Britain protests insults by Jap army at Tientsin
London protests to Japanese Ambassador over what Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain calls intolerable insults by the Japanese army to Britons in Tientsin. British guards tightened at concession entrances as anti-British demonstrations spread to Peiping and other Chinese cities.
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London
Lord Halifax
Mamoru Shigemagu
Tientsin
Neville Chamberlain
Peiping
Tsingtao
Kaifeng
Nanking
Hankow
Canton
Taiyuan
United States
Swatow
Pillsbury
Pope
Thanet
Scout
Millfield Mine No 6 Suspends Operation
Mine No. 6 of Sunday Creek Coal Co. at Millfield halted operations affecting about 250 workers. Officials expect a decision on the mine’s future by July 1 and it will not return as a hand loading operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield Mine
Nelsonville
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Millfield
Frank G. Smith
Mr. Smith
United Mine Workers of America
Sanders Show
W. Millfield
Clell Seckinger
Clarence Willis
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Carrington
Rendville
House Approves Senate Changes in Farm Bill Conference Action
The House accepted Senate additions totaling 338 million and sent the bill back to conference. Parity payments of 225 million and 113 million for surplus disposal lead items in the 1940 Agriculture Department appropriation.
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House
Senate
Washington—Llp
Agriculture Department
Japan claims 18 planes down 49 invader craft
Japanese army headquarters said 18 of its planes shot down 49 aircraft of an invading fleet estimated at 150 from Outer Mongolia yesterday. The claim attributes the loss to Japanese forces and notes the hostility involved amid ongoing fighting in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Outer Mongolia
Band Leader Appeals Federal Citizenship Ruling
Herman Max Schwinn, a West Coast German American band leader, said he would appeal a federal court order depriving him of American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Herman Max Schwinn
AFL Chief Urges Perkins Silence to Aid Peace
Washington IPC President William Green of the American Federation of Labor says peace would advance if Secretary of Labor Perkins keeps quiet after her Denver remarks about a solution to the AFL CIO rift and other issues. CIO officials would not comment on Perkins statement.
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Washington
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Perkins
Secretary of Labor
Denver
AFL
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Ohio storm kills three. bridge washed out near Wilmington
A severe storm across Ohio in the last 24 hours killed three people and caused extensive damage in Clinton County near Wilmington. A CCC highway bridge west of Wilmington was washed out while homes were struck by lightning and yards and basements flooded.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clinton County
Wilmington
CCC
King Says Human Feelings Drive World Affairs
King George in a London luncheon speech praised human feeling as the strongest force shaping world events after his Canada and United States tour. He credited personal empathy with guiding international relations and urged ongoing consideration of human welfare in policy.
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Acme
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
United States
London
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
U.P
Mrs Izora Edwards Dies At Logan Home
Mrs Izora Alice Edwards age 69 wife of J E Edwards died this morning after a heart attack following a month with paralysis. Funeral services set for two o clock Monday at the North Street home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Izora Alice Edwards
J. E. Edwards
North St
Oak Grove
National Guard Invasion Destroys Mississippi Gold Coast
In Jackson Mississippi 150 National Guardsmen swept the Gold Coast district across the Pearl River from the Statehouse arresting 60 people. They seized liquor and razed illegal clubs leaving behind wrecked slot machines and gaming tables valued at about 100000 dollars as legislation tightens whiskey penalties and makes slot machine ownership a felony.
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Jackson
Miss
U.P
Mississippi
Bible Belt
Gold Coast
Pearl River
Justice of the Peace
H. H. Bullock
State Retail Merchants Back Burn Ohio Coal Movement
Holly wood report notes Joan Manners the British actress faces five days in jail after a contempt ruling tied to picketing. Columbus officials and the Ohio Retail Merchants Council back the Burn Ohio Coal Foundation urging use of Ohio coal in city operations and retail stores. An impartial engineer study is planned to compare Ohio coal quality and heating suitability, potentially widening a statewide market.
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Ohio
Hollywood
Joan Manners
John Langan
Joan
Myron Gessaman
Columbus
George Sheridan
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Burn Ohio Coal Foundation
Gessaman
Sheridan
B. B. Buckley
Jacksonville
The
Foundation
Merchants’ Association
Matthew Dawson
Glouster
Dawson
Ohioans May Vote on Auto Tax Diversion
Gallipolis Ohio County Engineer E N Leonard says a constitutional amendment may be submitted this fall to stop diverting motor vehicle taxes from highway and street improvement funds. He notes Ohio diverts about fourteen million dollars yearly and cites Michigan’s successful 300000 vote margin. Supporters include the County Commissioners Association and several state engineering and road groups.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Ohio
Leonard
Michigan
County Commissioners’ Association
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio Township Trustees’ Association
American Automobile Association
National and
Ohio State Granges
Hatch Pushes Politics Bill to Bar Federal Political Activity
Sen Car A Hatch of New Mexico presses the House to act on a bill prohibiting political activities by federal employees and relief workers. He may attach it as a rider to the relief appropriation bill. Co author Sen Morris Sheppard, Texas, says the measure was passed in the Senate but stalled in the House judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Car A. Hatch
N. M
House
Hatch
Morris Sheppard
Tex
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Millard E. Tydings
D. Md
WPA Aims to Banish Illiteracy Before 1940 Census
In Pomeroy Ohio the WPA plans special classes to reduce illiteracy. District No. 3 director L. C. Gibson reports 16,040 people in Southeastern Ohio cannot read or write and will be offered programs to sign names read newspapers write letters and perform basic arithmetic.
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Pomeroy
WPA
L. C. Gibson
Ohio
Lightning Kills Youth Inside House Near Lewisburg
Cecil Rhoades aged 21 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Rhoades of Lewisburg was killed when lightning struck a residence two miles north of Lewisburg late Thursday. The bolt followed the ceiling and entered his body from a mirror where he sat. The house was little damaged.
Retired Farmer Killed By Bolting Horse Team
LISBON U P George L Armstrong 65 retired farmer died of injuries after a team of horses bolted and pulled a wagon across him. A week earlier his niece Jean Armstrong 12 was killed when a pony struck her.
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Lisbon
U.P
George L. Armstrong
Jean Armstrong
FDR Names Corning Shawnee Postmasters
President Roosevelt sent several Ohio postmaster nominations to the Senate. The list includes Corning, Virgil Davis, Shawnee, Iva A. Falls.
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FDR
Corning
Washington
U.R
Roosevelt
Ohio
Senate
Virgil Davis
Shawnee
Iva A. Falls
CCC to enroll 64,267 men in July to fill vacancies
Director Robert Fechner of the Civilian Conservation Corps announced that 64,267 men will be enrolled in July to fill existing vacancies across CCC camps. The plan aims to boost labor for conservation and public works projects nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Gallian Admits Part in Escape at Marysville Reformatory
Marysville officials planned further questioning of Lenora Leach of Gallipolis about her role in the escape of Velma West and three others from the reform school four days earlier. Leach admitted helping Florence Sheline obtain a key to unlock her cell. authorities say she is not yet telling all the truth.
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Marysville
A.P
Marysville Reformatory
Lenora Leach
Gallipolis
Velma West
Hammer Slayer
Reformatory
Woman Leaps From George Westinghouse Bridge
Mrs Mary Louise Hatch Warburton age 30 estranged wife of C Edgerton Warburton grandson of John Wanamaker Philadelphia department store magnate leaped to her death from the George Westinghouse Bridge in East Pittsburgh on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mary Louise Hatch Warburton
C. Edgerton Warburton
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
George Westinghouse
U S Defies Jap Ultimatum as Tokyo Attacks Swa Tow
A map highlights Swa Tow in the south China seaport where U S forces defy a Japanese evacuation demand. The city suffers a sudden attack killing thousands while shaded regions mark zones controlled by Japan in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swatow
South China Seaport
U. S
China
Investigations of Labor Act Proposed by House Rules
The House Rules Committee received two resolutions by Rep. Howard W. Smith calling for investigations of the National Labor Relations Board and the wage hour administration. The measures seek to determine if the board acted fairly and impartially, interpreted the law correctly, and influenced labor disputes and economic conditions under the Wagner Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Wage Hour Administration
Smith
House Labor Committee
Rules Committee
Labor Board
U S and Britain Reach Cotton Rubber Trade Pact
London reports that the United States will trade 500000 bales of American cotton for rubber from the British Empire. Oliver Stanley announced in the House of Commons that Britain will hold U S cotton for wartime use and the U S will hold rubber for the same contingency.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Woman Sentenced on Drunk Driving Charge
Martha Kesterson of Columbus was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after a Wednesday arrest on New Straitsville road. She pleaded before Judge Phil Henderson and was fined 100 dollars plus costs, 30 days in jail, and a one year driving ban.
Rotary International Convention Adopts New President
Rotary delegates completed the convention in Cleveland and adjourned. Walter E. Head of Montclair, New Jersey, becomes president succeeding George C. Hager of Chicago. Next year’s convention will be in Rio de Janeiro, Argentina.
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Cleveland
Rotary — International
Walter E. Head
Montclair
N. J
George C. Hager
Chicago
Rotary
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Squalus Submarine May Not Be Raised for Month
Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole told a naval court of inquiry that the sunken submarine Squalus and its cargo of 26 dead cannot be raised for at least a month and perhaps longer in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Cyrus W. Cole
Naval Court of
Young Mother Electrocuted in Canton Auto Crash
Mrs. Marjorie Steele Moore 27 died when her car struck a downed 9400 volt power line during a wind and rain storm. Her four year old daughter Judith and Mrs. William Hershey 26 were shocked but not seriously hurt. Hershey freed the child. Moore collapsed with a hand on the door handle as Canton firemen and a physician attempted revival.
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Canton
Marjorie Steele Moore
Judith
William T. Hershey
Mrs Rubens Begins Search for Husband in Moscow
Mrs Ruth Marie Rubens of Miami starts a six month search for news of Adolf A Rubens her husband tied to an espionage plot. The couple were arrested in Moscow in December 1937 and disappeared from their room at the National Hotel eighteen months ago. She plans to seek help from the American Embassy to determine his fate.
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Moscow
Ruth Marie Rubens
Miami
Fla
Adolf A. Rubens
Rubens
National Hotel
Seek Reasons Behind Roosevelt's War Fears
Rep Edith N Rogers calls on President Roosevelt to reveal to the House any information suggesting imminent war in Europe. She frames the issue as a demand for transparency on neutrality law amendments in the Bloom bill heading to the House floor next Monday.
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Washington
U.P
Edith N. Rogers
Mass
Roosevelt
House
Europe
World destruction not imminent say AAAS scholars
Milwaukee report from the 104th AAAS convention quotes Dr. R. F. Moulton and Prof. James Washington Bell. Moulton says civilization is in its morning hours and not threatened by war or decay though temporary disorders are possible. Bell notes US resources underutilized by about one third with potential for growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R. F. Moulton
Washington
James Washington Bell
United States
Moulton
Congress weighs delaying Roosevelt loan program
Congressional reaction favors postponing action on Roosevelt's 3.86 billion extra-budgetary lending plan until next session though measures for self liquidating public works and foreign loans are ready for introduction. Debate focuses on bank and foreign financing and potential impact on the budget.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
John Taber
N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
U.P
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