Meigs County Sheriff Faces Second Degree Murder Charge
Meigs County special grand jury indicts Sheriff Roscoe Fowler for second degree murder and six Eagles Lodge trustees on gambling counts. Fowler bonded at 15 000, arraignment set for next Monday as witnesses remain sparse and proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Henry Ewing
Fred W. Crow
Herman Beards
Ewing
George Beards
Delbert Welker
Beards
Welker
C. E. Peoples
Crow
Peoples
Craig L. Davis
Columbus
Williams Calls for Abolition of Labor Relations Board
J W Williams president of the building trades department in Denver urges the abolition or severe restriction of the National Labor Relations Board. He spoke after an executive board meeting ahead of the department’s annual convention as a prelude to the AFLO convention. Williams accuses the board of not carrying out the Wagner Act and says it is packed with CIO sympathizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver U
American Federation of Labor
J. W. Williams
Building Trades Department
National Labor Relations Board
Williams
A. F. of L
Labor
CIO
Used Car Market Grows as Dealers Target Prospects
Automobile manufacturers note used-car buyers outnumber new-car buyers by about two to one and local dealers respond by focusing on this growing trade segment.
Principals in Kidnapping Probe Near Chicago
Police hunted leads in the kidnapping of Charles S. Ross a 72 year old Chicago manufacturer. Mrs Ross the victim’s wife awaited the ransom while Ross was forced from his car after dinner with Florence Friage his former secretary and family friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
No Word From Kidnappers Police Fear Ross Is Dead
Chicago police fear 72 year old Charles S. Ross is dead after a weekend kidnapping in Sycamore Illinois. His wife waits by the phone amid vague leads while investigators seek the alleged gray capfinger and two accomplices. Miss Florence Freihage and a 19 year old bellboy identified the abduction scene and potential suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Florence Freihage
Sycamore
Ill
Miss Freihage
Cecil Vandermere
Fargo
Daniel Gilbert
State's Attorney's Police
Youth Leaders Pledge Aid to GOP in 1938
Fifteen young Republican leaders pledged to rally youth for the 1938 campaign. John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the G O P national committee, said competition creates wealth and warned against monopoly. He praised Sherman Anti‑Trust era actions and outlined a nationwide tour to build the 1938 effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
G.O.P. National Committee
Republican Party
G.O.P
Hamilton
Begin Search For Patrolman Conn Missing In Ohio
State police and eastern Ohio officers search for Highway Patrolman George Conn age 28 missing since he left at 3 pm Monday to arrest a Freeport Ohio man for a traffic violation. Conn did not answer a radio call at 8 pm or a later instruction to contact his station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Philadelphia
O.R
Ohio
George Conn
Freeport
Conn
Homer Ball
Storm Warning Issued for New England Coast
The Weather Bureau ordered warnings along the Atlantic coast from Nantucket to Eastport as a tropical disturbance northeast of the Virginia Capes gains strength. It likely will reach gale force tonight along the New England coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AU P
U. S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Nantucket
Mass
Eastport
Virginia Capes
New England
Cincinnati Police Chief Weatherly Heads State Association
Cincinnati Chief Eugene T. Weatherly was elected president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police at the conclusion of the seventh annual convention. Toledo will host the next meeting. East Cleveland’s L. G. Corlett is first vice president, Toledo’s R. E. Allen is second vice president, and L. B. Miller was re elected as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
Eugene T. Weatherly
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Toledo
L. G. Corlett
East Cleveland
R. E. Allen
L. B. Miller
Ohio Declares Fire Prevention Week October 3 9
Governor Davey designated October 3 through 9 as Fire Prevention Week in Ohio to emphasize safety measures and prevent fires across the state. The proclamation urges residents to inspect fire alarms escape plans and educate families about fire safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Davey
Ohio
Parents Form South Scioto School Board in Massieville
In Ross County, parents outraged by the Ross County board of education decision to transfer Massieville students to Huntington district organize a private school in Massieville. They elect a South Scioto school board, hire two teachers, and plan classes in the town hall and a local church with no state funding for average daily attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
U.P
Massieville
Ross County Board of Education
Huntington
South Scioto
KE. N. Dietrich
Seven Hundred Share Company Bonus at Myers & Bros
Seven hundred workers of the F. E. Myers and Bros Company will share a bonus of seven and a half percent of their earnings for the last year under a plan announced by company officials. The firm will also pay an extra 50 cent dividend to stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland -Au
F. E. Myers & Bros. Co
Britain and France push to end foreign intervention in Spain
At Geneva the Sixth Committee heard Britain and France say they aim to end foreign involvement in Spain and urged the assembly to back negotiations with Italy for withdrawal of foreign volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
U.P
Great Britain
France
Sixth Committee
The
Peace Committee
League of Nations
Spain
Britain
Italy
Aunt Wields Pitchfork To Save Nephew From Bull Attack
In Tiffin Ohio Mrs Blanche Burd saved her 18 year old nephew George Zeis Cromers from a charging bull. Zeis suffered a rib fracture and pelvic bruises after being knocked down and trampled before the aunt drove off the animal with a pitchfork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
U.P
Blanche Burd
George Zeis
Cromers
Zeis
Paris Exhibition Sees Over Eight Million Visitors
Photo electric cell recorders at gates of the Paris Exhibition show more than 8,000,000 visitors since opening over two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Fires Three In Cleveland Break Probe
Sheriff Martin L. O'Donnell discharged three deputies and suspended another tied to an escape at the county jail last week. John Somerville, chief assistant jailer, was fired for allowing an inmate’s visitor without permission. Tony Zakrajsek was suspended for 30 days after a gun was turned on him. Deputy Arthur Weitzel and Deputy Martin Singleton were also removed for releasing a key and opening a jail door after the inmates had left their cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Martin L. O'Donnell
Bird Brothers
James Widmer
John Somerville
Weitzel
Three Children Die In Summer Cottage Fire
In Michigan near Ann Arbor three children Louise 4 Judy 2 Jackie 2 months died in a cottage fire at Horseshoe Lake. Their mother Mrs Peter Weber and three other children Arthur 10 Bobbie 8 Dorothy 6 were hospitalized with critical injuries. Weber a Detroit truck driver rented the cottage a day before. The mother said the roof collapsed as they tried to escape and she could not reach the remaining children. Donna 5 escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Peter Weber
Horseshoe Lake
Louise
Judy
Jackie
Arthur
Bobbie
Dorothy
Donna
Weber
Detroit
Robbie
Indictments Link Sheriff Deputies to Wagner Act Violations
A federal grand jury indicted Harlan County Sheriff T R Middleton 22 deputies 24 coal operators and 22 coal companies for conspiracy to violate the Wagner Act in a bloody clash over union activity. George Ward secretary of the coal operators group was accused of funding thugs to threaten beat and kill workers. Bonds were set at 5000 for the sheriff and operators 2500 for the deputies. Five former deputies were named. A separate report notes the death of Claude Brooke and Frances White in a car crash near Mt Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
U.P
Harlan County
U. S. Department of Justice
T. R. Middleton
Middleton
George Ward
Coal Operators Association
Ben Unbank
Frank White
George Lee
Avery Hensley
Lee Fleenor
Allen Bowlin
Denies Part In Shooting In Crystal Lake Case
Harry Dingledine 54 was captured in Royal Oak Michigan after a three week manhunt. He said he visited Franklin and began a motor trip through Indiana Illinois Missouri before returning to Michigan. He claimed to be at the Crystal Lake cottage but denied participating in the September 3 gun battle that killed two officers and a bandit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
U.P
Harry Dingledine
Royal Oak
Mich
Crystal Lake
Dingledine
Franklin
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Michigan
Sleeping Beauty Near Death After Six Years In Deep Coma
Patricia Maguire, after six years in a coma tied to sleeping sickness, faces a critical condition due to abdominal tumor and pneumonia. Doctors warn removal risks life. oxygen, transfusion, and last rites administered as her doctors Marcus Traut and Presbyterian Hospital monitor her status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Maguire
Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Maguire
License Bureaus To Be Open Nights This Week
Columbus registrar of motor vehicles directs deputies in larger communities to stay open until 9 p.m. for the week to aid commercial drivers who cannot meet the 6 p.m. closing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank West
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
First trailer wedding staged in New Jersey at Cape May
Jack Taylor of Wildwood New Jersey married Miss Betty Hilton of New York in Cape May in what was believed to be the state’s first trailer wedding. The ceremony took place in a roadside trailer setting drawing local attention and press notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
N. J
U.P
Jack Taylor
Wildwood
Betty Hilton
New York
New Jersey
Farm Bureau Official Urges Highway Purge
Edwin J. Bath, Ohio Farm Bureau legislative representative, urged the state auditor and attorney general to purge the highway department citing abundant evidence of growing road corruption and a need for decisive action to end alleged evil methods and motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Edwin J. Bath
Ohio Farm Bureau
State Highway Department
Move To Pee Prices of Coal
Preliminary steps toward fixing prices on Ohio produced coal were taken by operators of more than 500 Ohio mines. The Ohio District Producers Board sought approval of the National Bituminous Coal Commission for classification schedules that will base minimum mine prices while forecasting no rise in household fuel costs. The commission had earlier rejected other districts due to preferential treatment for large coal consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Ohio
Ohio District Producers’ Board
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Police Car Stolen Third Time in Newbury Heights
In Newbury Heights a patrol car vanished from in front of the police station. Patrolman Charles Rutkowski said this is the third theft, with earlier incidents recovered quickly. this time authorities fear the cruiser is gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland U
Newbury Heights
Charles Rutkowski
Bar Delegates Oppose Black Appointment at ABA Meeting
The American Bar Association prepared a resolution denouncing Hugo L. Black's Supreme Court appointment as 5,000 delegates applauded speakers who attacked Roosevelt's New Deal. The resolutions committee studied a plan to let the ABA appoint a five member panel to review Black's fitness. The resolution cites secret oath bound orders and religious and radical animosity as incompatible with the Court. It will be reported to the general assembly Thursday with other resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Bar Association
Hugo L. Black
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Robert Lee Tullis
Baton Rouge
Bar Association
Justice Black
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Mussolini and Hitler to Reveal Axis Aims Tonight
In coordinated speeches at Berlin, Mussolini and Hitler plan to announce their policies and the Rome Berlin axis. Mussolini’s visit culminates in a triumphal procession to the Olympic grounds where foreign affairs are to be stated amid a holiday atmosphere and a suspended 3 a.m. curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
AUP
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Hitler
Olympic Grounds
Battle for Custody of Child Film Star
In Hollywood Freddie Bartholomew's aunt Miss Mylli cent Bartholomew and his parents contend in court over custody and earnings. The 13 year old actor's guardianship and contract have sparked a long series of legal actions. The parents Cecil and Mrs Bartholomew of London seek control as the ongoing dispute continues in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.P
Freddie Bartholomew
Myllicent Bartholomew
Cecil Bartholomew
London
Rough weather delays arrival of Justice Black ship
The S. S. City of Norfolk bringing Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black home from Europe faced rough weather off the Virginia Capes. Officials of the Baltimore Mail Line said docking was pushed from about 5 a.m. to nearly noon Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
U.P
S. S
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Virginia Capes
Baltimore Mail Line
Summit County Labor Assembly Formed Amid CLU Charter Revocation
Frank King of the AFL announces the formation of the Summit County Trades and Labor Assembly to supplant the Central Labor Union. The move follows protests by five of the CLU executive board members and reportedly on orders from AFL president William Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
U.P
Summit County Trades and Labor Assembly
Old Central Labor Union
Frank King
American Federation of Labor
CLU
King
H. A. Bradley
A. F. of L
William Green
Roosevelt Promises Balanced Budget With Widespread Hydro Use
At Bonneville Dam Oregon President Roosevelt links a balanced next year's federal budget to a policy of distributing hydro power across rural areas. He envisions small communities sharing this new energy while planning regional development along seven or eight natural regions. A TVA style program is discussed, spanning Oregon Washington Idaho and parts of Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Columbia River
Bonneville Dam
Grand Coulee
Communists Victorious in Northwest China Warfront
Chinese sources report the 8th Route Army crushed two Japanese columns at Tatung, west of Peiping, with over 100000 veterans now facing possible annihilation. Tokyo counters claims and warns against fishing-boat attacks amid a larger battle for outer northwest China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
U.P
8Th Route
Tatung
Peiping
Chu Teh
Japan
Outer
Mongolia
Soviet Russia
League condemns Japanese raids on Chinese cities
The League of Nations Assembly approved a resolution condemning Japanese bombing of Chinese urban centers. Fifty-two nations supported the measure, the first major censure of a great power since Ethiopia. The United States reportedly indicated opposition to a Far East conference on the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
World Assembly of the
League of Nations
Japan
League
Jnly
Ethiopia
United States
Far East
Pacific
League of Nations Advisory Committee
Unemployment Census to Reach Mail Carriers Nationwide
Eighty thousand mail carriers will deliver 31 million unemployment census cards over two days. The survey aims to collect data to shape unemployment relief and related policies. Cards must be filled out and mailed back by midnight November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Soldiers in China and Japan kept in service indefinitely
Government decree states that all soldiers fighting in China or mobilized in Japan must remain in service indefinitely. The move expands ongoing military commitments and extends recruitment obligations for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo-Aup
China
Japan
Jokesters Fined for Salt and Pepper Sugar Pranks
In Hollister California Judge Fred Woll set a $15 legal rate for practical jokers who dump salt and pepper into sugar bowls in restaurants. The ruling establishes the fine for this prank as a punishable offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Cal
Fred Woll
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U. S
J. J. Cavanagh
Chicago Motor Club
Mrs. Ross
Charles
GOP
Cincinnatian
Parents Farm School Board
Paris Fair
MT. Liberty
MT. Vernon
Claude Brooke
Frances White
Three C Highway
Farm Bureau
Pittsburgh
Robert Wardrop
First National Bank of Pittsburgh
Sewickley
Flag New Deal
Black’s Fitness
New Summit Labor Unit
Ore
Nanking
Hancchow
Kwanteh
Chiangking
Kasheung
Wuhu
Admiralty
Tokyo
Hiong Kong
Hong Kong
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