Bulkley Seeks Proof of WPA Coercion in Ohio
Senator Robert Bulkley of Ohio challenged critics to provide evidence that WPA workers are coerced into voting for or against any candidate. He supports a Senate investigation to expose unfounded charges and trust Hopkins to keep the agency free of politics. He urged reporting any intimidation to him and asserted confidence in federal officers’ help.
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Washington
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
WPA
Harry J. Hopkins
Sen
Bulkley
Senate
Sen. Bulkley
Sen. Barklesy
Alben W. Barkley
Alu
Senate audit debate over WPA political influence in Kentucky
Sponsored by ten Democratic senators including Bulkley the measure faces a Senate committee on audit and control. Bulkley and others question WPA activity while praising top leadership, noting isolated cases by minor officials and urging faith in WPA’s top leadership.
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Bulkley
Sen
Kentucky
Senate Committee On Audit and Control
WPA
Juror Excused For Illness In Harlan Coal Case
London Kentucky June 14 Juror No 9 in the Harlan Coal conspiracy case was excused from service due to illness and an alternate was seated. W D Johnson had complained of ill health since selection and was later stricken after his heart condition worsened. Judge H Church Ford presided as the trial involved 44 persons and 19 corporate defendants under the Wagner Labor Relations Act.
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London. Ky
Harlan Coal
W. D Johnson
Titme
Enal Corporations
Trial Moves Toward Federal Jurisdiction Challenge
The sequence continues as Johnson leaves the box and A B Sams takes his place after hearing all testimony. Sams has lived with the jurors under marshal guard since the trial began as the government seeks to prove coal mines in the Harlan field affect interstate commerce to claim federal jurisdiction.
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Wecourt
Johnson
A. B. Sams
Harlan Field
Real Estate Board Sets Meeting at Elks Restaurant
A regular meeting of the Elyria Real Estate Board will be held at the Elks Restaurant at 12 o clock noon tomorrow. All real estate men are invited to be present. A report of the Cleveland convention will be heard. The article closes with a moral line about honest living.
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Elyria Real Estate Board
Elks Restaurant
Cleveland
Oberlin Graduate Describes Canton's Air Raids in May 28 29
Dr. Franklin P. Metcalf, Oberlin College 1913 alum and Lingnan University botany head, reports Canton bombing by airplanes on May 28 and 29. He details near-miss bombings near Lingnan University, casualties including hundreds killed or wounded, and destruction of the Wongsha Railroad Station and memorials. He recalls hearing bombs and describes the terrifying scenes as war widens.
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Canton
China
Franklin P. Metcalf
Oberlin College
Lingnan University
Metcalf
Wongsha Railroad
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall
Tungshan
Shameen
Science
Honam Island
Madrid
Kwangtung
Food and Drug Bill Sent To President
The bill creating a new Pure Food and Drug Act is sent to President Roosevelt for signature. It marks a revised version of Tugwell’s proposal and ends a fight dating to the early New Deal era. The measure protects consumers from injurious foods and drugs and extends regulation to cosmetics and therapeutic devices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Rexford G. Tugwell
Vermilion Teacher Named District Head at Conference
Vermilion teacher Paul Tuttle was chosen as one of several district chairmen during the annual vocational agriculture teachers conference in Columbus. About 300 heard Dr. I L Bradford of the University of Nebraska speak on "Skillful Classroom Teaching." Officers slated for Thursday and the conference closes Friday with D B Robinson of Kenton presiding.
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Paul Tuttle
Vermilion
Columbus
I. £. Bradford
University of Nebraska
D. B. Robinson
Kenton
Americans Dominate Pretoria Car Licenses in 1937 Figures
1937 licensing figures from the Department of Census and Statistics show South Africa registered nearly eight times more American cars and heavy motor vehicles than British. The data highlights the strong appeal of American autos amid the era's trade patterns.
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Johannesburg
Department of Census and Statistics
Missing Vassar student Jane Ford vanishes on bicycle trip
Jane Grant Ford a 19 year old Vassar College student from Wausau Wisconsin is reported missing after disappearing during a bicycle journey from Poughkeepsie New York to St Louis Missouri. Authorities and Acme Telephoto note her absence and request information from the public.
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Jane Grant Ford
Vassar College
Wausau, Wis
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
St. Louis
Three New Directors Elected To Chesapeake Board
Baltimore June 14 Three new directors were elected at a Chesapeake Corporation special meeting. Earle Bailie of J. & W. Seligman & Co John L. Dickinson of Charleston W Va and John B Hollister of Cincinnati were chosen to break a board deadlock between Guaranty Trust of New York and Robert S Young. Young sought to block Guaranty Trust from voting about 71 percent of Chesapeake stock pledged to Alleghany bonds trustee.
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Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Chesapeake Corpvoration
Earle Bailie
J. & W. Seligman & Co
John L. Dickinson
Charleston
W. Va
John B. Hollister
Cincinnati
Guaranty Trust
Robert Ss. Young
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
Young
Chesapeake Corp
Alleghany Corp
van Sweringen
Memory expert speaks to Kiwanis on Springfield development
Dr. Victor Short addressed the Kiwanis club on memory development in Mass. As he left the hall, two police officers escorted him away.
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Springfield. Mass
Victor Short
Kiwanis Club
Dulles Hearing Restored After Two Weeks
In Palmer a man charged with speeding failed to appear and a lecture-arrested case drew attention. Shortly after, J. C. Syme, an electrician with partial deafness, was involved in a striped and headfirst incident on planks and later reported regaining high hearing two weeks later.
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Palmer
Syme
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PWA
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Detroit
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Tupor Sevan
Sevan
Coure
Forpor Senan
U.S
Color Guard
Oberlin
Baltimore
the Dulles
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Reddy
Amel
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Olo
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