Recovery Signs Lift Auto and Steel Sectors in 1936 Half
A mid year review shows automakers and steel mills at seven and six year highs while freight car buying soars 325 percent from 1935. Building and tool orders rise, farm income up 12 percent, payrolls up around 1 percent. European tensions and tax debates temper optimism.
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Governor Lehman to Seek Third Term in New York
Governor Herbert H. Lehman announced from Albany that he will run for a third term, yielding to party pressure. He stated he can no longer rest the pleas of the party in state and nation, a sudden decision after the Democratic convention and Roosevelt invitation.
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Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Lehman
City Board Supports Dreamland Pool Leasing Plan
The city board of health recommended leasing Dreamland pool in the East End to the city council. The resolution passed unanimously and will go to the council, which has previously discussed acquiring the pool from Kenova Ice & Cold Storage Co. through lease or sale for public health reasons.
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Handwriting expert seeks clues in Castle murder case
A handwriting expert joined the probe into the slaying of Mrs Florence Thompson Castle in Chicago. Investigators pursued an admirer of entertainer Herbert J. Walter after a lipstick message in the hotel room read Black Legion Game with skull and crossbones. The note, deemed an intentionally misleading clue, accompanied the paving brick attack that killed Mrs Castle as she slept.
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Florence Thompson Castle
Herbert J. Walter
Black Legion
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U S and State Officials Join Drouth Fight Across Regions
Emergency measures to aid 83,000 farming families were discussed by government leaders and five northwest states in Saint Paul. Proposals include farm to market roads and small dams for water conservation with estimated costs ranging from 50 to 100 million dollars.
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National Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Five drowned as towboat overturns on Ohio River near Paducah
Five crew members were reported drowned when the towboat J. F. Pharr of the Standard Oil fleet overturned in the Ohio River near Paducah Kentucky due to strong winds today.
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J. F. Pharr
Standard Oil Co
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Here
Roosevelt Speech Frames Fourth Term Vision And Power
The writer contrasts Roosevelt’s nominating speech with the New Deal convention, calling it a revelation of his mind to reshape the nation as in 1776. It praises Roosevelt’s dramatic technique and crowd control, likening him to masterful leaders while warning of economic royalists within. Delegates are described as obedient and hand-picked by the government and party machine.
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Roosevelt
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Mussolini
Hitler
Heat wave in Portsmouth drops after afternoon rain
A heat surge peaks at 100 degrees in Portsmouth before a brief afternoon shower lowers the thermometer to 80. A 39 year old sewer worker is hospitalized for heat illness but in stable condition. Rainfall extends from Wheelersburg to farms, with pasture and hay grass losses reported near Hayport road.
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H. A. Schirrman
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Frank Thomas
Gallia Street
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Ike Ferguson
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Sam Osen
Twister Strikes Piketon Area Causing Roof and Mill Damage
A brief wind storm and rain hit Pike county at 11 a.m. causing significant damage in Piketon including blown roofs at the Patterson flour mill and Piketon Lumber Co. main building, a large barn, broken window glass, and downed trees. Waverly Beaver and Idaho had heavy rain with minor damage, Stockdale saw only a sprinkle. Wakefield communications were cut off. rain and wind details limited elsewhere.
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Beaver
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Stockdale
Wakefield
Patterson
Piketon Lumber Co
Leist and Frey
Temperatures Recorded by Observer Schirrman
Weather report notes 11 am high of 92 with a low of 77 and yesterday's high 100. Historical comparison shows today's max 93 and min 67 one year ago.
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Diplomats Eye Possible Rise of Hapsburgs in Austria
Reports of a possible restoration of the Hapsburg line in Austria drew attention at the League of Nations. Chancellor Schuschnigg may visit Geneva to discuss backing for Archduke Otto with Eden and Blum, or to deter any restoration plans amid Europe’s unsettled climate.
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Anthony Eden
Leon Blum
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State Republicans Gather for Session in Columbus
Ohio Republicans unite for a state convention with a platform opposing tax increases. Leaders indicate the plank will favor economies and resist immediate tax cuts, earmarking relief to be returned to local officials to enable future tax action. John D. M. Hamilton of Topeka will address delegates tomorrow night.
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Walter Leads League in Play in National Marbles Tourney
Ocean City New Jersey June 30 Walter Howard Portsmouth marbles champion tops the league after winning seven and losing three in the opening round at Ringer stadium. Charles Workman southern Ohio champion won two of ten. Results list regional matchups across Northern and Eastern sections with various scores.
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Hostilities Subside as Canton Forces Withdraw
Hong Kong reports troops of the Canton government fully retreat behind frontiers in Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Movement expected to pause until the Kuomintang executive committee meets in Nanking on July 10, according to informed sources.
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Zioncheck Leaves Washington Under Guard for Seattle
Representative Marion A. Zioncheck of Seattle departs the capital by train after escaping a hospital and fleeing D C. He heads west under guard amid a period of calm as police and supporters await further developments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Seattle
Night patrols expand as Portsmouth works strike worsens
About 50 deputies and special squads take over law enforcement around Wheeling Steel’s Portsmouth works in New Boston. They patrol riverbanks and entry gates while radio cruisers monitor posts to prevent a recurrence of last Tuesday’s ambuscade that killed one guard and wounded several others.
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New Boston
Arthur Oakes
Ohio River
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Grace and Vine Streets
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Frank Purdy
Harry Thornton
H. T. Caldwell
Caldwell
Earl Strickland
McConnell Avenue
Portsmouth
Strickland
Steel And SWOC Chiefs Trade Broadside In AP Exchange
PITTSBURGH. June 30 Organized labor pressed forward in its drive to unite steel's 450,000 workers into one union as the first exchange of broadside quotes between SWOC and steel leaders cooled.
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Pittsburgh
Steel
Labor Board Edict Set Aside by Appeals Court
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled the national labor relations board lacked authority to enforce an order against Fruehauf Trailer Co of Detroit. The decision held the act regulates interstate commerce only when directly affecting such commerce, not internal company relations or union activities.
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Fruehauff Trailer Co
Detroit
Fruehauf Company
National Labor Relations Act
Congress
United Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union
Kent plant 450 to return after strike settlement
William Crayford of the International Association of Machinists announced a settlement at Black and Decker Electric Co. ending a strike that left 450 workers idle since May 3 and caused six injuries. Workers will resume Thursday under a pact granting a 5 percent raise and 40 hour weeks replacing 36. The union approved the settlement by a 90 percent vote.
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Kent
William Crayford
International Association of Machinists
Black & Decker Electric Co
Crayford
Congressman B. M. Jacobsen Dies in Rochester
Representative B M Jacobsen of Town died at a Rochester hospital today after a long illness. He served as a Democrat in the 100th Congress and was known for his work on domestic policy. His death leaves a vacancy in Minnesota's delegation.
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Mint
B. M. Jacobsen
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