Soviet Purge on Frontier Reported by Japanese
Tokyo reports a Japanese war office communique claiming Soviet commanders are carrying out a purge on the Siberian frontier after 40 hours of hand to hand fighting. The document cites two captured Soviets alleging low morale and the execution of a frontline tank unit commander who tried to surrender. Casualties in Changkufeng total 70 dead and 180 wounded for Japan, while Soviet casualties are estimated at 1,500.
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Tokyo
U.P
War Office
Siberian
Changkufeng
What Is This Humidity Here's the Right Answer
A weather explainer cites Prof L Dow of Ohio University on humidity reducing cooling from perspiration. Cloudy days trap moisture, making air feel hotter as evaporation slows, with a Sunday night low of 72 degrees reported by Mrae-GeoN.Prance, the weather observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Dow
Ohio University Geography Department
Mrae-Geon.prance
Russia warns Japan of drastic retaliation over frontier clashes
Moscow disclosed that Russia informed Japan it would employ artillery and air power if attacked on Russian soil. Foreign Minister Litvinov pressed Japan to force Kwantung and Korean forces to respect the existing frontier, linking future clashes to negotiations.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Japan
Maxim Litvinov
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Litvinov
Shigemitsu
Joo
Tass
Harlan Trial Attorney Shot In Pineville
N R Patterson aged 60 prominent Pineville figure and defense staffer in the Harlan mine conspiracy trial was critically wounded by a bullet beneath the heart. He was found at his home Sunday night with a .3 caliber pistol nearby. Police investigate as Dr Stacy notes he spoke of despondency.
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Pineville
N. R. Patterson
Harlan Mine
Memorial Hospital
Charles Stacy
Mysician
Patterson
Vessel Continues Hunt for Lost Clipper
The navy ordered the steamer Canberra Maru to search for the missing Hawaii clipper until supplies ran out. Canberra Maru was near Douglas Reef about 800 miles south of Japan, roughly 600 miles northwest of the clipper's last reported position.
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Tokyo
Aup
Navy Department
Hawaii
Three Die as Lightning Strikes Beach at Riis Park
A bolt of lightning at Jacob Riis Park on Sunday afternoon killed three people and injured 15, striking within 200 feet on a beach crowded with about 80,000. Blue flames appeared on the sand as spectators fled in panic. many were unconscious at first but recovered later.
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New York
Jacob Riis Park
Fire destroys nipa houses in Manila slum area
A blaze in Manila I I tonight destroyed more than 1,000 thatched nipa houses in the densely populated slums district. Eight thousand laborers and families were made homeless as six city blocks were razed.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Four murder charges for Ath ens County grand jury
About twenty felony cases will be presented to the Ath ens County Grand Jury at the May term starting August 22. Three men face murder counts in the July shootings of John Abraham and John O'Brien, including Abraham's brother-in-law Steve Michela. Other defendants named in the O'Brien death are Carl Helwig Gilbert Helwig and John Faught. The panel is expected to handle more murder indictments than any recent county grand jury.
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Athens County Grand Jury
Harold J. Rose
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
John Abraham
John O’brien
Abraham
Steve Michela
Carl
Gilbert Helwig
John Faught
O’brien
Sunrise
Morrison-Brown Hill
Robert A. Taft
William Howard Taft
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Judge Day
Taft
Senate
George White
Robert J. Bulkley
Roosevelt
Senator Bulkley
Marietta
White
Sen
Bulkley
William J. Kennedy
Clarence H. Kinsley
Herbert S. Duffy
Paul P. Yoder
Eaton
Crack Chinese Troops Beat Back Japanese at Wu sueh
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese core force called the God of War Battalion aided by artillery and air units repelled a Japanese landing on the Yangtse River at Wusueh thirty miles west of Kiukiang. Chinese forces claim four Japanese warships were sunk and a dozen transports launches blasted before landings could occur.
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Shanghai
Yangtse River
Wusueh
Kiukiang
Cantons Bombed By Fifteen Japanese Planes
Fifteen Japanese aircraft bombed Canton China today, with city authorities believing the attack was meant to fulfill a threat to bomb the city for ten straight days.
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Canton
China
U.P
Five-Year-Old Boy Lives Alone Five Days in Wilds
Sturgeon Falls Ontario reports Fernand Tessier a five year old boy survived five days roaming wild brush near Nipissing district. Found in bed by a searching party after wandering from home last Wednesday he resisted capture but remained in good health. Neighbors praised him as brave and resourceful while authorities noted he had hidden in thickets during searches and avoided danger despite the perilous jungle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Falls
Ont
U.P
Fernand Tessier
Nipissing
Million and a Half Vote Expected In Ohio Primary
Ohio voters head to polls Tuesday for congressional governor and state races with a forecast of a record primary turnout. Athens hosts election eve speeches by A L Limbach and Sawyer backers, while campaign issues include pension group appeals and graft investigations.
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Ohio
Sawyer Manager
Athens
Davey-Sawyer
A. L. Limbach
Lawyer Committee
Columbus
Limbach
Athens City Hall
U.P
United States
Martin L. Davey
The
Committee For Industrial Organization
Davey
Federal Social Security Board
Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Washington
Sawyer
State Senate Committee
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Barkley Leads Kentucky Democratic Senate Race
G ov er nor Chandler conceded Alben Barkley won the Democratic senatorial nomination based on incomplete returns from Saturdays primary. Barkley held a lead near 50 000 with Jefferson County returns expected to widen the margin, while Haswell trailed in Republican races and nine congressmen were seen as renominated.
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Louisville
U.P
A. B. Chandler
U. S
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
Barkley
Chandler
Frankfort
Senate
Kentucky
Gov
Jefferson County
Paducah
John P. Haswell
Hardinburg
Sen
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Three Killed in Sacramento Apartment Fire
A frame apartment building destroyed by fire Sunday left three dead and 12 injured. Authorities suspect incendiary origin. Among the injured, Mrs. J Harrison is in serious condition. Victims include Pansy Harrison, age three, Mike Ayler, 56, and William Long, 36, with five people reportedly asleep when the blaze broke out and residents leaping from windows to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
J. W. Harrison
Pansy
Mike Ayler
William Long
Wife of Lifer Fails In Attempted Death By Own Action
GALLIPOLIS STAFF Special Mrs Grace Burnett Sowards wife of Alva Sowards serving a life term at Ohio State Penitentiary attempted suicide Sunday night at her father Ed Burnetts home. She swallowed iodine but was rushed to Holzer Hospital and survived. An altercation with her father in law Charles Sowards preceded the act.
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Gallipolis
Grace Burnett Sowards
Alva Sowards
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ed Burnett
Sowards
Holzer Hospital
Inlaw
Charles Sowards
Scioto Clerk Charged With Embezzlement
Scioto County clerk of courts Richard FE Evans was to be arraigned in Portsmouth municipal court on four counts of embezzlement. He was arrested in Huntington West Virginia after the State Auditor reported a $3138 shortage in his accounts.
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Portsmouth
Richard FE. Evans
Scioto County
Evans
Huntington
W. Va
Joseph T. Ferguson
Insurance President Dies in Van Wert
Clyde A. L Purmont, 69, former president of a Van Wert insurance company, died Sunday. He led the firm for years and was well known in local business circles.
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van West—Au.p
Clyde A. L Purmont
A van Wert Insurance Combnabse
Police Hunt Criminals Wounding Missouri Sergeant
Southeast Missouri peace officers and the State Highway Patrol hunted two gunmen who shot and wounded Sergeant Frank Hagen near New Florence. One suspect was Dan O. Davis, linked to a bank holdup in Minden, Louisiana. Hagen stopped the men during a routine check over Snake License plates on a buggy cat.
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Mineola
U.P
Missouri
State
Highway Patrol
Frank Hagen
New Florence
Dan O. Davis
Minden
Hagen
Queen Mary Sets Atlantic Westward Crossing Record
The Queen Mary of the Cunard White Star Line broke the westward Atlantic crossing record by reaching Ambrose Channel lightship in three days, 21 hours and 48 minutes, docking at 4 am. The run shaved 1 hour 14 minutes off last year’s Normandie record, with an unofficial average of 31.02 knots versus 30.58 knots for Normandie.
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New York
Cunard
White Star Line
Atlantic
Ambrose Channel
Europe
Normandie
Ambrose Channel 1
Bishop's Rock
Athens Doctor Henry Falls Seriously Ill With Pneumonia
Athens physician and surgeon Dr J C Henry at 204 East State Street reported seriously ill at home with double pneumonia after a cold and overwork. Illness began last week with bed rest Friday and Saturday. a Columbus specialist was summoned Saturday night and X rays from last night showed bronchial pneumonia. Friends may call J E Bailey for information on his condition.
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J. C. Henry
Athens
State St
J. E. Bailey
Henry
Hold Youth for Slaying Mother of Sweetheart
Asbury Park New Jersey police charged Frank Cheeseman a 21 year old assistant dog catcher with killing Elizabeth Yettman 39 after she opposed his pursuit of her daughter Anne Clark 20. Cheeseman invited the mother and daughter to Elkton Maryland to marry the girl when Clark rebuffed him and the mother tried to aid her daughter during the attack.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Frank Cheeseman
Elizabeth Yettman
Anne Clark
Cheeseman
Miss Clark
Elkton
Gretna Green
Steel Workers Claim Youngstown Majority
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee says it has won a majority among Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company workers and seeks a NLRB order to compel a contract if bargaining succeeds. It will file Wagner Act violation charges with the Cleveland regional office. The union had led an unsuccessful strike against this and other small steel firms last year.
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Washington
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
National Labor Relations Board
Youngstown
Labor Board
Cleveland
Little Steel
Agriculture forecasts 1938 cotton crop at 11,988,000 bales
Washington AP reports the Department of Agriculture issued the first forecast of the season estimating a 1938 cotton crop of 11,988,000 bales. The projection reflects early conditions and market expectations for the upcoming harvest.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Corrigan Starts Nationwide Tour After Trans Atlantic Flight
'Wrong-Way' Corrigan sails from Newark to Boston for a sequence of city visits in a planned two to three week tour. He plans meetings in Washington and Newark events as he seeks a job in airplane maintenance or manufacturing. His $900 plane arrives on the Freighter Lehigh and will be rebuilt at Mitchell Field.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
Douglas Corrigan
Boston
Newark Advertising Club
Washington
New York
Corrigan
Lehigh
Ireland
Mitchell Field
Lindberghs Fly to England in Private Plane
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh traveled from Paris to England in their private airplane. They departed Le Bourget with a brief stop at St Inglebert near Calais, crossed the Dover Straits to Lympne, then continued to Reading where they landed at 1 50 pm for motor and oil line repairs before continuing to an unknown destination.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Paris
le Bourget
St. Inglebert
Calais
Dover Strait
Lympne
Reading
Lindbergh
Mrs Chrysler Hospitalized After Haemorrhage In Kings Point
Mrs Walter P Chrysler wife of the automobile manufacturer is in critical condition at the Chrysler home in Kings Point New York after suffering a hemorrhage.
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Chrysler
Kings Point
N. Y
U.P
Walter P. Chrysler
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