Coronation Eve Promise Bridges Empire Bond
King George VI pledged allegiance of half a billion subjects on the eve of his coronation, telling Prime Ministers and colonial representatives he would serve the empire with courage. Rain forced a garden party cancellation, while a strike threat disrupted London transit as preparations for Westminster Abbey proceeded amid chilly skies.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
India
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Stanley Baldwin
Ten Downing Street
Westminster Abbey
Students End One Day Strike At East Liverpool High
One hundred fifty juniors and seniors returned to classes after a one day strike in East Liverpool Ohio. The walkout followed the school board's decision to permit a traditional Friday night promenade.
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East Liverpool
Board of Education
Flyers Won’t See Coronation Pageantry London
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie, who flew the Atlantic for King George VI’s coronation, regret they cannot see the pageantry. They plan to refuel near Liverpool and speed event photos to New York after Croydon landing at 6:35 P M local time yesterday on the first leg of their New York to London round trip.
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London
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Atlantic
George VI
Liverpool
New York
Croydon Airdrome
Cupid Court Tangle Sparks Verbal Disturbance
In Bowling Green Ohio on May 11 Miss Louise Smith of Detroit, 28, refused a marriage license, created a verbal disturbance, and pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Probate Judge Raymond E. Ladd noted her would be husband could not be located.
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Cupid
Tangle
Bowling Green
Louise Smith
Detroit
Raymond E. Ladd
Ladd
McGonagle Takes Office Tomorrow in Logan Hi Y Takeover
Logan city government will be controlled for a day by the Logan Hi Y Club with Mayor George McGonagle new administration leader. The group plans a special council meeting and will assign Joe Stoughton as service director, Marion Strawn as police chief, and George Blosser as fire chief. A fire run and a complete criminal trial are listed on the schedule.
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Logan
Logan High School
Hi-Y Club
George McGonagle
Joe Stoughton
Marion Strawn
George Blosser
Film boycott starts today in Hollywood and cities
A picket army of 340000 aimed at theaters in major cities by nightfall as federation head Charles Lessing pushes for AFL and CIO support. He warned the boycott could expand to other regions if producers do not agree to a union shop, with hopes of over 2000000 pickets within 10 days. The F M P C demands recognition as sole bargaining agency before wage talks.
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Hollywood
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Charles Lessing
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lessing
Death claims Mrs Neibling in 81st year at home
Mrs Rose Ann Neibling 81 died at 12 15 PM today at her home 27 West Second Street after a long illness. Widow of Adam Neibling she leaves daughter Olive D at home and granddaughter Lucille Rice. Funeral Thursday at 230 PM at the residence with Rev W N Shank and Rev R C Babylon in charge. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Rose Ann Neibling
Second St
Adam Neibling
Olive D
Lucille Rice
W. N. Shank
R. C. Babylon
Oak Grove Cemetery
Leonard
Senators scan two court plans in Roosevelt bill debate
Washington May 11 The senate judiciary committee began final study of the Roosevelt Court bill by examining two alternate proposals. Senator Burke would limit the court to nine members with compulsory retirement at 75 and seven votes to override acts of Congress. Senator McAdoo favored expanding to 15 with a states vote on a constitutional amendment to hold it at that size for 25 years.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Bench
Burke
D-Ned
McAdoo
Diplomacy Rumor: U S Ambassador Cites Possible Dictatorship Support
United States Ambassador William E Dodd disclosed he wrote Democratic leaders that a man owning nearly a billion dollars is ready to back and control an American dictatorship. He did not name the billionaire, calling the information confidential from personal friends. Dodd urged support for the president while noting a wish to amend reforms.
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Berlin
United States
William E. Doda
Dodd
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Carter Glass
D-Va
Ohio Governor Faces 119 Bills as Budget Deadline Looms
Gov. Martin L. Davey must decide 119 bills and craft a state budget before July 1 as the 92nd Ohio General Assembly ends a skeleton session. The body passed 235 bills, but no agreement on tax cuts, and a special session is set for next month.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
House
Assembly
Deputies Face Court Action in Harlan County
Warrants for arrest of three deputies connected to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee inquiry into labor conditions in Harlan County were prepared for execution. Frank White is charged with murder for the killing of Bennet Musick, 19, and White, George Lee, and Ben Unthank face counts of shooting into the home of William Clontz.
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Harlan, Ky
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Harlan County
Theodore R. Middleton
Bert Howard
Frank White
White
George Lee
Ben Unthank
Middleton
Bennett Musick
United Mine Workers
Evarts
Lee
Unthank
William Clontz
Wallins Creek
Stick-Up Men to Face Grand Jury
Two alleged stickup men, Mike Charles Magdos and Forest Blue, were returned to Logan to face prosecution for the Price’s filling station holdup. Both pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald and were held to the grand jury under 1500 dollar bond. Identified by station attendant John Miller, Magdos is an escaped prisoner from London Prison Farm and Blue an escapee from Mansfield Reformatory. The pair reportedly looted two registers of about 70 dollars, with theft totaling around 70 to 75 dollars from owner Charles Price.
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Daily News
Lew Reynolds
John Mixer
Price
W. Hunter St
Forest Blue
Louisville
Mike Magdos
Gary Ind
Chillicothe
Logan
Mike Charles Magdos
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Magdos
London
Blue
Mansfield Reformatory
John Miller
Price's Station
Charles Price
Pittsburgh
Missing co ed Ruth Baumgardner sighted in Ohio case
Delaware Ohio May 11 AP search for Ruth Baumgardner a Ohio Wesleyan senior escalates with two new clues. A Watertown New York man recognized her photo as a girl who asked directions to Ogdensburg and two Zanesville residents report seeing a girl matching her description the day after she left her dormitory. A private detective hired by the parents said Mrs Edward Hiehle and Mrs R A Barick saw a photo and insisted a young woman walked past their porch Wednesday morning in an easterly direction.
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Delaware
Bionde
Ruth Baumgardner
Watertown
N. Y
Ohio Wesleyan
Ogdensburg
Zanesville, O
Gaston Strickeler
Cleveland
Carl Baumgardner
Lakewood
Edward Hiehleand
R. A. Barick
Zanesville
Mrs. Hiehle
Crown jewels moved to Westminster Abbey under guard
London May 11 AP The crown jewels were rushed to Westminster Abbey in a car under heavy police guard. The imperial crown the queen's crown and the regalia were taken from the crown jewelers after being hauled.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Postmaster Shot Near Greenup Home Indicted
Greenup County postmaster Sidney Wolf aged 45 was shot to death while plowing nearby. Hours later a county grand jury indicted Oscar Bear, 25, for murder in the same case.
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Greenup
Sidney Wolf
Three Frong
Greenup County
Oscar Bear
City Solicitor Harley Meyer Seeks Re-Election on Republican Ticket
City Solicitor Harley Meyer announced today he is circulating petitions to seek another term on the Republican ticket in the coming election.
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Harley Meyer
Zeppelin Mystery Deepens As Theories Fail
Lakehurst N J May 11 AP The Hindenburg disaster deepens as aeronautical experts doubt ground spark or engine backfire caused the fire Eyewitness Rosen dahl questions ground spark and lightning as the ignition The commerce department investigation pauses as survivors and navy attend a funeral service for 24 crew members Hearings resume tomorrow
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Lakehurst
N. J
Charles E. Rosendahl
Rosendahl
Department of Commerce
Navy
New York
Hindenburg
US Intervenes in Steel Row Conflict In Cleveland Talks
The U S Labor Department intervened in the steel dispute threatening a strike at large independent mills. The Industrial Organizing Committee agreed to confer in Cleveland with Republic Steel and scheduled talks with Jones and Laughlin, Pittsburgh Steel, and Crucible. A deadline was set for signing with Jones and Laughlin by 6 PM tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
United States Department of Labor
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Crucible Steel Corporation
John L. Lewis
Javelin Wounds University Freshman At Field Meet
Norman F. Hartleb an 18 year old freshman at Miami University was struck by a javelin during a high school field meet on campus. The projectile pierced his right side between the third and fourth ribs and he was hospitalized in non serious condition.
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Hamilton
Norman F. Hartleb
Hartleb
Miami University
Logan Cooperative Concert Association plans membership drive
The Logan Cooperative Concert Association forms as a non profit to bring famous opera and concert artists to Hocking county. Memberships at three dollars secure at least three concerts chosen by a local committee with a one week drive starting May 17. United with CBS plan, the roster includes Nelson Eddy Lotte Lehmann Grace Moore and others.
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Logan Cooperative Concert Association
Logan
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nellie Allen-Adams
Hocking County
Nelson Eddy
Lotte Lehmann
Grace Moore
Helen Jepson
Lily Pons
Paul Althouse
Nino Martini
James Melton
Lanny Ross
Paul Robeson
Jose Iturbi
Mischa Elman
Jascha Heifetz
Albert Spalding
Russian Imperial Singers
Hall Johnson Negro Choir
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Wood
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Cuyahoga
Don T
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Spark
U.S
Republic Corp
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M. H. Cherrington
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F. M. Bowen
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Merlin Whitcraft
Allan Cole
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Marie Lines
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Ohio Power
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