Rebel Attack Repulsed in Valencia Amid Spanish Revolt
United Press reports a bold rebel bid to seize Valencia failed as loyalists bolster the Madrid defense. Government decrees grant provisional control of four railway lines and form volunteer battalions aged 20 to 30 for the campaign, likened to a national guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Madrid
Valencia
Guadarrama
Sietamo
Toledo
Spain
Paris
Gibraltar
Ceuta
Morocco
Far
Italy
Nazi Germany
Spanish Ship Cristobal Colon Arrives Southampton
The Cristobal Colon docked at Southampton from New York with 488 passengers including many Americans. The crew were told to elect a loyal captain and landings were denied. In Rome, newspapers denounced France's neutrality plea as a maneuver aiding the left wing Spanish government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Cristobal Colon
Southampton
England
New York
Vigo
Spain
Lisbon
Rome
Predict Deficit In Corn Yield
Drought and record heat in the middle west trimmed the U S corn crop by more than 600 million bushels in July. Private experts estimate a total harvest around 1 572 billion bushels for the year, far below government forecasts and normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Middle West
United States
Faces Death Sentence for Criminal Assault
Roosevelt Collins, a Black man, faced a death sentence in Anniston Alabama for criminal assault on a young farm woman. The husband tried to shoot Collins as he testified in the crowded courtroom, and National Guardsmen stood by to prevent violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Roosevelt Collins
Hill
National
Roosevelt Maps Aggressive Campaign Tour For Reelection
President Roosevelt outlined an active campaign plan starting immediately with a West and Midwest push into drought regions including North Dakota Minnesota and the corn belt. He may also address flood areas in Connecticut Pennsylvania New York and the Ohio Valley and then a September swing to the West Coast. He cautioned against tying human misery to partisan politics during a Hyde Park press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
West
Middle West
White House
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio River Valley
Hyde Park House
Davey May Have To Adjourn Legislature
Ohio Governor may adjourn the special session after ten months since it began for a few days business. Senate did not concur with a House adjournment resolution keeping the assembly technically in session. Speaker J Freer Bittinger says the disagreement lets the governor order adjournment at will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
Ohio
Senate
House
Assembly
J. Freer Bittinger
Logan Holds Narrow Lead In Kentucky Senate Race
U. S. Sen. Marvel Mills Logan, a Democrat, led former Sen. J. C. W. Beckham by 3,188 votes as poll workers began tallying the remaining ballots in Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
U. S
Marvel Mills Logan
J. C. W. Beckham
Drowned Wife In Love Plot Dies in Chair
Newell Paige Sherman former choir singer and scoutmaster was electrocuted for murdering his wife mother of two. The 11 year old girl Esther Magill testified she did not intend marrying him. Gov Curley denied clemency after appeals to Brandeis failed. Sherman made no comment about his crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Newell Paige Sherman
Esther Magill
Worcester
James M. Curley
Sherman
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Lake Singletary
Ohio U Professor Lands at Marseilles
Among 122 Americans evacuated from Spain by the United States Cruiser Quincy and landed at Marseilles, France, Sunday, were included 13 Ohioans. Names listed include Eleanor Longoria of Cleveland and three daughters, Douglas Swett, Louis Thomas, Mildred Hart, Ramon Bustamante Dayton, William Felt and wife of Granville, Robert OConnell and wife of Cincinnati, Lewis Ondis of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spain
United States
Quincy
Marseilles
France
Three States Hold Primaries Ahead of Fall Elections
Kansas Missouri and Virginia held primaries this day, seen as preludes to the coming general warfare on political fronts. None offered direct benying on national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
Labor Dispute May Go To AFL Convention
The AFL executive council weighs suspending 12 rebel unions led by John L. Lewis to avoid a split. Some back delaying action until the November Tampa convention to settle the craft versus industrial union issue. Green says only CIO dissolution can avert punishment as truce prospects dim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
A. F. of L
Tampa
Fla
Lewis
Lewis’ Committee of Industrial Organization
William Green
A.F. of
C.lo
Labor Pledges Solid FD Vote
John Owens president of District Six UMWA and chairman of Ohio labor league announced a major labor push for Roosevelt’s re election. He will rally 35 000 miners in Ohio and West Virginia and attend a Washington convention August 10 while urging Ohio unions to organize county by county in support of the league and Lewis drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
John Owens
United Mine Workers of America
League of Ohio
United States
Roosevelt
Owens
Ohio
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
League
Washington
Furniture Stolen by Three Daring Robbers
Three men hijacked a $3,500 interstate furniture shipment from Detroit to New York City bound for England. The suspects, in a cream colored roadster, forced the truck driven by John Avery of Detroit off the road near Routes 44 junction, south of Painesville. Avery was taken to Chardon by two robbers while the third fled with the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Detroit
New York City
England
John Avery
Painesville
Avery
Chardon
Drowns in sand pit before wedding in Ohio
Cleveland man John Kovear age 25 drowned Monday night in a sand pit at Newburgh Heights while swimming. He was to marry next month. His fiancee Madge Wagner age 18 was part of the swimming party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Kovear
Newburgh Heights
Madge Wagner
Tulsa Hotel Fire Sparks Sudden Dreadful Escape
R E P Brown dived from a window when his chair caught fire after a cigarette set it alight. He awoke from a nap and seemed unaware he had moved from the first to the second floor. He received hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
E. P. Brown
Hi Cigaret
Cops Play Stork in Twins Birth
Newport police officers responded to a call at Mrs. Alta Beal’s home and then rushed to a hospital. Midway, Sergeant Fred Schlausser announced the first baby and moments later the second baby was born. Both girls and Mrs. Beal were doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Newport
U.R
Fred Schlausser
James Galucci
Alta Beal
Schlausser
Indict Major Oil Firms in Wisconsin Price Fixing Case
A federal grand jury in Madison Wisconsin indicted 23 major oil companies 58 individuals and three publications on price fixing and pooling gasoline purchases across interstate commerce. The firms include Standard Oil of Indiana Socony Vacuum Gulf Oil Shell Petroleum and Phillips Petroleum amid alleged conspiracies in ten Midwestern states led by Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Justice Department
Standard Oil of Indiana
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Cities Service
Continental Oil
Gulf Oil
Pure Oil Co
Shell Petroleum
Sinclair Refining Texas Co
Tide Water Oil
MidiContinent Petroleum
Phillips Petroleum
Skelly Oil
Barnsdall Refining
Globe Oil and Refining Co
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Madison, Wis
Homer 8. Cummings
Hypnosis Birth Feat Repeats In Columbus
Dr. A H Kanter delivered a seven pound baby to Mrs. Jane Moore after hypnotizing her for five minutes, with nurses present. He previously delivered a ten pound baby by the same method two weeks earlier. Mrs. Loomis also reported a pain free birth with a ten percent pound baby using hypnosis. Both births were claimed as first babies for the mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
A. H. Kanter
Kanter
Jane Moore
Will Blast at GOP Policies
Two former Republican cabinet members are assigned to dissect Governor Landon's policies and challenge his presidential bid. Henry A. Wallace will focus on agriculture while Harold L. Ickes targets Landon and his links to reactionary finance. Mrs. Roosevelt may sway negro votes for the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Deal
Alf M. Landon
Henry A. Wallace
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Landon
Wall Street
Attempts death by own action on way to penitentiary
Marietta police reported A. F. Frost aged 42 attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while being transported by automobile to the Ohio Penitentiary to begin a 5 to 30 year burglary sentence. Physicians said he would recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Iu.p
A. FE. Frost
Ohio Penitentiary
Davey Orders Ten-Dollar Pension Increase in Ohio
Governor Davey ordered a ten dollar monthly pension rise for Ohio aged, effective August, with funds allocated to 87,000 pensioners. The move follows a Social Security Board share of 1.846 million dollars for July to September and boosts average payments from 15.10 to 25.10 monthly, increasing state costs by 5.16 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
Henry J. Berrodin
State Division of Aid For
U. S
Ohio
Washington
Social Security Board
Miner Fatally Hurt When Hit by Train
John Barton Sanborn a 42 year old miner died at Mercy Hospital Columbus from injuries after being struck by a freight train on New York Central lines between Chauncey and Millfield. He worked at Sunday Creek No 6 Mine Millfield and leaves his parents and four brothers in Greens Run area. Funeral services are planned for Thursday at Greens Run with burial at Bethel Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barton Sanborn
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
New York Central
Chauncey
Millfield
Sanborn
Sunday Creek
Radio Priest Urged to Tone Down Controversial Talks
Vatican officials asked Detroit Bishop Michael J. Gallagher to urge Father Charles E. Coughlin to limit speeches to religious topics and avoid political controversy that could embarrass the church according to a close aide to the papal secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
U.P
Vatican
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Charlies EB. Coughlin
Peregne
Hope To Settle Astor Dispute Out of Court
Mary Astor and her former husband Dr. Franklin Thorpe pursue a quiet, out of court settlement as custody litigation for their four year old daughter Marilyn is adjourned. Judge Goodwin J Knight delays further action to accommodate Miss Astor on the MGM lot and orders delivery of two diary pages withheld by Thorpe’s counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
AUP
Mary Astor
Franklin Thorpe
Miss Astor
Marilyn
George Kaufman
Thorpe
Goodwin J. Knight
Samuel Goldwyn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Knight
Kaufman
Telephone Co Takes Case to Supreme Court
Ohio Bell seeks rehearing in a $17 million rate case now before the U S Supreme Court. The Ohio Supreme Court’s earlier July ruling against the company would delay further action on a refund order refunding $11,832,264 plus interest to customers in 45 cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Ohio Supreme Court
Owens Wins Broad Jump as He Aims for Olympic Triple
At Berlin Olympic Stadium Jesse Owens of Ohio State won the broad jump with 26 feet 5 21 64 inches, tying the Olympic record and moving closer to a third title. Helen Stephens equaled the women's 100-meter mark in 11.5 seconds, as U S track stars claim four titles on day three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
Jesse Owens
Ohio State Thunderbolt
United States
Owens
Ed Hamm
Hamm
Amsterdam
Helen Stephens
Fulton
Glenn Hardin
Greenwood
America
Johnny Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Great Britain
Hegan
Woodruff
Ted Meredith
Lutz Long
Germany
Long
Hitler
Ohio State
Naoto Tajima
Arturo Maffei
Italy
Wilhelm Leicham
Bob Clark
San Francisco
Supreme Court Case Seeks Old Age Pension Review
Albert Helpmeyer and wife Katie of Montgomery County ask Ohio Supreme Court to overturn a county old age pension ruling. They claim inability to support themselves and property value under 4000 dollars, while the aid division said they were not in need and valued property above the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Albert Helpmeyer
Katie
Montgomery County
Division of Aid For
Three-Cent Wage Increase Restores Plant Operation
American Vitrified Products Co at Uhrichs ville resumed production after a brief strike as 350 workers received a three cent raise above the 50 cent hourly base wage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhrichsville
American Vitrified Products Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slayers
Gladys MacKnight
Bayonne
N. J
Donald Wightman
Helen MacKnight
Pacific Coast
Logan
Green
C.I.0
Mine Workers
Oklahoma City
Capitol
Ohioans
Miner
Astor
Metro-Goldwyn
Glenn Harden
Charles F. Leonard
St. Petersburg
Leonard
Richard Mayer
Fred FP. Weber
Wheat Point
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!