Congress Recess Planned During GOP Convention Week
Senate approves house resolution for a one week recess from June 8 to June 15 and will meet briefly Monday to clear minor conference reports before adjourning. Leaders aim to finish session quickly after the convention. Social Security measures to be voted in November as governor Leche extends emergency relief and outlines a broad program.
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House
Congress
Robinson
Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Blum Calls for 40-Hour Week Under New French Regime
Paris June 5 socialist Leon Blum new premier addressed 500000 striking workers urging patience and belief in law backed reforms including a 40 hour week collective contracts and paid vacations. He warned against panic aiding enemies of the people's front and pledged swift action to curb strikes while Mandel faced heckling crowds.
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Associated Press
Paris
Leon Blum
France
People's Front
Governors Request Prayer for Rain
In the Southeast a devastating drought drains crops with losses near 150 million dollars. Governors Olin Johnston of South Carolina and Eugene Talmadge of Georgia urged public prayer for rain while weather showed little relief outside a coastal strip and scattered thunder showers in parts of Mississippi.
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Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Mississippi
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
Eugene Talmadge
Cromwell Party Ends In Mystery At Somerville
Pi Doris Duke Cromwell hosted a simple party for her husband James R. Cromwell in Somerville New Jersey that ended early with guest list and activities largely unknown as the arrangements remained a mystery.
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James . R. Cromwell
Queen Mary sails on first return crossing with 1855 passengers
The British liner Queen Mary departed on its first return Atlantic crossing carrying 1,855 passengers. Cunard White Star officials Sir Edgar T Britten and Sir Percy Bates stated there will be no aim to set speed records on the west to east voyage.
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Atlantic
Edgar T. Britten
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White Star Line
Lake Charles Ship Canal Survey Planned
The War Department announced a detailed survey of the proposed Lake Charles ship canal to create a shortcut from the port to the Gulf of Mexico. The study aims to assess feasibility, costs, and environmental impact for the potential waterway project.
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War Department
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Gulf of Mexico
US vows no intervention in Nicaragua crisis
Boaz Long the American minister to Nicaragua prepared to inform Latin American nations that the United States would not intervene in Nicaragua's political disturbance under orders from the state department. Post office inspectors and secret service men said they are ready to act swiftly against anyone robbing veterans of their bonus payments. The News Chronicle reported an informal US Britain agreement to act together if the French franc leaves the gold standard.
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Negro Post Office Robber Shot In Alabama
A posse surprised two robbers at the wrecked New Castle post office in Birmingham early today. One robber was killed, another wounded while fleeing into darkness. The identity of the dead robber was not immediately established.
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China Begins Resistance to Jap Invasion
Chinese reports from Hsinhsiang Henan province say seven Chinese spies paid by Japan were captured and executed as part of plans to mobilize for resistance. Under Chiang Kai-shek officials and civilians are being trained for military service and residents drilled for air raids while roads telegraphs and lines are strengthened.
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Henan Province
Chiang Kai-Shek
Neville High Graduation Set With Rabbi Hirsch Address
Neville High School will award diplomas to the class of 1936 in the auditorium Friday at 7:15 PM. Rabbi F K Hirsch of Temple B Nai Israel will deliver the address, with a program including marches, invocations, salutatory, valedictory, musical selections, and several awards and presentations.
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Louisiana
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FE. F. Hayward
Arnold Bernstein
Bridge Jammed by Heat Expands Parts at New Orleans
A Rigolets Bridge on the highway from New Orleans to the Mississippi Gulf Coast could not be opened for a time when concrete approaches expanded in the heat of the day. Boat traffic was stopped briefly as the bridge jammed but later reopened.
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Capital Pays Last Respects to Joe Burns
Washington June 5 capital pays its last respects to Joseph Wellington Burns as he lies in state before the rostrum he used to guide the house through historic times. President Roosevelt and officials of the United States and foreign powers attend the funeral tribute to the former speaker. Bankhead of Alabama becomes the new speaker and recalls Burns deeds and sudden death from a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage.
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Alabama
Day acquitted in Loeb death at Stateville
James Day, 21, once called the Thrill Killer, was acquitted of slaying Richard Loeb in a razor fight at Stateville penitentiary. A circuit court jury deliberated 53 minutes before returning a not guilty verdict. Day began plans to seek a hearing for full freedom.
Fiorenza Sentenced to Electric Chair in New York
John Fiorenza, convicted of the murder of Nancy Evans Titterton, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison. Judge Charles C. Nott pronounced the sentence during the week beginning July 13.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Broadcasting Company
Sing Sing
G men recount a strange sanitarium case in Pittsburgh
Robert N. Shivers of the Pittsburgh FBI division recalls an unusual six week sanitarium stay to prove a banker sane after he earned about 200000 in a year by stock trading. The banker, facing banking law violations, begged to be freed as Shivers observed his calm and manipulative behavior. The banker later taunted a government agent about serving seven years and joked about taking a seven year note for 10000 to speed his time.
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Uncle Sam
Robert N. Shivers
Pittsburgh Bureau of Investigation
Nashville
Shivers
United Spanish War Veterans Convene in Lake Charles
Louisiana department delegates gathered in Lake Charles for the 14th annual encampment. Morning registration preceded an afternoon session led by Major S Arthur Knapp with John Gamble, commander of Joe Wheeler camp, slated as chairman. A Masonic temple program, barbecue at the golf club, and a parade and dance were planned for the day.
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Roosevelt Nominates Davis to Federal Reserve Board
President Roosevelt names Chester C. Davis of Maryland former farm administrator to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. Davis has served as present farm administrator and now joins the central bank's leadership.
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Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Maryland
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Power Program Upheld by DC Chief Justice Wheat
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the District of Columbia supreme court upheld the public works administration power program worth 200 million dollars. He dismissed an injunction suit against ten municipal electric projects in four states and ruled the two governing statutes constitutional. The Alabama Power Company Texas Utilities Oklahoma Utilities and Iowa Light and Power filed the suit. The ruling confirms authorization under the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Emergency Relief Act of 1935.
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Borah Attack Draws Answer From London Forces Leader
John M. Hamilton, head of the London forces, said he had no fault with Republicans who supported aid to the needy during the early New Deal years. He replied to Borah camp charges that Governor Landon influenced party stance until a few months ago.
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Bertrand Snell
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Ferriday Man Held in Death of Woman
Ferriday Louisiana June 5 a man named Harry G Pugh 42 was free on a thousand dollar bond today on a manslaughter charge tied to the iron pipe shigging of Mrs Anna Cooper 45 a widow Mrs Cooper died in a Natchez Mississippi hospital yesterday from head injuries after Pugh struck her with an iron pipe following a dispute over fence material ownership.
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Black Legion suspects held as charges spread to public officials
Detroit police arrested nineteen Black Legion members on charges from flogging to murder. Six seized in downriver towns tied to a nonattendance flogging of Robert Penlan, a Highland Park informant and others face kidnapping and assault counts. Michigan investigators probe ties to city and county offices as Judge James Chenot urges accountability.
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Wayne County
Garden Show Opens With Parade by Local Clubs
Entries prepare at the show building on Catalpa Street for the annual spring flower and garden show sponsored by the Ten Year club and Monroe Kiwanis. The event opens Saturday at 2:50 PM and runs to 9 PM, then Sunday 2:30 PM to 6 PM. A parade led by the city grammar schools band will mark opening, with floats from 4-H clubs and participation by Kiwanis Ten Year club and home demonstration groups.
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DeSiard
G. O. P. Settles Louisiana Delegates For Convention
The Republican National Committee fixed Louisiana and Mississippi delegates for the national convention. Louisiana will send 12 delegates led by John E. Jackson of New Orleans over Dr. R. M. Baranco of Baton Rouge, while Mississippi sends 11 delegates with Perry W. Howard over Ernest McCall Hawkins.
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Republican National Committee
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Mississippi
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Baton Rouge
Perry W. Howard
Ernest McCall Hawkins
Pact Merges Steel Unions Under Lewis In AFL Split News
John L. Lewis and steel union leaders sign a pact with the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to form a single 500000 worker industrial union. The move strains the AFL craft faction and signals a possible federation schism with nine allied unions backing Lewis. A looming confrontation with craft leaders and federal pressure shadows the effort.
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John L. Lewis
Bio
Lewis
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
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A. F. of S
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Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis’ Miner
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Tion
Teader
Federation
Aged Father Seeks Two More Children in 1938
George Isaac Hughes, 94, father of a 3 day old girl, states he wants two more children before he dies. He notes his health is strong and expresses belief in women bearing children. The 28 year old mother is recovering. Neighbors and tourists observe the scene in New Bern North Carolina.
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