Governor Upholds Local Tax Match For Relief Plan
Gov. Martin L. Davey blocked the 12 million dollar 1938 relief proposal by insisting local governments must provide half their relief funds through local taxes. He reiterated support for matching funds and said state taxes are not local revenues. The administration plans a possible December special session limited to relief and related fiscal measures.
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Columbus-U.p
Joint Relief Committee
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Assembly
Dead May Furnish Eyes for Sightless
Dr. Ramon Castroviejo told 3,000 surgeons at the American College of Surgeons that corneal tissue from deceased donors can be transplanted and grown in patients with damaged vision, potentially restoring sight after corneal opacity.
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Chicago
U.P
New York
American College of Surgeons
Ramon Castroviejo
Pilot Lands on One Wheel After Preparing To Crash
A San Antonio crowd watched Henry C. Thompson's plane circle Stinson Airfield for two hours before it landed on one wheel. The craft bucked and snapped as it touched down, the propeller shattered, yet Thompson W. H. Thralls and Fred McConnell escaped unharmed after emergency crews stood by.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.R
Stinson
Henry C. Thompson
Thompson
W. H. Thralls
Fred McConnell
Tulsa Company
Midland, Tex
Kerrville
City Battle as Japanese Press Chinese Retreat Toward Second Line
Japanese troops pushed into Shanghai as Chinese forces retreated toward a new Chiang Kai-shek defense line west of the city. Refugees flooded streets while British and American sectors defended and bombers targeted frontline positions in a day of terror.
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City
Shanghai
Iu.p
China
Soochow Creek
United States Marine Sector
International Settlement Defense
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Marin
Chapei-North
Kiangwan
Personnel changes at United States Steel leadership
United States Steel announces a new phase with Myron C. Taylor resigning as chairman and Edward R. Stettinius Jr. becoming chairman at 37. The firm reports nine month earnings, a $1 dividend on common stock, and a $30.62 million net profit for the third quarter, up from last year. Benjamin F. Fairless will assume the presidency next January, with William A. Irvin moving to vice chairman.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Myron C. Taylor
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Ohio
William A. Irvin
Alaskan Mine Explosion Kills Fourteen Men
ANCHORAGE Alaska A P reports fourteen miners died in a Jonesville Evans Jones coal mine blast Tuesday night. Z L Loussac vice president said six bodies were recovered eight others trapped and unaccounted for. Five miners escaped and the fire was put out late last night with heavy mine damage. The cause remained unknown.
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Anchorage
Alaska
A.P
Evans-Jones
Jonesville
Here
Z. L. Loussac
Loussac
Fire Halts Rescuers In Illinois Train Wreck
In Danville Illinois a Wabash Line wreck killed three and injured 29 as rescuers battled flames that trapped the engineer and fireman. Fire consumed six box cars three mail cars an express car and a passenger coach hindering recovery efforts.
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Danville
U.P
Catlin
Free Rides End Lancaster Trolleys With Historic Sendoff
Free rides at 3 p.m. Saturday will end Lancaster’s Tooner ville Trolleys, the second oldest streetcars in America. Old yellow cars will gather downtown for a final free ride to the car barns, led by H. B. Peters who drove the first electric car here in 1896 aboard car No. 6.
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Lancaster
Toonerville
America
H. B. Peters
Lancaster Traction & Power Co
Cream Pasteurizer Explosion Fatal in Dairy
George F. Simpson, 21, was fatally burned today when a cream pasteurizer exploded at a Marysville dairy. The incident occurred at the facility where Simpson was employed and authorities调查are continuing to assess the cause.
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Marysville
U.?p
George FE. Simpson
Exhume Body of Slain Girl for Examination
Lorain County coroner Dr. S C Ward and Sheriff William F Grall traveled to Mt Victory Ohio to exhume Ramona Louise Hornbeck a 19 year old dentist assistant slain and ravished ten days earlier in Grafton Pathologist Dr Reuben Straus said tests failed to support a teen confession in the case
Punch Wins Cesarewitch Stakes at Newmarket
Punch ridden by Sam Wragg won the 99th Cesarewitch Stakes at Newmarket, a race whose result influenced betting and the Irish Sweepstakes. Fet trained by Mrs. Sidney Freeman finished second, while Solar Bear owned by Edward Robson came in third.
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Newmarket
England
U.P
T. Westland
Punch
Sam Wragg
Sidney Freeman
Edward Robson
Solar Bear
Eighteen Buried in Minneapolis Building Collapse
Eighteen people are believed dead after two floors of a three story wholesale fruit company collapsed in the Minneapolis Loop. Bottles fruits and goods poured from the upper floors as survivors report a heavy debris avalanche. One body was recovered within thirty minutes, five people were critically injured and hospitalized. Initial blame leaned toward an explosion but witnesses say the collapse of upper floors caused the disaster.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U.P
Minneapolis Loop
McLaglen Brother Held On Extortion Claim
Captain Syd ney McLaglen brother of actor Victor McLaglen is held for investigation over alleged extortion of 20 000 from watchmaker Philip Chancellor. Sheriff reports Chancellor received threats to reveal damaging information amid estrangement between the McLaglens.
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Hollywood
U.P
Sydney McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
Philip Chancellor
Captain McLaglen
William Penphase
Sheriff's Office
Chancellor
McLaglen
Treasury aide Jos ephine Roche resigns to lead Rocky Mountain Fuel
Miss Josephine Roche secretary of the treasury submits her resignation effective November 1. Treasury officials confirm she will return to her prior post as president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co. after serving in the treasury role.
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Washington
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
United Press
Corn Husking Champion To Be Crowned at Sandusky
Forty hopefuls from Ohio counties compete in Sandusky to crown the state corn husking champion. Dick Mitchell of Waterville tops the standing contest as a former champ, with Bill Anderson of Ross County also noted for strong performance. About 30,000 spectators pack the grounds as crowds enjoy hot corn and other vendors.
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Sandusky
Upper Sandusky
Here
America
Ohio
Marshall
Dick Mitchell
Waterville
Lucas County
Bill Anderson
Ross County
Bill
Hoover Urges Republican Renewal Against New Deal
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the Republican Party to free the nation from what he called the moral degeneration of current government methods and to champion the economic middle class. He told the Republican Club of Massachusetts the party must offer moral leadership and a clear program before 1940, stressing new faces and five core issues.
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Boston
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Hoover
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Say Agreement Is Surrender in Spanish Non-Intervention Pact
London report says the 27 nation non-intervention committee has surrendered to Italy and Germany over the withdrawal terms for foreign volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. Russia’s resistance to equal withdrawal is cited as isolating Moscow from the program, with volunteers on nationalist lines outnumbering loyalists four to one. A sub-committee plan calls for commissions to Spain to study the issue, with action expected at Friday’s meeting.
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London
U.P
International Non-Intervention Committee
Italy
Germany
Russia
Spain
Tammany-New Deal Man Endorsed by Farley
Postmaster General James A. Farley urged votes for Jeremiah Mahoney in the upcoming municipal election. He called Mahoney qualified, militantly liberal, and a New Dealer, and warned that Democratic Party weakness would slow the liberal movement the party supports.
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Tammany-New Deal
Farley
New York
U.P
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James A. Farley
Mahoney
Philadelphia scion dies in Wanamaker store shooting
Morgan Knight 28 a member of a noted Philadelphia family died from a bullet wound while pursuing a fleeing thief in John Wanamaker department store. The incident occurred Monday in a crowded shopping area.
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Philadelphia
C. Morgan Knight
John Wanamaker
Bank Vault Bandit Locks Five, Escapes With Cash
Police in Eastern Ohio and West Virginia hunted a bandit who locked five people in the vault of the Peoples National Bank in Tiltonville Tuesday and escaped with 450 dollars.
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Tiltonville
U.P
Ohio
West Virginia
Peoples National Bank
Montague Acquitted Wins Million Dollar Talent Contract
John Montague known as the Mystery Man is acquitted of a seven year old Essex County robbery charge. He has signed a contract with Everett Crosby promising a million dollars in seven years for golf acting radio work and writing. He plans to capitalize on his fame immediately after leaving the courtroom.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
U.P
John Montague
Essex County Court
Everett Crosby
Bing Crosby
Montague
Mrs Earhart Dies at Home After Long Illness
Mrs George W Earhart 77 died at the family home on South Congress Street after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with interment at Hebbardsville. She leaves husband three children John Douglas Earhart Toledo Mrs R T Coates San Diego Calif and Mrs Ralph H Schmidt Cincinnati and five grandchildren. Her brother S H Hibbard recently died. The Earhart home had long stood in Athens. Friends may call Thursday and until funeral time. The service will be conducted by Dr A Y Wilcox.
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George W. Earhart
South Congress St
Dowler and Ferguson
Hebbardsville
Earhart
Athens
A. Y. Wilcox
Meigs County Brothers Held on Liquor Charge
Clifford Newal age 19 and Chester Newal age 21 brothers from Long Bottom Meigs County were arrested in Addison by federal and state officers for transporting illegal liquor. They were taken to Ironton to face federal charges after officers found eleven gallons of moonshine in a new car.
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Gallipolis
Clifford Newal
Chester Newal
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Addison
Ironton
Two Die in W Va Crash on Bethany Pike
In Wellsburg West Virginia Charles Diangelo twenty and John Hvizchak twenty five both from Weirton were killed when their car plunged into Greens Run on Bethany Pike today. Six others were injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
U.R
Charles Diangelo
John Hvizchak
Weirton
Greens Run
Bethany Pike
Labor peace talks between CIO and AFL stall as both sides reject plans
The CIO and AFL halted progress in their labor unity conference as each faction rejected the other's peace proposals. Philip Murray cited three main objections, arguing mass industrial organization stays essential while the AFL urged autonomy within the federation framework. The split risks collapse, yet leaders avoid immediate dissolution as bargaining potential remains.
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Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
George Harrison
A. F. of L
Philip Murray
Washington
Harrison
Murray
U.P
CIO
Federation
United Automobile Workers
Almagamated Clothing
Ladies Garment Workers
United Mine Workers
United Rubber Workers
United Textile Workers
Fur Workers
American Newspaper Guild
Ex Judge John Cline Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Former Cuyahoga County prosecutor and appeals court judge John A. Cline, 61, died Tuesday night from injuries suffered in a Sunday automobile accident in Cleveland. The ex official had served in the county prosecutor's office and on the appeals bench.
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Cleveland
U.P
John A. Cline
Cuyahoga County
Appeals Court
Duke Declares No Idle Life Ahead for Him
Paris The Duke of Windsor told the Anglo American Press Club he will not lead an idle life and aims to study housing and industrial conditions in a US tour with his wife. He said journeys are independent observers with no political aims and noted he is happily married.
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Paris —III
Duke of Windsor
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