Textile strike temper rages from coast to coast
Grim preparations from Maine to Alabama intensified the textile strike with at least 10 dead and many wounded. President Roosevelt’s inquiry board met amid a discouraging atmosphere as armed workers and guards mobilized across New England, the South, and Virginia. Both sides seek victory with no sign of conciliation. Military preparations and potential martial law loomed as new battalions formed and mills were guarded.
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United Press
Washington
Maine
Alabama
Roosevelt
New England
South
New Deal
Sitthe
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Milina
Honey Path
D. C
South Carolina
Noth
Virginia
North Carolina
United Textile Workers
Girls And Soldiers Stars In Strike Drama Fray
Nation faced by a massive strike with 460 000 workers idled as mills close for protection. Francis J German warned idle workers could reach 510 000, while CIO and AFL leaders doubt a general strike. Violence blamed on mill owners and officials. North Carolina troops mobilize amid food shortage fears. Roosevelt waits for Windat Board review before new steps.
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United = Pr
Francis J. German
American Federation of Labor
Winant
Frances Perkins
Lloyd K. Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
Raymond
Ingersoll
Brooklyn
Gorman
National Guardsmen
Pawtucket
R. 1
Lyman
D. C
Kipton Church Notes Big 55th Anniversary Rally Day
Kipton Community Church to exchange pulpits September 9 with Rev E T English and Rev G T Hanna. October 7 marks the 55th anniversary of the corner stone laying and union history. Homecoming and rally day planned with outside speakers and a musical evening. Also brief notes from Kipton Grange and local residents attending events and Air Races.
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Kipton
Kipton Community
E. T. English
Vermilion Congregational Church
G T. Hanna
Kipton Community Church
Bates Corners
Union Church
Christian Church
Kipton Grange
Stanley Bowman
Flossie Losey
Alva Lippus
Berlin Heights
Bridges
Niles
Ohio
Thomas Short
Ray Brumby
L. A. Obitts
Elyria
Harold Lathrop
Wilma Jean
Oberlin
Bessie Waite
W. W. Calkins
Nellie Haigh
Thomas Palgut
John Brown
Harold Davis
Hazel
Lois Bickel
F. A. Perkins
M. B. Perkins
Frances
Robert Brown
Harold Morgan
Cleveland
S. J. Davidson
Tony Alferio
Leaders 1M Health Groups to Meet at Ashland
Representatives from Ashland Erie Huron Knox Lorain and Richland counties will gather in the Ashland Court House Assembly Room on Friday September 14. The program opens at 9 30 a m with a luncheon 1 30 to 1 30 p m in Hetlers. Dr Robert G Paterson and Arthur H German of Columbus will lead informal discussions on public health work. Plans for the 1934 Christmas Seal Sale and organizational issues will be outlined with participation from county tuberculosis and health associations and Christmas Seal committees.
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Ashland
Erie
Huron
Knoa
Lorain
Hichland
Court House
Harry Horne
Ashland County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Hetlers
Robert G. Paterson
Columbus
Ohio Public Health Association
Arthur H. German
Ashland Coutts Tuberculossis and Health Association
Waron County Public Health League
Virginia Court Hears Death Penalty Case For Kidnapping Murder
Mrs. Robert C. Kent III stands by her husband in Fincastle Virginia court as the former army major faces the electric chair on charges that he kidnapped innkeeper Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings and killed her after a brief auto ride. A picnic dinner was served earlier and guests included Mrs Barney Weber and others.
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Dusband
Robert C. Kent III
Fincastle
Virginia
Mvs
Mary Jane Hastings
Barney Weber
Oberlin
J. N. Weber
Victor Hugo's Publishing Tactics Delayed Manuscripts
Victor Hugo, famed French novelist, had his works paid for in advance but never sent the manuscripts. He arranged for copies to be made and sent at the last moment, leaving publishers with just enough time to print and prepare for the fixed publication date.
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Victor Hugo
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Ersone
Dunn
N. C
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Hyde Park
Windat Board
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George Bickel
Wm. Geist
Walter Ingersoll
Ernest Dabney
North Eaton
Iva Austin
Blanche Hales
Annabelle
Wellington
Will Grundy
Wm. Brumby
Myron Gett
Rochester
Capitol Theatre
Obinson
With Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Geo.h.crawford
Grace McBurnie
Wakeman
Dean Betis
Laverne
Milan
Clayton Chrysler
Wilma
J. H
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Tony Alfello
Leo Reynolds
Howard
Michigan
Alice Arnold
Ves
Cane
York State
Robert C. Kent
Coolie
Zoe
Kewtie
Sandwich
Masonic Temple
Blacks
Oxfords
Broad Street
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