Nomination prospects shift toward Landon at GOP convention
Kansas Governor Alf Landon emerges as the leading presidential contender for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Supporters realign around a Landon effort with Indiana and Connecticut adding delegates. Knox denies withdrawal and insists he remains a candidate. A Landon front porch campaign is planned in Topeka if nominated.
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Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
William E. Borah
Landon
Frank Knox
Connecticut
Indiana
London
John M. Hamilton
Roraback
Old Guard
Charles D. Hilles
New York
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Topeka
Taft Campaign Seeks VP Nomination Backing
Cleveland reports Taft of Cincinnati the favorite son candidate for Ohio at the Republican National Convention prepares to force a Taft selection as vice presidential nominee. Taft stands with 47 delegates pledged to him and many may shift to Landon after the first ballot.
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Cleveland
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Taft
Landon
Welfare power delegation sparks Senate interest in states’ control
William Allen White proposed a Republican led movement to grant states federal welfare agency powers. Senate leaders avoided comment on his claim that the Supreme Court denied such authority. Rep. Samuel Pettengill said he would introduce a constitutional amendment to let states set maximum hours and minimum wages, arguing states would favor local regulation over federal control.
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Washington
U.P
William Allen White
Republian Party
Senate
E Citor
Supreme Court
Samuel Pettengill
Ind
Bartholomews settle Freddie Bartholomew custody and salary
Hollywood reports a custody settlement over Freddie Bartholomew the child star with both parents and his mother via attorney Isaac Pacht agreeing on salary distribution. A share goes to support Freddie and his aunt Miss Myllicent Bartholomew another funds a Hollywood home for his parents and two sisters and the rest establishes a trust fund for the boy alone.
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Hollywood
Bartholomews
Freddie
Isaac Pacht
Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Myllicent M. Bartholomew
Flood Control Measures Sent To Roosevelt
Two flood control bills totaling 570 million dollars were sent to President Roosevelt. The omnibus bill and the Lower Mississippi floodway measure authorize spending already appropriated, with 50 million dollars allowed in 1937 and project selection by the President. Army engineers will oversee construction amid debate over pork-barrel claims.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Overton Lower Mississippi
Army Engineers
Army
China Council Seeks Aid in Resisting Japan
Canton southwestern government telegraphed Nanking urging a war of resistance against Japan. Foreign Minister Kan Chia-Hou called reports of Canton troops marching on the central government unfounded, saying the southwest urging national unity makes civil war illogical.
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Canton
China
U.P
Nanking
Japan
Kan Chia-Hou
Southwest
Alienation Damages Sought by Ohio Wife
Mrs Neal Heydenrich of Lancaster sues Mrs Eva Strickler widow of a Lancaster attorney in Fairfield County common pleas court for 50000 dollars in alienation of affections alleging Strickler diverted her husband's affections. Heydenrich manages the Strickler Farm near Lancaster.
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Lancaster
U.P
Fairfield County
Ohio State Hosts Vocational Agriculture Judging Contest
Columbus U P reports 828 teams entered for the annual Vocational Agriculture Judging Contests at Ohio State University, scheduled Friday and Saturday.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Judge's Probe of Terrorists' Activity Opens
Wayne County grand jury investigation into the Black Legion opened before Circuit Judge James E. Chenot. Detroit officials plan similar probes in Oakland County while many in Detroit press for broader oversight and reform.
Wider Draws Prison Term in Lovett Station Robbery
Felix Wider, 26, Columbus, was sentenced by Judge Harley M. Whitcraft to the Ohio State Penitentiary for burglary after overruling a motion for a new trial. An appeal decision is expected soon. if none is filed, Wider will be taken to Columbus next Tuesday. He was convicted for participation in the December robbery of the Lovett Filling Station at Murray City, found wounded near Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens, then moved to Logan and indicted by the Hocking County Grand Jury on January 20 and tried days earlier.
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Harley M. Whitcraft
Felix Wider
Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
Wider
Joe Farbearn
Lovett
Murray City
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Hocking County
Court upholds relief work ordinance in Xenia case
In Xenia, Municipal Judge F L Johnson upheld a city ordinance that fines or sentences employable residents who refuse to work off the value of direct relief. Affidavit against Milton Parks, 22, first violator, triggered the ruling. Parks pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial. date pending.
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Xenia
U.P
F. L. Johnson
Milton Parks
Parka
Request More Funds For State Park Project
The State Conservation Council urged the board of control to allocate 50 000 from the general revenue fund to buy land for a state park around Cowan Creek in Clinton County. Clinton County voters already approved a 50 000 bond for the land. Plans include a 65 foot dam across the stream with federal aid to create an 80 acre lake.
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U.P
State Conservation Council
Board of Control
General Revenue Fund
Cowan Creek
Clinton County
Mansfield Reappointed to Muskingum Conservancy District Board
Newton Mansfield of Ashland is reappointed as a director of the Muskingum Conservancy District for a five year term. The decision was voted unanimously by 11 judges of the Conservancy Court in New Philadelphia.
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NEW Philadelphia
Newton Mansfield
Ashland
Muskingum Conservancy District
Conservancy Cour
Parker Arrest Revives Lindbergh Kidnap Probe
Ellis Parker Sr aged 65 a detective ally of Gov Hoffman was seized by New York and New Jersey police for the kidnaping of Paul Wendel in New York City last February A New York grand jury secretly indicted him and his son Ellis Jr along with three New York men also charged with abducting Wendel torturing him for 13 days to force a Lindbergh confession The group transported Wendel to New Jersey by force Prosecutors say Weiss and Bleefeld confessed linking the Parkers to the case
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MT. Holly
N. J
U.P
Ellis Parker, Sr
Harold G. Hoffman
Parker
New York
New Jersey
Paul Wendel
Trenton
New York City
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Parkers
Murray Bleefeld
Martin Schlossman
Harry Weiss
Brooklyn
Weiss
Bleefeld
Victim of Bandit Attack Coughs Up Roll of Bills
Buffalo police report Robert Ford aged 42 was attacked and hospitalized for a skull fracture. After surgery he coughed up a roll of 11 one dollar bills, believed swallowed by the victim to keep the money safe.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Robert Ford
Ford
Strikes Sweep Four Nations as France Seeks New Government
Paris faces bread shortages as flour mills strike and the Sarraut cabinet resigns. Leon Blum is being urged to form a new government as strikes expand across France and echo in Belgium Spain and Greece. Paris newspapers and gasoline deliveries are halted and taxi service diminishes amid the upheaval.
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France
Leon Blum
Spain
Antwerp
Belgium
Salonica
Greece
Paris
U.P
Ministry of Labor
Albert Sarraut
Albert Lebrun
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Lehigh professor shot by student and killed in office
In Bethlehem Charles Wesley Phy a Lehigh University instructor was shot and killed by student Wesley L Clow of Florida who then killed himself. Clow had failed an exam and sought a reexamination in Phy’s office after arguments over days. Police noted the student died in hospital about an hour later.
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Bethlehem
U.P
Charles Wesley, Phy
Pine Castle
Fla
Lehigh University
Wesley L. Clow
Florida
Young Clow
Clow
Phy
Odds and Ends News Calamities and Oddities
Across cities a coroner's jury rules the accidental death of Oscar Robinson 6 from an unidentified woman at a party. Irene Helm injured in a car incident tells the driver he drew a gun and shot her. Roy Walker 42 is placed on probation after a loitering conviction in Detroit. Frances Godfrey 18 begins a forced cotton diet to trap a pin in her stomach. Emily Mignery hitchhiked 1200 miles from Boston to perform his first marriage ceremony as a newly ordained minister.
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U.P
Oscar Robinson
Minneapolis
Irene Helm
Detroit
Roy Walker
Municipal Courts
Berkeley
Calif
Frances Godfrey
Joseph
Emily Mignery
Boston
Genial Southern Congressman Seen as Top House Leader
Washington reports praise for Speaker Joseph W Byrns, hailed as a genial Southern leader who steered Roosevelt bills through a tough House. Colleagues note his persuasive, hands-on approach kept a Democratic majority united, with Republican Bertrand Snell calling him among the best speakers ever.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph W. Byrns
John N. Garner
Lewis Seeks Quick Decision On Steel Union Drive
Washington AP report says Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers faced a rapid choice on a proposed 500000 dollar steel union organizing drive. President John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers expected a yes or no by night after talks with four Amalgamated officials. The union indicated receptivity but risked opposing the AFL Executive Council.
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Washington
U.P
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers
CIO
Amalgamated
American Federation of Labor Executive
Counceil
North Carolina Veteran Becomes Father at 96
New Bern, North Carolina veteran George Isaac Hughes aged ninety six welcomed a baby girl, Mary Gertrude, into his family. Physicians reported both mother and daughter doing fine after the birth, continuing the veteran’s notable late-life fatherhood feat after his previous addition two years ago.
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New Bern
N. C
V.P
George Isaac Hughes
Mary Gertrude
Company unions demanded in Portsmouth strike
Wheel ing Steel Corp refuses to negotiate with the 5 500 striking workers at its Portsmouth plant unless department councils or company unions are included in talks. Peaceful picketing continues as 200 foremen and plant officials who fled the mill two weeks ago remain barricaded.
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Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corp
Canal Winchester Civil War veteran William Schrock dies at 94
William Schrock age 94 oldest surviving Civil War veteran in Canal Winchester died in his sleep Wednesday night. He fought in a dozen battles with the Union Army.
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Canal
Winchester
U.P
William Schrock
Marcel Wave Inventor Dies at 84 in France
Marcel, retired Parisian hairdresser and inventor of the Marcel wave, died Tuesday night at his chateau, aged 84. He spent the last 39 years as a gentleman farmer. His invention made him a millionaire, built on the belief that every woman yearns for wavy hair. He credited his mother and shared the idea as he perfected the curling technique.
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New York
U.P
Marcel
Thiel
France
Selassie To Participate In League Conference
London report says Emperor Haile Selassie will attend the League of Nations assembly in Geneva to discuss the Ethiopian Italian dispute. Italy plans to stay away if Ethiopians are admitted, with no provision to exclude a sovereign nation.
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U.P
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Geneva
Assembly
League of Nations
Italy
Becuse
Rome
League
Davey appoints Gallia County man on state board
Governor Davey announced four appointments to state boards. Named was Finest Aigues of Gallia County to the state board of agriculture, reappointed for a term ending October 10, 1940.
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Davey
Gallia County
Columbus
Finest Aigues
Raccoon Inland
State Board of Agriculture
Buckeye seniors elected to dental honor society
Columbus Ohio five seniors in Ohio State University's dentistry college were elected today to Omicron Kappa Upsilon the national honor dental fraternity They include John Butler and Vinton among others representing the class and college achievements noted by campus officials The event highlights academic excellence within OSU dental programs and underscores the university's emphasis on professional distinctions
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Dentistry College
Omicron Kappa
Psilon
John Butler
Vinton
Bankhead Elected Speaker to Succeed Byrns in House
William B. Bankhead of Alabama was elected speaker of the House to fill the post left by the death of Joseph W. Byrns. Byrns had steered the chamber for New Deal legislation and the adjournment plan was halted as Congress prepared for ceremonial duties and Byrns funeral. The Senate postponed tax bill action as the nation mourned and arrangements were made for Byrns’s burial in Nashville.
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William B. Bankhead
Alabama
House
Joseph W. Burns
Congress
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Dankhead
Byrns
Roosevelt
Nashville
Tenn
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Burns
Cedar Hill
Robertson County
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Law School
Adolph Sabath
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
Congress Near Adjournment Derailed by Speaker Burns Death
Washington reports Congress slowed toward adjournment after Speaker Burns died. Predictions shifted to June 15 or later. Tax bill conferees to meet next week. relief bill likely before recess if agreed, else after Republican convention. Several bills moved toward passage including flood control measures and the Robinson-Patman chain store bill in conference.
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House
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Wilson-Overton
White House
Robinson-Patman Chain Store
Former Athens Girl Dies At Seven
Beulah Lene Kaehler seven year old daughter of Ellia B Kaehler and Mrs. Kaehler died. former Athens residents Mr. and Mrs. Ellia Kaehler lived at 420 Lee Street Norian Ohio and were notified by the Hess family at Hud son Avenue.
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Athens
Phil Hess
Hudson Ave
Beulah Lene Kaehler
Ellia B. Kaehler
Lee
Norian
Athena
Boy Stroeck by Alto Tiffin
Ray Smith aged 13 was fatally struck by an automobile while running to a fire yesterday. The accident occurred near his home as he attempted to reach the scene. Authorities investigate the incident.
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Tiffin
U.P
Ray Smith
Man Trapped in Fire Dies in Akron Rooming House
William Daylight aged 30 died early today in Akron after fire trapped him in a rooming house as a stairway burned away. The blaze left the building unsafe and authorities investigated the cause.
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Akron
U.P
William Daylight
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