Unusual Reunion at Embree Picnic Blesses Pennsville Park
George E B Carr Penn Township superintendent travels to Pennsville to attend the Embree Picnic named for a Pennsville native who built a lumber fortune in Chicago. His will provides $20 000 for a Pennsville park with interest funding an annual township reunion treat.
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George EB. Carr
Rogen Public Schools
Pennsville
Morgan County
Penn Township
Embree
Naned
Chicago
Post Office at Alice to Close After August First
The Alice post office in Gallia County near Minerton and Vinton will be discontinued after August 1. Sixteen and Clarion will have river mail to Alice for a time as trainmen note the nearby steep grade along the line.
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River Division
Hocking Valley Railroad
Alice
Gallia County
Minerton
Vinton
Clarion, Rivers
Burbank tree laden with plums displayed at Daily News
A Burbank variety tree hangs heavy with red and yellow plums. One branch is placed in a Daily News window, offering enough fruit to feed an average family for many days.
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Eetach
Auear Ion
Sete
Fred Hugh
Burbank
Daily News
Bar Probe of ICO Revealed
The Columbus and Cleveland bar associations opened grievance inquiries into alleged unethical practices tied to claims at the State Industrial Commission. The Citizens' Tax League of Ohio had previously accused the commission of failing in duties and allowing ambulance chasers access to records. Governor Bricker said he has long served as a claims referee for the commission.
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Columbus, O
Bar Association
State Industrial Commission
Citizens’ Tax League of Ohio
W. B. McLeskey
Columbus Bar Association
Columbus
Cleveland
Tax League
Stuart Baxter
Bar Committees
League
Industrial Commission
John W. Bricker
Death by own action verdict for Iris Buehler
Acting Coroner Donald Bowers ruled death by own action for Iris Buehler 36 found dead in the ore kitchen of her home. The case lists Sheeb of Earl Buenier as a related party.
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Columbus, O
Donald Bowers
Iris Buehler
Sheeb
Earl Buenier
Caame
Four convicts escape London prison farm via improvised blow torch
Four inmates used a blow torch crafted from an alcohol lamp and oxygen attachment to sever a hospital window bar, climb down on sheets, and flee the London prison farm at about 3 AM. The group included Vandervort, Adomack, Curtner, and King. two were nurses and two patients. Parole actions and renewed detentions followed amid a crackdown order from the State Welfare Director.
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London
D. A. McKeifer
Karl Wallace
Jenkins
Louis Vandervort
Clinton County
Ohio Penitentiary
Charles Adomack
Cuyahoga County
Harold Curtner
Miami County
Nathan King
Lucas County
Farm
Adomack and
Curtner
King
Vandervort
State Highway Patrol
State Parole Board
Adomacek
State Welfate
Charles L. Sherwood
Post Office Inspector Dies After Fall at Akron Building
Coroner R E Amos announced an autopsy would be held today to determine the cause of death of Linton McMahon 38 of Cincinnati a post office inspector who apparently fell from a 20 foot ladder inside the Akron Postoffice building.
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Akron
R. E. Amos
Linton McMahon
Cincinnati
Akron Postoffice
New Orleans Mayor Earl Long Becomes Louisiana Governor
Earl Long the New Orleans mayor rises to the Louisiana governorship while Robert S. Maestri, also of New Orleans, is described as the state’s top political power. The report notes the notable brother of Huey Long and Maestri’s leadership influence.
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Earl Long
Huey Long
Louisiana
Robert S. Maestri
New Orleans
Logan Board Sets September 5 Opening for 1939 40 Term
The Logan board of education approves September 5 as the start date for the 1939 40 term, the day after Labor Day. The district plans to refund about 31 000 in notes under the Foundation Program per the Legislature's recent session. Auto and chassis dealers attended as the board considers buying four school buses to transport about 60 children from Graham and Scotts Creek districts recently annexed to Logan.
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Logan Board of Education
Graham
Scott’s Creek
Logan
Altmeyer Refuses Reconsideration of Pension Denial
Washington Aug 2 AP Chairman Altmeyer of the Social Security Board refused to reconsider its denial of 1,338,160 dollars of old age pension funds withheld from Ohio. He argued the board lacked authority for a retroactive grant for October 1938 and noted a conference with Representatives Jenkins Celler Crosser and Doughton on the issue.
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Washington
Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Ohio
Jenkins
Treasury
Celler
Crosser
Doughton
Phantom Ranch opens in thrilling trans-Mississippi melodrama
Oren Arnold returns to the frontier with Lorena Hamilton in Phantom Ranch a gripping tale of danger passion and adventure. The first chapter appears on page four of today’s Daily News promising action suspense and a flavor of first-rate fiction.
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Oren Arnold
trans-Mississippi
Lorena Hamilton
West
Daily News
California closes four gambling boats off Santa Monica coast
State officials seized control of four offshore gambling vessels near Santa Monica as about 500 patrons were marooned aboard the Rex. Tony Cornero agreed to accept service of a gambling complaint, while 43 crew and patrons were arrested or detained, with more than 30 thousand dollars seized in stakes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Rex
Earl Warren
Warren
Tony Cornero
Los Angeles
Britain girds navy against any emergency
Associated Press reports Britain plans immediate construction of small naval vessels for laying and sweeping mines as part of broader wartime preparations. government notices mention merchant ship reserves, 2.5 million bomb shelters, oil and gasoline rationing, and a new food regulation ministry. Meanwhile Mussolini observes Italian war games and Germany marks a World War I anniversary in Luxembourg. Dooman protests Japanese anti foreign actions in China.
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Britain
Italy
London
France
the Po
Miussolini
Germany
Russia
Luxemburg
Fuehrer
Hitler
Tokyo
United States
Eugene H. Dooman
Japan
China
Dooman
Griffith ousts Pike County elections board in Ohio report
Secretary of State Earl Griffith condemns voting conditions in Pike County and urges a grand jury investigation after special investigators find hundreds of illegal votes in the 1938 general election. He ousts the county elections board and clerk and cites sick and disabled voters transported from several counties and even Kentucky and Virginia to vote.
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Columbus, O
John W. Bricker
Thomas J. Herbert
Pike County
Earl Griffith
Columbus
Pike County Elections Board
Ohio
Griffith
Ross, Franklin
Highland
Kentucky
Virginia
Pike Coyly
Crooksville Post Office Clerk Admits Theft
Postal inspector W. F. Sands said Earl Downey a 47 year old Crooksville post office clerk confessed stealing 370 dollars since July 8 from the Crooksville office where he has worked for 14 years. Downey was jailed in Zanesville awaiting arraignment.
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New Lexington
W. F. Sands
Earl Downey
Crooksville
Downey
Zanesville
Explosion damages B. and B. Ice Cream Plant in Norwood
An explosion at the B. and B. Ice Cream Co. plant in Norwood today blew parts of a boiler across several blocks and shattered scores of nearby windows. A six year old boy sustained minor injuries in the incident.
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Cincinnati
B. & B. Ice Cream Co
Norwood
County Relief Rolls Drop Sharply in July
Everett Jacoby Hocking County relief director reports a sharp July drop in relief load. Opened with 336 family cases 1 420 persons and 64 single cases. closed with 242 family cases 987 persons and 57 single cases. Beginning August 1 surplus commodities issued twice monthly. no cut in per person quantities.
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Everett Jacoby
Hocking County
Jacoby
Zanesville
Dillon Begins Regular as Hocking County Superintendent
S. H. Dillon, former Ward Rural schools superintendent, took over as Hocking County schools superintendent on Tuesday succeeding J. W. Coleman, who retired due to illness. Coleman and family moved to Crown City, Ohio. Dillon had been acting superintendent for two months. Ward position filled by Kaye Blosser, ex-principal of Gibisonville School.
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S. H. Dillon
Ward Rural Schools
J. W. Coleman
Hocking County
Coleman
Dillon
Crown City
Ohio
Kaye Blosser
Gibisonville
Ohio and New Jersey as early gauges of 1940 voter sentiment
The piece argues that Ohio and New Jersey will best illuminate voter mood for the 1940 elections. It notes that Ohio and New Jersey hold local elections only and that results depend on city turnout and local issues, offering a bipartisan sample unlike states with statewide contests.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Ohio
New Jersey
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
FDR Signs Hatch Bill on Federal Employee Political Activity
President Roosevelt signed the Hatch bill regulating political activity of most federal job holders. He told Congress in a special message that if administered in accord with its spirit it would serve the purpose intended by Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Coal Industry Topic At Informal Meeting
Ohio coal industry issues were discussed informally Tuesday night as Logan business men met with Ohio Coal Foundation leaders at the Ohio Power Co auditorium. Attending were Glouster Mayor C F Wallace and other foundation members including Matthew Dawson Ernest Parker Oral Daugherty and Dr Walter E Brehm who previously backed the Burn Ohio Coal bill. A second meeting is likely due to low turnout.
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Ohio
Logan
Ohio Coal Foundation
Ohio Power Co
Chamber of Commerce
Foundation
C. F. Wallace
Glouster
Matthew Dawson
Ernest Parker
Oral Daugherty
Carbondale
Walter E. Brehm
Hocking County
General Assembly
Ohio House
Adjournment Rush Grips Congress After Wage Hour Setback
President's lending bill dies in House Insurgents action provoking an adjournment rush. Administration aides race to stall a final push on the wage hour bill as the weekend windup of the lengthy session nears. Rayburn leads steadying efforts amid insurgent pressure.
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Washington
House
Congress Pellmell
Rayburn
Eratic
Four Members Back Consideration Vote
In Washington on August 2 only four members voted in favor of consideration, with the rest voting against or abstaining. The result signals limited support for advancing the measure.
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Washington
President signals no revival for housing bill this session
The President stated there is no path to reviving the housing bill in this congressional session as Congress reconvenes next January. Supporters and opponents fought over the $800 million measure, which failed 193 to 166, amid broader reversals in administration policy and debates on social security and neutrality.
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Congress
Senate
House
Sabath
Parsons
Illinois
Roosevelt
Foreclosure Orders Issued in Seven Tax Suits
Judge Phil A. Henderson issued foreclosure orders in seven tax suits on Tuesday. The actions target delinquent properties and authorize seizure to satisfy unpaid taxes.
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Phil A. Henderson
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