Bombing and Arson Traced To Black-Robed Terrorists
Detroit police probe linked bombings and arson to the Black Legion as a state wide grand jury plan emerged. Raids on five Ecorse homes yielded guns and literature tying two blasts to the group, including the Voisine home and the Whip tavern. Coughlin shrine fire is also under terrorism inquiry. Seven suspects, including Ray Ernest and two brothers, face kidnapping and assault charges from a separate Western Michigan case. The network reportedly spans 13 sectors under a mysterious leader "Gun Shepherd" with Indiana and Ohio to cooperate.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Wayne County
Duncan C. McCrea
Ecorse
McCrea
William W. Voisine
Charles F. Coughlin
the Little Flower
Legion
Jackson
Ray Ernest
Glenn
Clarence
Allen Bascom
Owen Dudley
Michigan
Harley Smith
WPA
eCrea
United States
Shepherd
Indiana
Ohio
Dean
John H. Bannerman
Bannerman
Poole
Blood Pact Ties to Black Legion Revealed in Raid
Seized files from Ray Ernst home, a Jackson Prison guard, expose the Black Legion creed. The documents describe fanatical hatred toward Catholics Jews and political radicals and detail oaths and a blood pact required of recruits including questions on opposing Catholic influence and a chaplain led initiation praising killing in defense of principle.
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Detroit
Ray Ernst
Jackson
Black Legion
Legion
Ohio Farmers Gain by Loan to Rural Electrification
Ohio expects almost 13 million dollars in federal loans to flow into REA backed rural electric lines. About 40 000 farms in the state are to be served as applications await approval. Lighting farm homes and powering devices is anticipated in Miami and Chelby counties by week’s end with several other counties awaiting pending applications.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio
Rural Electrification Administration
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Co-Operative Association of Farmers
United States
REA
Miami
Chelby
Athens
Meigs
Perry
Washington
Fairfield
Jackson
Army Test Flight Chief Killed in Plane Crash
Major Hez McClellan age 42 chief of test flights at Wright Field was killed when an all metal consolidated pursuit type plane crashed during a test flight near Dayton. Officials said engine trouble occurred and he tried to jump. parachute fouled on the trail of the plane.
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Dayton
Army Air Service
Hez McClellan
Wright Field
Here
Army
McClellan
Active in Ohio in 1935 the Black Legion case
The Black Legion's activities in Ohio were brought to light during a Joint Relief Legislative Committee inquiry last July. Athens County representative H. T. Phillips recalled testimony from Lima where George Armstrong testified he had taken the Legion oath to kill enemies if needed and noted leaders placing men in relief foreman roles.
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Black Legion
Ohio
Joint Relief Legislative Committee
H. T. Phillips
Athens County
Lima
George Armstrong
Armstrong
Man Cleared of Blame In Death by Wife Note
Oliver Armbruster was cleared of criminal intent after a strange demonstration to his bride. Lie detector tests showed Armbruster did not incite his wife to kill herself and a note from Mrs. Armbruster revealed her personal crisis intentions.
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Chicago
Oliver Armbruster
Armbruster
Six Remington Rand plants face nationwide strike
Syracuse dispatch reports that employees at six Remington Rand facilities across the country prepared to obey a general strike issued by leaders of the Remington Rand Joint Protective Board.
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Syracuse
Remington-Rand Corporation
Remington-Rand Joint Protective Board
Ohio Black Legion Leader Claims 6,000,000 Members in Nation
Lima figure Vern F. Effinger, a Black Legion leader in Ohio, asserts the group has 6,000,000 members and will pursue what he calls the best interests of Americans. He denies knowledge of a Detroit killing and denounces liquor as a national curse while emphasizing a two party system and non political stance. Effinger, former Ku Klux Klan member, has run for Allen County sheriff and has lived in Lima for two decades.
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Ohio
Black Legion
Nation
Lima
U.P
Detroit
Vern F. Effinger
America
Effinger
Allen County
Ku Klux Klan
Dickstein Denies FBI Justice Probe of Terrorist Claims
Chairman Samuel Dickstein of the House Immigration Committee rejected a Justice and Post Office investigation into reports of a terrorist group aiming to destroy Jews and Catholics. He warned he would seek congressional action if officials like Postmaster General Farley and FBI Director Hoover fail to act. He noted ongoing evidence of foreign elements distributing subversive propaganda since the committee’s January inquiry.
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Washington
U.P
Samuel Dickstein
House Immigration Committee
Justice and Post Office Departments
Dickstein
J. A. Farley
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
House
Investigation of Plane Crash Halted by Rain
NORANDA Que U P rain squalls halted aircraft efforts to reach a rocky site 100 miles southeast of here where six died in a General Airways crash Saturday night. Details are sparse with only three identifications known W H Clarke a veteran northern Quebec pilot George Millan mechanic and Leo Springer mine owner. Names of the other three passengers remain uncertain.
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Noranda
Que
U.P
Here
Quebec
General Airways
W. H. Clarke
George Millan
Leo Springer
Firesraging in Lumber Yard Threatens Ships Along Bay Front
Fire swept through millions of feet of stacked lumber and endangered about half a dozen ships as flames spread along a half mile front in San Francisco. Fire crews battled the blaze through the day, with authorities warning of possible further spread and structural hazards.
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San Francisco
Townsendites Defy Probers in Townsend Revolt
Washington anew sees the Townsend revolt widen as two Townsend lieutenants, John R. B. Kiefer and Rev. Clinton Wunder, fail to answer subpoenas. The Old Age Revolving Pension Ltd directorate backs their leader Dr. Francis E. Townsend as the committee stalls, delaying contempt citations and tallying three to none in Townsend’s favor.
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Washington
AUP
Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Seek Legislation To Stop River Pollution
Governors of Ohio Indiana and Kentucky will confer in Washington on Friday with Ohio Valley States representatives to secure federal legislation to prevent pollution in the Ohio River.
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Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Washington
Ohio River
Union Men Will Attend Labor Council Meeting
Glouster district union workmen will attend a meeting at the K of P Hall Nelsonville Thursday night to form a Central Labor Council for Athens County and nearby counties Representatives from Perry County will assist in organizing the council which is expected to enroll many union men in its membership.
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Labor Council
Glouster
K. of P. Hall
Nelsonville
Athens County
Perry County
New Dangers To European Peace Arise
War talk revived as Haile Selassie nears Gibraltar aboard a British warship en route to London. Italy fumes over Britain’s anti Italian stance while Mussolini meets German envoy and diplomats doubt a German Italian rapprochement. Fear of Europe wide war grows as Mussolini weighs Italy’s role and alignment.
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Rome
Haile Selassie
Gibraltar
London
Great Britain
Italy
Britain
Signor Tafari
Benito Mussolini
Ulrich von Hassell
Germany
Mussolini
Europe
Cost of New Deal exceeds wars and past administrations
The Republican pamphlet claims government spending under Roosevelt's first three years surpasses the combined outlays of 28 presidents in 122 years. It cites $21.25 billion spent by March 18 1936 and $31.41 billion by June 30 1957 for the New Deal, compares Civil War and World War costs, and warns the bill can be met only by inflation or new taxes.
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Washington
U.R
Republican National Committee
United States
Socialist Party Names Thomas As Candidate
The Socialist convention in Cleveland selected Norman Mattoon Thomas to lead a third presidential campaign. Thomas pledged a militant fight against Republican industrial power and Democratic control of public funds. George A. Nelson of Wisconsin was chosen as running mate. Delegates rejected a Communist united front proposal and Thomas had previously opposed any joint action with the communists.
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Public
Cleveland
U.P
Norman Mattoon Thomas
United States
Thomas
Socialist Standard
George A. Nelson
Milltown
Wise
Nelson
Andrew Biemiller
Sandusky
Communist Party
United Front
Noted Woman Writer Annie Laurie Dies in California
Mrs. W. B. Bonfils aged 73 known as Annie Laurie dies at her San Francisco home after a long illness. Born in Chilton Wisconsin, she was daughter of General Benjamin Sweet and covered major national events including political conventions, the Paris Peace Conference and the Washington Disarmament Conference.
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San Francisco
UPI
W. B. Bonfils
Annie Laurie
Chilton
Wis
Benjamin Sweet
Washington
Expect Drydock Mine To Resume Operations
Drydock Mine 255 in Glouster is set to resume work on Wednesday after a month idle. Extensive repairs and new equipment for coal preparation were added. About 5300 men are employed at the mine.
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Drydock Mine
Glouster
Burr Goneg wer elected chairman of Cuyahoga Dems
Burr Goneg wer was chosen as chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Central Committee during a Monday meeting in Cleveland. The result solidifies leadership for the county party as it prepares for upcoming campaigns and organizational efforts.
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Cleveland
AUP
Burr Gonegwer
Cuyahoga County
Democratic Central Committee
Demand Vote On Substitute Coal Measure
Washington report notes intense congressional pressure to enact a substitute for the Guffey Coal Control Act. Leaders aim to salvage price fixing but expect labor provisions to require a constitutional amendment. Introduced by Sen Joseph F Guffey and Rep Fred M Vinson. House Ways and Means Committee meets to decide action, with floor debate possible if favorable. Unclear if Senate action comes before adjournment.
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Washington
U.pe
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Congress
Joseph F. Guffey
Fred M. Vinson
House Ways and Means
Joseph W. Byrne
Tax on Sugar Is Defeated
Washington report notes a Senate Finance subcommittee voting unanimously against adding a 646 million dollar sugar processing tax to the administration revenue bill. President Roosevelt was to meet with Democratic committee members at the White House as final details were refined to meet his revenue targets.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Pat Harrison
Finance Committee
White House
Thanksgiving's dream blasted by extra legged turkey
A Mundew Hatchery bronze turkey hatched with four legs died after visions of plentiful drumsticks for Thanksgiving. The baby turkey appeared normal except for the extra pair of legs. Ohio coal dealers meet in Columbus with over a thousand retailers expected for a three day conference opening today.
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Mundew Hatchery
Ohio
Columbus
Toda
Five Killed as Blaze Sweeps 10 Mile Front
A forest fire in southern New Jersey torn through 50 000 acres of cranberry bog and timber, killing five men and injuring several as 2 000 firefighters battled the 10 mile front near Tuckerton Chatsworth and Manahawkin. The blaze pushed flames toward Barnegat Warren Grove and nearby towns, with one group of CCC workers trapped briefly before rescue.
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Tuckerton
N. J
New Jersey
Chatsworth
CCC
Ira Morey
New Gretna
Albert Morey
William Morey
Stanley Carr
Farmingdale
Barnegat
Warren Grove
Manahawken
F Parkerstown
Sim Place
McKee City
Stafford Forge
Wareden Moray
Morey
Col
Leonidas Coyle
Etate Fire
Mit
Atlantic City
New York
State highway repairs bids open for 36 projects
The state highway department announced bids open June 9 for 36 road improvement projects to repair frost damage. Projects include Morgan County on Tabor Stockport Road, Windsor Township, Vinton County township highways 33 T, 4 T, and 5 T, and Hocking County Logan Lancaster Road near Woodhope Township with Buck Run and Clear Fork bridges.
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Columbius
State Highway Department
Moregan County
Tabor
Stockport
Windsor Township
Vinton County
Vinton Township
Hocking County
Logan-Lancaster
Woodhope Township
Buck Run
Clear Fork
Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt and his party arrived in the capital after a weekend trip to Hyde Park New York. He visited his mother who suffered a fractured bone from a slip and fall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capital
Hyde Park N.Y
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Paul Every
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