McCall Sentenced To Electric Chair In Kidnapping Case
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, was sentenced in Miami to die by electric chair for the kidnapping and ransom demand involving James Bailey Cash Jr. The judge declared the offense capital and ordered delivery to Raiford State Prison for execution after the governor fixes a date. Cash's father reacted calmly as the sentence was read. the victim's body had been found about ten days after the crime.
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Miami, Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
H. F. Atkinson
James Bailey Cash Jr
McCall
Florida
Raiford
Princeton
Jack Kehoe
James Bailey Cash
Cash
Franklin P. McCall
Miami
Fla
Timmy Cash
Ciicuit
Chamberlain Says U S Will Seek World Disarmament Halt
In a Commons exchange Prime Minister Chamberlain said the United States indicated it would propose definite steps toward world disarmament and halting the arms race. He refused to detail talks or joint British support beyond agreeing with Cordell Hull’s disarmament aims. The State Department had said no communications with Britain had passed on the issue.
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Chamberlain
U.S
GALL
Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
Labor
Britain
Unit States
Henderson
Cordellui
Cordell Hull
Spanish Loot Army Routed In Pyrenees Front Fight
Insurgents trap and drive the government Forty third division from the Pyrenees frontier into France. In the north insurgent offensives press toward Castellon de la Plana and Valencia as Franco orders campaigns to end the civil war faster. More than 2,000 wounded from the division reach France amid fears of being cut off while fighting rages around Bielsa and Maladella.
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Hendaye
France
Pyrenees
Francisco Franco
Cordoba
Pennaroya
Mediterranean
Castellon de la Plana
Valencia
Castelion
Teruel
Franco
Jose Miaja
Xenel
Antonio Bentran
Bielsa
Beltran
Maladella
Forty-third
Bellana
Anele
Guerrila
Courthouse Open House Draws Thousands In Oshkosh Area
Enthusiastic crowds flocked to Winnebago county’s new courthouse on opening day for a public open house. Visitors toured marble corridors and wood paneled courtrooms while noting county-made materials and Ira Parker & Sons supplies.
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Winnebago County
Oshkosh
Neenah-Menasha
Ira Parker & Sons Company
Duncan Attorneys to Appear for Judge Risjord
Duncan's legal team led by Gordon Singkin and Benjamin Poss will appear before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 25 to contest a writ of mandamus seeking to resentence Thomas M. Duncan from a fifth to a tenth year term for first degree manslaughter related to the Henry Schuelke hit and run death in Milwaukee area.
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Madison
Thomas M. Duncan
Gullick N. Risjord
Ashland
Supreme Court
Herbert J. Steffes
Milwaukee
Duncan
Gordon Singkin
Philip F. la Follette
Benjamin Poss
Joseph Brazy
Steffes
High Court
Risjord
Henry Schuellc
West Allis
la Milwaukee Viaduct
Flood Devastates Henan as Rivers Break Dikes
Disastrous Yellow River flood sweeps 10 to 20 miles wide across Henan province displacing peasants and troops. Japanese forces report up to 50 000 potential deaths as dikes breach along the Lunghai and Peiping Hankow corridors and aid air drops assist flooded areas.
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Yellow River
Henan
Shanghai
Peiping- Hankow
Hankow
Fukow
Kaifeng
Lunghai
Honan
Hwai River
Hwai
Peiping-Hankow
Chengchow
PWA Celebrates Fifth Birthday With New Billions Program
The Public Works Administration marks its fifth anniversary with plans for a new billion dollar bill outlay aimed at accelerating federal and nonfederal funding. The program anticipates about 1.866 billion in spending over 16 years, with schools water systems and sewers to lead nonfederal projects. Initial allotments cover all states, expecting roughly 600 day and 2060 holdover projects while new applicant backlog is addressed. Deadline conditions require filings before Sept 36 1938 and construction start before Jan 1 1938 with completion by June 20 1940.
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Washington
Public Works Administraton
Roosevelt
PWA
Authoriies
Mil
Germany Won't Pay Austria Debts Says Funk
Bremen reports Economics Minister Walther Funk declared Germany has no legal obligation to honor Austria's debts after its annexation. He urged a negotiated compromise with Britain’s adviser Sir Frederick Leijth-Ross, noting no obligation to assume Austrian bond payments due May 1 and June 1 have defaulted.
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Bremen
Germany
Walther Funk
Austria
Frederick Leijth-Ross
Funk
England
United States
Britain
France
Bank For International Settlements
Berlin
Schuetting House
Chamber of Commerce
Ofrositr
America
Central Wisconsin Weather Summary Improves Tonight
Central Wisconsin forecast shows continuing cool but mild conditions tonight with warmer readings in the afternoon. The Marquette Observatory records cloudy to partly cloudy skies with southerly winds and a high near 63 and a low around 25 hours.
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Iors Northeesterm
Feyenne
Marquette
Labor wars of Lewis push for Walsh-Healey changes
Washington reports recount labor leader John L. Lewis pressing Congress to strengthen the Walsh-Healey act to cover firms with government contracts of 2000 or more. He set up in Bankhead’s office to demand a vote while the rules committee blocked action and criticized Congress as cowardly.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
C.I. O
National Labor Relations Board
House
Speaker Bankhead
House Rules Committee
Capitol Hill
Bankhead
Cox
Georgia
Rules Committee
Lee Pressman
Fis
Ilor Board
Ford Motor Company
Republic Steel
Pressman
Monopoly Inquiry Resolution Signed
Washington report states President Romevelt signed Congress' resolution creating a broad inquiry into monopolies and a study of the United States phosphate resources.
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Washington
Romevelt
Congress
Compromise Reached On Deficiency Bill To Aid Adjournment
In an 11th hour accord, a Senate-House conference approved a 290 million deficiency bill, clearing the way for Congress to adjourn by tonight while the administration’s 3.753 billion lending program awaits final action. President Roosevelt accelerates plans to depart for New England for his son John’s wedding. The final bill balance and veto override on federal farm loans also proceeded this day.
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Washington
Senate-House
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
New England
John
White House
Rooesvelt
Gillette
Bierman
Iowa
Senate condemns bombing of civilians in world crisis
The Senate approved a resolution denouncing the inhuman bombing of civilian populations. Sen. Key Pittman proposed, while Sen. William H. King urged severing diplomatic relations with Japan. Critics called the measure hypocritical given U S arms exports and aircraft sales.
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Washington
Senate
Key Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William H. King
Utah
United States
Japan
King
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Chief of G men Hurt in Car Crash in Washington
Edgar Hoover chief of the G men sustained a minor back injury in a downtown Washington auto mishap after arriving from New York. His car was bumped by a truck and he declined medical treatment.
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G-Men
Washington
Edgar Hoover
Hoover
New York
House Fails to Correct Ito Blunder
Congress fights over a wire tapping bill as members oppose or defend the measure. The House passed the act to align with a Supreme Court ruling, and the Senate faces a minor amendment before sending the bill to the White House for possible veto. Federal officers would intercept messages with agency heads approval and crimes involving two or more persons.
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Washington
Nase
Pearson
Tennessee
Eberharter
Pennsylvania
O’connor
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
House
Supreme Court
United States
Seadlund Death Penalty Affirmed by Circuit Court
The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the death sentence for John Henry Seadlund the kidnapper of Charles S Ross a wealthy retired greeting card manufacturer. A federal jury recommended the death penalty under the Lindbergh law after Seadlund pleaded guilty. Ross was kidnapped September 25 1937 and found dead in a northern Wisconsin hideout after Seadlund was captured in California. The appeal argued the Lindbergh law was unconstitutional. Judge John P Barnes will set an execution date.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John Henry Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
Seadlund
Ross
Wisconsin
California
Masons to Meet in Milwaukee Next Year
The Wisconsin grand lodge voted to hold the 1939 Masons convention in Milwaukee during the second week of June, ending a years long preference for Milwaukee. Delegates elected officers including Ralph G. Flanders deputy grand master and George J. Leicht grand warden, naming John Jacobson grand steward and Louis T. Hill grand pursuivant among others.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Madison
William F. Weiler
Weiler
Clarence Phil
Port Washington
Ralph G. Flanders
David Q. Stine
Reedsburg
George J. Leicht
John H. Evans
Green Bay
Louis T. Hill
Sparta
Farm Boy Killed by Runaway Horses in Wisconsin
Amoit Seich, 16, oldest son of Mr and Mrs Henry Seich of Gillett Wisconsin, was killed Wednesday when he fell into the blades of a disc while trying to restrain a team of runaway horses. The horses bolted after being scared by sun on the blades. His body was mangled and dragged through wire fences and brush before the team halted in a forest. He is survived by his parents eight sisters five brothers and his grandfather.
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Gillett
Wis
Amoit Seich
Henry Seich
Seich
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