Earhart Hunt Ended Amid Pacific Search Termination
Honolulu reports U.S. Navy declares Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan dead after a vast search. Admiral Murfin ends the worldwide effort, noting no trace found over about 200,000 square miles and six days of carrier air searches.
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Honolulu
U.S
Amelia Earhart
America
Fiier
Frederick J. Noonan
Pacific Ocean
Orrin G. Murfin
14Th Naval District
Murfin
Lexington
Navy
Navy writes off Earhart Noonan search as 4 million loss
The U.S. Navy declared the Earhart Noonan search a four million dollar loss after 16 days of intensive effort. Officials noted daily costs around 250 thousand dollars, much of which would have occurred in routine operations. Rep Byron Scott planned a bill to bar government facilities from search efforts for fliers not on official business.
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Washington
United States Navy Today
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Naval
Navy
Coast Guard
Byron Scott
Calif
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Law Registration for Employment Reported
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced that June saw the fewest job registrations in U S history with 5 016 014 active registrants on June 30 a 5 5 percent drop from May and 22 8 percent below June 1936 Jobs were found for 374 027 workers of which 224 692 were in industry marking the second largest monthly total for industry placements.
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Washington
U.P
Frances Perkins
U. S
Employment Service
Four Die in Cleveland Automobile Accidents
Four persons were killed in traffic accidents in or near Cleveland over the weekend. Paul Youse, 48, of Charleston West Virginia, was killed when his car struck a safety stanchion. Other victims were James Timmins, 49, of Cleveland, Mrs. Michael Mc Cauley of Cleveland, and L. J. Weltyman of Warrensville.
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Cleveland
Paul Youse
Charleston
W. Va
James Timmins
Michael McCauley
L. J. Wellyman
Warrensville
Purdue Football Coach Confined to Hospital
Noble E. Kizer Purdue University head football coach and athletic director was treated in a hospital for a serious nephritic ailment. He was stricken Sunday and admitted semi conscious, with a recent recovery from another illness.
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Lafayette
Ind
Noble E. Kizer
Purdue University
Kizer
Lehman Opposes Roosevelt Court Reorganization Plan
New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman issued a letter to Senator Robert F. Wagner declaring his opposition to President Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the U.S. Supreme Court. He urged Wagner to vote against the bill, citing it as contrary to the public welfare and stressing faith in orderly government processes.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Roosevelt
U. S. Supreme Court
Lehman
New Deal
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Volunteers in Brunete Battle Endure Savage Clash
United States volunteers from the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington Battalions joined the Spanish Civil War’s Brunete fight. They repelled repeated waves of the Nationalist army, holding their original lines despite sweat dust and blood as day turned to night.
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Madrid
U.P
United States Volunteers
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Innocent Convicts Await FD's Pardon
In Cleveland two men, George Sargent and Anthony Labrizetta, both twice convicted in a U. S. district court for involvement in a $135,000 Warren mail robbery in April 1935, awaited executive clemency from President Roosevelt. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings asked release after federal agents tied the robbery to Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell, now serving life terms in Alcatraz for kidnapping.
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Cleveland
U.P
U. S
Warren
George Sargent
Anthony Labrizetta
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Alcatraz
Wrong Man Killed Warsaw War Endangering Captain Koc
An unknown man was blown to pieces in a failed assassination attempt against Captain Adam Koc, leader of the government approved Party of National Concentration in Warsaw. The incident, described as an assassination attempt, marks a violent episode in Poland's political unrest.
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Warsaw
U.P
Adam Koc
Party of National Concentration
Mystery Guest Sought in Doctor's Death in Providence
Police hunt a mysterious guest who dined with Dr. George W. Webster a week before his death. Neighbors recall a backyard sighting on July 9 as the physician was shot twice in the abdomen while entering his home on July 16. Mrs Webster was away at Watch Hill.
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Providence
R.I
U.P
George W. Webster
Webster
Norman Alper
Watch Hill
Attack Story Is Held False
In STEGER Illinois the body of Mrs Phyllis Bianconi was found in a field with signs of severe injury. Angelo Audi charged with murder after being found critically wounded in hospital claiming bandits killed Bianconi and slashed Nick Ignelzi.
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Steger
U.R
Phyllis Bianconi
Angelo Audi
New York
Mrs. Bianconi
Audi
Nick Ignelzi
Bulkley Named to Ballot Change Group
Sen. Robert J. Bulkley was appointed to the state committee seeking adoption of the Massachusetts ballot for Ohio elections. Sen. Vic Donahey serves as honorary chairman. Louis J. Taber of Columbus, national Grange master, also joins. The proposal would amend the state constitution to provide a ballot without party columns.
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Columbus
O.R
Robert J. Bulkley
Massachusetts
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
New York Earthquake Shakes Queens and Long Island
A strong quake rattled windows in Queens and parts of Long Island, sparking a flood of telephone calls to police stations Sunday night as frightened residents reported tremors and aftershocks.
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New York
Queens
Long Island
Funeral Rites for Last of Wyandots Held Sunday
The last Wyandot, Bill Moose, near the century mark, was laid to rest on the Scioto riverbanks. Thousands viewed his bier as moccasins and eagle claw necklace framed his Indian burial. Irene McKinley led a Death Song and a white dove was released as a warrior’s spirit ascended. James Stuber, in Sioux regalia, chanted farewell.
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Scioto River
Bill Moose
Sycamore Crib
Irene McKinley
Miss McKinley
James Stuber
The
Conservation Department
Eagle Dog
US Marines Muster In Peiping For Possible War Emergency
United States embassy guards in Peiping instruct Americans on shelter plans amid rising Japan China tensions. Marines will guide evacuees to concentration points. signals from the embassy radio tower will warn citizens. Japan pressed demands as Chinese troops concentrate north. rail line attacks and casualties reported near Peiping Hankow line.
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Tientsin
U.P
United States
Peiping
Japan
China
Hopei Province
Nanking
Peiping-Hankow
State Doubts Meigs Ouster
Columbus report says the Meigs County Children's Home trustees may not have acted in good faith when abolishing the superintendent post after the civil service commission reinstated Harvey Eastman. W B Francis warned hearings could test the act, and the commission has no urge to intervene without formal demands. Eastman received a clean bill of health in the commission’s report to board president Evan Leitwiler.
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Columbus
INS
Harvey Eastman
Meigs County Children's Home
State Civil Service Commission
W. B. Francis
Civil Service Commission
Francis
Meigs County
Eastman
Evan Leitwiler
Board of Home Trustees
U S Leads Germany in Davis Cup Interzone Final
At Wimbledon United States beat Germany 2-1 after a doubles win by Don Budge and Gene Mako over Baron Gottfried Von Cramm and Henner Henkel 4-6 7-5 8-6 6-4. The U S nears the challenge of England for the trophy. Bitsy Grant to meet Henkel and Budge to face Von Cramm in Tuesday’s singles.
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Wimbledon
England
United States
Germany
Don Budge
Gene Mako
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Henner Henkel
Atlantic
Bryan
Bitsy
Former Federal Judge Sater Dies in Columbus
John Elbert Sater died at 83 in Columbus from arteriosclerosis, at his son K L Sater’s home. Born near New Haven, he taught, headed Wauseon schools, and was admitted to the bar in 1884. Funeral Tuesday. He leaves a daughter, Mrs Field Scott of Cleveland, long resident of Athens.
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Columbus
WU P
John Elbert Sater
Southern Ohio
K. L. Sater
New Haven
Miami University
Marietta College
Wauseon
Field Scott
Cleveland
Athens
New Fighting Plane Declared Most Deadly Air Weapon
Air Corps officials praise a Bell Aircraft Corporation sub stratosphere fighter described as the most deadly air weapon yet. The all metal, low wing, pusher design operates from hedge height to nearly five miles, reaching over 300 miles per hour with two new motors to tackle Flying Fortress bombers.
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Air Corps
Bell Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo
New Devices To Hit Labor Inventions Prompt Warning
President Roosevelt warned labor may pay a heavy price in unemployment through 1960 as science advances with inventions like the mechanical cotton picker and the photo electric cell. He supported federal studies urging planning for social and economic effects from such developments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Anderson Reappointed to Ohio Racing Commission
Governor Davey reappointed Randall Anderson of Youngstown to the state racing commission for a four year term ending June 28, 1941.
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Anderson
Columbus
U.P
Davey
Randall Anderson
Youngstown
State Racing Commission
Attempt To Steal Cop's Car Is Fatal
Newark police sergeant watches as Thomas Linden aged 23 tries to start a car. Linden claims no key in the ignition. The officer corrects him saying the key is missing from the lock, and Linden is charged with attempted grand larceny.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
Edward F. Tucker
Thomas Linden
Bud
Tucker
Linden
Oril Carpenter Dies After Long Illness in Athens
Oril Allen Carpenter 47 long with Carpenter Hardware Co. and treasurer of the firm died at his home 103 W State St Athens after five years of ill health and six months of serious illness. He leaves a wife Bea Gillette two daughters Alice and Mrs Dwight Campbell and brother Fred manager of the Logan store. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at the home with burial at W Union Street Cemetery.
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Oril Allen Carpenter
Carpenter Hardware Co
Athens
State St
Mr. Carpenter
S. S. Carpenter
Glouster
Columbus Business College
Carpenter Store
Eiivic
Masonic Fraternity
The
Elks
M. FE
Izaak Walton League
Bea Gillette
Alice
Dwight Campbell
Crooksville
Fred
Logan
Carpenter Hardware Corporation
W. Union St
Actress Held In Coast Death
Hollywood California Miss Kay Tutwiler a 29 year old movie actress is held on suspicion of murder in the death of Dorothy May Garland a 31 year old lawyer and former deputy city attorney who was undergoing treatment for acute alcoholism when she died An autopsy was ordered after Dr Wendell W Starr treating Mrs Garland refused to sign a death certificate He said death may have resulted from alcoholism or a somninal injury suffered in a scuffle Wednesday night Tutwiler denied the charge
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Hollywood
Calif
Kay Tutwiler
Dorothy May Garland
Wendell W. Starr
Garland
Starr
Congressional Group To Plug Tax Leakage
The Congressional Tax Avoidance Committee planned to lay the foundation this week for legislation to stop tax loopholes expected to save about 100 million dollars annually. Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York was singled out by the committee as criticizing members of the President's family.
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Congressional
Washington
U.P
Actress to Wed Earl London in Jersey Plan
The Far Hills of Jersey announced today that within a few weeks Virginia Cherrill film actress would marry Earl London.
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Earl London
U.P
the Far
Jersey
Virginia Cherrill
Youth Killed In Protecting Two Sisters
Dry Ridge Kentucky report says John Arnold 39 was jailed after being charged with killing Earl B Daugherty 18 who protected his sisters 16 and 14 in their home. Arnold allegedly broke in attempted attack then returned with a rifle to shoot Daugherty in the chest claiming self defense. The Daughertys had just lost their father.
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Dry Ridge
John Arnold
Lexington
Earl B. Daugherty
Grant County
Arnold
Daugherty
Young Daugherty
Flood Control Bill Aims for House Floor Today
House leaders push to clear the agenda before adjournment and bring to the floor under suspension the Whittington bill for a 25 million dollar emergency flood control program in the Ohio River valley. The bill delegates project selection to the secretary of war following last spring floods in talks between President Roosevelt and Will Whittington, Democratic Mississippi, chairman of the Flood Control Committee.
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Washington
U.P
House
Whittington
Ohio River Valley
Roosevelt
Will Whittington
Miss
House Flood Control Committee
British Vessel Seized by Insurgents in Spanish Waters
British sources say no action will be taken over the seizure of the English steamer Candleston Castle in Spanish territorial waters. It marks a second British ship captured within a week and Britain warns ships they enter Spanish waters at their own risk.
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London
U.P
Britain
Ford Hearing In Detroit Resumes On Unfair Practices
The National Labor Relations Board resumes hearings in Detroit on charges against Ford Motor Company alleging unfair labor practices in violation of the Wagner Act. The case centers on alleged employer interference with union activity and workers seeking collective bargaining rights.
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FORD
Detroit
U.P
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Name New Senate Leader On Wednesday
Opponents and supporters of the administration court bill say they are ready for a Senate vote, likely Tuesday, to recommit the measure. The caucus Wednesday will choose a successor to Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, with Barkley and Harrison as leading candidates.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Robinson
Washington
U.P
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Joseph T. Robinson
Sherman Minton
Ind
Pat Harrison
Miss
Alben Barkley
John N. Garner
Texas
Barkley
Roosevelt
Friends of
Harrison
Minton
Piccard's Stratosphere Flight Ends In Flames
Jean Piccard reported a successful yet dangerous test with 80 balloons lifting the gondola Pleiades to 11,000 feet north of Rochester. He punctured balloons to shed gas as flames engulfed the craft, leaping to safety as the balloon rig burned. He aims to use 2,000 balloons for a future ascent.
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Lansing
Jean Piccard
Joe Manton
Pleiades
Piccard
Rochester
Minn
Mississippi River
National Geographic Society
Nebraska
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Meigs
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Sater
Oril Carpenter
Lansdowne, Pa
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