Shut-Down of More Mines Feared After Gallia Strike
Picketing of four small Keystone mines near Vinton sparked violence injuring a miner and raising fear that labor troubles may halt much of Gallia County truck mining. One man Warren Arthur filed assault and battery charges against Russell Riddleberger after reportedly being assaulted at a Red Oliver mine. Pickets closed three Oliver mines and one Otto Bard mine, threatening more closures if unions form. Trucks entering the area were halted, delaying coal delivery. only a few drivers managed to force through lines. The affected mines employ five to ten men each, with 30 to 40 pickets on duty across shifts.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Vinton
Gallia
Warren Arthur
Oliver
Russell Riddleberger
Arthur
Olive
Otto Bard
Kets
Christmas Eve Mine Choir Legend in Central Europe
A Central European mining superstition holds that on Christmas Eve invisible choristers sing high mass in the mine where ore is richest. The tale links festive ritual with wealth and fate in mining communities.
Peace Program Aims to End European Armament Race
Britain and France begin preliminary work on a three point peace plan to halt the arms race and ease tensions with the democracies and totalitarian powers. Prime Minister Chamberlain Foreign Secretary Eden and French leaders discuss guarantees for European peace in return for satisfaction of German colonial demands.
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London
Great
Britain
France
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Camille Chautempts
Delbos
Paris
Hitler
Germany
Green and Lewis to Meet in Peace Talk
Washington reports both labor leaders John L. Lewis and William Green agreed to meet Thursday to seek an end to their two year power fight over the CIO and AFL. They will discuss industrial unionism and which industries each body should tolerate, with Lewis pushing for expansion into electrical and radio manufacturing and other white collar and public sector fields.
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Green
Lewis
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
William Green
CIO
Trades Union Movement
Secretly Jail Child Slayer Sparks Mob Fear in Newport News
In Newport News Virginia police held 77 year old Mike Ritter a junk man in a secret prison amid mob fears after he shot three times at two girls ages 11 and 12 over chalk marks on his fence. Sue Stokes was killed and Mary Coleman was wounded but expected to survive.
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Newport News
Mike Ritter
Ritter
Sue Stokes
Mary Coleman
Sue
Mary
Culbertsons Split Up But Remain Friends
Mrs. Ely Culbertson was en route to Reno to tell a divorce judge Ely is her favorite bridge partner and a perfect business associate but an unsatisfactory husband. After calm talks they agreed to part as spouses but not as bridge partners or as associates in Culbertsons Inc.
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New York
U.P
Ely Culbertson
Reno
Ely
Culbertson
The
Culbertsons, Inc
Ten Guilty on Federal Indictments Sentenced
Federal Judge Mell G. Underwood sentenced 10 defendants who pleaded guilty to federal indictments in Columbus. Notable results include Don Clifford Bryan of Hocking County receiving 30 days in jail for liquor violations and Clarence Hartless arrested near New Straitsville given a two year prison term with a $500 fine suspended.
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Columbus
Mell G. Underwood
Don Clifford Bryan
Hocking County
Clarence Hartless
New Straitsville
Wage Hour Bill Seeks Southern Petition To Floor Vote
House wage hour advocates threaten to drop cotton controls from the farm bill unless southern representatives sign a petition to force the labor measure to a floor vote. The 24-name petition threshold governs House action while Senate already passed the bill. President Roosevelt's road spending curbs add to the tense budget fight as senators Hayden and McCarran warn of contract violations.
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Washington
U.P
House
Tne Less
Senate
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Carl A. Hayden
Ariz
Pat McCarran
Okla
House Roads Committee
American Tug Returned With Jap Apologies
Japanese authorities returned the American owned tug Feiting and apologized to Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell and United States Consul Clarence F. Gauss. The tug was hijacked from Kin Lee-Yuan Wharf in the French Concession after protesters noted the theft and flag removal by a Japanese naval party. Two Italian owned tugs were also returned.
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Shanghai
U.P
Kiyoshu Hasegawa
Third Fleet
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Clarence F. Gauss
Yarnell
William Hunt
Far East
Kin Lee-Yuan
Whangpoo
Parma youth wins grand steer at Cleveland Livestock Show
16-year-old Bill Schroeder of Parma takes the grand champion prize at the 13th Cleveland Livestock Show for the steer he raised. The 1060 pound animal sold for 8&1/2 cents a pound, totaling 866.70 dollars, bought by Kroger Grocery & Baking Company at Monday night’s auction.
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Cleveland
U.P
Bill Schroeder
Parma
1 H Club Names Ten Youth Health Champs
Six lean, hard, muscled boys and four bright-eyed girls were named national health champions today by a committee of 4 H club leaders. All winners said they never used alcohol or tobacco but admitted a fond ness for milk. The champions: Junior Clayton, age 17, Van Meter Iowa Albert W Olson, age 19, Dwight Kansas Donald R Wielage, age 19, Dorchester Nebraska Louis W Sharpe, age 19, Cortland New York Junior Joyner, age 17, Marlow Oklahoma Ned Crowley, age 17, Prospect Virginia Georgia Paynter, age 17, Livingston Kentucky June Modlin, age 17, Beaver City Nebraska Donna Oxender, age 15, Kunkle Ohio and Barbara Sargeant, age 15, Salem Oregon.
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Chicago-U
Junior Clayton
van Meter
Albert W. Olson
Dwight
Kan
Donald R. Wielage
Dorchester
Neb
Louis W. Sharpe
Cortland
N. Y
Junior Joyner
Marlow
Okla
Ned Crowley
Prospect
Georgia Paynter
Livingston
June Modlin
Beaver City
Neh
Donna Oxender
Kunkle
Barara Sargeant
Salem
Ore
Newsmen Bravely Save Edition Amid Erie Fire
Erie Dispatch-Herald staff risked their lives to print the final edition as flames raged in the building above the pressroom. Damage reached about 15000 dollars while firefighters fought the blaze.
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Erie
U.P
Erie Dispatch-Herald
Labor leaders attack Governor in Ohio relief fight
In Columbus 125 CIO representatives condemned Governor Davey as anti social and his 7.5 million relief plan as fraud urging adoption of a 16 million 1938 relief program plus higher taxes to fund it. A 34 member CIO committee was named to craft the relief agenda as lawmakers debate unemployment and tax measures.
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Columbus
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization
Davey
Ohio
John Owens
Ohio Cio
R. F. Reisinger
Cleveland
Herman Theisen
Millfield
Athens County
League of Municipalities
Joint Legislative Committee
League Legislative Committee
Senate
Ohio Fund
Ohio Aid for Aged Workers Given Raise
Ford M Pickens announced that 250 employees of the State Division of Aid for the Aged including investigators and subdivision managers received pay increases under a new salary scale approved by the federal Social Security Board.
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Columbus
Ford M Pickens
State Division of Aid For the
Federal Social Security Board
Anti-Unionism Charges Lodged Against Ford
The regional office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Ford Motor Company alleging discrimination against union workers. A hearing is scheduled for December 16.
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Ford
ST. Louis
ALPW
National Labor Relations Board Today
Ford Motor Company
Walter Fletcher longtime Lucas postmaster and mayor dies
Walter Fletcher 83 longtime Lucas postmaster for 42 years and mayor for 19 years died at his home Tuesday. He served Mansfield area towns in public service for decades leaving a legacy in local governance. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Mansfield
U.P
Walter Fletcher
Lucas
Yale Divinity Scholar to Speak at Ohio Pastors’ Meet
Dr. Luccock of Yale Divinity School will deliver four devotional addresses daily at the 19th annual Ohio Pastors convention in Columbus from January 31 to February 3.
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Columbus
U.P
Luccock
Yale Divinity School
Exhausted funds halt Cleveland relief amid food crisis
Cleveland's 60 000 relief clients faced no money or orders for food coal or rent as Mayor Burton blamed Gov Davey for failing to provide December funds. Only eggs and prunes were distributed to indigent residents while officials sought state aid and merchants faced $1.4 million in city relief bills.
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Burton
Davey
Cleveland
Harold H. Burton
Martin L. Davey
East Side
Clark L. Mock
Fred W. Ramsey
Columbus
Frank Aible
City Hall
Cost Rises for Industry Coal and Railroads Nationwide
The National Bituminous Coal Commission set new minimum prices effective Dec 16 for bituminous coal mined east of the Mississippi. Ohio prices range from 1.41 to 2.40 per ton for various coal types, with industrial steam grades priced higher to revive the industry and curb cutthroat competition.
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Washington
U.P
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Ohio
Mississippi River
Guffey-Vinson
Greyhound Drivers Fired On By Snipers In Pittsburgh
Three Greyhound bus drivers report being fired upon while parked. A bus near Cashtown PA had a window smashed by a bullet. In Pittsburgh crude oil prices declined 15 to 18 cents per barrel per South Penn Oil agency notices.
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Greyhound
Pittsburgh
L. T. Shreve
Gettyshburg
Cashtown
Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Seep
South Penn Oil Company
WPA Relief Rolls Increase Across Nation
WPA relief rolls rose to more than 1.5 million for the week ending Nov 13 as Hopkins met with President Roosevelt on winter relief policies amid the recession. Economists say about 1 million lost jobs in the current downturn, with Ohio adding 1,298 workers in the latest week.
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Washington
U.P Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Ohio
Hold Accused Hatchet Slayer to Grand Jury
Charleston W Va Alfred Dalton McClanahan 23 stepson of Mrs Pearl McClanahan who died in hospital waived hearing on murder charge and was held to the grand jury The state alleges he threw a hatchet at his step mother wounding her fatally after she scolded him for selling a possum hide for 20 cents
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Charleston
W. Va
Alfred Dalton McClanahan
Pearl McClanahan
McClanahan
Ohio Legislators Opposed To Roosevelt Road Spending Cuts
Ohio's congressional delegation lined up against President Roosevelt's highway funding curtailment. Senator Vic Donahey vowed to fight diverting funds and argued every cent should rebuild roads. The plan would cut Ohio's 1939 apportionment to 7.71 million and cap federal assistance at 8.33 million for the next two years. Representative Secrest said he would oppose next year cuts, noting communities already planned with anticipated grants.
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Dent Roosevelt
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Sen
Donahey
Robert J. Bulkley
Robert T. Secrest
Caldwell
House Roads Committee
Secrest
Court Denies Hahn Request For Trial Delay
The Ohio Court of Appeals refused a request to keep Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn in Hamilton County jail pending her appeal for a new trial. She is to be moved to Columbus Prison to face execution by electric chair on March 10, with her attorney arguing the stay is needed for visits from her 12 year old son Oscar.
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Cincinnati
Anna Marie Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Hamilton County
Court of Appeals
Hahn
Ohio
Columbus
H. C. Rossinger, Sr
Columbus Pastor Faces Fraud Hearing Today
NEW LEXINGTON U P Rev Alexander S Kalassay pastor of the United Magyar Protestant Church at Columbus goes on trial here on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses He is accused by Paul and Julia Savony of Congo of taking 1200 dollars claiming it was for bond to obtain a state liquor inspector job which was later said to be unfounded.
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New Lexington
U.P
Alexander S. Kalassay
United Magyar Protestant Church
Columbus
Paul
Julia Savony
Congo
Kalassay
Lancaster Banker Mithoff Dies Leaves $520000 Estate
Lancaster banker Mithoff died November 18 leaving an estate estimated at $520000. The will details and heirs were not disclosed in the obituary.
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Lancaster
Ed Mithoff
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