Nine-Power Conference Opens in Brussels On War Effort
United States Great Britain and France lead a 19 nation effort in Brussels to seek a speedy armistice to the China Japan war with calls for equitable adjustment. Chinese and Italian delegates push for treaty sanctity and cautious diplomacy while others urge direct negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
U.P
United States
Great Britain
France
Norman H. Davis
China
Japan
Wellington Koo
Davis
Anthony Eden
Yvon Delbos
Taly
Digtord
Luigi Aldrovandi-Marescotti
Mussolini
Usly
Roosevelt
Chiggo
drovandi-Marescotti
Swift Meat Packer Beaten and Robbed in Boston
George H. Swift, 55, director of Swift & Company and Boston branch general manager, was beaten by three assailants who disarmed him, robbed him of 500 dollars and a 3000 dollar pearl, and fled after Swift fired a single shot. He recovered today.
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Boston
George H. Swift
Swift & Company
Swift
Young Democrats Plan Drive for Membership
The Young Democrats of America will launch a national drive to reach 10,000,000 members starting November 9, marking the fifth anniversary of Roosevelt's administration with dinners across the country. National president Patt Tyson Maner of Montgomery, Alabama, reported that at least 500 dinners will be held.
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Washington
U.P
Young Democrats of America
Roosevelt
Patt Tyson Maner
Montgomery
Ala
Monoxide Fumes Take Lives of Two Children
Carbon monoxide fumes killed Kenneth Good four and Shirley Ann Good two after a fire of undetermined origin destroyed their Bellevue home. The siblings were found unconscious under a bed on the second floor.
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Bellevue
U,pa
Kenneth Good
Shirley Ann
Veteran Norwood officer Piepmyer dies at home
Ssgt Henry Piepmyer longtime Norwood police member died of a heart attack at his Cincinnati home Tuesday. He served 34 years with the department.
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Cincinnati
Henry Piepmeyer
Norwood Police Department
Cornell Leads Athens GOP Grand Slam in Mayoral Victory
In Athens on Tuesday the Republican ticket swept all contests led by mayoral nominee C. C. Cornell with 2,774 votes to Democrat Scott Haney’s 683. Officials elected include P. F. Good president of council and J. S. Sherrard treasurer, with council seats won across wards. Bond issues for fire equipment and city hall funding faced mixed results amid broader county measures.
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GOP
Cornell
Haney
Athens
C. C. Cornell
Scott Honey
H. A. Wooley
Charles Slaughter
W. B. Drake
Loring G. Connett
Homer T. Baird
Athens Board of Education
Drake
Connett
Baird
Aveline T. Dowler
Scott Haney
P. F. Good
E. Cole
J. S. Sherrard
H. F. Cokenougher
Gordon B. Gray
Fred Penn
W. N. Russell
Clyde McVay
E. F. Stocklin
Fred Cabeen
Oscar Fulton
John W. Bauer
Mill St
Ohio drys claim gains in local option votes
In Ohio local option results, drys won two thirds of 157 votes as more than a quarter of the state remains wet. Among 93 communities reporting, 56 dry wins to 23 wets. Clermont Fayette Franklin Knox Logan Medina and Morgan counties went dry in all 15 elections. Only Seneca County saw wets prevail on liquor and beer. Prior to voting 984 of 1337 townships banned liquor sales and 204 banned beer sales. only 353 allowed both.
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Columbus
W.P
Ohio
Clermont
Fayette
Franklin
Knox
Logan
Medina
Morgan
Seneca County
Californian Rewards All Who Served Him
William W. Carson, after a long, orderly life in San Francisco, divided his $1.8 million among those who helped him. The list includes elevator boys, maids, janitors, waiters, 34 workers from his two lumber firms, and the Menlo Country Club employee who served him.
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San Francisco
William W. Carson
Menlo Country Club
Teenager Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Columbus report from U.P. states Miss Mildred Anderson age 17 died today from injuries suffered Sunday when an automobile struck two poles, detailing a fatal crash and resulting death.
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Columbus
U.P
Mildred Anderson
Tennesseean Reveals Raids to Kidnap Kaiser
The Nashville Tennessean columnist T H Alexander recounts Col Luke Lea and seven Tennessee comrades plans to kidnap Kaiser Wilhelm after the armistice. Lea penetrated the Kaiser’s Hol land chateau in one abortive raid before returning empty handed. The story, delayed 15 years, was published in The Saturday Evening Post.
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Tennesseean
Kaiser
New York
U.P
Luke Lea
American Expeditionary Forces
Tennessee
Kaiser Wilhelm
T. H. Alexander
Nashville Tennesseean
Alexander
Lea
Holland
Saturday Evening Post
Buddy
Harlan County Sheriff Jailed For Disorders
Sheriff Theodore R. Middleton of Harlan County was jailed on election day disorder charges and released on 100 bond. He and 5 deputies and 35 precinct officers faced counts for refusing to hold a required election and ballot security violations amid a tense labor and political clash. National guardsmen were stationed at the courthouse before the ballot count.
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Harlan, Ky
U.P
Theodore R. Middleton
Harlan County
Middleton
National Guardsmen
Court House
Decline in Prices Paid Farmers Across United States and Ohio
Prices farmers received for their products fell nationwide and in Ohio in the month ending October 15. The drop was led by corn down 35 cents a bushel, driving a sharp fall in the grain price index. Meat animals cotton products and fruit also declined while all prices except meat and poultry were below year earlier levels.
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Columbus
United States
Ohio
Federal
Halliday Wins Gallipolis Municipal Judge Race by 94 Votes
Attorney John Halliday a Democrat defeated incumbent Andrew J. Stormont a Republican 768 to 674 in the Gallipolis city election. L. C. Bean C. C. Emies I. E Myers won spots on the City Commission while A. S. Lloyd and Harry Miller were elected to the board of education.
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Gallipolis
John Halliday
Andrew J. Stormont
L. C. Bean
C. C. Emies
I. E Myers
A. S. Lloyd
Harry Miller
Board of Education
Taft Estate Tax Levy Upheld in Cincinnati Case
A U.S. District Court decision upheld a $558 298 additional inheritance tax levy against the estate of the late Mrs Anna Linton Taft widow of Charles P Taft. The ruling confirms the tax assessment on the Taft estate in Cincinnati.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Anna Linton Taft
Charles P. Taft
U. S. District Court
Drowns in YMCA Pool Near Dayton
Roy N. Degler aged 31 drowned Tuesday after stepping into the deep end of the YMCA swimming pool in Dayton. Lifesaving efforts failed as authorities investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
U.P
Roy N. Degler
Y.M.C.A
German Envoy to Sign Nazi Italian Pact in Rome
Berlin reports German ambassador to London Joachim Von Ribbentrop will travel to Rome to sign an agreement bringing Italy into the German Japanese anti communist pact. The accord, lacking military clauses, is expected to be signed Friday or Saturday.
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Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Rome
Italy
Coal Agency Opposes Rise In Rail Rates
The National Bituminous Coal Commission moves to oppose a 4590 million rail rate rise and seeks a 27 million cut from a 47.5 million annual freight increase. The commission will file a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission, joined by consumers counsel, to reconsider recent increases. The Association of American Railroads plans a 15 percent horizontal rate increase filing to the ICC by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Coal Commission
Consumers’ Counsel
LCC
Association of American Railroads
Shupe Elected Treasurer and Clerk in Laurelville
Malcolm Shupe ran for both treasurer and clerk of Laurelville Ohio and was elected without opposition to both offices in Hocking County.
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Laurelville
Au.p
Malcolm Shupe
Hocking County
Names of Committee Members Announced Today
The 1937 Ath ens Community Chest campaign moves forward with the Big Gift drive starting Thursday. Capt. Horace Palmer directs planning while Carl H. Beasley and P F Good lead two committees meeting tonight. Junior group includes Cornell Nichols Smiley Householder and others. Senior group features Forsyth Bush Wolfe Whaley Connor and more. Senior and junior members plan sessions at the Hotel Berry and Community Chest office with details to be outlined.
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Athens
C. C. Cornell
P. O. Nichols
W. F. Smiley
James FE. Householder
Roger J. Jones
James Josten
Gordon B. Gray
M. F. McCune
John Algeo
Rolland S. Jones
Fred M. McKay
R. H. White
Fred H. Beckler
Harry Wilson
L. B. Francis
Clarence Keleh
Claude Westfall
George Banks
Mr. Beasley
F. D. Forsyth
Gordon K. Bush
Thomas M. Wolfe
A. F E. Whaley
Roger Connor
W. H. Logan
Earl Beckley
Ll. W. Roberts
Dr. Blaine R. Goldsberry
C. M. Gill
H. C. Bobo
Irvin D. Quick
R. C. Hess
Don C. Peden
Mr. Good
Berry
The
Community Welfare Association
Big Gift Committee
Community Chest Office
Messenger
Itinerary for Duke and Duchess of Windsor
A tentative itinerary for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's American tour was announced. The party will visit Mohawk Valley industrial plants and Southern textile plants. They arrive in New York on November 11 and go to Washington the next day to broadcast from the capital. They then spend days in New York City, tour the South for ten days, and proceed to the West.
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New York
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Britain
Mohawk Valley
Washington
New York City
West
Roebuck Appointed Master Commissioner in Muskingum District
Boyd Roebuck of New Philadelphia was named master commissioner for the Muskingum Conservancy District in an announced appointment.
Republican landslide elects Athens mayor and council president
In the landslide that swept all Republican candidates, C. C. Cornell was elected mayor and former council member P. F. Good was chosen president of the city council. Both are noted as business men.
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Athens
C. C. Cornell
P. F. Good
Japan Demilitarizes Part of Nantao in Shanghai
Japanese authorities agreed to demilitarize part of Nantao in the Chinese section of Shanghai as Chinese forces retreated on the western outskirts of the International Settlement. Japanese planes over their lines would be shot down on sight. Talks on safeguarding foreign sections occurred aboard the US Cruiser Augusta with high-ranking officials from the United States Britain France and Japan.
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Shanghai
U.P
Nantao
Chenya
United States
Augusta
Harry E. Yarnell
Far East
Charles Little
Lebigot
Kumakichi Harada
Katsuo Okazaki
Mrs Hahn's Life To Be Review in Court
In Cincinnati Judge Charles S. Bell allowed Anna Marie Hahn to relate events from her past life to the jury in her first degree murder trial. The 31 year old accused of poisoning four elderly men will now be permitted to present background context before verdict.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Anna Marie Hahn
Charles S. Bell
Bell
Voting Oddities Show Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction
Spring Hill officials printed no ballots and handed blank forms for write in votes. Mayor Dan Fry was re elected with three votes. Marietta elected an All American Mayor P W Griffith over C G Robinson in a city race. Urbana saw a write in candidate win as Arthur Gurkhes lost after legal balloting confusion. Ashley precinct faced dual fires affecting poll duties while Delaware County officials supervised voting.
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Spring Hill
U.P
Champaign County
Dan Fry
Marietta
U.p—Marisetta
P. W. Griffith
Penn State College
C. G. Robinson
Griffith
Penn State
Dickinson
Bucknell
Tors
City Commission
Ashley
Howard Garrison
Delaware County Board of Elections
Farley's Aims Receive Job In New York
The article surveys off year elections across 15 states. Fiorello La Guardia's decisive reelection in New York City signals reform gains while Tammany Hall collapses. CIO losses appear in Detroit and Akron Canton races amid broader Republican wins.
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Farley
New York
Tammany Hall
New York City
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Tammany
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Thomas A. Dewey
James A. Farley
New York State
Asylum Inmate Slays Two in Family of Nine
Chicago police report 24 year old Sam Econo mos a former insane asylum inmate shot and killed his sister and brother and wounded another sister. He left a note accusing the family of mistreating a younger brother John 9 inmate of Manteno Ir Asylum and former inmate of Dunning and Kankakee Asylums, saying he intended to kill the whole family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AUP
Sam Economos
Sam
John
Manteno
Dunning and
Kankakee
Powers Again Discuss Volunteer Withdrawal
A London based United Presidium subcommittee announces it will ask both sides in Spain to withdraw foreign volunteers. Diplomatic sources call this the most important move in a year of talks. The nine power subcommittee also considers belligerent rights, following France and Britain.
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London
U.P
Spain
Soviet
Russia
Midnight Fire Destroys Lowe Milling Property
A midnight blaze destroyed a grain elevator and adjoining warehouse in New Lexington. Loss estimated at $15,000. Buildings owned by the H A Lowe Milling Co. Cause of the fire undetermined.
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New Lexington
U.P
H. A. Lowe Milling Co
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Stormont
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Wally
Good
Athens City
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U.P— Tabula
Urbana
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Gurkhes
Justice of Peace
Mad River Township
Westville
W. W. Offenbacker
Detroit
Akron
Canton
United Press
CIO
Patrick H. O'Brien
Richard W. Reading
American Federation of Labor
CLO
A. F. of
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Cleveland
L. S
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New Jersey
Bruce Barton
Theodore A. Peyser
Upstate
Kentucky
Virginia
James H. Price
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