Eastern Society Woman Kidnapped for 25000 Ransom
Mrs. Alice Parsons 38, wife of a wealthy stock farm owner, disappeared near Long Meadows Farm in Stony Brook New York. A ransom note demanding 25000 was left at the home. Russian countess Anna Kupryanova said a man and a woman took Mrs. Parsons to the Sammies estate. Ransom note found under car seat. unsigned crude print.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
U.P
Alice Parsons
Parsons
Long Meadows Farm
North Shore
Long Island
William H. Parsons
Bayshore Barracks
Mies
Spending Passes Seven Billion in 1937 Federal Outlays
With 22 days left in the 1937 fiscal year, the Treasury reports total expenditures reached over 7 billion dollars on June 8. Officials estimate year end outlays will exceed the revised budget of 8.182 billion by about 100 million, while the deficit stands at roughly 2.423 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Georgia Still On Dry Side
Georgia remains dry after a special election with 102,940 voting against repeal to 94,649 for repeal. Rural counties carried the dry side while urban centers largely supported repeal, producing an overall margin of 8,291 votes.
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Georgia
Atlanta
U.P
Drys
Expect 700 000 To Buy Fishing Permits
State Conservation Commissioner L A Wooddell estimated the demand for the new universal fishing license would exceed 700000. More than 400000 licenses have been distributed since the law took effect June 1.
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Columbus
U.P
L. A. Wooddell
White To Fill Term Of County Treasurer
Logan staff special report says treasurer elect Robert N. White was appointed by Hocking County commissioners to serve the remainder of George C. Hengst’s term who died suddenly. Hengst’s term would have expired September 6. White will keep deputy clerks Mrs. Hengst and Mrs. C F Bright in office.
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Logan
Robert N. White
Board of
Hocking County Commissioners
George C. Hengst
Hengst
White
C. F. Bright
Garden Loses Bid to Halt Louis Brannock Fight
U P report states Madison Square Garden's bid for an injunction to stop the Joe Louis James Braddock heavyweight championship fight was denied by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
U.P
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
James Brandock
Young Ohio Pair Sentenced in Nebraska Robbery Case
District Judge E L Meyer sentenced Donald Blake age 16 and Evelyn Mayer Blake 15 from Painesville Ohio to seven year reformatories for robbing a filling station in Valentine Nebraska. The couple eloped and admitted a dozen robberies across four states and signed statements about two weeks of crime in the Mayer family car.
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Valentine
U.P
E. L. Meyer
Donald Blake
Evelyn Mayer Blake
Painesville
Mayer
Three Former Ohio Convicts Die in Chair
In Michigan City Indiana three Ohio ex-convicts were executed in the electric chair for the killing of Harry Miller. The condemned were Frank Gore Williams William A Kuhlman and John Joseph Poholski. Mrs Bowerman sister of Kuhlman and former wife of Williams sobbed and urged to be allowed near the switch. Heber L Hicks of the same gang faced a June 25 sentence.
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Michigan City
Ind
U.P
Ohio
State Penitentiary Death Row
George Bowerman
Cincinnati
William A. Kuhlman
Frank Gore Williams
Louisville
John Joseph Poholsky
Salary of Ohio State Professor Is Withheld
Ohio State University professor Jacob B. Taylor as chairman of the accounting department had his university salary withheld by state auditor Joseph T. Ferguson. Taylor, on three months leave since March 15, also serves as chief accountant for the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission and expects to return next fall.
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Columbus
U.P
Joseph T. Ferguson
Jacob B. Taylor
Ohio State University
Commerce College
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Taylor
Tear-Drop Type Club Aims to Improve Golf Scores
Sylvan J. Crocker of Leesburg unveils a tear drop shaped streamlined golf club designed to reduce air resistance and increase ball speed. He claims the head’s tear shape allows faster swings and smoother flight, with a patent already issued as golfers flock to adopt the invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C.othman
United Press
Washington
U.P
Science
Sylvan J. Crooker
Leesburg
Crocker
Rumored Settlements in Simpson Slander Suit
After the coronation and Windsor marriage the third act of Ernest A. Simpson versus Mrs. Joan Sutherland was postponed. The suit, based on alleged remarks about Simpson’s motives in a prior divorce, remains unsettled as gossip points to an out of court settlement.
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Duke of Windsor
Great Britain
Ernest A. Simpson
Joan Sutherland
Duchess of Windsor
Sutherland
Simpson
Nurse Admits Kidnap Plot Was Fabricated
Chicago report says Margaret Montgomery 17 a Presbyterian Hospital nurse confessed the alleged midnight abduction of John Rockefeller Prentice was untrue. She had claimed two men kidnapped her and planned a ransom rendezvous. Prentice had previously met her at the hospital two years ago.
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Chicago
A.P
John Rockefeller Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Margaret Montgomery
Presbyterian Hospital
Tom Kelly
State’s Attorney
Miss Montgomery
Prentice
Simpson Slander Suit Settled Out of Court
London report says Ernest A. Simpson's slander case against Mrs. Joan Sutherland was settled out of court possibly with an apology or damages or both. Formal closure is planned Friday with uncertain whether Mrs. Sutherland will attend court to hear the dismissal.
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Simpson
London
Ernest A. Simpson
Joan Sutherland
Teenage girl dies in Columbus collision
Bonnie Ball aged 15 of Taylor Station was fatally injured in a Wednesday night automobile crash in Columbus. Charles Brown, 22, of Columbus, the driver of one vehicle, was jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Columbus-Au
Bonnie Ball
Taylor Station
Charles Brown
Columbus
Sardines Sent By Mail To Ohio Strike Leaders
Dwight Scovel a Hopewell N J salesman mailed four cans of sardines to two Republic Steel strike leaders in Ohio Sam Brown manager of the Niles plant and J H Slater assistant manager of the Corrigan McKinney plant in Cleveland The plan involved aid from John L Laurentsen Republic Steel local office manager and a stenographer with affidavit stating Scovel had no interest in the company He hopes the undelivered mail will prompt public attention to the mail ruling and the delivery outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
U. S
Ohio
Republic Steel Corporation
Dwight Scovel
Hopewell
N. J
Republic
Sam Brown
Republic Steel
Niles
J. H. Slater
Corrigan-McKinney
Cleveland
John L. Laurentsen
Scovel
Ohio Post Office
Taken for Ride Chauncey Boy Says Taken for Ride
Twelve year old Bobby Lopez Chauncey was hospitalized after swallowing a whistle in a prank. An X-Ray showed the whistle but it vanished during surgery. Doctors removed his tonsils and adenoids. Bobby said he had been taken for a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ins
Bobby Lopez
Chauncey
Mercy Hospital
Bobby
Urges Regulation of Labor Unions by Legislation
James A. Emery, general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, urged Congress to regulate labor organizations to protect commerce from interruptions. He opposed the Black-Connery wages and hours bill and favored Wheeler Johnson Clark Barkley child labor legislation. He also called for a special investigation into maximum hours and minimum wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
House
Senate Labor
Emery
United States
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
Earl Elliott Dies at New Marshfield Home
Earl M. Elliott age 34 died of heart trouble at his father W H Elliott’s New Marshfield area residence. Funeral set for Friday at 2 PM in the Christian Church with Rev Miles E Hoon. burial Marshfield Cemetery. He leaves his father, a stepmother, three brothers Paul Fred Howard, two step brothers Garrett and Daniel Trout, two stepsisters Ina and Lelia, and two half brothers Kenneth and Elmer.
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New Marshfield
Earl M. Elliott
W. H. Elliott
Christian Church
Miles E. Hoon
Marshfield
Mr. Elliott
Paul
Fred
Cleveland
Howard
Garrett Trout
St. Louis
Daniel Trout
Boise, Ja
Ina Trout
Lelia Trout
Kenneth
Elmer
Clues Vie For Break in 15 Year Old Taylor Murder
Los Angeles district attorney Baron Fitts hinted at a possible breakthrough in the 15 year old murder of William Desmond Taylor. A chauffeur Chauncey Eaton led police to a cellar where a mouldy bullet matching the fatal slug was found. Eaton said he was told to hide five bullets from a gun given after the slaying.
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Los Angeles
O.K
William Desmond Taylor
Baron Fitts
Taylor
Mary Miles Minter
Fitts
Chauncey Eaton
WPA
Eaton
Indictment Names Ten In Karpis Gang Aiding Case
Ten persons were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of aiding members of the Karpis Bark er Campbell gang after the 1934 Edward Bremer kidnapping in St Paul. Indictments allege accessory after the fact conspiracy to relieve the kidnapers and harboring them. The named defendants include Ted Angue Bert Angue Ed McGraw Clara McGraw Edith Barry Frank Greenwald Sam Coker Anthony Amersbach Arthur Hebebrand and John S Gorman, all connected to Toledo Cleveland and Oklahoma prisons or clubs.
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Toledo
Federal
Karpis-Barker-Campbell
Edward Bremer
St. Paul
Bremer
Ted
Bert Angue
Ed McGraw
Clara
Edith Barry
Frank Greenwald
Sam Coker
Oklahoma State Prison
Anthony Amersbach
Harvard Club
Cleveland
Arthur Hebebrand
John S. Gorman
Flood Wall Plan Proposed To Shield Cincinnati Area
A $17.5 million flood wall project for Cincinnati was recommended to the House Flood Control Committee by Col. R. G. Powell. The plan aims to protect the Ohio River waterfront, 19 miles of Mill Creek Valley, Lunken Airport, and nearby Kentucky cities Covington Newport Dayton and Ludlow.
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Washington
UPI
Cincinnati
House Flood Control Committee
R. G. Powell
Army
Ohio River
Mill Creek
Lunken
Kentucky
Covington
Newport
Dayton
Ludlow
Picketing for Labor Rights at Pittsburgh Cemetery
A photo shows Thomas Hession leading a protest in front of a Pittsburgh cemetery. A dozen grave diggers lay down their spades demanding better working conditions and union recognition from management.
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Thomas Hession
Pittsburgh
Morgan Denounces Tax Dodging in Formal Statement
J P Morgan said he has no sympathy with tax dodging or evasion and was surprised by interpretations of his shipboard remarks. He argued taxpayers who comply with the law should not be denounced for paying no more than owed and called taxes a legal matter, not a moral one.
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New York
U.P
J. P. Morgan
Europe
Congress
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
International Banker
Morgan
Spanish Forces Battle To Death of Last Man
The Spanish News Agency reports that after Loyalist bombardment of Manacor on Mallorca 300 Nationalist troops revolted and fought for three days, killing 150 opponents before being wiped out for a total death toll of 450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Manacor
Malilorca
Three Day Marriage License Law Hits West Virginia Toll
West Virginia adopts a three day marriage license rule causing a yearly loss of about 100000 dollars in Wellsburg and surrounding counties. Officials warn tax rates may rise while some seek new ventures such as mail order marriage applications, despite the law requiring only signatures notarized and the couple present for license issues.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Ohio River
Curtis B. Wise
Follawsbee
H. J. McGrumphy
Governors Hope To Avert Violence In Steel Strike
Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey and Michigan Governor Frank Murphy intervene in the steel strike as 70,000 workers idle. Talks with Republic Steel officials aim to prevent a Monroe plant clash and to settle the walkout. Police, rioting, and a countywide mood of tension accompany the eventful days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Murphy
Lansing
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Monroe
Mich
Davey
Columbus
Newton Steel
L. McDonald
Youngstown
Cleveland
Warren
Niles
Burton
CIO
Saginaw Valley
Consumers Power Company
United Automobile Workers Union
Loyalist Leader Vows Massive Bilbao Offensive
Indalecio Prieto, a key figure for the Loyalist government, announced in Perpignan that Bilbao would be saved by a general Loyalist offensive. He said the Loyalists will soon field an army of 500000 with all troops trained.
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Perpignan
U.R
Indalecio Prieto
Bilbao
Prieto
United Press
Scioto Farms Resettlement Project begins near Circleville
Construction work on the first of 51 farmstead units at the Scioto Farms Federal Resettlement Project started today near Circleville. The project aims to establish new farms for displaced residents under federal program coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
U.P
Scioto Farms
Circleville
Charleston Editor Burke McClanahan Dies
Burke McClanahan editor of The Charleston Daily Mail for three years died in a Charleston hospital after a weeklong illness. He was 31.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burke McClanahan
Charleston Daily Mail
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Mess Hall
Garden
Nebraska
Ohio State
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New
Crooker
Cocker
Chauncey Boy
Earl Elliott
Waite
ontyaNs Union
Nccoce
McGrumphy
Akron
General Assembly
William E. Borah
Ida
General Motors
UAWA
Baltimore
Fisher Body
Committee For Industrial Organization
National Labor Board
Monessen
Allenport
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
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