Pickets Tighten Grip at Toledo Chevrolet Plant
Strikers widened lines at the Toledo Chevrolet Motor branch factory blocking entry to office workers and foremen. Factory operations were suspended. paymaster office entrants denied. President Ellsworth Kramer denied a closed shop demand, while the automobile labor board postponed an employee representation election pending settlement.
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Toledo
Cheverolet Motor Company
Ellsworth Kramer
R. P. Briggs
Automobile Labor Board
Guard Pickets Guard Toledo Auto Plant In Strike
Pickets line entrances to the Chevrolet plant in Toledo as about 2200 workers strike for a closed shop and signed contract. Labor leaders warn the walkout could spread to other auto plants while GM rejects a closed shop.
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Toledo
Cheverolet Motor Company
Automobile Labor Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
New York
Alfred P. Sloans, Jr
General Motors
GM executive cites Toledo Chevrolet plant closing
Detroit April 4 W S Nuudsen executive vice president of General Motors Corp said today the closing of the Toledo plant of the Chevrolet Motor Co. (Continued on page ten)
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Detroit
W. S&s. Nuudsen
General Motors Corp
Toledo
Cheverolet Motor Co
Weather outlook mixed with showers across states
Tennessee shows cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and Thursday. warmer in north central areas tonight and cooler in the west Thursday. Kentucky follows with clouds and showers possible in the west tonight and Thursday, cooler in the west Thursday. Virginia forecasts fair weather with warmer conditions in the southwest tonight, increasing clouds and possible showers in the far south Thursday.
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Tennessee
West Portion
East Portion
North Central
Kentucky
Virginia
Southwest
Mail to Princess Gets Boost Seeks Divorce
Reno Nevada April 24 Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani's personal mail has grown to a hundred or more letters daily since arrival to establish divorce residence. An employee said most letters request money and that the Princess answers most of them. She has lived in voluntary seclusion 26 days and has not visited Reno night clubs, contrary to rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
Woolworth
Alexis
Clipper Sets Stage for Second Trans-Pacific Flight
Pan American clipper crew prepared for further flights after completing the first round trip California to Hawaii in 20 hours 59 minutes. Officials weigh Honolulu data for regular schedules this year. Capt. Edwin Musick and navigation officer Fred Noonan may return to Miami.
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Alameda
Calif
California
Hawaii
Honolulu
Edwin C. Musick
Fred J. Noonan
Miami
Fla
Pacific Coast
Orient
Musick
Trippe
Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways
Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco
The
Spring Fever Debunked as Myth by Dr. Fishbein
Chicago report notes Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, dismisses spring fever as a myth. He cites tiredness from winter and recommends opening windows and a brisk pre breakfast walk as remedies to counter afternoon yawning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morris Fishbein
Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
U S Plans Major Expansion Of Military Forces
The War Department announced a program to nearly double actual fighting strength by enlisting 31,700 men ages 18 to 35 starting July 1. Congress authorized $20 million for this enlistment drive while broader bills totaling $570 million fund navy and air bases. The housing military committee urged a chain of strategic Army air bases at an estimated $110 million for new and strengthened bases.
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Lloyd A. Lehreas
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
War Department
House
Housing Military Committee
Federal probe of thefts opens in Miami trial
Testimony in a Miami trial reveals an alleged plan to split a $15,000 reward for returning $185,000 in jewelry stolen from Mrs. Margaret Bell. Miami Beach detective chief Eugene Bryant testified he would receive $3,500 under the agreement, with $2,000 to attorney Benjamin Cohen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Margaret Bell
Brooklyn
Eugene Bryant
Miami Beach
Nicholas Montone
Charles Cali
Pied Piper Nichols Claims 15.9 Million Rats Killed
Memphis reports J. L. Nichols, 65, famed rat killer, retiring after 25 years and recounting his methods. He notes rat breeding, warns on bait variety to maximize kills, and recalls a Baton Rouge penitentiary campaign that killed about 15,009 rats the next day.
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Nichols
Pied Piper
Memphis
J. L
Baton Rouge
State Penitentiary
Empire leaders to hold talks on defense policy in London
A high imperial official says Britain's dominion prime ministers R B Bennett J A Lyons and J B Hertzog will meet with UK cabinet members in London in coming weeks to discuss tightening defenses and imperial costs for armaments. Also attending are Viscount Craigavon Sir Joseph Bhore and others, with Maurice Hankey's findings guiding policy.
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Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Germany
R. B. Bennett
Canada
J. A. Lyons
Australia
J. B. Hertzog
South Africa
Bennett
Hertzog
Lyons
Dublin
Ramsey MacDonald
John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
Maurice Hankey
Committee For Imperial Defense
Empire
R. L. Butler
South Australia
G. M. Huggins
Southern Rhodesia
Viscount Craigavon
Northern Ireland
Sir Joseph Bhore
Two Wounded in Fight Over Philadelphia Garrett Estate
In ULM Germany two people were wounded in a quarrel over shares in the $17,000,000 Garrett estate. Ludwig Schaefer 29 fired on his uncle and aunt Lorenz Schaefer 56 and his wife near Nieblingen. Ludwig claimed a share and reimbursement for travel costs. Over 500 claimants in Philadelphia seek portions of the fortune. more than 5000 kin have appeared from various countries linked to Walter Garrett or Henrietta Garrett.
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Ulm
Germany
Philadelphia
Ludwig Schaefer
Lorenz Schaefer
Nieblingen
Lorenz
Ludwig
Henrietta E. Garrett
Walter Garrett
Garrett
Britain Acknowledges Hitler Note on Geneva Resolution
Official sources say Britain has acknowledged receipt of Hitler's note rejecting the Geneva resolution condemning Germany's rearmament. The note used diplomatic language and London plans to wait for a more extensive reply from Hitler before taking further steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Alameda pair vanishes in rented plane amid suspected suicide bid
Alameda California April 24 A 28 year old aviator Richard Smith and 21 year old Doris Trethaway reportedly planned to take their own lives by flight. A friend John Grueb said Smith promised to beg borrow or steal a plane to dive into the ocean. The pair had left Alameda a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Calif
Richard Smith
Doris Trethaway
John Grueb
Smith
Trethaway
Liquor Racket Probe Grips Franklin County Case
J P Hodges Jr star government witness continues in Roanoke district court detailing protection payments in the Franklin county liquor conspiracy. Twenty three pleaded guilty of 34 named in the blanket indictment as a corporation faces charges. Hodges testified of masked stills operating freely while raiders struck and liquor was sold, involving his brother former sheriff D W Hodges and several deputies. Deputy Jeff Richards allegedly collected monthly payments, usually split at his brother's home.
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Roanoke
J. P. Hodges, Jr
United States District Court
Franklin County
Hodges
Ron
D. Wilson Hodges
Lashes and Dark Cells to Be Kept in North Carolina Prisons
North Carolina legislators consider retaining corporal punishment and dark cells after a commission study following the amputation of two young black prisoners feet. Five Mecklenburg county prison camp officials face indictments for alleged torture and mistreatment.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Joint Committee On Penal Institutions
Mecklenburg County
Woodrow Shropshire
Robert Barnes
Joint Penal Institutions Committee
Walker Heads Clearing House for Four Billion Works Fund
Washington April 24 Frank C Walker New York lawyer took charge of a clearing house for spending the 4 000 000 000 works fund He replaces Donald R Richberg as executive director of the national emergency council and forms a division to receive work relief applications for quick action by a works allotment board headed by President Roosevelt. Many projects have been studied and are ready for clearance by the new division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank C. Walker
New York
Walker
Roosevelt
Donald R. Richberg
National Emergency Council
White House
Emergency Council
Richberg
NRA
Congress
Bureau of Roads
Department of Agriculture
Edison May Take Moffett Position
Washington April 24. Charles Edison son of the inventor named among possible successors to James A. Moffett as federal housing administrator. Moffett’s resignation not finalized. Roosevelt reportedly prefers leave of absence. Other names include Stewart McDonald Albert L. Deane Ward M. Canaday K C Nichols Otto E Sovereign and Joseph F P Day. Deane on leave from General Motors.
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Washington
Charles Edison
James A. Moffett
Edison
New Jersey
Moffett
White House
Roosevelt
McDonald
Stewart McDonald
Albert L. Deane
Ward M. Canaday
K. C. Nichols
Kansas City
Otto Egbert Sovereign
Bay City
Mich
Joseph FP. Day
New York
Deane
General Motors Holding Corporation
Advertising Expenditures Show Newspaper Advantage in 1934
National advertisers spent 163 million for newspaper space and 349 million for all media in 1934, with gains over 1933 and 1932. A bureau report argues newspapers offer best coverage at lowest cost versus magazines and radio, citing a city survey and radio penetration figures. The American Publishers Association opens its three day convention with a newspaper code discussion led by Howard Davis and featuring Col. McCormick and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Bureau
General
Daily Press
The
Publishers Association
Howard Davis
Association
Col
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
Verne FE. Joy
Centralia
Ill
Denkman Couple Killed in Air Crash Near Fort Hancock
Mr and Mrs Carl F Denkman of Tuscan Arizona were killed when their airplane crashed near Fort Hancock Texas and burned beyond recognition last night officials said Aboard the craft were both occupants who died in the wreckage and the bodies were burned beyond recognition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Carl F. Denkman
Tuscan
Ariz
Fort Hancock
Here
Perjury Case Draws Hollywood Attention
In Los Angeles the perjury heart balm case centers on Hungarian actresses Sari Fedak and Vilma Aknay and writer Ernest Vajda. Fedak was acquitted of perjury regarding a 250000 breach of promise suit. Aknay faced possible prosecution as the state weighs next moves. Fedak testified she and Aknay had an agreement to share any recovery, tied to loans to Aknay in Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sari Fedak
Vilma Aknay
Ernest Vajda
Vienna
Hollywood
Miss Fedak
Miss Aknay
Vajda
America
Roosevelt Creates Massive New Relief Agencies and Boards
President Roosevelt assigns over 60 existing agencies to a vast relief program and creates three new units for rural resettlement rural electrification and grade crossing elimination. Rexford Tugwell will head the rural resettlement agency while Frank Walker leads the national emergency council as projects pour in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rexford G. Tugwell
Tugwell
Civilian Conservation Corps
Treasury, War, Justice, Interior
Navy, Agriculture, Commerce and
Labor
Dr Cary Dies At Auburn After Heart Attack
Dr Charles Allen Cary 74 longtime dean of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute veterinary school died at his Auburn home from a heart attack He had served the Auburn area for more than four decades and was a prominent state veterinarian researcher and educator.
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Cary
Auburn
Ala
Charles Allen Cary
Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Veterinary Medicine
Quints Recover After Doctor Exam in Callander
Dr. G W Smith of North Bay inspected the Dionne quintuplets and announced they were satisfactorily recovering from head colds.
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Callander
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