Early Tomatoes Contest Sparks Pick Date Debate
The ripe tomato contest notes July 3 as the date of harvest by Dr. L E Radekin with Otto Iles also reporting earlier picks near Enterprise. Readers are urged to report any earlier July 3 harvest dates to Ed Staff for record adjustment. Carl C Byers, 28, now Gallia High School principal, leads Gallia Rotary Club after leaving Vardon Hill, signaling local civic leadership.
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Otto Iles
Enterprise
Carl C. Byers
Vardon Hill
Rotary Club
Ohio
Byers
Rockbridge
Hocking County
Gallipolis High School
Gallipolis
Gallia
Sparrow Gains Flight After Flighty Office Visit
County extension office workers were startled when a half grown sparrow crashed into the room and collapsed on the floor. After brief help the exhausted bird was released through a window to test its wings once more.
Perils Fail to Deter Fishermen on Muskingum River
Harley Jones and Elder Martin pursued fishing after dark near Malta on the Muskingum when rising waters whipped into a white froth. Debris and logs battered the boat as the vessel rocked, forcing them to quit until daylight.
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Harley Jones
Elder Martin
Muskingum River
Malta
Jones
Martin
Threshing Machine Rare Find in Buck Run Valley
A threshing machine vend near Buck Run valley drew notice as the first thresher seen in the area in over twenty years. Wheat farming has largely disappeared in the Buck Run neighborhood.
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Buck Run Valley
Buck Run
Nellie Grace Baker Rites Set After Perry Township Death
Rural resident Nellie Grace Baker 60 wife of Charles W. Baker Perry Township died Monday at Cherrington Logan after four weeks as a patient. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at South Perry M E Church with Rev S N Root officiating. Burial at Mt. Cemetery. Survived by four sons George D vin R Paul and James. Burial by H E Defenbaugh. burial site Mt. Cemetery.
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South Perry M. E
Nellie Grace Baker
Charles W. Baker
Perry Township
Cherrington
Logan
Mt. Cemetery
H. E. Defenbaugh
Farley to speak before Ohio postmasters meeting
Democratic leaders greet Postmaster General James A Farley in Columbus Ohio as he prepares to address the annual meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters. The event marks Farley touring post office leaders during a busy schedule.
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Columbus
James A. Farley
Ohio
National Association
Former Indiana Governor Declines Ohio State Presidency
Paul V. McNutt, ex governor of Indiana and former high commissioner to the Philippines, will accept the post of federal security administrator. Trustees had offered him the Ohio State University presidency, but he declined, citing Roosevelt's pending Senate nomination for security administrator. Burrell Russell criticized the board for delaying a president's appointment.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
University
Indiana
George W. Rightmire
McNutt
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Ohio State
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
Burrell Russell
New Philadelphia
Ohio State Journal
Ohio
Wheeler D-Mont
Johnson
D-Cole
Innocent Pleas Entered in Arlington Memorial Lot Case
In Cincinnati 24 of 53 indicted for mail fraud in Arlington Memorial Park cemetery lot sales pleaded innocent at a mass arraignment before U S District Judge John H Druffel. Among those appearing were Dr J Stewart Hagen former Hamilton County Republican chairman Charles Eisen former city councilman Albert Le Feber and Morton Gilbert.
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Cincinnati
Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery
U. S. District Court
John H. Druffel
J. Stewart Hagen
Hamilton County Republican Committee
Charles Eisen
Albert le Feber
Morton Gilbert
Men sentenced for breaking and entering in Wooster Ohio
Sam Ewing aged 49 and William Santrock 22 were fined 300 and 100 dollars and given 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the home of M. B. Hoover at Sterling with intent to do violence. Donald Gilletty pleaded innocent, two 15 year olds were remanded to juvenile authorities.
McNutt Named Federal Security Administrator
President Roosevelt nominated Paul V. McNutt for the post and political speculation swirled that the move could boost his 1940 bid. Supporters say the selection aligns with New Deal forces while critics see it as a test of McNutt’s record and loyalty.
Solons Split On Neutrality Issue
Washington July 11 Administration Senators urged immediate debate on neutrality. They were buoyed by a split among opponents over delaying until next session, signaling a divided Senate stance on the issue.
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Solons
Washington
Senate Panel Delays Neutrality Bill To Next Session
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to postpone neutrality legislation until the next session. A 10:30 A M EST meeting set the stage for a potential showdown vote as supporters urged sending the measure to the Senate floor rather than keeping it in committee.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Friends
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Tennessee Congressman Sam D. McReynolds Dies at 67
Rep. Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee died at 6 15 AM after a heart attack. He aged 67 and chaired the House foreign relations committee. A close ally of Cordell Hull, he had served in Congress since 1922 and had been ill off and on all year lingering in a naval hospital before returning home.
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Washington
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
McReynolds
House Foreign Relations Committee
George W. Calver
Capitol
Naval Hospital
Cordell Hull
Congress
Disorder at Fisher plant sparks clashes in Pontiac
Disorder at the gates of the Pontiac Fisher body plant erupted for a second day amid a CIO UAW strike. Five men were taken into custody after pickets hurled stones at arriving production workers and attempted to overturn cars. Ten GM plants are affected by the labor action.
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Pontiac
Mich
Pontiac Fisher Body
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Uaw-Cio
General Motors Corp
Wingless plane crash kills inventor and pilot in England
An all wing tailless experimental aircraft said to reach 300 mph crashed at Caulcott killing inventor P Nesbitt Willoughby and pilot Hugh N Olley.
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London
Caulcott
P. Nesbitt Willoughby
Hugh N. Olley
Order Union Men Off WPA As Ohio Trades Council Strikes
About 40 000 skilled workers from the Ohio Building Trades Council were ordered off state WPA projects and told to stay away until Congress enacts a prevailing wage clause. The walkout, the first state wide union stand against new federal rules, was approved amid a back to work movement. WPA officials in Hocking County reported no local strike signs and said operations are running smoothly. The council planned to submit its resolution against wage setting for skilled workers to the state convention opening in Akron.
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Associated Press
Ohio Building Trades Council
Congress
Hocking County
WPA
Akron
Federal Theater to Terminate Two Months Early
The Federal Theater will be terminated two months before the September 30 deadline set by Congress. A provision in the relief act bars supervisory or administrative employees of theater projects from pay after July 31, prompting liquidation this month, WPA commissioner F. C. Harrington said yesterday.
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Washington
Congress
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Psychiatrists to Examine Torso Suspect in Cleveland Slayings
Sheriff O'Donnell said Frank Dolezal, confessed killer of a torso murder victim, has indicated the head of Mrs. Florence Polillo was buried. Dolezal will be examined by psychiatrists and then asked to sign another confession.
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Cleveland
Martin L. O’donnell
Frank Dolezal
Florence Polillo
Cleveland slayer declared sane after two-hour examination
Frank Dolezal, charged in the torso murder case, was ruled sane by two county psychiatrists after a two hour exam. He led officers to a lakefront spot near East 26th street where the missing head might be buried. He told authorities he dismembered the victim because she weighed 175 pounds and could not be carried in one piece.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
Lakefront
O'Donnell
East 26Th Street
WPA
L. G. Corlett
East Cleveland
Fired Employes Fight for Jobs in Ohio
Columbus Ohio July 11 AP heads of five state divisions faced a demand by discharged provisional appointees to be restored to jobs lost under the Bricker administration. Francis Durbin Lima attorney said he represented 100 dismissed persons and asked the attorney general to seek an injunction to block salaries to replacements. The Ohio Supreme Court earlier held dismissals invalid, with effect delayed pending rehearing.
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Columbus
Bricker
Francis Durbin
Lima
Durbin
Atty
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Ladies' Night Meet Moved to Thursday at Hocking Club
The Logan Kiwanis Club changes its Ladies' Night from Tuesday to Thursday at the Hocking Valley Country Club course. The decision follows a last week vote to shift the date and avoid Tuesday night commitments.
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Logan Kiwanis Club
Hocking Valley Country Club
Town Ends 6 Month Tax Strike in Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown Ohio residents in Tuscarawas County halted a six month tax strike after a temporary injunction allowed separate collection of 1939 real estate taxes from Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District assessments. Deputy Collector George Beers reported a $3500 intake in three hours with higher today and officials noted about $10,000 usual collections.
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Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas County
George Beers
Beers
New Philadelphia
J. H. Lamneck
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Conservancy District
Charles Mugford
Storm Aids Lending Plan Faces Senate and House Opposition
President Roosevelt's 2.8 billion lending program meets early resistance in Congress. Lawmakers in both chambers call for hearings as administration aides push rapid enactment. The plan would use the RFC to finance loans for toll roads public works and rural electrification with self liquidating projects.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
RFC
Congress
Endeavor Convention Advocates World Peace Stand
Delegates at the 37th International Christian Endeavor convention in Cleveland conclude five days of sessions urging world peace. The group denounces fascism Nazism and communism and rejects isolationism while condemning bigotry and antisemitism as violations of Christian ideals.
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Cleveland
International Society of Christian Endeavor
America
Chillicothe Votes to Buy Water Works Plant for 700000
Chillicothe city council approved purchasing the Chillicothe Water Company for 700000 from Toledo bond house Siler Carpenter and Roose. The ordinance also authorizes 125000 for water softening facilities.
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Chillicothe, O
Chillicothe Water Company
Toledo Bond House
Siler, Carpenter and Roose
Danzig Status Debate Grows as Chamberlain Opens Door
Chamberlain signals possible talks over Danzig amid a broader push for negotiation. Paris weighs moves as Poland asserts security ties with the West, while Soviet Russia warns Japan over Outer Mongolia clashes.
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Chamberlain
Danzig
Baltic Free Port
Commons
Free City
Poland
Tula
Berlin
Deutscher Dienst
England
Paris
Georges Bonnet
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Outer
Mongolia
Manchoukuo
Japanese Provocateurs
Red Star
Mongolian People’s Republic
Woman Keeps Vigil Over Husband's Flag Draped Body
Columbus coroner Dr. E E Smith reports a widow Mrs Laura D Holmes 67 kept a three day funeral vigil over her husband Cliffod Holmes who died last Friday from an apparent heart ailment. Neighbors notified police after the vigil ended.
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Columbus, O
E. E. Smith
Columbus
Intruder Breaks Into Convent Near Chester
An intruder entered a convent in Chester Pennsylvania and attempted to choke Mother Superior Vincent as she and ten nuns slept. Police said the attacker broke in during the night and fled without further harm.
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Chester
Mishael
Vincent
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