Rhode Island Defeats New Deal In First District Election
In Rhode Island the Republican party defeated the New Deal by more than nine to seven in the First District by election returns from 110 of 112 districts showing Charles Francis Risk leading Antonio Prince by about 11,000 votes. Risk’s final total nears 45,000 with Prince around 34,000, reversing a November plurality of 21,000 and signaling a strong repudiation of the Roosevelt administration.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Charles Francis Risk
Antonio Frinte
Risk
Congress
Charles F. Risk
Roosevelt
Antonio Prince
Prince
Rhode Island results shock Democrats in House race
Rhode Island first district elected Republican Charles F. Risk to the Democratic seat, signaling a test of New Deal strength since 1934. Republicans hail the result as proof of industrial northeast sentiment ahead of 1936, while Democrats call it only a straw vote and caution against overinterpretation. The outcome affects five Eastern Republican senators up for 1936 Election. Risk succeeds Francis B. Condon, who resigned in January.
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Washington
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Charles F. Risk
House of Representatives
Barbowr
N. J. Hastings
Del
Keyes
Metcalf
White
Maine
Risk
Francis B. Condon
Condon
Ohio Weather Outlook Ends Rain in East and North
Partly cloudy skies follow a rain event in extreme east and extreme north portions tonight. Temperatures ease slightly, with cooler air pushing into the northwest as conditions settle.
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Ohio
Predicts End Of Severe Heat Wave In Ohio
Columbus August 7 W H Alexander state meteorologist predicted an end to the protracted heat wave and thunder and electrical storms that struck Ohio in the past two weeks The heavy rain from Tuesday night’s storm would lift stagnant upper air conditions and restore normal weather The frequent storms were blamed on a low pressure area centered in the region The 24 hour forecast called for fair weather and moderate temperatures.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Alexander
Elyria Chamber Forms PWA Study Committee on School Project
A five member committee was approved by the Elyria Chamber of Commerce board to study the desirability of a PWA project for a new high school auditorium. The panel will review PWA regulations and compare costs with non-PWA building, reporting to the Chamber board before a larger committee is named to study the school project if the initial findings are favorable.
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PWA
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Board of Education
Chamber
Bricker Rules On Pension Office Appointments
In Columbus Ohio Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that county boards of aid for the aged may hire investigators clerks and other personnel considered absolutely necessary but such hires must be approved by the state division of aid for the aged The state division has no power to appoint but can approve or reject appointments made by the county board and hires must come from civil service eligible lists Bricker told the Lawrence county prosecutor
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Columbus
State Division
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Lawrence County
Civil Service Commission
H. J. Berrodin
Berrodin
Henry W. Coughlin
Coughlin
Athens
Fairfield
S. C. Griffin
Griffin
Coshocton
Knox County
John E. Kunkle
Coshocton County
John L. Bardenkircher
Bordenkircher
C. EB. Bassett
Charles B. Weaver
Lorain County
Mary Brandt
Portage County
Betrodin
Prim BE. Norton
John T. Glenn
Hardin County
Crawford County
Esther Wagner
C. F. Bise
Galion
Fred W. Croneis
Fairfield County
Wiley Post and Will Rogers Launch Flight to Alaska
The aviator Wiley Post, with his wife and Will Rogers, left Bryn Mawr Airport in Renton Washington at 9 22 a m for Juneau Alaska. The trio aims for Siberia as a first leg of a trans Arctic journey. Rogers plans to travel only to Alaska while Post pursues hunting and fishing and exploration of Matanuska Valley.
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Seattle
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Bryn Mawr
Renton
Wash
Juneau
Alaska
Siberia
Post
Winnie May
Globe
Rogers
Matanuska Valley
Bering Sea
Speeders Fined On Telegraph Road In Amherst Area
T. K. Phelps of South Amherst and Ed ward Benedict of R. D. Amherst were fined ten dollars plus costs after arraignment before Justices Petro and Coon. Each charged with speeding 64 mph, part of Sheriff Dick’s campaign to enforce the 45 mph state limit and deter unsafe driving.
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Telegraph Road
T. K. Phelps
South Amherst
Edward Benedict
R. D. Amherst
Joseph Petro
Preston Coon
Clarence W. Dick
Luethi elected Elyria Chamber secretary in Ohio recall
Harry W. Luethi of Utica New York was chosen from 24 applicants to become secretary of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. He will start August 16 and arrive August 14, returning to Ohio familiarity with northeastern cities and a strong record in Ashtabula Canton and Utica activities.
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Harry W. Luethi
Utica
N. Y
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Luethi
Elyria
Jocal Chamber
Oberlin College
Ashtabula
Chamber of Commerce
Ashtabula Hotel
Ashtabula Steel Company
Ashtabula County
Red Cross
Canton
Congregational “Church
A. H. West
Urges Payment Of Taxes Before August 15th
County Treasurer Walter J. Wright urged taxpayers to pay current taxes by August 15 to avoid penalties and use the Whittemore act before September 1. Arrears can be paid with installments over five years to save penalties if the act is reenacted. The total real estate and public utility taxes collected to date reach $1,137,000.
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Walter J. Wright
Wright
Camp Site Opened for Greene County CCC Camp
A 10 acre tract in Greene County was approved today by Army and Agriculture officials as the county s third CCC camp. Two hundred workers will be stationed at the new camp for soil erosion work. Barracks cost 20000 dollars. Xenia merchants financed the retention.
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Xmenia
O. Ang. T
Army
Department of Agriculture
Greene County
CCC
Xenia
Drowning Death of Ithaca Youth at Quarry Pool
Wesley Hemp age 19 of Ithaca died after a heart attack during a swim at a stone quarry pool near Lewisburg last night. The body was recovered shortly after.
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Baton. Q
Wesley Hemp
Ithaca
Lewisburg
Duncan Named To Succeed Whitright In Lorain County
Duncan of Bowling Green a former Wood County relief director has been named Lorain County relief director to succeed Lee Whitright. C C Stillman federal relief administrator for Ohio announced the appointment. Whitright was just named assistant WPA director for District 8 including Lorain County. R B Carson who has been acting director will continue as works manager.
Roosevelt Signs Budget Act Order For Seven Lending Agencies
President Roosevelt, in a press conference, announced he signed an executive order placing seven federal lending agencies under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921. The agencies are Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Home Owner's Loan Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan System, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, and Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation. He aims to have future expenditures submitted to the Budget Bureau and expects later this fall to bring other emergency agencies under the system. He also stated a preference for cabinet supervision over independent agency reporting to the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation
Federal Savings and Loan System
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporations
Two Yosemite Visitors Hover On Brink Of Death
Elizabeth Lorimer of Massachusetts and Robert Pate of California were trapped on narrow ledges 200 feet apart on Half Dome in Yosemite. They signaled for help at 6 pm, while four rangers prepared a dawn rescue using ropes from above, as time and weather weighed on their safety.
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Yosemite Park
Yosemite
Cal
Half Dome
Yosemite National Park
Elizabeth Lorimer
Chicopee
Mass
Robert Pate
Inglewood
Miss Lorimer
Pate
Yosem
Ite Valley
Park Rangers
Mirror Lake
Jerry Merrin
Ron Chsholm
Jerry Jackson
CCC
Bob Russell
Vernal
Nevada Falls
Spoint
Berrodin Acts To Settle Disputes
In Columbus August 7, Berrodin moved to settle disputes over county aid for the aged by sending Henry W. Coughlin to Athens and Fairfield counties to mediate. Counties in Coshocton and Knox were close to settlements as officials agreed to appoint division candidates. Bricker issued a ruling clarifying power division and county boards hold final appointment authority with division approval required.
Water shut off on East Avenue for repairs
Service Director Fred Underhill said city water would be shut off tomorrow at East avenue between Sixth and Eighth streets and on Sixth and Seventh streets between East and Middle avenues for about one to two hours. Water is turned off to make repairs, and residents are urged to fill containers to avoid being without water.
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Fred Underhill
East Avenue
Sixth
Eighth
Sixth and
Seventh Streets
East
Middle Avenues
Underhill
Heavy Rains Close State Highways Across Central Ohio
Heavy rains flood all state highways in Guernsey Coshocton and Muskingum counties. Only U S 21 north of Cambridge and U S 36 northwest of Coshocton remain open. Routes 22 75 and 76 closed at various points near Zanesville Otsego and Marquant Mills. Crews set up detours to manage traffic.
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Columbus
Guernsey Coshotton
Muskingum Counties
State Highway Department
Guernsey County
Cambridge
Coshocton County
Coshocton
Muskingum County
Zanesville
Marquant Mills
Otsego
Highway Department
Ohio floods worst in 20 years in eastern counties
Ohio faced the worst floods in over two decades as a heavy rain and electrical storm disrupted transport and communication. More than $2 million in damage was estimated with hundreds evacuated as rivers swelled in Guernsey Coshocton Belmont Tuscarawas Harrison Noble Muskingum and Holmes counties. Rail lines were halted, roads flooded, and Cambridge Belle Valley and nearby towns isolated amid six inches of rain and overnight washouts.
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United Press
Ohio
Guernsey
Coshocton
Belmont
Tuscarawas
Harrison
Noble
Muskingum
Holmes
Berlin
Holmes County
Cambridge
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Guernsey County
Belle Valley
Byesville
Florence
Lore City
Seneral
Judge Wanamaker to Speak at Elyria Republican Rally
Judge Walter B. Wanamaker of Akron will keynote the Elyria Mens Republican Club gathering in City Park Saturday evening. The event, organized to introduce primary candidates and energize voters, highlights party leaders, club officers, and pledged support across all precincts.
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Judge Wanamaker
Elyria
Walter B. Wanamaker
Akron
Ohio
Republican Club of
Wanamaker
Common Pleas Court
Summit County
Common Pleas
Ohio Supreme Court
Department of Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lorain
Elvria Mens’ Republican Club
D. W. Mveers
Paul B. Hall
Carl F. Wolf
Frank A. Stetson
Mens’ Republican Club
Women’s
Republican Club
Young Men
Lightning Hits Three Spots In Lorain County Barns And A Man Die
A violent storm lashed Lorain County with at least three lightning strikes killing Orrin Wilcox near Rochester and destroying two barns in Ridgeville Township and South Amherst. Surviving relatives include his wife Anna and five children. Firefighters battled the blazes and communications and crops suffered widespread damage across farms including oats and corn.
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Lorain County
Rochester
Amherst
Ridgeville Township
Orrin Wilcox
Anna Wilcox
Roy
Cleveland
Arthur McQuate
Huntington
Laura Erwin
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Andrews Funeral Home
Wellington
Jacob Sorger
Otten Road
Ridgeville
S. C. Bailey
West Main Street
South Amherst
Penfield
Ray Bachelor
Britain protests to Italy over newspaper attacks
London reports that Britain made strong representations to Italy on July 26 against violent attacks against Britain in Italian newspapers. Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare conveyed the protest to Italian Ambassador Dino Grandi in official channels.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Dino Grandi
Blaze damages costly cruiser under mystery fire
In Quincy Massachusetts a fire aboard the new ten million dollar cruiser U S S Quincy was fought for five hours. Officials estimate damage at one hundred thousand dollars and note no confirmed cause while Sabotage rumors circulate. Navy officials and Bethlehem Fore River executives ordered an investigation after access to the main cable room was restored. Flames were contained to that room after midnight, following the night shift leave. A watchman spotted thick smoke from the hold and alerted the shipyard fire department. Quincy firefighters were summoned later.
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Quincy
Mass
U.S. S
Naval
Navy
Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Shipyard
For Rent Sign Promoted in Classifieds Ad
The notice urges listing vacancies in rental classifications to reach renters who browse ads in the evening. It emphasizes convenience and quick access, suggesting phone in an ad to place a rental listing.
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Bulletin
R. F
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Pension Office
Deception Pass
Anacortes
Whidby Island
Sec’y
Northeastern
Duncan
Whitright
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