New Labor Relations Board Appointed Urges Patience
Francis J. Gorman of the textile strike committee says Southern mill centers show strong strike sentiment amid alleged discrimination. He urges unions to wait for the new board's actions, citing delayed findings and possible cases across cotton and woolen industries as local unions report discrimination in several states.
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GTON
Francis J. Gorman
Textile Strike Committee
North
N. J
Concord
North Waterville
Maine
High C
Worcester
Mass
Gadsden
Alabama
North Carolina
Middle- East
Hampton
High Shoals
Wilkes-Barre
Zanesville Men Face Charges in Pittsburgh Robbery Case
In Zanesville Ohio on Sept 25 21 year old suspect pleaded in Municipal Court to first degree robbery amid a case tied to an attempt to marry a Pittsburgh entertainer. Police say a 23 year old man, Robert Swider, fled after a gunpoint incident with a gunshot victim.
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Ille
Cp—Ruser
J. Linto
Pitts
Robert Swider
Harold Fleming
Pittsburgh
Zanesville
Woman, 73, Sues Mate 75 Over Property in Wilborough
Laura, age 73, files for divorce from Thomas, 75, alleging infidelity with another woman and financial misappropriation. The case, heard in Pleas Court, seeks property division amid marital strife in Piqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sues
Wilborough
Piqua
Laura
Pleas Court
Classified Ads Offer Quick Savings and Easy Listings
The Messenger’s Classifieds promise time and money saved with ads. Dial 0242 for quick placement and coverage of services, jobs, and items for sale.
Jail Breaker Seized After Second Kidnap Plot
John Baldwin, 19, described as a jail breaker, was captured in Oakland after a second apparent kidnapping attempt in four days. Police used tear gas to end the standoff with Baldwin who allegedly abducted Miss Marjorie Evans and W. R. McKane from in front of Oakland City Hall and forced them to drive him to a hotel to retrieve belongings.
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Oakland
Calif
Bay
John Baldwin
Desperado
R. C. Stratton
Glendale
Marjory Evans
W. R. McKane
Baldwin
Miss Evans
McKane
Oakland City Hall
Lane
Grange Master To Speak Here
W. F. Kirk of Port Clinton state master of the Ohio Grange will be principal speaker at the Athens Grange booster program at the fairgrounds hall on Wednesday night at 8 oclock. Other speakers include W. H. McClain master of Athens Grange E S Haller who will read a message from the national master J T Hope on the history of the organization and R R Barker on legislation. The program opens with a flag salute and features music plays titled His Soul an essay by Mrs Edith Jacoby a song The Vikings by Mrs W H McClain a reading Out to Old Aunt Marys by Mrs Nell Westfall a pantomime Lead Kindly Light and a drill by the second degree team with an agricultural educational and floral exhibit. BOY STRUCK BY CAR DIES TOLEDO Sept 25 4 Struck by one machine and hurled into the path of another three year old Arthur Haly was killed in front of his home.
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W. F. Kirk
Port Clinton
The
Grange
Ohio
Athens Grange
Fairgrounds
W. H. McClain
E.S. Haller
J. T. Hope
R. R. Barker
Edith Jacoby
Vikings
Old Aunt Mary's
Nell Westfall
Carl
Toledo
Arthur Haly
Mystery Man Linked With Ship Blaze
Arthur J. Pender of Clinton Mass night watchman aboard the Morro Castle testified at a federal inquiry. He described seeing smoke from a cargo hold ventilator on the hurricane deck and a mysterious gray suited man moments before a "white flame" erupted in the writ ing room.
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New York
N. Y
Arthur J. Pender
Clinton
Mass
Morro Castle
Federal
Royal Infant Born in Italy
News from Naples reports the birth of Princess Maria Pia to Crown Prince Umberto and Princess Marie Jose. A Fascist proclamation praises Italy revived by Mussolini era and national celebrations begin with bells and gifts for newborns. King Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini were informed by telegraph and city officials.
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Naples
Italy
Umberto
Marie Jose
Maria Pia
Elena
Victor Emanuel
Mussolini
Bank Hold-Up Thwarted. President Defies Robbers
In Mansfield three men tried to rob the Bellville Savings Bank but failed when president Isaac Gatton, 62, refused to surrender funds and ordered a clerk to summon police. The incident occurred Sept 25. Local authorities investigating.
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Mansfield
Bellville Savings Bank
Isaac Gatton
Relief graft charges hit Prestonsburg officials
Prestonsburg mayor A C Carter county judge W L Stumbo and minister W M Chapman lead a group of seven charged with fraudulently converting 122500 in federal relief funds. Others named include Regina Mayo George Woods Utlo Fannin and Herbert Salisbury. Indictments allege misapplication of relief orders to personal ventures and farms. County attorney C C Hall says more indictments are coming and a Pike County jury will hear the cases.
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Allege
Prestonsburg
UPI
A. C. Carter
Floyd County
W. L. Stumbo
W. M. Chapman
Regina Mayo
George Woods
Utlo Fannin
Herbert Salisbury
Carter
Stumbo
Mayo
Woods
Fannin
Salisbury
C. C. Hall
Hall
Pike County
Extortion Case Casts New Light On Lindbergh Kidnapping
New evidence surfaces as New Jersey state police seek Hauptmann fingerprints and consider three charges. A Freehold suspect, James Barry, is questioned while New York police review Hauptmann carpentry tools for matching marks.
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Barry
Hauptmann
Freehold
New York
Roosevelt Returns to Washington after National Survey
President Roosevelt heads to Washington tonight after a monthlong nationwide survey. He plans a Thursday radio address tied to The New York Herald Tribune conference on current problems and will soon outline his future proposals and ship stewardship. An early NRA reorganization and decentralization of administration are anticipated.
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Roosevelt
White House
Stion
Washington
New York Herald Tribune
Mr. Roosevelt
NRA
Rainbow Leads British Challenger in America's Cup Race
The American defender Rainbow overcame a one minute advantage built by the British challenger Endeavour on the first leg of the 30 mile triangular course. Rainbow led the field at four miles in the sixth race of the series near Newport.
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Apoard
U. S
Newport
Rainbow Today
Endeavour
Officers Seek Three Women To Verify Convict Story
Youngstown reports federal agents seek three New Jersey women to corroborate George Paulin’s claim of knowing kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann. Michael Paulin says the women would verify the convict’s army era letters and confirm an acquaintance, not involve the Lindbergh case.
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Youngstown
New Jersey
George Paulin
Ohio
Michael Paulin
George
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Paulin
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Fort Hancock
N. J
Michael
Civilization Too Slow For Will, Wants To Pick Up Extra Day
Will Rogers lampoons maritime logistics aboard the Ile de France, imagining a floating air station to drop off and pick up a day. He questions yacht racing referees and jokes about self liquidating projects and a noisy foghorn in a tersely humorous note.
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Ile DE France
Jesse Jones
Will Rogers
O'Ryan Blasts La Guardia Over Police Interference
General John F. O'Ryan resigns as New York police commissioner and accuses Mayor La Guardia of serious interference with the police department and inciting public disorder. He cites mass picketing and says the mayor ordered 1,400 police and detectives concentrated in Harlem.
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New York
John F. O'Ryan
la Guardia
O'Ryan
O’ryan
Harlem
100000 Workers Await Pay Restoration
More than 100000 packing plant workers awaited pay restoration today as four major companies and two smaller ones announced wage increases of eight percent to take effect October 1, boosting weekly wages and adding millions annually to the industry payrolls. The raises followed employee requests channeled through plant representative groups.
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Chicago
Midnight Street Battle Turns Fatal in Marseille
In Marseille two bill posters were killed and several wounded in a midnight street clash between rival political parties. Police said both sides fired revolvers after confronting each other while posting images of a candidate.
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Marseille
France
Chauncey Man Murdered by Grudge Killer
Arey Hillyer, 27, of Chauncey, was stabbed twice in Bartley West Virginia after being mistaken for a man targeted by a grudge. The killer, arrested, attempted suicide in Charleston jail. Hillyer born in Chauncey, buried in Nye Cemetery. funeral Wednesday at Chauncey Church of Christ. Survived by parents, wife, a daughter, siblings, with relatives in Akron arriving.
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Chauncey
Arey Hillyer
Robert Hillyer
Bartley
W. Va
Hillyer
Charleston
Four Athens County Men Among Paroled Inmates
Sixty Ohio State Reformatory inmates were granted paroles. Athens County men include Pat Allen auto theft with release Nov 1 Charlie Barnes auto theft with release Nov 1 to go to West Virginia Claude Burton breaking and entering with Oct 15 release and Floyd Leffler non support with Oct 10 release.
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Columbus
Ohio State Reformatory
Athens County
Pat Allen
Charlies Barnes
West Virginia
Claude Burton
Floyd Leffler
Middletown Dairy Worker Dies From Plant Inspection Plate Failure
L. P. Bailey, 28, a dairy employee in Middletown, is dead after burns from an inspection plate failure at the dairy plant. The disaster occurred during routine checks. The accident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Middletown
L. P. Bailey
Prosecutor says evidence ties Hauptmann to Lindbergh ransom note
District Attorney Foley announced that handwriting boards found in Bruno Hauptmann’s closet show Dr. John Condon’s New York address and phone number as the Lindbergh ransom intermediary. Hauptmann allegedly admitted writing the address and number to aid the case, with boards also bearing serial numbers linked to the ransom money.
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Condon
New York
Samuel J. Foley
John Condon
Brome
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Foley
Col. Lindbergh
Jassie
Heauptmenn
Con
Ford Signals Athens Visit for McGuffey Centenary
Henry Ford expressed willingness to attend a September 18 1939 celebration in Athens marking the 100th anniversary of William Holmes McGuffey’s Ohio University presidency. Prof U N Hoover reported the remark at a McGuffey observance in West Liberty Pennsylvania where Ford was a speaker. The event drew about 15009 attendees and featured reps from Washington and Jefferson College Miami University and the University of Virginia with Andrew H M Hepburn among attendees.
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Athens
Holmes McGuffey
Ohio University
U. N. Hoover
McGuffey
West Liberty
Washington and Jefferson College
Miami University
University of Virginia
Andrew HM. Hepburn
Indianapolis
Rockefeller Kin Dies in New York Financier
Perry A. Rockefeller nephew of John D. Rockefeller and prominent New York financier died early today after stomach surgery at Doctors' Hospital. A director of major banks and industrial firms, he was 58 and had been critically ill since the operation, dying at 6 o'clock this morning.
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New York
Perry A. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Willam G. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Doctors’ Hospital
Ten Balloonists Down In Race Over Europe
A Gordon Bennett Cup balloon race saw ten contestants down with six in Russia. Sixteen balloons started from Warsaw, some drifting east over Central Russia. The American Navy balloon and the Buffalo Courier Express entry landed safely on Soviet soil near the Estonian boundary.
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Europe
Moscow
Russia
Warsaw
United States
Scarlet Fever Strikes Meigs County Children's Home
Eighb children at the Meigs County Children's Home are ill with scarlet fever, but all cases are mild. The home reports the spread has been checked and the illness is under observation.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hunter Killed as Cap Misidentified in Squirrel Hunt
Lancaster, Sept 25. Clarence Jones, 58, was shot and killed by Robert Johnson, 52, who mistook Jones grey cap for a squirrel during a hunting trip. The incident marks Lancaster’s first hunting fatality.
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Lancaster
Clarence Jones
Robert Johnson
Jones
Mrs Hauptmann Keeps Faith Amid Hatred After Lindbergh Case
In New York Anna Hauptmann endures hate as days pass since Bruno Hauptmann’s arrest for the Lindbergh kidnapping. She defends her husband, says he would never harm their child, and shares letters urging silence while their baby Manfried stays with relatives. She recalls their stock investments and speaks of hope and truth despite fear.
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Lindbergh
New York
Anna Hauptmann
Charles Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Manfried
Hans Mueller
Richard
Roosevelt
Anna
Jand
Lindberghs Stop at Blue Ash Refuel Then Continue Flight
Charles Lindbergh and his wife landed briefly at FE M Flying Service Field Blue Ash near Cincinnati to refuel and press on toward Columbus. Field attendants reported a quick stop and little conversation about conditions. George Paulin, linked to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping plot, is a prisoner in Ohio Penitentiary Columbus.
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Fief
FE. M. & Flying Service
Blue Ash
City Limited
Feld
George Paulin
Lindbergh
Ohio
Columbus
Hauptmann Prints Compared to Lindbergh Case Evidence
Justice Department experts pursued data on prints tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping noting Hauptmann prints may differ in size from those found at Hopewell. The Fisch prints, dating from his death in Germany, were considered for possible correlation. A Bronx Grand Jury session extended with more witnesses and discussion of ransom money, a ladder lumber source, and a can linked to the crime.
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Hauptmann
Bronx County
New Jersey
Daily News
Lindbergh Nursery
New York
Bronx
Trenton
Jersey
Norman Schwarzkopf
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Germany
Justice Department
Washington
Fisch
Ividor Fisch
Bronx County Grand Jury
Ade
Dstrict
Charles A. Lindbergh
Warm spell expected to end by Thursday
Columbus reports a 36 hour outlook starting last night showing continued warm, fair weather in the vicinity for the next 36 hours followed by cooler temperatures around Thursday.
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Columbus
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Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
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