Realignment of Powers Seen With British Italian Accord
Europe moves toward a new alliance system after Eduard Benes resigns as Czechoslovakia leader. Rome pushes talks among Britain Italy France and Soviet Russia to regroup post Sudetenland. France relied on Czechoslovakia Poland and Russia for security while Germany faced a Western allied front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
Europe
Prague
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Czech
Jan Syrovy
Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Rome
Britain
Poland
Soviet
Berlin
Roosevelt Plea for Labor Peace Receives Cool Reception
President Roosevelt urged a truce in labor strife but AFL leaders at the Houston convention gave a cool reception. They urged open talks with the CIO while warning that continued warfare harms workers and that mediation may come only if a definite White House offer is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Houston
Tex
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Federation
William Green
John L. Lewis
Washington
White House
Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Earl Harrison Refund Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Earl Harrison and others objecting to the $57.5 million Ohio Bell Telephone Co. refund settlement. Plaintiffs still have a separate suit before the court challenging the settlement amount. Until resolved, refunds to subscribers in 44 Ohio exchange areas cannot be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Earl Harrison
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Supreme Court
Herbert S. Duffy
Ohio
State Board Allocates 10000 For Printing Amendments
The State Emergency Board approved a 10000 budget to print and mail proposed judicial amendments to the state constitution. Secretary of State William J. Kennedy urged 25000 as insufficient funding, but the board limited the amount. Distribution of copies remains constitutionally required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Emergency Board
William J. Kennedy
Derailment Delays B and O Trains in Cumberland
Nine coaches of the eastbound Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador Limited derailed at Cumberland but no injuries were reported as coaches stayed upright. The Capitol Limited behind it was delayed for hours due to damaged track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
U.P
Capitol Limited
Speedster Owens Owing On Taxes
Jesse Owens former Ohio State and Olympic track star owes the federal government 746.50 in 1936 income taxes and penalties, with income reported about 20000 that year. He is said to live on a farm near Solon, Ohio.
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Cleveland
U.P
Jesse Owens
Ohio State University
Internal Revenue Office
Owens
Solon
Japanese Correspondents Killed in Yangtse Bombardment
Two Japanese newspaper correspondents were killed on Friday during a Chinese artillery bombardment of a Japanese transport on the Yangtze River, according to Shanghai reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Yangtse
Housekeeping School To Start Next Week
Gallipolis report says a two week WPA run housekeeping training will begin Tuesday Oct 11 at American Legion Post in the Municipal Building. About 45 students will graduate and be assigned to housework in indigent homes with wages paid by WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American Legion Post
WPA
Bund Aims To Unite U S Fascists
The German American Bund seeks to consolidate all Fascist elements into one movement under Bund leadership. John C Metcalfe testified to the House committee investigating un American activities. Newton Jenkins proposed a union of 125 fascist groups into a third party.
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Washington
U.P
Bund
John C. Metcalfe
House Committee
Metcalfe
Newton Jenkins
Chicago
Herman Schwarzmann
Astoria
New York
Bund Post
Former Straitsville Doctor Dies in Powell Ohio
Dr. Theo dore T. Donaldson a former Straitsville resident aged 33 died Tuesday at his Powell home. He formerly practiced medicine in Columbus. The funeral will be Thursday in Powell with burial in New Straitsville. Survivors include his wife a five year old daughter and two brothers.
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Delaware
Theodore T. Donaldson
New Straitsville
Powell, O
Columbus
Powell
Farmer Albert Long Found Dead in Woods
Albert Long 50 a farmer was found dead in a woods Tuesday authorities say he apparently took his own life in a likely suicide found body located in a rural area near Bucyrus authorities report no foul play suspected
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Albert Long
Growers and Officials Stand Ready in Beet Harvest Standoff
In Fremont and seven surrounding counties, beet growers and authorities vow armed resistance if needed to protect the 1938 beet crop harvest. The United Canning Packing and Allied Employes union sets a Thursday deadline for a strike unless demands are met, with mayor and sheriffs urging vigilance and law enforcement support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
U.P
Fremont-Findlay
United Canning, Packing and Allied Employes of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
E. J. Franks
German Troops Enter Karlsbad as Sudetenland Wins
German soldiers push eastward through Karlsbad completing Zone No 3 occupation. Sudeten Germans cheer as Czechs and Jews evacuate to Czechoslovakia with reports of anti Jewish graffiti. Hitler reaches Karlsbad amid massive crowds amid renaming of Masaryk Street Adolf Hitler Strasse.
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Karlsbad
Sudetenland
U.P
Zone No. 3
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Masaryk Strasse
Adolf Hitler
Chicago Rail Strike Ends With Federal Approval
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad ends a strike that began August 16 after a company union deal approved in federal court. Trains resume at 4 01 a m with full service expected soon. About 12 000 suburban commuters were affected by the walkout over a proposed 15 percent wage cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
B. J. Fallon
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and
North Shore
Debt Reaches All Time High
The Treasury said the public debt rose to a new high of 38 426 367 934 dollars on Oct 3, surpassing the Sept 15 record of 38 407 012 443. The increase came from a 33 500 000 transfer of special treasury obligations to the old age reserve and railroad retirement accounts. The move effectively loans money to these accounts with interest due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.P
Treasury
Bombs and Bread Tactics Hit Barcelona and Badalona
Insurgent planes bombed Barcelona and Badalona in a prolonged attack. Some injuries were reported, but overall damage was light. Bread loaves, dubbed manna from heaven, were dropped to portray abundance in Nationalist Spain, repeating a Madrid tactic from Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
U.P
Badalona
Madrid
Spain
Thirty one CCC Camps Now Operating in Ohio
Robert Fechner announced 31 CCC camps in Ohio were operating as of Oct 1, one less than in summer. A new camp at Senecaville in Guernsey County was created to develop Muskingum Conservancy Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Director
CCC
Ohio
Senecaville
Guernsey County
Muskingum Conservancy Park
Bulkley Urges Ohio Pension Views to Governor
Senator Bulkley today urged Ohioans to present views on old age pension funds to Governor Davey and state pension head Wray Bevens after a suggestion by Social Security Board chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert J. Bulkley
Mahoning Valley Steel Production Rises in October
Steel production in the Mahoning Valley for the first five days of October ran at 53 percent of capacity. Of 83 open hearth furnaces, 45 were active, the highest number this year. Blowing in of the Republic will bring 12 of 25 blast furnaces into operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Republic
Ohio cities faulted for lack of play space
Cincinnati recreation director Tom Deering told the Ohio Welfare Conference that inadequate play space in most large Ohio cities is tragic. He spoke at the conference in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Tom Deering
Cincinnati
Pension Suit Counsel Sought By Governor
Governor Davey seeks designation of counsel at state expense to defend a mandamus suit filed in the Ohio Supreme Court. Edgar S. Byers of Cleveland alleges the governor Welfare Director Margaret Allman and pension chief Wray Bevens must comply with Federal Social Security Board demands. Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy has refused to represent state officials.
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Columbus
Davey
Federal
Social Security Board
Herbert S. Duffy
State Supreme Court
Edgar S. Byers
Cleveland
Margaret Allman
Wray Bevens
Old Age Pension Division
Ohio
Duffy
Mess Boy Held In Tibbett Jewel Theft Case
In San Francisco Meyer Sopher a 23 year old mess boy faced a federal hearing on stealing jewels valued at 42000 from famous baritone Lawrence Tibbett. FBI recovered 23000 worth of jewels and arrested Sopher when the Matson liner Monterey docked after its Los Angeles voyage.
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San Francisco
Meyer Sopher
Lawrence Tibbett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sopher
Matson
Monterey
Los Angeles
Czech Officers Die by Own Action After Dismemberment
London dispatch reports that numerous Czechoslovak army officers committed death by own action as a result of the country’s dismemberment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
The
News Chronicle
Prague
Attorney Attacks Ohio Anti-Rustling Law Constitutionality
Attorney Eugene Wright challenges the March law by seeking to set aside a judgment for Henry Erwin of Wellston fined fifty dollars and jailed six months for refusing to reveal the source of forty seven chickens. The challenge argues Section 3 violates the Ohio Constitution’s protection against self incrimination.
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LOGAN
U.P
Ohio
Eugene Wright
District Court of Appeals
Wright
Squire S. B. Whitehart
Common Pleas Court
Henry Erwin
Wellston
Joe Farbearn
Sheriff and Aides Testify in Lorain Slot Bribery Trial
In Elyria Ohio the state planned to place three star witnesses on the stand in a bribery case tied to a Lorain County slot machine racket. Sheriff W F Grall former Chief Deputy William G Smith and Alfred G Bauer were named as recipients of protection payments by prosecutor Howard Butler. Butler alleged Bauer received 15 percent of the take Grall 60 percent of the remainder and Smith the rest. Grall denied taking any money.
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Elyria
Lorain County
W. F. Grall
William G. Smith
Alfred G. Bauer
Democratic Central Committee
Howard Butler
Butler
Bauer
Sheriff Grall
Smith
Cutter Roger B. Ta Ney sails to aid Jarvis Island colonists
Honolulu reports the Coast Guard Cutter Roger B. Ta Ney was ordered for a 1310 mile voyage to Jarvis Island in the South Pacific after four colonists, youths who reside there since the U S possession claim, requested help for Carl Kahelewai 21 with acute appendicitis symptoms.
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Honolulu
T. H
Coast Guard
Roger B. Taney
Jarvis Island
South Pacific
United States
Carl Kahelewai
WPA Employment Hits Record High in Ohio
Columbus reports Works Progress Administration employment in Ohio at 285 040 a new peak. State WPA HQ notes 41 958 needy workers still awaiting job assignments. Scalding death in Hopedale claims two year old Louise Bane after a fall into hot bath water.
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WPA
Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Works Progress Administration
Hopedale
Louise Bane
Poisons Self and Three Inmates At Eloise Hospital
Detroit dispatch confirms four Eloise Hospital inmates died after a chemist, Hugh McCallum of Youngstown Ohio, obtained methyl alcohol, drank it and allegedly gave it to three inmates. Superintendent Dr Thomas Gruber cited the act as the cause and noted McCallum had recent transfers and life struggles.
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Detroit
U.P
Eloise Hospital
Thomas K. Gruber
Hugh McCallum
Youngstown
Gruber
McCallum
Carnegie Tech
Loretta Ferguson Heads Mt Vernon Police and Fire
Mrs Lor etta Ferguson was appointed to fill the unexpired term of her late husband Joseph Ferguson as head of the Mt Vernon Police and Fire Departments Union.
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MT. Vernon
Never Again Says Lula Belle After Jailhouse Saga
Lula Belle, jailer’s daughter, in love with felon James Godwin and Bill Wilson, helped free them then aided in escape. Godwin and Wilson killed Donald Moss during a car heist. Lula Belle faced murder charges as a possible witness and awaited the posse near Lexington North Carolina.
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Lexington
N. C
U.P
Lula Belle
James Godwin
Bill Wilson
Godwin
Wilson
T. C. Kime
North Carolina
Donald Moss
Goodwin
United Front Against Germany Italy Impossible
The article discusses the collapse of a united anti Axis front as Munich shifts power. It notes Soviet Russia may sever ties with France and that the Czech French alliance is effectively dead due to German control of the Sudeten Mountains.
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Germany
Italy
Munich
Soviet Russia
France
Sudeten Mountains
Great Britain
Nevelle Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Four Great Powers Maneuver as Europe Faces Crisis
The article notes Britain and France push rearmament as a shield against possible force in Europe. Chamberlain backs Italy Britain talks on Spain while Daladier seeks better ties with Germany and Italy. Nazi sources hint at London Paris deals to back the Berlin Rome axis. Russia remains sidelined as the four leaders shape a fragile peace plan. French Senate grants Daladier full financial powers for mobilization costs amid the crisis.
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Chamberlain
Dalasdier
Europe
Italy
Britain
Daladier
Germany
London
Faris
Rome
Russia
Senate
Chamber
Masulla Trial Set to Begin Monday in Conn Murder Case
The trial of Bernard Masulla of Pittsburgh, one of five charged in the killing of State Patrolman George Conn near Freeport last year, is scheduled to start here next Monday. Peter Serino of Pittsburgh was acquitted last month.
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Cadiz
Berenard Masulla
Pittsburgh
George Conn
Freeport
Peter Serino
Conn
Federal Judge Samuel H. West Dies at 66 in Cleveland
Federal Judge Samuel H. West, who served here for the past decade, died early today at age 66. The long-time jurist was known for his rulings in federal matters and his service to the Cleveland bench. Officials released no additional details pending funeral arrangements.
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Cleveland
U.P
Samuel H. West
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United Press
New Deal
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
U. S. Housing Authority
Public Works Administration
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Executive Council
Labor
Julian L. Schley
Army Engineers
Little Kanawha
W. Va
Burnsville
Kroger Estate
B. H. Kroger
Speedster Owens
U. S
Housekeeping School
U.S
Straitsville
Farmer
Self
Lyle Harvitt
Hancock County
Falknau
Free Corps
Bulkley
Mahoning Valley Steel Manufacturing
Fourth Army
George van Horn Moseley
Woodring
Moseley
Liner
Tibbett
Cutter
South Sea
Sudeten
Girl
United Front
Masulla
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