Landon Favored In Convention Battle For GOP Nomination
In Cleveland on June 4 the national committee settled Florida seating disputes while delegates discuss Landon’s strength for the Republican nomination. John F. Lewi leads a Jacksonville delegation routed by contest but to be carried to the convention. Moses and Hoover weigh in on ballot timing and a possible speech to the committee.
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Florida
John F
Palm Beach
J. Leonard Lewi
Jacksonville
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Herbert Hoover
Henry P. Fletcher
Indiana Delegates Face Landon Lineup At Convention
Indiana Republicans plan to back Governor Alf Landon at the national convention in Cleveland. State ticket led by Raymond Springer of Connersville includes 10 delegates instructed for Landon, with remaining delegates broadly favoring the Kansan for the presidential nomination.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Raymond 8. Springer
Connersville
Fox
Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Taft Strength Grows As Convention Nears
Ohio delegates favor Taft as Cleveland convention nears. Supporters see him as a strong standard bearer potential. The elder Taft faces rivals including Borah, with Ohio's delegation split among several names.
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Taft
Haile Selassie Welcomed by Rome and London Crowds
Haile Selassie returns from Ethiopia to a grand Roman welcome with Mussolini and Badoglio honored officials. In London the exiled emperor receives massive crowds and police protection as British politics buzz around Italy and sanctions.
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Haile Selassie
Italy
Badoglio
Mussolini
Rome
General de Bono
London
Addis Ababa
England
Southampton
O. C. Harvey
Anthony Eden
Lion of Judah
Baldwin
Dino Grandi
Eden
Waterloo Station
N and W Purchases East End Site From Portsmouth Plant
The Norfolk and Western Railway gains the former Ports mouth Stove complex through Virginia Holding Corp for about 40000 dollars. The plant idle since 1931 may house a Foster Stove Co. venture from Ironton seeking to operate parts or most of the facility. Emerson Marting and C M Strickland expect talks with Virginia Holding officials to decide disposition as the N and W secures ground for more trackage.
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Portsmouth Stove & Range Co
Portsmouth
Virginia Holding Corp
First National Bank
Norfolk & Western Railway
Foster Stove Co. of
Ironton
Emerson Marting
C. M. Strickland
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
H. Stanley McCall
Ellis Parker Sr Named in Kidnapping Case
Mt Holly New Jersey June 4 the arrest of Ellis Parker Sr chief of Burlington county detectives on kidnapping and assault charges against Paul H Wendel drew Governor Harold G Hoffman into the Lindbergh baby mystery debate Hoffman faced deciding whether to extradite Parker to New York to answer Wendel s torture confession claim Parker is a trusted associate of Hoffman and a longtime investigator in the case
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MT. Holly
N. J
Ellis Parker Sr
Burlington County
Paul H. Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Parker
New York
Wendel
Little Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Manchester Board Names John Walton Superintendent
Manchester schools appoint John Walton as new superintendent by unanimous vote after E L Porter resigns amid claims of fear intimidation and political influence. Board president Verner Morgan defends governance while county prosecutor J W Lang says he will investigate Porter’s charges. Lucille Cooley named to succeed Walton as ee.
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Manchester
John Walton
Board of Education
E. L. Porter
Porter
Verner Morgan
Father at 96 and still a father new baby girl born
George Isaac Hughes a 96 year old Confederate veteran and early 20th century sensation welcomed another child a girl born to his 28 year old wife Libby Hill Hughes in New Bern North Carolina. He shares his fame and family life as he smiles at the latest addition to their household.
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New Bern
N. C
George Isaac Hughes
Libby Hill Hughes
Hughes
Temperatures Report by Observer Schirrman
Observer Schirrman reports today 11 a.m. temperature 71 with a low of 57 after a yesterday high of 85. A year ago the maximum reached 81 and the minimum 65.
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Schirrman
Food Handlers Yield in Paris Labor Strike
Paris June 4 Employers at the Paris central markets yielded to wage and hour demands of workers, averting a threatened food shortage as Socialist Leon Blum moved to assume government. Striking ice and refrigerator plant workers, whose walkout imperiled Paris meat and milk stores, settled their dispute.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Sarraut Cabinet Resigns in Paris Over Strike Crisis
Premier Albert Sarraut and his coalition quit Paris to let Socialists take charge. The metal industry leaders refuse further talks with strikers unless more than 200 factories are evacuated, signaling a decisive strike showdown in France.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
France
Strikes Spread Across Industries Amid French Labor Crisis
The Paris region and provinces face mass work stoppages with 400,000 workers folded arms and 200,000 more on strike elsewhere. Afternoon papers disappear as pickets block streets, cars dwindle, and fuel shortages loom while M. Blum prepares to tackle the nation’s labor and financial ills amid political obstruction in the Chamber.
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Bakkers
Terling
London
L'Humanite
Paris
France
M. Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Shadow Cabinets Rise To Influence Blum's New Government
Paris June 5 Two shadow cabinets form to pressure Leon Blum as premier. Communists vow a mass ministry via vigilant committees to watch cabinet acts for the people's front. The CGT unions promise support but insist on veto rights before accepting decisions.
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Blum
Richard G. Maslock
Associated Press
Paris
Leon Blum
Confederation Generale du Travail
General Confederation of Labor
France
Youth Kills Teacher Then Ends Life at Lehigh University
Wesley L. Clow a Lehigh University senior from Pine Castle Florida shot English instructor Charles Wesley Phy twice in a recitation room over a grade dispute then killed himself in the hall. Witness Harry Nay a Lancaster student described the fatal encounter. Phy died shortly after.
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Wesley L. Clow
Pine Castle
Fla
Charles Wesley Phy
Clow
Harry T. Nay
Lancaster
Phy
Sciotoville High School Holds 23rd Commencement
Dr. Charles W. Gilkey of the University of Chicago led 42 seniors in Sciotoville High School’s 23rd annual commencement. The program featured music by the school orchestra, girls glee club, and a six-girl vocal number, with an auditorium filled to capacity.
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Sciotoville High School
Charles W. Gilkey
University Chapel
University of Chicago
Harding School
Dr. Gilkey
Frank Appel
Portsmouth
Earl Clayton
Board of Education
Milton Utley
C. W. Sultzbach
Sciotoville M. E
William H. Crofts
Sciotoville Berean Baptist Church
Dean Gilkey
Athens
Black Legion executioner reveals ride death details in court
In Detroit on June 4, Dayton Dean testified in a grand jury chamber about a victim’s killing described as a one way ride. He claimed to have fired into Charles A Poole after being told to do so by the Black Legion. Fifteen men with a new Black Legion troop were present, as Prosecutor Duncan C McCrea announced. One of three men in custody confessed that Robert Penlan of Ecorse abducted, tied to a tree, and lashed.
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Black Legion
Dayton Dean
Charles A. Poole
Duncan C. McCrea
Robert Penlan
Ecorse
Union Charges Board Violation at Wheeling Steel Portsmouth
A joint Amalgamated Association committee at Portsmouth works accuses Wheeling Steel Corp of violating the national labor relations board ruling by refusing to confer with company management in the absence of department council representatives. The resolution notes that Wheeling officials object to meetings unless department councils or other employee groups are present.
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Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
Department Council
Parker F. Wilson
W. W. Holloway
Wheeling
National Labor Relations Board
Wilson
C. C. Caudill
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Committee
Department Councils
Amalgamated Joint Committee
Richard E. Evans
J. P. Harris
C.C. Caudill
General Council
Spain May Outlaw Reds to Stop Strike Deaths
Madrid June 4 The Spanish government threatened to outlaw syndicalists as three people died and nine were injured in labor disorders. Strikes involving about 250000 workers continued to disrupt various industries. Minister Augusto Barcia warned that if syndicalists persist in disobeying orders, the government plans to outlaw them.
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Madrid
Speaker Burns Dies in Night Heart Attack Ends Career
Joseph W. Burns, Speaker of the U S House, died after a heart attack at the Mayflower hotel. His death follows a period of intense work to push the New Deal agenda through Congress. William B. Bankhead elected to succeed him as speaker, with Roosevelt planning to attend the state funeral in Nashville.
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Leonard B. Shubert
Associated Press
Washington
Joseph Wellington Burns
House of Representatives
Tennessee
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Burns
House
South Trimble
New Deal
Congress
Mayflower
Roosevelt
Byrns
M. J. Byrns
John Byrns
Cincinnati
Whaley
Calver
Sam O. Mel Reynolds
George W. Calver
Adolph J. Sabath
Illinois
James Shera Montgomery
Tennyson
McReynolds
Nashville
John J. O’connor
New York
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
Bertrand Snell
Bankhead
Snell
White House
Speaker Burns
Capitol
Cedar Hill
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee House of Representatives
Julia Waives
Joseph Wins Jr
State Senate
Adjourment Delayed By Byrns Death Till After Convention
Washington June 4 Congress delays adjournment after Speaker Byrns death. Senate recessed to honor the speaker and aims to push tax relief bills into conference. Leaders expect recesses during the Republican and Democratic conventions with possible final adjournment the week after. Wisconsin Senator La Follette involved in shaping the standoff.
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Byrns
Washington
Congress
Joseph W. Byrns
Senate
Sincdie
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
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