Labor pushes 30 hour week plan across industries
Organized labor announces a campaign to enact a 30 hour work week in all industries with support seen in the Senate and House. Senator Wagner signals revisions to the National Recovery Act labor provisions to empower the labor board while favoring code authority led reductions. AFL leaders and Rep Connery press for universal 30 hours as essential to employment goals, criticizing NRA enforcement and minimum wage compliance.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
House
Wagner
National Labor Board
Labor Board
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Connery
House Labor Committee
NIRA
National aid sought for schools under recovery program
Washington January 6. The Federal Advisory committee on emergency aid in education plans to ask President Roosevelt and Congress for aid to strained schools under the National Recovery program. About fifty leaders from educational and other organizations gathered to draft the request.
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Washington
National Recovery
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Advisory Committee On
Reverend Earl Bowman Dies At Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Rev. Earl J. Bowman D D longtime pastor of St James Lutheran Church Gettysburg Pa since 1923 died late yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore He was 44 years old and had entered the hospital Monday.
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Baltimore
Earl J. Bowman
St. James’ Lutheran Ehurch Atettysburg
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Believed Attack Attempt Ends in Death of Mrs. Gibson
In Detroit a 33 year old woman, Mrs Virginia Gibson, was found dead on a highway west of the city after an apparent attack and possible run over by a car. A passing motorist reported seeing the car go over the body, suggesting the death was staged as an accident. Evidence of a struggle and numerous footprints were found near the scene. Mrs Gibson, wife of Gordon Gibson, had left their hotel to attend a theater, and they had been married five years.
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Detroit
Jan
Virginia Gibson
Foster Knoblock
Frank Przkop
Gibson
Gordon Gibson
Four Panhandlers Sent To House of Correction
Justice Richard Duffey in City Court sentenced four panhandlers to three months each in the House of Correction. Named defendants are Richard Mantell Otho Merryman Willard Pullman and John Wise. The quartet had just completed five day jail terms on the same charge and are described as nonresidents of Hagerstown by arresting officers.
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Hagerstown
Richard Duffey
House of Correction
Richard Mantell
Otho Merryman
Willard Pullman
John Wise
Widow Balch Leaves Home Over Kidnapping Threat
Mrs Emily Tapscott Clark Balch widow of explorer Edwin Swift Balch left her Philadelphia home after a kidnapping threat. A guard said she is out of town and federal agents investigate a letter demanding 2000 plus a prior $500 ring theft.
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Philadelphia
Emily Tapscott Clark Balch
Edwin Swift Balch
Drunks nicer since repeal report in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police arrested 4450 intoxication defendants from December 4 to January 5. This count is 208 higher than the prior month, yet only 560 faced disorderly conduct charges, compared with 39 previously.
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Philadelphia
Charges in Fatal Shooting May Follow Probe
Pending a complete investigation of the shooting, no formal charges will be lodged against E. Russell Koons, 34, whose wife Catherine Maugans Koons, 33, died at Washington County Hospital at 2:35 this morning. Koons is under guard and not to leave the hospital without the attorney general's consent. Mrs Koons admitted he shot her in a fit of anger at their Oak Hill avenue apartment Thursday. Death caused by five intestinal punctures. The case may go before the February Grand Jury. coroner's inquest undecided.
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E. Russell Koons
Catherine
Maugans Koons
Washington County
J. Lloyd Harshman
Koons
Attoriney
Oak Hill Avenue
Pital
Harshman
Richard H. Sweeney
New York moves to crack down on speakeasies
New York police and the Alcoholic Beverage Control board, backed by the legalized liquor trade, announced a crackdown on speakeasies that grew during Prohibition. The campaign targets venues from Bowery peep-holes to upscale upstate emporia, aiming to remove outlaw resorts.
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New York
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Bowery
Emporia
Cement Plant to Run Full Year Amid Public Works Push
The Security plant of North American Cement Corp will operate at full capacity in 1934 unless Maryland public works projects are delayed, per Alexander L. Tyree. The Austin New York plant is to reopen mid month as orders improve, with road construction boosting demand. In other news, Judge Coleman disbarred attorney Howard Galbreth, following an Allegany county action last October.
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North American Cement Corp
Maryland Public Works
Alexander L. Tyree
Austin
N.Y
Tyree
Baltimore
William C. Coleman
United States District Court
Howard Galbreth
Cumberland
Galbreth
Allegany County
Swan Dance Ends In Myths Of A Grand Farewell Party
Exeter England January report says 82 year old W J A Grant hosted an all night party dubbed his swan dance to honor a supposed terminal illness. He claimed doctors warned his heart was failing yet after a champagne supper and two hours sleep he felt fine and declared the event a success. The event drew 500 guests including novelist Elinor Glyn and Lord Vivian, with Cape Grant in Franz Josef Land cited as a namesake.
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Exeter
Eng
W. J. A. Grant
Mr. Grant
West Country
England
Elinor Glyn
Lord J Vivian
Cape Grant
Franz-Josef Land
Laam
Grant
Cleaning of Canal in Williamsport and Hancock to Begin
The Health Department plans next week to clean and drain the C. and O. Canal at Williamsport and Hancock if weather allows. Snow and ice hindered start. sandbars will be removed and drain pipes laid to prevent water stagnation while water is kept moving. Cleanup of the swamp area behind South Prospect Street will follow when weather permits after recent snow and rain delayed work.
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Wiliamsport
Hancock
Health Department
South Prospect Street
Mine Operators To Spend Much on New Equipment
Pennsylvania's large bituminous coal firms plan heavy spending on replacement equipment. Mines will order machines and cars in six months not for a spike in demand but to service plants strained by idleness and salvaged gear. One operator noted scrap heaps are exhausted after a prolonged low mood.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robber Didn’t Come Prepared In Minneapolis Holdup
In Minneapolis on January 6 a coal yard robbery ended quickly as Hoff man struck the intruder before he could load a pistol he pulled from separate pockets. The would be thief claimed he “meant business” but fled after the blow, leaving empty handed.
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Minneapolis
Henry
Hoffaman
Local radio entertainer Sam the Piano Man in custody
Stanley Weller Arnsparger known as Sam the Piano Man was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Robert F Taylor on a bigamy warrant issued by Lina McClintock Arnsparger Cecil county. The warrant alleges a November 3 1932 marriage to Catherine Harbaugh while still married. A hearing before Justice Richard Duffey is set for Tuesday. Arnsparger claimed he was told his first marriage had been annulled and he believed he was free at the time of the second marriage.
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Stanley Weller
Arnsparger
Sam
Robert F. Taylor
Potomac Street
Madelina McClintock
Cecil County
Catherine Harbaugh
Richard Duffey
Desperado Taken Back to Pen in Oklahoma
Wilbur Underhill, wounded desperado, was moved by ambulance from Shawnee City Hospital to the McAlester state prison under heavy guard. He has a life sentence in Oklahoma and Kansas for murders and was formerly held under federal orders for the killing of four officers and Frank Nash at Kansas City Union Station. His condition showed considerable improvement after thirteen bullet wounds.
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Shawnee
Okla
Wilbur Underhill
Desperado
City Hospital
McAlester
Underhill
Frank Nash
Kansas City Union Station
Oklahoma
Kansas
Democrats To Meet Monthly In County Club
Several score Democrats attended last night's regular meeting of the Democratic Club. Speakers included Attorney General W. Preston Lane and E.B. Stuart Bushong with President Geo. A. Reed. The group decided to hold one meeting monthly on the first Friday. Lane spoke on Democratic prospects while Bushong outlined Roosevelt Ball plans and the ticket committee headed by J. T. Hartle was named to support the cause.
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W. Preston Lane
Stuart Bushong
Geo. A. Reed
Lane
Attorney Bushong
Roosevelt
J. T. Hartle
Bus Passenger Goes On Rampage in Stroudsburg
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania a bus passenger named Rosatin Emilio D of Chicago drew a pen knife and slashed a fellow rider eleven times. He attempted to attack other occupants but was beaten by passengers who pursued him. He was hospitalized with a possible skull fracture and is in police custody. State police guard him at the hospital.
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Stroudsburg
Rosatin Emilio, D
Chicago
Must Be Love in Gordon as Pets Reunited
Gordon Nebraska January story reports Billy Jones a local business man kept both his dog and his cat after a sequence of disappearances and reunions. The pets vanished and returned separately then came home together leading Jones to keep both animals.
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Gordon
Neb
Billy Jones
Jones
Probe Death Of Student Bertle In Detroit
Police investigate the mysterious death of 17 year old Charles Bertle a high school senior found body face up on a piano bench at his home with a bath robe and a cord tightly tied around his neck waist and limbs. His mother Carolyn Bertle discovered the scene upon returning from work. Deputy Coroner Foster Knobloch said an adult strength was needed to tighten the cord as found on the body.
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Letroit
Fign
Charles Bertle
Carolyn Bertle
Foster Knobloch
Young Bertle
Two Miners Rescued After Explosion Traps in Coal Mine
In Derby Virginia two miners freed themselves from a 75 foot coal fall barrier after an explosion that killed a fellow worker. They reported being safe with only minor bruises despite the collapse.
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Derby
Weekly Weather Outlook Forecast for North Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the period beginning Monday. North and Middle Atlantic states expect rain Sunday night and Monday morning. Generally fair elsewhere except rain in the south and rain or snow in the north on Thursday and Friday. Much colder Monday and Monday night, rising temperatures Wednesday and Thursday, turning colder again by Saturday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Northtlantic
South
Massies Will Cet Divorce Massies Will Cet Divorce
Mrs. Massie plans to file for divorce from Lieut. Thomas Massie in Reno, asserting the action is at his insistence. She denies ties to the Honolulu murder trial of 1932 and says she will return to Washington after the proceedings to resume employment and residence. The couple has been separated for months, with Mrs. Massie living in the area.
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Washington
Thomas Massie
Honolulu
Reno
Massie
U.S
Oklahoma
San Pedro
Calif
Granville Fortesque
Fog Delays Bay Traffic In Chesapeake Bay
Dense morning fog slowed maritime movement in Chesapeake Bay. Four vessels including the liner City of Norfolk were delayed with the City of Norfolk anchoring to await the fog’s break, hampering westward crossings and suspending aviation at Logan field.
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Baltimore
City of Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Hamburg
Point No Point
Logan Field
12 Year Old Mother Well Child Birth Report Syracuse
Mrs Elfen Maria Walsh a 12 year old mother in Syracuse New York gave birth to a seven pound nine ounce daughter Tuesday hospital officials said today the mother wife of Theodore Walsh a CWA worker is fully developed and appears older than her sworn age.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Elfen Maria Walsh
Theodore Walsh
CWA
Milk Dumped Along Road by Pickets in Chicago Strike
Salem Wisconsin reports a 35-picket action halted a cream truck and two milk loads en route from Lyons to Chicago. Chicago mobilizes law officers to prevent violence and ensure milk supply as 18 000 dairy farmers seek fair prices. Milk association rejects 1.40 per hundredweight offer and petitions Secretary Wallace for price guidance.
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Salem
Wis
Chicago
Lyons
iLaw
Lure Milk Association
Herman D. Bundesen
Milk Association
Wallace
Washington
Bolivian Says Paraguayan Attack Breaks Truce
In Buenos Aires on January 6 Bolivian officials accused a Paraguayan detachment of a surprise assault on Fort Esteros at midnight Thursday killing six Bolivians. The 18 day truce under League of Nations oversight ends tonight with limited prospects for renewal.
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Buenos Aires
Chaco Boreal
League of Nations
Bolivia
League Cha Commission
Fort Esteros
Gambling Debts: Collector Court Rules in Circuit Verdict
In Morris County a circuit court jury ruled gambling debts are collectible. Arthur Wallin signed a $105 note after a poker game given to Carl Onsen who then assigned it to Henry Maier for auto repairs. Maier won a total verdict for the note plus interest.
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Morris
Arthur Wallin
Carl Onsen
Onsen
Henry Maier
Maier
Wallin
Student Bangs Pal's Body Back
Kansas City dispatch reports Allen McCarthy a 23 year old Columbia University student traveled by train with the body of Vincent Flannelly 25 after an automobile crash near Lakin Kansas. McCarthy injured with two broken ribs and cuts but insisted on continuing to New York with his friend’s body.
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Kansas City
Allen McCarthy
Columbia University
New York
Vincent Flannelly
Lakin
Kans
McCarthy
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