Papal Speaker Denounces Reds at Budapest Congress
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli opening the 34th International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest denounces the godless fists against Christ's Church. He urges faithful to combat aggressors attacking Christianity and warns against the spread of Communism. He likens current persecutions to Christ's suffering and calls nations to act to prevent communist expansion.
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Budapest
Hungary
U.pi
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Pius XI
Ohio Ranks Fourth In Car Registrations
The U S Bureau of Public Roads reports Ohio ranked fourth in 1937 for motor vehicle registrations and gasoline use with 1,876,132 vehicles and 1,308,748,000 gallons consumed while receipts from motorists rose to third at $25,635,000.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Wage Hour Bill Advances After House Passage
In Washington Senate Minority Leader Charles L McNary aligned with Republicans for swift final approval of a wage hour bill setting a minimum wage and 44 hour work week. The House had passed the measure 314 to 97 after broad party support and five Farmer-Labor votes. The Ohio delegation backed the bill 22 to 1 with A P Lamneck the lone no vote.
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Senate
Washington
Charles L. McNary
Ore
House
McNary
Mary T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
Secretary of Labor
Roosevelt
Congress
Ohio
A. P. Lamneck
Columbus
Nelsonville stage work for Centennial pageant begins
Flood waters receded allowing construction of the large field stage for the Nelsonville Centennial Week pageant Progress of the Years. Workers will prepare the grounds and conduct rehearsals from Sunday through Monday with the complete cast. Evans Decorating Co has opened an office and will decorate the city with floats approved by the Centennial committee. Floats will be insured against accidents.
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Nelsonville
Evans Decorating Co
Kreppel Building
W. Columbus St
Veto Threat Looms as Senators Move to Earmark Recovery Funds
Washington administration forces warn President may veto to stop anti New Deal coalition efforts to earmark the entire 3 247 025 000 recovery bill. Senators Copeland Bailey propose amendments to direct 865 million for the Public Works Administration. Adams warns log rolling danger if approved.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Royal S. Copeland
N. Y
Josiah W. Bailey
N. C
Public Works Administration
Alvan B. Adams
Colo
Riding Academies Not Responsible for Spills
Ohio Supreme Court refuses to review a damage suit by Odessa Reynolds of Cincinnati against Kenwood Riding Club. She had been awarded $5,250 by the common pleas court for a fall. the court of appeals reversed, and the supreme court sustained that reversal.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Odessa Reynolds
Cincinnati
Kenwood Riding Club
Common Pleas Court
Miss Reynolds
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Glouster Men Sentenced in Federal Court
In Columbus U P report Judge Mell G Underwood sentenced several Gilouster and nearby residents after guilty pleas to liquor related offenses. Charles W Dixon received three months on one count and two years on another suspended. Howard F Clark drew 15 months. Ramey Nut ter was given 60 days in jail with two years suspended. Cecil Kidd of Galloway faces further investigation after pleading guilty to operating a still to supply an illicit Columbus bootlegger Harmon Rickman.
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Columbus
U.R
Franklin D. Brownlee
Mell G. Underwood
Brownlee
U.P
Charles W. Dixon
Glouster
Howard F. Clark
Ramey Nutter
Logan
Cecil Kidd
Galloway Farmer
Younge
Kidd
Gallia County
Harmon Rickman
Guffey Act Hearings Opened in Zanesville
The National Bituminous Coal Commission opened hearings in Zanesville on proposed exemptions from the Guffey Coal Act. Exemptions are sought by Blue Diamond Coal Company James Kennard Dark Hollow Coal Company Big Lump Coal Company for coal either produced by the consumer or not affecting interstate commerce.
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Zanesville
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Blue Diamond Coal Company
Pomeroy
James Kennard
New Plymouth
Dark Hollow Coal Company
Middleport
Big Lump Coal Company
Treaty To Purify Ohio Adopted by 8 States
The draft of a treaty among eight Ohio River Valley states for cooperative action to purify the Ohio and its tributaries received final approval in Cincinnati. Amendments to three disputed articles of the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Compact were adopted by 21 representatives from Illinois Kentucky Indiana Tennessee and New York.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Ohio River Valley
Ohio
Illinois
Kentuckie
Tennessees
New York
Turner Declares Candidacy for Republican Secretary of State
George E. Turner of Cleveland Heights today announced his run for the Republican nomination for secretary of state in Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
George E. Turner
Cleveland Heights
Davey Booed as He Hits CIO in Cleveland appearance
Governor Davey sought AFL support while about 200 relief clients picketed Public Hall in protest of his visit. He called himself a friend of labor, sparred with a balcony heckler, and attacked Communists while defending labor unity and order amid Ohio relief failures.
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Cleveland
U.P
Martin L. Davey
American Federation of Labor
Workers’ Alliance
Association For Unemployed
Davey
Sudeten funeral sparks Nazi chant as Europe trembles
At Eger mourners cheered Hitler at a Sudeten funeral amid anti Czech anger. In Prague 40 000 schoolchildren honored President Benes on his 54th birthday. Russia offered to aid France in defending Czechoslovakia while Germany protested Czech activities near border areas. China battles near Hankow as Lanfeng falls. Sumner Welles urged U S restraint. Mexican forces guard routes from San Luis Potosi amid rebel arms fears.
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Europe
Prague
Edouard Benes
Eger
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russia
France
Czechoslovakia
Alexander A. Troyanovsky
New York City
Sudeten
China
Lanfeng
Hankow
United States
Sumner Welles
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
President Signs Bill For Fight on Disease
President Roosevelt signed a $15,000,000 disease fight bill authorizing $3,000,000 for 1939 to fund Public Health Service clinics and state joint campaigns. The act creates research laboratories to study causes treatments and cures of general diseases.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
United States Public Health Service
235 588 Working on Ohio WPA Projects
Ohio WPA headquaters report 235 588 persons employed on 787 Works Progress Administration projects in Ohio as of May 18.
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Ohio
Columbus
Works Progress Administration
WPA
British freighter The Thorpenhall sunk off Valencia
A British freighter was bombed from the air and sunk about a mile off Valencia by two bombs from a seaplane. The Thorpenhall, the vessel's name, is reported sunk in this aerial attack during the Valencia area engagement.
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Valencia
U.P
Thorpenhall
Davis Dies After Stone Fall at Mine
John K. Davis, 70, a Poquhatan area school board member and former mayor, was killed by a stone fall while working in a mine on Tuesday. The tragedy occurred as Davis carried out duties in the mine.
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Powhatan
John K. Davis
Cemetery Association Meeting In Canaanville Postponed
Postponed meeting of the Cemetery Association will be held Thursday night at 7 30 at the Canaanville Church. Attendees will discuss clearances and related arrangements for the Lecetation Ley project.
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Canaanville
The
Cemetery Association
Lecetation Ley
Morgan Flags Associates in TVA Scandal
Dr Arthur E Morgan testified before a joint congressional committee alleging collusion and mismanagement in the Tennessee Valley Authority. He claimed TVA faced subtle failures to meet a public trust, accusing the board of favoring large industries in power contracts and harming public rights.
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Washington
U.P
Arthur E. Morgan
Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Roosevelt
Harcourt A. Morgan
David Lilienthal
Morgan
Government Pay Muskingum Bill Urged By Committee
Ohio House Conservation Committee heard the McGregor resolution urging Congress to assume the full cost of flood control projects in the Muskingum Conservancy District. Critics note most beneficiaries are nationwide with Louisiana and Mississippi benefiting from related work.
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Columbus
House Conservation Committee
Congress
Muskingum Conservancy District
Louisiana
Mississippi
Censor Claims Reds Menaced Movie Official
Mrs. A Mitchell Palmer chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Motion Picture Censors reports threats by radicals over the Soviet film Baltic Deputy. She cites a hotel acid attack and an attempted subway assault as part of the danger she faced.
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Philadelphia
U.2
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania Board of Motion Picture Censors
Washington
Palmer
Wilson
Bishop Tucker elected coadjutor of Ohio Diocese
Dr Bever ly D. Tucker rector of St Pauls in Richmond Va was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio at a special Trinity Cathedral meeting late Tuesday.
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Cleveland
U.P
Beverly D. Tucker
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Richmond
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Trinity Co
New Difficulties in Soions Relief Session Split Threatens Rural Funds
In Columbus a new rift between urban and rural blocs over distributing state taxes to local government funds delays relief planning. The Sheely Bill shifts funds from municipal to county duplicates, boosting city shares and cutting rural. A caucus paused votes as leaders seek federal aid hopes amid a looming school foundation funding clash.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
School Foundation
House
Washington
Michael di Salle
Lucas
W. D. Burgett
Ashtabula
Congress
Ohio
Burgett
Parents Invest Star's Money In Bobby Breen Trust
Bobby Breen the 10 year old English actor turned over control of his earnings to parents Hyman and Rebecca Breen in a friendly court action. They reported saving 105000 dollars from his last two years of work and plan to place it in a trust for him. The hearing used a Yiddish interpreter and was overseen by Judge Emmet H. Wilson.
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Hollywood
U.P
Bobby Breen
Hyman
Rebecca Breen
Bobby
Emmet H. Wilson
Harlan County Case May Last All Summer
In London Kentucky the government reviewed 270 subpoenas to decide which witnesses to call in its bid to prove mine owners in Harlan County built a war chest and recruited deputies to drive union organizers from the field. The defense has a similar number of witnesses, signaling a lengthy summer-long trial.
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London
U.P
Harlan County
Agreement Ended Rubber Strike At B F Goodrich
An accord was reached today at Akron between the rubber workers union and B F Goodrich Co management to end the strike. The conference produced a settlement that halts school disruptions and resumes production with terms pending ratification by union members.
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Akron
U.P
B. F. Goodrich Co
Love Tragedy Will Be Aired In Court Trial Appearance
A 16-year-old, Donald Carroll, faces trial in New York for the death pact that killed his girlfriend Charlotte Matthiesen. His nervy gesture and the courtroom scene show the boy on trial with both families present.
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Donald Carroll
New York
Charlotte Matthiesen
Ford Surplus Increases by 5.4 Million in 1937
Ford Motor Company boosted its surplus by 5,419,263 in 1937, reaching 608,085,935 as shown on its balance sheet filed with the Massachusetts State Tax Commissioner. It is the largest surplus since 1932 end, with the annual certificate of condition filed only in Massachusetts. Newark man Rev L V Mink elected president at Portsmouth Disciples of Christ convention closing today.
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Boston
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts
Ford
Newark
Portsmouth
U.P
L. V. Mink
Disciples of Christ
Alaskan Fishermen Call For Rifles Against Japanese Vessels
Captain J E Shields of the Sophie Christensen sought high powered rifles and ammunition to attack Japanese boats in the Bering Sea. The Codfish Company confirmed sending rifles to Alaska. Coast Guard officials withheld plans while warning they would act if shootings occurred.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Coast Guard
Bering Sea
J. E. Shields
Sophie Christensen
Pacific Coast
U. S
Wilson
Slushde
George Shields
Alaska
Plane Burns Near Cleveland Killing Ten In Flight Crash
United Air Lines sleeper plane bound for Los Angeles from Newark crashed three miles from Cleveland Airport killing ten. Pilot James L. Brandon and co pilot Austin Merrifield among the dead. Fire and flames followed the impact with ruins remaining for hours before recovery. Investigators found neither engine operating at impact.
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Cleveland
U.P
United Air Lines
Cleveland Airport
Los Angeles
Newark
N. J
Independence
James L. Brandon
Lagrange, Ill
Commercial Airways
Brandon
Brostuen
John
Alexander
N. D
Doty
Arthur L
New England
Texaco Co
Boston
Lewis
R. C
Ansonia
James L
Lagrange
Merrifield
Austin
Bud
Macek
Mildred
Milwaukee
Arthur Doty
Chicago
Harold E. Doty
Elling H. Veblen
Santa Monica
New York City
United States
Saugus
Cal
James Wynn
Howard Bartell
W. A. Patterson
County Loses Suit To Get Tax Share
The Ohio Supreme Court refused a writ of mandamus by Cuyahoga County to force the State Auditor to pay the county its share of retail sales tax revenue. The ruling follows Montgomery County’s precedent that counties must first pay their indebtedness to the state before distribution of sales tax funds. The state argued the county owed for expenses of caring for insane patients.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Cuyahoga
Joseph Ferguson
Montgomery County
Rebels Drop 400 Hazardous Devices at Sagunto Port
A report from Port Madrid states that Nationalist planes released more than 400 hazardous devices on Sagunto port, north of Valencia, during today’s operations. The official announcement lists 23 fatalities or missing persons.
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Madrid
Sagunto
Valencia
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