Hitler Opens War of Peace Conference on Sudetenland Deadline
In Munich Hitler declares Saturday as the fixed deadline for German troop entry into Czechoslovakia as Britain France Germany and Italy seek a peaceful solution at Fuehrer House. Daladier Chamberlain Mussolini and Edouard Daladier attend the opening session amid war tension. German sources suggest a token Czech troop withdrawal from the Eger district may allow immediate Nazi ingress and gradual occupation of Sudeten regions.
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War Zone Briefs From Europe As Munich Talks Continue
A U P dispatch notes Mussolini urged Hitler to delay invasion of Czechoslovakia and Hitler planned a 60 division entry at 2 p.m. Soviet Isvestia dismisses Munich as capite the democracies. Poland vows to attack unless Lower Silesia is returned. Roosevelt urges Mussolini to press Hitler for a conference to delay mobilization in a personal note and appeal for peace.
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Mussolini withdraws Italian aid for Spanish fascists
Reports from Rome Barcelona and the Franco Spanish border say Benito Mussolini plans to stop aiding the Nationalists and withdraw volunteers. Barcelona says Loyalist government dissolves International Brigades and demobilizes them. Border dispatch claims 500 Italian airmen have left Nationalist Spain.
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Pittman Urges Cotton for Silver Trade Plan
Sen. Pittman of Nevada proposed that the United States could dispose of 13,400,000 bales of cotton, all surplus as of August 1, by exchanging it with foreign nations for silver. The idea frames a trade to swap agricultural surplus for precious metal to balance markets.
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Japanese foreign minister Ugaki resigns reported in Tokyo
The Exchange Telegraph in Tokyo cites Tokyo dispatches that General Kazuchige Ugaki has resigned from his position as Japanese foreign minister. The report notes Ugaki's sudden departure amid wartime leadership changes and indicates potential shifts in diplomatic policy.
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Death Toll Rises After Charleston Tornado Barrels Through Waterfront
A tornado ripped through Charleston's industrial and residential waterfront causing heavy casualties and massive damage. At least 25 dead and over 300 injured, many of them Black workers, with the Trimord Hotel roof collapsing and City Hall roof torn off. The Charleston Paper and Pulp mill was wrecked trapping workers.
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Trimord
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Skull Found Ties Torso Murder Mystery in Cleveland
Police scoured the east side for clues after a human skull fragment was found at a city dumping ground. Coroner S R Gerber said the piece may have been buried or burned, with burial suggesting about ten years since death if true.
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Cleveland
S. R. Gerber
Portsmouth Plane Crash Victim Dies of Injuries
Curtis Morris aged 46 of Portsmouth died Wednesday night from injuries sustained in a plane crash near Raven Rock Airport on Sunday. Pilot William Brand, 20, remained in critical condition while Carl Anderson was reported recovering. Brand had bought the 10 year old plane three weeks ago and flew it without a license per Department of Commerce inspectors. Montreal U.P reports a rush by foreign born residents to obtain Canadian naturalization papers.
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Raven Rock
William Brand
Carl Anderson
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Department of Commerce
Gallia County Farmer Pardoned in Gun Trap Case
Gallia County farmer Ann Childers 58 of Greenfield Township, jailed for setting a trap gun wounding neighbor boy Dan Earl Wagner, has been unconditionally pardoned by Governor Davey after appeals failed. About 700 Gallia residents signed petitions. he has returned to his farm and may relocate.
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Dan Earl Wagner
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Heart Attack Fatal To Prominent Gallian
Gallia County obituary notes George Rothgeb, 76, a prominent farmer from near Addison, died early today after a heart attack. Funeral services are expected to be held Sunday as arrangements are finalized.
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Addison
Taft Auctions Stock and GOP Farm Program Claim
Belmont U P Taft Republican Senate candidate Robert A Taft auctioned a large stock sale before about 500 farmers and claimed proof of benefits from a GOP farm program He knocked down a bid of 14 cents a pound, well above the previous top price of nine cents, asserting this shows what he can accomplish with the Republican solution.
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Mussolini Face Saver For Hitler, Pittman Says
Senator Key Pittman said Mussolini agreed to act as mediator in the European crisis to save face for Adolf Hitler. Pittman, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Mussolini the greatest political poker player in history.
Hoover Pictures Europe as Warning to United States
Former President Herbert Hoover warned Americans to view Europe as a moral warning. In a radio address he linked the global crisis to political immorality and urged voters to demand open merit exams and removal of politically active appointees. He called for abolition of patronage and said he could back conservative policies to oppose corruption.
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Farmer Loses All But Shirt in Alimony Suit
ST. CLAIRSVILLE UP Charles Keronish a 45 year old farmer faced a harsh alimony ruling as Judge Bernard Witten ordered him to surrender nearly all possessions including 75 bushels of wheat 100 bushels of corn 12 sacks of potatoes one horse two hogs two cows and household goods to Stella his common law wife leaving him with only a shirt and bow tie plus shoes and one pair of pants.
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Wm. F. Phillips Dies at Home At Amesville
William Frederick Phillips age 28 died at 7 30 Thursday morning at his parents home in Amesville from complications after an automobile accident in 1935 when his skull was fractured He was born March 4 1910 a student at Dean Academy Tome Prep School and Ohio University and a Beta Theta Pi member He married Edna Mae Irons in 1932 and their son William Ronald Phillips age three survives along with his parents two sisters Mrs C E Fisher Athens and Mrs R J Philhower Pittsburgh and two brothers Richard at home and John at Babson Institute Babson Park Mass Friends may call at the Fisher home Friday afternoon and evening Funeral services will be announced later
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Dewey Nominated as GOP Candidate for New York Governor
Saratoga Springs N Y Thomas E Dewey 36 year old racket busting district attorney of New York County was nominated today by the Republican state convention for governor The convention backed his election and pledged a drive to restore business recovery hour the platform assailed the New Deal and urged strong Republican gains in November
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Dietrich Says Davey Ignored Urgent Letter
Columbus Ohio United Press reports that State Education Director E N Dietrich said Governor Davey ignored a nearly week old letter urging a full Legislature session to prevent closing many schools for lack of funds after December 1. The letter warned urgent action was imperative to avert school shutdowns.
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Four Men Hold Key to Europe Fate in Munich Dilemma
In Munich, four leaders Chamberlain Daladier Mussolini Hitler face off as democracy and dictatorship freight the world toward potential war. The piece argues roots lie in economic rivalry and questions if peace can be brokered while fascism and democracy contend for dominance.
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Three-Power Police Force Discussed At Major Conference
British French and Italian troops could form a three power police force to guarantee orderly proceedings. Germany urged plebiscites for Hungarian and Polish minority areas. Czechoslovakia seeks invitation to the talks as Attaches monitor the meeting in a Locarno era context. The session began early and could end quickly or extend through Friday.
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O. U. Trustee Hamblin Buried Today
Funeral services were held in Toledo today for R. E. Hamblin abandoned age 5 former trustee of Ohio University and former steward of Athens State Hospital. He served 47 years on the university board since 1891 and died after a fall last spring that led to illness. He regularly attended meetings until his injury.
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Charge Against Bill Robinson Dismissed
Hollywood report says the county grand jury found no indictment after hearing testimony from Bill Robinson a 60 year old tap dancer in movies with Shirley Temple and Paul Moffatt 21 substitute center at U C L A. Robinson claimed he defended himself after Moffatt tackled him and he beat him with a gun.
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Two Bandits Rob Ohio National Bank in Clintonville
Two men held up four employees and two customers at the Clintonville Branch of the Ohio National Bank in Columbus on Wednesday afternoon. They escaped in a car with about $3,500.
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Middleport Man Elected Pythians Grand Master
At Youngstown Ohio the Ohio Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters chose Cincinnati as the 1939 meeting place in their final convention session. New officers include Grand Master J B Downing of Middleport.
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J. B. Downing
Middleport
Prayers for Peace Held at First Baptist Church
Public prayers for world peace were conducted today in Youngstown at the First Baptist Church. The event drew local worshipers and civic participants seeking communal solace during a time of global tension.
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Sawyer Says Dem Party is More United
Charles Sawyer, Democratic candidate for governor, told a Bucyrus audience that the party is more united today than ever before. He criticized Republican Bricker for promising a housecleaning and warned of spoilsmanship, alleging Bricker would appoint only Ed Schorr’s allies as state officials.
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Charles Saweyer
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Garret
Ed Schorr
Schorr
Ohio Bridge Statute Test Planned by Auditor
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson planned a suit to test the constitutionality of the Ohio Bridge Commission law. The move follows the purchase of the East Liverpool Chester bridge over the Ohio River for 2,135,000 dollars from the Steubenville East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Co. Ferguson and Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy discussed halting bond sales used to pay for the bridge, arguing the price was excessive.
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U.P
Ohio Bridge Commission
Joseph T. Ferguson
East Liverpool-Chester
W. Va
Ohio River
Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Co
C. A. Smith
Chester
Rival Pickets Remove Priest to New Parish
Rival pickets moved Father Simon Borkowski from his parish house in Vulcan Michigan after months of objections to his transfer. Father Dooley of Norway was installed as his successor and guarded by pickets largely from Iron Mountain.
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Simon Borkowski
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Father Barkowski
Iron Mountain
Cunard Line Cancels Aquitania S sailing to New York
London reports Cunard White Star Line cancels the liner Aquitania voyage to New York scheduled for October 5. The move affects transatlantic service and potential passenger plans.
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