CIO Man Offers to Help Stamp Out Sit-Downs
John Brophy for the Committee for Industrial Organization offered to help end sit-down strikes where union agreements exist. He warned the CSL would back enforcement in industries with solid deals, as Congress debated anti sit-down measures. He defended the program and urged orderly procedure while praising industry union accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cio Man
Washington
John Brophy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Brophy
House
Senate
Clare E. Hoffman
Mich
Guffey
Hils
Leutenant
John L. Lewis
Lewis Committee
Lewis
University fee reductions spark debate over public school status
McDavid warns fee cuts would pit the university against private colleges and divide politics. Estimates place two year revenue loss from 495000 to 700000 plus potential enrollment gains, while supporters argue the university should remain a free public institution serving middle and poorer classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDavid
Joslyn
John D. Taylor
House Appropriations Committee
Foslyn
Springfield repeals pin game ordinance
Springfield Missouri city council repealed the ordinance licensing pin ball games. Police Chief Frey ordered owners to remove the games from circulation after a city attorney ruling that pin hall games are disreputable. Prosecutor Benton echoed the stance, labeling them harmful gambling devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Paul A. Frey
Kirby W. Patterson
Nat W. Benton
KOS Hadio Radio Schedule for Wednesday April 7
Radio day plans list times and programs from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. including Rhythm Hunters Home Folks Frolic Just About Time Sons of the Pioneers Market Summary Musical Clock News Morning Melodies Sanders Brothers Morning Ensemble George Hall Orchestra Last Nighter Capitol Laundry Bridge Jones Boys Famous Homes Vocal Classics Tuneful Copies Rhythm Makers Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra Mills Bros Markets Luncheon Markets Doug Frew Jimmy Greer Bo Landis Swing Time Concert Hall of the Air Afternoon Moods Tonic Tunes Now and Thea Dance Hot Fireside Yodler Gaieties Tea Time Tunes Organ Reveries Piano Moderne Hollywood Breveties Easy Chair Melodies Rhythm and Romance Harmony Hall News Dinner Hour Rathskelter Orchestra.
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Sons of the Pioneers
Sanders Brothers
George Hall Orchestra
Capitol
Jones Boys
Famous Homes
Rhythm Makers
J. C. Bakery
Harry Blackwell
Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra
Mills Bros
Doug Frew
Jimmy Greer
Bo Landis
Harmony Hall
Rathskelter
London and Rome Faced With Last Resort Pressure On Italy
Paris and London consider a last resort move to deter Mussolini from withdrawing from the non intervention pact over the Spanish Civil War. Rome accuses France of violating the accord while Paris warns any Italian withdrawal could realign European powers and stall actions against volunteers and munitions in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Great Britain
Mussolini
Paris
Maly
Balkan
Mary
2 Duce
Spain
Rome
Madrid
Italy
Belated search uncovers money in Oklahoma burial
The body of Thomas McDonald, a retired railroad employee, lay unclaimed for a month before authorities buried him in a potter's field. A quick review of his effects revealed bank deposits of $9,000, prompting a proper funeral and lawyers to seek claimants to the estate for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Thomas McDonald
Potles
City Collector Grubbs Charged After City Hall Fire
Moberly Missouri April 6 AP Prosecuting Attorney Chamier says Roy E Grubbs confessed a shortage of at least 3000 dollars and set fire to his office Sunday night to destroy records He faces charges for arson destruction of public records and embezzlement with five year concurrent sentences and awaits formal filing in Randolph County jail
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Moberly
Roy E. Grubbs
Jefferson City
Richard Chamier
Heould
Grubbs
Randolph County
Huntsville
Chamier
Windfall taxes upheld by appeals court
The Fourth Circuit in Richmond upheld the constitutionality of windfall taxes, affirming a Salisbury North Carolina district court ruling in White Packing Company v. Collector. The court rejected claims the tax was an unconstitutional regulation of agriculture, deeming it a true tax to help cover deficits after the soldiers bonus act and processing tax invalidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fourth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Salisbury
N. C
White Packing Company
Collector of Internal Revenue
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Congress
Farker
Pershing Arrives in Chicago for Brief War Era Visit
General John J. Pershing arrives in Chicago from Lincoln Nebraska for a short visit. He expects to greet General Charles G. Dawes, commander of U S Army supplies in France, but will not take part in Chicago's Army Day program marking 20th anniversary of U S entry into World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John J. Pershing
United States Army
France
Lincoln
Nek
Pershing
Charles G. Dawes
U. S. Army
Democrats Name Two Sets of Officers in Turbulent Meeting
In a chaotic party gathering, contenders surged toward the roll call as the secretary’s table toppled spilling ballots and a water pitcher. Dan Considine wrestled the roll list, Maloney appeared dazed after being shoved, and separate factions elected officers led by Herschel Brown and Lea Schwartz. The dispute moves to the state board for ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Considine
House
Maroney
Herschel Brown
Lea Schwartz
State Board of Directors
Voted Straight Ballot Not Placed In Box In Fraud Trial
Testimony in Kansas City federal court recounts voters who claimed straight Republican ballots were not fully deposited. Eight defendants from precinct 22 in ward 12 faced trial toward vote fraud charges, with witnesses describing ballots showing X marks in the Democratic column and faulty ballot handling at polling places. Judge Otis ordered evening sessions to expedite proceedings as next trials loom. Background notes include grand jury testimony on alleged ballot changes and unrelated historic tidbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Merrill E. Otis
Edward L. Goldsworthy
George Harper
Charles H. Kaiser
Harper
Faye Hickman
Miss Hickman
Otis
Grand
Sit-Down Lobbyists Leave Minnesota Capitol After Benson Talks
In St Paul on April 1 the People’s Lobby and about 1000 supporters ended a overnight sit down strike in the Minnesota Senate chambers after Governor Elmer Benson urged them to go home. They had sought a 17 million dollar relief appropriation and had threatened a three month sit until demands were met. Most protesters were identified with the Farm Holiday Association and the Workers Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Elmer A. Benson
People’s Lobby
Senate
State Capitol
Benson
Capitol
State Farm Holiday Association and
Workers’ Alliance
Pirates Strike Fear as Steamer Runs Aground Near Whampoa
The steamer Pei-an ran aground on a bar near Wham poa China and sent wireless requests for Navy aid while fearing a pirate attack. The master reported lack of assurance of assistance and the possibility of boarding, with no definite sighting of pirate craft. Additional items note American shipyards building 225 vessels and boric acid used to combat drought spots in apples.
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Manila
P. T
Pei-an
Whampoa
China
Globe Wireless
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Kremlin
Oklo
New York
Rupert Irwin
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Model
Momer
Irwin
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Glen C. Maser
Douglas Aircraft Company
California
COFR
the Old Quaker CO
Lawrenceburg, Indian
Appeals
Virginia
General Pershing
G. P. U. Net
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Secret Police
Laredo
Texas
Canada
Attag
Amaerican Shipyards
Sweden
Phillips
Phillips 66
Phill
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