Strike Orders Hit 10 000 Workers At Three Auto Plants
Strike orders affect about 10 000 workers in three auto plants as Fisher Body in Cleveland and Chevrolet Fisher Body plants in St Louis halt operations. Roosevelt and NRA chief Johnson seek to end labor tensions with a new wage plan.
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Associated Press
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Chevrolet Motor
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
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Detroit
Toledo
National Automobile Labor Board
Metal Trades
Chevrolet
Fisher
Wichita
Kan
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tennessee
Fairmont
West Virginia
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Kentucky
Roosevelt seeks permanent labor court to settle disputes
President Roosevelt moved to strike a death blow at labor controversies troubling the government. He plans a permanent court to settle labor disputes and has a committee quietly revising the Wagner labor board bill. The move comes as he takes over another industrial dispute, the railroad wage controversy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wagner Labor Board
Testimony Tails 1928 Anti Smith Campaign Finance Case
Ada L. Burroughs testified about her role as treasurer of the anti Smith Democratic headquarters committee in 1928. She said she was hired by the Virginia Anti-Saloon League and followed Bishop Cannon’s direction, while denying ties to a separate state anti Smith group. The defendants are accused of conspiring to violate the federal corrupt practices act by not reporting contributions.
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Washington
Ada L. Burroughs
District of Columbia
James Cannon, Jr
Alfred E. Smith
Southern Methodist
Cannon
Headquarters Committee
anti-Smith Democrats
Miss Burroughs
Virginia Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Cannon
anti-Smith Democratic Committee
Quick agreement predicted on sugar control bill progress
Democratic leaders predicted quick agreement on the Jones Costigan sugar control bill as Senate and House conferees work out two remaining amendments. Lawyers say the House objected to regulation over elimination of child labor while approving a permissive path. Senate action would repurpose refunds from floor stocks to buy up to 300000 tons of surplus sugar.
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Washington
Senate
House
Costigan
Colorado
Jones
Texas
Rambling Notes on Town Life and Oddities
A column skims local quirks and small events from town, including dandelion woes, a misheard tax assessor call, a cake birthday surprise for bailiff R A Gehringer, Dr Marvin Johnson’s traffic misadventure with kittens, farm attempts on city lots, and a brief printer’s joke about a jewelry ad.
House Defeats Push to Force McLeod Bill
In Washington on April 23 the House defeated an attempt to force consideration of the McLeod bill intended to pay off depositors in closed banks.
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Washington
House Today
Madrid Seethes As Riots Claim Two Lives
In Madrid on April 23 violence left two dead and at least 11 injured as anti fascist and extremist factions clashed near El Escorial and throughout the city. Guards patrolled streets amid strikes disrupting transport and utilities.
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Madrid
Spain
el Escorial
Popular Agrarian Party
Zallecas
Puerta del Sol
Orleans to Get Road Money on Court's Ruling
The Louisiana supreme court upheld a lower court order directing the Louisiana highway commission to pay New Orleans 175000 dollars quarterly for highways in Orleans parish. The ruling confirms the annual 700000 dollar state contribution and involves mandamus actions by the city. The decision also overturns an injunction against collecting certain registration and license taxes from truck operators.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Highway Commission
East Baton Rouge Parish
Highway Commission
Orleans Parish
Supreme Court
E. A. Conway
A. P. Tugwell
Robert Matthews
Thomas C. Dawkins
Shreveport
George W. Hardy
Wide Search For Missing Durham Girl
A broad search across North Carolina and neighboring states is underway for Julia Munford a 13 year old girl reportedly kidnapped from her Durham home. Her father George W Munford secretary of Home Security Life Insurance alerted police and neighboring cities to be vigilant as investigations continue.
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Durham
N. C
North Carolina
Julia Munford
George W. Munford
Home Security Life Insurance Company
Hull endorses middle course as New Deal core
New York April 23 Cor dell Hull secretary of state named a middle course recovery policy of sound liberalism as the essence of the New Deal. He urged preservation of fundamentals of popular government and warned against extreme reaction or radicalism.
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New York
Cordell Hull
Associated Press
Hull
Roosevelt
Sons of Legion Organized Here In Local Chapter
A chapter of the Sons of the American Legion was formed at the American Legion Memorial home with Barkdull Faulk post sponsoring. Officers elected include Walter S Savage captain James B Bradley Jr first lieutenant William R Orchard second lieutenant and others. A charter application with over 30 members will be filed this week. Meetings set for the first and third Sundays at 2 30 pm the next on May 6.
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Sons of the American Legion
American Legion Memorial
Barkdull Faulk Post
Legion
Walter S. Savage
James B. Bradley, Jr
William R. Orchard
David I. Garrett
James L. Haynes
Elbert Hudson
Brooks Stein
Lawrence Coleman
Negro Is Killed In Crowded Courtroom During Murder Trial
In Crockett Texas Frank Brisby a black man was shot dead in a crowded courtroom as a jury prepared to try him for the murder of white man J M Ellis. Ben Ellis a 24 year old relative fired the fatal shot. Six jurors had been chosen when the shooting erupted. Young Ellis was later released on $1000 bond.
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Jes
W. M. Ward
Experiment
Fred Butler, Jr
Atlanta
Associated Press
Ellis
TVA Official Attacks Valley State Constitutions
Floyd W. Reeves, TVA official, criticizes Alabama Georgia Kentucky and Tennessee constitutions as obstacles to reform and efficient government. He urges liberalization of taxing provisions noting Tennessee's uniform tax rule limits classification and stresses need for county government changes.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Area
Floyd W. Reeves
TVA
Tennessee Valley Institute
Reeves
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Valley
Tennesse Valley
Dirigible Macon Completes Transcontinental Flight
The naval dirigible Macon finished a coast to coast cruise and moored at Opa-Locka Florida after a 54 hour flight from Sunnyvale California. Commander A H Diesel described the trip as likely a new lighter than air transcontinental record and said actual flight time was about 48 hours with delays in California and Florida. The crew prepares the craft for Caribbean war games and to replenish helium.
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Miami
Fla
Macon
E.S.T
Sunnyvale
Calif
A. H. Diesel
California
Florida
Former Michigan Teacher Sentenced For Espionage
Arvid Werner Jacobson, a former Michigan school teacher, was sentenced to five years for espionage. Marie Emma Schul received eight years after being found guilty. Jacobson was alleged to be part of an international spy ring operating in Finland.
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ABC
Finland
Arvid Werner Jacobson
Michigan
Mme
Marie Emma Schul
Jacobson
Jury Selected Quickly in Laurier Slay Case
In Shreveport Louisiana judges set proceedings for D B Napier alias Fred Lockhart 38 accused in the Mae Giffin murder. A jury was formed within 55 minutes and the case proceeded with no noon recess as the court aimed to conclude the trial the same day.
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Shreveport
D. B. Napier
Fred Lockhart
Mae Giffin
Caddo Parish
Lockhart
Robert Roberts
Court Crowded As Napier Goes On Trial
SHREVEPORT La April 23 With armed soldiers stationed about the courtroom D B Napier alias Fred Lockhart butterfly maker and vendor went on trial in Caddo parish district criminal court at 10.
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Shreveport
D. B. Napier
Fred Lockhart
Caddo Parish
Tax and Revenue Bills Avalanche Seen for Session
Baton Rouge Louisiana lawmakers prepare for the May 14 regular session as a flood of tax readjustment and revenue bills is anticipated. Proposals aim to shift local and state funding from property owners to others, with nearly every senator and representative expected to offer plans. These measures will merge into a broader bloc-supported program amid caucus, committee, and floor compromises.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Lincoln Youth Expires From Gunman's Bullet
Lincoln Neb April 23 Twelve year old Luceen Marshall dies from a gunman’s bullet after a running fight between police and three desperadoes one killed two captured County Attorney Max Towle says first degree murder charges will be filed against Walter Dean and Sam Rivette ex convicts from Texas who have been tied to a Bethany bank robbery The slain companion Aubrey Ray was also a Texan ex convict Luceen walked with his twin sister near Twenty fourth and P streets when the gunmen’s car passed as shots were fired from both cars
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Lincoln
Neb
Luceen Marshall
Max Towle
Walter Dean
Sam Rivette
Texas
Benthany
Okla
Aubrey
Louisiana sixth district boils over in showdown election
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana sixth district faces a Democratic run off to choose a Kemp successor. J Y Sanders Jr accuses Huey Long’s machine of backing Harry D Wilson while Wilson says he is independent. Campaign rhetoric runs hot as voters prepare for the primary.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Bolivar E. Kemp
Huey P. Long
Huey Long
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Sacred Heart
Sanders
Harry D. Wilson
Wilson
People's
Hope Fades as Mining Blast Kills 146 in Yugoslavia
In the Kakanj coal mines near Sarajevo rescue teams abandoned hope of survivors. Officials estimated 146 dead with 86 unaccounted, 60 bodies recovered and 15 miners saved or escaped. Charred remains and rising water blocked further recovery as gas hazards persisted.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Kakanj
Dron
Boat Capsize Drowns Man in Shoals Creek
In Florence Alabama yesterday a motor boat overturned while making a sharp curve on Shoals creek off Wilson Lake. Bill Sprouse 75 of Lawrenceburg Tennessee drowned as companions Dr. W. H. Neal and Noble Freeman also of Lawrenceburg swam to shore safe.
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Florence
Ala
Shoals Creek
Wilson Lake
Bill Sprouse
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
W. H. Neal
Noble Freeman
Dillinger Fugitives Fight Off Capture At Wisconsin Camp
Public Enemy No 1 John Dillinger evades 28 federal and state officers at Bohemia camp on Lake Vilas. Three women arrested after a long gun battle leaves three men dead and several wounded. Federal reports claim Dillinger escaped toward the south as officers close in on the isolated resort.
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Mercer
Wis
John Dillinger
America
Bohemia Camp
Lake Vilas
Dillinger
W. Carter Baum
Chicago
Eugene Boisoneau
CCC
Mellon
John Morris
John Hoffman
J. C. Newman
Carl C. Christensen
Spiderlake
Wisconsin
Washington
Attoreney
Cummings
Michigan
Eagle River
Little Bohemia
Vilas County
Spider Lake
John Hamilton
Saulte Ste. Marie
Mich
Twin City Hospital
Ironwood
Newman
Boisoneau
Cook
Hoffman
Morris
Emil Wanatka
Indiana
Wanatka
Frank Ersthamer
Iron County
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flooding conditions continue along the river as a 24 hour stage shows rising water levels. Local authorities monitor changes and issue advisories for nearby towns and crossings. Residents along low-lying areas prepare sandbags and maintain evacuation plans.
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