Mad Butcher Knife Found Near Kingsbury Run
Cleveland police examined a nine inch butcher knife found by a 17 year old near a parked car on the southeast side close to Kingsbury Run. Detectives seek clues in the Kingsbury Run slayings with victims totaling six, including a decapitated woman and five men within a year. The knife was turned over to ballistics for blood and fingerprint analysis.
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Cleveland
Kingsbury Run
Chemical Department
Police Department
Ballistics Laboratory
FDR to Confer With Bankers
President Roosevelt announced plans for a White House conference with bankers to discuss mutual cooperation between banking interests and government. Charles F. Williams praised government stabilizing actions in the Depression and called life insurance the safest of all securities. The statement was endorsed by several leading bankers.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Charles F. Williams
Bricker launches campaign attack in Ohio governor race
Lucas County votes under way as Attorney General Bricker targets Governor Davey over economy claims. Bricker accuses Davey of political capital from bank liquidator fees and cites auditor records showing higher state spending under Davey than under Gov. White.
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Toledo
Lucas County
John W. Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Bricker
Davey
George White
Two Rockbridge Men Injured in Meeker Run Mine Explosion
Two men from Rockbridge County were admitted to Cherrington Hospital after a powder explosion at the Burch Hill mine on Meeker Run near Nelsonville. Victims Wilfred Hill and Ondre Hill suffered severe burns to their faces arms and legs and were transported from Nelsonville for care.
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Rockbridge
Cherrington Hospital
Burch Hill
Meeker Run
Nelsonville
Wilfred
Ondre Hill
Basques In Control Of Northern Spain
Basque Nationalists established a virtually autonomous government in northern Spain ousting anarchists from government posts in the socialist dominated territory along the northern coast. Basque officials took most positions while anarchists vowed to defend the resort community to the end as Basque lines protected the city.
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Associated Press
Saint Jean Deluz
France
Socialist Defense Forces
Spain
Socialist forces pierce Fascist lines in central Spain
In the Santa Clalla Sector Socialist war troops gouged a mile-deep hole in Fascist ranks as Government forces halted an insurgent march on Toledo. Government troops pressed through in a rain of machine gun and rifle fire, then held the new positions until reinforcements arrived to consolidate a Government victory.
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Madid
Santa Clalla
Spain
Toledo
War Ministry
Lad 16 Threatens Shirley Temple
Atlanta report details 16 year old Frank Edward Stephens admitting extortion threats to Shirley Temple. He faced potential return to Alabama reform school or federal court after arrest by federal agents at his part time bus boy job. Investigators traced a demand letter to a Hollywood studio offering $25,000 to spare the child star.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Frank Edward Stephens
Shirley Temple
E. S. Griffith
Hollywood
Shirley
Hurricane threat shifts as Bermuda faces possible exposure
A fierce tropical hurricane showed signs of a course change that could imperil Bermuda. Even if the disturbance keeps moving northwest, Bermuda’s winter resort could be battered by strong gales as Jacksonville reports the storm’s path shifting toward the island.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bermuda
Death Driver Free On Bond
Harold Edwards a twenty year old from Salt Creek Township was released on a 3500 bond after manslaughter charges in a Sunday crash near Haynes that killed Ruth Blick and Turley Jackson and injured Florence Miller. He pleaded not guilty under the new 1935 traffic death law and awaits grand jury action. Florence Miller recovering from injuries at Cherrington Hospital. Burial of Turley Jackson set at Sugar Grove. Miss Elick of Sugar Grove was planning a fifteenth birthday celebration when killed.
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Harold Edwards
Salt Creek Township
Haynes
Hocking County
Edwards
Ruth Blick
Turley Jackson
Florence Miller
Co. T. Stephenson
Ohio
Richard
Eugene
Dorothy Snoker
Lancaster
Odessa Daubenmire
Marion Township
Susan
Betty Jackson
Sugar Grove
F. E. Smith
Amos Elick
Walter Knecht
Ralph Dille
Paul Kilbarger
Horn’s Mill
Lloyd Arbell
Rockbridge
Ivy Elick
Leslie and
Stanley
Walter, Wilmer
James Elick
Elick
Edwards Home
Crazed Woman Kills Another At Hospital
Athens Ohio September 16 AP Dr C H Creed superintendent of the Athens State Hospital announced the death of 33 year old Mrs Stella Rutter who was strangled with a bed sheet by fellow patient Mrs Elizabeth Meier 36 of Canal Winchester in a ward of the main hospital building and a night watchman quit in charge of the ward.
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David A. Messner
Madelyn Messner
Akron
Summit County
Lima State Hospital
Werner
Athens
C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
Stella Rutter
Elizabeth Meier
Canal Winchester
Creed
Japan envoy urges China to evacuate 19th Route Army from Pakhoi
Nanking September 16 AP dispatch reports Japan's ambassador Shigeru Kawaogo urged Chinese Foreign Minister Chang Chun to evacuate the 19th Route Army from Pakhoi at once. The move comes as Shanghai defenders reportedly block an investigation into an anti Japanese mob killing.
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Nanking
China
Japan
Shigeru Kawagoe
Chang Chun
19Th Route Army
Pakhoi
Shanghai
Wallace approves $10 million corn seed loan program
Washington September 16 AP reported the Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced that Secretary Wallace approved a $10,000,000 corn seed loan program to assure supplies for next spring in drought areas.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wallace
Sherwood Sentenced for Drowning Son in Bedford Hills
Mrs Dorothy Sherwood once a burlesque dancer and Salvation Army Lassie was sentenced to six to 15 years at the State Farm Bedford Hills for drowning her two year old son Jimmy.
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Sherwood Newburgh
N. Y
Dorothy Sherwood
Salvation Army
Bedford Hills
Jimimie
Counties to share in relief fund with matching grants
Ohio counties may participate in a $1.5 million relief adjustment program only after matching grants with their own funds. The plan labels distressed counties as those whose monthly county relief resources budget cannot cover any month’s relief expenditures.
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Columbus
Navy creates temporary European squadron under Admiral Fairfield
The Navy announced the creation of a temporary European squadron to be commanded by Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield. The move broadens Allied naval presence in European waters and signals heightened operational readiness amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
Navy
Arthur P. Fairfield
Ohio Colleges Report Enrollment Rise Across Ohio
Ohio colleges report sizable enrollment gains for the 1936-37 year as improved business conditions boost affordability. Edith Cockins of Ohio State notes a rise from 11,417 to 12,000, with Ohio University expecting the largest enrollment in its history alongside increases at Ohio Wesleyan and other state institutions.
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Colmbus
Ohio
Pee At
Co State
Edith Cockins
Ohio State University
F. B. Dilley
Ohio University
Allen C. Conger
Ohio Wesleyan University
New Strikes Grip France Amid Turbulent Riots
Militant French workers launched fresh strikes across Nancy Brest and La Rochelle pressing for a 40 hour week plus wage rises. Political riots injured 34 as crowds clashed with leftists in Lyon where supporters of Col Francois De La Rocque met to discuss party matters.
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Paris
France
Nancy
Brest
la Rochelle
Social Party
Lyon
Col
Francois de la Rocque
Former Greek president dies in Vienna sanatorium
Former Greek President Alexander Zaimis died in a Vienna sanatorium at age 81 after a three day illness. He earlier resigned as president to allow restoration of King George II to the throne and had long served Greek public life.
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Vienna
Alexander Zaimis
Greece
George II
Italy plans empire-building construction in Ethiopia
Reports to the commerce department indicate Italy intends a broad construction program in Ethiopia beginning next month as part of an ambitious imperial project. The plans reflect a push to expand influence and infrastructure in the region under Italian policy.
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Italy
Washington
Commerce Department
Ethiopia
Legion Delegates Told To Act Their Age
In Cleveland the American Legion declares offensive horseplay won’t be tolerated at the eighteenth National convention opening Sunday. Officials note delegates average 42, are older and more sensible, aiming to keep hotels intact and avoid pranks, while promising a lively but orderly gathering.
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Cleveland
American Legion
Legion
Logan to Hold Court and Jury Drawing Thursday
Judge Wilbur M. McKenzie of Chillicothe will hold court in Logan and supervise juror drawing for the October term. Jury Commissioners Ed Turner and Nelson Delong will conduct the drawing at 9 am in the clerk of courts office. The first fifteen names form the Grand Jury, the next twenty form the petit venire. The October Grand Jury convenes Oct 5 to review criminal cases since the last term, and the petit jury is summoned Oct 12.
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Wilbur M. McKenzie
Chillicothe
Logan
Ed Turner
Nelson Delong
Clerk of Courts Office
Grand Jury
Petit Jury Venire
Petit Jury
Speeding railroad speeder kills worker in Columbus
A Pennsylvania railroad gasoline speeder jumped the track near London last night, fatally injuring Elmer Kinzer, 44, a section foreman. Kinzer, a Cedarville native, died in a Columbus hospital after being run over by a trailer pulled by the speeder.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
London
Elmer Kinzer
Kinzer
Cedarville
Whitcraft Jurist Dies After Heart Attack Rallies Reported
Sheriff Joe Farbeam announced at noon that Tim Whitcraft, brother of Judge Harley M. Whitcraft, said the jurist had finally died from a heart attack suffered earlier this morning. Relatives were summoned to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus around four o clock.
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Joe Farbeam
Tim Whitcraft
Harley M. Whitcraft
MT. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Logan man arrested in intoxicated state
Park Trowbridge of Logan was taken into city jail after an early morning arrest by Police Chief Lew Reynolds. Charges to be filed this afternoon were not disclosed.
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Park Trowbridge
Logan
Lew Reynolds
Rickenbacker Sets Noon Crossing Toward Musgrave Harbor
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker departed at 2 a.m. aboard the motorship Lincoln with gasoline and spare parts on a 145 mile voyage estimated at about 15 hours. He aims to reach Harry Richman and Dick Merrill in Musgrave Harbor to aid after their Lady Peace crash during a late stage of a trans ocean flight from Southport England. The New York Daily News reports a dispute between Richman and Merrill led to 500 gallons of gasoline being dumped and the plane nearly sank.
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Carbonear
Newfoundland
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lincoln
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
Musgrave Harbor
Richman
Merrill
Southport
England
The
New York Daily News
Gov Bridges Named GOP Choice In New Hampshire
Political statisticians assess yesterday's returns as AP reports New Hampshire where Gov Philip La Pollette nears House nominations. One candidate ran as both Republican and Townsendite, capturing a nomination amid a fragmented field.
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Gov. Bridges
New Hampshire
New York
Philip la Polletienoppes
House of Representatives
Maine recount likely after close senate race
Portland dispatch notes post election debate over a possible recount as Brann trails White by about 5,000 votes. White heads to New York to confer with James Farley, while Maine Republicans claim a sweep and discord emerges over the results.
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Portland
U. S
Maine
Louis L. Brann
Wallace H. White, Jr
New York
James Farley
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McKenzie
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Rickenbacker
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
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