Kentucky Primary Test of Barkley Chandler Clash
In Frankfort Kentucky voters head to the polls for a Democratic senatorial primary pitting Alben Barkley backed by President Roosevelt against Governor Albert Chandler known as Happy The contest tests Roosevelt endorsement strength as the two men fought across Kentucky from river to river and through the Blue Grass in a bitter personal campaign with a likely November election outcome.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Us&s
Alben W Bakley
Roosevelt
Albert B Chandler
Barkley
Senate
Agaist Chandler
Violence erupts in Kentucky campaign clash turning fatal
In Jackson Kentucky former Sheriff Lee Combs was killed and several campaign staffers wounded in a violent shootout between Len Alben Barkley supporters and Gov Happy Chandler allies. The incident occurred on the steps of the county courthouse where Barkley’s campaign offices are housed, marking the first major outbreak of violence in this heated Democratic senatorial nomination contest ahead of the primary.
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Jackson
Lee Combs
Len Alben
W Barkley
Senate
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
Combs
Lewis
Chandler
Breathitt County
Walter Denton Barkley
William Combs
Barkley
Be 15
Combs Brothers
112 Registered At Local Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital reported 112 patients registered this morning, the highest in months, with superintendent Frank W Hoover noting the daily average runs 90 to 95. The facility also treated two heat prostration cases amid recent hot weather.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Frank W Hoovert
Hoover
President Roosevelt Plans Panama Canal Zone Tour
President Roosevelt planned to leave the cruiser Houston for a tour of the Panama Canal Zone. He would inspect military and naval stations after arriving in Balboa following a 540 mile trip from Cocos Island.
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Panama Canal Zone
Balboa
C. Z
Roosevelt
Houston
Cocos Island
Thunder showers expected tonight and Saturday in Ohio
Weather report notes general showers across the Ohio Valley with scattered activity along the Atlantic and Gulf States. High pressure remains over the Ohio Valley to the Gulf while a disturbance moves east from Ontario and another over the northern plains. Temperatures rise in the Central and Northern Plains and coolness prevails over the Upper Lakes.
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Ohio
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Ontario
Plains
Atlantic
Gulf States
Upper Lakes
Forecasts Vote Near Million And A Half
Election expert George Neffner predicted the upcoming Ohio primary would reach a record 1,450,000 votes. He estimated 740,000 Democratic ballots and 680,000 Republican ballots, plus 30,000 voting only on 318 bond issues across 78 counties, driven by contests in the Democratic gubernatorial race between Gov Martin L Davey and Charles Sawyer and the Republican Senate race featuring Arthur H Day against Robert Taft. The 1936 primary had 1,323,547 votes.
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Columbus
George Neffner
Secretary of State
Ohio
Neffner
Martin L Davey
Charles Sawyer
Supreme Court
Arthur H Day
Robert Taft
Cinemnah
Four Plead Guilty on Auto Without Consent
George Karkellie and three companions faced probation hearings after pleading guilty to driving automobiles without owners’ consent. Karkellie’s sentence was continued 60 days with a WPA work-release condition requiring all days off spent in county jail. The other three received probation through January 1941 or two years, while John Smith’s probation was extended one year with strict rules and Mansfield Reformatory risk.
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George Karkellie
Cleveland Jread
Elonans
Karkellie
D A. Cook
Karl Kell
Cook
Richard iCornell
Bon Air Avenue
Stanley Cebula
North Olive Street
Eleanor “Tommie” Vaas
Lake Avenue
Cornell
Karkelhe
WPA
John Smith
Loci Street
Ion
Smith Rae
Lloyd Sweet
Smith
Mansfield Reformatory
Crump Machine Wins In Tenn Democratic Primary
MEMPHIS Aug 5 The Ed Crump machine in Shelby County swept the Democratic primary defeating Gov Gordon Browning who sought renomination as Berry’s running mate Frentice Cooper of Memphis also beat Browning In the fifth district Joseph Burns Jr son of the late House Speaker defeated Rep Richard Atkinson for the nomination With 1902 of 2271 precincts reporting Stewart led for the senatorial nomination over Berry and Mitchell Ashes not included in results continued on page 2
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Memphis
Tenn
George L. Berry
Ed Crump
Shelby County
Gordon Browning
Browning
Berry
Crump
Frentice Cooper
Tom Stewart
Winchester
Joseph Burns, Jr
House of Representatives
Richard Atkinson
Stewart
Borey
I Ridley Mitchell
State Auditor backs relief roll checks in local visit
State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson praised relief examiners for 100 percent effort to remove chiselers from the relief rolls during a late yesterday visit. He warned he would speed investigations if legitimate relief payments were delayed or vendors faced hardship, and proposed adding examiners to handle the workload in the five counties under Wham Klebold. County Commissioner Oscar Dunn voiced strong support for the ongoing relief investigation and urged continued enforcement to curb abuses.
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Joseph T Ferguson
Compra
Ferguson
Wham Klebold
Oscar G Dunn
Blame Negligence Of Crew For Wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission Bureau of Safety blamed crew negligence for the June 25 head on collision of the Olympian, a Chicago, St. Paul and Pacific passenger train, with a Civilian Conservation Corps special train in Montana. One person died and 82 were injured, including 64 passengers, as the crash followed a prior deadly Coxter Creek trestle incident on June 19 that killed 47 and injured 75.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Bureau of Safety Today
Olympian
Chcago, St. Paul and Pacific
Civilian Conservation Corps
Montana
Custer Creek
Ill Tempered Bear Killed In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on August 5 a troublesome female grizzly at Highland Park Zoo was shot dead after tearing from an iron barred cage and terrorizing the district. A police posse fired from a sub machine gun and rifle, aiming to stop the animal that lunged toward Lea Dirpcold, 35, a Highland Park painter.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Zoo
Lea Dirpcold
Highland Park
Miss Moore Retires as Principal of Gates and Edison Schools
Miss Leanna Moore retires after a long Elyria school career serving as principal of the Gates and Edison Schools. Superintendent R C Masson says two principals will split duties full time, with half-day assignments at each campus and an assistant at both sites.
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Leanna Moore
Gates and Edison
R C Masson
Miss Moore
Elyria
McConnellsville
Ohio
Thamme
Maston
Marty V Frankfather
Primciipal
Hamilsa
Loiison
Fern Gates
Roosevelt
Gates
Plains Mista
Euien
Masten
Edison
Tells Pensioners Not To Be Intimidated
State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson conducted a personal investigation into the activities of state highway pension and other employees to determine if they were working or campaigning at state expense. He warned employees pay cuts for time spent away from work and told elderly pensioners not to be intimidated by officials. He cautioned that pensions may be uncertain in August due to falling liquor profits and higher operating costs.
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Joseph T Ferguson
Davey
Oho
Liquor Department
Violence in Palestine disrupts Jerusalem area
Armed rebel bands attacked scattered sections of Palestine today. One group stabbed and disarmed an Arab constable south of Jerusalem, marking a day of renewed clashes and security concerns in the region.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
National Tube Co Schedule For Coming Week
National Tube Company plans a similar production pace at its Terain plant next week with one blast furnace continuing and open hearth furnaces cut from six to three. The Bessemer converter will operate on alternate turns, idle this week, with two days of work starting Monday. Mills and butt equipment are slated to run on specified days, rail mill ending schedule late next week. the plan remains tentative pending orders.
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National Tube Company
Terain
Bessemer
Nationalist Planes Bomb Valencia Port
Sixteen Nationalist planes bombed the port of Valencia today dropping heavy bombs. There were no casualties reported.
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Valencia
A.ni
Elyrian Dies Suddenly At Tube Co Plant
James A Flynn 44 of 119 Kaiser Court died at the National Tube Company plant in Lorain after suffering heat prostration while at work. He had lived in Elyria 30 years and worked 27 years for the company. Born July 11 1894 in Johnstown Pennsylvania, he is survived by his wife Margaret, parents Patrick and Mrs Flynn of Elyria, brothers Thomas G Flynn Robert D Farrell and a half brother Michael Flynn. Funeral from 119 Kaiser Court next Monday at 1 PM with Eagles Lodge in charge. burial at Riverside Cemetery in Lorain. Friends may call at the home.
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Elyria
James A Flynn
Kaiser Court
National Tube Company
Lorain
Johnsteam
Pennslyvania
Margaret Flynn
Patrick Flynn
Dhyria
Thomas G Fivsnn
Robert D. Farrett
Michal Fiynn
Johnstown
Mayor Petra Leaves for Vacation
Mayor Joseph Q Petra and Mrs Petra will depart today for Ca tulipe Quebec Canada for a two week vacation. In their absence police court cases will be handled by Justice of the Peace Leonard Smyth. The routine of a justice of the peace conducting polls during the mayor’s absence has been in effect for several years with prior justices handling terms.
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Joseph Q Petra
Petra
Catulipe
Quebec
Canada
Justice of the Peres
Brownhelm Board Elects Teacher For High School
The Brownhelm Township Board of Education hired Herman Rossetti of Canton for industrial arts and mathematics at Brownhelm High School to replace Karl I Dryer who resigned for a position in Avon Lake. Rossetti is a Kent State University graduate. Two earlier Summer appointees for the role left for other prisons.
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Brownhelm Township
Upswing In Business Seen In United Press Survey
A United Press survey on August 5, 1938, reports general business optimism for the near term with a leveling off of the mid 1938 downturn. Reports from New England textile towns to Hollywood studios describe conditions as pretty good and unusually favorable, though overall activity remains below 1937. Coal regions lag, while steel runs at 39.8 percent capacity. Wholesale trade for the first half of 1938 runs 14 percent below 1937, but June sales rose 2 percent from May.
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United Press
Chicago
New England
Motion Picture
Hollywood
Pennsylvania Steel
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Tom Girdler To Testify On Thursday
Tom Girdler chair of Republic Steel said he will testify next Thursday before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee to reply to CIO steel workers leader Phil Murray. The hearing probes labor activities at Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube and will also scrutinize Ohio National Guard involvement in steel towns during the strike and alleged campaign funding by manufacturers for Gov. Davey.
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Washington
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Girdler
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Phil Murray
CIO Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Ohio National Guard
Non-Fartisan League of Ohio
CLO
Gerald L K. Smith
Martin L. Davey
Ghia
Youth Suffers Neck Fracture In Diving Accident
Massillon Ohio August 5 13 year old Joseph Nelson a Washington High School athlete remains in serious condition after a diving accident. He is receiving treatment at Massillon City Hospital where a Cleveland orthopedist Dr Walter G Stern oversees a traction technique using weights and tongs to realign the fractured neck. The method involves a surgically placed hole on each side of the jawbone to anchor the traction.
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Massillon. O
Cenamntis
Masson
Joseph Nelson
Dent
Washington High School
Massillon
Walter G Stern
Cleveland
Earthquake Jars Los Angeles Homes No Serious Damage
An LA quake rattled furniture and dishes but caused no major damage, police report. The tremors were felt in Huntington Beach at 5 56 PM PST and in Los Angeles around 6 20 PM, with hundreds calling in.
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Los Angeles
Huntington Beach
Noisy Welcome to Corrigan in New York Parade
Crowds of five to seven hundred thousand line Lower Broadway in a chaotic celebration for Douglas Corrigan. Mayor LaGuardia hails the aviator at City Hall as Corrigan thanks the crowd and recalls his luck from a dramatic homecoming after his famous mistaken transatlantic flight.
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New York, N
Gothamtown
Ireland
New York
Douglas Corrigen
San Diego
Los Angeles
Aug. S
Douglas G. Corrigan
Dublin
Daffiest
Corrigan
Lower Broadway
Henry
S Fraser Langford
Cohens
McAlpin
Corrigah
the Battery
City Hall
Battery
Howard Hughes
F . LaGuardia
Douglas Catigan
Advertising Club
Pleads Not Guilty To Intimidating Old Age Pensioner
Athens report states Davia Powers, a state highway department employee, pleaded not guilty to intimidation of an old age pensioner regarding voting. Deputy Sheriff B C Bay arrested Powers on the intermediate charge after Mel Lavina McKee, a Sand Ridge pensioner, accused him of pressuring her to vote for Gov Martin H. Davey for renomination or lose her pension. The case was heard before Justice T A Bennett.
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Athens
Davia Powers
State Highway Department
En Aloye
Powers
B. C. Bay
Mel
Lavina McKee
Sand Ridge
Ames
Bardi J. Rose
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Bulletin
National Tube Co
Elyrian
Tube Co
Flynn
Brownheim
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