Heat Wave Sweeps City Amid Record Heat at Noon
Logan endures 95 degree noon as thermometers spike to 102 at 3 30 pm. Water usage swells with daily figures over 1 million gallons. A stolen pony is found and returned to nine year old Martha Christman, while Gerald Lanning lies in state.
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G. W. Christman
Martha
Tricelville
Christman
Logan
Columbus
Bobby Wells
Sam Wells
Warner Avenue
Charles Eberst
Municipal Pool
Kachelmacher Park
Caves
Roy Loomis
Loomis
Phillipsburgh
Kansas
Concordia
Dodge City
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Ohio
New York City
RAF Retaliates Against Enemy in Sunrise Coast Raid
German forces launched a large morning air attack on the southeast coast as British airmen and anti-aircraft batteries fought back. UK reports put German losses at 15 to 18 bombers plus seven fighters, with unofficial tallies higher. Britain also bombed Cherbourg oil tanks and a Dutch air base. The destroyer Wren was lost, and Romania signaled willingness to cede part of Transylvania to Hungary.
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Associated Press
England
Ers
Ity
France
Netherlands
Cherbourg
London
Admiralty
Wren
Balkan
Bucharest
Romania
Transylvania
Hungary
Continent
British Isles
Vichy
Berlin
Belgium
Luxembourg
Mediterranean
Italy
Libya
Egypt
RAF
Hongkong
Chungking
China
Asia
Wales
Iowa student uses roadside sign to seek ride to Marietta
Ed Staff recorded a young man from Des Moines named C. K. Sandelin aiming for Marietta to meet Professor Wilbur Schramb of the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. He plans to be a UI senior while traveling to continue his journey.
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Main
Mulberry
Marietta
C.K. Sandelin
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Iowa
Wilbur L. Schramb
Sandelin
Local Cyclists Injured in Route 33 Crash
Two Hocking County riders were injured when their motorcycles collided after a car pulled into traffic two miles south of Lancaster on Route 33. James Kull of Sugar Grove was treated and released. Clarence Cecil of Logan suffered severe burns and facial cuts. Robert Tucker of Rockbridge sustained cuts, a mild concussion, and shock. The trio had been returning from a motorcycle hill climb at Hamburg.
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Hocking County
Lancaster
James Kull
Sugar Grove
Fairfield County
Clarence Cecil
Logan
Cecil
Robert Tucker
Rockbridge
Kull
Hamburg
Windsor's luggage arrives on liner Britannic
The Cunard-White Star liner Britannic docked with 14 pieces of luggage marked Duke of Windsor crest and name. Destination of the Duke of Windsor's bags remains unknown as officers say it was sent in care of the line.
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New York
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Ohio Job Service Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Ohio State Employment Service marks its 50th anniversary this week with 112 offices continuing daily operations. Originating in 1890, the program began public employment offices in Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton, placing 8,982 workers in its first year and 83,163 in the first six months of this year.
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Columbus
Ohio State Employment Service
Ohio
General Assembly
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Dayton
Compromise Talk Delays Conscription Debate in Congress
Washington report says Congress delays peacetime conscription debate as talks of compromise stall a floor fight. CIO chief John E. Lewis and Senator Taft oppose compulsory training while Senator Barkley signals support for study and cautious action. House hearings resume with War Secretary Stimson slated to testify later this week.
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Washington
John E. Lewis
CIO
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
House
House Military Committee
War Stimson
Minimum Soft Coal Prices Set for Mines
Howard A. Gray of the Interior Department announced minimum prices for soft coal effective September 3. Rates range from 10 cents per ton for low grade Indiana coal dust to 5.25 dollars per ton for high grade lump from Washington State. Secretary Ickes noted the plan stabilizes the bituminous industry and that notices were mailed to members.
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Washington
Howard A. Gray
Biuminous Coal Division
Interior Department
Indiana
Washington State
Ickes
Gray
Havana conference backs Americas defense plan Act of Havana
John Smith is jailed awaiting grand jury after allegedly firing at neighbor Dolly Lines, wounding her hand. Smith pleaded guilty to maliciously shooting with intent to wound and was bound over on $800 bond after a chase and capture by Deputy Nellis Smith near Bloomingville.
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Havana
Conference of American Foreign Ministers
Peace Commission
John Smith
Carmel Ridge
Bloomingville
Dolly Lines
Smith
S. B. Whitehart
Nellis Smith
Joe Farbearn
Public Links Champion Crown Goes To Robert Clark
Robert Clark of St. Paul won the 19th annual national public links golf championship in Detroit, as the pays as you play event concluded on July 29.
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Publinx
Detroit
Robert Clark
St. Paul
Logan Board of Health to Hold Monthly Meeting
The Logan Board of Health will meet at the City Building Tuesday night for its regular monthly session.
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Logan Board of Health
Girl Slayer Dies in Florida Electric Chair
Herbert Goddard was executed in the Florida state prison electric chair at 8:33 a.m. in Raiford for luring 17-year-old Frances Ruth Dunn of Miami to her death. Sheriff W. H. Lawrence activated the switch. Miss Dunn's friend Jean Bolton was also lured on the trip and later contacted relatives by telephone.
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Raiford
Fla
Herbert Goddard
Frances Ruth Dunn
Miami
Florida
State
W. H. Lawrence
Palm Beach
Jean
Jean Bolton
Miss Dunn
Miss Bolton
Peck expresses regrets over Shanghai brawl involving Marines
Japanese authorities said Col. Dewitt Peck commander of the 4th U S Marines expressed regrets over a July 14 incident in which three Marines and several Japanese civilians were involved.
WPA Cuts Loom for Hocking County Jobs
District 6 WPA in Ohio cautions that employment in Hocking County may drop. Fred L. Roose says 134 more workers exceed the county share, with only about 50 percent of certified workers likely to be employed districtwide. Local leaders seek road-project work but Roose says additional hiring is unlikely.
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Hocking County
Fred L. Roose
District 6
WPA
Ohio
Zanesville
Frank St. Clair
John Conkle
Ernest Schaal
Schaal
Don Thompson
Roose
Goose Creek
Lanning Rites Tuesday At 2
Military funeral services for Gerald W. Lanning will be held Tuesday at 2 P M at the first Methodist Church. The Logan attorney and former official died Saturday in Columbus after a heat induced heart attack. He was 43 and a World War veteran. Burial is in Oak Grove cemetery. Logan Knights of Pythias will conduct lodge services Monday evening.
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Leonard Funeral Home
Gerald W.lanning
American Legion
First Methodist Church
Gerald W. Lanning
Logan
Columbus
Stanley W. Wiant
Oak Grove
Leonard Funeral Service
Logan Knights of Pythias
Lanning
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Board of Review
Vine Street
Ironton
Father held after death of son in law with shotgun wound
James Musser aged 65 was detained today after the death of his son in law Darwin Davenport 31 from a shotgun wound to the neck last night in Wooster Ohio authorities reported.
Chamberlain Undergoes Operation In London Hospital
Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain entered a London hospital for an operation today. He was admitted for treatment and will be monitored by medical staff as doctors conduct the procedure.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
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Chamberlain
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