Municipalities Seek Renewal of State Relief Aid
The Ohio League of Municipalities plans to urge Governor Davey and the Legislature to renew state aid for relief as local funds near depletion. A 66-member delegation from 48 cities met, calling for clearer poor relief laws and to reverse the 65 percent vote requirement for extra local taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio League of Municipalities
Davey
League
Earl E. Hagerman
Rayton Finance
Purge Continues in Harlan after Deputy Killing
Harlan Kentucky officials move to purge the deputy force after the murder of Deputy Sheriff Irvin on Pine Mountain. George R. Pope promises disclosure of facts while Allen Bowling Perry Noe and Sally Smith face jail or witness status. Judge Morris Saylor continues the purge with three officers dismissed and three state patrolmen requested as guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
U.P
George R. Pope
Wash Irvin
Pine Mountain
Allen Bowling
Irvin
George Lee
Perry Noe
Noe
Sally Smith
Indiana
Harlan-Cumberland
Morris Saylor
Saylor
Cleveland Girl Found Murdered in Kitchen
Mary Mathes a 20 year old woman was cut to death in her Cleveland home kitchen early today Police sought a 24 year old man who had pursued her for two years but whom she rejected six months ago The man had remained a friend prior to the breakup and is the primary suspect in the fatal attack
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mary Mathes
Miss Mathes
War Can Be Halted Says Chamberlain In Speech
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain urged calm in foreign affairs in his first speech as head of the reorganized government. He said war remained possible but might be stopped and that policy aims to keep Europe peaceful and confine the Spanish Civil War to Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Spain
Archibald Sinclair
United States
State Department
Chamberlain
Sinclair
Nazi Germany
Italy
Illness Fatal to Mrs. Mary D. Parmiter McCune
Mrs. Mary D. Parmiter McCune age 89 mother of Mayor Len B. McCune of Athens died after a short illness at her daughter’s home near Stewart. Born July 20 1848 in Morgan County she lived in Bern Township until 1924 then with daughter Mrs T E McCune. Survived by five children six grandchildren and five great grandchildren a sister and two brothers. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m at Sand Rock Church. friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Parmiter McCune
Len B. McCune
Athens
T. E. McCune
Stewart
McCune
Jewett
Rebecca Parmiter
Morgan County
F. M. McCune
Bern Township
Athens County
D. W. Selway
Cadiz
A. L. McCune
Akron
M. F. McCune
Damage Suit Filed In Fatal Accident
A $10 937.67 damage suit was filed in Xenia against James Myers Jr a Coscob Conn student and driver involved in the October 10 collision that killed two Antioch College students Harietta Lucy Randall and another. The suit was brought by Mr and Mrs Arthur T Randall of Cleveland Heights the victims’ parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Myers, Jr
Coscob
Conn
Antioch College
Arthur T. Randall
Cleveland Heights
Harietta Lucy Randall
Myers
Meigs County Couple Reunited in Brazil After Red Tape
George Edward Nye and his wife, newly reunited in Rio de Janeiro after months of immigration delays, finally joined Nye in Brazil with their infant. The couple faced formal hurdles including proof of marriage and passport issues before Nye could enter and learn Portuguese before joining his position with General Motors in Sao Paulo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Brazil
Malcolm Hartley
Pomeroy
George Edward Nye
New Land of Opportunity
South America
General Motors Corporation
Sao Paulo
Nye
New York City
Mission
New Rk City
Merry Mixup Swingout whirligig collapses injuring children
In Los Angeles a carnival ride named Merry Mixup Swingout collapsed during a 35 mph spin, injuring 12 children as chairs swung 15 feet high. Among the critically hurt are 13 year old Lena Pecora with a broken back and internal injuries, and 16 year old Ruth George with a fractured hip and possible back injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Lena Pe
Cora
Ruth George
Senate panel split over Farley summoning
The Senate Post Office Committee debated summoning Postmaster General James A. Farley over the seven state steel strike. Tom N. Girdler, Republic Steel chair, attacked the CIO at a hearing, calling it a violent, racketeering body and refused to sign any contract with it even if chosen as bargaining agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate Post Office Committee
James A. Farley
Tom N. Girdler
Republic Steel Board
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
National Labor Board
Railway Clerks Announce New Work Agreement
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks announced a new work agreement with the Railway Express Agency covering about 40,000 members. The accord followed a strike over wage raises denied by the agency at its New York offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Today
Railway Express Agency
New York
Burglary Strikes Cleveland Lodging As Man Loses Artificial Leg
Clarence Cornell awoke to find a burglar had entered his room in Cleveland and stolen his artificial left leg. Police investigate the break in and the motive remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Clarence Cornell
Hangings Tonight for West Virginia Farm Slaying
Willie Beckner age 23 of Kanawha County is scheduled for execution by hanging at Manndeville state penitentiary for the ambush murder of Cy Page a year ago in the Poca district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Willie Beckner
Kanawha County
Manndeville State Penitentiary
Cy Page
Poca
Metcalf Attacks Senate Textbook Aid for Parochial Schools
Sen Verner E Metcalf of Marietta denounces insurgent Ohio Senate members for a proposed 1 000 000 textbook appropriation for private and parochial schools in a budget bill. He warns it undermines efforts to cut state expenditures and avoid new taxes as a conference committee works on a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus-U.p
Verner E. Metcalf
Marietta
Ohio Senate
Metcalf
Senate
House
Pittsburgh Newspaper Workers End Illegal Strike
Pittsburghs three newspapers resumed publication after 150 mailing room employees returned to work without a pay raise. The strikers voted 55 to 15 to end their illegal strike following a challenge by Rand Anderson international secretary of the Mailers Trade District who said outside union mailers would be brought to meet the contract with the publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rand Anderson
International
Mailers Trade District
Mailers
Commander MacMillan Sails for Arctic Again
Commander Donald Baxter MacMillan leads a 36 member party on his 16th Arctic voyage from Gloucester aboard the schooner Gertrude L Thebaud. The expedition includes students from nine states and one foreign country and sets sail under sunny skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
U.P
Donald Baxter MacMillan
Explorer
Gertrude L. Thebaud
Dayton Man Held on Statutory Charges After Attack
Irvin Newton aged 23 a Negro is jailed on statutory charges after two girls on the east side identified him as the assailant who beat them into unconsciousness a month ago Newton denies the charges and awaits further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
U.P
Irvin Newton
Newton
Relief crisis prompts four plans for Athens County aid
County officials and welfare workers met with State Division of Public Assistance in the Athens County Courthouse to discuss relief after June 5 shutdown. Four temporary proposals were presented to alleviate immediate needs for about 2,500 residents, with a county-wide meeting planned to refine them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Division of Public Assistance
Helen Fretz
Athens County Child Welfare Service
Herman Theisen
UMWA
Louis Tyroler
O. C. Bird
County Board of Public Assistance
Division of Public Assistance
Lawmakers Press Action Over Tax Lawyer Conflict
Sen. Robert LaFollette urged congressional study and possible legislation to bar treasury trained tax lawyers and accountants from private tax practice against the government. He warned these former federal employees are key to the tax avoidance issue. A Senate resolution for $650 million in nuisance taxes and three-cent postage sent to the White House after Senate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AUP
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Treasury
Joint
Congressional Tax Committee
White House
Senate
Rioters Seize Center in Santander Protests
Exchange Telegraph from Lisbon reports a Spanish Nationalist broadcast stating 15 000 rioters in Santander protested food shortages raiding shops and government buildings and proclaiming a Communist Libertarian Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Exchange Telegraph
Lisbon
Santander
Seaplane Starts Nonstop Cross Country Flight
A five man seaplane crew began a projected nonstop transcontinental flight from San Diego. The craft can only land on water and faces ocean crossing type perils. Pilot Richard Archbold, 30, grandson of a Standard Oil executive, operated the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
U.R
Richard Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Witnesses Testify in Ballot Tampering Trial in Lawrence County
Dan C. Rapp and John Zeek testified in the 1936 Lawrence County ballot tampering case. Indicted defendants include County Auditor Pearl Pratt, William Dickens, Wade Webb, and Elizabeth Griffith. Rapp said the group conspired to alter ballots before a recount and claimed profits from padding milk bills sharing $1,000 to Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
U.P
Dan C. Rapp
John Zeek
Lawrence
Rapp
Zeek
Pearl Pratt
William Dickens
Wade Webb
Elizabeth Griffith
Dickens
Pratt
Miss Griffith
Board of Elections Office
Rent Strike Called by Central Labor Union on July 1
The Central Labor Union rent committee orders a rent strike starting July 1 against landlords who refused to lower rents. The committee cites 3,000 tenants with rent increases since January 1 and says tenants will withhold rent until reductions are made. The strike aims to halt evictions as a policy goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABRON
Central Labor Union Rent Committee
James W. Jones
Charles Collins
Ohio Storm Drenches North and Central Regions
A northern storm drenched Ohio as rivers recover from last week’s record rainfall. Bellevue to Attica saw a cloud burst of five hours starting at 2 a m. Bucyrus reported 2.5 inches of rain. weekly total 10 inches. Central Ohio year to date reaches 25.57 inches, about 10 inches above last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Bellevue
Attica
Bucyrus
Amelia Earhart Returns to Bandoeng After Engine Trouble
Amen Earhart, American aviator circumnavigating the globe, arrived in Bandoeng on Java Island after detouring from Sowrebaye Serine due to motor trouble and is continued to be serviced for repairs before resuming the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandoeng
Netherlands East Indies
U.P
Amen Earhart
Sowrebaye
Serine
Java Island
Protection Is Assured for Non-Strikers
Non strikers return to Mahoning Valley mills as National Guard protection is pledged after four bomb explosions and a collapsed federal mediation. Gov. Davey orders guards to secure back to work marchers while union leaders insist the strike remains on amid a broader seven state steel stoppage involving 80 000 idle workers and mounting plant reopenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Earle
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel
Earle
Dave Watkins
CIO
James Mark
Mine Workers
Cleveland
AU P
Mahoning Valley
Warren
Niles
Youngstown
Martin L. Davey
National Guard
Ohio C.C
John Owens
Bethlehem
Big Cambria
Canton
Republic Steel Corporation
National
Mahoning
Trumbull
Stark
Federal Steel Mediation Board
Ohio
Lewis
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
National Guardsmen
Davey
Hitch Hike Slayer Guilty of Murder
Lester Brockelhurst, 23, Illinois youth, confessed to killing three men during a hitchhiking tour. A jury in Lonoke Arkansas found him guilty of first degree murder for the death of Victor Gates, and a date for his execution was to be set. The verdict came after a brief trial of under ten hours and a 22 minute jury deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonoke
Ark
U.P
Lester Brockelhurst
Illinois
Victor Gates
Publicity Favored by People in the Public Eye Says Newsman
Philadelphia journalist C William Duncan argues in an Ohio University convocation interview that public figures seek publicity. He travels year round for the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger and plans a tour stop Monday at Bemidji Minnesota teachers college. He recalls avoiding interviews with Presidents Harding and Roosevelt and notes an unwritten rule against interviewing the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
C. William Duncan
Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger
Duncan
Ohio University
State Teachers’ College
Bemidji
Minn
Minneapolis
Franklin D. Fapaer
Roosevelt
New York
United States
Gettysburg
Warren G. Harding
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Labor Aar
Roostvelt Bon
Great Britain
U. S
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Republic Steel Co
Warren, O
Probers
Farley
MacMillan
Arctic
Mediation Board
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