Peacemakers Seek End to Looming Labor Strikes
Scant progress reported from Washington talks attempting to avert general strikes in cotton textile and steel industries. United Textile Workers threaten a Monday walkout while a June 16 steel strike is tentatively set. Toledo workers delay and seek intervention. Cleveland workers mull a federal mediator plan. one plant settles a dispute in Ekín Illinois. Roosevelt plans moves to prevent a steel strike and restore code provisions amid warnings about 30 hour weeks and wage minimums.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Textile Workers
Toledo
Toledo Automotive
National Guard
Central Labor Union
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Great Lakes
American Commercial Alcohol Distillery
Ekin, Ill
Plantill
NRA
Sloan
High Mercury Continues in Drought Area
Kansas City June 1 AP Middlewestern farmers hope June ends a drought described by the weather bureau as unprecedented Tempers soared across the region with 103 degree readings in Kansas and Missouri Inwood Iowa set a 111 degree mark Aberdeen North Dakota 110 Freeport Illinois and Minneapolis hit 106 and 106.3 Des Moines and Keokuk Illinois closed schools Illinois Bar Association paused to seek relief amid the heat wave and dust storms Expected showers offered limited relief and unsettled Mississippi Valley conditions lingered
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Inwood
Aberdeen
N. D
Freeport
Ill
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Keokuk
Ilc
May Was Hot and Dry in Roswell Weather Month
The May report from the local weather bureau notes an unusually hot dry month with a mean temperature of 71.4 degrees, higher than the 69.4 degree normal. Precipitation was 0.81 inches versus 1.09 inches normal, and the 98 degree high on the 29th was the hottest May reading since 1916.
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Roswell
Roosevelt signals possible talks on war debts
President Roosevelt told Congress he would discuss revisions to funding agreements with European debtors who show special circumstances tied to payment methods and resources for recovery. He noted Britain’s overtures and warned that Congress should not rush new legislation, while Republicans accuse Democrats of filibustering to keep session open. The message framed debt status and urged dialogue over a broad tax funded solution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
Ronald Lindey
Senate
House
Burns
United States
Extortion Plot Arrest Shocks Los Angeles Area
Frank E. Sutton, 48 year old mining engineer, arrested on a grand jury indictment for an alleged extortion plot against Altadena financier Fred S. Markham. Indictment cites a March 31 1983 letter demanding 22000 dollars with a threat of harm.
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Los Angeles
Frank. E. Sutton
Tecumseh
Mich
Fred S. Markham
Altadena
Calif
Sutton
Randsburg
Groveland
Markham
Coca Cola Company
Illinois Central Railroad
Pasadena
Sheriff's Office
Michigan
Department of Justice
B. P. Jennings
Navy Fliers Stay in New York for 18 Days
New York June 1 AP The navy anchored for an 18 day stay in New York harbor behind the flagship of Commander-in-Chief Franklin D Roosevelt. About 35 000 sailors will have a long holiday in Manhattan with at least 1 900 000 dollars in spending money. The pay day was Wednesday as the fleet on parade passed the President’s flagship Indianapolis.
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New York
New York Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Bread price hike hits Soviet ration stores June decree
Moscow reports bread prices more than doubling under a May 28 decree across Soviet Russia ration stores. Black bread, in greatest demand, rises to 59 to 60 kopecks per kilo from 20 to 30, about 25 kopecks a pound.
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Moscow
Russia
Lew Cody Found Dead in His Beverly Hills Bed
Hollywood mourns Lew Cody longtime master of ceremonies and Hollywood insider found dead in his Beverly Hills home from what doctors say was a heart attack. Born Cote he moved to the film colony in 1915 as a Shubert star and appeared in Shoot the Works his last picture.
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Lew Cody
Mabel Normand
Cody
Lew
Beverly Hills
R. B. Griffith
Cote
Pacific Coast
Legion Women at Ruidoso to Convene August 2 4
Silver City New Mexico June 1 AP Mrs Janet M Ord president of New Mexico Department of the American Legion Auxiliary and Mrs Llewellyn Zent secretary announced the annual state convention will be held at Ruidoso New Mexico August 2 3 and 4.
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Silver City
N. M
Janet M. Ord
New Mexico
American Legion Auxiliary
Llewellyn Zent
Auxiliary
Ruidoso
Debutante Virginia Johnson Dies in Kerosene Fire
Virginia Johnson, 22, daughter of State Treasurer Charles G. Johnson of Sacramento, died from burns in a kerosene garage fire four blocks from home. An autopsy found no poison, bruises, violence, or signs of assault. Surgeons report no foul play. body found charred. A photo shows Miss Johnson with her father.
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Virginia Johnson
Charles G. Johnson
Sacramento
Cal
Miss Johnson
International Illustrated News
Lions Club speaker hails Boy Scouts and youth programs
Judge James B. McGhee spoke at the Lions Club meeting at noon praising the Boy Scouts and urging support for boys who cannot afford scouting. He noted reform costs versus buying character through Scouting and commended Capt J M King Salvation Army and Rev LeRoy Thompson. Visitor Donald Kester attended. A F Madison presided. new officers to be installed next Friday on the roof of the J P White Building with S P Johnson Jr named president-elect.
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Lions Club
Boy Scouts
J. M. King
Salvation Army
LeRoy Thompson
Donald Kester
A. F. Madison
Simms to Send Proxy at GOP Meeting in Chicago
Former Congressman Albert G. Simms will not attend the National Republican Committee gathering in Chicago next week but will send his proxy. He and Mrs. Simms sail for Europe June 16. Mrs. Simms travels to Washington next Wednesday with Mr. Simms following a few days later. they expect to return to Albuquerque late in August.
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Albuquerque
Albert G. Simms
National Republican Committee
Chicago
Car Stolen Last Night Is Found
A 1929 Ford coupe owned by Henry J. Hughes was stolen around 9 45 last night from north of the Roswell Drug Store and found abandoned on East Bland this morning with blown tires. Authorities believe the tires were damaged crossing the railway tracks. The thieves have not been located.
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Henry J. Hughes
Roswell Drug Store
East Bland
More Rooms Needed for Institute Finals Visitors
Officials warn that more rooms in private homes may be required Sunday and Monday nights to host visitors for the finals at N M M I. Residents with rooms to rent should notify the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Parade Honors Sergeant Duthie at New Mexico Military Institute
A parade honored Master Sergeant James Duthie retiring after a long Army career begun in 1908. He served in the 14th 7th and 15th Cavalry, spent time in the Philippines and France, and has been a New Mexico Military Institute instructor and adviser. He will move to Berkeley California as the institute and cadet corps extend best wishes.
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United States Army
Corps of Cadets
New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute
Duthie
Philippine Islands
France
15Th Cavalry
Berkeley
California
Institute
Military Department
Democrats to elect new state chairman in Santa Fe
In Santa Fe on June 1 AP reports the Democratic State Central Committee will meet at a date chosen by acting state chairman John Bingham to consider a successor to Ed Swope who has resigned.
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Santa Fe
Democratic State Central Committee
John Bingham
Ed Swope
Rioting erupts in downtown Los Angeles incident
Rioting flared in downtown Los Angeles in front of the County Welfare Department. One man was perhaps fatally injured, ten policemen were severely hurt, and a number of rioters and bystanders were cut and bruised.
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Los Angeles
County Welfare Department
Colored janitor jailed for stealing courthouse stamps
Melvin Hunter, a colored janitor at the courthouse, was fined twenty dollars and sentenced to twenty days in jail by L. L. Johnson, J. P., on a charge of stealing twenty dollars worth of stamps from the courthouse.
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L. L. Johnson
J. P
Baseball scores and lineups from today's games
American League results show New York beating Philadelphia 10 to 3 with Deshong Grimes and Dickey Mahaffey Berry on the Battery. Detroit topped Chicago 3 to 1 behind Rowe Cochrane Lyons Madjeski. Boston defeated Washington 9 to 1 with Pennock Ferrell Crowder Russell McColl Phillips. Cleveland vs St. Louis postponed due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Deshong
Grimes
Dickey
Mahaffey
Berry
Boston
Washington
Pennock and Ferrell
Crowder
Russell, McColl and
Phillips
Baseball score box from a historical game rundown
Scan shows early baseball box scores with teams including Philadelphia New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Boston. It lists innings by run totals and the batteries for each side, naming pitchers and catchers such as Darrow Todd Hubbell Luque Richards Danning Hallahan W. Davis Birkofer Hoyd Padden Weaver Hartnett Frey O Farrell Munns Carroll Herring Berres Elliott Mangum Smith Betts Spohrer.
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Philadelphia
New York
Darrow
Todd
Hubbell
Luque
Richards
Danning
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Hallahan
W. Davis
Birkofer
Hoyd
Padden
Brooklyn
Boston
Munns
Carroll
Herring
Berres
Elliott
Mangum
Smith
Betts
Spohrer
Baseball All-Star Lineup Pairs Goslin Jeffries and Urbanski
Detroit Goslin faces Philadelphia Jeffries while Whitney Urbanski and Hartnett from Boston and Chicago are listed as starters in a National and American league cross match with Simmons also noted for Chicago.
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Detroit
Jeffries
Phila
Whitney
Boston
Urbanski
Hartnett
Chicago
Simmons
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