Steel Strike Eases as Key Mills Return to Work
Edward W. Pickard notes that three large independents Republic Bethlehem and Youngstown Sheet and Tube reported most idle mill hands back at work in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Inland, operating with 13 000 normal force in Indiana after a pact with the state labor commission. Youngstown area steel output rises to 76 percent of capacity, up 3 points from pre strike levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S O
Republic
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
State Labor Commission
Youngstown
Strike Riot Kills Two at Alcoa Aluminum Plant
Rioting by 3,000 strikers at the Aluminum Company of America plant in Alcoa Tennessee left two killed including a striker and a policeman and about twenty injured. The plant had been closed since May 18 after a wage dispute with the Aluminum Workers of America. State troops remained to protect rights amid the back to work movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa
Tenn
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
New Kensington
Adjt
R. O. Smith
Lewis Scans the Sea: C I O Seeks Maritime Union Unity
Lewis aims to expand the Committee for Industrial Organization by absorbing scattered maritime unions with Harry Bridges leading. The effort would position the CIO against AFL head William Green as it presses toward unifying 250,000 marine and coastal workers under a single industrial banner.
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OHNL
Lewis
Committee For
Harry Bridges
Co. I. O
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Compromise Takes Bow On Supreme Court Bill
Genator M. M. Logan introduces the compromise version of the president's Supreme Court bill in the Senate with backing from Majority Leader Robinson and the chief executive. The draft proposes one new justice yearly and new lower-court openings tied to retirements, with swift government intervention in constitutional cases and rapid Supreme Court appeals. Critics say the measure remains as objectionable as the original effort to pack the court.
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Kentucky
Supreme Court
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Sen.Robinson
Willis van Devanter
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Loyalist breakthrough near Bilbao as rebels face Madrid
Loyalist forces broke siege lines around Bilbao in a two day battle and captured nearby villages Villa Nueva de la Canada and Brunette. Rebels warned that new troops might need withdrawal as Madrid remains out of reach.
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Bilbao
Madrid
Villaneuva de la Canada
Brunette
Navy Hunts for Amelia Earhart in Pacific Search
Navy and allied forces scoured the South Pacific for Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan after their failed 2570 mile leg from New Guinea to Howland Island. Storms hampered rescue efforts and radio signals remained unclear about their fate. The Lexington with 98 planes joined the hunt as the world watched. Mae West admits marriage to Frank Wallace in 1911 after denying it for years and confirms the union in court proceedings.
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Amelia
United States Navy
South Pacific
Amelia Earhart Putnam
America
Fred Noonan
New Guinea
Howland Island
United States
Lexington
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Milwaukee
Wallace
Los Angeles
Nation Finds More Jobs Growth Near Pre Depression Peak
The Federal Reserve Board reports 35 million people employed in non agricultural work. This figure is about 1 to 1.5 million below the 1929 average and 8.5 to 9 million above March 1933 levels.
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Federal Reserve Board
Ford Faces Labor Board Battle Over Unfair Practices
The United Auto Workers accuse Ford Motor Company of unfair labor practices in Detroit hearings before the National Labor Relations Board. A board examiner will draft intermediate findings then the NLRB may order Ford to cease and desist or dismiss charges.
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National Labor Relations Board
Detroit
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Ford Motor Company
Ford
United States Supreme Court
NLRB
Washington
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Ford Company
Mediation Board Blames Steel Firms For Breakdown
The federal mediation board named by Secretary Frances Perkins faulted steel concerns for the deadlock between the C I O affiliated Steel Workers Organizing Committee and independent steel firms. It urged direct talks among the four company heads and union leaders to restore any chance of settlement. Board members included Charles P. Taft as chairman, with Lloyd K. Garrison and Edward F. McGrady.
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Federal Mediation Board
Frances Perkins
C. I. O.-affiliated
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Charles P. Taft
Lloyd K. Garrison
Edward .F. McGrady
Isolates Germ for Infantile Paralysis Report
Dr Edward Rosenow announced to 100 physicians in Glendale California that he isolated the germ causing infantile paralysis. The Mayo Foundation professor used spinal fluid from nurses at Los Angeles General Hospital in 1934 to obtain the micro-organism and urged steps to develop a serum like other contagious diseases.
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Edward Carl Rosenow
Glendale
Calif
Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
Los Angeles General Hospital
Split Palestine plan would carve three states and mandate
The royal commission on Palestine proposes dividing the country into a mainly Arab state two thirds, a Jewish state about one third, with Jerusalem Bethlehem Nazareth and a corridor to the sea under British mandate. The plan aims to end Arab Jewish riots and protect Christian shrines while giving Jews a homeland.
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Palestine
Royal Commission On
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Great Britain
Contentment and excess contrast in American life
The column contrasts desert homesteads and urban riches, praising self sufficiency and quiet happiness on small farms with the crowded city’s ostentation. It humorously reports on prosperity, stock speculation, and a mistaken tax stance while noting boxer James Braddock’s career and a menacing return engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Monica
Calif
Washington overdues persist as relief funds stay high
The piece warns Congress and the White House will let federal spending, especially relief costs, continue at high levels for another year. It notes Robinsons plan to require states to share relief costs was defeated by Hopkins and the administration. It also reports on labor bureau changes and the rise of a militant government workers union led by Jacob Baker, amid broader budget concerns and looming debt.
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Uncle Sam
Ux Sam
Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Washington
Congress
White House
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Charles West
Barkley
Kentucky
Harry Hopkins
LaGuardia
New York
New York City
Hopkins
Hopkins Organization
House
Baker
Jacob Baker
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mr. Baker
United States
American Federation of Labor
Western Newspaper Union
A Day at the Races delights with Marx Brothers hilarity
Ans waited two years for the Marx Brothers new film A Day at the Races and finds it extremely funny with rapid-fire gags. Groucho shines as the wise guy, Chico’s race tips, and Harpo in his pantomime. The piece also previews Zasu Pitts household hints show and Lily Pons radio crown, while noting other stars and projects in progress.
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ANS
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Chico
Harpo
Zasu Pitts
Zasu
Shirley Temple
Heidi
Dick Powell
Franchot Tone
Carole Lombard
John Gambling
Connie Boswell
Columbia
J. C. Nugent
Sagan Coments
Elliot
Deanna Durbin
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British Commonwealth
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Italy
Voelkischer Beobachter
Ford Tests Labor Board
Irvin
Cobb
Better Business Bureau
Henry J. Slickguy
Leavenworth
Wall Street
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George Bernard Shaw
Mme
Perkins
Pit
James J. Braddock
Mr. Braddock
Nelatoh el Ify
Evra
CVI
STARDUST Movie + Radio
Lily Pons
Hollywood
RKO
Helen Jepson
Gladys Swarthout
Lily
John Barrymore
NBC
Walter Wanger
Joan Bennett
Sylvia Sidney
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