Soviet Aviators Land Safely After Non-Stop Flight
Three Russian fliers led by Pilot Michael Gromov made a forced landing in a California cow pasture near San Jacinto after exhausting fuel on a 62 hour non-stop flight from Moscow setting a new world record. They were rescued by U S Army aircraft and taken to March Field.
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San Jacinto
Cal
California
North Pole
Michael Gromov
Andrei Yumashev
Sergei Danilin
Moscow
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
New York
Syria
San Jacinto Mountains
San Diego
March Field
Army
U. S. Army
San Francisco
Gregory Gohkman
Gohkman
Lindbergh Field
E.S.T
M. M. Gromovy
Calif
Car Crash Brings Old Classmates Together
William Mather of Chicago visiting Urbana ran to the street after a collision. He asked a struck man if he was Earl Ellis. Ellis confirmed they were Oak Park High School classmates, the two having not seen each other for 17 years.
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Urbana
U.P
William Mather
Chicago
Mather
Earl Ellis
Oak Park High School
Williams Dropped From OSU Football Team for Academic Shortfall
Joe Williams of Barberton regular left halfback on the Ohio State University football team was dismissed for failure to meet scholastic requirements. The university said Williams was dropped for not meeting standards after six quarters of school and would have been a senior in the next season.
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Columbus
U.P
Joe Williams
Barberton
Ohio State
University
Williams
Wiliams
Canada to spend on roads into mining areas
The Canadian government will invest about 2.1 million dollars this summer to build and improve roads into mining regions across Canada, aiming to boost access and development.
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Canada
Ottawa
Wheeler Urges Roosevelt to Scrap Court Enlargement Plan
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana urged President Roosevelt to abandon the judiciary reorganization bill, saying it would seem as if he fought against God. Senate opponents hailed Rep. Hatton Sumners's opposition as a death blow, but debate continues with no sure vote in sight. leadership weighs recommittal or passage if a ballot is reached.
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Washington
U.P
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Roosevelt
Senate
Rep
Hatton Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sumners
U.R
Joseph T. Robinson
Judiciary
Supreme Court
White House
Hatton W. Sumners
House
Robinson
Alben W. Barkley
Senate Democrats
Hocking County First To File Signatures on Judicial Plan
Hocking County became the first county to file its quota of signatures for the judicial amendment petition proposing appointment of state supreme and appellate court judges. The county submitted 1109 signatures, with the final filing date set for August 3.
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Columbus
Hocking County
Fred J. Milligan
State Committee On Judicial Selection
Massillon Charged by Canton for Riot Gas Supplies
Canton billed Massillon for equipment and tear gas used at Massillon Sunday night riot at a steel plant. Mayor James Seccombe said Canton forces were ordered to the scene by the sheriff and Massillon or Stark County must reimburse Canton for 582 dollars in supplies.
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Canton
U.P
Massillon
James Seccombe
Stark County
Guards pullback in steel strike zones
Adj. Gen. Emil F. Marx said 1,100 National Guard members remain on duty in steel strike areas, with 300 stationed in Massillon and Kent and the rest in Cleveland.
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Columbus
U.R
Adj
Emil F. Marx
Massillon
Kent
Cleveland
Ohio lawmakers split on adjournment date after peace
The Ohio Legislature divided on final adjournment versus indefinite recess. The House approved July 23 adjournment with skeleton sessions for bill signing, while the Senate sent the measure to rules and planned a skeleton session for a recess. Committees were named to probe highway liquor and civil service, and to study state employee handbills.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Highway and Liquor Departments
Civil Service Commission
Paul P. Yoder
Civil Service
Bellevue
Quiet Rules in Knitting Strike Quiet Rules in Knitting Strike
In Cleveland attorneys for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union sought a court order to bar police from harassing pickets at Federal Knitting Mills Co. Workers continued entering plants under police guard at Friedman Blau Farber Bamberger Reinthal Federal Knitting Mills Stone Knitting Mills Cleveland Worsted Mills and Industrial Rayon Corp. The strikes are led by the textile workers organizing committee.
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Cleveland
U.P
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Common Pleas
Federal Knitting Mills Co
Friedman-Blau-Farber Co
Bamberger-Reinthal Co
Federal Knitting Mills
Stone Knitting Mills Co
Cleveland Worsted Mills Co
Industrial Rayon Corp
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Ohio Hatchet Men Organize With Lapel Embled Hatchets
In Columbus 19 charter members of The Ohio Senate Hatchet Men's Association pledged to swing their hatchets at the earliest opportunity. Lieut Gov Paul Yoder presented each with a hatchet lapel pin and a diamond centerpiece hatchet for Yoder. The group aims to push economy and to remove Governor Davey.
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Columbus
Paul P. Yoder
Senate
Ohio Senate
Yoder
Sterling
Davey
Trade Vessels May Get Arms
Britain plans to arm merchant ships if needed for protection in Spanish waters. Alfred Duff Cooper said the government is building a reserve of guns and equipment and training personnel. A British ship was seized attempting to enter Santander in the Loyalist port.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
House of Commons
Duff Cooper
Santander
Gallipolis Man Passes State Medical Tests
C I Wyler of Gallipolis, UC graduate, led candidates passing state medical licenses with a 90.6 percent grade. Others earning licenses include John F E Lutz of Gallipolis and E L Murphy of Nelsonville, as reported by the state medical board.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
U?p
C. I. Wyler
University of Cincinnati
State Medical Board
Wyler
John FE
Lutz
E. L. Murphy
Nelsonville
Death Comes As Blow for Court Plans
Washington headlines report the sudden death of Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, weakening Roosevelt’s plan to expand the Supreme Court. His legacy reshapes the Senate battle lines with Hatton W. Sumners’ defiance and a fractured Democratic leadership.
Japanese Retreat Reported Near Peiping From Chinese HQ
Chinese military headquarters said Japanese forces began a retreat from fronts southeast of Peiping and are continuing. The report notes 20 000 Japanese units near Fengtai and Manchukuo reinforcements moving toward Peiping, with transports and rail lines overloaded as troops march.
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Peiping
U.2
Lukouchiao
Tanamiao
Tachingtsun
Wultien
Peiping-Hankow
Nanking
Fengan
Fengtai
29Th Division
Manchukuo
Pei
Britain Proposes Spanish Non Intervention Reinstatement Plan
Britain forwards a plan to reinstate the Spanish non intervention patrol to 26 signatory governments. The cabinet approved the move and sent it from the foreign office with a request for final acceptance or rejection at Friday’s non intervention committee meeting. Foreign Secretary Eden warned ambassadors that Friday’s meeting is their last chance to save the plan.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
Leg of Cleveland Torso Murder Victim Found
The right leg of Cleveland's tenth torso murder victim was found in the Cuyahoga River today. Albert Mehaffey, 55, saw the leg near a bridge where he was tending. The headless body remains largely unidentified by authorities.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Albert Mehaffey
Mains Break Strands Wellsville Water Supply
The water system for Wellsville, population 7,500, was shut off today after a break in an undetermined point in the mains. Residents awoke to find pipes broken and moved to cisterns and wells for supply.
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Wellsville
Resume Hunt For Earhart If Rain Stops
Honolulu U P reports the Pacific search for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan will resume today if weather allows. Sixty of Lexingtons 62 planes joined the hunt after rain squalls halted activity, with about 360000 square miles to be scanned as Admiral Murfin leads the effort to locate the missing fliers.
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Honolulu
U.P
Pacific Ocean
Amelia Earhart
Fred J. Noonan
Lexington
Navy
Orin G. Murfin
Miss Earhart
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
European Count Ousts Vallee in Girl Show Romance
Evelyn Gresham 18 reveals a European count displaced Rudy Vallee in her affections as she sails to Cannes with a girls’ troupe. Rumors tie their romance to an earlier assault incident in Boston where Vallee struck a news photographer attempting a photo.
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Rudy Vallee
Evelyn Gresham
Cannes
France
Boston
Vallee
Arkansan Senate Leader Robinson Dies in Washington
Washington U P reports Senator Joseph T. Robinson died of a cardiac condition at age 65 in his apartment near the Capitol. He had led Democratic opposition in the Senate and was linked to Roosevelt's court plan as a potential Supreme Court nominee. His death stunned the Capitol and halted the court-reorganization debate.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
U.P
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Legislative Chamber
President Roosevelt
Robinson
Supreme Court
Willis van Desvanter
Roosevelt
Capitol
Fletcher
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Underwood
Oscar W. Underwood
London
Joe
Chesley W. Jurney
Little Rock
Jurney
James F. Byrnes
Rainbow Veterans in Columbus Honor 19th Champagne Defense Anniversary
Rainbow Division World War veterans hold their annual reunion in Columbus to observe the 19th anniversary of the Champagne defensive turning point. They will unveil a plaque for Col. Benson W. Hough in the state house rotunda near the Scioto River ceremony site.
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Columbus
Scioto River
Benson W. Hough
State House
REA signs Coshocton project contract with Monroe Electric
The Rural Electrification Administration announced the signing of a contract with Monroe Electrical Company of Chicago to construct a project at Coshocton Ohio. The agreement marks a step in expanding electrical service under REA programs.
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REA
Coshocton Washington
U.P
Rural Electrification Administration
Monroe Electrical Company
Chicago
Coshocton
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van Devanter
Rainbow Veterans
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