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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
7
Victoria confronts a changed mother Magda after a decade of travels and scandals. Magda unsettles Victoria and Quentin with flirtations, money worries, and a lifestyle that clashes with Victoria’s domestic life. The opera outing sparks gossip as Dr. Hardisty interruption tests their evening.
Albert Mackey of Detroit kept a giant bull frog named Frenchy near Grass Lake Michigan. The 28% inch, 3 lb 4 oz creature taught trolling, guiding it to lure bass before a muskellunge nabbed the frog. Mackey laments the loss and jokes he will not eat persimmons again. Western Newspaper Union.
The World s Week outlines the stalemate in the steel labor fight between independent steel firms and John L. Lewis s CIO. Firms refuse written contracts while unions demand formal signed terms. Roosevelt offers no official stance. Tom Girdler explains the contract would push toward closed shop and checkoff, while past CIO contracts are cited as broken. Separate Ohio suits planned over parcel post delays to workers at Republic Steel plants.
Gov. Martin L. Davey appeals to the President for aid as rioting and abductions erupt near Johnstown steel mills. A three member mediation board led by Frances Perkins is named to hear both sides in Cleveland. Vigilante groups form in Monroe and Youngstown as tension rises nationwide.
The Senate judiciary committee quickly rejected President Roosevelt's Supreme Court packing bill as dangerous and unconstitutional. Report says the measure would not banish age from the bench or curb court power, would subjugate courts to Congress and the President, and should be emphatically rejected. Washington insiders doubt passage, anticipate a possible adjournment and special session to regroup before November.
Despite pleas from Harry L. Hopkins the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Byrnes amendment to the 1.5 billion relief bill by a 13 to 10 vote. The provision would have required local governments to cover 40 percent of WPA project costs or sign a civic pauper oath. Senator Byrnes faces opposition as Robinson offers a 25 percent compromise while Roosevelt opposes any rider.
Loyalist forces in Bilbao shift the capital to Santander after another bombing by German and Italian planes. Basque battalions regroup for a last stand to defend Bilbao’s iron ring as Franco’s troops breach outer fortifications near Fica and Larrabezua. Casualties and destruction rise as rebels press eastward. Meanwhile Soviet Russia purges accuse generals of treason and execute eight, amid reports of a Kremlin crackdown and a subsequent suicide by Cherniakov. Hundreds of thousands are removed from party rolls.
A congressional committee is set to probe tax dodgers among the wealthy as France faces a financial crisis. Vincent Auriol hints at higher taxes on top brackets and government monopolies to fund government for six weeks under Blum's emergency powers, while the US reports 1936 national income at 62.056 billion and 1937 outlook near 70 billion with per capita earnings rising.
John L. Lewis led a strike by United Mine Workers against captive mines in Pennsylvania. Workers walked out and joined steel pickets to pressure Bethlehem Steel, aiming to close the Cambria plant while plant officials reported operations continued in most departments.
The Northampton Table of Mortality, published in 1771 by Richard Price, is noted as the real foundation of modern life insurance and scientific annuities. The system has expanded recently to allow even relatively poor men to provide income for dependents after death or for themselves in old age.
The text explains that sharks are fish not mammals, noting that some species lay eggs in horny egg-cases while most give birth to live young that fend for themselves from birth. It contrasts sharks with whales and highlights diversity within shark reproduction.
Local residents notice canker worms feeding on tree leaves, sparking talk of a slow paced town image. Some residents worry about delays and disruptions as the pests persist in the area.
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