Complete staff of Chiy teachers announced today
The 1937-38 New Lebanon City Schools teaching roster is announced by Supt. Paul Van Riper with 49 teachers, including three newcomers. resignations were tendered by Miss Dorothy Masters. The list names executive staff, special teachers, and grade school assignments across Harney and Stokes districts.
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New Lebanon
Dorothy Masters
Jeanette Smith McQueen
Robert Bell
Central Sche
Citizens N
Mary Ellen Armstrong
Ignity
DePauw Unniversity
D Latin
Slayers Executed in Texas State Prison
Huntsville Texas June 4 Dwight ard 27 was electrocuted early in the state penitentiary for the murder of Dallas detective John R Roberts. Wisie Ellison 35 was executed in the same chair minutes later after being convicted of the same crime. The two men faced the electric chair in a brutal Texas prison execution.
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Huntsville
Texas
John R. Roberts
Dallas
Dwight Ard
Sta Penitentiare
Wisie Ellison
Ellison
Bombs threaten non striking workers at Holly Ann plant
A dynamite bomb exploded behind a truck carrying non-striking workers to Holly Ann Dress Company on Chicago's south side, causing minor damage and no injuries. A second bomb with a burned fuse was found under another truck nearby. The plant has faced an ongoing garment workers strike.
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Chicago
Jane
Holly- Ann Dress Company, Inc
Strikers Run Out Of Michigan Town Newberry
In Newberry Michigan June 4 a clash left one man dead from a heart attack amid excitement and several injured as about 150 striking lumberjacks were driven from town by local sawmill workers. The strikers came from Manising and aimed to spread a 6 000 worker district strike.
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Newberry
Mich
Michigan
R. F. Spinks
Newberry Lumber and Chemical Company
Sail
Manising
Ain Ont Shen Ernes
Shaw
Tetra
Laban Hall
Atrikers
German American citizen executed in Berlin
Helmut Hirsch a 21 year old German Jewish American art student was executed by the Nazi authorities in Berlin after his clemency appeal to Hitler failed. The United States ambassador William Dodd urged commutation as a gesture to the United States, but the plea was denied. The court convicted Hirsch of high treason for possessing explosives, and neon ads announced the execution across Berlin.
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Berlin
Helmut Hirsch
Hitler
United States
William Dodd
United
Hirsch
People’s Court For
Time Natur
Wae Tong Ube
Carbon monoxide gas saves 63 aboard transport Ludington
Cristobal June 4 carbon monoxide gas saved 63 men aboard the United States transport Ludington from disaster when a fire broke out in hold No 5 where 690 tons of explode were stored. The hold was floored with gas exhaust to suffocate the blaze and keep it under control.
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Cristobal
United States
Ludington
No. 5
Floods in New Mexico Cause Damaging Rains and Dams
Torrential rains and hail battered the Pecos watershed in eastern New Mexico causing renewed floods and property damage. Two dams were weakened by high water as Roswell endured a third flood in five days from Hondo river crest. Residents fled lower areas and national guardsmen patrolled Roswell with emergency measures in place. Carlsbad reported impacts further downstream.
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Albuquerque
N.v
Pecos
New Mexico
Roswell
Hondo River
Carlsbad
Extradition Granted for Three Labor Organizers
Governor M. Clifford Townsend of Indiana granted extradition papers to send Charles O. Smith Leo K. Smith and Fred Blacker to New York to face charges over the throwing of stench bombs in theaters. The governor cited handwriting expert evidence confirming signatures on New York notes register from the crime period.
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Indianapolis
Church Destroyed by Fire in Aurora Business District
Fire today destroyed the First Baptist Church in downtown Aurora Indiana. Loss estimated at nearly 100,600 dollars. Origin of the blaze undetermined. Aurora and Lawrenceburg fire crews prevented damage to adjacent buildings.
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Aurora
Ind
First Baptist
Lawrenceburg
Liquidating Bank Pays Depositors Full, Stockholders Paid
Indianapolis June 4 The State Bank of Massachusetts Avenue here once robbed by John Dillinger, after voluntary liquidation paid depositors 100 percent and stockholders 150 for every 100 of common stock. Judge Joseph T. Markey of Superior Court One oversees the liquidation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Bank of
Massachusetts Avenue
John Dillinger
Joseph T. Markey
Superior Court One
Fenton May Be Given State Job In Indiana
Indianapolis June 4 Harry Fenton recently ousted as secretary of the Republican state committee may receive a high administration post. Reports say he is a top candidate for the Republican seat on the Public Service Commission to replace Mow Cook of Logansport. Samuel Trabue of Rushville, a Democratic member and municipal ownership advocate, is noted in the discussion.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Fenton
Republican State Committee
Fenton
Public Service Commission
Mow Cook
Logansport
Wic
Samuel Trabue
Rushille
T He
Boy Scout Board In Meeting Here
The Tippecanoe Area Council executive board of the Boy Scouts of America met in the county superintendent's office Thursday night. George Byers of Lafayette presided over a session with fourteen members from Lafayette Crawfordsville Frankfort and Lebanon. The 1937 program was read by E L Wheeler Scout executive. Finnell regional executive praised the council's recent financial drive and activities. Mr Dahm is the new field executive who will oversee area activities and reside in the region.
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Tippecanoe
Dahm
Federal power plans speeded by leaders in Congress
Washington June 4 Senate and House leaders moved to draft legislation for a vast Federal power and reclamation program urged by President Roosevelt. Senate and House sponsors Norris and Mansfield planned immediate committee action and open hearings to hear all parties.
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Washington
Senate
House Feaders
Roosevelt
Norris
Nebraska
Father
TVA
Rep
Mansfield
Texas
Sponers
House
Clark
Missouri
Commerce Committee
Nine Die As Bus Crashes In Northern California
A Pacific Greyhound bus overturned on the Pacific highway near the Siskiyou county line about 40 miles north of Redding California. Eight passengers and the driver were killed. names were not immediately learned as the vehicle caught fire and all occupants were trapped.
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Redding
Calif
Pacific
Here
Siskiyou County
Indiana University Instructor Dies of Heart Attack
Bloomington Indiana June 4 William H Shifley 61 an instructor in German and French at Indiana University died today of heart disease shortly after meeting a class He was an authority on international affairs and had written several books.
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Bloomington
Ind
William H. Shifley
Indiana University
Van Nuys Aids In Senate Fight Deems Funds
In Washington June 4 Senator Van Nuys argues Roosevelt had fifteen times more discretionary money than all prior presidents, fueling a Senate fight to earmark funds in the 1.5 billion relief bill. Hopkins appeared before the Senate appropriations subcommittee to defend proposed relief grants and the coming fiscal year’s needs. The House appropriations committee approved a two year administration program, providing 132 million for grants, 124 million for loans, and 3 million for administrative costs under Ickes PWA with project completion aimed by July 1, 1939.
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Washington
van Nuys
Rooseviven
Senate
Roosevelt
Hoover
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Nation of the Public Works
House Appropriations Committee
PWA
Interic Ickes
Ford riot probe widens as workers and union leaders subpoenaed
Detroit reports that the federal government moved to probe the Ford Motor Company riot with two workers and a score of United Automobile Workers members and leaders subpoenaed to testify before the LaFollette Senate Civil Liberties committee in Washington on July 1. In Columbus Governor Davey and four union reps met at the executive mansion at 2 15 p m with no clear end in sight. Detroit notes a fresh wave of automobile strikes shuts five plants, putting 23 000 workers idle and possibly over 35 000 by nightfall. Washington quotes President Roosevelt saying no change in gold policy. New York reports the suspension and formal gifting of Dizzy Dean by National League President Frick after heated arguments.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Ford Workers
United Automobile Workers
LaFollette Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Washington
Columbus
Davey
Executive Mansion
New York
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis
Frick
National League
High Court
Roosevelt
Circuit Court
Ap Lupo
Supreme Court
Yene
Compro
Senate
Rolinson
Arkansan
American admirer of Duke defies London in flowers
Wealthy American Captain Reginald Jaffray faced London authorities after filling his Piccadilly balcony with expensive flowers and a banner praising the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He refused orders to remove it, declaring defiance and vowing to keep the banner until his death. Jaffray had previously met the Duke at Bermuda and expressed strong admiration.
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London
Reginald Jaffray
Piccadilly
Windsor
Jaffray
Duke of Windsor
Bermuda
One killed and six injured in Indianapolis hit and run
An allegedly drunken woman hit and run driver in a safety zone left one infant dead and six others injured. Police arrested Florence Simmons Phavis 36, with her mother held on vagran cy charges. Several Condit family members suffered multiple injuries from the crash.
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Indianapolis
Hhi
Florence Simmons Phavis
Margaret Tewley
Vagran
Barbara Martine Condit
Harold Condit
Sarah Condit
Baby Minnix
Condit
Betty Lou Condit
Ralph Condit
Day Iriver
Dek M. Harger
Shi
Lef Oher
Duke and Erice Stop at Venice on Honeymoon Journey
The Duke and Duchess Windsor depart from Venice aboard the Simpson Express at 6:48 PM heading to Arnoldstein in Lower Austria for their first honeymoon home. A large crowd and the British Consul witnessed the departure as plans shifted from a two week Venice stay to a stop at Castle Wasserlesburg in the Carinthian Mountains.
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Simpson Express
Dusy
Duke
Ae ” Windsor
Arnoldstein
Lower Austria
Venice
Castle Wasserlesburg
Carintian
Austria
Farm tenancy plan agreed in Washington speech
Washington reports that President and Senator Bankhead reached agreement on farm tenancy legislation. Bankhead said the plan would appropriate 10 million dollars for 1937 38 25 million for 1938 39 and 46 million annually thereafter. The bill had proposed 50 million immediately but the President urged an experimental start.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bankhe
Alabama
Bankhead
White House
President presses showdown on court reorganization
President Roosevelt again criticizes the Supreme Court for a long summer recess without key rulings on TVA PWA and SEC. He suggests a special term, warns of six to twelve month delays, and pushes for court reorganization while noting lower court actions and potential compromises.
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Washington
Senatch
Congress
Roosevelt Jorday
Supreme Court
TVA
PWA
SEC
Roosevelt
Theigh Court
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Isa Atterson
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