Miners Cheer Guffey in Huge Ovation at Constitutional Hall
Washington UP 1700 coal miners packed D A R Constitution Hall for Sen Joseph Guffey Democrat Pennsylvania as he pledged to keep fighting for humane mining conditions regardless of the Supreme Court ruling on the Guffey act. Delegates then moved to the platform to greet him while the miners band played. The United Mine Workers approved a basic demands list calling for a 30 hour week Wagner act limits on Supreme Court powers unemployment and old age pensions housing and free speech protections.
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Washington
D. A. R. Constitution Hall
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Supreme Court
Guffey
High Court
United Mine Workers
Constitution Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Lemuel Caddy
Lexington
District 30
Development of secondary roads urged at school
Wisconsin road school delegates heard a plan for a comprehensive program to develop secondary roads to aid rural well being. George Baily cited 31 000 miles of township roads as the state's main highway problem and urged county control over town roads for proper upkeep.
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Madison
Wisconsin Road School
Wisconsin
George Baily
Columbia County
Belgium
France
Batty
George J. Cormier
Brown County
Richard Loeb Dies in Razor Fight at Prison
Coroner jury hears how Richard Loeb, famed for the Franks murder, was slashed to death in a Joliet penitentiary shower room. Convict James Day testifies that Loeb made indecent advances prompting the fatal attack. Day claims self defense as investigators question the motive and weapon source.
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Richard Loeb
Little Bobby Franks
Chicago
James Day
Illinois
Joliet
Loeb
Franks
Nathan Leopold
Associated Press
Wiliam J. Conway
Bobby Franks
Felow
Dar
Murdder
Joseph E. Ragen
Hie
Day
Broucht
Edward Powers
Wild County
Powers
Loeh
Locb
Red Cross to Set Highway First Aid Stations in Wisconsin
Madison officials cite Red Cross plan to place first aid stations every few miles on state highways. Carl R. Myers says trained volunteers and highway patrolmen will staff them without fees. He argues prompt care could have reduced fatalities and permanent injuries from traffic crashes.
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Madison
URI
Red Cross
Wisconsin
Carl R. Myers
Middle Western
National Organization
State Highway Commission
United States
Myers
Bus Driver and Four Children Die in Icy Crash Near Tupelo
A school bus overturned on an icy highway near Tupelo early today killing driver Roy Harbor and three children Alma Drennan Billie Purgent and Arlene Hagger. Twelve other children were injured and one 12 year old remained in serious condition. Five more pupils were unharmed.
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Collate. Oha
Tupelo
Roy Harbor
Alma Drennan
Billie Purgent
Arlene Hagger
Joe Burleson
Truck rolls downhill into store from coal spill
Washington report Lorenzo Butler parked a coal laden truck on a steep hill to ask about unloading. On resuming, the vehicle rolled down the grade and mingled with wares inside a confectionery shop 60 feet below.
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Washington
Lorenzo Butler
Smith challenges Roosevelt over New Deal in Liberty League clash
Alfred E. Smith abandons direct naming of Roosevelt while condemning the New Deal in a statement reacting to Senator Joseph T. Robinson. He accuses Robinson of staging a canned speech to cloud the issue and reiterates support for farm relief and wartime powers without conceding to Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
New Deal
Liberty League
New York
Alfred £. Smith
American Liberty League
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Smith
Joe
Senator Robinson
Joe Robinson
Tts
Omaha
Ethiopian forces regroup after Italian advances in Abyssinia
Despatches from the southern Italian front describe Ras Desta Demtu's efforts to rally scattered troops after fascist victories along the Ganale Dorya. Italian advances, supply magazines burned, and pursuit by Gen. Graziani's forces are noted, with patrols probing Ethiopian positions near Aksum and along the Takkaze front.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Ras Desta Demtu
Ganale Dorya
Rodolfo Graziani
Kenya
Ialian High Command
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Takkaze
Aksum
WPA Supervisory Cuts Planned Across Wisconsin
Madison article outlines a new WPA administrative plan reducing supervisory divisions from seven to four, potentially displacing over 200 workers. The reorganization affects the Madison central office and 10 state districts with new leadership in finance, operations, and women’s and professional projects.
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Madison
Wisconsin Works Progress Administration
WPA
Ralph M. Immels
Washington
George Field
Immell
Robert McCarthy
Milwaukee
Albert Franzke
Lester S.trumm
Vern Roynion
Eclher Haas
Asnland
Ira Mabie
Frederic Braun
Finance and
Harvard Giddings
Marie Kiernan
Marinello County
Fll. Sexsmith
George H. Boyer
Elder Koch
Nick Rowinski
Jane Olmstead
Loms C. Philips
T. J. Baker
Robert Riley
Walter J. Kircher
Agnes Wuberty
Felix Alkmies
Roy Charmack
Arthur Porter
Six Supreme Court Justices Dine at White House
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a White House dinner with six Supreme Court justices. Attending were Chief Justice Hughes and Mrs Hughes, Justices Sutherland Butler Stone Roberts and Mrs Roberts, with Justice Cardozo and Mrs Cardozo present. Absent were Justices Brandeis McReynolds and Van Devanter.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Airs
Charles Evans Hughes
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
Harlan Stone
Owen J. Roberts
Benjamin W. Cardoz
Louis D. Brandeis
C. MicReyneolds
Willis van Devanter
Roosevelts
Talmadge Makes Bid For President
Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia was endorsed for the presidency by about 2000 dissident Democrats at a grass roots convention in Macon. Hugh Yowell urged Talmadge to place his name before the people as a candidate and to lead the delegation before the nation.
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Macon Ga
Eugene Tallmadge
Georgia
United States
Damomals
Roosevelt
Hugh Yowell
Georgia National Executive Committee
Gene Talmadge
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
Governor Landon to Speak Tonight on Radio
Governor Alf M Landon will address the Kansas Day club banquet at 9 pm CST broadcast nationwide by NBC and via WIBW Topeka local station. At 9 pm Col Frank Knox publisher of The Chicago Daily News and GOP potential presidential nominee will speak at the Tippecanoe club McKinley day banquet in Cleveland Ohio.
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Alf M. Landon
National Broadcasting Company
WIBW
Topeka
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Talmadge drives New Deal attack at Democratic convention
Georgia Governor Talmadge challenged the 1932 platform and urged a pro economy, states rights approach. He aimed to form a presidential ticket, calling for a platform faithful to old lines as he praised a strong Supreme Court.
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Washington
Talmadge
United States
Georgia
Gene
Supreme Court
EM. Porter
Ruby Laffoun
Kentucky
Brother
Talmadze
United States Supreme Court
Germany vows respect for Rhineland demilitarized zone
Paris reports French delegates returning from King George V’s funeral said Germany pledged Britain it would not violate the Rhineland demilitarized provisions. The British Foreign Office informed Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin of the pledge not to deploy any military formation into the demilitarized zone.
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Paris
George V
Foreign Office
Germany
Britain
Rhineland
Pierre Etienne Flandin
London
Senate panel backs Bankhead-Jones soil bill amid doubts
The Senate agriculture committee voted 14 to 2 to favor the Bankhead-Jones farm bill replacing the AAA with soil conservation and production controls. Secretary Wallace and Farm Admin Davis defended its constitutionality. Solicitor General Reed indicated it likely is constitutional. Senator Thomas proposed adding a currency expansion plan to raise farm prices. The panel kept discussing money theory presented by Charles Coughlin. Republicans McNary and Norbeck opposed reporting. Smith and Capper would back the bill on the floor but not commit. Chairman Bankhead tasked with preparing the report. debate likely after next week.
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Russell Turner
United Press
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Chester A. Davis
Segal
Stanley A. Reed
Thomas Sen
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Coughlin
Louis Wand
Charles McNary
Oregon
Peter Norbeck
North Dakota
Ellison D. Smith
Arthur Capper
Kansas
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
No House Member Favors Townsend Plan Said
Washington reports Rep Ferguson says no member of the house would vote for the Townsend plan as old age pension legislation. He challenged any member to claim support and called for an investigation into Townsend Weekly claims. McGroarty author of the Townsend bill and others listed did not respond. several Wisconsin and Montana members named, none present during remarks.
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Washington
Ferguson
Oklahoma
House
Chamber
Townsend Weekly
MccGreariy
California
Crawford
Michigan
Pollean
Wisconsin
Amilie
Withrow
Cannon
House of Representatives
Townsend Bui
McGroarty
Representaive Monaghan
Montana
Townsend Steering
Marines Walkout Sparks Un-American Charge by Snell
Washington reports the marine band walked out of the Women’s Patriotic Conference for National Defense and was denounced as un-American by Rep. Snell. He asserted the action smacked of suppression of free speech and compared it to past protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, urging defenses of assembly and press freedom.
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Washington
Marine Band
Patriotic Conference For National Defense
Representative Snell
Swanson
Naval
Snell
Bainbridge Colby
O’connor
Democrat
New York
Rules Committee
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hoover
Control of Paper Company Hinges on Court Action
In Green Bay Wisconsin a federal court hearing in Milwaukee will decide a plan to reorganize Northern Paper by selling 46 900 Northern shares owned by Patten Paper company with liens. The sale aims to fund Patten’s reorganization while preserving majority control through Rosebush secured stock.
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Patten Company
Green Bay
Wis
Northern Paper Company
Milwaukee
Paul V. Cary
Patten Paper Company
Appleton
North
Northern Company
George F. Newton
Iron Mountain
Mien
Cary
Patten
Newton
Judson Rosebush
Palien Company
Northern
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Joliet, Ill
John A. Larson
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Joe Robison
Borah
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Reed
Townsend
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