Supreme Court Upheld Three Year Farm Mortgage Moratorium Act
The Supreme Court ruled the revised Frazier-Lemke act constitutional allowing a three year moratorium on farm mortgage foreclosures. Justice Brandeis delivered the unanimous decision noting the stay isn’t absolute and may end earlier. The ruling came from a case brought by farmer Robert Wright against Mountain Trust Bank of Roanoke Virginia. The decision also upheld a Washington minimum wage law for women in a 5 to 4 vote with Chief Justice Hughes delivering the majority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Brandeis
Brandeis
Court OF Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Wright
Bedford County
Farmer
Vinton
Mountain Trust Bank of
Roanoke
Lemke
North Dakota
Wright
Hughes
Sutherland
van Devanter
McReynolds
Butler
Six Easter weekend deaths from Wisconsin and Michigan crashes
Associated Press reports six people died in Easter weekend accidents across Wisconsin and upper Michigan. Names include Peter Werner Masinee Meart Huston John R Owen John Sanders T Ralph Dube Robert Terborg and a child. Accidents ranged from a pedestrian struck by a car to head on collision and a vehicle fire following a crash near Palmer Negaunee and Verona.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Peter Werner
Masinee
Meart Huston
Madison
John R. Owen
Randolph
John Sanders
Berwyn
Ralph Dube
Marquette
Mich
Robert Terborg
Milwaukee
Owen
Sanders
Antioch
Ill
Wisconsin-Ilinois Line
Dube
Werner's Creek
Palmer
Negaunee
Marquette County
Milwaukee Journal
Terborg
Phyllis
Huston
Verona
Werner
Mosinee
Vandenberg Sees Realignment Amid Reform Drive
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, in his sixth year in the Senate, says his conservatism has liberalized through contact with reality. He warns democracy faces a zero hour, backs procedural court reform, and favors profit sharing with labor. He championed keeping the Supreme Court independent while seeking social and economic readjustments and a practical profit sharing formula. Boston reports former Senator William Morgan Butler, 76, Coolidge campaign manager, died at his Back Bay home.
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Edward J. Duffy
Washington
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Congress
Supreme Court
Vandenberg
Boston
U.S
William Morgan Butler
Calvin Coolidge
Back Bay
Two Miners Seven ESOL Workers Die in Pa Mine Disaster
DuBois Pennsylvania district mine inspector reports two miners and seven rescue workers died in two explosions at the Kramer mine. Ventilation fans reportedly shut off for hours before the blasts, as 800 men normally work but few were present during the five day week. Francis Dixon and Thomas Heberling were killed in the first blast. seven rescuers died in the second blast four hours later.
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DuBois
Tom Lewis
Kramer
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Francis Dixon
Dixon
Thomas Heberling
Northwest Mining and Exchange Company
Dixon and Heberling
Dykstra to Be Honored With Informal Reception
Madison Wisconsin university officials will honor President-elect Charles Addison Dykstra and Mrs Dykstra with an informal two hour reception at Memorial Union. Gov Philip F La Follette and Mrs La Follette, regents and spouses, Acting President George C Sellery and Mrs Sellery, and President Emeritus Edward A Birge attend in the receiving line. Dykstra travels from Cincinnati Ohio to assume the Madison post vacated by Dr Glenn Frank.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Charles Addison Dykstra
Memorial Union
Philip F. la Follette
University Board of Regents
George C. Sellery
Sellery
Edward A. Birge
Anna Birge
Dykstra
Cincinnati
Glenn Frank
Foes in Spain Break Easter Truce On Fronts Across Spain
Spain's civil war heats as government and insurgent forces renew fighting on multiple fronts. Government troops threaten Avila from Escorial lines while battles flare near Pozoblanco and Ciudad Real. Italian prisoners claim mass routs and friendly fire incidents amid the Guadalajara and Madrid theaters.
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Spain
Escorial Heights
Madrid
Avila
Navalperal de Pinares
Guadalajara
Pozoblanco
Ciudad Real
Socialists vote on policies and executive changes
Socialists at a special convention vote on endorsing a major labor group policy, alignments with the Committee for Industrial Organization and with the Farmer-Labor or Communist parties. Norman Thomas elected national chairman. Powers Hapgood named national vice chairman. Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee withdraws from nomination and returns home.
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Chicago
Committee For Industrial Organization
Farmer-Labor
National Party
Thomas
Norman Thomas
Powers Hapgood
New England
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
Wis
Hoan
Wisconsin
American Federation of Labor
Congress Appropriation Bill Reduced Yet Approved
Washington lawmakers approve a reduced 824,901,734 appropriation for the legislative establishment for 1948, with the Senate set at 3,334,084 and the House at 8,208,078. Other major items include Capitol police, the Library of Congress, and the Government Printing Office.
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Washington
U.P
House
Legislative
Congress
Senate
Capitol Police
Legislative Counsel
Capitol Architect
Botanic Garden
Library of Congress
Government Printing Office
Senate Passes Connally Hot-Oil Bill Today
Washington reports the senate approved the Connally hot-oil bill and sent it to the house for consideration. The action completes the upper chamber’s vote and advances the measure toward enactment.
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Senate
Washington
House
Deadlock at Noon Recess in Chrysler Union Talks
Lansing officials and union delegates recessed at noon after a two hour session in the Chrysler strike talks. The dispute centers on recognition as sole bargaining agent for United Automobile Workers with Governor Murphy hopeful for a settlement or partial concessions. Back wages totaling 2 million dollars are to be paid starting Tuesday with Chrysler officials remaining in Lansing.
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Lansing
Mich
United Automobile Workers Union of America
Chrysler Corporation
Lewis
William Green
Frank Murphy
New York
Ser
Murphy
Union Generalissimo
Levis
Chrysler
Walter P. Chrysler
Automotive
Lim
Reo
Hudson
Detroit
Plane Crash Kills Two Army Flyers in Highlands Storm
Army personnel located the wreckage of a plane that went down in a Saturday night storm near Highlands California. Lieut Robert C Lave and Private Emory J Parsons died when the aircraft struck a tree on the snow line of the San Bernardino mountains near the City Creek CCC camp.
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Highlands
Calif
Here
Robert C. Lave
Emory J. Parsons
Tne
San Bernardino Mountains
City Creek
CCC
Glass to speak on court reform program tonight
United States Senator Carter Glass of Virginia will broadcast an address opposing President Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the federal courts. The speech will air on WARBC between 9 and 10 p m central standard time, with network stations including WBBM WISN WCCO and WOC.
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New York
United States
Carter Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Glass
WARBC
Columbia Broadcasting Network
WBBM
WISN
WCCO
WOC
Easter triple slaying shocks New York artists’ quarter
Capt Edward Mullens of the homicide squad reports a triple murder in an East Side apartment. Veronica Gedeon 20-year-old artists model, her mother 54 and Frank Byrnes a roamer were found dead. A man identified as George Gueret 46 is held for questioning after two blood stained handkerchiefs were found. Authorities say Veronica was strangled and beaten and her nude body left on a bed in Beckman street apartment. The roamer was stabbed six times in the head. Police did not release further details.
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New York—i
Edward Mullens
George Gueret
New York
Thomas Tunney
Rudolph McLaughlin
Veronica Gedeer
Louis
Frenchy
Tunney
Gene Tunney
East Fiftythird Street
Miss Gedeon
Roomer
Gedeon
Seekman Place
Frank Byrnes
McLaughlin
Labor policy to depend on Sat ruling
Washington reports that President Roosevelt could have emergency powers to suppress sit-down strikes and Congress may seek an attorney general opinion. Debate centers on a definite labor policy after the Supreme Court rules on the Wagner act, with emphasis on avoiding federal intervention unless laws or property are violated or requests are made. William Green of the AFL condemned sit-downs as dangerous, urging labor to avoid illegal procedures to protect public opinion and preserve freedom of action.
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Washington
U.P
Rep
Martin Dies
Texas
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Robinson
Arkansas
Alters
White House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Committee For Industrial Organisation
Green
Plot to Kill Manchukuo Leaders Uncovered
United Press reports a communist inspired plot in Manchukuo led to the seizure and possible execution of about 200 officials educators and other leaders in the Japanese controlled state. Authorities indicated deaths or long prison terms for participants while offering few details. A separate wartime clash killed 20 Japanese soldiers in two days as bandit activity rose in the northeast.
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H. G. Thompson
United Press
Tokia
Manchukuo
Japan
Domein Japanese
Hsinkong
Munst
Antong
Manchuria
Henng
Pbs Lishing
Dame
Asia
War Office
Railways Labor Act upheld in unanimous Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Railway Labor Act provision requiring railroads to bargain with their workmen to settle disputes. Justice Stone delivered the opinion, noting Congress intended that negotiation at the conference table aids industrial peace. The Wagner Act does not apply to railroad workers. The Virginian Railway Company suit, joined by AF of L employees, led to this ruling, with possible appeals noted.
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Washington
Preme
Justice Stone
Virginian Railway Company
American Federation of Labbor
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Stone
Congress
Stricken Vessel Heads for Port
A stricken freighter named Volunteer with 39 aboard pressed toward Kobe under its own power as rescue ships stretched 240 miles to assist. Reports from the Inner Empress of Canada and Freane City indicated salvage efforts continued while the President Harrison relay described mixed messages about the doomed ship.
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San Francisco
Volunteer
Mackay Radio
Canada
Kobe
Los Angeles
Freigher
Uyo Maruwae
Globe Wirely
I Harrison
Harrison
Cronsler Seareless Staton
Tokid Sitio
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Nearby Areas
Weather data from Northwestern Observations reports fair conditions in Wisconsin with daytime highs near 40 and lows around 18. Winds northwest, no precipitation, barometer 30.00. Past records show higher highs and lower lows in Miami and Yellowstone. Buckstaff Observatory notes temperatures from 8 pm Saturday to 8 pm Sunday.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
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