Britain Plans Evacuation of Basque War Refugees
British officials signaled possible aid for Bilbao evacuees amid the Guernica air raid. Britain would help relocate 100000 children to temporary homes in Britain, France, Scandinavia and elsewhere once Bilbao and the warring sides agree on safe evacuation.
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National Joint Committee For Spanish Relief
Bilboa
Great Britain
France
Scandinavia
Flaming Guernica
Bilbao
Saint Jean de Luz
Basques Brace for Crucial Fight Near Bilbao Front
Basque defenders in Durango and Bilbao prepared for a last-ditch battle to hold back the northern insurgent army. Emergency plans evacuated 300000 noncombatants as Basque and government troops struck to prevent Gen Emilio Mola's forces from advancing toward Bilbao amid heavy noon fighting. The Guernica bombing left hundreds dead and widespread ruins.
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Hendaye
Emilio Mola
Guernica
Basque Republic
Bilbao
Durango
Pittsburgh
Biscayan
Juan Antonio Aguirre
Hapgood Dies After Operation at 69
Norman Hapgood prominent author and editor and political associate of Alfred E. Smith died at New York Hospital after an operation. He was 69 and had been ill for weeks. Hapgood served as United States Minister to Denmark in the Wilson administration.
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New York
Norman Hapgood
Alfred E. Smith
New York Hospital
Wilson
Hapgood
United States
Denmark
Toledo Slayer Denied Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court denied Toledo killer Steve Kotowicz's appeal, setting May 19 for his electrocution for the 1936 Clem ent Mickelayczyk grocery robbery slaying. The ruling comes as the state schedules its first execution of the year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Steve Kotowicz
Toledo
State Supreme Court
Kotowicz
Clement L. Mickelayczyk
Supreme Court
Alta M. Kopp
Tuscarawas
John Kopp
Emotional Ills Weigh On Tommy
Dr Walter C Alverez of Rochester Minn tells Ohio State Medical Association that emotional disturbances cause many abdominal complaints. He urges careful GI diagnoses and full patient histories before treatment, saying emotions can render surgery useless.
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Dayton
Walter C. Alverez
Rochester
Mechanical Defect Advanced As Cause Of Fatal Accident
In a manslaughter trial for Egbert Reynolds of Athens, evidence suggests a mechanical defect caused the wreck that fatally injured his wife. Witness Lawrence Harden testified a bent steel king-pin in the steering system would pull right and could fail under a sharp turn, indicating the defect may have existed long before the crash.
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Egbert Reynolds
Athens
Harden
Alleged Sadist Smiles In Court In Cincinnati
Charles E. Hines 25 faced the State's case linking him to the murder of Mrs Edith Caudill Hill. Coroner Coppock testified the victim died from a stamping blow with a shoe heel. The battered body was found at a dance pavilion on March 2, suggesting a sadistic attack.
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Cincinnati
Charles E
Teddy” Hines
Edith Caudill Hill
Frank M. Coppock, Jr
Denhardt to Tell Version in Murder Trial
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt testified after 1 P M as Circuit Judge Marshall refused to dismiss murder charges. The 61 year old soldier-politician faces a jury over the shooting death of Verna Garr Taylor, his fiancee, found dead last November after a car ride. Denhardt had claimed she killed herself with his army pistol.
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New Castle
Charles C. Marshall
Henry H. Denhardt
Commonwealth
Verna Garr Taylor
Denhardt
Repairs at Ohlinger Corner Relayed by WPA Labor
Sidewalks on the east side of the former Ohlinger Block housing the Valley Public Service Co bus station are being relaid by WPA labor. Dr. C. Lyon recently purchased the property. Under a new project property owners may secure WPA labor free if they install new sidewalks, with the owner furnishing materials.
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Ohlinger
Valley Public Service Co
WPA
C. Lyon
Harlan County Prosecutor Admits Coal Company Retainers
Daniel Boone Smith the Harlan County Kentucky commonwealth attorney testified before a Senate inquiry that he had accepted retainers from three coal companies since taking office in January 1934. He said he handled all prosecutions and warned of possible conflicts of interest though he claimed no current domination by coal interests.
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Washington
Daniel Boone Smith
Commonwealth
Harlan County
Senate
Smith
Harlan Mine
County Grand Jury Chosen From Tax Rolls in Coal County
County prosecutors and mine officials describe a biased grand jury system in a coal county where jurors are drawn from the tax rolls and most property is owned by operators and small farmers. Miners in operator towns reportedly have little chance of jury inclusion.
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Holmes
Thomas
Utah
86 Hour Week Provided In Firestone Agreement
Akron April 29 AP The first 36 hour week among major industries arrives in a Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. accord with the United Rubber Workers. The pact ends an eight week strike at South Akron plants and gives the union sole bargaining rights while Firestone withdraws support from its employee group. The plan also sets eight week 24 hour weeks before layoffs and time and a half after 40 hours. Other Ohio labor moves include Youngstown hotel and Portsmouth shoe last strikes settling with wage gains.
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Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
South Akron
Pioneer Committee For Industrial Organization
Firestone
Rubber Capital
Goodyear
Goodrich
Ohio
Youngstown Hotel
Portsmouth Shoe
Belmont Stamping and Enameling Co
New Philadelphia
Crystal Rock Gas Co Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Raymond Lanning president of Crystal Rock Gas Co announces the independent company marks its 20th year operating from Lancaster through the Hocking Valley. The Daily News features pictures of the Crystal Rock personnel and properties.
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Raymond Lanning
Crystal Rock Gas Co
Lancaster
Hocking Valley
Crystal Rock
Daily News Today
Writ Issued In Trust Case Halt On Prosecution
Federal Judge Robert M. Gibson issued a temporary restraining order preventing the government from pursuing an antitrust suit against the Aluminum Company of America in the Southern District of New York. A rule against Attorney General Homer S. Cummings and assistants to show cause was set for May 7 to decide continuance and a preliminary injunction. The order prohibits prosecuting the suit outside the Pittsburgh district court.
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Pittsburgh
Robert M. Gibson
Aluminum Company of America
New York
Gibson
Homer S. Cummings
Pittsburgh District Court
William Gillette, Noted Actor, Dies at 81
Hartford April 29 AP William Gillette veteran stage star of Sherlock Holmes fame died at Hartford Hospital from a pulmonary hemorrhage He was 81 and had come to the hospital from his Hadlyme home weeks earlier His illness began last fall with a cold while at his show place home in Hadlyme where he had spent years in seclusion
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Hartford
Conn
William Gillette
Hartford Hospital
Gillette
Hadlyme
Senate approves out patient hospital bill for mental care
Senate approval remains today for a proposed law to establish out patient hospitals for treatment of mental diseases. The House passed the measure by a large margin before a veto threat emerged, marking a key step in expanding outpatient mental health treatment.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Cuyahoga County
Co.k.’D
Guards Slay 3 Prisoners at West Virginia Penitentiary
Three inmates were killed and a fourth critically wounded when guards opened fire during an attempted prison break at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville. An aide for Warden C F McClintic said the escape attempt was repelled as the inmates tried to scale the walls.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia State Penitentiary
C. F. McClintic
Farley Visits Ohio for Post Office Dedications
Post Master General James A. Farley arrived in Eaton Ohio to dedicate two post offices and meet Ohio leaders. He planned to open the city’s federal building then attend a Dayton luncheon with former Governor James M. Cox presiding. Officials expected Gov Martin L Davey and Adjutant General Emil Marx to attend.
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Eaton
James A. Farley
Ohio
Richmond
Iid
Farley
Federal
Dayton
James M. Cox
Charles Hildebolt
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Emil Marx
Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Perkins Calls Second Parley on Labor Problem
Secretary Perkins invites 26 labor and industrial leaders to a May 4 conference on collective bargaining under the Wagner Act. Walter P. Chrysler heads the list as the first auto manufacturer asked to help stabilize employer employee relations. Simultaneously the federal employment service reports rising employment and a trend toward a record low of applications, with March figures below February.
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Washington
Perkins
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Labor Department
Federal Employment Service
POMEROY SET FOR INUNDATION
The Ohio river crest eased toward Pomeroy and Gallipolis as residents boarded up storefronts and prepared for two to three feet of water. River men said the flood was running out with little danger expected at Ironton and Portsmouth, about 60 and 85 miles away.
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Marietta
Ohio
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Ironton
Portsmouth
Reward Offered For Hog Theft At Ray Karshner Farm
Sheriff Joe Farbearn announced a $30 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who stole two hogs from Ray Karshner's farm near South Perry several days ago.
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Joe Farbearn
Ray Karshner
South Perry
Mayors Decry Relief Cuts Across Cities and States
Mayors and senators back a flat 10 percent cut in all non fixed appropriations with department heads allowed to shift funds. A group sought 2.2 million federal aid, enough only for July to February unless Works Progress Administration policy shifts. Debate in Congress also weighs possible 300 million cut to relief and impounding 15 percent of next year's appropriations.
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Washington
Fiobinson
D-Ark
Byrnes
D-Sc
Works Progress Administration
Congress
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Ohio lawmakers clash over slash measure in final session push
The 92nd biannual Ohio Legislature battles over trimming about 16 million dollars from 1937 38 operating expenses as lawmakers rush to adjourn. Opponents rally against the no tax substitute while the administration seeks to restore funds and avoid increased relief taxes.
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Columbus
Ohio
State House
Senate
U A W Wins Election In Detroit For Packard Plant
The United Automobile Workers of America won the right to represent Packard Motor Car Co employees by a vote of more than four to one. National Labor Board completed returns today.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Packard Motor Car Co
National Labor Board
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W. T
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R. R. Lanning
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