Five Die in Car Crash Near Bellefontaine Ohio
Five of six occupants die when a car fails to negotiate a sharp curve on State Route 32 between Russell Point and Lakeview. Victims include Donald Friedly and Elizabeth Dugan, both in their 30s, with other victims from Lima and New Haven. Clementine Colucci survived. The car plunged into Indian Lake after crashing through a guard rail. a witness driver helped in the rescue.
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Bellefontaine
U.P
Russell Point
Lakeview
Donald Friedly
Univer
Indian Lake
Miss Colucci
William Sherry
Elida
Court vacancy may be filled at any time
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings advised President Roosevelt he may fill the United States Supreme Court vacancy at any time regardless of congressional session. A White House source said Roosevelt has not decided when to appoint to replace Willis Van Devanter, and the text of the opinion was not released.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Congress
White House
Willis van Devanter
Cummings
Negro Sought In Kidnaping In Brookhaven
Isale Serio daughter of Italian grocer Sara Serio disappeared after being last seen with a former Black employee. Federal, state, and local police search the area, noting high local feeling four days after the disappearance. A $500 reward is offered for her safe return.
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Brookhaven
Miss
U.P
Isale Serio
Sara Serio
W. E. Smith
Serio
Nationalists Claim Gains East of Madrid in Nutcracker Push
Nationalists in the Teurel Sector east of Madrid pursue a wedge between Madrid and Valencia. Allied Loyalists retreat into mountains as 4000 to 5000 troops flee under Gen. Francisco Franco’s eastern army in a series of nutcracker operations.
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Teurel
Madrid
U.P
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Fire destroys brick building in Xenia, ~loss around $100
Firefighters investigated a blaze that destroyed a brick building in Xenia causing roughly $100 in damage. The cause remained under investigation as crews kept the scene under control.
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XENIA
U.P
Sedalia Farm Boiler Blast Claims Columbus Man
Samuel J. Swaney aged 70 died when a threshing rig boiler exploded on his Sedalia area farm. Burns from the blast were fatal. Local authorities reported the incident occurred today and identified Swaney as the deceased.
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Columbus
U.P
Sedalia
Samuel J. Swaney
Mistaken Aim Kills Salesman in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas Walter A Wright dies after salesman Harry Stollsteiner, without his glasses, fires at a target he mistook for a man. Wright had accompanied the buyer to test a rifle, and Stollsteiner removed his glasses to test the gun sights, firing when he believed the target was ready.
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Las Vegas
Nev
U.P
Harry Stollsteiner
Walter A Wright
Stollstenner
Wright
Stollsteiner
Boy 13 Saves 2 Year Old From Fall in Cambridge
Stanley Hollis, 13, spotted a baby fall from a second floor window and sprinted to catch Francis Leavitt, 2, before he hit the ground. The baby had slipped from a loose screen, prompting a quick rescue.
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Cambridge
Mass
Stanley Hollis
Francis Leavitt
Fear Attacks By Japs on Yank Haven
Japanese army authorities threaten to bombard the former German concession where the 15th United States Infantry and many civilians are sheltered. Lieutenant General Kiyoshi Katsuki states it is up to the Chinese government to decide whether Japan wages war across the country.
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Tientsin
U.P
15Th United States Infantry
Kiyoshi Katsuki
China
Japan
Tokyo parties back emergency budget for North China
Threat of real war in China rose as leaders of the two major parties agreed to support an emergency budget sought by the government for North China expenses. Spokesmen in Tokyo blamed China if war occurred, while reports from Tientsin said Chinese forces were provocative and troop concentrations continued.
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Tokyo
U.P
China
Tientsin
Japanese Threaten Occupation of South End of Former German Concession
Japanese authorities informed foreign consuls they planned to occupy the south end of the former German concession claiming remnants of Chinese militarized police hid there. They warned of bombing the area and reported near clashes with French troops.
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United States
Japan
Langfang
Here
Midway
Peiping
Tientsin
Peace Preservation Corps
Nankai University
Standard Oil
Texaco
Commemorate Yanks Victory On Montsec Hill
In a ceremony led by Gen. Pershing an American mission dedicated a circular colonnade on Montsec Hill to honor the U S Army's first independent victory in World War I The event followed another dedication with Lees on Montfaucon where leaders including Lebrun Bulllit Petain and Roosevelt spoke urging peace and condemning war.
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ST. Mihiel
France
U.P
John J. Pershing
Montsec Hill
Pershing
Albert Lebrun
William C. Bullitt
U. S
Philippe Petain
Roosevelt
Montfaucon
Meuse-Argonne
End McGuffey Fete wraps Oxford U P centennial
The centennial celebration marking the publication of McGuffey’s third and fourth grade readers by William Holmes McGuffey concluded today in Oxford U P.
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End McGuffey
Oxford
U.P
William Holmes McGuffey
Hatred and jealousy blamed in coast church murder suicide
In EI Centro California Fred W Simmons, a hatchery owner, killed Seventh Day Adventist physician Dr O Lamar Webster after threatening church members for months. He fired a rifle inside the church and then killed himself as worshippers hid. His motive cited as hatred for the church and jealousy over his wife’s church involvement.
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Vera Bruce
Alfred Codona
Codona
Miss Bruce
Lillian Leitzel
EI Centro
Calif.u.p
Fred W. Simmons
Seventh Day Adventist Parish
O. Lamar Webster
Nab Young Burglars Thanks to Funnies
Three juveniles were charged with more than twenty petty burglaries in New Britain Connecticut. Police arrested them Sunday with help from a Sunday newspaper comic section as two boys ransacked offices in the United Building while a third acted as look-out. The lookout was distracted by cartoons and did not notice the police.
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New Britain
Conn
United
Eighteen Die In Week End Ohio Accidents
Eighteen people die in Ohio weekend crashes and drownings as summer traffic rises. A Russell Point party of vacationists loses five of six when their car plunges through a guard rail into the water. An Akron couple perishes in Summit Lake canoe accident. Arthur Falkowski of Cleveland drowns trying to save his son after a boat overturns on the Chagrin River. An 87 year old New Knoxville woman and Mary Adams 19 die in a Celina area auto crash.
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Columbus
U.P
Summit Lake
Arthur Falkowski
Cleveland
Chagrin River
Donald
Sophia Howe
New Knoxville
Mary Adams
Celina
State Veterans Buck National Elect Morrison at Ohio Meet
Columbus U P Dispute within the Ohio Department of the Disabled American Veterans flared as the state body vowed to defeat national officers at its 11th annual convention. George R. Fout of Cleveland was elected state commander with Mrs Fout heading the new women’s auxiliary. Other officers named include Clinton A. Kramer M C Morrison Earl Z Teeter Henry L Walpert and William G Poole on the executive committee.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Department
Disabled American War Veterans of the
National Organization
George R. Fout
Cleveland
Mrs. Fout
Women’s Auxiliary
Clinton A. Kramer
Zanesville
M. C. Morrison
Athens
Jenior
Earl Z. Teeter
Akron
Henry L. Walpert
Dayton
William G. Poole
Toledo
Six Victims Identify Bandit in Cleveland
Charles Bird, an escaped Missouri convict linked to the Lorain Street Savings Bank robbery on February 27, was identified by six truck drivers from among the 26 victims as the bandit who robbed the drivers last fall in Cleveland. The suspect was part of a trio held on related charges.
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Cleveland
U.P
Charles Bird
Missouri State Penitentiary
Lorain Street Savings Bank
Bird
Goldfish Bowl Yields Clue in Girl Slayer Case
New York police identified fingerprints from an empty goldfish bowl found in a baby carriage where 8 year old Paula Magagna was found murdered in a tenement cellar. The rope used to strangle her was also sent to the lab for analysis.
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New York
U.P
Paula Magagna
Fumigation Fatal to Milk Delivery Boy
In Cleveland a 17 year old milk delivery boy Ladislas Ryant died after inhaling cyanide fumes from fumigation on two apartment doors. The fatal accident followed failure to heed warning notices nailed to the doors.
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Cleveland
Ladislas Ryant
Ryant
Conservative Belt Emerges Within Democratic Banks
Washington reports show conservative Democratic lawmakers wavering against Roosevelts Second New Deal. After rejecting the judiciary plan, they faced New Deal opposition in the wage and hours fight. A party split appears likely as southern Democrats resist housing and wage measures and fear wage boards eroding regional price advantages.
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Washington
W.R
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Phil LaFollette
Wisconsin
Wisconsin, Who Was Mr. Roosevelt
Middle West
Congress
North
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Judiciary
Jury to decide if Leifheit drank on 3.2 beer
A Wichita jury weighs whether John Leifheit was drunk on Kansas 3.2 per cent beer. He testifies he only drank Kansas beer while the law defines drinks under 3.2 per cent as non intoxicating. Attorney General Beck says intoxication, not drink choice, determines drunkenness.
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Wichita
Kan
U.P
John Leifheit
Kansas
Topeka
Clarence V. Beck
Ultimatum to Striking Miners at Republic Steel Mines
In Connellsville Pennsylvania striking coal miners at Republic Steel captive mines in Davidson and Trotter were ordered to return to work by Wednesday or face dismissal. Printed bulletins posted at the mines announced the order as the United Mine Workers had called a two month strike to aid strikers at Republic steel plants.
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Connellsville
U.P
Republic Steel Corporation
Davidson and Trotter
United Mine Workers
Republic Steel
Seven Die In Plane Mishaps Across Several States
Reported over the weekend are multiple air crashes with at least six dead and three injured. In Littlefield Texas four died when an amateur pilot crashed. Langley Field surgeon Major Moates burned in a separate crash. A New Rochelle New York crash left a wingless craft sinking into Long Island Sound. a man jumped from a plane in Indianapolis.
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New York
U.P
Littlefield
Tex
O. W. Sims
Ira T. Barter
Orville Tabor
Vernie Hawkins
Guy Hart Moates
Langley Field
William R. Enyart
Charles Yager
Long Island Sound
New Rochelle
N. Y
Indianapolis
Regis Schwer
CCC
Ledger Reed
Schwer
George King
King
Swanton
Chinese Seek Yankee Fliers
Reports claim 182 American fliers are being recruited for Chinese war service, with 500 sought from Los Angeles area. U.S. Attorney Pierson Hall warns solicitation of volunteers is a federal offense and says a federal inquiry will be considered if evidence shows wide solicitation.
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Los Angeles
U.P
United States
Pierson Hall
China
Hall
Japan
Largest Corn Crops in Five Years Reported in Midwest
Farmers from South Dakota to Ohio prepare to reap their biggest corn crop since 1932. Nine major producing states report crops two to eight times larger than 1936. Government July estimate nears 2.57 billion bushels, prices drop on the Chicago Board of Trade as drought conditions ease. Illinois may cede leadership to Iowa if projections hold.
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Chicago
U.P
South Dakota
Ohio
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Iowa
Judicial Probe Proposal Ok'd by Senate Judiciary Panel
The Senate judiciary committee approved a resolution calling for a full probe of the federal judicial system by a seven member subcommittee. It would spend 7500 dollars to study court reorganizations, appointments of judges, and reform of procedures, with all related bills and amendments referred to the panel.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
30 Day Hunting Season Continued for 1937
Washington Department of Agriculture announces 1937 hunting regulations continuing the 30 day season in effect for two years. Northern Zone ducks geese Wilson snipe and coat season runs Oct 9 to Nov 7.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture Today
Wilson
Raid on Tientsin Consulate by 20 Russians
A gang of twenty White Russian looters stormed the Soviet consulate general in Tientsin as Japanese troops watched. The incident highlights tensions in the port city amid ongoing hostilities and occupation dynamics.
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Japs Watch
Tientsin
AU R
Congressional Adjourna ment Date Set Tentatively for Aug 21
Congress battles House opposition to Roosevelt program after Senate victory on labor standards. Tentative adjournment around Aug 21 faces a revolt by about 100 Southern Democrats over the Black Connery wages and hours bill, which survived the Senate by 12 votes.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Ohio Senators Vote Against Labor Standards Bill Enactment
U R Ohio senators Robert Bulkley and Vic Donahey opposed the labor standards bill, which the Senate passed 56 to 28. The act creates a labor standards board to set minimum wages up to 40 cents an hour and limit the work week to as few as 40 hours.
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Washington
U.R- Ohio
Robert Bulkley
Vic Donahey
Senate
Labor Standards Board
Wheeler-Johnson
House
William Green
A. F. of L
Mary O T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
National Labor Standards Board
Robert Ramspeck
D. G
Majority Committee
Congress
Southern Republicans unite to push tight adjournment
The Southerners with House Republicans brace for a razor thin vote on the bill. Senator Harrison denounces it as more objectionable than the Senate version while the U S Chamber of Commerce opposes it. Leaders Rayburn and Barkley aim to clear the program by August 21 as Congress tackles Wagner housing funds and labor reform.
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House
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Sam Rayburn
Alben W. Barkley
Congress
Barkley
Anti-Union Investigation Scene To Be Shifted
The National Labor Relations Board will shift hearings to New Cumberland West Virginia on August 9 over charges that Weirton Steel Company violated the Wagner Labor Act. The complaint follows a two month probe by the board prompted by Steel Workers Organizing Committee claims of a secret police force terrorizing union supporters.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
National Labor Relations Board
Weirton Steel Company
New Cumberland
W. Va
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Steel Company
Normandie Sets Record For Atlantic Crossing
The Normandie docked today claiming a new speed record from Bishop Rock England to Ambrose Lightship 2906 miles in three days 23 hours and two minutes. It eclipses the Queen Mary east west record of 3097 miles in four days seven hours and 12 minutes.
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New York
Bishop Rock
England
Ambrose
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