Roosevelt to push tax dodger clamp at Congress
President Roosevelt announced plans to press legislation against tax avoidance and evasion, citing Treasury evidence of millions in unpaid taxes. He indicated possible prosecutions on a case by case basis and said names may appear during formal investigations.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Ans
United States Treasury
Con- Pss
Senate
House
Civilian Conservation Corps
Try
Oliva Dionne
Unscheduled Movie Rescue Involving Bobby Breen
Hollywood reports a sudden on set rescue at Malibu Lake when eight year old Bobby Breen struck his head on the lake bottom. Basil Rathbone and director Kurt Neumann dove in and pulled him to shore. After several days at home, Breen was expected back to work.
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Hollywood
U.P
Bobby Breen
Basil Rathbone
Malibu Lake
Bobby
Rathbone
Kurt Neumann
Eden to propose resolution on Spanish volunteers withdrawal
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden plans to urge the League of Nations to pass a resolution or make a statement calling for the withdrawal of foreign volunteers from Spain. The move was learned authoritatively today in Geneva U.P. dispatches.
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Geneva
U.P
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Spain
Hatchet murder case ends in second degree verdict
Gladys MacKnight 17 and Donald Wightman 19 were found guilty of the hatchet killing of MacKnight's mother. Jurors spared them the electric chair with a verdict of second degree murder, a 30 year maximum. The trio of hours deliberation ended with emotions restrained aside from a tear.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Wightman
Daniel T. O'Regan
Gladys
CIO Aims to Organize All Workers in Athens County
In Nelsonville a Public Square crowd heard United Mine Workers of America leaders unveil a countywide effort to unionize every worker. Theisen of CIO urged expansion to Logan and New Lexington while stressing dealer recognition of organized auto workers to boost local patronage. Speakers highlighted organizing WPA and PWA workers and called for broader worker unity across Athens County.
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Athens County
Nelsonville
United Mine Workers of America
Logan
New Lexington
Herman Theisen
CIO
George de Nucci
Columbus
Cincinnati
Theisen
Automobile Workers’ Organization
Dew House
WPA
PWA
New
Straitsville
John Wyckoff
New York
Pat Galvin
United Mine Workers
Ralph Dean
Glouster
Sheldon Watkins
Jacksonville
Automobile Workers
Charles Wolfe
Ralph Bowles
Joe Judson
John Gail
Win Bowles
Wilbur Hutchins
Tornado Ravages Seneca County in Ohio
A tornado carved a 12 mile path from Fostoria to McCutchenville injuring five people and causing up to 75000 dollars in damage. Isadore Tiell his wife and children Corinne Juella and Paul were among those hurt when their New Riegel farm home was torn apart and a wagon was carried 1000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tliffin
U.P
Seneca County
Fostoria
Mce- Cutchenville
Isadore Tiell
Corinne
Juella
Paul
New Riegel
League Campaigns for Governmental Changes in Ohio
The Ohio League of Women Voters plans a two year campaign to reorganize and improve state and local governments. Dr. Harvey H. Davis of Ohio State University urged further school consolidations as surveys by government bodies proceed. He condemned the 10 mill tax limitation as damaging school financing.
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Cincinnati
AUP
Ohio League of Women Voters
Harvey H. Davis
Department of Education
Ohio State University
League
Davis
Exchange of prisoners tied to Spanish Civil War
Three German aviators sentenced to death after being shot down while aiding the Spanish insurgents are to be exchanged for three Loyalist airmen held by the rebels, a disclosure made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbao
U.P
Quintuplets Third Birthday Under Cake Ban By Doctor
The Dionne quintuplets marked their third birthday under nurse supervision with cakes off limits. Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe ordered no candy or cake for the young girls though they wore bows and lace and posed for a nursery broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
U.P
Dionne Quintuplets
Marie
Emilie
Cecile
Annette
Yvonne
National Broadcasting Company
Muster Forces For Western Drought Fight
The Department of Agriculture formed a relief push to combat a new western drought. Secretary Wallace announced a temporary drought committee with M L Wilson in charge of preparations. Eight to ten states face a severe, though not as wide an area as 1934 or 1936, prompting calls for a $1 billion relief appropriation from Western lawmakers.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Henry A. Wallace
M. L. Wilson
Rocky Mountains
Missouri Valley
Canada
Texas
Wallace
Air Raid Kills 142 in Valencia Blow
Loyalist capital Valencia endured a severe air raid with 142 killed ashore 67 gravely wounded and at least 30 buildings wrecked. The British ship Pinzon was hit in the harbor while the British Consulate reported no injuries aboard. Six rebel planes dropped over 100 bombs.
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Valencia
Spain
OAP
London
Child recovering after inner twin removal operation
A 13 month old girl in Portland is recovering from a rare operation to remove an undeveloped twin parasite from her abdomen. The procedure drew pediatric specialists from across the Northwest and was described as hazardous but successful. Doernbecher Children's Hospital withheld the patient's name and many details.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Parole Granted for 47 Prisoners in Ohio
The Ohio Board of Parole released 47 inmates at the state penitentiary with 182 cases heard, 113 continued, and six granted conditional releases. Among those paroled were Edward Myers of Gallia for shooting to kill with parole set on or after Oct. 10, 1937 to travel to West Virginia, and Morton Rupe of Meigs for burglary with parole on Aug. 10, 1937.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio Board of Parole
State Penitentiary
Gallia
Edward Myers
West Virginia
Meigs
Morton Rupe
Death Echo Dean Elder Arrested in Assault Case
Thomas Edwin Elder, once dean at Mount Hermon School for Boys, jailed on assault with intent to kill after S Allen Norton, former school cashier, alleged Elder menaced him with a shotgun. Police recall the Speer murder, also a shotgun case, from three years ago.
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Thomas Edwin Elder
Mount Hermon
Mass
Elliott Speer
S. Allen Norton
Elder
Speer
Woman Is Hunted in Hotel Guest's Death
A hotel guest Howard Coffland 31 Cadiz Ohio died from a broken neck after a 15 foot fall near his San Diego hotel room. He carried 15 cents and a roll of bills. A woman who registered with him as his wife is missing.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
Howard Coffland
Cadiz
Coffland
Children Find Gun Owner Is Arrested
Steubenville Ohio police arrested 54 year old miner Mike Zelick after children found a pistol and $190 in an old barn leading to a murder charge. Zelick is accused of killing 57 year old recluse John Major who was found slain and robbed in his home last Wednesday night. The gun was identified as Zelick's.
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Steubenville
A.P
Ohio
Mike Zelick
Jug Run, O
John Major
Zelick
Stars to Be Married Hollywood
Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond filed notice of their intention to marry on June 16 after obtaining their license.
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Hollywood
U.P
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
More Vigorous Evangelism Needed, Church Head Says
Dr. William H. Foulkes, newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A, urged pastors to leave their churches and deliver direct appeals to the public for core Christian beliefs. He criticized dry preaching and called for a revival of impassioned evangelism to energize the church.
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Church Head
Columbus
U.P
William H. Foulkes
Newark
N. J
Presbyterian Church In
Baldwin Quits as British Prime Minister in Shock Move
Stanley Baldwin resigns at 70 as prime minister and Neville Chamberlain named successor after King George’s approval. Ramsay MacDonald also to retire. Baldwin becomes an earl and Chamberlain prepares to take office amid a broad policy aiming for peace but preparedness for possible war. The political shift tallies with a government leaning right.
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London
U.P
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
George
Chamberlain
Buckingham Palace
Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Mrs
Wallis Warfield
Mrs. Warfield
Cabinet
Church
Garagemen Union Parley Continues In Athens County
Representatives of Athens County automobile dealers meet with a garage employees committee at Hotel Berry to work out wage and hour terms. A ratification by the full union and dealer members is required if an agreement is reached. Workers miss shifts pending settlement. Readable names include Harley Patterson Clarence McDonald Ed Clifford Francis Efaw Harold Parker and Frank Cone C. A. Daugherty and Henry Stratton.
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Athens County
Hotel Berry
Harley Patterson
Glouster
Clarence McDonald
Ed Clifford
Francis Efaw
Harold Parker
Athens
Sheldon Watkins
Jacksonville
Leslie Koons
Fred R. Beasley
J. E
Ernie) Algeo
Frank Cone
C. A. Daugherty
Henry Stratton
Forest Fire Destroys Rigging at Oil Well
A forest fire in Coal Township near Helmock destroyed the oil well rigging of No. 1 well on the Gardner and Ellis tract of the Rachelmacher Oil Co. The blaze, started by a careless smoker, was detected by a Shawnee Tower lookout but the rigging burned before CCC boys from Camp Nelson arrived.
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Nelsonville
Coal Township
Hemlock
Gardner and Ellis
Rachelmacher Oil Co
CCC
Camp Nelson
Landslide Traps Village in Mexican Mine Area
In El Oro Mexico rescue teams race to fortify dykes after a dyke burst Thursday. The landslide buried about 300 houses in Tlalpujahua leaving sixty feared dead or missing as troops policemen and volunteers work to save survivors and prevent further mudflow.
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EL Oro
Mexico
Tlalpujahua
Death at Columbus Man’s Bath Tub Reported
The body of 68 year old William A. McGraw was found in a Columbus bathtub Thursday night. He appeared to have suffered a heart attack and drowned with his head under water.
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Columbus
William A. McGraw
Strikes Expand Across Steel Industry Amid Wage Fight
United Press reports 60,000 to 70,000 workers idle as 900 Republic employees join the walkout in Beaver Falls and Cumberland. Plants from Youngstown to Chicago close with limited disruptions. Gov. Davey calls talks impractical while Amalgamated and UAW-CSA push for recognition and bargaining rights. Ford plant disruptions in Somerville and Richmond add to the nationwide labor tension.
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C.S.C
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Phillip Murray
S.W.O.C
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Beaver Falls
Cumberland
Youngstown
Inland Steel
Chicago
Davey
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers
Boston
Sam Sandburg
New England
United Automobile Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Company
Sandburg
Ford Motor Company
Somerville
Mass
U.A.W.A
C.lo
Detroit
Ford
Richmond
Calif
Ford Assembly
American Federation of Labor, C. IL. O
Leghigh Navigation Coal Company
Panether Creek
Tamaqua
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L
Cincinnati
Girdler
Hollywood Writer Adela Rogers St John Bailed After Nightclub Brawl
Adela Rogers St John and her husband Patrick O Toole plus five others were each held on under $50 bail following a nightclub brawl in New York in which three men were injured, one seriously.
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New York
Adela Rogers St. John
Hollywood
Patrick O'Toole
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River Rouge
UAW
Emergency Brigade
Philip Murray
SWOC
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Clarence H Kinsley
Eden
W. F. Smiley
Dionne Quints
Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe, the
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Dionne
Mama
Papa Dionne
Oliva Jr
Quints
Dr. Dafoe
Meigs County
John Maxwell Adams
Philadelphia
Union
Lin
Maryland
Pennsylvania
United Press
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