Defenders Face Major Aerial Attack Near Peiping
Near Peiping and the Sha River a major battle unfolds as Japanese air forces bomb and a mixed brigade presses toward the Chinese 89th Division under Gen Tang En-Po. Chinese forces rely on the Nan kou Pass access and strong riverline defenses.
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Shanghai
U.P
Peiping
Suiyuan
China
Fengtai
Sha River
Tang En-Po
Tang
Kalgan
Nankou
Jehol
Manchukuo
Chahar
Nanking
Supreme War Council
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Domei
Hopei Province
Sheridan Fahnestock
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Pekin Hotel
Joy Sacks
Associated Press
Actor Dies After Day of Repeated Chicken Eating
Los Angeles reports Frank Finnerty, 54, a film actor, died from an intestinal obstruction attributed to a day spent eating chicken while a scene was retaken. Coroner's office weighs whether death was from food or overeating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
A.P
Frank Finnerty
Farley Denies Split in Party Ranks
James A Farley, postmaster general and Democratic national chairman, rejected claims of a party split amid the Supreme Court revision fight. He criticized Republican propagandists and dismissed rumors that opponents of the court bill would face political retaliation for opposing President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
AU P
James A Farley
United Sates
National Democratic
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Ohio Senate Committee Lacked Power, Atty. Gen. Rules
Columbus Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy ruled that the Ohio Senate’s special investigating committee to probe civil service highway and liquor departments had no power to conduct the inquiry. The ruling comes as the committee continues its work amid questions over its authority and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Senate
Civil Service, Highway and Liquor Departments
Herbert S. Duffy
Letter Delivered to Girl in Car on Golden Gate Bridge
A California traffic officer delivered a letter addressed to Miss Jean Chandler to the Golden Gate Bridge officials after tracing a Green Lincoln Zephyr from West Virginia. The envelope listed her name and car license, and the girl in the green car pulled over on the bridge. Chandler said the letter carried important news from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Golden Gate Bridge
Jean Chandler
Lincoln Zephyr
W. Va
Calif
Miss Chandler
Riots End Striking Philadelphia Truck Drivers Face Charges
Philadelphia reports filed charges of inciting to riot against more than 100 men arrested during violent demonstrations after a two day walkout over a truck drivers' settlement. Officials kept the state of emergency in place as disorder continued. Elmer Cox, a 38 year old Md farmer, was stabbed and reported in critical condition. Philco Radio Company closed its plant affecting 9,000 workers as strikers disrupted trucks. Undertakers faced a critical delivery situation for caskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U.P
Elmer Cox
Clara
Philco Radio Company
Rain Hampers Army Aid to Plane Crash Crew
tropical rainstorms slow U S Army rescue efforts for crew of transport that parachuted to safety in Chiriqui province near Costa Rica border. Officers uncertain if six or four were aboard. four parachutes seen on ground. Survivors listed: Lieut T J Schofield 28 from Pittsburgh Corporal C M Brooks 35 Ashland Virginia N D Magnus 23 Johnstown Pa Private A A Forest 23 Athens Ga G W Vail 22 Towanda Pa N C Hill 27 Edenville Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
C. Z
U.P
U. S. Army
Chiriui Province
Albrook Field
T. J. Schofield
Pittsburgh
C. M. Brooks
Ashland
N. D. Magnus
Johnstown
A. A. Forest
Athens
G. W. Vail
Towanda
N. C. Hill
Edenville
Loyalist Cavalry Repels Rebel Attack on Terrel Front
Loyalist forces claim to have halted a rebel cavalry on the Terrel front at the Hendaye border area. They report advances by Gen. Sebastian Pozas covering over 15 miles, six villages captured, numerous prisoners taken, and cattle seized. war conditions described as chaotic with artillery and cavalry clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
U.R
Terrel Front
Sebastian Pozas
Amusement Park Sued Over May Coaster Accident
Two damage suits totaling 26000 dollars were filed today against Meyers Lake Park operators over a roller coaster accident last May. Plaintiffs include Jessie M. McReynolds of Alliance and Clark Miller of Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amusement Park
Canton
U.P
Meyers’ Lake Park
Jessie M. McReynolds
Alliance
Clark Miller
Brewster
Toledo Names Bowsher Public Schools Superintendent
E. L. Bowsher, state director of education since 1935, was appointed as the superintendent of the Toledo public school system today. He succeeds the previous superintendent and takes over the district leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowsher
Toledo
U.P
E. L. Bowsher
Public School System of
Democratic committee sales of Roosevel t handbooks denounced in hearing
Sen. Burton K Wheeler of Montana attacked the Democratic National Committee for selling convention handbooks autographed by President Roosevelt. He cited Robert R. Young, a New York financier, who bought 15000 dollars worth of the books after gaining control of the Van Sweringen rail system, and said the fundraising requests before testimony created the impression of favors. Young said he bought with personal funds for two top Van Sweringen holding companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Senate Rail Finance Committee
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Robert R. Young
New York
van Sweringen
Young
Wheeler Committee
Democratic Committee
Congress
Petitions Filed To Remove Meigs County Home Trustees
Meigs County petitions signed by 10 percent of voters seek removal of four Meigs County Children's Home trustees. Five charges alleged. Simultaneously J H Eastman, former superintendent, sues for reinstatement as trustees debate abolishing the superintendent post and installing a matron, a move expected to reach the Supreme Court as a test of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Co
Meigs County Children’s Home
Common Pleas Court
J. H. Eastman
Eastman
Supreme Court
Goodyear Accused of Terror Tactics in Union Fight
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of Gadsden Alabama is charged by the National Labor Relations Board with a campaign of terrorism against union workers. The complaint alleges interference with employees rights to organize and discharge of workers for joining the United Rubber Workers of America CIO union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Miners Injured as Hoist Breaks at Granby Copper Mine
In Princeton British Columbia two miners sustained broken backs when a hoist cage broke loose at Granby Consolidated Copper Mine on Copper Mountain. About fifteen other workers escaped with less serious injuries as the cage plummeted nearly 600 feet to the shaft bottom late Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
B. C
U.P
Granby Consolidated
Copper Mountain
Bear kidnaps two children at Yellowstone park rescued by father
Curtiss J Butts and Tessie 5 are pulled from a sleeping bag by a bear at West Thumb July 19. The father Curtis Jr 14 pursued the animal, aided by his parent who reached into the bag and freed Tessie from the bear’s grip despite the creature snatching the empty bag and retreating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
U.P
Curtiss J. Butts
Yellowstone National Park
Curtis, Jr
Tessie
West Thumb
Curtis
Butts
Parents Go To Court Over Kidnapped Child
Donald Regan known as Donald Horst awaits civil court ruling as both sets of would be parents claim custody after he was taken from birth. The Horsts say the Regans abducted him and demand their child, while Regans insist he is theirs. Ransom report denied by Regans, hearings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Donald Regan
Donald Horst
John Regan
Donald
Otto Horst
St. Vincent’s Orphanage
Nasal Sprays For Paralysis To Be Tested
An infantile paralysis outbreak moving northeast from Texas toward Ohio Pennsylvania and New York will see nasal sprays with first mass treatment tests in the coming months physicians said. The U S Public Health Service reports 360 new cases for the week ending July 31 with Ohio Texas California Kentucky Oklahoma Arkansas and Illinois among the states reporting significant numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
U. S&s. Public Health Service
California
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illinois
Wm H Drake Dies in Kansas at 84
William H. Drake aged 84 longtime Fisher Station Ath ens County resident died Wednesday morning at his daughter Mrs Fred C Lawrence home in Winfield Kansas after a two week illness. He will be buried in Winfield. Surviving are Estella Coe Drake his wife and three grandchildren Jeanne Frederic and Frances Ann Lawrence of Winfield a niece Mrs Emmett Saffell Bucyrus and a nephew Allison Drake Cincinnati. He remained a member of Alexander Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Drake
Fisher Station
Athens County
Fred C. Lawrence
Winfield
Kansas
Drake
Fisher
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Estella Coe Drake
F. C. Lawrence
Jeanne
Frederic
Frances Ann Lawrence
Emmett Saffell
Bucyrus
Allison Drake
Cincinnati
Massillon Man Abducted and Robbed by Three Men
Elmer Jordan of Massillon reported to police in New Philadelphia that three men abducted him from downtown Massillon, hid in his car, and robbed him of 110 dollars before throwing him from the vehicle three miles west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Philadelphia
U.P
Elmer Jordan
Massillon
Jordan
Here
Woman Walks in Shorts Arrest Sparks Vagrancy Case
In San Francisco Harry John Arne was sentenced to 30 days suspended for vagrancy after walking the streets in a shirt shorts and shoes. The case drew attention as the note specifies the action was allowed for women but not men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Harry John Arne
Caddies End Strike At Elyria Club With Pay Rise
Sixty caddies at Elyria Country Club ended a one week strike after winning a 25 percent wage increase. Caddies will now be paid 1 dollar for an 18 hole round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
U.P
Elyria Country Club
Zionist Congress Meets in Zurich on Palestine Plan
The 20th World Zionist Congress met secretly in Zurich to decide whether to accept or reject the British plan for partition of Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zionist Congress
Zurich
Switzerland
World Zionist Congress
Palestine
Rival Detroit Unions Clash
Chrysler and United Automobile Workers officials met to resolve a labor dispute that idled 21,000 workers. Chrysler shut its Plymouth factory with 11,000 employees after nine workers were hurt in an intra union fight, triggering a sit down strike and factory closure. Briggs Manufacturing also paused operations as a result. Police guarded the gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.R
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Chrysler
Plymouth
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Plymouth Sheet Metal
Boy Carries Dynamite Stick on Round of Play
James Maguire aged 14 found a six inch dynamite stick on a Brighton street. He carried it home and later headed toward Brighton Police Headquarters with the fuse attached. En route he paused for a band concert before delivering it to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
James Maguire
Brighton
James
Seek Settlement of Strike in Cincinnati
Efforts to settle a four day old Cincinnati truck strike, which has left 2,560 men idle, were renewed as the disruption of long distance hauling began to affect rural food stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.S
Columbus U P bids sought for nine counties road work
The State Highway Department announced bids will be received in four settings within the next two weeks for road improvements in nine counties. Estimated cost of the project is 550 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
State Highway Department
Bill Would Increase WPA Budget for 1938
Senate proposal to remove WPA restrictions would add 500 million dollars to the 1.5 billion WPA budget for fiscal 1938. Schwellenbach sponsors expanded relief aims. mayors estimate 750,000 new hires. Relief groups warn of political action, while prospects for passage remain doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Works Progress
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Wash
Schwellenbach
WPA
United States Conference of Mayors
David Lasser
Workers Alliance
Relief Workers’ Union
Recover Body Of Stewardess In 8 Month Lake Snow Plane Crash
The headless body of Gladys Witt, 26, recovered from Lake Hardy Peak after a Western Air Express crash, is prepared for burial. Her head was found in June. She was en route amid a love triangle involving suitors Harry Balzar and James Roe. Balzar had followed her to Kansas City. the trio met, she returned to work, and she died two weeks later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
WUP
Gladys Witt
Lake Hardy Peak
Western Air Express
Miss Witt
Harry Erich Balzar
Steamship Company
Kansas City
James Roe
Balzar
Illinois Man Invents Robot Cotton Picker
An Illinois inventor, Charles H. White of Moline, secured a patent for a cotton-picking machine that uses an electric eye photo-electric cell to pick only fully ripened bolts. He has assigned the patent to an agricultural machinery manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Illinois
Charles H. White
Moline
Ill
Hearings Continued By Coal Commission
Washington hearings of the National Bituminous Coal Commission continued as it seeks to set minimum prices and marketing rules for coal sales. Chairman Charles F. Hosford Jr announced ongoing efforts to determine discounts and regulatory standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
Village sues after 130 year old oak is cut down
GREAT NECK ESTATES N Y the village chopped down a 90 foot oak tree that had stood for 130 years in the interest of safety. Enraged residents sued for 25000 dollars claiming destruction of the tree lowered property values and harmed nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Neck Estates
N. Y
One Way To Prove Love Marry Her
Mrs Eva Hettrick of Toledo aged 32 proved love by marrying fiancé George Gipp aged 35 after a scare when she believed he dallied with other women. She attempted suicide twice, and after Gipp’s assurance they rushed to the marriage license bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.P
Eva Hettrick
Hettrick
George Gipp
Gipp
Earhart Hoax Brings Charge of Extortion
Wilbur Rothar a 42 year old Bronx janitor and former sailor faces arraignment in fel ony court on an extortion charge for trying to obtain 2000 from George Palmer Putnam for the return of Amelia Earhart. He claimed to have proof the aviator was alive after a scarf incident at Roosevelt Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Wilbur Rothar
Bronz
George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earhart
Rothar
Miss Earhart
Roosevelt Field
Putnam's Office
New Guinea
Bronx
Goodenough
Railroads Agree to Five Cent Wage Increase
Washington says a five cent per hour raise ends a two month wage controversy and strike threat involving 14 unions across about 800,000 non operating employees. The plan costs carriers roughly 98 million dollars annually and is retroactive to August first pending ratification by general chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
National Mediation Board
Quintuplet Emilie Recovering From Mild Sore Throat
In Callander Ontario Dr Alan Roy Dafoe said Emilie the ailing middle quintuplet is recovering from a mild upper respiratory infection described as a plain sore throat. He would not confirm reports about restricting parental visits to the babies in the nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
Alan Roy Dafoe
Dionne
Emilie
Girdler Attacks Lewis Over Leadership Charge
New York report quotes Tom M. Girdler of Republic Steel calling John L. Lewis on the down-grade for failing to provide the leadership workers expect. He argues the C IO head mismanaged industrial relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girdler
Lewis
New York
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Tom M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Gravediggers Strike Hits Kansas City Cemeteries
Gravediggers and other workers walked off the job and posted pickets at 11 Kansas City cemeteries as a labor strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Farm Democrats demand adjournment unless price stabilization act passes
House Democrats from the Farm Belt demand immediate adjournment unless agriculture price stabilization legislation is enacted. They plan to press their appeal at the White House and warn they will defer the entire program until a fall special session if Roosevelt opposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
White House
Roosevelt
Bankhead Delays Wages Hours Bill Consideration
Speaker William B. Bankhead said the House will delay action on the wages hours bill until late next week. The delay shifts the timetable for the measure as lawmakers await further discussion and votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
William B. Bankhead
House
Senate
Labor Standards Board
Ways and Means
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt presses farm aid link to next session
President Roosevelt told cotton state lawmakers that farm crop control legislation must be considered next January for him to pursue a crop loan program at the current session. A special October session was suggested to map a farm program as cotton bloc members fear low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Cotton Bloc
Prairie State Group
Mooney in Serious Condition at San Quentin
Thomas J. Mooney, labor leader and life prisoner for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco, is reported in serious condition at San Quentin prison hospital with a gall bladder infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mooney
San Quentin
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Surgeons Fight To Save Unborn Child In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia General Hospital doctors planned to deliver an unborn baby from Mrs. Mary Boccasini as she lay dying from tubercular meningitis. The father protested the decision, but Judge Kalodner ordered that the child be saved, stating human life is sacred even for an unborn child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia General Hospital
Mary Boccansini
John Corbit
Dominick Boccasini
Carrier
Common Preas
Harry E. Kalodner
Kalodner
Boccansini
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Goodyear
Bear
Wm. H. Drake
Motor Bandits
Rob Massillon
Coal Commission
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United Front
United Farm
House Labor Committee
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White
Mary
G. Coe Carrier
Department of Health
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