Mitchell Goes On Stand In Subsidy Probe
Ewing Y. Mitchell former assistant secretary of commerce testifies before the Senate commerce committee on graft and plunder in the ship subsidy system. He accuses officials and recommends broader probes naming figures tied to Leviathan dealings. Secretary Roper agrees to attend and answer questions as witnesses scrutinize New Deal agencies.
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Washington
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Senate
Commerce Department
Vandenberg
Michigan
Commerce Roper
Staenecom
Roper
J. P. Moergen
Roosevelt
Missouri
Commerce
Morro Castle
Senator Cutting
Bureau of Air Commerce
Ohio State backs summer ice heaving for players
Columbus June 19 Ohio State coach Francis A Schmidt endorses summer ice heaving as a conditioning method for football players. The system, made famous by Harold Red Grange, aims to harden muscles for grid work as Carl Schroeder attends the coach training sessions.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Francis A. Schmidt
Schmidt
Harold “Red” Grange
Illinois
Carl Schroeder
Logan
Senate advances final vote on social security bill today
Senate moves toward a final roll call on the social security measure as debate persists and party leaders press for passage. Commerce committee opens an inquiry into charges against Secretary Roper by Ewing Y. Mitchell, while the House takes up Wagner labor disputes legislation and weighs AAA amendments.
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Senate
Commerce Committee
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Roper
House
Britons Wield German Treaty For Multilateral Naval Talks
British officials, armed with the new German naval pact, prepare to host delegations from France, Italy, and Russia to discuss a broader multilateral naval limitation treaty. Capt. Anthony Eden plans talks with Pierre Laval in Paris, while Britain denies plans for a bilateral air pact with Germany.
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Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Affairs
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
France Rejects British Plan For European Naval Treaty
Paris reports a cool reception to a British proposal for a European naval treaty aimed at Hitler's demands. French naval authorities expect a race if Britain recognizes a German navy and await Captain Anthony Eden seeking a broader arms limitation pact. Officials express regret over Britain abrogating Versailles naval clauses while land and air armament remain unresolved.
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Paris
France
Marion Named Columbus Ohio Plant Industry Chief
Governor Davey announced the appointment of Walter Marion of Circleville as Chief of Plant Industry in the State Department of Agriculture. Marion succeeds W. W. Ellenwood who yesterday became manager of the Ohio State Fair in Jackson County.
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Davey
Walter Marion
Circleville
State Department of Agriculture
W. W. Ellenwood
Jackson County
Stillman Prolongs Washington Visit
Stillman the Federal Relief Administrator for Ohio stays in Washington planning further talks with Harry Hopkins on Ohio’s share of the 4 000 000 000 works relief fund. He displays outlines for 3 000 Ohio projects expected to employ about 300 000 people while noting quotas are administrative figures and not yet announced.
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Washington
C. C Stillman
Ohio
Harry L Hopkins
Stillman
Troops Evacuate Chinese Province After Changpei Incident
Chinese authorities ousted Sung Cheh Yuan as governor of Chahar Province and ordered the 132nd Division to evacuate Chahar after Japan demanded action. Japanese spokesmen signaled liquidation of the Chahar issue and a settlement soon to be formalized at Kalgan. Maj. Gen. Kenji Dothara outlined principal terms of the settlement with the final agreement expected near the incident site.
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Tientsin
China
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Chahar Province
Chahar
Changpei
North China
Kenji Dothara
Special Service Division
Japan
Kwantung Army
Lawrence
Manchuria
Kalgan
Hauptmann to Renew Battle in Lindbergh Case
Bruno Richard Hauptmann will launch another appeal in New Jersey Supreme Court with a team of lawyers. Defense seeks to introduce new testimony alleging violations of his constitutional rights including sequestering the jury and interference with deliberations. They claim jurors heard radio broadcasts from Flemington hotel quarters and were told to reach a quick verdict. Hauptmann was sentenced to die for the Lindbergh kidnapping during a burglary.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno_ Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Flemington
Charles Lindbergh, Jr
Young Kidnappers May Be Executed
In Jasper Indiana two West Virginia youths, aged 17 and another about 17, pleaded guilty to kidnapping indictments. Sheriff Ed Leugers sought death or life terms, with sentencing deferred pending age confirmation from Huntington. They had earlier abducted him from in front of Jasper jail and were captured after a posse wounded one during pursuit near Boonville.
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Jasper
Ind
Ed Lengers
West Virginia
John L. Summer
Huntington
Maurice Sheridan
Boonville
Young Ray
Leugers
Wagner Labor Bill Placed Before House in June Battle
The Wagner Labor Disputes Bill was placed before the House with leaders aiming to pass before nightfall. Debate centers on a proposed amendment barring labor unions from coercing workers to join or strike, amid questions of constitutionality.
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Connery
Dem
Mass
Labor Committee
Local Physicians in Collision Near Marion
Two Logan doctors Dr. M. H. Cherrington and Dr. C. P. Swett with their wives were in a crash near Marion early today. They were not believed seriously injured, though Dr. J B Cherrington could not be reached. Auto dealer H O Tom traveled to Marion to bring them home. The physicians planned to attend a Marion Pan American Medical Association meeting with six leading specialists speaking.
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Logan
Marion
M. H. Cherrington
C. P. Swett
Ohio City
Cherrington
H. O. Tom
Pan-American Medical Association
Ohio Supreme Court Postpones Vacation Amid Heavy Docket
Ohio's Supreme Court judges cancel summer vacation and add an extra decision day due to a heavy docket. They plan to announce decisions today as they extend the work period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Mansfield Faces Costly Rain Damage After Cloudburst
A near cloudburst in Mansfield Ohio yesterday turned streets into miniature rivers with an inch and a half of rain in under an hour. City engineers estimate damages run to several thousand dollars damaging streets and property.
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Mansfield
Tiger Woman Clara Phillips Leaves Tehachapi Prison
Clara Phillips known as the tiger woman is released after 12 years for the murder of Alberta Meadows. Her husband fails to meet her at the prison gate, with Mrs. Phillips stating he is standing by beside Charles C. Cox, a state parole officer.
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Tehachapi
California
Alberta Meadows
Mrs. Phillips
Charles C. Cox
State
Ner
Prison Gate
Ancient Floyd Collins Found Trapped In Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park experts report the desiccated remains of a pre Columbus era miner found in a cave near Violet City. The skeleton shows a woven loin cloth sandals and a fiber bag cord. Archaeologists study the artifact to learn what he mined and carried.
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Mammoth Cave
Floyd Collins
Mammoth Cave National Park
Columbus
America
Violet City
National Park Service
Higher Taxes Move In Senate To Boost Revenue
Senate Finance Committee chaired by Harrison of Mississippi moves to consider the nuisance tax bill in executive session. He plans to confer with the president for views and signals that higher taxes are likely to be enacted.
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Washington
Senate
Senaate Finance Committee
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Court affirms loan decision against Lancaster directors
The Supreme Court upholds lower courts ruling holding directors of Security Savings Company of Lancaster liable to stockholders for losses from Harry C. Jordan’s looting. Directors must pay totals between 94 000 and 110 000 plus interest. Jordan, serving a prison term, pled guilty to embezzlement of over 100 000.
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Columbus
Security Savings Company of
Lancaster
Harry C. Jordan
Supreme Court
Franklin County
Jordan
Charles Townson
Clyde L. King
Wilbur E. Armstrong
Jesse W. Hughes
H. J. Jordan
Martha P. Beery
Chinch Bugs Disrupt Phoenix Transit Then Vanish
In Phoenix on June 19, millions of chinch bugs swarmed rails, halting street car service and prompting residents to fear for their homes. State entomologist Dr. D C George said the pests are disappearing as quickly as they arrived.
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Phoenix
Ariz
D. C. George
300 Convicts Surrender as Officers Quell Mutiny
A score of officers and guards led by Warden Lacey Simpson subdued 300 rioting convicts in the Kansas state prison coal mine after a 21 hour mutiny. No injuries occurred among guards or convicts. Damaged subsurface areas require about two weeks to repair. hostages were freed and return to cells.
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R. Gordon Brown
Associated Press
Lansing, Kas
Lacey Simpson
Kansas State Prison
David F. Parker
Warden Simpson
Nathan van Meter
van Meter
Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Caren Named Executive Secretary in Columbus
John Caren of Columbus was named by Governor Davey to serve as executive secretary. Caren, a Columbus College of Law graduate, had served as a Representative in the Ohio General Assembly.
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Columbus, CO
John Caren
Columbus
Davey
Caren
Columbus College of Law
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