Pneumonia Serum Trial Drives New War on Disease
Bacteriologist Dr. Carl A. Frey of Ohio University and Sheltering Arms lab describes a modern serum treatment for lobar pneumonia. If given within 96 hours, the serum has produced rapid recoveries, with diagnosis and speed as key steps. Ruth Fetzer, one of 16 state trained technicians, helps support the process as health officials watch developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens
Carl A. Frey
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Clinical Laboratory
Frey
Ohio State
Cornell
Sheltering Arms Laboratory
Ruth Fetzer
State Board of Health
Miss Fetzer
Ohio State Board of Health
Invasion Demanded by Mob in Vilna Amid Frontier Crisis
Developments in Europe report Marshal Edward Rydz Smigly arriving at Vilna to back an ultimatum to Lithuania. Lithuania awaits Polish reply to restore diplomatic ties and resolve the border dispute. Britain and France move to curb Spanish bombings as Czechoslovakia worries rise. Blum’s confidence vote fails to unite on a crisis cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Warsaw
Poland
Edward Rydz-Smigly
Vilna
Lithuania
Kaunas
Kova
London
Britain
France
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Barcelona
Paris
Leon Blum
National Union
Rydz-Smigly
Russia
Baltic Sea
Berlin
Germany
Memel
Polish mass meeting in Vilna calls for elimination of Lithuania
Warsaw reports a massive Vilna rally demanding Poland annex Lithuania after a frontier incident that killed a Polish soldier. The crowd pressed for access to the Baltic via the Nyemen and urged action by Marshal Rydz-Smigly.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vilna
Lithuania
Pilsudski Legionnaires
Club
Kovno
Baltic
Nyemen
East Prussia
Memel
Edward Rydz-Smigly
London
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Davey Weighs Special Session Over Ohio Relief Crisis
Gov Martin L Davey after talks with Mayor Harold H Burton signs to consider a special session to tackle the relief problem in April. He has not fixed a date and will meet again to assess a feasible program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Harold H. Burton
Martin L. Davey
Roosevelt presses TVA chief to prove charges
President Roosevelt today demanded that Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman Arthur E. Morgan provide evidence to back up charges of dishonesty leveled against TVA directors. The dispute centers on governance and oversight at the TVA as discussions resume in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Fascists of Brazil Fail in Uprising
Government reports a botafogo raid ends the Green Shirts plot to seize power in Brazil. More than 1 000 suspected integralistas were arrested after a clash with police at the movement headquarters. President Vargas listed for assassination. planned assault on the summer palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
U.P
Green Shirts
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Integralistas
Botafogo Bay
Summer Palace
Vargas
Meigs Representative and Family Injured in Wreck
Meigs County representative Floyd Mees, his wife Mrs Mees, their daughter Vivian 17 and Lucian Casto of Pomeroy were hurt when Patrick Byrnes car backed from a curb into their machine in Lancaster Thursday. Byrnes was held on intoxication charges. Mrs Mees and Vivian suffered cuts and bruises while Casto received a fractured arm. Mees injuries were not serious.
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Lancaster
Floyd Mees
Meigs
Electrician in Detroit Murders Confession Jumps at Police HQ
Peter Burton, 39, who confessed to killing his estranged wife and her sister, jumped from a third story window at Buffalo police headquarters and was near death.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Peter Burton
Detroit
Czech Sudeten Crisis Warned By European Backers
The article warns that Czechoslovakia harbors over three million Sudeten Germans ready to back a German invasion. Czech Brown Shirts favor absorption by Germany as Austria already fell, with France and Russia backing Czech opposition. Konrad Henlein is highlighted as a key Reich propagandist ally.
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Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hitler
Ukraine
France
Russia
Konrad Henlein
Brown Shirts
Kenyon Plans Dance Dates with Rockford Women
Kenyon College president Dr Gordon Keith Chalmers sponsors a plan to import 40 women from Rockford College Illinois as blind dates for a Kenyon College dance on Saturday night.
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Kenyon
Gambier
U.P
Gordon Keith Chalmers
Kenyon College
Rockford (Ill
Anniversary Observed of New London School Disaster
New London Texas marks one year since a gas explosion killed 294 students and teachers. Desolate classrooms stand as wreaths honor fallen classmates, while community leaders vow memorials through safer schools, laws, and better gas detection nationwide.
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New London
Tex
U.P
R. L. Jackson
Texas
Barcelona Bombardment Continues by Insurgents
Nationalist planes bomb Barcelona for the third straight day and threaten surrender terms. The raids destroy hundreds of buildings, push deaths toward about 1,000, with thousands wounded as civilians bear the brunt. Rescue workers face grisly wreckage and collapsing structures.
Garbo Denies Marriage To Orchestra Leader
Greta Garbo says she is not married and has no marriage plans while at Ravella with conductor Leopold Stokowski. Stokowski confirmed there have been no marriage reports, despite speculation from press questioning their relationship.
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Garbo
Orchestra
Ravella
Italy
U.R
Greta Garbo
Miss Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Stokowski
Spanish Ambassador urges arm sales to Loyalist Spain
Washington reports Fernando de Los Rios appeals for relaxation of American neutrality laws to allow Loyalist Spain to buy arms to face aggressor nations. The bombings drive a large exodus from Barcelona as the city becomes a dead area with mass casualties and residents seeking safety in the mountains.
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Washington
U.P
Fernando de Los Rios
Spain
Barcelona
Thrill Slayer Electrocuted For Murder
Lester Brockelhurst a former Mormon Sunday School teacher was executed in the electric chair at Arkansas State Prison at dawn. He spoke to about 30 witnesses before his death following a murder near Lonoke Arkansas on May 6.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Lester Brockelhurst
Arkansas State Prison
Brockelhurst
Gates
Lonoke
Defend Policy Section of Bill
Washington House leaders aimed to finish debate on the billion dollar naval bill with a strong defense of its policy section. Supporters of naval expansion prepared for a tough clash on naval and foreign policy and hoped to finish amendments before weekend adjournment, delaying passage until Monday. The House rejected delaying capital ship construction and voted 98 to 63 against striking three super dreadnoughts.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ohio Board Paroles Seventy Parolees and Seven Conditional Releases
The Ohio Board of Parole granted 67 paroles and seven conditional releases to Ohio Penitentiary inmates and continued 125 parole applications. Among those paroled were Dan Carr from Hocking County for larceny on Sept 1 1938 G R Ruggles from Meigs County for bad checks on June 15 1938 and Harry Johnson from Athens County for automobile theft on June 29 1938.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Board of Parole
Ohio
Hocking County
Dan Carr
Meigs County
G. R. Ruggles
Athens County
Harry Johnson
Lewis urges three billions for relief program
CIO leader John L. Lewis asked Congress to appropriate 3 billion dollars for next fiscal year to aid 13 million unemployed Americans. He warned the unemployment crisis threatens national stability and urged government action to sustain purchasing power, relieve suffering, and preserve human resources.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Congress
America
Edward T. Taylor
Cole
House Appropriations Committee
Lewis
CIO
Lack of Help For Railroads Triggers Market Slump
New York traders dumped stocks amid concern over Europe and a lack of government plan to aid railroads. The railroad index fell to its lowest since 1933 while the Dow utilities and overall stock averages hit new lows for 1935. Railroad bonds declined up to two points as New York Central slid to $12.75.
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New York
New York Central
Gas explosion kills Marion man Charles E. Black
Charles E. Black a 27 year old resident of New Riegel was killed Thursday when a gas line exploded throwing him about 25 feet. He was identified by authorities and the incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ups
Charles E. Black
New Riegel
Youth Dies in Dayton Crash After Stolen Car Collides With Bus
Authorities seek ID of a 20 year old who died when a stolen car he drove collided with a bus in Dayton. The collision occurred as officers attempted to identify the deceased and determine the circumstances of the crash.
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Dayton
Unclear fragment on WPA job estimates and wealth aims
Fragment discusses social and material wealth in America and cites Lewis estimating a WPA job program could create 3 500 000 jobs. The text is incomplete and lacks full context for firm conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lewis
Works Progress Administration
Federal Relief Totals Within Sight of Goal
Assistant Administrator Aubrey Williams reported the WPA has reached half its April 1 goal of 2,500,000 relief workers, with about 250,000 added since a $250 million supplemental appropriation. By March 12 total relief rolls reached 2,243,865, up 7,160 from March 5, with large gains in Ohio Illinois Missouri and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
U.P
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Roosevelt
Williams
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania
State Representatives To Wed in House Foyer
COLUMBUS U.P Miss Ruth Lloyd from Portsmouth and Ralph Wilkins a state tax official and former representative will marry in the House of Representatives hall at noon next Monday with Rev. Otto Ebert officiating. Lloyd is a Democrat and Wilkins a Republican. Two WPA workers killed in McDowell County wreck when a truck struck a boulder on the highway leaving six injured.
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Columbus
U.P
Ruth Lloyd
Portsmouth
Ralph Wilkins
State Tax Commission
Lake County
House of Representatives
Otto Ebert
House
WPA
Bluefield
W. Va
McDowell County
Britain and France Move to End Air Bombings by Rebels
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain and France plan to halt air bombings of Spanish cities with Vatican help sought. Sources say cabinet unity remains strong despite policy disagreements, and Britain will rely on Czech and Russian guarantees plus Germany's nonaggression pledge while seeking a Germany Czechoslovakia settlement. The Dominions favor aid to Britain but oppose meddling in Central Europe, signaling possible policy shifts.
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House
Senate
London
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Vatican
Chamberlain
United
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Germany
Britain
Europe
United Press
Hitler
China
Hitler to address Reichstag as Austria union looms
Berlin dispatch says Fuehrer Adolf Hitler will speak to the Reichstag with heavy preparations to reach every German listener. Analysts expect a focus on Austria rather than broader foreign policy as the Reichstag may be dissolved after tonight and an election paired with the Austrian plebiscite set for April 10.
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Berlin
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Austria
der Fuehrer
Kroll Opera House
Washington Observers See England And France Becoming Minor Powers
U.P. reports officials warn European democracies may fail to halt dictatorial powers. Hitler aims at Czechoslovakia after Austria. France isolated and Britain girds for armament while possibly slipping to minor power status.
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Washington
England
France
Coal Miner Confesses To Murdering Woman
Francis Smith a 35 year old coal miner pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing Nora Burkey 38. Burkey was found at her home with a lamp cord around her neck after a quarrel on March 4 when she refused more dates with Smith.
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Bellaire
U.P
Francis Smith
Nora Burkey
Boettcher Sentenced to Death for Bank Robbery Killing
Col umbus Ohio reports Carl Boettcher 23 of Cleveland condemned by a three judge court to die in the electric chair for the murder of Detective Robert R. Cline after a February 4 bank holdup. Boettcher waived jury trial. Stephen Figuli 20 of Cleveland already condemned by a jury for the same murder.
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Columbus
U.P
Carl Boettcher
Cleveland
Robert R. Cline
Boettcher
Stephen Figuli
Cline
Woman wounded accidentally while obtaining pistol at home
Mrs Cole man Claherty age 47 wife of an American Federation of Labor organizer was wounded Thursday night when she drew a pistol from a bureau drawer at her Cleveland home. The incident appears accidental with no further details provided.
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Cleveland
Coleman Claherty
American Federation of Labor
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