WPA Plans Help From Mines Bureau For Long-Running Mine Fire
The Works Progress Administration seeks U S Bureau of Mines cooperation to supervise a fire at the New Straitsville coal mine burning since 1884. Costing about 230000 dollars, the plan would employ 300 workers and aims to end unemployment while ensuring completion if funds run dry next June.
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New Straitsville
Columbus
Works Progress Administration
New
Straisville
United States Bureau of Mines
Carl Watson
WPA
Doctor Watson
Loyalists Attack Oviedo as Siege Presses North
Madrid reports Loyalists have launched a forceful assault on Oviedo to break the northern siege. Socialist Deputy Gonzalez Pena, Asturias miners leader, takes command of besieging troops and warns the city could fall within 24 hours. Government bombs rebel areas. Segovia Avila targeted. rebel artillery near Guadalajara? Siguenza hit.
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Madrid
U.R
Oviedo
Gonzalez Pena
Asturias
Knox to Make Fighting Speech at Huntington
Frank Knox Republican vice presidential candidate travels to Huntington West Virginia to address the state Republican convention in a fighting speech to mobilize the West Virginia campaign. He will continue touring from Maine to California before October 1, with a nine oclock Huntington talk broadcast locally.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Ve
U.P
Frank Knox
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
G.O.P
Maine
California
Democrats Convene in Columbus at Memorial Hall
The Democratic State convention will be held at Memorial Hall in Columbus on September 11. Announcement came today from Francis Poulson, chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee.
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Columbus
U.P
Memorial Hall
Francis Poulson
Democratic State Executive Committee
Three heirs named to $100000 estate of Joseph Michl Jr
Harold Frank Michl, missing for 20 years, was named one of three heirs to the $100 000 estate of Joseph Michl Jr The will ordered the estate to be held in trust until 1953.
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Decatur, Ll
Harold Frank Michl
Joseph Michl
Drought Boosts Flavor of Local Watermelons and Melons
In Xenia area reports Cedarville produce tower EB. Sheely notes the dry weather has sweetened watermelons and muskmelons, claiming they taste delicious due to the drought.
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Xenia
EB. Sheely
Cedarville
Small Boy Shot for Theft of Doughnuts
Seven year old Joseph Leone tried to grab doughnuts from a parked truck today. Three shots fired as he leaned over the driver’s seat and he was wounded in the head. Hospital officials said his condition was critical. John Manos, 37, owner of the doughnut firm, surrendered to police claiming vandals previously threw kerosene on his doughnuts. He said he fired after seeing the boy and believing him to be one of the vandals.
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Aeronaup
Joseph Leone
John Manos
Manos
Truckers Strike Halts Shipments in Youngstown
In Youngstown 309 drivers walked out seeking union recognition. Pickets blocked trucks at city limits, stopping most local hauls, while long distance cargo with no scheduled stop passed through. Two large local trucking firms suspended operations.
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Youngstown
U.P
Raymond E B Johnson Surrenders After Slashing Michi Takaoka
Police report Raymond EB Johnson surrendered after confessing to slashing his former girlfriend Michi Takaoka an actress, with a butcher knife, in Los Angeles. The case details a fatal attack and police investigations proceed.
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Los Angeles
Raymond EB
Johnson
Michi Takaoka
Real wooer touts horse and buggy courtship success
Sylvester Plumlee, 63, Olney Illinois WPA worker, says shunning modern courting for horse and buggy has fueled his tenth marriage. His prior wives, including one with whom he lived 18 years, are alive. His tenth bride is ex Mrs Viola Martin, 54, of West Frankfort Illinois.
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Sylvester Plumlee
Olney
Ill
WPA
Plumlee
Viola Martin
West Frankfort
Roosevelt Tour Through Flood Areas Seen as Campaign Signal
President Roosevelt begins a non political tour of flood ravaged Pennsylvania Ohio and New York to inspect damage and deliver several speeches. Observers say the timing and regions touched hint at campaign implications despite White House denials.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
White House
Ohio Line Wins ICC OK to Buy New Locomotive
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Karl Snyder to sell $7,000 in equipment trust certificates to fund railroad improvements in Ohio. Proceeds will cover a new locomotive and other equipment for the Pioneer and Fayette Railroad where Snyder serves as errand boy and chief mechanic.
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Washington
Karl Snyder
Pioneer and Fayette Railroad
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Murray City Man Is New Mine Inspector
James Berry announced provisional appointment of two mining inspectors. George Gears of Murray City becomes inspector for Hocking and Vinton counties, succeeding Noah Andrews of Logan who resigned. Thomas McFarlane of Byeesville is the other appointee.
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Columbus
James Berry
Ohio Mining Division
George Gears
Murray City
Hocking
Vinton
Noah Andrews
Logan
Thomas McFarlane
Byeesville
Two Trucks Collide Near Carroll Kills Brice Corbin
Brice Corbin twenty from Columbus dies in a two truck collision near Carroll last night. Passenger Allen Caskey, also of Columbus, sustains only minor injuries.
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Carroll Lancaster
Aup
Brice Corbin
Columbus
Carroll
Allen Caskey
Corbin
Cleveland bus collision kills two from Lakewood
James M Bruce and Mugo P B Scheff, both of Lakewood, were killed late yesterday when an Oberlinton Cleveland bus collided with an automobile near Dover Center.
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Cleveland
James M Bruce
Mugo PB. Scheff
Lakewood
Oberlinton
Dover
Cenlg
Priest Cancels Joint Tour With Townsend and Smith
Father Charles Coughlin says he cannot join the nationwide speaking tour with Dr. Francis E. Townsend and Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith in support of the Union Party ticket. He may appear in New Orleans. Townsend and Smith may speak if time allows after the Cleveland convention.
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Cleveland
U.P
Charles E. Coughlin
Francis E. Townsend
Pension Clubs
Gerald L. K. Smith
Share-Our- Wealth
Union Party
National Union For Social Justice
Father Coughlin
Townsend
Smith
William Lemke
New Orleans
Coughlin
Walter D. Davis
Public
Roosevelt
NUSJ
Congress
Judge Plans Tight Steps to Close Astor Scandal
In Los Angeles Judge J Knight will grant joint custody of Mary Astor and Dr Franklin Thorpe s four year old daughter and impose strict conditions. He will supervise Miss Astor diary custody to prevent further damage to her or her former husband.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Goodwin J. Knight
Mary Astor
Franklin Thorpe
Dr. Thorpe
Miss Astor
Kaufman
Hewitt Mayhem Trial Starts in California
Ann Cooper Hewitt awaits summons to testify in San Francisco Superior Court against two doctors charged with conspiracy to commit mayhem in an operation that deprived her of motherhood.
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SAN Francisco
U.P
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Tax experts lead push to avoid new taxes next session
Washington officials report no new taxes needed as revenues rise and a balanced budget could arrive sooner than expected. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau endorses trimming inequities in tax laws, with limits on changes to remove unfairness while avoiding revenue loss.
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Washington
Administration
Roosevelt
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Robert L. Coughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congressional
Silent Crooner Choker Patented by Benefactor
Washington reports Floyd G. Caskey received the first order for his crooner choker a device that shuts off radios for short periods during performances silencing announcers and critics and even keeping crooners from speaking for set times in public.
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Washington
U.P
Floyd G. Caskey
Mr Moran Ends Troubles With Polly Moran
Hollywood report: Judge dismisses assault with deadly weapon charges against Pat Malone and accepts his guilty plea to flourishing a gun. Moran was arrested in July after pursuing his wife into the street following a taunt calling him Mr Polly Moran. Malone faces sentencing August 22.
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Hollywood —i
U.P
Polly Moran
Pat Malone
Malone
Moran
New Party Men May Lose Precinct Jobs
In Columbus the Union Party petitions may trigger removals of Republican and Democratic committeemen election judges and clerks who signed. No legal question is involved.
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Columbus
Owensboro Sheriff to oversee Bethea execution at dawn
Sheriff Florence Thompson, mother of seven, will order the execution of Rainey Bethea at dawn for the killing of 70 year old Mrs. Eliza Edwards and the theft of diamonds. Bethea was held after Owensboro residents threatened lynching. he was moved to Louisville jail for safety.
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Owensboro, Ky
Florence Thompson
Rainey Bethea
Daviess County
Bethea
Louisville
Owensboro
Eliza Edwards
Thompson
Pollution Kills Thousands of Fish in Ohio River
Thousands of dead fish drift in the Ohio River at Huntington West Virginia as a bluish polluted water from a chemical plant suffocates bass and catfish. Boatsmen report many fish stranded and others gasping. some were killed by rowers to end suffering.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Two Men Held on Murder Charges in Belmont County
In St Clairsville Ohio two men, Joe Marcuse aged 4 and Swisher aged 46, are jailed on murder charges. Marcuse is held in Belmont County Jail for the killing of John D. Ubrinko during a dispute over a garden plot. Swisher is accused of killing Pete Brutchey during a quarrel, both men pleading self defense.
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ST. Clairsville
U.R
Belmont County
Joe Marcuse
John D. Ubrinko
Swisher
Pete Brutchey
Federal Probe Authorized into Strike-Breaking Industry
The La Follette Committee will hold its first public hearing next Wednesday to probe civil liberties violations. Five major detective agencies must surrender private records to Senate investigators amid subpoenas issued in major cities, with a special filing system created to map firms involved in breaking strikes.
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Washington
U.P
LaFollette Committee
Senate
Turkeys Help Utah Fight Cricket Invasion in Tooele County
In early Utah history seagulls saved pioneers from crickets. Now 4,000 turkeys in Tooele County are at work gobbling crickets daily, reducing the insect threat.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Tooele County
Bottle note found in Florida from South Africa voyage
James Bohmker of Kankakee Illinois tossed a bottle with his address into the Atlantic at 10 South 35 West after returning from South Africa. Arthur Aldrich Jr. located the bottle in Pompano Beach Florida.
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Florida
Kankakee
Ill
U.P
James Bohmker
South Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Arthur Aldrich Jr
Pompano, Fla
Outlook for Stupidity in America Rosy Says Wiggam
Albert Edward Wiggam told the 73rd American Veterinary Medical Association convention that America's heredity is declining and future generations will be less intelligent He warned the outlook for stupidity is pretty rosy and urged eugenics and cautious sterilization as partial solutions.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
New York
American Veterinary Medical Association
America
Wiggam
Virgin Lands Ravaged by Week of Forest Fires in Upper Midwest
Fires swept Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan threatening villages and Isle Royale with 50 000 firefighters battling blazes. Officials warned as many as 2 500 000 acres could burn with at least three known deaths amid shifting winds and new fires sparked by lightning and sparks from burned areas.
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Isle Royale
Mich
Lake Superior
Great North Central Forest
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Park and Conservation
Bagsett
Teimi
Fairbanks
Chippewa Harbor
National Park Service
Upper Michigan
CCC
Markham-Pale
Superior National Forest
Actress O'Sullivan to Wed John Farrow Soon
Hollywood report says Maureen O'Sullivan and John Farrow plan marriage within a month. The Vatican reportedly granted a dispensation due to Farrow's recent divorce from Felice Lewin, daughter of a San Francisco mining magnate.
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Hollywood
Maureen O'Sullivan
John Farerow
Vatican
Farrow
Felice Lewin
San Francisco
Wish Him Sweet Dreams
Strange case from Denver describes a man who sleeps day and night while a physician notes his condition and his desire to improve. The contrast with those unaware or indifferent is drawn through a humorous classified ad for a 2 room furnished apartment on Palmer Street.
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Denver
Col
Palmer
Modren
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