Mother Names Suitor In Brutal Slaying Of 8-year-old Daughter
New York May 18 AP A 30-year-old restaurant storeroom man and suitor of Mrs Helen Tiernan was charged with acting in concert in the murder of her daughter. George Christodulus denied involvement as detectives said Tiernan accused him of plotting with her to kill Helen and her younger brother Jimmie. Helen was found slain near Brookhaven Long Island with throat gashed and body burned. Jimmie survived with a throat cut and calf? He is expected to recover. Christodulus said he was born in Yrda Greece and came to the U.S. in 1928. He had known Tiernan for years.
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New York
Helen Tiernan
George Christodulus
Edward Mullins
Helen
Jimmie
Christodulus
Little Helen
Brookhaven
Long Island
Yrda
Greece
Tiernan Confession Details Plan to “Get Rid” of Children
The district attorney cites Mrs Tiernan and Christodulus in a confession alleging they discussed murdering the children. The pair supposedly argued over marriage, then planned to take the children to Brookhaven for a picnic with a hatchet, bread knife, scissors, and gasoline, stating the suitcase contained the picnic gear.
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George
Lutheran Pastors Hold Conference At Logan
The Columbus District of the Ohio Synod meets at St Matthew Lutheran Logan through tomorrow with thirty ministers from Columbus area. Dr George Troutman of Circleville is ill. Rev W L Langhans acts as president. Rev G E Seamon of Columbus serves as secretary. Conference opens with Communion led by Rev Widenour and Rev Robert Blaser. Public service tonight features Rev Theodore Hax preaching. Dinner hosts are volunteers from local churches.
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Columbus
Ohio Synod
The
American Lutheran Church
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Logan
George Troutman
Circleville
W. L. Langhans
Thornville
G. E. Seamon
St. Peters Church
W. Ridenour
Canal Winchester
Robert Blaser
Sugar Grove
Owens appeals Denucci case to Washington
Lancaster Ohio May 18 AP John Owens regional director of the committee for industrial organization says he told the U S Senate Civil Liberties Committee that Lancaster city officials refused CIO organizers entry The Civil Liberties Committee in Washington says it has not received the complaint Police Chief Gail Lesler blocked two organizers including George DeNucci DeNucci plans to file with the regional labor board a charge that Hocking Glass Company dismissed an employee due to union activity Mayor Charles E Moyer said the city would prevent trouble but most citizens oppose CIO Lesler said she would keep CIO from entering the city citing fear of violence Owens called Lesler action public disgrace DeNucci warned he would address a workers meeting himself I J Collins president of Hocking Glass announced a week of paid vacation in July or August for 3400 employees as a reward for loyal service
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Lancaster
John Owens
Committee For Industrial Organization
U. S. Senate Civil Liberties Committee
CIO
Civil Liberties Committee
Washington
Gail Lesler
George DeNucci
DeNucci
Regional Labor Board
Hocking Glass Company
Charles Grigsby
Charles E. Moyer
Columbus
Lesler
Sesler
Owens
I. J. Collins
Hocking
Collins
Davey Pushes Personnel Cut in Ohio State Departments
Columbus May 18 AP Gov Martin L Davey orders broad personnel reductions across all state departments to yield substantial savings. Dismissals will unfold over six months as his secretary Myrna Smith surveys department heads for feasible cuts without crippling services. He cannot yet estimate the total savings or number of affected workers.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Myrna Smith
Smith on Vacation at Western Union Office
Charles Zanner relief telegraph operator takes Sterling Smith’s place at the 10cal Western Union Telegraph office. Smith and his family take a two weeks vacation in Columbus and Gallipolis. Zanner is Otto Zanner of Logan’s son.
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Charles Zanner
Sterling Smith
Western Union
Mr. Smith
Columbus
Gallipolis
Zanner
Otto Zanner
Logan
Vote Adverse On Court Plan
The Senate judiciary committee voted 10 to 8 to report the Roosevelt court bill adversely to the Senate. Early remarks said most amendments were rejected by the dominant opposition majority, with few clarifying changes remaining. The vote followed the retirement notice of Justice Van Devanter and forecasted outcomes.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
van Devanter
Revolt in Albania: Zog's capital seized in coup attempt
Four veiled revolutionaries grab Argyrokastron, capital of Albania's southern prefecture, as King Ahmed Zog's British trained army moves on rebels. Unconfirmed reports tie the revolt to a week of rioting over a decree requiring unveiling of Muslim women.
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Balkan Kingdom
Albania
Ahmed Zog
Argyrokastron
Zog
Negrin to Lead Spain War Cabinet In Reorganization
Dr Juan Negrin, leading the new war cabinet, assumes command of Spain's republican armies to coordinate civil and military defense against the insurgent revolt. He plans to abolish the superior war council, expand the central general staff, and seek anarcho-syndicalist support for a united front.
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Juan Negrin
Spain
Francisco Largo Caballero
Negrin
Steel plants threaten to close doors
The Republic Steel Corp says its plants will shut down until civil authorities clear the streets if picketing blocks workers from reaching jobs. CIO threatens strike against the company if no bargaining contract is signed, with Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. signaling a similar move.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
CIO
Republic
Dinner opens concert move in Logan cooperative drive
Eighty people attended the dinner meeting of the Logan Cooperative Concert Association at the Methodist Church. The gathering launched a week long membership drive with Burton Morris of the Columbia Concert Corporation describing benefits and noting twenty two Ohio towns already using the plan to book artists for appearances.
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Logan Cooperative Concert Association
Methodist Church
Burton Morris
Columbia Concert
Ohio
Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car Injures Leg
Harold Jr. 16 of Maple Street injured when a car hits him while cycling to school at noon. Driver William Wells of Logan Route 2 says the youth ran into the car as it turned from Hunter Street onto North Culver Street. Front of the bicycle damaged.
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Harold, Jr
Harold Larimer
Maple St
William Wells
Logan Route 2
Young Larimer
Hunter St
N. Culver St
Royal Family Will Not Attend Windsor Wedding
Monts France May 18 AP Wallis Warfield and Edward of Windsor announced they will marry June 3 at Chateau de Cande with no British royal family present. Spokesman Herman L Rogers said the pair would wed among close associates, and the event follows Edward’s abdication last December. Crowds gathered despite rain, many travelers from London, where Edward’s brother was crowned King George VI.
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Monts
France
Wallis Wafield
Edward of Windsor
Chateau de Cande
Edward
Herman L. Rogers
New York
Duke of Kent
Touraine
London
George VI
Mrs. Warfield
Invitation for Home Builders Meeting in Logan
Paul E. Kennedy, federal housing official, will address a Logan Chamber public meeting for prospective builders at 8 o clock tonight. His talk titled How to Have the Home You Want aims to guide home creation or remodeling. Kennedy is guest of the Logan Kiwanis Club which sponsors a building program.
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Paul E. Kennedy
Columbus
Federal Housing Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Candyland
Kennedy
Logan
Logan Kiwanis Club
500 U S Citizens Among Dead In Spain
Madrid reports American volunteer battalions in the Spanish Civil War suffered heavy losses. More than 500 U.S. citizens killed, about 30 percent of the 1,700 who enlisted since the conflict began ten months earlier. The Abraham Lincoln battalion, with 487 men, saw 147 killed within two weeks of February actions near the Jarama river.
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United States
The
Republic
16Th Infantry
Raham Lincoln
Spain
Jarama
Madrid
Veteran Justice Van Devanter to retire June 2 at age 78
Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter informed President Roosevelt he would retire from active service on June 2, opening the first court vacancy since 1932. The conservative jurist, 78, cited retirement under the 1937 act, with potential further retirements discussed as the court fights over reorganizing the Supreme Court continue.
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Washington
Willis van Devanter
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
van Devanter
President
Supreme Court of the United States
Capitol Hill
White House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kidnapping Charge Shocks Wilmington Man
Russell Gotherman, a paroled convict, was held by police in Wilmington on a kidnapping charge. The alleged victim, Frank J. Schofield, 18, a reportedly wealthy widower, has been missing since May 6. Police did not release further details.
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Wilmington
Russell Gotherman
Frank J. Schofield
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Associated Press
Columbia Corporation
Chateau
Rogers
U. S
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McReynolds
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Butler
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