The Archive · 1937

Court Appointment Being Delayed

U.S. Senate Committee to Make No Special Move Washington. Aug. 15.

Confirmation of the appointment to the Supreme Court of Senator Hugo L, Black, Democratro! A ma, was delayed to-day when Se Henry F, Ashurst, Demo he could not call a of the Senate Judi of wh gular meeting of the held on Monday, ko The judiciary sth-committ proved the appointment of Black. despite the attempt of Senator Warren R. Austin, Republican of Vermont, to delay action and in-quoted by Ford Motor-Iorries, six aeropla ines and 20,000 litres of fuel des patched from Perthus near Spanish frontier on August 3 of various mate! 8 motor-cycles sent Cerbere, 986,000 litres of fuel, six: notorbu: Ford passenger cars, 26 and five Graham-Paige cars sent on August 5: Further war material was shipped every day of the month up to now.—Trans-Ocean,

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