Taft Opens Republicans General Election Drive
Cincinnati dispatch reports Robert A. Taft, Republican Senate nominee, argues against lowering farm tariffs via reciprocal treaties, urging maintenance of agricultural tariffs. He backs farm market expansion through new uses for crops and reforestation to supply wood pulp, opposing compulsory production limits and noting subsidy as justifiable. Bricker to follow with radio speech.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Robert A. Taft
U. S. Senate
John W. Bricker
Taft
G Men Seek Abductors Across Four States
G-Men ordered an intensive search in four states for Otis James Meredith and John Couch Fahey Jr. suspects in the abduction of Peggy Gross, a 23 year old St. Louis socialite, and her escort architect Daniel Cox Fahey Jr. near Minneapolis. The pair were seized in St. Louis on Saturday night, stole Fahey’s car, and were driving north with the couple in the back seat to prevent reporting the theft.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Otis James Meredith
John Couch
Peggy Gross
St. Louis
Daniel Cox Fahey, Jr
Miss Gross
Fahey
CIO Ready To Fight Telegraph Wage Cuts
The CIO prepared to oppose wage reductions planned by Western Union and Postal Telegraph. John Brophy charged the firms would cut wages by about 8.3 percent affecting around 75,000 workers once the labor law takes effect in October.
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CIO
Washington
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization
John Brophy
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Governor Davey cancels Monday radio address in Columbus
Governor Martin L. Davey calls off his regular Monday night radio address in Columbus without giving a reason for the cancellation. The notice appears in U.P. dispatches with unclear end details.
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Columbus
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Bilem
Queen Mary Sets Eastbound Atlantic Speed Record
The Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary docked at 2:52 a.m. after a record eastward crossing of the Atlantic. It passed Bishop's Rock at 1:42 p.m. Sunday, completing the journey in three days 20 hours 42 minutes from Ambrose Light New York Harbor. Average speed was 31.69 knots, beating the Normandie’s 31.20 knots.
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Southampton
England
Cunard
White Star
Bishop’s Rock
Lands’ End
Ambrose
Might
New York Harbor
Normandie
Cop-Hater Kills, Wounds During Police Legion Service
In New York a gunman killed during a memorial for 14 slain officers wounded two police and three civilians as he sprayed shots at a 3000-strong crowd in Central Park. Surgeons said the assailant, 32 year old Charles Sanfillippo, was killed. officers who returned fire hit none of the bystanders.
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New York
Police Department
Legion of Honor
Charles Sanfillippo
Mall of Central Park
Held for Manslaughter After Fight Victim Dies
Frank Smith aged 68 was held on a manslaughter charge in St. Clairsville after the death of Joseph Dayton 69 of Uniontown following a dispute over an old age pension. Dayton died after allegedly being struck during the argument.
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ST. Clairsville
Frank Smith
Joseph Dayton
Uniontown
Dayton
Smith
Loyalist and French labor leaders plan US visit this week
Paris reports that leaders of Spanish Loyalist and French labor organizations will sail to the United States this week to pursue a working arrangement with US labor groups.
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Paris
United States
Two Hurt in Auto Mishaps Near Athens
Three wrecks near Athens Sunday night injured two people and shook eight others. damage exceeded $700. Bartlet was found guilty of drunken driving and fined $100. Quick and Raybould collisions caused back injury and vehicle damage. Thomas faced reckless driving charges after a chain collision near Circle Hill on Route 33.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
George M. Bartlet
R. D
Nelsonville
Circle Hill
Etalene Rickey
New Boston
Rosie Schwamberger
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bartlet
Cliff Cornell
W. A. Raybould
Albany
Ira Quick
Quick
Raybould
Thomas J. Thomas
Deanville
Billy Schoonover
Chauncey
Schoonover
Fred H. Moorehead
Thomas
Leaders Avert New Outbreak on Siberian Front
Moscow reports Russian and Japanese commanders on the Siberian frontier narrowly avoided a broader clash after accusing Japanese troops of violating the truce by advancing to occupy Changkufeng Hill. Both sides agreed to withdraw 250 feet to prevent escalation.
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Moscow
Siberian
Russia
Changkufeng Hill
Tokyo
Mrs Dwyer seeks new trial for son in Maine murder case
Mrs Jesse Dwyer began a remarkable effort to win a new trial for her son Paul Dwyer age 19 who pleaded guilty to murder and was given life eight months ago He now alleges Deputy Sheriff Francis Carroll coerced him into taking the blame Carroll was convicted Friday night and also sentenced to life Dwyer plans an appeal to the state supreme court and may seek a pardon from Governor Barrows ally Norman Greenlaw The case centers on Carroll having access to Dwyer in custody and threatening him if he spoke The warden heard Dwyer’s account and prosecutors still rely on the original testimony
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Paris
Jesse Dwyer
Paul
Francis M. Carroll
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Dwyer
Norman Greenlaw
Republican
Louis O. Barrows
Thomasville
Tension rises in Shanghai as Japan seizes British tug
Tension between Japanese forces and foreign authorities in Shanghai escalates as Japanese soldiers seize the British tug Victoria and raise the Japanese flag. Foreign and British naval officials hold talks on extending semi military control in unoccupied zones to curb Chinese national government dissent and suppress propagandists. Demobilized volunteers and strict shoot to kill orders amid heavy patrols mark the settlement’s security posture. Chinese officers warn of a possible delay of a Hankow push until Yangtze floods subside in October.
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Shanghai
Victoria
Yangtse
Kiangyin
Hankow
Jobless Seek Increased Aid from County Officials
About 300 miners from Dover and Trimble Townships filled the Athens County Courthouse seeking relief and meeting with County Commissioners, WPA officials, and the County Relief Director. They asked for immediate funds to resume direct relief commodity orders and for about 300 men to be placed on WPA projects with a revised employment preference policy.
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Dover
Trimble
Athens County
WPA
Jacksonville
Rejected West Point Cadet Ends His Life
Richard Robinson Jr., 21, son of London mayor, died from a selfinflicted gun wound in a Columbus hospital after dismissal from West Point. Despondency over the expulsion was cited as the cause. Funeral services were announced for Tuesday.
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Columbus
U.P
West Point Academy
Richard Robinson, Jr
Richard Robinson
London
Young Roosevelt Takes $18 a Week Store Job in Boston
John Roosevelt youngest son of the President returns from a Bermuda honeymoon with Anne Lindsay Clark and prepares to begin work as an $18 a week department store employee in Boston aboard the S S Lady Drake arriving with his bride after two months of marriage.
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Boston
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
S. S
Week End Fatalities Hit New Season's Record
Safety conscious Ohioans today counted five week end fatalities the season low. Three deaths were from automobile accidents and two from drownings according to United Press.
TVA Probe Recess Planned Until After Election
U P Chairman Vic Donahey of the congressional committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority said the inquiry would be recessed after Sept. 1 and paused until after the November election. He noted the committee would wait for extra money to be available before resuming.
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Knoxville, Tenn UP
Vic Donahey
Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Donahey
Europe at critical phase in long peace struggle
Europe enters a tense period as Britain and Nazi Germany hold key roles in halting the Czech crisis. Hitler presses expansion while Chamberlain seeks to delay war, with Prague and Runciman guiding negotiations amid ongoing German military maneuvers. Other fronts report rebels near Almaden mines, Shanghai clashes, and renewed Arab Jewish fighting in Palestine.
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Europe
Germany
England
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Britain
Adolf Hitler
London
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Viscount Runciman
Czech National Defense Council
Spain
Almaden
China
Shanghai
International Settlement
Palestine
Holy Land
Racket Era To Be Aired Anew In Hines Trial
New York report says District Attorney Dewey’s crime crusade opened in state Supreme Court with James J. Hines, Tammany Hall leader, on trial for abetting the Dutch Schultz lottery mob. The case links Hines to a gang that allegedly paid weekly bribes to shield the syndicate operating a $100 million yearly lottery from 1931 to 1937.
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NEW York
U.P
Thomas FE
Dewey
State Supreme Court
James J. Hines
Tammany Hall
Hines
United States
England
Ferdinand Pecora
Schultz
OSU Board Delays President Search at Gibraltar Meeting
SANDUSKY UP Members of the Ohio State University board of trustees said at their Gibraltar Island weekend meeting they did not consider candidates for the presidency. Principal business was applying for about 75,000 dollars in PWA funds to help finance a 165,000 dollar faculty building on campus.
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Sandusky
Ohio State University
Gibraltar Island
Lake Erie
PWA
Two Negroes Held for Attacking White Woman
Gallia County jail houses Ted Harris aged 40 and Phillip Harrell aged 42 after they were charged with criminally attacking 62 year old widow Mrs. Clem Thompson in her home. Police reported the assault occurred at the residence in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Ted Harris
Phillip Harrell
Gallia County
Clem Thompson
Right Arm Amputated After Shotgun Accident
PORT CLINTON A P reports Mrs. Raymond Kreager 20 of Oak Harbor had her right arm amputated after an accidental shotgun discharge in her car as she drove over rough road. The gun in the rear seat shattered the arm upon impact. Cincinnati P says Dr. Fred Bailey of Brazil Indiana was chosen president of the Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Port Clinton
A.P
Raymond Kreager
Oak Harbor
Cincinnati
Fred Bailey
Brazil
Ind
Grand Aerie
Order of Eagles
Frey Claims Proof of CIO Communist Influence
John P. Frey of the American Federation of Labor testifies before the House committee on un American affairs promising documentary evidence to back his charge that the committee for industrial organization is dominated by the communist party. A Hollywood probe accuses studios and high salaried stars of funding communist groups while a senior investigator’s report warns of unchecked communist activity on the west coast.
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Washington
U.P
John P. Frey
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Communist Party
House Committee
Hollywood
Edward Sullivan
West
Martin Dies
Tex
Nine die in Brazil Condor airliner crash at Guanabara Bay
A Condor airliner Anhanga crashed in Guanabara Bay killing six passengers including a woman and three crew, after losing control at 1500 feet while bank attempt. Pilot Joao Unpukina named. Brazilian crew rules cited as flight path crosses Atlantic from Germany to Chile. In Valencia, wireless operator A Amery killed and Fred Avore wounded as Nationalist planes bombed port.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Joao Unpukina
Germany
Atlantic
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Valencia
Upr
A. Amery
Hilfern
Fred Avore
German Planes Eye Year Round Transatlantic Mail
Lieutenant General Erhard Milch states in Essen National Zeitung that regular airmail between Germany and the United States may begin after international agreements. He notes the Brandenburg’s New York Berlin flight set a record, 3950 miles in 19 hours 56 minutes, shrinking Wiley Post’s record by nearly six hours.
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Berlin
Erhard Milch
Air Ministry
Essen National Zeitung
Germany
United States
New York
Brandenburg
Milch
Alfred Henke
Atlantic
New York-Berlin
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Alaska
Miles R. Cain Dies at Pratts Fork Residence
Miles R. Cain age 72 died at his Pratts Fork home Sunday evening after a month long illness. Survived by wife, four children Iris Tubbs E Cain Athens Frank Cain Pratts Fork G H Cain Marion, 20 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Friends may call at the home.
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Miles R. Cain
Pratts Fork
Iris Tubbs
E. Cain
Athens
Frank Cain
G. H. Cain
Marion
New Deal Observes Third Birthday of Social Security
The New Deal marks the Social Security Act’s third anniversary with plans to improve and extend provisions. President Roosevelt will address the nation at 9 30 p m EST on a nationwide radio network, introducing by Senator Robert F Wagner. Frances Perkins will also speak at the White House celebration amid calls from AFL CIO leaders for further social security advances.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
White House
Social Security Board
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
David J. Lewis
Frances Perkins
A. F. of L
CIO
John L. Lewis
Federation
William Green
Ford Protests Order To Reinstate Workers
Ford Motor Co. says its constitutional rights were violated in a National Labor Relations Board hearing in St. Louis. The board ordered reinstate 1923 workers, 96 with back pay, and placed 57 workers on a preferential employment list at the St. Louis plant.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
National Labor Relations Board
St. Louis
Ford Company
Plant Officer Held on Arson Charge in Steel Town
Joseph Mel Fadden a private policeman at a steel company was held on a 5000 bond on an arson charge tied to a $100000 fire at the Wise Whitman Building on May 8. Deputy Fire Marshal Chappell found no flames in the threshing equipment after inspecting a barn fire at the Ray Bobo farm.
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Steel
Massillon
Joseph MelFadden
McFadden
Wise-Whitman
Ray Bobo
William Chappell
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