Americans Evacuate Madrid as Loyalist Gains Reported
In Madrid the American Embassy moves refugees toward safety with plans to sail aboard the cruiser Raleigh to Marseille. About 45 to 50 Americans including women and children depart, while many men stay at the embassy. Loyalists report improved position halting a Nationalist push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Valencia
Marseilles
France
University City
Casa de Campo
Italy
Germany
Security Plan In Ohio Faces Legal Challenge
In Columbus the Ohio State Federation of Labor and the Ohio State Aeried Fraternal Order of Eagles support three suits filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court challenging strict social security worker qualifications. They allege the Federal Social Security Board dictated standards to the State Civil Service Commission under threat to cut nearly $1,000,000 monthly grant, a claim voiced by James H. Kellner, president of the Eagles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Ohio State Aeried Fraternal Order of Eagles
Franklin County
Federal
Social Security Board
State Civil Service Commission
James H. Kellner
Ohio Aerue of Eagles
Federal Board
Kellner
Chicago EP Accident Fatal to Nine
Nine people dead and at least 58 injured after two elevated trains collide during rush hour in Chicago. Investigators from five agencies question engineer Van Renselaer Grooms about an allegedly unsatisfactory account as witnesses describe horror and heroism in the wreckage. The North Shore express plowed into a halted El train, sending cars down the street and trapping passengers among twisted wood and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Illinois Commerce Commission
Cook County
Chicago Police
Chicago Rapid Transit Lines
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
van Renselaer Grooms
Impac
Soviets Adopt U S Style Legislature In Moscow
The All-Union Congress of Soviets met in the Kremlin to adopt a new constitution surrendering powers to an elective legislative body like the American Congress. About 2,500 delegates from across the union praised the change as a major step toward democracy in Soviet Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
All-Union Congress of Soviets
Kremlin Palace
Union
Soviet Russia
Mrs. Almeda Hamer Dies at The Plains
Mrs. Almeda Hamer died at 8 30 this morning at The Plains. She leaves her husband William Hamer a son Willard of Columbus and two daughters Mrs Arthur Kennedy Frederickstown and Jean at home. She also leaves two sisters Mrs William Hall Nelsonville and Mrs Grace Locke Haydenville and two brothers Charles Gross R D G Athens and Pearl Gross Nelsonville. Funeral arrangements had not been completed today.
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Almeda Hamer
the Plains
William Hamer
Willard
Columbus
Arthur Kennedy
Frederickstown
Jean
William Hall
Nelsonville
Grace Locke
Haydenville
Charles Gross
Athens
Pearl Gross
Nazi Press Attacks Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Berlin reports show Nazi newspapers and official news agency attacks on Carl von Ossietzky after he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Ossietzky, a German pacifist, had just been released from a concentration camp in poor health.
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Berlin
U.R
Nazi Germany
Carl von Ossietzky
Ossietzky
Budapest Duelist Sargas Expands to Hungarian World Series
Dr Franz Sargas, a 30 year old Budapest figure, expands his dueling challenge into a large Hungarian event with at least 100 Rechts. He widens his list after a night of socializing and plans a duel with Laszlo Gebel, his wife's cousin and lawyer. Duels near the Auwinkei Forest left Szandor Cowacs wounded and led to a brief reconciliation with Hogmetz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
U.R
Franz Sargas
Sargas
Laszlo Gebel
Iji
Srueecey Pight
D'Artagnan
Hungary
Auwinke! Forest
Szandor Cowacs
Hogmetz
British Warships Move Toward Spain as Malta Leaves Cancel
British depot ship Vanguard leads a flotilla crossing the Mediterranean toward Spain with ten accompanying warships ready from Malta. Malta shore leave canceled due to storm and to signal Britain’s stance against disruption of blockade plans at Barcelona. Berlin reports a German Japanese pact against Bolshevism, seen as a broader anti Russia front tied to global tensions.
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London
U.P
Mediterranean
Spain
Malta
Berlin
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Barcelona
Russia
Italy
France
Britain
Daily Telegraph
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Stanley Baldwin
Emil Stickling
Novosibirisk
Siberia
Poison Fumes Fatal To Five
Five men died and three were overcome by poisonous fumes in the hold of the motor ship Empire State at the Brooklyn terminus. Investigators traced the source to carbon dioxide gas from chemical ice used to keep frozen cherries cold. Seven of the workers were overcome while trying to rescue others. Police with gas masks removed the bodies from the hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
U.P
Empire State
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Secretary of State Orders Impoundment of Lawrence County Ballots
Secretary of State George M. Meyers ordered the impounding of ballots from the Lawrence County commissioner race after a recount showed marked disparities in 26 precincts between the official count and recount results. The decision directs the county board of elections to retain the ballots for investigation.
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Columbus
U.P
George 8S
Meyers
Lawrence
County Board of Elections
Lake freighter crashes into breakwater near harbor
The Fred W. Green struck a breakwater in gale conditions near Muskegon Michigan. The vessel rested on the harbor bottom in 23 feet of water but all 27 crewmen were reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Fred W. Green
Driver Released After Quizzing in Accident
Marietta belpre man Merle Welch questioned by authorities after the death of 11 year old Charles Pryor Jr. who was struck by Welch's car near Rockland Ohio. Pryor's parents are Mr and Mrs Henry Pryor of Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
A.P
Merle Welch
Belpre
Charles Pryor, Jr
Henry Pryor
Rockland, O
Welch
W H Phipps Dead at 72 in Columbus
William Hall Phipps 72 a lawyer and former auditor general of the Philippine Islands was found dead of a stroke in his Columbus bathroom late Tuesday according to U P report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Phipps
Columbus
U.P
William Hall Phipps
Philippine Islands
Liniment Death Claims 17-Year-Old in Cleveland
A 17 year old named William Toth died in Cleveland after taking liniment by mistake in an attempt to relieve a headache. The incident occurred Tuesday leaving authorities to investigate the accidental poisoning.
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Cleveland
U.P
William Toth
Siple and Johannesmeyer to Wed After Antarctic Bonds
Ruth I Johannesmeyer of Meadville Pa and Paul Siple of Erie Pa set December 19 for marriage after a romance that began as Siple joined Byrd expeditions. Siple, an Eagle Scout, was elected from over 800000 Scouts to accompany Byrd’s first South Pole voyage and served as chief biologist on Byrd’s second polar trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth I. Johannesmeyer
Meadville
Paul Siple
Siple
Erie
South Pole
Byrd
Johannesmeyer
Plane With 14 Aboard Feared Lost in Alaska
A three motor plane carrying 14 people departed Cordova for Juneau and has not been sighted. Aeronautics inspector Hugh Brewster authorized a search as the craft was over 30 hours overdue. Pilot Chester Brown, a veteran on the route, commanded the tri motor with 12 passengers and a flight mechanic. The flight over rugged terrain from Cordova to Skagway faces White Horse Mountain.
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Juneau
Alaska
A.P
Cordova
Hugh Brewster
Chester Brown
Skagway
Brewster
Sheldon Simmons
White Horse
Brown
Ohio City Gives Free Electric Bills Christmas Aid Plan
Martins Ferry with mayor Lee Woods and council approval offers free December electric bills to municipal plant customers. The program uses the city light fund, exceeding $250,000, to curb growth of the electric plant profit account while rates fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
U.P
Lee Woods
Soap Company To Pay Bonus Increase Wages
Procter and Gamble Co will pay about 1 000 000 dollars to its 8 000 workers as a wage increase and a bonus. Joyce Dick a four year old from Akron was injured when she fell from her father's car traveling at 50 miles an hour near Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati-A
U.P
Procter and Gamble Co
Joyce Dick
Akron
Columbus Woman Claims Child in 5-Year-Old Case
In Gallia County a Columbus woman, Lily Hahn, claimed Loren Hector as her child at the Gallia County Children's Home where the boy has lived since 1931 after Lucy Hoctor was jailed for alleged starvation. The home refused custody but Hahn said she would return. a physician testified the boy’s birth matched her claim and she noted a suspected child swap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lily Hahn
Columbus
Gallia County
Loren Hector
Nine Believed Dead In Fire Aboard Steamer Scantic
Firemen hunted the charred hold of the steamer Scantic for nine missing men after a night long blaze. The listing vessel, towed downstream and beached near Meraux, had burned with flames and smoke from open hatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
U.P
Scantic
Mereaux
State Budget To Stay At 1936 Level
Columbus Ohio Governor Davey announced the 1937 1938 state budget will stay as close as possible to 1936 expenditures. He urged improvements and new buildings at state institutions and expressed hope for a five or ten year building program financed from current revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Davey
President Roosevelts Rio speech in transit at sea
President Roosevelt works on his peace parley address while aboard the Indianapolis steaming south off the Brazilian coast. Aboard at sea the party plans a Turkey dinner with cranberry sauce and mince pie as they cruise toward Rio de Janeiro at 25 knots under calm skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S&s
Chester
U.P
Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
U. S
Indianapolis
Baby buried in Alaska landslide dies after rescue
Lorraine Giovalenni, 3, rescued after 48 hours buried in Juneau landslide, died from shock and exposure. Her mother perished in the avalanche that wrecked their home. In Canton, theft of $500 worth of football gear at Lehman High School led to five Akron youths’ arrest and admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
U.P
Lorraine Giovalenni
Lorraine
Canton
U.R
Lehman High School
Akron
John Preston to Lead Athens Community Chest Drive
John H. Preston will direct the Athens Community Chest fund campaign with a $12,000 goal. Dr. A B Sias, Chest Board president, announced the plan after Preston accepted the leadership yesterday. Preston began organizing workers and preliminary arrangements as he aims to meet the target for shared beneficiaries including the Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Hospitalization Fund Child Health and Protective Committee Ohio University YWCA and Social Service Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Preston
Athens Community Chest Fund
A. B. Sias
Preston
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Child Health and Protective Committee
Ohio University Ywca
The
Social Service Exchange
Opera Star Still Hailed After Goitre Operation
Melita Galli Curci reappeared as a lyric soprano after a goitre operation. Critics praised her artistry and applauded her return, though some noted she no longer matches her former supremacy. She predicted she would repeat past triumphs amid a sympathetic reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagory
Melita Galli-Carei
Madame Galli-Curci
Galli-Curci
Simple Inauguration Planned by Governor
Columbus report that Gov. Martin L. Davey will take the oath for his second term in a simple inaugural on January 11. He told reporters the ceremony will be inexpensive and without display of silk top hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Cosgrave Seeks Free State Recognition of Spanish Government
Dublin reports opposition leader W T Cosgrave introduced a motion in the Free State Parliament proposing that the Free State recognize the Spanish nationalist government. The move marks a formal stance amid the Spanish Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
U.P
W. T. Cosgrave
Free State
Duck hunter finds gold in duck claw near Sandusky
Charles Webster of Castalia reports a hunter shot a wild duck near Sandusky and found 14 small gold nuggets in its claw. The bird, believed to have migrated from the Canadian gold mine region, sparked talk of a double prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
U.R
Ohio
Charles Webster
Castalia
Truck Driver and Helper Die Saving Car Occupants
Otis O Cobb 28 of Youngstown Ohio and Joseph Zdobinski 45 of Pittsburgh died in a hill crash near Bettis Airport when their trailer plunged into a moving freight train after Cobb chose to veer away from a car with four people aboard. The car occupants escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Otis O. Cobb
Joseph Zdobinski
Bettis Airport
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Dumbaugh
Duquesne
Cobb
Zdobinski
Lindbergh Safe After Unreported Flight to Cheshire
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, missing since leaving Baldonnel Airport near Dublin, arrived at Sealands Royal Air Force Airdrome in Chester at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The duty officer confirmed he is safe and well, ending a 24 hour mystery over his whereabouts. The Dublin defense ministry earlier cited uncertainty about his location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London-Aup
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Baldonnel
Dublin
Sealands
Royal Air Force
Chester
Liverpool
United Press
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Sevenoaks
Kent
Defense Ministry
London
Emergency Food Shipments to Alaska Arranged
In San Francisco Col Otto Ohlson head of the Alaska Railroad and strike leaders announced a plan to ship emergency food rations to Alaska amid a growing shortage. The Hawaii shipments remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Alaska
Otto Ohlson
Alaskan Railroad
Hawaii
Fugitive Surrenders After Escape From London Prison Farm
Henry Burnett of Gallia County, previously sentenced for forgery, surrendered to local officials after escaping from the London Prison Farm. The case ties Gallipolis to a fugitive incident and reaffirms custody transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry Burnett
London
Gallia County
Siamese Twin Separated as Brother Dies in New York Hospital
In York Hospital an operation separates Simplicio Godino from his deceased brother Lucio after 28 years joined at the spine. Doctors note Simplicio has a favorable outlook but do not forecast outcomes. The Godina brothers, born in the Philippines, once toured vaudeville alongside rivals Violet and Daisy Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Hospital
Simplicio Godino
Lucio
Simplicio
Natividad
Victorina
Godina
Philippines
Godinas
Violet
Daisy Hilton
Siam
Labor peace bids emerge from Tampa convention
At Tampa the American Federation of Labor peace committee signaled plans to invite rebel CIO unions to talks aimed at ending intra labor strife. A new plan would reinstate rebel leaders under a mass production department led by John L. Lewis, seeking unity while preserving industrial and craft union roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
American Federation of Labor Peace Committee
John L. Lewis
George Harrison
CIO
Lewis
America
Federation
A. F. of L
William Green
Charles P. Howard
Federation Convention
Philadelphia
Montreal
Social Security Offices Open in Ohio
Four Social Security Board field offices will operate in Ohio by December 15 to aid the old age pension program starting January 1 1942. New offices at Toledo and Columbus join existing Cleveland and Cincinnati offices to establish contact with thousands of potential beneficiaries. Annual annuities will be paid monthly to those turning 65 on or after January 1 1942 and lump sum payments to eligible individuals after the first of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Social Security Board
Ohio
Toledo
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Goodyear Declares 3.25 Million Dividend on New Preferred
Goodyear Tire directors announced a dividend of 3.25 million dollars for holders of the companys new preferred stock on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
U.P
Goodyear
WPA workers in Ohio drop slightly on Nov 18
Ohio WPA projects employed 146 805 people across 3 118 projects on November 18, down 760 from November 10 when 147 571 worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Messenger To Appear Early
The Messenger will be distributed over the district Thursday morning by carriers as usual. Service will be completed in all departments as quickly as possible so that all The Messenger employees may share in the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Eric C. Wendelin
Stephen O. Fuqua
John D. Johnson
Roland More
Consul Johnson
Labor Organization and
Eagles’ Lodge
Probe
All- Steel Express
Soviets
Lawrence County
Ohio City
AFL
John Preston
Athens Community Chest Campaign
Joseph L. Myler
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