Bombs Rain on Canton and Chinese Denials of Aiding War
Eight Japanese bombing planes struck Canton, heavily damaging a large port city and targeting Taishatao station where thousands of refugees were housed. Hankow dismissed Sino Soviet alliance rumors as propaganda while Doihara and the 14th division were said to be in a desperate position northeast of Lanfeng with attacks continuing toward Kalteong.
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F International News Service
Shanghat
Uve 2
Canton
Taishatao
Hankow
Tue
Far East
Kenji Doihara
Lanfeng
Doihara
Kalteong
Woman Victim of Trunk Murder in Syracuse N Y
A coroner’s examination found Mrs. Krenrich dead since Sunday from a fractured skull. Last seen Saturday at a beauty parlor. Police inspect her address book for potential suspects as they pursue leads across eastern cities.
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Syracuse, N. Y
New York City
Nathan Brontein
Gassney
Krenrich
Bronstein
New York
Philadelphia
Senate Blocks WPA Ban Amid Bitter Debate
The Senate rejected a proposed ban on WPA officials taking part in political activity, provoking fierce intra party clashes. Hatch supporters pressed that relief money disbursements be kept separate from campaigns, while many Democrats opposed the move, citing worker rights and political influence within New Deal ranks. The debate also touched on Copeland Bailes amendments tying $325 million of WPA funds to War Department river, harbor and flood control projects already approved by engineers.
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WPA
Behnd
Barkley
Hatch
Copeland
War Department
Two Strikes Continue In Pittsburgh Bakery Tie Up
Bakers' strike in Pittsburgh keeps tensions, with union labels affecting wrapped goods and no wage talks. Independent retailers warn of shrinking bread stocks as 1937 contract renewals stall. A U S Labor Department conciliator seeks a conference between bakery committees and the AFL Bake Drive Union. 4 H Club Meeting in Aliaski Focuses on Camp Delegation and future gathering in June.
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U. S Department of Labor
John A. Moffitt
Bakery Committee
A. F
E. Bake Drive
Unlon
Moffitt
Vaxers
Local residents and visitors weave summer ties to Pittsburgh
Miss Pat Patterson of Oak Street and Mrs. Ethe Washington Street spend Thursday in Pittsburgh. Howard Updegraf returns home from Pitt, while Russ Bridenbaugh and Ed Wilson head to summer studies. Several families, including the Smiths, Carl Moser, and the Archers, report trips or news from Pittsburgh, Virginia Beach, and other towns.
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Pat Patterson
Oak Street
Pittsburgh
David Drumm
Superior Street
Jane Shilton
Winter Avele
Joseph Hammond
East Washington Street
Ethe
Thomas
West Washington Street
Joby Earl
Edward Ballard
Garfield Avenue
Ashtabula
Emma Hahn
Cumberland
Carl Moser
Lakewood
Croton Avenue
Howard Updegraf
Moody A Avenue
Pitt University
Dele Gardner
Boyles Avenue
Merle Birney
Fairfield Avenue
Russ Bridenbaugh
Edison Aveenue
Franklin and Marshall College
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Patrick Kearns
Sharon
W. J. Ball
Billy
Jean
Parsons
W. Va
Carl Turner
Arlington Avenue
James Davies
Northview Avert
Fiore Cunningham
Easteel
J. Brodbeck
Butler
Robert Erwin
Lewiston
West Edison Street
Mouser
Ann Giancola
Augustine Giancola
Phillips Street
National Training School
Kansas City
Stc
Ramon Must
St Vincent's College
Latrobe
New Castle
Jacob Must
East North Street
Alyce Abraham
East Long
Deaths of the Day Stanley Antkowski services planned
Funeral services for Stanley Antkowski aged 53 will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from his stepson Michael Lekwar’s home at 315 East Reynolds Street with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Anastasia and two stepsons and, in Poland, two brothers and two sisters. Frank E. Swadener, 82, died Thursday at his home on Cleveland Avenue after a light stroke. He was a former rail worker with 44 years at Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He leaves a wife, Eisle Swadener, and several sons and stepchildren. Services are set from the funeral home at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. CH DD officiating. Interment Oak Parish cemetery.
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Antkowski
Stanley Antkowsk
Michael Lekwar
East
Reynolds Street
Greenwood Cemetery
Anastasia Antkowski
Helen Cwynar
Poland
Doom
Frank
MM Mary Supel
Sophia Werbul
Frank E. Swadener
All Swadener
Cleveland Avenue
Swadener
Gillroad
ASL
Pittsburgh and
Lake
Eisle Swadener
Seattle
Wah
Bart
Hoy
San Diego
Calit
Baltintree
Harley
Vernon
New Gantie
Clarence E Halls
Charles
Arthar G. Is
Florida
Mr Balls
Braver Falls
Astone
Brotie
Rey CH DD
Inter Oak Paris
Plan Funeral For Inventor Who Dies In Pittsburgh Home
Charges fly in a Pittsburgh area primary as investigators and family prepare a funeral for an inventor who died at home. The report mixes scattered details about suspects, a crowded scene, and ongoing legal proceedings.
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Pittsburgh
Iowa Senatorial Campaign Smears and Party Strategy Discussed
The article outlines political tensions around Gillette and Kraschel in a 1940 Iowa senatorial race. It notes accusations against Roosevelt and calls for a campaign field to be cleared for Gillette. Kraschel complains of manipulation and signals ongoing behind the scenes planning with Dewey present, shaping the campaign’s tactics.
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Gillette
Las
Dubuque
Nts
Thomas Corcoral
Charney
Iswator Hopkins
Phifette
Wisconsin
Maury Verick
Texas
Homer
Loftie
Automatilie Vontrel
Amert
Criletie
Roosevelt
Kraschel
Krasciel
Dewiey
Hartland Held On New Charges
Hartland faces multiple alleged embezzlement charges over transfers from beer license and tax accounts to conceal shortages. Bail set at 5000? and later adjusted. plea entered as no contest. court to fix bail amid regional censorship debate by British Columbia Parent Teachers association.
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Paul A. Welsh
Pasoline
Hartlands
Jeds
Joseph HL
Hartland
International News Services
Vancouver
B. C
Parent‘Teachers’ Association of
British Columbia
Canada
Rumors Swirl Over Kidnapping Confession And Missing Boy
Reports flare about a potential confession in a kidnapping case and the search intensifies for a boy named Jimmy. Investigators pursue both land and water leads as parents fade hope, while a crowd crowds a central area awaiting news. The fear and tension ripple through Princeton where a search party confronts fatigue.
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Princeton
Central
Hite
Neareby
Jimmy
Ben
Jersey detectives quiz four youths in Florida kidnap case
Four youths from Jersey were detained and questioned in a Florida kidnapping case involving a boy named Jimmy Caen. The group, traveling by car, faced investigators as authorities linked them to the central suspect in the high profile incident.
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Jersey
Teo Sgorzen
Lwo
Florida
Jimmy Caen
Eer
James B Cash
Tore Sianer
Prina
Ted Fede
Oldest ATR Passenger Ages Ahead Near Maine
The fragment notes an elderly ATR passenger nearing a milestone age in Maine. Details are limited in the readable text, but the item highlights longevity and regional context with a focus on older travelers in the ATR program.
Aged Man Held For Two Deaths
Aged man in Hope Arkansas was held in technical custody after two deaths were reported. The incident involves local authorities and an investigation proceeding with state involvement. The report notes ongoing legal actions and the mounting questions surrounding the deaths.
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Berger Place
Martha Lawrence
Lincoln Avenue
Hoover Company
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Castle Stationery Co
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