Republicans Begin Vote Drive In Ohio
Ohio Republicans launch general election campaign against Charles Sawyer after his gubernatorial nomination. Bricker accuses Sawyer of needing Democratic party support to win, citing Davey era reforms. Sawyer’s rural-urban split, with strong gain in Cuyahoga County, marks early campaign dynamics.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Sawyer
Gey Marlin
Davey
Sawyer
John W. Bricker
Republian
Bricker
Ome
Bricker Sawyer
Oho
Glendale
Cuyahoga County
Cincinnati
Chales Sawyer
Ed Sawyer
Anne Sawyer
Martin L Davey
Acme
Two Bodies Found In Plane Wreckage
In Woodville Mississippi two charred brothers died in a Stinson plane crash 20 miles north. L T Ventress located the wreckage and bodies of H G Miller about 44 and H C Miller 60 near a hillside after a storm. The ship was 39 hours overdue on a Houma Louisiana to Monroe Louisiana flight. The elder H C Miller owned a Monroe gravel company. the other brother was believed from Toledo Ohio.
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Woodville
Miss
Here
Monroe
L. T. Ventress
Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors
H G
H. C. Miller
Stinson
Houma
H. G. Miller
Toledo
Ohio
Ohio Weather Update Favors Cooler, Showers East
Fair and cooler tonight in Ohio with Friday looking fair. A moving low over the lakes and a high over the Plains create showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic. Temperatures drop in the Northern and Central Plains, Lake region, and Ohio Valley.
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Ohio
Lake Region
St. Lawrence Valley
Plains States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Central Plains
Start On Lorain Bridge Plans Now In Phase
Preliminary steps for two new Lorain bridges approved by voters for 1,580,000 proceed. County commissioners, Walker and Weeks, Harry L Dunham and Howard R Buller meet to map surveying, foundations, and specifications under PWA guidelines. Watson of Walker and Weeks confirms immediate work possible. Kaichen cautions on timing. High level bridge at 21st Street estimated 1,364,360 and Erie avenue bridge 1,229,832. Total allocations pledged about 1,229,982 for both bridges, about 45 percent of cost.
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Lorain
Walker and
Weeks
Cleveland
Harry L Dunham
Howard R. Buller
Ernest K.jehen
PWA
Walker
Wilbur Jo Watson
Butler
Dunham
Kaichen
Watson
21St Street
Erie Avenue
Ment
Insull Will Filed Lists 14 Million Debts
Chicago August 11 Samuel Insull's will was filed listing 1000 dollars in cash and debts totaling 14 million dollars. The note follows the collapse of the Midwest Utilities empire built after his 1881 immigration and before 1930. He died in Paris last month after a subway collapse.
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Insull
Chicago
Samuel
Nominate Wellston Woman For Congress
IRONTON Ohio August 11 Mrs Elsie Stanton of Wellston was assured the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 10th district and the right to meet Congressman Thomas A Jenkins of Ironton in the general election this fall. Late returns showed she won by about 3000 votes while Jenkins won renomination easily.
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Ironton, O
Elsie Stanton
Wellston
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Jenkins
Lorain Countians Enter State Central Committees Defeat
Lorain County voters backed candidates for both parties in Tuesdays primary. Nellie Love Republican state central committee woman was defeated by Olive Harding of Akron 19 549 to 17 179 after defeating Harding two years ago. Democrat Sheriff William F Grail lost to Virgil Rogers of Akron in a field of six. In Oberlin Republican contests J Stone beat Thomas Fenn and George Leroy Fields defeated Frank Wilson. Grafton saw G E Gardner win over Henry Hahn.
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Lorain County
State Central Committee
Nellie Love
Lorain
State Central
Olwe Harding
Akron
Love
Harding
William F Grail
Virgil Rogers
Sheriff Grail
Oberlin
J Stone
Thomas Fenn
George Leroy Fields
Frank Wilson
G E Gardner
Grafton
Marion Golf Pro Takes Early Lead In Cleveland Open
In Cleveland Ohio on August 11 Leo Willcox a 24 year old professional from Marion Country Club led the 10 000 Cleveland Open after carding 33 for the first nine and 38 for a total 71 par. Far l Talley Slammin Sam Snead s assistant at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia staged a strong comeback shooting 42 on the front nine and 34 on the back for 76.
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Cleveland, O
J. P
Leo Willcox
Marion
Golf Dom
Willcox
Oakwoods
Farl ‘Talley
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Charges Wagner Act Unconstitutional
Luther A. Day attorney for Republic Steel charged before the National Labor Relations Board that the Wagner Act is unconstitutional. He opposed a board order for reinstatement with back pay for about 5,000 Republic strikers, arguing the CIO’s violent picketing barred board jurisdiction.
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Washington
Luther A. Day
Republic Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Republic
Day
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Floods in India Kill 300. 10000 Villages Isolated
In ALLAHABAD, Aug 11 three hundred persons were killed as floods inundated villages of the United Provinces. About 10,000 villages were flooded or cut off with villagers navigating streets in boats. Railroads were disrupted.
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Allahabad
India
United Provinces
New Deal Suffers Stunning Blow in Iowa Primary
Washington dispatch reports Idaho Democratic primary results cut into New Deal Senate strength as Sen James Pope of Idaho was unseated by Rep Worth Clark amid cross party support. Roosevelt seeks outright New Deal nominations, while Ohio and Arkansas contests favored incumbents Bulkley and Caraway. Farley and Hull praised Pope. Pope’s loss linked to Idaho’s mixed ballot. impact seen as not ending Roosevelt drive.
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Washington
Srm
Tdaho
New Deal
Senate
Roosevelt
James 1 Pope
D. Ida
D Worth Clark
Ohio
Arkansas
Robert J Bulkley
Hattie W Caraway
Bushley
Caraway
John J. McClellan
Opposi Br
Georgia
U S
Lawrence Camp
Walter F. George
George
Pope
Idaho
National Democratic Committee
James A. Farley
Cordell Hull
Ohio primary vote tallies show large Democratic turnout
In Columbus on August 11, Democrats casting 865 241 votes in the governor nomination contest exceeded earlier forecasts. Bricker ran unopposed for the GOP, garnering about 578 000 votes, while Republican Senate totals reached 553 266. Democratic Senate count stood at 755 643, topping the expert prediction.
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Columbus
Ohio
George Neffner
Secretary of State
John W. Bricker
Neffner
Boy Runs Into Street and Is Killed by Car
Lorain police released a local driver after an automobile struck and killed John White near 3211 Vine Avenue in South Lorain. Investigators say the boy ran from an alley into the street in front of a car going about 15 mph. he died en route to St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Lorain
John White
Albert McCowan
Vine Avenue
South Lorain
St. Joseph's Hospital
Elyria Schools Ready for Opening Month Away
Cleaning and repairs to Elyria school buildings near completion for the new school year. WPA work is minimal this summer with funds awaited for a books project and grounds improvements. Projects include gym floor refinishing at Elyria High and Jefferson Junior High, new concrete paving, grading and tree planting at Hamilton, McKinley, Ely Jefferson, Gates, Allen, Franklin Edison, nursery schools, and Ely Stadium.
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Elyria
WPA
W. O. McClellan
McClellan
Elyma High School
Jefferson Junior High School
Board of Education
Hamilton
McKinley
Ely Jefferson
Gates, Allen, Franklin Edison
Ely Stadium
Mediation Board Tackles Railway Wage Question
Chicago August 11 government mediation moves to resolve railway wage dispute. National Mediation Board will meet with carriers' conference committee representing 142 Class I railroads as unions demand no cuts. Carriers seek 15 percent payroll reduction costing about 250 million annually amid failed freight rate gains.
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Chicago
National Mediation Board
William Leiserson
George A Cook
Otto S. Beyer
Official Count of Votes Begins In Lorain County
The Lorain County board of elections began its official count of Tuesday's election returns today. The process is expected to take two days, and officials do not anticipate any changes to results due to the absence of close contests.
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Lorain
Toledo steeple jack killed as stack collapses at Baltimore shop
Ray Brown, 52, of Toledo, a steeple jack, died at the Baltimore and Ohio shop in Lima when a 60 foot stack he was working on toppled and crushed him yesterday. He had been employed at the shop for several years and his death is reported as accidental.
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Lima
Ray Brown
Toledo
Baltimore & Ohio
Six Men Return Safely To Harbor In Lake Erie Rescue
Six men including three ministers were rescued after going missing during a Lake Erie storm. They spent the night on Middle Sister Island and reached harbor with others salvaged from a sailboat and a launch. Rescues occurred near Toledo as choppy waves battered the shallower Great Lakes.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie
Middle Sister Island
Toledo
Great Lakes
D. B Young
Shelby
Herbert Gilbert
Mansfield
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Paul Paetz
Nick
Lee Stone
Glenn Rinehart
D. L Burns
Put-in-Bay
Relatves
Gilbert
Carl Muth
Norman Nedeau
Charles Taylor
Olen Marshall
Newport
Mich
Catherine Halifield
William Reichert
Monroe
Esther Armstrong
William Crawford
Dearborn
Muth
Mentor O
Carl Loomis
Robert Herringer
Caraway Leads Democrats as 8000 Vote Margin Forms
In Little Rock Hattie W Caraway led the Democratic primary by more than 6000 votes with 279 of 2135 precincts reporting. MeLellan trails, Venable shows 3258, while Gov Bailey holds a solid lead over Cook for renomination. McNutt trails.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hattie W Caraway
U.S. Senate
John L. McLellan
Cataway
Melellan
J. Rosser Venable
Carl E. Bailey
Pulaski County
BR. A. Cook
Bavey
Cook
Walter S McNutt
Roosevelt Speaks at Georgia Campus in Purge Talk
President Roosevelt addressed the University of Georgia in Athens urging progressive action and democracy. He hinted at a purge of conservative Senator Walter F George and Governor Eugene Talmadge, while praising Georgia for devotion to democratic principles. George’s conservatism and votes on major reforms are noted as context for the speech.
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Athens
Roosevelt
Lawrence Camp
University of Georgia
Walter F George
Camp
South
Geroge
Eugene Talmadge
George
Gey E. D. Rivers
Georgia
University
Congress
flaUy
Talmadge
Senate
End of undeclared Russia Japan war brings armistice
Moscow and Tokyo halted hostilities after a formal ceasefire an armistice agreement the two nations agreed to keep troops on their midnight positions a mixed four member commission will demarcate the frontier and two Russians two Japanese Manchukuanese will negotiate the boundary Litvinov and Shigemitsu reached the accord easing fears of a broader war
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
Maxim Litvnov
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Manchura
China
Manchukuo
Litvinov
Girdler Demands Amendment of Wagner Act
Republic Steel chairman Tom Girdler told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that the Wagner Act should be amended to curb industrial turmoil. He defended labor practices and recounted Little Steel’s stance against union drives led by the Committee for Industrial Organization. Chairman LaFollette urged exam first before any long statement.
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Washington
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Girdler
Little Steel
Committee For Industrial Organization
Robert M. LaFollette
P. Wis
la Follette
LaFollette
German Monoplane Brandenburg Heads For New York
German monoplane Brandenburg speeds toward New York from Bern on a nonstop flight. Reported northeast of Boston at 1 P M EST, the four engine all metal craft covered the distance in under 21 hours since takeoff from Staaken Airdrome. Officials expect arrival near 3 P M EST at Floyd Bennett Airport.
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Floyd Bennett Airport
Brandenburg
Bern
New York
Staaken
Berlin
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Boston
Harris Faces Stiff Battle Over Lorain County Leadership
Harris, a Davey supporter in Lorain, confronts a potential loss of county leadership as Davey’s defeat reshapes Democratic control. With precinct committee races due within two weeks, Sawyer supporters push to renounce Davey, while Harris cites a surge in Democratic turnout of 13,500 and questions about ballot practices aiding Republicans.
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Davey
Lorain County
Ben N. Harris
Lorain
Harris
Sawyer
George Perett
Lotain
William Grall
Mitteeman
Thay Herve
Lorain City
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