Lie Detector Tests In Clyde Baby Slaying Probe
Ohio criminologist uses lie detector equipment at Sandusky County courthouse to interview up to ten people in the kidnapping and suffocation of 11 weeks old Haldon Baker Fink near Clyde. Officials pursue crucial clues as investigators report discrepancies in statements and await potential evidence.
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Herbert L. Myers
Albert Lee
Clyde
Ervin Fink
Ucviliachy
Movison Innis
Hyzer
Finks
Oren Baker
Robinson
Boston
Grand Jury
Woman Killed by Train After Passing Safety Gate
Ada woman Anna Altstet tler aged 58 walked past safety gates as an east bound Pennsylvania Railroad train struck her last evening. Another Ada resident Mrs J R Harding also stepped past the gate and was saved by Marion Tippie 18 who pulled her to safety.
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Ada
U.P
Anna Altstettler
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. R. Harding
Marion Tippie
Child Succumbs After Poison Pill Find
Marietta reports 17 month old Ester Carson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ota Carson died from strychnine poisoning. Parents said the child was playing alone in the basement and is believed to have found old pills.
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Marietta
Ester Carson
Ota Carson
Movie Stars Separate Hollywood Bright Lights Drawn
Norma Talmadge and George Jessel separated today according to friends. Jessel seeks Broadway stage to advance his career as a comedian while his wife prefers a quiet home life in New York or California.
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Hollywood
U.P
Norma Talmadge
George Jessel
Jessel
Broadway
Ken Maynard Sued for Divorce by Mary L Maynard
Ken Maynard a movie cowboy was sued for divorce by his wife Mary L Maynard today in U P The action marks the end of a marriage amid public interest in the star and his film career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Ken Mayfierd
Mary L. Maynard
FBI Spy-Hunt Ramps Up as World War II Era Scale
The United States launches its most extensive spy hunt since the war under J Edgar Hoover at the FBI. Over 1,000 espionage cases are being pursued this year, with focus on military areas along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Attorney General Frank Murphy cites worldwide conditions driving intensified efforts.
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Washington
U.P
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atlantic
Pacific
Frank Murphy
FBI
Pollock Law Critics Seek Referendum In Ohio
Opponents claim the Pollock Law unfairly burdens taxpayers and regiments public employees by letting corporations contract with hospitals for hospitalization service. William C. Dixon heads the referendum committee with support from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. About 147000 signatures are needed by July 12 to place the measure on the ballot.
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Columbus
William C. Dixon
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Davey
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Man Who Fought in Civil War at 16 Dies
Urbana Ohio reports Charles I. McDargh of Urbana died at 94 or 95 after leaving school at 16 to join the Union in 1861. He enlisted with his father Barney McDargh and fought in 22 battles following Lincoln's call for volunteers.
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Urbana
U.P
Charles I. McDargh
Barney McDargh
Lincoln
Senate OKs 5.675 Million for 15 000 Pilot Training Annually
The Senate approved a House backed bill authorizing 5 675 000 dollars over two years for training 15 000 young men yearly as civilian aircraft pilots by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Nine Fly From France In New Atlantic Service
A six motored airplane Ville de St. Pierre left Bordeaux with eight crew members and one passenger bound for Port Washington New York to establish French transatlantic air service.
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France
New Atlantic
Bordeaux
U.P
Ville de St. Pierre
Port Washington
N. Y
Circus Worker Killed by Tent Pole Crushes Skull
William Terrill a 60 year old roustabout with Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus died when a tent pole fell and crushed his skull in Dayton Ohio.
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Dayton
U.P
William Terrill
Kansas City
Kans
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Grange and Ohio Farm Bureau Meet on Public Education
In Columbus a conference was held by more than 20 representatives from the National Grange and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation focusing on public education policies and cooperation.
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Columbus
U.P
National Grange
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Cleveland bans revealing beach wear for lifeguards
Parks Director Hugo E. Varga approves the citizen committee plan on beach attire. Guards will tell women with midriff-exposing two piece suits to retire. The committee doubts satin flowered trunks for men will pass inspection.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lake Front
Hugo E. Varga
Citizens Committee On
Wage Law Suit At Cincy First Filed by Union
The United Shoe Workers of America filed the first federal wage and hour suit in Cincinnati against Selby Shoe Company of Portsmouth. They allege overtime underpayment of 15,000 dollars after hours increased without higher wages, citing the act effective October 24, 1938, and note exclusive bargaining rights and a July 22, 1938 contract.
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Cincy
Cincinnati
United Shoe Workers of America
Selby Shoe Company
Portsmouth
USW
Selby Company
Davey to Hit Bricker Administration in Lima Address
Former Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey announced plans to analyze the Bricker administration and expose alleged fraudulent claims about fiscal policy. He will speak at a Democratic rally in Lima on June 19, signaling possible 1940 gubernatorial ambitions.
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Columbus
W.P
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Youth Who Murdered Five Women Executed in Illinois
Chicago dispatch reports Robert Nixon a 19 year old African American was executed in the electric chair at Cook County Jail for the murder of Mrs Florence Johnson 35 mother of two his last victim slain May 27 1938 Nixon began crime at age six and confessed to killing at least five women in a grisly record posed by the case and the sentence carried out today.
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Chicago
U.P
Robert Nixon
Cook County
Florence Johnson
FD Hopes for Labor Peace
President Roosevelt said he hoped the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations could settle their three year dispute. He had received no formal report on any peace conference failure and had no new plans, likening the labor talks to industrial negotiations that sometimes restart after signs of breakdown.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Samuel Gregory and Logan Farmer Die at 83
Samuel Gregory age 83 retired farmer formerly of Logan died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs J L Herron in Washington Township He leaves a son Charles E Gregory of Hamden and a daughter Mrs C K McCarty of Logan Funeral services are set for 2 PM Saturday at Leonard Funeral Home with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 10 AM Saturday at the funeral home
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Logan
Samuel Gregory
J. L. Herron
Washington Township
Charles E. Gregory
Hamden
C. K. McCarty
Leonard Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fire Marshal Refuses Jail Repair Extension in Athens County
State Fire Marshal Ray R. Gill informs Athens County commissioners that the 30 day deadline to repair or raze the jail and sheriff s residence will not be extended. The letter notes dilapidated conditions and warns of demolition and tax levy if the county fails to act by June 25. Rufus Hopkins, grand jury foreman, urged inspection and potential injunction if commitments continue.
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Ray R. Gill
Athens County
Rufus Hopkins
Mr. Gill
State Fire Marshal
State Department of Health
Common Pleas Court
Murphy proposes cut in government payrolls and taxes
New Jersey Attorney General Frank Murphy urged lifting the tax burden from the average family and cutting about 1,000,000 workers and a billion dollars from federal state and municipal payrolls. He supported civil service reform but said further reductions are needed to limit government employment. He cited a claim of 30 million U.S. families and an average income of 1500 dollars, noting the average family would bear about 200 dollars yearly in payroll costs.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Frank Murphy
Civil Service
Murphy
United States
WPA to Restart Hocking County Road Projects
Six WPA road contracts for Hocking County approved by state relief HQ will bring 600 to 700 men back to work next Monday. The delay on major WPA projects increased relief rolls to nearly 2,500 as officials expect more approvals soon. The six projects include Pavlick Road Ward Township Walnut Street Road Falls Township Salt Creek Road and two stone quarries near Winona Furnace to supply road material.
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Hocking County
LOGAN
Federal Relief Agency
WPA
Pavlick
Ward Township
Walnut Street
Falls Township
Salt Creek Road
Salt Creek Township
Sand Run
Winona Furnace
Britain Studies Reprisals for Jap Blockade
London reports the British government weighing discriminatory Japanese export restrictions in reprisal for the Tientsin blockade. Japanese sentries shot two Chinese farmers attempting to breach the blockade. authorities plan to deploy 1,000 soldiers and volunteers for emergencies.
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Britain
London
U.P
Tientsin
Comei
Fires Spread Through Rocky Mountain Forests
Forest fires driven by 60 mile an hour winds consumed thousands of dollars in timber across Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming. About 2000 U S Forestry Service personnel joined the effort to contain the flames in dry forests and game preserves. Towns have so far escaped damage but continued dry weather threatens them.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
Rocky Mountains
U. S. Forestry Service
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Girl To Recover After Leap From Hotel Window
DETROIT U P Virginia Dawson, 21, of Danville Illinois leaped from a 10th floor hotel window Thursday. She landed in a flower bed and suffered a broken arm and several rib fractures. Police say she was unhappy. A note in the hotel room requested her body be given to science.
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Detroit
U.P
Virginia Dawson
Danville
Ill
FDR Proposes Broadening Income Tax Base
President Roosevelt urged broadening the income tax base but doubted Congress would act this session. He said broader base would raise citizenship responsibilities and noted editorials misjudge how exemptions affect the national debt. He favored higher rates on middle brackets but warned higher collection costs could offset gains.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
New and Old Groups Attend Hearing on Hunting Laws
Members of the retiring Conservation Council will attend a public hearing on June 27 regarding hunting laws and regulations along with members of the new Natural Resources and Conservation Commission who assume office June 28. The law creates an eight member commission with power to appoint a commissioner for an indefinite term.
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Columbus
U.P
Conservation Council
Natural Resources and Conservation Commission
Conservation Division
Ohio Chamber Attacks Bigelow Pension Plan in State-wide Tax Pamphlet
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce released pamphlet attacking the Bigelow old age pension plan. It claims financing would require tripling state taxes, costing $381.6 million the first year and rising, with two proposed amendments including lowering pension age and easing ballot signature rules. The group likens the plan to Townsend and warns of legislative chaos from broad signature drives.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Chamber
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Bigelow
Townsend
Ohio
Submarine Phenix Sinks Off Saigon With 60 Aboard
Paris announces the submarine Phenix has gone down off Saigon in French Indo China. All 60 crew members are presumed lost after 80 hours underwater with no hope of rescue. The French navy has vessels capable of raising subs but none nearby.
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PARIS
U.P
Phenix
Saigon
Indo-China
Pomeroy Officials To Appear in Court Today
Warrant issued for Mayor M. D. Hartley and Street Commissioner Julis Sauvage of Pomeroy over guard rail construction damaging property. Court appearance set for this afternoon in Syracuse under Magistrate Frank Stowe upon request by M. L. French.
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Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
Julis Sauvage
M. L. French
Frank Stowe
Syracuse
Royalty Rests On Home Trip
On the S S Empress of Britain King George VI and Queen Elizabeth relax aboard during their 30 day American tour. Only 60 entourage members are aboard as the liner sails toward St John’s Newfoundland before returning to England for June 22 homecoming celebrations.
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U.P
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Majestic
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Dewey Case Ends as Nine Get Sentences
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey saw the end of his first racketeering prosecutions as nine electrical contractors were fined $500 each and given suspended sentences up to three years for conspiracy to insure trade. The firms, among the largest in the field, pleaded guilty to part of an indictment accusing collusive bidding on city and private contracts totaling $25,000,000.
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NEW York
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Britain grants asylum to ex King Zog and family
London reports the British government has granted permission for ex King Zog of Albania and his family to reside in England, announced today by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Zog
Albania
England
Boy Drowns at Brad ley Lake During Toy Boat Play
Six year old James Keims of Rocky River drowned after falling into Bradley Lake while playing with a toy boat. Local authorities investigated the accident as a possible drowning incident.
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Lake Cleveland
U.P
Bradley Lake
James Keims
Rocky River
House Considers Tax and Relief Policy Shifts
Roosevelt analyzes self liquidating spending projects and potential lifting of agency lending limits as debt nears 45 billion dollars. Harrington fails WPA restrictions sparking House battle over relief and a bid to end the blank check era. The Ways and Means panel backs a business tax revision replacing the undistributed profits tax with a flat 18 percent corporate levy to sustain revenues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Works Progress
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Ways and Means
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
German Pastor Plans Return to Germany from Ambridge
Rev Rudolph Krey, a German pastor in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, says the land of opportunity he pursued has failed. He intends to return to Germany with his US born wife and eight American born children after seven years of reduced German emigration lessening demand for German language services.
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Ambridge
U.R
Rudolph Krey
United States
Germany
Krey
State Fair Enables Angler Patronage With Prize Fish
Visitors to the Ohio State Fair may fish in two pools on the fairgrounds as part of a free attraction run by the State Conservation Division. Rock bass smallmouth bass and bluegills will be released each with a number and some numbers will win prizes donated by fisher mens supplies dealers. Prize fish will be placed in the pools daily for lucky numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Division
D Rarey Dies at 51 in Hartford Insurance Firm
C Donald Rarey aged 51, comptroller of the Travelers Insurance Companies, died in Hartford today from a heart attack. He was a native of Columbus Ohio.
Spy Suspects Nabbed at Toulon Arsenal
Four spy suspects were captured inside the Toulon navy arsenal after a gun battle that occurred the previous day, with Gen darmes securing the scene and taking the detainees into custody.
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Toulon
France
U.R
Navy
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Marshal Lee
Toledo
Fink
Ken Maynard
Bricker
Clyde, O
Little Haldon Baker Fink
James Blake
Dewey
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