Drought Relief Efforts Amid Severe U S Weather Crisis
Washington reports urgent need for rain across the United States as drought worsens. Officials note June conditions exceed 1930 and 1934 droughts in severity, with July and August likely to bring the greatest crop damage. Wallace tours drought areas while relief agencies mobilize funds and livestock moves to feed-rich regions. world wheat stocks hit nine-year low at 635 million bushels on July 1.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Labour Leaders Push In Texail Across Industries
Federal officials admit to averting a serious steel and labor crisis as CIO backing and textile owners discuss broader drives into rubber and other sectors. Reports say organizers have invaded key spots in towns including W Va and Am.
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W. Va
Number of Employes on Ohio WPA Declines
A WPA employment report from Columbus shows a weekly decline of 707 workers in Ohio, lowering total state WPA employment to 152,850 with a further drop to 148,000 expected under the revised quota. County counts include Morgan 264 Perry 981 Athens 1704 Gallia 527 Hocking 903 Vinton 363.
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Columbus-U
Washington
Morgan
Perry
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Vinton
Victim of Thugs at Akron Returns Home
J. S. VanDyke of Athens returned home after five weeks in an Akron hospital. He was attacked May 3 while visiting his daughter and son Parker VanDyke and Paul Walsh. He suffered a broken jaw and other injuries in the assault.
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J. S. VanDyke
Athens
Akron
VanDyke
Paul Walsh
Parker VanDyke
Plane mishap report at St Paul field described
A fragmentary account outlines a North St Airlines incident in St Paul near Chicago. The plane rolled, slid to a corner, and a passenger named Boncheck was removed as an officer returned from Washington with no room for him.
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Madecap
ST Paul Minn
St Airlines
Chicago
Grinway
Washington
New Crisis Predicted in Job-Making
Relief officials warned that only a mass return of jobless to private payrolls by winter can avert a new 500 million dollar congressional appropriation for federal job making early next year. Hopkins said 350 million will cover about six weeks, with August 15 as a likely need date, as drought relief and high material costs strain funds. Ohio received 26.3 million to sustain WPA at current levels through August.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Ohio
Bonus Brings Legal Problem in Supreme Court Test
Boston reports the fight over whether a World War II veteran can be forced to use his $792 bonus to satisfy debts. Herbert Mahar of Adams faces a $318 judgment plus costs to the Boom estate. he has already cashed $200 of his bonds and offered $2 monthly, which a district judge ruled must be used to repay the debt. Officials of the Massachusetts Department and the Veterans of Foreign Wars threaten to seek a Supreme Court ruling on the issue.
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Boston
U.P
United States Supreme Court
Massachusetts Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Supreme Court
Herbert Mahar
Adams
Henry L. Harrington
Mahar
194Th Infantry
A. K. Boom
Harrington
Heat Mark of 105 Is Followed by Storm
Gallipolis reports an official 105 degree heat reading Tuesday afternoon followed by a severe electrical storm with half an inch of rain. A heavy wind damaged telephone, power and telegraph lines within the city. Lightning struck the Heber Rooster property, burning a barn valued at about $3,000.
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Gallipolis
Heber Rooster
Lightning Bolts Kill 20 In Bulgarian Storms
SOFIA Bulgaria Two dozen people die in Bulgaria as storms sweep the country in 48 hours. Lightning kills twenty people and two others perish by related weather incidents while sixty perish by other causes during the same period.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
U.P
Radical deportee Berk Man dies in France
Chicago dispatch reports Alexander Berk Man, once allied with Emma Goldman and deported to Russia in 1922, died today in San Tropaz France. The death details came via a cablegram received by Dr Reitman from Mrs Goldman.
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Chicago
U.P
Alexander Berk Man
Emma Goldman
Russia
San Tropaz
France
Dr Reitman
Mias Goldman
Hound Mother Adopts Pigs On Gallipolis Farm
A hound owned by Wilbur Waddell in Green Township refused her natural litter duties after a boy on the Waddell farm killed five of ten piglets. Hours later the dog began caring for the five surviving piglets, following and nurturing them as if they were her own. The strange scene raises questions about whether the pigs will bark or grunt when grown.
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Gallipolis
Wilbur Waddell
Green Township
Waddell
Hail Frightens Horse Fatal Wagon Accident
John W. Newland 47 of Jerseyville died after a wagon loaded with wheat overturned on a steep bank during a hailstorm. His 14-year-old son Howard escaped unharmed as the hailstorm and wagon weight caused Newland to suffer a punctured lung and internal injuries. He died three hours after admission to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by wife, two children, five sisters, and one brother. funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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John W. Newland
Jerseyville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Newland
Howard
Ohio
Florence Ellen
Bessie Patton
Haydenville
Minta Myers
Effie Weekley
Logan
Nellie Lowry
Chauncey
Etta
Reogge
Quimby
Fred Newland
Mineral
John Lightfoot
Myers St
Nelsonville
Greenlawn
James Fights New Evidence in James Murder Trial
In Los Angeles defense lawyers fought to bar evidence they say would show the barbershop killer known as Bluebeard also killed a third wife and possibly a seventh. The DA sought testimony about the 1982 death of Mrs Winona Wallace James, drowned in a tub at Manito Cole, as part of linking the defendant to earlier offenses. Superintendent Rockers testified as the DA aimed to show that James drove his car off the Pike's Peak road in an attempt to kill another wife after striking Mrs. Winona Joel with a hammer.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
Bluebeard
M's
Winona Wallace James
Manito
Cole
James
Rockers
Pike's Peak Highway
John Barnes
Rodgers
Colorado
Jomes
Pike's Peak
Winona Joel
Ohio Auto Association Heads Thirty Fifth Convention
The Ohio Auto Association reelected its president at the conclusion of the thirty fifth annual convention. Resolutions called for Congress to repeal federal tax legislation and restore states rights to tax and fund highway building and economy efforts.
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Cedar Point
U.p—Frank
F& Whittemore
Akiom
Ohio State Automondiic Association
O'S
Federaca
Republicans in Ohio 1936 convention target New Deal
At Columbus delegates pledged renewed attacks on the Democratic administration. John D. M. Hamilton and Attorney General John W. Bricker prepared to address the gathering. Hamilton criticized Governor Lehman seeking a third term and predicted Landon would win most electoral votes.
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Columbus
Ohio
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
John W. Bricker
Landon
Hamilton
Plan for relief funding halts county services
In Cleveland Ohio the Cuyahoga County commissioners halted all relief funds to seek money for food relief for 100,000 clients. Mayor Burton contemplated a trip to Columbus to meet Gov. Davey as officials warned services might be suspended to avert hunger.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cuyahoga County
John Curry
Harold H. Burton
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Coalition Organizes To Oppose Roosevelt
A conference of women from across the nation formed the Independent Coalition of American women to oppose the Roosevelt re election. Officers include Chairman Mrs EB T Meredith Democrat Des Moines Iowa and vice chairmen Mrs L B Beckwith Republican Toledo Mrs Kin Hubbard Democrat Indianapolis and others from Kansas City Denver Atlanta Chicago New York City.
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Toledo
AUP
Roosevelt
Independent Coalition of American Women
Mra
EB. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Denver
William Healey, Jr
Atlanta
Henry #. Miller
Phoenix
Kellogg Fairbanks
Chicago
Christian R. Holmes
New York City
Ban on Swimming Books At Alcatraz Island Prison
Prison officials in California banned the book How to Swim in 10 Easy Lessons as unsuitable reading material for inmates on Alcatraz Island. The move follows concerns over reading material access within the prison system.
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Alcatraz Island
Cal
U.P
Convietsa
Barbara Mis Age 100 Dies in Amelia Ohio
Mrs Barbara Mis age 100 of Amelia Ohio died Tuesday leaving a family note of grief and community respect. Funeral details may be announced by the local faith community and relatives.
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Batavia
Barbara Mis
Amelia, O
Ex convicts sought in Chicago slaying
Chicago lawmen hunted two former Colorado State Prison inmates linked to the murder of Florence Castle. The suspects visited her in winter and may have carried messages from her incarcerated husband. Police planned to question her son Jimmy Thompson as they examined letters tying the case to her late husband and his alleged confederates.
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James Thomp
Brightage
Clews Son Castle
Chidrs
Florence Thompson Castle
Black Legion
William O’brien
Colorado State
Chicago
Florence Castle
Colorado
Canon City
Jimmy
James Thompson
Faber Castle
Blum Recalls League Failure In Ethiopian Crisis
In Geneva Premier Leon Blum of France condemned the League of Nations for its role in the Italo Ethiopian crisis, saying Europe is back to 1914 conditions while France seeks peace but won’t recognize Italy’s conquest. British foreign secretary Eden urged not recognizing the seizure and called for sanctions to be dropped. The assembly faced renewed Italian and Argentine threats to quit the League as Haile Selassie denounced its failure. Italian officials urged Swiss authorities to release journalists jailed after protesting Haile Selassie’s remarks.
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Geneva
U.P
League of Nations
Leon Blum
France
Europe
Blum
Italy
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
Germany
League
Haile Selassie
Halle Selassie
J P Morgan Returns to Estate After Illness
J P Morgan Tl returned to his baronial estate at Glen Cove New York from West Manchester Massachusetts where he had been visiting his sister’s state. Stricken with neuriny he arrived at Milineck station in a private car drawn by a chartered locomotive and was carried in a wheelchair to an ambulance. Morgan is one of the world’s wealthiest men and heads J P Morgan Co with influence over thousands of industrial enterprises and numerous corporate boards.
Head of Fire Captain Identified by Sister
Carrollton Kentucky report identifies a body found in a local lake as Harry A. Miller retired Cincinnati fire captain. Sister Flora Miller said the head is her brother and that Miller disappeared last summer when in New NewTrenton Indiana. Malice is suspected. authorities believe he was murdered.
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Carrollton
Flora Miller
Bundoy
Harry A. Miller
Cincinnati Fire Department
Miller
New Trenton
Ind
Youth Killed in Fall From River Bridge
Columbus report 14 year old Paul Burrow died after falling 35 feet from a bridge over the Seloto River. He touched a high tension wire during the fall and suffered burns along with other injuries in the incident yesterday.
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Columbus
Paul Burrow
Seloto River
Jean Harlow Wins Legal Right to Screen Name
Superior Judge Douglas L Edmonds granted permission for Jean Harlow to legally use her screen name. The ruling recognizes her as the defined public figure formerly known as Harlean Carpenter McGrew Bern Kosson.
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Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Harlean Carpenter
McGrew
Bern Kosson
Douglas L. Edmonds
Bus Skids Near Natural Bridge Killing Five
A Greyhound bus carrying 33 passengers during a violent rainstorm near Natural Bridge Va skidded and overturned nearly to a precipice. Five killed and 28 injured, with two women among the dead. Driver J J Olderson died, others wounded including several West Virginians. Passengers describe a nightmare scene as rescuers arrive. The crash occurred near a signpost advertising the Natural Bridge wonders, possibly saving many from a worse plunge.
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Natural Bridge
Greyhound
Roanoke
Washington, D. C
J. J. Oldserson
Olderson
Clyde Carter
Lu Thompson
Alexandria
J. P. Hamilton
Birmingham
West
Building Project Given To Canton Company
Nelsonville post office erection contract awarded by Washington to George H. White Construction Co. of Canton per report to local correspondent via Congressman Jenkins. Bid total not known locally.
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Nelsonville
T Department
Washington
George H. White Construction Co
Canton
Thomas A. Jenkins
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