Two Die as Ohio Storms Hit Youngstown Area
A violent June storm swept Ohio causing two deaths and thousands in damage. In North Canton, Marjorie Steele Moore died electrocuted when a power line struck a car. her young niece Judith and sister-in-law Jane Hershey were injured. Cecil Rhodes was killed by lightning near Lewisburg. Youngstown suffered major damage with trees toppled and a radio antenna knocked down, disrupting police communications. Dayton also reported 53 mph winds and several thousand dollars in losses.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Marjorie Steele Moore
William W. Steele
North Canton
Judith
William Hershey
Cecil Rhodes
John Clegg
Lewisburg
Preble County
New York
Congress Lake
Youngstown
Storms In Pennsylvania Leave Three Dead
Erie Pa June 23 a series of storms and gales left three dead and widespread city damage across western Pennsylvania. A 21 year old John Petcovic died after entering a creek to retrieve a stray cow. Nearby farmer Walter Kokos 54 died when his horse was struck. In Osburgh Walter Myes was killed leading a horse to his father's barn.
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Associated Press
Erie
Westernylvania
John Petcovich
Ohio
Steve Petcovic
Con- Pa
Walter Kokos
Fayette City
Pennsylvania
Walter Myes
Osburgh
Water project flood washes cols into Muskingum
In a June weather event, crews on a Muskingum river water project faced delays as heavy rain washed soils into the river. The incident affected shelter and safety for workers including ditch diggers and county staff. No injuries reported at the site.
RFC And REA Executives Nominated To Lead New Departments
President Roosevelt named John M. Carmody of New York to head the new federal works agency and Jesse H. Jones of Texas to lead the consolidated federal loan agencies. Both appointments start July 1, subject to Senate confirmation, amid cabinet position speculations involving Ickes and the PWA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John M. Carmody
New York
New Federal Works Agency
Jesse H. Joes
Texas
Consolidated Federal Loan Agencies
Carmody
Rural Electrification Administration
Mr. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
News Works Agency
Flood Damage To Corn Heavy In Scioto County Areas
Scioto county bottomlands corn growers faced major flood losses as the Scioto river swelled. While some districts around Piketon Chillicothe and Circleville saw crop losses, fields north of Lucasville suffered the heaviest damage especially on the Bradshaw and Simpson tracts. Several named farms including Miss Charl Simpson Maud Simpson Ida Dever and Howard Jewett reported significant inundation with acres underwater. East side fields escaped with little damage as waters flooded downriver beyond Lucasville and a drainage ditch area saw deep water on the Brant farm. The former Seymour Dice and Portsmouth Sand and Gravel Co. land stayed unusually dry this time.
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Scioto County
Scioto River
Chillicothe
Scioto Valley
Piketon
Circleville
Scioto
Lucasville
Bradshaw
Moulton
Brant
Millar
Coleman
Howard Jewett
George Davis
Orville Gable
Feart
Herms
Schisier
Casa Ee A
de Scioto
Seymour, Dice and Portsmouth Sand & Gravel Co
Stockham Farm
Tax Revision Bill Sent to President for Signature
June 23 Washington the house concurred in minor senate changes to the business tax revision bill and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. The measure repeals the undistributed profits tax, sets a flat 18 percent levy for large corporations, and aims to add 1.6 billion dollars to the 1940 federal budget. It retests excise taxes and contemplates a joint senate house committee to study revenue amid election year hurdles.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
House approves farm parity fund with soil plan
Washington June 22 The House reversed an earlier decision and joined the Senate in approving a 225 million dollar fund for farm parity payments in addition to the 500 million dollar soil conservation benefit fund. The vote was 180 to 175 adopting a compromise between agriculture appropriation bills. The House had rejected the parity fund by 13 votes last March.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
France and Turkey pledge mutual wartime aid pact
France and Turkey signed a mutual assistance agreement at the foreign office in Paris promising aid in case of war. The pact followed a ceremony in Ankara during which France ceded the Hatay region to Turkey in exchange for reciprocal support within the British French bloc.
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Paris
France
Turkey
Foreign Office
Ankara
Republic of Hatay
Bloc of Nations
Three hurt in Portsmouth area car mishaps
Three persons were injured Thursday in automobile accidents in and near Portsmouth. Betty Browning and Fred Lauffer collided on Fourth and Court streets injuring Mrs. Paul Keyser. Truck driver James Smith was hurt when his truck overturned on route 73 north of Union Mills, suffering head injuries and bruises before being sent home from Portsmouth General Hospital.
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Portsmouth
Fourth
Court Streets
Paul Keyser
Vinton Avenue
Betty Browning
Nauvoo
Fred Lauffer
Jackson Street
Karl Gims
Lauffer
Court Street
Fourth Street
James Smith
Union Mills
Portsmouth General Hospital
Ella Brunner
18Th Street
Sherman Pierce
Bund Leader Loses Citizenship Papers In California
In Los Angeles on June 23 Herman Max Schwinn, west coast director of the German American Bund, faced a specific charge alleging he testified falsely about his California residence length during naturalization on July 22, 1932.
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Los Angeles
Herman Max Schwinn
West Coast
Schwinn
California
Four Drown In Car At Sylvan Beach Incident
Four Rome residents perished when their car ran off a curve at Oneida Lake resort Sylvan Beach New York and overturned. The accident occurred in June and local authorities were investigating the submerged vehicle and casualties.
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Sylvan Beach
N. Y
Oneida Lake
Rome
British Call In Japanese Envoy To Complain On Indignities
In Tientsin on June 23 Japanese gendarmes continued thorough searches of Britons near blockaded British and French concessions. British consulate reports eight subjects subjected to indignities including stripping and long examinations in view of Chinese workers. The dispute centers on gendarme conduct and the use of electrified wires around foreign zones. A Chinese coolie was found dead today, clutching his hand.
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Japan
China
Ientsin
Tientsin
Great Britain
Nye Says Townsend Plan Honest Goal
Senator Gerald Nye told the Townsend old age pension convention that a national retirement plan is right and honest. He urged moving beyond debate to implement a system that works, praising 10,000 delegates for their persistence. He criticized relief as a narcotic and urged honest reward for labor to sustain the nation.
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Indianapolis
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Pye
United States
Britain's Chamberlain voices protest over Tientsin abuses
In the house of commons Prime Minister Chamberlain called Japanese treatment of British nationals at Tientsin intolerable and said the Japanese ambassador was summoned for consultation. He noted eight Britons faced indignities at the barricades while U S Consul Hinke protested Americans’ inconveniences as Swatow, recently captured by Japan, saw increased naval patrols.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tientsin
Foreign Office
Evidientsin
Lord Halifax
U. S
United States
Frederick W. Hinke
Swatow
South China
Unmasked bandits hold up Ashland market for $20
Two masked men, one with a pistol, robbed the I. J. Zachem market in Ashland this morning and escaped with about $20 in change. Police chief C. F. Howard said the duo tied up the clerk, cut telephone wires to hinder a call, and fled. The clew notes the number of holdups in the past year and a half.
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Ashland
I. J. Zachem
C. F. Howard
Welfare Goal Sought Tonight at Portsmouth Appeal
The 16th annual Portsmouth Welfare association campaign aims to reach a $1,793.70 pledge total by 6 p.m. at First Christian church. Co-Chairmen Dowling and Thomas praised volunteers as divisions report gains, with six of eight divisions exceeding quotas and only industrial and national firms falling short. optimism remains high for success.
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Portsmouth Welfare Association
First Christian Church
C. E. Dowling
J. Richardson Thomas
Murphy denies interest in 1940 Democratic ticket
Attorney General Murphy denies any desire to be on the 1940 national Democratic ticket at a Washington press conference. He says he does not want to be Staph, volantated and dismisses speculation about his candidacy as reporters pressed about next year's elections.
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Washington
Murphy
U S and Britain Agree to Exchange Products
London June 23 an agreement for barter exchange of British rubber for United States cotton for use in the British government.
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U. S
Britain
London
United States
Board of Trade
Roosevelt Seeks Prompt Action on 3 066 Billion Lending Plan
Washington reports mixed reaction as administration leaders in Congress promise swift review of President Roosevelt's proposed six point seven year lending program. The plan would loan for sewers bridges hospitals and housing while funding a toll authority and foreign loans. Critics fear budget impact and timing amid WPA relief deadlines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Treasury
Federal
Toll Authority
Rural Electrification Administration
Export-Import Bank
United Satates Housing Auths
Gulbben
Byrnes
PWA
Posas
Clues Still Lacking In Hunt For Women In Columbus
Ohio authorities pressed on June 23 in the Velma West case, with a fresh lead failing to locate the Painesville slayer and three companions who escaped from a Marysville reform school. Two 16 year old Columbus girls were detained near Westerville after refusing to identify themselves, believed to be among the fugitives.
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Columbus
Ohio
Velma West
Painesville
State Reformator
Marysville
Highwa
Westerville
Aven
Sai
Line of
Gallipolis
Ellen
Lee
Temperatures Update From Observer Schirrman Report
Observer Schirrman notes a low temperature reading at 1 a m with unspecified daytime trend. The fragment hints at a temperature observation but lacks concrete values or location details to confirm further.
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Schirrman
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Oeroy
Lowell
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Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
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