Peace Plea Aims to End Pennsylvania Mining Strikes
President seeks a nationwide truce as unions and operators discuss a settlement with the arbitration board. McGrady flies to Uniontown to address striking miners and urges quick return to work as hearings begin. Recovery Admin works to modify codes and speed actions under the NRA program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGrady
Uniontown
Hely
Lynn
Mass
Settleshoe
Thes Arbitration Board
Means of
Pennsylvania
Motion Picture
John L. Lewis
Tomor
Coal Company
RA Sent ANR Reports Retail Violations and Technical Review
Regional NRA head sent 12 representatives to Washington to discuss technical recovery code. Complaints allege violations by retail merchants and the Meanits administration for the second weeks. State agreements from staff signs indicate adherence to guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P—Buhad
NRA
Weahington Tuling
Slinglugt Fetal Merchants
Prey
Swimming mishap report and rail accident brief
Police report notes 15 swimmers from Mt and Queens were swept to safety after an August 8 incident. A separate rail wreck occurred at 1 p.m. on August 8 near Ohio street. no lives were lost and casualties are not listed.
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Mt & Queensei
Federal Okay Asked for 17 Dam Projects
Seven teen conservation projects totaling $995,274 seek federal approval from State Conservation Commissioner William Reinhart. Most work on state property aims to limit land costs while funding labor and materials. Projects cover 15 counties with multiple dams and artificial lakes, plus a $74,000 survey of state lakes in eight counties.
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Columbus
U.P
William Reinhart
Fred I. Rowe
Ohio Conservation Council
White
Rowe
Public Works Administration
Ottawa
Athens
Auglaize
Shelby
Summit
Fairfield
Licking
Perry
Logan
Mercer
Jefferson County
Auglaize County
St. Marys Hatchery
Champaign County
Erie County
Highland County
Rocky Fork Creek
Hocking County
Jackson County
Meigs County
Shade River
Pike County
Kincaid Springs
Scioto County
Ohio Solons to Convene Aug 16 for Relief Funds
Governor White issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Ohio Legislature for August 16 to enact laws providing additional funds for relief amid widespread unemployment. The extraordinary session is needed to address emergency relief in many communities.
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Columbus
O.P
White
General Assembly of Ohio
Primary Interest in Gallipolis Is Slight
Early unproved ballot in Gallipolis shows light turnout in city primary. Six candidates compete for six commissioner seats while Mayor A. J. Stormont seeks municipal judge. Nominees include Dr. L. C. Bean Frank L. Shaw C. C. Ingels W. G. Doepping Gilbert Bush and I. E. Myers.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Stormont
Dr. L. C. Bean
Frank L. Shaw
C. C. Ingels
W. G. Doepping
Gilbert Bush
I. EB. Myers
Postponement of Ohio Council Camp Conference Planned
Guy Dowdy announced the postponement of the Ohio Agricultural Council summer conference slated for August 1 12 and 13 at Camp Ohio near Columbus. The decision affects registrations and the event’s schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Camp Ohio
Here
Ohio Agricultural Council
Guy Dowdy
State to Build Park Dam North of Urbana
State Conservation Department officials announced 200 workers will construct a dam and clear 600 acres for a new state park northwest of Urbana. The project marks a major land and water conservation effort in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
State Conservation Department
Marietta Man Faces Trial for Fatal Auto Collision
Tom Tussing of Marietta went on trial today in the death of Albert Miller, 61, who died from injuries after being struck by an automobile. Prosecutors say Tussing drove the car involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
U.P
Tom Tussing
Albert Miller
Tussing
Miller
Codos and Rossi Rest After 5630 Mile Flight
Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi, new world long distance flight record holders, rested at Rayak Syria after a 55 hour 29 minute flight from New York in the plane designed by Louis Bleriot. They landed amid French observers and could have flown another 100 miles on fuel, facing storms and poor conditions across the Atlantic and Europe.
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Asia
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codos
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Damascus
Syria
Newport
R. 1
Atlantic
Europe
Rayak
U.P
Air Ministry
Louis Bleriot
Joseph le Brix
Codes
Rossi
Athens Primary Voter Interest Dull As Ballots Lag
In Athens only light interest marked the primary with an expected total under 1,000 ballots. The Fourth Ward saw the main action as Hal Rowland and Elza Graham vied for the Republican council nomination. Contests also pitted C. C. Cornell against Rufus Hopkins for president of the council and Len B. McCune against E. Herman Bardin for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
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Athens
Hal Rowland
Elza Graham
C. C. Cornell
Rufus Hopkins
Council
Len B. McCune
E. Herman Bardin
Beer on Hand Must Carry New Ohio Tax
Ohio agencies warn retailers to stamp all beer on hand immediately under the newly added botted beer tax. Unstamped sales carry a 100 fine or 90 days imprisonment or both, with re-use of stamps punishable by one to ten years. Inspectors will enforce the tax statewide this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Congress Rule Of Wall Street Senator's Aim
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma announced drastic new legislation to curb stock speculation. He urged prohibiting margin trading and the buying and selling by fool traders pools and specialists and said congressional control of stock exchanges would get early consideration. The NYSE had raised margin requirements to 50 percent for small traders and 30 percent for large traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Thomas
New York Stock Exchange
Hoover
Ohio State Medical Association Meeting to Open in Akron
The 87th annual Ohio State Medical Association meeting in Akron opens September 7 with speakers reviewing medical advances. About 1,500 physicians and surgeons from Ohio are expected to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio
Forgotten 1875 law threatens farm relief payments
The Roosevelt Recovery Administration weighs cash or receipted bill payments to farmers under an 1875 law. Attorney General Cummings drafts the legal plan as farm debts, including crop loans and credit loans, loom due this fall. Cotton and wheat aid totals are $100 million and $90 million respectively, but deductions may prevent cash disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Congress
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Balbo's Fleet Heads Across Atlantic Ocean
General Italo Balbo led 24 Italian seaplanes from Shoal Harbor Mid to the Azores on a 1200 mile water crossing en route to Italy after a dawn takeoff. The fleet, marking a historic mass flight, crossed hazardous North Atlantic water with weather reports from land marks guiding the way. The armada was 300 miles from the Azores at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Azores
Rejected Suitor Ends Life In Poison Attempt
Akron report says Cecil Pethich a 40 year old Stow contractor drank insect spray after pressing Mildred Blunk 26 to marry him. He died in hospital hours later with authorities noting prior threats to end his life if she refused.
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Akron
Aug
U.P
Cecil Pethich
Stow
Mildred Blunk
Pethich
Governor Urges Ohioans To Support NRA Firms
Governor White calls on Ohio citizens to back companies cooperating with the National Recovery Administration. He summons the state employment board to direct NRA code enforcement and orders state departments to buy from firms with approved codes while exposing profiteers. The move aims to stabilize employment and industry during the relief program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
White
Roosevelt
State House
NRA
Three Ohio Counties Receive August Relief Funds
Athens Meigs and Vinton counties were allotted relief funds by the Ohio Relief Commission to cover activities through September 1. The commission tied these grants to projected beer cap and cosmetic tax revenue. Ray Noble Athens County relief director requested fruit jars and cans with lids to preserve harvests, noting relief money cannot buy canning materials. He urged donations and offered contact details for pickup.
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Athens
Meigs
Vinton Counties
Vinton
Ohio Relief Commission
Ray Noble
Athens County
Noble
Cline
County allotments and bonds approved for August
The August allocations list Athens County at 27088 dollars Meigs County at 13328 dollars and Vinton County at 61 dollars. The commission approved Section Seven relief bonds for Perry County 18000 dollars and Meigs County 16600 dollars. Local gasoline tax diversion funds and remaining July appropriation will also supplement Athens County’s August allotment.
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Athens County
Meigs County
Vinton County
Perry County
Commission
Elimination of Rail Crossings Has Approval
Ohio's highway program topped 6.5 million dollars as Secretary Wallace approved two railway grade crossing eliminations. A 225000 subway under Erie at Warrenville Heights Cuyahoga County and a 200000 overhead bridge west of Leavittsburg Trumbull County will remove dangerous crossings. These join 90 prior Ohio projects awaiting federal approval under the 15.484 million dollar allotment.
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Washington
Ohio
Henry A. Wallace
Erie Railroad
Warrenville Heights
Cuyahoga County
Leavittsburg
Trumbull County
Aged Veteran of Two Wars Dies at 83 in Ohio Home
William H. Howe 83 known as Steamboat Bill and possibly the oldest American Legion member in the nation died at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Hospital. A Spanish American War and World War veteran, he was admitted from Lorain ten years ago and often attended encampments in uniform.
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Sandusky
William H
Steamboat Bill
Howe
American Legion
United States
Ohio Soldiers and
Home State Product Running NRA Gets Will's Praise Today
Cordell Hull arrives in Beverly Hills to brief Roosevelt on the London conference and potential steps. He praises an Oklahoma youth running the NRA, warning against underestimating him and urging decisive action against kidnappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Will
Seek in Vain for Motive in Sanborn Death
Police hunted for a motive after Henry F. Sanborn prominent railroad executive was shot twice and buried in a shallow grave. Fiancee Magnhulde Almskaar, 27, broke down identifying the body at Queens County Morgue and was not kept for further questioning. investigators considered the so called woman angle but dismissed it.
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New York
U.P
Henry F. Sanborn
Banborn
Magnhulde Almskaar
Sanborn
Queens County
Shively Sentenced to Ten Years for Bribe Attempt
Cambridge real estate operator Shively was sentenced to one to ten years in the Ohio Penitentiary after offering Reverend Forest W Mali a $1,000 bribe to forget a bill on reducing interest rates for chattel loans and mortgages. He claimed the offer was a joke and denied trying to influence the state representative.
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Cambridge, O
Aug
U.P
Shively
Cambridge
Ohio Penitentiary
Forest W. Mali
Guernsey County
Hall
Ohio
Common Pleas
Willis Turnbaugh
Seek Woman and Man In Cincinnati Murder
Cincinnati police probe the August murder of Oliver Bally, a 27 year old insurance broker and clubman. They search for a woman and a man for questioning after a park map hints at a rendezvous near Ballys body site.
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Cincinnati
Oliver
Bally
Baily
Fingerprints End His Ten Years of Freedom
Fingerprint records at the National Bureau of Identification in Washington led to the return to Ohio Penitentiary of Mike Janusick, 43, who escaped from the London Prison Farm ten years ago. He had been sentenced in Cleveland in 1917 to life for second degree murder in the slaying of John Kinner during a fight. He was recently arrested in Florida and identified.
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Columbus
U.P
National Bureau of Identification
Washington
D. C
Ohio
London
Mike Janusick
Cleveland
John Kinner
Florida
Capital in Cuba Awaits Machado Decision Amid Crisis
Havana confronts a tense stand as President Machado faces pressure to quit or risk revolution. Famine looms, stores strike, and a deadly assault on the presidential palace leaves dozens dead or dying. U S officials weigh mediation while mass protests rise in streets and near the American Embassy.
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Havana
Cuba
U.P
Gerardo Machado
Porristas
Secret Service
Machado
Ambassador Welles
Cty
Welles
Reclves
Congress
Bucyrus Fights to Retain NYC Car Shops
Federal co ordinator Joseph Eastman began a review of Bucyrus protest against New York Central Railroad plans to move car shops to Collinwood Ohio. Congressman Truax said the railroad must show how its claimed annual savings of about 200 thousand dollars will be realized.
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Bucyrus
New York Central Railroad
Collinwood
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal Railroad
Charles V. Truax
Washington
Mova
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