Supreme Court may reverse key patent ruling on tubes
Washington Daybook notes a potential Supreme Court shift when it reopens next fall led by Justice Black may alter a major patent case. Western Electric sued General Talking Pictures over using licensed tubes in commercial projectors. Black dissented, warning of expanded patent pools and restricted uses. A rehearing was granted for next fall.
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General Talking Pictures
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Answers on Wage and Hour Bill Before Congress
Washington June 13 AP provides key Qs and As about the wage hour bill. Affects workers handling goods in interstate commerce with exemptions for agricultural workers and others. Min wage starts at 25 cents then rises to 40 cents in seven years. Maximum work week 44, 42, then 40 hours. Time and a half for overtime. Exceptions exist for seasonal industries and other cases. Effective 120 days after enactment. Independent administrator in labor department to run the law and appoint industry boards. Boards comprise equal employer, worker, and public reps. Penalties include up to six months jail or $500 fine. Child labor ban strict. under 14 barred, 14–16 require a certificate, and no one under 18 in hazardous work.
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Militarists thrive when war talk blinds civilization
The piece argues bombing of civilians is a crime against humanity and the real foe is militarists who justify any method for victory. It warns against blaming entire nations, calls for denouncing the militarist philosophy, and notes health travel tips and political aside about Roosevelt and WPA rules.
Roosevelt Hosts Gillette Five Course Victory Dinner
President Roosevelt hosted Iowa Senator Gillette at the White House for a five course luncheon after Gillette's primary win over Rep Wearin. They discussed harmony in the Democratic Party and the contest against anti-Roosevelt forces, noting Dickinson's nomination highlighted a clash between progressivism and conservatism. The meeting sparked talk on administration support for anti-Roosevelt Democrats and potential White House receptions for rival senators.
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Iowa
L. J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Towan
Wealin
How's Your Health Br Ingo Galdston Eye Care
Eye health advice covers congenital causes of blindness from syphilis to the importance of early testing. It stresses prenatal treatment, newborn eye drops by law, regular vision checks before school, and prompt care for eyestrain and cross-eyes, with safe first aid for foreign particles and when to seek a physician.
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Wasserman
Notable quotes on finance leaders and national policy
Henry Ford and Tom Girdler advocate spotlight on 25 finance handlers to reveal war makers. Cordell Hull argues isolationism breeds insecurity, while others defend planned economy as a path to abundance in this political reflection.
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Henry Ford
Tale of Two Cities Canton War Toll Exposed
NEA Service reports massive Chinese casualties in the war with Japan and internal conflict. It cites 2600 civilians killed and 8600 wounded in Canton, with broader estimates suggesting China could suffer tens of millions of deaths given repeated disasters and century of warfare. The piece notes China’s long history of mass death and the desensitizing effect on its population.
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Neutron Rays and Nitrogen Barrier Breakdowns
In a science notes piece by Howard Blakeslee, neutrons are described as deadly rays whose reach is limited by air composition. Columbia University's cyclotron findings show nitrogen slows neutrons, yet oxygen and hydrogen remain transparent. Researchers Dun ning Powers and Beyer report these results to the American Physical Society.
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P. N. Powers
H. G. ‘Beyer
U S Government Owning 86 000 Homes After Five Years
Washington June 13 AP five years after starting as a mortgage lender the Home Owners Loan Corporation owns about 86 000 dwellings. About half were acquired by foreclosure in the last year. Since June 1933 the corp loaned more than 53 900 000 000 to roughly 1 090 000 homeowners through June 1936.
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Problem Boy Put To Eat In Electric Chair At Rockview
Wendell Forrest Bowers a 20 year old condemned inmate was executed in the electric chair at Rockview prison the first of seven slated within a month. He confessed to killing Mrs Wilma Carpenter and assaulting Mary Griffin during a burglary and was described as muttering incoherently before death. He declined a last meal and wrote a letter to his father as a Bible lay beside him.
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Wendell Forrest
Bowers
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Break Rockview
Reformatory
Wilma V. Carpenter
Norristown
Ronald F. Bowers
Ambler
Congress Action Rundown From House And Senate
The Associated Press briefs on legislative movement including a wage hour compromise bill, a monopoly investigation resolution in committee, a food and drug compromise bill under review, a relief bill draft near agreement worth 3 723 adg. dollars, TVA joint committee naming a chief engineer for inquiry, a radio investigation resolution slated for House debate, and Senate consideration of minor bills.
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Not Wanted Assistant Turns Robbery Case in St Louis
Henry Ousley declined help from strangers to start his car but was dragged into an alley by three men who robbed him of $10. Meanwhile news from Scotland reports Britain’s first shark oil factory being built at Carradale Kinross Scotland using basking sharks from the west coast.
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Democratic ticket slate for Cole County officials
A list of candidates for Cole County offices includes H. P. Lauf for Representative, Carl F. Wymore for Prosecuting Attorney, Al. Markway, Bennie F. Renn, J. Edwin Hickey, Guy M. Sone for various clerk roles, Champ Clark, Emmel Curtis Dunn, Tom L. Parrish, George J. Scott for Recorder, E. Bond as Presiding Judge, and W. & Dixon as Associate Judge County Court.
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Cole County
H. P. Lauf
Carl F. Wymore
AL. Markway
Bennie F. Renn
J. Edwin Hickey
Guy M. Sone
Champ Clark
Emmel Curtis L. Dunn
Tom L. Parrish
George J. Scott
E. §. Bond
W. & Dixon
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