Pendergast Indicted on Tax Charge in Kansas City
Kansas City April 7 Pendergast longtime boss of the city’s Democratic machine was indicted on income tax evasion charges tied to 1935 earnings of about $315 000 from a fire insurance rate settlement. His close ally R Emmet O Malley and several associates faced indictments as part of a broader probe into the settlement and handling of funds.
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Kansas City
Tom
J. Pendergast
Democratic
Pendergast
R. Emmet O'Malley
Federal
W. W. Graves
Robert J. Foloniz
Charles R. Street
Chicago
Street
Treasury Department
Maurice M. Milligan
U. S
State Insurance
Lloyd C. Stark
Treasury
Hensley Appeal Taken Under Advisement
The Ninth District Court of Appeals considers the first degree murder appeal of Edward Hensley 23 Graf ton prison farm trustee for the attack murder of Miss Lou ise Hornbeck 19 in Grafton on October 18 1937. The court heard arguments in Akron from Prosecutor Howard R Butler and Defense Attorney D F Rendinell and received the 2000 page trial record. No new evidence was presented and a decision is not expected for at least a month.
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Ninth District Court of Appeals
Clarence Washburn
Perry Stevens
Arthur Doyle
Edward Hensley
Grafton Prison
Hensley
Ohio
Youngstown
Elyria
Butler
Australia Names New Prime Minister After Lyons Death
Sydney reports Sir Earle C. G. Page was sworn in as Prime Minister following the death of Joseph A. Lyons from a heart attack. Page formerly served as Minister of Commerce and Health in Lyons's administration, which had led Australia since 1932.
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Sydney
Australia
Earle C. G. Page
Commerce
Joseph A. Lyons
Lyons
Ohio Weather Update With Snow Flurries North
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with snow flurries in the northern portion. It will be not so cold tonight. Over the last 24 hours a West Virginia disturbance moved off the New England coast with widespread precipitation across the Atlantic States. Rainfall was heavy along the coast and lighter inland. High atmospheric pressure dominates the South and West, with the highest barometers in Texas and Idaho. Morning temperatures are notably colder in the Lower Lakes and Ohio Valley, while moderating is seen in the Central and Northern Plains and Gulf Coast regions.
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Ohio
West Virginia
New England
Atlantic States
Texas
Idaho
Lower Lakes
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Rockies
Plains
U S Deficit Forecast May Be Cut By Half Billion
Washington reports a Bud get Bureau forecast shows a $500 million reduction in the fiscal year deficit as improved income taxes and woodwork in revenue lift collections. The year ending June 30 now seen at about $3.6 billion versus January's $4.07 billion.
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Washington
C.p
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Invaders Are Driven Back By Albanians
Albanian forces resist Italian landings as Mussolini orders occupation across Albania. King Zog and Queen Geraldine evacuate toward Greece, while Durazzo and Durazzo coast towns face aerial and naval assault. Continuous fighting reported as Albanians vow guerrilla resistance despite heavy odds.
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Paris
Benito Mussolini
Zog
Geraldine
Prince Skander
Greece
Bari
Brindisi
Ethiopia
Spain
Mussolini
Borah Pushes Ban on Sale of Arms to Belligerents
Senator Borah led a drive for a broader neutrality law to bar American arms sales to all belligerents while allowing cash and carry on other goods. Senate committee discussed alternatives with Key Pittman and heard Henry Stimpson and Bernard Baruch, as debates split over aiding victims versus risking war.
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Washington
Italy
Albania
William E. Borah
Ida
Borah
Key Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Hiram W. Johnson
Baruch
Italian Troops Occupy Albanian Ports and Crush Resistance
Italian forces seized the Albanian ports of Valona Durazzo and San Giovanni di Medua and advanced inland to establish a protectorate. Milan dispatches describe a rapid landing with 400 aircraft and the Adriatic Squadron patrolling skies while negotiations with Albania continued in Rome.
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Rome
Albania
Italy
Santa Quaranta
Valona
Durazzo
San Giovanni de Medua
Benito Mussolini
Thetalian
Tirana
Guzzoni
Zog
Mountain Kingdom
Santi Quaranta
San Giovanni di Medua
Bari
Brindisi
Adriatic
Mussolini
King Balks
Sharp Rise in Lorain County Auto Sales in March
Lorain County shows a notable March gain with 259 new cars and 27 trucks sold, up from February and March 1938 totals. Elyria dealers contributed 83 of the county’s 286 new units, per the automotive certificate department of County Clerk H. E. Agate.
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Lorain County
Automotive Certificate Department of
H. E. Agate
Elyria
Britain Asks Hungary Join Stop Hitler Bloc
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain began active talks to bring Romania and Hungary into the anti Axis Stop Hitler bloc. Britain considers a Hungarian independence guarantee if Hungary resists German forces crossing its territory. Negotiations span London Paris Warsaw Bucharest Budapest with Col Beck urging Hungary engagement.
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United Press
London
Great Britain
Hungary
Benito Mussolini
Albania
Poland
Neville Chamberlain
Romania
Paris
Warsaw
Bucharest
Budapest
Viorel V. Tilea
Carol
Josef Beck
Chamberlain
Mines Shutdown Slashes Central Ohio Rail Jobs
In Columbus Ohio on April 7 a mine shutdown hit railroads with freight runs down sharply. Norfolk and Western reported about 75 percent drop and 50 workers furloughed. T and O C division laid off 38. Big Four furloughed 15. Chesapeake and Ohio down 90 percent. Earnings fell though few layoffs elsewhere.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Norfolk & Western
T. & O. C. Division
New York Central Railroad
Toledo
Swiss
W. Va
Big Four
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Easter Weather Forecast Brightens for Ohio
U. S. Meteorologist John C. Fisher predicts fair but cool Easter in Ohio with sun likely part of the day. The region experiences its coldest April 7 since 1920, with snow in places and freezing temps reported from Marion to Cincinnati.
Germany Backs Italian Invasion of Albania
Berlin reports Germany through the DNB News Agency endorses Italy’s invasion of Albania. The agency says the move aligns with the 1927 friendship treaty and Italian sympathy for Albanians, noting Italy’s need to curb disorder and protect its Adriatic interests and fellow Italians.
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Berlin
Germany
DNB
Albania
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Britain Eyes France on Italy Albania Invasion
Britain consults with France over the Italian invasion of Albania as it seeks to include Romania and Hungary in the Stop Hitler bloc. Cadogan calls the attack a clear violation of the friendship treaty with Italy, yet no practical restraint is planned. Britain presses a united peace front with Romania aiming to keep the Dardanelles open for warships through Turkey.
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London
Great Britain
Romania
Hungary
France
Albania
Italy
Alexander Cadogan
Paris
Mediterranean
Turkey
Dardanelles
Roosevelt talks with Washington on Albanian crisis
President Roosevelt conferred by long distance telephone with the state department seeking latest European updates. Hull will handle foreign policy comments at the Washington press conference while Roosevelt awaits further messages. News of Prime Minister Lyons death prompted a formal condolence from the President. Rumors linked Robert M. Hutchins to the SEC chair job.
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Warm Springs
U.P
Roosevelt
State Department
Washington
Cordell Hull
White House
Hull
Europe
Lyons
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Securities and Exchange Commission
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Albanian Minister Calls Italian Domination Unjustifiable
Faik Konitza, Albania's minister to the United States, said Italian control of Albania is unjustifiable aggression and that he may not surrender his legation to Italy. He cited a Czech precedent and noted communications with Tirana have been cut off since the Italian move. He planned to confer with State Department officials.
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Washington
Faik Konitza
United States
Italy
Konitza
Vladammir Hurban
Germany
State Department
U S Intervenes In Coal Deadlock
Federal labor conciliator James F. Dewey met with Eastern soft coal operators and United Mine Workers officials to break a contract stalemate that left 38,000 miners idle since April 1. Negotiations seek a replacement for the two-year pact expiring March 31.
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New York
James F. Dewey
United Mine Workers Union
Dewey
Labor Department
Washington
Former Grid Star Dies In Auto Crash
Ensign Richard V. Fincher of Waldo Arkansas, center on the Navy football team that beat Army in 1936, was burned to death in an automobile crash on the outskirts of Washington today April 7.
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Washington
Richard V. Fincher
Waldo
Ark
Navy
Army
Warned Not To Interfere With Italy's Course
Berlin warns democracies to halt interference with Italy's invasion of Albania and states Poland is aiding the encirclement of Germany. The D N B reports Hitler and Mussolini affirm action to offset the alliance's encirclement and reject Western intervention.
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Italy
Berlin
Albania
Reich
Poland
Germany
Democratic Bloc
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Many Apply For Children's Home Jobs In Oberlin
Lorain County Children’s Home seeks a superintendent and matron through a civil service exam to be held this month. J G Holland and August Nabakowski report the board aims for an early exam to avoid temporary appointments. Seventeen residents have already applied.
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Lorain County
Oberlin
J. G. Holland
State Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Holland
August Nabakowski
Board of
Th Service Commission
Nabakowski
Civil Service Commission
Germany Rejects Polish Explanations On Alliance Policy
Berlin reports that Germany rejects Poland’s assurances on its British alliance as not altering encirclement strategy aimed at a unified anti German bloc. Ribbentrop relayed the exchange to Hitler at Berchtesgaden as he weighs timing amid Italian Albanian considerations.
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Berlin
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Josef Lipski
Lipski
Ribbentrop
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Italy
Britain
Hitler
Albania
No Progress In Coal Parley
Wage hour negotiators for 938000 coal miners and 2000 operators in the Appalachian fields met in New York with little hope of early agreement. Talks since March 14 have stalled over renewing the 1937-39 contract which expired March 31. The idle coal fields have operated under a 35 hour week and base wages of 6 dollars north and 5.60 south. UMW President said no program was being advanced.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
Bat Umw
Xtius
Dance British Empire Sat Nine P.M
A British Empire dance program announced for Saturday night at nine featuring local entertainment and a showcase number, inviting attendees to enjoy music and social dancing.
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Jock Ten
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