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Newspaper
The Telegraph News
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
2
Editorial laments Georgie F. Baker Jr. wealth and influence after his May death aboard a Honolulu yacht. It questions the moral responsibilities of the rich, warns against labor leader John L. Lewis's power, and fears dictatorship in government, urging vigilance to protect democracy.
A columnist recalls labor battles and cites John J. Lewis of the CIO as a ruthless dictator. The piece argues union leaders sacrifice workers for supremacy and claims his tactics coerce industry, cause layoffs, and harm national prosperity.
The judicial committee reported unfavorably on the President's Supreme Court bill, denouncing the proposal and its arguments. Eight Democratic senators opposed, while eight others on the committee stood with the measure but did not file a minority report. The bill returns to the Senate without a formal defense, its fate hinging on party discipline and White House pressure.
WPA worker found dynamite under Missouri Pacific rails near Attburn last week, averting a wreck of a fast passenger train. A shark fighter notes sharks attack when excited or surprised. Alliance cowboys use sit down tactics to win demands. Rebellious senators and representatives meet the president on a Chesapeake Bay.
A fragment notes political talk about Franklin and rebels exiled on an island, hints at New Deal opinions, and mentions paying 27.50 for a ringside seat for the Louis Braddock fight in Sidney. It also references five street fights over the weekend and promoters seeking prospects amid vivid street brawl color.
Spies report Al Barnes circus will perform in Sidney on Monday July 19. Local lads eager to fight hotel crowds and spectators from two to 92 will attend, though one writer jokes about not being the featured boxer.
Dr C M Pearce head of the Oklahoma health department warns rabies cases rose 16 percent in 1936 over 1935 and will top 1936 figures in 1937 unless action is taken. He attributes the rise to stray dog neglect with infected coyotes cats and skunks implicated. A Danish quackery note follows. Connecticut findings end fragment.
The state’s law requiring negative Wasserman tests for marriage licenses has driven many couples to wed out of state during a recent 11 month period, with about 4 000 fewer weddings than 1935. Border states report increased Connecticut nuptial business while health officials call the shift worthwhile and urge routine blood testing where possible. Grasshopper outbreaks may push Epsom salt use, insulin modified with zinc shows promise, tuberculosis patients can improve in their own environment, and chimps may mirror human dope use.
The girl who would not date a man identified Robert Irwin as the triple slayer. Cleveland police said the man, a 29 year old sculptor, may still be in the area as they pursue leads and analyze her statement. Inspector Sweeney noted the theory and potential ongoing search.
Governor Martin L. Davey of Ohio told labor leaders he rejected the autocratic plan urged by Labor Secretary Perkins to force a settlement in the steel dispute. He said Perkins pressed to keep plants closed and to bring steel makers Girdler and Purnell to Columbus until they signed an agreement. He noted he has no right to close plants except in riot cases, and credited his order sending national guardsmen to protect workers returning to Youngstown plants.
The Nazi regime often marks anniversaries with pageants while June 30 1934 remains known worldwide as the blood purge of 1934. The killings of Ernst Roehm and others drew varying death estimates. Hitler defended the order in a July 13 1934 Reichstag speech citing 77 deaths and Goebbels later claimed over 60.
In Annapolis Maryland President Roosevelt joins a large Democratic turnout in a procession of merrymakers. Despite sharp disagreements on policy, the group finds common ground on enjoying food, swimming, fishing, and shooting as they travel together.
Colorado Springs DA Clyde Starrett said Charles Wesley Cox aged 61 confessed to the murder of a 12 year old girl in Grand Island Nebraska in 1912. The confession noted Cox assaulted two Colorado Springs girls aged 7 and 9 in recent months. Cox was arrested after a landlady reported small girls visiting his north end rooming house. A Colorado Springs man who lived in Grand Island at the time helped identify him. The confession was dictated to a district court stenographer.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner reports sculptor Robert Irwin, hunted nationwide since New York slayings, surrendered at the Herald and Examiner office. Detectives and police say they have no word of capture. Irwin allegedly confessed to killing Veronica Gedeon, her mother, and Frank Byrnes in their New York City apartment.
L. H. Campau reviewed Brok en Bow history and found an 1884 deed transferring 52 lots for $600. The conveyance lists Lemuel J. Gandy selling to Jesse Gandy, with most lots in today’s business district. Residents question the deed’s value and authenticity.
In Moscow the purge against political adversaries widens as Joseph Stalin signals a broad effort to remove remaining veteran Bolsheviks who could threaten his grip on power.
Qosefir W Hahn, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, told the Maine auxiliary that readiness is needed not for war but for peace. She spoke during sessions in Maine with the Maine department American Legion, warning that Europe is a landscape of rumbling craters that could erupt in flames and destruction at any moment.
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