House votes amend women workers bills in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on June 22 the Louisiana House passed floor amendments to senate bills regulating wages and hours for girls and women, limiting effects to larger cities and creating a labor department commission. The House also killed a Todd bill establishing a state workers compensation board, arguing it would usurp court jurisdiction.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Frank Stich
House Capital and Labor Committee
State Department of Labor
W. H. Todd, Jr
Morehouse Parish
Courts of
Louisiana
Henry Sevier
Madison Parish
Smith Hoffpaulr
Acadia
Roland Reed
Evange
Ickes Bride Anticipates Active Washington Life
The United States cabinet wife Mrs Harold L Ickes aged 25 fresh from a Dublin May 24 wedding to Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes returns to New York aboard the Ile de France and plans an active life in Washington She is a Smith College 1935 graduate who did research for the Interior Department and says she values work without pay and is interested in government people music sports and state affairs She wore navy on arrival with pearls and a navy hat after a Paris ten day stay where she bought one gown.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Harold L. Ickes
Washington
Milwaukee
Ickes
Dublin
Smith College
Department of the Interior
Ile de France
Paris
Four Accused Spies Plead Not Guilty in Federal Case
Four defendants including Johanna Hofmann Guenther Rumrich Erich Glaser and Otto Voss pleaded innocent to federal espionage charges in New York on June 22. They faced 25000 bail each as bench warrants were issued for 14 other indicted persons mostly believed to be in Germany. Voss is linked to a conspiracy indictment and a substantive count alleging transmission of defense information to Germany.
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New York
Vincent L. Liebell
Germany
War Ministry
Johanna Hofmann
Europa
Guent
Defendant in Cliff Killing Asks for Life
Francis Marion Black Jr pleaded with a shirt-sleeved west Texas jury to spare him from execution for the confessed murder of 13-year-old Marvin Dale Noblitt. He admitted shoving the boy off a 400-foot cliff to collect a $5,000 life insurance, hoping to drown him first but then killing him after custody schemes and personal money troubles.
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Alpine
Tex
Francis Marion Black, Jr
Marvin Dale Noblitt
Black
Bobbie Smith
San Benito
Marvin Dale
Paul L. White
Austin
West Texas
Lone Raider Bombs Craft in Spanish Waters Reported
A lone sky raider sank two British freighters in Spanish waters as Prime Minister Chamberlain pressed for a truce in the Spanish Civil War. One Chinese crew member died, others rescued, while Franco was said to plan a renewed offensive against Barcelona as Valencia stall continues. London and Rome reported close contact on potential truce talks with Mussolini.
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Associated Press
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Italy
Europe
London
Rome
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Barcelona
Countess of Strathmore Illness Triggers London Visit
June 22 reporting the serious illness of Queen Elizabeth's 76 year old mother the Countess of Strathmore prompted another daughter to rush to her bedside. Lady Rose Leveson Gower flew from the Isle of Man to join the queen at Buckingham Palace where she is staying in London.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Countess of Strathmore
Rose Leveson Gower
Isle of Man
Buckingham Palace
Orleans man drowns at Lake Catherine outing
Jacob Elk, 49, a New Orleans grocer, drowned yesterday during a lakeside outing at Lake Catherine. He dived from a ramp at a fishing camp and disappeared. His body was recovered in three feet of water.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Jacob Elk
Lake Catherine
Mrs Caraway Wins Strong Arkansas Drive For Renewal
Washington reports Mrs Hattie Caraway the lone woman elected by people seeks a second term in the U S Senate. She travels to Arkansas to campaign with a calm plan and says her record will sell itself. She plans to appoint a campaign manager upon returning home and may give limited speeches while stressing her work in office.
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Washington
Hattie Caraway
Senate
Huey Long
Caraway
Louisiana
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Overton Declares U S In Greatest Rebirth Under Roosevelt
Louisiana Senator John H. Overton from Washington praised the Roosevelt era as the nation enters a “greatest re birth.” He said social security and wage hour laws stay, taxes are high but aid to people is clear, and warned against the return of the old days. He predicted Democratic defeats by Republicans and warned dictatorship won’t come to the United States.
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New Orleans
Washington
Congress
John H. Overton
United States
Louisiana
America
Overton
Democratic Party
National Republican Party
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Amer
Lehman Resigns to Seek Senate Seat in 1938 Race
Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York announced his bid for the United States Senate as the 1938 national test looms. The move sparks a scramble as 44-year-old John J. Bennett Jr. enters the governor’s race, while Republicans and Democrats weigh opposition plans. Voters will also elect a second senator.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
John J. Bennett
Lehman
37 Known Dead in Milwaukee Olympian Train Crash
Miles City Mont June 22 Officials counted 37 known dead as the search for victims in the Milwaukee road Olympian crash neared an end at Custer creek. Workers retrieved three bodies from a submerged sleeper after access was gained. Dean Hanscom identified one victim as his son Don J 19. Three more bodies were pulled from the Yellowstone river yesterday. Officials expected more fatalities.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Road
Custer Creek
Dean Hanscom
Dollar Line Steamship Official
New York
Don J
Yellowstone River
Pithole Ghost Town Loses Last Inhabitant
In Titusville Pennsylvania the ghost town Pithole loses its final resident as 86 year old Charles Birchell is rushed to hospital with 20 gashes from his dog bites. The town’s last building, a church, was demolished two years ago. In Indiana Lincolnville, R W Poston learns why he missed relatives who arrived on a 10 15 train in 1901 a postcard found in a remodeled post office building shows the relatives warned him of their arrival time arriving about 37 years late.
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Titusville
Pithole
Pennsylvania
Charles Birchell
Lincolnville
Ind
R. W. Poston
Poston
Klamath Falls Council Tightens Fireworks Rule
In Klamath Falls Oregon the city council pushed for strict enforcement of the anti pyrotechnic ordinance after a firecracker exploded under a council table during a meeting. The incident prompted officials to warn residents and visitors about compliance and potential penalties.
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Klamath Falls
Orc
Trio of 7-Year-Olds Suffer Arm Breaks in Separate Falls
In a one hour period at a Salt Lake City hospital ER records show Norma DeJones, 7, with a broken left arm from a pavement fall. Bobby Ludwig, 7, with a broken left arm from a garage fall. and Duane Johnson, 7, with a broken left arm from a bicycle fall.
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Salt Lake City—Hospital
Norma DeJones
Bobby Ludwig
Duane Johnson
Milk theft clue eyed by Kenosha detectives
Detectives in Kenosha Wis think a fresh lead may identify the milk thief suspected of taking bottles from homes in a residential area. A milk wagon driver reported finding an empty bottle as a potential clue.
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Kenosha
Wis
Upttrend in Louisiana Home Building Seen in May
Eight-year-old report notes May as a banner month for Louisiana home financing with loans for new homes totaling 560 276 to 170 borrowers and 108 846 for modernization. Another 611 974 in 225 loans aided purchasers of existing dwellings as total loan volume hit 1 637 022. Since January 1, 6 732 000 lent. associations expect ample funds for more lending. Savings gains and a June 20 dividend are anticipated. Read from Little Rock bank compilation including First Federal Savings and Loan Monroe Building and Loan Peoples Homestead and Savings insured by federal agencies.
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Little Rock
Ark
Louisiana
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Little Rock Bank
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Monroe Building and Loan Association
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
Monroe
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Benson Builds Commanding Lead in Minnesota Primary
Governor Elmer A. Benson led former Governor Hjalmar Petersen in the Farmer-Labor nomination race as returns from 3,169 of 3,739 precincts showed Benson ahead 187,413 to 178,333. Benson carried the Twin Cities and iron range regions while Petersen drew strength from rural districts.
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Minneapolis
Elmer A. Benson
Hjalmar Petersen
Farmer-Labor
Benson
Twin Cities
Minnesota Iron Range
Petersen
Child Performs Wedding Rites In Cleveland
A dramatic wedding in Cleveland features eight year old Charles E. Jaynes Jr acting as clergy. He was ordained last year by the International Ministerial Federation and proclaimed the marriage of Clifton Hoffmann and Florence Brinkman at the Four Square Gospel church with his soprano voice leading the service.
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Cleveland
Clifton Hoffmann
Charles E. Jaynes
Charles
International Ministerial Federation
Four Square Gospel Church
Florence Brinkman
Hoffman
Matas Honored by Association
Dr. J. Q. Graves of Monroe lauded the American Medical Association’s choice of Rudolph Matas of New Orleans for a gold medal honor. Graves, returning from the 1937 AMA convention in San Francisco, noted the southern and Louisianan physician's distinguished record and merit in advancing science and medicine in recent years.
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J. Q. Graves
Monroe
San Francisco
Calif
American Medical Association
Rudolph Matas
New Orleans
South
Graves
Dr. Matas
Matas
Election Returns Arrive 77 Days After Alaska Primary
Final returns for Alaska's April 5 primary arrived 77 days late from isolated river precincts. The tally reached Fairbanks by last night’s upriver steamer, covering Kalstag Anvik and other villages on the lower Yunkon and Tanana rivers.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Kalstag
Anvik
Yunkon
Tanana
Public Works adds 1998 grant and loan program
The Public Works administration opened its 1998 spending lending program with 41.6 million dollars in grants and 9.9 million dollars in loans for 291 projects. Howard A. Gray said total construction would reach about 92.5 million dollars, with grants covering 45 percent and loans 55 percent.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Howard A. Gray
Gray
Southbury
Conn
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Shelter Island
N. Y
Natchez
Miss
Alexandria
Arabi
Calhoun
Gainesville
Fla. University
New Orleans
Oxford
City Hall
Shreveport
Simmesport
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
PWA
Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
Taking Money From Husband Is Lawful
Sacramento report: Acting Police Judge Silas Orr acquits Edith Swain of stealing $16.50 from relief worker Cecil Swain, urging her to take all she can from her husband. He cites marriage contract rights, stating the money he gives is effectively hers.
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Sacramento
Calif
Silas Orr
Edith Swain
Auto crash kills Clinton junk dealer and injures two
An automobile crash in Clinton, Louisiana, late yesterday killed driver L. Taylor, a local junk dealer, and injured two passengers Oscar Flynn of Baton Rouge and James Mathis of Clinton. Police investigated the wreck and reported no further details at this time.
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Clinton
L. Taylor
Oscar Flynn
Baton Rouge
James Mathis
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