Borah urges Britain to sink ships to reach parity
Senator Borah, after reviewing a White House memo, urged Britain to show real arms restraint by sinking cruisers to match U S holdings. He noted Britain has 59 modern cruisers vs 18 in the United States and warned that parity could save taxpayers and curb war incentives. The White House has made no comment on the suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Atlantic
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations
White House
Great Briin
United States
London
Great Britain
Mr. Hoover
Ambassador Gibson
Geneva
Refueling Demonstration Flight From St Louis
The St Louis Robin left Lambert Field carrying Red Jackson and Obie O Brine to Chicago for a refueling exhibition. O Brine controlled the plane after winning a coin toss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Loius
Aus
U.P
St. Louis
Lambert St. Louis
Red” Jackson
Obie
O’brine
Chicago
O'Brine
Miss Chloe Stickney Dies at 87 in Athens Hospital
Funeral services for 87 year old Miss Chloe Stickney were held at the Schaeffler home. Dean F. W. Chubb officiated with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. She had lived near the Ohio River at Flat Woods and died Wednesday night at Athens State Hospital after mental decline. No close relatives. Ena Schaeffler and Mrs. Kiva Dean attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe Stickney
Athens State Hospital
Lionne Schaeffler
University Terrace
F. W. Chubb
Schaeffler
West Union Street
Miss Stickney
An&bens
Ohio River
Flat Woods
Athens merchants extend Saturday hours to nine
Stores of the Athens Retail Merchants’ Association will stay open until 9 oclock Saturday nights from now on. The change was announced this morning after previously closing at 6:38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Retail Merchants’ Association
Graf Zeppelin En Route Across Atlantic Well Out Over Sea
The Graf Zeppelin, on its second leg from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, was reported today to be well over the Atlantic heading westward. Wireless reports said weather was good and the ship’s radio issue had been resolved, with cadiz contact confirming its position and wind conditions near the Azores.
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Atlantic
Cadiz
Spain
United Press
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Lakehurst
N. J
France
Rhone
Graf
Azores Islands
Hugo Eckener
Mid-Ocean Islands
Traf
Cooler Weather and Rain Bring Relief from East Heat
New York reports cooler weather and rain to ease heat and drought in the East. A Hartford area storm damaged towns from Litchfield County to Willimantic, with $1,000,000 in damage. Hartford saw up to 14 inches of flood depth. one man died of heat prostration in New York. The nation's high yesterday reached 104 in Concordia, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Connecticut
Litchfield County
Hartford
Willimantic
Connecticut Valley
Scouts Parade Before Dawes and Prince at Jamboree
Fifty thousand Boy Scouts marched before the Prince of Wales at the English jamboree celebrating 21 years of the movement. One thousand two hundred Americans led the parade with a silk flag as Ambassador Dawes received cheers from the crowd. Baden-Powell and the Prince watched from the royal box amid banners and a colorful opening ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowe Park
England
U.P
Prince of Wales
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Prince
Sir Robert Baden- Powell
Tramp Grabs Mail Sack In West Virginia Robbery
Cincinnati post office inspector J. W. Welborn ordered inspectors to Cedar and Pikeville to pursue a hobo who seized a mail sack and rifled it of about $600 in money orders. The theft was reported yesterday and Welborn was notified today.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cedar
W. Va
J. W. Welborn
Post Office
Welborn
Pikeville
Husband commits suicide after divorce news found
A Fort Worth man A E Dean killed himself after reading a newspaper item stating his wife Estelle Dean had been granted a divorce. The body was found with the paper clipping in his hand when his wife returned home. Investigators identified another Estelle E Dean not related who was divorced from L W Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
UPR
A. E. Dean
Estelle Dean
The Olympia Express Route Through the Northwest
The Olympia Express runs from Chicago to Seattle through Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Montana and Washington to Puget Sound and Seattle, with Chicago to Puget Sound as its chief Northwest route.
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Aberdeen
Olympian
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul and Pacific Railroad
Seattle
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Puget Sound
Northwest
Rollers boost speed on SD railroad test run
Between Milbank and Summit South Dakota the Olympian engine with roller bearings powers a 20 car train at 30 miles per hour on a steep grade, whereas without rollers it could pull only 13 cars. H A Scandrett president of the St Paul manages a good railroad well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbank
Summit
South Dakota
H. A. Scandrett
St. Paul
THIS ROAD PROM LAKE MICHIGAN TO THE PACIFIC BEGINS
The article fragment describes a road from Lake Michigan to the Pacific running along a straight line beneath the US roof, with a continuation note indicating further details on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Pacific
United States
Alleged Bigamist Is Under Arrest
Sherman O Crawford and his alleged wife Juanita Barth Crawford were jailed after returning from Chicago. They were arrested on a complaint from Catherine Crawford claiming to be the man’s second legal wife. Crawford faces bigamy and perjury charges while Juanita Barth Crawford is charged with perjury. The couple allegedly used a false address when they came from Lima to wed before Crawford’s divorce from his second wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sherman O. Crawford
Juanita Barth Crawford
Chicago
Catherine Crawford
Crawford
Lima
Two Trucks Crash Near Mill Street Causes No Injuries
A Williams Transfer truck driven by L. M. Williams and a Bennett Company truck driven by William Elliot collided at noon on East State Street near Mill Street. Neither driver was hurt. The Williams Transfer vehicle sustained a smashed fender and running board plus a bent frame while the Bennett truck had a completely smashed front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Transfer
L. M. Williams
Bennett Company
William Elliot
East State Street
Mill Street
Bennett
St. Louis Tour Planned by St. Louis Robin Line
An extensive tour of middlewestern eastern and southern cities will be made immediately by the St. Louis- Robin Line after pilots Dale Red Jackson and Forest Obie O Brine left for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.P
Dale
Red” Jackson
Forest
Obie” O’brine
Chicago
Marion conductor killed at Barbertown crossing
M. E. Smith of Marion, conductor of an Erie wrecking train, was killed at the Fifth Street railroad crossing in Barberton today. The accident occurred during duties on the Erie line amid urban traffic and local emergency response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
U.P
M. E. Smith
Marion
Erie
Fifth Street
Dr. Snook Hearing Details Theora Hix Death
In Columbus court Dr. James H. Snook sat unmoved as coroner Dr. Joseph Murphy detailed Theora Hix death. The autopsy described 12 to 13 hammer wounds, a severed jugular vein, and multiple cuts. Hair found between Theora’s fingers at the rifle range prompted talk of a possible third party involvement.
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Morris DE Haven Tracy
United Press
Court Room
Columbus
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Joseph Murphy
Miss Hix
Snook
Jerry
Theora
Murphy
Cheater
Doctor Murphy
Doctor Snook
Heat Causes Whisky To Explode on Lake
A Canadian whisky laden rum runner burned on Lake Erie near Cleveland. Four explosions rocked the 40 foot cabin cruiser as heat fed the blaze. the crew appeared to abandon ship before the fire started. No survivors aboard are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.R
Canada
Lake Erie
Sweet Thing Sends Love Note to Hard Boiled Traffic Clerk
A Columbus traffic clerk, Stephen Barwick, found a love letter in a traffic ticket envelope amid razzberries. The missive pleads affection and notes time, promising to see the clerk soon, as he files reports of the misdelivered mail. Police investigate the misdelivery and possible prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Thing
Columbus
U.P
Stephen Barwick
Barwick
Banana stalks used by police disperse Chicago antiwar rally
In Union Park Chicago on August 2 police wielding banana stalks scattered 1500 Communist demonstrators. Officers moved crowds through Madison Street and Haymarket Square as marchers and bystanders were knocked aside and several people were taken to patrol wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
Detective Bureau
Haymarket Square
What’s Become of the Horses A Lifer Sees 64 Years in Prison
An elderly inmate, Jesse Trarding Pomeroy, after 64 years in Charleston State Prison, travels 40 miles to a state farm and asks why all the horses have disappeared. He recalls his youth and reflects on life beyond the “commonplace” world as guards accompany him on the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lifer
Tosted Press
Wester Bridgewater
Jesse Trarding Pomeroy
Charleston State Prison
State Farm
Charleston
Pomeroy
Aron Closes Mount Retreat as Belief Leaders Clash
At DIX Colorado a self styled cult leader George Huntley Aron who led a group for 90 days at a mountain camp did not perform the planned exhibition. Rival for leadership fainted after refusing a call of many bells restoring Arons control while female pilgrims toured nude in the Saint Vrain River prompting sanitary and ethical protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix
Colo
U.P
George Huntley Aron
Aron
Co-Operative
Herman Arndt
Montgomery
Ohio
Dr. Aron
Saint Vrain
Stocks Rise to New Highs for U S Steel and AT T
New York August 2 Stocks of the two largest companies in the world reached new high marks on the exchange today amid broad gains after early profit taking. U S Steel climbed above 205 and American Telephone and Telegraph rose above 285.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aus
The
Stock Exchange
U.S. Steel
American Telephone and Telegraph
Air Passenger Line May Be Lengthened
Plans are underway to extend the Cincinnati and Detroit air passenger line to Lexington Knoxville and Atlanta officials of the Mason and Dixon Air Lines at Lunken airport said today the proposed route would expand service and connect major southern cities
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Lexington
Knoxville
Atlanta
Mason and Dixon Air Lines
Lunken
Magician Harry Blackstone seeks divorce for cruelty
Harry Blackstone, famed conjurer who summers at Sturgeon Lake near here, filed a divorce suit in St. Joseph County Circuit Court at Centerville on cruelty grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon, Mich
U.R
Harry Blackstone
Sturgeon Lake
Here
Circuit Court
St. Joseph County
Centerville
Western youth wins Edison scholarship contest
Walter B. Houston of Fort Madison, Washington, won the Edison Scholarship Contest and will attend any technical school of his choice at Edison’s expense. The 49 entrants answered a demanding questionnaire testing ethics and problem solving, with Houston earning full tuition and living costs.
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West Orange
N. J
U.P
Walter B. Houston
Fort Madison
Washington
Edison
Thomas A. Ebdtson
Houston
Diploma Mill Found in Chicago
Chicago reports indictments from the Cook County grand jury charging conspiracy to issue spurious medical licenses. W H H Miller former head of Illinois registration and education and eight others named in the probe. Prosecutors say a fake license mill served untrained doctors nationwide. Four St Louis men testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. H. H. Miller
Illinois State Department of Registration and Education
Cook County Grand Jury
Miller
St. Louis
Reports of Press Denied in America
Washington officials rejected London press claims of an Anglo American deal to abolish submarines and to extend the life and cut the size of battleships. The denial came on high authority here and clarified the submarine and battleship discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
London
Peebles Official Charged in Highway Fund Abuse
Frank R. Carroll state highway superintendent for Adams County is charged with appropriating 5875.60 dollars of highway funds for personal use. The charge appears in a special audit report filed with State Auditor Tracy by State Examiner H. D. Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank R. Carroll
Peebles
Adams County
H. D. Fitzpatrick
Smoot Proposes Sliding Scale Sugar Tariff
In Washington Aug 2 Senator Smoot proposes a sliding scale sugar tariff to set a basic refined sugar rate at six cents a pound in New York aiming to nearly restore current law while easing the House bill. Senator Moses objects citing east disfavor against tariff hikes on foodstuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
New York
Senate Menance Committee
Moses
New Hampshire
East
Cuba
House
World
Sixperts
Booklet on Flowers Guides Gardeners Across Regions
Washington Information Bureau offers an 82 page illustrated booklet for readers interested in raising flowers. It covers soil prep, plant care, seeding transplanting water drainage and seasonal care with many details on plant size bloom seasons colors and planning data. Late planting this season and fall planting for next year are discussed with expert guidance and a coupon to request a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Information Bureau
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Hoover
Concordia
Kansas
Texan
Arthur Brisbane
King Peatures Incorporated
Redwing
Helen Wills
Paris
Betty Nuthall
Aon Begum
America
Ty Pale Maldon
Frederick J. Haskins
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
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