Diplomas Awarded at Ohio University Summer Session
Royal F. Munger, Chicago Daily News financial editor, addressed 263 graduates at Alumni Memorial Auditorium urging leaders from educated segments to guide the nation. He criticized upper-class leadership, warned against speculation, and urged unity adapting a grounded approach to international issues and the League of Nations. Dean Thomas C. McCracken conferred diplomas as Rev. Purrington offered the invocation.
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F. Munger
Chicago Daily News
Ohio University
Alumni Memorial
America
Munger
Mr. Munger
Chicago
League of Nations
Thomas C. McCracken
Herman G. James
Robert G. Purrington
Allen Kresge
TVA Engineer Raps Probers
Knoxville Tennessee TVA chief chemical engineer Dr. Harry Curtis told a congressional committee that government operations assume every man is a crook. He criticized the probe into phosphate lands and suggested private firms take over TVA fertilizer processes and equipment.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.P
Tennessee Valley Authority
Curtis
Deaf Mutes Wed in Gallipolis Ceremony
Miss Lillian Annalee Wells daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wells of near Gallipolis and Edward Jagarski of Toledo were married by Rev George Sagen at his home both being deaf mutes and giving written answers to the service. Witnesses included the bride’s brother Harley Wells and sister Mrs Heber McClaskey and neighbor Mrs Etta McCail. The couple will live in Toledo.
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Gallipolis
Lillian Annalee Wells
Frank Wells
Near
Edward Jagarski
Toledo
George Sagen
Harley Wells
Heber McClaskey
Etta McCail
Trial date set in Cadiz murder case
Peter Serino will stand trial September 6 for the murder of State Highway Patrolman George Conn, an incident that occurred almost a year ago, Judge Barclay W. Moore disclosed yesterday.
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Cadiz
U.P
Peter Serino
George Conn
Barclay W. Moore
Abandon Clipper search for Manila flight
The search for the Pan American Hawaii Clipper was halted today a week after the aircraft failed to reach Manila on a flight from Guam.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Guam
Stewart Wins Tennessee Senate Nomination Over Berry
Attorney General Thomas Stewart, backed by the Crump machine, won the Tennessee senatorial nomination Thursday over incumbent Senator George L. Berry. Governor Browning, seeking Berry’s running mate spot, was defeated by Prentice Cooper. Stewart and Cooper are New Dealers.
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Thomas Stewart
Crump
Tennessee
George L. Berry
Gordon Browning
Berry
Prentice Cooper
Stewart
Cooper
New Ohio Ballot Abuses Spark Senate Probe
In Columbus the Republican senatorial campaign faced Senate campaign expenditures scrutiny over alleged abuse of disabled voters ballots and intimidation of old age pensioners by state employees. Secretary of State Kennedy ordered county boards to probe applications and seek prosecutions if illegalities are found. In Dayton, the governor attacked Cox and allies Sawyer and Lewis, with Cox endorsing Sawyer and vowing a coast to coast majority.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
William J. Kennedy
Dayton
James M. Cox
Sawyer
John L. Lewis
Cox
Hunt Dayton Woman in Niagara Falls District
United States and Canadian authorities searched for Anna Elgert a 44 year old Dayton Ohio woman who disappeared from a tourist home near Niagara Falls Ontario after an early morning departure without a stated destination. Police said she threatened self harm.
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Hunt Dayton
Niagara Falls
United States
Anna Elgert
Dayton
Ont
George
Italy Tightens Rules Against Jewish Citizens
Rome reports Italy plans to limit Jewish activities to match their share of the population, marking a sweeping move in the nation’s Aryan racial campaign and restricting nonconforming rights and participation.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Great Day for Corrigan as New York Hails Return
A huge crowd in New York honored Douglas Corrigan after his Dublin to New York flight by mistake. Police estimated 500000 to 750000 attended, with Mayor LaGuardia giving him a welcome. Corrigan thanked the city and described the reception as lucky.
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Corrigan
U.P
Douglas G. Corrigan
Dublin
Howard Hughes
City Hall
F. H. LaGuardia
Douglas Corrigan
Soviet Rejects Japanese Proposal in Siberia Border Clash
Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov rejected Japan's call for talks and demanded withdrawal of Japanese troops from the 150 mile south Vladivostok area, while Japan fights floods and presses gains. Europe sees Germany threaten Czechoslovakia and Czech air incursions. Spanish war progress remains indecisive.
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Russia
Japan
Siberian
Maxim Litvinov
Vladivostok
Litvinov
China
Yangtse
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Judicial Plan Will Be Voted On In November Ballot
Columbus Ohio sponsors of a constitutional amendment to replace judicial elections with appointment by the governor from a panel of names proposed by the Ohio Judicial Council say they have gathered enough signatures to place the issue on the November ballot. The measure would also allow for county or municipal courts to adopt appointment if voters approve.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Judicial Council
Common Pleas
Ex Slave Reese Tony Dies at Pomeroy Home
Reese Tony aged 95 a former slave and longtime Pomeroy resident died Wednesday evening at the home of Grant Boyer on Peacock Avenue. Survived by one daughter Mrs Emma Jackson of Columbus. Funeral services held at Ewing Chapel this afternoon at one with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Old Virginia
Reese Tony
Grant Boyer
Peacock Ave
Emma Jackson
Columbus
Ewing Chapel
Beech Grove
Holzer Criticizes PWA Flood Control Handling
Dr. C. E. Holzer, president of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress, denounces the PWA for withholding flood control funds as unfair discrimination. He cites the Bluestone Reservoir project on the New River above Hinton, West Virginia, as a prime example where a dam design and detailed specs exist and thousands could be employed. He urges Secretary Ickes to restart meritorious flood control works immediately rather than wait for regular appropriations.
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Gallipolis
U.P
Public Works Administration
C. E. Holzer
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Holzer
PWA
Bluestone
New River
Hinton
W. Va
Ickes
Dr. i Holzer
Baby Strangles to Death in Carriage at Home
Nelsonville citizenry is shocked as Sue Ellen Howard two and one half months old dies in a go cart at the family home while parents and a two year old brother were nearby. Coroner reports accidental death by strangulation after the infant’s head dangled against the cart’s steel side. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Stouts Funeral Home with burial at Greenlawn. Father works on a WPA project and is a miner and car salesman. he formerly worked for Sheriff Charles Stratton in Athens.
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Nelsonville
Sue Ellen
William Howard
A. L. Pritchard
Jimmy Lee Howard
Stouts Funeral Home
W. P. Clark
Greenlawn
WPA
Charles Stratton
Athens
Paring Knife Pierces Lung Of Logan Man
Wheeler Dew of Logan allegedly injured when a paring knife blade penetrated his chest and punctured the left lung. Officers said he had been drinking heavily. he was treated at the scene and then taken to the county jail. Dew is a World War veteran formerly of Athens.
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Wheeler Dew
N. Walnut St
Dew
George Roberts
Nellis Smith
Athens
Athens National Guard
Public Assistance Board Pays Out 3.16 Million in Grants
The Ohio Division of Public Assistance reports paying 3,158,859 in grants to 37,000 needy blind persons dependent and crippled children in the first half of 1938 Judge Henry J. Robinson division chief said. Grants for dependent children rose from 1,846,487 to 2,503,984 aiding 28,000 children last year to 31,000 this year for the same period.
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Columbus
Meloy Leads Miami Bogota Bomber Flight
Maj. Vincent J. Meloy commands a non stop trio of U S giants on a goodwill flight from Miami to Bogota Colombia. The mission marks Dr Eduardo Santos inauguration as president and aims to strengthen South American ties.
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Miami
Bogota
Colombia
Vincent J. Meloy
South American
Eduardo Santos
Predicts Largest Ohio Primary Vote in History
Columbus A U P George Neffner an election expert in the secretary of state's office predicted the largest primary vote in Ohio history would be cast next Tuesday. He cited strong interest in the Democratic gubernatorial race and the Republican senatorial race, noting the 1936 primary turnout of 1,323,547.
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Columbus
AU P
George Neffner
Secretary of State
Ohio
Neffner
WPA Workers Protest Against Six Hour Day
Nelsonville WPA workers plan a county meeting at the City Playground on Sunday Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. to oppose the six hour day rule and discuss road projects in York Township. Henry Windle and Joe Bagley announce the gathering and report.
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Nelsonville
WPA
City Playground
West City Limits
Henry Windle
Joe Bagley
York Township
Free Bank Bandit After Eight Years in Prison
COLUMBUS (U S) Wilbur Hand of Toledo was paroled today effective Oct 1 after eight years for the hold up of the Commercial Savings Bank of Gabon Hand was arrested when he walked into the bank lobby days after the holdup and announced he was wanted and came to see if any employee could identify him as one of the bandits They did
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Columbus
U.S
Wilbur Hand
Toledo
Commercial Savings Bank of
Gabon
Hand
AFL Head Will Lead Drive on Labor Board
Worcester Massachusetts AP William Green president of the American Federation of Labor said he would head the federation’s effort to push the National Labor Relations Board from power. In Mexico City the federal supreme court struck down Tamaulipas state’s bachelor tax as unconstitutional. Governor Marte R. Gomez had ordered the tax on bachelors over 25.
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AFL
Worcester
Mass
William Green
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Mexico City
Federal Supreme Court
State of
Tamaulipas
Marte R. Gomez
Corrigan Receives Wild NYC Welcome in Boater Hat
Douglas Nonstop Corrigan drew a wild reception in New York City today as he appeared in a radio photo from London wearing a boater hat. He wore the hat for the first time since leaving the United States on his so called mistake flight to Ireland. In England a sailor hat is known as a boater.
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Corrigan
London
New York City
United States
Ireland
England
Stewart Wins Senate Battle In Tennessee
In Memphis the Crump machine backed candidates led by Tom Stewart defeated rivals for the Democratic Senate nomination as George L. Berry trailed by about 60,000 votes with only 287 of 2,271 precincts reporting. Gov. Gordon Browning also trailed Prentice Cooper amid Crump influence. Shelby County returns were incomplete. In Athens a poll brawl left Alton Richardson dead after a throat cut.
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Memphis
Tenn
George L. Berry
Tom Stewart
Ed Crump
Gordon Browning
Prentice Cooper
Crump
Shelby County
Berry
Alton Richardson
Englewood
Athens
Youth Repeats Killing Charge in Court
In SOUTH PARIS Maine Francis M Carroll’s lawyer resumes reading conflicting confessions of Paul Dwyer 19 who claims Carroll murdered Dr and Mrs James G Littlefield to cover up incest. Dwyer’s remorse over seducing his 15 year old sweetheart Barbara Carroll’s daughter fuels the accusation and letters.
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Paris
Francis M. Carroll
Paul Dwyer
James G. Littlefield
Carroll
Dwyer
Barbara
Cleveland Police Say Wayne Shaw Murdered
Cleveland police believe Wayne Shaw was murdered, found dead in his home and buried in Jallipolis. A rope was found around Shaw's neck and a club lay beside the body, with definite indications the death was not self-inflicted.
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Jallipolis
Cleveland
Wayne Shaw
Shaw
Divorce Suit Over Dogs Sparks Lancaster Hearing
Harlan Pegan, 56, sued for divorce in Lancaster, telling Judge B Atlee that his wife demanded he permit their two dogs to sleep with him, prompting the court action.
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Doghouse
Lancaster
U.P
Harlan Pegan
B. ©. Atlee
Record Rainfall Floods Hocking Valley and Athens
A two hour cloudburst dumped 3.35 inches in the district, flooding streets, basements, and homes. The Hocking River rose to 14.75 feet as bridges, tracks, and outbuildings were washed away in Athens, The Plains, Albany, and surrounding areas, with extensive property damage and weeks of repairs ahead.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Athens
Richland Ave
Athens City
Bart Davidson
Alva Haning
Coates Creek
Haning
Lindley Hall
Ohio University
Amesville
Federal Creek
Elva Cole
Trimble
Plains
Albany
Canaanville
Leading Creek
Carpenter
New York Central
Nelsonville
Middleport
Youth Fights for Life Under Rare Neck Traction
An 18 year old Massillon athlete and Hi Y Club president Joseph Nelson fights for life after a diving accident caused a fractured and dislocated neck. Doctors at Masses City Hospital use traction tongs with 35 pounds of weight to gently realign the spine while monitoring healing progress. Nelson was teaching a flat dive in Lake O Springs when the injury occurred.
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Massillon
Joseph Nelson
Washington High School
Masnes City Hospital
Walter G. Stern
Cleveland
Stern
Ohio
Lake O’ Springs
Logan Man Rescued From Tree Branches After Fall
George Davis age 21 of Winona was rescued about 10 o clock Thursday night after a bridge collapsed and he fell into Monday Creek. He clung to tree branches for two hours as state highway workers Sheriff Joe Farbeer and neighbors pulled him to safety using rope.
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Logan
Main St
Goose Creek
George Davis
Bert Davis
Winona
Davis
Monday Creek
William Woodruff
Ralph Goss
Joe Farbear
Woodruff
Goss
Sheriff Farbearn
Residents push to halt well water use after flood
Richland Ave residents gathered today to oppose drawing water from wells flooded by Thursday night’s storm. health official Marlow warned of typhoid risk from sewage in wells and outlined disinfection steps. A rescue attempt on the river ended with a man saved after the bridge failed. Knights Templar district’s Ash Cave picnic was interrupted by heavy rain forcing attendees to seek shelter as officers were elected: Thomas Gibson president and Melrose Harbaugh secretary-treasurer.
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Richland Ave
Marlow
Davis
J. E. Terrell
Knights Templar
Ohio
Ash Cave
Thomas Gibson
Athens
Melrose Harbaugh
Logan
Dog Quarantine Forces Blind Girl To Return
London arrival scene leaves Hazel Hurst a 25 year old blind lecturer from the United States stranded aboard the steamer. Under English rules the seeing eye dog must endure a six month quarantine before entry. Miss Hurst refuses to land without her guardian and plans to return home.
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London
AUP
Hazel Hurst
United States
Miss Hurst
Lightning Kills Two In Cleveland Storm
Two WPA laborers William Nolan and Doc Williams were electrocuted during a violent electrical storm that struck Cleveland and nearby areas. A bolt struck the tree they sheltered under near the city sewage disposal plant in Cuyahoga Heights, causing their deaths and damaging several homes.
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WPA
Suburbs
William Nolan
Doc” Williams
Cuyahoga Heights
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