Axis ministers meet on Danzig plan at Austrian castle
European diplomacy centers on Germany and Italy plotting how to absorb Danzig without war. Ciano and Ribbentrop discuss patience. Rome vows aid, but war not desired. In London Forster signals calm but vows liberation. Hitler linked to Japan alliance face cabinet opposition while Britain tests blackout and air defenses.
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Fuschl
Salzburg
Austria
Germany
Danzig
Poland
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Berlin
London
Albert Forster
Adolf Hitler
Free
Forster
Hitler
Japan
Italy
Tokyo
Seishiro Itagaki
Hachiro Arita
Russia
Great Britain
England
LSU Official Kills Himself Amid University Scandal
Baton Rouge Louisiana National Youth administrator George C Heidelberg at LSU was found fatally shot in what investigators say appears to be a self inflicted death. Heidelberg's wife long served as secretary to former LSU president Dr James Monroe Smith who was jailed on 41 counts of embezzlement. She now works as secretary to Dr Paul M Herbert. She has been questioned by the state grand jury and is believed to have provided information that supported several indictments against Smith.
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Baton Rouge
State University
George C. Heidelberg
Heidelberg
James Monroe Smith
Paul M. Herbert
Smith
Freight Train Romeo Released From Jail
Walter Ray 32 of Longhorn Hollow Ky was freed from Marion County jail after serving a $15 fine for train riding. The incident involved a freight train elopement with 13 year old Cora Lee Welman of Kentucky. The pair had been heading to Detroit to marry after a brief wait.
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Marion
U.P
Walter Ray
Longhorn Hollow
Cora Lee Welman
Kentucky
Ray
Marion County
Detroit
Abandon Dream Home Plan for Quintuplets
The plan to house the Dionne quintuplets in a dream home has been suspended indefinitely. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe cited growing friction between the quints guardians and their parents as the reason for the suspension.
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Callander
Ont
Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
President Roosevelt signs Social Security Revision Act
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Revision Act freezing payroll taxes at one percent for three years, claiming a $905 million tax saving for business and workers. He called it a major step for greater security and argued benefits should extend to workers in all occupations. He criticized the Connally amendment rejected by Congress as a move toward federalization and a shift in state financing.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Two Boys Hurt In Falls Near Logan
John Thompson Jr of Logan suffered a compound fracture to his left arm after falling from a low shed in Logan Thursday afternoon. Nearby 13 year old Michael Orosz of Columbus fell 18 feet from a rock at Cedar Falls, escaping with shock and bruises. Both were treated at Chelington Hospital. The Columbus youth was visiting the cave region with a Columbus party.
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Logan
John Jr
John Thompson
Michael Orosz
Columbus
Cedar Falls
Cherrington Hospital
Columbus Dentist Dr Harry Cope Dies in Novocain Case
Columbus dentist Dr Harry Cope died today from a skin disease believed caused by handling the anaesthetic novocain. The report notes the illness arose amid his dental practice in Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
Harry Cope
Petitioning Seen Illegal by Civil Service Commission
The Ohio State Civil Service Commission warns dismissed provisional employees they cannot circulate petitions for a referendum on the new civil service law without violating civil service statutes. The commission says petitioning could jeopardize their status and urges compliance with civil service laws.
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Columbus
U.P
State Civil Service Commission
Ohio
Commission
West Coast Gambling Ship King Surrenders
Santa Monica California Tony Cornero who had been marooned ten days aboard his palatial gambling ship Rex surrendered to shore authorities and was booked on a warrant charging him with gambling.
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Santa Monica
Cal
U.P
Tony Cornero
Rex
Victor McLaglen Testifies About Monkey Glands
Hollywood gossip item reports Victor McLaglen telling a deposition he had been taking monkey glands for his complexion, a remark that led to a legal bill dispute with Dr. S. G. Someland seeking $2,700. The actor denied intent, apologized, and the scene drew photographers hoping for a staged photo with an ape.
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Hollywood
U.P
Victor Mce Laglen
McLaglen
S. G. Someland
Victor
Vic
Doc
S. S. Hahn
Hahn
Link Slayer With Series Of Offenses
Thomas Cochran 34 lured two Miami girls for movie work and killed Frances Ruth Dunn 17 in a swamp. He confessed to tying Dunn and assaulting Bolton 17, then claimed varying details as authorities pursued charges. Cochran, described as charming, admitted to murder and awaited punishment.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Thomas Cochran
Miami
San Francisco
Frances Ruth Dunn
Jean Bolton
Palm Beach
Cochran
Miss N’s
Miss Bolton
Miss Dunn
Beth Collar
Denver
Boca Raton
Frances Duth Dunn
Goddard
British Lord Rosslyn Dies at 70 Friend of Edward VII
London reports Lord Rosslyn a 70 year old soldier actor war correspondent and high stakes gambler died today. His death follows a breakdown after news his daughter Lady Mary Dunn lost her foot to a crocodile bite during a thousand mile Amazon trip.
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London
U.P
Lord Rosslyn
Edward VII
Mary Dunn
Amazon
Second Case of Rocky Mountain Fever Reported
Cincinnati hospital reported a second case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever this summer. Nine year old Frank Ahaus, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Ahaus of Lawrenceburg Indiana, is critically ill after multiple insect bites suggesting fever tick transmission.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Children’s Hospital
Frank Ahaus
Andrew Ahaus
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Railroad Tower Man Robbed of 8000 Dollars
Two men entered a railroad tower in Toledo last night and robbed the tower man Clinton Spiegelberger a 45 year old bachelor of eight thousand dollars in cash U S Government bonds and postal savings. The bandits called him by name.
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Toledo
U.S
Clinton Spiegelberger
Spiegelberger
U. S
Teen Drowns in Mosquito Creek Near Bolindale
The body of 16 year old Maxine Bland of Bolindale was recovered from Mosquito Creek after drowning in seven feet of water. The incident occurred east of here late yesterday.
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Creek Warren
U.P
Maxine Bland
Bolindale
Here
Mosquito Creek
Bricker Attacked as Young Democrats Open Convention
At the Young Democrats of America gathering in Pittsburgh delegates heard a Roosevelt plea to nominate a liberal for 1940. Senator Pepper hit Gov Bricker and Thomas Dewey as Wall Street favorites and warned that party unity hinges on liberal, not conservative, choices.
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Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Young Democrats of America
Pitt Tyson Maner
Alabama
Claude Pepper
Florida
Wall Street
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas Dewey
New York
Pepper
Bricker
Hoover
Dewey
War To Bring Congress Back
President Roosevelt said he would call Congress in a special session if a war crisis arises in Europe or the Far East to enact neutrality legislation. He does not see a need to reconvene before the regular session next January and endorses cash-and-carry export policy for arms and war materials.
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Hyde Park
U.P
Roosevelt
Europe
Far East
Congress
United States
Ford Renew Fight With Labor Board Over River Rouge Ruling
Ford Motor Company renewed its clash with the National Labor Relations Board after a modified ruling found anti-union activity at the River Rouge plant. The company challenged the decision remanded by the sixth circuit and plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
River Rouge
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Publisher Indicted in U S Income Tax Probe
A federal grand jury indicted M L Annenberg a Philadelphia publisher for evading more than 5 500 000 in income taxes and penalties. U S District Attorney William J Campbell called this the biggest income tax evasion indictment by a grand jury.
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Chicago
U.P
M. L. Annenberg
Philadelphia
U. S
William J. Campbell
New York Fliers Head for Ireland Flight
Alex Loeb and Dick Decker from New York City climbed into their Ryan monoplane and took off for Foynes Ireland. They arrived in St Peters Nova Scotia more than a week ago but gave no plan for a transatlantic hop.
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ST. Peters
N. S
U.R
Alex Loeb
Dick Decker
New York City
Foynes
Ireland
Herbert Relief Ruling Lets Gallipolis Hire Relatives
Columbus Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that the anti-nepotism clause allows a local relief director related to the county auditor or commissioners beyond a second cousin. The ruling to Gallia County prosecutor John W. Howell clarifies a certifying agent may be related to officials and may be paid from poor relief funds.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas J. Herbert
John W. Howell
Gallia
Herbert
Conservancy District Residents Fight Tax Injunction Withdrawn
Newcomerstown gains tax relief as temporary injunction allowing property owners in Tuscarawas County to skip Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District assessments is withdrawn. Attorney A B Mercer for Frank Powell said the Tax Defence League achieved its goal to secure federal acceptance of the project, relieving owners of costs.
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Newcomerstown
U.P
Tuscarawas County
Muskingum
Parole Board Grants Paroles at Ohio Penitentiary
The State Parole Board approved paroles for 42 prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
U.P
State
Ohio Penitentiary
Slick-Talking Hoosier Faces Bigamy Charge
Howard L. Shaw, 84, a plasterer known as a smooth talker, faces bigamy and confidence game charges in Chicago. Police say he married four women and borrowed large sums from them, including 2300 from Janina La Boda and 17637 from Janet Middleton, while claiming life insurance policies to repay debts.
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Chicago
U.P
Howard L. Shaw
Romeo
Janina la Boda
Ohio
Miss la Boda
Janet Middleton
Lafayette
Ind
Shaw
Mary Comstock
Lakewood
Miss Middleton
Suggestions on Taxes Invited by Senate Committee
The Senate Special Tax and Revenue Committee invited State Tax Commissioner William S. Evatt and the Board of Tax Appeals to propose modifications to current tax laws at the next meeting on September 20. The panel will also start evaluating a bill by Sen. Frank Whittemore proposing a uniform system for assessment collection and adjustment of delinquent taxes.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate Special Tax and Revenue Committee
William S. Evatt
Board of Tax Appeals
Frank Whittemore
Summit
Funeral Director's License Is Revoked
The Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors revoked the licenses of Guy E. Blume of Alliance on charges tied to limiting public choice. Evidence from the Division of Aid for the Aged indicated Blume solicited aid recipients for burial when the state provides burial for all eligible individuals with no surviving relatives.
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Columbus
U.P
Board of
Boiler Kid and Bride Escape Paparazzi on Honeymoon Trailer
Fred B. Snite Jr., known as the boiler kid, and his bride Teresa Larkin hid from newspapermen to protect their honeymoon plans. The couple wed at Rivers Forest home and planned a Niagara Falls trip aboard a special air conditioned trailer, with a 200 mile country drive into Southern Wisconsin.
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Chicago
U.P
Fred B. Snite
Snite
China
Rivers Forest
Teresa Larkin
Dayton, O
Mary Loretta
Niagara Falls
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Signals Move to Block Garner Bid in 1940
President Roosevelt warned Young Democrats he would not back a conservative Democratic candidate in 1940, a signal seen as the first step in a drive to curb Garner and other conservatives. Garner remained silent in Texas as allies said his campaign would continue. Senators in Washington weighed the move amid debate over party control of delegates and the 1940 Democratic nomination.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Garner
Uvalde
Tex
Sen
Bennett Co
Clark
William H. King
Utah
United States
Susquehanna River
Mistaken Identity Fractures Family Grief in Indiana
In Vincennes Indiana Mrs Edna Lawrence awaited her son James William Lawrence 22 believed killed by a freight train at Commerce Texas. She had purchased a cemetery lot and prepared to bury him today before learning the body was that of James William Lawrence 39 a Stockton California miner.
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Vincennes
Ind
U.P
Edna Lawrence
James William Lawrence
Commerce
Tex
Stockton
Calif
United Press Writer Ousted by Mussolini
Rome bureau manager H. R. Ekins of United Press was expelled from Italy by order of Premier Benito Mussolini. No official reason was given, but the action followed a London dispatch the agency circulated claiming Mussolini had suffered a heart attack, later contradicted by Ekins reporting his apparent good health.
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Rome
U.P
H. R. Ekins
United Press
Italy
Benito Mussolini
London
England
Mussolini
Ekins
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