Kidnapped Baby Not Drowned Says Coroner and Sheriff
In Clyde Ohio Sheriff Myers and Coroner Philo report the 10 week old Haldon Fink likely suffocated by a blanket used in the kidnapping. Investigators plan to compare prints from family members and a companion to prints found on the home door knob. A mysterious stranger seen in town remains the best lead as the funeral is set for Saturday.
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Clyde
H. L. Myers
Haldon Fink
A. L. Hyzer
Irvin Fink
James Powers
Fink
Myers
Baker House
D. W. Philo
Philo
Sheriff Myers
Oran Baker
Ohio
Irvin Baker Fink
Ralph Pulitzer Dies At 60 Former World Publisher
Ralph Pulitzer former publisher of the New York World and heir to the Pulitzer fortune died last night at Presbyterian Hospital after long illness. He was born in St Louis and worked in the World in New York starting 1900, serving as president of Pres Publishing from 1911 to 1930 before retirement. Funeral and burial set for Friday in New York.
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New York
Ralph Pulitzer
New York World
Fortune
Joseph Pulitzer
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pulitzer
the World
The
Pres. Publishing Company
St. Mark's School
Southboro
Mass
Harvard University
Senator Lodge Declines Presidential Run in 1940 Bid
Beverly Mass June 15 Samuel Hansbury president of the Massachusetts Lodge for-President club said the group will disband after a message from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge that he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Lodge favors unpledged delegates and says he does not aspire to the presidency. He adds he is lucky to be where he is.
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Beverly
Mass
Samuel Hansbury
Massachusetts Lodge -for-President Club
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Bay State
Lodge
WPA Backers Press to Preserve Relief Bill in House
In Washington on June 15 WPA supporters in the House pressed to pass a $1.716 billion relief bill before June 30, seeking to keep funding ahead of Senate action. Rep Cliff Woodrum led the drive with several amendments including restoring youth aid, removing a WPA construction cap, and shifting relief control to the states. Republicans prepared amendments as the three day debate continued and a summer probe was funded.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cliff’ Woodrum
Virginia
Woodrum
Bradley
Pennsylvania
House Appropriations Committee
National Youth Administration
Appropriations Committee
Kin Says Tinker Death Accidental in Arkansas
Relatives of Frank G. Tinker Jr a soldier of fortune shot to death in a Little Rock hotel insist the death was accidental. The coroner recorded it as self-inflicted. The elder Tinker cites absence of a suicide note and the pistol left on a chair three feet from the bed as evidence. Funeral services for the flier were held in Dewitt.
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Dewitt
Ark
Frank G. Tinker, Jr
Little Rock
Pulaski County
Frank G. Tinker
Spain
Tinker
Valley history group seeks 509 donation in memory of past county official
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the Wyoming Valley Historical Society asked County Controller Leonard Morgan for a 509 contribution to preserve local history for posterity. The request comes despite the controller's death six years prior in Charleston. Campbell Sanders becomes Charleston's youngest flight student at age 12. In St Paul Otto Brunke seeks first aid for a frozen hand and notes the calendar confirms it is June.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley Historical Society
Leonard Morgan
Charleston. S. C
Campbell Sanders
Charleston
St, Paul
Otto Brunke
Brunke
Dis
Monroe Dollar Day set for July 19 in 1939
Monroe and West Monroe merchants designate July 19 for the second Dollar Day of the year aimed at summer clearance. The event follows March success and precedes a fall sale, with newsprint and radio publicity launching July 16 and 18 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Retail Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
News- Star and the World
KMLB
Queen Elizabeth Related to Washington and Lee, Genealogist Says
New York June 15 A genealogist reports Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has American colonial roots. The records compiled by Anthony R Wagner show she is a second cousin six generations removed of George Washington and a fifth cousin four generations removed from Robert E Lee.
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New York
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
George Washington
Anthony R. Wagner
Robert E. Lee
Southern publishers hail new south print mill in Texas
John D. Ewing reports to the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association that a southern newsprint mill near Lufkin Texas is nearly a reality. He commends Ted Dealey E K Gaylord and other publishers for support and notes wage gains since 1929 while warning defenders of press freedom to remain vigilant in the face of rising threats to American liberties.
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Old Point Comfort
John D. Ewing
Shreveport
Ted Dealey
Dallas News-Journal
E. K. Gaylord
Oklahoma City Oklahoman and Times
Lufkin
Tex
James G. Stahlman
Nashville Banner
Tom Tanner
Association
America
Plan for Federal Toll Authority to Finance Public Works
Roosevelt aides propose a vast self liquidating program of toll roads and bridges financed by a new federal toll authority. The plan, submitted by Morgenthau Eccles Smith and Delano, would place loans on treasury books as contingent liabilities and expand RFC and CCC lending.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Harold D. Smith
Frederic A. Delano
National Resources Committee
RFC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Toll Authority
Tulane Chief Denounces Postponed State Inquiry
Tulane University President Rufus C. Harris denounces the postponement of a court inquiry at the governor's request. Attorney General David Ellison delays the session citing no illegal private use of public property but vows further probe into broader matters. Witnesses include Harris and Esmond Phelps of the New Orleans States.
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New Orleans
Rufus C. Harris
Tulane University
Richard W. Leche
David Ellison
Louisiana State University
Harris
Esmond Phelps
New Orleans States
New
Twin City Community Chest Election Gets Under Way
The Twin City Community Chest begins a multi day election to choose seven new directors whose terms run until August 1. Voters may cast one ballot for each paired candidate, with nominees including Sam Smith Dean Selig and others. Ballots appear in The News-Star and The World through next Thursday for clipping and mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Community Chest
Sam Smith
Dean Selig
W. H. Anders
F. H. Miller
J. S. Drew
E. D. Holloway
Sig Masur
J. M. Breard
W. C. Oliver
Bob Burns
A. D. Tisdale
A. B. Clarkson
R. C. Stokes
W. R. Hatchell
J. L. Ewing
J. L. Warren
Joe Marx
Germany Is to Blame For Black Tom Kingsland Blast
The mixed claims commission ruled Germany responsible for the Black Tom and Kingsland munitions disasters near New York before U S entry to WWI. The tribunal reversed the 1930 Hamburg ruling that labeled the fires accidents and orders damages pursued by American claimants totaling 50 million dollars over 12 years of litigation.
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Washington
Mixed Claims Commission
Germany
Black Tom
Kingsland
N. J
United States
International Tribunal
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Hamburg
New York
Reich
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Kingsland Assembly
Revenue Surges Near Roosevelt Budget Forecasts
Federal income receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30 exceeded January projections, reducing the expected deficit by about 590 million dollars from the 4.072 billion forecast. By June 12, collections reached 5.238 billion, with officials estimating a year end near 5.7 billion while emergency spending under the last Congress lagged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
J. W. Hartman Dies After Auto Crash
Joseph W. Hartman 35 general manager and vice president of Imperial Oil and Gas Products died in Baptist hospital Alexandria at 7 am Thursday from injuries after a Grant parish crash late Monday. Body to Monroe, funeral 5:30 pm at St Matthew's, train to Pittsburgh for interment. Hartman, returning from fishing trip, was a Pittsburgh native who moved to Monroe in 1934 to lead the pioneer local oil firm.
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Joseph W. Hartman
Imperial Oil and Gas Products Company
Baptist Hospital
Alexandria
Grant Parish
Monroe
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Missouri Pacific
Pittsburgh
Hartman
Pennsylvania
Parker Will Leaves Estate to His Two Sons and Daughter
The will of the late John M. Parker former Louisiana governor probated in civil district court directs the estate to his two sons and a daughter. Parker who was Roosevelt's vice presidential running mate died May 20 at his Pass Christian Mississippi home. His widow Cecile Airey Parker holds a usufruct for life.
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New Orleans
John M. Parker
Louisiana
First tropical storm puzzles weather men along gulf coast
June 15 report from New Orleans notes a tropical storm roaming the Gulf of Mexico within about 120 miles of Pensacola and Mobile. The disturbance, nearly stationary near Pensacola at 6 am CST, is described as slight to moderate in intensity with strong winds and squalls. Coast guard preparations cover the gulf coast from Grand Isle Louisiana to Florida amid uncertain movement. Weather warnings span Carrabelle Florida to Bay St. Louis Mississippi as officials monitor the storm.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Mobile
Yucatan Channel
Fla
Coast Guard
Gulf Craft
Gulf Coast
Grand Isle
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Carrabelle
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Small
Marlene Dietrich Sails While Tax Claims Weigh
Marlene Dietrich and Rudolph Sieber sailed for Europe on the Normandie with their daughter Maria amid legal papers demanding $284,000 in income taxes for 1936-37. Federal agents held 34 pieces of luggage as the family departed after a lengthy dispute over foreign income taxation.
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New York
Marlene Dietrich
Sam
Europe
Miss Dietrich
Rudolph Sieber
Maria
Normandie
Internal Revenue
Lieber
Refugees to Get Temporary Havens
The 907 German Jewish refugees aboard the liner St. Louis await temporary asylum in four nations after failing to reach Cuba. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee announced 97 refugees aboard the Flanders would be housed in France, with plans to split groups to France, England, Belgium, and the Netherlands under non charge guarantees. The St. Louis is due in Antwerp Saturday with transfers to European destinations.
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Paris
St. Louis
Nazi Germany
Europe
Cuba
American Joint Distribution Committee
Flanders
Mexico
France
Morris C. Troper
Antwerp
England
Netherlands
Troper
St. Nazaire
Britain and Japan face off as Tientsin blockade tightens
British troops with machine guns and Japanese tanks confront each other across barricades in Tientsin as Britain plans possible joint action with France and the United States over Japan. London reports possible economic reprisals amid a broader clash over China policy, with food shortages looming in the concession.
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London
Chamberlain
Britain
France
United States
Japan
Tientsin
China
Associated Press
Thomas Inskip
Dominions
Dominions London
Britsh
Tientsix
East Asia
Amoy
Hankow
Domei
Kulangsu
Flood Control Peace Looms In New England States
The dove of peace appeared ready to end the state rights flood control clash between New England governors and the federal government. Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts had permission or underway projects for dams and reservoirs. Vermont delayed, with Governor Aiken seeking written consent for Union Village work.
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Boston
Dove of Peace
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Aiken
Union Village
Upper
War Department
Maine
Rhode Island
Washington
Governor Leche Confined to Bed in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 15 Governor Richard W Leche is confined to his bed at the executive mansion under physician orders not to receive visitors or speak by telephone He suffers escalating arthritis pain and doctors consider tonsil removal to ease the condition after previous dental extractions last fall.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Executive Mansion
Leche
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Ted Bellak
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Bellak
WPA
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Monroe Merchants
Queen Elizabeth Washington
Peter Zenger
Adams
Tulane
Commission
J. W. Hartman
John Parker
Marlene
U.S
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