Landon Tours Midwest States in Warm GOP Push
West greets Alf Landon with strong show of support as he plans eastward moves through Iowa and Illinois after urging voters to consider conscience in this anti New Deal campaign. Nebraska Republicans and a Democrat group pledge backing as Landon emphasizes personal touch and core principles.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Alf M. Landon
Iowa
Illinois
America
Kansas
Nebraska
Landon
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Maryland
Ain
Colorado
G.O.P
George Norris
Roosevelt
London
Sleeping War Veteran Is Killed on Tracks
Edward J. Donovan a 51 year old World War veteran at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home was killed when struck by a Lake Erie Railway car in Sandusky He had laid down on the tracks to sleep and died at the scene.
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Sandusky
Edward J. Donovan
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors
Lake Erie
Donovan
Miners Rescue Effort for Four Entombed Men at Esty Shaft
Rescue crews labored in shifts to reach four men trapped 110 feet below the Esty coal shaft near Moberly Missouri after the superstructure failure and collapse blocked the entry. Two trapped men were lessees and two were employees as relatives watched the effort.
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Esty
Moberly
Negro Denies First Story of Girl's Murder
Martin Moore testified he did not murder Helen Clevenger and claimed he confessed only after beating by officers. He said he gave a gun used in the crime to L. D. Roddy at Battery Park Hotel and did not retrieve it until after the killing. The defense opened as the state rested its case after J F Clevenger described the slain girl's trip to North Carolina.
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Asheville
N. C
U.P
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
New York
Moore
L. D. Roddy
Negro Bellhope
Battery Park
Miss Clevenger
North Carolina
J. F. Clevenger
Michigan Courts Act In Black Legion Cases
Detroit prosecutors announce 22 members of the Black Legion indicted on criminal syndicalism charges after a judge led a grand jury probe. In a separate case, Frederick Gulley and Thomas F. Cox receive three to five year prison terms for abducting and flogging Robert Penlan who refused Legion meetings.
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Detroit
James E. Chenot
Black Legion
Chenot
Joseph A. Moynihan
Frederick Gulley
Thomas F. Cox
Robert Penlan
Ohio WPA distributes essentials to 350000 in July
Ohio WPA reported that household necessities and commodities valued at 509,937 dollars were distributed to 350,000 needy persons in July.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio
WPA
Chicago Declined Eastern Time Zone Inclusion
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Chicago's request to be included in the Eastern Time Zone. The ruling leaves Chicago in its current time classification, affecting scheduling and coordination with regional partners.
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Chicago
Washington.au.p
Interstate Commerce Commission
City of
Rescue Delayed In Missouri Coal Mine Cave In
In Moberly Missouri rescue efforts for four miners trapped in the Esty Coal Mine were slowed by a new cave in and jammed timbers at the 110 foot level. State mine inspector Arnold Griffith said delays could last at least five hours while air tubing was lengthened and a new main shaft prepared. Relatives gathered around the mine mouth as hopes remained that the men, entombed more than 60 hours, found a sloping tunnel refuge.
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Esty
Arnold Griffith
Griffith
Bolshevik Trial Reveals Plot to Bomb Stalin Figures
In Moscow 16 Bolsheviks face trial for conspiring to overthrow the government. V P Olberg proposed a May Day bombing plan with a student squad to strike leaders, aiming to wipe out the central executive. Nathan Lurie also testified he wished to kill Stalin but could not reach the target.
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Moscow
U.P
V. P. Olberg
Josef Stalin
Olberg
Nathan Lurie
Landon To Meet for Talk In Iowa City
President Roosevelt invites Gov Alf Landon of Kansas to Des Moines on September 1 for drought discussion. Landon accepts by wire. Roosevelt's trip includes meetings with Iowa Oklahoma Nebraska governors and others in Rochester Lacrosse Des Moines and Hannibal for regional talks and a bridge dedication.
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Hyde Park
U.P
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Des Moines
Landon
London
Iowa
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Rochester
Minn
Floyd Oleon
Mayo Brothers
Drought Relief Expanded to 22 States with New Kansas Counties
The Agriculture Department adds 25 Kansas counties to the drought relief map elevating Kansas North Dakota South Dakota and Oklahoma to relief status. The program now covers 1 021 counties across 22 states enabling direct grants seed loans W P A jobs and lower railroad rates for cattle feed in affected areas.
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Washington -Hu
Kansas
Agriculture Department
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Resettlement Administration
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt PWA Cuts Grants Threaten Ohio Projects
Washington action stalls roughly 2300 Ohio projects seeking 72 million dollars in direct aid and loans. Harold Ickes says grants may fall to about 10 percent under new relief labor rules, with up to 45 percent possible if relief labor requirements are met.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ohio
PWA
Congress
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
United States Refuses Mediation in Spanish Civil War
The United States rejects Uruguayan bid for joint mediation and reiterates strict neutrality in Spain's civil war. Acting Secretary of State William Phillips says the nation will stay aloof from European war contagion and future Western Hemisphere peace efforts. Reports from Mexico City claim over 30 carloads of arms and ammunition head to Spain for government forces.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Spain
William Phillips
J. Richling
Phillips
Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Mexico City
Mexico
Bitter Fighting in Spain Continues
A column of Asturias miners trained in dynamiting arrived by car from Oviedo and joined Loyalist forces rebuffing rebels besieging the city. Loyalist troops policemen and civilians push rebels from Estremadura southwest of the capital in what is described as the most vital area in Spain today.
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Tran
Spain
U.R
Asturias
Oviedo
Estremadura
Ohio Couple Will Wed in Airplane
An Ohio couple will marry in an airplane over Wheeling to close Wheeling’s centennial celebration and dedicate an airport at Glendale. The couple are Robert F. Craig 23 and Clara Elizabeth Brothers 18 of Bridgeport Ohio who have been engaged for a year.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Glendale
Here
Robert F. Craig
Clara Elizabeth Brothers
Bridgeport
Storm Warnings Raised as Tropical Disturbance Moves North
Northeast storm warnings extended along the Atlantic coast from Fort Pierce Florida to Charleston South Carolina as a tropical disturbance off Florida’s east coast strengthens and moves northwest about 10 miles offshore. Residents warned to expect heavy squalls and higher tides.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Fort Pierce
Charleston
D. C
Florida
Jeannette MacDonald to Wed Gene Raymond
Hollywood reports announce the engagement of actress Jeannette MacDonald to actor Gene Raymond after a year and a half of dating. The couple’s plans come with approval from MacDonald’s mother and broad industry interest in the match.
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Jeannette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Hollywood
Jeanette MacDonald
Former Murray City Teacher Given Post
Charles E. Davie was elected principal at Hillsboro High School to replace L. T. Powell who resigned to become Grandview High principal in Columbus. Davie previously served as principal at Northampton and Murray City, Ohio schools. A severed head discovery in Cleveland marks the sixth decapitation murder in eleven months.
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Murray City
Bucyrus
U.R
Charles E. Davis
Hillsboro
Board of Education
L. T. Powell
Powell
Grandview High
Columbus
Davie
Northhampton
Ohio
Cleveland
Southern Ohio Road Group Formed in Gallipolis Dinner
Gallia County hosts the organizing dinner for the Southern Ohio Highway Association. Judge Henry W. Cherrington was named temporary chairman as council members from seven of eleven counties were selected to decide officers and the next meeting location in Jackson. The group aims to improve regional roads and attract business, with civic leaders and chambers of commerce in attendance.
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Gallipolis
Henry W. Cherrington
Southern Ohio Highway Association
Hotel Lafayette
A. Li. Holstein
Washington County
O. B. Stout
Meigs County
R. BE. Myers
Ross County
Charlies M. Ubi
Highland County
O. R. Denny
Jackson County
Cherrington
Gallia County
Gordon K. Bush
Athens County
Holstein
H. W. Walters
Belpre
The
Road Association
Mr. Bush
E. Holzer
Davey Orders Probe of Parkersburg Bridge Deal
Gov. Davey ordered an inquiry into the Ohio Bridge Commission purchase of the Parkersburg Belpre Bridge from Parkersburg Community Bridge Co. for 1.25 million dollars. Officials said the company originally bought the structure in 1927 for 675 thousand dollars. West Virginia had earlier negotiated a lower price.
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Columbus-Aup
State Bridge Commission
Parkersburg-Belpre
Ohio River
Ohio
West Virginia
Davey
John M. Carew
Bridge Commission
Parkersburg Community Bridge Co
Bridge Company
Ohio Bridge Commission
Russians raise flag at New York Stock Exchange brief incident
The red hammer and sickle flag was hoisted on the NYSE flagstaff to cheers and boos. Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky and commissar Mikoyen attended the display, amid the mixed reception, before entering the gallery. Nearby, a Utah locksmith recalled Fort Douglas and presented an extra key he had made years ago.
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New York
U.P
Russia
New York Stock Exchange
Alexander A. Troyanovsky
Anasthasius I. Mikoyen
Salt Lake City
Jack Flowers
Fort Douglas Army Post
Meek Locksmith Flee From Fleas In Odd City Notice
A police report describes a meek sergeant James Daley confronted by a con game where jail release and bribes were demanded. The piece also notes state winter signs and a Washington tax building outbreak as workers fled fleas.
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Chicago
U.R
James Daley
Britain And Hitler See Danger Ahead
Britain warned Spanish Loyalists and rebels it will protect its ships from interference and will fire on planes over Gibraltar. Germany and Italy oppose a Communist regime in Spain as seven German warships head to Spanish waters under Rear Admiral Boehm. Poland protests Valencia shooting of its honorary consul Vincente Noguera.
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London
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Germany
Spain
France
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Italy
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Boehm
Valencia
Vincente Noguera
Two Gallia Countians Held Under Peace Bond
Elmer and Elizabeth Shoemaker were held on $1,000 bond each after pleading not guilty to shooting with intent to kill before Magistrate Milliser. William Cunduff alleged an attack near his Cheshire home amid long running real estate boundary quarrels between the families.
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Gallipolis
Elmer
Elizabeth Shoemaker
Milliser
William Cuneduff
Cheshire
Cunduff
Milliron Street Case Hearing Held. Postponed
Hearing of Earl A. Milliron's case against the City of Athens was vacated by Judge W. J. Jones. The postponement followed an amended petition naming the president and trustees of Ohio University as defendants and noting the university holds a lease on the property, with new defendants not yet served.
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Earl A. Milliron
Ine Junction
City of
Athens
W. J. Jones. McArthur
Ohio University
Picket line formed at Akron Latex plant over 38 layoffs
About 100 workers at L. EB. Shunk Latex Products Co. picketed the Akron plant to protest the displacement of 38 workers by machines. Some strikers stood at the gates with clubs but officials did not open the plant.
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Akron
U.R
L. EB. Shunk Later Products Co
Cincinnati man drugged robbed of funds in Columbus theater
John C. Lockard, 35, of Cincinnati, reported to police he was drugged and robbed of between 1800 and 2000 dollars in a downtown Columbus theater and was hospitalized.
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Columbus
U.P
John C. Lockard
Cincinnati
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