Auto Unions to Drive On for Ford Plants Detroit
May 19 Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers of America, urged all locals to organize Ford’s Rouge plant as the first target in a campaign to unionize its 150,000 employees. He warned GM locals against unauthorized strikes while detailing a nationwide drive under CIO influence with Richard Frankensteen directing organizing efforts.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Base Fore Motor Company
General Motors
Martin
International Union
Mammoth Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Richard Frankensteen
Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Rouge
Ford Workers
Marr
Ford
Frankensteen
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic
Sheet and Tube
Annual Budget Adopted By United Brethren Conference
Chambersburg Pa May 19 Delegates to the Thirty-Second Quadrennial Conference of the United Brethren in Christ Church adopted an annual benevolence budget of 650000 pounds. Rev S S Hough of Dayton Ohio was elected general secretary of the denomination. Trustees for the Quincy Orphanage and Home were chosen: Rev J H Capehart Park esburg WV Rev J H Reubush Dayton VA Rev A P Havermale Martinsburg WV Rev J M Knight Charleston WV Albert W Wasson Carlisle PA and Paul Weaver Jamestown NY.
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Chambersburg
United Brethren In Christ Church
S. S. Hough
Dayton
Foreign Missionary Society
Quincy
J. H. Capehart
Parkesburg
W. Va
J. H. Reubush
A. P. Havermale
Martinsburg
J. M. Knight
Charleston
Albert W. Wasson
Carlisle
Paul Weaver
Jamestown
My dear, you need E-2 Tablets ad offer
A humorous ad urges readers to treat bad breath with EZ Tablets priced at 25 cents, claiming constipation may cause slug gish feeling and bad breath. The copy suggests a wife’s hint and notes availability at drug stores.
Guessing the Supreme Court Pick for Van Devanter
Washington May 19 A wide set of federal and state officials and former judges were named in a big speculation about Willis Van Devanter's successor on the Supreme Court. Most expect a decision after June 2 when Van Devanter departs. Names circulating include Landis Cummings Reed Jackson Murphy Cohen Corcoran Richberg and Frankfurter among others across government and academia.
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Washington
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Bench
Ihe House
van Devanter
James M. Landis
Brandeis
Securities Commission
Harvard Law School
Homer Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Stanley Reed
Robert H. Jackson
Jamestown
N. Y
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Philippines
Benjamin ¥. Cohen
New York
Public Works Administration
Thomas G. Corcoran
ITS ODD But It's Science
Philadelphia report notes that bubbles in water emit faint cold light when produced by high pitched sound and can be photographed, attributed to cavitation on bubble inner surfaces. Cavities form from steamship propeller action and collapse, pitting metal and contributing to propeller wear.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Leslie A, Chambers
University of Pennsylvania
Journal of Chemical Physics
Anarchists Oppose Negrin Cabinet In Madrid Clash
Valencia dispatch reports Spain's Premier Juan Negrin forming the sixth government amid Anarcho-Syndicalist opposition. They refuse collaboration, demanding participation, as Negrin plans to abolish the Superior War Council and shift direct command to his cabinet while promising flexible ranks and an all‑out wartime mobilization. A stray note adds a medicinal tip on baldness.
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Valencia
Juan Negrin
Spain
Madrid
Negrin
Police Officer Is Given Suspension
Lieutenant Edward Hitzelberger was suspended from the Baltimore police force after witnesses named him at vice hearings led by United States Commissioner James K. Cullen. The suspension stands until the hearings end, though no charges were filed. Edith Dupree testified he helped her get a job with Carroll Goldstein, tied to a recent vice raid.
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Baltimore
Edward Hitzelberger
United States
James K. Cullen
Charles D.gaither
Hitzelberger
Edith Dupree
Carroll Goldstein
Caroline St. John
Betty Byrd
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription touted by Genius R R Pierce
A historical ad praises Dr Pierce as a genius and notes his Favorite Prescription has sold for nearly 70 years in the United States and Canada. It claims the tonic aids headaches backaches nervous irritability and minor functional disturbances, increases appetite, and offers new tablet and liquid sizes with free medical advice from Dr Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo NY.
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R. R. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
United States
Canada
Arrest details emerge in raid case involving Byrd woman
A Byrd woman is held on Mann act charges with $5,000 bail after raids. A St. John girl identified Hitzelberger and said Sergt. August Bierman was present at the house. She claimed Hitzelberger later asked her to accompany him for a ride.
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Byrd
St. John
Hitzelberger
Sergt
August
Bierman
Cure For Congestion In Boonville Case Highlighted
A Kansas City report from May 19 notes a Boonville, Missouri, incident involving A. L. Berger and his wife ten years prior. The piece references medical congestion cures and ties to a past event with named individuals and locations.
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Kansas City
A. L. ‘Berger
Boonville, Mo
Hospital Stay Delays Kemper Military School Trip
A patient seeking a reservation in Booneville for the Kemper Military School commencement faced hotel bookings and a hospital stay. The hospital arranged a suite for the man.
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Pital
Booneville
Kemper Miitary School
Berger
Haegerstown Mayor Warns Property Owners On Pave Repairs
City leaders issue a warning to property owners over scattered pavement conditions. The mayor and council cite an existing ordinance granting power to perform repairs if owners fail to act and to bill the costs to the individual property owners. The warning preludes paying notices to follow.
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Hagerstown
Deputy Sheriff Convicted Over Jail Fight in Carroll County
Westminster May 19 a circuit court jury found Deputy Sheriff Francis J. Crawford guilty of allowing two prisoners to fight in Carroll County jail Judge Forsythe deferred sentence pending new trial arguments Crawford's attorney Bruce T Barr followed verdict with a motion for new trial
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Westminster
Francis J. Crawford
Carroll County
William Henry Forsythe, Jr
Crawford
Bruce T. Barr
Smithsburg ManHails New ANE Cure Health Claim
Walter Harshman of Smithsburg Maryland praises ANE medicine after three years of digestive pain backaches and insomnia claiming weight gain better digestion and sound sleep with renewed strength. He met the ANE representative at Cauffman’s Cut Rate Store in Hagerstown and urges others to learn how ANE can help with health issues.
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Walter Harshman
AFL D
East Washington Street
Hagerstown
Cas
Cauffman
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