Railroads Seek Constructive Plan After Wage Dispute
President Roosevelt backs an informal committee of railroad management and labor to draft a rehabilitation program for carriers. John J. Pelley says a Chicago meeting will outline the industry stance on the fact finding board report that urged withdrawing wage cuts totaling 250 million dollars. The panel found no justification for cuts, stating salaries lag behind other industries and the distress is short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Pelley
The
Association of American Railroads
Roosevelt
Pelley
Factfinding Board
Chicago
White House
H. A. Enochs
Enochs
George H. Earle
Earle
Hoover
John Hamilton
Spokane
Wash
Hamilton
Fiorello la Guardia
New York City
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Detroit
Child Bride Case Shocks Kentucky County Areas
Floyd county Judge Edwin P. Hill ordered warrants for Fleming Tackett a 4 year old miner and his mother in law Mrs Grace Columbus after reports Rosie Columbus age 10 wed Tackett a week earlier The case centers on a child bride and alleged conspiracies with guardians to pursue annulment if possible local officials went to a mountain cabin to locate the suspects and Rosies guardian plans were discussed by county authorities.
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Pleming Tackett
Rosie Columbus
of Kentucky
Paintsville
W. G
Tackett
Prestonburg
Floyd County
Edwin P. Hill
Fleming Tackett
Rose
Grace Columbus
Rosie
Johnson County
Short
Flem
Hugh Evans Named NYA Official Over 40 Eastern
In North Carolina on October 31 Hugh Evans, formerly a Warren County farm agent, was appointed NYA official over 40 eastern effective November 1. The move places Evans in a leadership role within the agency overseeing the eastern district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah, N. C
Hugh Evans
Warren
NYA Isor
Privy Seal Shakeup Sparks Bengal Security Concerns
Ambiguous report notes Anderson, a broad administrator in Bengal, named Lord Privy Seal as part of a government shakeup. The piece hints at nationwide unrest and systemic changes affecting administration and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Anderson
Bengal
kUCK DRIVERS OUT INGTON Oct 31
About 150 drivers from OU Transport Company continued a tanker refusal campaign in a bid for recognition of their newly formed union Brinson of High Point was reported en route to negotiate with drivers at the company location in Ington.
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Ington
OU Transport Comy
Brinson
High Point
Wash
West Coast
New York
Mars life debate stirs Harvard astronomers
A Harvard astronomy group responds to the claim that no evidence of life exists on Mars. The exchange clarifies positions on life prospects, planetary science, and the search for biosignatures.
Firing squad kills murderer in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Oct 31 a firing squad executed John W Deering at dawn in the state prison. An electrocardiograph recorded the heart’s beating after the bullets pierced it as Deering calmly faced death following the May 8 holdup murder of Oliver R Meredith a Salt Lake City businessman.
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Salt Lake City
John W. Deering
State
Deering
Elues
Oliver R. Meredith
General Joseph Decoutte Dies at 72 in Lyon France
Lyon France October 31 General Joseph Decoutte former commander of the Allied armies in the Rhineland died today at the age of 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
France
Joseph Decoutte
Rhineland
Roosevelt Endorses Downey in California Senate Race
President Roosevelt entered the California political scene with a written endorsement of Sheridan Downey, the Democratic candidate for U S Senator, calling him a real liberal in mind and heart.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
California
Sheridan Downey
U. S
Dust Thou Art, Dust Returneth
Cleveland golfer Al Leach, 26, who won the National Public Links in August, returned to WPA duties after forfeiting a timekeeper job to enter the tournament. He defeated 200 players but admitted his dream of becoming a pro did not materialize and he retains a supervisor role earning 90 cents an hour on a $3 million project to build a “poor man's country club” and golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
al Leach
WPA
Leach
Insurgent Spain Pays Tribute To Franco Brother
Burgos dispatch reports Lieut. Col Ramon Franco brother of Generalissimo Francisco Franco killed in a seaplane crash nine miles northwest of Mallorca. Funeral with military honors planned at Palma air base. body lay in state at Palma town hall. Crew of four perished. radio operator’s body not found. Col Franco, 42, held aviation posts in Washington before joining the insurgents in 1936.
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Burgos
Spain
Ramon Franco
Francisco Franco
Palma
Mallorca
Franco
Col. Franco
Cape Formentor
Washington
Col
South Atlantic
Europe
South America
Duran
Julio Ruiz de Alda
Madrid
Flor Toay
School squabble heads to court in Dayton
Dayton Ohio faces a court showdown as 34 000 pupils begin an indefinite holiday after the board of education dismissed 1 300 teachers and staff for lack of operating funds amid a 61 000 deficit. Richard L Withrow and President Frank W Miller diverge over the order and possible reconsideration follows.
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Dayton
Board of Education
Richard L. Withrow
Frank W. Miller
Map Changes Loom Across Europe Amid Revisions
Rumblings of postwar boundary shifts intensify in Central Europe. Germany calls for revising the Trianon frontier with Hungary while Bulgaria presses for territories lost to Yugoslavia Romania and Greece. Britain and France boost armament plans as Daladier in France accelerates decree powers. Negotiations in Vienna Berlin and elsewhere aim to resolve disputes with Hungary Czechoslovakia and Poland Jewish refugees. In Asia Japan presses south in China as Spanish loyalists claim gains on the Ebro front.
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Europe
Germany
Foreign Office
Deutsche Politisch - Diplomatische Korrespondenz
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Greece
France
Edouard Daladier
Daladier
Albert Lebrun
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Italy
Berlin
China
Wuchow
Kwangsirovince
Democratic Committee Reports Receipts and Expenditures
The Democratic State Executive Committee filed a preliminary report showing receipts of 11790.74 and expenditures of 3936.66 from Aug 1 to Oct 24 with a starting balance of 1735.44 and a remaining balance of 9589.52. Republican candidates Monroe Adams and John R. Jones reported smaller sums, while the Democratic list includes major donors such as Governor Hoey and Julian Price among many contributors totaling about 2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Democratic State Executive Committee
Thad Eure
Monroe Adams
Statesville
Congress
John R. Jones
Hoey
James A. Hardison
Wadesboro
J. W. Bailey
W. P. Horton
James E. Sheppard
Durham
North Carolina College
Banking
Board of Health
F. W. Bluford and Associates
A. and T. College
Greensboro
Western Carolina Teachers College
Mars Invasion Panic Sparks Congressional Talk
Realistic War of the Worlds radio adaptation on Charlie McCarthy caused nationwide hysteria. Senator Clyde L. Herring and city officials called for investigations while citizens fled, prayed, and feared a Martian attack, though no invaders were seen.
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Charles A. Grumich
New York
United States
Mars
Charlie McCarthy
Columbia
Canada
Clyde L. Herring
D.la
Congress
Record Vote Forecast For Off Year
Campaigns enter final week amid expectations of a large off year vote in the November 8 election. Roosevelt and Landon lead national appeals as party leaders mobilize supports, with Roosevelt planning a radio address and Landon touring Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Hoover
Alfred M. Landon
Landon
Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas
New York
Pennsylvania
Arthur H. James
Radio Broadcast Triggers U.S. Panic Prompting Probe
Washington reports the FCC opened an inquiry into a dramatic radio broadcast that caused mass fear with many listeners believing it to be real news. Chairman McNinch asked CBS for an electrical transcription of H G Wells War of the Worlds and condemned the panic as regrettable.
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New Jersey
New York
Mars
H. G. Wells
Orson
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Frank P. MeNineh
Columbia Broadcasting System
Commission
Menineh
McNinch
Roosevelt Orders Domestic Postage Reduction for Books
President Roosevelt ordered the domestic postage on books reduced to one and a half cents a pound today. He said the cut would stimulate cultural growth education and development of the American people.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Parley Over Sixth District Democratic Nominee in Wake of Teague Death
In Greensboro on October 31 a Democratic committee heard speeches for the sixth district nomination to fill the Teague vacancy. Candidates Barker Waynick Penny Holt were urged by supporters to reflect primary voter will, with debate addressing fairness and procedural questions.
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Greensboro
Lewis E. Teague
High Point
Durham
Wade P. Renfrow
O. J. Coffin
Chapel Hill
Orange
Jamestown
Oscar Barker
C. M. Waynick
Bryce R. Holt
George T. Penny
O. M. Bundy
Judge Teague
Lee Fentriss
Mr. Bundy
8. G. Hi
Cooper Hall
Burlington
C. J. Coffin
Guilford County
Fentress
Waynick
Barker
L. P. McLendon
Marion B. Fowler
Guilford
Ben T. Ward
Frank A. Brooks
Holt
H. F. Lucas
B. J. Woodhouse
SEC Outlines 14 Point Safety Reform Plan
The Securities Commission unveiled a 14 point reform program to protect the public in securities dealings and prevent repeats of the Whitney case. Chairman William Douglas announced the plan and noted the New York Stock Exchange has voluntarily adopted it in compliance with the aims.
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Xxx Radio
Paul Morton
Trenton
N. J
Federal Communications Commission
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
The
Securities Commission
Richard Whitney
William ©. Douglas
Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Douglas
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