Seventeen dead in forest fires along 700 mile Canadian border
The fire region stretched from north of Fort Frances to Rosseau and into Minnesota, aided by 5000 volunteers and CCC workers. Seventeen people are dead with many more missing as crews battle brush and woods fires across the cross border area amid shifting winds.
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Fort Frances
Ont
CCC
Internamal
Rosseau
Lake of the Woods
Koochiching
Minnesota
International Falls
Dance Township
Ontario
William
Frank
Noah Labelle
William Labelle
David Hamilton
Maxine Labelle
Frank Labelle
Orville Williams
Little Falls
Minn
Fred Service
Joe Dardin
Benny Fultz
Acquaintance Suspected in Girls Death at Long Island Sound
In Larchmont New York police hunt a likely acquaintance in the assault and murder of 17 year old Mary Imelda Coyle found near her houseboat home after disappearing on her way to church. Evidence includes a brown coat a maroon beret an old automobile crank and strands of hair from the killer. A second assault on 19 year old Wilma Grandiose occurred nearby as authorities pursue a known-person theory.
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Larchmont
N. Y
U.P
Mary Imelda Coyle
Peter Levine
Boston Post Road
Miss Coyle
Long Island Sound
Levine
St. Gabriel's Church
Church
William J. Keresy
Elmont
Wilma Grandiose
Strike Closes Auto Factory at Motor Products Plant
Detroit reports a sit-down strike at the Motor Products Company plant. About 2,000 UAW members joined the action, with 1,400 said to be inside the facility. The walkout began an hour after the day shift started as workers blocked entry and exit to press for a new contract.
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Detroit
U.P
Motor Products Company
United Automobile Workers Union
UAW
Final Arguments In Elyria Bribery Trial
Final arguments were presented in the bribery trial of five Lorain County slot machine operators accused of paying Sheriff William F. Grall for protection. petitions to remove Grall circulated under direction of William Jenne, needing about 4,300 signatures.
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Elyria
Lorain County
William F. Grall
Grall
William Jenne
Democratic Executive Committee
Cops Dress as Women To Catch Purse Thief
Three Shaker Heights officers posed as women for three nights to trap a purse snatcher harassing suburban residents. Patrolman Charles Nunn Patrolman Lawrence Horrigan and Detective Joseph Eddy wore cosmetics and high heels to lure the thief and capture him in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
U.P
Shaker Heights
Charles Nunn
Lawrence Horrigan
Joseph Eddy
Yawn Dislocates Jaw at Kenton
Marion reports Louis H. Brush of Salem chosen as trustee of the Harding Memorial Association while Charles Summerfield suffered a jaw dislocation from yawning in Kenton.
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Kenton
U.P
Charles Summerfield
Marion
Louis H. Brush
Salem
Harding Memorial Association
Nazarene evangelist wed amid tarring and feathering feud
Joseph A. Dixon 42 and bride Opal Hasley 22 faced a night of danger when 10 relatives were jailed on kidnapping charges after allegedly abducting and tar and feathering Dixon an hour after their wedding in Marietta. The couple remained resolute as the accused were held on bonds.
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Marietta
U.P
Joseph A. Dixon
Nazarene Evangelist of
Madison
S. D
Opal Hasley
Wesley Hasley
Washington County
William Summers
Charlie Campbell
Opal
Coy
Floyd
Dean
Twila Dunbar
Raymond Dunbar
Nettie Hasley
Burt Pritccott
Austin
Not Wanted Visiting the United States for a Nationwide Tour
British author and ex parliamentarian John Strachey was refused admission by Federal immigration officials at Ellis Island on arrival in New York aboard the liner Normandie. The action stems from deportation proceedings in 1935 that were dropped after his voluntary departure upon completing his planned visit.
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United States
John Strachey
Ellis Island
New York
Normandie
Follow Badger To Rich Gold Strike Near Hawthorne
Edward R Boomershine a San Francisco book and pencil salesman and his prospector friend George Burris claim a Nevada hill strike near Hawthorne after a badger led them to ore. They have taken out over 800 tons of ore valued at 30 to 300 dollars a ton amid miner expectations of a rich discovery.
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San Francisco
Edward R
Boomershine
Hawthorne
Nevada
George Burris
Horse-Pulling Contest On at Columbus Show
Fifteen teams of horses competed today for the lightweight world championship at the Columbus show while judging of dairy cattle continued at the National Dairy Show. Defending champions Prince and Bob owned by Harley Mace qualified for the finals with a 2,800 pound pull. lightweight teams weigh under 3,000 pounds. The heavy weight contest starts Thursday.
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Columbus
U.P
Prince
Bob
Harley Mace
New Holland
Columbus merchant Floyd Relyea dies after collapse on dance floor
Floyd Relyea, 50, a Columbus merchant, died Tuesday night after collapsing on the dance floor at the Masonic Temple in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Floyd Relyea
Columbus
Masonic Temple
AFL Analyzes Effects of New Deal Labor Policies
The AFL convention in Houston analyzes five years of Roosevelt labor policies impacting millions of workers. The resolutions committee attacks the National Labor Relations Board and calls for revision of the Wage-Hour and Wagner Acts. The meeting reelects William L. Green as president despite John L. Lewis urging resignation.
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AFL
Houston
Tex
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Donald Wakefield Smith
Labor Board
U.P
Andrews
William L. Green
John L. Lewis
CIO
Green
Lewis
Schools Lose Hope in Fight For Finances
The Ohio Education Association's new citizens committee abandoned hopes for a fall special legislative session to fix school finance problems and instead focused on possible solutions to be presented at the January General Assembly. Loren E Souers was named chairman as the panel plans a statewide canvass of issues and remedies. The group indicated Governor Martin L Davey is unlikely to call a November special session as previously promised.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Citizens Committee
General Assembly
Loren E. Souers
Canton
Canton School Board
DEA
Martin L. Davey
Tombstone Breaks Leg Of Eight Year Old Boy
Gallipolis Ohio September staff special reports Howard Harrison eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Harrison of Walnut Township is hospitalized with a fractured leg after an old gravestone toppled onto him while his parents were with him at Macedonia Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Howard
Frank Harrison
Walnut Township
Macedonia Cemetery
Chillicothe Editor Quits After 51 Years in News
Edwin S. Wenis, editor of The Chillicothe Scioto-Gazette, announced his retirement today after a 51 year career in newspaper work.
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Chillicothe
Edwin S. Wenis
Chillicothe Scioto-Gazette
Peace Between Ford Unionists Seen in Move
Detroit reports predicted further talks between Harry Bennett of Ford Motor Co and Homer Martin head of the United Automobile Workers CIO affiliate. Henry Ford visited to shake hands with the union chief, while indications grew that Ford GM and Chrysler contract disputes may be resolved. The union pushes a 32 hour week to add jobs for thousands of unemployed members.
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Detroit
U.P
Harry Bennett
Ford Motor Co
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Ford
Bennett
Martin
Henry Ford
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Lost World Found in Alaska by Harvard Expedition
Harvard geographer H Bradford Washburn announced a discovery of a lost world in the St Elias Range with mineral deposits and possible gold after a four and a half month trek hindered by bad weather. He returned from the South Alaska exploration with details of the uncharted region. A second item reports a dance hall and bath house fire at Wallace Beach near Chagrin Falls causing about $12 000 in damage.
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Boston-Au
H. Bradford Washburn
Harvard
Chagrin Falls
Wallace Beach
Auction Bucks Sale at Athens Armory Next Monday
Athens residents prepare for the Auction Bucks Sale at the Armory next Monday at 7 PM with a new public address system and center stage. Only Auction Bucks accepted. merchandise includes clothing, lamps, footballs, groceries, and more from local stores. Children under 12 require adult accompaniment.
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Athens
Armory
Urges Church Wedding Rites In Vienna Archdiocese
Cardinal Innitzer, archbishop of Vienna, calls on Roman Catholics to insist on church as well as civil weddings to obtain God's blessing. Placards appeared in Vienna Catholic churches, signaling a push against Nazi compulsory civil ceremonies and a stand for church prerogatives.
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Vienna
U.P
Cardinal Innitzer
Peace Maker Knifed In Brothers Dispute
James Lafatch of Akron connected with Osborne Prison Farm sustained a severe abdomen wound in a dispute between brothers over a football game. Gideon Browden and Loren Browden of Xenia were detained at the farm as police investigated the attack and Lafatch's condition, described as potentially fatal.
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Sandusky
James Lafatch
Akron
Osborne
Soldiers Home Hospital
Gideon
Loren Browdem
Xenia
Gideon Browden
Lafatch
Youngstown Steel Reaches Half Capacity With New Furnaces
Open hearth furnaces were added at the Campbell plant of Youngstown Sheet and Tube in Mahoning Valley and at Carnegie Illinois Steel Farrell works. Production is up to 50 percent with plans to reach 55 percent before week’s end.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Campbell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Farrell Works
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp
Grand Duke Cyril Dies, Former Russian Imperial Pretender
Grand Duke Cyril, claimant to the Russian throne after the imperial dynasty vanished, died today in Paris. The death closes a long exile marked by his advocacy for monarchist restoration and public appearances in European society.
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Paris
Aur
Cyril
Russia
Navy to Boost Navy Budget Amid Peace-Time Claims
President Roosevelt announced at a Tuesday press conference that next year's naval expenditures will rise to a new peace-time high. He said the United States will speed its defense program and that an increase of 150 million dollars is needed to carry on new warship construction. The move follows Adolf Hitler's Saarbrucken speech asserting continued German armaments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Adolf Hitler
Saarbrucken
Germany
Great Britain
France
Income Shows Huge Increase
New York reports a sharp rise in national income for the second half of the year, with estimates of about 5 billion dollars more than the first half. Economists expect continued recovery in the final three months, while full year totals remain below 1936 and 1937. More than a million workers have returned to jobs in five months.
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New York
U.P
Fund Shortage Closes Parma Schools November ninth
Parma officials announce all city schools will close on November 9 due to a $200,000 debt and no state aid. Business Manager J Earl Zimmerman cites $1,175,000 in tax delinquency as the main cause of the financial crisis.
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Parma
U.P
J. Earl Zimmerman
Payroll Change Costs State Highway Labor Shift
Columbus UP reports Highway Director John J. Jaster Jr said converting about 6 500 highway employees from hourly to monthly pay will cost 1 250 000 annually. Effective Oct 15 the change sets minimum salaries 100 for laborers 110 for drivers and establishes a 40 hour week plus two weeks vacation. The extra cost for remaining 1938 is 310 000 and will require layoffs of many workers.
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Columbus
U.P
John J. Jaster, Jr
Jaster
Wife shoots husband in dispute over photo
Toledo police reported that 62 year old George Knight was shot in the chest by his wife Harriett during an argument over removing a picture for Mrs Knight’s mother.
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Toledo
U.P
George Knight
Harriett
Akron WPA truck blockade halts 6000 workers
In Akron, 6000 WPA trucking workers were idled as former WPA drivers blocked projects in protest of a new competitive bidding policy. Teamsters' Union vice president J. D. Sanford alleged lower rates and fleet owners winning jobs formerly held by WPA drivers. WPA director Fred Roose said idle workers would not be paid.
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AKRON
U.P
WPA
Teamsters’ Union
J. D. Sanford
Fred Roose
Charles Ford Testifies in Masulla Murder Trial
CADIZ UP Charles Ford a Negro and one of four indicted in the Conn murder case testified in the first degree murder trial of Bernard Masulla of Pittsburgh. The state seeks to prove fingerprints on the Conn automobile belong to Masulla while the defense contends they do not.
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Cadiz
Charles Ford
George Conn
Bernard Masulla
Pittsburgh
Masulla
Conn
Government plans labor camps for unemployed in Czechoslovakia
Prague reports the government announced plans to establish labor camps across the country to care for the unemployed. The move follows a day of discussions and aims to address joblessness and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechosolvakia
U.P
Jence
Hydro Power Development Called Folly In Country With Coal Reserve
Atlantic City, N J U P A M Beebee general superintendent of the Rochester Gas and Electric Corp called hydro electric power a modern Frankenstein in a talk to the American Gas Association He argued a country with ample coal should not push hydro projects citing unemployment and the need to expand purchasing power He suggested hydro is cheaper in nations like Canada and Sweden but in the United States coal should be developed first to avoid delaying a more abundant life and reduce reliance on water power
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Folly
U. S
Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
A. M. Beebee
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
American Gas Association
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
Beebee
Canada
Sweden
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Hebron
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Daniel J. Tobin
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