Revision of Wagner Labor Act Pondered Amid Senate Action
Senator Burke predicts revision of the Wagner act while the Senate labor committee weighs amendments from Senator Walsh backed by the AFL. Chairman Thomas opposes changes that would disrupt the law, as Congress pauses with the Senate in recess and the House marking time.
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Washington
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Burke
Nebraska
Labor Committee
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
House Interstate Commerce
Homer Martin Faces Unfair Labor Charge
Opponents of Homer Martin in the United Auto Workers accuse him of unfair labor practices in a formal complaint filed with the Detroit office of the National Labor Relations Board. The action cites conspiracy with Ford Motor Co and seeks to limit union independence under company influence.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
United Auto Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Martin
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Act
Fejedly
Ford
Harry H. Bennett
John Gilie
R. J. Thomas
General Motors
Corporation
Condemned Men Set for New Abduction Trials
New York January 31 two convicted kidnapers Demetrius Gula and Joseph Sacoda must face trial for two other abductions before their scheduled execution March 6. They allegedly kidnapped Benjamin Farber and Norman Miller and were joined by co-defendants William Jackins and John Virga in the February 20 start. Farber paid 1900 dollars ransom Miller was paid 13000 dollars. The crimes center on the same lodge hall where Arthur Fried was cremated after his abduction.
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New York
Arthur Fried
Demetrius Gula
Joseph S. Sacoda
Fried
East Side
Benjamin Farber
Brooklyn
Norman Miller
Brooklyn College
Gala
Sacoda
William Jackins
John Virga
Farber
Miller
White Plains
Senepes
Mother To See Son First Time In Thirty Years
A Tennessee mother, Mrs. Alice Duncan, prepares for a long awaited reunion with her son Jesse Elmo Sims, an Atlanta auto mechanic who believed for 30 years he was dead. Jesse plans to visit Friday and expresses enduring love in a letter to his mother.
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Jesse
Alice Duncan
Jesse Elmo
Refugees Die From Hunger and Exposure at France Spain Border
Report from Perpignan dated January 31 says exposure and starvation are killing refugees on the Spanish side of the border as officials warn of at least 30 deaths in several days. Spanish authorities try to restore order while Catalan fronts are reorganized and deserters cross into France. French troops assist to curb crossings and limit to noncombatants at border posts Cerebere Le Perthus Bourg Madomme.
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Perpignan
France
Catalonia
Cerebere
le Perthus
Bourg-Madame
Stars Attend Birthday Balls in Washington Events
A nationwide celebration of President Roosevelt's 57th birthday drew performers to the White House and seven official balls. Celebrities mingled with guests at a late 2 am breakfast, with Betsy Roosevelt and Bruce Cabot among those present at the capital gatherings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Woodring
Murphy
Perkins
Betsy Roosevelt
James
Bruce Cabot
Duvall Returned to Indianapolis in Robbery Slaying Case
Raymond Duvall, 30, held in city jail on a two year old charge of shooting Clayton Potts, 74, Indianapolis foundry executive, to death during a robbery. Detectives brought him back from New Orleans after capture in Alexandria, Louisiana. He also faces a federal charge in a $39,000 Charleston bank robbery. Marion county to prosecute.
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Indianapolis
Raymond Duvall
Clayton Potts
New Orleans
Alexandria
Duvall
Charleston
W. Va
Marion County
Traffic deaths drop 19 percent in 1938 safety report
The National Safety Council reports 1938 accidental deaths fell to 95,000 from 105,205 in 1937 with traffic fatalities down 19 percent to 32,000. Total disabling injuries totaled 9.2 million and economic losses declined by 400 million dollars. Home deaths rose for the first time in a decade.
5000 In State Record Prints Louisiana Fingerprints For Identification
State police report nearly five thousand Louisianians have voluntarily submitted fingerprint records for civilian identification. Captain W D Atkins notes copies go to Washington for FBI filing. civil file aids amnesia, catastrophic loss, runaway children, and amnesia victims. The file includes Governor Leche, his wife and son, and numerous state officials.
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Baton Rouge
W. D. Atkins
State Police Bureau of Identification
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atkins
Richard Leche
Dickie
Coercion Trial Highlights Feud Between Chavez and Tingley
In Albuquerque a mass trial of 35 faces charges of coercing WPA workers for political purposes. U S Senator Dennis Chavez and former Governor Clyde Tingley are named as rival faction leaders in New Mexico Democratic politics. Witness Earl Bowdich testified that WPA workers on a university project were told to go home after a April city election. The trial covers coercion during the City Charter league campaign and a 1937 August election and a fall special session on a direct primary bill.
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Albuquerque
N. M. Jan
U— P
New Mexico
WPA
United States
Dennis Chavez
Clyde Tingley
Earl Bowdich
University of New Mexico
City Charter League
Chavez
Tingley
Tingsley
A T. Hannett
Burns Given Suspended Sentence In Jewelry Smuggling Case
George Burns the radio comedian was fined 8000 and given a suspended sentence of one year and one day with one year probation after pleading guilty to two indictments accusing him of abetting the smuggling of jewelry. He faced up to 18 years and 45000 dollars in fines.
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New York
George Burns
William Bondy
United States
Joseph W. Delaney
Burns
Albert N. Chaperau
Elma N. Lauer
State Supreme Court
Edgar J. Lauer
Chaperau
Lauer
Jack Benny
Benny
Delaney
Appeasement Policy Gains British Support Say Chamberlain
Prime Minister Chamberlain told Parliament that appeasement is steadily succeeding and that Hitler’s speech did not signal a plan to plunge Europe into crisis. He defended high British prestige and friendship with Germany, noting Mussolini’s pledge to back the Anglo Italian accord.
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London
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Europe
House of Commons
Spain
Germany
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Groundhog Appears Three Days Early
Edwardsville cover story reports C A Greear's pet groundhog emerging from its burrow three days early to deliver the annual forecast of six more weeks of winter. The forecaster saw his shadow, ate bread and milk, then returned to sleep beside the Greear fireplace.
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Edwardsville
C. A. Greear
Greear
FHA Conference Set With Louisiana Office Representatives
Louisiana FHA officials will host a Monroe meeting at Hotel Virginia Tuesday at 7 30 p m to explain loan eligibility for borrowers properties and locations. A V Miller chairs the better housing committee with George C Laborde Wade H Sutton and G E Davis among presenters. The session includes an open forum and Laborde and Davis will stay in Monroe Wednesday for further discussions.
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Louisiana
Federal Housing Administration
Hotel
Virginia
V. Miller
Better Housing Committee
George C. Laborde
Productio
Monroe
Laborde
FHA
Wade H. Sutton
G. E. Davis
Davis
Sidelights On Blizzard In Chicago
Chicago endured a severe blizzard with Lake Shore Drive resembling a winter resort and residents skiing to the Loop. A bridegroom and bride faced three hours to city hall, cemeteries delayed burials, hotels full, taxis stranded, and burglar alarms triggered by wind. A wheezing newborn and a nurse’s rescue amid drifting snow highlighted the day, while officials declared a court holiday and dismissed six Evanston cases.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Never Away: Principal Nieweg Misses Day For Lum Bago
RECORD PHILADELPHIA reports Principal Frank C. Nieweg, famed for never missing a day, missed one due to lum bago. In Albany Oregon a collie on rails halted a train when a shepherd dog was found choking on a fence. In Louisville Kentucky a crash marred a so called safety corner at an eight intersection.
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Philadelphia
Frank C. Nieweg
Nieweg
Albany
Ore
Probes Into Judge Manton Case Pushed
Four investigations into the business affairs of former United States Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton were launched by the federal and state authorities. Judge Manton, 58, resigned after denying loans totaling more than 400000 alleged from interests before his court. He asked President Roosevelt to relieve him and protect public confidence in justice.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Department of Justice
United States
Gregory F. Noonan
State Tax Department
Thomas E. Dewey
Manton
Furious Winds and Snow Hit Northern States and Midwest
A sweeping weather outbreak coats the nation with snow and high winds. Chicago and the southern Great Lakes endure the worst storm in seven years as Indiana and other states face more precipitation within 36 hours. Forecaster Donnel warns of continued heavy weather across the north central region with rain likely in the south. Mariners report 60 mile winds in Boston harbor and New York ends with a driving snow.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
New York
New England
C. A. Donnel
North Central
Donnel
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Boston Harbor
Jena Bank President James Bingley Wright Dies
James Bingley Wright aged 60, longtime leader of Bank of Jena, died after a lingering illness at an Alexandria hospital. He resided in Jena for 58 years, leaving a wife and children in Baton Rouge Jena and Winnsboro. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 PM at Jena First Baptist with burial at Nelly Memorial cemetery.
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Jena
James Bingley Wright
Bank of Jena
Alexandria
Wright
LaSalle Parish
J. Q. Wright
Baton Rouge
W. F. Calhoun
F. E. Jones
Q. R. Hudson
H. M. Davis
W. C. Benton
J. D. Russell, Jr
M. Gray
Jeff Kendrick
W. H. Floyd
S. R. Toland
Mrs Roosevelt to Attend Mission Pilgrimage in Natchez
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will visit the annual garden pilgrimage in Natchez Mississippi beginning March 4. She is expected to be the guest of Colonel and Mrs William Kendall with Mrs Kendall a Democratic national committeewoman for Mississippi. The first lady is to lecture during the event.
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Natchez
Miss
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jury Deadkey Witness Read In Racket Trial
New York January 31 The death of key witness George Weinberg will be disclosed to jurors in the James J. Hines policy racket trial. Judge Charles C. Nott Jr allowed Weinberg’s prior testimony to stand and ordered the jury told of Weinberg’s suicide in White Plains. Prosecutor Dewey seeks to prove motive through eight witnesses.
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New York
James J. Hines
George Weinberg
White Plains
N. Y
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Weinberg
Hines
Nott
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Tammany
Comh
Mother Saves Child as Fire Destroys Home in Alabama
In Atmore Alabama on January 31 a three year old girl suffered severe burns when an open grate fire trapped her. Her sister Juanita Bradford 16 pulled the child free then wrapped her in a blanket and rushed to the hospital. The mother Rosetta Bradford 38 was injured by a shotgun blast and is in the same hospital. Marshal Purvis said there was a misunderstanding about his statement and investigation is ongoing. The doctor noted the mother had mental distress.
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Atmore
Ala
Jerry” Bradford
Rosetta Bradford
G. W. Sally
Juanita Bradford
Gir
Sally
Richard Purvis
Bradford
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la Crosse
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Samuel Hyde
Helen Mansfield
Madison, Wis
Thomas Galbraith
Joliet
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Joan Andersen
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Otis Shevard
Haakon Jacobson
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