Indictment Stars German Spy Ring Leaders
Eighteen persons including three top German officers were indicted by the federal grand jury in New York on spy activity. The accused leaders are Lieut. Com. Udo Von Benin Lieut. Com. Hermann Menzel and Capt. Lieut. Erich Pfeiffer. The case labels them the brains of the ring and cites agents of German extraction in the United States paid for defense information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Germany
Lamar Hardy
Avon Theatre Adopts Summer Schedule Changes
Avon theatre announces a new summer schedule with Sunday matinees from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and weekday evenings from 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, plus Saturday nights from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. The change follows earlier hours of 6:45 to 9:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Theatre
Plans to Save Railroads Considered in Washington
President Roosevelt factors and RFC talks surface as Congress adjourns. Proposals include RFC buying railroad bonds in open market for current bankruptcy prices, writing down securities by institutional holders, and wage cuts of about 7 percent for railroad workers with executives and shareholders sharing in future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE IN BOYS STATE ELECTION
In Indianapolis Indiana June 20 the Nationalist and Federalist parties battle for state offices at the Hoosier Boys State, Indiana State Fairgrounds. Over 600 campers campaigned since Saturday with conventions held yesterday and speeches last night. Polls open three hours this morning. Howard Barnett of Lebanon seeks Secretary of State for the Nationalist ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Hoowher
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Nonut
Nationlist Party
Howard Barnett
Lebanon
House Rules Battle Shapes 1938 Congress Power Shift
New Deal leaders aim to curb or enlarge the House Rules Committee to reduce Southern representation and gain control if a November victory favors administration aims. Five Southern Democrats on the panel resisted wage and hours moves, while the anti lynching bill progressed despite blockades and a CIO backed Walsh Healy bill faced stalling. Rep Pat Boland warned that a Democratic majority would push rules committee accountability to the House leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Deal
House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
CIO
Pat Boland
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Flylike thief scales building to ransack doctor’s office
A nocturnal robber described as a human fly entered Dr. John D. Coons’ second floor office in the Pioneer Equitable Building after hours. He removed a Main Street window screen, walked a narrow ledge to the window, and rifled the drawer, taking $50 to $60 in cash while leaving the office in disarray. Police seek a man capable of walking the ledge without getting dizzy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letranon
John D. Coons
Court authorizes grand jury probe in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia June 20. State Supreme Court rejects governor Earle’s writ plea and orders a grand jury investigation of graft and corruption in state administration. Judge Paul N. Shaeffer is to travel to Harrisburg to assume charge after Dauphin county judges asked to be relieved. Probe stems from acrimonious primary election charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
State Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Paul N. Shaeffer
Reading
Supreme Court
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Ousted Nazi Chief Von Fritsch to Regain Power Soon
Paris reports General von Fritsch, removed from supreme command by Hitler, will shortly return as Field Marshal. L ordre says Austria entry showed German mechanized force flaws. It claims Hitler blamed von Keitel and others for the disorganization and recalls von Fritsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Fritsch
Paris
Hitler
L’ordre
Vienna
Ivan Fritsch
Austria
Linz
Orded
L'Ordre
von Riechenau
von Bock
Fuehrer
von Keitel
Brauschitch
Ten eateries raided on gambling charges in Martinsville
Martinsville Indiana June 20 proprietors of ten restaurants and taverns were to appear in city court to answer charges of keeping gaming houses. The raid by Lieutenant Ray Hinkle state police and Sheriff Omar St John and deputies resulted in three slot machines six punch boards and six race horse machines being confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Ray Hinkle
Omar St. John
Labor Leader Named Permanent Chairman for GOP Convention
The Republican state committee tapped William L. Hutchinson, international president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, as permanent chairman of the GOP convention on June 28 and 29. Hutchinson supports AFL affiliation and has opposed John L. Lewis and the CIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
William L. Hutchinson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Hutchinson
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Port
Gettysburg Civil War veterans to meet for 75th reunion
Gettysburg Pa June 20 The 75th reunion of Union and Confederate veterans will run June 29 to July 6 with about two to three thousand attendees expected. Dedication of an eternal peace monument July 3 led by President Roosevelt, funded by federal and state donations, with veterans housed in tents and escorted by their flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Fed
Eral
K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Indiana Attacks Michigan Beer Tariff Before Court
June 20 Washington The Michigan ban on beer imports from Indiana and nine other states raised a constitutional challenge before the Supreme Court today. The Indianapolis Brewing Company argued the question of a state's right to impose a tariff against another state had not been settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michigan
Indiana
Supreme Court
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Iine
Hoosier
Michigan Liquor Controlees
Maine
Maryland
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Five federal heads outline spend plan for New Deal
Washington June 20 five department heads joining President Roosevelt will administer the 4 billion lend and spend program and spend soon after his signature. Hopkins says 1.425 billion for eight months employment plus 400 million local spending total 2. i will spend 1.325 billion in wages 300 million for materials and 200 million for machinery rent and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
PWA
Howard A. Gray
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Housing Authority
Nathan Straus
John J. Kingman
Army Engineers
Hopkins
Pastors Return Discussed At Northwest Indiana Conference
Northwest Indiana Conference convenes in Battle Ground on June 22 with Centenary Church asking for Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick to return as pastor. Bishop James C. Baker presides, gives first address, and Conference sermon. Other lectures and women's meeting scheduled through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Indiana Conference
Battle Ground
Centenary Methodist Church
Northwest Indiana
Blaine E. Kirkpatrick
James C. Baker
San
B. D. Beck
Terre Haute
Edgar Blake
Ethel Foust
Taylor University
W. J. Wilson
Valparaiso
Frank Donner
Greencastle
Donner
Harris Franklin Ball
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Illinois
Clyde E. Wildman
DePauw University
Jeremiah
Kennedy Declines 1940 Presidential Candidacy
New York June 20 Joseph P Kennedy American Ambassador to the Court of St James returns on the Queen Mary and emphatically states he will not be the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1940. He says he has a job in London and promised the President he would do it and would report abroad observations to President Roosevelt. He sees no world war this year and rejects plans to settle British debt or call for disarmament talks. He attends Harvard graduation for his son and denies rumors of another post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph P.kennedy
Court of St. James
Queen Mary
London
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Britain
France
Harvard University
Joseph Kennedy, Jr
James Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
New York Stock Exchange
Dienes
Diplomatic warning and domestic protests headline June reports
Tokyo warns foreigners in a vast central region to take safety precautions or evacuate as a potential conflict area stretches from the Yellow River toward French Indochina. In the U S city of New York a market surge follows a day of heavy trading and a sharp stock rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Agaaki
Yellow River
New York
Olympian wreck toll rises in Montana train disaster
Miles City reports 32 known dead with estimates ranging to 60 plus lost after the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Olympian plunged from a weakened 180 foot bridge into Custer Creek 26 miles east of Miles City during a Sunday morning derailment. Rescue workers labored through the night pulling bodies from submerged cars and the Yellowstone river, with about 160 aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Mont
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Olympia
Custer Creek
Here
Yellowstone
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Yellowstone River
Lcar
Cliff McGee
McGee
Seattle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spy Cherek
Udo von Benin
Defense Office
Reich War Ministry
Hermann Menzel
Lieut
Erich Pfeiffer
AVON
Europe
IGN Nts
U. S. Supreme Court
Wallace
Iazis
Berlin
Red Front
Bulletins
Eagle Pencil Co
Niagara Paper Co
Minneapolis
Minneasota
Laborite
Montana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!