Chinese Are Driven Out Of Nankow
Newsreel style dispatches report Japanese siege guns driving Chinese troops from Nankow in a large scale clash southeast of Nankow near Peiping. A secondary battle around the Ming Tombs northeast of Nankow is described as skirmishing. Chinese claims of resistance near Kalgan and Shanghai indicate intensifying hostilities with naval and air activity and international evacuations underway.
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Nankow
U.P
Peiping
Lianghsiang
Peiping- Hankow
Kalgan
Shanghai
International Settlement
Wonsung
United States
Russian Fliers Set for Flight Over North Pole
Moscow to Alaska leg planned tonight weather permitting. Sigismund Levanevsky leads a four engine crew of five aiming for Fairbanks with possible Chicago and New York legs. Two prior nonstop attempts ended in Vancouver and San Jacinto establishing a world record.
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Moscow-Auri
North Pole
United States
Moscow
Sigismund Levanevsky
Fairbanks
Alaska
Levanevsky
Chicago
New York
Vancouver
Wash
San Jacinto
Riverside
Cal
Brady Gang Members Flee to Maryland Base Suspected
Maryland and Indiana investigators and federal agents conduct a wide search for three Brady Gang members, believed to base operations in Baltimore for Midwest forays. Police uncover an arsenal of machine guns hand grenades ammunition and other paraphernalia hidden in the city. Mrs Josephine Economidis turns over firearms and ammo.
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Baltimore
P—G-Men
Middle West
Josephine Economidis
Poice
Ohio Film Censorship Profits for State Budget
Columbus reports show film censorship raised 187,888 dollars in fees last year. After 24,782 dollars in expenses, about 80,000 dollars funded visual education and another 80,000 supported general state operations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tragedy as 17 Month Old Dies Under Truck
Kenneth Richard Lough 17 months crawled under a truck while his mother shopped Wednesday and was crushed to death, authorities report in Oklahoma. The incident prompted a cautious investigation and safety reminders for caregivers in busy stores.
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Kenneth Richard Lough
Lewis Labor Party Expands Into Municipal Politics
John L. Lewis pushes Labor's Non-Partisan League into preliminary city elections in industrial centers. The group backs candidates in New York, Detroit, and Chicago's mayoral race prospects.
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Lewis Labor Party
Washington
U PR
John L. Lewis
Labor
League
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Hale
Big Bill
Thompson
Chicago
Lewis
C.I.O
New York
Detroit
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
American Labor Party
United Automobile Workers Union
Patrick H. O’brien
C.1l.o
Roosevelt
C.so
Sales Tax Revenues Far Below 1937 Projections
Ohio officials report seven months of sales tax income about 3.25 million dollars below 1936 totals even as automobile sales exceed the prior year by roughly 800 thousand dollars. The gap suggests a substantial rebound in retail activity is needed to match 1936 levels despite the food tax repeal.
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Columbus
Governor Davey Returns Home With Police Escort
Governor M. L. Davey, finishing a two week vacation, is en route to Columbus expected Friday or Saturday. He travels with two Ohio highway patrolmen, J. H. Gorham and Gerald Strayer, acting as bodyguards.
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Columbus
U.P
M. L. Davey
Carolinas
Myrna Smith
Ohio Highway
J. H. Gorham
Gerald Strayer
Canyon Forms As Idaho Farm Sinks Deeply
In Buhl Idaho a farm owned by H A Robertson sink twenty acres already subside into a 300 foot deep canyon. Geologist Horton Abell notes cavern depths 1500 feet between upper crust and bed rock. Vast air pockets and volcanic ash soil explain rapid land subsidence over days.
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Buhl
Idaho
H. A. Robertson
Horton Abell
Robertson
Abell
Hold Woman Suspect in Poison Plot
Cincinnati police report finding a bottle labeled Croton Oil Poison X in the office locker of Philip Hahn husband of Anna Marie Hahn age 31 held during a poison plot investigation. Hahn said his 12 year old son Oscar found the bottle and gave it to him. Police link the deaths in Colorado Springs and Cincinnati to the poisoning case. The motive and connections remain under investigation with conflicting statements from Mrs Hahn and her son.
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Cincinnati
Philip Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn
Otto P. Behrer
Hahn
Harry Toberige
Oscar
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fearful tale of missing teacher in Long Island Sound
Milford Connecticut reports Wallace Thorpe of New Haven claiming he tied his 35 year old school teacher companion to an oyster stake after a 17 foot sailboat capsized in Long Island Sound. Police search waters for Charlotte M. Lucas of Bridgeport as Thorpe lies exhausted on a yacht club dock with delirious, incoherent statements.
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Milford
Conn
U.P
Wallace Thorpe
New Haven Highway Department
Long Island Sound
Thorpe
Charlotte M. Lucas
Bridgeport
Yacht Club
Rain Damps UAW Ford River Rouge Marches
Heavy rain hindered a second UAW march at Ford Motor Co River Rouge plant. Distributors fought to hand out the United Automobile Worker Ford Edition but workers fled for shelter as the downpour soaked the pamphlets.
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Detroit
U.P
Henry Ford
River Rouge
United Automobile Workers Union
United Automobile Worker
Ford
Wife sues Warner Oland for separate maintenance
In Santa Barbara California Warner Oland the actor famed as Charlie Chan was sued for separate maintenance by his wife who accused him of drunkenness and sought half of the 275000 community property plus 3500 a month in support after nearly 30 years of marriage.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
U.P
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Six Hurt in Clash of Rival Laborites at Heinz Plant
In Philadelphia at the Heinz Manufacturing Company plant a pitched brawl broke out between rival labor groups. Six men were injured, one seriously, as Committee for Industrial Organization members on strike attacked non striking AFL men with baseball bats and lead pipes.
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Philadelphia
4U.P
Heinz Manufacturing Company
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Boy Risks Life Saving Nickel From Y Bridge
Eight year-old Belmont Russell was lowered over the Y Bridge pier to retrieve a five-cent piece. The clothesline line broke as he grabbed the coin and he fell toward the rocks below before fire and police squads rescued him and the nickel.
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Zanesville
U.P
Belmont Russell
Belmont
Unearth Blast Plot in Ford Main Plant
Dearborn detectives report a dynamite plot to shut Ford Motor Co main plants along the River Rouge. Eight inch sticks and long fuses found in tunnels supplying power lines and steam pipes threaten 89,000 workers. Discovery described by Detective Horace King.
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Dearborn
Mich
INS
Ford Motor Co
Rogue
Horace King
King
Cut in WPA Rolls Shown in Ohio
The WPA in Ohio cut about 60 000 persons from its work relief rolls in the last year. Athens County employment fell from 1 682 to 1 014. Gallia, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Washington, Fairfield, and Ross counties also showed declines in workers on the Aug. 4 roster.
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Columbus
U.P
WPA
Ohio
Athens County
Gallia County
Hocking County
Meigs County
Morgan County
Washington County
Fairfield County
Ross County
New Auto Title Law Takes Effect Next Year
Ohio’s new automobile certificate of title act becomes law today though operative January 1. From next year, dealers must provide buyers a title certificate instead of a bill of sale, and titles must record all mortgages or liens. Dealers say the act will curb stolen-car trafficking.
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Columbus
L.P
Ohio
Hatchet Gift Follows Metcalf Hatchet Talk in Marietta
Senator Verner FE Metcalf of Marietta Ohio, minority leader, spoke to a luncheon club about anti administration hatchet men. After the talk he was presented with a real hatchet bearing the inscription More power to you.
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Marietta
Verner FE. Metcalf
Ohio
Senate
Antiadministration G Group
Crew Exonerated After Air Liner Crash In Florida
Eastern Air Lines announced the crew was exonerated after a crash near Daytona Beach that killed four and injured five. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker said the investigation found the cause to be forces beyond the airline's control due to a power line strung at the edge of the airport without notification.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Eddie Rickenbacker
Edith Wharton Dies at Chateau Brice sur Foret
American novelist Edith Wharton has died at Chateau Brice sur Foret near Paris. The author of The Age of Innocence passed away today, leaving a legacy of literary achievements.
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Paris
Edith Wharton
Chateau Brice Sur Foret
Here
19 Bodies Recovered After Staten Island Collapse
Police recover 19 bodies from a six family dwelling in Port Richmond New Brighton Staten Island after heavy rains flood waters undermined the 60 year old foundations. Three more are feared dead as rescuers pull timbers from the wreckage. Three survivors include Louis Peterson James Mitchell and Marie Coral. Patrolman McBreen died while aiding victims carrying two children.
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New York
U.P
Staten Island
New Street
Port Richmond
New Brighton
McBreen
New York City
Tom Hurley
Louis Peterson
James Mitchell
Marie Coral
Election Board Seeks Prosecution of Anonymous Leaflets
Celina election board asks prosecuting attorney Henry J. Knapke to pursue charges against authors of unsigned election literature from the municipal primary. Ohio election code bans unsigned campaign statements and carries fines from 100 to 1000 dollars.
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Celina
AAP
Celina Election Board
Henry J. Knapke
Mrs. Ila Orr Dies After Long Illness in Athens
Ila Orr, 47, died at her home 110 EB State St following a long illness. Former employee of The D Zenner Co. Survived by husband Jesse Orr daughter Pauline and son William of Athens. Also survived by father Henry Zimmerman McArthur and 11 brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements not set. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.
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Ila Orr
State St
D. Zenner Co
Jesse Orr
Pauline
William
Athens
Henry Zimmerman
McArthur
Tenement Collapse in Staten Island Described by Eyewitness
Eyewitness Mary Briggs recalls the Staten Island tenement disaster as the building buckled with a scrunching sound like an egg cracking. Water four feet deep enveloped the scene. Francis Carsten and Louise Peterson died as Mary Peterson and others attempted to escape via a ladder.
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Staten Island
Mary Briggs
United Press
NEW York
U.P
Francis Carsten
Francis
Mary Peterson
Louise Peterson
GOP Leader Probes DNC Book Sales and Corruption
House Republican Leader Bertrand H. Snell presented 21 exhibits to the House Rules Committee alleging the Democratic National Committee sold Roosevelt year books to corporations in violation of the Corrupt Practices Act. He asked the Attorney General to investigate and said records show over $1,000,000 from more than 900 corporations.
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Washington
U.R
House
Bertrand H. Snell
House Rules Committee
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Republican House
Homer S. Cummings
Youth Dies After Accidental Shooting on Camp Trip
Eugene C. Dodt Jr., 16, died at a Cincinnati hospital after a companion fired a .22 rifle while the youth stepped from behind a tree. Three camp companions told Sheriff S D Miller of Brown County that the shooting was accidental.
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Cincinnati
Eugene C. Dodt, Jr
S. D. Miller
Brown County
Dodt
Duchess of Atholl Rescues Maine Crew After Collision
In dense fog 175 miles southeast of Boston the passenger liner Duchess of Atholl reported a collision with the Danish freighter Maine. The Duchess transferred the Maine crew and abandoned the sinking freighter by radio.
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New York
Maine
Boston
Freddie Bartholomew Smuggling Case Sparks Studio Fight
Freddie Bartholomew’s aunt accuses Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer of smuggling the child star from England at age ten to Hollywood to land the role in David Copperfield. She filed an affidavit as guardian and seeks a court injunction while arguing over the boy’s contract and pay.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Freddie Bartholomew
England
Britain
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
America
Freddie
David Copperfield
Myllicent Bartholomew
Miss Bartholomew
Roosevelt Nominates Hugo Black to Supreme Court
President Roosevelt unexpectedly sent the nomination of Sen. Hugo L. Black to the Senate for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Willis Van Devanter’s retirement. Black, 51, Alabama Democrat and progressive foe of the Court, faces Judiciary Committee review after initial resistance from some senators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Ala
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Black
Alabama
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Ashurst
Ariz
Judiciary Committee
Burke
Neb
Johnson
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
House fights delay adjournment over wage and hour bill
Southern Democrats opposed to the labor standards measure kept the wage and hours bill in dispute within the House Rules Committee. Adjournment by Aug 21 was ruled out, dimming chances for action this week on wages hours housing and tax loophole bills. Leader Sam Rayburn said the bill would be acted on this session.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
House
Sam Rayburn
Strike cripples Neil House in Columbus
Maintenance workers at the Neil House hotel walked out today over the hotel’s refusal to grant wage increases, disrupting operations in Columbus.
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Neil House
Columbus
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