Moderate temperatures ease Ohio heat with showers across state
Southern Ohio reports cooler temperatures as rain general in the region. Ironton fell to 68 after 103 the day prior, Cincinnati held at 104 for eight straight days over 100. Prostration deaths drop but total toll remains high across Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo with 87 deaths Tuesday and 46 yesterday.
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Ironton
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Springfield
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio approves 18.44 million six month relief bill
In Columbus Ohio the legislature moved a 18 440 000 six month relief program toward final passage during a lengthy special session that began September 17. A six man conference committee worked through the night to resolve differences after the House and Senate diverged on the measure.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Senate
House
Paul P. Yoder
Northwest Heat Wave Continues Across Regions
Chicago July 16 AP The heat wave pushing temperatures to all time highs across the west and north central states will remain largely unabated for two more days. Forecaster J R Lloyd says relief only in the Dakotas northwestern Minnesota and northwestern Nebraska with a cool wave tomorrow and scattered rains in southern Illinois Indiana and southeastern Missouri tonight and tomorrow. Nearby areas along the Great Lakes will stay comfortable.
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Chicago
J. R. Lloyd
Plains States
Mississippi
Ohio River
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Lloyd
Great Lakes
Illness Cannot Stop Polly Moran from Filing Divorce
Beverly Hills, July 16 AP Polly Moran the film comedy star continued her divorce from real estate broker Martin Malone despite illness. Malone under his real name faces a July 29 preliminary hearing in justice court on charges of assault with a deadly weapon following a dawn incident in Beverly Hills.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Polly Moran
Martin Malone
Justice Court
Injured girl improves after bicycle collision
Betty Jean Geslin, 12, seriously hurt when struck by a truck Tuesday afternoon, is in favorable condition at Washington hospital after a peaceful night. Jean Bownes, 11, died in the same crash at Front and Culver Streets where the girls rode a bicycle.
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Betty Jean Geslin
Scott Geslin
Ngton Hospital
Jean Bownes
Verna Bownes
Culver Sts
Funeral services planned for former judge William L. Day
Cleveland obituary notes the death of William L. Day age 59 from a heart attack. He served as a U S District Court judge and later practiced privately. He was the son of former Supreme Court justice William R. Day.
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Cleveland
William L. Day
U. S. District Court
Day
William R. Day
U. S. Supreme Court
Grasshoppers Devastate Midwest Farm Fields
Farmers in the Midwest cope with a grasshopper outbreak that has stripped foliage from fruit trees and leveled corn, with even fence posts being chewed in the fields. The drought and heat add to their hardship as the hopper hoard intensifies damage nationwide.
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United States
Horses Allowed at Gas Stations in Illinois
George A H Scott of the Illinois Humane Society and Socony-Vacuum Oil officials announce horses will be welcomed at 600 northern Illinois gas stations this summer. Horses may drink water free at the pumps, addressing 3,000 working horses and scarce watering troughs in metropolitan Chicago.
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Chicago
Horse
Northern Illinois
George A. H. Scott
Illinois Humane Society, and Oil Company
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co., Inc
Scott
Senator Lou Murphy Killed in Wisconsin Car Crash
United States Senator Lou Murphy of Iowa was killed when his car left the road after a front tire blew out near Bloomer Wisconsin. Mrs Murphy and Mr F W Woodward of Dubuque Iowa suffered injuries in the crash and were treated.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
United States
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Bloomer
Here
F. W. Woodward
Dubuque
Abandoned car investigated in Davis missing person case
Articles found in the abandoned automobile of John T. Davis, 73, missing since July 1 from Detroit, Michigan, were examined today at the state highway patrol laboratory. A search followed the car’s discovery near Jackson yesterday.
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Jackson
John T. Davis
Detroit
Mich
State Highway Patrol Laboratory
Davis
Here
Landon Drafting Acceptance Talk Near Campaign Kickoff
Gov Alf Landon began a final draft of his acceptance speech in Topeka as the GOP seeks to oust the New Deal. His running mate Col Frank Knox reviewed their addresses and outlined a division of campaigning without fixed dates or itineraries.
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Peka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Blast Kills Three at Glen Willow Plant
An explosion at the Glen Willow plant of Austin Powder Company killed Ralph Higgins aged 30 Corwin Prentiss 38 and August Regan 37 all residents of Glen Willow. Company officials planned an investigation starting today.
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Cleveland
Glen Willow
Austin Powder Company
Ralph Higgins
Corwin Prentiss
August Regan
Columbus chosen for Rainbow division 1937 reunion
Columbus Ohio was selected as the site for the Rainbow division World War veterans 1937 reunion at the close of their 18th annual gathering yesterday. Leland L. Whitney of Cleveland was elected president.
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Kansas City
Columbus
Ohio
Leland L. Whitney
Cleveland
Coughlin and Townsendites Unite in Attack on Roosevelt
In Cleveland on July 16 AP reports Rev. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin joined Dr. Francis Townsend praising his plan while denouncing President Roosevelt as a betrayer and liar. Coughlin warned the National Union would not endorse any candidate backing Roosevelt and accused him of debt and Communist policies. The remarks were delivered at the Townsend National Convention.
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Cleveland
Charles E. Coughlin
Francis E. Townsend
Roosevelt
National Union For Social Justice
Townsend
National Union
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
London
Fr. Coughlin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Police hold 2 for extortion in Bannister case
New York police detain two additional men as private detective and attorney face extortion charges of 2000 dollars from actor Harry Bannister. Acting District Attorney Harold W. Hastings to present evidence to the grand jury next Monday. Bannister questioned but not a signing complainant.
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New York
Harry Bannister
Ann Harding
Harold W. Hastings
Hastings
Bannister
Jane Bell story called groundless by police
Washington detective chief Bernard W. Thompson said the tale of red haired Jane Bell being mutilated and left to die in a gas filled apartment by New York gangsters is absolutely groundless.
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Washington, D. C
Bernard W. Thompson
Jane Bell
New York
Secret Service Probes Hoover G Man Network
Washington July 16 AP reports touch off tense exchanges between federal sleuths as the Secret Service investigates J. Edgar Hoover and his crime bureau. Attorney General Cummings warns against anyone seeking Hoover’s scalp and hints at ill advised activity while Moran leads the investigation.
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Washington
United States
Secret Service
Congress
Cummings
J. Edgard Hoover
Justice Agents
Cumings
Hoover
William H. Moran
Farnsworth case widens with naval secrets probe
The Justice Department pursues alleged sale of naval secrets to Japan in the Farnsworth case. Former US Navy officer Farnsworth faces a planned hearing July 29, with the government seeking a grand jury proceeding. A possible Tokyo外交 withdrawal question hinges on trial outcomes. Admiral Standley signs a possible navy tactics revision.
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Washington
John S. Farnsworth
Department of Justice
Washington Star
Farnsworth
United States Navy
Washington Post
Tokyo
United States
Navy
W. H. Standley
Ohio River Falls But Traffic's Up
The Ohio river's flow shrank to a trickle today, about one seventieth of flood-stage volume, yet river traffic boomed. Army Engineers, led by Lieut. Col. Charles L. Hall, said the river along the line was in pool stage with a nine foot established depth due to canalization completed years ago.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
U. S. Army
Charles L. Hall
Strike Threat Looms Over Mexico City Power Workers
AP reports President Lazaro Cardenas personal plea failed to avert a strike by Mexican Light and Power Company employees set for noon today in Mexico City, signaling a major disruption to electrical service.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexican Light and Power Company
Mrs Creighton Pins Hope On Gov Lehman In Death Penalty Case
Mrs Frances Creighton, once prostrated in Sing Sing, was deemed sane in a special examination and urged Gov Herbert Lehman to intervene to stave off the electric chair for the poisoning death of Ada Appelgate. Everett C Appelgate faces execution alongside her if clemency fails. Lehman released a five member commission report finding no evidence of disease.
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Mary Frances Creighton
Ada Applegate
Baldwin, L. J
Sing Sing
Everett C. Applegate
Ossining
N. Y
Frances Creighton
Herbert H. Lehman
Ada Appelgate
Everett C. Appelgate
Spain under strain as riots claim lives and fear coup
Madrid reports mounting disorder over labor and political disputes as the fatal toll reaches 23 killed and 68 wounded in two weeks. Police and guard forces jail 150 Fascist party members while strikes and walkouts persist across regions. Andalusian farms face pay demands from farm hands.
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Madrid
Spain
Lewis defies Labor Council in insurrection trial
John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers, is said to consider the A F L executive council without authority in summoning him and 11 others to stand trial August 3 on insurrection charges. Council delayed a vote on suspending the insurgents to seek peace.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. Executive Council
A. F. of L
Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
Olson undergoes exploratory operation in Rochester clinic
Rochester Minnesota July 16 Gov Floyd B Olson is undergoing an exploratory operation at a Rochester clinic to determine the cause of a long standing stomach ailment.
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Rochester
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Rochester Clinic
Washington D H Ordered to Pay Hydrant Bills
Washington Court House must reimburse water bills for fire hydrants after Ohio Supreme Court reversal of Fayette County rulings. The city, lacking funds, faces about 9000 dollars and argues fiscal officer certification delayed payment. Also, Ohio Supreme Court denies John Pleyer’s appeal and schedules execution for August 5 in the Wesosky slaying case.
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Columbus, CO
of Washington Court House
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fayette County
Fore
John Pleyer
Chicago
Alben
Wesosky
Cleveland
London Parade Reignites Threat As Revolver Is Dropped
A man identified as George Andrew Mahon tried to shoot King Edward VIII during a royal procession in London. A woman in grey knocked the loaded revolver from his hand. police arrested him at Bow Street, remanded for eight days, with no shots fired.
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London
Edward VIII
England
Buckingham Palace
George Andrew Mahon
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Guards
Hyde Park
Wellington Archon Constitution Hill
Harry Black
Dems plan swift drive to repeal Ohio food tax
Democratic leaders gathered in Columbus at Gov. Martin L. Davey's call to begin a state wide campaign for a constitutional amendment to repeal the 3 percent sales tax on food for home consumption. Davey says petitions need 220000 signatures by Aug 5 and warns of an intensive push to win in November if the measure reaches the ballot.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Davey
Democratic Party
Mrs Burt Weil Reaches Finals in Cleveland
Mrs Burt Weil of Cincinnati Hillcrest advances to the finals at a Cleveland event on July 16 as reported by AP. The competition title and exact event remain partially obscured in the readable text.
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Burt Weil
Cleveland, O
Cincinnati
Hillcrest
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