Jury views death scene in Monaghan murder case
A jury of ten women and two men traveled to Uniontown to view the Fayette County Bertillon room where housekeeper Frank C. Monaghan was allegedly barbarously beaten to death while in police custody. The visit interrupted testimony against District Attorney James A. Reilly in the seven officers charged with Monaghan’s death last September.
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Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Fayette County
Commonwealth
Frank C. Monaghan
James A. Reilly
Payette County
Monaghan
Strike closes steel plants at Pittsburgh
Police used tear gas to disperse shouting pickets at the strike closed Jones and Laughlin Steel plants in Aliquippa and Pittsburgh. One man was injured as officers arrested a woman for assault and inciting to riot. The walkout idled about 27,000 workers and threatened to spread to other major steel producers. Union leaders planned an executive meeting to mobilize plans for Saturday while Bethlehem Steel workers demanded a contract within 10 days. The Aliquippa clash followed the strike action last night.
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Pittsburgh
Aliquippa, Fa
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
W. L. Ambrose
Burgess Morgan Sohn
Aliquippa
Fittsburgh
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheets&Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
J. & L. Mills
Ambrose
Burgess
Clifford Shorts
Producers Sign Movie Costumers In Four Year Pact
Hollywood reports producers signed a four year working agreement with union costumers claiming production gains since a 23 day strike by Federated Motion Picture Crafts Workers began. Crafts spokesmen cited coercion and intimidation of strikers and announced a nationwide theater boycott push to Dr Towne Nylander, regional NLRB director.
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Hollywood
Federated Motion Picture Crafts Workers
Towne Nylander
National Labor Relations Board
WPA Workers Injured In Bridge Form Collapse
Two WPA workers, both Logan residents, were injured when a bridge form on Arnold road near Gore collapsed into a creek. William Lemon, 38, is in critical condition at Cherrington Hospital with severe facial and limb lacerations and possible internal injuries. James Kerns suffered bruised ribs and knee injuries and was sent home after treatment.
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WPA
Logan
Arnold Road
Gore
West
William Lemon
Bowen St
Cherrington Hospital
James Kerns
State Row
Dahlia Farm
Old Gore
Sit Down Strikes Fisher Body Plant in Cleveland
A Fisher Body plant in Cleveland shut down by a sit down strike on May 13 affecting 6,000 to 17,000 workers. UAW locals cite layoffs and speed up as reasons. Fourteen workers in one department halted operations and management refused talks while workers sit.
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Cleveland
General Motors
Fisher Body
Louis Spisak
United Auto Workers of America
Lincoln ‘R. Scafe
Irish destroy statue of King George II in Dublin
An equestrian statue in Stephens Green Park was blown up today causing windows to shatter but no injuries. In the same area police found a large ammunition cache hours earlier. Demonstrations against the London coronation passed off quietly, while an I R A group pressured the Irish Times in Cork to remove a photo of the English monarchs.
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Dublin
Irish Times
House Committee Backs FDR Aid Plan
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a $1.5 billion work relief appropriation for the coming fiscal year, reversing a subcommittee vote that would have limited funding to $1 billion. Administration leaders expect approval of the full amount when the bill reaches the House next week.
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House
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Did Propeller Break Cause Zepp Disaster
Bits of a broken propeller were found among the twisted wreckage of the dirigible Hindenburg as federal investigators weighed a theory that a shattered blade could have struck the envelope and triggered the hydrogen explosion. A wood expert would compare fragments to identify the propeller, while other investigators argued the propeller may have broken on impact.
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Lakivaurst
N. J
Commerce Department
Boath of Inquiry
Musician Bill Knapp Forfeits National Contest By Illness
Logan High School baritone horn soloist William Knapp earned an excellent rating in the state finals and qualified for the National Orchestra Contest in Columbus this week. He is the son of Mrs. Margaret Knapp. With mumps on both sides he cannot attend as the national event runs from today through Saturday.
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Bill
Logan High School
Columbus
Margaret Knapp
Cincinnati Music Hall Condemned Chaos Sparks Fire Trap Debate
May 138 AP Cincinnati officials spar over danger at historic Music Hall after building commissioner Stegner calls it primed for a blast rivaling the Hoboken disaster. Trustee secretary Brumleve counters there is no danger and no need for such a statement.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
C. M. Stegner
New London School
Hindenberg
Stegner
Leo J. Brumleve, Jr
Music Hall Trustees
Twins born in auto near Cleveland in hospital delay
In Cleveland an automobile birth occurred late yesterday as Dorothy Bollick, 34, gave birth to twins a girl and a boy after her husband Albert 38 rushed for a doctor. Mrs. Dorothy Bollick and nurse Marion Schweigert placed in a neighbor’s car to reach a hospital as the physician arrived.
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Cleveland
Dorothy Bolick
Albert
Miss Ann Fox Hurt by Electric Wringer Accident
Scalp injuries were suffered by Miss Ann Fox daughter of George Fox of Logan when her hair caught in an electric wringer on Monday.
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Ann Fox
George Fox
Logan
Davey vetoes six more bills in Ohio action
Gov. Martin L. Davey used his veto on six additional measures. The actions include establishing a water resources and flood control board, a $10 bounty for wolves and coyotes, expanding powers of the education director, raising salaries for the director of commerce and building and loan superintendent, allowing fiduciaries to invest in building and loan stock, and a $26,000 appropriation for Fort Hill state park improvements in Highland County.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Water Resources and Flood Control Board
Fort Hill State Park
Highland County
Roosevelt Heads Home From Gulf Fishing Trip
President Roosevelt sped toward Washington aboard a special train after a Gulf fishing vacation. The train crossed Texas Oklahoma and Missouri before passing through St. Louis Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, en route to arrive tomorrow morning.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Gulf
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Duke Presses Public Wedding for Wallis as Royal Rift Grows
In Monts France on May 13 AP reports the duke of Windsor urged the government to permit a public wedding to Mrs Wallis Warfield and to recognize her as Duchess of Windsor. He spoke with Queen Mother Mary by telephone and conveyed royal backing for public approval amid cabinet insistence on a private ceremony without royal attendance.
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Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Mary
George VI
Queen Mother
House of Windsor
Blocks Resolution In Senate On Ambassador Dodd
Senate chairman Pittman blocked immediate consideration of a resolution urging William E. Dodd to name the “billionaire” prepared to back an American dictatorship, saying the claim demanded prompt scrutiny as a matter of U. S. policy.
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Washington
Pittman
D-New
Senate
William E. Dodd
Germany
Lewis Rejects Peace Bid. CIO-Fed Battle Looms
Labor leaders foresee a prolonged power struggle between John L. Lewis and the American Federation of Labor as Lewis rejects a peace overture from the Ladies Garment Workers Union. He told a convention in Atlantic City that the Federation must concede the principles on which the CIO was founded before any talks.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Ladies Garment Workers Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
Atlantic City
C.I.O
Garment Workers
Lewis’ Committee
Dedication set for Senecaville dam in Muskingum valley
The Senecaville dam near Cambridge Ohio, part of the Muskingum valley flood control program and the third largest inland body of water in the state, will be dedicated tomorrow. Speeches and a sports program will highlight the ceremonies. The dam, located 14 miles southeast of Cambridge, is the fourth of 14 dams planned for completion.
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Cambridge
Senecaville
Ohio
Here
Rainfall Boosts Ohio Farmers Prospects For Higher Yields
Ohio farmers face strong crop prospects as nearly seven inches more rain than 1936’s period falls this year. Winter wheat is forecast at 46.531 million bushels, rye up 54,000, oats trimmed by acreage. Fruit outlook good, pasture below normal. Oats raisers hit by rainfall reduced acreage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Rural Economics Department
Empire rearmament and trade issues at imperial conference
London reports for the Empire Conference as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth tour post coronation celebrations. Dominion prime ministers will outline views on League of Nations, European affairs, empire trade, and defense, with observers from Burma and the Irish Free State attending discussions.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Mall
India
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
League of Nations
Newfoundland
Burma
Irish Free State
St. Edward's Crown
Tower
Biham Palace
Foreign Office
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Greta Garbo
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Juan Francisco de Caraenas
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
U. S
Juan Francisco de Cardenas
Nye
New York
CIO
Flants
William H. Turner
United Iron and Steel Workers
Turner
Fisher Plant
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William Knapp
Cincinnati Music Hall
Auto
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury
Edward the Confessor
Davey
Flood Control Board
Associated Press
Empire
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