Tragic 13th floor plunge ends Czech family’s fate
A middle aged mother Mrs Karl Langer and her two sons Karl Tommy 6 and Jan Michael 4 leapt from the 13th floor of the Congress Hotel in Chicago after Nazi-related losses. Police say the husband Karl Langer 46, a Prague textile manufacturer, earlier lost his business and came to the United States July 1 with a six month visitor permit. The family’s fortune and life changed after Nazi occupation.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
William Gonoude
Della Frank
New York City
Karl Langer
Karl Tommy
Jan Michael
Prague
Czechoslovakia
West Side
Hermine Weil
Langers
United States
Shaw to Exhibit Two Prize Stock at Ohio State Fair
Paul Shaw of Enterprise plans to exhibit two registered stock entries at the Columbus Ohio State Fair in August. A yearling about ninety pounds and a purebred Jersey heifer are being prepared for display. Squire William Robinson of Laurel Township, age over eighty, remains Logan County’s long-serving justice of the peace.
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Paul Shaw
Enterprise
Columbus
William Robinson
Laurel Township
Hocking County
Potato within a Potato Reported in Green Township
Mrs. Dan Rhein scheld found a potato inside another potato in the cellar potato bin. The intruding second tuber caused the first potato to split in the center revealing a perfectly formed secondary potato.
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Dan Rheinscheld
Green Township
British consulate seeks names of Hocking County officials
A letter received by Clerk Don Feather from the Acting British Consul at Detroit requests the names of Hocking County’s clerk of courts and deputies. The letter, bearing the British seal, included a card for signatures and gave no reason for the request.
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Hocking County
Don Feather
Detroit
Democratic Club Plans Fall Outing
At a Thursday meeting the Hocking County Democratic Club outlined an outdoor September gathering. An old fashioned box supper will be served to Democrats and their wives. Committee members include John Byerly Alva Hankinson and Tom Miller. Routine business filled most of the session.
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Hocking County
Democratic Club
John Byerly
Alva Hankinson
Tom Miller
Test Well Reaches Depth of 100 Feet on Dougherty Farm
The Rachelmacher Estate drilling crew on the Dougherty farm near the Logan line reached 100 feet Friday morning. An 80-foot rig has been completed and operations began Wednesday. A four-man crew will drill about six to seven weeks to reach the Clinton Sand and serve roughly 1,800 acres in Green County.
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Rachelmacher
Dougherty Farm
Clinton
Labor Pact Near End of GM Strike After Talks
Detroit August 4 AP Terms to end the month old GM skilled workers strike were agreed upon pending ratification by CIO UAW officials and the strikers. If approved work on 1940 autos delayed by the walkout could resume soon after the 1 PM UAW‑CIO board vote and tomorrow’s plant ratifications.
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Detroit
General Motors
James F. Dewey
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Dewey
International Executive Board
Uaw-Cio
Artist Hague Who Painted Royal Family Dies in London
Joseph Edward Homerville Hague, noted artist who painted Queen Victoria, George V and other royals, died yesterday in a modest suburban London flat.
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London
Joseph Edward Homerville Hague
Queen Victoria
George V
Auto strike kills 90 year old woman near Croton
In Newark Ohio an automobile struck and killed Mrs Lucy Clark aged 90 near Croton yesterday according to AP reports the fatality occurred on a local roadway.
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Newark
Lucy Clark
Croton
British Stand in Far East Grows Stiffer Forces Japan Axis Ties
The Rome Berlin Lake Como talks set groundwork for extended talks between Japan and Italy. Britain warns it may send a fleet to the Orient in certain circumstances as negotiations with Japan in Tokyo falter. A Japanese official says Britain’s stance and the U.S. treaty abrogation push Japan toward a formal axis with Germany and Italy.
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London
Rome
Berlin
Lake Como
Japan
Italy
Associated Press
Britain
Far East
Tokyo
Europe
Asia
Chamberlain
House of Commons
United States
Germany
Two Ohio DWI and Forgery Cases Scheduled for Jury
Judge Phil A. Henderson assigns two cases for jury hearing on August 15 and 16. Clyde Robinson of Laurelville pleads not guilty to driving while intoxicated to be heard August 15. Leman Huston, Circleville, charged with forging a check, to be heard August 16.
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Phil A. Henderson
State of Ohio
Clyde Robinson
Laurelville
Leman Huston
Circleville
Distress Call Hoax Triggers Florida Wide Search
U S officials believe distress calls were a hoax as federal agents launch a state-wide search for the operator who jammed radio channels for seven chaotic hours last night. The coast guard and private shipping searched the Atlantic off southeast Florida after misleading reports tied to a tanker Dunkwa later deemed safe in Rotterdam.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Florida
Aoe
Lloyd's of London
Rotterdam
FDR Laughs at Taft Candidacy Remark at Press Conference
President Roosevelt laughed when asked about Senator Taft suggesting no sensible man would seek the 1941 presidency. He confirmed Taft may have made the remark regarding his own candidacy as reporters pressed the interpretation at the Washington press conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
R-O
Mrs. Sarah Kline Dies in Athens Hospital
The body of Mrs. Sarah Kline formerly of near Enterprise rested at Leonard funeral home Friday awaiting funeral arrangements. She died Friday morning at Athens State Hospital of pneumonia.
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Sarah Kline
Near Enterprise
Leonard Funeral Home
Civil War Vet W. I. Smith Dies in Xenia
W I Smith aged 91 and Xenia's last Civil War veteran died today in Xenia Ohio after a long life as a local figure and veteran.
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Xenia
W. I.smith
Mobster Sam Salup and companion killed in Shaker Heights bombing
Sam Salup a 29 year old Cleveland racketeer and Dorothy Evan 21 a domestic worker were killed when a time bomb exploded under Salupos car as they rode through the Shaker Heights suburb. The blast blew them from the vehicle and the car caught fire. A clock timer was found among the wreckage.
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Cleveland
Sam Salup
Dorothy Evan
Salupo
Shaker Heights
Wages for Shoe Industry Studied
A 35 cent per hour minimum wage for shoe workers is recommended to wage hour officials by a committee of employers employees and the public. If approved the wage would take effect next May and affect about 60 000 of 234 000 workers. George Noland of General Shoe Corp resigned from the committee citing insufficient data and potential hardship for small manufacturers.
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Washington
Andrews
George Noland
General Shoe Corporation of
Nashville, Tenn
Jenkins Reported Slightly Improved After Heart Seizure
London Ohio August fourth AP report says T C Jenkins superintendent of the London prison farm is slightly improved after a severe heart seizure at his home. Jenkins has long suffered a heart ailment. The state patrol says no trace yet of Louis Vandevort Wilmington policeman killer and two robbers.
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London, O
T. C. Jenkins
London
Jenkins
State Highway Patrol
Louis Vandevort
Wilmington
Guardsmen occupy Green Mountain Dam project
Colorado National Guardsmen took control of the Green Mountain Dam reclamation site in Green Mountain Dam Colorado and disarmed about 200 deputy-involved guards. Work will resume on the $4 000 000 irrigation and power project as strikers register for jobs.
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Colorado National Guard
Green Mountain
Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Colorado National Guardsmen
Green
Adj
Harold H. Richardson
American Federation of Labor Unions
Richardson
A. K. Anderson
Warner Construction Co
Anderson
Hunting season change for rabbits and pheasants
Game Protector Ed Eberst noted Friday the rabbit and pheasant hunting season will end January 1 instead of January 15 as earlier reported.
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Ed Eberst
Seniors Return From Camp Ross Hocking Session
Twenty five Hocking County residents finish the annual Senior 4-H Camp session at Camp Ross Hocking after attending since July 31 and will return home Saturday.
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Hocking County
Camp
Ross-Hocking
Route 33 Improvements Loom in Nelsonville
Nelsonville officials and State Highway Department representatives foresee paving a canal line street to reroute Route 33 traffic away from the business district. The project would reopen the Hocking Valley Brick Co. plant, employing about 125 workers after months idle.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Department
Man Hurt By Falling Window Support At Local Shoe Company
Harry Krumlauf of Warner Avenue suffered head lacerations and a sprained wrist when a window support fell from a third floor window at the H. C. Godman Shoe Company as he left the building on Tuesday. He received treatment at Cherrington Hospital.
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Harry Krumlauf
Warner Avenue
H. C. Godman Shoe Company
Cherrington Hospital
Buys Fine Presents With Grandpa's Savings
Detroit police investigated a case where 13 year old William Lozowski allegedly used his grandfather Fred Muratski's hidden funds to buy eight bikes a pool table and an automobile. The grandfather found only 100 of 400 expected and sought help from Detective Charles Zemas.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred Muratski
William Lozowski
Charles Zemas
William
Zemas
Adjourning Crisis Ties To Farm Credit Funds
A Senate subcommittee restored a 119 million dollar farm fund to the last appropriation bill as Congress nears adjournment. A clash looms over commodity credit loans and wage-hour staff funding, with the House having cut the loan program.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Five Ohio Representatives Back Housing Bill Consideration Vote
Five Ohio lawmakers backed a move to consider the administration's housing bill as the House refused to take up the measure. Democrats Claypool and Crosser were among those supporting the consideration.
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Washington
Ohio
House
Claypool
Crosser
Slum Clearance Bill Faces White House Plea and House Action
A massive 800 million slum clearance and housing bill moves amid a plea from Rep Sabath urging presidential backing. House leaders drop wage hour amendments. both chambers pass a small telephone exchange exemption. Social Security remains deadlocked with a proposed freeze on old age payroll taxes pending compromise. Senate appropriations panel convenes at 9 AM to tackle deficiency funds.
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Sabath
Illinois
House
Rayburn
Texas
Vanenberg
Michigan
Senate
Logan
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Adams
D-Cole
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