Public Works Adds 279 Projects Worth 61 Million
The Public Works Administration announced 279 new recovery projects totaling 61 752 437 dollars. Government grants amount to 28 581 dollars with loans of 1 582 500. The largest project is a Mississippi River bridge from East St. Louis to St. Louis costing 5 500 000 with 2 475 000 grant.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
PWA
Roosevelt
Mississippi
East St. Louis
Ill
St. Louis
Civil War Truce Hopes Rise in Diplomatic Talks
The May endgame in the Spanish Civil War may hinge on Europe’s diplomatic conference rooms rather than Mediterranean battles. Observers say a truce rests on great powers agreeing to a swift peace rather than prolonging the conflict.
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United Press
Europe
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Strict Limitations On Japanese People
The government unveils a total war economy plan to sustain the fight in China, enforcing price controls, mandatory substitution materials, and strict domestic restraint to mobilize every citizen for victory. A military plane crash near Tours during a night test flight kills seven aboard, including five air force officers.
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Tokyo
China
Paris
Tours
Air Force General Staff
Queen Mother Countess Strathmore Dies in London Home
London Buckingham Palace reports the death of the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne at age 75. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth postponed their France visit to July due to the loss, with mourning observed for royal household members.
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London
Buckingham Palace
France
Countess of Strathmore
Kinghorne
Elizabeth
Paris
Earl of Strathmore
George
Benson Wins Renomination
Minnesota primary results show Governor Elmer A. Benson clinching the Farmer Labor gubernatorial nomination. He defeats Hjalmar Petersen by about 13 000 votes and secured renomination after late northern county returns. Republican Harold Stassen won by over 40 000 votes and Thomas Gallagher led the Democratic field by more than 6 000 votes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U.P
Minnesota
Elmer A. Benson
Farmer-Labor Party
Hjalmar Petersen
Benson
Harold Stassen
South St. Paul
Labor Board To Hear Rolling Mill Co. Case
The National Labor Relations Board will hear charges that American Rolling Mill Co. violated the labor relations act at its Ashland plant. The proceeding starts next Monday in the federal courthouse in Catlettsburg Kentucky.
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Catlettsburg
National Labor Relations Board
American Rolling Mill Co
Ashland, Ky
Boy Treasure Seekers Held in Mexican Port
Three California high school boys aged 16 to 17 aboard the yacht Tara were detained in Porto Vallarta Mexico after authorities found papers not in order. They had sailed May 25 from Santa Cruz seeking pirate treasure and were found 2,000 miles away during a gale. Port authorities assisted by M anzanillo officials wired the Deggs back to the United States.
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Porto Vallarta
Mexico
South Seas
Lyle Tara
James Henninger
Bill Grace
Santa Cruz
Calif
Tara
Lew Foote
Foote
Manzanillo
Here
Holt Attacks Knox Speech At Convention
Governor Homer A. Holt charged Col. Frank Knox with injecting politics into a National Editorial Association address in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Holt waited to speak from the rear and apologized for any political misstep during the host duties as Knox discussed propaganda and press freedom.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Homer A. Holt
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
National Editorial Association
Holt
Col. Knox
Woman Driver Killed As Car Leaves Road Near Fayette
An unexplain ed automobile wreck near Fayette Ohio claimed the life of 58 year old Mrs Catherine Ethel Anderson of Batavia New York. Her daughter Mrs A P Clark of New Haven Connecticut escaped unharmed as the car was demolished. Coroner H Milton Warner ruled the death accidental.
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Wauseon, O
U.P
Catherine Ethel Anderson
Batavia
N. Y
Fayette, O
Britain Plans Major Expansion of Air Force Personnel
London. Air minister Sir Kingsley Wood announced a drive to raise air force strength by over 40 percent by March 1939. Targeted hires include 2,100 pilots, 550 observers, about 26,000 tradesmen and workers, and over 3,000 boys, adding more than 30,000 to the force now at 72,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Kingsley Wood
Air Force
Woman Gives 5000 to Gallipolis Baptist Church Fund
Miss Ethel Young a local businesswoman donated 5000 dollars to the Gallipolis Baptist church building fund in memory of her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Young. The funds will support construction of a new church center replacing the razed structure for the medical center project.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Baptists
Ethel Young
Henry Young
Ohio Presbyterian Synod Concludes 56th Annual Meeting
The 56th annual meeting of the Ohio Presbyterian synod closed here today as delegates wrapped up sessions and approved final reports. Leaders outlined priorities for mission work and community outreach in the coming year.
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Wooster
The
Ohio Presbyterian Synags
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow Battles Husband Over Son
London reports that Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow has filed a summons against her husband over custody of their two year old son Lance. A Danish citizen, Lance’s father is said to be responsible for his upbringing and school fees, with the dispute described as civil and domestic.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
Elt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Daniel C. Roper
Roper
Commerce
London
U.P
Countess Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
London Evening News and Star
Bow Street
United Press
Lance
Count Haugwitz-Reventlow
Daily Mail
Scotland Yard
Yard
Regent’s Park
Toledo Lawyer Edward Lamb Defended in Disbarment Case
Washington reports Solicit or General Robert H. Jackson as an individual declares Lamb disbarment in Portsmouth Ohio on June 30 stems from his work as a labor lawyer Jackson vows to leave no stone unturned in Lamb's defense before the proceedings.
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Washington
U.P
Robert H. Jackson
Edward Lamb
Toledo
Lamb
Jackson
Portsmouth
Arrested youth dies from gunshot wound in pursuit
In Columbus Jess Johnson, 26, was among four youths arrested over an attempted slot machine hijacking in Madison Mills Fayette County. He died at a hospital from a liver wound inflicted during a struggle with State Patrolman J C Lerch as the patrolman searched him.
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Columbus
Jess Johnson
Madison Mills
Fayette County
J. C. Lerch
Johnson
Boy Drowns in Alum Creek Near Columbus
The body of Patsy Circelli, 15, was recovered from Alum Creek near Columbus. He had been swimming alone.
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Columbus
Patsy Circelli
Level headed labor unionism urged in U S
Prof Selig Perlman of the University of Wisconsin urged a responsible trade union system under effective government regulation as the United States’ most pressing need. He argued such unions can curb communism and fascism, citing Britain and Germany as examples, and praised the National Labor Relations Board’s role in shaping industrial relations.
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United States
Selig Perlman
University of Wisconsin
Ohio University Conference of Social Change
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Perlman
National Labor Relations Board
England
Germany
The
Intelligentsia
Slip Belongs to Missing Girl Found in Hills
Hollywood police and volunteers found a pink slip belonging to 17 year old Helen May Milligan in the Hollywood hills. Milligan has been missing since last Monday and her father Thomas E. Milligan a local inventor and American Legion figure reported her disappearance. Marguerite Pierson and Mrs Hillery reported seeing a house in the hills Monday and nearby found the slip about 60 yards from the location.
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Hollywood
U.P
Helen May Milligan
Hollywood Hills
Thomas E. Milligan
American Legion
Marguerite Pierson
Margaret Hillery
Hills
Church Workers Fight Increased Armaments
The joint commission on Christian social action condemns an expanded armament program in its report to the general synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Columbus. It also discusses ministerial salaries the plight of ministers in Germany and social security.
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Columbus
U.P
Joint Commission On Christian Social Action
General Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Eight Injured in Riot After Louis Victory
Police and a mob clashed in Cleveland's negro section after Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in New York. Five civilians and three policemen were injured during the riot late Wednesday night.
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Cleveland
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
New York
Schmeling Hurt in Louis Fight Suffered Back Injury
Max Schmeling sustained a fracture of the transverse processes of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae with lumbar muscle hemorrhage after the bout with Joe Louis. Doctors at Polyclinic Hospital called the prognosis favorable and said he would stay hospitalized for several days.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Robert E. Brennan
Polyclinic Hospital
Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Manag
Man shoots two lawyers after claiming swindle
Arthur E Hansen, 38, born from South Dakota, traveled west with $35000 and says lawyers Hancock 26 and McLaughlin 48 cheated him. In a Los Angeles records hall he shoots five times, killing McLaughlin and Hancock during a court hearing as witnesses watched. He expresses no remorse.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Arthur Emil Hansen
O’connally
S. D
Hansen
J. Irving Hancock
R. D. McLaughlin
Kurt Kauffman
Hall of Records
McLaughlin
Hancock
E. T. Crozier
Charles I. Rosin
Petitions Rejected and Withdrawals in Athens County
The Athens County Election Board approved the petition of Nona Lane Nelsonville Republican for the Central Committee after a challenge. Four petitions were rejected for Dean Linscott Nelsonville John A. Sheets Coolville G W Lax Nelsonville and Floyd Wemmer East Millfield Democrat. Withdrawals of Emory Allen West Alexander Democrat and J R Baker South Precinct Athens Township were approved.
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Nona Lane
Nelsonville
Republican Central Committee
Athens County Election Board
Dean Linscott
John A. Sheets
Coolville
G. W Lax
Floyd Wemmer
East Millfield
Emory Allen
West Alexander
J. R. Baker
South Precinct
Athens Township
Flood Deluge Swamps Helena Causes Heavy Damage
Bull Hook Creek overran its banks after cloudbursts flooding twelve city blocks in Helena Montana. Police say property damage will exceed 200000 dollars though no lives were lost as water reached six feet in some streets threatening buildings.
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Helena
Mont
Bull Hook Creek
Incident at fireworks plant kills 22 year old worker
A Burns man died today when an aerial bomb he was making at the Van Wert Up Burns fireworks plant exploded. The victim was Delbert Roesner, 22. Police and safety officials investigated the blast and identified no further injuries.
Unknown Man Stabs Model in Hollywood Street Attack
Druscilla Faddis, 22, an artist's model and movie extra, was stabbed three times on a Hollywood street corner. She said a man slashed her after grabbing her and tried to drag her to a car, but she escaped and alerted police. Her condition was not serious.
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Hollywood
Calif
U.P
Druscilla Faddis
Miss Faddis
Fire at Sherwin-Williams linseed plant damages $50,000
A fire at the Sherwin-Williams Co linseed storage plant in Cleveland caused about 50 000 in damage. Authorities believe spontaneous combustion sparked the blaze.
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Cleveland
Sherwin-Williams Co
Ohio House backs welfare building funding amid relief talks
The Ohio House Finance Committee unanimously recommends passage of an amended administration bill to raise over 13.5 million dollars under state and federal aid for welfare and penal institutions. Senate approval followed as lawmakers discuss a three or four member building authority and future bond issuance.
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Columbus
U.P
House Finance Committee
Senate
Joint Conference
House
Joint
Keith Lawrence
Cuyahoga
Laderman-Duffy
Institutional Building Authority
General Assembly
Man Breaks From Jail Twice by Same Method
Har o ld Paxson aged 31 fled Logan County Jail for the second time in eight days using the same ventilator shaft and skylight as on June 14. He is wanted on an automobile theft charge and an armed robbery charge in Gallipolis.
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Bellefontaine
U.P
Harold Paxson
Logan County
Paxson
Gallipolis
Elyria Man Elected Department Commander in Ohio Veterans
Police Capt. Corbett E. Southam of Elyria was installed as department commander of the United Spanish War Veterans of Ohio, announced in Cleveland. He succeeds prior leadership and assumes duties in the statewide veteran group.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Corbett E. Southam
The
United Spanish War Veterans of Ohio
Girl flies to Detroit for eye operation
A 17 year old Los Angeles girl, Ruth Singer, arrived at Harper Hospital Detroit seeking eye surgery from Dr. Ralph H. Pino to halt sympathetic ophthalmia after losing sight in her left eye years earlier. She traveled by bus then air after doctors in Indigo, California intervened.
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Detroit
Los Angeles
Ruth Singer
West Coast
Ralph H. Pino
Miss Singer
Harper Hospital
Dr. Pino
Gir
Indigo
Cal
American Airlines
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U. S
Basil O'Connor
Averill Harriman
Leroy Hubbard
Clay Williams
Keith Morgan
National Foundation For
Mexican Port
Knox
Britain
Baptist Church
Babs
Davey
Finance Committee
Communist Party
Russia
Dr. Perlman
Max
Jacobs
Bill Brown
State Athletic Commission
Marjorie Lee Cutler
Fred Guy Gibson
Wheeling
Cutler
Dorothy Cutler
Gibson
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