Pennsylvania primary eyes leadership as 4 million vote
In Philadelphia on May 15 the bitter primary campaign pits labor factions against each other. Republicans lead registrations at 2,140,496 against Democrats 1,016,736 with over 4 million voters set to cast ballots Tuesday. John L. Lewis backs a Democratic slate while the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor endorses another, amid calls for grand jury and federal probes into irregularities.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
C. I. O. Chieftain
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Lewis
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Thomas Kennedy
S. Davis Wilson
State Federation
Charles Alvin Jones
Roosevelt remarks on reshaping American legal philosophy
In a letter to the American Law Institute meeting in Washington President Roosevelt notes the need to reshape legal thought to match the people, institutions, and events. The piece questions which subject areas lag behind and will demand change, signaling a broader national legal debate.
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American Law Institute
Washington
Roosevelt
AAA pleads for moderate loan rate to protect wheat markets
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration urged wheat farmers to accept a reasonable loan rate from 60 to 86 cents a bushel as a government loan program is prepared for harvest. Officials toured the Midwest and Pacific Northwest to warn that high loan rates could delay exports and swell surpluses, masking a weak market and encouraging overplanting.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
United States
Japanese push along Sunghai rail line in central China
Tokyo reports sensational gains as Japanese forces advance north and south of the Lunghai Sunghai railway in central China. Chinese defenders retreat west of Suchow. about 100000 troops claimed to be in disarray while Chinese counterattacks say they hold their positions near Suchow.
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Suchow
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Tientsin-Pukow
Mrs Eleanor E Rae Dies Sudden in Butte Hospital
Mrs Eleanor E Rae 53 longtime Butte matron died at Murray hospital at 7 30 Sunday after a major operation on Saturday. Doctors cited embolism as the cause. Her husband William C Rae and family were at her bedside. The Rae residence is 1122 West Silver Street.
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Butte Receives Official Notice of 1939 World’s Fair
Lowell Hinshaw arrives from the west with a scroll of honor to deliver to Butte mayor Charles Hauswirth. The ceremony at city hall precedes a luncheon at the Finlen hotel with civic leaders, businessmen, and press representatives noted as attending.
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New York
New York City
Lowell Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Charles Hauswirth
Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Mayor Hauswirth
Arthur Lochrie
A. W. Kemper
John E. Corette Jr
J. R. Thomas
Frank Bird
Paul Huddloff
Peter Potter
Ray McDonald
W. 8. Thompson
Youngsters Get Police Aid to Park Vehicles
In a city jail office three 10-year-olds asked for help parking their coaster wagons for a show. Jail assistant Tom Quirk arranged locking the wagons in an unused cell, and the kids proceeded to the theater. The jailer called it an easy parking problem to settle.
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Quirk
Polish Aviators Reach Guatemala City in Flight Series
Five Polish aviators arrived in Guatemala City at 11:15 a.m. after a four hour and 15 minute flight from Mexico City. The third leg of their journey runs from Los Angeles to Warsaw, continuing toward their destination.
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Warsaw
Montana Weather Outlook Monday and Tuesday Showers Possible
Partly cloudy in Montana for Monday and Tuesday with likely showers in the southern portions. Temperature expected to change little with no sharp shifts.
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Montana
Merger bill revival eyed after survey of House sentiment
Administration weighs reviving the bitterly debated government reorganization measure as Florida primary results and wage hour progress promise a better chance in the House. Two Democratic representatives conduct a poll among members likely to have voted against or been absent when the bill was shelved.
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Senate
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Burke
Nebraska
Rayburn
Texas
Forest Fire Sweeps Over the Argonne
A three month drought sparked a forest fire in the Argonne east of Verdun burning across the battlefield where Verdun garrison troops and local detachments battled the flames. Exploding shells posed danger to firefighting squads before the fire was controlled, narrowly avoiding the American cemetery and monument dedication site.
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American Cemetery and Monument
Zip the Frog Sets 15 Feet 10 Inch Jump at Angels Camp Jubilation
Zip a Stockton bullfrog leaps 15 ft 10 in to break the world record at Angels Camp frog jumping jubilee as 35 000 spectators watch in the mining town of the Mother Lode. Zip, from Ed and June Robinson, outdistances last year’s 13 ft 5 in mark held by Emmett Dalton despite a previous charley horse.
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Emmett Dalton
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June Robinson
Youth Leaps to Death from Airship Over Omaha
Omaha dancer Ward C. Fritz, 22, hired open-cockpit ride with Alvin R. Knudsen, the Omaha flying weatherman. As the plane passed over Council Bluffs Fritz leaped from the right wing after paying $2 for a 10 minute spin, and six minutes later died.
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Ward C. Fritz
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Utility Truce Likely in Drive to Spur Jobs
The Roosevelt administration moves its lending and spending measure into the Senate as observers see a broader effort to ease unemployment before the election. Officials signal a possible peace with private utilities while weighing defense needs and TVA policy amid a high-stakes dispute over power holding companies.
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Henlein Returns From London Trip In Prague
Sudeten German leader Konrad Henlein returned to Asch from London and Berlin after talks with British and German officials on Czech minority demands. He said he was highly satisfied with the results of his private conferences in London.
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Explorer Byrd Misplaces Train Ride on Long Island
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, famed Arctic explorer, arrived in Babylon after a misrouted trip to Long Island. He missed connections at Jamaica station, apologized for the confusion, then spoke to a crowd at a private seaplane base installation.
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Richard E. Byrd
Jamaica
Babylon
Long Island
Byrd
Uprising Fears Rise as Cedillo Forces Mass in San Luis Potosi
Government troops occupy four church rooftops and deploy anti-aircraft guns in San Luis Potosi as tension grows over alleged Cedillo backed unrest. Soldiers patrol banks and public buildings while Cedillo remains at Las Palomas estate, amid rumors of an armed uprising and martial law conditions.
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Saturnino Cedillo
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Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
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Maniac Son Slays Mother With Cleaver in Philadelphia
An escaped asylum inmate, Dr Joseph A Bozarjian, 33, killed his mother with a meat cleaver and hacked his four relatives before setting the house ablaze. He fled the Philadelphia hospital for mental disease a fifth time and later attempted suicide. Police found the blaze and attacks when a patrolman reported smoke.
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Joseph A. Bozarjian
Bazarjian
Seven Die as Gale Strikes New England Coast
A southeast gale along the New England coast last weekend wrecked small vessels and harmed crops and trees. Seven men were lost, with survivors and searches reported around Martha's Vineyard Long Island Sound Jamaica Bay and Portland Maine.
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Martha's Vineyard
John Phillips
Provincetown
Mass
Clarence
Long Island Sound
New York City
Quita
Jamaica Bay
Charles N. Aninscalco
Coast Guard
Stewart T. Salter
Portland
Army flyers prove they can stop enemy air raids
New York May 15 Army airmen say they can destroy a large portion of an attacking bombing fleet if warned in time. During North Atlantic seaboard war games over Great South Bay Long Island pursuing fighters riddle sleeve targets to simulate bombers, showing that despite bigger bombers pursuit planes can still be deadly to raiders.
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United States
General Headquarters Air Force
Army Air Corps
Great South Bay
Long Island
Butte Plans Active Air Mail Week Cooperation
Butte officials will support Air Mail Week with talks at Civic clubs schools and other groups and place stickers in many storefronts. On Thursday two pilots John Fox of Butte and Fred Woodside of Dillon will deliver mail to nearby towns along Montana routes. Copper cadets at the post office display a Montana map showing Northwest Airlines Western Air Express and the Montana Wyoming line.
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