Police Say Boy May Have Slain Mother
Chicago police consider the possibility that seven year old Jimmy Thompson killed his mother Florence Castle a nightclub hostess. The boy told of a night visit by a man described as big and dark and drew lipstick marks with skulls on Castle’s mirror. Investigators detained Sigmund Schaps and questioned others as they pursued clues with little progress.
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Chicago
Jimmy Thompson
Florence Thompson Castle
William O’brien
Jimmy
Frances New Polfuss
O’brien
Jimmiy
Bertrandompson
Wilkes-Barre
Detive
John L. Sullivan
Night Watchman Charged With Slaying Building Contractor
Cleveland dispatch reports Albert R nter night watchman at Lincoln Storage Company charged with murder in the death of George A Rutherford 65 a prominent building contractor. W R Thomas Rutherford’s associate said Rutherford ordered him to go home intoxicated and that he went inside the fire where he was shot in an argument police believe he was buried.
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Cleveland
U.P
Albert R Nter
Linclin Storage Company
George A. Utherford
W. R. Thomas
Rutherford
Labor Leaders Clash Over Solidarity Move in Unionize Drive
Washington report says John L. Lewis president of the Mine Workers challenges William Green head of the American Federation of Labor to make the first move toward unified action in the looming mass unionization battle.
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Ashington
U.2
Pugnas
John L. Lewis
Mine Workers
William Green
Merican Federation of Labor
WPA Workers Paid 725754 in May across Ohio
Ohio WPA headquarters reported wages totaling 25 754 dollars were paid to 10 418 workers while employed during May on 457 WPA projects in professional and service fields across the state.
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WPA
Columbus
Hio
Ohio
Snake-Slayer Faces Murder Charges in Additional Case
In Los Angeles, prosecutors urge the jury to find Rob ert S James guilty of murdering his third wife after accusing him of rattle snake killings of his seventh wife. Colorado witnesses recount the Manitou drowning of Winona Wallace James on Oct 14, 1932. James allegedly planned further killings including his niece and mistress as he faced trial.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Robert S. James
Colorado
James
Winona Wallace James
Manitou
Colo
Youth Is Dismissed in Student Demonstration
A nation wide protest campaign and a Columbia University student strike were threatened by the American Student Union after Robert Burke was dismissed for taking part in a demonstration against Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. The union blamed Butler, not Dean Herbert Hawkes, for the action. Burke, from Youngstown Ohio, was the only student from the demonstration in front of Butler’s house.
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New York
U.P
Columbia University
American Student Union
Robert Burke
Nicholas Murray Butler
Doctor Butler
Herbert E. Hawkes
Burke
Youngstown, C
Spenders Hope New Czar Is For New Deal
Washington officials await the retirement of John R. McCarl as comptroller general after 15 years. A new controller is hoped to oversee expenditures by New Deal agencies with a kinder eye, while McCarl criticizes loosely set up emergency agencies as tax consuming and calls for eliminations.
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Washington
U.P
John R. McCarl
United States
McCarl
Zioncheck Returns Home From Sanatorium Recovery Bid
U P reports Congress member Marion A Zioncheck traveled aboard Zioncheck special toward Seattle. A somber Zioncheck seeks to prove his sanity and secure re election as Capitol police defend against Maryland authorities pursuing him as a fugitive. He vows that whatever he tells constituents will be good.
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Zioncheck
Seattle
U.P
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington
Capitol
Maryland
Milk price rise affects Cleveland consumers
Milk consumers in the Greater Cleveland area will pay one cent a quart more beginning Wednesday due to a higher wholesale price charged by farmers.
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Cleveland
U.P
Greater
Drought Relief Talks Under Way As MidWest Faces Heat
President Roosevelt convened officials to coordinate drought relief as midwest heat and pests threaten crops from the Ohio to the Canadian border. A committee plans daily meetings to mobilize WPA AAA and other agencies and consider expanding FSCC and cattle programs.
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North
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
WPA
AAA
The
Resettlement Administration
Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation
Roosevelt
FSCC
Agriculture Department
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ohio WPA Job Quota Is Set
Ohio WPA administrator Dr. Carl Watson announced a July job quota of 148000 for the state, five thousand fewer than the current WPA employed. He said expected private work and non WPA projects would absorb the reduction without layoffs and noted new rules remove the May 1 to Nov 1 1935 relief requirement for WPA eligibility.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Carl Watson
WPA
Watson
Fire on Workers To Stop French Strikes
Paris reports strikes spreading to Algeria with gendarmes firing on workers and an emergency call for reinforcements. In Saint Nazaire ten thousand shipyard workers refused terms with employers as the government faced a stubborn labor stoppage.
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Paris
Algeria
Saint Nazaire
Mussolini Seeks Family Reprieve Amid Illness in Rome
Premier Benito Mussolini remained away from the Geneva League of Nations assembly as he kept vigil with his wife and sons at the bedside of his gravely ill seven year old daughter Anna Maria in Rome.
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Rome
U.P
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Vittorio
Bruno
Anna Maria
Young Ohio "Governor" to Cut State Jobs
John Starn, a 17 year old from Highland County, voiced bold plans at the Boys State convention to trim 1,000 highway department jobs, place all workers under civil service, and expand the state police while boosting teacher salaries where merited. He proposedLiquor Director James W. Miller reduce payroll costs by 1,000,000 annually and endorsed immediate execution of the Sherrill Government Survey recommendations.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
State Highway Department
James W. Miller
Sherrill
State House
Martin L. Davey
Highland County
John Starn, Greenfield
Ohio State Fairgrounds
The
American Serm
Highway Department
Hig
Starn
Reports From Three States Encourage FD
President Roosevelt returns to the White House buoyed by New Deal progress in New York Illinois and Michigan. Rumor says Frank Murphy may seek Michigan governor’s seat while Lehman signals retirement but Democrats push him to run again for national gain. He plans two speeches in Virginia before Friday.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
New York
Illinois
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Virginia
Herbert HM. Lehman
To Abandon Liquor Issue in Ohio Convention Move
The Anti-Saloon League of Ohio and the Women s Christian Temperance Union will not push the prohibition issue at the upcoming election. The groups will not present at the Republican state convention platform committee. The League will focus on electing favorable legislators to county option. the W CTU will run an education program for youth and avoid party politics at Lakeside convention July 17-18.
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Columbus
U.P
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Women's Christian Temperance Union
P. McNaught
Anti-Saloon League
W. C
Ohio Assembly Forgets Carey Creesy Milk Bill
The Carey-Creesy milk control bill remains forgotten in committee in Columbus. After a House pass last winter by 69 to, it was referred to the Senate and then sent to committee, with little chance of action at the ninety first session.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio General Assembly
House
Senate
Chicken Coop Intruder Killed by Guard
Vincenzo Meloni, 53, died of gunshot wounds after attempting to rob a neighbor's chicken coop. A guard inside the coop fired as the intruder tried to enter. Meloni was found shot in the leg near the farm and died before reaching a hospital.
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Warren
U.P
Vincenzo Meloni
Meloni
Trusties of Camp Are Sought by Police
State Police sought Lester Rehinisperger of Dayton and Leonard Holdren of Washington D C H trusties at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Honor Camp who escaped Monday.
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Sandusky
U.P
Lester Rehinisperger
Dayton
Leonard Holdren
Washington D. H
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors' Hone
Legions Trigger Man Pleads Guilty in Detroit Slaying
Dayton Dean, a Black Legion triggerman, pled guilty to first degree murder and kidnapping in the Poole case. He told Circuit Court Judge Moynihan he would proceed now, faces life imprisonment, and is to act as star witness as up to 14 other defendants await trial. Dean testified he had seen John D. Matheson at Black Legion meetings and estimated at least 100 Detroit police officers were members.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
The
Black Legion
Dean
Joseph A. Moynihan
Charles A. Poole
Moynihan
Probation Department
Civil Service Commission
John D. Matheson
Public Fighting Commission
Roosevelt Signs Ship Subsidy Bill Aims Direct Construction Aid
President Roosevelt signed the Ship Subsidy Bill ending indirect subsidies to ship operators and moving to direct contributions for construction costs. The move shifts government support toward vessel construction.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Labor Relation Decision Limits Federal Authority
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Congress cannot regulate intrastate employer employee relations when manufacturing occurs within one state. It held the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority to issue orders in the Fruehaus Trailer Company case. The NLRB had ordered reinstatement and threats against union activity to end.
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Cincinnati
U.P
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Fruehaus Trailer Company
Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Wagner-Connery Labor Relations Act
NLRB
Fruehaus Company
Show Must Go On Circus Parade Through Rain
A 19th century circus parade proceeds despite heavy rain as tents flap and animals endure the downpour. The Dan Rice circuit loses some mood yet the procession continues with bands, elephants, ponies, and red wagons amid muddy tracks and drenched spectators.
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Dan Rice
Luke
Garcia
Johnny
Downs
Minne
Fall Rain Drenches Ohio Farmlands Aiding Crops
A night rainstorm drenched northern and central Ohio farmland easing drought. Agricultural experts estimate the wet spell saves the state from major losses, with crops including corn wheat oats hay and fruits benefiting. The State Weather Bureau notes an average of .83 inches statewide and up to 1.11 inches near Lake Erie, marking the first measurable rain in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Weather Bureau
Lake Erie
Snow Closes Part of Newport St Albans Highway
Snow covered portions of Northern Vermont today. The Newport St Albans Highway, 30 miles from Newport, was white for more than a mile near Hazens Notch.
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Newport
Vermont
Newport-St. Albans
Hazens Noteh
Lightning Strikes Grain Elevator Burns McComb Ohio
A grain elevator in McComb Hancock County was struck by lightning and burned down causing a loss of 15000 dollars. Nearby farms report drought and livestock feeding problems as southern Ohio and northern Kentucky endure dry conditions. Weather official W C Devereaux cites drought worsening since 1934 with forecasts calling for fair cooler conditions in the south tonight and tomorrow.
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McComb
Hancock County
H. J. Ringler
Cuyahoga Falls
W. C. Devereaux
U. S
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Desperate Iowa Farmers Pray for Rain as Pests Ravage Crops
In Shenandoah and surrounding areas farmers beg county agents for poisoned bran while fields burn under 100 degree heat. Grasshoppers and chinch bugs devastate crops, with estimated damages at 100 million dollars. Some avoid cutting grain near corn to keep pests out. roadside ditches fill with dead grasshoppers as farmers plead for rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
U.P
Crazed man axes family in Ogden murder trio
Police hunted George Mortensen after a brutal axe attack in Ogden Utah left Mortensen’s wife Grace 35 and her parents Mr and Mrs Adam Snyder dead and Mrs Emma Scott 82 near death. Mortensen reportedly came to the home seeking reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
George Mortensen
Mortensen
Grace
Adam Snyder
Emma Scott
Seven-Week Strike Ends at Kent Plant
The Kent plant of Black and Decker ends a seven week strike by machinists union workers after vote to return to work. Workers secured a five percent wage raise and a 40 hour week, up from a 36 hour schedule.
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Kent
UPA
Black and Decker Company
Ad appeals to Remington Rand strikers in Middletown
A Hartford paper prints a full page appeal to about 1,300 Remington Rand strikers in Middletown to end the walkout and return to work so they can resume employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
U.P
Hartford
Remington Rand Company
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Labor
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Federal
Middlewest
Canadian
Mussolini
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Ohio Assembly
Real Farm
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Paragould
Ark
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