Gunmen Hold Up Express Agency in Youngstown
Three men stormed the downtown Railway Express Agency grabbing 35000 dollars consigned to the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. A car wreck and a highway blockade followed as state patrols chased the bandits toward the Ohio River district.
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Express
Youngstown
WUP
Railway Express Agency
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Youngstown- Salem
J. C. Murray
Col
Lynn Black
State Highway Patrol
Salem
Blacks
Ohio River District
Postalization of Rail Rates Is Considered
Washington U P rail executives met to discuss prosperity plans as the ICC studied a plan offering New York to San Francisco coach fare of five dollars. Senator Wheeler asked ICC Chairman Splawn for an opinion on the feasibility of postalizing passenger rates. Hastings proposed a parcel post like zone rate system for rail travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
San Francisco
Burton K. Wheeler
D., Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
ICC
Walter M. W. Splawn
John A. Hastings
New York State
Wheeler
Hastings
The
Association of American Railroads
Roosevelt
Five killed by Georgia slayer captured in Savannah
Marion Hunter, a 24 year old African American ex-convict, confessed to fatally bludgeoning James Tillman, his wife, two daughters and Tom Chester with an iron pipe on December 22. He was taken to an undisclosed jail for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
U.P
Marion Hunter
James Tillman
Tom Chester
Gallia's Eighth Fire Destroys Cottage in 30 Days
In Gallia the cottage of Mr and Mrs Rupert Trout on Vinton Avenue was razed by the citys eighth fire in 30 days. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars. Mrs Trout injured a leg leaping from a window to escape the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rupert Trout
Vinton, Ave
U S Allocates 135 Million for Highway and Grade Crossing Work
Washington AP Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace apportioned 135 million dollars to states for highway improvement and grade crossing elimination. Wallace allocated 20 million dollars to extend the federal program for hazard elimination at grade crossings.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Bandmaster to Retire at Ohio State University
Gustav Bruder, longtime Ohio State University bandmaster for 38 years, will retire on January 1. The veteran conductor led the band through decades of performances and events and will step down at year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Gustav Bruder
Ohio State University
Theater Owner Dies in Circleville At 67
Walker Baughman a Circleville theater owner for more than fifty years died today at age 67 in Circleville. He built a lasting legacy in local entertainment and operated theaters across the community.
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Circleville
U.P
Walker Baughman
Cat Joke Triggers Iran France Diplomatic Break
In Paris a French humor weekly published a joke linking Shah of Persia to chat meaning cat, provoking Iran Persia to sever diplomatic relations with France. The incident centers on a wordplay joke that sparked a political rift between the nations.
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Paris
U.P
Iran
Persia
France
Relief From Cold Wave Is Promised by Weatherman
Forecaster H. A. Downs in Chicago predicted relief for midwestern states as a second section of a severe cold wave moved east from the western plains. The new front would bring snow to Michigan Ohio and areas along the Mason-Dixon Line while the North Central would see generally fair skies with light snow in the Dakotas Northern Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa. Temperatures were expected to rise in western and midwestern states today and for the lower regions.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
H. A. Downs
Michigan
Ohio
Mason-Dixon Line
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Hoffman Attacks Murphy as Communist Tool for Cabinet Post
Representative Clare Hoffman of Michigan denounces Governor Frank Murphy as a Communist tool and calls a Roosevelt proposed appointment as attorney general an invitation to lawlessness. Hoffman criticizes Murphy over Michigan sit-down strikes and alleged Communist support at the polls.
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Washington
Clare E. Hoffman
Mich
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Homer Cummings
Murphy
Cummings
Hoffman
White House
Tax Receipts Show Increase in Weekend Sales
State Treasurer Clarence H. Kinsley reported sales tax receipts for the week ending Dec 17 totaling $1,084,222, up by $161,550 from the prior year. The year’s revenue stands at $37,791,200, about $10.8 million below 1937, with the Dec 18 week at $992,672 and prepaid receipts topping 1937 for a second consecutive week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Clarence H. Kinsley
Delusions of Grandeur Drive Japanese Aggression, Historian Says
Professor Robert T. Pollard of the University of Washington told the 53rd annual American Historical Society meeting that Japan's imperial expansion since the 16th century stems mainly from psychological factors. He cited delusions of grandeur and resentment toward whites as key motivators over economic reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert T. Pollard
University of Washington
Pollard
American Historical Society
Japan
Galena School Chief Killed in Train Collision
J Morgan Ruffner 37 Galena superintendent died when his car was struck by a freight train at Galena late yesterday. The wreck occurred as the vehicle failed to clear the crossing, authorities said.
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Delaware
J. Morgan Ruffner
Galena
Bandit Kills Grocer at Store Door in Cleveland
Louis Paster 43 was shot to death by a bandit as he unlocked the door to his grocery in Cleveland. Police pursued the suspect who fled after the fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Louis Paster
Cold Wave Drops Temperatures Across Regions
The first cold wave chills Missouri and Mississippi Valley areas tomorrow. Temperatures fall to 14 below zero at Greenville Maine, rise to 4 above at Albany New York and 14 above at Boston Massachusetts.
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Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Greenville
Albany
N. Y
Boston
Fire Destroys Home in St James With Tragic Loss
Mrs. Lyle Robson and five children died in a blaze that swept a St James Winnipeg home. Her husband was critically burned after leaping from a second floor window. Only Stanley survived. Firemen suspect an overheated stove caused the fire in subzero weather. Bodies were found on the second floor. The mother reportedly tried to save a young child.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lyle Robson
St. James
Stanley
Japan's New Year stance asserts Western Pacific control
Tokyo reports say Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita and Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai in New Year messages vow to end the view of the Orient as Western colonies. Arita praises Germany and Italy for backing Japan and rebukes other powers, claiming totalitarian states recognize realities in East Asia.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Western Pacific
Hachiro Arita
Mitsumasa Yonai
Navy
Arita
Germany
Italy
Asia
Millionaire's Wife Dies In 35 Story Plunge
Mrs. Miriam Marve Rieber, 55, wife of Torkild Rieber head of the Texas Company and Texas Corporation, plunged from her 35th floor Central Park view apartment. She had suffered a nervous ailment for two months.
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New York
U.P
Miriam Marve Rieber
Torkild Rieber
The
Texas Company
Texas Corporation
Central Park
Relief rolls decline further in WPA report
Acting WPA administrator Francis C. Harrington said relief rolls fell by 55,996 in the week ending December 17, continuing a decline that began November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Progress
Francis C. Harrington
Auditors to Testify in McKesson Robbins Hearing
The Securities and Exchange Commission orders a public hearing into the McKesson and Robbins accounting scandal as auditors are set to testify. The case centers on an $18,000,000 asset shortfall hidden for a decade and claims that the crude drugs division's six Canadian warehouses did not exist, only mailing addresses. Directors previously testified that cursory checks would reveal the warehouses were fictitious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
A.P
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
McKesson and Robbins
Canada
State Aid Reaches 38 000 Dependents in 1938
Columbus U P Thirty eight thousand dependent and crippled children and indigent blind were aided during 1938 through the State Division of Public Assistance, announced today by Judge Henry J. Robison, chief of the division.
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Columbus
U.P
State Division of Public Assistance
Henry J. Robison
Lame Duck Legislature Opens Special Session To Push Appointments
The lame duck Ohio legislature meets in a special session and aims to re enact cigarette and fuel tax measures while confirming governor Davey’s last set of appointments. Officials note unresolved Democratic votes and the risk of shifting control to the Bricker camp. The session also reviews unemployment and industrial commission appointments amid fiscal reform talk.
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Lame Duck
Columbus
U.P
Davey
Senate
Unemployment Compensation and
State Industrial Commission
Charles Leasure
Zanesville
Job Insurance Commission
Clarence H. Kinsley
Bainsbridge
Industrial Commission
Thomas Gregory
Cincinnati
Leasure
John WW. Bricker
Kinsley
Democratic Party
Biocinte
Gregory
Arthur L. Limbach
New
Philadelphia
Special Tax and Revenue Commission
Irey Leads 80 000 in Vast U S Spy Hunt
Treasury investigators, under Elmer L. Irey, marshal an extensive espionage drive across the department. An order directs all Treasury staff to be alert for spy activity, relying on routine duties to uncover clues in one of the era's largest anti spy campaigns.
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Washington
Elmer L. Ivey
al Capone
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Treasury
Department
Irey
Anti French feeling erupts at Rome premiere
In Rome, during the premiere of Ettore Fieramosca, a leading theater event sparked anti French sentiment. As the medieval tournament scenes played, the French knight drew boos and catcalls while the Italian knight was met with applause from the frenzied audience.
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Rome
A.P
Ettore Fieramosca
Suspected Kentucky Bank Robber Captured
Freeburn Kentucky local police captured Scot Blankenship 28 after a 24 hour search in Pike County. Blankenship was sought in connection with the Merchants and Miners Bank holdup in which more than 6700 dollars was taken and he had the money on his person.
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Freeburn
U.P
Scot Blankenship
Here
Pike County
Blankenship
Merchants’ and Miners’ Bank
Bowling Green University President Dies in Auto Crash
Dr. Roy Ernest Offenhauer 57, Bowling Green State University president, died from a skull fracture after a collision with a truck on State Route 31 near Findlay. His wife Ella 55 suffered scalp lacerations and unconsciousness. she remained hospitalized. Offenhauer had led BG as president since 1937, boosting enrollment by 18 percent and launching a $700,000 building program.
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Ella
Findlay
Offenhauer
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Findlay Hospital
Ohio
Bowling Green University
Homer B. Williams
May Delay To Change Law Faces Senate Clash
Washington senators signaled plans to slow moves to amend the Wagner Act until court cases are resolved. Chairman Elbert D. Thomas urged postponement, arguing court rulings will yield clearer interpretations while opponents urged compromise on controversial sections.
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Washington
L.P
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Thomas
Congress
Edward R. Burke
D. Neb
Frances Perkins
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Congress For Industrial Organization
Burke
Weatherman J R Lloyd Struck By Cold Wave
Chicago weatherman J R Lloyd suffered a cold at home when a sharp cold wave hit the city. He forgot his rubbers and faced the frigid weather indoors today.
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Chicago
U.P
J. R. Lloyd
State Health Dept Seeks Law To Preserve Mine Sealing Benefits
Ohio officials seek legislation and $50,000 annual funding to maintain sealing of abandoned coal mine openings in 36 counties after WPA work ends next June. The move aims to protect water and wildlife, reduce sulphuric acid pollution, and keep Southeastern Ohio suitable for recreation.
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State Health Department
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Walter Hartung
Ohio League of Sportsmen
Carl Watson
WPA
B. F. Hatch
Hatch
Lawrence Wooddell
E. McClure
Ohio University
Athens
Athens County Sportsmen's Committee
Man Kills Wife and Father-in-Law Then Dies
In Terre Haute Indiana William Query 39 eloped with 15 year old Betty Kendall and after a secret marriage first faced her mother and a judge. He shot Betty and her father Ralph Kendall 36 then died by suicide. Betty was remanded to her father while Query was released on 1000 dollar bond.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Query
Betty
Query
Ralph D. Kendall
Cloverdale
Minnie Belle Dobson
Greencastle
C. C. Gillen
Gillen
Panay Bombing Victim Receives Japanese Compensation
Cincinnati U P chief Quartermaster John Henry Lang of the naval recruiting office weighs how to spend a $4142.90 compensation from the Japanese government for wounds from the Panay bombing on the Yangtze River December 12 1937. Lang sustained seven wounds while firing on the gunboat as torpedoes struck during the attack.
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Cincinnati
John Henry Lang
Naval
Panay
Yangtze River
Lang
Robbers Blamed for Slaying of Recluse
BATAVIA UP Police believe 83 year old Jacob Fishback was beaten to death in his shack by bandits several days after two hunters found his body. The recluse had recently sold several acres of land and robbers were suspected of targeting money from the sale.
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Batavia
Jacob Fishback
Fishback
Columbus Grocer Killed by Hold-Up Man
City detectives sought clues today to identify the murderer of Carlton S. Steinhoff a 69 year old grocer who died after being shot in his grocery near the beer parlor. Police said the killer was a Negro man who held up Steinhoff last night.
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Columbus
Carleton S. Steinhoff
Steinhoff
Urges Sex Education In Secondary Schools
Richmond Va American children want sex education but parents offer the greatest obstacle to initiation of such instruction in public schools. Benjamin H Gruenberg consultant of the U S Public Health Service urged intelligent dissemination of sex knowledge in secondary schools at the closing session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention.
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Richmond
U.P
Benjamin H. Gruenberg
U. S Public Health Service
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Gruenberg
Ohio WPA Workers Reduced Report Shows Decline
Columbus report states 263575 people were employed on Ohio WPA projects as of December 21, down 4411 from the prior week.
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Ohio
WPA
Columbus
U.P
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Jose Luis Diez
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