Barbara Stanwyck to Join Robert Taylor in London
Barbara Stanwyck refused to discuss reports she planned to sail for England to join Robert Taylor. Rumors say they may marry after Taylor said he is fond of Stanwyck but has no marriage plans. A Canadian Pacific liner was scheduled to sail Saturday and Stanwyck’s passage was not confirmed.
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Quebec
U.P
Barbara Stanwyck
England
Robert Taylor
Hollywood
Taylor
New York
Miss Stanwyck
London
Bandits Take $2000 From Muncie Banker Home
Two armed men bound Oliver Storer president of the Muncie Banking Company and his wife for two hours at pistol point. The cashier Miss Thedla Haffner telephoned to deliver $2,000 from the bank to the Storer residence.
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Muncie
Ind
U.P
Oliver Storer
Storer
Florida
Senator Myers Pushes General Welfare Act Session Vote
State Senator George F. Myers of Canton announces Governor Davey will be urged to open a special legislative session to consider a resolution asking Congress to pass the General Welfare Act. Petitions are being circulated by Townsend Clubs and fraternal groups.
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Columbus
George F. Myers
Canton
Martin L. Davey
Myers
Townsend Clubs
Wallace Beery Granted Real Life Gun Permit
Hollywood star Wallace Beery received a license to carry a handgun. He said he would use the six shooter if necessary to protect his six year old adopted daughter Carol Ann from threats of kidnapping reported last week.
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Hollywood
U.P
Wallace Beery
Carol Ann
Burglaries Confessed by Dayton Chiropodist
Dayton police said Dr. Phillip Margolin a 23 year old chiropodist confessed to burglaries of 12 offices in the same building as his own.
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Dayton
U.P
Phillip Margolin
Student Driver Strikes Bethany College Student
Harry Fox aged 32 was killed Wednesday night after being struck by an automobile driven by Claud Rutter a 19 year old Bethany College student from Sharon Pennsylvania The incident involved a college student and occurred in Sharon prompting a fatal pedestrian collision report
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Masury
U.P
Harry Fox
Claud Rutter
Sharon
Bethany College
County School Employes Picnic At Athens Fair Grounds
More than 1000 people are expected at the Athens County Fair grounds on Saturday for a county school picnic and program. Principal speaker will be E N Dietrich state director of education. Speakers include Gordon K Bush A B Sias Verner Metcalf and George Banks. Music by an all county band and other musical groups plus tap dancing. Families bring their own lunches lemonade provided. Program starts at one o clock.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
E. N. Deitrich
Athens County School Board and Clerks Association
Deitrich
State Department of Education
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
A. B. Sias
Ohio University
Verner Metcalf
George Banks
Raymond Connett
Walker
Woman Sleeps Beside Dead Husband for Years
In New York, 79 year old Mrs. Frank Cudas kept her husband’s body on the bed after his death on October 26, 1936. She slept beside the sheet covered form every night, until an investigator interviewing her for an old age pension found the body in the couple’s tiny two room apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Frank Cudas
Bent
Confiscated Cash Declared County Property in Ruling
Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy ruled that money seized from slot machines in a gambling raid is county property. The sheriff must account for the funds and pay them into the county treasury after an inquiry from Delaware County prosecutor Lloyd James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Herbert S. Duffy
Lloyd James
Delaware County
Feather Pillow Saves Life of Young Wife in Shooting
In Huntington Park California a feather pillow shielded 23 year old Mrs. Margaret Simpson from a pistol shot fired by her husband Carl L. Simpson of Fort Worth Texas at a sanitarium where she was under treatment. The first bullet was stopped by the pillow and a second shot missed. Mrs. Simpson said her husband had been drinking.
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Huntington Park
Cal
U.K
Margaret Simpson
Carl L. Simpson
Fort Worth
Tex
Danger of Soviet Break With Rome Grows Acute
Italy and Germany inform Britain and France they will boycott the Lake Geneva submarine conference. Mussolini and Hitler refuse to attend citing Russia's denunciation of Italy as a pirate power. Britain plans a World War II style convoy system to protect Mediterranean shipping and deter any submarine or air attack.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
Lake Geneva
Benito Mussolini
Russia
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Ideal Government for Country Is Described
Hubert C. Herring of the Council for Social Action told a Northeast Ohio M E Church conference that America must find a distinctly American form of government between Hamiltonian elite rule and Jeffersonian mass rule. He urged Americans to reject imported social philosophies like communism or fascism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
U.P
America
Northeast Ohio
M. E. Church
Hubert C. Herring
Council For Social Action
The
Congregational and Christian Churches of the
United States
CCC Camps Cut to 2500 October 1
The Civilian Conservation Corps will abandon nearly 250 camps on October 1 reducing strength to fewer than 300000. About 90000 enrollees will be discharged as limits set by the three year extension take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Joint Reunion Proposed for Northern and Southern Vets
Union Civil War veterans at the GAR encampment in Madison discussed a joint Gettysburg reunion with Confederate veterans planned for June 25 to July 6, 1938. Debate centered on flags with Confederate Stars and Bars flown at prior gatherings amid concerns over Union participation and symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Grant
Lee
Gettysburg
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Paul L. Roy
James W. Willett
Tama
Gar Advocate
Roy
Cities Relief Needs Leading To New Fight
Ohio lawmakers clash with the state administration and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce over a possible 2.5 million appropriation to fund city relief costs for late 1937. The chamber cites Dr Arch D Schultz estimates while budget chief Merlin Brenneman disputes available funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Administration
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Chamber
Arch D. Schultz
Merlin Brenneman
State Finance Department
General Revenue Fund
Tax Commission
Farley Praises U. S. Postmen
In Kansas City James A. Farley addressed a delegation of national letter carriers after their union voted against lifting a ban on political activity. He called postmen messengers of love and cheer and urged their crucial role in everyday life and in Santa Claus logistics.
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Kansas City
U.P
James A. Farley
Farley
Santa Claus
National Association of Letter Carriers
Refugees Escape Shanghai Shell Fire Under U S Warships
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr reports American refugees ran 12 miles down the Whangpoo River under shell fire as U S warships stood by with guns drawn but not fired. Refugees aboard a tender used an American flag over the smokestack for protection while shells rained around them. She arrived in Victoria after leaving Shanghai with others, saying she will publish a book about the experience.
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Victoria
B. C
U.P
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
China
Whangpoo River
Shanghai
U. S
President Jefferson
Chicago Asks Doctors in Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
Chicago health authorities sought guidance from skilled physicians to treat infantile paralysis victims. Early word from the health service says nationwide outbreak is leveling off, but Chicago fears the peak may still lie ahead.
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Chicago
U.P
Health Service
Bundesen
Nelsonville Leader Elected to Reunite Athens County Democrats
Oral Daugherty of Nelsonville was elected unanimously as chairman of the Athens County Democratic Executive Committee to restore harmony after the death of Dan A. Bardin. Herman Theisen of Millfield joined the committee, and E. B. Young resigned to make room. Jordan urged Daugherty's nomination, praising his leadership.
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Athens County
Dan A. Bardin
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Herman Theisen
Millfield
Miners’ Union
E. B. Young
Barding
Theisen. Co
L. Jordan
Bardin
Jordan
Daugherty
C. G., Dew
E. Handley
Glouster
Sunday Creek Coal Co
John Green
Harold Kittrell
Rardin
Northern Ohio GOP leaders meet with national chair in Alliance
Alliance hosts a gathering as Northern Ohio Republican leaders play golf and discuss party issues with John D. M. Hamilton, the Republican National Chairman, focusing on regional concerns and strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Ohio
John D. M. Hamilton
Gable denies engagement rumor as actress flaunts ring
Del la Carroll, a London and Hollywood dancer, admits an understanding with Clark Gable while on tour with him in London. Gable, fishing with Carole Lombard, has previously denied deeper ties and has not divorced his first wife. The studio notes no engagement beyond a casual acquaintance and questions the ring’s significance.
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Della Carroll
London
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Gable
Carole Lombard
Miss Carroll
Child is fire heroine Stockton U P awakens two families
Five year old Caroline Irwin awoke to smoke from a fire and led two families to safety from burning homes early today, police report.
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Stockton
U.P
Caroline Irwin
Oil well halts classes at Methodist Ridge school
An oil well on school grounds near Meth odist Ridge caused a temporary school shutdown today. Students will transfer to Glencoe school until the well is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Clairsville
Methodist Ridge
Schoo Fot
Glencoe School
Administration Says U S Forces In East Inadequate For Safety
Officials warned that the United States cannot guarantee shipping or national protection abroad without a large military buildup likely consuming half or more of government revenues. They said the nation is not willing to wage a major war and urged evacuation of nationals from danger zones.
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U. S
East
Washington
U.s.—Administration
United States
Roosevelt
Mediterranean Sea
Hydrographic Office of the Navy Deepartment
Ethiopia
Peiping
Tientsin
U. S. Navy
Shanghai
Chicago
The
Daily Times
Times
James L. Metcalfe
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bund
Germany
Mueller
Upe
Amereican
Hitler
Fuehrer
Amerikadeitscher Volksbund
Friaz Kuhn
Ford Hospital
Detroit
Fou Motor Company
Shanghai Fire and Sniper Fire Threaten U S Patrol Ship
Chinese forces resist a major Japanese bombing campaign as shells threaten the American Consulate General and the U S naval patrol ship Isabel off Shanghai. Jet fighters strike from the air while trains and refugee movements become targets amid intensified hostilities near the International Settlement.
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Shanghai
Bridge Dismantling Opens With Ceremony
In Columbus the Rich Street Bridge was ceremonially dismantled with a Pioneer Dinner of beans and barbecue. An obituary of the bridge was read and a girder cut by an acetylene torch. The new Main Street Bridge will be christened with champagne by Miss Ann Gessaman Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Rich Street
Main Street Bridge
Ann Gessaman
Gessaman
Wheeler Attacks Roosevelt Power At Miners Rally
Senator Burton Wheeler told a Bear Creek rally that Roosevelt wields more power than any ruler except Hitler Mussolini and Stalin. He accused the President of withholding reports on the 2 billion dollars authorized to buy foreign currencies and said he can influence living costs both in the United States and worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Creek
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Wheeler
Senate
Supreme Court
Man seeks refund of 1.50 marriage license fee in child bride case
In Poplar Bluff Missouri William H. Grimes 67, a farm laborer, demanded the 1.50 license fee back after his 11 year old bride preferred dolls to housework. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts falsifying an affidavit to obtain the license and contributing to a minor's delinquency and received a one year jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
U.P
William H. Grimes
R. I. Cope
French Batteries Fire On Nationalist Plane Near Algiers
French coastal batteries at Tenes fired three shots at a Nationalist plane attempting a low altitude pass over Algiers port. The aircraft was not struck.
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Algiers
Tenes
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U.S
W. F. Smiley
Watertown
N. Y
Leona Backus
State Institution For Women
Hudson
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Clark
Boston
Hyde Park
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Miss Clark
Franklin, Jr
Ethel du Pont
White House
John
Harvard University
Cannes
Oll Well Halts
Orient
U. S. Es
Japan
Pootung
Sunkiang
IDR
Chicago Times
Deutscher Volksbund
Amerikadenseher Bund
William Mueller
the Times
Berlin
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