Congress Nears Wage Hour Approval Amid Conflicting Views
Washington June 7 The Senate and House conferees near agreement on wage and hour legislation. The compromise drops the 40 cent universal rate after five years and sets a 25 cent base rising to 30 cents. industry boards would set minimums for five years. Southern senators oppose the plan and a potential filibuster looms as the session nears adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Norton
D-N.j
Nortor
Thomas
D.ctah
Thomas Cam
Conftrees
Congress
Borah
R-Trade
Walsh
D.-Mass
la Follette
Ellender
D+La
Theivy
Weather showers tonight across Tennessee and Virginia
Forecast shows showers and mostly cloudy skies in eastern Tennessee tonight with clearing later. Virginia will see showers and cooler conditions tonight with some possível clearing by Wednesday morning. Kentucky expects unsettled but fair conditions with cooler temperatures in the east tomorrow.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Durthy Eloudy
Poulin
Erxtremie
Uxtra
Kingsport Jails Becomes Focus Of City Meeting
The mayor and aldermen will meet at 8 p m to discuss major items on a crowded calendar. The most urgent issue is immediate steps to improve city jail facilities. Options include enlarging the jail in the municipal building or constructing a new jail outside, with county contribution under consideration. A committee was tasked to study paving Myrtle street between Cherry and the Bristol highway.
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Kingsport -Bogon
Mard
Mie Nicipal
Myrtle Street
Cherry
Bristol Highway
Utilities Praise SEC Conferences at Edison Meeting
Atlantic City June 7 The conference between SEC Chairman William O Douglas and utility executives to aid holding company integration under the 1933 act is hailed as a hopeful move for the industry. W Kellogg of the Institute notes the early stage but sees gesture as encouraging for progress in regulation and public service.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William O. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Edison Electrstatute
W. Kellogg
Thhe Institute
Board of Engineers Public Servics Company
Dust Bowl Refugees Wrest Living From Timberland
Portland Oregon reports on Dust Bowl refugees fleeing eastern Colorado in search of relief. Families endure meager sustenance and dilapidated autos while the Farm Security Administration records aid given to some. A weary middle aged couple and their children seek shelter in Oregon amid torn land and harsh conditions.
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Portland
Farm Security Administration
Suilies
Deey
Oregon
Gairy
Lares
Colorado
Optimism Shown by Coalitionists in Tennessee Primary
In Nashville on June 7 anti- Browning observers welcomed signs the Cooper Stewart Hudson coalition controls county boards. Primary boards named to oversee elections in 85 counties favor the coalition, while E H Crump warns of a Browning defeat. Campaign managers expect mixed public reaction as county boards shift to coalition control.
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Nashville
Democratic State Executive Committee
Cooper-Stewart- Hudson Coalition
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Shelby
Altion
Terday
Browning
Bowning
James Cummings
Casliuion
Husband attacks accused killer in courtroom fracas
In Chicago Homer Johnson struck Robert Nixon an 18 year old accused in the slaying of Florence Johnson as she slept. Nixon retaliated then both men fought as spectators screamed and officers restored order in front of about 200 people. The incident interrupted testimony in the coroner’s inquiry.
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Chicago
Florence Johnson
Homer
Robert Nixon
Waoten
Johnson
Nixon
Air raids again shower death over civilians
Warplanes strike civilian populations in Spain and China. France rushes reinforcements near the Spanish frontier amid alleged invasion. In Canton, two Japanese raids add to 6,000 casualties. 132 insurgent air attacks along Spain’s Mediterranean coast cause numerous deaths. Tension rises between Ecuador and Peru over border disputes as Quito cites Peru’s troop buildup.
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Spain
China
France
Ecuador
Peru
Canton
Mediterranean
Edaguard Daladier
Herador
Orient Jungle
Hellanorian Foreign Office
Quito
Tumbiz
Pacufic
Lima
US Attorneys Present Evidence in Harlan County Coal Case
In London It June 7 government attorneys opened with more testimony from union organizers to prove a conspiracy to prevent unionization in Harlan County coal mines. Judge H Church Ford allowed evidence from precent defendants at NLRB hearings and dismissed a contempt charge against FBI agent J M O’Leary. UMWA organizers testified as tear gas disrupted a Har lan hotel meeting.
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London
Harlan County
H. Church Ford
National Labor Relations Board
Foes Of Court Bill Jubilant Over Outcome In Iowa Primary
Democratic senators praised Guy Gillette of Iowa after his strong renomination victory, viewing it as a rebuke to Hopkins and the Roosevelt camp. The contest centered on the Roosevelt court bill debate and the Hopkin endorsement of rival Wearin, with Wearin losing by about two to one.
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Iowa
Theodore FP
Koop
Washington
Guy Gillette
Senate
WPA
Harry Hop- Ring
Tha Wearin
Gillette
Wearin
Hopkins
Roosevelt
White House
Wearth
James Roosevelt
Pepper
D-Fla
Ohne
van Nuys
Indiana
Jersey City Parade Back Hague Stand Draws Vast Crowd
In Jersey City Mayor Hague hailed a mass crowd as proof against the Reds. A street parade from Journal Square drew an estimated 300 000 spectators with 75 000 parade participants and 173 000 observers, amid flags and fireworks.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
The
Journal Square
Norman Thomas
Hague
Democratic National Committee
Hugh A. Kelly
A. Harry Moore
George T. Vickers
Hudson County
Adj
William A. Higgins
New Jersey National Guard
National Guard
Kelly
Daniel Casey
A. S
Edward J. Hart
Mary T. Worren
House Labor Committee
Last Minute News Flashes From TVA Probe and Campaign News
TVA probe seeks extra funds for inquiry with lawmakers eyeing $300000 more. Campaign manager Joan Horton claims a fair and honest primary for the Cooper Stewart Hudson faction. Chicago newspaperman Herper Leech says the South gains nothing from absentee owned industries. Labor Bureau projects 4600000 man months of employment from first 2000 public works jobs.
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Nashville
Joan Horton
Cooper-Stewart-Hudson
Democratic State Executive Committee
Torday
South
Memphis
Herper Leech
Chicago
Commercial Appeal
PWA
Washington
Pi-Tae Bureau of Labor Statistics
Child in 73rd Day Sleeping Sickness
CHICAGO June 7 Ellen Reardon two years old began an uninterrupted sleep day as a victim of encepha lis the disease that killed Patricia Maguire the sleeping beauty of Oak Park. The child’s malady followed measles with only fluttering eyelids as a sign of consciousness.
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Chicago
Ellen Reardon
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Mary Eilen
Congress to push TVA investigation gains speed
Congressional investigators in Washington plan to speed up the TVA inquiry by selecting technical experts to study the administration's power yardstick. The Senate House committee, after hearing from Arthur E. Morgan and the TVA's remaining directors, seeks to broaden its probe with additional specialists.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Senate-House
Heffernan
Congress
Three Burned to Death in Auto Near Brinkley
Three people died when a car hit a bridge abutment and caught fire near Brinkley Arkansas. The victims were Mr and Mrs Waller F P King of Oklahoma City and Miss Mildred Delay of Oklahoma City. Driver Miss Helen Jenner escaped with minor injuries. witness R W Slanakin reported the crash while en route to Painteville Kentucky for the Kings funeral.
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Brinkley
Ark
Waller FP. King
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mildred Delay
Helen Jenner
Jenkins
R. W. Slanakin
Memphis
Jenner
Berry Resolution Seeks Labor Support for Gerry Candidacy
A proposed Tennessee Federation of Labor resolution urges endorsement of Junior U. S. Senator George L. Gerry. Nevi Page of the Memphis Pressure Union sponsors the measure, with Loring predicting likely defeat and Reynolds asserting it will pass. The plan may go to the floor today or tomorrow amid last minute drafting.
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Johnson City
Tern
Tennessee Federation of Labor Convention
U. S
George L. Gerry
Federation
Nevi Page
Memphis
Ley G. Loring
Memphis Trades and Labor Council
Roy G. Reynolds
Chattanooga
Loring
Berry
Germany
W. E. Birthright
Indianapolis
The
Barbers International Union
Naval expansion gets first funds in House bill
The House appropriations committee approved 534,302,000 for starting the billion dollar naval expansion. The measure is part of a 274,228,729 omnibus bill. leaders expect floor debate to finish soon. Additional items include 94,285.40 for Social Security refunds and 50,000,000 for refunds of processing taxes.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Two More Out of State Now Says Newland
Ten of twelve Sullivan County indictments accused in the April 4 poll tax fraud were arrested by Sheriff S D Newland on instanter capiases. Those arrested include M L Cross Pat H Seaver J E Upchurch George B E Pierce Miss Flossie Hickam Will H Thomas Roy Smith Jim Jones Roy Beidleman and George Gammon with others whose names were withheld. Bail set at 200 each. arrests followed grand jury findings spanning the county election fraud scandal.
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Sullivan County
S D. Newland
M. L. Cross
Pat H. Seaver
Kingsport
J. E. Upchurch
George BE. Pierce
Flossie Hickam
Will H. Thomas
Bristol
Roy Smith
Jim Jones
Roy Beidleman
George Gammon
Carniet
Met
Sheri Newland
Sullivan Alrevit
Laday
H. P. Richards
Richards
O. W. Huddie
Peetal
Huddie
Shelburne Ferguson
Stanter Capiases
Capiases
Newland
Paul Gray
T. L. Holt
Africa Seen as Center of French Italian Warfare
Paris dispatch reports France views Africa as decisive in any war with Italy. Premier Daladier orders 60 000 native troops recruited and fortification plans along Tunisia as France strengthens defenses. The metropolitan force in Morocco Algeria and Tunis is about 500 000 with total armed forces near 1 060 000.
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Africa
Charles
Foltz, JR
Paris
Associated Press
France
National Defense Cabinet
Italy
Howany
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Edouard
Daladier
Libya
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Dalaeier
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Harry Korter
Joseph Murray
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McCarthy
Korter
Kansas
Central Press
Utilities
SEC
Executive Committee
Jerseyites
Hacue
Washington, Jr
Federal Power Project
TFL
Navy
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