Tokyo Protest to Moscow Amid Far East Tension
Japan protests to Moscow after a five hour border clash on the Ussuri frontier involving Manchukuo troops and Russian forces. Kremlin relations remain tense as Japan condemns actions and determines not to seek war. advance reports from Hankow Kiukiang describe shifting fronts in China. Spain Loyalists push into insurgent lines near Valencia while Czechoslovakia hails a brokered NATO like referee in Nazi talks and Mexico faces oil land expropriation case and arbitration questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Siberian
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Ussuri
Manchukuo
Yape
Moscow
China
Yangtze Valley
Hankow
Kiukiang
Spain
Valencia
Gandesa
Mediterranean
Czechoslovakia
Eric Chamberlain
Viscount Runciaman
Mexico
Supreme Court
Lazaro Cardenas
United States
Man Jumps from 17th Floor Ledge After 11 Hour Ordeal
John Ward 26, described as a psychopath, spent 11 hours on a 17th floor ledge of the Hotel Gotham before leaping to death. Police, firemen, and medical staff failed to deter him as 10,000 spectators watched traffic halted and merchants affected. Ward had a history of depressive mania and recent changes in his life, including a hospital stay and a Chicago visit with the Valentines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
John Ward
Gotham
Ward
55Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Merchants
City of
American Express Company
Southampton
N. Y
Patrick A. Valentines
Central Islip
Valentine
Catherine Bull
Chicago
Valentines
Fatal Garden Shooting Ends Long Dispute in Athens
John Abraham about 65 was shot by his brother in law Steve Michola 47 in a garden behind 120 West Union Street. Michola surrendered at the courthouse saying I just shot a man. Eyewitnesses describe a confrontation with a trowel seen afterward. the weapon a .32 caliber revolver. Investigators report Abraham died from chest and arm wounds as authorities questioned Michola about motives tied to disputes over a sister’s estate. Funeral services are set for St. Paul’s Catholic Church with burial at Mt Calvary.
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John Abraham
Steve Michola
W. Union St
Courte House
Michela
C. O. Gibson
Charles Bayless
Gibson
Esther Gross
Harold Rose
Charles Evans
Bobby Sue Tolliver
Denver Tolliver
Smith St
Charles Hoffman
Finsterwald
Church
Abraham
Joe Abraham
John Louis Abraham
Lillie Joseph
S. Congress St
Sugar Creek
Abra
Ham
Athens State
Joe
N. Court St
W. Union
United States
Athens
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Holy Name Society
Jagers Funeral Home
Jagers
Eligibility for Relief Outlined
Columbus Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy interprets the state relief law to require three years residency in the state and 90 days in the county of application for eligibility. The ruling applies to all relief recipients, with local funds still governed by the prior one-year residence rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Montgomery
Herbert S. Duffy
Guffey Urges Probe of Pennsylvania Courts
Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania calls for a state legislature inquiry into the judiciary saying it is decadent and should be exposed to the people. He was en route to Europe on business and backed Earle in resisting political pressure as Dauphin County DA Carl B. Shelley plans a grand jury probe for August 8.
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Harrisburg
Joseph F. Guffey
Europe
Pennsylvania
Guffey
Capitol Hill
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Earle
Wrong Quotation and Rumors Sparked Market Selloff
Stocks fell sharply across sectors after a broad loss started with a mistaken ticker quotation and unconfirmed rumors about the Japan ese Russian dispute. The decline followed an opening that had shown gains on many issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York-U.p
Mercury lands in Lisbon then departs for Southampton
The trans Atlantic British pickup plane Mercury arrived in Lisbon at 1 15 p m today and departed for Southampton an hour and a half later after refueling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
U.P
Mercury
Southampton
Slayer Drives Dead Woman About Country
Walter Ross, 27, allegedly killed Mrs. Dave Boyd, 31, and forced her into the front seat before driving for nearly a day across the countryside with the body. Lumberjacks captured him early today after sightings linked to a prior employer, Charles Beecher, whose wife recognized the corpse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slayer
Chico
Calif
Walter Ross
Ross
Dave Boyd
Charles Beecher
Beecher
Boyd
York Township Man Kills Self
Everett Vest aged 32 died by self-inflicted bullet wound at his home near Buchtel. Coroner A L Pritchard reported a 22 caliber rifle was fired from an upstairs bed, Vest was alone when the murder occurred. Family discovered the body. burial is planned at Rush Cemetery near Buchtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Everett Vest
Buchtel
A. L. Pritchard
Vest
Hiram Vest
Rush Cemetery
Copperhead Bite Sends Local Woman to Doctor
Freda Fisher of Monkey Run was bitten while picking blackberries and, after prompt treatment by a local physician, is recovering satisfactorily. This marks the third copperhead incident in the area in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Freda Fisher
British steamship Dellwyn sunk by Spanish Nationalist plane
A Gandia dispatch reports the British steamship Dellwyn was bombed and sunk by a Spanish Nationalist plane after surviving four prior bombing attacks over four days. The vessel's fate was confirmed amid ongoing aerial attacks on the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Gandia
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds State Liquor Monopoly
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the state liquor monopoly, upholding lower court rulings and denying Eli G. Frankenstein of Cincinnati a declaratory judgment challenging the system. The decision reinforces the legality of the state controlled liquor framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Franklin County Common Pleas
Eli G. Frankenstein
Cincinnati
Pan American Plans Alaska Flight Experiments
Pan American Airways announced experimental flights to begin August 6 as a precursor to a regular Seattle to Juneau Alaska transport service. The plan aims to test routes and operations for future scheduled service.
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Plan Alaska
New York
Pan American Airways
Seattle
Wash
Juneau
Alaska
Pass the Biscuits Becomes Texas State Song
Fort Worth reports Texas designates Please Pass the Biscuits Pappy as the new state song. The tune tied to W Lee O Daniel, flour promotion and a primary victory over 11 rivals, with his family contributing to the music.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Pappy
W. Lee O'Daniel
James V. Allred
O’daniel
Molly
Pat
Mike
Anti Third Term Coalition Gains Steam in Senate
A bipartisan Senate push to foreclose a third Roosevelt term appears poised to develop amid debate over his 1940 candidacy. The piece notes past warnings from 1928 Coolidge era resolutions and cites Democratic operatives stressing a Democrat-led drive could be most effective.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Chicago
United States
LaFollette
Sky wedding leads to high altitude marriage
Edward L. Von Glatte and Jane Webster wed three miles above Detroit Airport in a United Airlines flight. Capt Richard Bowman officiated claiming pilot status grants marriage authority beyond three miles. Three Superior Court judges ruled it not a marriage ceremony as land laws extend to the high heavens. The couple, from Pontiac, Michigan, planned a Michigan honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Edward L. von Glatte
Jane Webster
Detroit
Richard Bowman
United Airlines
Superior Court
Theouple
Charles FE. Haas
von Glatte
Miss Webster
Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Airlines
Man Convicted Of Murdering Son For 900 Dollars
Harvey Nelson, 35, roadhouse owner in Waycross Georgia, was found guilty of murdering his 12 year old son to collect 900 dollars in a double indemnity policy. He faces a death sentence and a separate trial on a charge of beating his wife to death. Miss Fowler allegedly fired the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
U.P
Harvey Nelson
Nelson
Verna Mae Fowler
Mary Kent
J. C. Nelson
Miss Fowler
Georgia Supreme Court
Two Thirds of Kroger Estate to Children
Cincinnati report states two thirds of the estate of late B H Kroger valued above 20 million dollars goes to his children as provided in a probate court will. The widow receives the income from the remaining third. The will also leaves 200 dollars for a Palm Beach caddies Christmas dinner and 100 dollars to Provident Bank staff with ten years service. Charles Wesley Walker, 93, Civil War veteran and oldest such in Scioto County, dies after a three week illness. four Civil War veterans remain in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
B. H. Kroger
Palm Beach
Fla
Provident Bank and Trust Co
Scioto
Portsmouth
U.P
Charles Wesley Walker
Scioto County
Drowned Boy in Sandusky Bay Cave Incident
Eugene Erney eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Vincent Erney drowned Tuesday in a cave off Sandusky bay after losing the inflated tire tube that kept him afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
U.P
Eugene Erney
Vincent Erney
Sandusky Bay
Ohio Wesleyan Zoologist Named Acting President
Dr. Edward L. Rice head of the zoology department and the oldest faculty member will become acting president of Ohio Wesleyan University on September 1. He will serve until a successor to President Edmund D. Soper, who resigns August 31, is appointed.
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Delaware
A.P
Edward L. Rice
Ohio Wesleyan University
John FE. Brown
Columbus
Rice
Edmund D. Soper
Private Utilities To Air Their Complaints
Knoxville report states a congressional committee investigating Tennessee Valley Authority will allow private utilities to present their case against the low cost yardstick electric power of the New Deal agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley
Chiselers on Relief Warned in Ohio Drive
Ohio relief administration announces steps to purge chiselers from relief rolls. Handbills will warn that fraudulent statements with relief funds carry a $100 fine or six months in jail. Penalties apply to relief clients, staff, merchants, and officials, says C P Van Schoik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Relief Administration
Ohio
C. P. van Schoik
Logan High Band Director Richard McCutch Resigns
Logan High School announces the resignation of band director Richard McCutch after five years. His successor will be his son, to be named in due course.
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Logan
Richard McCutchan
Logan High School
Son
Arab Jewish Disorders Continue in Palestine Conflict
In Jerusalem the fighting worsened as bombings shootings and arson disrupted Palestine. A Kalkilieh railroad station was set ablaze by an armed assailant who disarmed guards. A Jewish truck near Ramleh was attacked and a Nablus military camp hit by fire. Two Arab constables were stabbed and two Arabs were executed in Acre Jail by a Haifa military court for firearms offenses.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Kalkilieh
Ramleh
Nablus
Haifa
Acre
Illlinois woman, tenth of 15 doomed, dies from radium poisoning
Catherine Donohue, 35, one of Ottawa Ills Doomed Women of Ottawa, dies of radium poisoning. Four doctors link death to exposure at Radium Dial Company from 1922 to 1931. The Illinois Industrial Commission had ordered medical expenses and awards totaling over 9,000 dollars.
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Illinois City
Ottawa
Ill
Catherine Donohue
Leonard J. Grossman
Walter Dalitsch
University of Ilinois
Illinois Industrial Commission
Conservatives Are Victors in Legion Voting
In Cincinnati Ohio Eli A Jensen of Springfield won the state commander post at the American Legion state convention defeating Capt J W Bowen of Hillsboro after a partisan contest Jensen opposed demagoguery and red baiting Bowen defended Americanism policies Mrs Walter L Beckley of Mansfield was elected president of the Women's Auxiliary succeeding Mrs Harold E Simpson of Barbarton
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Department of the
American Legion
Eli A. Jensen
Springfield
Jensen
J. W. Bowen
Hillsboro
Legion
Bowen
Veterans’ Organization
Walter L. Beckley
Mansfield
Women's Auxiliary
Harold E. Simpson
Barberton
State banker seeks approval for 10 percent dividend
Columbus report states State Superintendent Samuel H. Squire will ask the Erie County Common Pleas Court for approval of a 10 percent dividend to depositors of Commercial Banking & Trust Co. Sandusky. If approved, $240,000 will be distributed, lifting liquidation payments to 50 percent to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Samuel H. Squire
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Commercial Banking & Trust Co
Sandusky
Squire
Toledo Attorney Named Assistant Relief Director
Toledo attorney Andrew Matesz was appointed assistant state relief director by William Dixon the new relief director. Matesz will assume duties immediately and be paid 250 dollars a month. Dixon said another assistant would be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
Andrew Matesz
Toledo
William Dixon
Matesz
Dixon
Cantor Raises Funds to Aid Jewish Children
Eddie Cantor announced before sailing home on the Normandie that he had collected over 500000 dollars in two weeks in England to move Jewish children from Germany Poland and Austria to Palestine.
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London
U.R
Eddie Cantor
England
Palestine
Germany
Poland
Austria
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Lodi
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Plane
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Michelson
Kroger Estate
Sandusky Boy
Ohio Wesleyan Zoologist
Cantor
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