FDR Re appoints Smith To Labor Board Amid Protests
President Roosevelt reappointed Donald Wakefield Smith of Pennsylvania to the National Labor Relations Board for five years from Aug 27 1938. The AFL protested claiming bias and threatened Senate opposition. William Green said the federation would pursue a fight to block confirmation while AFL officials urged replacing Smith with J Warren Madden. The convention in Houston may set policy on cooperation with European labor movements toward peace and disarmament.
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Smith
Labor Board
Federation
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Donald Wakefield Smith
Pennsylvania
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Executive Council
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Fed
William Green
Donald W. Smith
Edwin S. Smith
A. F. of
J. Warren Madden
A. F. of L
Houston
Tex
Green
Jealous Seaman Slays Woman in Drunken Rage
Ramon Lee Hughes a 36 year old seaman confessed to fatally injuring his sweetheart after she declined to stop seeing other men. He led police to an apartment where Jean Montgomery aged 30 lay dead with a rolling pin injury and a hangman's noose. notes found on and around the room hinted at his jealousy.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ramon Lee Hughes
Hughes
George Mildalin
Jean Montgomery
Hugh
Torso Murder Suspect Sought in Old Brewery
Cleveland detectives searched the ruins of an old brewery for a torso murder suspect said to live in the basement. Richard Monell of Lakewood guided them to the spot, and recalled being frightened by a man resembling the mysterious "Gus" who may be linked to the mad butcher.
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Cleveland
O.P
Richard Monell
Lakewood
Gus
Truck Runaway Truck Kills Three on Mountain Road
A truck out of control on a mountain highway north of Los Angeles killed three people. A light pickup was forced aside. Two occupants of the pickup died. One man drinking at a roadside water fountain tried to flee and was trapped and killed.
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Los Angeles
Here
Eight killed in theater stairway disaster in Mexico
At the Azteca cinema in San Luis Potosi a balcony stairway collapse left about 50 people tangled in a heap. Eight died from suffocation and many were injured as the crowd cascaded downward after a stumble at the end of the program.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
W.P
Azteca Motion Picture Theater
Gallia County Age Pension Roll Tops 800 Records
Gallia County reaches a milestone as the July pension roll climbs to 803 recipients with total expenditures of 17 206 99 dollars and an average payment of 21 43 dollars. County director Earl McCormick notes death removals do not match new applications and recalls the jump from 766 in June.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl McCormick
McCormick
WPA at New Peak Hires Tenth of USA
The Works Progress Administration employs more men and women today than at any time in its three year history. Relief figures reveal that nearly one tenth of the population is supported by WPA.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
WPA rolls swell as Hopkins cites Idaho totals in relief drive
Administrator Harry L Hopkins announced last week that 3,038,908 people were on WPA rolls in Idaho and the country. The average relief worker has three dependents, placing dependent WPA wage recipients near ten million. WPA spends over 50 million dollars weekly, paying subsistence wages to 1,560,000 more relief clients than at its October low. Eleven southern states contributed 11,443 to the weekly rise as the program expands to employ 200,000 farm laborers in the South.
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Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Emergency Relief Fund
Hunted Thrills Ends in Murder Confession in Illinois
Fairfield Illinois sheriff announces two Tennessee housewives confess to the robbery and slaying of Felix Shannon, a 56 year old farmer. Jean Brooks 23 of Elizabethtown and Beulah Honeycutt 25 of Johnson City blame each other for the killing after Shannon, who had picked up two hitchhikers near Princeton, was found shot at his Mount Erie home.
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Fairfield
Ill
Ernest Burkett
Tennessee
Felix Shannon
Burkett
Jean Brooks
Elizabethtown
Tenn
Beulah Honeycutt
Johnson City
Shannon
Mount Erie
Princeton
Ohio Treasury Receipts Drop Since Last Year
Columbus Ohio receipts into the state treasury for the first seven months of 1938 fell about four percent from the same period a year earlier. Largest declines were in sales tax receipts from 29,456,085 to 21,629,981, gasoline taxes from 27,544,273 to 26,122,005, and beer malt and liquor taxes and sales from 43,807,000 to 39,342,627.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio State Treasury
Albany Woman Nellie Breeze Dies in Columbus Hospital
Albany resident Nellie Breeze died at University Hospital Columbus Thursday night. She had lived in Albany since her husband's death five years ago. Funeral services will be held Sunday at two o'clock at the home of her brother Charles Brown in Albany. Friends may call there.
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Albany
Nellie Breeze
University Hospital, Columbus
Charles Brown
Planes on goodwill tour launch from Cleveland to Youngstown
Seventeen airplanes were to take off here today for Youngstown on the first hop of a goodwill tour across the state. The mission promotes the National Air Races set for September 3 to 5.
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Cleveland-Aur
Youngstown
Hamilton Sees GOP Gains in National Vote
Indianapolis crowd hears Republican National Committee Chairman John D. M. Hamilton predict a minimum of 40 to 50 congressional seats for the GOP this fall as he and party leaders launch the 1938 senatorial and congressional campaigns. He cites Roosevelt’s anti-New Deal purge as fueling GOP support and foresees disruption within the Democratic Party. A Capehart farm cornfield rally is planned with 10,000 to 20,000 attendees and James W. Wadsworth of New York as keynote.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
G.O.P
Roosevelt
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
Capehart Farm
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Increase Officers for Chicago War on Vice
State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney doubled the force in Chicago to end a multi million dollar gambling racket linked to the Capone syndicate. Six raids on resorts netted 2 500 people 75 percent women and followed the Wednesday night assassination of Paul Battaglia a 44 year old former 42 Gang member.
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Chicago
U.P
Thomas J. Courtney
Capone Vice
Paul Battaglia
Man Killed by Train Near Glouster
Joe Mason age 51 was struck by a New York Central coal train near the Glouster waterworks and died at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens after hours of severe injuries. He leaves a wife and four children, including Francis and Eleanor. Mrs Elmer Jones reported the distress at 3 am and Marshal Heck found Mason conscious before he died at 5:20 am. The incident involved a train passing Glouster at 2:17 am and Mason was en route to Urbancrest when struck.
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Glouster
Joe Mason
New York Central
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Elmer Jones
Richardson Bakery
Fred Heck
Marshal Heck
Mason
Urbancrest
Francis
Marie Olds
Helen Simmons
Amesville
Eleanor
WPA Money Financed Woman Buy Yacht
WPA officials disclosed an unidentified woman was paid relief funds to aid her husband buy a yacht. She had worked since November 1935 on a cultural project, claiming to support herself and relatives. Her husband earned 22.50 dollars daily as a skilled technician. Action will be taken to recover the funds.
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Los Angeles
Three Small Children Killed by Falling Dirt
In Hamburg Iowa a family learns four year old Curtis Briggs led 40 volunteers to a 25 foot hole where three siblings died in a cave in incident. John Briggs aged 9 Larry Briggs 6 and Olin Mullins 7 perished in the collapse as rescue efforts uncovered the bodies.
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Hamburg
U.P
Curtis Briggs
Curtis
John Briggs
Larry
Olin Mullins
Hines Defense Tries To Break Gangland Ties
Defense for James J. Hines, a Tamamy boss, fought to counter testimony linking him to Dutch Schultz. Dudley Brotherwell testified that Schultz and Hines visited his Fairfield riding stable in 1935 to inspect Schultz's horse Sun Tan. The witness connected with George Weinberg who testified Schultz told Hines to accept a salary cut from $500 to $250 a week.
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NEW York
U.P
James J. Hines
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Dudley Brotherwell
Fairfield
Schultz
Sun Tan
Brothwell
George Weinberg
Connecticut
Killed To Aid Mother Faces Murder Charge
In Washington Pennsylvania a 12 year old Irene Giricz will be held on murder charges after shooting her father Steve Giricz 45 a WPA worker at their Centerville home three miles from Brownsville. Authorities say the motive was to aid her mother who was mistreated. The fatal shot ended the life of the elder Giricz.
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Washington
U.P
Irene Giricz
James C. Bain
Steve Giricz
WPA
Giricz
Centerville
Brownsville
Ohio Highway Projects Open for Bids Sept. 2
The Ohio Highways Department advertised for bids on 16 projects costing about 1,033,582 dollars. Bids will be opened Sept. 2. Projects include Vinton County U.S. Route 50 in Elk and Richland Townships, 7.49 miles surface work estimated at 127,535 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio Highways Department
Vinton-U. S. No
Elk and Richland
Hull Slaps Japs Warns Mexico In Sharp Notes
Secretary of State Cordell Hull warned Mexico that U S relations were strained over American property seizures and lodged a protest with Japan over the destruction of an American piloted airliner near Hong Kong. He urged arbitration but said diplomatic adjustment was impossible, calling expropriation illegal under international law and U S constitutional guarantees.
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Hull
Mexico
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Japan
Hong Kong
Hugh L. Wood
Francisco Castillo Najera
Mexico City
Arbitration Hall
Farley and Roosevelt Reach Incomplete Agreement on Maryland Plan
President Roosevelt and Postmaster General James A. Farley said they were in complete agreement after talks on political situations in several states. Observers speculate this could signal an aggressive campaign move in Maryland against Senator Millard Tydings. The President defended WPA chief Harry Hopkins against efforts to extract campaign contributions from relief workers, urging that relief recipients not donate to any party.
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Hyde Park
N. J
U.P
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Maryland
Millard ‘Tydings
Workers’ Alliance
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress
WPA
Hopkins
Ohio Youthrooms Set Up At State Fair Preview
Ohio youths from 1,500 families prepared livestock and exhibits at the State Fair grounds for the Junior Fair preview. They filled tent cities and dormitories in the $90,000 Junior Fair Building as the event opened. A second item reports Ira Walker, 54, a Negro barber, jailed in the slaying of 29-year-old Fred Turner whose body was found on a hillside path with two bullet wounds.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Chillicothe
Ira Walker
Barber
Fred Turner
Hungary Plays Both Sides In Central Europe Tug of War
Webb Miller reports Germany and the Little Entente clash over Hungary, a nation wedged between giants. Hungary seeks concessions from both sides while Britain France and Italy watch, as Admiral Horthy meets Hitler and Hungary weighs its next move after decades of treaty penalties.
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London
Germany
Hungary
Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Danube
Czechoslovakia
Roumania
Jugoslavia
Adolf Hitler
Nicholas Horthy
Austria
Duffy Reinstates Sparks After Graft Inquiry
Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy advised re instating Harry A. Sparks Columbus whose state engineer position was abolished by Governor Davey amid testimony in the Senate Graft Investigation into road material overcharges Duffy also withdrew as counsel for Highway Director John J Jaster in Sparks civil suit to regain his job Sparks was labeled disloyal and his removal risked a civil service test case due to his classified status
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
John J. Jaster, Jr
Harry A. Sparks
Davey
Senate
Duffy
Jaster
Sparks
Common Pleas Court
Highway Department
Civil Service
Classified Service
Gallia Chicken Thieves Sent to Reformatory
Gallia County youths DaReuben Beck 17 and Roy Jeffers 18 were moved to Georgetown Brown County to answer similar charges after suspended sentences for chicken theft. Convicted there they received an indeterminate term in Mansfield Reformatory. Both graduates and part of an organized local gang confessed. losers were reimbursed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
DaReuben Beck
Roy Jeffers
Georgetown
Brown County
Mansfield Reformatory
Beck
Jeffers
Mercerville
Roasted Convict Case Sparks Philadelphia Arrests
Philadelphia police chief Hersch announced plans to arrest six higher ups and guards at Philadelphia County Prison and break the roasted convict case wide open. The prison had four convicts roasted to death last weekend and 21 escaped due to perceived leniency.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia County
Hersch
Funeral date set for Mary Newman in Murray City
It was announced this afternoon that funeral services for Mrs. Mary Newman of Murray City will be held at the Murray City M. E. Church at 2 p m on Monday, changing the originally scheduled Sunday service.
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Mary Newman
Murray City
M. E
Britain and Czechoslovakia seek peace amid Sudeten crisis
United Press reports Britain plans a firm weekend push to break the Czech minority deadlock and avert war. Berlin warns that delaying solution could push support for Sudeten autonomy. Prague says it seeks peace and broader autonomy while European powers weigh responses. Spain reports rebel gains at Almaden mines. Daladier moves to loosen the 40 hour week. Leftists rally to support. Chinese forces push toward Hankow threatening the Yangtze flank.
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Germany
Berlin
Prague
Sudetens
Czechoslovakia
Britain
John Simon
France
England
London
Board International
Spain
Edouard Dalaedier
China
Hankow
Yangtse
Judicial Referendum Headed for Full Vote
Signatures from 59 of Ohio's 88 counties indicate a statewide ballot question on a new method for selecting lower court judges will appear in November. Secretary of State's office official James Welker said petitions remain to be filed in large metropolitan counties.
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Columbus
U.P
James Welker
Secretary of State
Athens Roads in State Highway Bid Projects
The Ohio Highways Department opened bids on 13 projects with an estimated total cost of 479000 dollars. Projects include Route No 56 near Athens Waterloo Two point five three miles bituminous treatment with estimates and tentative low bidders Persons and Cooley of Chesterhill submitted 3626 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio Highways Department
Athens
Waterloo
Persons
Dog Inheritance Sparks Irrepressible Excitement in Paper
A Pennsylvania paper notes a watch dog showing signs of excitement as policemen open a safe left by a recently deceased recluse containing half a million dollars in $1000 bills and Liberty bonds. Heirs learned of the fortune via a classified want ad in The Messenger. Ads accepted until 2 pm tomorrow for insertion in The Big Sunday Messenger.
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Pennsylvania
Messenger
Big Sunday Messenger
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