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May 31, 1937

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WAR DEAD HONORED; ARMS RACE SCORED; Services Held by Religious and Patriotic Organizations Throughout the City THOUSANDS MARCH TODAY Three Memorial Parades to Be Held Here-Holiday Travel Is Unusually Heavy Thousands Make Holiday THOUSANDS HONOR NATION'S WAR DEAD Celebrations Today Exercises Held Yesterday Luncheons to Be Held

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WPA JOB-DODGERS TO BE WEEDED OUT; Somervell Moves to Replace F Those Failing to Seek Work With Home Relief Clients BANS PUBLIC-AID 'CAREERS' Persons on the Rolls Longest Face Test as to Need for Continued Federal Wage ERB Clients Get More Jobs WPA JOB-DODGERS TO BE WEEDED OUT Plans Periodic Exchange

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Disturbed by the apparent willingness of thousands of WPA workers to make careers of their relief jobs, Lieut. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, Works Progress Administrator here, disclosed yesterday that he had drawn preliminary plans for returning such workers to the home relief rolls and replacing them with

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Major Sports Results

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Tennis-The United States Davis Cup team advanced to the interzone final by scoring its third straight victory over Australia at Forest Hills yesterday. Donald Budge and Gene Mako beat Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath in the doubles, 7-5, 6-1, 8--6, to clinch the series.

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Reich and Italy to Act in Concert; May Take Law in Their Own Hands; Two Nations Expected to Proceed Directly Against Valencia Government for Attacks on Their Ships-Valencia Seen in Effort to Draw Berlin and Rome Into Conflict

By Arnaldo Cortesi

special meeting of non-intervention steering com in London summoned

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4 KILLED, 84 HURT AS STRIKERS FIGHT POLICE IN CHICAGO; 1,000 Marchers Fail in Effort to Close Republic Plant

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4 killed, 84 hurt in clash with police, South Chicago, as strikers attempt to invade Republic plant; many arrests; incidents

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