Texas Flood Toll Rises to Twenty Two After Cloudbursts
In Kyle Texas a adult and two children died as flood waters swept rivers and trains, raising the death toll to at least 22 amid vast farm and town inundations in South Texas. Rescue crews warned of more bodies as waters receded and areas remained isolated with widespread property losses in the millions.
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Dallas
Tex
Kyle
South
Texas
Bobo
Nixon
Gonzales County
Clarence Vernette
Betty Jean
Joan
Sandies Creek
Wernette
Government Spends $2.25 Per Dollar Received in 1935 36
Final Treasury figures show the Federal Government spent about $2.25 for every dollar of receipts in the 1935 36 fiscal year. Expenditures totaled $8,879,798,257 against receipts of $4,115,956,615, a deficit of $4,763,841,642. The debt rose from $28,700,692,264 to $33,778,543,498 while borrowing exceeded debt retirement by over $5,000,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Treasury
Ohio Senate Convenes To Vote Relief Funds
The Ohio Senate calls a special session for next Monday night to approve 1.5 million dollars in emergency relief for distressed counties. Democratic floor leader Paul P. Yoder says stopgap legislation will continue relief until a permanent measure is enacted. The chamber had planned to resume July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Ohio Senate
Paul P. Yoder
Senate
Yoder
Dirigible Hindenburg Completes Fast North Atlantic Crossing
The Hindenburg completed a record crossing from Frankfurt to Lakehurst in 53 hours 6 minutes, beating its prior best of 58 hours 55 minutes. The 1936 dirigible's crew achieved the fastest voyage among seven transatlantic crossings to date.
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Lakehurst
N. J
U.P
North Atlantic
Frankfort
Germany
Conciliator Sent to Aid Wheeling Steel Strike at Ports mouth
Labor Department reports a conciliator has been sent to Portsmouth Ohio to assist in negotiations between striking Wheeling Steel workers and management officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Helen Hayes as Defendant in Heart Balm Suit
Chicago report: actress Helen Hayes accused in a $100,000 alienation of affections suit filed by Carol Frink. Frink says Hayes influenced MacArthur to leave his first wife. Frink notes MacArthur divorced in 1926 and Hayes married him in 1928.
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Chicago
Helen Hayes
Charles MacArthur
Carol Frink
MacArthur
Miss Hayes
Mise Hayes
Three Sentences Revoked by Judge For Farmers
In Columbus, U P reports federal Judge Mell G Underwood revoked the liquor violation sentences of three farmers and placed them on 18 month probations. Barney Blankenship of New Straitsville Thomas Burgess of Junction City and Levin Hammon of Glouster were released to permit care of their crops after previously being sentenced to six months in jail and fined 500 dollars.
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Columbus
U.P
Mell G. Underwood
Barney Blankenship
New Straitsville
Thomas Burgess
Junction City
Levin Hammon
Glouster
Labor Union Chiefs Talk Steel War at Conference
Ten CIO affiliated unions with about a million members convene in Washington led by John L. Lewis to press for industrial unionization in steel and other industries. Secretary Perkins cautions against panic as labor weighs a costly campaign that could widen conflicts with steel operators and trigger strikes in related sectors.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Green
Executive Council
Middleport Doctor Dies in Parkersburg
Dr. Reese Philpott of Pomeroy who practiced in Middleport died at 2:30 am Wednesday in St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg West Virginia of a cerebral hemorrhage. Body to be moved to Delaware for burial Friday. Survived by wife, sister Mrs W Brathney Toledo and brother A C Philpott Pomona California.
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Pomeroy
Reese Philpott
Middleport
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Delaware
W. Brathney
Toledo
A. C. Philpott
Pomona
Calif
Board of Education Bans Communist Party
The Coshocton Board of Education barred the Communist Party of Ohio from holding its state convention at Central High School. The decision followed a state education department ruling that the event was a local concern. Pauline Hansen drowned in a gravel pit near Columbus while swimming.
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Board of Education
Communist Party
Coshocton
Communist Party of Ohio
Tn Central High
State Department of Egeation
Columbus
Pauline Hangsen
Wonessay
Bey Réepin
Appointment of Senator Tallah A Florida
Florida reports senator William Luther appointed to succeed the late Dun Fletcher after serving as secretary for 19 years. In other news, riots erupt in WarsaW with fifteen people killed and many wounded in a peasant disturbance in the Low district.
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Tallah A
William Luther
Dun. _ Fletcher
Warsaw
Low
Bricker Sets Out 1936 Campaign Positions in Ohio
In Columbus the nation’s politically youthful leaders rallied 3800 at the State Republican Convention to back Alfred M Landon for president and John W Bricker for Ohio governor Bricker outlined his stance on taxes highways and government costs and pledged merit-based civil service for highways He also addressed minimum wage public utilities welfare and aged relief while Hamilton praised Landon as a man of word and steady leadership in contrast to New Deal tactics
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Columbus
Young
Ohio
Alfred M. Landon
United States
John W. Bricker
Landon
Kansas
Bricker
Department of Highways
Hamilton
Farley
Davey
Republican Party
State Civil Service Commission
R. W. Emmons
Sherrill
C. O. Sherril
Cincinnati
State Welfare Department
Workmen's Compensation Fund
Liguor
Spoksmen
To Dispose of African Crisis At Assembly
Geneva dispatch reports Dr. P R Munch urges the League to seek US and other non member support. The assembly moves to resolve the Italo Ethiopian crisis and focus on European issues. Switzerland relaxes sanctions tension by sparing Italian journalists from prosecution.
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Geneva
P. R. Munch
League of Nations Assembly
United States
M. Motta
Switzerland
Coordination Committee
Great Britain
France
Russia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Ané Selasme
Boy Freed in Murder Probe
Seven year old Jimmy Thompson is cleared of all suspicion in the murder of his mother Florence Thompson Castle a cabaret girl. Police Captain William O Brien says the boy did not wake during the assault and theorizes the killer may have worked unseen in a dark room. He may have protected the killer or mistaken the boy for the attacker.
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Jimmy Thompson
Mother
Chicago
Florence Thompson Castle
Jimmy
William O'Brien
Elise
Independent Ticket Drops New Party Plan
The Independ ent state ticket in Ohio abandons plans to enter the November ballot as a new party. Raymond J. Jeffreys and Addison Q. Thatcher will seek qualification as a group needing 22 000 signatures, far fewer than the 330 000 required for a new party.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Raymond J. Jeffreys
Cleveland
Addison Q. Thatcher
Toledo
To Separate Twins One Alive One Dead
Medford Mass O R Surgeons prepared at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a rare operation to separate Siamese twins one alive one dead. The twins were born late Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Diego Fiorenzo at their home on Winthrop Street Everett Mass.
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Medford
Mass
O.R
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Diego Fiorenzo
Winthrop St
Everett
War veteran Matolich leverages $1364 bonus to adopt three boys
Lorain Ohio reports veteran Joseph Matolich received a $1364 bonus. He is married with no children and has now adopted three boys from the county home, giving them a new family.
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Lorain
U.P
Joseph Matolich
Wheat Prices Hit High Mark on Drought Bull Market
Wheat futures rose across U S exchanges as Northwest drought persists and Winnipeg market gains the full five cent limit. Chicago Board of Trade opened 15 8 to 37 8 cents higher with September and December above 1 00 per bushel. Corn and oats hit new seasonal highs.
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Chicago
U.P
Northwest
Winnipeg
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Weather Bureau
Ohio fish planting sets state record in 1935
The State Conservation Division reports a 1935 record fish distribution totaling 350,286,828 fry placed in Ohio streams lakes and Lake Erie. Lake Erie hatcheries cost 38,833 dollars for operation with 337,000,000 plus fry produced. inland hatcheries cost 122,000 dollars yielding about 3,250,000 fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Division
Ohio
Lake Erie
Rains Fail to Break Drought for Dakotas and Montana Farms
Washington report says rains covered large farming areas but did not relieve the prolonged drought. About 10,000 farm families remain destitute in the Dakotas and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Monta
Quiet crowd watches lethal execution in 1933
Richard Keller, 30, of Cincinnati died in the electric chair for the November 1933 robbery slaying of Adolph Woest, a Cincinnati laundry owner. During examination by Dr G W Keil witnesses were noisy, and Warden Woodard warned of early morning executions if silence was not maintained.
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Columbus U.P
Richard Keller
Cincinnati
Adolph Woest
G. W. Keil
J. ©. Woodard
Buried Miner Rescued After 24-Hour Siege
In Shamokin Pennsylvania a 35-year-old miner Enoch Kuklinski Jr was rescued alive after about 24 hours trapped 65 feet underground. He was pulled to the surface by 15 Stevens Coal Company miners who worked through the day and night. The incident highlighted tensions between bootleg and legitimate miners and the company responded with officials and many workers to perform the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Enoch Kuklinski Jr
Stevens Coal Company
Stevens Company
Kuklinski
Hope To End Major Strikes In Ohio This Week
Adjutant General Emil F. Marx predicted settlement of all major strikes in Ohio by week’s end. He outlined plans to direct troops and equipment via shortest routes and said troops could be deployed within an hour and a half if needed. He vowed not to take sides unless sheriffs cannot cope and request state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O.R
Ohio
Emil F. Marx
Marx
Incendiarism Feared Behind Jackson Roadhouse Fire
The Royal Tavern Roadhouse near Jackson was destroyed by fire with damages around 2500 dollars. Owner Avery Williams suspects incendiary cause and will seek officials to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
U.P
Royal Tavern
Avery Williams
Ohio Republicans pledge new deal at Columbus convention
In a forceful platform, Ohio Republicans denounce the National New Deal and back civil service reform proscribing officials from running for office. They endorse the Sherrill Report, oppose Davey veto tactics, call for a balanced budget with no tax hikes, and promise targeted relief, utility rate reform, and nonpartisan welfare administration.
Foundry Workers of Jackson Go On Strike
Crown Pipe and Foundry Co workers in Jackson walked off the job affecting about 135 employees. They demand a 25 percent wage increase while company officials say such a raise cannot be granted. The strike is not organized through a union.
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Foundry Workers of
Jackson
U.P
Crown Pipe and Foundry Co
FD's Wife Withdraws From Campaign Activities
Washington says Eleanor Roosevelt will take no part in the presidential campaign today though she may influence via nonpolicy engagement. She focuses on education and welfare projects consistent with her era.
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Washington
Alin D. Roosevelt
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