Roosevelt seeks changes in Wagner Act amid AFL talks
President Roosevelt discussed possible changes to the Wagner act with AFL head William Green in Hyde Park. Green urged a more judicial minded National Labor Relations Board and noted the upcoming expiry of Donald W. Smith's term while avoiding opposition to any single member.
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William B. Ardery
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
National Labor Relations) Board
Donald W. Smith
Green
Smith
Milwaukee
Joseph A. Padway
A. F. of
L. Counsel
Rebels attack in Gandesa area near the Ebro
In Aug 20 dispatches from the Franco war front center on Vil l a bra de los Arcos near Gandesa as rebels press an Ebro river counter-offensive with fifty tanks and one hundred planes. The fighting shifts north after a failed advance south of Gandesa. Government air forces report shooting down insurgent aircraft and claim no ground lost north of Gandesa.
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Hendaye
France
Ebro
Villabra de Los Arcos
Catalonia
Gandesa
Pandos
Barcelona
Woman Aerialist Killed After Fall at Stadium
A female aerial acrobat fell from a steel tower during a public performance in Casper Wyoming. The crowd initially thought the stunt part of the act. she died instantly. Three troupe members from Save Latvia offered no explanation.
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Casper
Wyo
Latvia
LSU Fills 1000 Part Time Jobs For Students
Baton Rouge Aug 20 Louisiana State University reports 1000 campus jobs filled for fall term starting Sept 5. Five times more applications than positions. students will earn 15 dollars monthly or 30 cents per hour for 50 hours. NYA funds support 570 jobs. LSU funds 430 more from the working scholarship fund.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
E. N. Jackson
Jackson
National Youth Administration
New Orleans
Monroe
Huey Long
Louisiana
Letter Postcard Sent From Atlantic Ocean to New Jersey
A letter posted in the Atlantic Ocean was found after a South America trip. A friend of Mrs. R John Carlson, aboard a New York to Honduras voyage, dropped a message in a bottle to inform of a mutual friend’s visit. It washed ashore at Miami Beach and was forwarded to Carlson.
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East Orange
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
R. John Carlson
New York
Honduras
Trial of Hines Fights Crime and Law Clash
In the Wimmy Hines conspiracy trial at Manhattan, Dewey's crime‑fighting methods clash with the Schultz era numbers racket. Witnesses reach from New York to San Quentin as Max Silverman may testify to bolster the prosecution.
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New York
James J. Wimmy Hines
Tammany Hall
Hines
Thomas E. Dewey
Manhattan
Dewey
Schultz
Thor“Ee
Los Angeles
San Quentin
Max Silverman
Silverman
Buses 10 to Be In Service Monday
Five new Reo buses built in Lansing for the Monroe street railway will start service Monday on the Jackson street Lee avenue line with a ten minute headway each way. South Grand street will run a bus to Vernon street every twenty minutes. Transfers are required entering a bus. no cross-line transfers. The air brake equipped buses warn motorists to keep a safe distance.
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Reo
Lansing
Mich
Monroe Municipal Street Railway
Jackson Street
Lee Avenue
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Finance and Public Utilities
Jackson and
South Grand Street
Vernon Street
Jackson street-Lee Avenue
Jackson-Lee Avenue
Rodriguez
Apologetic Bandit Dies After Robbery
Nervous bandit who robbed taxicab driver Adolph Adler of 475 on West 44th Street shot himself as police closed in. He told Adler I dont like to do this but am up against it. Ive got a wife and two kids. No identification found on the dead man.
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New York
Adolph Adler
West 44Th Street
Adler
Wounded Wife of Conductor Seeks Recovery After Shooting
Hollywood reported blood transfusions strengthened Emila Krueger wife of renowned conductor Karl Krueger after two bullet wounds. Suspect Charles McDonald electrician surrendered and confessed stating jealousy over the marriage and employment of his wife as nursemaid.
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Karl Krueger
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Emila Krueger
Chicago
Krueger
Charles BE. McDonald
George Whaley
Lost woman turns in fire alarm five days jail
New York August 20 Six policemen in three radio cars and several fire units rushed to the lower East Side to locate a woman who was lost between Avenue C and Lafayette Street. A judge ordered her jailed for five days.
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New York
Lower East Side
Avenue C
Lafayette Street
Fifth District Campaign War Heats Up Over Long Mills Feud
In Farmerville and other district stops, Fifth District candidates spar over ethics and funding. Mills accuses Earl Long of stealing 300000 for Chalmette Park and hints at forged campaign checks, claiming Long has keys to undisclosed evidence.
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Congress
Earl Long
Newt V. Mills
Long
Standard 681 Company
Mills
Farmerville
Chalmette Park
New Orleans
British officer Kendrick ordered to leave Germany
German authorities arrested Captain Thomas Kendrick of the British passport office in Vienna on espionage charges. The German notice said ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson should ensure Kendrick leaves Germany at the earliest opportunity. In London officials indicated Kendrick had already been released and was expected to depart Vienna soon.
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Berlin
Thomas Kendrick
Vienna
Nevile Henderson
Captain Kendrick
Germany
London
Kendrick
Louisiana public works grants approved in several parishes
The Public Works Administration informed Senator Ellender that it approved multiple Louisiana allotments. Details include Alexandria pool in Grants St. Joseph area, Tensas parish community building funded at 6432 dollars, Atlanta Winn parish gymnasium at 11596 dollars, Winnfield Winn parish suci torium gymnasium at 1532 dollars, and Sikes projects pending.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ellender
Louisiana
Alexandria
St. Joseph
Tensas Parish
Atlanta
Winn Parish
Winnfield
Sikes
Hughes Sets New Continental Record Amid Research Flight
Howard Hughes, renowned for world and transcontinental records, flies Los Angeles to New York in 10 hours 34 minutes aboard a transport plane testing a new high altitude oxygen mask. He lands at Floyd Bennett Airport and notes the mask’s promise for future flights at 30,000 feet while the pilot’s efficiency improves with better equipment.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Hughes
D. W. Tomlinson
Floyd Bennett
Little Princess Margaret Rose Birthday at Balmoral
Princess Margaret Rose turns eight at Balmoral as Queen Elizabeth plans to postpone the party to Monday. She shares the spotlight with cousin Lord Gerald Lascelles who will be 14, while gifts arrive from King George VI and the Duke of Windsor.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Margaret Rose
Princess Elizabeth
England
Gerald Lascelles
Margaret Rore
Queen Elizabeth
George VI
David
Duke of Wind
Royal Homehold
Wee
Germany Fortifies Czech Border and Announces Draft Rules
Berlin reports heavy fortification along the Czechoslovak border and Rhineland frontier. Mobilization for autumn maneuvers reduces skilled labor, while officials order former officers to report to floral stations under threat of fines.
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Berlin
Cvermany
Rhineland
Ere
Germany
Allen
Count Court and Heiress Swim in Venice Despite Turmoil
In Venice Italy on August 4 Count Court Haughits Reventlow reportedly swam with his American heiress wife Barbara Hutton. The couple, who separated amicably a month earlier, face an impending divorce set for August 10 in Danish court. A London society figure allegedly described a past threat as “three years of hell with headlines.”
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Venice
Italy
McIety
Court Haughits-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Lem
Weg
Barbara
Ike
London
Roosevelt Intervenes in Georgia Primary Campaign
Atlanta federal district attorney backs presidential intervention saying forces of greed threaten democracy in an uneven contest. Roosevelt defends actions as needed to deliver vindication for Georgians while George denounces executive overreach and pledges party independence.
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Atlanta
Rooeevelts
Lawrence Canep
Georgia
New Dealer
Walter FF. George
Roosevelt
Georgie
Radio
Eddrem
George
Addres
Georsgia
Murder Case Break Opens in Missouri Town
Sheriff Max Brown found Mrs. Fila LaMance dead in a cellar behind her home in Laclede Missouri. Dr William F LaMance her husband faces a murder charge as investigators await chemist reports expected before the marriage. Authorities pursued leads tied to General John J Pershing's birthplace and the surrounding area.
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Max Brown
Research Unit at Bogalusa Planned for Development Study
Baton Rouge La Angl ate C T Dowell director of the Louisiana State University agriculture experiment station said the bureau of plant industry planned to locate a water research unit at Bogalusa to study development in the area. The work will be carried on by Louisiana and Mississippi agricultural experiment stations with about $59000 allocated from a $120,08 appropriation for the bureau for use in other sections.
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A. F. L. Head
Hilda Bertoniere
Robert Sidney Maestri
San Diego Bay
Pacific Coast
San Diego
L.S.U
Atlantic
Law Matthews
Battling
U. S
San Quentin Prison
Dutch Schultz
World Youth Congress
House Committee On “UN
J. B. Matthews
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Matthews
Communist Party
Russia
McDonald
Whaley
Frances McDonald
Pitth
Little Princess
Czech
Count Court
Camp
William F. LaMance
Mother
Bogalusa
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