Press tirade hails economic strangulation amid European tensions
An Il Popolo D Italia editorial accuses Britain France and the United States of planning economic strangulation of “have not” nations. Mussolini’s paper blasts threats of economic war and calls for armed preparation as Paris and London signal war readiness and France considers fortifying its Swiss frontier.
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Associated Press
Britain
France
United States
Il Popolo D'Italia
Mussolini
Milan
Italy
Germany
Japan
Il Popolo D’italia
Yvon Delbos
Europe
Paris
London
Membes
Army Council
Edouard Daladier
Rene Burtin
Switzerland
Cleveland Faces New Relief Crisis
Cleveland faces a relief dilemma as city officials consider using payroll funds to certify food orders for about 60 000 destitute residents. Mayor Burton and Council President DeMaiori pressed Finance Director G A Gessell to certify the orders, hoping state aid will cover the relief shortfall without tapping police fire or health payrolls.
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Cleveland
Harold H. Burton
A. L. DeMaioribus
G. A. Gessell
Burton
Gegsell
Jury seated in murder case of Harry Dingledine
Springfield today expected the completion of a jury to try Harry Dingledine 54 for the gun battle murder of Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry at Crystal Lake on September 3. Eleven jurors were seated tentatively yesterday as the case mirrors a prior first degree murder conviction of his son Henry.
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Dingledine
Springfield
Harry Dingledine
Edward Furry
Crystal Lake
Henry
Conpparee
Chicago
Amish Father Spends Night in Jail Over School Fine
Rebecca King, 14, from Chester County Pennsylvania, leaves Philadelphia federal court after a hearing granted to her father who spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a $2 school attendance fine. He appealed arguing religious beliefs forbid sending her to school after age fourteen to avoid modern influences.
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Rebecca King
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
King
Hatchet Men Set for Work in Ohio Budget Clash
Columbus. Gov. Martin L. Davey faces opposition from Lieut. Gov. Paul P. Yoder and the hatchet men as they denounce a 2.38 million supplemental budget. Yoder calls for a financial showdown and questions unemployment insurance changes and department needs. He cites state tax commission funds of 126340 for year end salaries and portrays layoffs as political.
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Columbus
Senate
Martin L. Davey
Paul P. Yoder
Davey
Yoder
State Tax Commission
Cincinnati Work Plan Attracts Applicants In City Effort
Cincinnati welfare officials report a surge of applicants for the work at the workhouse program.Gov George Earl of Pennsylvania sent a committee to review the plan as 200 men already work on the 28 acre grounds or city roads. Authorities aim to hire about 100 daily until 700 to 900 are employed, then shift remaining eligible workers to other tasks.
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Cincinnati
Omar Caswell
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Caswell
Stokowski Divorced After Second Marriage Ends
Leopold Stokowski, 54, the Philadelphia Orchestra maestro, was divorced in Las Vegas yesterday from Evangeline, his second wife. He announced plans for his next movie project while relaxing at home.
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Stokowski
Philadelphia
Leopold Stokowski
Mickey Mouse
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yester
Las Vegas
Nev
Evangeline
Bracher Seeks Republican Nomination for Ohio Governor
Dayton businessman Charles A. Bracher announced by letter to the secretary of state his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Ohio. He plans to run in the August primary.
Fight to revise wage hour measure intensifies in Congress
Washington dispatch outlines renewed battles over the wage hour bill after a petition freed it from the rules committee. Debates focus on removing geographic differentials and executive structures while the House prepares to vote around December 13. The measure would set a 40 cent minimum wage and a 40 hour work week for interstate workers, with estimates showing impact on about 2 million workers.
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Washington
Rules Committee
Wats
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
Labor Department
Senate
HOUSE
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Labor Standards Board
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Rep. Dies
D-Tex
Clocklike pulse mirrors war wound on Oklahoma veteran
Charles Hester of Shawnee Oklahoma lies in Hines Memorial Hospital Hines Illinois after a shell blast in 1918 left him with a head ticking sensation doctors diagnose as a lasting wartime injury and seek treatment options for his condition.
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France
Charles Hester
Shawnee
Okla
Hines Memorial Hospital
Hines
Ill
Defendant Admits Poolroom Killing
Everett Jones told a Washington Court House jury he killed Jeffersonville poolroom owner Robert Lindsey during a July 4 holdup. He said a firecracker outside caused him to believe Lindsey fired first, prompting two shots as Lindsey reached for a gun. Lindsey collapsed behind the counter and Jones fled.
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Washington Court House
Everett Jones
Robert Lindsey
Jeffersonville
Jones
Lindsey
Probe links man to Elyria attack slaying case
A Grafton man was questioned in the attack slaying of Louise Hornbeck as Lorain County officials delayed presenting the case to the grand jury after a sudden turn in the investigation.
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Elyria
Grafton
Louise Hornbeck
Lorain County
Tammany Boss Is Forced Out
Albert Marinelli resigns as New York county clerk to Governor Lehman amid charges by Thomas E. Dewey that he is unfit for office. Dewey accuses Marinelli of being a political ally of racketeers, harboring a federal fugitive, and consorting with known criminals.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert Marinellia
Tammany
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Marinelli
Red whiskered wrecker sighted on railroad tracks near Amlin
Lieutenant C C Carson of the New York Central railroad police requested Columbus officers watch for a red whiskered man who lashed two ties across the main line near Amlin late Thursday. A farmer nearby Franklin county village saw the ties placed and removed them.
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Columbus, O
C. C. Carson
New York Central Railroad Police
Columbus
Amlin
Carson
Franklin County
Duffy Calls Ohio Parole System a Stink
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy denounces the parole system as a stink to high heaven amid a grand jury inquiry. He says more indictments are likely and notes a Stark County investigation is delayed. Naylor testifies under guard as the grand jury plans to proceed with witnesses and identify inmates connected to the probe.
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Columbus, O
Herbert S. Duffy
Stark Ce
Duffy
Arch W. Naylor
Leland S. Dougan
State Parole Board
Canton
Columbus
Naylor
Stark County
Ohio Penitentiary
Dual Unionism Hinders Labor Peace Talks
William Green and John L. Lewis met to heal a civil war in organized labor as the AFL and CIO explored a merge. Four hours of talks yielded no pact and recessed plans to resume at 8 p.m. The issue centers on unifying some 7,000,000 workers and whether CIO can retain autonomy within a unified structure.
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Washington
Organized
William Green
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Lewis
Philip Murray
Green
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
AFL
Canton Boy Killed by Truck in Traffic Toll Report
An eight year old boy Earl Alvin Huston died after being struck by a truck while returning from a grocery store. The Canton traffic toll for 1937 stands at 31 fatalities.
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Canton
Earl Alvin Huston
Garner Bags 150 Pound Buck on Pennsylvania Hunt
Vice President John Nance Garner sports a broad smile as he holds a 150 pound buck photographed near St Marys Pennsylvania. The hunting trip was as a guest of Senator Joseph F Guffey of Pennsylvania with other accompanying hunters.
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John Nance Garner
St. Marys
Mr. Garner
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hunt
Two Catholic Priests Hurt After Car Hits Parked Coal Truck
Two priests from Sugar Grove and Newcomerstown were injured when their car struck a parked coal truck on Route 31 near Rockbridge. Fr. Frank Hickey, driver, suffered minor injuries. Fr. Hugh Spiers was treated for facial cuts. Deputy Brandt investigated as the truck vanished after the crash around 9:30 p.m.
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Rockbridge
Frank Hickey
Sugar Grove
Cherrington Hospital
Hugh Spiers
Newcomerstown
Lancaster
Hickey
Fr. Spiers
Rudolph Brandt
Hold Auto Thieves For Federal Jury
Pete Polinsky age 20 James Myrne 19 and Frank Soda 18 were held in Columbus for federal grand jury action after being removed from Hocking County Jail. They were bound over on transporting a stolen car across state lines after waiving arraignment before U S Commissioner Forest E Claypool. A girl companion Ruth Peckens 16 remains in the local jail awaiting Toronto juvenile authorities arrival.
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Pete Polinsky
James Myrne
Frank Soda
Columbus
Hocking County
Chillicothe
United States
Forrest E. Claypool
Lancaster
Ruth Peckens
Toronto
Betty McGhee Awaits Foot Operation After Ashes Burn
Eight year old Betty McGhee of Jackson awaited a hospital operation to correct foot deformities from burns suffered when she stepped in hot ashes six years ago. The procedure was funded by a $13,125 bond issue approved by Coal Township residents, Jackson County.
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Columbus
Betty McGhee
Jackson
Coal ‘Township
Jackson County
McGhee
Hocking County Library hires trained librarian for next year
Hocking County Library Board voted to employ a trained librarian for next year on a State Library Board recommendation. Christine Frasch will be retained as head, with a new librarian to be chosen from an approved statewide list at the Jan 6 meeting. Expansion plans include WPA funded sub stations and county-wide service. State aid this year totaled $1000.
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State Library Board
Hocking County
WPA
Sylvia and George Bird Sentenced
Sylvia Bird and her brother in law George Bird pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding the escape of the Bird gang from Cuyahoga County jail. They received four year sentences. George Bird goes to county jail to serve his term while Sylvia Bird is sent to the Milan federal reformatory where she has an existing bank robbery related sentence.
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Cleveland
Sylvia Bird
George Bird
Cuyahoga County
Frank Bird
Federal Reformatory
Milan
Mich
Bahnsen Regains Lions as County Officials Rally
William Bahnsen, manager of a wild animal show, regained possession of five African lions in Marion Ohio. Sheriff's deputy Hinklin had "attacked" the lions following a lawsuit by Hills Supply Co of Sandusky seeking 119 in payment for truck tires. County officials faced the prospect of feeding the lions about 100 pounds of meat daily.
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Marion, O
William Bahnsen
Marion
Marion Hinklin
The
Hills Supply Co
Sandusky
Bahnsen
Hans
Invasion Force Withdraws After Price Demands Intervene
Japanese troops yielded to Col. Charles F. B. Price of the Fourth Marines and pulled back from part of the international settlement in Shanghai after a parade bombing on Nanking Road. Five people were wounded, including three Japanese, a Chinese constable, and a British police sub‑inspector, with a Chinese bomber reported.
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Shanghai
Charles F. B. Price
United States
Fourth Marines
International Settlement
Price
Yuyaching Road
Nanking Road
New World Amusement
Postal Robbery in Lockport Seizes Payroll Cash
Five men armed with sawed off shot guns and machine guns robbed the Lockport post office payroll delivery. They shot a postal clerk and abducted the chief of police, escaping with 24800 dollars intended for a Texas Company oil refinery payroll. Local authorities launched an investigation into the bold daytime robbery outside the post office.
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Lockport
Ill
First National Bank of
Zanesville Mayor Election Faces Ballot Challenge
A petition alleging ballot inaccuracies in the Zanesville mayoral election was filed in common pleas court. The challenge, signed by 104 actors, seeks action within 30 days and also affects six council posts. Moorehead won by 19 votes, with a recount showing a 26 vote margin.
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Zanesville, O
Common Pleas Court
Tom V. Moorehead
Zanesville
Moorehead
Frank Worstall
Worstall
Civil War Vets Die in Montgomery County Ohio
Fewer than 20 Civil War veterans remained in Montgomery County today after the deaths of John White McFarland 91 and Donald Meredith 92. McFarland served on Union boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and Meredith was the last member of the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Dayton,o
Montgomery County
John White McFarland
Donald Meredith
McFarland
Ohio
Mississippi
Meredith
Ohio Voluntary Infantry
Ahment
Lydia Westenhaver Stricken Ill After Stroke
Mrs. Lydia Westenhaver is seriously ill today after suffering a stroke Wednesday, prompting concern for her health and treatment.
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Lydia Westenhaver
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