World Currency War Looms as Nations Split at Conference
World Economic Conference debates a possible currency war with Britain, South America, and the East opposing the gold standard while the United States and allied nations push Roosevelt policy. Inflation fears rise as leaders weigh drastic price-raising measures and the feasibility of abandoning the gold standard.
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Don
U.P
British Empire
East
Scandinavia
Ament
United States
Jtain
Japan
Iir
Essure
Great Britain
Monetters
Switzerland
Belgium
Holly
Poland
Paris
Friendship Trial Delayed by Judge's Alleged Bias
In POLIS on July 7, Chief Justice Car r was asked to recuse Judge W. R. White from the Irving Karr Ebersbach case due to a boyhood friendship with Karr of Pomeroy. Attorneys argued the relationship could bias the local jurist, delaying the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POLIS
Irving Karr
Pomeroy
W. R. White
Ounty
Irving Karr Ebersbach
Carr
Hendricks Sentenced in Juvenile Court Contributing Case
Jim Hendricks of Middleport appears in juvenile court this morning to face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He received a term of one year plus costs at the Day house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hendricks
Hendricks
Middleport
Roosevelts Domestic Plan Raises Retail Food Prices
A national survey in 16 cities shows sharp price hikes since April 1 on meats cereals and flour. Round steak sirloin rib roast pork chops lamb chops milk butter and flour led the rise with some cities reporting almost 50 percent in gains and bread price increases expected soon in Cleveland and Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Syracuse
Meigs County Resident Valentine Jones Dies at 1
Meigs County Pomeroy obituary reports Valentine Jones aged 1 died at home after long illness. Survived by brother C W Jones and three children Mrs Dayton Thomas Claude Jones and Mrs Percy Peoples. Funeral Sunday at Laurel Cliff Methodist Church with Rev. Orr and Rev. Gardner. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Red Men Lodge to oversee graveside services.
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Jones
C. W. Jones
Pomeroy
Dayton Thomas
Harrisonville
Claude Jones
Bidwell
Percy Peoples
Laurel Cliff Methodist Church
T. B. Orr
F. I. Gardner
Middleport
Red Men's Lodge
Invalid for 20 Years John P Tuning Dies in Addison
Gallipolis July 7 An invalid for 20 years from paralysis, John P. Tuning, 75, died Wednesday night at his Addison home. He had been a widower for 25 years and previously ran a grocery and transfer business in Huntington, West Virginia, for 30 years. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Sunday at the Addison M E Church with burial in Addison.
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Gallipolis
John P. Tuning
Addison
Huntington
W. Va
Addison M. E
Shute and Wood Tie for British Open Lead
Denny Shute of Columbus Ohio and Craig Wood of Deal New Jersey tied for first after four rounds of the British Open at St Andrews both carding 292. Wood shot 75 in the final round while Shute posted even par. The playoff is set for tomorrow with other fourth round scores listed.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
U.P
Denny Shute
Columbus
Craig Wood
Deal
N. J
Wood
Shute
Nds
C. Ross Somerville
London
Ont
George T. Dunlap, Jr
New York
Auguste Boyer
France
Horton Smith
Chicago
Densmore Shure
Ohio
Abe Mitchell
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
Mrs Gutherie Dies At Gallipolis After Stroke
Mrs Frances Gutherie 55 wife of Dr C L Gutherie died Thursday night at her Fourth Avenue home after a stroke of apoplexy. They moved to Gallipolis from Cleveland in 1930. She was born Swan Creek Gallia County. She leaves her husband a daughter Mrs Edward A Ewing of Cleveland and a sister Mrs Frank Mills Swan Creek.
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Gallipolis
Frances Gutherie
C. L. Gutherie
Fourth Avenue
Cleveland
William Hannan
Swan Creek
Gallia County
First Presbyterian Church
H. H. Wilbur
Edward A. Ewing
Frank Mills
Rain and Thunder Showers Forecast in Ohio District
Fair and warmer tonight with increasing clouds Saturday followed by local thundershowers in the afternoon. Cooler weather probable in the northern portion of Ohio Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Weather Bureau
Ohio
White Considers Sales Tax to Ease Relief Shortfall
Governor White cites reports from the State Tax Commission and the Ohio Relief Commission warning that inadequate 1933 relief taxes threaten extreme hardship and starvation in many localities. He may renew a retail sales tax proposal and seek federal funds, with a fall special session likely.
Dairyman Questioned in Hatchet Slaying
Martins Ferry Ohio July 7. An employee of a local dairy was questioned over the hatchet slaying of Rev. Paul Colonis Greek Catholic priest. Colonis died from Saturday’s hatchet attack in his church basement. The suspect was seen with the clergyman hours before discovery by parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
U.P
Paul Colonis
Colonis
Vines Defeated at Wimbledon by Australian Crawford
Ellsworth Vines of California failed in his bid for a second straight Wimbledon title, losing to Jack Crawford of Australia in five sets 4-6 11-9 6-2 2-6 6-4. Crawford, the Australian Davis Cup star, advanced in the 1930s era.
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Wimbledon
Eng
U.P
Ellsworth Vines
California
Jack Crawford
Will Warns Of London Conference On Stock Market Bet
Beverly Hills observes a cheeky note on the London conference with mock bets on its moves. The writer jokes Roosevelt gains weight while France and others slide on gold policy, ending with a quip about shared spoils.
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Will
London Conference On Stock Exchange
Beverly Hills
Cal
London
We’ll Be Sunk By September General Avers
Columbus July 7 Inadequacy of revenue measures adopted by the legislature will curtail relief to Ohio indigents unless the Federal Government recedes from its position that Ohio must raise 12 000 000 for relief this year Adjutant General Frank D Henderson chairman of the State Relief Commission told a Cuyahoga County delegation that by September we will be absolutely sunk adding we may be able to get through August but we are faced with a deficit of nearly 10 000 000 in the state's share of relief funds for the rest of this year He said it might be necessary to cut down funds allotted the various subdivisions for August
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Tax Commission
Relief Commission
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Frank D. Henderson
State Relief Commission
Henderson
Cuyahoga County
Can Train Dog Out of Season in Ohio Says Attorney General
In Pomeroy Ohio on July 7 the attorney general states dog training during the closed season is legal if no intent to kill or injure game and no game is harmed. The ruling was requested by conservation officials and has been discussed by Dog owners in the region.
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Bricker
Pomeroy
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Eldon J. Clark
William H. Reinhart
John Sauvage
Thirteen Mines Work In Chauncey District
Thirteen mines are operating today in the Chauncey district, the largest number since work resumed. The listed mines include No. 255 No. 119 No. 24 No. 9 No. 51 No. 52 No. 219 No. 15 No. 6 Black Diamond Chauncey No. 2 Lick Run and Poston No. 6.
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Chauncey
Lick Run
Poston
Freight Train Plunges From Trestle Killing Two Men
In Trinidad Texas a Cotton Belt freight train crashed through a trestle and fifteen cars plunged into a creek. About forty men rode the train. two killed, and it was uncertain how many others were injured or dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Tex
U.R
Children’s Day Program Set for Sunday Evening
Children’s Day program planned at the union church this Sunday evening July 9. The event highlights church activities for families and the community, featuring songs and short readings by local children.
Italy Plans Seaplane Flight To Cartwright Labrador
In Reykjavik on July 7 Italy prepared 24 seaplanes for a flight to Cartwright Labrador via Chicago. Engines tuned and tanks filled as crews awaited favorable weather, with takeoff not expected today.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Italy
Chicago
Cartwright Labrador
Parole Set for John Rush in Grand Larceny Case
Columbus reports John Rush of Athens County will be paroled from the Ohio Penitentiary on July 15. Rush was convicted of grand larceny and is slated for release on that date.
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Columbus
John Rush
Athens County
Ohio Penitentiary
Sallet Claims 10 Millions in Soviet Starvation
Berlin report quotes Richard Sallet of Northwestern University stating that ten million people have starved to death in the last six months across southern and eastern Russia including the Volga Ukraine and North Caucasus. He calls for international aid and urges U.S. government pressure on Moscow to secure relief.
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Sallet
Russia
Volga, Ukraine
North Caucasus
Richard Sallet
Northwestern University
Chicago
Mrs Dailey To Speak On WAIU Sunday Broadcast
Mrs Orville D Dailey of Albany state chairman of the Historical Spata and Revolutionary Soldiers Graves for the D A R will discuss the committee work on a WAIU Columbus program at 430 p m Sunday Her two nieces Nan and Barbara Offenburger of Columbus will sing a duet The Dailey family descends from revolutionary soldiers Connor Dowd Thadius Fuller and Israel Bobo Mrs Dailey is Regent of the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter D A R
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Orville D. Dailey
Albany
WAIU
Columbus
Dailey
Nan
Barbara Offenburger
Thadius Fuller
Israel Bobo
Athens County
Mra
Nabby Lee Ames
Public Works Fund Sought by Ohio Cities
Applications arrive from cities and subdivisions for funds to complete public works under the national industrial recovery act. Picturesque Homes Inc Cincinnati seeks 1.42 million dollars for low cost subdivision housing. Ohio will appoint a public works administrator to act on requests while O W Merrell plans to announce highway funds totaling 15 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Capitol
Picturesque Homes, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
O. W. Merrell
Hope for Inclusion of Local State Roads
Logan July 7 Engineers in the local highway office are hopeful that the next letting of contracts by the state highway department on July 28 will include roads in the Hocking Valley. Plans already approved cover the portion of Route 31 north of Rockbridge.
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Logan
State Highway Department
Hocking Valley
Rockbridge
Tropical hurricane areas in northeast Mexico
A tropical hurricane moving along the Texas Gulf Coast is believed to center in sparsely settled northeast Mexico. In Brownsville the Weather Bureau lifted storm warnings as the system moved inland.
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Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Mexico
Weather Bureau
Old Liberty Loan Tactics to Spread Recovery Campaign
The government launches a public cooperation campaign to support the national recovery program. Directed by Charles Francis Horner, the plan reuses wartime Liberty Loan methods with posters displays and speakers to urge industrial salvation, wage rises, shorter hours, and cotton acreage reduction appeals to farmers.
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United Press
Charlies Francis Horner
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Horner
Blower and Sons Mine Vandalism Shuts 50 Workers
Steubenville July 7 fifty men were kept from their jobs at the Piney Fork coal mine after machinery damage attributed to vandals. Mine superintendent F M Edeline said repairs would take a week. The Piney Fork mine, owned by J W Blower & Sons of Columbus, had recalled workers after a lengthy shutdown with damage estimated at 350 dollars.
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Steubenville
Piney Fork
F. M Edeline
J. W. Blower & Sons
Columbus
Legion Convention Set for Logan Sunday
Plans completed for the Eighth District American Legion convention in Logan to be directed by Paul Tague of New Lexington. Twenty eight posts are expected to send 150 delegates and alternates. officers and delegates to the national convention will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Eighth District
American Legion
Paul Tague
New Lexington
World flyer James Mattern reported safe after Siberia ordeal
Chicago reports received say James Mattern, the around the world flyer, is safe after going off course over Siberia. A cryptic message read Safe Anadir Chukotka Siberia signed Gemmie Matern, with backers attributing misspelling to transmission errors. Coast Guard Northland ordered to aid Soviet authorities in bringing Mattern back, but cannot enter Soviet waters without permission.
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Chicago
U.P
James Mattern
Siberia
Anadir
Chukotka
Gemmie Matern
Mattern
America
Jimmy Mattern
Flight Around World Hopes Dim After Khabarovsk Message
The flyer Soto was last heard June 14 from Khabarovsk Russia claiming 1400 miles toward Nome Alaska before turning back. Backer Sackett recalls frantic searches as rescue efforts continued with no further word amid fears of a loss in the Arctic wastes.
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Soto
Khabarovek
Russia
Nome
Alaska
Samuel J. Sackett
Mattern Reported Safe After Siberia Radio Message
Mrs. Della Mattern, wife of the world traveler, learned Mattern had radioed backers he was safe in Siberia along the Anadir River area. She expressed happiness and relief while noting no personal word had been received yet and that she never gave up hope.
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Walla Walla, Wash
U.P
Della Mattern
Mattern
Siberia
Mrs. Mattern
The
United Press
Ocean Fliers Await Weather for Transatlantic Flights
New York July 7 Two trans Atlantic flights may start from Floyd Bennett Field at daylight tomorrow if weather is favorable. Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes, French fliers, aim to cross the Atlantic for a distance record. Wiley Post is ready for his world solo flight with a Roboto Pilot. The French pair postponed their hops today due to bad weather.
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New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codes
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Roboto
Ohio Relief Commission Allows Gasoline Tax Diversions
The Ohio Relief Commission granted authority to subdivisions to divert gasoline tax funds for relief activities. Mrs. Nellie G. Swain was named investigator for the Hochips Count Relief Board.
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Colmbus
Ohio Relief Commission
Nellie G. Swain
Hochips Count Relief Board
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