Hoffman Fort Fight Overshadows New Jersey Primary Efforts
In Newark May 19 AP report notes Gov Harold Gotha and Franklin W Fort fight for delegates dominates the New Jersey Republican primary scene With Gov Landon Borah and Roosevelt figures also present Fort and Hoffman engage in a fierce campaign including radio appearances and a notable incident with a heckler.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Republican Presi State
Republican Organization
Roosevelt
Demas
London
Borah
Henry Breckinridge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hoffman
South Amboy
New York
Salome Fort
Veterans to receive June 15 bonus bonds
Government agencies rush to deliver 38 million dollars in adjusted service bonds to about 2,000,000 veterans starting June 15. Certificates bear Andrew Jackson’s portrait as the process moves from printing to mail room in the largest registered mail order in U.S. history. Secretary Morgenthau estimates many veterans will receive one or more of the 50 bonds.
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Washington
America
Andrew Jackson
Morgenthau
Congress Debates Tax Bill and Deficiency Measure
Debates on liquor tax administration and an appropriations subcommittee hearing Comptroller General McCarl on a $2 364 229 712 deficiency bill. Also notes hearings on omn claims and pensions, plus Secretary Ickes meeting at noon in New York.
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Appropriations
McCarl
Pensions Investigating Committee
D. F. E. Townsend
Ickes
Labor Leaders Draft Final Arguments on Insurance Bill
Labor organization spokesmen prepared their final case for the Boyd-Hunter unemployment insurance bill in Columbus Ohio. Opponents’ arguments were largely closed as a Senate committee study aims to draft a new bill, with Arch D Schultz of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce calling merit rating unjust and criticizing federal social security as fundamentally unsound.
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Columbus
Labor Organization
Senate
Arch D. Schultz
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Massillon men questioned in Tony Pasko murder case
Two Massillon men, John Kibus and Sam Belysky, were held in Stark County jail for questioning as authorities probed the brutal killing of 38 year old Tony Pasko. He was beaten and shot after being taken for a ride and dumped along a road near Canton.
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Canton
Massillon
Stark County
Tony Pasko
John Kibus
Sam Belysky
Farley Champions Roosevelt Record at Democratic Convention
James Farley, DNC chairman, told the Providence state convention that 1936 campaign echoes 1932, claiming Roosevelt policies boosted mills farmers and merchants while critics failed to offer causes for any change. He warned against nominating a weak candidate and asserted the phantom of disaster has been laid despite opposition.
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Providence
R. I
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee Today
Farley
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ohio
Methodists To Adjourn Meet In Columbus
The quadrennial Methodist Episcopal church conference neared final adjournment after 19 days. Six hundred ten delegates prepare to vote on last business and possible union with the Methodist Episcopal Church South and Methodist Protestant church. If approved, a United Methodist church will form. The cost of the conference is reported at $221,094, less than the 1932 Atlantic City meeting.
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Harold K. Miles
Associated Press
Stati
Columbus, O
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Protestant Church
United Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Atlantic City
Film Actress Had No Lunch Money
In Los Angeles on May 19 the mother of Mary Miles Minter faced an attorney's charge alleging she dominated the actress, leaving her without lunch money while she earned a fortune. The opening of a money suit tied to defalcations by Leslie B. Henry prompted Sterry to claim a mother and agent conspired to keep Minter impoverished amid Hollywood mystery surrounding William Desmond Taylor's 1917 slaying.
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Los. Angeles
Mary Miles Minter
Hollywood
William Desmond Taylor
Miss Minter
Ace
Norman Sterry
Charlotte Shelby
Leslie B. Henry
Sterry
Sewer cave in kills man in Navarre area
A sewer cave in at Navarre five miles south killed Robert Maxheimer and injured Marcus Gaut. Gaut escaped being buried as mud slid over him while workers and Dr. Graydon Underwood aided in rescue and first aid.
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Massillon, O
Robert Maxheimer
Navarre
Marcus Gaut
Gaut
Graydon Underwood
Neglect Charge Filed After 18 Month Old Left Unattended
Mr and Mrs William Moore of Piqua face charges of contributing to the dependency and neglect of their 18 month old child after arrest by Sheriff Kenneth Miller in a beer parlor. The child was found home alone, unclothed and cold, left alone for more than 24 hours according to the sheriff.
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Troy, O
William Moore
Piqua
Kenneth Miller
Miller
Traffic cops halted ticketing for speeders in Cleveland
Traffic Commissioner Edward J. Donahue ordered police to stop issuing speeding and red light tickets and instead arrest offenders and bring them to the station. He said many motorists receive tickets but fail to appear in court, prompting the new procedure.
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Cleveland
Edward J. Donahue
Donahue
New Deal to Draft New Coal Measure After Court Ruling
Capital discussions gather New Deal officials coal operators and mine union leaders to draft a substitute bill. It may include price regulation while wage and hour provisions face twofold legality concerns. John L. Lewis accuses the court of favoring capital. Rep. Snell voices broad approval.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Snell
R-N. Y
Break Leader Sighted Again in Oklahoma Penitentiary Break
Fresh officers and bloodhounds scoured brushy mountains near Clayton after another Oklahoma pen itentiary break. A convict vowed to be shot rather than surrender and Old Boston led the pack of dogs. Beavers and two other felons remained at large following last week's escape that killed a brickyard foreman and wounded a guard. Julius Bohannon and A. C. McArthur had no known whereabouts.
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Mcalester
Okla
Clayton
Oklahoma
Aeliss
Old Boston
Beavers
Julius Bohannon
A. C. McArthur
Jew Shot Dead in Jerusalem Amid Renewed Arab Violence
A Jewish resident was found shot to death in Jerusalem's old city today, the first fatality since renewed Arab anti Jewish disorders began last Saturday. The government tightened restrictions to curb Holy City violence.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Holy City
Hocking County Grand Jury Returns Eleven True Bills
The Hocking county grand jury completed its work in one day and returned eleven indictments at 5:00 pm. Defendants include Delbert Freeman Ramon Smith and Reed Salsbury for grand larceny in the Delta Theta Tau sorority robbery. Floyd Anders faces petty larceny charges for the Delta Theta Tau break in. Others named are James Mohler Oliver Bainter Otto Hamilton and Claude Carroll. The jury did not indict Charles Newman on alleged baseball pool ticket sales.
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Hocking County
Delbert Freeman
Ramon Smith
Reed Salsbury
Dave Milne
Anders
Floyd Anders
Haydenville
Delta Theta Tau
James Mohler
Oliver Bainter
Otto Hamilton
Claude Carroll
Newman
Charles
Popcorn) Newman
Zeppelin Hindenburg Aims for New York Landing Tonight
The Hindenburg Zeppelin races south of a Atlantic storm and is likely to reach New York late tonight on its second flight from Germany. Captain Ernest Lehmann said the voyage continues safely despite a brief squall that jarred the airship and unsettled some passengers.
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Hindenburg
America
Atlantic
New York
Germany
Ernest Lehmann
Defense Seeks To Exclude Dill Name From Divorce Testimony
In Mt Vernon May 19 AP defense counsel for Clarence C Dill pressed to bar the former Washington senator’s name from Margie Heaton Dill alienation of affection case testimony. Judge Wilkins allowed related testimony with possible expunging if proper connections fail. Stillwell objected to hearsay statements linking Dill to an operation and alleged party selection.
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Dill
MT. Vernon
Clarence C. Dill
Washington
Margie Heaton Dill
Grace Dill
Wendell
Stillwell
Margie Dill
Stillwater
Washington, D. C
Common Pleas
Phillip L. Wilkins
Doctor Townsend Denies Cold Cash Motive Before Committee
Dr F E Townsend told a house investigating committee there was no aim to obtain cold cash from the Townsend old age pension plan. He denied statements suggesting the movement aimed for a hatful of money and a national magazine raise. Townsend testified amid a crowded room as counsel read a 1935 letter to Robert E Clements about goals for the program and its publicity plans.
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Washington
Townsend
F. E. Townsend
House
James R. Sullivan
California
Pension Leader
Townsend Weekly
Saturday Evening Post
Sullivan
Dr. Townsend
Robert E. Clements
Cardenas Ends Railway Strike in Mexico City
Mexico City May 19 a strike of 48000 employees of the Mexican National railways collapsed today after the government declared the stoppage unjustified and non existent. The strikers had walked out at 5 p m yesterday and were ordered back to work at noon today. A personal appeal by President Cardenas aided the quick settlement.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railways
Taft Boomed for Vice Presidency in Cincinnati
May 19 AP report says a movement to nominate Robert A Taft for the Republican vice presidency at the national convention was discussed in Cincinnati. The Enquirer noted men active in the Landon presidential campaign met with Hamilton County Republican leaders.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
the Enquirer
Alf M. Landon
Hamilton County
Bid for Ohio post office contract announced
Washington AP reports the Treasury has on file a low bid of 47274 dollars from Mutual Construction Co for building a new post office in Wadsworth Ohio on May 10.
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Washington
Treasury
Mutual Construction Co
Wadsworth
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