Anti trust probe widens to building material makers
The Justice Department will shift focus in weeks ahead to major builders of products used in home construction. Investigators will study manufacturers of plumbing electrical equipment lumber glass bricks and related items as part of the nationwide anti trust inquiry. Local contractor labor union cases sparked earlier activity but now the emphasis moves to manufacturers with field teams to support prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Con
Anti- Trust Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-Man
Dairy Strike Surges into Third Day Across NY and PA
Utica report says the dairy farmers union strike for higher prices in the New York City milk shed entered its third day with violence, milk dumping, and a death among a picket. The action spread to Pennsylvania as farmers block highways and attack trucks. Gov Lehman ordered sheriffs to appoint extra deputies to curb violence. A truck accident in West Burlington, Pa., fatally injured Paul Hicks of Bradford County after he refused to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Dairy Farmers Union
New York City
New York State
Pennsylvania
Herbert H. Lehman
East Smithfield Farms
Burlington
Paul Hicks
Bradford County
Hicks
On to White House forces rout guards near Manassas
In Virginia near Manassas 6000 regular army troops and 17000 National Guardsmen engage in maneuvers to defend Washington. The attacking troops reportedly demoralize and clear the way, with cries of On to the White House echoing as they near the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Manassas
Washington
Bank Holdup at Noon Hits Wyoming Bank and Trust
Five men armed with sawed off shotguns robbed the Wyoming Bank and Trust Company in North Philadelphia during the noon rush hour and escaped with about $15,000 in loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U.P
Wyoming Bank and Trust Company
Ohio Farmer Killed Crossing Road to Mail Box
J M Owen an 81 year old farmer was killed when struck by an automobile while crossing the road to the mailbox near his home seven miles northwest of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
J. M. Owen
Eagles Seek Aid for Boys Town at Omaha Convention
Conrad H. Mann says the Fraternal Order of Eagles 41st annual convention will consider financial aid for Father Flannagan's Boys Town in Omaha. Delegates may form a committee to study aid possibilities while also discussing an employment stabilization program and old age pension funding limits.
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Chicago
Conrad H. Mann
Order of Eagles
Eagles
Edward Flannagan
Omaha
Nebr
Mann
Flannagan
Fred C. Dilley
Brazil
Ind
Bankers Report on Ohio Loan Survey
Banks in Ohio issued 249,472 new loans totaling 341.76 million dollars in the first half of 1939. The American Bankers Association said 452 banks in 330 towns and cities actively served community credit needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Ohio
American Bankers Association
Validity of Bigelow Signatures in Doubt
Unofficial tabulations show wide variance in petition signatures for the Bigelow amendment to raise old age pensions. Knox county 439 of 1203 invalid, Paulding 381 of 478, Monroe 75 of 292, Perry 281 of 1551, Muskingum 42 of 587 invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Knox County
Paulding
Monroe
Perry
Muskingum
Two Women Die In Pillow-Press Explosion At Cincinnati Plant
An explosion at the P. R. Mitchell Company pillow stuffing machine in Cincinnati killed two women, machine operators Vivian Krueger 48 and Elizabeth Brockhoff 49, and injured three others who tried to extinguish the blaze. Coroner Frank M. Coppock and firefighters investigated the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
P. R. Mitchell Company
Frank M. Coppock
Vivian Krueger
Elizabeth Brockhoff
Florence Good
School Board Member Killed by Live Wire
William L. Hyde 73 a Marietta area school board member was electrocuted in Belpre while repairing a water well for the village home-coming celebration. He touched a high tension wire causing fatal electric shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
U.P
William L. Hyde
Belpre
Socialite Changes Mind Father Divine Seeks Vanderbilt Estate
Harlem religious leader Father Divine claims he and his followers could own any property they desire and says negotiations continue for the Frederick W. Vanderbilt estate at Hyde Park, despite owner Margaret Louise Van Alen’s denial. Divine asserts public benefit and presidential blessing, while neighbors already host his followers across the Hudson at Krum Elbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Father Divine
Harlem
God
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Hyde Park
President Roosevelt
Margaret Louise van Alen
Newport
R. L
Lic
Roosevelt
Hudson
Krum Elbow
Howland Spencer
van Alen
Divine
Grace Sayre Dies After Buckeye Lake Boat Accident
Grace Sayre 23 of Jacksonville drowned after falling from an outboard motorboat on Buckeye Lake. She could not swim. Her body was recovered in 12 feet of water over three hours later. She and three Columbus companions were at a cottage before the outing. She is survived by parents and several siblings. Funeral arrangements pending at Blower Funeral Home, Jacksonville.
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Glouster
Columbus
Avondale
Buckeye Lake
Buckeye Lake Park
Miss Sayre
Atcherson Bercow
Charles Hooffstetter
Howard Merritt
Merritt
Will Merritt
Athens
Meigs
Hocking
Bercaw Cottage
Atcherson Bercaw
Harry Sayre
Trimble
Sayre
Jacksonville
Mary Davis
Eileen Leake
Bonnie
Harry, Jr
Joe
John S. Blower
Woman Found Dead in Shipped Trunk From Washington to Atlanta
Atlanta police report a woman's body about 32, dressed in underclothes, found in a trunk shipped from Washington, DC to the terminal railroad station. The trunk left Washington on August 15 via the Richmond Frederick and Potomac railroad and Seaboard Air Line, arriving in Atlanta at 4 45 p m. Investigators seek to identify the ticket holder who shipped the trunk and whether they rode the same train or refunded the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U.P
Washington
D. C
Richmond, Frederick and Potomac
Seaboard Air Line
Pigeons Not Fowls Contention Invoked In Court
In Columbus Ohio W E Donley of Bexley argues in common pleas court that trespassing pigeons are not fowls and submits 66 pages of transcript. Mrs Ethel Young of Bexley had complained to Mayor Schneider alleging Donley violated a city ordinance finable at five to fifty dollars for letting fowl become nuisances on others property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
W. E. Donley
Bexley
Common Pleas Court
Ethel Young
William Schneider
Donley
Suspend Detective Who Blackjacked Stray Dog
Raleigh police suspend Detective Oliver L. Smith for 10 days after he used a blackjack on a stray dog, a move Chief A. L. Bailey said was for the method rather than the killing. The incident nearly sparked a riot in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
U.P
Oliver L. Smith
A. L. Bailey
Smith
Weismuller Plans Marriage After Divorce to Velez
New York reported Johnny Weismuller star of Tarzan will wed San Francisco socialite Beryl Scott once he secures a divorce from Lupe Velez. The tentative date and proceedings hinge on the divorce outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny Weismuller
Tarzan
Beryl Scott
San Francisco
Lupe Velez
Klansmen Meet Columbus Oklahoma Leader Presides
James A. Colescott of Atlanta, newly named imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, presided at a Columbus Ohio gathering of Ohio Klansmen following his succession of Dr. Hiram Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.K
James A. ‘Colescott
Atlanta
Hiram Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Nation Wide Increase in Gasoline Prices Expected
Oil refiners facing a six state crude oil production ban were poised to raise gasoline prices today. Independent refiners unable to stockpile crude anticipated higher retail costs as the midcontinent shutdown pressures a broader price increase across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas
New Mexico
Nounced
Gulf
Standard
Shell
Sinclair
Kuhn Clashes With Dies Investigators In Hearings
Fritz Kuhn told the Dies Committee he favored a united front of patriotic organizations like the Bund, clashing with Rep. Starnes and Rep. Mason over charges of leadership and a 1936 $3,000 German aid gift. The exchange grew heated as police intervened amid disputes over the Bund’s aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Dies Committee
United Front
Kuhn
Silver Shirts
Knights of the White Camelia
Hitler
Germany
Joe §Es
Ala
Starnes
United States
Capitol
Noah Mason
Tax Revision Conference Invitation Leads to Public Input
Acting Secretary of the Treasury John W. Hanes invited industry labor commerce banking agriculture and the professions to cooperate on a tax revision program. He released the text of a letter seeking views to improve the revenue system for a House Ways and Means subcommittee review starting November 1. The panel may consider higher income taxes in the low brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Labor Group Protests Voiding of Signatures
The Cleveland Federation of Labor protests the secretary of state voiding thousands of petition signatures to place the Bigelow Pension Plan on the November ballot. New petitions will be circulated as a precautionary measure. William Finegan, federation president, announced the plan for sending extra forms to local union secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Secretary of State
Bigelow Pension Plan
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Ohio State Federation of Labor
William Finegan
Federation
Oil Companies' Move Next in Mexican Expropriation Row
Mexico says American oil firms must take the next step toward settlement after expropriation of properties 17 months ago. Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera notes firms have not replied, but diplomatic circles expect rejection of Mexico's proposals demanding control of management and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Francisco Castillo Najera
Pineapple Bath Tenderizes Hot Dogs Into Softer Skin
Scientists at a major meat packing company announce a new process for frankfurters. The hot dogs are dipped in fresh pineapple juice after casing, softening tissues, then bathed again to remove pineapple flavor. The result is a skin as soft as the meat and new tenderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
PWA Regional Office to Close in Columbus
The Columbus sub-regional PWA office will close Sept 1 under Washington orders from John Carmody. Operations will transfer to the Chicago regional office as part of a nationwide 50 percent staff reduction affecting about 5000 workers. The Columbus site employs 170 staff with about 250 more field supervisors and inspectors across 345 PWA projects in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.R
Federal Public Works Administration
Washington, D. C
John Carmody
PWA
Chicago
Whih
Coumbus
Drunk-o-Meter Tests Officer After Auto Crash
Indianapolis police officer Richard Etter who operates the crime laboratory drunkometer was involved in a collision on a through street last night. He was subjected to the test and supervisors said the readings indicated intoxication and he was suspended pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Richard Etter
Etter
Ohio Railmen Oppose Civil Service Referendum Drive
Ohio railroad brotherhoods and an AFL affiliate joined forces to oppose a civil service referendum campaign led by State Democratic Chairman Arthur L. Limbach. The legislative board of the Order of Railway Conductors adopted a resolution opposing any referendum affecting Ohio civil service laws, deeming it politically motivated and detrimental to the 93rd General Assembly amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.P
Ohio Railroad Brotherhood
American Federation of State
AFL
Arthur L. Limbach
C. W. Vance
Order of Railway Conductors
Ohio
General Assembly
Vance
Strikes Head in Fall Into Pool Drowns
Paul Skaff, 30, a restaurant proprietor, drowned in the YMCA pool in Charleston West Virginia after apparently falling from the shower area. He contained a deep forehead wound and was alone at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Paul.Skaff
Man Killed Attempting to Break Up Dog Fight
Fort Payne Alabama reports J C Millirons a 24 year old farmer was killed when he struck a fighting dog with a shotgun butt the weapon discharged from the shock and killed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Payne
Ala
U.P
J. C. Millirons
Millirons
Do You Have Arthritis You Worry Too Much
Chicago report cites Drs Cobb Bauer and Whiting of Boston in The Journal of the American Medical Association. They link environmental stress poverty grief and family worry to onset and flare ups of rheumatoid arthritis based on 50 patients with nine cases showing time related factors and uncertainty of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Stanley Cobb
Walter Bauer
Isabel Whiting
Boston
Journal of the American Medical Association Today
German Press Pushes Danzig and Corridor Demands
Berlin and Warsaw reports show German spokesmen pressing for Danzig and the Polish Corridor with a demand for sea access and a free Baltic port. British talks reportedly consider strong guarantees to Poland as unrest grows. Polish arrests of 100 young Germans on terrorism charges fuel the press campaign against Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
London
Great Britain
Poland
Reichstag
Reich
Pomorze
Germany
East Prussia
Baltic
Warsaw
German tactics blamed for alienating Poland and allies
Demand for political quarters in Warsaw claims Germany aims to isolate Poland from allies and even the United States by portraying Poland as a voracious aggressor. Italian press joins in, warning Poland to accept German terms to avoid a wider war. Other items note a planned five year British treaty to aid Poland, Britain Japan tensions over Tientsin, and currency slump concerns drawing American help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Germany
Poland
United States
Britain
Orient
Japan
Tientsin
British Supreme Court For
China
Carefree Ape Roams Town In Week Long Saturnalia
In Bethany Missouri Pat the 20 pound ape owned by Hershel Goodwin ran wild for a week. He chased cats frightened women and dodged dogs as townsfolk fled. After returning home he smashed a mirror when offered a look and then bathed in a tub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
U.P
Pat
Hershel Goodwin
Goodwin
WV WPA Relief Rolls Shrink By August
Charleston report says at least 17,000 West Virginia Works Progress Administration workers will be removed from relief rolls by August 31, as announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
WPA
Kay Francis Leaves Bromfield Farm for Hollywood
Film actress Kay Francis concludes a 12 day stay at Louis Bromfield’s farm near Mansfield and departs by plane to return to Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
U.P
Kay Francis
Louis Bromfield Farm
Hollywood
Telegram to Roosevelt Wonders About Christmas Birthday
Lancaster attorney J. Hay Brown Jr. sent a telegram to President Roosevelt asking why Christmas could not be changed to his birthday. Brown is the son of the late Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice. The note was filed from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
J. Hay Brown, Jr
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Roosevelt
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