Roosevelt urges liberals edge away from conservative tilt
At Pittsburgh on August 11 the Young Democrats heard President Roosevelt reject backing a conservative or “lip service” candidate in 1940. He warned the party would fail if it turns conservative and urged voters to keep moving forward with liberal democratic policies despite calls for a third term. Senator Pepper urged a third term, criticizing Wall Street influence and naming Bricker and Dewey as possible Republican contenders.
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Pitsburgh
Roosevelt
Pitt Tyson Maner
Montgomery
Ala
Young Democrats
Pepper
D-La
Rosevelt
Boo Bricker
Dewey
Wall Street
Bricker
Ohio
New York
John W. Bricker
Thomas F. Dewey
United States
Landmark portico removed from historic Logan block
The Lutz Building on Main Street lost its long front portico as part of a modernization project. The structure, once linked to the American House and Rempel House era, is now covered with a brick veneer to hide the scar from the canopy removal, while reminders of its 19th century status linger in local memory.
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Lutz Building
Main Street
Logan
Lutz
Blanche Lutz
American House
Hocking Valley
Rempel-Wasson
Co] Ford Rempel
Rempel House
Morrison Ambrose
Ideal Fishing Weather Promised For Weekend Fishermen
Logan and Hocking County anglers plan trips as streams clear after days. Division of Conservation bulletins advise baits of worms doughballs and minnows for Hocking County streams.
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Logan
Hocking County
Division of Conservation
Engineer Receives Large Salary Claim in Ohio Case
Lloyd C. Kirk secured a 2283 court approved claim against Columbiana County for eight months of salary as county engineer he did not hold the job. Common Pleas Judge Frank Cope ordered settlement while county officials plan to contest. Wheatley, elected in 1936, challenged Kirk's refusal to surrender the office leading to a vacancy and a court case.
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Lisbon
Lloyd C. Kirk
Columbiana County
Common Pleas
Frank Cope
Carroll County
Robert S. Wheatley
Salineville
Wheatley
Kirk
Ohio Supreme Court
Roosevelt preps for vacation cruise from Hyde Park
President Roosevelt worked to clear remaining bills after a turbulent Congress and planned a motor trip to New York to board the cruiser Tuscaloosa for a cool weather cruise off the New England and Canadian coasts.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Tuscaloosa
New England
Tropical disturbance moves toward Florida from Atlantic
A tropical disturbance of less than hurricane force slid toward Florida as of Aug 11 in Jacksonville. The system, described by AP as not a hurricane, prompted monitoring and forecast updates for coastal areas and residents along the Atlantic sighting potential impacts.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Stage Screen Leaders Await Council Ruling
A crowd watches AFL executive council in Atlantic City as stars await a verdict on union jurisdiction and a dispute involving the American Federation of Actors and the IATSE. AFL President Green expected to deliver the ruling at 2 30 PM EST amid broad labor tensions.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Hollywood
AFL
William Green
Associated Actors and Artists of America
American Federation of Actors
AFA
Sophie Tucker
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
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IATSE
McCaw Backs Targeted Ohio Old Age Grants Plan
Ohio official T W McCaw, head of the Aid for the Aged division, says federal pension grants expansion would require targeted readjustments rather than equal across the board increases. He notes many small grants cover basic needs while others lack essentials despite higher awards. He cites medical care as a key item needing larger grants.
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Columbus
Ohio
T W. McCaw
McCaw
John W. Bricker
Congress
Social Security Board
Delay Arraignment Of Man Who Posed As Talent Scout
West Palm Beach police delayed the arraignment of 34 year old Charles Jefferson on charges of abducting two Miami high school girls, slaying one and holding the other three days fearing mob violence. He confessed to the assault and stabbing Ruth Frances Dunn, 17, and was moved to an undisclosed jail under heavy guard.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Charles Jefferson
Jefferson
W. E. Roebuck
Ruth Frances Dunn
Fight Announcer Hero Of Million-dollar Fire Fight
Boise Idaho Aug 11 AP a fight announcer James Allen sports writer of the Nampa Free Press for 17 years kept fans calm during a blaze that destroyed 750000 worth of Civilian Conservation Corps gear in the arena He urged an orderly evacuation and the fight to proceed after smoke cleared.
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Boise
Idaho
Civilian Conservation Corps
James Allen
Nampa
Free Press
Allen
Wong Youn Death Declared Accidental Drowning
Cleveland coroner ruled Wong Youn's death an accidental drowning, reversing an earlier murder ruling. The inquiry tied to Chinese community fund extortion probes in Chinatown, with three Chinese defendants pleading not guilty to charges.
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Cleveland
Wong Youn
Lake Erie
Samuel R. Gerber
Chinatown
Estranged Husband Shoots Down Wife in Cleveland
Mrs Mary Dietz Lechier 28 died from wounds after a man identified as estranged husband Carl Lechier 49 shot her on a busy street. Police say the husband was a patient in hospital after his car crashed while fleeing the scene as city hall workers witnessed the murder.
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Cleveland
Mary Dietz Lechier
Carl
City Hall
Lechier
Taft Plans San Francisco Trip After Vacation
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio will visit San Francisco after returning from a vacation next month, according to friends.
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Taft
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
San Francisco
Chief Dies After Dayton Cafeteria Fire
Dayton Ohio August 11 AP Fire Chief William W McFadden collapsed directing eight engine crews at a basement fire in a downtown cafeteria He briefly recovered before dying at the alarm station An exploding cooker is blamed for the blaze after occupying residents above the cafe damage unofficially pegged at 15000 dollars
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Dayton, O
Dayton
William W. McFadden
McFadden
P. L. Dunckel
Neal
Classified workers barred from circulating political petitions
Columbus Ohio August 11 AP A warning from the civil service commission to state department heads states that a classified employee or temporary or provisional appointee or one on leave may sign a petition but may not circulate any petition for a candidate or a party.
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Columbus
State Department
Civil Service Commission
Cial
Ford Sterling loses leg in surgery endangering career
Hollywood reports actor Ford Sterling, famed for comic roles, faced severe illness after surgeons amputated his left leg above the knee to halt a spreading infection. The operation came amid a struggle with declining health and finances.
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Hollywood
Ford Sterling
Blood Transfusion Given for George Boring at Cherrington
A blood transfusion was administered at Cherrington Hospital on Friday to George Boring of Gore who remains in very serious condition after a ruptured a week ago. Donor Marvin Dicken of Logan provided the blood.
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Cherrington Hospital
George Boring
Gore
Marvin ‘Dicken
Logan
Ohio corn crop tops 1938 estimates in state report
The USDA estimated Ohio would harvest 164.4 million bushels of corn this year, up from 157.55 million. Winter wheat and potato yields also rise, with state cash farm income for six months at 123 million and full year 306 million, vs 1937.
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Columbus
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Ohio State University Department of Agriculture
Abandoned Babe Found in Ohio Tourist Camp
Authorities in Columbiana and nearby counties pursue a young woman who left a five month old baby at a tourist camp fifteen miles south of East Liverpool. The infant cried overnight. a hosiery salesman reports picking up the woman and child about ten miles north of East Liverpool after the camp office closed.
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Youngstown
John McShane
Columbiana County
Lloyd Shaffernocker
McShane
Abe Collier
Pittsburgh
East Liverpool
Edwardsville Softball Marathon Sets 1601 Inning Record
In Edwardsville Illinois two softball clubs finished a 21 hour contest with the score tied at 9 to 9 after 1 601 innings establishing a marathon record. Major league style marathon play stretched over 21 hours with the two teams claiming the new mark.
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Ho-Hum
Edwardsville
Ill
Arrangements For Coal Meeting In Logan
Mayor Dallas Kinser asks clubs and organizations with Tuesday picnics at Rachelmacher Park to postpone so they do not clash with the Logan Rotary Kiwanis joint picnic and Burn Ohio Coal meeting. Speakers include Mayor C F Wallace of Glouster and Oral C Daugherty of Carbondale mine. All are invited.
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Dallas Kinser
Rachelmacher Park
Logan Rotary
Kiwanis
Ohio
C. F. Wallace
Glouster
Ohio Coal Foundation
Oral C. Daugherty
Carbondale
Kinser
Logan
War or peace near as axis ministers meet in Salzburg
Danzig Nazi leader Forster omits a date for liberation as Italy's Ciano goes to Germany for Mussolini's plan on the Free City Balkans and Far East. Britain faces a blackout drill and Japan dispute steps toward Tientsin talks while a three power mutual aid accord looms in Moscow.
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Europe
Italy
Germany
Danzig
Albert Forster
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ab Trop
Mussolini
Free City
Balkans
Far East
Poland
Salzburg
Fuschl
Hitler
Langer
Forster
England
Britain
London
Japan
Tientsin
Tokyo
Moscow
Escaped Prisoner Gilbert Captured by FBI
Charles W. Gilbert, who fled Highland jail in March 1938, was captured by FBI agents in Springfield TL. Officials said Gilbert was wanted for questioning in connection with gun thefts from armories in Terre Haute and Hillsboro.
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FBI
Cincinnati
Aug. H
Howard Harris
Charles W. Gilbert
Highland
Gilbert
Springfield
Ter
Hillsboro
Actor Refuses Monkey Gland Shots Claiming They Benefit Him
Hollywood star Victor McLaglen, famous for tough guy roles since 1936, says he did not need injections described as monkey gland shots. He notes the procedure was merely to benefit his health, a claim he questions.
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Hollywood
Aug
Victor McLaglen
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