Van Devanter Announces Retirement From Supreme Court
Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter informs President Roosevelt he will retire from active service on June 2. The 78 year old conservative on the court cited age and the retirement act, signaling a potential shift in the court's balance amid debate over Roosevelt’s court reform plan. Chief Justice Hughes calls the retirement a serious loss. others predict possible compromises on the plan and note possible further retirements before autumn.
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Federal Supreme Court
Roosevelt
High Bench
John T. Suter
Associated Press
Washington
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
van Devanter
Sutherland
Hughes
McReynolds
Brandeis
Butler
Supreme Court of the United States
Wills van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
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Two More Alaskan Towns Flooded Amid Rising Rivers
Ice clogged rivers flood two more Alaska communities Nenana and Fort Yukon. Nenana sees four to fourteen feet of water with homes and yards inundated while Fort Yukon reports four feet, forcing residents to higher levels. No deaths reported in either town as Fairbanks floods continue.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Nenana
Fort Yukona
Ray Randall
U. S
Fort Yukon
Yukon
Porcu
Pine
Tenana
Yukoa
Warfield wedding announced in Oshkosh
Mayor C A Wiechering urged end to Oshkosh industrial strike. He called for employers to raise wages, workers to return to work, and warned of rising relief costs and economic loss if plants stay closed. He stressed the need for fair wages and timely operation to preserve city prosperity.
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C. A. Wiechering
Oshkosh
Wiechering
Strike at Merrill First in 18 Years
Merrill Wisconsin workers at the Anson and Gilkey plant walked out after a union meeting. The vote was 218 to 7 in favor of strike to demand a closed shop a 40 hour week and wage scale from 50 to 67 44 cents an hour. The plant offered 5 percent raise and 50 hour week. A 10 percent raise had been granted weeks earlier.
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Merrill
Wis
A. F. of L
Anson and Gilkey
Chicago
Industrial Rayon Corporation
Cleveland
C. I
Kearney
Federal Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
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Senate Defeats Restriction Of Trading Stamps
Wisconsin senate defeats the Young bill to restrict trading stamps after a contentious debate. The measure would bar stamps on trademarked, nationally advertised goods, with supporters led by Sen. Michael Kresky and opponents warning it hurts small merchants. Continued discussion noted on Wisconsin development authority bill.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Michael Kresky
Green Bay
Kresky
E. M. Sauld
Pembine
Milwaukee
Paulson
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Bolens
Clancy
Len Harry Bolens
Sheboygan Falls
Joseph Clancy
Racine
E. M. Rowlands
Cambria
Philip Nelson
Kresky and
Wisconsin Development Authority
Outbreak of ZeP Blaze Placed in Gas Cell No 4
Lakehurst New Jersey witness Helmut Lau a helmsman testified to the commerce board that the ZeP blaze began inside gas cell No 4 with a bright interior reflection at the moment of the explosion He described flames on the forward bulkhead and outer surface shortly after and said the explosion sound matched a gas cell burst Dennis Mulligan identified Lau as likely the first to see the origin of the fire.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hindenburg
No. 4
Helmut Lau
Lau
Department of Commerce Investigateing Board
Dennis Mulligan
Wisconsin Weather Report and Forecast Summary
Wisconsin mostly fair conditions with a chance of evening showers in the southeast. Cooler air moves in from the northwest tonight with light frost likely in the north portion. Observations show 7:30 p.m. readings of 53 at Milwaukee and 106 in Phoenix, 98 in El Paso, 34 in Devils Lake, 38 in Yellowstone. Maximum 68 and minimum 45 for Sunday to Monday with no precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Fair Milwaukee
Phoenix
el Paso
Devils Lake
Yellowstone
Rockstaff Observatory
Windsor and Wallis Warfield to wed quietly at Monts
The Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Warfield will marry at Chateau de Cande Monts on June 3 in a private ceremony conducted by Mayor Dr Charles Mercier. Only close associates from recent months will attend and no other British royals are invited. The couple sought dispensations to dispense with banns and a town hall wedding.
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Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Chateau de Cande
Charles Mercier
Herman &. Rogers
London
Duke
Warfield
Tours
Chateau
Edward
Rogers
Richard D. McMillan
United Press
U.P
Herman L. Rogers
Duk
Teakle Wallis Warfield
Maryland
Mrs. Warfield
500 Americans Killed In Spanish Civil War
Madrid reports indicate American volunteer battalions on the Republican side suffered heavy losses, with more than 500 U.S. citizens killed, about 30 percent of the 1,700 who enlisted since the conflict began ten months ago. The Sixteenth Infantry Lincoln battalion led casualties near the Jarama, many volunteers using alias names and Spanish passports.
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Madrid
United States
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Spain
Jarama
Outfit
Tarancon
United States Army
Lincoln
Defense Command
Steel plant closings warned as strikes threaten operations
Two large independent steel firms Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube warned they would close plants if picketing blocks employee entry. The firms join other independents facing CIO pressure as threats to shut down rise amid broader labor unrest in autos, film crafts, and shipbuilding sectors.
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Associated Press
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Girl Confesses Setting Two School Fires in Mukwonago
An 11-year-old girl in Mukwonago Wisconsin confessed to starting two fires in the local grade school. The April 28 blaze caused the death by smoke of janitor Orren Perkins as he battled flames. A second fire occurred May 10 in a second floor classroom closet. The girl will face Juvenile Court Judge David Agnew.
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Waukesha
Wis
William Greenwald
Mukwonago
Greenwald
Orren Perkins
David Agnew
Ota te Police Name Ragin Man As Head
Convention in Wausau named 1938 meeting city after votes for Ashland were opposed. Lyle L. George of Racine was reelected president for a third term. John Arnold of Madison became vice president. Directors include King Kenosha Sorensen Neenah Wepfer Shorewood Arnold Madison Long La Crosse Floether Oshkosh Carpenter Janesville. Delays kept Ashland from hosting next year’s convention.
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Lyle L. George
Racine
Wisconsin Policemen's Protective Association
Baulf
Carl N. Hill
Madison
John Arnold
Floyd J. Maloney
Chippewa Falls
Thomas King
Kenosha
Louis Wrasse
Wauwafosa
Harold T. Owens
Waukesha
Viggo Sorensen
Neenah
William Wepfer
Shorewood
George Long
la Crosse
Arthur Floether
Osh+ Kosh
Joseph Carpenter
Janesville
Hill
T. G. Melvin
Milwaukee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
C. A. Wiechering
Lyle George
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Pro Agriculture Measure Declared Constitutional by Farm Board
Washington UPI reported Freeeric P. Lee of the American Farm Bureau told the House Agriculture Committee the proposed agricultural adjustment act with granary, tariff and production control features is constitutional. He compared it to the Wagner Act decision and said Congress can regulate orderly production and marketing of major farm commodities as a basic industry, noting the coercive element would be marketing quotas.
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Washington
UPI
Freeeric P. Lee
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agriculture Committee
Lee
Henry A. Wallace
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate judiciary committee votes down Roosevelt court bill
The Senate judiciary committee voted 10 to 8 to report the Roosevelt court bill adversely. Seven Democrats and Norris supported the measure. eight opposed, led by King and Borah. Amendments were largely rejected as the panel concluded a protracted debate.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Justice van Devanter
Borah
Idaho
Supreme Court
Norris
Ashurst
Arizona
Neely
Logan
Dieterich
McGill
Pittman
Hughes
King
McCarran
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Hatch
Burke
Connally
O'Mahoney
Austin
Steiner
McAdoo
Bilbo
Kentucky
Dietrich
Ilines
Nevada
Roosevelt Court
Capitol
Delaware
Kansas
Repubblicans
Cojuana
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