Cash Accepts ransom in Fla kidnapping case
James B. Cash paid ten thousand dollars to kidnappers for his five year old son James Cash Jr. and awaited word on the boy's safe return. Uncle W P Cash says the ransom was delivered at dawn near a ren dezvous while crowds gathered. three ransom notes were received previously. authorities and G men were active but in background awaiting the boy's return.
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Princeton
Fla
U.P
James B. Cash
James Cash, Jr
W. P. Cash
Cash
Homestead
Skeegie
G-men
Young Cincinnati suspect questioned in six year old's murder
A 14 to 16 year old youth is held after a knife tied to the killing of Shirley Ann Woodburn was found in his mother's purse. Police recount a brutal attack on a wooded hillside, with the victim lured away by a man and buried in mud. Witness Arthur Rahn Jr. saw the child coaxed toward the woods.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Shirley Ann
Charles Nerpel
John
Catherine Woodburn
Arthur Rahn, Jr
Centennial Queen to Be Crowned in Nelsonville Program
Nelsonville hosts Centennial Week with a coronation at the Elks Club at 11 oclock led by Miss Treva Shaw as Centennial Queen. A monster street parade on Thursday precedes the pageant Conquest of the Years with a 600 person cast at New Athletic Field, plus a 9 pm coronation dance.
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WBA
Queen Nelsonville
Elks’ Club
A. E. Seldon
Seldon
Treva Shaw
Dorothy Johnson
Columbia
Masonic
Louis B. Blakemore
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Legion Building
Masonic Club
Philadorian Lodge
Eden Man Held in Shooting Investigation
Carol Randolph, 28, of Eden, is in Meigs County Jail awaiting charges after a late Sunday shooting at the Rood home on Dog Ridge near Reedsville. Police say Randolph, under the influence, fired a shotgun shattering windows and injuring Charles Rood, 45, in the leg.
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Pomeroy
Carol Randolph
Eden
Meigs County
Charles
Dog Ridge
Reedsville
Randolph
Rood
Senate Debates Recovery Bill Amendments Today
The Senate begins voting today on amendments to the 3.247 billion recovery bill amid expectations its passage by Thursday or Friday following an agreement to limitable.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Neighbors Celebrate Return of Kidnapped Girl Betty Jane Hobbs
After ten days of searches in North Tonawanda New York Betty Jane Hobbs four returns home in white dress as police plan arraignment for Anna LeGare on a state kidnapping charge. Officers Kasbaum Grezenkowski recount the handoff in Coolville Ohio and reveal plans to bring the case to court June 10.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Camel
Hobbs
Betty Jane
Anna LeGare
Coolville, O
Betty Jane Hobbs
Goundry St.r
Frederick Hoefert
Edward Kasbaum
Emil Grezenkowski
Coolville
Goodyear Tire Workers Back On Job Today
Akron reports workers return to three Goodyear Tire plants ending a strike by United Rubber Workers after a street clash that injured about 100 people. Agreement reached Monday night with 60 National Guard units on standby, 3000 union members ratified by 99 percent.
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AKRON
U.P
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers Union
National Guard
Earthquakes Reported In Southern California
An earthquake of sufficient intensity to cause buildings in Los Angeles to sway gently and topple pictures struck Southern California early today. Three shocks were felt with no serious damage reported. Hollywood residents said bridge lamps toppled and in Southgate several pictures were shaken loose.
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Los Angeles
U.P
California
Hollywood
Southgate
Holiday Deaths Listed at 290
New York United Press survey shows 290 violent deaths nationwide over the Memorial Day weekend, with 138 in traffic accidents and 152 in shootings drownings floods and other violence. Last year about 500 died violently, with two thirds from automobile accidents.
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New York
U.P
United Press
District of Columbus
Paris Plans Defense Against Air Raiders
Paris authorities unveil plans to shelter or evacuate about 4 million Parisians from wartime air raids. In Paris proper 27 656 bomb proof shelters have been completed to protect around 1.72 million people.
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Paris
A.P
Stork Derby Winners Besieged by Salesmen
Four Toronto mothers who won $100,000 each in the maternity race are under pressure from salesmen. They plan to leave town for a few days to escape solicitations as real estate brokers, furniture dealers, and others swarm around their homes. Mrs Timieck and three other winners attract persistent pitches about investments and purchases.
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Toronto
Ont
U.P
Arthur Timieck
Timleck
Charles Vance Millar
Kathleen Ellen Nagle
Annie Katherine Smith
Isabel Mary MacLean
Timlock
Millar
Emergency Relief Bill Advances In Committee And Court Term Ends
The Supreme Court closes its 1937-38 term upholding the National Labor Relations Board in key cases with Republic Steel and Remington Rand matters noted. In Ohio, the House Finance Committee backs the Laderman emergency relief bill authorizing 2 million dollars for distressed counties and outlining loan terms with repayments from 1938 sales tax allocations.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court Today
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Kansas City Commission
Thomas J. Mooney
California
National Labor Relations Board
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corp
Remington Rand, Inc
Republic Steel
Ford Motor Co
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
Sixth Circuit
Republic
Ford
Kansas City Stockyards
Columbus
House Finance Committee
State Emergency Board
General Revenue Fund
State Auditor
Ohio
A. Lee Fair
Holmes
Ride Victim’s Body Found Beside Rural Road
The bound and bullet riddled body of a man identified as Fred Vanucci of Chicago was found today beside a fence along a road in Crete Township near Crete Illinois. He was shot in the back a dozen times and appeared dumped from a speeding car. Police said he was a ride victim.
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Crete
Ill
U.R
Fred Vanucci
Chicago
Crete Township
Here
Hans Clausen
Yacht Fire Off Betterton Delays Rescue Of Six
A yachting party of six was rescued from Chesapeake Bay after drifting in life belts for over three hours. One member was critically burned when their boat was destroyed by fire off Betterton and the group leaped into the chilly water.
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Betterton
Chesapeake Bay
Traffic Deaths Decline 15 Percent Nationwide
The National Safety Council reports a 15 percent drop in traffic fatalities in the last six months, saving about 2,850 lives. In Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. William B. Pugh of Chester, Pennsylvania, is elected stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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Chicago
U.P
National Safety Council
Philadelphia
William B. Pugh
Chester
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
College Receives $100000 Gift at Commencement
Vernon A. Cobb of West Palm Beach Florida donated one hundred thousand dollars to Morris Harvey College. President Leonard Riggleman announced the gift at the college commencement in Charleston West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Morris Harvey College
Vernon A. Cobb
West Palm Beach
Fla
Leonard Riggleman
Scollege
12 Jap Planes Shot Down in Hankow Battle
Shanghai reports the Battle of Hankow in which 50 Chinese planes faced 54 Japanese bombers and pursuit planes. Twelve Japanese aircraft were shot down with no Chinese losses claimed. Japanese forces massed on the northern front to press Hankow while Canton suffered heavy bombings with thousands killed or wounded. Observers note possible European pilots in Canton raids as Japanese advance threatens British interests in South China.
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Shanghai
U.P
Hankow
China
Canton
Cleveland Patrolman Slain by Holdup Men
Patrolman Raymond H. Griffin aged 29 was found dead from five bullets off duty in Cleveland. His wallet was missing and his .32 pistol disappeared, with doors of his automobile open. Eight weeks earlier he killed an armed robber in a taxicab near Public Music Hall.
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Cleveland
Raymond H. Griffin
Griffin
Public Music Hall
Hundred Killed and 450 Wounded in Granollers Air Raid
An official report says one hundred people were killed and 450 wounded in an air raid on Granollers north of Barcelona. The attack was confirmed by authorities.
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Barcelona
U.P
Granollers
Robbery Suspected in Death of William M. Cole
Meigs County officers probed the death of William M. Cole found Saturday in a secluded spot near Downington. Investigators noted marks on the body and a missing billfold suggesting foul play, with an inquest set after morgue examination and burial expected at Tuppers Plains.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
William M. Cole
Downington
George H. Beards
Cole
Tuppers Plains
Amelia Earhart Kin Hart in Plane Crash
Miss Cecilia Earhart age 38 toledo, cousin of the famous aviatrix, was recovering from minor injuries after her airplane crashed near Hoosier airport in Indianapolis. The incident occurred Monday as she piloted the craft.
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Amelia Earhart
Kin Hart
Indianapolis
Ind
U.R
Cecilia Earhart
Toledo
Pacific Ocean
Hoosier
Similarities Noted In Mattson Levine Kidnaping Cases
G-Men see striking parallels between the Mattson and Levine kidnapings and murders. Both victims were young boys, with ransom demands unmet and bodies found near ocean ports. Investigators drill into commonalities of method and motive as efforts continue to solve the two cases.
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Mattson
Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
U.P
Peter Levine
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Long Island Sound
Mattison
Charles
Peter
W. W. Mattson
Everett
Negro youths admit Chicago brick slaying
Assistant State's Attorney John Boyle said he would seek murder indictments this week against two youths who confessed to killing Mrs. Florence Johnson in her Chicago home Friday. Robert Nixon, 18, and Earl Hicks, 19, also tie Nixon to earlier slayings in Castle hotel room and in Los Angeles, including Mrs. Edna Worden and her daughter Marguerite.
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Chicago
John Boyle
Florence Johnson
Robert Nixon
Earl Hicks
No Reduction In CCC Camps In Ohio This Summer
Director Robert Fechner announced that thirty two Civilian Conservation Corps camps will operate in Ohio this summer. No camp reductions will occur due to Congress approving an extra 50 million dollars for CCC activities in fiscal 1939. Each camp will enroll about 200 young men and World War veterans. Camps span National forests in Lawrence and Hocking Counties and state forests Scioto Hocking Ross and Vinton.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio
Robert Fechner
Congress
CCC
Fechner
Lawrence
Hocking
Scioto
Ross
Vinton
Hopkins in Hospital for Blood Infection
Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins is treated at a Glen Cove New York hospital for a streptococcus infection. His condition is described as not serious.
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Washington
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Glen Cove
N. Y
Valencia Bombed as Nationalist Planes Sink British Steamer
Nationalist air forces attacked Valencia today and bombed the British steamer Penthames, causing its sinking. The raid underscores escalating air aggression in the region and raises tensions between Spain and allied shipping interests.
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Madrid
Valencia
Civil War Vet Directs Meigs Memorial Service
Downington held Memorial Day services directed by Henry A. Dixon a 93 year old Civil War veteran and one of the last GAR members in Meigs County Speakers included Judge C E Peoples Rev Ray Huff Rev H B Calver and Floyd F Mees The Bedford Republican Drum Corps led a rally and a graveside salute before a morning address in the grove and at Wells Cemetery Continued on Page 5
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Downington
Henry A. Dixon
GAR
Meigs County
Wells Cemetery
Old Town Square
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy
Ray Huff
New Marshfield
Bedford Republican
J. D. Cooper
Athens
D. A. Dais
R. Rowland Dais
D. S. Carl
J. W. Young
Middleport
T. A. Ballinger
Albany
Finney Post
American Legion
Judge Peoples
Congressmen Ready To Quit
Washington U P Congress plans rapid adjournment after White House signals. Roosevelt returned from Hyde Park as aides discuss government reorganization and wages and hours legislation. Leaders say plans on the reorganization bill may be announced soon with no clear push for final enactment.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Glouster Man Bound Over to Federal Grand Jury
Eddie Jones of Glouster age 25 is bound over to the fall 1938 federal grand jury after waiving examination on a liquor law violation charge. He was arrested Friday night in Trimble Township Athens County for possession of a 60 gallon still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Eddie Jones
Glouster
Trimble Township
Athens County
Pope Pius XI Quietly Observes 81st Birthday
Pope Pius XI quietly marks his 81st birthday at Castle Gandolfo in a low profile observance. The Vatican notes the occasion amid papal duties and health updates.
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Pope Pius II
Gandolfo
Pope Pius XI
Revolt Quelled in Mexico City by Cedillo Opposition
Government officials said the pocket rebellion led by Gen Saturnino Cedillo, former military commander of San Luis Potosi, is considered at an end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Saturnino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
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Goodyear Tire
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Charles Sawyer
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Daveneport Neck
Levine Home
Amos A. Squire
Meigs
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