European Crisis Buildup Seen Toward Week End
United Press report from London says a showdown in Europe may arrive before the weekend. Hitler may push Poland with swift attacks while Britain and France weigh war or peace terms. Poland’s decision to resist could shape a broader crisis as Hitler aims for prewar gains and quick settlement.
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United Press
London
Hitler
Poland
Britain
Great Britain
France
Germany
Slovakia
Silesia
Pomerania
SWOC Cancels Nickel Contract Amid Unfair Labor Practices
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee announces cancellation of its contract with International Nickel Co. of Huntington W V effective August 31. Philip Murray says the move precedes filing unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB and vows to maintain peaceful relations under a contract.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Philip Murray
SWOC
Congress of Industrial Organizations
International Nickel Co
Huntington
W. Va
Murray
London speed demon gets leg on land speed record
John Cobb of London crossed the measured mile at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah reaching 370.75 miles per hour to edge toward the world land speed record. A British speed ace tested acceleration and stability in the south-north mile run.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
U.R
John Cobb
London
Leave Berlin for Home Warned by French Embassy
The French Embassy advised members of the French colony in Berlin to prepare to depart for France, according to foreign press reports. The notice underscores potential safety or political risks prompting evacuation guidance.
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Berlin
France
Fear for Missing Druggist Grows After Disappearance
Columbus police pursued leads as the missing druggist Frank H. Buck, 52, left his mother’s home in suburban Worthington with about $3000 in cash. Mrs. Winifred Buck reported the last sighting and urged a search for her husband.
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Cincinnati
Leroy Miller
Leroy Jr
Miller
WPA
Sebonya Miller
Leroy
Columbus
Winifred Buck
Frank H. Buck
Worthington
Trustees Ban Marxist Club at Ohio State University
The academic freedom committee of the ACLU criticized the trustees order banning the Marxist Club as arbitrary. It urged rescinding the campus ban in a letter to Acting President William McPherson.
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Columbus
U.R
American Civil Liberties Union
Ohio State University
Marxist Club
William McPherson
Cabinet Experts Prepare Reports on European Situation for FDR
New Zealand pledges full support to Britain in a European war. In Washington five departments and military leaders prepared a complete outline of Europe’s crisis for President Roosevelt, focusing on protecting nationals, preserving neutrality, and maintaining orderly markets with updated plans from the Czechoslovak crisis.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U.R
Dominion
Australia
Great Britain
Britain
P. Frazer
Adam Hamilton
Washington
Roosevelt
State
War
Navy
Treasury
Justice
Sumner Welles
Secretaries of War
Army Chiefs of Staff
Naval Operations
Marine Corps
Treasury and
Securities and Exchange
Escaped Lifer Bought Gun in Prison
A convicted murderer among six escapees from London Prison Farm carried a 38 caliber revolver bought for 30 dollars in the prison. Investigators sought to uncover how Steve Bolan and Louis Kuhen obtained firearms while inmates. Bolan and Kuhen fled with gunfire into a corn field after escaping Tuesday evening.
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London
WUP
William F. Amrine
Steve Bolan
Bolan
Louis Kuhen
Lebanon
Russian Spy Will Testify Before House Committee
Gen. W. G. Krivitsky, former head of the Soviet western European intelligence, will testify before the House committee probing un American activities. The panel continued questioning Henry D. Allen of Pasadena who described a Nazi Fascist Anti-semitic front and spoke of encounters with a Mr. Cosmelli at the Italian Embassy in Washington in January 1938.
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Washington
U.R
Martin Dies
Tex
W. G. Krivitsky
House Committee
Henry D. Allen
Pasadena
Calif
North America
Allen
Cosmelli
Marshal Can't Arrest Beyond Village Limits
Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that village marshals lack authority to arrest traffic violators outside their village without a warrant. The opinion to Col. Lynn Black, state patrol superintendent, notes some marshals patrol roads beyond their boundaries to arrest offenders for display before other village mayors.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Col
Lynn Black
State Highway Patrol
Fremont Refinery to add $35,000 waste treatment upgrade
Great Lakes Sugar Co plans a 35000 dollar expansion at the Fremont Refinery to stop waste dumping into the Sandusky River, according to plant officials.
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Fremont
U.P
Great Lakes
Japs Continue Policy Despite Recent European Developments
Tokyo says Japan will pursue a new order in Asia despite the German-Soviet non aggression treaty. The Foreign Office notes the Soviet offer once existed but has not been renewed. Japan maintains its Anti Communist alliance with Germany and Italy remains intact even amid European shifts.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Asia
Foreign Office
Germany
Italy
Russia
Far East
War Alarm Greater Here Sawyer Declares
Cincinnati residents show more concern about the European war than London or Paris, two weeks after Charles Sawyer, Democratic nominee for governor, said so after a tour abroad.
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Sawyer
Cincinnati
U.P
Europe
London
Paris
Charles Sawyer
Ast Fall
Job Insurance Checks Halted at Barr Rubber Plant
Columbus Ohio Admin istrator Herschel Atkinson of the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation suspended payment of unemployment benefits to several Barr Rubber Co. claimants in Sandusky after finding a strike at the plant. Robert E. Bryant and Elmer Wilson CIO Sandusky local president argued a strike exists. payments paused for the strike duration under state law.
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Columbus
U.P
Herschel Atkinson
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Barr Rubber Co
Sandusky
Robert E. Bryant
Elmer Wilson
CIO Rubber Workers Union
Barr
Atkinson
Jewelers robbed of $25,000 in gems
Three bandits held up the offices of Gardell and Schefler jewelers in New York today and escaped with gems valued at $25,000. Police were searching for the suspects as details emerged.
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New York
Gardell and Schefler
Young Slayer Held by West Coast Officers
Richard Jensen, 14, suspected of killing Billy Williams, 13, was captured at Venice after deputies and citizens pursued leads from the Montrose district. Jensen reportedly confessed, describing the moment of the slaying under a house before fleeing on a bicycle. Billy Williams died from a hammer blow and neck wire injuries despite aid.
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West Coast
Los Angeles
U.P
Sheriff's Office Today
Richard Jensen
Billy Williams
Venice
Montrose
Richard
Billy
President Roosevelt to cut short vacation at sea
President Roosevelt canceled his Gulf Stream fishing trip aboard the Tuscaloosa and will return immediately to Washington. The ship will land at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, tomorrow morning and he will travel by special train to the capital.
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U. S. S. Lang
Roosevelt
Washington
Gulf Stream
Tuscaloosa
North Atlantic
Mr. Roosevelt
Sandy Hook
N. J
Grand Jury Fails To Indict In Racing Information Probe
A federal grand jury in Chicago recognized as illegal the distribution of horse race information to bookies and urged prohibitive legislation but did not indict under Sherman anti trust laws. It returned a perjury indictment against M I Annenberg of Philadelphia and three associates tied to Annenbergs racing information services.
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Chicago
U.P
M. I. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Annenberg
Government Ready To Meet Force With Force Says Britain
Britain warned Adolf Hitler that any forcible partition of Poland would trigger European war. Ambassador Nevile Henderson delivered the warning to Berchtesgaden and Parliament was summoned to prepare defense measures as Britain vowed to meet force with force if necessary.
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Britain
Poland
England
United States
Hitler
Baltic
Slovakia
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Germany
Fuehrer
London
Berchtesgaden
Privy Council
Danzig
George
Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Viacheslav Molotov
Europe
Nevile
Levents
Russia
Neville Chamberlain
Ten Million Europeans Ready To Shoulder Arms for Battle
Nations across Europe mobilize with about 10 million men in alert and 50 million reserves. Poland reaffirms resolve to gain independence with Britain and France backing its stance. Hitler tightens nerves with a German-Soviet pact and pressure on Poland, while Britain France and Poland resist collapse and prepare Parliament powers for Chamberlain.
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Europe
Poland
Britain
France
Turkey
Danzig
Germany
New Penitentiary Warden to be Named Within 24 Hours
Governor Bricker said after conferring with State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood that a new warden at Ohio Penitentiary will probably be named within the next 24 hours. He added the field of selection has narrowed to practically one man.
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Columbus
U.P
Charles L. Sherwood
Bricker
Ohio Penitentiary
Arm struggle over reversed decision in Armstrong bout
Armstrong's manager Ed Mead said he will ask the New York Boxing Commission to reverse Lou Ambers victory over Henry Armstrong in the world lightweight title bout. He warned of seeking an investigation if action fails and questioned the November welterweight bout. Commission chairman Gen John J. Phelan defended the ruling as unanimous and satisfactory.
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NEW York
A.P
Eddie Mead
New York State Boxing Commission
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Michael Walsh
Ambers
Mead
Armstrong
John J. Phelan
Commission
Agricultural payments total for conservation program announced
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration said that by June 30 payments assigned to farmers under the 1938 500 million dollar conservation program amounted to 447 million 130 thousand 834 dollars. Most payments to cooperating farmers have been distributed, with some certifications pending final approval.
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Washington
U.P
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
All Quiet in Akron as Legion Breaks Camp
The 21st annual Ohio Department American Legion convention in Akron closed after five days. R. B. Gardner of Mansfield was elected department commander and Toledo chosen as the 1940 convention city. Mrs. O L Perry of Akron won the auxiliary presidency without opposition.
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Akron
U.P
American Legionnaires
Ohio Department
R. B. Gardner
Mansfield
Toledo
O. L. Perry
Department
Bandits Escape With 3400 From Stone Grill Raid
Two bandits fled with 3400 dollars from the Stone Grill yesterday, failing to grab 4000 in the safe and 400 in the cash drawer. The heist details indicate an uneven loot and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
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Warren
O.R
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