Mundelein Inquiry Deepens in German State Plans
May 21 The Gestapo seeks details on sources allegedly used by Cardinal Mundelein to report on the Third Reich's treatment of the Catholic Church. Reproductions claimed he gathered data from German residents relayed via Franciscan sisters in Illinois. German authorities threaten treason charges and possible confiscation of church property if sources are exposed.
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Berlin
Gestapo
George Cardinal Mundelein
Third Reich
Chicago
Illinois
Wedding May Elevate Wally to Eighth in Royal Rank
The AP notes the Duke of Windsor could fall to fourth or lower in royal hierarchy as Mrs. Wallis Warfield becomes England’s queen consort. A garter banner shift signals demotion reinforcing that wives of former kings may assume lower order.
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Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
England
Order of the Garter
40 Hour Week Bill Planned
Congress and labor officials anticipate Roosevelt backing a general labor bill to set a 40 hour work week and a 40 cent minimum wage. A labor commission would detail hours and wage brackets, with possible 35 hour weeks in some industries and a broad ban on child labor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Connery
D-Mass
House Labor Committee
State conservation office expands staff for 1937 crop program
Joe Heward district engineer for the state agricultural conservation service says four men now supervise land measurements for the 1937 crop conservation program. Roy Petersen is based at Boise, Wayne C. Stambaugh at Moscow, Harvey Hollinger in the southeast, and Heward at Arco.
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Joe Heward
Agricultural Conservation Office
State Agricultural Conservation Service
Arco
Mr. Heward
Moscow
Roy Petersen
Boise
Wayne C. Stambaugh
Harvey Hollinger
Arvo
No Religious Service To Unite Edward and Wallis
A spokesman announced there will be no religious ceremony for the marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield. The couple, unable to secure an Anglican minister due to church doctrine, may pursue a foreign yacht-based honeymoon with alternative protection amid safety concerns in Spain.
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Duke of Windsor
Spain
Indsor
Windsor
Chateau de Cande
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Basque
Straits of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
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Paul of
Steel workers win election and present contract to Jones and Laughlin
The Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation received a CIO led collective bargaining contract from the steel workers organizing committee after a historic federally supervised election. Of 24,412 ballots, 17,028 favored SWOC representation, 7,207 were against, with 90 challenged votes. Murray called the meeting amiable and both leaders planned to meet again to discuss signing.
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Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
H. E. Lewis
Phillip Murray
Steel Union
John L. Lewis
Murray
Lewis
Jones & Laughlin’s
National Labor Board
Committee For
Industrial Organization
Ernest C. Dunbar
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
SWOC
Transient Held in Case of Tacoma Kidnapping
Thomas E. Graham, a transient, is held in Baker Oregon for questioning in the Tacoma Washington kidnapping of Charles Mattson. Federal agents moved him to Tacoma for exam while handwriting and photos are sent for comparison. Graham had been jailed 10 days for soliciting a ride.
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Ore
Thomas E. Graham
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Graham
Mattson
Pocatello Viaduct Case Dismissed For City Bonds
District Judge I E McDougall dismissed the case of B L Price et al against the city of Pocatello and others over the Gould street viaduct. The judge ruled the defendants and cross complaints take nothing and upheld ordinance 875 as constitutional. City bids for the viaduct were to be opened in Boise today.
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I. FE. McDougall
B. L. Price
Pocatello
R. M. Terrell
J. Ward Green
United Companies, Inc
E. G. Houde
Mar E. Houde
Marie Chapin Sherwell
Carl B. Sherwood
Harry H. Goodenough
Susie Goodnough
L. A. Lehrbas
Stella Price
Boyd A. Bevans
State of Idaho
City of
Boise
Union Pacific Plans Massive Freight Car Expansion
Union Pacific Railroad disclosed a 14 million dollar freight car program. Omaha and Portland shops will build 2 088 box cars. Grand Island shops will construct 700 automobile cars. American Car & Foundry will build 1 000 ballast and coal cars while General American Transportation will produce 200 tank cars. All cars target completion in 1937 to meet rising transcontinental freight traffic.
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Omaha
Neb
Portland Ore
Grand Island
American Car & Foundry Co
General American Transportation Co
Oregon Duck Is Fast Traveler
Oregon sportsmen learned a redhead duck banded at Lake Malheur near Salton Sea crossed 1000 miles in 48 hours. W M Rush, regional director of the biological survey, notes the bird traveled through California Idaho Nevada and Alberta Canada as it moved between sites with 23 mallards later visiting the journeys endpoints.
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Ore
W. M. Rush
Lake Malheau
Saltonsea
California
Idaho
Nevada
Alberta
Canada
Proposals For Armistice In Spain Move Toward Realization
May 21 London reports that plans for a Spain armistice and foreign troop withdrawal gained currency with assurances no outside power will object. Germany and Italy once blocked talks but are now said to join discussions. A 27 nation hands off Spain committee pressed for government approvals as diplomatic efforts continue.
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London
Spain
Germany
Italy
Miners Sit Down Deep In Wilsonville Coal Mine
About 500 miners entomb themselves 360 feet underground at Superior Coal No 4 mine in Wilsonville Illinois to demand jobs. Grounded officials report idle equipment and a food supply party promises more rations as the strike seeks a share the work plan after 300 workers were laid off.
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Gillespie
Ill
Superior Coal Company
Wilsonvilee
Spark Dismissed As Wreck Cause In Hindenburg Disaster
Dr Ludwig Duerr chief construction director of the Hindenburg testifies to the commerce department board that engine sparks could not ignite the ship. He refutes the theory that sparks from the motors caused the May 6 disaster which killed 36 people at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Ludwig Duerr
Department of Commerce
Pressure' being put on says opponent of court proposal
Senator Burke of Nebraska charged that administration leaders were applying pressure to doubtful senators over the Roosevelt court bill. He warned that the present calm was superficial and urged opponents to stay alert as talk of change centers on adding two new justices.
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Washington
Burke
Nebraska
Baseball Scores and White House Fight Over Court Appointments
Summary of daily baseball results across major leagues with scores and batters, followed by a report on the White House stance on appointing new Supreme Court justices as aging incumbents near retirement. The piece notes Roosevelt not naming a successor to Associate Justice Wills Van Devanter, who retires June 2.
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Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Washington
Roosevelt
Parade Glorifies Safety Week In Pocatello
A 6 p m parade through Pocatello led by a hearse and ambulance emphasizes highway safety. Wrecked cars, damaged by past crashes, appear between old vehicles and new autos, ending with a blazing car sent down Red Hill to a line of cars below.
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Pocatello Automobile Dealers
Memorial Building
Pocatello
Red Hill
Utah Weather Update Partly Cloudy Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with slightly warmer readings expected in the western portion. North to northwest winds remain light.
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Utah
West
Roosevelt Faces Relief Vote In House Split Over Aid
The House backed a 1.5 billion relief bill for the next fiscal year while defeating a 3 billion proposal. Debates centered on cuts and the need to aid the needy, with several amendments offered by Woodrum and Boileau and a voice vote on Johnson's 2.9 billion idea. The outcome tested economic sentiment amid the Roosevelt administration.
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House
Roosevelt
Boileau
Progressive
Wisconsin
Johnson
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Woodrum
Virginia
Rayburn
Texas
Hix grilled about killing rancher in Elmore County
Sheriff George Hendricks and Prosecutor Charles Stout questioned inmate William Hix at the state penitentiary in Elmore County over rancher Frank Miller's death. Stout planned to file a murder charge within a week while pictures of Miller's body were shown to Hix to gauge his reaction.
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Boise
George Hendricks
Charles Stout
Elmore County
Willam Hix
Site
Frank Miller
Hendricks
Miller
Stout
Hix
Penitentiary
Gartin Named Idaho NYA State Director
The National Youth Administration announces William Gartin as Idaho NYA director effective June 1. Gartin, assistant Idaho state superintendent of public instruction, succeeds W. W. Godfrey who resigned to enter private business.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
William Gartin
Idaho
NYA
Gartin
Hatch announces birth of eight-pound son at St Anthony
An eight-pound son was born Thursday at St Anthony Hospital to Mr. and Mrs FP Hatch of 162 Taft. Mrs Hatch is the former Miss Donna Miner.
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Hatch
Taft
Donna Miner
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