Two gunmen feared in shooting at Sunrise Filling Station
Discovery of two more shells and three spent slugs at the Morrison Brown Hill Sunrise station points to two gunmen in the fatal shooting of John O'Brien 60 owner of the station about 9 45 p m Wednesday night A veteran resident O'Brien died of a heart wound after resisting the hold up. Local officers and the prosecutor traced the crime through shell fragments and limited eyewitness detail.
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Sunrise
Morrison Brown Hill
John O'Brien
Athens County
O'Brien
Charles Bayless
Charles Evans
Harold J. Rose
Bayless
Sawyer Charges Davey Inciting Labor Hatred in Ohio
Charles Sawyer accused Governor Martin L. Davey of inciting hatred and distrust in a Democratic primary clash over labor policy. Davey attacked CIO tactics in Gallipolis while delivering a whirlwind swing of speeches to bolster his campaign. Former Judge Hugh L. Nichols faced possible grand jury questions over alleged solicitation of civil service workers for campaign contributions.
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Columbus
U.P
Martin L. Davey
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Charles Sawyer
Davey
Gallipolis
CIO
Hugh L. Nichols
Batavia
Sawyer
Civil Service
Nichols
Bears Triplets in Auto Without Medical Help
VERSAILLES Ky Mrs Anna Christine Lawson 21 of Mortonsville gave birth to triplet girls in an automobile while en route to a hospital without medical assistance. She is reported to have been married at 13 and already has six daughters.
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Versailles
U.R
Anna Christine Lawson
Mortonsville
Lawson
U S Refuses German Trade Treaty Offer
Washington reports confirm Germany offered to negotiate a trade treaty but the proposal failed to meet the most favored nation requirement. State Department notes say the United States treats all countries equally, yet accuses Germany of discriminating against American goods. Resulting disputes have kept German American trade well below former levels.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
United States
State Department
Publisher Warren C. Fairbanks Dies After Brief Illness
Warren C. Fairbanks 60 publisher of The Indianapolis News and son of a former vice president of the United States died today after a brief illness in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Warren C. Fairbanks
The
Indianapolis News
United States
Use of Ohio Coal in All State Institutions Urged
Senator John Taylor of the 20th 22nd District backs a bill to require all tax funded Ohio state institutions to use coal mined in Ohio. The measure would bar purchases from he said phony dealers and would curb overpayments tied to political influence, saving welfare funds and aligning prices with the Gulley Coal Act.
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Ohio
ST. Clairsville
U.R
John Taylor
Tylor
Taylor
Cleveland
Welfare Department
Four Children Die in Kingsbury Run Cave In
In Cleveland a sand cave collapse during a dig at an embankment trapped five children. four—William Malzan 13 Leonard Jarzem bak 10 Edwin Kruczek 9 Agnes Majkrzak 8—died. Ruth Malzan 10 saved brother Eugene Kuchnicki 9 and a funeral service will honor three of the victims at St Hyacinth's Church.
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Cleveland
St. Hyacinth’s
Kingsbury Run
William Malzan
Leonard Jarzembak
Edwin Kruczek
Agnes Majkrzak
Scott White Succumbs At Residence of Son
Funeral services for Scott White age 76 who died Wednesday at the home of a son Harley near here have not been announced. He was born in Bern Township and spent most of his life in Athens County. He leaves children Earl Harley Earnest Lisle Mrs Florence Harkins Mrs Mersby Roberts and Walter plus Mrs Dessie Luster and Mrs Lena Luster and Harley in California. Four step children also survive including Mrs Robert Henson Mrs Ethel Driggs Alva McDaniel and Jesse McDaniel. Two brothers 24 grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive.
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Broadwell
Scott White
Harley
Bern Township
White
Athens County
Earl
Earnest
Lisle
Florence Harkins
Mersby Roberts
Walter
Morgan County
Dessie Luster
Lena Luster
Crooksville
California
Robert Henson
Columbus
Ethel Driggs
Alva McDaniel
Sharpsburg
Jesse McDaniel
Bartlett
Huge Reservoir Burst Strands Anaconda City Without Water
A 3,000,000 gallon reservoir burst four miles west of Anaconda Montana cutting power and leaving many homes without water or natural gas. No fatalities reported though extensive property damage followed as 22 blocks of the business and residential area were flooded with debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mont
U.P
Houdini Paxson Returned to Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus dispatch reports Harold Paxson known as Houdini was recaptured after escaping Logan County Jail Bellefontaine three times in a month and sent back to the Ohio Penitentiary on parole violation charges.
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Columbus
Harold (Houdini) Paxson
Logan County
Bellefontaine
Qhio Penicniioss
Canadian Premier Mitchell Hepburn Survives Yukon Flight Missing With Four
A plane carrying Ontario premier Mitchell Hepburn and three companions was located in Carcross Yukon after more than ten hours missing. The party included Bernard E Smith J P Bickell and pilot James Towne bound from White Horse to Juneau for a wheat crop survey.
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Juneau
Alaska
U.P
J. P. Bickell
Toronto
Canada
James Towne
Pilot Towne
White Horse
Yukon Territory
Mitchell Hepburn
Car
Seek Father in Disappearance Of Two Girls
In South Haven Michigan two young girls Janet Eaton aged two and Judith Eaton aged four from Kirkwood Missouri vanished from a parked automobile in downtown while their mother Julia Eaton’s divorce case referenced by police. The chauffeur left momentarily to shop and upon return the children were missing after a three hour city search. Authorities sought the father for questioning as they pursued leads.
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South Haven
Mich
U.R
Janet Eaton
Judith
Kirkwood
Julia Eaton
B. T. Spencer
Eaton
Safety campaigns credited with saving lives in first half
A National Safety Council survey shows 3,670 lives saved on streets and highways in the first half of the year. The drop in fatalities occurred despite a 2 percent rise in automobile travel, credited to city and state sponsored safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
America
National Safety Council
Indict Women In Death Plot In Waycross
Ware County grand jury indicted two roadhouse waitresses Verna Fowler and Mary Kent for murder in the insurance related slaying of 12 year old J C Nelson. Harvey Nelson was sentenced to die for his part in the conspiracy and claimed the trio planned to share a $900 life policy payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Ware County
Verna Mae Fowler
Mary Kent
M. D. Dickerson
Harvey Nelson
Nelson
J. C. Nelson
REA Approves Grants For Distribution Lines
The Rural Electrification Administration approved 36 allotments to form cooperatives in 19 states for construction of 6.57 million dollars in distribution lines. Administrator Carmody also set aside 0.5 million for generating plants in Ohio to aid projects without wholesale power options.
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Washington
U.P
Rural Electrification Administration
John Carmody
Ohio
Peace Hopes Diminish as Rebels Lose
Loyalist troops strike deep into the rebel flank near Valencia as fighting continues in Spain. In Asia, Chinese and Japanese forces push toward Hankow with lines at Kiukiang collapsing. Soviet Far East tightens control with a purge of spies under Gregory Gorbach. Mexico signals rejection of U S arbitration on expropriated land. a reply may come next week.
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Spain
Valencia
China
Yangtse
Hankow
Kiukiang
Japan
Tokyo
Manchukuo
Moscow
Far
Soviet Russia
Gregory Gorbach
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
United States
Expect Corn To Exceed Quotas
Favor able weather is expected to lift corn production to a level that may trigger a farmers referendum on marketing quotas. The Agriculture Department will decide by August 1 whether to use machinery from the 1938 farm program to stabilize prices. The Weather Bureau notes the crop is at a critical development stage and the next few days will heavily influence output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
U. S. Weather Bureau
Aid for Aged Division Reimbursed 517521
The State Division of Aid for the Aged has been reimbursed 517 521 dollars from pensioners property and insurance left upon death since 1934. Division Director Henry J Berrodin said the state holds 8 500 000 in real estate 1 750 000 in personal property and 5 500 000 in life insurance in trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
Henry J. Berrodin
Mrs. Fred Gordon Dies After Caesarean in Gallipolis
Mrs. Fred Gordon aged 31 died this morning at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis following a Caesarian operation. Funeral services are expected Saturday morning at St Louis Catholic Church.
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Fred Gordon
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
St. Louis Catholic Church
Wheeling Votes On City Charter Choice
Wheeling voters consider keeping the present charter with proportional representation or restoring the ward system in today’s ballot. The decision shapes city governance and election method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Tar blast kills man in Bucyrus area
William C Renner aged 54, supervisor of township roads at Chatfield, was killed when a tar barrel exploded during work. The accident occurred today in Bucyrus, Ohio, with details not fully disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
U.P
William C Renner
Chatfield
Death of H. C. O Bleness Funeral Friday
Harry C. O Bleness age 64 died Wednesday at 31 S College St after a long illness. Funeral at his home Friday at two with interment in West Union Cemetery. He was born in Athens and by marriage to Ada Wickham lived in the West for years. Survived by wife sister F M Hutchinson brother Charles G and a brother Ralph who died in 1898. No flowers.
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Rose
O'Brien
Columbus
Bayless
B. C. Day
Rolland Ruth
E. S. Finsterwald
Charles Maple
Athens City
Cliff Cornell
A. L. Pritchard
O Brien
Athens County
Rain‘elle
W. Va
Bessie O’brien
Dayton
Jagers Funeral Home
W. Union St
Harry C. O'Bleness
S. College St
West Union St
Odest
Henry O'Bleness
Harry O'Bleness
Athens
Case School of Applied Science
Athens Foundry and Machine Co
Galveston
Texas
Ada Wickham
West
Henry O’bleness
Knights Templar
United Commercial Travelers
O'Bleness
F. M. Hutchinson
Charles G. O'Bleness
Ralph
Boy Who Posed for Hitlers Picture Dies
Eight year old Donald Warren died after a milk bottle splinter pierced his chest when he fell from his bicycle. A retouched photo of the boy had circulated nationwide as Adolph Hitler's baby picture before being exposed as a hoax. The mother identified the image as her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Donald Warren
Adolph Hitler
Warren
Germany
Donald
Corrigan Flies British Airship Over Ireland
Douglas Corrigan authorized to fly from London to Dublin, piloting the British Imperial Airways liner over Irish territory for the second time. The ship landed at Baldonnel Airport as the regular pilot returned control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
U.P
Douglas Corrigan
London
California
British Imperial Airways
Baldonnel
Funeral Time Changed for Mrs C D Swartz of Lottridge
Funeral services for Mrs. C. D. Swartz, longtime Lottridge resident, are rescheduled to Friday at 1 PM at Alfred Church instead of 10 AM according to the corrected notice.
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Lottridge
C. D. Swartz
Alfred Church
Youth leaps to death from 17th story ledge in New York
John Ward, 26, of Southampton, jumped from a Gotham Hotel ledge Tuesday night after a private family funeral. His motive remains unclear though his mother said he loved a woman he could not wed. Police protection was arranged for the funeral in Brooklyn tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Ward
Brooklyn
Southampton
Gotham Hotel
Ward
Conservation council allocates funds for Lake Jackson
The State Conservation Council appropriated 32 000 dollars for Lake Jackson near Oak Hill Jackson County as a fishing and recreational center. The three mile long lake with 300 acres of water will sit in 200 acres of state land donated by landowners. Funds will build a dam in Black Fork with completion targeted in six months.
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Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Council
Lake Jackson
Oak Hill
Jackson County
Black Fork
Quota Excess Tax Blocked by Two Court Injunctions
In Valdosta Georgia 1938 tobacco auctions opened as federal penalty taxes on over quota production were barred by two court injunctions. Judges Adams and Thomas halted the excess quota tax pending constitutional ruling. More than 400 farmers signed petitions challenging the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. The impounded receipts will be held until the act’s validity is decided.
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Valdosta
Harold W. Adams
Lake City
Fla
W. E. Thomas
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
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NEA Service
Acme
John O’brien
Lillian Finsterwald
US 33
Pomeroy
Evans
Joe Grogan
State Highway Patrol
Finsterwald
Ernest Hart
Strouds Run
Fred R. McClead
John F. MccClead
McClead
Walter Matteson
Mansfield
Frances Jordon
Athens RD
Everett Devore
Chauncey
Ruth McClead
Elmer
Denver
Colo
Edwin
Pittsburgh
John
Bethel Cemetery
Steve Michela
John Abraham
Lima State
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Joe Abraham
Canton
Lewis
U.S
Hoosier
Paxson
Pen
Yukon
Hepburn
Liberal
Ontario
Conservative
REA
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
United Press
Cross
H. C. O’bleness
Corrigan
Ireland
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