Bricker and Sawyer Clash Over Ohio Pension Aid
Ohio governor candidates Bricker and Sawyer agreed federal pension aid should be considered to save Ohio's pension system. Bricker urged a peace plan with a board composed of labor, fraternal, pensioner representatives, and argued liquor taxes fund pensions. Sawyer urged efforts to preserve pensions and resisted politicizing benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Federal
Social Security Board
John W. Bricker
Charles Sawyer
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Bricker
Sawyer
Altmeyer
Bulkley
Senator Bulkley
Washington
Ohio Federation of Labor
Fraternal Order of Eagles
State Liquor Department
Hull Roosevelt Study Europe
President Roosevelt and Cordell Hull studied Hitler's Nuremberg speech and diplomatic dispatches to gauge whether Europe would move toward peace or war. Ambassadors in France Britain and Germany sent impressions on Hitler's defiance and his demand for self determination for 3,500,000 Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. Hull reported to the President in Rochester Minnesota as his son James recovered from a serious operation.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Adolf Hitler
Nuremberg
United States
Europe
France
Great Britain
Germany
Hull
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Rochester
Minn
James
Former Ohio Federal Judge Dies at Toledo
Former Judge John M. Killits aged 80 known as the toughest federal judge in Ohio died in his Toledo hotel apartment. Born near Lithopolis he gained notice presiding over the Dr. Frederick Cook trial in Fort Worth Texas, sentencing Cook to 13 years in Leavenworth.
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Toledo
John M. Killits
Ohio
Lithopolis
Killits
Frederick Cook
Ft. Worth
Tex
Cook
Leavenworth
Parole Man Sentenced During Steel Strike
In Columbus the State Parole Board ordered release from Ohio Penitentiary of Pete Vasleo of Massillon, one of four jailed for disorders in the Little Steel strike at Massillon last summer. Vasleo, admitted Oct 22, 1937, for possessing explosives, will be released Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Massillon
Pete Vasleo
State Emergency Board weighs Legion trip funding
The State Emergency Board considered a request from the American Legion for 15000 dollars to transport the Canton Legion Band the Massillon Drum Corps and the Crooksville Legion Quartet to the American Legion Convention in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Emergency Board
The
American Legion
Canton Legion
Massillon
Crooksville Legion
Los Angeles
Justice Pecora Rules Mistrial In Hines Case
New York report says District Attorney Dewey gained a strategic edge by a mistrial in the lottery conspiracy case against Tammany Leader James J. Hines. Justice Pecora cited a fatally prejudicial error in a key question, nullifying four weeks of testimony and creating political turmoil ahead of Republican governor plans.
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James J. Hines
Tammany Hall
New York City
New York
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
Ferdinand Pecora
Sececy
Dewey
Jersey Nudist Colony Raid Prompts Defense Fund
Members of the American Sun Bathing Association posted about 200 dollars for the defense of 13 nudists arrested last week in Ohio. Rev Illsley Boone executive secretary said an appeal would be taken to preserve constitutional rights after a meeting at the Twin River Associates camp near Delaware Ohio.
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Stockholm
N. J
U.P
American Sunbathing Association
Ohio
Illsley Boone
Oakland
Twin River Associates
Delaware
Methodist Conference Closes in Columbus
The Ohio annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church closed its last meeting before union with other Methodist denominations. Officials opposed taxes for parochial schools and a minimum $1200 minister salary goal. Reports showed increases in contributions Sunday School attendance and church membership. total Ohio Conference membership was about 215,000.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
State to Build Lake in Jackson County
The State Board of Control released 32000 dollars in conservation funds to finance a lake in Jefferson Township Jackson County near Oak Hill. The 400 acre project will serve as a conservation effort.
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Jackson County
Columbus
State Board of Control
Jefferson Township
Oak Hill
Taft challenges Bulkley to national issue debates
In Columbus Robert A Taft a Republican candidate for the U S Senate from Ohio challenged Democratic opponent Sen Robert J Bulkley to a series of debates on national issues during the campaign Both candidates seek to frame the national policy debate as the race moves forward
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
U. S. Senate
Ohio
Robert J. Bulkley
Nine Are Dead In Disorders Amid Sudeten Crisis
Two brief Prague statements sparked a new European crisis. Nine Sudeten Germans killed and many wounded in disorders, while Czechoslovakia ordered martial law in eight Sudeten towns to maintain order. Hitler pledged aid if needed, and Goering’s paper warned force could be used. Editorials blamed democracies for war mood as Hitler rose to Power. (Continued on Page 2)
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Webb Miller
United Press
Prague
Europe
Sudeten
Germany
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Nuremberg
Essen National Zeitung
Hermann Goering
Hitler
No Reds In Ranks Of M E Leaders
A report by the social service commission to the Ohio annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church declares there is not a Communist among its ministers. It condemns fascism and war scare headlines and calls for united Methodism to oppose encroachments on civil life from any authority or movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Social Service Commission
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. G. Ver- Steeg
Caesar
Tiber
Pirates Giants Game Postponed In Wet Grounds
The league leading Pirates and fourth place Giants game was postponed due to wet grounds and will form part of a Wednesday double header. Joe Louis, boxing champion, was sidelined with a walking cast on his right foot after a slide in a softball game.
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NEW York
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Chicago
U.P
Joe Louis
Worst September storm ends drought in Ohio
A severe September storm drenched Ohio, with 3.91 inches of rain in Columbus the heaviest since 1897. Athens saw historic rainfall while Bowling Green faced fallen trees and wires. Lightning fatalities occurred in Cleveland and Wellington, and a New York Central freight train derailed near Thurston.
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Ohio
Columbus
Athens
Nelsonville
Thomas B. Harriston
Cleveland
Bowling Green
Marie Biffle
Newark
New York Central
Thurston
Zanesville
Wellington
Claude Sheldon
Solon
Emil Bribal
Howard Steward
Omaha Truck Drivers Strike
Omaha protesters from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs blockaded highways into Omaha with flying squadrons to halt cross country freight trucks. About 350 members were assigned to the operation after a vote by a 5,000 member union to stop work in protest of wage and hour demands denial by some Omaha operators. Perishable goods were among cargoes.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Thoma
Anention of Labor
Parole Board Freezes 65 From Ohio Penitentiary
The Parole Board granted paroles to 65 inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Among those released was Hocking-Cleveland Kraft, convicted of robbery on November 1, 1938, marking a notable incident in Penitentiary history.
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Columbus
U.P
State Parole Board
Ohio State Penitentiary
Hocking
Cleveland Kraft
Flood Destroys Five Bridges in Hocking County
Torrential rains sent streams to multiyear highs in Hocking County. Five bridges were washed out as the Hocking River and creeks like Old Town Creek and Harper Run surged. A car was forced from a bridge near Havydenville, and crews have now handled about 100 flood repairs this year. Water three feet deep on FE Front Street near Depot Street and a lightning strike hit a light pole on Zanesville Avenue.
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Logan
Hocking
Hocking County
Old Town
Harper Run
Five Mile Creek
Monday Creek
Rush Creek
West Branch
Fred C. Shively
State Highway Department
Emerson Siddal
Marietta
Havydenville
Front St
Depot St
Zanesville Ave
Ministers Assigned at Ohio Session
The Ohio Methodist Episcopal conference announced partial minister assignments for the Chillicothe District. Names include J. Ira Jones as superintendent with several circuits listed as to be supplied, and other ministers such as Stanley Jeffery, G. C. Nutter, FE B. Dean, J. N. Rice, F J Batterson, C. W. Graham, and W. E. Bancroft among those named or noted as to be supplied in various towns including Columbus Albany Athens Glouster Jackson ville Kingston Logan and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ira Jones
Columbus
Albany
Athens
Central Avenue
Stanley Jeffery
W. G. Seaman
Wesley Foundation
R. EF. Bayliff
Bartlett
R. S. Lawrence
Carbondale
Chesterhill- Amesville
G. C. Nutter
Coolville
FE. B. Dean
Gibisonville
W. A. Cooper
Glouster
F. G. Boroff
Guysville-Stewart
J. N. Rice
Hamden
J. G. Deeds
Haydenville
L. O. Lineberger
Jacksonville
Kingston
F J. Batterson
Logan
C. W. Graham
McArthur
W. E. Bancroft
Nelsonville
W. P. Clark
New Plymouth
S. N. Root
Shade
Earl Cowen
Representative Bacon Dies After Heart Attack
Rep. Robert L. Bacon, a prominent Republican and potential minority leader candidate, died of a heart attack in his car near Lake Success while returning from New York after addressing the Women’s National Republican Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Westbury
N. Y
U.P
Robert L. Bacon
Congress
Lake Success
Eden Returns to Foreign Office Amid War Tensions
Anthony Eden, a prominent diplomatic figure in wartime Europe, is shown arriving at the British Foreign Office in London. The former foreign secretary advocates firm action against the dictators and has become more active in the current crisis. The photo was broadcast from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Anthony Eden
London
Eden
Roosevelt Silent on Political and World Affairs
President Roosevelt offered no new comment on domestic or international politics. His primary concern remains the health of his son James, described as being in swell shape after an operation for removal of an ulcer in Rochester.
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Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
James
Stephen
Propaganda Discussed Before Rotary at Athens Club
Robert E. Segal of The Scioto Gazette spoke at the Athens Rotary on propaganda as the mass influence method shaping public opinion. He warned that radio, newspapers, and mass communication push people to follow the crowd while eroding individual thinking, noting extensive federal messaging and political reach in the United States.
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Athens Rotary Club
Robert E. Segal
Scioto Gazette
Chillicothe
United States
Segal
Government to Build Electric Plants in Ohio
The Rural Electrification Administration will send Franklin P. Wood to Ohio to select sites for generating plants to serve farm co operative lines. The move targets high rates quoted by private power companies. One or two plants may be built with a $500000 allotment. REA also funds 156 miles of line to 367 customers in Hancock Wood Wyandot Putnam counties, with prior funding of 321 miles for $333000.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Franklin P. Wood
Ohio
REA
Hancock
Wood
Wyandot
Putnam Counties
Wagner Act Hurts Pay Says Barton Calls for Reform
New York report notes Rep Bruce Barton argues modification of the Wagner Labor Relations Act would raise immediate pay envelopes for millions. He cites the Railway Labor Act as a fair model and says restrictive bargaining hurts workers and management. Continued on page ?.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bruce Barton
Women's
National Republican Club
Barton
Wounded Ex-Convict To Return to Pen
John Angell was shot in the groin during a home altercation over a gun near Rio Grande. He will be returned to the Ohio Penitentiary as a parole violator when able to travel. Samuel Tobin is jailed on $200 bond. authorities do not expect a grand jury indictment.
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Gallipolis
John Angell
Samuel Tobin
Rio Grande
Ohio Penitentiary
Angell
Tobin
Wesley R. Tobin
Six Die In Bus Truck Collision On Wet Road
Six passengers were killed and 13 injured, two critically, when a New York to Boston bus and a truck collided on the rain slick Springfield Worcester Highway near Charlton Massachusetts. Three passengers died almost instantly. Names were not released immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlton
Mass
U.P
New York
Five nationalist planes driven in land near Barcelona port
Public safety forces forced five nationalist airplanes to land in Barcelona today after they reportedly dropped more than twenty hazardous devices in the port district. Government sources indicated no injuries. Military authorities investigated the incident and tightened port security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
U.P
Tydings Wins Big Margin in Maryland Primary
Roosevelt foe Millard E. Tydings leads in Maryland with 107,470 to 76,588 for David L. Lewis as 721 of 1,289 precincts report. Tydings dominates the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland zones while Lewis trails across the district count. Oscar Leser leads in Baltimore in the GOP Senate race. Maine reelects Gov Barrows and three GOP congressmen as Roosevelts margin in other states appears thinner.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Millard E. Tydings
Sena
Ate
Maryland
Tydings
David L. Lewis
Senator Tydings
Maine
Lewis
Georgia
Walter F. George
Connecticut
Sen
Augustine Lonergan
Vermont
Arizona
Colorado
Louisiana
Michigan
New Hampshire
Utah
Miche Igan
Oscar Leser
Baltimore
Galen J. Tait
Montegomery County
Harry W. Nice
Harry T. Phoebus
Barrows
Louis J. Brann
Ask PWA To Furnish Funds
State Highways Director John J. Jaster Jr announced plans to apply to the Federal Public Works Administration for 6.75 million dollars as the federal share of a 15 million dollar Ohio highway program. Funds would aid roads not covered by existing federal aid. Application to L A Boulay of the Columbus regional PWA office. Program targeted for completion in 1939 and 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
John J. Jaster, Jr
Federal Public Works Administration
Ohio
Jaster
L. A. Boulay
PWA
Japs Protest Soviet Border Incursion Near Handazawa
Tokyo reports that Japan filed a protest with the Soviet embassy accusing border guards from Saghalien of entering Japanese territory near Handazawa. The filing warns the incident could worsen Japanese Soviet relations and escalate tensions between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
Foreign Office
Saghalien
Handazawa
Fall of Hankow in Two Weeks Expected
A Japanese force led by Lieut. Gen Naruhiko advances on Hankow believed to be in range to capture the provisional capital within two weeks. Separately, about 500 army reservists from seven states mobilize at Fort Knox to train a blue army for defense against an imagined invasion.
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Shanghai
Prince Naruhiko
Hankow
Fort Knox
U.P
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M. E
James Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
Richard W. Leche
Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference
Representative Bacon
Belmont
Dorothy Travis
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Italy
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