One of Four In Flight Is From Gallia
Velma West, 33, serving a life term for the hammer murder of her husband near Painesville, escaped from the Marysville Women's Reformatory with three others after writing a farewell letter to Superintendent Reilley. The quartet, including Ohio residents Virginia Brandy, Mary Ellen Richards, and Florence Sheline, were last seen hitchhiking toward Marion.
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Marysville
Velma West
Painesville
Mary Ellen Richards
Cincinnati
Robby
Florence Sheline
Gallipolis
Marion
Reformatory
Mabel Young
Cleveland
B. L. van Woert
Three Dead in Apartment Fire in Cranston RI
A $250000 blaze at the Roger Williams Manor in Cranston killed three people and injured 25. Edward Healey, 46, a retired vaudeville actor and friend of New York’s ex governor Alfred E. Smith, died after leaping from a fourth floor window. Fire crews recovered the bodies of an 82 year old man and his 78 year old wife eight hours later.
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Cranston
R. I
U.P
William H. Vanderbilt
Edward
Eddie) Healey
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Roger Williams Manor
Healey
William A. Pe
Ohio Prisoners Escape Honor Camp at Grafton
Four Ohio State Reform School prisoners escaped from the Grafton honor camp after walking away last night. A statewide radio broadcast said the men boarded a freight train en route to Cleveland.
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Ohio
Grafton
U.P
Ohio State Reform
Tory
Cleveland
Boys Still Missing Near Elk Mountain Wyoming
Hope to find two young brothers alive fades as search teams report no progress after combing terrain around a fishing camp last Wednesday. Local authorities and volunteers conduct sweeping ground and aerial checks without success.
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Elk Mountain
Wyo
Oil and Gas Drilling Gets Shot-in-Arm in Ohio Revival
State Geologist Wilber Stout reports Ohio oil and gas industry revival aided by water flooding in shallow fields after 1939 legislature authorization. No. County tests yield world's first horizontal oil well by a former Iowa teacher. acidization doubles gas production near Cleveland. Seismic surveys probe Oriskany sands across eastern Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wilber Stout
Noble County
Iowa
Cleveland
Stout
Cincinnati Arch
Trenton
Mercer
Auglaize
Hardin
Allen Counties
Oriskany
Charleston
W. Va
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Ashtabula
Lucas
Wood
Sandusky
Seneca
Hancock
Wyandot
Allen
van Wert
Nton
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Medina
Summit
Stark
Wayne
Ashland
Richland
Holmes
Knox
Coshocton
Licking
Muskingum
Fairfield
Perry, Hocking
Athens
Vinton
Jackson
Lawrence
Eastern Shallow
Washington, Noble, Guernsey
Harrison
German Italian Naval Defense Pact Talks Set
Rome report says Admiral Domenico Cavagnari is to negotiate a German Italian naval defense treaty with Admiral Erich Raeder at Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. The two day conference is to begin tomorrow with meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
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Rome
Domenico Cavagnari
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Erich Raeder
Cavagnari
Raeder
Navy Opens Official Sub Disaster Inquiry
The Navy began its official investigation into the sinking of the Squalus at Portsmouth naval yard. A four man court of inquiry sat to determine if faulty construction was involved and whether court martials should be ordered.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Today
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Delegates Go Hungry As Food Is Stolen
Mt Moriah Church members prepared a lavish breakfast for a church convention in Middleport. Delegates and visitors arrived Sunday to find bacon eggs potatoes bread and other supplies missing overnight.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah
Government urged to aid business and curb controls
A special senate committee on profit sharing denounces government attitude toward business and urges Congress to remove restraints to boost economic recovery. It says punitive tax moves and heavy controls drive top executives to retire and proposes experimenting with incentive taxation to promote profit sharing.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Car Slips Into River Eight Die in California Crash
In Martinez California authorities hunted for eight bodies after a car with ten aboard slid from a levee into a 20 foot deep San Joaquin River slough. Driver Renati Pellagrini swam to safety with the eight year old daughter of Mrs Clara Biagini. The victims were all from San Francisco and Clifton Court, including Frank Cissarro 44 and Miss Amelia Bellamini 31.
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Martinez
Calif
U.P
Stockton
San Joaquin
Renati Pellagrini
Clara Biagini
Frank Cissarro
Roy Biagini
Christina Biagini
Amelia Bellamini
San Francisco
Guido Galli
Bruna
Barbara
Clifton Court
Atlantic Clipper Ends First Passenger Flight
The Atlantic Clipper completed the first passenger flight of Pan American Airways United States Europe service. It arrived in Marseille France after a 23 hour 50 minute ocean stage from Port Washington New York, ending its transatlantic journey.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Pan American Airways
Marseilles
France
Port Washington
New York City
Goebbels Demands Return of Danzig in Speeches
Berlin. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels spoke in Danzig asserting Danzig must return to Germany. He credited Nazi control of culture and derided Democracies as culturally sterile while outlining Germany as the world’s leading cultural nation.
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Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Danzig
Germany
Goebbels
Parkers To Begin Prison Terms Friday
Ellis H Parker former Burlington County detective and his son Ellis Parker Jr will start prison terms for the kidnapping of Paul H Wendel on Friday according to assistant U S Attorney Thorne Lord.
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Trenton
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
Ellis, Jr
Paul H. Wendel
U. S
Thorne Lord
Tornado Strikes Anoka Minnesota Leaves Ten Dead
A tornado hit Anoka Minnesota late yesterday killing at least ten people and injuring more than 200. Gov. Harold E. Stassen and National Guard members directed relief work as 300 guards patrolled virtually martial law conditions with a 9 p.m. curfew.
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Anoka
Minn
Harold E. E. Stassen
Mississippi River
Stassen
Corcoran
Minneapolis
Champlin
Floods Sweep Central Ohio After Weekend Rain
Central Ohio faced rising floodwaters as bridges were threatened and roads closed. In Delaware the Olentangy rose to 14 feet after 4.6 inches of rain in 24 hours, flooding Ohio Wesleyan University buildings and parts of the city up to three feet with more rain forecast.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Delaware
Olentangy
Ohio Wesleyan @npus
American on fraudulent passport visits U S Embassy in Moscow
Mrs. Ruth Marie Rubens, an American convicted of entering Russia with a fraudulent passport, visited the U S embassy in Moscow at noon today. She was alone and there was no clue yet about the fate of her husband, arrested with her in December 1937.
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Moscow
U.P
Ruth Marie Rubens
Russia
United States
Toledo and Indiana Railroad seeks to abandon Vulcan to Bryan line
The Toledo and Indiana Railroad Company asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon its 51.7 mile interurban corridor from Vulcan to Bryan Ohio. The filing signals a potential service discontinuation on this route. Local communities along the line may face future transportation gaps if approved.
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Washington
Toledo and Indiana Railroad Company
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vulcan
Bryan
Wires Planned to Enclose Tientsin Blockade
Domei dispatches say Japan aims to surround the blockaded British and French concessions with 30 miles of 220 volt wire. Admiral Yarnell may mediate between Britain and Japan as tensions rise. British trucks moved veg into the Italian concession and back, amid food shortages and shifting access.
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Shanghai
A _ Domei
Tientsin
Harry E. Yarnell
Far East
Yarnell
Manufacturers Seek Change to Labor Law
John C. Gall representing the National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to ban the closed shop and check off system and to amend the National Labor Relations Act so employees could be punished for unfair labor practices. He told the Senate education and labor committee the NLRB favors CIO and harms employers and independent unions, and proposed clarifications to curb discretionary powers without altering the act's fundamental nature.
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Washington
A.P
John C. Gall
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Gall
National Labor Relations Board
Americans Accused of Pro Chinese Activities
In Hankow the American consulate demanded immediate information on a Domei report claiming American missionaries aided Chinese efforts. The dispatch alleges Methodist minister L. W. Holland joined Japanese activities and lent 50 000 yuan to Gen. Hsia Shu Yu, head of Kiangsi Province political training center.
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Hankow
China
Domei
L. W. Holland
Hsia Shu-Yu
Kiangsi
Fire on French Island Brought Under Control
A major blaze in St Pierre and Miquelon destroyed 17 buildings including stores and dwellings after starting in a theater. No fatalities reported though total damage exceeded 150000 dollars.
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French Island
ST. Pierre ET Miquelon
U.P
Newfoundland
Pomeroy Woman Mrs Walter A Compton Dies At Cleveland
Mrs Walter A Compton longtime Pomeroy resident dies Saturday night at 9 at the Cleveland Clinic after illness. She led local parent teacher association and Was active with Girl Scouts and Episcopal church members. Daughter Virginia graduated from Mather’s School. husband W A Compton operates Goessler Jewelry.
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Pomeroy
Walter A. Compton
Cleveland Clinic
Compton
August Goessler
Goessler
W. A.compton
Posse Closes in on Killer of Two in Wisconsin Forest
A large posse of nearly 100 deputies and woodsmen, aided by bloodhounds, hunted Ray Olson after he killed two deputies, Carl A. Johnson and Fred Scott, near Hayward. Olson allegedly promised to kill himself if captured as he fled through Chippewa Forest.
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Hayward
Wis
U.P
Chippewa Forest
Ray Olson
Carl A. Johnson
Fred Scott
Chippewa
Fifteen Arabs fatally hurt in Haifa market blast
A time hazardous device exploded in the crowded Arab vegetable market killing fifteen Arabs and injuring 45. Simultaneous blasts damaged telephone wires and booths across Haifa as authorities investigated the incidents.
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Haifa
Palestine
U.P
Army Officers Probe Fatal Plane Crash Near Dayton
Wright Field officers investigate a light pursuit plane crash 12 miles northwest of Dayton. The sole occupant and pilot Lieut. F. O. Redetzke, of Wausau Wisconsin, died. He had permission for a weekend trip to St Paul Minnesota.
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Dayton
Wright Field Army
F. O. Redetzke
Redetzke
Wausau
Wis
St. Paul
Minn
Fremont Mother Admits Drowning 11-Week-Old Baby
Velma Baker Fink 22 confessed to killing her infant son Halden Fink after a distressing marriage breakup. She told authorities she took the baby from her parents’ home, drove to a Green Creek bridge on U S Route 20 and threw him into the creek. The confession followed a lie detector test and a statement that the motive was a quarrel over a date with Richard White.
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Halden
Buster” Link
Clyde, O
Fremont
Velma Baker Fink
Green Creek
Oren Baker
Edwin Baker
A. L. Hyzer
Ted Paul
Howard G. Robinson
H. L. Myers
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Hyzer
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Buster
Paul
Robinson
Bake
Green Creek Bridge
Earl Franks
D. W. Philo
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