Kountz Named 10 State Aid For Aged Post
Joseph L. Kountz, veteran Portsmouth city official, was named to an investigator post in the state division of aid for the aged. The July 1 start may require him to resign from the city council if charter rules prohibit dual office holding. His term runs to 1939, with further legal review pending.
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Kountz
Aged Post
Joseph L. Kountz
Aid For the Aged
Konitz
Division of Aid For the Aged
Kouitz
Portsmouth
Walter Dickey
Herbert S. Duffy
Councilmanic
Sinking Fund Commission
Council
Harold \ayton
James D. “Lams
Charles Daehler
Largest Alberta fires scorch vast western forest belt
In Edmonton Alberta on June 22 large wildfires, described as the worst in the province’s history, swept a wide mile front through Inada’s bush country. The blazes spread quickly amid a hot rainless spell threatening sawmills farms and at least one settlement named Caroline 50 miles northwest of Calgary.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
Inada
Caroline
Calary
Benson Leads Over Petersen in Minnesota Primary Race
With 3169 of 3739 precincts reporting, Governor Elmer A. Benson leads former Governor Hjalmar Petersen for the Farmer Labor nomination. Benson has 187,413 votes to Petersen's 178,333, while Thomas Gallagher leads the Democratic field and Harold Stassen dominates the Republican race.
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Minneapolis
Elmer A. Benson
Hjalmar Petersen
Farmer-Labor
Benson
Petersen
Thomas Gallagher
Fred Schilplin
St. Cloud
Gallagher
Schilplin
Harold Stassen
Dakota County
Martin Nelson
Train Wreck Toll Reaches 37 In Montana
Officials count 37 dead as search ends for the Milwaukee Road Olympian crash victims near Custer Creek Miles City. Workers recover three bodies from a submerged car, with three more pulled from the Yellowstone River and officials expecting more. A coroner's jury blames floodwaters for the derailment.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Olympian
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Rift Rumors Mount Over Hutton-Relventlow Family Row
June 22 London reports say a British court granted Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow a guardianship order for her 2 year old son Lance amid rumors of a rift with Danish husband. Guards at the controlled state mansion after threats to the heiress child and alerts at ports and airfields described a worldwide security sweep.
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London
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lance
United States
Scotland Yard
Two English Freighters Sunk Off Spanish Coast
Two British freighters Thorpeness and Sunion were sunk in Spanish waters. A sky raider and Italian-linked actions sparked UK concerns as Chamberlain pushed for a Spanish war truce. Goebbels warned new laws to drive Jews from Germany's economy.
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Goebbels
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Mussolini
Italy
New Boston Council Considers Bus Franchise and Floodwall
Two hundred thirty five post cards from residents urging Portsmouth Public Service Co. for a bus franchise were presented. A 335000 bond for street improvements was approved for August primary. War Department inquiry on floodwall funding will be answered. Meeting adjourned to Friday for possible bus franchise action.
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New Boston
Portsmouth Public Service Co
Hamilton Takes GOP Appeals Into Alabama
In Birmingham on June 22 Republican National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton urged Alabama's voters to abandon Democratic loyalties. He called for a nonpartisan stance against FDR and the New Deal, urging the South to join the Republican party as the only way to express disapproval of the White House.
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Birmingham
Ala
John D. M. Hamilton
Alabama
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Louis Retains Edge In Heavyweight Weigh In
Joe Louis weighed 198.75 pounds to Max Schmeling 193 pounds for their 15 round title bout at Yankee Stadium. Nearly 700 reporters witnessed the event with lighted arena setting and delayed arrival by Schmeling. Louis’ camp had forecast 199 pounds and the commission demanded exact figures.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Louis
FBI Probe In Doubt As County Investigates Kidnapping
County officials pressed the kidnapping and robbery case as Clerk of Courts Richard E. Evans said federal agents had not yet entered the probe. Prosecutor Marvin A. Kelly planned talks with FBI officials in Cincinnati, though he had not yet appeared there.
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Richard E. Evans
Marvin A. Kelly
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cincinnati
Youngest ordained minister weds Ohio couple
In Cleveland on June 22 a ceremony at the Four Square Gospel church united Clifton Hoffman and Florence Brinkman with Charles E. Jaynes Jr. performing the service, by oath of the International Ministerial Federation. The 8 year old officiant is the son of the couple, and his mother praised his knowledge while joking about occasional discipline.
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Cleveland
Clifton Hoffman
Charles E. Jaynes Jr
Charles
International Ministerial Federation
Four Square Gospel Church
Florence Brinkman
Hoffman
Ledman Named To Direct Local Bank In Portsmouth
K. B. Ledman, longtime cashier of the National Bank of Portsmouth since March 1934, is named executive vice president in charge. Harold L. Ballinger, 34, of BancOhio, named cashier succeeding Ledman. Ballinger will assume duties immediately, with residence moved to 3014 North Hill Road and wife and two sons Edward and Thomas. Ballinger, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, former Ohio National Bank High Street branch head, has resigned his Kiwanis post. C. A. Brown, National Bank of Ohio president, recuperating at home, granted a six month leave of absence.
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National Bank of Portsmouth
Harold L. Ballinger
BancOhio
Lehman
BancOhio Group
Ballinger
McKinley Avenue
Portsmouth
C. A. Brown
National Bank of Ohio
22Nd Street
G. A. R. elects Ohio commander candidates in Columbus
In Columbus on June 22 Frederick Pfiester of Cincinnati and Dr. A B Garrett of Gallipolis contend to succeed Theodore Wells of Cadiz as state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. Wells had been endorsed for national commander and veterans voted to meet in Columbus again next year. The 72nd encampment parade highlighted the event with 40 of Ohio’s 150 surviving boys in blue and five affiliated groups taking part.
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Erick Pfiester
Cincinnati
A. B. Garrett
Gallipolis
Theodore Wells
Cadiz
Grand Army of the Republic
Wells
Columbus
Ohio
Solons Seek 10 Break Deadlock in Ohio Relief Talks
Ohio legislative leaders pressed to break a stalemate over the relief program as the Senate and House reconvened. Speaker Frank R. Uible planned a Democratic caucus while the Senate demanded action on two bills before reconciling excise tax and relief measures. A Senate subcommittee favored a revised state building program, cutting bond authority from 15 million to 7.5 million, with funding hoped from federal PWA support.
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Ohio
Senate
House
Capitol
Frank R. Uible
PWA
Ohio River Floods Seymour Corn Land In Ohio
The Ohio River continues to rise flooding low bottomland near the Scioto river bridge for the second time in five weeks. Gauge at 7 30 am shows 22.3 feet, up from 19.8. Frank Seymour reports five acres of his sugar corn under water near the Scioto bridge. May figure was almost 200 acres. Tributaries fall as Pt Pleasant sees poor stage amid yesterday rainfall totals across nearby towns.
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Ohio River
Scioto River
Frank Seymour
Scioto River Bridge
Weather snapshot at 11 p.m. report shows 82 degrees
Observer Schirrman summarizes today temperatures with a high of 82 at 11 p.m and a low of 60. The prior day reached 87 and 60. One year ago today the high was 85 and the low 62.
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Schirrman
Roosevelt unveils 3.75 billion relief plan for recovery progress
President Roosevelt framed a 3.75 billion dollar lending and spending relief program aimed at boosting commerce and aiding the needy. He said industry and farming are improving and announced a fireside chat from the White House Friday. He denied a 12 billion congress figure and noted loans to be repaid.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Hyde Park
N. Y
Commerce Department
White House
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
PWA opens 1938 grants and loans with 291 projects
The Public Works Administration launched its 1938 spending program with 41.6 million dollars in grants and 9.0 million in loans for 291 projects totaling about 92.5 million in construction. Major grants include Southbury Connecticut and Fort Wayne Indiana, with works ranging from school construction to sewerage, harbor, and bridge projects under the Roosevelt administration.
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Public Works Administration
Howard A. Gray
Gray
Southbury
Conn
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Shelter Island
N. Y
Natchez
Miss
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
PWA
Government leaders seek to release idle bank funds
Washington officials from five agencies overseeing banks move to reform examination rules to spur business recovery. The plan aims to free 2.72 billion dollars for long term loans and allow national banks to buy small company bonds not listed on exchanges. A uniform examination basis is highlighted as a historic step amid tensions. Morgenthau calls the deal a compromise awaiting Roosevelt’s review.
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Morgenthau
Roosevelt
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