Action on Special Legislature to Avert School Foundation Crisis
Dr. David H. Sutton of Ohio education agency warns a special legislative session may be needed to prevent a projected 11.3 million dollar deficit in the School Foundation program by the end of 1938. Losses from tax shortfalls and pending excise tax amendments threaten continued state aid to local districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
David H. Sutton
Ohio
Sutton
E. N. Dietrich
Dietrich
Foundation
Schoe
School Foundation
Amarillo to celebrate Mother-in-Law Day with 2500 pound bouquet
Amarillo opens its fourth annual Mother-in-Law Day by hitching a 2500 pound bouquet of roses and ferns to a derrick for Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fifty thousand people watch a 182 foot long float carrying 500 mothers-in-law while speakers praise the forgotten woman. Mrs. Martha Rogers, 96, will ride on a flower covered float as part of the event.
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Amarillo
Texas
U.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Martha Rogers
Texas Wilds
Gene Howe
Nellie Donald
Howe
Water Boiled After Sewers Break in Los Angeles Area
In Los Angeles and Anaheim, residents boiled drinking water as sewer breaks amid last week’s flood left water contaminated. County outfall sewer ruptures sent sewage into the Santa Ana River near the coast, elevating typhoid fears across Orange County. A motorist’s body found in a sand-filled car on the Sisquoc River raised the death toll to 142.
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Los Angeles
Anaheim
Orange County
Santa Ana
California
Orange
Sisquoc River
Foes of TVA Claim Scandal
Foes of the Tennessee Valley Authority accuse the administration of seeking to dodge a congressional inquiry. Senators Bridges and King said Roosevelt's planned White House talks with TVA leaders won’t halt their push for a Senate committee investigation.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
H. Styles Bridges
N. H
William H. King
Utah
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Man Admits Killing Wife in Mayfield Farmhouse
Rex Brittain a Loews tenant farmer in Mayfield Kentucky confessed to killing his 32 year old wife with an ice cream freezer top after a quarrel and attempted to burn the body, Coroner Brown McClain said.
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Mayfield
UPR
Rex Brittain
Loews
Brown McClain
Dog-Naper Near Felonious Ends Mitzie Rescued
Mitzie the Scotch terrier owned by Mr and Mrs Beman Connor survived a perilous tying to a sack on railroad tracks by a dog hater who has poisoned or killed numerous pets in the area. Neighbors helped locate the dog and cut her free just before a train passed. Mayor E W Connar offered a 25 dollar reward for arrest and conviction of the culprit.
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Frazeyburg
U.R
Mitzie
Beman Connor
Connar
E. W. Connar
Pittsburgh Stowaway Takes Wrong Airliner
Dayton police held 23 year old Pittsburgh newsboy John Henry Hagaman after he stowed away on a flight from Indianapolis to Dayton The airline declined prosecution saying he acted to reach his mother reportedly endangered by last week floods in Van Nuys California The incident shows a mistaken jump to the wrong plane by a stowaway.
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Dayton
O.R
John Henry Hagaman
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
van Nuys
Calif
Ford plant picket pass clears second time
An employee at the Ford Motor Assembly plant in St. Louis-Hup crossed picket lines today without interference, marking a second crossing since a shutdown began on February 17.
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FORD
ST. Louis
HUP
Ford Motor Assembly
National Used Car Week Spurs Auto Factory Runs
Detroit report says production and sales of autos rose for the first time in months as a national used car sales drive boosts industry. Chrysler shifts to four day weeks across divisions. GM extends Buick and Pontiac to four days. Ford nudges production upward awaiting full campaign results. Dealers report late model cars selling briskly, jamming markets and delaying new models.
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Detroit
U.P
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
Buick
Pontiac
Ford
National
Used Car Exchange Week
Japan Seeks Third Power To End War
Shanghai dispatch says Japanese diplomats seek a third nation to initiate renewed peace talks. Neutral observers foresee a political pause before Japan presses toward the Yellow River and Hankow defenses, as Britain and Italy reportedly support peace efforts. Diplomats confirm talks but say no mediator yet.
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Japan
Shanghai
U.R
Yellow River
Chiang Kai-Shek
Friends Develop After Wealth Is Discovered
A 43 year old Cleveland man John Moisoiu arrived at Lakewood Hospital after a stroke and died without mourners. Hospital staff later found $500 in bills and a bank book showing a $10,000 balance, prompting former acquaintances to reappear and claim connection.
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Cleveland
A.P
John Moisoiu
Lakewood Hospital
Legion
Appropriation Granted For Buckeye Boys State
The State Emergency Board approved seven thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for the third annual Buckeye Boys State sponsored by the American Legion. The program will be at the Ohio State Fairgrounds starting June 18, with 700 applications already received from across Ohio.
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Columbus
U.P
State Emergency Board
American Legion
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Legion
Urge Court Martial of Oregon Governor
Alameda County Industrial Union Council urged President Roosevelt and the secretary of war to court-martial Oregon Governor Clarence H. Martin retired U S Army brigadier general for saying CIO head John L Lewis will get a warm reception if he comes to Oregon.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Alameda Couny Industrial Union Council
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
Clarence H. Martin
Oregon
U. S. Army
John L. Lewis
CIO
Death of Mrs Genus Tibbs After Auto Crash in Portsmouth
Mrs Genus Tibbs, 73, of New Boston, died in a Portsmouth hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a car while crossing a street on March 3. The accident occurred in the city, and the case is under local report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Genus Tibbs
New Boston
Jenkins Attacks Administration Tax Bill in Congress
Washington D C Congressman Thomas A Jenkins Republican of Ohio and member of the Ways and Means Committee criticizes the administration tax bill. He cites unemployment and argues the tax on undistributed corporate earnings hurts thrift and production. He urges repeal now and calls on Democrats to lead. The House is to act on the bill late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
House
Jenkins
Congress
Federal Coal Commission Works on Price Schedule
The National Bituminous Coal Commission met to set a plan to re establish minimum prices for soft coal, a process expected to take over four months. Chairman Hosford warned the industry loses 15 to 18 million dollars monthly due to the minimas revocation. Several proposals were presented by industry lawyers and the United Mine Workers of America as the commission considers procedures this week.
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Washington
W National Bituminous Coal Commission
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
United Mine Workers of America
Owens
German Freighter Sails With American Bombs
The German freighter Kellerwald prepared to sail from Carney's Point New Jersey for Bremen with 20,000 American made airplane bombs loaded under a U S State Department permit and consigned to an undisclosed destination. Wilmington officials said the bombs were sold to persons in the United States. Agents said parties who arranged the shipment in New York asked not to divulge information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carney’s
Way Cleared for Federal Inquiry Into Railroad Ills
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 270 million dollar annual freight rate rise with exemptions, paving the way for a White House inquiry next week into railroad problems. Roosevelt and experts aim to find solutions despite the I C C decision. Railroads had sought 15 percent, exemptions may cut it to five percent. no action on a proposed passenger fare increase.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
I.C.C
Slaying in Desert Near Las Vegas Discovered
Police investigated a desert slaying two miles from Las Vegas after finding a well dressed man’s body with a hammer at his feet. Indications of a gunshot were noted but no autopsy completed. A tailor’s tag reading Davis Cincinnati and a Silverwood hat label were the only identifiers. No wallet or papers were found.
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Las Vegas
Nev
U.P
Davis
Cincinnati
Paralyzed Girl Survives 50 50 Chance Operation
Sylva Eugenia Davis, a 20 year old paralyzed since birth, remained conscious and smiling after a high risk surgery in Kansas City. Surgeons warned the postoperative crisis could determine if she would live or die tonight, with weeks needed to decide if she could ever rise from her wheelchair and regain use of her arms.
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Kansas City
U.P
Sylva Eugenia Davis
Mill Razed by Fire Caldwell
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Pugh Milling Co. here Tuesday night with loss estimated at 20,000 dollars.
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Caldwell
Pugh Milling Co
New England Shoe Workers Propose a Boston Tea Party
Organizers in Haverhill led by George T. Douglas urge a new Boston Tea Party protest against a Czechoslovakian reciprocal trade pact. The move follows widespread discontent over tariff changes aiding shoe imports while Sen. David I. Walsh notes potential limited harm to New England makers.
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Boston
New England
George T. Douglas
A. F
Boot and Shoe Workers Union
Haverhill
Father Losing Confidence in Boy's Return
NEW ROCHELLE, N Y.UP Murray Levine, father of 12 year old Peter kidnapped 13 days ago, said the $30,000 ransom demanded by the abductors has not yet been paid or answered. He noted there has been no ransom payment and would not discuss his attempts to contact the kidnappers.
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CIO
Owens
New Rochelle
N. Y
Murray Levine
Peter
Science Death Ray Says to Fight Bacteria Worldwide
New York report says scientists demonstrated a death ray that harms bacteria but not humans. It was shown to 1,000 public health officials and scientists as a potential weapon against diseases like influenza pneumonia and the common cold.
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New York
U.P
Slot Machine Smasher Charged With Extortion
Edwardsville Illinois Mrs Irene Kite 32 known as Carrie Nation of the Slot Machines and her husband and two others face extortion charges for demanding 600 from William Mc Neil a 64 year old Alton postal clerk. Kite had won support from the Alton Ministerial Association for smashing slot machines with an axe.
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Edwardsville
Ill
U.P
Irene Kite
Carrie Nation
William McNeil
Alton, Ll
Kite
Alton Ministerial Association
Langlie Wins Seattle Mayoral Race Against Labor Machine
Arthur B. Langlie, 38, a lawyer and longtime city councilman, won Seattle mayoral election in a revolt against the labor political machine. He stated he will remain impartial on labor issues after defeating Lieut. Gov. Victor A. Meyers.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Arthur B. Langlie
Langlie
Victor A. Meyers
Son-In-Law Sues Parents In Alienation Suit
George L. Davery of Columbus filed a $10,000 alienation of affections suit in common pleas court against his in-laws, Charles F. Kohler, president of a barber supply firm, and Nellie Kohler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Charles F. Kohler
Nellie
Common Pleas
George L. Davery
Hubbell to Seek Either Governorship or Senate Nomination
Charles H. Hubbell of Cleveland, a longtime candidate for state offices, announced today he will run in the August primary for either the Democratic nomination for governor or the U S senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Charles H. Hubbell
Cleveland
U. S
Suit Demands Rebate From Trucking Firm
Columbus action by Agnes B. Dickinson seeks repayment of about 350000 to the state from Shawn Transport Inc for a liquor trucking contract. The suit stems from a Graft Committee probe showing John Nolan part owner of Shaw Transport and the firm receiving 17 cents a case while U.S. Trucking Lines hauled at 11.5 cents. The suit seeks injunction to stop operations under the contract expiring in 1941.
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Columbus
U.P
Shawn Transport, Inc
Common Pleas Court
Agnes B. Dickinson
Ohio Senate
John Nolan
Steubenville
Shaw Transport
U. S
Rescue Train Frees 16 Trapped Men on High Mountain Pass
Sixteen crewmen stranded for six days on a freight train stalled by 10 to 20 foot drifts on Lizzard Head Pass in the San Miguel range were rescued today by a narrow gauge Rio Grande and Southern train. The incident occurred at about 11,000 feet elevation in Colorado.
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Alamosa
Colo
U.P
Lizzard Head Pass
San Miguel Mountains
Rio Grande
Court Hears Suit Against Ohio Liquor Monopoly Law
The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments on a suit by Eli G. Frankenstein of Cincinnati challenging the constitutionality of the state liquor monopoly law. The attorney argued the law violates the state constitution and due process. The court reserved decision.
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COURT
Columbus
U.2
Ohio Supreme Court
Eli G. Frankenstein
Cincinnati
Ohio
Amateur Radio Directs Posse Captures Fugitive
A five hour search in the Chippewa swamp led by a home made transmitter operated by amateur radio hobbyists to capture Dan Mor a 52 year old Siberian fugitive who had fled from Marshal Heffelman at Rittman. Mor pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to kill and was held for Wayne County Grand Jury. A farmer spotted Mor near Easton and alerted 33 year old amateur radio operator Zerdan Wageaman whose wireless alarm alerted Sheriff Mills who directed the posse to Mor’s location where he was found shortly after.
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Rittman
A.P
Chippewa
Dan Mor
Charles Heffelman
Wayne County
Grand Jury
Mor
Easton
Zerdan Wageaman
Edward E. Mills
Columbus Youth Heroically Rescued After Bridge Jump
Ben Brooks, 15, a Columbus high school student, leaped from Broad Street Bridge into the Scioto River and was rescued by police and bystanders. A note found with him said he had nothing to live for and he disliked school. His mother, Agnes Montler, said he had missed days due to lacking money for a textbook.
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Columbus
A.P
Ben Brooks
Scioto
Broad Street
Agnes Montler
Hoover Visit to Hitler Sparks German Reaction
Berlin reports that Hoover's meeting with Hitler prompted officials and the Nazi party to distance themselves from any suggestion of denouncing Fascism. Both sides denied any hostile intention, saying the encounter was a formal courtesy visit during Hoover's European tour. Hoover outlined a view of limited state economic control to prevent abuse while preserving liberty, while Hitler noted such ideas might fit the US but not Germany.
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Berlin
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Hoover
United States
Germany
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