Landon attacks Roosevelt on arithmetic and New Deal figures
In Topeka Kansas Governor Alf Landon, on an eight day campaign sweep, challenged President Roosevelt's budget math and accused Henry A Wallace of careless statements. He urged voters to check the figures and cited farm price trends under the AAA policy amid Argentine corn imports.
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Kans
Republican High Command
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Landon
Pittsburgh
Rennor Landon
Kident
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Roosevelt Leaves for id West Campaign
President Roosevelt departs from Washington for a 10 day, 5,000 mile midwest swing. He will deliver four major speeches in Omaha, Denver, Chicago and Detroit and appear at numerous rear platform events. Advisers say the Kansas stop aims to boost support in the home state of his Republican opponent and a possible November victory.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Omaha
Denver
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas
Shirley Temple Sued Over Million Dollar Loss Claim
Hollywood reports that child star Shirley Temple faces a seven figure suit from producer Jack Hays alleging breach of contract. The filing names Gertrude Temple George F. Temple Fox Film Corporation 20th Century Fox Studio and California Bank, claiming a contract signed Oct 7 1932 to direct her film career was repudiated in 1933 when she was handed to 20th Century Fox.
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A.R
Shirley Temple
Jack Hays
Gertrude Temple
George F. Temple
Fox Film Corporation
20Th Century-Fox Studio
California Bank
Hays
the Temles
Shirley
E Aleged
20Th Century- Fox
Key May Be Clue to Woman's Murderer
Covington Kentucky police pursue a potential break in the Frances Marie Brady case after reports an unidentified man had a key cut in a Cincinnati shop matching the front door lock. Brady, 34, was shot at her home less than a week before her planned wedding.
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Covington
U.P
Frances Marie Brady
Cincinnati
Brady
Iss Brady
Marinx Van St Aldegonde Reaches Corsica After Med Fire
The Netherlands Motor liner Marinx Van St Aldegonde arrived safely at Ajaccio Corsica following a fire in the Mediterranean reports said today.
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U.P
Netherlands
Marinx van St. Aldegonde
Ajaccio
Corsica
Mediterranean
Towboat Beulah Key sinks in misty Kentucky River
Eight crew members from the Louisville towboat Beulah Key escaped as the vessel sank in the Kentucky River near Vevey Indiana. Rescue teams searched the area but no injuries were reported initially. The incident prompted investigations by harbor authorities.
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VEVAY
Ind
U.P
Beulah Key
Louisville
Kic River
Were
Baroness watches as flyer sails solo to Sweden
At Floyd Bennett Field New York Kurt Bjorkvall completed a 4 400 mile non stop flight to Sweden but later was forced down at sea and brought to land. Eva von Buxen Finecke smiles as Bjorkvall vanishes over the horizon and then restrains her from boarding the craft.
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Kurt Bjorkvall
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Sweden
Bjorkvall
Ekins Extends World Race Lead Across Asia
H R Ekins, New York World Telegram writer, holds a 4 000 mile lead in a race around the world as he flies over the Strait of Malacca to Seletar Airdrome. He has covered 12 016 miles from Lakehurst New Jersey and sits at the half way point on day eight of a 21 day schedule. Kilgal len and Kieran trail about 4 253 miles behind, with Baghdad as their current position.
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Burma
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Sumatra
Malaya
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Seletar
Dorothy Kilgallen
New York Journal and International News Service
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New York Times
Nana Service
Baghdad
Iraq
Ex Senator Reed Claims FDR Threatened Court Packing
Former Missouri Senator James A Reed told the Pennsylvania Society of New York he will prove with documentary evidence that President Roosevelt threatened to pack the Supreme Court by increasing its membership. He said the claim was conveyed to publisher Paul Black and challenged denials.
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U.P
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Paul Black
Hamilton Man Dies In Fight With Son
Coroner to hold inquest into the death of Newton 8 Mann a 65 year old coal yard proprietor fatally injured in a fight with his son Newton H Mann 30 who is held on murder charges police say the dispute arose over a bottle of whiskey in the father's bedroom and the elder Mann died from his injuries.
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U.R
Edward Cook
Newton
Mann
Newton H. Mann
CCC to Extend Nine Ohio Drainage Camps
Washington reports CCC director Robert Fechner announced nine drainage camps in Ohio will be extended through the eighth period. Details on dates or totals were unspecified in the brief release.
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U.P
Robert Fechner
CCC
Ohio
Rosy Moore
Bjorkvall Lands At Sea After Fuel Shortage
Swed ish ocean flier Kurt Bjorkvall and his Bellanca monoplane were picked up by the French trawler Imbrin after a forced sea landing 80 miles off southwest Ireland. Rescue came after Newfoundland flight, with fuel shortage suspected if head winds reduced range.
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Ocean Flier
Kurt Bjorkvall
Valentia
Ireland
New York
Stockholm
Sweden
Newfoundland
Air Ministry
Bjorkvall
Labor Leaders Prepare Ohio Campaign Stump Speech Tour
Labor's Non-Partisan League plans a Ohio tour in the coming weeks to back President Roosevelt. Mayor George L. Berry says John L. Lewis will speak in the northeast, with William L. Green also scheduled for an Ohio appearance.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
George L. Berry
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CIO
William L. Green
American Federation of Labor
Prohibition Candidates Barred From Ballot
Ohio Supreme Court hears writ to place Prohibition Party candidates on the ballot. Secretary of State My ers ruled the petitions invalid for insufficient signatures. George S. Hawke of Terrace Park filed the petition seeking relief.
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Columbus
U.P
Prohibition Party
Ohio
State Supreme Court
George S.S. Hawke
Terrace Park
George 8. Myers
Horses Nibble Cloth From Plane During Repair
Hart Michigan report states Carl Schneider was forced to land his cabin plane in a pasture. He returned with mechanics to fix the motor and found several horses nibbling the last cloth on the wings and fuselage.
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Hart
Mich
U.P
Carl Schneider
State relief funds allocated to seven counties
The State Relief Commission allocated additional relief funds to seven counties led by Meigs and September with a total amount of 3 408 dollars cited among the allegations.
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Columbus
U.P
State Relief Commission
Meigs
Labor chief proposes new peace arbitration plan
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor floated a general arbitration proposal to resolve the feud between the federation and the 10 suspended unions led by John L. Lewis. The idea, printed in the American Federationist, was discussed as the federation council met before the Tampa convention. Green urged majority rule and joint conference to examine disputed facts, while CIO officials called the plan valueless.
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Iu.p
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation Executive Council
Green
American Federationist
A.F. of L
Tampa
Fla
John L
AFL Reports 2 216 000 Reemployment In Private Sector
The American Federation of Labor announced that 2 216 000 workers found reemployment in private industry between January and August this year. The report credits an unusual summer boom in business for the rise in employment.
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Washington
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Federation
FDR Relief Costs Under Fire in WPA Billing Battle
Rep. Bacon accuses New Deal figures of masking relief costs as he joins a partisan clash with Harry Hopkins and William Hard. He cites administrative costs consuming a large share of funds and alleges Pennsylvania WPA foremen press workers to register and vote Democratic.
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U.P
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Bacon
New York
Bacon
Roosevelt-Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Works-Progress
William Hard
Republican National Committee
Hard
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ilinois
Ohio
Tengertey
WPA
County Roads To Be Wider
Rebuilding of 2.7 miles of Athens County roads began this morning under county engineer J. W. Wilson. Tomorrow another three miles will start on Dutch Ridge Road in Lodi Township. Wyatt Road in Bern and Rome Townships will begin, linking Routes 38 and 48. Roads will be widened to 2 feet with 12 feet in the center surfaced with limestone. work now uses county tractors and graders with WPA labor expected later.
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J. W. Wilson
Lodi
Bern
Rome
WPA
Elliott Roosevelt May Sue Airplane Officials
Elliott Roosevelt, 25, son of the President, arrived in Dallas to confer with attorneys over charges he was involved in contemplated war plane deals with foreign governments. He denounced the publications as smear against the President and threatened legal action against his accusers.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Elliott Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
Senate Munitions Committee
Anthony Fokker
Young Roosevelt
Europe
Great Lakes Exposition to Continue in Cleveland Next Year
Cleveland will host the Great Lakes Exposition again next year after an official announcement by exposition trustees.
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Cleveland
Boy Lives on Borrowed Blood in Raleigh Story
Nine year old Andrew Saparilas from Raleigh prepares for his 48th blood transfusion. He has lived on borrowed blood for six years due to a rare disease, Rechneg, affecting descendants from a Greek background. He relies on regular transfusions about every three months for life.
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North Carolina
Raleigh, N. C
U.P
Andrew Saparilas
Andrew
United States
Black Legion Slayer Gets Life Sentence
Dayton Dean confessed to the Black Legion murder of Charles Poole WPA worker and testified against about 40 cult members. He was sentenced by Circuit Judge Joseph A Moynihan to life imprisonment at hard labor and solitary confinement. Eleven other Black Legion members face life terms, four more may receive up to life, and one was acquitted.
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U.P
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Charles Poole
WPA
Joseph A. Moynihan
Dean
Poole
Police seize papers in Paris crackdown on fascist party
French police acting on government orders swept Paris area headquarters of the Fascist Social Party and seized documents. Prosecutors seek to prove the party is the Croix De Feu organization led by Col Casimir De La Roque. La Roque had vowed to disrupt left wing meetings.
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U.P
Social Party
Seine Department
Leon Blum
French Social Party
Croix de Feu
Cross of Fire
Casimir Francoise de la Roque
la Roque
Canton Motorcycle Crash Kills Student and Injures Companion
Canton police investigated a motorcycle collision that killed Clyn Mowry aged 16 and injured Edwin Rowlance aged 18 when their bike skidded and struck a truck.
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Canton
A.P
Police Today
Clyn Mowry
Edwin Rowlance
Two Rob Marion Store Burglary Nets Cash and Goods
Merchandise valued at 543 dollars and 94 dollars in cash were stolen from Berdan Co wholesale grocery warehouse in a daylight burglary. Two men were seen near the scene in Marion Wednesday morning. Police seek leads to identify suspects and recover the loot.
Susie the Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Hedges Hunger Strikes
Susie the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla is on a hunger strike while keeper Bill Dresaman is on vacation. She refuses to eat, instead musing with her food and waiting for the trainer’s return, expected Sunday.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Susie
Cincinnati Zoo
Bill Dresaman
Dreseman
Townsendites urged to back GOP nominee in California
Edward J. Margett, California area manager for the Townsend organization, released a Townsend recovery movement message from Dr. Francis E. Townsend urging followers to vote for Alf Landon. The poll of 50,000 members found 42 percent favored Landon and Lemke will not appear on California ballots.
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Iu,p
Edward J. Margett
California
The
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Recovery Movement
Francis E. Townsend
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Margett
Roosevelt
William Lemke
Union Party
Dr. Townsend
Landon
Smith To Give Second Anti Roosevelt Speech
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith speaks in Philadelphia for the second time arguing against Franklin D. Roosevelt. The address, arranged by Philadelphia leader Harry V. Dougherty, is set for 9 p.m. and will be broadcast.
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Philadelphia
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Harry V. Dougherty
Philadelphia County Register of Wills
Henderson Appointed To Whitcraft's Post
Governor Davey named Phil Henderson Logan attorney to fill the Hocking County common pleas judge vacancy after the death of Harley M. Whitcraft. The appointment was announced in Columbus.
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Columbus
Davey
Phil Henderson
Logan
Hocking County
Hunger striker Lela Rinehart eats candy on day five
Lela Rinehart, 19, jailed for petty larceny in Clark County, paused her hunger strike on Wednesday to eat a candy bar. She refused to commit to regular meals today, saying she didn’t care what others think.
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Springfield
Lela Rhinehart
Clark County
Soviet Charge to Spain Crisis: Portugal Italy and Germany Named
Soviet charges allege fascist aid from Italy Germany and Portugal to Spanish rebels escalate to a possible airlift of war materials. Geneva League meeting to weigh Russia's denunciation of non intervention with Britain likely to press debate as Spain's civil war intensifies.
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United Press
London
Russia
Europe
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Samuel Kagan
WPA Direction Costs Run High
The Works Progress Administration shows 36,652 administrative employees with salaries forming a major portion of 63,506,535 spent last fiscal year directing a 1,905,802,580 program. WPA and other agencies care for 3,427,129 people with all relief expenditures totaling 3,424,564,515 for 1935-36. In Ohio 2,125 admin staff cost 3,345,375 while total WPA outlay was 89,857,231. the state lists 630 admin staff and 1,020,482 in costs with 19,237,405 total WPA expenditures.
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Washington-Aur
Works Progress Administration
Alf. M. Landon
WPA
Ohio
Plans Under Way for Marietta Exposition
The Ohio Northwest Territory Commission proposed 45 names for an advisory committee to aid a sesquicentennial celebration in Marietta next year marking the settling of the original Northwest Territory. Members include Judge William R. White Gallipolis Senator Verner Metcalf Marietta and Prof. Thomas N. Hoover Athens.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio Northwest
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