Coughlin and Townsend Weaken Lemke Backers Amid Illness
In Cleveland the illness of Father Charles Coughlin and the legal troubles of Dr. Francis Townsend hindered Lemke’s campaign. Coughlin was ordered to rest after a strenuous convention that endorsed Lemke and raised funds for broadcasts. Townsend faced an accounting suit and remained ill in Chicago. More than 8,000 delegates dispersed to campaign for Lemke O'Brien and dozens of endorsed candidates.
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Cleveland
William Lemke
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Lemke
Francis E. Townsend
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
Chicago
Father Coughlin
MSJ
Roosevelt
Coughlin
NUSJ
United States
Thomas C. O'Brien
Boston
Midwest Heatwave Expands Across Breadbasket States
A blistering heat storm grips Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas with new expansion to Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Forecasters predict it will sweep the upper Great Lakes, as the Agriculture Department labels 977 drought counties in 22 states. President Roosevelt backs a committee on water conservation and erosion control. Chicago farm relief chief Howard Hunter warns over 100,000 farmers may seek relief as crops fail.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Howard Hunter
Wrangle Over Bridge May Be Settled Soon
Governor Martin L. Davey named an investigator to resolve the Ohio West Virginia dispute over acquiring the Parkersburg Belpre toll bridge. An injunction in Parkersburg halted the sale to Ohio after condemnation actions in West Virginia. Cleveland report: Leland E. Cummings, former Maine bank branch manager, arrested for alleged embezzlement of $46,624 with $2,224 in cash.
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Columbus
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
West Virginia
Parkersburg-Belpre
Ohio Bridge Commission
Parkersburg
Cleveland
Leland E Cummings
Maine
Forest fires push through Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan Amberlands
Shifting winds sent new forest fires raging through Northern Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan Amberlands as authorities reported spreading flames and growing evacuation concerns across several counties and towns.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Victim To Start Trial In This Murder
In Piqua Ohio Carl Thomas 47 surrendered claiming he murdered Rollie Young 36 after insulting his wife. Police found Young missing though a doctor treated a man for minor shotgun wounds. Authorities believe Young was stunned and left town.
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PIQUA
U.P
Carl Thomas
Rollie, Young
Young
Hoover appeals for public help in anti white slave trade drive
Federal officials led by J Edgar Hoover urged citizens to aid the FBI in cracking an expanding white slave trade network described as the fastest growing crime in the nation. Authorities warned the trafficking rings pose grave dangers to victims and communities.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
America
Igattic
Pensions Fail To Empty Infirmaries
Ohio's old age pension system still leaves county homes crowded after two years. Daily average population declined from 11,500 to about 9,500, with a drop of roughly 2,000 since 1933, as 1934 figures are compiled.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Storms bat Hong Kong coast kill at least ten
A typhoon battered the Chinese coast and Hong Kong killing at least 10 people with many feared dead. It drove about forty ships ashore and a police launch crew rescued 150 aboard a British vessel. A Stanley landslide buried 150 workers but rescuers freed all but three.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Stanley
Young Wife Slain in Chicago Hotel Room
Police found bloody fingerprints at the head of Mary Louise Trammell's bed after a prowler climbed through a hotel window and killed the 24 year old wife. Her door was bolted from inside when her husband Thomas C. Trammell returned to the room.
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Chicago
Mary Louise Trammell
Thomas C. Trammell
Grand Trunk Railroad
Detroit
Four Killed When Plane Crash Destroys Cabin in Dusk
In Phoenix an amateur pilot failed to see trees while attempting a sunset landing. The cabin craft burst into flames, killing four people identified as Phil Torrey the pilot Steve Lindsay Harold Baker and Dwight Hanson. An ambulance strike caused a fifth death and an injured driver. Attendants could not reach the wreckage due to the flames.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.R
Rosita Martinez
Phil Torrey
Steve Lindsay
Harold Baker
Dwight Hanson
Gas Coke Workers To Join Miners in Union
Twenty three and coke workers from unions across New England Philadelphia St Louis Racine Terre Haute voted to surrender AFL charters and affiliate with the United Mine Workers of America. The move unites 400 members and marks a shift from craft to industrial unionism.
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Boston
U.P
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
New England
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Racine
Wis
Terre Haute
Ind
Police Open Probe Into Yukon Beer Parlor Shooting
West Virginia State Police today opened an investigation into a shooting at Yukon near Welch in which 11 Negro beer parlor patrons were wounded four critically.
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Welch
W. Va
U.P
West Virginia
Yukon
Here
Sterilized Heiress To Resume Stand Today
San Francisco reports Ann Cooper Hewitt a 22 year old sterilized heiress will face cross examination as defense claims she is unknowingly involved in an extortion scheme to steal wealth from Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt McCarter. The trial targets two physicians Dr Tilton Tillman and Dr Samuel Boyd accused of mayhem and conspiracy related to the sterilization operation.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Cooper Hewitt McCarter
Miss Hewitt
Tilton B. Tillman
Samuel Boyd
Priest Threatens Ejection Over Improper Dress
The Rev. James Smith of St Josephs Catholic Church in Babylon N Ysaid he would bar women from the church if wearing what he called sacrilegious attire. He admitted ejecting a young woman who wore a halter top and slacks during confession and warned others to cover up or leave.
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S J. Joseph's Catholic Church
Father Smith
Huge Steamer Beached After Crash at Lock
The Ohio River steamer Washington carrying 650 passengers ran aground after striking the dam gate at Newell West Virginia Sunday night. A tug John G Britton aided in rescue and passengers were removed via a gangplank. Engine trouble prevented stopping the vessel which was towed to Pittsburgh for repairs.
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East Liverpool
U.P
Washington
Newell
W. Va
John G. Britton
Pittsburgh
Theft of Hogs May Be Solved
Nine persons including two women were held on bond over hog theft allegations in Medina County. Authorities say hogs worth over 3000 dollars were stolen from local farms since January and sold at the Cleveland stockyards. Arraigned before Justice Mark M. Lutz, the group included Mrs. Mary Johnson Mrs. Julia Nagy Harold Johnston Harvey Kneria Steve Horvath Carl Speck Norris Springer Claud Jackson and John Prochiazka. Mrs. Johnston reportedly confessed to selling stolen hogs valuing 1212 dollars. Sheriff’s office conducted the arrests after farmer complaints.
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Medina
U.P
Medina County
Cleveland
Justice of the Peace
Mark M. Lutz
Mary Johnson
Julia Nagy
Harold Johnston
Harvey Kneria
Steve Horvath
Lorain County
Carl Speck
Norris Springer
Claud Jackson
John Prochiazka
Valley City
Johnston
Sheriff's Office
Fate of Ex Convict Is In Hands of Governor
Ohio Governor Martin Davey faced a request from Oklahoma Governor Marland for extradition of Carlton B. Chilton who fled an Oklahoma prison 23 years ago and has since lived in Cleveland in a trusted public role. The case hinges on extradition legality and political decision.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio
Carlton B. Chilton
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Martin. Davey
Cleveland
Ohio GOP To Welcome Landon During Tour
Ohio Republicans plan a grand welcoming for Alfred M. Landon as his special train stops in Lima then West Middlesex. He will speak in Crestline and visit Bucyrus Mansfield Canton during the statewide run through Ohio.
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Ohio
Landon
Columbus
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Lima
West Middlesex
London
Bucyrus
Mansfield
Canton
Crestline
Ace Trouble Shooter Acts in Toledo Strike
Edward F. McGrady acting secretary of labor and the department's trouble shooter arrived in Toledo to mediate the labor dispute. The Gas Employes Union and the Ohio Fuel Gas and Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas companies failed to agree over the weekend, with service kept up by skeleton crews.
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Toledo
URI
Edward F. McGrady
Ohio Fuel Gas
Ohio Natural Gas Companies
Fate of Lemke in Ohio Hinges on Signature Review
Secretary of State George S. Myers will decide this week if the Union Party can place William Lemke of North Dakota and Thomas C. O'Brien on the November ballot as presidential candidates. If they fail for party designation, they may run as independents needing 22 000 signatures. The outcome could affect the party’s ballot circle for a straight-ticket vote.
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Columbus
George S. Myers
Union Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
Thomas C. O'Brien
Myers
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Ends at Carey
The nine day Catholic pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at Carey near Findlay ended today. About 20,000 persons attended the closing exercises.
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Findlay
U.P
Ohio Traffic Death Toll Increases To Nine
Ohio's weekend road toll rises with nine more deaths. At Cleveland Mrs Rose Galvin a dentist's wife was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle driven by Max Landig 27. Landig and Frank Nose were arrested for intoxication. Also dying in Cleveland were Mrs Ludwika Sanewske 72 from injuries. Cincinnati saw the deaths of Charles McCarthy 59 Theresa Lang and her son John. John Heilner of Toledo died at Port Clinton in another crash that injured four. A Washington DC man and an 18 year old Ohio girl died in grade crossing crashes at Canton and Coshocton. Sam B Freeman 49 was killed when struck by a New York Central train at Canton and Mary Sindlinger died after a crash involving her father’s car near Buchtel.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Rose Galvin
Cleveland
Max Landig
Landig
Frank Nose
Ludwika Sanewske
Charles McCarthy
Theresa Lang
John
Cincinnati
John Heilner
Toledo
Port Clinton
Washington, D. C
Canton
Coshocton
Sam B. Freeman
New York Central
Mary Sindlinger
Pennsylvania
Mary FE. Graham
Buchtel
Ohio Hooded Chief Refuses Extradition to Detroit
Bert Effinger 63 year old Black Legion leader says he will resist extradition. He appeared at Lima police after a request by Wayne County Prosecutor Duncan McCrea. A warrant was awaited before imprisonment. Effinger denies explosives charges tied to a September plan to overthrow the government and is a Spanish War veteran and former Republican sheriff candidate in Allen County.
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Lima
U.P.W
Bert) Effinger
Black Legion
Detroit
Effinger
Wayne County
Duncan C. McCrea
Ward Taylor
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Allen County
It Is Complicated Pipe Too Strong Chipmunk Souses It Is Complicated
In Blair Nebraska Burl King aged 94 celebrated by diving into the Missouri River in an exhibition for youngsters. He refused a suit saying he is too old to start. In Spokane Washington deputies found chipmunks at a moonshine still site on Mount Spokane acting drunkenly. One chipmunk fell into a dumped mask and nearly drowned.
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Blair
Nebr
U.P
Burl King
Missouri River
King
Spokane
Wash
Mount Spokane
Emil Vacchio
Rebels Forecast Army-Fascist Spain Regime in North
Northern rebel leaders say government resistance is broken and an Army-Fascist state is certain in Spain. In Badajoz 2000 Loyalists were killed as rebels seized the city. A 4000-strong Moor and Foreign Legion column formed at Badajoz moves toward Madrid from the Portuguese frontier. Madrid eyes possible reprisals if Madrid falls.
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Burgos
Badajoz
Hendaye
Iran
Pamplona
Madrid
Emilio Mola
Foreign Legion
Malaga
Antequera
Zaragoza
Loyalists Sign Own Death Warrants In Madrid Conflict
In Madrid Loyalist leaders issued provisional death warrants for Gen Joaquin Fanjul and Col Jose Fernandes Quintana if rebels win. Fanjul admitted rebel complicity as the flag flew over a jail signaling executions. Rebels surrender at Gijon freed thousands for the Oviedo siege while Loyalists land on Majorca marching toward Palma.
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Madrid
Joaquin Fanjul
Jose Fernandes Quintana
Fanjul
Gijon
Oviedo
Majorca Island
Balearics
Palma
Ministry of War
Asturias
War Ministry
Clevelander Nominated by Communist Party for Ohio Governor
Andrew R. Onda of Cleveland was nominated as the Communist Party candidate for governor of Ohio at its convention in Akron. Also chosen were Ben Adkins Akron for lieutenant governor and W. C. Sandberg Cleveland for Congress at large, with pledges of support for former labor candidates across Congress and county offices.
Columbus packing house owner David Davies dies
David Davies 54 a prominent Columbus packing house owner and sportsman died here late yesterday after a prolonged illness.
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Columbus
David Davies
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