Roosevelt fires Ewing Mitchell as assistant secretary of commerce
Roosevelt announces appointment of John Monroe Johnson to replace Ewing Y. Mitchell who refused to resign. Mitchell, Missouri native and early Roosevelt supporter, had challenged departmental administration amid plans to reorganize. The case was sent to the Justice Department for review as the president sought a more engineering and administratively experienced appointee.
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Washington
Roper
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Roosevelt
John Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
Department of Commerce
Mitchell
Department
Secretary of Commerce
Department of Justice
Braddock Manager Declines Schmeling Berlin Title Fight
New York June 15 Joe Gould manager of heavyweight champion Jimmy Braddock said he was not interested in an offer for a title fight between Braddock and Max Schmeling in Berlin next September.
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New York
Joe Gould
Jimmy Braddock
Braddock
Max Schmeling
Berlin
Drowns at Ochlocknee River Claims Six Year Old Boy
Lorenzo Mack Davis six year old son of Mr and Mrs Albert G Davis drowned while wading at a picnic by the Ochlocknee River near the County Line bridge. Rescue efforts failed. Funeral Sunday at 4 30 P M at New Shiloh church with burial at New Shiloh cemetery. Survived by parents a younger brother Hilton and many relatives.
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Lorenzo Mack Davis
Albert G. Davis
Ochlocknee
theOchlocknee
County Line Bridge
Red Davis
Clark & Park
New Shiloh Church
Freeman Johnson
T. F. Callaway
New Shiloh Cemetery
Aaron
Eustice Gibson
Arthur Knapp
Henry Quarterman
Billy
Tom Duren
Hilton Davis
J. M. Rentz
South Carolina
A.G. Davis
Floods Sweep Western Territories Threaten Loss of Life
Flood waters surged through western regions with at least eight deaths in southern Texas and missing residents. Rivers including the Colorado and Rio Grande overflowed, while crews warned ranchers to evacuate in Big Goose Canyon and repairs continued along the republican, Kaw and Missouri Rivers from Colorado to the Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Texas
Colorado
Ilano
Rio Grande
Frio
Guadalupe
Nueces
Big Goose Canyon
Sheridan
Wyo
Bowman
Big Horn Mountains
Republican
Kaw
Missouri
Mississippi
Lawyer convicted of conspiracy in Urschel case
Ben B. Laska a Denver attorney was found guilty of conspiracy in the Urschel kidnapping case. His defense witness Molly O Edison was arrested on a federal perjury charge immediately after the verdict was read. Laska claimed the prosecution was inconsistent and biased.
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Ben B. Laska
Denver
Francis Barden
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Charles F. ‘Urschel
Molly O. Edison
Laska
Charles F. Urechel
America
Albert Bates
Kidnuner
Charles F. Urschel
French planes drive two German ships from frontier forts
Metz June 15 French pursuit planes chased two German ships hovering over frontier fortifications back into German territory. Military officials said the ships were over the Petite Roselle defense works northwest of Metz before turning back and fleeing across the border as pursuers closed in.
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Metz
France
Chinese Face New Demands From Japan Over Detentions
Japanese forces increase in Tientsin and Peiping with 5000 troops concentrated at Shankaiwan. Four Japanese detainees held at Changpei prompt fresh protests to Chahar authorities while General Ho Ying-Chin meets in Nanking to discuss anti-Japanese crackdown and apologies.
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Chahar Province
Changpei
Ho Ying-Chin
Nanking
Hopei Province
Japan
Tientsin
Peiping
Shankalkwan
Sea
China
Great Wall
China fears rise as Japan massing troops along wall
London reports say Japan massed troops near the Great Wall with Peiping threatened. China appeals to western powers, accusing Japan of violating the nine power pact, while Britain awaits Hoare's policy stance amid watchful waiting.
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London
China
Japan
Great Wall
Peiping
Quo Tai- Chi
Foreign Office
Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
United States
Weather Outlook for South Georgia and Florida Areas
Partly cloudy conditions with local showers possible tonight and Sunday across the region. Temperatures should change little with unsettled skies in interior sections and northern areas possibly receiving afternoon thundershowers on Sunday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Northwest
Louis H Jerger Dies Prominent Thomasville Figure
City grieves death of Louis Henry Jerger aged 76 at Remington Avenue home after long heart illness. Funeral Monday at St Thomas Episcopal with Rev Robb White Jr and Rev T F Callaway. interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Sheldon Remington Jerger and five children. Jerger family and civic roles noted.
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Louis Henry Jerger
Remington Avenue
Jerger
St. Thomas Epscopal Church
Robb White Jr
T. F. Callaway
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Fallhearers
Laterfe
D. R. Pringle
W. A. Watt
EB. R. Brandon
Gaines. Winn
James Reid
Will Parker
Robert Thomas
W. F. MacIntyre
B. H. Wright
R. C. Balfour
J. W. H. Mitchell
Mary Sheldon Remington
Edward Remington
Thomanville
James A. Mitchell
E. R. Jerger
Joseph Jerger
Louis H. Jerger
St. Petersburg
Fla
William P. Jerger
Tampa
Charles W. Duffield
Joseph A. Jerger
Brookline
Mass
Water and Light
Law and Order
Thomasville’ Real Estate ‘and Improvement Company
Georgia Retail Jewelers Association
Thomasville
Thomasville Guards
Fourth
Georgia Regiment
Post Tries Stratosphere Hop Across Continent
Aviator Wiley Post lifts Winnie Mae for a fourth attempt to cross the continent via stratosphere, aiming 2,447 miles to New York. He targets 350 mph at 35,000 feet, charting a course over Salt Lake City and Cleveland, with weather hazards and mechanical risks noted.
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Burbank
Calif
Floyd Mennett Field
New York
Salt Lake City
Omaha
South Chiago
Cleveland
Post
Mojave Desert
Lafayette
Ind
Hauptmann says he wishes to know more about crime
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, awaiting his murder conviction appeal for the Lindbergh baby case, told his spiritual adviser he wished he knew more about the crime to shed light on it. The Rev. D. G. Werner issued the statement before visiting Hauptmann at the Trenton death house. Hauptmann’s appeal is set for Thursday in Trenton.
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New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
D. G. Werner
Hauptmann
Trenton
Russell seeks amendment to the security measure
Senator Russell of Georgia proposes an amendment to the social security act to provide federal payments of 15 dollars per month for two years to the aged without state matching requirements. He argues some states face constitutional barriers and need time to adjust to contributing their share.
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Russell
Washington
D.-Ga
Devastation at Reinsdorf Explosives Plant in Germany
Smoke and dust cleared at the Reinsdorf explosives works near Wittenberg on June 15 revealing utter devastation. After two days of frantic rescue efforts 47 of 52 missing persons listed by the Nazi government were found dead in the plant debris.
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Wittenberg
Germany
Reinsdorf
Labor Chief Halts Coal Strike Amid Washington Session
Washington June 15 Peace at least until June 30 came to the bituminous coal industry as John L. Lewis ordered a pause after acceptance of Roosevelt suggestions on wage schedules. Congress held a rare Saturday session as social security and related bills moved forward with amendments.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Lewis
Roper
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Missouri
John Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
Mitchell
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Raytourn
D.-Tex
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate Elections Committee
Rush D.holt
D.-W. Va
Miners and Operators Ratify Roosevelt Wage and Hour Plan
Washington June 15 The United Mine Workers and Appalachian soft coal operators unanimously ratified President Roosevelt’s proposal to extend current wages hours and conditions through June 30. John L Lewis ordered the strike called off and the conference planned to reconvene June 24 to pursue new wage and hour contracts. Several southern districts were not officially represented but most indicated agreement.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Wilon
C. Kennedy
Pocahontas
Tug River
Williamson
Logan Greenbriar
Southern Appalachian
Hazard
Harlan
Perth
Virginia
Lewis
Kennedy
Greenbriar
Attempt on Hitler's Life Reported Today
London dispatch cites Salzburger Chronik reporting an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler at his villa near Berchtesgaden Germany The claim was denied in Berlin with no confirmation available.
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London
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Salzburger ‘ Chronik
Salzberg Ag
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Berlin
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Commerce
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Imfasg
Richard Strauss
Plug Tobacco Manufacturers Form Trust
Norcross
Franklin
Fs Debuque
Iowa
Ochlocknee River
A G. Davis
C. W. Bledsoe
Heard County
C. C. Wyens
Wyens
Bledsoe
Manchouquo
Asia
Te Peiping
Western Territory
Urschel
Shanhaikwan
Ambassador Quo
Thomasville Progress
Burbank, Cal
William Parker
Middle West
Parker
Union Air Terminal
Roscoe Turner
Bruno
Social Security Board
Department of Labor
Children's Bureau
Hitler
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