Welfare drive hits 12606 on second day in Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Welfare association campaign raised 7315.75 at a Washington hotel meeting, bringing total pledges to 12609.75. Major gifts came from A Graves Williams for 3000 and other divisions contributed. Dr Clyde Fitch warned disease and poverty threaten the city alongside floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Grimes
Portsmouth Welfare Association
Washington Hotel
A. Graves Williams
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
Williams Manufacturing Co
Public
Portsmouth Public Service Co
Williams Jg. Co
T. C. Swope
James B. Miller
James B. Pugh
Pearl Newland
O. D. Donaldson
L. D. Oder
Annabelle Head
James Manning
Millard Stewart
L. C. Chapman
Ruth Mcliyar
Harold Thompson
Glockner
Roy B. Leichner
Adolph A. Glockner
Kenneth B. Lehman
W. Lewis Fearris
Edward K. Moore
Publi
H. C. Doughty
H. L. McKillip
O. Keselring
James D. Williams
Frank Appel
C. E. Nedler
Russell Stockham
Clyde M. Fitch
Portsmouth
Fitch
Welfare Association
Drich
Ays
Karleene Johnson
Cc c
Death sentence averted in Jersey City murder case
Gladys MacKnight 17 and Donald Wightman 19 were sentenced to 29 to 30 years each for the murder of Helen MacKnight in Bayonne. Judge Thomas Meaney imposed hard labor after a 10-day trial and rejected the death penalty despite the state’s push for it.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Helen MacKnight
Thomas F. Meaney
MacKnight
Bayonne
Mussolini and Blomberg to aid Franco in intensified Bilbao drive
Italian Premier Mussolini and German War Minister von Blomberg coordinate forces for an intensified offensive by Franco against Bilbao. The leaders reportedly met and agreed on a vigorous push as Emilio Mola’s siege enters its second month amid fears of reprisals for attacks on ships.
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Rome
Mussolini
Werner von Blomberg
Spain
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
Il Duce
Germany
Emilio Mola
Madrid-Valencia
von Blomberg
Spanish
Almeria
Braddock Suspended Over Schmeling Rift
New York state athletic commission suspended heavyweight champion James J. Braddock for missing a 15 round title bout with Max Schmeling and fined Braddock and manager Joe Gould $1000 each. Gould also suspended while General John J. Phelan warned other commissions to follow suit against boxers who meet Braddock before his title defense.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
James J. Braddock
Max Schmeling
E Mere Commission
Braddock
Joe Gould
Gould
John J. Phelan
Commission
New York Board
Schmeling
Louis
Chicago
New York State
Fire Drives Crew From German Motorship Oliva
Fire forced the 52 crew to abandon the German motorship Oliva for the second time tonight as rain storms halted three aircraft sent to aid five men seriously injured in the blaze.
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Manila
P. 1
Oliva
Roosevelt proposes seven regional authorities for hydro projects
President Roosevelt asks Congress to create seven regional authorities to plan and administer federal power projects and flood drought and dust storm safeguards. The plan outlines areas from the Atlantic seaboard to the Columbia river basin and preserves the Mississippi River Commission while promoting coordinated watershed development. Local funding and cooperation would be encouraged.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Little Tva
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Ohio Valey
Tennessee
Cumberland Rivers
Missouri
Red River
Arkansas
Red
Red Grande
Colorado
Pacific
Columbia River Basin
Mississippi River Commission
Deans Refuses Apology. Remains Suspended In Limbo
New York June 3 Dizzy Dean refused to sign an apology to the National League for actions on and off the field and remains under indefinite suspension. Dean and manager Frank Frisch met with Ford Frick to discuss conduct detrimental to baseball. Dean denied making statements attributed to him and declined to sign a refuting statement.
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New York
Dizzy Dean
National League
Ford Frick
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Frick
Dean
Wally Becomes Bride Of Duke In Two Ceremonies
Duchess Wallis Warfield becomes Duchess of Windsor in two ceremonies at Chateau de Candé Monts France. The couple wed after Edward renounced the throne, with a civil signing and a restrained royal blessing. A honeymoon to Wasserloon Castle Austria followed.
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Wally
Castle
Austria
Wasserloon
Noetsch
Duchess of Windsor
Monts
Chateau Salon
Wallis Warfield
Dr. Mercier
Garden
France
Indre
New Clues Spur Hunt for Coed in El Paso
Two new Southwest clues accelerate the search for Ruth E. Baumgardner missing from Ohio Wesleyan University. A hitchhiker rumor from La Mesa New Mexico prompted Private Detective Gaston Stickeler to dispatch operatives from Dallas to El Paso. A Texas informant in Waco also reports a sighting of the coed entering a picture show.
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Cleveland
Southwest
Ruth E. Baumgardner
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
la Mesa
N. M
Gaston Stickeler
Dallas
Tex
el Paso
Stickeler
Waco
Texas
Ohio
Modern Airport for City Urged
Ernest Hall of Ohio and Marshall E. Hoppin of the U S department of commerce urged Portsmouth to build a modern airport using WPA funds while available. They stressed a two way field with clear approaches and a suitable site on Dogwood Ridge to meet government standards and land safely for future growth.
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WPA
Ernest Hall
Ohio
Marshall E. Hoppin
U. S. Department of Commerce
Hoppin
Indianapolis
Hall
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Alliance
Warren
Washington
Dogwood Ridge
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Man Shot During Republic Steel Picket Line Clash
One picket, Steve Young aged 5 a strike line regular, was wounded by buckshot in a Warren Ohio skirmish at the Republic Steel plant. He was treated and released from St Josephs hospital. Police say a company guard fired while pickets blocked six non striking workers from entering the plant. Authorities escorted two more workers home as a precaution. Governor Davey and steel executives pursued peace talks as SWOC chiefs gathered.
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Republic Steel Corp
Warren
Steve Young
St. Joseph's Hospital
Young
John L. Lewis
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Tom Girdler
S. C. Argetsinger
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland Steel Corp
Taft Senate bid favored by Hamilton county committee
Cincinnati June 3 The Hamilton county Republican executive committee planned to consider Robert A. Tafts 1938 U S Senate candidacy with the Enquirer noting privately the committee will likely endorse him unanimously unless Taft requests a delay.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
U. S. Senate
Hamilton County
Republican Executive Committee
the Enquirer
Taft
Harlow Ill. Gall Bladder Inflammation Halts Film Work
Beverly Hills California Jean Harlow is ill at her home with gall bladder inflammation. Production on her latest film with Clark Gable is suspended pending her recovery.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Temperature report for the day
Observer Schirrman notes today at 11 am a high of 75 and a low of 65. A yesterday high of 92 is listed and a year ago today the maximum was 85 with a minimum of 64.
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Schirrman
Bulkley Center of Capital Politics Talk
Capitol Hill chatter centers on Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland who dismisses rumors of a Supreme Court appointment. Signs point to his seek of re nomination in the Democratic primaries next year with little opposition expected from Ohio lawmakers.
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Bulkley
Ans
Capitol Hill
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Sena
Tor
Ohio
Congress
Two Men Injured as Cars Crash in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth area incidents, two men were injured while three drivers were arrested and 12 motor vehicles damaged over 24 hours. G F McKinney, 45, suffered multiple injuries in a crash at Ninth and Chillicothe, near Mercy hospital, with witness Patrolman William Setters noting Mat Toy, 32, collided with Baxter Osborne, 18, causing Toy to lose control and strike McKinney's car.
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Portsmouth
G. F. McKinney
Kinney's Lane
Ninth and
Chillicothe Street
Mercy Hospital
William Setters
Ninth
Chillicothe Streets
Mabel Toy
Lth
Baxter Osborne
Ninth Street
Toy
McKinney
Grand jury ordered to report for June term
Common Pleas Judge B F Kimble ordered the April term grand jury to report at 9 30 a m June 10. The jury was drawn weeks ago by the county jury commission. Prosecutor Marvin As Kelly and Assistant John E Gregg will present criminal cases arising since the last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
B. F. Kimble
Marvin
Kelly
John E. Gregg
Parson Escapes Church Censure Over Windsor Wedding
The Rev R Anderson Jardine, defying Anglican bishops, will not face ecclesiastical action for blessing the Windsor and Wallis Simpson marriage. The Bishop of Fulham indicated no disciplinary measures, while the ceremony reportedly occurred at Chateau de Cande in France amid national debate.
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Chateau
Edward
Portsmouth
Charles Mercier
R. Anderson Jardine
Darlington
England
London
Edward of
Windsor
Simpson
Jardine
Chateau de Cande
France
Anesthetic Explosion Kills Patient at Johns Hopkins
Dr Winford Smith of Johns Hopkins Hospital reported a patient died after an anesthetic gas mixture exploded in the lungs during surgery. Benjamin T aged 34 of Belnew Md died in the operation for a carbuncle. Two assisting nurses were burned. The surgeon was unharmed.
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Baltimore
Winford Smith
Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Benjamin T
Belnew
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