds freely citing President Roosevelt who said earmarking means fewer for relief. Rebels in the vote to allocate 505 million for special expenditures showed no sign of yielding with Representatives Beiter Starnes and Cartwright backing the letter to stay the course.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Beiter
Starnes
D.-Ala
Cartwright
D.-Okla
Former dean sought by police in shotgun incident
Thomas EF Elder, former of Mt Harmon School, is sought for questioning in a case involving a school official accosting with a shotgun. Police say Elder denied involvement when reached at a New Hampshire home. Norton, former cashier, also connected.
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Thomas EF. Elder
Mt. Harmon School
Alton Bay
N. H
Fld
Greenfield
Mass
F. Lan Norton
the Boys School
Licenses Revoked For Drunken Driving
Raleigh May 26 The motor vehicle bureau of the state revenue department revoked drivers licenses for six years including Howard Russell route 3 High Point who was convicted of drunken driving.
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Raleigh
Motor Vehue Bureau
State Revenue Department
Howard Russell
High Point
Seven Republic Steel Plants Shut By Strike Action
A striking committee of the Industrial Organization union disabled seven Republic Steel plants in Ohio and aimed to halt more nationwide. Homer Downer of the all nations lodge warned that about 50 Republic plants from Alabama to Minnesota would be down. Philly Murray ordered aides to Youngstown to confront Republic and Youngstown Sheet and Tube, the fourth largest independent, over failing to sign collective bargaining pacts.
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Industrial Organization
Ohio
Republic Steel Corporation
Council of War
Homer Downer
All Nations Lodge
Ateel
Republic
Alaba
Minnesota
Philly Murray
Youngstown
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Highwa
Royal Stork
Tiger
Turk Chosen League
ICC
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Newport
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Donald
Gladys McKnight
Polar Air Base
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