Auto strike talks heat as Knudsen pledges wage talks
Detroit January 9. William S Knudsen executive vice president of General Motors said the company is willing to bargain with any employees on wages or conditions but will not permit occupation of plants. Union leaders and GM executives put terms in writing for Gov Murphy as production gridlock spreads. Several plants shut and Chevrolet engine and Fisher Body lines will close without engines. Murphy hopes for a negotiation basis, while Homer Martin of the UAW declines comment until mid morning.
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Detroit
Williams
Knudsen
General Motors
Msgr
John A. Ryan
New York
United Automobile Workers
Automobile Corporation
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Chevrolet
Fisher
Homer Martin
James F. Dewey
Metal Workers Ordered To Go Back To Jobs
The metal trade department of the American Federation of Labor ordered workers in strike closed General Motors plants to return to work. John P. Frey said members should seek GM work during the CIO walkout while the CIO is suspended from the federation. The unions vow no force to break lines or work in strike-breaker plants. Eight unions push GM to deny UAW sole representation.
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Washington
Metal Trade Department
American Federation of Labor
General Motors
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
John P. Frey
CIO
Frey
Metal Trades Unions
Metal Trades Department
UAW
Ohio Weather Cloudy with mixed precipitation and cold snap
A weather briefing for Ohio notes cloudy skies with snow or rain mixed with sleet in the south tonight and Sunday, and in the north on Sunday. Much colder tonight with continued low temperatures Sunday across the state.
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Ohio
South Portion
North Portion
Acting UW Dean Named Interim President After Frank Departure
Acting Proxy Dean George C. Sellery of the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science was appointed interim president following the removal of Dr. Glenn Frank. Sellery assumes leadership during the transition period as the university seeks a permanent successor.
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George C. Sellery
College of Letters and Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Declare War On Gambling Machines
Police Chief E. J. Stankard issued an order banning slot and marble machines as gambling devices after a 15 year old boy stole jewelry to fund play. Operators were told to remove machines by Monday or face confiscation and arrest. Competition among local operators allegedly led to indiscriminate placements near schools.
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E. J. Stankard
Akron
Elyria League Of Women Voters Meeting Called
A meeting is scheduled for Monday January 11 at 3 PM in the Directors Room of the Elyria Savings and Trust Building to discuss organizing an Elyria League of Women Voters. Mrs Frederick Grover and Miss Hope Hibbard will present the principles of the national organization urging women voters to participate in government.
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Elyria Savings and Trust Bldg
Elyria League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
Frederick Grover
State Board
Hope Hibbard
Oberlin League
Trained Agents For Conservation Program
Columbus Ohio January 9. A game management program will replace Ohio 102 game wards with trained conservation workers. The state conservation division will start the plan soon dividing the state into seven districts by wildlife type. Civil service eligible lists will supply game management agents to each district.
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Columbus
Ohio
Civil Service
Three Sandusky Men Killed In Traffic Crash
Three Sandusky men died in a January highway crash near Sandusky when an automobile attempting to pass a truck sideswiped the truck and collided with a Bellevue woman’s car. Charles Lentz 24 Charles Close 21 and William Burmeister 22 died at the scene. Norbert Ferback 20 and Mary Beck of Bellevue plus W A Farnsworth were injured and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where the three men died shortly after.
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Sandusky
Weat Huron
Charles Lentz
Charles Close
William Burmeister
Norbert Ferback
Mary Beck
Bellevue
W. A. Farnsworth
Edward Diewald
Lorain
Miss Beck
Farnsworth
Good Samaritan Hospital
Opposition to Roosevelt Budget Plans
Washington January 9 opposition forms to at least three parts of President Roosevelt 1938 budget plans including deficiency and regular relief appropriations the 1 billion national defense appropriation and government reorganization. Lawmakers foresee tests of executive control in both Houses while protests against skimping grow. The House appropriations committee plans early hearings on the emergency relief fund with calls to earmark funds and efforts by third party members to double the allocation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Emergency Relief Fund
Bennett Champ Clark
House
Inauguration Ceremonies Noted For Lorain County Schools
Lorain County schools will host two inauguration programs this month. Governor Martin L. Davey will be inaugurated next Monday afternoon, followed by the presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 20. The national events will replace the School of the Air schedule.
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Lorain County
C. A. Gibbons
Martin L. Davey
Roosevelt
School of the Air
B. H. Darrow
Ohio School of the Air
Two Arrested For Grafton Burglary
Frank Hojtinger aged 23 and Edward Szmania aged 25, both of Grafton, face burglary charges after Deputy Sheriff Paonessa arrested them for stealing aluminum core boxes and patterns from the W. O. Larsen Foundry in Grafton. The theft, valued at 105 dollars, involved 210 pounds of cores and patterns which were broken up and sold to a firm in Eiska for 20.10. The defendants confessed and were held on 5,000 dollar bonds for the grand jury. This was Sheriff Grall’s first arrest since taking office and the second local burglary reported, following the Dafi Clothing store break-in at Wellington.
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Frank Hojtinger
Edward Szmania
Grafton
Samuel Paonessa
W. O. Larsen
Preston Coon
Sheriff's Department
Paonessa
Eiska
William F. Grall
Dafi Clothing
Wellington
Ohio Cold Wave Forecast Short Lived in State
The United Press reports Ohio faces the severest cold wave of winter with temperatures dropping 10 to 14 degrees below zero and snow tonight. State meteorologist W H Alexander says the spell should not last beyond 48 hours as readings rise in the West. A new all time Jan 8 record of 66 degrees was set in Columbus, surpassing the 62 degree mark from 1906.
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United Press
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Alexander
State Bureau
Columbus
Sit Down Strike Threatens Wisconsin Campus
MADISON Wis Jan 9 A student strike driven by Gov Lafollette bold oratory grew into a sit down protest as Dr Glenn Frank accuses a political firing squad of firing him as University of Wisconsin president. Harry Demuth and aides urged more joiners to seize a classroom next week while 2000 demonstrators pressured Lafollette's office. Investigations of the Regents action to not renew Franks contract seem likely. Lafollette will seek Harvard president James Conant to study freeing the university from political control.
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Madison
Wis
Philip J. Lafollette
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Harry Demuth
Evanston
Demuth
Lafollette
Frank
Board of Regents
James Conant
Harvard University
State University
Slight Increase In Operations At National Tube
National Tube Company plant at Lorain will show a slight increase in operations next week under a tentative schedule. Four blast furnaces and 10 open hearths stay in operation. rail mill adds five and one half days. butt mills Nos 2 and 6 run five and a half days starting Monday. no skelp mills operate. lapp mill No 2 and seamless mills Nos 1 and 2 also run five and a half days. Schedule tentative and subject to change, officials say.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Thumbs Down on Cleveland Subway Idea
The War Department through the Board of Army Engineers rejected Asa L. Carter of Cleveland's plan for a rapid transit subway from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The decision was learned as Carter's proposal was turned down by officials.
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Washington
War Department
Board of Army Engineers
Asa L. Carter
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Carter
Bombs Hit British Embassy and Madrid Siege Battles
Madrid reports say fourteen rebel tri motor bombers attacked the city dropping over 20 high explosive bombs in the University City area while Loyalist forces mounted a defense with escorting planes. Nationalists pressed an all out assault to encircle Madrid as civilians prepared for evacuation amid heavy bombardment and fighting near the city center.
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Madrid
University City
Escorial
Fear For Life Of Mattson Boy
Distraught parents of 10 year old Charles Mattson face a stalled abduction crisis in Tacoma as 13 days pass without ransom talks. An ad in a Seattle newspaper claims “Mable” and “Ann” arranged the payment of 28 thousand dollars in old bills, but Dr. William Mattson says he has heard nothing through police channels.
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Tacoma
Wasih
Charles Mattson
William W. Mattson
Seattle
Mable
Ann
Mattson
Train passengers rescued after 30 hours in snowdrifts
In Winside Nebraska sixteen train passengers, trapped for nearly 30 hours in 22 foot snowdrifts during a blizzard, were rescued by a rescue train powered by two locomotives. They survived on candy ice cream and bread while officials delivered hot meals and coffee. Two men walked five miles through the drift to reach a farm house for supplies.
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Winside
Neb
Wayne
Norfolk
Omaha
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Henry Lengenberger
Howard Boeher
Hoskins
Snow And Cold Over Wide Area
Snow and zero temperatures covered much of the nation with a threat of more storms. The Midwest and parts of the West faced heavy snow and drifting, while California saw rare snowfall in Long Beach. Missouri, Kansas, and surrounding states struggled with blocked roads and cold, coal relief efforts continued as supply kept pace.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Far West
Washington, D. C
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles Salt Lake City
West Coast
California
Long Beach
Los Anzeles
Salinas
Stockton
Calif
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
County Board Moves to Begin 1937 Appropriations
County commissioners announced they will start work on the 1937 appropriation measure Monday afternoon. The general fund total will be about $665,000, with road and bridge and bond and interest retirement outside the general fund. The board hopes to complete the bill so salaries can be paid on the 15th.
Italy Increases Military Budget for 1837 1938
Rome January 9 The cabinet approved higher military appropriations in the 1837 1938 budget meeting. Major items include 131115115 for the war ministry 94548800 for the navy 6312590 for aviation 84977190 for colonies and 3106350 for press and propaganda. Revenue is 1084379400 with expenditure 1251437850 forecasting a deficit of 167058450. The increase contrasts with the 1936 1937 budget which had 220621150 for the war ministry and 81291606 for the Bary.
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Rome
War Ministry
Bary
Rescue parties Reach Snowbound Bus Passengers In Utah
In a Nevada to Utah blizzard rescuers reach 13 marooned on a bus and several autos. Ten below zero shock conditions as drivers and passengers huddle in stalled vehicles. Sheriff Prince and Iron county teams race to reach a desolate stretch between St. George and Beaver Dam Falls. multiple fatalities reported in the region.
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Las Vegas
Nev
St. George
Cedar City
Utah
Beaver Dam Falls
Arizona
Anton Prince
Washington County
Iron County
Renores Calse
Barrington B Aera
Prince
Highway Department
Sam Cohen
Eliah Maisson
Los Angeles
Here
Duzrard
Roy Witchester
CCC
Harvey BE. Mobley
Kentucky
Eureka
Carl Turley
Courthouse To Be Renovated By WPA Workers
WPA workers begin spring cleaning of the courthouse with 84,000 appropriated for walls woodwork record books and painting. County plans a 3% materials tax and estimates total costs around 306 dollars. Work scheduled between 4 pm and midnight.
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WPA
Ware
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National Tube
Pride of Coast Guard
Coast Guard
John C. Spencer
Brooklyn
N. Y., Navy Yard
Alexander Hamilton
Mattson Boy
Ceal
Jefferson
Italy
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