Meigs WPA Workers to join National Protest
About six to seven hundred Meigs County WPA workers plan an all day National Stoppage Day to protest a wage scale change from 45 cents per hour for 107 hours to 37 cents for 130 hours. The Workers Alliance seeks support from officials to restore the former rate and urges telegrams to Rep. Jenkins.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
WPA
Workers Alliance
George Byers
County Organization of Workers Alliance
Alliance
Floyd Wise
Rutland
Floyd Powell
Stiversville
Dana Carpenter
George Haley
Thomas A. Jenkins
Washington
Congress
Bricker Maps Road Program in Ohio Plan
Governor Bricker outlined what he called the greatest two year highway program in Ohio history. With 15,746,000 dollars, the state would build 1,250 miles of highways including 940 miles of secondary and 310 miles of primary roads. He defended diverting local highway funds to relief to meet emergency demands without new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Bricker
Daughter of famed actress commits suicide in family pattern
In Los Angeles 19 year old Dawn Hope Noel shot herself Tuesday night amid an argument between her husband and another party guest at a weekend nudist colony. Her mother Adele Brood, once billed as The Most Beautiful Blonde on the American Stage, died by suicide in Harrison New York three years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Dawn Hope Noel
Adele Brood
Harrison
N. Y
Two Die as Rowboat Overturns in Sandusky Bay
In Sandusky Bay two youths Leverett D. Boger Jr age 23 and William Loth age 19 drowned when their rowboat swamped by waves while fishing. Police Chief R. G. Bravard said one man stood to bail water and the craft upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Leverett D. Boger, Jr
William Loth
Sandusky Bay
R. G. Bravard
Guardsman Kellis Dies After Guardcrew Auto Crash
Private Clarence A. Kellis 30 of Greenfield died at the Erie ordnance depot after an automobile accident in Port Clinton. He served with Howitzer Company 147th Infantry Ohio National Guard and was among seven guardsmen injured earlier.
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Port Clinton
U.R
Clarence A. Kellis
Greenfield
Howitzer
147Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Erie Ordnance Depot
Economist Dr Edwin R A Seligman Dies at 76
Dr Edwin R A Seligman a renowned economist died of coronary thrombosis yesterday in Lake Placid New York at age 76. He was a world figure in his field and his passing is reported by United Press.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
U.R
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Poland taps 750000 under arms and full munitions output
Paris dispatches relay that Marshal Smigly Rydz told Gen. Ironside Poland has 750,000 men under arms and all munitions plants and aircraft factories are running day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Warsaw
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Edmund Ironside
Poland
Average American Areas Designated for Census Testing
The Commerce Department designated St Joseph and Marshall Counties Indiana as average American testing grounds for questions to be used in next year’s national census. A test census will survey how housewives and other respondents react to questions on salary employment length and other private matters.
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Washington
WAP
Commerce Department
St. Joseph
Marshall
Ind
Striking WPA Workers Back On Jobs Again
Washington U P reports WPA workers returning to work as 14 days of strikes end. Project Commissioner Harrington notes normal operations in most states with 26 511 on strike at week end, down from 92 770 idle a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
WPA Projects
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
German Spies Identified in British Espionage Bust
London reports list names and descriptions of nearly 60 Nazi spies operating in Great Britain. The three nations plan to prosecute from Britain, with lists sent to Paris and Washington. Civil service estimates include over 1 million dollars more for the secret service.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Paris
Washington
United States
France
Berlin
Home Office
Civil Service
Secret Service
State Receives Federal Share of Age Pensions
Ohio State Treasurer Don H. Ebright announced a $1,414,000 federal payment for August old age pensions and notified that the unemployment compensation fund balance on deposit in Washington stands at $112,926,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Ohio
Ebright
Washington
Ex Husband Kidnaps Wife and New Spouse in Northampton
Cyril Beckwith reports his former husband James J. Kehoe abducted his wife and attempted to shoot him. Kehoe, 34, an ex convict, divorced from Mrs Beck in 1933 before entering the Massachusetts Reformatory for 18 months on burglary charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
U.P
Cyril Beckwith
James J. Kehoe
Dickinson Seeks First Signers for Recall Petition
Gov Loren D Dickinson, 80, said he wants to be first to sign a petition to recall himself as his enemies circulate one in Detroit. The Republican ex lieutenant governor criticized liquor consumption while the petition is led by John B Corliss, a Detroit real estate agent and former state representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Detroit
New York
Dickinson
State
Anti-Saloon League
Frank D. Fitzerald
Gover
Nors
Albany
Saratoga Springs
West Point
New York City
John B. Corliss
Corliss
Nations Alarm Over August Military Moves and Danzig Tense Standoff
Europe fears a new August show of force as Germany readies up to a million reservists amid a 1 million man standing army. Britain rejects sending troops to Danzig while Nazi arrests raise treason charges. Tense Japan-Soviet friction over Sakhalin fuels regional anxiety.
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Europe
France
Poland
Great Britain
Paris
Reich
Germany
London
Berlin
Danzig
Far East
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Tokyo
Moscow
Veteran Is Sentenced In Manslaughter Case
John Hunt a 47 year old resident of the Ohio Soldiers Home was sentenced to five months in jail after pleading guilty to second degree manslaughter in the death of Henry Devine of Homeville who was struck by Hunt's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
U.P
John Hunt
Ohio Soldiers
F E. H. Savord
Henry Devine
Homeville
Hunt
Ohio Moves to Reclaim Pension Funds
Ohio renewed its push in Washington to secure reimbursement of 1,336,000 dollars withheld from the federal old age pension grant last October. The dispute stems from the Social Security Board and former Governor Martin L. Davey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.p-Ohio
Campaign For Congressional Action
Social Security Board
Martin L. Davey
Washington
Liquor Agents Fight Gambling Devices Across State
Columbus reports state liquor enforcement agents started a statewide drive against slot machines and gambling devices in liquor permit establishments. The operation targets illegal gambling and enforces penalties under liquor laws. Local venues may face inspections and potential fines or license actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Bill Placed On Calendar For Muskingum Water District
The War Department bill seeks 1 500 000 dollars for work in the Muskingum Water Conservation District Ohio and was placed on the Senate calendar today according to U P dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
War Department
Muskingum Water Conservancy District
Ohio
Senate
Martins Ferry editor M T Aldredge dies at 47
M T Aldredge editor of The Martins Ferry Times and a World War veteran died yesterday at age 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
T. M. Aldredge
FD Wins in Wage Dispute As Compromise Is Sought
The congressional drive to amend the wage hour law yielded a surrender to President Roosevelt as leaders urged compromise. Roosevelt warned he would veto unsatisfactory amending bills, while Rep. Cox urged talks to win acceptable changes. The Barden bill faced opposition for potentially depriving 2,000,000 workers of protection. Farm groups failed to push exemptions into the Norton bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
E. E. Cox
House
Cox
Graham A. Barden
N. C
Barden
Congress
Group To Map Traffic Code
Three state agencies will study a uniform traffic code to align Ohio laws with other states and stiffen penalties for reckless driving. The 60 member safety council will discuss a statewide highway safety program in Columbus. A training course for Ohio high school teachers on traffic safety runs July 27 to Aug. 2 at Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Five States and Federal Bid to Try Kidnapper Dressler
Oliver Lawrence Dressler alias Jack Russell, accused of four kidnappings and a murder, is sought for trial by five states and the federal government. He was captured by Sheriff Champ Crawford and Constable Richard Hill, posing as fishermen, after surrendering quietly in a tourist cabin north of Ozark Arkansas 18 miles from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Ark
Oliver Lawrence Dressler
Jack Russell
Champ Crawford
Richard Hill
Oklahoma
Here
EDRs Efforts To Minimize Deficit Futile
Washington reports first fortnight of the new fiscal year shows a deficit of 335,281,249 dollars and clears the way for no balanced budget in Roosevelt's second term. Senate leaders consider Lodge plan to cut 10 percent from department appropriations this year while Roosevelt dismisses such vague proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mass
Lodge
Webster arrests Nazi leader Kuhn in drunkenness charge
Police Chief John C. Templeman of Webster Massachusetts describes Fritz Kuhn leader of the pro Nazi German American Bund as a dangerous opportunist. Kuhn was arrested for drunkenness and swearing at an officer with Count Anastasi Vonsiatsky present, while the Count is identified as head of the All Russian Fascist Party based in Thompson Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Templeman
Webster
Mass
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Kuhn
Anastasi Vonsiatsky
Lewis Asks Support For Mine Safety Bills
CIO leader John L. Lewis urged Congress to back Neely Keller mine safety bills. The measures would allow federal mine inspections and public disclosure of inspectors reports after the Kentucky disaster that killed 28 miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Matthew Neely
W. Va
Kent Keller
Kentucky
Neely
WPA Orders Cut 3500 Cincinnati Jobs In July
L A Gillett, district WPA chief, announced orders to reduce Work Projects Administration jobs in the Cincinnati district by 3500. This second July cut follows reduced appropriations under the Woodrum IWPA Act, with an earlier 2400 jobs reduction last week.
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Cincinnati
Work Projects Administration
L. A. Gillett
WPA
Slayer Hopes To Read Book Before Dying
Robert Burgunder Jr., 22, resumes reading Dr. Carrel's Man, The Unknown as Arizona death chamber awaits him for the murder of Jack Peterson and Ellis Koury in the desert last spring. He accepts the verdict, prefers life imprisonment, and tells his parents not to worry while hoping to finish the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
U.R
Robert Burgunder, Jr
Alexis Carrel
Arizona
Jack Peterson
Ellis Koury
Burgunder
209 Rescued as Fire Destroys Jap Freighter
In mid Pacific the Yokohama bound San Pedro Maru rescued 209 passengers and crew of the Bokuyo Maru after it burned and sank. The transfer occurred from the Associated Oil tanker Associated which had saved those who escaped in lifeboats. Three crew members died in their bunks as flames spread quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mid- Pacific
Associated Oil Company
Associated
Co Operation Tolerance Needed To Restore Ideals
Cincinnati mayor James G. Stewart told the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce that restoring national ideals requires a spiritual awakening built on co operation friendship and tolerance. He praised democracy over dictatorship, urged responsible city governance and stressed honest efficient officials and citizen participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincy
Pomeroy
James G. Stewart
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Stewart
Cincin
Nati
United States
Early August Adjournment Is Expected
The White House said President Roosevelt will pray for no new European crisis before Congress meets again in January to consider neutrality legislation. Senate leaders delayed action until next session, with an August adjournment anticipated, and debate over the $3.46 billion lending program seen as the remaining hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
Congress
Stephen T. Early
Senate
Pacific Coast
Karly
Capitol Hill
Executive Mansion
Garner
Barkeley
Barkley
McNary
Borah
Attendance Shortage Forces 500 Fair Job Losses
Hundreds of New York World's Fair workers faced layoffs as attendance lagged. About 500 employees were fired while daily attendance hovered slightly above 177 000, 100 000 below the level needed for financial success under original plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Post Office to Issue 35A Stamp Series Honoring Booker T. Washington
Washington will issue a 35A postage stamp series honoring famous Americans including Booker T. Washington, the prominent African American educator. The release highlights notable figures in U.S. history and expands collectors’ options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Post Office
Isue
Booker T. Washington
Passes State Test Columbus
The State Pharmacy Board announced 73 of 109 applicants passed the state examination. Successful applicants include Kathleen J. Bush of Middleport.
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Columbus
State Pharmacy Board Today
Katherleen J. Bush
Middleport
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