Detaching Territory Denounced by Britain amid War News
United Press dispatch reports heavy fighting in China's cities as Japanese advances spark fears. Peiping is described as "sold out" to Japan with Chinese troops retreating. Tokyo officials voice concern over a broader war, while Britain states it does not approve any further detachment of Chinese provinces from the Nanking government.
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Far East
Sung Chen-Yuan
North China
Peiping
Nanyuan
London
U.P
Great Britain
Japan
Nanking
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Wedgwood Benn
Eden
Experts Testify At Ohio Coal Hearing In Guffey Vinson Debate
Ohio experts told the National Bituminous Coal Commission that local bituminous coal competes with out-of-state supply and should fall under Guffey Vinson Act provisions. Capt Tryon cited Ohio’s potential output and rising coal truck shipping since 1929. Witnesses argued the act is constitutional and aims at price fixing to protect the industry amid interstate competition.
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Columbus
U.P
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Ohio
Robert W. Knox
F. G. Tryon
Tryon
Charles W. Shinneman
Bituminous Coal Producers Board
Fairmont
W. Va
Shinnemon
M. C. Hobart
Middleport
Coal Operators Association of
Pomeroy
Hobart
West Virginia
C. M. Wakefield
The
City Coal Co
Portsmouth
Kentucky
Three Captive Mines Reopen
Pittsburgh report says Bethlehem Steel captive mines in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania resume operations today after a June 17 strike by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. About 1,000 miners returned yesterday at Nemacolin mines of Youngstown Sheet & Tube, the second independent steel firm in SWOC action. Strikes at Republic Steel captive mines remain ongoing.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
West Virginia
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
United Mine Workers
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Nemacolin
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
SWOC
UMW
Republic Steel Corp
State collects 12004 in back wages across industries
The state minimum wage division announced back wages totaling 12004 collected for workers over the last three years. Restorations included 3350 in laundry, 4900 in dry cleaning, and 3754 in hotel and restaurant sectors.
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Columbus
U.P
British Rulers Home After Visit to Ireland
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth returned to London from Belfast after a coronation visit that saw Irish terrorist demonstrations including gun battles arson and bombings. The king appeared unnerve by the events as he spoke briefly to thank supporters.
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London
U.P
George VI
Elizabeth
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bette Davis Stricken By Sunstroke On Beach
Hollywood star Bette Davis suffered sunstroke after two days on the beach during a heat wave. Doctors reported her condition serious but stable as the actress receives treatment and rest.
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Hollywood
U.P
Bette Davis
Jealousy Motive Charged in Queens Strangling
New York authorities seek first degree murder indictment against 29 year old Stanley A. Martin Jr for strangling Florence Jackson amid a six month illicit romance. D A Charles P. Sullivan says jealousy sparked the slaying. Both Martin and Florence Jackson Heights matron contemplate divorces. Martin urged wife Evelyn to sue for divorce. Florence Jackson had asked Julius Garrell to pursue divorce from Bert Jackson.
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NEW York
U.P
Stanley A. Martin, Jr
Florence Jackson
Charles P. Sullivan
Queens
Martin
Jackson Heights
Evelyn Martin
Ohio DAV Convention Opens in Columbus
The 16th annual Ohio Department of Disabled American Veterans World War convention opened in Columbus with more than 1,000 delegates from across the state. Many delegates will remain for the national convention starting Sunday, expected to attract over 10,000 delegates from 45 states.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Disabled American Veterans of the
Barbers End Sit-Down Strike With 15 New Members
In Kankakee Illinois a sit down strain ended as sixty barbers locked shops and filled non union chairs while negotiating over prices. The day closed with the announcement that 15 new union members joined.
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Kankakee
U.P
Ohio beauty shop wage study announced by state chief
Miss Eleane Sheffler, head of the state minimum wage division, said a survey would be conducted soon in Columbus to determine if an established wage scale is needed for Ohio beauty shops.
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Columbus
U.P
Eleane Sheffler
Ohio
New Dealers and Block Adjournment
Administration leaders seeking to delay Congress adjournment for two weeks or more to push a flexible, comprehensive program including sugar legislation and crop insurance. Senate and House leaders met at the White House and aimed to enact labor standards housing tax measures and court reorganization, with possible passage of Miller Tydings anti trust exemption and municipal bankruptcy bill. Some members urged postponing major bills if needed, with adjournment after August 15 discussed.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Memorial Plan Gets Approval
The United States Congress approved a memorial bill to honor Commander Zachary Landsowne and the 12 crewmen who died in the Shenandoah disaster near Ava Ohio nearly 12 years earlier. The measure appropriates 2500 dollars for a monument to be placed near Ava, possibly offset from the crash site for accessibility.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Ava
Ohio
Zachary Landsowne
Congress
Roosevelt
Robert T. Secrest
Caldwell
Farouk Crowned Egypt's King on 18th Birthday
Cairo Egypt King Farouk I was enthroned on his eighteenth birthday becoming Egypts first independent sovereign in four centuries. The Anglo Egyptian treaty last year freed Egypt from British control forming a military alliance and permitting Egypts entry into the League of Nations while ordering British troop withdrawal from the Suez Canal area.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Farouk I
League of Nations
Suez Canal
Named school head Cincinnati appoints Claude Courter
The Cincinnati school system selects Claude V. Courter, Dayton district superintendent, after a long search for a new superintendent. Courter will lead the Cincinnati City School system.
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Cincinnati
Claude V. Courter
Dayton
Bus Drivers Strike In Detroit Over Seniority Amendment
About 1000 Detroit Street Railway Department bus drivers in the motor coach division went on an unauthorized strike today to protest a charter amendment granting system seniority.
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Detroit
U.P
Detroit Street Railway Department
New Attempts To Settle Ohio Strike Opened
Mayor Harold H. Burton invited the mayors of five Ohio cities with Republic Steel plants to meet in Cleveland to seek a definite settlement of the Ohio strike. National Guard protection kept workers at duty after clashes, including three riots in Cleveland with one death and over 100 injured at the Corigan McKinley plant. SWOC affiliated leaders announced a mass meeting in Public Square that evening.
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Cleveland
O.P
Republic Steel Corporation
Ohio
Harold H. Burton
Republic
National Guard
Corrigan-McKinley
Burton
Committee For Industrial Organization
SWOC
Public Square
Homestead Workers Strike in West Virginia
West Virginians at the Tygart Valley Homestead Project quit work in protest over alleged inefficient management and waste of funds. The strike affects construction projects and stone quarries as the region battles hard times from lumber and mining downturns.
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Elkins
W. Va
West
Fall of Peiping Engulfs Chinese Forces in Retreat
Thousands of disorganized Chinese troops abandon the Peiping battle site after a brief heroic stand against Japan. Leaders flee toward Paotingfu while a pro-Japanese administration governs the city. Chinese defiance collapses as Japanese air, tanks, and troops dominate the retreat.
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Peiping
U.P
Paotingfu
Hankow
United Press
Chang Tze- Chung
Tientsin
New Deadline Arranged for County Debts
In Columbus Ohio counties may pay debts to the state by Sept 1 or have the amounts deducted from sales tax allocations. State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson cites county indebtedness at 4,481,265 dollars, largely for care of insane and feeble minded patients. The offset may come from state debts to counties and if no arrangements are made, the sales tax distribution will be reduced.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Pay of Guards Stall in Doubt
Ohio National Guardsmen on strike duty face unpaid salaries as the state emergency board considers a compromise plan. The board has twice refused emergency fund allotments and may transfer funds from the National Guard appropriation to cover the shortfall with a balance from the emergency fund.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Polar flight rumors circle Seattle as weather reports go to Moscow
The Weather Bureau has been sending Alaska and Northwestern U S weather reports to Moscow for two days fueling rumors that a third trans polar flight by Soviet aviators may occur soon. Prior flights had weather data sent to Moscow for two weeks before each takeoff.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
United States Weather Bureau
Alaska
United States
Moscow
Former Mussolini Mistress Receives Suspended Sentence
Paris reports Mme Madeleine Fontanges, once linked to Italy's premier, given a one year suspended prison term after a secret trial for shooting Count Charles Pineton De Chambrun. She testified of a three month Rome affair with Il Duce and claimed Chambrun tried to steal a kiss amid her broken romance.
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Paris
U.P
Mme
Madeleine Fontanges
Mussolini
Italy
Charles Pineton de Chambrun
Fontanges
Chambrun
Rome
Brussels
Nord
Mfussolini
Il Duce
Mme. Fontanges
Buffalo Truck Drivers Return To Jobs Today
One thousand produce truck drivers and warehouse workers return to their jobs today ending the more critical strike phase. The union accepted a modified form of closed shop higher wages and shorter hours. Meat shortage remained possible due to 1 200 packing workers walkout and store price hikes were passed to customers with butter rising ten cents per pound and eggs twelve cents per dozen.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
American Federation of Labor Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
Three Buildings Stolen From Cincinnati Lot
Waymouth Finn, a Cincinnati real estate agent, reported the theft of three buildings valued at 12000 to police. A Negro man had told locals two weeks earlier he planned a modern apartment project on the site and was willing to sell building material. Wreckage clearings followed.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Waymouth Finn
Gallipolis Girl Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Tharon Myers age 16 died at Holzer Hospital from injuries in a July 15 automobile crash. Her skull was fractured. Tentative funeral arrangements are set for Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church.
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Gallipolis
Tharon Myers
Carl Myers
Holzer Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Wilcox to be installed Great Junior Sagamore in Columbus
R C Wilcox of Dayton will be installed as Great Junior Sagamore a third highest national officer in the Red Men's Loge at a meeting in Columbus this Saturday.
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Columbus
U.pr
R. C. Wilcox
Dayton
Sagamore
Redmen's Loge
Chiang Kai-Shek expected to declare stance on war with Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek was reportedly drafting a strong statement that could sever diplomatic relations and move toward formal war. In Tientsin parts burned as Chinese forces clash with Japanese troops while foreigners seek safety in concessions. U S citizens in Peiping and Nanking await actions as Tokyo warns of a possible clash.
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Nanking
China
U.P
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Victory celebration fades as Japanese press Chinese advances
Shanghai reports China’s victory day turning grim as Peiping gates reopen to Japanese forces. Fierce fighting rages at Tangku and Taku with Japanese warships shelling positions while Chinese troops push to repel the invaders. Casualty tallies show about 150 Japanese killed and perhaps over 1,500 Chinese dead in recent 48 hours.
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Tangku
Taku
Pei Ho
Tientsin
Tungchow
Peiping
East Hopei “Peace Preservation” Corps
Ban on Motor Boats Urged
The State Conservation Council voted to investigate a motion to ban all motor boats from state owned inland lakes citing fatal accidents from reckless operation. It endorsed a broadened program funded by an increased conservation appropriation to buy easements, build dams, acquire lands for patrolled shooting areas, and improve wildlife habitat.
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Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Council Today
Double Drowning Case Tests Insurance Payment
A Franklin County Common Pleas court heard a puzzling case after a Buckeye Lake boat overturn during a May 22 storm left Charles W. Gloeckner and his wife Lois dead. The suit, filed by Ralph H. Henney, asks whether Lois survived Charles or both drowned simultaneously to determine a $2,016 life insurance payout.
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Columbus
U.P
Blackstone
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Buckeye Lake
Charles W. Gloeckner
Lois
Ralph H. Henney
Seventeen Die As Steamship Jose Antunes Catches Fire
Seventeen people were killed and 14 injured when the steamer Jose Antunes caught fire and sank in the Amazon near Breves on Wednesday.
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Para
Brazil
U.P
Jose Antunes
Amazon
Breves
Ohio Labor Federation Convention Nears End
Dayton Ohio The 53rd annual Ohio State Federation of Labor session nears adjournment with unfinished business including choosing a convention city for 1938. Of 47 proposed resolutions three stand out: rejection of cooperation with Labor's Non Partisan League led by John L Lewis denunciation of union incorporation and opposition to vigilante committees.
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Dayton
U.P
Ohio State Federation of Labor
League
John L. Lewis
Relief funds to be disbursed by December thirty-first
Columbus officials announced about 1.3 million dollars in unpaid relief allocations under a 1936 relief law will be disbursed by December 31. Approximately 50 counties will share in the cash distributions, enabling counties to borrow money and extend relief operations.
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Columbus
U.S
M. Ray Allison
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WPA
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Chicago
Young Hopkins
Gretna
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Barbers
Josiah W. Bailey
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