Frontline Clash Talks And Russian Assault On border
Reports from Domei detail heavy fighting on the Korean border with Russian artillery and motorized infantry pushing along the Manchukuo Soviet frontier. A Moscow communique claims Japanese forces were repelled with substantial losses after cross border fire near Lake Khas san.
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Tokyo
Domei
Changkufeng
Tuman
Kimsoryo
Kogi
Keiko
Kanin
Imperial Army General Staff
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Manchuque-Siberia
Tass
Lake Khassan
Auditor Charges Liquor Inspector With Fraud
Columbus Ohio State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson accuses Joseph Maiden Jr Canton district liquor inspector of defrauding the state by 115 70 in false expense accounts. He testified before the graft investigating committee last winter. Maiden allegedly made false entries on five occasions and presented fraudulent hotel receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
Joseph T. Ferguson
Joseph Maiden
Canton
Ferguson
Maiden
Ohio Senate
Tragic double shooting in trailer camp near Pittsburgh
Police found Ann Bowman 28 and Henry Murray 28 of Homestead, Pennsylvania shot dead in an automobile trailer. Clues indicate the woman killed her companion before taking her own life, scene in a local camp near Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.P
Here
Ann Bowman
Henry Murray
Homestead
Bulgaria May Seek Balkan Entente Membership
Sofia reports discussions on Bulgaria possibly joining the Balkan entente with Romania Yugoslavia and Greece following an agreement to abolish military restrictions from the Neuilly treaty of 1919. Bulgaria had been limited to a 20 000 man volunteer army and no air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
U.P
Romania
Jugoslavia
Greece
Neuily
Neuilly
Firefighters Seek Help as Forest Fire Closes In
Bremerton Washington crowding winds push a forest fire toward the city as 300 men battle the blaze under Navy Yard requests for additional crews and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerton, Wash
U.P
U. S. Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Trains Crash Near Rocky Ridge Injures 21 on Wet Rails
A wreck on a rainy day between the Commodore Vanderbilt and the Mercury near Rocky Ridge injures 21 with several in critical condition. About 50 people receive treatment for minor cuts and shock as the two high speed trains collide after five minutes apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ridge
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Mercury
Detroit
Cleveland
Russo Japanese Border Clash on Hill Near Manchukuo
Tension rises as Russian troops fortify a hill claimed by Japan as part of Manchukuo while Japanese forces attack. Bay of Possiet ships assemble opposite the frontier and diplomats exchange sharp words with little progress toward settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchukuo
Siberia
Bay of Possiet
Five Killed as Train Hits Car at Grade Crossing
Hobart Indiana report says the Broadway Limited of the Pennsylvania Railroad struck an Ohio registered automobile at a grade crossing. Five persons died. car owner listed as Mrs. Clara Beevers of Cleveland. A keyring identified A. L. Wrede of Cleveland. Engine damaged. train delayed about an hour.
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Hobart
Ind
U.P
Broadway Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clara Beevers
Cleveland
A. L. Wrede
Mrs. Bessie Rhorick Dies in New Marshfield at 55
Mrs. Bessie Rhorick age 55 of New Marshfield died this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two week illness. Survived by mother Mrs. Mary Phillips sister Mrs. Norma Collins and two sons Theron and George of New Marshfield. Four brothers Charles Henry of New Marshfield George of Barberton Edward of Columbus. Friends may call Hoodlet's Funeral Home after Tuesday morning. Funeral arrangements not completed.
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Bessie Rhorick
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Phillips
Norma Collins
Theron
George
Charles
Henry
Barberton
Edward
Columbus
Week End Mishaps Kill 13 Injure 30 in Ohio
United Press reports a deadly Ohio weekend toll from wrecks and crashes. The Commodore Vanderbilt and the Mercury collided at Rocky Ridge in Ottawa County, killing at least 13 and wounding about 30 or more, with fears of more deaths.
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Ohio
United Press
New York Central
Rocky Ridge
Mercury
Ottawa County
Woman 101 Dies in Dayton From Fall Injuries
Mrs. Lacey Cooke, age 101, died in Dayton from injuries suffered in a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
U.P
Lacey Cooke
Missing Nelsonville man John Lightfoot found dead in car
Officials from three counties search for John A Lightfoot 37 of Nelsonville after his abandoned car is found at Little Hocking. A death by own action note is in the car. Lightfoot a Prudential Life Insurance agent, has been missing since Friday. Authorities deny reports the body is in the Ohio River and plan to search the river at Little Hocking.
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John A. Lightfoot
Poplar St
Nelsonville
Little Hocking
Marietta
Lightfoot
Garth
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Ohio
103 Indicted In Tax Fraud In New York
A federal grand jury indicted 103 individuals on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government of alcohol taxes. The group includes six New York police officers and 90 Treasury Department agents, with 86 in custody as arraignments were set for the day. Assistant U S Attorney W M Dickerson led a 10 month investigation.
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New York
U. S. Treasury Department
U. S
W. M. Dickerson
Two Die as Car Falls Down 300-Foot Bank
Parkersburg West Virginia report states Andrew Hall 20 and Carrie Yonker 33 died from injuries after an automobile plunged down a 300 foot embankment near St Marys. Six others were injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Andrew Hall
St. Marys
Carrie Yonker
Dorothy Lamour Recovers From Appendicitis Operation
Hollywood star Dorothy Lamour rests after acute appendicitis operation performed Sunday. Lamour became ill while rehearsing for a radio program and was reported by Dr. William Brandh to have come through the procedure very well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
A.P
Dorothy Lamour
Tropic Pictures
Miss Lamour
William Brandh
Eight Killed in Clash Between Troops and Arabs Near Beisan
A clash between British troops and Arab band members near Beisan left eight Arabs dead and four captured, with no British casualties. Earlier a bomb attack on an Arab bus in Haifa killed a Jewish woman and wounded 11 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Beisan
Haifa
Costly Little Steel Strike Costs Over Four Million
The 1937 Little Steel strike cost more than 4 144 000 including 141 000 for munitions and mobilized 7 000 guards. Senate Civil Liberties committee member Robert Wohlforth testified that mobilization of men money and munitions marked a peak in labor disputes. He cited 7 000 workers employed as guards patrolmen deputy sheriffs National Guardsmen and police on strike duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Robert Wohlforth
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Wohlforth
John L. Lewis
America
Civil Liberties Committee
Deliberation Resumes in Harlan Mine Conspiracy Trial
A Kentucky jury for 55 defendants in the Harlan mine conspiracy case resumes deliberations after a five hour initial session. Judge H Church Ford notes the complexity of the trial and signals the need for more time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harlan Mine
H. Church Ford
Boy Stabs Playmate To Death In Church Near Samson
Louis Mc Cullough aged 13 admitted to police he stabbed 12 year old Jack Locke during a quarrel in Piney Grove Church near Samson Alabama. The wound beneath the heart proved fatal before a doctor could arrive. He was held on bond of 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Ala
U.P
Louis McCullough
Jack Locke
W. C. Register
McCullough
Locke
Piney Grove
Slaying Charge Filed in Lisbon Case
Sheriff Harry L Gosney announced a first degree murder charge against 52 year old Charles Flory after Deputy Prosecutor Louis Tobin said he signed a confession to the shotgun killing of his wife Florence 46 in Lisbon.
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Lisbon
U.P
Harry L. Gosney
Charles Flory
Louis Tobin
Florence
Six States To Cast Ballots In Week Of Primary Tests
Washington dispatch notes six primaries this week testing Republican and New Deal leadership. Kentucky marks a Roosevelt favored Barkley challenge by Gov. A B Chandler. Kansas pits Gerald Winrod for Senate against three rivals while White and others oppose. Virginia Missouri West Virginia Tennessee vote. West Virginia quiet without major offices. Roosevelt’s choice Barkley looms as potential 1940 presidential figure.
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Washington
U.R
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Barkley
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kansas
Gerald B. Winrod
John D. M. Hamilton
The
National Committee
William Allen White
Virginia
Missouri
West Virginia
Tennessee
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Chandler
Joe T. Robinson
Young Columbus Pilots Claim Refueling Record
Cliff Haney and Bill Bullock, two youthful Columbus pilots, claim a new endurance refueling record for lightweight airplanes. After three hours battling rain and low ceilings they landed at Port Columbus before dawn. They reported 66 hours 37 minutes in the air, surpassing the old 63 hours 45 minutes. The National Aeronautical Association does not officially recognize non commercial endurance flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cliff Haney
Bill Bullock
Port Columbus
National Aeronautical Association
Spanish War Rages Under Broiling Frontline Heat
Spanish Nationalists and Loyalists clash along the Ebro River as General Franco moves thousands from the Levant to bolster the southern front. He replaces most Italian volunteers with Moroccan detachments to press a week-old offensive toward a rout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
U.P
Ebro
Francisco Franco
Levant
Franco
Elevated Rail Crash Injures 12 in New York
A three car train with 75 passengers was departing the 110th Street station when an empty seven car train speeding to the yard crashed into its rear on a trestle 100 feet above street level. The impact injured twelve people and caused extensive damage to the Ninth Avenue line.
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New York
110Th Street
Ninth Avenue Line
Recovery Trends Noted by Labor Banking and Federal Agencies
Washington reports from the American Federation of Labor Commerce Department surveys and National City Bank of New York indicate a growing recovery in business. Employment signs rise, relief rolls fall in Pennsylvania and Boston, and stock values climb. officials stress cautious optimism while noting improvement may be broad but uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Commerce Departments
Pennsylvania
Boston
National City Bank of New York
Norma Shearer declines role in Gone with the Wind
Hollywood report says Norma Shearer will not take the Scarlett O'Hara part despite producer David O Selznick casting Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Fans flooded letters protesting her possible casting and production scheduling remains in question with fall start tentatively delayed.
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Hollywood
U.P
Scarlett O'Hara
Norma Shearer
David O. Selznick
Miss Shearer
Scarlett
Margaret Mitchell
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Open Trial of Ex-Officer on Murder Charge
Former deputy sheriff Francis M. Carroll goes on trial in South Paris Maine for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield confidant of youth in the town. State claims Carroll killed to hide a morals offense involving his daughter Barbara. testimony from Paul N. Dwyer who pleaded guilty to the deaths.
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Francis M. Carroll
Paul Dwyer
Carroll
J. G. Little
Paris
James G. Littlefield
Barbara
Littlefield
Paul N. Dwyer
Gallipolis Man Killed When Car Leaves Road
George McFarland 48 a WPA worker and World War II veteran died instantly when a car driven by Donald Deckard 23 left the road west of Vinton overturned heavy rain believed to have blurred vision McFarland survived by his wife and four children funeral set Brush Church Tuesday officiated by Rev Isaac Russell coroner and sheriff ruled accidental death
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Gallipolis
George McFarland
WPA
Donald Deckard
Vinton
McFarland
Deckard
Frank McFarland
Morgan Center
Brush Church
Isaac Russell
Church
W. L. Brown
Hatfield
FDR Lands at Cocos Island for Sail Fishing
President Roosevelt arrives at Cocos Island aboard the U S S Houston for two days of sail fishing. This marks his third visit to the Galapagos fishing grounds since taking office, following a cruise from San Salvador Island.
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FDR
Cocos Island
U. S. S. Houston
U.P
Roosevelt
Panama
White House
Houston
San Salvador Island
Galapagos Group
Jamaica Train Wreck Kills 60 Injures 70
Authorities sought to fix responsibility for a rail wreck on the Kingston to Montego Bay line. About 60 people were killed and more than 70 injured with fears of more deaths. The crash occurred late Saturday in a remote area about 70 miles from Kingston.
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Kingston
Jamaica
U.P
Montego Bay
Coal Commission Sets District Price Proposals Due
The National Bituminous Coal Commission ordered seven district producers boards to propose minimum prices and marketing rules by August 24. A hearing on the proposed prices will follow, likely in Denver, where the cost hearing was held in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Denver
Columbus records no traffic deaths in July
Columbus safety groups celebrate a July with no traffic fatalities and note 37 consecutive days without a traffic death in the city safety update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Columbus Safety Organizations
Three Suspects Hunted in Sunrise Station Slaying
Three men with prior records are being sought in the death of John O Brien owner of Sunrise Filling Station shot at the station last Wednesday night. A search centered in woods near Syracuse Meigs County with pursuit by sheriff deputies state police and highway patrol. A car tied to the suspects was found at Syracuse and a woman in town questioned about the machine used to cover a board bill.
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John O's Brien
Sunrise
Syracuse
Meigs County
Athens
Meigs
Corning
Pomeroy
New York Central
Woods
Charles Bayless
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
Joseph Grogan
George Beards
O'Brien
Dave Finsterwald
Hope fades on Hawaii Clipper missing with 15 aboard
Manila reports that hopes were virtually abandoned for the Hawaii Clipper and its 15 occupants as a large search by 14 vessels and seven airplanes failed to locate the airliner. Authorities continued to sweep toward the mainland, believing the craft likely went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. I
U.P
Hawaii
Proof of Intimidation Furnished in Missouri Primary
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark said he supplied the FBI with proof that WPA workers were pressured to vote for Tom Pendergast machine candidates in the state primary. Harry Hopkins in Washington had previously rejected Stark's charges, saying no coercion was found in Missouri WPA operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
U.P
Lloyd C. Stark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
WPA
Tom Pendergast
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Stark
Missouri
Shirley Temple Recovers From Grippe in Boston Hotel
Shirley Temple, nine year old star, is much better after a mild grippe attack. Doctors report her temperature fell from 103 to 99. she will rest in bed at her hotel for at least 24 hours and remain in Boston likely until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
A.P
Shirley Temple
Candidate Hurt in Crash Near Springfield
Clarence J. Brown Blanchester publisher and Republican candidate in Ohio Seventh District, and Robert Haynes of Blanchester, were injured when their auto collided on Route 72 three miles south of Springfield on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
U.P
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Ohio
Robert Haynes
Here
Noted Artist Dies in Newcastle Home
Edmund C. Tarbell aged 76, a widely known artist, died at his summer home today after a fortnight illness. He was a recognized figure in American art circles and had influenced many students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
N. H
U.P
Edmund C. Tarbell
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B. C. Callon
Vanderbilt
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Coal Commission
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Shirley
Grippe
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