Coal Deadlock Holds, Strike Looms Tomorrow
The near nationwide soft coal strike could begin tomorrow if wage talks fail between operators and United Mine Workers. Some 400,000 miners from Pennsylvania to Washington may walk out, with work limited to Illinois fields under the Progressive Miners of America. John L. Lewis Day was observed as miners took today off, and a joint eight miner and eight operator committee will meet at 3 PM to push negotiations.
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New York
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Washington
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt
Fire destroys plant in Fairmount area of Cincinnati
A stubborn blaze destroyed the American Waterproofing Co. plant in west-end Fairmount. Five workers were injured as flames, fanned by the wind, threatened nearby factories and oil storage tanks. Fire Chief Barney J. Houston set the loss at $50,000 and two gasoline tank cars nearby were moved to safety.
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Cincinnati
American Waterproofing Co
West-End Fairmount
Barney J. Houston
Fire destroys St. Cloud building. two bodies found
In New Castle Pennsylvania a three story St. Cloud building burned killing a 59 year old janitress and her adopted daughter. Firemen recovered the bodies of Mrs Louise McKibben and 12 year old Martha McKibben from the ruins identified by a cloth fragment and false teeth. Coroner Orville Potter ruled the identifications.
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New Castle
St. Cloud
Louise McKibben
Martha McKibben
Orville Potter
Sheriff Removes Youth Amid Jail Crowd Turmoil
Marion North Carolina April 1 Sheriff Grady Nichols moved a Black youth from the county after a crowd besieged the jail where the boy was held on a charge of raping a 12 year old white girl.
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Marion
N. C
Grady Nichols
Insurgent Revolt Spreads Across Spain Fronts
Government troops press pursuit of Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s insurgents on three fronts as revolts widen in new areas. Reports say counter-revolts threaten key centers including Valladolid Algeciras and Salamanca as mass arrests and executions attempt to crush resistance.
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Associated Press
Spain
Francisco Franco
Spanish Morocco
Valladolid
Algeciras
Salamanca
France Seeks Expulsion of Foreign Fighters in Spanish War
Paris reports the French government acted to remove all foreign influences from the Spanish war. With defeats and dissension involving Italian Insurgent troops, Paris urged once more that non-Spanish fighters be withdrawn from the conflict.
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Paris
France
Europe arms race looms as Spain policy clashes rise
Europe warned against bolshevization of Spain as Italy and Germany remained aligned. Britain and France launched a joint armament buildup with the fleet and the army to bolster allied power. France planned at least 3,000 extra fighters in 12 months. With Norman H. Davis in London, disarmament hopes faced a chilly reception.
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Europe
Italy
Germany
Spain
Great Britain
France
Norman H. Davis
United States
London
Ohio motorists rush to tag compliance in 1937 crackdown
Motorists without 1937 license tags faced jail risk as warnings were issued across most of Ohio. Frank West, registrar of motor vehicles, estimated about 200000 drivers lacked the new maroon and white plates, with 50000 affected in Cleveland and Columbus. County officials planned arrests while highway patrols issued one day warnings.
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Ohio
Frank West
Cleveland
Columbus
El Paso Kidnap Hoax Admitted by Miller
Robert Miller, who claimed he was kidnapped near Saf ford, Arizona, last week, admits the tale was a hoax. Sheriff Chris Fox says Miller intended to resume work as a Boy Scout executive.
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EL Paso
Texas
Robert Miller
Safford
Ariz
Chris Fox
Tail Coats For Council Topper For Mayor Seen
Logan City Council members will wear tail coats and white ties at meetings to project dignity, while Mayor Fitzgerald would don a Prince Albert coat and a top hat for public appearances. Police uniforms may include military shorts and sap helmets this summer. The ordinance aims to create an atmosphere of decorum in council sessions.
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Logan City
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Prince Albert
Strikes Hit GM Plants Big Idle Days At Detroit
The April 1 report shows a General Motors strike wave easing after peaks with 18,400 idle. By day’s end 7,200 returned to the Fisher Body Plant in Cleveland, but Yellow Truck and Coach at Pontiac closed. Other GM units in Pontiac, Flint, and Pontiac Motor Co. also affected. Ed Hall of the UAW pressed for formal recognition as talks with GM’s HH. W. Anderson continued. About 17,400 still idle nationwide.
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Detroit
General Motors
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Co
Pontiac, Mich
Strkes
Fisher
Pontiac
Chevrolet Motor Company
Flint
Mich
Pontiac Motor Co
Ed Hall
United Automobile Workers
Hall
HH. W. Anderson
Chevrolet
Yellow Truck
Wheeler Hits Reform Stand On Supreme Court Vote
Senator Wheeler of Montana said the Supreme Court reversal on minimum wage for women strengthens opposition to the judiciary bill. He noted supporters claim 51 votes, but six new justices addition could not exceed 35 in the Senate. He urged care in drafting and enacting reforms like the farm moratorium.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Supreme Court
Senate
Gage
High Tribunal
Mattson Kidnap Suspect Freed in Tucumcari
Sheriff Fred White said Vern Charlton, a 34 year old Seattle man held since Saturday for investigation of the Charles Mattson kidnapping, was released. The sheriff declared, It winds up everything, he left the jail and we have no more interest in him.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Fred White
Vern Charlton
Seattle
Charles Mattson
No Fights No Love Lupe Velez Hints at Separation
Hollywood April 1 AP Lupe Velez the fiery Mexican actress says she and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller do not fight when there is no love. She hints at an attempted separation as she voices worry over their marriage and rumors of a trial separation.
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Hollywood
Lupe Velez
Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller
Lupe
Weismuller
Davey Rides On FDRs Coattails In Press Skit
Columbus April 1 AP Gov Martin L Davey missed a chance to prove his nerve at the annual gridiron dinner as Columbus reporters lampooned state and national figures. President Roosevelt appeared in a spoof landing on the scene and pushed sunflowers aside while a package marked Davey rode the Roosevelt coat tail.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Kent
Relief funds halted for Hocking County until July 1
Hocking County officials were informed by the State Relief Commission that no further state funds will be available for relief until July 1. About $2000 was allotted in January and February, with the county still benefiting from relief bonds issued last year under the Carey Act. A Columbus paper cited officials as saying the county can meet its own relief needs for the remainder of the year.
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Hocking County
State Relief Commission
Columbus
Office
The
Hocking
Falls into pond fatal for three children in cemetery
In Sohe nectady New York two little girls Theresa Mann aged 3 and Charlotte Mann aged 8 drowned after falling through thin ice in a cemetery pond. Their brother Charles Mann four died later in hospital after rescue attempts.
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Sohenectady
N. Y
Theresa
Charlotte Mann
Charles Mann
Blind pension re-exams organized in Hocking County
A clinic for blind pensioners of Hocking County was held today at the county health office. All recipients under the Social Security Act were to be re-examined by Dr. Claude Perry, a Columbus eye specialist.
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Hocking County
Claude Perry
Columbus Eye
Stalin Calls Cleanup in Moscow for Merciless Extermination
Joseph Stalin urged a ruthless purge against Bolshevist enemies in Moscow. Reported as a virtual death for hundreds held as counter revolutionaries, the order signals a sweeping crackdown across the capital.
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Stalin
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Beekman Hill triple murder probe focuses on slain model’s father
NEW YORK April 1 Around the father of Veronica Gedeon the investigation of the Beekman Hill killings centered today. Joseph Gedeon faced hours of questioning about his whereabouts last Saturday night and Sunday morning as detectives probed the mystery. Police officials hesitated to predict a break despite optimism from investigators. A second witness Cosmos Candanis reported seeing a short powerful man on the stairs a day before the deaths.
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Joseph Gedeon
Veronica Gedeon
New York
Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
Beekman Hill
Dodge
Lewis J. Valentine
Cosmos Candanis
Spies Hit In House Action
The House Rules Committee approved a resolution for a congressional inquiry into alleged propaganda against the American form of government. Sponsor Chairman Dickstein said he could name 125 spies trying to set up a Fascist state. He testified that Fritz Kuhn of Detroit heads an organization of 200,000 Nazi sympathizers and a Nazi army was being drilled in the United States.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Dickstein
D-Ny
House Immigration Committee
America
Fritz Kuhn
Detroit
Swasticka
Life Could Lengthen By Ten Years Says Surgeon General
Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general, stated that average human life may extend by ten years using current medical knowledge. He noted life expectancy rose from 38 to 61 for men and 40 to 64 for women over 80 years, and cited potential gains beyond heart disease and can can or major heart ailments. He linked heart disease reductions to syphilis control efforts.
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Washington
Thomas Parran
Parran
United States Public Health Service
Hummel Bill Majority Advances in Ohio Legislature
In Columbus Ohio April 1 AP the House approved 86 to 13 a bill to curb court injunctions in labor disputes and grant jury trials for contempt citations. The measure requiring mediation before injunctions and cross examination aims to curb corporate power amid a tense session on adjournment dates. The House also backed a patrol bill raising strength to 200 and authorizing sale of unclaimed property, plus moves extending county wide justice of the peace authority and other fiscal and policy items.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Lloyd Hummel
D-Day
House Labor Committee
Hummel
House Democrats
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
National Daily Show
Roosevelt
Logan’s Sheline Advances to Golden Gloves Final
Jack Sheline of Logan defeated Sam Jones by a four round decision in the semi finals at Columbus and will box in the finals at the Central YMCA Monday night. Wayne Groves lost to Jones, while Sheline earlier won his 135 pound novice bout by technical knockout over Jack Drener of Ohio State University.
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Jack Sheline
Logan
Columbus
Sam Jones
Logan Boy
Herman Sheline
Jack Drener
Ohio State University
Wayne Groves
Jones
Sheline
Central Ymca
Columbus man pleads to second degree murder in wife death
Oscar McMillen, 45, pleaded infrequently today to a charge of second degree murder related to the mysterious death of his wife in Columbus Ohio. Police and prosecutors indicated the case hinges on their investigation and the motive behind the wife's death.
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Columbus, O
Oscar McMillen
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Denver, Colo
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Davey
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Bill
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