Windfall Is Stolen in Columbus Jewelry and Cash Route
John W. Beebe, former constable from Rome Township Athens County, received 279 dollars as a 28 year old debt from Pittsburgh. Five young colored boys robbed him near a voting booth on Cleveland Ave. Three were arrested. the others found on bicycles. All suspects under 15. Beebe planned to save the money for his funeral expenses. Continued on Page 5
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Will R. Merritt Columbus
John W. Beebe
Rome Township
Athens County
Pittsburgh
Beebe
Cleveland Ave
Columbus
Woman Vanishes Overnight Then Is Found Safe
Anna Wycoff 50 years old from near Dorr Run disappeared Monday morning prompting a nightlong search by neighbors and Camp Nelson volunteers. She returned to her sisters’ home near daylight in a frightened, exhausted condition after losing her way during a blackberry gathering.
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Nelsonville
Anna Wycoff
Dorr Run
Charles Thompson
Camp Nelson
Thompson
Wycoff
Dismissal of Grand Jury Closes Ironton Inquiry
The Ohio inquiry into alleged corruption in Lawrence County ends as Judge Collier dismisses a 15 member grand jury at the request of Special State Prosecutor Burke. Burke says it was a waste of time and money but promises to return to the probe later.
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Ironton
Lawrence County
Common Pleas
Collier
Spec
Thomas Burker
Burke
Sheriff Breaks Up Truckers Ambuscade on Route 18
Sheriff Robert Fitzgerald dispersed a truckers ambuscade on Route 18 between Rootstown and Edinburgh after owners allegedly fired at about a dozen trucks. A convoy escorted vehicles to the Portage County line and the truckers were warned not to return.
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Akron
U.P
Rootstown
Edinburgh
Robert Fitzgerald
Portage County
Fitzgerald
Romanian Prison Mutiny Kills Twelve in Salt Mine
London dispatch reports 12 inmates died as about 300 convicts mutinied in a 3,800 foot deep salt mine at Targul Ocna Romania. The disaster involved murder convicts and occurred in the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Targul-Ocna
Rumania
Bucharest
Prisoner Sits on 80-Foot Tower in San Quentin Protest
Meher Golas 32 from Los Angeles climbs an 80 foot tower in San Quentin's central courtyard. He breaks a prisoner line Monday night and declares a sit down strike to protest confinement. He seeks transfer to the island but gives no specifics. He will continue the strike unless forced down by hunger or thirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Cal
U.P
Meher Golas
Los Angeles
Golas
Two Pomeroy Stores Robbed in Police Probe
Two Pomeroy stores were entered and robbed on Monday night. Officials say a gang also targeted several Pomeroy and Middleport businesses with attempted break ins using jimmies. The Hartley and Bennett shoe store and Hauck Grocery were burglarized. an alarm at the Middleport Department Store alerted at 4 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Hartley and Bennett Shoe
Main St
Hauck
Second St
Marines Stand Guard as China Japan Tensions Rise
In Peiping combat ammunition was issued to U S Marines as foreigners and panicked Chinese filled the embassy quarter amid fear of full warfare between China and Japan. Japanese forces reportedly attacked a Chinese regiment at Tungchow near Peiping, killing or wounding many of its 400 to 500 troops.
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Peiping
United States
China
Japan
Tungchow
Japanese Budget Request Aimed At North China Expenditures
Finance Minister Okinobo Kaya told the Diet the government needs 96,000,000 yen for North China expenditures. The cabinet declared in a formal policy statement that it seeks only peace and order in China and has no designs on China’s territory.
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Tokyo
U.P
Okinobo Kaya
Diet
China
Japan Presses Ultimatum as Peiping Evacuations Escalate
Americans awaited calls to move to designated points while Marines escorted residents to the embassy quarter. About five thousand Japanese in Peiping crowded the area as Tientsin reported its army hospital overflow from three serious engagements. Japan demanded withdrawal of Chinese troops with ultimatums expiring soon and Chinese sources said the demand would be rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Tientsin
China
Tsingtao
Japan
Tientsin-Peiping
Tangku
Freight Train Limitation Bill Heads to House
Senate passes the McCarran Bill to limit freight trains to 70 cars after hours of debate and maneuvers. Sen. Pat McCarran argues shorter trains improve safety for railroad workers and may boost employment. Sen. Josiah Bailey contends the restriction would cost railroads 150 to 237 million dollars annually.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
McCarran
House
Pat McCarran
Nev
Josiah W. Bailey
N. C
Bride and two children killed in crossing collision
In Seneca Michigan a Wabash passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing killing Wesley Wolf 21 his wife Emily Rose 18 and the couple’s two nephews Bobby Lee Shadbolt 7 and Duance 5 both of Medina.
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Seneca
Mich
U.P
Wesley Wolf
Emily Rose
Bobby Lee Shadbolt
Duance
Medina
Wolfe
Senate Fight Looms Over National Labor Act Change
The Senate considers the Black Connery wages and hours bill with a rider to amend the National Labor Relations Act. Amendments would allow employer appeals to the NLRB and shift responsibilities toward employees. Criticism of the board as pro CIO and alleged Communist influence fuels the debate on Labor Board powers.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
National Labor Relations Board
Vandenberg
NLRB
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
John Rankin
Rankin
Labor Relations Board
Defiant Nogales Catholics Resist Eviction Amid Political Unrest
In Nogales Sonora about 1500 Catholics occupied and fortified their outlawed church praying for religious freedom while resisting an order to seize and close the building. Government actions were delayed and a brief respite was declared until 3 pm local time though uprisings threaten in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Sonora
Mex
U.S
la Garda
Rodolfo Elias Calles
Rebels Launch Shock Troops Against Foes
Nationalist troops sent wave after wave of shock units against Loyalists entrenched in Quijorna west of Madrid. After a day of combat the Loyalists say the front lines changed little. Casualties are tallied at about 30,000 Nationalist losses since July 6 and loyalist casualties are also heavy. Moonlit air battles accompanied the ground fight as pursuit planes clashed with Nationalist bombers. unofficial reports claim 8 or 9 Nationalist planes were downed in 24 hours.
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Madrid
U.R
Quijorna
Cities Seek Aid for Relief as Ohio Legislature Sits
Ohio's large cities push for state relief funding after Governor Davey adjourned the legislature. Led by Cincinnati, an inter-city movement seeks a special session to restore relief financing. Since April, after distributing 5 million dollars in sales tax relief for 1937, cities and counties have funded relief on their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
Ohio
Cincinnati
Caterer Warned Amid Mass Food Poisoning Probe
Mt. Clemens Michigan prosecutor warns Detroit caterer Walter Marony to expect no sympathy if he lies during the continued investigation into 60 food poisoning cases tied to the International Trap Shooting Tournament. Marony had suggested leftovers roast beef as the cause after his family fell ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Clemens
Mich
U.P
Vincent L. Fitzgerald
Detroit
Walter Marony
Macob
WPA Worker Retracts Murder Confession
Lewis Tracy 28 a Works Progress Administration laborer in Zanesville retracted an earlier police confession that he beat his wife and threw her body into the Muskingum River. Tracy said he was under marijuana influence when he gave the statement and remains jailed on a charge of making a false report.
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Zanesville
U.P
Lewis Tracy
WPA
Muskingum River
Tracy
Peters elected OBA council chairman in Ohio
Philip R. Peters of Lancaster was elected chairman of the council of administration of the Ohio Bankers Association succeeding H. E. Cook of Bucyrus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Philip R. Peters
Lancaster
Council of Administration
The
Ohio Bankers Association
H. E. Cook
Bucyrus
Earthquake Casualties Mount in Mexico City Area
Casualties rose as reports came in from isolated zones after Sunday's quake. Initial tallies show about 40 deaths across the affected region with numbers expected to grow as rescue teams reach further areas.
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Mexico City
U.P
Buffalo Stores Ration Foods To Customers
Buffalo grocers rationed staples as strikes cut meat and food supplies. Housewives shopped out of town for eggs and butter, shelves emptied, and prices rose. Farmers set up roadside stands while bootlegged stock reached stores. Merchants and strikers met mediator Boland after a 12 point proposal was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Canada
Great Atlantic and Pacific ‘Tea Company
John P. Boland
Gas Company Seeks Court Ruling on Tax Status
The Industrial Gas Co. of Southeastern Ohio asks the Ohio Supreme Court to decide if it is subject to state excise and poor relief taxes for 1932 through 1934. With under 50 customers, it argues it is not a public utility and does not set specific rates, likening its status to a trading group. Lower courts refused the plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
The
Industrial Gas Co
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
San Francisco Hotel Strike Near End
A San Francisco hotel strike that shut 19 leading hotels for 87 days caused about 8 million dollars in losses. The dispute moved toward partial settlement but most hotels stayed closed and picketing continued.
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San Francisco
Fugitive Believed Found in Detroit En Route to New York
Police indicated a long sought suspect in the Black Legion investigation may be in New York after receiving a telegram from New York authorities. The man, Virgil H. Efinger, was reportedly traced to Detroit for possible departure to the East.
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Detroit
Virgil H. Effinger
Black Legion
New York
Slaying Follows Riots at Corrigan-McKinney Steel Mill
In Cleveland police kept order at the Republic Steel Corrigan-McKinney plant after a Monday riot left one worker dead and at least 60 injured. clashes occurred during shift changes as union strife tied to the May 26 strike escalated with mass picketing and vehicle damage.
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Cleveland’s
Republic
Cleveland
U.P
Corrigan-McKinney
Republic Steel Corporation
John Orency
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic Today
Common Pleas Court
Harold H. Burton
Republic Company
Dickstein Charges Subversive Spy Network in U S
Representative Samuel Dickstein charged a well organized un American spy system in the United States and listed 21 Nazi camps and 46 named Nazi propagandists. He identified four camps in Ohio with locations in Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton and Toledo.
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Washington
U.P
Samuel Dickstein
WN. Y
United States
Dickstein
Congressional Record
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
State Board Refuses To Pay Bills Of ONG
The State Emergency Board for a second time refused to appropriate 100000 dollars to cover the balance of expenses incurred by the Ohio National Guard on duty in the northeastern Ohio steel strike zone. Previous mobilization bills total 125000 dollars and several small accounts will be held over.
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Columbus
U.P
State Emergency Board
Ohio National Guard
Ohio
McGuffey Club Delegates Meet at Miami University
Delegates to the Federated McGuffey Clubs of America will gather July 31 and August 1 on the Miami University campus where William Holmes McGuffey authored his readers over a century ago.
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McGuffey
Oxford
U.P
McGuffey Clubs of America
Miami University
William Holmes McGuffey
Labor Factions To Be Reunited, Hines Predicts
Louis G. Hines, chief organizer for the AFL and representative of President Green, told the 53rd Ohio Federation of Labor convention in Dayton that labor factions would unite again after 1940. He linked this to John L. Lewis possibly separating from or joining the CIO. Spencer Miller Jr. urged labor to accept responsibility as public opinion turns against labor and criticized CIO actions.
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Dayton
Louis G. Hines
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Hines
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Spencer Miller, Jr
A. F. of L
Miller
Labor
C.lo
Parker Delivers U S Victory in Davis Cup at Wimbledon
The 19-year-old Frankie Parker defeated Charley Hare 6 2 6 4 6 2 to give the United States its third point, clinching the Davis Cup challenge round over Great Britain. The win ends a decade long chase and makes Budge vs. Austin an exhibition.
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Wimbledon
England
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Frankie Parker
Charley Hare
Parker
Donald Budge
Bunny Austin
America
Germantown
Mattern Flight Across Pole Denied by U S Officials
Fred Fagg head of the Bureau of Air Commerce announced that James Mattern's request for federal permission to fly over the North Pole to Russia was refused for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattern
Washington
U.P
Fred Fagg
Bureau of Air Commerce
North Pole
Russia
James Mattern
Freeman Bartholomew's Screen Income Sliced by Tax and Fees
Aunt and guardian Miss Millicent Bartholomew reports Freddie Bartholomew's weekly 1100 salary from MGM is eroded by taxes, agents, and maintenance costs leaving about 12000 yearly. Lawyers' fees totaled 25000, guarding the estate through a guardianship dispute. Studio cancelled two roles amid salary dispute after the boy’s latest success in Captains Courageous.
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Hollywood
Freddie Bartholomew
Millicent Bartholomew
England
Miss Bartholomew
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Cecil Bartholomew
California
Freddie
Kipling
Labor League Under CIO Control Signals Political Realignment
John L. Lewis through the CIO controlled Labor's Non-Partisan League, signaling a break with the Roosevelt administration and possible third party moves. The reorganization aims at New York mayoralty strategy with Fiorello La Guardia, while Lewis and Hillman consolidate power and purge AFL and Democratic influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sulzberger
United Press
Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor
League
Roosevelt
New York City
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
American Labor Party
New York State
LaGuardia
Lewis
Democratic Party
American Federation of Labor
CIO
George L. Berry
Tenn
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Mystery Golfer Montague Wins Temporary Stay
John Montague, noted golfer and alleged fugitive, appeared before Judge Wilbur C. Curtis in Los Angeles and secured a continuance until August 9 for a hearing on a fugitive complaint. He is held on $10,000 bail as New York officials seek extradition for a seven year old robbery charge. Governor Merriam received numerous letters urging denial of extradition.
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Los Angeles
U.P
John Montague
New York
Essex County
Montague
Wilbur C. Curtis
Merriam
Ohio Receives 357 Million Relief Funds in 27 Months
The Federal Government poured 357 655 000 into Ohio to aid the unemployed and recovery. About two thirds was spent on job creation under the Works Progress Administration with WPA expenditures in Ohio totaling 214 785 617 through June 30.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Treasury
Officer Charged in Dover Jail Break Shooting
Patrolman Edwin Allman faces manslaughter charges in a justice court over the Saturday night fatal shooting of 21 year old Max Golden during an alleged jail break attempt. The incident occurred in Dover.
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Dover
Justice of the Peace
Edwin Allman
Max Golden
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U. S
Villa de Series
Hermosillo
Gas Company
Striker
Corrigan- McKinney Mill
Charles Jaynes
Riverside
Charles
Hell
God's Penitentiary
Peoria
Ill
U. S. Victory
Labor League
la Guardia
Trades Union
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