Suspended UAW Officers Reach Trial After Sit-Down
Four suspended United Automobile Workers officers and attorney Maurice Sugar finally gained admission to a scheduled trial before the UAW executive board after two guard checks and a sit-down demonstration by supporters. The board began proceedings and prepared procedures as over 100 supporters guarded the union offices.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
UAW
Maurice Sugar
Homer Martin
Martin
CIO
Tri
Bitter Charges Ordered Stopped
In Knoxville Tennessee July 26 the congressional inquiry into the TVA moved past bitter charges and counter charges as the committee chose to proceed to constructive phases. Director David E Lilienthal returned to the stand for the fourth day reading a lengthy document in reply to Dr Arthur E Morgan the ousted TVA chairman.
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Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
Arthur E. Morgan
Lilienthal
Prazier
Toouch
Wolverton
Corrigan to Broadcast Transatlantic Talk from London
Douglas Corrigan the Trans-Atlantic flier will give a two way overseas broadcast from London at 5 45 p m EST today over WEAF NBC with New York linked into the circuit.
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New York
Douglas G. Corrigan
Weafnbc
London
Will Rogers Ha Humor By Stanley Anderson
Will Rogers recounts a Beverley Hills Hotel joke told by Stanley Anderson. A school moment prompts a child to label the present era as the Hard Boiled Age, reflecting Rogers wit about progress and classes in a lighthearted anecdote.
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Stanley Anderson
Beverley Hills
Stanley
Beverley Hills Hotel
West
Ordin
Stany
Beverley
Japanese Claim Kiukiang City Falls To Invasion
Shanghai July 26 The Japanese command said its army opened a major offensive by occupying Kiukiang breaking the Yangtze defense line. Japanese forces report Chinese defenses crumbled after late Monday, with Chiang Kai-shek troops retreating northwest and southwest as ships and air forces bombarded the retreating army.
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Hankow
Kiukiang
Yangtze Valley
Yangtze River
Army of
Nippon
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze
Ukiang
Lake Poyang
Coffey Shoots 75 In Morning Open Round At Congressional
Al Houghton led at 71 one under par with five birdies as rain soaked the course. Coffey of Winchester fired 75 for the first 18, going one under on the front but four over on the back. Peyton Bowling posted 81.
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Washington
al Houghton
Old Point Comfort
Congressional Country Club
Houghton
Coffey
Winchester
Peyton Bowling
Roanoke
Hamilton Sees War Dictatorship
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican National Committee warned in Salem Illinois that another war would bring the United States under a rigid dictatorship. He said it would be very doubtful we could rid such a regime after the conflict ends at the county soldiers and sailors reunion.
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Salem
Ill
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
United States
Lee
Association
Supreme Court
May Hold Steel Wages Too High
Republic Inland and United States Steel officials signaled they might keep steel wages high due to recent price cuts. Republic asked the Labor Department board to delay wage minima for government contracts for a thorough study of wages versus prices. U S Steel spokesman William Beye said wages must allow effective competition, while CIO leaders oppose any wage reductions.
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Washington
Republic, Inland
United States Steel
Republic
Labor Department
William Beye
Grand Jury Finds No Vice Condition In Baltimore
Baltimore judge discharges a four page report after the grand jury reports no evidence of vice conditions. The probe began with a citizens committee report and involved more than 100 witnesses. The jury found its efforts 100 percent non productive and the discharge included praise from Judge Eugene O Dunne.
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Baltimore
Eugene O’dunne
O’dunne
Citizens’ Committee
Jeanette MacDonald Recovering From Ear Abscess Operation
Noted film singer Jeanette MacDonald is reported to be recovering from a minor operation to treat an abscess in her right ear. The news comes from Hollywood sources dated July 26.
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Hollywood
Jeanette MacDonald
Friends of Black Meeting Moves On From Page One
A group from Alabama joined the discussion as members of the audience advanced to greet him. The delegate turned and walked away as William Douglas, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, addressed the association.
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Alabama
William ©. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Association
Prophets of disaster debate SEC reports and legal bias
The piece discusses the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, references to a Harvard law committee chaired by Roscoe Pound, and SEC bias cited by Commissioner Jerome N. Frank. It notes a Supreme Court petition challenge over constitutional residency and committee referrals amid political controversy.
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Public Utility Holding Company
Douglas
Atmeritus Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Jerome N. Frank
SEC
Frank
BEC
Man on ledge causes citywide panic on 55th Street
A man stood on a window ledge on the 55th Street side of a building overlooking Fifth Avenue. Firemen and police arrived with emergency gear after cries and pleas from a sister and bystanders. He later drank from a glass, mopped his brow, and taunted onlookers while hanging above the street.
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Ward
55Th Street
Upper Fifth Avenue
Blood Transfusions For Tony Galento Amid Illness
Tony Galento, the No 1 heavyweight challenger, battles broncho pneumonia at Orange Memorial Hospital. A third blood transfusion was ordered for the afternoon as doctors report his general condition unchanged and temperatures around 102 to 103 with a more cheerful patient.
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Orange
N. J
Tony Galento
John Henry Lewis
Philadelphia
Orange Memorial Hospital
U S Steel Reports Deficit for June Quarter
U S Steel Corporation reported a deficit of 5.01 million dollars for the June quarter, versus 1.29 million in the prior quarter, and a net income of 36.17 million in the same quarter last year. Directors ordered a regular dividend of 1.75 dollars on the 7 percent cumulative preferred stock, continuing since summer 1937.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation Today
Paw Paw Boy Drowns In River
Cumberland Maryland July 26 8 year old James Bailey drowns while fishing from a pier of the interstate bridge over the Potomac River at Paw Paw West Virginia. He lost his footing in the rising current and was swept away. his 11 year old brother watched. The body had not been recovered by late afternoon.
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Cumberland
James Bailey
Paw Paw
W. Va
Potomac River
Leonard Bailey
Poffenberger To Stay With Club
Detroit July 26 The suspension of Cletus Elwood Poffenberger has been lifted and he will remain with the Detroit Tigers. Owner Walter O Briggs announced that the right handed pitcher arrived in Detroit after being suspended for failing to report promptly to the club following orders from Manager Cochrane. The manager blamed laxity in fielding for the incident.
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Detroit
Cletus Elwood Poffenberger
Detroit Tigers
Walter O. Briggs
Detroit Baseball Company
Poffenberger
Cochrane
Tiger
Police Court Sessions Record Multiple Reckless and Disorderly Crimes
Stanley L Tebbs of Oakland Va faces reckless driving 14 dollars. Andrew Burks 225 Eastern charged with disorderly conduct 7.75. Robinson Russell R F D No 1 Philip Moore Atlanta Ga charged with disorderly conduct 10.25. Bessie Connor City Hotel enquency 3 months to three years at the State Farm.
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Stanley L. Tebbs
Oakland
Andrew Burks
Robinson Russell
Philip Moore
Atlanta
Bessie Connor
City Hotel
State Farm
Lions Hear Tax Reports At Winchester Club Meeting
Charles P. McVicar commissioner of revenue spoke to the Lions Club at the George Washington Hotel on taxation and assessments. He noted low local rates and cited rising assessed values from 1918 to 1928. Captain Bott of the Salvation Army provided instrumentals.
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Charles P. McVicar
Revenue
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
McVicar
Winchester
Governor Earle’s Quashing Plan Advances Despite Senate Opposition
Harrisburg July 26 Governor George H Earle sees quick House approval on first reading for a five bill package to halt the Dauphin county grand jury probe into the governor and 13 associates but faces opposition in the Senate. The bills cleared the House committee and passed the first House vote with two more required.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Senate
Dauphin County
House Committee On
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