West Virginia Fugitive Captured in Meigs County
Shirley Campbell, wanted for shooting a Huntington, West Virginia policeman, was arrested Tuesday afternoon near Horse Cave by Sheriff Roscoe O. Fowler Deputy Hank Young and State Patrolman H D Henry after a chase. Campbell resisted twice but was subdued, with a passing motorist aiding. Burglar tools found in his stolen car linked him to recent Pomeroy robberies. An informant report from Ronald Miller led to the capture.
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Malcolm Hartley
Pomeroy
Shirley Campbell
Desperado
Huntington
W. Va
Roscoe O. Fowler
Hank Young
H. D. Henry
Horse Cave
Campbell
Young
United States Department of Justice
Ezekial Smith
Ashland
Lehoe Admits Killing Frank Bodi Alone in Robbery Plot
Fred Lehoe 21, a farm hand, confessed to Sheriff Bayless and Chief Bateman that he alone killed 70 year old Frank Bodi with a wagon wrench during a failed robbery. He described travel routes from Hebbardsville to Willow Creek and back, then described striking Bodi, restraining him with a belt, and beating him until death. Prosecutor Rose planned to file first degree murder charges and seek arraignment.
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Fred Lehoe
Frank Bodi
Charles Bayless
George Bateman
Lehoe
Bodi
Nelsonville
Harold J. Rose
Rose
Hebbardsville
Willow Creek
East Bridge
Athens
Long Run
Carseytown
Jerseyville
Freddie Bartholomew to Retire From Hollywood
Freddie Bartholomew, star of Captains Courageous, may retire after winning last month’s acting award. His guardian Miss Myllicent Bartholemew says Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer won’t raise his pay to 2500 a week, despite offers up to 2000, leaving his after tax and fees needs unmet.
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Hollywood
U.P
Freddie Bartholomew
Myllicent Bartholomew
Freddie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Publisher's Son Found After Week's Absence
Alfred A. Knopf, a wealth New York publisher, reported his 19 year old son returned to Salt Lake City after a seven day trek across eight states. He left Norwood Massachusetts due to Princeton University admission disappointment.
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Salt Lake City
AUP
Alfred A. Knopf
United Airlines
New York
Norwood
Mass
Princeton University
Mellon heir sued for divorce in Pittsburgh
Grace Rowley Mellon charges desertion in a divorce suit against William Larimer Mellon Jr., heir to Gulf Refining Company fortunes, filed in Pittsburgh. The case centers on the dissolution of their marriage and property considerations involving the Mellon family interests.
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OTL
Pittsburgh
U.2
William Larimer Mellon, Jr
Gulf Refining Company Millions
Grace Rowley Mellon
Americans Ordered Out of Shantung as War Fears Rise
U P reports American consular authorities urge citizens to evacuate inland Shantung and head to the coast at Tsingtao where U S warships assemble. Chinese officials evacuate families from Nanking amid rising anxiety as Japanese air raids continue on trains and troops tighten control of the Peiping Tientsin region.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shantung Province
Tsingtao
United States
Nanking
Japan
North China
Peiping-Tientsin
Four Bomb Plotters Sentenced in Republic Steel Plot
Common Pleas Judge Lynn B. Griffith imposed prison terms from one to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary on four of seven men who pleaded guilty to illegal possession of explosives tied to an alleged bombing plot against Republic Steel during the steel strike. Remaining defendants had sentences suspended or deferred. Gus Hall faces trial in September.
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Warren
U.p—Common Pleas
Lynn B. Griffith
Ohio
Republic Steel Corporation
Arthur Scott
Sidney Watkins
Charles Byers
Joseph Orweick
Griffith
Andrew Marsh
George Bundas
John Boraweicz
Gus Hall
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Police Probe Bombing of Dry Cleaning Shop in Rocky River
Police could not determine a motive for the dynamiting of Nickel Plate cleaners in Rocky River on Tuesday night. The blast shook Hotel Westlake and hundreds of homes in Rocky River and Lakewood. authorities say dynamite was thrown onto the roof of the building.
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Cleveland
U.P
Rocky River
Westlake
Lakewood
Albert T. Cornish
Will Left for Cat Heir Ritzy Emerson Contested
San Francisco reports Col. Thomas Emerson’s will grants his cat Ritzy Emerson a $20 monthly allowance a personal physician guardian and a $3000 emergency trust fund. The will is being challenged in court as the cat heir dispute unfolds.
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San Francisco
U.P
Thomas Emerson
Ritzy Emerson
Ritzy
Protest Defiance Man As New University Head
Alumni and student representatives protested the consideration of Dr. Lenter S. Irvins of Defiance as president of Bowling Green State University. They alleged he is a politically favored candidate. Irvins is currently dean of Defiance College and formerly taught at Kent State University.
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Bowling Green, CO
U.P
Lenter S. Irvins
Defiance
Bowling Green State University
Irvins
Police Rookie Killed in Pistol Safety Lesson
In Louisville Kentucky a rookie officer Fred Barton aged 38 was accidentally shot and killed during a firearms safety class. Sergeant Daniel Ware a 33 year old experienced shooter and police firearms expert was instructing rookies on handling revolvers when a misfire occurred and another shell fired hitting Barton in the chest.
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Louisville
U.P
Fred S. Barton
Daniel L. Ware
Louisville Police Department
Camp Perry
Ware
Barton
Vatican Recognizes Franco Regime in Spain
The Vatican, ending a year of diplomatic ambiguity, severed ties with Madrid and publicly recognized the Nationalist Government of Spain led by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. The move marks a clear Catholic Church alignment with the Franco regime.
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Vatican City
U.P
Catholic Church
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Spain
Vets Warned Against Unreasonable Demands
In Columbus Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines head of Veterans Affairs urged the Disabled American Veterans of the World War to avoid demands that could imply they have exceeded reasonable limits. He cited progress for ex service members over the past year and urged restraint in requests to the government.
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Columbus
U.P
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Washington
Fragments Found From Pan American Liner Crash
Debris from a Pan American Grace Airways liner recovered in the Caribbean near Cristobal as searchers report no survivors of the 14 aboard. Victim P Wallace Kumle linked to Natomas Co in California. Panama office had listed 10 passengers. The crash occurred near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal as pilot Stephen S Dunn warned of heavy clouds.
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Pan-American Grace Airways
Santa Maria
Canal Zone
Cristobal
Santiago
Chile
Rex Martin
Latin America
U. S. Department of Commerce
C. Z
U.P
Caribbean Sea
Hope
New York
P. Wallace Kumle
Natomas Company
Sacramento
Calif
Panama
Department of Commerce
Caribbean
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Stephen S. Dunn
Missing Bellanca Army plane found wrecked south of David
A Bellanca army aircraft carrying six soldiers was found wrecked fifty miles south of Panama City David after search planes reported all crew members escaped uninjured by parachute. Cushions seats and furnishings from the Santa Maria were noted at the scene.
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Panama City
David
Kidnaped Boy Returns to Chicago Police
A man claiming to be the father of 31 month old Donald Horst surrendered the child to authorities after entering the state's attorney's office in Chicago. He said the baby had been born to Mrs Regan out of wedlock. The Regans had pursued him for two years. The infant was snatched from the Horst yard as he played in a sand pile.
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Chicago
U.R
Donald Horst
John Regan
Horst
Gravediggers Strike Delays Two Funerals in Kansas City
In Kansas City unions and management clash as gravediggers at Affiliated Forest Hill and Calvary Cemeteries walk out. Two funerals planned for today were delayed due to the strike with employers stating workers are on strike, while workers claim discharge for union involvement.
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Kansas City
U.P
Forest Hill
Calvary
School Head Dies in Vermilion After Long Service
W. H. Mitchell aged 83 longtime superintendent of Erie County schools for 50 years before retiring in 1924 died here Tuesday in Vermilion.
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Vermilion
U.P
W. H. Mitchell
Erie County Schools
Guard Ailing Quint With No Contact for Sight
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets face heightened precautions after Emilie, third oldest, is diagnosed with a respiratory infection. Doctors Dafoe and Brown confirm isolation of Emilie and limit external contact to prevent spread while four siblings continue public appearances behind glass screens.
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Dafoe
Brown
Emilie
Dafoe Nursery
Ambassador Johnson Guides U.S. China Policy in Peiping
Nelson T. Johnson, a 25 year veteran diplomat and authority on Chinese history, protects American nationals in Peiping and shapes U.S. relations with China while fluent in the language.
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Peiping
U. S
China
Nelson T. Johnson
Damages Paid to Parents in State House Attack Case
The state paid $5,000 each today to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ogilvie and Mrs. Daisy Harrison, guardians of two girls attacked in the State House last December by a Black inmate from the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
U.P
Perry Ogilvie
Daisy Harrison
State House
Ohio Penitentiary
CIO Motion Withdrawn in Ohio Guardsmen Case
In Columbus, CIO counsel voluntary withdrew the request to restrain Ohio from using National Guards in reopening steel plants. Attorney Carrington said troops were largely removed, and the hearing was dropped. The case will resume in September for a permanent injunction demand.
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Columbus
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization Today
Ohio
Carrington
T. Marshall
C.S.O
C.I.O
Amendments Not To Be on Ballots In Ohio
Two proposed state constitutional amendments will not appear on the November ballot as sponsors failed to obtain the 300,000 signatures required by today’s deadline with the secretary of state. One would adopt the Massachusetts ballot plan and the other would replace judicial elections with appointments.
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Columbus
A.P
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Queen Elizabeth II Turns 37 In Britain Wide Salutes
Salutes of 41 guns rang out at Hyde Park and the Tower of London to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 37th birthday. The celebrations reflected royal tradition as residents observed the jubilee with gunfire and public notices.
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QUEEN
London
U.P
Hyde Park
Tower of London
Queen Elizabeth
Philadelphia Declares Emergency Amid Truckers Strike
Mayor S Davis Wilson declared a state of emergency in Philadelphia as union leaders discuss a general strike by about 26 000 truck drivers. Police mobilized 1 500 cars to enforce the order while 9 000 striking drivers threaten blocks to the food supply.
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Philadelphia
U.P
S. Davis Wilson
Father Son Drown in Lake Erie Tragedy
Coast Guards recovered the bodies of Anton Kocjancie 55 and his son Anton 26 after a rowboat capsized on Lake Erie Tuesday night. Searchers dragged the lake to locate the missing pair.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lake Erie
Anton Kocjancie
Anton, Jr
GOP Affairs Committee Attacks New Deal Doctrines
The National Affairs Committee of the National Republican Committee issued a statement of principles condemning the doctrines of Karl Marx and the Moscow International as encouraged by the New Deal. A resolution adopted outlines a program opposing class conflict, urging constitutional support, a balanced budget, a gold-based currency, and limited government.
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GOP Affairs Committee
New York
U.P
National Republican Committee
Moscow
United States
Karl Marx
Supreme Court
Wage and Hours Bill Advances In House Labor Panel
The House Labor Committee voted 17 to 3 to adopt the Senate wage and hour bill with amendments protecting collective bargaining. It droped the 35 hour work week plan and 70 cent maximum, while retail employees would come under the act. President Roosevelt backs changes to speed action.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
House
U.P
A. F. of L
Meigs Woman Dies in Parkersburg Hospital
Mrs. Nyal McGuire aged 40 mother of nine died late Tuesday in a Parkersburg hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Bradford Church. Survived by husband and children Delmar Carpenter Katherine Cecil Grover Hetzel Maxine Charles Gene Billy and June Anne.
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Pomeroy
Nyal McGuire
Parkersburg
Bradford
Ohio Tax Revenue Suit Challenges Auditor Power
Franklin County Commissioners filed suit in Columbus attacking the law that lets the state auditor withhold sales tax revenue from counties owing money for patient care in Ohio institutions.
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Columbus
L.P
Ohio
Franklin County
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West Virginia
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Hestobal
Peru
Talara
America
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Haiti
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Lutie Kern
J. R. Edmonds
Lawrence, Kan
Kern
Vatican
CIO
White House
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William Green
House Democratic Organization
Wagner-Steagall
James P. Pope
Ida
Pope
Senate Agriculture Committee
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