Lawmaker Zioncheck Arrested For Unsound Mind
Washington Representative Marion A. Zioncheck of Washington State was charged and ordered to Gallinger Hospital as he was arrested after a reckless drive through DC. Police described him as believed to be of unsound mind and noted his disruptive behavior near officials and at police court. He reportedly sought a thorough examination at the hospital.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Gallinger Hospital
E. P. Stump
District of Columbia
Zioncheck
Naval Hospital
White House
Bernard Thompson
Naval
Government Hospital
Republican activity rises as party eyes Cleveland nominating race
Republican leaders pressed toward the Cleveland convention as backers of presidential hopefuls increase activity. A Chicago Farmer-Labor- sponsored conference defeated a bid for an organizing meeting before September 5, while Senator Vandenburg urged cross party unity against a potential Roosevelt third party. Dickinson faced a key Iowa primary test amid the campaign buildup.
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Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Farmer-Laborites
Philadelphia
Vandenburg
Michigan
H. V. Kaltenborn
Roosevelt
Dickinson
Iowa
Industry Stabilized: Fourth District Sees Stable Output
The Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank reports stable operating rates across key industries in the district, with factory output rising year over year. April auto production hit 503,000 units, second quarter demand supported by steel and department stores, and May early indicators suggest totals will closely match or exceed April.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
15 Year Old Confesses to Mother’s Slaying in Garage
Pittsburgh report says 15 year old John S Hanna Jr admitted shooting his mother in the garage doorway after she refused to let him use the family car. Detective Frank Ritz announced the confession today.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Ritz
John S. Hanna, Jr
Opera House at Xenia Closed by City Commission
Xenia’s opera house, housed on the upper floors of City Hall, was ordered closed permanently by the City Commission on the inspector’s recommendation. Once a springboard for touring stars, it now hosted amateur performances. upkeep cost and fire safety concerns made continued use untenable.
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Xenia
Communist Pamphlets Found in Palestine
Pamphlets printed in English and signed by the Central Committee for Palestine of the Communist Party incited mutiny among British troops. Six more persons died in Arab Jewish disorders over the weekend as authorities disclosed the discovery.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Central Committee For Palestine
Communist Party
Prayers for Rain Bring Floods Across Three States
Substantial floodwaters swept through Granda and neighboring areas as heavy rains soaked a three state region. Six people are dead and one is missing after floods that followed days of rain prayers.
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Granda
Colo
Two Men Bath A Python. Fight Ends In Aid
Cleveland police and three friends freed Frank J. Loughney and Cliff Wilson after a 45 minute struggle with a 200 pound 28 foot python brought from Singapore for exhibition. The reptile bit Wilson and wrapped around Loughney causing cuts and injuries before both men were hospitalised.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Loughney
Cliff Wilson
Singapore
Loughney
Wilson
Revolt Rages In Nicaragua
Bulletin from Managua reports rebel troops surrounding the presidential palace and isolating President Juan B. Sacasa. Fighting continues on Tiscapa Hill and Campo de Marte with casualties reported and international diplomats urging ceasefire as residents flee.
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National Guard
Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Juan B. Sacasa
Tiscapa Hill
Campo de Marte
Five Ethiopian Areas Set Up by Mussolini
Mussolini divides Ethiopia into five administrative areas including Eritrea Asmara Amhara Gondar Galla and Sidamo Harar and Somaliland with Addis Ababa named capital. A viceroy, vice governor general and chief of staff will oversee regional governance and military matters.
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Mussolini
Iopia
Benito Mussolini
Eritrea
Asmana
Amhara
Gondar
Galla
Sidamo
Jimma
Harar
Somaliland
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Referendum Sought on Term Extender in Columbus
Petition forms backing a referendum on the Gilbert act to extend terms for county officials to four years were approved by Secretary of State George S. Myers as to legal form. The sponsoring committee must gather 131,222 signatures and file by July 6 to place the measure on the November ballot.
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Columbus
George S. Myers
Secretary of State
Advances Reported in Steel Prices By Steel Magazine
The magazine Steel reported further price advances for steel products in Cleveland on June 1. Based on adjustments already made, the index for finished steel prices would reach $53.40 by July 1.
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Cleveland
Steel
Ohio Townsendites To Support Leader
Spurred by a resolution approving their leader's defiance of a congressional investigation, Ohio Townsend Club members set today’s agenda with selecting delegates to the Townsend Old Age Revolving Pensions national convention in Cleveland on July 15. The first state convention elected Raymond J. Jeffreys of Cleveland as Ohio’s member of the national advisory board.
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Columbus
Ohio
Townsend Club
Old Age Pension Group
Cleveland
Raymond J. Jeffreys
Townsend Old Age Revolving Pensions, Limited
Eastern trains cut fares to two and three cents a mile
The eastern rail system reduced passenger rates to 2 cents per mile in coaches and 3 cents per mile in Pullmans, the lowest in 20 years, under an Interstate Commerce Commission order. Previously both classes were 3.6 cents with a Pullman surcharge about 0.4 cents.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Auto accidents claim 118 lives in Memorial Day weekend
Holidays across the United States saw at least 118 deaths from automobile crashes over Memorial Day. The National Safety Council had estimated 270 traffic fatalities for the period. The heaviest single incident occurred near Richmond Virginia where six people died when a sedan collided with a lumber truck.
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Columbus
National Safety Council
Richmond
Black Legion Probed in Deaths Across Detroit Area
Detroit area authorities widen a Black Legion probe after the Poole killing and the linked hangings. They review up to a dozen deaths, including Roy Pidcock who vanished from Wyandotte and was found on Fighting Island, while pressing Canada to reopen the investigation.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Roy Pidcock
Charles A. Poole
Pidcock
John L. Bielak
United Auto Workers Union
Down-Rver Wyandotte
Mich
Fighting Island
Detroit River
Ira H. Harmon
New York 1939 Fair Eyes Health Themed Exhibits
New York sponsors of the 1939 World Fair discuss banning Salome style performances and fan dancers, proposing instead exhibits on health and appendectomies. The independent Fair of the Future plans a long, continuous building with a main artery carrying official exhibits on housing, food, drink, health, industry, recreation, art, government, and religion.
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New York
Chicago
Four Killed in Kentucky Shootings Reported
London Kentucky June 1 Officials of Clay and Laurel counties lifted weekend shootings that killed four east Kentuckians. Perry Martin 30 of North Corbin was jailed on a murder warrant for Reed Taylor and his wife shot at their store near Heavy. Laurel deputies searched for a second man. In Clay County authorities investigated the ambush slaying of Charles Benge and Claude Scott.
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London
Clay
Laurel Counties
Perry Martin
North Corbin
Reed Taylor
Heavy
Laurel County
Clay County
Charles Benge
Claude Scott
Married Teachers Barred in Urbana
In Urbana the board of education voted four to one to ban married women from teaching. The ruling sets retirement at 65 for all teachers and 68 for superintendents and principals. Four teachers with 7 to 23 years of service must resign, and Superintendent Cookson must retire next year. a provision allows married women to teach only if the husband cannot work.
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Urbana
Cr. W. Cookson
McGuffey Union Seeks New Farm Workers
Ralph Pierce president of the McGuffey chapter of the Agricultural Workers Union announced a campaign to recruit for the first chartered AFL farm union. He said workers from McGuffey Ada Forbaker and Alger may join to organize marshland laborers in Scioto area.
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McGuffey
Ralph Pierce
The
Agricultural Workers Union
American Federation of Labor Farm Union
Pierce
Scioto
Ada
Forbaker
Alger
Two men die in 22 foot leap bet go wrong in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on June 1 police say Robert Carter and Harry Hoover both 30 argued over a $1 bet to leap 22 feet from a window. Carter jumped and landed on his head after Hoover grabbed trying to stop him. Both men later were taken to a hospital amid questions of who won.
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Cincinnati
Robert Carter
Harry Hoover
Carter
William Knight
Hoover
Pioneer Steel Mill Leader John C. Williams Dies
John C. Williams age 60 chief executive of Weirton Steel Co. and a pioneer of modern steel operations in the upper Ohio River Valley died of a heart attack at 9 A M at his summer lodge in Weirton West Virginia He resided in Steubenville and was a prominent industrial figure.
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Steubenville
John C. Williams
Weirton Steel Co
Ohio River Valley
Williams
Weirton
W. Va
Supreme Court strikes down New York wage law for women and children
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that a 1933 New York statute establishing minimum wages for women and children violates constitutional liberty by restricting the right to contract. Justice Butler delivered the majority opinion while Chief Justice Hughes dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Justice Butler
Bricker says New York wage ruling validates Ohio law
The Ohio Attorney General John W. Bricker announced that the U S Supreme Court decision striking down New York's minimum wage statute effectively validates a similar Ohio law. The ruling reinforces Ohio's wage policy and implications for state labor standards.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
United States Supreme Court
New York
Ohio
New York Minimum Wage Law Struck Down by Court
Justices dissented as the Supreme Court ruled the 1933 New York laundry workers minimum wage statute violated the due process clause by restricting contract liberty. The case involved Brooklyn laundry manager Joseph Tipaldo, indicted for forgery, who won release on habeas corpus. The decision contrasts with the District of Columbia law and prior NRA coal cases.
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Roberts
van Devanter
Sutherland
McReynolds
Butler
Joseph Tipaldo
Brooklyn
Tie
Herbert Lehman
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
New York
NRA
Guffey
Manufacturer Believed Dead by His Own Hand in Troy
County authorities investigate the death of Edgar Conner age 42 at Hobart Manufacturing Co. where he served as assistant production manager. Sheriff Kenneth Miller reported an empty poison bottle found in the office washroom and officers believe he died from poison.
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Troy
Edgar Conner
Hobart Manufacturing Co
Kenneth Miller
Lady Be Gallant Opens New Serial With Schoolroom Chats
In a Maylike scene two teachers, Joan and Louise, banter about spring fever and romance as they plan a town trip for gifts and ice cream. Joan hints at engagement to Win, a doctor, while contemplating the pace of love and life in their small town.
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Louise
Joan Spencer
Joan
Trudy
van Dusen
Win
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