Crisis Looms in Central Europe Over Hungarian Minorities
Terrorism in Ruthenia and Slovakia amid Hungary Czech talks near breakdown at Komarom. Hungarian reserves accused of provoking disorders to justify moving army. Hungary seeks Ruthenia and frontier gains, while Britain and Italy weigh in. Global tensions rise with Palestine China turmoil and Italy Spain casualties.
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Europe
Czech
Ruthenia
Slovakia
Komarom
Mary
Budapest
Prague
Hungary
Poland
Italy
Germany
Reich
Russia
Palestine
China
Holy Land
Haifa
Samaria
Jaffa
Menice U. S
Wichow
Nazi Spy Trial Opens in Federal Court Friday
Four members of an alleged Nazi spy ring face trial in federal court Friday. The case centers on plans to steal secret military data including aircraft blueprints and coastal defense secrets. Defendants named are Otto Heren Voss, Johanna Hofmann, and Private Erich Glar, with Gunther Rumrich noted as an accomplice.
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New York
Bis
Otto Her»en Voss
Johanna Hofmann
Lingr Europa
Erich Glar
Gunther Rumrich
Horses Pull Title In 3200-Pound Tug Showdown
In Columbus Ohio, the world heavyweight horse pulling championship moved to the Vincent stables. Nip and Prince, bays belonging to Herbert and Earl Vincent, pulled 3,200 pounds for 24 feet 1 inch to win the under 3000-pound class finals, taking the crown from Prince and Bob, owned by Harley Mace.
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Columbus
U.P
New Holland
Harley Mace
Herbert
Earl Vincent
Vincent
Bays
Nip
Prince
National Daily Show
Bob
Mace
Lorain County Slot Operators Convicted in Bribery Case
Sheriff William Grall said he was joyful at the news that four of five Lorain County slot machine operators were convicted of bribery tied to promotion payments to public officials. Grall testified under immunity and admitted accepting such payments. Petitions to remove him circulated though he refused.
Demand for Lewis to Explain Mexico City Remarks
Howard W. Barclay editor of Mill and Factory asks the House committee to summon CIO Chairman John L. Lewis to explain remarks at the International Labor Congress in Mexico City in which he reportedly said reactionary employers would welcome fascism in America. Barclay also rebukes Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board for attending the congress.
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Washington
Howard W. Barclay
Mill and Factory
House Committee
CIO
John L. Lewis
International Labor Congress
Mexico City
Dies
Tex
Barclay
Lewis
Congress
America
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Congress
Legislators Seek Quick Ohio Pension Settlement
A Franklin County delegation urges Lt. Gov. Yoder and Rep. Uible to convene a session of lawmakers to resolve the clash between the Federal Social Security Board and Ohio’s Old Age Pension Division. They aim to secure $4 million in federal funds for the needy aged, unless the state’s pension system is cleaned up and federal aid released.
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Columbus
U.P
Federal Social Security Board
Davey Administration
Old Age Pension Division
Franklin County
Paul Yoder
Senate
Frank R. Uible
House
Ohio
Social Security Board
Refinery Blaze in Linden Wrecks 12-Acre Plant
Fire that raged 18 hours at the Cities Service plant in Linden New Jersey caused more than $500000 in damage. Firefighters fought through the night and sprayed foam to cool a 40 foot tank as oil from exploding tanks spilled across the area.
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Linden
N. J
Cities Service Company
Man Held for Defying Welfare Rules in Mill Job
Emory Clark of Campbell was jailed 30 days and fined 100 dollars after admitting he accepted relief orders while employed at a steel mill earning up to 75 dollars a week. The case unfolds in Youngstown with deputy records noting welfare violations.
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Youngstown
U.P
Emory Clark
Campbell
Hunt 3 Youths As Suspects in Coyle Murder
Three young men seen speeding north through New England became the first suspects in the assault and murder of 17 year old Mary Imelda Coyle in Larchmont New York. A waiter overheard a suspect say it’s getting too hot for us down there. They were later seen at a Norwalk restaurant and a Westport pursuit followed.
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Coyle
Larchmont
N. Y
U.P
New England
Mary Imelda Coyle
Norwalk
Conn
John Troy
Troy
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Westport
Pope Deplores World Isms in Apostolic Letter
Pope Pius XI denounces government ideologies that treat man as a soulless pawn. In a letter to American church hierarchy on Catholic University of America’s jubilee, he condemns extreme communism and totalitarianism in Europe and materialism in America. He warns Christian doctrine and morality face attack at history’s turning point.
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Washington
U.P
Pius XI
Catholic Church
America
Holy Father
Catholic University of America
Europe
Safety Expert Urges Bicycle Restrictions
A safety expert Ralph W. Ellis Jr of Springfield Mass says there are 7 million bicycles in use in the United States and that the hazard can be eliminated only by legislation similar to that governing motor vehicles. He argues bicycles are here to stay and the solution lies in governing the bicycle rider and equipment.
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Chicago
AUP
Ralph W. Ellis, Jr
Springfield
Mass
United States
Private investment urged as nation’s chief need
Dr Harold G Moulton president of the Brookings Institution told 1400 bankers and executives at the Mortgage Bankers of America convention that control of the nation’s economic life has shifted from private to public hands. He urged a restoration of private investment to revive prosperity and living standards, criticizing views of a permanent dearth of investment opportunities.
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Chicago
U.P
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institution
Cial
The
Mortgage Bankers of America
Group Probing Monopolies To Hold Hearings
The temporary national economic committee met to survey progress of its monopoly study and set the subject and date for public hearings. The 12 member panel has not defined a pattern for inquiry, plans a two year effort, and has an initial 500000 dollar appropriation. Chairman O Mahoney said the meeting aimed to learn what is what and Senator King wanted to know what departments have done. O Mahoney assured business there would be no smear campaign.
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Washington
National Economic Committee
O'Mahoney
Wyo
King
Utah
Pioneer Caravan Finishes 10 Month Northwest Journey at Marietta
The Northwest Territory Pioneer Caravan of about 36 college boys ended a 10 month trek in Marietta. They began last December in Ipswich Massachusetts and traveled through six states formed from the Northwest Territory.
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Pioneer
Marietta
U.P
Northwest Territory
Ipswich
Mass
U S Faces Government Conflict Says Richberg
Chicago speech by Donald R. Richberg former NRA head at the National Association of Food Chains warned America will confront a clash between voluntary cooperation and organized force. He noted European autocracy democracy parallels and cited legislative curbs on chain stores as examples.
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Chicago
WUP
America
Europe
Donald R. Richberg
Richberg
NRA
National Association of Food Chains
Wallace Visit Planned for Ohio Campaign Tour
Henry A Wallace will visit Ohio later this month as part of a political campaign tour through the middle west. He travels to engage voters and promote agricultural policy during the campaign period.
Tragedy at Columbus Union Station
James F Hanan aged 72 was killed when struck by 19 freight cars at the Union Station. Authorities believe the death was a self inflicted act. A tropical disturbance was forecast to strike the northeastern Gulf region late today.
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Columbus
James F Hanan
Union Station
New Orleans
U.P
Eleventh Hour Revolt Halts Indictment Of Roosevelt By AFL
In Houston the AFL's 58th convention advances reforms to New Deal labor laws but suffers a late revolt condemning President Roosevelt as socialist. Delegates hear reports on jurisdictional disputes as officers loom to be reelected. Wage hour chief Andrews appeals for unity amid civil war in labor.
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Houston
Tex
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
San Francisco
William Green
New Deal
Federation
Building Trades and
Metal Trades Departments
Resolutions Committee
Executive Council
Elmer A. Andrews
Federation Convention
Organized Labor
Andrews
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of
New Deal Plans Expanded Social Security to 16 Million
The Social Security Board proposed amendments to extend coverage to farm laborers domestics self employed federal workers seamen and charitable workers boosting old age rolls by about 16 million. The advisory council will meet October 21 to review tentative expansions including earlier annuity start dates and higher base pensions.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Federal Reserve System
Social Security Advisory Council
Offers Plan For Railway Rehabilitation
George M. Harrison presented a broad rehabilitation program for the $26 trillion railroad industry to President Roosevelt's fact finding board. The plan calls for a united attack on competition, a rate policy considering cycles, financial reorganization, and consolidations, with federal support for congressional approval. The scheme awaits wage-controversy resolution holding up substantial action. Harrison emphasized uniform federal regulation across all transport modes and earned backing from 18 railroad labor organizations.
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Washington
U.P
George M. Harrison
Association of American Railway Labor Executives
Roosevelt
Harrison
Special Advisory Board
Railroad Labor Association
Posters Taken In Nazi Attack On Vienna Cardinal
Police confiscated a poster displayed on Vienna Archdiocese churches urging Catholics to seek religious blessing for marriages instead of only civil rites. The move followed an reported attack on Cardinal Innitzer, with Wiener Neueste Nachrichten hinting at a broader anti cardinal campaign.
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Vienna
U.P
Cardinal Innitzer
Wiener Neueste Nachrichten
Nazi Party
Train boiler blast kills three near Almora Illinois
A Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific freight train boiler exploded near Almora Illinois killing three crew members and injuring none reported. The incident occurred in Elgin area jurisdiction with local investigators confirming the fatal blast on the locomotive.
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Elgin, Il
U.R
Almora
Fires Rage Across Minnesota Ontario Border With 5000-Strong Marshals
Firefighters battle brush and forest fires along the Minnesota Ontario border as winds drive flare ups in six sections. Twenty one dead and dozens missing as 75 families evacuate Dance Township and a 50 mile front. In Minnesota CCC enrollees WPA workers and volunteers fight new blazes near Gemmell Little Ford and Keriesburg as flames threaten Rainey Lake resorts. Rescue teams search Dancer Township for additional victims.
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Fort Frances
Ont
U.P
Minnesota-Ontario
Dance Township
Minnesota
CCC
WPA
Gemmell
Tle Ford
Keriesburg
Minn
Rainey Lake
Dancer Township
Lack of Rain Blamed For Ohio Crop Decline
Ohio crop prospects fell from September 1 to October 1 as drought hit corn and potato crops. Lack of rainfall in August and September reduced yields, according to the federal-state crop reporting service.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Eight-Year-Old Home, Uncle Back in Asylum
Police in Ravenna recovered Junior Fimple eight years old and his uncle Ralph Fimple 32 while working on a stolen automobile near Niles. The boy was returned to his parents and the uncle was readmitted to Massillon State Hospital.
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Canton
AUP
Minerva
Massillon State Hospital
Ravenna
Junior Fimple
Ralph Fimple
Niles
Automobile industry survey sees faster re employment
A UPI report notes a marked acceleration of re employment in the auto sector with Buick announcing two shifts across most plants and orders rising. Leaders from Graham Paige Hudson and General Motors forecast improved prospects and higher production, with weekly totals up and October projections around 225000 units.
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Detroit
UPI
J. B. Graham
Graham-Paige Motor Company
A. E. Barit
Hudson
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Sit Down Ends After Meeting at Detroit Plant
The Motors Products Company plant reopened after a 2,000 worker sit-down strike ended. CIO affiliated United Automobile Workers had evacuated after daylong talks with company officials. Chairman Martin Dies announced a general inquiry into recent sit-down strikes would start next week in Washington.
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Detroit
U.P
The
Motors Products Company
Martin Dies
Tex
House un-American Activities Committee
Washington
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Dies
More Witnesses Called To Back Ford's Story
In Cadiz over the Conn murder trial of Bernard Masulla of Pittsburgh, state witnesses testified to support Charles Ford’s account. Ford, who confessed involvement in George Conn’s killing near Freeport, has testified that Conn was shot when he stopped an automobile carrying Masulla, Ford, Peter Serino, and Booker Johnson. Serino has already been acquitted despite Ford’s testimony.
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Cadiz
U.P
George Conn
Charles Ford
Bernard Masulla
Pittsburgh
Ford
Conn
Freeport
Masulla
Peter Serino
Booker Johnson
Serino
Drought Spreads From Mississippi to Rockies Across U S
The weather bureau reports widespread severe drought across the area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. It notes germination of winter wheat seed in the Ohio Valley is being retarded due to the dry conditions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Ohio Valley
War Deadlock on Front Near Hendaye Amid Loyalist Offensive
Insurgents and Loyalists remained deadlocked as Loyalist forces pressed a major offensive on the Franco-Spanish border near Hendaye. Units clashed along the front with heavy activity reported.
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Hendaye
Pbro
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