Uible Calls New Relief Conference In Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Speaker Frank R Uible convened a closed round table of spokesmen from private and public groups to resolve a major relief funding crisis. Conferees debated financing methods and distribution while relief needs for 1938 were estimated between 13 and 17 million dollars.
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Columbus
House
Frank R. Uible
Aible
Davey
League of Ohio Municipalities
Ohio Education Association
Chamber of Commerce
Interorganization Conference
Ohio Farm Bureau
Grange
Organized Labor
Laderman-De Righter
General Revenue Fund
Industrial Commission
Senate
Baggett- Kane
Special Relief Investigating Committee
US Demands China Rights in Diplomacy and War Efforts
The United States pressed for American property rights in China as Japan’s aggression sparked global tensions. Britain prepared to lead armistice talks in the Spanish Civil War to stabilize Europe. China sought League of Nations action against aerial bombing, while Japan defended its actions as targeting military sites in the Kaifeng and Lanfeng sectors.
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United Press
Europe
Far East
United States
Japan
China
Great Britain
League of Nations
Kaifeng
Lanfeng
Doomed Man Granted Last Song Before Kentucky Hang
Harold Van Venison, condemned for a criminal attack, won permission to sing negro spirituals from the gallows in Covington. He faces execution Friday under a law that will switch all hangings to electric chair at the state prison.
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Covington
U.P
Harold van Venison
Venison
Kentucky
Miami Conservancy Proposal Approved by Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a resolution asking the federal government to assume unpaid costs of the Miami Conservancy District if it agrees to cover the Musk ingum flood control project.
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Columbus
U.P
Miami Conservancy District
Muskingum Conservancy
Ohio Senate
President Roosevelt Urges Naval Academy Class of 38 Graduates
President Roosevelt told 436 midshipmen at the U S Naval Academy to study American and world affairs deeply to meet modern problems. He delivered the graduation address as they completed their four year course at Annapolis.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
U. S. Naval Academy
Barrier Halts Straitsville Mine Blaze at Plummer Hill
Flames leaped from the ground at the 54 year old Straitsville coal mine as the western fire spur burned under Plummer Hill. Chief engineer James R. Cavanaugh said the barrier held firm like the Rock of Gibraltar while WPA workers filled a 640 by 30 foot clay barrier. Residents Willard and Mrs. Andrews in the area reported smoke and gas but declined to leave their home.
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New Straitsville
U.R
Plummer Hill
James R. Cavanaugh
Rock of Gibraltar
Willard Andrews
Government Men Fight Alien Owned Fishers
Los Angeles report says federal grand jury indicted five officers of Van Camp Sea Food Company Inc for conspiring to license boats owned by Japanese to operate under American citizen names. Gilbert C. Van Camp, company president, is named in the indictment as leading the scheme.
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Los Angeles
U.P
van Camp Sea Food Company, Inc
Gilbert C. van Camp
California
Investigators Criticize Cleveland Relief Work
A May survey by state examiners under State Auditor J. T. Ferguson faulted Cleveland relief administration for wasteful use of relief funds. The report charged a lack of authority and administrative power among executive employees and described methods as unbusiness-like.
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Columbus
Cleveland
J. T. Ferguson
Yacht builder dies in Bristol at age 90
Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff, renowned yacht designer and defender of the America's Cup, died at his Bristol home at 90. He built many noted vessels and helped shape modern yacht design.
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Bristol
R. L
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
Nelsonville Centennial Pageant Opens With Grand Scene
Centennial Week moves into its peak with an 8 pm presentation of Conquest of the Years at New Athletic Field. A 600-person cast rehearsed for a month to depict Nelsonville and Hocking Valley history from Creation to today. The show repeats Friday and Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Woman Found Guilty by Jury in Michigan Slaying Case
Detroit based jurors convict Mrs. Julia M. Barker of murder in the January killing of Mrs. Edith Mae Cummings. The trial exposed parallel stories of poverty, real estate wealth, and a disputed Kentucky land fraud case tied to the two women.
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Detroit
U.P
Julia M. Baker
Edith Mae Cummings
Barker
Cummings
Huron River
Belleville
Kentucky
Strike at Ironton Factory Is Settled
Ohio Calcium Co. plant near Ironton ended a strike after a gun battle between workers and pickets Tuesday night. Several shots were fired but no serious injuries. clash followed an attempt to operate with non-union labor.
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Ironton
U.P
Ohio Calcium Co
1938 Wheat Crop Forecast Largest in U S History
Private crop experts in Chicago project a 1938 U S wheat harvest near 1.077 billion bushels, topping the 1915 record of 1.009 billion bushels, signaling a historic yield.
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Chicago
U.S
U. S
Townsend Campaigns in Ohio for Pension Plan Endorsements
Dr. Francis E. Townsend announced renewed campaign efforts in Ohio to back candidates favorable to his revolving old age pension plan. He addressed the Senate committee and urged Congress to ratify a constitutional amendment outlining his plan, which envisions $200 monthly pensions for those over 60 funded by a 2 percent tax.
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Columbus
U.P
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Eight Burned Nine Trapped In Mine Blast
Eight men were burned and nine others trapped by an explosion in the Butler slope of the Volpe Mining Company Mine near Pittston Pennsylvania. Officials said the blast occurred about a mile from the pit mouth under the new highway as ambulances and police rushed to the scene. Rescue squads with gas masks entered the shaft to locate the missing workers.
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Pittston
Butler
Volpe Mining Company
du Pont- Wilkes-Barre
Fine Magnates For Anti-Trust Law Violations
Judge Patrick T. Stone fined 13 major oil companies and 11 executives 15000 dollars each plus 25000 dollars in costs after they pleaded Nolo Contendere to anti trust charges. Government moved to dismiss indictments against 27 other executives and planned trials for September 26 for remaining companies and executives who did not join the no contest plea. The cases allege uniform robber contracts and policies in violation of the Sherman Anti Trust Act.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Mrs. R. H. Hayes Dies At Sheltering Arms
Mrs. R. H. Hayes, 25, of Athens Route 5, died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Born April 9 1912 in Lodi Township, she leaves husband R. H. Hayes two children Jimmy and Patty, her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Niggemeyer, five sisters including Mrs Rodney Grimm, and calls at the Niggemeyer home. Funeral 9:30 Friday at St John’s Catholic Church Lodi Township.
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R. H. Hayes
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lodi Township
Jimmy
Patty
George Niggemeyer
Guysville
Rodney Grimm
Mary
Clarabel
Audra Pearl
Pauleta
St. John's Catholic Church
Chile to Quit League of Nations
Chile announced today its intent to withdraw from the League of Nations, signaling a formal exit from the international body.
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Chile
League Geneva
U.P
League of Nations
Farm Prices Hit Four Year Low
The Department of Agriculture reported farm product prices have fallen to a four year low. Prices near the 1909 to 1914 level contrast with farmer purchasing power at 74 percent of pre war while city product prices ran 125 percent of pre war.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Department
Eiselstein Sentenced to Penitentiary for Embezzlement
Gerald Eiselstein 37 pleaded guilty to embezzling 657.70 in Meigs County funds while deputy in the probate court. Judge C E Peoples sentenced him to one to ten years in the Ohio Penitentiary, denying leniency despite the defendant's expressed sympathy and noting prior repayments.
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M. D. Webster
Eiselstein
Fred Stiles
Stiles
McBride
Wage Measure Deliberations Begin in Washington
Senate and House conferees start talks to reconcile wage and hours laws. Expect sectional concessions with southern states likely to gain eased standards. Adjournment could come as early as June 11, depending on conference speed.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Sweepstakes winner warns promoters after large prize
West Richfield William Schoenbeck a 69 year old retired woodworker who won 150000 on the English Derby sweepstakes cautioned wild cat promoters and salesmen not to bother him with schemes to increase his wealth.
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West Richfield
U.P
William Schoenbeck
Wildcat
Chinese Pirates Raid Shanghai Steamship Dollar
Pirates boarded the Dollar at the Yangtze mouth and robbed 300 Chinese passengers and crew, escaping with 1000 bags of rice.
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Shanghai
Yangtse River
Cole Murder Still Baffling Officials
William M. Cole a 71 year old Chauncey resident was found dead near Downington on Saturday. County officers pursue an extensive investigation though the coroner's report is not yet issued. Authorities believe foul play may be involved with a possible choking death and missing wallet suggesting robbery or motive.
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Pomeroy
William M. Cole
Chauncey
Downington
Cole
Demand to close three Cleveland gambling clubs
The Cleveland crime commission issued a registered letter to Sheriff Martin L. O'Donnell of Cuyahoga County demanding the closure of three local gambling clubs. The missive outlined gambling equipment said to be present in each establishment.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cleveland Crime Commission Today
Martin L. O'Donnell
Cuyahoga County
Oil Firms to Stop Gas Lotteries in Ohio by June 21
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy announced that oil companies operating sweepstakes and other lotteries at gas stations will discontinue the practice by June 21. The move follows state scrutiny of promotional schemes.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Herbert S. Duffy
Senate Pushes Roosevelt Recovery Bill Through Today
In Washington leaders aim to pass the president’s recovery bill in the Senate this day. The measure would authorize and appropriate over 3.6 billion dollars, boosted by a Wednesday night vote raising Rural Electrification funds from 25 million to 100 million. Leaders expect the power amendment to fail and focus then on pump priming fund earmarks.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
China Moscow Pact on Aid Conditions
The Daily Mail cites a Riga dispatch reporting China and Russia signed a Moscow pact. Russia would provide additional aid to China in exchange for exclusive Russian privileges within China.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Riga
China
Russia
Moscow
Elaine Hull burns in harbor fire at Cleveland
A blazing fire consumed the cabinet cruiser Elaine as it entered Cleveland harbor. Local reports describe a red hulk remaining on the beach after the blaze, with emergency crews responding to the incident.
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Cleveland
U.P
Elaine
Model Vacation Camps To Be Built In District for Low-Income Workers
The U S Forest Service plans model vacation camps in Wayne National Forest Southeastern Ohio to aid thousands of low income workers. Officials map plans for Playgrounds schemes and potential land acquisitions amid funding limits and pending Congress decisions.
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Columbus
U.P
U.S. Forest Service
Wayne National Forest
Ohio
Athens
Hocking
Leslie 8. Bean
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Bean
Forest Service
Ernies Walker
Washington
Ray Bassett
Wayne
Wayne Forest
FBI Leader Directs Hunt For Kidnapped Boy In Florida
In Princeton Florida FBI Director J Edgar Hoover arrives to direct a massive manhunt for five year old Jimmy Cash kidnapped last Saturday night. Hundreds of armed volunteers scour the Everglades Keys and farmlands while G men direct searches and review ransom bills used in the crime.
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Jimmy Cash
Florida
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami
Cash
Princeton
Fla
Everglades
The
Keys
Hoover
G-Man
Washington
FBI
James B. Cash
American
G-Men
Dade County
Evers Glade
Davey Files Petition To Seek Third Term
Columbus Ohio Gov Mars tin L Davey filed with Secretary of State Kennedy his nominating petitions for a third gubernatorial race. The petitions were signed by about 12,000 people from all 88 counties statewide.
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Davey
Columbus
Marstin L. Davey
William J. Kenenedy
Playmates serve as pallbearers for 6 year old Shirley Woodburn
In Cincinnati six child playmates acted as pallbearers at the funeral for Shirley Ann Woodburn age 6 killed by a 15 year old boy last Sunday. More than 10,000 mourners viewed the body at the funeral home.
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Shirley Ann Woodburn
Cincinnati
Lindbergh Heist
Trent
U.P
London Honorary Freeman-Mitford Arrested in Prague Spy Case
Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford of London and 22 year old Chicago student William Rueff were detained in Prague under police surveillance on suspicion of espionage after a police arrest.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.P
Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford
London
William Rueff
Chicago
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John W. Bricker
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Ray Edmundson
Illinois
John Owens
Crooksville
West End
Louis B. Blakemore
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Legion
Blakemore
Will
Sheltering Arms
Hoover Takes
Lake Cruiser
Shawnee
Shep Tinker
Indiana
Frederick P. Cone
Marine Disaster Relief Committee
Floresida Keys
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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