Drought Ravages Midwest With 53 Dead and $300 Million Loss
Heat wave grips the drought stricken Midwest as 53 people die and crop losses top 300 million dollars. Forecasters warn of no relief yet while President Roosevelt orders WPA aid and subsistence loans for 170000 farm families and federally funded loans to save cattle herds. Many families in the Dakotas Minnesota Wyoming and Montana are in need.
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Chicago
Midwest
Roosevelt
Washington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wyoming
Montana
Gore Concedes Loss in Oklahoma Senate Race
Oklahoma City July 8 AP Sen Thomas P Gore conceded defeat in the Democratic senatorial nomination as returns showed him in fourth place. Rep Josh Lee led one of the two runoff spots for July 28 while Gov E W Marland moved ahead of Gomer Smith in the semi final primary.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
U. S. Senate
Josh Lee
E. W. Marland
Gomer Smith
Townsend Plan
Kansas Assembly Moves Toward Early Adjournment
Kansas legislature nears an early end to the special session called by Gov. Alf M. Landon. Lawmakers aim to clear the way for social security legislation despite minority demands for immediate action.
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Peka
Kas
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Ouster Demanded in Free City of Danzig
Dr Arthur Karl Greiser president of the Danzig senate demanded Sean Lester be removed as high commissioner in the Free City before the League of Nations in Geneva. He urged the league to abandon involvement and let Germany and Poland resolve the issue, a move that unsettled Polish diplomacy.
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Sean Lester
League
Free City of
Danzig
Arthur Karl Greiser
Greiser
League of Nations’ Council
Geneva
Free City
Germany
Poland
German Reich
Columbus Man Injured Here After Car Fight
James T. Lail of Columbus told Logan police he was thrown from a car near the railroad trestle on East Front Street last night. He was dragged fifty feet after being knocked from the running board during a fight with an intoxicated companion who objected to him driving. He later went to the county prosecutor but did not file charges.
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James T. Lail
Columbus
Logan
E. Front St
Lail
W. Virginia
24 Hour Truce Halts Strike Violence in Cincinnati
A 24 hour truce and renewed talks between strikers and Remington Rand officials followed violence at the factory entrance. A bystander was shot, 30 or more injured, and two buses wrecked in running fights. H T Anderson ordered the plant shut after three days of partial operation as he planned further discussions with union officials and Judge Alfred Mack.
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Cincinnati
Remington Rand
H. T. Anderson
Anderson
Common Pleas
Alfred Mack
Joseph Reid Improves After Long Illness
The condition of five year old Joseph Reid son of Mr and Mrs F J Reid of Logan has improved after a long illness in a Lancaster hospital with blood poisoning. He is believed out of danger though knee surgery may still be needed.
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Joseph Reid
F. J. Reid
Logan
Lancaster
Court Rules On Relief Allotments
Ohio Supreme Court upheld the State Relief Commission’s power to withhold full relief funds from counties if not needed. Clermont County sought a court order to secure $14,759 more under the law’s distribution formula, after receiving only $2,500 in five months.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
State Relief Commission
Theounty Commissioners
Clermont County
Parker Stays In New Jersey
Governor Hoffmann refuses to extradite Elise Parker Sr a rural New Jersey detective chief charged with kidnapping Paul Wendeldel. Wendel disbarred attorney Wendel plans to ask federal authorities to arrest Parker under the Lindbergh law amid an indictment naming Parker his son Ellis Jr and three others in Manhattan.
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Trenton
Nuct
Elise Parker
New Jersey
Paul W. Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
New York
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Parker
Ellis, Jr
Manhattan
Davey condemns 12 dollar relief cap in Ohio
Gov. Martin L. Davey urged the legislature to pass a permanent relief program and blasted a house approved bill setting maximum family allowances at 12 dollars a month as indefensible. He criticized the 9 and 10 dollar rural and semi urban caps and warned the provision may be unconstitutional for lack of uniformity.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Cadman Near Death in Critical Condition
Dr S Parkes Cadman battling peritonitis and ruptured appendix in Champlain Valley Hospital since Sunday night. Surgeon Dr Lyman G Barton Jr said the chances of recovery are against him as the 71 year old Brooklyn clergyman remains in very critical condition.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
S. Parkes Cadman
Cadman
Champlain Valley Hospital
Lyman G. Barton, Jr
Brooklyn, N. Y
Slaying of Ex Fireman Shocks Indiana
Indiana state police search for three men named by Heber L. Hicks who confessed to employing them to kill Harry L. Miller a retired Cincinnati fire captain. The murder occurred at Miller’s cottage in New Trenton Indiana. Miller’s dismembered body was found in Kentucky with the torso near Eminence and the head and hands in a cement box at a lake near Carrollton.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Matt Leach
Heber L. Hicks
Cincinnati
Harry L. Miller
Seymour
Ind
Hicks
Miller
New Trenton
Kentucky
Eminence
Carrollton
Siamese twin joins sister in death in Indiana
Michigan City care team failed to stop toxemia as Tina Norabelle Glick age 2 died yesterday after an autopsy revealed the twins shared one brain. Dr J B Rogers did not attempt separation following X ray findings.
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Michigan City
Ind
Tina Norabelle Glick
J. B. Rogers
Loss to Hocking County farmers tops two hundred thousand
Frost and drought grimly hit Hocking County fields. Farmers report extensive damage to corn wheat clover hay potatoes oats and pasture with losses estimated around 200000 though exact figures remain uncertain. Weather sapping crops continues under a scorching 95 degree day.
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Hocking County
Harold Chambers
Mercury
Logan
Main St
Hocking
Chambers
Hunger Squatters Demand Direct Cash Relief In Ohio Senate
About 40 unemployed members of the Ohio Worker's Alliance slept on senate chamber benches and issued a statement promising no violence. They backed Sen. William Zoul's 20 million relief bill for the rest of the year, opposing formulas or cuts and seeking direct cash aid to meet minimum standards.
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Columbus
Ohio Worker's Alliance
Senate
William Zoul
Cuyahoga
House
Plain City Board Reports First Debt Free Year
The Plain City Board of Education announces it is debt free for the first time in six years. A three mill levy approved last November allowed payment of all teachers to date and settlement of remaining operating expenses.
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London
Plain City
Farley Leaves Cabinet to Lead New Deal Campaign
James A. Farley began winding up his Postmaster General duties as he takes a three month leave to direct the New Deal election effort. President Roosevelt announced Farley would relinquish his cabinet post between August and Election Day. Observers split on whether he will return to the cabinet or resign after the election.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Water pressure drops as city runs dry under heat
Water mains fell to zero last night for the third time amid a prolonged shortage. City cisterns emptied after a hot day that sent residents sprinkling gardens despite warnings, leaving many areas, especially hilltop sections, without water and raising fire-fighting concerns in the business district.
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Logan
Kidnaper Captured in Omaha by FBI Agents
Federal agents arrested William Elmer Mead in Omaha Nebraska today in connection with the kidnapping of Edward G. Bremer of St Paul Minnesota. The arrest was announced by Flood acting special agent in charge of the Omaha Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice.
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Omaha, Neb
William Elmer Mead
St. Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
the Flood
Omaha
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Seven Die in Cairo Plane Crash During Night Maneuvers
A Royal Air Force troop carrier crashed on landing near Cairo during night maneuvers killing seven soldiers including a Canadian. Six others were injured in the incident reported by AP.
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Cairo
July
Royal Air Force
Cleveland Solon Quits Senate In Disgust
Senator John D. Davis of Cuyahoga resigns after a bitter floor clash over unemployment insurance legislation. He denounces the senate for selling out to utilities and special interests while the body postpones action at the Supreme Court's anticipated ruling. Davis plans to remain in Columbus until the legislature reconvenes.
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Cleveland Solon
Senate
Columbus
John D. Davis
Cuyahoga
Davis
U. S. Supreme Court
Chambers of Commerce
Cake For John D. Today He's 97
Ninety seven candles glowed on John D. Rockefeller's birthday cake in Lakewood New Jersey with one slice reserved for the aged financier. A household member said he will eat some and his health is described as a miracle by the billionaire.
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John D
Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
State Supreme Court Rules Toledo Store Closing Law Invalid
The state supreme court ruled Toledo city ordinance fixing closing times for grocery stores unconstitutional. It reversed an appellate court decision in a suit by Elize M. Olds against city officials to enjoin enforcement against her small grocery operation.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Toledo
Elize M. Olds
War games planned for fifth and sixth corps areas
Gigantic war games are on the books for military units of the fifth and sixth corps areas of the U. S. army starting Aug. 6. Army officials at Fort Hayes said regular and national guard units from Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan would participate.
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Columbus
U. S. Army
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Timois
Wisconsin
Michigan
A F L Leaders Split Over Lewis Faction Threat
Washington July 8 A F L leaders debated waging a campaign against John L Lewis and his drive to unionize 500000 steel workers into one industrial unit. William Green condemned Lewis policy as causing division and weakness while Lewis charged the federation with dishonor if it sided with corporations against his group during the industrial campaign and RCA radio and electrical workers union disputes.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
A. F. of L
Organized Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers Heald
A. F. of L. Executive Council
American Iron and Steel
Strike Continues at Portsmouth as Union pushes drive
Portsmouth O July 8 The six weeks old strike at the Wheeling Corporation New Boston plant involving 5500 workers resumes full force after rejection of a tentative settlement. John Harris secretary says Portsmouth will be the key point in the steel industry drive and vows to pursue an honorable settlement.
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Portsmouth
New Boston
Wheeling Corporation
John Harris
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pittsburgh
Harris
Associated Press
Bortsmouth
Akron Fireworks Ban Sought by City Council
Akron Ohio city council asks the Ohio legislature to prohibit display or sale of fireworks or pyrotechnics citing public safety concerns. The move follows ongoing debates about regulating explosive devices within the city.
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Akron
Ohio
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