Floods and heavy rains threaten Ohio valley crops and roads
Scioto river crested near Chillicothe and rose toward Piketon as rain drenched Delaware and Columbus districts. Floodwaters inundated cornfields along Turkey Creek Moore’s Row and Icy river corridors, with 15 acres of corn submerged near the Moore brothers’ lands. State routes 203 98 30 and 95 were reported at risk of impassability as Ohio tributaries fell elsewhere and the Scioto floodwaters sent additional waters from the north toward the region.
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Joto
Ohioiver
Portsmouth
Seioto
Piketon
Frank Bihlman
Arthur Non
Charles Noel
Glennis
Sorthern Corporation
Esterday
Urkey Creek
Moore
Ohio River
Frankuhn
Moore Brothers
Scioto
Delaware
Bucyrus
Calnia
Mt. Gilead
Larue
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Ashland
Buried in Flood Woes as Buckeye State Braces for More Rain
In Bucyrus Ohio and Willard a week of downpours swells the Sanko River and floods crops and homes. Residents evacuate and municipal services respond as a new storm threatens another round of inundation across central Ohio.
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Associated Press
Bucyrus
Sanko
Ndev
Ohio
Willard
Clervville
Iself
Woman stabbed, clerk Mary killed in East Side home
Cleveland police search follows the murder of Miss Mary, a 20 year old clerk, found stabbed in her kitchen on the East Side. Investigators question a man about 25 connected to her. The incident, dated June 25, prompts officials to pursue leads.
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Mary
East Side
Double murder near Hanging Rock claims two lives
Special to The Times reports Mrs May Davis Lewis 45 of Ironton and Evans Barnett 45 of Cannons Creek Pedro neighborhood were shot to death along a Newcastle Hill road north of Hanging Rock. Deputies Rucker and Thomas found the bodies at 9 am after a reported robbery. Both were slain before a heavy 6 am rain. post mortem awaited at Ghoulson morgue under Coroner Lynd. Barnett a former prohibition officer. Lewis widely known in Ironton.
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May Davis Lewis
Ironton
Evans Barnett
Cannon’s Creek
Tronton
Cannon's Creek
Pedro
Hanging Rock
Milton Rucker
John Thomas
Newcastle
Ghoulson Morgue
W. Wilson Lynd
Bernard R. Monte
Barnett
Lewis
Janitor Quizzed In Tronton Trial In Ccounty Case
June 25 Special Prosecutor Burke called coal grove janitor John Zeek to testify in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court about aiding in ballot tampering tied to last November's county commissioner race. Zeek, dubbed Rapp's Good Man Friday, described surrendering keys to election board offices and helping move bundles blocking a door. He quoted Elizabeth Griffith and noted involvement due to friendships, denying any incentives. Other defendants include Republican candidate William C. Dickens, former auditor Pearl Pratt, ex-deputy Wade Webb, and former relief director Elizabeth Griffith, all charged with ballot tampering and breaking into offices. Rapp testified yesterday regarding ballots favoring Dickens.
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Elizabeth Griffith
Tom Hemsley
Ashland
William C. Dickens
Pearl A. Pratt
Wade Webb
Election Board
Rapp
Dickens
Orig
Seven Jurors Seated In Lewis Murder Trial
In Vanceburg June 25 seven jurors, all farmers, were selected for the murder trial of E S McCoy 60 a wealthy landowner and oil operator charged with complicity in the slaying of his grandson Edward McCoy 21 on June 15. A third venire was ordered after exhausting two special ones as Judge Harvey Parker denied a venue change and a continuance.
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Vanceburg
E. S. McCoy
McCoy
Edward McCoy
Harvey Parker
John Coldiron
Norman W. Bowman
Lewis County
the Commonwealth
Actor Colin Clive Dies in Hollywood at 37
English stage and screen actor Colin Clive died in Hollywood at Cedars of Lebanon hospital after several days of serious illness from pulmonary and intestinal ailments. He was 37.
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Hollywood
Colin Clive
Cedars of Labanon Hospital
Fatal Auto Crash Kills Minford High Senior
Ralph Herrmann 17, son of Frank and Abbie Herrmann, died after a collision on White Gravel road near Minford. He succumbed at Schirrman Hospital to a fractured skull and internal injuries after his car hit an Ar nold Frazier truck. Funeral services set for Sunday at St. John's church, Jackson county.
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Minford
Ralph Herrmann
Frank
Abbie Herrmann
The
Glades
Herrmann
Schirrman Hospital
Arnold Frazier
Walnut Street
Young Herrmann
Scioto County
Lowell Foster
Piketon
John B. Foster
Prairie Road
Mercy Hospital
Vernon Holt
Estem Holt
Ralph Henson
Thad Henson
William Hitchcock
Fifth Street
Hitchcock
Portsmouth General Hospital
Cove
Minford High School
Pedestrian Struck on Second Street Injures Forehead
George Olson, 51, of 620 Second Street, suffered a two inch forehead cut and head and right shoulder abrasions after being struck by a westbound automobile at Second and Court streets Thursday night. Driver was John Linck, 68, of 2024 18th Street, Green lawn cemetery superintendent, who took Olson to Schirrman hospital.
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George Olson
Second Street
Second
Court Streets
John Linck
18Th Street
Linck
Greenlawn Cemetery
Olson
Schirrman Hospital
Frank Siedenburg
M. N. Cecil
Wheeling
Charles Walter
Gallia Street
Walter
Cecil
Rocky Howard Freed in Death Case at Lucasville Court
Rocky Howard 25 of Bear Creek was acquitted of first degree murder in the fatal beating of Fred Marsh and Jasper at Lucasville on November 11, 1936. The jury deliberated about two and a half hours, with several ballots on murder degrees before the acquittal. Howard claimed self defense and was greeted by smiles and handshakes from jurors as he left the courtroom.
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Rocky Howard
Bear Creek
Lucasville
Common Pleas
Howard
Fred Marsh
Jasper
Marsh
John Harness
Harness
B. F. Kimble
Gilbert Kendall
Kendall
Marvin A. Kelly
John E. Gregg
Chester P. Fitch
Emory F. Smith
Mr. Marsh
Kentucky
Walter Montgomery
West Hunt Defends Case Against Harlem Cult Interference
Los Angeles June 5 counselor John West Hunt a wealthy white follower of Father Divine faced defense points aimed at blocking direct intervention by a Harlem colored cultist in the Mann act case against Hunt.
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Los Angeles
John West Hunt
Father Divine
Hunt
Troops Aid Mill Openings as Two Bombs Blast Warren
June 25 Warren steel center saw two blasts near Republic Steel and a nearby bridge as Ohio National Guard troops were ordered to allow strikers who wished to return to work. One blast aimed at a patrol car. no injuries. Six Warren men were held on charges of interfering with mail deliveries, while a suspect in the first blast was arrested.
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Associated Press
Warren
National Guard
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Gates
Republic Steel Corp
South Main Street
R. S. Ursbrung
Berea
Asbring
Republic
Ohio National Guardsmen
Two Bombings Hit Canton Rail Yard, Steel Plant Damaged
Two blasts rocked the northeast Canton area last night injuring property. Police said the first explosion ripped a section of a spur track feeding the Republic Steel Corp plant. A Republic employee, William Webster, reported damage to his home and nearby residences as a third railroad bombing in the strike area.
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Canton
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Republic Steel Corp
William Webster
Republic Employe
Temperatures Reported For Today And Yesterday
Observer Schirrman notes today at 11 am temperature 72 with a low of 64. Yesterday reached a high of 82. One year ago today the maximum was 90 and the minimum 51.
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Schirrman
Hot Weather Menu Contest Seeks Female Entries
The Times together with local merchants offers 50 cash prizes for 15 hot weather menus. Entries must reach the Menu Contest Editor by July 12. Open to hundreds of women in Scioto county and southern Ohio with complete recipe included. Five classes: Picnic noon luncheon Sunday supper dinner and summer party menus. Open to all except Times employees and families.
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Times
the Times
Ohio
The
Scioto County
Kentucky
Harmony Talks Miners March Begun on Isle
Informal harmony talks between President Roosevelt and Democratic congressmen begin on Jefferson Island as social discussions hint at court bill compromises adjournment dates and wage hour reforms. About 350 guests, three groups, each one day, share buffets, fishing and talks with the President.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Senate
Congress
Chesapeake Bay
Plans laid to receive Earhart on final hops
Preparations on Howland Island for Amelia Earhart and her globe girdling plane. The 2556 mile leg from Lae New Guinea to Howland is the longest hop, with the U S Coast Guard cutter Itasca and naval tug Ontario standing by to assist.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Itasca
Howland Island
Amelia Earhart
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Lae
New Guinea
Miss Earhart
Ontario
Budge advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals in easy win
Don Budge, America's top hope to reclaim the Davis Cup, defeated Ladislav Hecht of Czechoslovakia 6-4 6-2 6-2 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Bitsy Grant also advanced by beating Alan Stedman of New Zealand.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Don Budge
America
Ladislan Hecht
Czechoslovakia
Bryan
Bitsy
U S Board Stays On In Spite Of Failure
June 25 Cleveland The federal mediators led by President Roosevelt will remain on the job today after telephoning Frances Perkins to wait for Bethlehem Steel and Inland Steel replies to a plan for a man to man peace conference. Public Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube rejected the plea last night leaving the Little Steel operators with faint hope for a different response.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
Little Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Federal Board
Bethlehem
Yale Crew Wins Freshmen Race at New London Regatta
Yale freshmen crew defeated Harvard yearlings by a and a half in the opening race of the 75th annual regatta in New London Connecticut.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Davey's Decree Ends 'Status Quo' Labor Order
YOUNGSTOWN June 25 Governor Davey declared the status quo ended and orders to protect workers returning to the Mahoning Valley steel mills. He urged mills to reopen immediately under National Guard protection, with 10,000 Campbell plant workers urged to report for duty as guards control access. Leaders warned the strike would continue, while injunctions limited weapon possession and entry to Republic plants.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Davey
National Guard
W. B. Gillies
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Campbell
Gillies
Sheet and Tube Co
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Hicyrus
Sandusky River
Foveland
Young Man
Rock Canton
Harmony Talks
Isle
Johnstown
Em Steel
CIO
James Mark
United Mine Workers
Steelworkers’ Wing
John Scaife
Union of
U. S. Steel Corporation
Citizens Committee
U. S. Coast Guard
Coral Island
Budge
Tennis Star
U.S
Republic and
Sheet & Tube Heads
Mr. Gillies
Perkins
Mr. Davey
John Owens
Ohio Cio
Owens
George N. Graham
Common Pleas Court
Ohio National
Wheeler
Republic Mills
Ray Thomas
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