Steel plants reopen as guards guard in Cleveland
Non strikers return to work at three Republic Steel mills with National Guardsmen present. CIO leaders claim many returning workers are foremen and managers, while authorities report 250 out of town cars at Truscon plant. In Akron 500 Guardsmen deployed to Goodrich Rubber gates to prevent trouble amid union tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Republic Steel Corporation
Ohio
Committee For Industrial Organization
Republic
CIO
Truscon
Great Akron
Martin L. Davey
Goodrich Rubber Company
Adjt
Emil F. Marx
Camp Perry
Akron
United Rubber Workers of America
T. G. Graham
Goodrich
L. D. Schroy
President Asked To Settle Dispute Between CIO and AFL
Washington reports Roosevelt may intervene to settle the split between the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization. Labor experts advise a hands off approach as leaders show no wish to reconcile. The United Mine Workers plan to summon Green to face ouster over aiding a rival union, the Progressive Miners Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Mine Workers of America
Green
International Executive Board
UMW
A. F. of L
Progressive Miners Union
Oldest US physician Dr Thompson marks 102nd birthday
Bethel Oklahoma reports Dr W E Thompson aged 102, believed to be the nation’s oldest practicing physician. He has practiced for 77 years and spent the day at home with few patient calls while saying he feels well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
W. E. Thompson
United States
Thompson
Precywice
Escape From London Prison Farm Stirs Guards
Armed guards comb woods near London for an inmate who overpowered guard Leo Daley and escaped. Two of the three Negro prisoners were quickly recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
London
U.P
Leo Daley
New Racket Exposed In Nelsonville Extra News Papers
Police exposed a scheme selling alleged extra newspapers late Sunday night in Nelsonville. A Portsmouth man with a carload of Portsmouth boys and copies of a Cincinnati paper was ordered out of town. Officials in Logan and Lancaster were alerted to curb similar activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Logan
Lancaster
George Bateman
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Buckeye Lake
Ruby Mercer Signs With Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Athens artist Ruby Gladys Mercer inks a MGM contract for a leading role in The Ugly Duckling. She formerly sang at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and earned a BA from Ohio University in 1927. Mercer starred in athletics at Athens schools and studied music at Cincinnati Conservatory after teaching in Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Gladys Mercer
Athens
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Miss Mercer
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Ruby
Ohio University
Honolulu
United States
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
New Plan for Court Change Before Senate
The Senate prepares to consider a compromise Supreme Court reorganization bill after five months of opposition to Roosevelt's proposal. Supporters claim 54 votes, while opponents threaten filibuster and Republicans push an anti third term resolution amid court debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
New Deal
White House
Ford Case Before National Labor Board
Ford Motor Company appears before the National Labor Relations Board to answer charges of violations of the Wagner Act in maintaining an open shop for about 140000 U S workers. Henry Ford, through counsel, plans to challenge the board's jurisdiction and deny violations, arguing constitutional rights to freedom of speech and press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
United States
Henry Ford
Labor Board
National Labor Relations Act
Hope To Break Fund Deadlock in State Budget Talks
Columbus reports the joint conference committee on the general appropriation bill resumes sessions to reconcile Davey administration aims with Senate opposition. Senators Emerson Campbell and Bernard Donovan replace Foss and Baggott, both labeled Hatchet Men, in hopes of faster compromise as about 6 million dollars separates the Houses over the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
House
Senate
Joint Conference Committee
Davey
Emerson Campbell
Belmont
Bernard R. Donovan
Lucas
William R. Foss
Mercer
Horace W. Baggott
Montgomery
Conference Committee
Ohio Bar Association Set for Three Day Meeting
The Ohio State Bar Association prepares for a three day midsummer meeting beginning next Thursday at Cedar Point. Agenda includes taxation labor relations and law. Dayton city attorney Howard E. Beane will discuss legality of parking meters on Ohio streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
U.P
Ohio State Bar Association
Howard E. Beane
Dayton
Ohio
Comptroller issues bank call on national banks
Washington U.P The comptroller of currency today issued a bank call requiring reports on the condition of all national banks as of June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Comptroller of Currency
Flying Boats Span Atlantic In Trail Blazing Ventures
Two giant flying boats completed trial trans Atlantic survey flights without incident. Pan American Clipper III landed at Foynes after 12 hours 31 minutes from Botwood while Imperial Airways Caledonia reached Botwood after 15 hours 10 minutes from Foynes. Flights carried instruments and fuel only, with no passengers, to test route viability and data exchange for future service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
Foynes
Ireland
Botwood
New Foundland
Imperial Airways
Pan American Airways
Great Circle
Caledonia
Atlantic
Clipper
Southampton
Port O
Murderer Dyer Rejects Plea Deal in Inglewood Slaying
Albert Dyer confessed the murder and rape of three Inglewood girls and offered to plead guilty for prison barber work to avoid the death penalty. District Attorney Fitts rejected the offer and planned an early trial with a first degree murder indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles
U.P
Albert Dyer
Inglewood
Baron Fitts
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Fitts
Dyer
WPA
Jeanette Stephens
Melba Everett
Madeline
George Reiley
Baldwin Hills
Kaneo Mitzutani
Isabel
Alabama Negro Case Reopened
Decatur Alabama eight of the nine Scottsboro Boys stand trial for murder and rape in a case that has drawn international attention. The lengthy proceedings have cost Alabama over $50 000 and moved toward a final resolution with growing calls for speed and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
A.R
Alabama
Electric Chair
Minister on trial for shotgun murder of wife
In Beckley West Virginia jurors heard opening arguments in the case of Reverend Monta H Ball a 35 year old Methodist minister charged with the shotgun murder of his wife Victory Gay Ball on March 5 Initial police statements claimed self infliction while the gun lay under the bed later autopsy showed a shot to the left shoulder shifting Ball's account to a discharge while he held the gun
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Monta H. Ball
Victory Gay Ball
Reverend Ball
Man Who Threatened FD Faces Grand Jury
Morton D. Wainwright, 72, a retired deputy U S Marshal, waived examination and was arraigned on a charge of threatening to kill President Roosevelt. Held on 5000 bail for a federal grand jury hearing after a 16 month probe that used chemistry and photographs to trace the author of the letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
Morton D. Wainwright
U. S
Howard W. Robbins
Roosevelt
Ohio Holiday Death Toll Soars Amid Fireworks Safety Praise
Ohio reports 30 holiday deaths from accidents and drownings over Independence Day weekend. One fireworks fatality noted as 6 year old David Echelberger dies of burns. Other victims include Leonard Ater Jr. at Buckeye Lake, Kenneth Seeley, Cornelia McCane, Dora Hopkins, and Harry Bower, with storms affecting many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
David Echelberger
C. B. Echelberger
Leonard H. Ater, Jr
Buckeye Lake
Kenneth Seeley
Buffalo
Elyria
Cornelia McCane
Cleveland
Dora Hopkins
W. E. Hopkins
Summit Station
Dr. Hopkins
Harry C. Bower
Lodi
Fremont
Uncover New Torso Killing In Cleveland River
Cleveland police found a torso section of a man thought to be the citys tenth victim in the Cuyahoga River beneath a bridge. Investigators later recovered a leg an arm and a hand matching the torso as they continued to search for the missing head and remaining limbs. First examinations noted careful surgery similar to past victims. Ages or time of death were not yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland-Au P
Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer of Cincinnati aged 48, wife of Ohio Democratic national committeeman Charles A. Sawyer, died after a long illness with her husband and five children at her bedside. Sawyer served as lieutenant governor under Governor White and later lost the 1934 Democratic primary to Martin L. Davey. He withdrew from the primary last year due to his wife’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Margaret Sawyer
Charles A. Sawyer
Ohio
Sawyer
White
Martin L. Davey
Spanish Loyalists Open Big Offensive Near Madrid
Spanish Loyalist forces launched a strong offensive 20 miles south of Madrid as Nationalist reports suggested a major drive on Santander could begin if weather remained favorable. Authorities claimed 36,000 Loyalist troops with new arms massed near the Burgos Road, 40 miles south of Santander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Madrid
Santander
Burgoas Road
Clashes Reported Along Amur River Frontier
Tokyo dispatch from Domei News Agency says new fighting occurred between Russian and Japanese Manchukuoan forces along the Amur River border between Manchukuo and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
U.P
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Amur River
Russia
Domei
Defends U S Rearmament by Ambassador Bingham
An Independence Day speech by Ambassador Robert Worth Bingham defended American and British rearmament and denounced dictatorships, drawing wide attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Robert Worth Bingham
Holiday Death Toll Below Early Forecasts
A national UPI survey finds about 500 violent deaths during a three day Independence Day period. The toll was expected to reach 650 with further reports and injuries surpassing four fatalities. Safety Council had predicted 900 deaths from 1936 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
AUP
United Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Man's Face Torn by Thrown Firecracker Near Clyde
Leo Thomas aged 52 of Toledo suffered his face torn by a firecracker blast while riding with friend Harry Vutter near Clyde Ohio. Several stitches were needed to his lower jaw making eating and talking impossible. The blast occurred when a firecracker exploded near Thomas's mouth after being tossed into their car by an unknown person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Leo Thomas
Harry Vutter
Fremont
Thomas
Clyde
Yutter
Horton Smith Tops Open Qualifying With 138 At Carnoustie
Horton Smith of Chicago shot 69 at Carnoustie and 69 at Burnside for a two round aggregate of 138 to lead the British Open qualifying. His steady play places him atop the field as qualifying action continues in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnoustie
Scotland
Horton Smith
Chicago
Burnside
Earhart Missing Plane Radio Report Sparks Broad Search
A faded Amelia Earhart distress voice was picked up by Oakland amateur radio operator at 6:85 a m and 9:35 a m EST reporting 281 North Howland and SOS calls. The message described drifting northwest with motors sinking and water ingress as ships, planes, and international forces intensified a recovery search near Howland Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Charles McGill
Oakland
Amelia Earhart
Naui
Khaqq
North
Howland
Los Angeles
U.P
Itasca
Swan
Boordy
United States
Colorado
Lexington
Howland Island
Pacific
Miss Earhart
Republicans seek Justice probe over black-jacking yearbooks
House Republicans announced plans to urge a Department of Justice investigation into reports that large concerns are being forced to buy the Democratic yearbook in possible violation of the corrupt practices act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Department of Justice
Democratic
Vicar Attacks Church Over Windsor Wedding Stand
The Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine, famed for blessing the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, begins a two month U S lecture tour criticizing Archbishop of Canterbury for blocking a religious ceremony. He speaks at Broadway Temple and plans Atlantic City stops while noting an intended visit to State Senator W D Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Robert Anderson Jardine
Church of England
Duchess of Windsor
United States
Archbishop of Canterbury
Great Britain
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Jardine
Baltimore
Broadway Temple
Christian F. Reisner
Atlantic City
N. J
California
Putnam Seeks Rest After Coast Guard Vigil
George Palmer Putnam along with Amelia Earhart's absence continued to haunt the aviation magnate who retreated to a San Francisco physician’s home seeking rest after a long watch at Coast Guard Headquarters. He doubted the search area and suggested Earhart may lie on a reef in the Phoenix Islands north of Howland, a region already charted as having no land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Itasca
Earhart
Howland Island
San Francisco
George Palmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Howland
Phoenix Islands
Naval
U.P
Amelia Earhart
Putnam
Phoenix Group
Noonan
Youth Admits Killing Father After Quarrel
In Cleveland a 17 year old, Earl Zody Jr., confessed to shooting his father, a WPA laborer, with a shotgun his mother had bought for Christmas. The incident followed a car quarrel at home after the father allegedly struck the mother and the boy said the two barrels were fired. The grandfather, Joseph Armitage, 68, said the father returned drunk each night and threatened them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Earl Zody
Early Zody
Young Zody
Joseph Armitage
Meigs Countian Paroled From London Prison Farm
The Ohio Board of Parole released 45 prisoners at the London Prison Farm in Columbus. Sixty one cases were continued and three conditional releases granted. Among those paroled is Meigs County resident David Reese, convicted of burglary with parole date set for August 20, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Board of Parole
London
Meigs
David Reese
Actress Margaret Sullavan Gives Birth To Daughter
Actress Margaret Sullavan and her husband Leland Hayward welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds seven ounces born Monday. The baby and mother are reported to be doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood-Au P
Margaret Sullavan
Miss Sullavan
Leland Hayward
Nazis Ban Eatables In Magicians Acts
Berlin reporting that the National Chamber of Theatres issued a decree banning magicians from using eggs milk and other eatables in acts as waste against the four year plan of economic self sufficiency. Penalties threaten severe punishment for violations and the public explanation of artifices is forbidden. No reason given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
National Chamber of Theaters
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Ohio Bar Association
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Constance Ryland
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Windsor
Amelia
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