Fall of Bilbao Imminent Says Correspondent
Webb Miller, veteran United Press war correspondent, reports from the Bilbao front as Gen. Jose Davila’s nationalist army shells Basque defenses. The Basques retreat under heavy air and artillery fire while civilians and soldiers endure bombardment and ongoing combat on ridges and farms near the Nervion estuary.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Davila
Bilbao
Hendaye
Bilboo
Jose Fidel Davila
Nervion
Court Plan Sparks Constitutional Clash in Roosevelt Era
A report condemns a proposed judicial bill as inadequate and warns it risks inflaming tensions between the judiciary and Congress. It argues against assigning judges to crowded districts and foresees dangerous power shifts that threaten judicial independence amid war era crisis. The narrative includes vivid war zone imagery of bomb blasts and wounded soldiers nearby.
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Sion
Autocratic dominance challenged by constitutional framing
A committee argues that autocratic dominance undermines the American colonies’ revolt and the Constitution was built to prevent it. It notes only four Roosevelt-era statutes fell unconstitutional with three or more dissents, among 2,699. It defends deliberate legislation as essential to protect liberty through an independent judiciary and a broad bill of rights.
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Amercan
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Elephant Eats Keeper’s Shoes and Dies in Detroit
DETROIT June 14 AP Eva a three and a half ton circus elephant died Sunday night from eating a pair of shoes. A week earlier a keeper removed his shoes while napping and Eva hid his footwear. When awakened the shoes were missing and Eva showed distress as her condition worsened. The elephant’s keepers said she acted with an instinctive desire to die alone.
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Detroit
Eva
Hopkins Echoes Confidence in Murray's WPA Role
Jay Hopkins praised Murray as a very good WPA administrator and his work as outstanding. Hopkins expressed hope Murray would remain in the federal position despite any talk of leaving for a city job several months earlier.
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Jay
WPA
Hopkins
Murray
Miners plan walk out in Oymapathy with steel workers
John L. Lewis ordered 10,000 miners in 17 Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube mines to stay out. UMWA said most mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia were shut or closing by nightfall, with scenes of unrest in Johnstown. Governor Earle pressed for contract talks and increased state police, while labor leaders predicted a quick return to action by union locals elsewhere.
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I. Q
John L. Lewis
Bethlehem Steel Corporations
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Johnstown
Cambria Works
Black Lie
Conemaugh
Franklin Mill
Hillside
Franklin Plant
Franklin Works
George Exrle
Earle
Harrisburg
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
C.S
Newton Steel Company
Republic Steel Company
Constable Creger Convicted in Kahoka Slaying
In Memphis Missouri on June 14 1936 Guy Creger a former Kahoka constable was found guilty of manslaughter for the August 12 1936 road house slaying of Edward Barth. The jury set his punishment at six years in the state penitentiary and he awaits a motion for a new trial.
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Memphis
Guy Creger
Kahoka
Creger
Edward Barth
Vaccination by Accident Reported in Wichita
Mrs. W. B. Curtis recovers from a surprise smallpox vaccination on her cheek. She says a youth son’s unprotected vaccination brushed a scratch on her cheek, causing the infection as believed by her and her physician.
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Wichita
Kas
W. B. Curtis
National Study of Employment Approved by Senate
The senate approved a national unemployment and relief study to be conducted by a commission appointed by the president. The measure, approved without a record vote, funds up to 50,000 for expenses and aims to guide policy for unemployment relief. It accompanies a Senate inquiry led by Byrnes and expands relief funding and local cost shares for works progress administration projects.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House
National Unemployment and Relief Commission
Hatch
DNM
Murray
D-Mont
Commission
Byrnes
Dsc
Works Progress Administration
White House guest Roberta Jonay recalls humble beginnings
Sparkling-eyed Roberta Jonay a 20 year old dancer formerly Roberta Jones of St Petersburg Fla left the White House today after an evening of stories about her rise from a stock company girl to a welcomed guest of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. She spoke of the names change and the life shift from shabby hotels to presidential limousines and White House dinners before returning to Greenwich Village.
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Washington
Roberta Jonay
White House
Roberta Jones
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jones
Jonny
New York
Sheriff Killed in Alabama Church Shooting
In Moulton Alabama deputy Sheriff Andrew Dutton 45 was killed and six others wounded in a gun duel at Owen's Chapel church six miles from town. Bert Retherford 30 was charged with Dutton's slaying by Sheriff G C Byars in a warrant sworn tonight. The shooting followed Dutton's visit to the church to investigate a disturbance tied to Prohibition enforcement activities in Lawrence County.
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Moulton
Andrew Dutton
Owen's Chapel Church
Bert Retherford
Dutton
G. C. Byars
Byars
Title Church
Lawerence County
Weekend Tonsillectomies and Nasal Operation at St. Mary's
Four tonsillectomies, a nasal operation, and an appendectomy were performed by local physicians over the weekend at St. Mary's hospital. Patients named include George Huckstep Jr., Leander Forck, Mrs. Rob ert Morris, Ruby Troutt, Jeane Dearing, and Miss Cordelia Gough. My, and Mrs. Arthur Wulff welcomed a son yesterday. City Clerk Henry Els begins a two week vacation, with visits toLouisiana relatives. Harold Opel and Herbert Kausch plan four weeks in North Dakota. Ben Heiman is defendant in a circuit court suit by Right-Made Cloak Co. for 456.50. Recorder Henry LePage issued a marriage license to Jon R. Deavers and Myrtle Irene Freeman.
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George Huckstep
Cordelia Gough
Shelbina
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ben Heiman
Siege Drives As Bilbao Presses Defenses In Spain
Franco's forces push on against Bilbao while Madrid and Oviedo inch toward encirclement. Spanish ships relocate thousands of refugees, with 4,810 children evacuated from Bilbao aboard Habana and Ploubazanex ships docking at Bordeaux. The thrusts aim to pull attacker strength from the Bilbao front as Madrid and Oviedo reach strategic city limits.
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Franco
Cordoba
Spain
Aragon
Bilbao
Madrid
Oviedo
Bordeaux
France
Habana
Sailors aboard ships to carry Basque children to Leningrad
Government on both ships and the British air transport firm advertise new routes as 1500 Basque children are boarded at Paulu for Leningrad to be cared for by the Soviet government while U S whisky exports in the first quarter soar to nearly 23 times the level of the previous year.
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Sontay
Paulu
Leningrad
Cat Mourned as Token of Affection Sparks Quiet Tribute
A pet cat’s death becomes a small public moment as neighbors share memories and elders explain the bond. The quiet tribute features flowers and a framed photo placed by the doorstep, inviting passersby to pause and reflect on companionship.
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