New Deal Resignation Ties to NRA Consumer Codes
NRA codes trigger resignations and calls for stronger consumer protection. Chicago economist William F. Ogburn remains on advisory boards as efforts to stamp out profiteering continue. A pivotal coal code dispute involving Frick Coke Co. and coal interests centers on union and employer roles, with arbitration urged to resolve stalled settlements.
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NRA
William F. Ogburn
Chicago
Ers Advisory Board
Wallace and I exports description on August day
Fragmentary text notes Wallace and I exports in August related to levies for funding the Adjustment Administration hog production program under the Secretary of Agriculture. The readable items mention a proposed tax or levy to finance policy actions.
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Agri
Attorney Rackets in Big Cities Report
A clipped passage outlines alleged attorney rackets in major cities, citing administrative failures and mixed reports. Details are sparse, but the text hints at systemic issues within legal and municipal practices and potential investigations.
Unlikely smuggling tale from the Swiss geese watch route
In Santa Monica a reader recalls a bizarre anecdote about a Swiss smuggler who allegedly hid watches under geese wings during a cross Europe trek to Spain. The letter jokes about what other clever contraband could pass if one had trained whales.
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Spain
Ohio Women urged to push NRA trading
Cleveland reporting Miss Mary L. White, daughter of Governor White, urged Ohio housewives to support the NRA during a D A R convention. She announced a statewide women’s consumer organization and the plan to appoint a county chairman to lead mass buying groups in 88 counties to back NRA merchants.
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Ohio
Cleveland
U.R
NRA
Blue Eagle
Mary L. White
George White
Miss White
Fallen Cuban First Family Flees to New York
A train carrying eleven members of the fallen Cuban president Gerardo Machado family sped east from Miami with Senora E vira Machado among the relatives. City detectives and undersheriffs with shotguns surrounded the train yards as the group transferred to a Pullman. The journey to New York was planned via Jacksonville, Charleston, and Washington.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Cuba
Atlantic Seaboard
Senora
Evira Machado
Gerardo Machado
New York
Jacksonville
Charleston
D. C
Washington, D. C
Death Breaks Gaiety Of Wedding Party
A wedding celebration in Cleveland near Elyria ended in tragedy when a car caravan to the event collided near Elyria. One girl, Miss Nancy Halpin of Elyria, was killed and seven others injured, including her, after the automobiles overturned and she was pinned under a vehicle.
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Cleveland, CO
U.P
Elyria
Lotus Gardens
Cleveland
Nancy Halpin
Coal mine collapse claims store owner Naaman Matheny
In Zanesville on August 15 a roof fall in a small Durant, 17 miles south of here coal mine killed Naaman Matheny, 63, proprietor of a general store. He died Monday from injuries sustained in the incident.
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Zanesville
Naaman Matheny
Durant
Here
Cuba Regime Approved by United States
Havana reports that Ambassador Sumner Welles vows to establish official relations with the De Cespedes government as world recognition appears near. US destroyer Claxton leaves Havana while Cuba cruiser Cuba docks. Taylor remains aboard. diplomats meet in secrecy at the Spanish Embassy. Porrista clashes intensify as Machado gunmen are killed and police reprisals widen. De Cespedes calls for national unity in cabinet address.
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Havana
U.P
Sumner Welles
Diplomatic Corps
de Cespedes
Claxton
Guantanamo
Cuba
Taylor
Welles
Machado
Sablo Biso
Porristas
Porrista
Lester Lara
Pedro Herenandes
Jose Fernandez
Two Brothers Die in Chair in Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus two brothers Joseph Murphy 18 and James Murphy 2 were executed for a bank robbery murder in Silverton last Oct. 8. Joseph spoke for five minutes declaring innocence and James claimed his “black face” led to his demise before both were pronounced dead at 8 30 p m and 9 p m respectively.
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Columbus
Joseph Murphy
James Murphy
Cincinnati
Harry Friedhoff
Silverton
Ohio Penitentiary
Joseph
James
Britain to Build 100 Planes if Disarmament Fails
London reports that Britain will construct 100 highly advanced fighting aircraft and a new seaplane force if the disarmament conference collapses, per the Daily Herald. The forecast warns a rush to aerial armaments would follow conference failure.
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Britain
London
U.P
Great Britain
The
Daily Herald
Will Withdraw Ships On Welles Report
Washington Aug 15. Ambassador Sumner Welles reported from Havana that Cuba's new government under President Cespedes was restoring order and the United States planned to withdraw ships to reduce forces. Navy units in Cuban waters remained at higher readiness in case further disorders emerged.
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Washington
Cuba
U. S
Sumner Welles
Havana
Cespedes
Cuban
Dry Delegates Are Linteed to Repeal Voting
A slate of dry candidates for the convention on ratification or rejection of the Eighteenth Amendment repeal was announced in Columbus. The list includes Mrs. Frank B. Willis, Rev. John C. Williams, Mrs. Viola O D Romans, Right Rev. A R Clippinger, Right Rev. H Lester Smith, Dr. Edmund D Soper, Dr. Robert N Montgomery, Walter F Kirk, Dr. H T Houf. Petitions for nomination require two thousand signatures.
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Columbus
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Tve
John C. Williams
Ohio Conference
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Viola
Romans
Ohio W. C. T. U
A. R. Clippinger
Dayton
United Brethren Church
H. Lester Smith
Cincinnati
Edmund D. Soper
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Robert N. Montgomery
New Concord
Muskingum College
Walter F. Kirk
Port Clinton
Ohio State Grange
H. T. Houf
Athens
Ohio University
Air Line Clue Led Agents to Gangster Bailey Capture
Dallas dispatch reports that Air Line planes over Urschel’s farmhouse twice daily guided Justice Department agents to Harvey Bailey. A detoured flight on a weather day helped place the kidnap hideout 85 miles northwest, enabling a dawn raid and Bailey’s capture in connection with the Decoration Day prison break and Union Station massacre.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Charles Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Department of Justice
American Airways
Urschel
Bailey
Decoration Day
Kansas
Kansas City Union Station
Union Station Plaza
Frank Nash
Leavenworth
Corn on the Cob Now The Sweetest Yet This Summer
Rains improved corn on the cob which is sweeter and more tender than earlier in summer. Food lovers note it is not yet perfect but 10 days ago it was 100 percent worse. Melons and pickling cucumbers show progress. Home grown tomatoes and limited other fresh vegetables arrive from local lands and distant shipments including celery Michigan peaches Indiana California peas Arizona lettuce.
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Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
California
Arizona
Superintendents Plea to Open Ohio Schools on Time
School officials across Ohio urge reliance on the State Legislature to resolve the financial crisis and allow schools to reopen as usual. The Southeastern Ohio superintendents meeting heard J. W. Fichter address concerns as state aid districts face funds for only about three months. The Legislature convenes tomorrow in a special session to raise winter relief funds and strengthen school financing, with a possible modified sales tax anticipated.
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Southeastern Ohio
J. W. Fichter
Ohio
Athens County
General Assembly
White
NRA Crusader To Speak Here On Wednesday
De Loss Walker of the National Recovery Crusade will address the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hotel Berry at noon Wednesday. He is associate director of the national recovery crusade and will discuss the NRA program and its nationwide influence. Reservations must be made by 8 pm via Dr. Gill at the chamber office or residence.
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de Loss Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Berry
Walker
National Recovery Crusade
Gallipolis
Meigs
Mason Counties
West Virginia
Gallia County
Roosevelt
NRA
Athens
Cr. Gill
Governor White to Pardon Maxim in Mansfield Fugitive Case
Governor George White announces the state pardon board has recommended the pardon of Paul Maxim, once a respected Chicago paint firm worker and six year Mansfield Reformatory fugitive. Superintendent T C Jenkins will bring Maxim to the governor for an interview this afternoon to decide on the pardon.
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Columbus
George White
State Pardon Board
Paul Maxim
Chicago
Mansfeld Reformatory
T. C. Jenkins
Mansfield Reformatory
Maxim
White
Seven Foot Jimmy Scott Joins Civilian Conservation Corps
Jimmy Scott, listed at seven feet three inches and 275 pounds, says big relatives pushed him into the CCC. Camp McCloskey officials requested tailored clothing from the War Department including hat size 7 1 2, shoe 17 1 2 EEE, and trousers 44 by 44 inches, with ties to Fairwood, Virginia.
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Washington
U.P
Jimmy Scott
Scott
Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp McCloskey
War Department
Heia
Fairwood
Kiwanis Hears NRA Speaker at Athens Club
John McLean, NRA Crusade speaker, addressed the Athens Kiwanis Club at the Berry Hotel. He framed the current economy as buoyed by purchasing power and employment gains, citing steel mills and higher payrolls in New York City while noting reduced Detroit charity lists.
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John McLean
NRA Crusade
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
NRA
Youngstown
Athens
New York City
McLean
Detroit
Ada Man Confesses Murder and Robbery
Ada Fowler 31 of Ada Noble County confessed to the slaying of Lester Milhorn a Tuscarawas County farmer and implicated accomplices in robberies across Guernsey Noble Tuscarawas Blark and Harrison counties per Deputy Sheriff Forest Warden in Cambridge Ohio.
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Cambridge, CO
Alber Fowler
Ada
Noble County
Lester Milhorn
Tuscarawas
Guernsey
Noble
Blark
Harrison
Athens hardware stores to open at 7 a m daily
The Retail Merchants Association announced that Athens hardware stores will begin daily hours at 7 a m starting tomorrow. Previously they did not open until 9 or 10 a m, causing difficulties for contractors and early risers.
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Athens
Retail Merchants Association
Governor proposes five relief tax measures in Ohio
Governor White outlined a five part plan to raise revenue with a two percent retail sales tax, selective taxes on admissions cosmetics and more, a reduced beer bottle tax, and a $20 million state bond vote. The package aims to fund county relief bonds and future relief while adjusting taxes on cosmetics beer and admissions.
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Columbus
White
Tanes Utilities
Money Limited to NRA Stores for Relief Purchases
Athens County relief funds may be spent only at NRA compliant stores per a notice to J Clyde Edmundson from E O Braught. Federal Emergency Relief Administrator Harry L Hopkins issued the ruling, urging immediate local implementation and distribution to officials and relief agencies.
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Athens County
NRA
J. Clyde Edmundson
E. O. Braught
Ohto
Harry L. Hopkins
Major Braught
Mutiny at Brushy Mountain Penitentiary Sparks Guard Rush
Extra guards were hurried to Brushy Mountain Penitentiary in Petrol Tennessee where 182 prisoners mutinied, refusing to leave the coal mine where they worked in protest of guard tactics. State official E. W. Cocke said the action followed confiscation of weapons by a new deputy warden.
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Brushy Mountain
E. W. Cocke
United Press
Nashville
Mountain
Piiagp
Luhrig Mine Faces Prolonged Delay In Resumed Work
A dispute over a checkweighman halted operations at the Luhrig Mine this morning. Luhrig Collieries Co officials expect a meeting with miners' leaders and anticipate starting work tomorrow. The mine has been idle for three months with about 323 men to be employed. fifteen mines were listed for work today, including Black Diamond and Lick Run.
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Luhrig
Luhrig Collieries Co
Black Diamond
Lick Run
Chauncey
Hocking and
Poston
Convention To Choose Leader At Lima Legion Meet
Lima hosts the annual American Legion convention with focus on selecting a new state commander and deciding relief actions for veterans with war disabilities. More than 5,000 marchers joined Monday parades as ex-soldiers meet to discuss leadership contests. Mrs Leater Merritt of Columbus seeks reelection against Mrs Charles Wragg of Toledo, with vice presidency candidates Mrs A W Davis Jackson Center and Mrs Blanche Thomas Logan, and treasurer candidates Miss Dorothy Marsh Columbus and Mrs Paul McClain Martins Ferry.
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Lima
U.P
American Legion
Legion
Leater Merritt
Columbus
Charles Wragg
Toledo
A. W. Davis
Jackson Center
Blanche Thomas
Logan
Dorothy Marsh
Paul McClain
Martins Ferry
Noose Failed: Negro Lives Struggle After Lynching Attempt
In Tuscaloosa Alabama a National Guard company shelled the county jail to shield Elmore Clark two from mob violence after a bungled lynching. Victims Dan Pippen Jr and A T Harden were found dead with bullet wounds while Clark lay seriously wounded in a shanty.
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National Guard
Tuscalooba
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Elmore Clark
Dan Pippen, Jr
A. T. Hardin
Pippen
Harden
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