Former Zaleski Man Kills Mother In Law and Attacks Sister
Arthur McKibben age 46 native of Zaleski shot or struck to death his mother in law Lida Priest age 70 and seriously injured his sister in law Ella Brewer age 53 in the McKibben home in Columbus Police say he fled after attacking them with a hammer Mrs Brewer hospitalized semi conscious with head and arm injuries Priest died from seven blows McKibben a relief client described as a mental case by his wife was sought after the double assault He had earlier attempted suicide and has ties to Zaleski and Logan Ohio.
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Logan
Arthur McKibben
Zaleski
Vinton County
Columbus
Inlaw
Lida Priest
Ella Brewer
McKibben
Priest
McKibbens
M. Z. McKibben
Carbondale
Athens County
Coogan Money Not Released
Judge Emmet H. Wilson refused to allow withdrawals from the Jackie Coogan Productions receivership. He noted no withdrawals without full hearings. The motion aimed to provide funds for Mrs Lillian Bernstein and Arthur Bernstein until the suit goes to trial.
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Hollywood
Emmet H. Wilson
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan Productions, Inc
Charles Katz
Jackie
Lillian Coogan Bernstein
Arthur L. Bernstein
Coogan
Bernsteins
Wilson
Senate Poised to Approve Roosevelt Naval Expansion Bill
The Senate will likely pass the President's $1 156 billion naval expansion measure today despite opposition that argues it may trigger a world arms race. Opponents have fought the bill since April 18, but expect to fall short of defeating it.
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Washington
IUP
Senate
Roosevelt
Chevrolet Plant Strike Closes Bay City Facility
A sit down strike by United Automobile Workers members shut the Chevrolet parts plant in Bay City Michigan today, affecting about 1 000 workers.
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Chevrolet
Bay City
Mich
United Automobile Workers Union
Bakers settle two day Akron strike halt bread delivery
A two day bakery truck driver strike in Akron ends with a settlement restoring bread deliveries to Akron homes. Union and management reached agreement, resumes normal supply channels across the city.
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Bakers Settle
Akron-Hup
Akron
Rules for Aspiring Golfers
A quirky guide urges courteous conduct on the course and neat dress while noting common frictions with equipment. It cheekily advises against breaking clubs and hints at selling unwanted gear through The Messenger Want Ads with low three day rates.
Michigan Blossom Queen Visit to Athens Reveals Blue and Gray Trail
Michigan blossom queen Ruth McBride leads a 100-strong caravan from Virginia to promote the Blue and Gray Trail in Athens. The five-day tour includes a Wednesday dinner at Hotel Berry with Ohio University coeds, Kiwanis, Rotary, and Chamber of Commerce members welcoming the guests.
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Athens
Virginia
Michigan
Berry
Ohio University
Kiwanis
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Gill
P. F. Good
Cliff Cornell
Dorothy McBride
Donna Pitcher
St. Joseph
Winnifred Lerch
Benton Harbor
Virginia Compton
Pomeroy
Hitler's Rome Visit Promises Spectacular Fascist Welcom
Hitler travels by special train guarded along northern Italy toward Rome for a six day state visit. Mussolini declares a national holiday as Italy shoots for a grand Rome-Berlin Axis welcome with decorations, crowds, and Gestapo surveillance in the capital.
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Rome
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Rome-Berlin
Relief Session Opens May 16
Governor Davey proposed reconvening the General Assembly in an extraordinary session on May 16 to draft a relief program for the rest of the year. He attacked Cleveland Mayor Harold H. Burton and League of Ohio Municipalities leaders for urging an immediate session, calling their tax claims ignorant or malicious.
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Columbus
U.P
Davey
General Assembly
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
League of Ohio
Gun Fight Wound Fatal To G Man Bandit Killed
Danville Illinois reports William R. Ramsey a 34 year old Peoria G Man died at a hospital from bullet wounds suffered near Penfield in a gun battle with a bank robbery suspect. The suspect Joe Earlywine was killed. His seven year old son Virgil and State Policeman W A Stammuth were wounded.
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Danville
Ill
U.P
William R. Ramsey
Peoria
Penfield
Joe Earlywine
Virgil
W. A. Stammuth
Elections Test Reaction To FDR Administration
Public response to President Roosevelt's policies shows in Florida and Indiana primaries as Alabama and South Dakota also vote. Voter mood follows defeats in Congress over the Supreme Court and government reorganization plans, shaping early momentum.
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Washington
U.P
Florida
Indiana
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Alabama
South Dakota
Father Drowns 3 Small Sons and Self in River
In Bedford Indiana, Lester Etchison 32 drove with his three sons Max 3 Russell 8 and Donald 10 to a White River roadside stand for sodas then turned the car into the water. He and the children drowned in 30 feet of water.
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Bedford
Ind
U.P
Lester Etchison
Max
Russell
Donald
White River
Etchison
Push to revive wage hour bill faces House showdown
Washington by United Press predicts a tense start as supporters and opponents push to bring the wage hour bill to the House floor. Despite President Roosevelt's intervention, many Democratic leaders expect the House to adjourn with the measure still buried in the rules committee.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Fascist Arms Smuggling Probe Moves Across Canada
Ottawa reports RCMP investigated alleged fascist arms smuggling from the United States into Canada. A Quebec City priest was accused of starting a revolutionary movement aimed at recapturing Quebec for French Canadians.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
United States
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Quebec City
Quebec
Two Women Die In Fire Near Coney Island Boardwalk
A two story rooming house near the Coney Island Boardwalk caught fire early today. Two women were burned to death in the blaze. Fire crews battled the stubborn flames but could not save the occupants.
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New York
Coney Island
Actress Reveals Golden Keys Gift to Simone Simon
In Hollywood a French star, Simone Simon, disclosed two solid gold keys given to a friend as a Christmas present. The friend also received a $180 dressing gown, slippers, and a gold golf-ball watch. The disclosure came during a theft and forgery hearing of former secretary Sandra Martin, who was bound over for superior court trial on $23,000 embezzlement charges.
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Hollywood
Simone Simon
Sandra Martin
Simon
Miss Martin
Caaniores
Business leaders press for lifting restrictions at convention
President George H. Davis urged business leaders to unite for prosperity and reduce restrictions. Senator Edward R. Burke demanded NLRB resignations, blaming it for millions of job losses and urging freer enterprise to restore economic strength and growth. Aldrich warned against continued federal spending risking solvency and urged a long breathing spell for consolidation and reform.
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Washington
U.P
Edward R. Burke
Neb
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Labor Board
Deportation dispute surrounds May Day speech
Norman Thomas, leader of the Socialist Party, was twice forcibly deported by Jersey City police while attempting a May Day speech. He alleges his wife Mrs. Thomas was roughly handled and vows to challenge the Hague regime in court over alleged violations of free speech and kidnapping.
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Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Jersey City
Thomas
Hague
Federal approval funds Route 50 upgrades between Athens and Coolville
Columbus announces $350,000 federal aid for Route 50 improvements as part of 7.25 million dollars in 53 Ohio projects. Work covers 5.58 miles of grading and resurfacing with relocation, starting 2.8 miles east of Athens and from Carthage Gap to Route 7 near Coolville, funded half by federal and state sources.
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Athens
Coolville
Columbus
John Jaster, Jr
G. G. Gaul
Lower Canaanville
Carthage Gap
Jaster
Gallia
Carpenter St
Former Governor Calls Hawaii Pivot Point in World Events
Lawrence M. Judd, former territorial governor of Hawaii, told the United States Chamber of Commerce that Hawaii is the pivot upon which world events seem destined to swing. He said its strategic and commercial importance led the U.S. to fortify the islands more formidably than any other place in its history and to build one of the most powerful defense systems on earth.
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Washington
U.P
Lawrence M. Judd
Hawaii
United States Chamber of Commerce Today
United States
Capital Residents Demand Suffrage in Plebiscite
DC residents voted 87 092 to 6 832 in a plebiscite seeking presidential voting rights and representation in Congress. The unofficial tally signals to Congress the district’s demand for full suffrage after 64 years without it since the Civil War era.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
Old Broadway Star II Seeks Daughters Aid
Maurice Costello 61, once star of Tale of Two Cities, told reporters he is sick and broke and faces eviction. He asked his blonde daughter Dolores to help support him as he fights to stay in his Hollywood apartment.
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Hollywood
Maurice Costello
Dolores
Morgan in firm probe before SEC inquiry
J. P. Morgan was called before the Securities and Exchange Commission today to testify on what he knew of the affairs involving Richard Whitney and Amene prior to its quashing in March.
AFL Expels Six Rebel Unions from CIO Split
The AFL-CIO severed charters of six CIO unions totaling about 1.75 million members, leaving the International Ladies Garment Workers Union as the only remaining holdout. The expelled groups include the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, United Textile Workers, United Automobile Workers, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Oil Field Gas Well and Refinery Workers, and United Rubber Workers.
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AFL
Garment Workers
Washington
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Federation Executive Council
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
A. F. of L
Federation
William Green
Dubinsky
CIO
John L. Lewis
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Miami
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America
Steel Workers Organizing
Tee
United Textile Workers
United Automobile Workers of America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
International Union
United Rubber Workers of America
May Identify Mad Butcher Victim by Scar
Coroner links mutilated female torso found in a burlap sack in the Cuyahoga River to the eleventh victim of Cleveland's Mad Butcher. A six inch vertical scar across the lower abdomen with a smaller nearby scar is believed to come from a past appendicitis operation. The white female victim is 25 to 30 years old, about five feet five, and weighs 115 pounds.
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Ee Grega
U.P
Cuyahoga River
Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
Senate defers action on bank holding companies proposal
The Senate banking and currency subcommittee chaired by Carter Glass unanimously voted to defer action indefinitely on President Roosevelt's plan to regulate bank holding companies. The move delays a key element of the president's anti monopoly program.
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Washington-U.p
Senate Banking and Currency
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Hoffman Attacks Murphy Over Broken Pledges in Record Speech
Rep. Hoffman of Michigan warns in a Congressional Record speech that a march on Lansing could force Gov. Frank Murphy to uphold the law. He says if Murphy and President Roosevelt fail to keep their oath, they should be impeached.
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Washington
U.P
Hoffman
Mich
Congressional Record Today
Lansing
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Roosevelt
Sawyer Protests Salary Assessments in Davey Campaign Fight
Cincinnati Democratic national committeeman Charles A. Sawyer protested state employee salary assessments used to fund Gov. Martin L. Davey’s gubernatorial campaign. He announced plans to address the issue in a radio speech scheduled for Friday May 6.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Charles A. Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Davey
House OKs $25,000 Lake Erie battle anniversary fund
The House approved a bill to allocate 25 000 dollars for observance of the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie and sent it to the Senate.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Battle
Lake Erie
Fiermonte Suit Says Wife Charged Cruelty
Mrs Madelina Force Astor Dick Fiermonte charged extreme cruelty in divorce suit against Vincenzo Fiermonte, a former Italian boxer, filed in West Palm Beach Florida.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
UPX
Madelina Force Astor
Dick Fiermonte
Vincenzo Fiermonte
Mexico City rocked by strong earthquake Monday night
Strong earth shocks were felt in Mexico City on Monday night as residents reported tremors across the capital. No immediate injuries or damage details were available.
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Mexico City
Shakedown probe may last three weeks in Ohio
Columbus Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy says the grand jury investigation into a Democratic campaign shakedown in Ohio may keep jurors in session for three weeks. He notes civil service workers were solicited for campaign contributions in violation of the law and that contributions were accepted. No report will be issued until the inquiry ends. Convictions on salaries being assessed at five per cent carry fines up to 500 dollars and possible six months imprisonment or both.
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Columbus
U.P
Herbert S. Duffy
Ohio
Duffy
Frome Suspect Cleared in Slayings
Dr Romano Nicolas Trotsky, arrested in San Angelo on a wife desertion charge, was cleared today of all suspicion in the slayings of Mrs Weston G Frome and her daughter Nancy.
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Frome
EL Paso
Tex
U.P
Romano Nicholas Trotsky
San Angelo
Weston G. Frome
Nancy
Convicted Person Faces State Job Dismissal Across Cases
The ruling calls for automatic dismissal from any state position held by the convicted individual across all cases. Officials emphasize broad enforcement to bar future service and protect public trust.
Predict Large Wheat Crops From Spring Weather
Chicago sources report private crop experts say April snows rain and sleet storms boosted winter wheat prospects instead of harming them. Surface and subsoil moisture rise has raised outlook to 743 million bushels, up 26 million from 30 days ago.
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Chicago
British Bayonets Change Minds of Jap Invaders
British troops at Shanghai consulate general chased Japanese forces from the courtyard. Two British naval trucks attempted to cross the garden bridge to their gunboat, but Japanese sentries blocked passage. Bayonets were fixed as the Britons sprang from the trucks and the Japanese fled into Hongkew.
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Shanghai
U.P
Garden Bridge
Soochow Creek
International Settlement
Hongkew
du Pont Calls Enterprise Capital Key to Recovery
Washington sources report Lammot du Pont telling a Chamber of Commerce forum that enterprise capital is scarce and harming business conditions. He, head of E I du Pont De Nemours Co, says owners do not expect timely return on such capital.
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Washington
Lammot du Pont
du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
United States Chamber of Commerce
Two Fire Trucks Collide Killing Two Firemen
In New York two fire department trucks responding to separate calls collided at a street intersection. Two firefighters were killed and six injured as one of the trucks caught fire. Several men escaped moments before impact. Dope peddlers sentenced in Cleveland federal court as John T. Smith and William Mitchell received penitentiary terms for selling marijuana.
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NEW York
U.P
Cleveland
John T. Smith
William Mitchell
Canton
Blizzard Forces Return of Winter Coats in Reno Area
A spring blizzard hit eastern California and northern Nevada, prompting residents to dig out winter overcoats as cold weather persisted on Monday. The storm disrupted travel and brought heavy snow to the region.
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Reno
Nev
U.P
California
Nevada
French Taxes Rise Eight Percent Overnight
Paris reports an eight percent tax increase enacted by decree to bolster the treasury. The move aims to raise about 3.2 billion francs and requires income taxes to be paid in monthly installments.
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Paris
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Quirinal Palace
Victor Emmanuel
Gestapo
Secret Police
U. S
Golden Keys
George H. Davis
Chamber
Davis
Kansas City
B. C. Heacock
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Peorsia
Robert A. Millikan
Winthrop Aldrich
Chase National Bank of New York
Aldrich
International Chamber of Commerce
Shelve Fdr
Sawyer
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