Economic watchdogs loom in Roosevelt era probe
Washington reports preview an anti monopoly inquiry tied to New Deal aims. Aiming to recalibrate the economy, it targets wealthy concentration and price fixing, with figures like Thurman Arnold and Leon Henderson connected to the effort. Berle hints at future national policies and a shift in government role.
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A-1 Trust
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Oliphant
SEC
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Jerome Frank
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Patterson
Robert Nathan
Hopkins
Leon Henderson
Commission
A. A. Berle
Columbia University
Prof Berle
Berle
Agriculture predicts strong early crops across major staples
The Agriculture Department says early crops look better than any spring since 1929 with a record wheat crop in sight. Cotton and tobacco show favorable conditions while corn planting lagged due to wet weather but is advancing toward a good harvest if normal weather holds. Western farmers report the best moisture levels in years and milk output per population is high.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Legality Of Ohio Poor Relief Loan Plan Questioned
Ohio lawmakers weigh the constitutionality of a 1.5 million loan plan funded by the 1939 sales tax for poor relief. Attorney General and legislators caution about next year’s revenues and possible court challenges while the measure aims to show good faith amid relief funding needs.
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Columbus
State Board of Control
Attorney General
Senate Finance Committee
William R. Foss
Dmercer
Foss
Herbert
Duffy
House
Frank Aible
Two Honorees at U S A Exercises at Ohio State
Ohio State University conferred Dawa degrees at the 61st commencement. University President George W Rightmire and Florence E Allen the only woman judge in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals received Lawa degrees. Lamme medal went to James E Boyd and Oscar V Brumley received a surprise Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Diplomas were awarded to 1 642 graduates.
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Ohio State University
George W. Rightmire
Florence E. Allen
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lamme
James E. Boyd
Oscar V. Brumley
Ohio State
College of Veterinary Medicine
Brumley
Problem Boy Dies in Keystone Electric Chair
Wen dell Forrest Bowers twenty year old condemned inmate died in Pennsylvania's electric chair at Rockview Prison Bellefonte following his December confession to killing Mrs Wilma V Carpenter a 38 year old Norristown widow. This marked the first execution among seven scheduled within a month.
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Wendell Forrest Bowers
Pennsylvania
Bleak Rockview
Bowers
Reformatory
Wilma V. Carpenter
Norristown
Minister Named Washington
President Roosevelt nominated Frederick A. Sterling of Texas to day to be minister to Sweden.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Sterling
Texas
Sweden
No Endorsements From Labor Conference in Columbus
Delegates at the Ohio Federation of Labor Non Partisan Political Conference in Columbus returned home without endorsing any primary candidates. Federation secretary Thomas J. Donnelly said Ohio locals will take stands soon, and that the executive board will provide unions with candidates’ past records to guide endorsements.
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Columbus
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Donnelly
Federation
Ohio
Donnelly
Third quake series felt in Belgium Brussels
The third series of earth shocks in three days woke Belgians early today but caused no damage. The first quake lasted about three seconds and a second tremor followed 11 minutes later. The worst quake, Saturday, killed three people and injured about 20.
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Brussels
Four-year-old Robert Hammeran Dies From Coffee Burns
Cincinnati report states four year old Robert Hammeran died from burns after a pot of coffee overturned in his home.
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Cincinnati
Robert Hammeran
Vandercock Bound for Federal Arraignment in Mann Act Case
Henry C. Vandercock a 29 year old cattle trader was ordered turned over to federal officers for arraignment in Detroit on a Mann Act violation. Two physicians found no insanity. Vandercock had returned to Michigan with Lucille Wilson a 22 year old rural school teacher who accompanied him to Missouri after promising a summer job. Wilson said she fought his advances during a 77 hour trip across five states.
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Adrian
Mich
Henry C. Vandercock
Detroit
Vandercock
Michigan
Lucille Wilson
Missouri
Wilson
Japs and Insurgents Score Heavy Early Frontline Gains
Japanese forces push toward Hankow after capturing Anking Anhwei capital as Insurgent units seize Castellon De La Plana in Spain. Nanking falls to a combined assault while Germanic communities vote in favor of Nazi leadership.
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Anhwei
Yangtze River
Castellon de la Plana
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Valencia
Yellow River
Hankow
Chengchow
Nanking
Otterbein College President Clippinger Resigns
Otterbein College trustees announced the resignation of Dr. Walter G. Clippinger as president effective September 1, 1939. The Westerville notice states the action was made official today.
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Westerville
Walter G. Clippinger
Otterbein College
New Eureka Dam Opens on the Ohio River at Gallipolis
The Eureka dam near Gallipolis marked the last of four dams costing 24 million dollars. Dedication featured whistles speeches and a procession of 12 steamboats as gates opened. The concrete pillar span with suspended rollers forms the world’s largest dam of its kind, regulating water for about 50 miles and enabling nine foot navigable pools on the Kanawha tributary.
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Erucka
Ohio River
Eureka
Gallipolis
Winfield, Marmet
London
W. Va
Kanawha River
Wrecked TWA Plane Found Near Buena Vista Peak
Yosemite California dispatch reports a storm crash of a TWA airliner on March 1 with nine aboard. Gold prospectors lead rangers to 9,000-foot Buena Vista peak 18 miles southeast of Yosemite Valley where eight bodies lie among wreckage.
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Calif
TWA
Buena Vista Peak
Yosemite Valley Ranger
Sierra Nevada
Fresno
H. O. Collier
Forest Townsley
Colter
Collier
Ho M. Sitsu
Kansas City
Forest Rangers
Wawona
Bakery Drivers Win Pennsylvania Strike Resolved
Deliveries of bread in Southwestern Pennsylvania returned to normal as a 10 day strike by AFL union bakery truck drivers ended. Fourteen hundred drivers voted for a compromise granting seniority rights while rejecting a closed shop and union labels on wrappers, affecting 35 major bakeries and 3,800 idle workers.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
AFL
Redlegs buy pitcher Walters from Phillies for cash
Cincinnati Reds announce the acquisition of pitcher Bucky Walters from Philadelphia in exchange for hurler Al Hollingsworth and catcher Virgil Spud Davis plus a substantial cash sum reported between 49000 and 50000 dollars. Walters is 28 and had 14 wins last season. Hollingsworth, from Syracuse in 1934, had 9 wins last year and two wins this season. Davis joined the Reds in 1936 from the St Louis Cardinals.
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CincinNati Reds
Bucky Walters
Philadelphia
al Hollingsworth
Virgil “Spud” Davis
Times Star
Walters
Hollingsworth
Syracuse
Davis
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Two Robbers Rob Regent Theater in Muskegon Heist
Two men robbed the Regent Theater in Muskegon Michigan of 2000 dollars today. They slugged one employee and tied six others including the manager in a basement washroom before escaping.
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Muskegon, Mich
Regent Theater
Americans Being Taught To Hate One Another
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg warned at Union College commencement that representative democracy faces a crisis of character from centralized power and agitators. He urged recapturing mutual confidence, cooperation, and solidarity to defend democracy.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Union College
Seven Die In Ohio Accidents Reported
Ohio recorded seven traffic deaths across Cleveland Mansfield and surrounding areas. The victims include Margaret Hale 66 and Hugo M Schmitz of Cleveland a pedestrian Rachel Grubalnik 80 and an unidentified man found on tracks near Cleveland a head on collision killed Ada M Kovachy 48 a Cuyahoga probation officer William Wilson 68 struck by a Cotlhe auto George Melquist 54 of Ottumwa died after falling from a moving train on a Hamilton trestle and Albert J Goldsboro 35 killed near Steubenville when a railroad train struck his car.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cleveland
Margaret Hale
Hugo M. Schmitz
Rachel Grubalnik
Mansfield
Ada M. Kovachy
Cuyahoga County
William Wilson
Chillcothe
Hamilton
George Melquist
Ottumwa
Albert J. Goldsboro
Steubenville
Ohio Sees Rise in Federal Income Tax Returns
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering announced 311,600 federal income tax returns filed in Ohio for 1936, up from 250,543 the prior year. National totals show 5,488,504 returns for 1937 and 4,656,504 for 1935, based on 1936 income.
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Washington
Ohio
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Taverns Wrecked in Second Baltimore Bombing
Baltimore reports a second bombing wrecking a tavern in the north and shattering windows at several houses. Police Capt. Wallace said the blast was similar to a previous attack in the southwest that injured two people and damaged 28 houses.
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Baltimore
Wallace
Wage Hour Bill Advances as Rail Legislation Dims
Senate leaders said no new railroad legislation would pass before adjournment leaving wage hour reform as the main issue. CIO head John L Lewis praised the compromise draft while senators weighed regional wage scale concerns and House action loomed.
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Senate
White House
Garner
Bankhead
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Wheeler
D-Mont
Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
Thomas
Utah
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
William Green
AFL
Washington
United
Senate Labor Committee
Man's body found wedged in Lake Erie breakwater
In Lorain on June 13 police sought identification of a man found wedged among rocks at the Lake Erie breakwater near the Black River mouth. The body showed long submersion in water and was clothed only in winter underwear and a rubber overshoe.
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Lorain
Lake Erie
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks show a quiet setback led by heavy and industrial stocks. Bonds slide with tighter pressure on secondary rails. Chicago wheat and corn weaken on profit taking while cattle stay steady and hogs rise about 0.15.
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