Illinois Anti New Dealers Triumph in Dual Party Primaries
Illinois voters backed anti New Deal candidates in both parties for the U S Senate with Gov Henry Horner and State's Attorney Thomas J Courtney appearing set to nominate for Lucas. Ed mund K Jarecki led Kelly Nash backed Prystalski for Cook County judge while Igoe trailed Lucas as vote tallies favored downstate returns. Nearly all incumbents would win renomination with 23 of 24 U S representatives secured.
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Chicago
U.P
Illinois
Democratic
Kelly-Nash
New Deal
U. S. Senate
Henry Horner
Thomas J. Courtney
U. S
Scott Lucas
Edmund K. Jarecki
Cook County
Courtney
Kelly
Michael L. Igoe
Roosevelt
Lucas
Igoe
Igore
The
Chicago Tribune
Jarecki
Lewis Long
Eureka Dam Dedication Plans At Eureka Gallia County
Dr Charles E Holzer guides Eureka Dam dedication planning at Eureka near Gallipolis with War Department and Army Engineers officials. The $15 million dam creates a 50 mile river pool and replaces several locks and dams on the Ohio and Great Kanawha rivers. A nautical display and land parade are planned for the ceremony on Sunday June 12.
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Ohio River
Eureka
Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Land Froome Barbour
Cincinnati
War Department
Washington
Chief of Army Engineers
Ohio
Great Kanawha
Dissension in CIO Ended by Lewis Choice
Washington U P reports John L Lewis ended CIO dissension by naming David Dubinsky to chair a permanent housing study committee. The move comes amid reports Dudsky may lead 235000 members into the AFL over plans for a permanent CIO.
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CIO
Lewis
Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization Today
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
Dudsky
American Federation of Labor
Works Progress Administration
United States Maritime Commission
Twenty Guards Aid in Moving Corrigan Wealth
In Cleveland twenty guards and three armored trucks moved 21 million dollars from Union Trust Co to National City Bank vaults. The funds belonged to Mrs Laura Corrigan widow of James Corrigan and included inheritance and proceeds from selling Corrigan steel interests to Republic Steel Corp.
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Cleveland
Union Trust Co
National City Bank
Laura Corrigan
James Corrigan
Republic Steel Corp
Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co
Dafoe Buys Easter Dresses for Dionne Quints
New York report notes Dr. Al Dafoe in town to shop for Easter outfits for the Dionne quintuplets. The quints, healthy through winter, have worn out their dresses, with Dafoe joking they grow fast and may one day be Canada's best dressed women.
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New York
Allan Roy Dafoe
Canada
Fear Missing Aviators Dead In Florida
Orlando search efforts for aviators Charles D. Griffith and J. D. Patterson shifted to abandonment of alive rescue after a week with no wreckage found. Patterson’s Pittsburgh parents posted a $500 reward for information on the plane or its occupants as searches covered much of eastern Florida.
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Orlando
Fla
U.P
Charles D. Griffith
J. D. Patterson
Pittsburgh
Patterson
Florida
Griffith
Florida Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Civil War Hero Dies at Dayton Military Home
Charles Taggart, 95, Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, died at the National Military Home in Dayton. He was cited for leading a Confederate flank attack and capturing a battle flag.
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Dayton
U.P
Charles Taggart
National Military
Jobless Mine Families Seek State Help In Food Prep Duties
In Sacramento more than 25 unemployed mining families from Grass Valley and Nevada City urged Gov Merriam to hire men to peel potatoes and wash dishes. The CIO Miners Union clash with Independent Miners Union led to a purge as 100 refugees camped on state property awaiting aid. State Relief Admin Harold Pomeroy allowed food and tents but kept women and children peeling potatoes and washing dishes.
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Sacramento
Cal
Grass Valley
Nevada City
Committee For Industrial Organization
Miner’s Union
Independent Miners Union
CIO
Frank F. Merriam
CIO Union
Merriam
State Relief Administration
Harold Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Thanks A Million for Northwest Territory Celebration
Athens Mayor Cliff Cornell thanks residents, merchants, clubs, and organizations for making the Northwest Territory Celebration the biggest parade in town history. He notes donations of antiques and relics, window displays, and contributed floats during Easter season with broad community support.
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Northwest Territory
Athens
Anna Marie Hahn to Be Executed May 4 in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to review the 31 year old Anna Marie Hahn’s conviction for the Cincinnati murder case. The court set May 4 as the execution date, the first for a woman in Ohio’s electric chair, unless Gov. Davey grants clemency.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Anna Marie Hahn
Cincinnati
Ohio
High Court
Martin L. Davey
Hahn
Common Pleas
Jacob Wagner
Wagner
Supreme Court
Representative Woodruff Calls Taxpayer Relief and Unemployment Aid
U.S. Representative Roy O. Woodruff of Michigan urges tax relief and unemployment assistance. He warns that government spending and borrowing create hidden taxes for citizens and cautions against drain on the economy from excessive federal expenditures.
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Washington
U.P
Roy O. Woodruff
Mich
Woodruff
Congress
Japs Reported Building Fleet of Super-Cruisers
Washington reports the Navy has been informed Japan is constructing a fleet of new type super-cruisers described as hit and run warships with unmatched speed mobility and striking power. The development could revolutionize naval tactics.
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Washington
Navy Department
Japan
Mrs Whitney Seeks Jewelry Seized for Whitney Debts
New York report says Mrs. Whitney asked for the seized jewelry to aid in settling the millions in debts left by Richard Whitney who entered Sing Sing Prison. Joseph Lorenz the bankruptcy receiver took the items from Whitney’s safe deposit box including a pearl necklace set with 60 pearls a ring with a large freshwater pearl and pearl earrings.
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New York
U.P
Richard Whitney
Whitney
Sing Sing
Joseph Lorenz
Former Baseball Star Not Guilty of Murder
Vernon Spencer, a former major league baseball player, is acquitted of murdering Helen Grier at a northwoods hunting lodge on October 28. The jury, consisting of north country farmers and tradesmen, deliberated under three hours before returning a not guilty verdict and he plans to return to his Wixom dairy farm for a new start.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Vernon Spencer
Helen Grier
Northwoods
Wixom
Mich
Demand Probe Of Espionage On US Lands
U S congressmen pressed for an investigation into foreign propaganda and espionage in the United States. Reps Byron Scott and Samuel Dickstein cited Nazi organizations active in the region and adjacent Central American states. Dickstein warned German Americans planned a celebration of Austria's conquest on April 20, risking bloodshed and foreign ideology.
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Washington
United States
Byron Scott
Calif
Samuel Dickstein
N. Y
Scott
House
Germany
Italy
Japan
Panama Canal
Dickstein
Bunds
Austria
Killer of Two Executed After Long Legal Battle
Frank Palka a 25 year old Bridgeport Buffalo aviation mechanic was executed in the electric chair in Connecticut after a drawn out legal fight. He killed two Bridgeport policemen during a robbery inquiry and assaulted guards in confinement. Attorneys sought to save him for more than two years using every legal device.
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Wethersfield
Conn
U.R
Frank Palka
Bridgeport
Buffalo
State's
Connecticut
Palka
Communist Appointed To Harvard Faculty Sparks Legislature Action
Granville Hicks, noted communist author, was named to Harvard University's faculty. The move prompted Massachusetts lawmakers to extend the life of the committee probing subversive organizations.
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Harvard
Boston
A.P
Granville Hicks
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Inmate Indicted for Murder in London Prison Hammer Death
Ernest Cesser aged 30, a London Prison Farm inmate from Muskingum County, was indicted on a first degree murder charge in the hammer death of fellow prisoner Thomas D Agostino aged 48.
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London
U.P
Ernest Cesser
Muskingum County
Thomas D'Agostino
Davis Named Head of National Red Cross
Norman H. Davis was named chairman of the American Red Cross succeeding the late Rear Admiral Cary Grayson. He was expected to continue informal diplomatic aid to President Roosevelt though his post limits the activities that earned him the nickname Rov ing Ambassador. Davis was welcomed by new associates as he assumed leadership.
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Washington
U.P
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Roosevelt
U. S
Davis
Cary Grayson
Red Cross
Village To Be Moved To Make Room for Dams
Muskingum Conservancy District will accept bids on May 14 to relocate the village of Plainfield in Coshocton County. The move places residents about 2000 feet northwest of the current site as most of the village sits below Wills Creek Reservoir spillway level.
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Philadelphia
Muskingum Conservancy District
Plainfield
Coshocton County
Wills Creek Reservoir
Conservancy District
Columbus double traffic collision claims two lives
Ralph L. Lawrence age 25 and Vaughn Newland age 18 of Columbus were in a coupe when it struck a parked truck. Lawrence was killed and Newland was seriously injured in the crash reported today.
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Columbus
Ralph L. Lawrence
Vaughn Newland
Drowns in Detroit River near Wyandotte
Harley Gossett aged 18 drowned in the Detroit River near Wyandotte Michigan and was believed to be the state’s first swimming fatality of 1938.
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Detroit River
Wyandotte
Mich
Harley Gossett
Here
Michigan
Stan Laurel Faces Court Over Triple Threat of Wives
In Beverly Hills Stan Laurel appears in court as Wife Number One sues for more money while Number Two is in a prior settlement and Number Three, hospitalized on hit-and-run charges, is held on $500 bail. Laurel, earning about $160000 a year, says his marital troubles drain him though he and Wife One seek $1355 monthly for their 10 year old daughter Lois.
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Hollywood
U.P
Stan Laurel
Number Two
Number Three
Number One
Beverly Hills
Laurel
Lois N. Laurel
Virginia Ruth Laurel
Vera Shulalova Laurel
Leslie E. Still
Lois
FDR Faces House Battle Over Federal Road Funds
The administration faces a congressional fight over 1939 road grants as Rep. Wilburn Cartwright demands raising highway construction funds from 100 million to 201.5 million in the agriculture appropriation bill. Cannon seeks end-of-bill consideration pending budget approval to boost the item. Cartwright vows to press for the full amount amid likely support for pork barrel spending.
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Washington
U.P
Wilburn Cartwright
Okla
House Roads Committee
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Clarence Cannon
Appropriations
Agriculture Department
Cartwright
Cannon
Daniel Bell
Roads
House
Roads Committee
Italo British Pact Near Agreement Reported
London reports and Rome sources say Italy and Britain plan to sign a friendship pact in Rome on Saturday. The accord would take effect after Italian troops withdraw from Spain and Britain recognizes Ethiopia conquest. Mussolini may pull many troops from Spain before the civil war ends, a move seen as unsettling to Hitler.
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London
U.P
Great
Britain
Italy
Rome
Spain
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Chinese Forces Halted by Japanese Reinforcements
Shanghai dispatch reports China failed to consolidate gains in Shantung Province as Japanese reinforcements bolster moves toward Hankow. Chinese spokesmen admit stronger resistance across Shantung, with counter offensive halted by new Japanese strength in North Central China.
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Shanghai
U.P
China
Shantung Province
Hankow
Shantung
Transient Victim of Heart Attack at Logan
War ren Strachen, about 50, last known from Louisville Kentucky, died of a heart attack in Dr. C F Shank's office after police and a wanderer took him there for treatment. Post mortem by Dr. A K Smith found coronary thrombosis. Body held at local mortuary.
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Logan
Warren Strachen
Louisville
C. F. Shank
Clarence Zimmerman
A. K. Smith
Drunk Driver Fined By Judge in Logan
Rob by Carpenter Creola was fined 100 dollars and costs plus 30 days in jail and a six month license revoke after appearing before Judge Phil Henderson on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Logan.
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Logan
Robby Carpenter
Creola
Phil Henderson
British Move to Acquire War Planes in Allies Talks
In the House of Commons Lord Winterton announced the British government is exploring the possibility of obtaining war planes from the United States and Canada. The statement signals a widening effort to bolster Britain’s air power with Allied aircraft.
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London
United States
Canada
Lord Winterton
H House of Commons
Parties Hit New Deal In Illinois Primaries
In the Illinois primaries on Tuesday Congressmen Scott W. Lucas and State Representative Richard W. Lyons were nominated by the Democrats and Republicans respectively. Lucas backed by the New Deal machine in Chicago faced downstate defeats, while Lyons campaigned against the New Deal.
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Illinois
Scott W. Lucas
Richard W. Lyons
Lucas
Chicago
Lyons
Rebels Push on Coast in New Mediterranean Drive
Spanish Nationalists, advancing on an 11 mile front, moved toward the Mediterranean coast south of Tortosa as Loyalists pressed an offensive in Lerida, 75 miles north. Officers spoke of a possible Easter victory celebration by ringing church bells in coastal towns. Loyalists asked for reinforcements from Barcelona and Valencia as a major coast fight appeared near.
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Hendaye
U.2
Tortosa
Lerida
Barcelona
Valencia
Akron Capone Nabbed in New York Fugitive Case
Joe Accur a 35 year old Akron suspect nicknamed the Al Capone of Akron was held in New York as a fugitive from Akron. He is wanted for the September 15 1935 homicide of Michael Saviolis.
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Akron ‘Capone
NEW York
U.P
Joe Accurso
al Capone
Akron
Michael Saviolis
President To Begin Drive On Thursday
Roosevelt to launch a new lending and spending program amid a rising federal deficit and Democratic splits over spendthrift policy. A Thursday address to Congress will be followed by a radio fire side chat as Garner opposes continued deficit financing.
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Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
Congress
Joe Robinson
Robinson
White House
New Deal
New Deal Democratic Party
Civil Service Seeks $25000 Additional Budget
The Ohio State Emergency Board deferred a request from the Civil Service Commission for 25000 to boost its regular budget. Chairman Carl Smith a Democrat and Ralph Emmons a Republican said the current appropriation is inadequate to enforce civil service rules. They criticized provisional hires seen as political.
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Columbus
State Emergency Board
Ohio Civil Service Commission
Carl Smith
Ralph Emmons
Smith
Actress Miriam Hopkins Robbed of Jewelry
Theft of jewelry valued at 15000 dollars was reported at actress Miriam Hopkins home to police today.
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Hollywood
U.P
Miriam Hopkins
Defense Plan Moves Tennessee Valley Center Of Munitions
Army and government officials disclosed that the Tennessee Valley would be a wartime headquarters for munition and airplane production. The valley would be ringed by posts and airbases with Appalachians to the east, leveraging hydro power and materials from East Tennessee, Alabama, and Alcoa to enable rapid explosive and aircraft manufacture.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.R
Tennessee Valley
United Press
United States
Appalachian
East
Tennessee
Alabama
Alcoa
Muscle Shoals
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