Non Intervention Pact Collapse Threatens After Axis Withdrawals
Berlin reports Germany exits naval patrol with Spain as Britain and France refuse to join. Italy follows, risking collapse of the 27-nation non intervention pact and the Britain France Germany Italy neutrality system. Mussolini and Hitler affirm cooperation. Italy claims 43 volunteer aviators dead and 218 Loyalist planes shot down.
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Berlin
U.R
Germany
International
Spain
Britain
France
Italy
Valencia
Leipzig
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
London
Spanish
Mediterranean
Deutschland
Benito Mussolini
Duce
Mussolini
Russia
Road Group To Hold Celebration Banquet
Pomeroy Civic Club hosts a banquet at the Senkus Hotel on Second Street to celebrate the acceptance of a Richmond Virginia to St Joseph Michigan federal highway route. W A Compton chairs the club highway committee and will be guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
St. Joseph
Mich
Richmond
Nebraska Senator Norris Confined to Naval Hospital
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, a veteran independent, was admitted to Naval Hospital after an indigestion attack on Tuesday. The illness prompted medical observation and affected his public duties for the immediate future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Naval Hospital
Gillogly Sues for Divorce and Damages Over Alienation
Granville S. Gillogly of Albany files in Athens County Common Pleas seeking a divorce from Clara Gillogly and $20,000 for alleged alienation of affections by Marion R. Bobo. Gillogly claims infidelity led to desertion on August 15 1936 and seeks $10,000 for loss of company and $10,000 for humiliation. He also asks a restraining order on about 200 acres of Bobo owned land in Albany pending suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Granville S. Gillogly
Albany
Gillogly
Clara
Marion R. Bobo
Bobo
Earle backs Roosevelt as 1940 Democratic nominee
Harrisburg. Gov. George H. Earle declared he was unqualifiedly in favor of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the Democratic nominee for president in 1940.
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Earle
Roosevelt
Harrisburg
U.P
George H. Earle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hughie Kyle Dies at University Hospital
Hughie Kyle aged 18 son of James Kyle of Peach Ridge died at 12 30 this morning in University Hospital Columbus after a long illness. Funeral arrangements had not been completed today.
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Hughie Kyle
James Kyle
Peach Ridge
University Hospital
Columbus
Compromise Appropriations Bill Sought by Legislators
In Columbus the battle over the budget moves to a joint conference committee after the House passed the administration bill 77 to 39 as a substitute for the Senate’s 22 to 8 measure. The administration seeks 85,885,000 for 1937 38, with total Davey budget at 166,551,000 versus the Senate 158,524,000. Led by Lt. Gov Yo der the Hatchet Men press cuts to avoid new taxes for relief. Both chambers adjourn until next Monday for conference results and the administration bill sailed through by a seven vote margin amid Republican Democrat coalition opposition.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Davey
Paul P. Yoder
Requiblicans
Democrats
Harlan County deputy shot to death after quitting post
Wash Irvin 33 a Harlan County deputy who testified before a civil liberties committee was shot to death in his car on Tine Mountain 15 miles east of Harlan. Irvin resigned days earlier after Judge Morris Saylor dismissed deputy Fleenor and cited purging ranks. He was last seen Tuesday night heading to listen to a boxing fight on radio. Sheriff T R Middleton led the inquiry as bodies were sent to the undertaker.
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Harlan, Ky
U.P
Wash _ Irvin
Harlan County
Civil Liberties Committee
Washington
Harlan
Lonely Tine Mountain
Here
Irvin
George Lee
Allen Bowling
Morris Saylor
Lee Fleenor
Saylor
Fleenor
Irwin
Tine Mountain
Louis-Braddock
T. R. Middleton
UMWA Members Named to Coal Boards
The National Bituminous Coal Commission designated 23 United Mine Workers of America members as employe members on district code boards under the Guffey Coal Law. The commission found UMW representation of the majority of mine employees and allowed a review by any other union claiming majority status. John Owens named for Ohio.
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Washington
U.P
National Bituminous Coal Commission
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
John Owens
Ohio
Ashland Charter Change Proposal Defeated
In a special election Tuesday the proposed city charter amendment establishing a city manager form of government a full-time health department and ward elected councilmen was defeated 2637 to 683.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
WUP
Ohio University to host Frances Perkins for Aug 6 commencement
U S Labor Secretary Frances Perkins will deliver the Aug 6 morning commencement address at Ohio University and take part in the regular program wearing cap and gown. She expressed willingness to participate barring unforeseen interruptions. Earlier, Robert Lowery Calhoun of Yale Divinity School will speak at the Aug 1 baccalaureate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Perkins
United States Secretary of Labor
Ohio University
E. A. Hansen
Miss Perkins
Robert Lowery Calhoun
Yale School of Divinity
Closed Shop Prohibition in Public Works Upholds Equality
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy ruled that exclusive union labor on public works is unconstitutional. The county engineer cannot contract only with unionized workers for government projects. He cited a 1932 Supreme Court decision against union-only hiring for state office building contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
Trumbull
Duffy
Supreme Court
Red Cross Interviews Planned at Chauncey
Homes and properties wrecked in Chauncey on Monday will be interviewed by American Red Cross representatives at the Parish House Chauncey on Thursday starting at 9 30 a m. Mrs Vasilike Foster supervising director of the area and Mrs Dwight Rutherford executive secretary of the Athens County chapter will conduct the interviews.
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Chauncey
American Red Cross
Vasilike Foster
Washington D. C
Dwight Rutherford
Athens County
Navy Planes Complete Long Flight to Canal Zone
The 72 officers and crews of 12 U S navy bombing planes completed a non stop 3085 mile flight from San Diego to Coco Solo Naval Base in Crystobal C Z. Planes landed at 6 28 p m EST Tuesday after 27 hours 58 minutes aloft.
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Cristobal
C. Z
U.P
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Cal
Coco Solo Naval Base
Sir Eric Geddes Dies in Sussex Home
Sir Eric Geddes chairman of Imperial Airways and former first lord of the admiralty died at his Hassocks Sussex home today. The long serving aviation and naval official was 72. Geddes held prominent posts in British transport and military sectors during his career.
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Eric Geddes
London
Imperial Airways
The
Admiralty
Hassocks
Sussex
Harlem Celebrates Joe Louis Victory Across Central Park Parade
In New York Harlem crowds erupted after Joe Louis knocked out James J Braddock, parading from Central Park north to Seventh Avenue. Thousands celebrated with taunts toward whites while Father Divine followers joined the jubilation, praising Louis and unity.
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New York
U.P
Harlem
Little Africa
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
James J. Braddock
Jack Johnson
Detroit
Louis
Central Park
Seventh Ave
Braddock
Father Divine
Joe
Cecil DeMille Named as Tax Dodgers by IRS Chief
Washington reports Internal Revenue Commissioner Guy T. Helvering submitted the name of Cecil B. DeMille the motion picture producer to the congressional tax committee as a citizen who used a personal holding company to avoid taxes. Helvering said the case had already been in the courts and the method was sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Cecil B. DeMille
Congressional Tax Committee
Helvering
de Mille
Belgian Premier Arrives for Talks With Roosevelt and Hull
Premier Paul Van Zeeland of Belgium arrives in Washington for conferences with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Known as the traveling ambassador for Western Europe, he may discuss ways to steer Europe toward peace rather than war.
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Washington
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Two Continents
Europe
van Zeeland
Treasury to add 800 revenue agents to tax bureau
Washington report on a congressional committee draft proposes adding 800 revenue agents to the Internal Revenue Bureau. Representative Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky says an extra 3 million dollars in personnel could save as much as 50 million dollars in revenue by strengthening enforcement.
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Washington
AU P
Treasury
Special Congressional Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Union Orders Mailing Room Strike Ended
Pittsburgh strike by mailing room workers led to afternoon and morning papers of The Press and Sun-Telegraph and The Post-Gazette suspending publication. International Typographical Union President Charles P. Howard warned workers to return to avoid suspension as the union suspended the Mailers' Union charter after contract breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh-Aup
Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union
Pittsburgh
International
The
Press and Sun-Telegraph
Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Howard
Mailers’ Union
Mailers
Hospital Attache Falls From Cliff Injures Raymond Jones
Raymond Jones, 20, an attache at Athens State Hospital, fell 30 feet from a cliff and was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis with a skull fracture. He was returned to Athens Hospital about 10 PM after surgery. his parents, of Canaanville Pike, requested transfer to Gallipolis and his condition was reported improved.
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Raymond Jones
Athens State Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jones
Athens Hospital
Canaanville Pike
Nineteen Texas convicts escape Eastham Prison Farm
Nineteen fugitives from Eastham Prison Farm roamed the Trinity River bottoms after overpowering a guard. Led by W. H. Bybee, an associate of Raymond Hamilton Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the escapees include murderers robbers burglars and thieves in a break for freedom.
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Weldon
Tex
U.P
Eastham
Trinity River Bottoms
W. H. Bybee
Raymond Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Railroad agent A. E. Cole dies in highway crash near Manchester
A. E. Cole aged 52 an agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was killed when his car collided with a truck east of Manchester on Tuesday. The collision occurred on a rural stretch and the victim died at the scene. Police investigated the wreck as traffic officials noted conditions at the time.
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Manchester
U.P
A. E. Cole
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Here
Hocking River Peaks as Athens Warmth Continues
The Hocking River reached a crest of 18.3 feet this morning and is now dropping. Athens recorded a late morning temperature of 73 degrees with yesterday’s high at 73 and a low of 55.
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Hocking
Athens
Police Use Civilian Clothes Halts Traffic Violations
Since officers in Atlanta began patrolling in civilian dress, traffic arrests have risen and regulation observance improved. An officer issuing a ticket wears a farmer outfit with a badge on his hat, enhancing suspicion among drivers.
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Atlanta
End Hearings On Wages Bill In Confronting Session
Washington U P reports public hearings on the administration's wages and hours bill concluded with an uncertain fate. Some sources say Roosevelt will decide after a weekend conference with congressional Democrats at Jefferson Island. Opponents of judiciary reorganization favor delaying the wage measure until the court bill moves.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Railway Clerk Strike Vote Pilots Walkout Backed
Cincinnati dispatch reports 40000 Railway Express Agency clerks vote overwhelmingly for a strike with results showing better than 36000 to 4000 in favor. George M. Harrison delays order while consulting express officials on a wage demand of 20 cents an hour plus overtime pay and a 204 hour month as base.
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Cincinnati
U.pl
Railway Express Agency
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood
Washington
Express
Veterans convention ballots for state commander race
United Spanish War Veterans in convention will ballot today for a state commander. Charles E. Barefoot of Toledo and Harry L. Welge of Cincinnati are nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
United
Tablertown Is No More as Wind Storm Destroys Kilvert Remnant
Grizzled locals declare Kilvert known as Tablertown erased by a recent wind storm rather than the Civil War era cyclone. Once a bustling coal town with mines, saloons, and a railroad, it faded after dunes eroded and rail lines fell into disuse.
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Tablertown
Kilvert
Marietta
Columbus
Cleve
Six men named in warrants over Mahoning picket line
United States Attorney Emerick B. Freed authorized warrants charging six men with interference with the mails tied to steel workers picket actions in the Mahoning Valley. U.S. marshals began serving warrants as four steel companies sought a united front in talks with the federal steel mediation board to end a 28 day strike across seven states. Senator Holt and Senator Bailey assailed public officials and CIO leaders in formal statements criticizing the administration’s handling of the industrial conflicts. Bailey targeted Gov. George H. Earle over martial law at Johnstown and mill closures aimed at weakening strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
United States
Emerick B. Freed
Mahoning Valley
United Front
Federal Steel Mediation Board
Washington
U.S
CIO
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Josiah W. Bailey
N. C
Holt
Bailey
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Republic Steel ties up plants as militiamen guard pickets
The Republic Steel Corporation failed to meet for a mediation in Cleveland and moved freight under militia bayonets at Warren and Niles plants. Pickets interfered with mail, while six warrants were issued for alleged mail interference. Guards guarded 2,000 to 3,000 non-strikers at Warren as federal mediators resume talks. National Guards extended to Stark County Canton, cost about $20,000 daily. The ILRB opened a Youngstown inquiry into interference charges amid mass arrests in Mahoning County.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Mediation Board
Cleveland
Warren and
Niles
Republic
United States
Postal Department
W. S. Laub
Akron
Warren
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Federal Mediation Board
Charles P. Taft, II
Canton
Martin L. Davey
Stark County
Mahoning
Trumbull Counties
National Labor Relations Board
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Citizens Committee
Johnstown
Bethlehem
Mahoning County
Robert Burke
CIO
Columbia University
John Stevenson
Davey
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Setsuko Hara
Japan
Miss Hara
Lonely Mountain
UMWA
Coal Boards
von Blomberg
U. S. Labor
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Perkins
Red Cross
Navy
Canal Zone
Lewis Aide
John L
A. D. Lewis
Mines and Minerals
Illinois
Cecil DeMille
Hull
Texas
Veterans TO Elect
Harold Samuels
Mc&c
WPA
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