Adjourning Date Uncertain as Congress Mulls July 15
Washington reports quote Senator Barkley saying a July 15 adjournment is possible but not definite and that a quitting date may come two weeks before adjournment. Return of King George and Queen Elizabeth prompts Capitol excitement while leaders push a social security reform bill and old age pension funding details.
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Auto Workers Clash Rumors Split Across Flint Saginaw
General Motors announced a wildcat strike attempt had miscarried at Flint and Saginaw plants except Fisher Body No 1 where no extended operations were planned until Monday. Flint remained quiet as police prepared for possible clashes while union leaders denied the strike was wildcat and pressed for wider recognition.
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3 Men to Be Sentenced in Murder Plot Case
An appeal is filed from a verdict that condemned Herman Petrillo to death for the murder of Ferdinand Consic. He was the first man tried in the murder plots as investigators’ raids extended through six eastern states.
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Ferdinand Alconsi
Queen Elizabeth Dinner at White House Impresses guests
At a grand White House reception, Queen Elizabeth wore a tiara and blue brocade while ladies wore diamond E insignia. President Roosevelt and King George shared toasts after a meal with terrapin and capon. Performers included Tibbett and Marian Anderson, with Kate Smith slated to sing. The event extended to a late east room musicale.
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Alan Lomax
Royal visit dominates Washington as King and Queen greet lawmakers
King George and Queen Elizabeth parade through Washington in sunny ceremonies. They meet Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead at the rotunda and greet ex servicemen at the British embassy. Crowds wait in heat as MPs and Congress members take part in this grand Anglo American spectacle.
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Mrs Rubens Sentenced Ten Imprisonment
The report notes Mrs Rubens and her husband Donald Robinson vanished from a hotel in December 1937 and later appeared in a Soviet prison. The United States embassy had one brief contact, then none, amid unresolved negotiations and spy trial rumors tying the couple to German espionage and a larger passport network.
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New York
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Love in the trenches endears two World War II heroes
In wartime France a U S Army private and Nurse Edith Cowall fall in love under shellfire. Now in Monroe they attend the ninth annual encampment as delegates with strong odds they will lead their respective departments as head figures, signaling notable recognition from comrades.
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Monroe
Governess in Kidnap Case Faces Charge
A Chicago-born governess identified as Miss Gaylord was arrested in a Chicago area kidnap plot involving the Osborns. Police traced a $1,600 ransom note through hotel registries, taxi and bus drivers, and a hotel night clerk after the mother reported the disappearance. The governess claimed she would do it again and that her real name was not Gaylord, with the signature G Lord found on the hotel register.
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Chicago
William J. Quinn
Miss Gaylord
James Zeigler Loses Fight in Modern Lung
The seventh grade student at Eros public school James Zeigler died after a lung condition. Funeral plans place interment in Eros Saturday afternoon. An appeal for funds to support the lab’s parents drew prompt Monroe-area contributions amid humble finances.
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Eros
Monroe Press
63 Billed For Wrongful Use Of Hospital
Federal agents report improper hospital admissions for marine workers by individuals such as John Burney John J Pierotich Fred Williams Jr Ernest Cavalier Young King Dennis Palmer Rudolph Johnson Kingston Alexis and Charles W Johnson. Indictment notes eligibility required at least 60 days ship work with recent two months prior admission. Some certificates were issued to taxi drivers bartenders and restaurant workers.
King's Smile Delights Boy at Royal Parade
A Washington boy traveled two miles in the sun to view a parade of the king and queen. He admired the king's straight salutes, noting the king's Scout ties and wartime training. The boy laughed at the idea the king learned discipline from Scouts after seeing the smile.
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Washington
Queens and Kings in Colorful Talk of an Observer
The speaker notes kings are often mad in pictures and praises a smiling king. He compliments the queen as very pretty and declines further details. He prefers marines’ red uniforms over the king’s finest look, liking their red color better.
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