Poisoned Water Blamed for Illness of Kentucky's Governor Chandler
Louisville reports hinge on Governor Chandler's illness with Major Burman asserting a third poisoning attempt. Dr Bryan claimed poisoned water after a radio broadcast. police dispute. State patrol to investigate amid political tensions as Chandler pursues Senate nomination against Barkley.
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Kentucky
Chandler
Louisville
U.P
A. B. Chandler
Joseph Burman
State Bureau of Identification
Covington
Harlan
Burman
J. W. Bryan
Louisie
Bryan
Louisville Police Department
State Highway Patrol
Barkley
Alben Barkley
Bullet Pierced Clothes Reveals Gov Winship in Puerto Rico
Gov Blanton Winship announced that a bullet pierced his trouser leg during an assassination attempt in San Juan. Five assailants linked to anti-government extremism were charged with first degree murder after a National Guard officer was killed. Police killed one of the rioters. at least 30 others wounded.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.P
Blanton Winship
National Guard
Bees
Pick-a-Back Seaplane Sets Off for Horta
The Mercury pick-a-back seaplane from Botwood Newfoundland launched at 2:22 a.m. EST toward Horta in the Azores. Without its Mother Plane, it carried a heavy load for the long 4,500-mile trek to New York, flying in stages from Foynes Ireland to Southampton.
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Botwood
Newfoundland
U.P
Mercury
Horta
Azores
New York
Foynes
Ireland
Southampton
Board Upholds Exclusion of Steel Counsel
The National Labor Relations Board sustains the ouster of Clyde A Armstrong Pittsburgh chief counsel for Weirton Steel Co from further participation in a board hearing against Weirton Steel Co The hearing will resume August 24 The action followed Armstrong defiant and contemptuous conduct including addressing a crowd at a July 13 protest in Steubenville Ohio and responding with applause undermining the examiner's control
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Washington
U.P
National Labor Relations Board Today
Clyde A. Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton Company
Weirton
Edward Grandison Smith
Armstrong
Steubenville
President Roosevelt leaves fisherman's paradise aboard ship
President Roosevelt departed Albemarle Island in the Galapagos group as the U S S Houston moved toward Cocos Isle. He set out alone in a small boat after the ship anchored at Albemarle on Monday, ending a quiet moment in a remote fishing area.
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Cocos Isle
Naval Radio
United Press
Roosevelt
Fisherman's Paradise
Albemarle Island
Mr. Roosevelt
Houston
Albemarle
Galapagos Group
Ecuador
Morrow County barn fire destroys 18 month old structure
A blaze at the Mor row County Home early today burned three sections of an 18 month old barn. Fire crews responded to the incident at New County Barn. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the cause.
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New County
MT. Gilead
Au.p
Morrow County
Civil War vet T F Priddy dies at 93 in Van Wert
T F Priddy, age 93, one of Van Wert County's last Civil War veterans, died Monday leaving a long life marked by service. Local records note his era spanning memories of war and the county's history.
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van Wert
U.P
T. F. Priddy
van Wert County
Jail-breaker Paxton called not smart by sheriff
Harold Paxton, 33, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, dubbed the jail-breaker doubted by Sheriff Charles Bewley, escaped from the Logan County jail three times in a month and was recaptured each time in Circleville Lima and Alliance. He faced forgery and auto theft charges after a May 24 arrest at Indian Lake and has since been kept restrained with thumb clamps.
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Bellefontaine
U.P
Harold Paxton
Ohio
Charles Bew
Logan County
Paxton
Circleville
Lima
Alliance
Bewley
Foes May Force F D To Run Again Ickes Hint
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, substituting for Fulton Lewis Jr on Mutual, suggested that Democratic factions might push Roosevelt to seek a third term. His radio remarks were read as a general hint the administration foresees a scenario that could compel Roosevelt to run again.
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Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Roosevelt
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mutual Broadcasting System
Ickes
Democratic Party
Davey Accuses Sawyer of Lending Insurance Funds
Gov. Martin L. Davey, seeking the Democratic primary, charges Charles Sawyer lent policy-holders money from a Cincinnati life insurer to aid two Ohio newspaper chains. He accuses Sawyer of being the candidate of Lewis and the Communists and attacks newspapers opposing his bid. In Chillicothe Sawyer accuses Davey administration of delaying the Scioto-Sandusky District project to control appointments. In Cleveland, the American Bar Association delays action on Judge Arthur H. Day’s GOP Senate bid after he declines to appear.
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Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Cincinnati
Sawyer
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Chillicothe
Davey
Scioto- Sandusky Conservatcy
Scioto-Sandusky
Democratic Party
Cleveland
American Bar Association
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Sawyer Accused of Campaign Fund Solicitation
A Civil Service Commission affidavit in Columbus charges U R A F Als paugh an Old Age Pension employee with being solicited for a campaign contribution by Hugh L Nichols, campaign manager for Charles Sawyer. The commission will forward the document to Attorney General Herbert S Duffy. Earlier affidavits alleged aides of Gov Martin L Davey solicited civil service workers for the governor's campaign.
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Columbus
U.R
A. F. Alspaugh
Old Age Pension Division
State Civil Service Commission
Hugh L. Nichols
Charles Sawyer
Herbert S. Duffy
Martin L. Davey
Inland Steel May Challenge Walsh Healey Act
Inland Steel Co warned it may sue to test the Walsh Healey Act in court and told the Public Contracts Board that fixing a permanent minimum wage for the steel industry on current minima is unwise. The firm warned labor the industry may cut wages or raise prices to avoid losses.
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Washington — ‘“.P
Inland Steel Co
Inland
Public Contracts Board
Four Hurt in Tank Car Disaster at Oil Plant
In Cincinnati two city firemen and two other men were burned when a tank car leaked while being emptied at Cumberland Oil Co. ignited a blaze that destroyed the car and 8,000 gallons of gasoline. A spark from nearby yards may have triggered the fire, according to Acting Assistant Chief Harry McNay.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cumberland Oil Co
Harry McNay
Ohio bids sought for road improvements and surfacing
Columbus Ohio road officials issued advertisements inviting bids on three roadside improvement projects four surfacing jobs and one structural work at an estimated total cost of 156 seven hundred dollars.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Highway Department
Utility Holding Company Act Is Defended
Cleveland. Chairman William O. Douglas of the Securities and Exchange Commission defended the public utility holding company act against critics. He said the act is constructive and beneficial and that enforcement would continue. He urged separating investors' interests from the self interest of a few wanting to retain control over economic empires.
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Cleveland
U.P
William O. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Douglas
American Bar Association
Public Utility Law
SEC
Association
Committee On Administrative Law
New Deal
Arabs Call Strike to Protest Haifa Bombing
Arabs declared a general strike in Jerusalem and quit jobs in other cities to protest Monday's Haifa market bombing. The Haifa death toll rose to 46 with 42 Arabs and four Jews dead, while 56 were wounded, 43 Arabs and 13 Jews, remaining in hospitals.
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Jerusalem
A.P
Haifa
Midwest shippers seek extension of privileges at maritime hearing
Midwest shippers from Ohio Missouri and the central river valleys and Great Lakes port cities urged the U S Maritime Commission to extend Great Lakes to Europe steamship service and end exclusive North Atlantic shipping contracts. A three member commission panel heard their complaints and demands in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
A.P
U. S. Maritime Commission
Great Lakes
Europe
Ohio
Missouri
Mississippi River
Commission
Martin Loyalists Guard Union Chiefs Trial in Detroit
The United Auto Workers executive board reopened for the trial of four international officers accused of Communist leanings with Martin allies in control. About 150 Martin supporters held entrances and guarded the suite, while rebels, blocked from entry, staged no admission action after Monday’s clashes.
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Detroit
U.P
United Automobile Workers Executive Board
Martin
Goon Squad
Union
Richard Frankensteen
Ed Hall
Wyndham Mortimer
Walter Wells
Hall
UAW
Board Room
Cut in Relief Rolls Ordered by State Director
Columbus reports William C. Dixon, new state relief director, ordered Clark County officials to remove all clients added in the last 30 days. He cited indiscriminate federal surplus commodity distribution and said stricken clients may reapply and be reinstated after investigation. Dixon planned a Springfield trip with a state auditor representative to probe distribution irregularities.
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Columbus
U.P
William C. Dixon
New State Relief
Clark County
Dixon
Springfield
State Auditor's Office
Leader of Soviet purge denounced as enemy of the people
Moscow reports former justice commissioner Nikolai Krylenko who led the purge before Andrew Vishinsky was denounced as an enemy of the people. Krylenko prosecuted many Soviet enemies in the purge era.
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Moscow
U.P
Nikolai Vassilievich Krylenko
Andrew Vishinsky
Russia
Krylenko
PWA Announces Grants for Ohio Projects
Grants totaling nearly 450000 for Ohio PWA projects were announced today including Marietta waterworks with 146455 dollars.
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PWA
Washington
Ohio
Marietta Waterworks
Vendor Wayman Simmons Committed to Athens State Hospital
Wayman Simmons longtime newspaper vendor in Pomeroy was committed to the State Hospital at Athens today. He has been a familiar figure to local residents for many years.
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Pomeroy
Wayman Simmons
Athens
Corrigan Declines Circus Offer to Return to Aviation
London report says Douglas Corrigan rejected a $1,000 weekly circus life offer, stating he is not joining a crazy gang. He plans to fly his Curtiss Robin across the United States once permitted, aiming to pursue aviation for money. A St Louis Museum requested his plane for display, and Corrigan prepared to sail home aboard the Manhattan from Queenstown after meetings at the US Embassy with Ambassador Kennedy.
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London
U.P
Douglas Corrigan
United States
St. Louis
Corrigan
United States Lines
Manhattan
Queenstown
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maverick Says Reactionaries Defeated Him
Rep Maury Maverick leader of the House liberal bloc defeated for re nomination in the Democratic primary alleges unnamed enemies of President Roosevelt raised a huge sum to defeat 10 house liberals. He blames his loss by 546 votes on money poured into Paul J Kilday s campaign by conservatives and reactionary business men and on the San Antonio political machine led by Mayor C K Quin. He warns liberal colleagues to watch out you may be next.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
Maury Maverick
House
Roosevelt
Kilday
Paul J. Kilday
C. K. Quin
Maverick
Typhoid Perils Flood Victims in Texas Rivers
SAN SABA Texas flooding from 13 inches of rain plus a typhoid outbreak worsened conditions along the San Saba and Colorado rivers. Rescue crews with twelve boats evacuated 200 people from Bend, 20 miles southeast of San Saba. County Judge J C Abney led relief efforts. no casualties reported as the San Saba River receded and the Colorado crest of 62 feet declined.
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San Saba
Tex
Colorado
Bend
J. C. Abney
Forest Fire Near Courtenay Threat Declines
Forest blaze near Courtenay British Columbia threatened five logging and fishing towns but officials said crews of 1,600 men, aided by three destroyers, could control it if favorable conditions persist. The combined effort aimed to prevent further spread.
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Courtenay
B. C
Governor Holt Denies Liquor Permit Charges
Charleston West Virginia Senator J Buhl Shahan accused Governor Homer A Holt of pressuring lawmakers to obtain state liquor or brewery accounts to influence votes The governor denied the charges and previously criticized solicitation of campaign funds from state employees The report notes Holt's denial and Shahan's prior criticisms of political fundraising practices
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Homer A. Holt
J. Buhl Shahan
Elkins
Shahan
Gallipolis man among top in state pharmacy exams
John O. Carnes of Gallipolis ranked highly among 91 successful applicants in the statewide pharmacy examinations conducted in Columbus last month, according to Thomas J. Ryan, secretary of the state board.
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Dayton
U.P
John O. Carnes
Gallipolis
Columbus
Thomas J. Ryan
State Pharmacy Board
Carnegie Miller to wed Thom son in Edinburgh ceremony
Louise Carnegie Miller granddaughter of the late Andrew Carnegie will marry James Frederick Thomson, an Edinburgh lawyer, in an Edinburgh ceremony on Wednesday.
Soviet and Loyalist Forces Clash on Frontier and Yangtze
Wartime dispatches report the Siberian border clash as 300 Russian troops are driven back across the frontier amid a five hour battle. Meanwhile Japanese advances along the Yangtse bend toward Hankow push Chinese defenses back at Kiukiang and cap further gains toward Hankow. In Spain Loyalists break into insurgent lines along the Ebro, taking 17 miles and 500 prisoners. Diplomatic moves seek a Central Europe peace referee with Lord Runciman named to mediate.
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Spain
Europe
Siberian
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Tokyo
Manchukuan
Yangtse
Hankow
Kiukiang
Valencia
Ebro
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Germany
Runciman
Prague
Meigs Countian Killed By High Tension Wire
POMEROY Staff Special James R Turner 32 of Laurel Cliff near here died this morning at Newark hospital from injuries after contact with a high tension wire while working for Ohio Power Co Monday afternoon Turner formerly worked for the power company He is survived by wife Evelyn Turner one child mother Mrs J M Turner Laurel Cliff one brother Sam Turner Portsmouth and one sister Mrs Milton Hood Middleport Funeral arrangements not yet completed but body to be brought here today.
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Pomeroy
James R. Turner
Laurel Cliff
Here
Newark
Ohio Power Co
Turner
Middleport
Pepper Forecasts New Deal Victory in 1940 Race
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida says Republicans have no chance in the 1940 presidential election if Democrats back President Roosevelt's New Deal. After a West tour he asserts New Deal policies must continue.
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New Deal
Washington
U.P
Claude Pepper
Fla
Ardent
New Dealer
Roosevelt
West
British Rely on Arms for Peace in Commons Debate
In a House of Commons debate on Czechoslovakia’s minority issue, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain affirmed Britain’s aim to avert general war while defending national honor and naval interests. He linked peace to rearmament as a safeguard against potential conflict and asserted Britain’s right to defend itself if attacked.
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London
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Czeshoslovakia
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Crisis deepens as Czech premier seeks emergency powers
The Czech Premier Milan Hodza convoked parliament for August 2 to request dictatorial economic powers to finance an expanded army and organize labor camps for the unemployed. German officials reportedly planned large army reserve contingents for August maneuvers as the crisis nears its peak.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Milan Hodza
Kintsett
Ohio Legion chooses new state commander in Cincinnati
Delegates to the Ohio Department convention of the American Legion elect a new state commander. Candidates include Eli A. Jensen of Springfield and Capt. J. W. Bowen of Hillsboro. Bowen is a telephone company official and current vice commander. The body also urged limits on federal and state government employment to U S citizens and backed parity for World War widows on pensions.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Ohio Department
American Legion
James V. Suhr
Cleveland
Eli A. Jensen
Springfield
Wittenberg College
J. W. Bowen
Hillsboro
United States
Pennsylvania Solons Fight Investigation
In Harrisburg a special session of the Democratic state legislature rushed to five bills to shield Gov George H. Earle’s administration from an August grand jury inquiry in Dauphin County. Republican District Attorney Carl B. Shelley convened the panel to probe graft on state contracts and buildings, extortion of campaign funds from state workers, and sale of legislation to lobbyists.
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Harrisburg
U.P
George H. Earle
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Earle
Ohio Fourth on List of States Getting U.S. Aid
Treasury breakdown shows states and programs sharing about 8.6 billion dollars in emergency relief from April 8, 1935, to June 30, 1938. New York led with 1.096 billion. Ohio received 465.4 million. Works Progress Administration accounted for 4.835 billion. other programs include Public Roads, Farm Security, Rivers and Harbors, Civilian Conservation Corps, and more.
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U.S
Washington
Treasury
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Farm Security
Civilian Conservation Corps
PWA
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