Black to Deliver Radio Reply on Klan Charges Friday
Justice Hugo Black announced by NBC will speak for 30 minutes at 9 30 p m EST Friday to answer charges he is or was a Ku Klux Klan member The address marks an unprecedented step for a Supreme Court justice and follows Ickes sharp Klan remarks at a press conference in Washington Alexandria and Norfolk areas are mentioned in relation to Black on vacation and home locations
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Virginia
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Clifford Durr
Ku Klux Klan
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Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Herbert Hoover
Ku Klux
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Faces Formal Hearing In Jail Break Probe
Detroit report states 28 year old George Bird faced a formal hearing today on a federal charge that he aided the escape of three men from the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland on September 22. Bird confessed after his arrest and is held on a $50,000 bond for hearing before U.S. Commissioner J. Stanley Hurd.
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U.P
George Bird
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United States
J. Stanley Hurd
Cincinnati Drug Store Clerks Stage Walkout
Clerks employed by the Dow Drug Co operating 33 stores in Cincinnati walked out at noon after a strike call by the regional CIO office. Downtown stores were picketed as lunch crowds shopped. Milo Compton, president of the United Drug Clerks Union, said 48 of 52 workers at the largest downtown store walked out.
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Dow Drug Co
Committee For Industrial Organization
Milo Compton
United Drug Clerks Union
Eight Die as Plane Crashes Into Group
SPEZIA Italy eight persons were killed and 12 injured when a military plane crashed into a group of young shipyard apprentices near the Spezia arsenal. The plane struck the crowd while flying low and burst into flames. six apprentices died at once along with the pilot and mechanic.
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AUP
Italy Joins Mediterranean Anti Piracy Patrol
French British and Italian naval experts signed an agreement inviting Italy to join the Mediterranean anti piracy patrol. The plan assigns the French to Corsican and Balearic waters, the British to the Spanish coasts, and the Italian to Sardinia and Sicily near key shipping lanes.
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U.P
Italy
Nyon
Switzerland
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Balearic
Spanish
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Sicily
Suspect Gang In Slaying of State Officer
State patrolman George A. Conn was killed near Cadiz as he questioned occupants of a car. Twenty two troopers and twelve federal agents hunted the Brady gang members said to be hiding in Eastern Ohio. Suspects include Frank Bird, Charles Bird, and James Widmer, three recent jail escapees.
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George A. Conn
Indiana
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Cleveland
Frank
Charles Bird
James Widmer
Roosevelt To Visit Canada For Neighborly Image Boost
President Roosevelt will visit British Columbia and Victoria in a three hour trip to reinforce the American good neighbor image. Lieut. Gov. Hamber hosts the event as Roosevelt boards the destroyer Phelps at noon and returns to Washington after the program in Victoria.
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Roosevelt
British Columbia
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Hemisphere
Eric W. Hamber
Victoria
B. C
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Washington
Girl killed by motorcycle in Columbus crash
Elizabeth Jane Eckhart eighteen of Grandview died when a motorcycle skidded off the road Wednesday night in Columbus.
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Elizabeth Jane Eckhart
Grandview
English Ire May Summon Parliament To Boycott Japs
Rising anger over Japan's war in China spurs talk of an emergency session in Britain to debate actions including a blanket boycott of Japanese goods. Labor leaders with liberal and some conservative support push for Parliament to convene now to address alleged treaty breaches and Britain's damaged interests.
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China
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Clement Attlee
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Neville Chamberlain
Japan
Madrid Endures Heaviest Frontline Fighting in Months
Heavy combat broke out on three Madrid fronts Usera Carabanchel and University City with shelling over ten hours. Insurgent units attacked positions recently held by Loyalists and later fought hand to hand in Puerta de Hierro Cerro Aguila and Club de Campo districts.
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University City
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Nelsonville Seeks To Halt Utility Gas Appeal
Nelsonville petitions the State Utilities Commission to dismiss Ohio Fuel Gas Co. appeal of the city rate ordinance. The memorandum argues the commission lacks a primary judicial function in this utility rate regulation dispute.
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Columbus
U.P
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Eight Men Arrested in Toledo Picket Clash
About fifty protesters faced a line of fifty pickets before the Martin Brothers Box Co. plant in Toledo. In the ensuing confrontation, police arrested eight men as crowd action erupted and tensions rose during the demonstration.
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Toledo
Martin Brothers Box Co
Beauty Measurement Declares Miss Grable Superior
Hollywood artists and the chamber of commerce measured Betty Grable to 34 23 35 and 114 pounds in a bid to set standards of beauty. The committee for the improvement of American standards of beauty denounced Atlantic City contests as skin deep and praised Grable as the ideal embodiment of young womanhood.
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Chamber of Commerce
Betty Grable
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Freighter S. S. Soley Runs Aground Off Thornaby Island
A Norwegian freighter of 3 600 tons ran onto rocks near Thornaby Island during a gale off Vancouver Island. The ship carried no cargo and 27 crew members reported in danger by radio. The vessel was thrust toward the rocks by rough seas in the early morning hours.
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U.P
S. S. Soley
Thornaby Island
Vancouver Island
Power Co. Sues Farmers Over Rural Line Vandalism
Lake Erie Power & Light Co. files a $10,000 damage suit in Tiffin Ohio naming seven defendants. The complaint alleges the defendants led a group that destroyed 25 power poles and 868 pounds of copper wire and harassed line workers near Fireside, as rural electric lines expansion sparks conflict with farmers.
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Fireside
Lake Erie Power & Light Co
Judge Henry Field Dies, Helped Coolidge Start Career
Hampshire Probate Court judge Henry P. Field aged 79 died of heart disease at a Northampton hospital. He mentored Calvin Coolidge early in his legal career. The longtime public servant was known for his courtroom work and influence in state affairs.
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Henry P. Field
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Judge Philip L. Wilkins Dies at 53 in Mt Vernon
Common Pleas Judge Philip L. Wilkins, 53, died at his Mt Vernon home after nearly a year of illness. He served on the bench for many years and was respected for his legal work and service to the community.
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OUST BEER OFFIC T COLUMBUS
Milton S S Cox was dismissed today as head of the beer division of the department of liquor control.
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Japanese report Russians aid in Chinese defense south of Tientsin
Reports from Tientsin suggest Russian officers joined Chinese forces defending Tsangchow and directing trench work at Techow on the Tientsin Pukow line. Japan says 120000 troops head to Manchukuo. denies 600000. Air raids hit Soo chow Ningpo Hangchow Chenghi and Shanghai area sectors.
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U.P
Tientsin
Tsangchow
Techow
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Rise in Auto Fatalities in First Eight Months 1937
The National Safety Council reports automobile fatalities rose 11 percent in January through August 1937 to 24,520 deaths, up from 22,160 in the same period 1936. NSC statistician R. L. Forney notes travel also rose equally, keeping the rate about the same.
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A.P
United States
National Safety Council
R. L. Forney
NSC
Farm secretary Mary Connor Meyers serves as acting agriculture head
Mrs. Mary Connor Meyers, once noted for the AAA report on Arkansas sharecroppers, is photographed in Washington acting as secretary of agriculture for a day. Appointed by Secretary Henry A. Wallace to hear Boston milk distributor protests, she served under a legal technicality as acting secretary.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
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Meyers
Two Ceremonies Open Supreme Court Today
The Ohio Supreme Court began its fall term with two ceremonies. A memorial for the late Judge Thomas A. Jones was read and his successor, Judge Robert N. Gorman of Cincinnati, was sworn in.
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Columbus
Sheriff Ouster Move Launched Against Meigs County Sheriff
Roscoe O Fowler refused to resign as Meigs County sheriff after Special Prosecuting Attorney Craig Davis asked him to step down. Officials will circulate petitions seeking removal for alleged neglect allowing gambling devices, mainly slot machines, in the county. Deputy sheriffs Beards and Welker, appointed Sept 13, remain in service. The process mirrors the Eastman case used to oust trustees of the Meigs County Children's Home.
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Oldest Twins Reunite in Ottawa After 51 Years
Ottawa AP reports eighty six year old Robert Bond and Richard Bond reunited in Ottawa after a 51 year separation. Richard arrived for the 100th birthday of George Bond of Lanark. Sister Mrs. W. Thoburx, age 90, could not attend. Richard had left Ottawa 42 years ago and had not seen his twin before today.
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10 Alarm Fire Sweeps Park At Carlin's Amusement Park
A ten alarm blaze at Carlin's Amusement Park in Baltimore caused about 250000 in damage. Two firefighters were burned and 20 overcome by smoke while flames destroyed three large frame buildings a roller skating arena a power house and other structures. Owner John J Carlin said the property was not insured.
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Trial dates set for Dingledine and accomplice in Crystal Lake killings
SPRINGFIELD four officers were killed in a gun battle at Crystal Lake on September 3. Harry Dingledine, his son Henry, and Harry Chapman face murder charges and likely will be tried in mid November. Judge Golden C. Davis announced that exact dates would be fixed on October 8 after all pleaded not guilty.
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Golden C. Davis
Woman dies in kerosene stove fire incident
Mrs. Josephine Zaprana, 47, mother of five from Lafferty Ohio, died last night after pouring kerosene on a kitchen stove to improve the flame.
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Lafferty
U.P
Josephine Zaprana
Hard winter forecast by aged hillman in West Virginia
Frazier Corron age 85 reads signs from squirrels to predict a hard winter. He notes increased chestnut gathering and busy stores as indicators and recalls a harsh previous season. He cites past winters and the squirrels' behavior as proof.
Police Seek Witnesses in Kidnap Case
Federal agents and police pressed for new witnesses in the Charles S. Ross kidnapping case. A woman in De Kalb County reported seeing three men in a car tail Ross as he left a Sycamore hotel with his secretary. Investigators retraced Ross route toward Chicago seeking more leads. a Washington DC medium offered help via a delivery letter, but no ransom demand was confirmed.
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U.P
Charles S. Ross
O. N. Larson
de Kalb
Ross
Sycamore
Washington, D. C
Daniel Gilbert
PWA Sues Pt Pleasant Over Sewer Bond Defaults
Washington D C Harold J Ickes said the Public Works Administration has filed suit in federal court at Huntington West Virginia to recover 90000 dollars on bonds held as security for a municipal sewer loan The action marks the first such suit amid total municipal and railroad loans of 6445 million dollars officials say.
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U.P
Harold J. Ickes
PWA
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Huntington
Appeal Filed Against Liquor Control Act
Eli G. Frankenstein of Cincinnati filed an appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the state liquor control act. He seeks review of lower court judgments in a suit against the state liquor control commission.
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Columbus
L.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Eli G. Frankenstein
Cincinnati
State Liquor Control Commission
Sleeping Sickness Clue Is Sought in Dead Girl's Brain
Oak Park girl Patricia Maguire died after a six year coma from encephalitis lethargica. Doctors autopsied her brain to seek clues to the sleep disease and possible cure. Autopsy revealed encephalitis and pneumonia as major factors plus an ovarian cyst and frontal lobe atrophy.
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Chicago
U.P
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Eugene Traut
Miss Maguire
Japan Refuses Changes In War Policy On Bombing
Tokyo states its bombing campaign in Chinese cities is military necessity and will continue. It denies indiscriminate attacks on civilians, urges foreigners to evacuate danger zones, and repeats Japan will decide what is right without regard to protests.
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Cheer Return Of Mussolini Triumph Welcome Home
Rome declared a holiday to greet Premier Benito Mussolini returning from his visit with Adolf Hitler. Cannoneers fired a 71 gun salute on Janiculum Hill while detachments of armed forces fascists and youth groups massed at the station to cheer. At the Venice palace thousands of workers gathered and shouted Duce as a speech was expected from a balcony.
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Two Youths Held in Cleveland for Pipe Attacks
Police said Robert Blaney 22 and Daniel Welby 18 confessed to waylaying three men in Cleveland. They allegedly beat the victims with a cast iron pipe until unconscious to satisfy a cruel desire.
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Cleveland
U.P
Robert Blaney
Daniel Welby
300 Companies Will Stop War Insurance
London reports nearly 300 insurance firms across nationalities will stop insuring property against war risks at midnight. Japanese air bombings of Chinese cities were cited as the final blow to these companies, marking a major economic shift amid the conflict.
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AUP
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