Pennsylvania Primary Attracts Attention In 1936 Election
Washington dispatch notes Pennsylvania with 36 electoral votes as a key early test. Roosevelt faces first statewide primary opposition from Henry Breckinridge in Arkansas while Idaho senator Borah runs unopposed. Missouri Republicans pledge delegates, while Massachusetts holds a presidential primary with nonbinding results.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Washington
Ers
Keystone
Enry Breckinridge
Newark
Borah
Idaho
Republic
Pedt
Newaj
John Jewis
United Mine Orkers
Lars
Henry P. Fletcher
Theepublican National Committee
Fletcher
League
Convict killed in Alcatraz escape attempt
At Alcatraz the first escape attempt ended when guard fire wounded Joseph Bowers, 40, a mail robber. He was shot while scaling the wire and fell from a cliff to the shore, with a chance to swim to the mainland if he had reached the shore unseen. San Francisco dispatch notes Sanford Bates, federal prisons chief, was inspecting the island.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Sanford Bates
Joseph Bowers
Long-Time Chauncey Resident Dies at 77
Charles Taylor age 77 longtime Chauncey resident died Monday at his daughter's home Mrs Howard Simpson. Funeral services will be held at his residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in Hill Top Cemetery. He is survived by wife Anna and several children including Meda McKee Hazel Simpson Mary Taylor and Roy Taylor.
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Chauncey
Harles Taylor
Chauncey and
Howard Simpson
Pernoon
Hill Top
Taylor
Anna Taylor
Meda McKee
Hazel Simpson
Mifield
Tarry Taylor
Elliott
Ohio
Roy Taylor
Cincinnati
Commission Will Fix Minimum Coal Rates
Washington based Commission mulls fixing minimum coal rates under the Gutter Coal Stabilization Act as the court’s decision remains awaited. Representative statements from industry figures indicate an expected ruling on pricing for marketing coal. Funeral notices and unrelated items appear in the same issue with local briefs and city updates.
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Commission
WASHINGTON _ ber
Naommission
C. E. Smith
Mith
Federal flood control urged for Pittsburgh area and Ohio basin
W P Witherow, head of the Tri State Authority, urged Congress to fund 14 reservoirs on the upper Ohio River system and protect Johnstown Pa arguing flood control should be federal. He warned 20 floods could occur before multi state cost agreement. Senator Copeland said cost allocation is an engineer duty. The proposals cover 112 projects costing over 1.0 billion dollars including ship canals and regional flood works.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
W. P. Witherow
Tri-State Authority
Upper
Ohio River
Johnstown
Withcrow
Army Engineers
Witherow
Copeland
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Florida Ship Canal
Cape Cod Ship Canal
New Jersey Ship Canal
Famine Crisis Sweeps Szechwan and North Henan
Reports from Chungking describe a vast famine in Szechwan and North Henan with death estimates from 10 to 30 million. Hunger driven by floods, droughts, and repeated Communist incursions leads to cannibalism and parents selling children.
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Chungking
Szechwan Province
China
Szechwan
Henan
Eastern Railroads Protest ICC Order
Eastern railroads will file protest the ICC lower passenger fares order but join in a court test of constitutionality. The decision covers nearly all eastern roads except the Baltimore and Ohio line.
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Eastern Railroads
ICC
New York
N.C.C
Eastern Rail
Baltimore & Ohio
Fuad I Dies as Crown Prince Farouk Set for Regency
King Fuad I of Egypt dies at 68 after a long illness. Crown Prince Farouk, 18, will rule under a regency composed of three men chosen by the king, until his 18th birthday. The event comes amid Cairo's political tension and shifts in Anglo Egyptian relations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fuad I
Farouk
England
Fuad
Wafd
Memorial Day Tribute Planned by Pomeroy Fraternal Groups
Paul Herbert a Columbus attorney will speak at Beech Grove Cemetery Memorial Day services in Pomeroy. The Drew Webster Post American Legion led final plans with other fraternal groups and churches to march from the town center to the cemetery for a musical and speaking tribute to the war dead. Legion Drum and Bugle Corps and the Pomeroy High School Band are invited to participate.
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Pomeroy
Paul Herbert
Columbus
Beech Grove
Drew Webster
American Legion
the Legion
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Fomeroy High School
Teachers Oppose Oaths to Constitution in National League Meet
At the National League of Women Voters convention in Cincinnati Mrs. Roscoe Anderson of St. Louis urged defense of academic freedom against oaths to the Constitution for teachers. She said broad interpretations threaten freedom to teach and criticized "petticoat government" while noting women as a powerful voting force to shape public opinion.
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St. Louis
National League of Women Voters
Cincinnati
Roscoe Anderson
Anderson
United States
League
Petticoat
Panhandler Not To Be Refused Sparks Car Break In
Salt Lake City. John Castle refused a beggar who asked for a dime. The man warned Castle he would be sorry. Later Castle's car window was smashed and a suitcase taken.
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Salt Lake City
John Castle
Castle
Poor Eat 20 Percent Of Dog Food Says Dickinson
Senator Dickinson argues 20 percent of canned dog food is consumed by the poor and humans, citing 100 million pounds yearly as unfit for dogs. Senator Copeland calls for better food inspection and notes Congress underfunds the FDA. He cites 500 million cans produced annually with 20 percent eaten by people.
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Washington
Dickinson
Iowa
Congress
Senate
Copeland
Food and Drug Administration
Mystery of Mrs Draper Death by Own Action at Sea
Conflicting reports follow Hazel Archibald Draper, wife of Eben S. Draper, as she vanishes after leaving a Katonah sanitarium. Police pursue a note claiming intent to stow away on the Georgic and die at sea, while liner officials deny any death at sea or stowaway.
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New York
Hazel Archibald Draper
Massachusetts
Draper
Katonah
N. Y
Eben S. Draper
Hopedale
Mass
Georgic
Ireland
Line
Gallipolis Groceries to Quit Business
Modern Markets directors in Gallipolis vote to assign for benefit of creditors to Henry W. Cherrington. All property to be sold and liquidated. The corporation, in business since 1927, did not open today. Sidney Lanier serves as president with directors Buell Clark Ed Berridge Clarence Wagner and J H Wagner.
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Gallipolis
Modern Markets
Henry W. Cherrington
Sidney Lanier
Buell Clark
Ed Berridge
Clarence Wagner
J. H. Wagner
Opposes Wage Plans For Hotel Workers At Public Hearing
Capt Her shie Mowrey of the Ohio Hotels Association attacked proposed minimum wage scales for hotel and cafe workers at a public hearing in Columbus. He argued the wage law is unconstitutional and not enforceable and described today’s modern waitress as a healthy, normal individual with a fascinating personality.
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Columbus
Hershie Mowrey
Ohio Hotels Association
Hostess of Sun Racer Starts Vacation After Crash
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 22 year old Nelletranger, hostess of the Sun Racer liner wrecked near Uniontown on April 12 killing 12, began a two week vacation after boarding a TWA flight to New York and a Panama boat trip.
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Pittsburgh
Sun Racer
Tiny Nelletranger
Uniontown
TWA
New York
Panama
Bounty Up To Seven Thousand For Alvin Karpis
The Post Office Inspection Service announced a undercover search of Alvin Karpis rated Public Enemy No 1. The reward rose to seven thousand dollars as authorities intensified their manhunt.
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Washington
Alvin Karpis
Post Office
Sow
Alliance urged on unemployment by chamber president
A visiting Chamber of Commerce leader calls for cooperation between government and business to tackle unemployment. The article mentions a 10 year old girl Grace Marie Long who lost her leg after being struck by a truck and expresses her hopeful plea to join friends again while recovering in hospital.
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Alliance of Government
C. of C
Grace Marie Long
One Dead Six Hurt In Traction Crash
A head on collision of two interurban traction cars on Donovan Hill killed one motorman Charlies Patterson of Springfield and injured six or more people. J K Linkhardt of Lima was injured, Oscar Jones witnessed the crash near Urbana. Company officials opened an investigation into the routing on the single track section.
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Urbana
Cincinnati and
Lake Erie
Donovan Hill
Charlies Patterson
Springfield
Jewel Thieves Shoot Officer After Lima Jewelry Raid
Police search for five gangsters after a Lima jewelry store robbery netting about 15000 in jewelry and cash. Patrolman Ed Swaney was critically injured in a crash following a gunfight with the robbers. Indianapolis Sergeant Richard Rivers was killed in a later confrontation. Police found two getaway cars burned near Indianapolis.
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Lima
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ed Swaney
Richard Rivers
Rivers
Sergeant
Mob Kills Negro Fight Hours Before Trial
Lint Shaw a burly Negro farmer once saved from lynching was taken from jail and shot to death by a mob of 40 men eight hours before he faced trial on attempted criminal assault charges. He died at the scene after two white girls said he attempted an attack when their car broke down on April 10.
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Boyston
Lint Shaw
Tornado Kills Two Near Rockdale During Storm
Two people died when a tornado struck a farming area six miles northwest of Rockdale during a heavy rain and hail storm. In Findlay, John Nelson Ford died at age 81 after serving as mayor of Sealia for 41 years due to heart disease.
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Rockdale
Tex
Pomeroy Man Dies of Heart Disease
John Stephen Carnahan aged 74 died Monday night of heart disease at his home. Survived by wife Kathryn Mary and three sons Eber Curtis Leonard plus two grandchildren. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Cal police suffer thefts and a biting incident
In Marysville California the Yuba County crime issue hits officers as calves vanish from Constable Murphy, a police judge reports his typewriter missing, Deputy Wilcox loses an overcoat from his car, and Policeman Galli gan is bitten by a woman during a controversy.
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Marysville
Calif
Yuba County
John J. Murphy
W. E. Landon
Phil Wilcox
George Galligan
Bricker rules four year terms apply to county offices
Attorney General Bricker advised that a bill setting four year terms for all county offices applies to officials elected this fall but becomes effective after the May 12 primary. He said November elections would determine terms, with a referendum potentially altering the term length if filed.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Georges. Myers
Bricker
Fire forces evac at Third Street School
Miss Mary Andrews the principal led 120 children aged up to 11 from the two story brick Third Street School as fire swept the building. Firemen later learned a blow torch used by two tinsmiths on the roof started the blaze, which burned downward through the core of the school.
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East Liverpool
Mary Andrews
Third St
Bob Covert Speaks Before Rotary Club
Bob Covert outlines benefits of Boy Scouting before the Athens Rotary Club. A member of an Athens troop and a three year activist in the movement, he details camping hiking knot tying and educational hobby aspects while praising local civic groups for backing scouting progress in Athens County.
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Athens
Thomas Blames Former Warden for Ohio Penitentiary Fire
Gov. Martin L. Davey said the Ohio Penitentiary disaster that killed 320 may be charged to former warden Preston F. Thomas citing favoritism and brutal punishment. Thomas rejected the claim, accusing Davey of misstatements and criticizing his grasp of penal philosophy.
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Martin L. Davey
Preston F. Thomas
Davey
Thomas
Jobless to Work Pressed in Capital Talks and Tax Plans
Harper Sibly RJ says funds exist to employ jobless while pressing for economic freedom. Secretary Roper pitches a ten point program to boost private absorption of unemployed, viewed as White House aligned. House debates a tax bill amid Utah Senator King's substitute plan and GOP opposition. AAA Tariff data and housing rebound noted as positive signals.
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Washington
Harper Sibly
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Roper
United States Chamber of Commerce
White House
Commerce
House
King
Utah
Representative Snell
R-Ny
Fuller
D-Ark
Snell
AAA and Tariff Commission
Senate
Vandenberg
Stewart McDonald
William Mullen Hit by Auto Near Coolville
William Mullen 75 was struck by a car near Coolville in Athens County this morning, suffering a broken leg and two broken ribs with possible additional injuries. He was taken to Parkersboro city hospital. Sheriff Rosco Fowler of Meigs County investigated after witnesses said the drivers left their names but a paper with the details was lost.
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Pomeroy
William Mullen
Coolville
Athens County
Parkersboro
Rosco Fowler
Meigs County
Accient
Peresons
Mulles
Will Keep Deer Away From Railroad Tracks
The Forest Service aims to save deer by masking salt lures used on railroad switches. C L Huffey notes trains attract deer due to salt as ice cream to a child. In Harrison NY, Ted Husing and Frances Sizer wed in a town hall ceremony.
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C. L. Hufefey
Range Management Division
The
Forest Service
Harrison
N. Y
Ted Husing
Frances Sizer
Justice of the Peace
Leo Mintzer
Town Hall
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