Hoover Takes Helm in Hunt for Cash Boy
FBI chief J Eigar Hoover took charge of the James Bailey Cash Jr. kidnapping case in Princeton Florida as hundreds of men and divers joined a large operation in rain seeking the 5 year old. The search extended north of the Cash home with police radio cars and a warehouse command post coordinating efforts for clues and the $10000 ransom.
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Hoover
Hunt For
Cash Boy
Princeton
Fla
J. Eigar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Bailey Cash Jr
Miami
Washington
FBI
Palmetto
Cash
Greenup road bids call for asphalt contracts
Kentucky highway officials announced three Greenup county projects. Greenup-Vanceburg road 24.4 miles to receive final asphalt, bids led by Tri-State Asphalt Corp at 55,878.25. Portsmouth Sand & Gravel tied for another 24.4 mile segment with 57,388.50. Cadell Construction Co of Winchester bid 38,120.37 for grading draining and resurfacing 6.2 miles of Greenup-Tayson road in Carter county. The Greenup-Grayson route follows the old EK Railway line.
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Kentucky
Greenup County
Greenup
Vanceburg
Portsmouth Sand & Gravel
Frost
South Ports
Levanty
Vance
Tri-State Asphalt Corp
Ich
Cadell Construction Co
Winchester
Greenup-Tayson
Carter County
Greenup-Grayson
Milk price cut by Portsmouth area dealers
Portsmouth milk distributors announce a one cent reduction per quart effective Friday, lowering the price to 11 cents per quart while pint prices stay the same. Cream and other milk products also drop. the move follows Scioto County Milk Producers association's lower raw milk prices and aims to boost consumption and stabilize the market.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County Milk Producers’ Association
Vible Seeks 10 Break Deadlock In Ohio Relief Battle
In Columbus on June 2 legislative leaders met with Governor Davey and business and local officials to resolve a stalemate over a poor relief program for urban areas. Talks centered on revising relief bills and possibly a temporary $2,000,000 appropriation while a full plan is finalized. funding questions were raised by State Finance Director Allison regarding general revenue funds.
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Columbus
Frank Aible
House
Martin L. Davey
Aible
State Control Board
M. Ray Allison
General Revenue Fund
Utilities Gain Chance to Sell Holdings in New Deal Plan
Senate debate centers on allowing private utilities to sell their holdings at a reasonable price before public works plants are built with PWA funds. The discussions accompany a $3.247 billion relief and lending bill, with farm surplus plans to bolster prices and aid needy families.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
White House
Agriculture Department
Federal Surplus Commodities Corp
Naval Academy Grads Hear Roosevelt Charge to Grow Broadly
President Roosevelt addressed the U S Naval Academy graduating midshipmen at Annapolis Md urging a balanced education beyond naval training. He stressed broad knowledge of civilization and world problems and recalled Teddy Roosevelt’s conservation bill anecdote and a joke about visiting all states.
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Nnapolis
Roosevelt
Naval Academy
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Teddy” Roosevelt
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Elton L. Knapp
Monroe
Mich
Ruth Scheidinger
Knapp
The Monroe Doctrine Reassessed Across The Americas
The article questions whether the Monroe Doctrine still holds as a world power with a strong military faces an American nation rich in resources but short on arms. It previews three AP feature pieces on the doctrine and U.S. options to enforce it.
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Americas
U. S
Associated Press
Temperatures Reported For Today And Past Year
Observer Schirrman reports current 11 am temperature is 71 with today’s low 65 and yesterday’s high 81. One year ago today the high reached 92 with a low of 67.
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Schirrman
Tax collection to start June 15 per county treasurer
County Treasurer Percy L. Wohhler announced that December taxes will be collected starting around June 15 and the books will stay open 30 days. Tax bills will be typed by June 10 with five women processing mailings in five days.
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Percy L. Wohhler
Wohler
State Tax Commission
Grocer Denies Guilt on Relief Complaint
John E. Deal a Franklin Furnace grocer pled not guilty to giving relief clients prohibited merchandise He was held to the grand jury and released on his own recognizance State relief examiner J E Gotherman and county relief director James T Phillips alleged Deal supplied gasoline tobacco and other restricted items and submitted false statements Following an investigation 120 families were removed from relief rolls for chiseling
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John E. Deal
Franklin Furnace
Horace L. Small
J. E. Gotherman
James T. Phillips
Goering Welcomes Daughter With Field Marshal Goering
A daughter was born today to Frau Hermann Goering, wife of the No. 2 Nazi leader, in Berlin. Frau Goering, formerly Emmy Sonnemann, is reported to be well along with the baby.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Field Marshal
Goering
Emmy Sonnemann
Rubinoff Undergoes Third Emergency Operation
Dr Walter F Martin reports violinist David Rubinoff suffers from peritonitis after an emergency appendectomy on May 6. He had a third operation Wednesday and is described as very good today in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Walter F. Martin
David Rubinoff
Rubinoff
Cardozo Plans to Retire From High Court
The New York Post reports Supreme Court Justice Cardozo will not return to the court after the summer recess due to illness. His formal retirement is expected to be deferred until January, though he cannot come back to Washington next fall.
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New York
The
New York Post
Washington
Supreme Court
Cardozo
Port Chester
N. Y
Post
Work resumes as strike ends at Ohio Calcium plant
Officials of the United Brick and Clay Workers union called off the Lawrence county strike at Ohio Cal cium Co. after a last night meeting with C S Slyer and W H Whetto. Arbitration by the labor board was sought to settle grievances. About 200 workers were involved and barricades remained as talks continued.
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Ironton
United Brick and Clay Workers Union
AFL
Ohio Calcium Co
Lawrence
C. S. Slyer
National Labor Relations Board
W. H. Whetto
Lawrence County
American Federation of Labor
C. S. Stenson
Monte
Emil F. Marx
Ohio National Guard
Columbus
Marx
National Guard
Carter N. Abel
City Council Advances Sciotoville Street Plan and Parking Rules
The council discussed widening Gallia Street in Sciotoville to 40 feet with a concrete core and brick surfacing, using a durable future oriented design. Officials also debated downtown parking restrictions, a new bus franchise, and extending 22nd Street. Street committee members Meyer and Weghorst urged permanent improvements.
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Gallia Street
Sciotoville
Scioto
22Nd Street
Frank T. Meyer
Albert Weghorst
al Weghorst
Recommendation to set aside funds for Gallia Street repairs
Mr. Meyer reports a fund for correcting Gallia Street totaling 15891 dollars. It is recommended that 3750 dollars be set aside and earmarked for settlement of underpass damage suits.
Flood fund of 112 million agreed on
A joint house senate conference committee reached agreement on about 112 million for federal rivers and harbors spending next fiscal year. Portsmouth and New Boston are set to receive over 1 million for the proposed 77 foot floodwall, with 15 million added for various projects nationwide. Senator Copeland had hoped for 123 million.
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Associated Press
The
Times Today
Washington
Portsmouth
New Boston
House
Senate
Copeland
New York
Portsmouth Welfare drive falls short of goal by near four thousand
Portsmouth officials announced the 1938 Welfare campaign raised 50 817 toward a 55 212 goal. More contributions may lift the total to about 52 000 as volunteers finish collecting lagging subscriptions. A dinner at First Presbyterian church named five new directors and set 1939 co chairmen J Richardson Thomas and C E Dowling.
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J. Richardson Thomas
C. E. Dowling
Portsmouth
First Presbyterian Church
Portsmouth Welfare Association
Mr. Thomas
Fines imposed on 13 oil firms and 11 officials in Midwest case
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone fined 13 major oil companies and 11 officials $360,000 with $25,000 costs after accepting nolo contendere pleas for illegally fixing wholesale gasoline margins. Eight other firms and equally many officials face trial on Sept. 23 in Madison for similar charges.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Midwest
Stone
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