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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
6
Negotiations to avert a steel industry strike were postponed to Saturday afternoon as government efforts toward settlement progressed. Washington reports indicate an agreement is likely and talks continue at high level conferences.
Ossining New York June 8 1933 a sensational report from Sing Sing details the murders of Frank Pasqua Anthony Marino Daniel Kreisberg and Joseph Murphy by the Bronx murder conspirators who murdered durable Mike Malloy. The piece notes Murphy escaped death by a two week reprieve and mentions a $2000 life insurance policy.
Washington reports a potential agreement within an hour to settle the threatened steel strike. Senator Wagner predicted averted strike as Hugh S Johnson’s office awaited a five man union leaders committee and a Bethlehem Steel executive group. Johnson aimed to conclude matters and fly to Chicago.
Secretary Perkins met with Amalgamated Association leaders and NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson to plan a joint conference. A two member convention committee will join with Tighe and another officer to meet Perkins and Johnson as discussions continue.
Washington June 8 A direct move by President Roosevelt to prevent a general steel strike seemed imminent as NRA and Labor Department efforts failed to avert unrest. Grim-faced steel workers planned to return to press for collective bargaining, while Labor officials sought peace talks with the American Iron and Steel Institute and a possible special board to settle disputes. Difficult steps to avoid bloodshed were reviewed in a Labor Department conference.
Norman H. Davis, U S ambassador at large, says the Franco British disarmament agreement is real progress and paves the way to solving the problem. The Geneva conference, aided by Davis mediation, framed a program for action with Germany's return to the "family circle" as its keynote. Davis notes the pact signals constructive talks with Germany and broader peace prospects.
Waterloo Iowa June 8 New clues to John Dillinger's whereabouts alive or dead were hunted today over the back trail of Tommy Carroll. Carroll was shot five times and died. Jean Compton claimed to be his wife and police held her. She and Carroll were in the Mercer Wisconsin roadhouse when the Dillinger mob shot their way out. Authorities planned to send Carroll's body to St Paul for burial as Dillinger chase continued.
Secretary of agriculture Henry A. Wallace predicted a period of prosperity for agriculture and industry in the United States beyond imagination once the country unites, decides the direction to go, and works toward the goal.
Rain drummed a dance of dollars on drought seared farm lands across Minnesota and the Dakotas. The downpour, valued at about 50 million dollars in North Dakota alone, flooded fields and boosted prospects for potatoes, corn, alfalfa and forage. Secretary Wallace pledged continued federal relief and seed distribution plans to aid next year’s crops, amid tornado winds and two to 2.75 inch rainfall readings in Napoleon North Dakota Brainerd Minnesota and Little Falls Minnesota.
Nelson M. Shipp of the Columbus Ledger told Thalean High School graduates in Sumter County that the Roosevelt economic system will underpin American life for the next fifty years. He predicted revision and contention, but even if shattered, it will ground any future economic and social order.
President Roosevelt outlined a broad program for unemployment and old age insurance to aid American citizens. He told Congress that legislation for this purpose and for utilizing land and water resources would be proposed next session. Democrats cheered as the message was read. Republicans stayed silent. Speaker Rainey called it a magnificent conception.
President Roosevelt told Congress a vast social insurance program for citizen security and family welfare will be proposed next winter alongside a national plan for land and water resources. He stressed housing, decent homes, productive work, and safeguarding against unavoidable misfortune as primary aims.
At Merion Golf Club Philadelphia Bobby Cruickshank 49 of Richmond Va leads the U S Open after two rounds with 71 71 total 142. Gene Sarazen New York 72 73 145 trails by three strokes. Paul Runyan White Plains N Y collapses to 152 after 78 74 and Elliott Diegel Horton Smith tie for 147 with Bill Burke Cleveland. Only low 60 and ties advance to final 36 holes tomorrow.
The NRA plans a single broad code for hundreds of small and miscellaneous industries to ease enforcement while pursuing key goals. It promises a 40 hour week, living wages, union rights, and fair trade, with voluntary participation for small firms and mandatory assent for broader coverage.
Washington dispatch reports the Roosevelt administration splitting focus between averting a steel strike and framing a broad future program for national security including women and children. Senate leaders urged near term adjournment while negotiations with steel interests aim at a peaceful settlement next week.
Roy C Swank announced the purchase of the LaGrange Daily News from General Newspapers Inc. He has served as manager and publisher for three years and will retire from his roles at the Dublin Courier-Herald and the Americus Times-Recorder.
Report from Pan American Airs and Salvador indicates heavy winds and floods left 500 homeless, $1.5 million in damages, with El Salvador’s capital and El Opango area hit hard. Rail lines washed out and key power and communications strained as martial law is declared.
Reynolds Tobacco Co declares the usual quarterly dividends of 75 cents per share on both common and preferred stock, payable to stock of record June 18. The note appears in a weathered stock market brief with fragmented lines.
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