Resignation of Edward McGrady Shakes Labor Dept Balance
Washington Aug 26 Edward F McGrady assistant secretary of labor and industrial relations adviser to Roosevelt resigns to head the Labor Relations Department of RCA He leaves a gap in administration ranks and will join RCA Sept 7 after formalities He has long contemplated quitting over friction with Frances Perkins and has held multiple offers.
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Washington
Edward F. McGrady
Roosevelt
Labor
Roonevelt
Labor Department
McGrady
Misa Perkins
Hugh 5. Johnson
NRA
RCA
Dougan Removed As Chairman Of Ohio Parole Board
Leland S. Dougan of Columbus was removed as chairman of the Ohio parole board by welfare director Margaret Allman for conduct unbecoming an officer. The action, approved by Governor Davey, follows an AG inquiry led by Herbert S. Duffy. Dougan, a Republican, was first appointed Aug 16 1931 and reelected in 1933 for a term ending Aug 16, 1935. The grounds cited were not listed. two board cases were cited as related but unnamed.
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Dougan
Ohio Parole Board
Columbus
Leland S. Dougan
State Parole Board
Margaret Allman
Herbert S. Duffy
Davey
Doagan
George White
White
Tax Bill Signed Tightens Loopholes to Raise Revenue
President Roosevelt signed a tax bill aimed at closing loopholes that wealthy individuals use to lower federal levies. The measure targets multiple wary schemes and increases pressure on high-income taxpayers to pay more.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Weather Ohio: Partly cloudy with Friday showers
Partly cloudy conditions in Ohio tonight and Friday, with showers possible in the northwest portion Friday. Temperatures near at or above average continue, while high pressure over the northeast begins to dissipate. Disturbances remain centered from West Virginia to Manitoba. only notable precipitation occurred in the Middle and South Atlantic States, Gulf Coast, and Lake Superior region.
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Ohio
Northwest
Northeast
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Northwest
West Virginia
Manitoba
Elyria Rabbi Marcus Kramer to Leave for Pottstown Pulpit
Rabbi Marcus Kramer, spiritual leader of Agudath Achim Bnei Abraham in Elyria for four years, will depart Elyria next week to take a new pulpit in Pottstown Pennsylvania. He has been active in civic, educational and religious circles and serves as Kiwanis Club director. Kramer came to Elyria from Wilmington Delaware. no successor is named.
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Marcus Kramer
Agudath Achim Bnei Abraham
Elyria
Pottstown
Rabbi Kramer
Kiwanis Club
Wilmington
Del
Louis Farr Fight Postponed After Weigh In
The Joe Louis Tommy Farr heavyweight title bout, planned for tonight, is postponed to Monday due to threatening weather. Promoter Mike Jacobs cited a Weather Bureau forecast predicting rain all day, noting fighters must reweigh on Monday. Louis weighed 198 pounds, Farr 207.
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New York
Apg
Joe Louis
Tommy Farr
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Farr
Welch
Jacobs
Old Age Pension Districts Form Six Regions
Reorganization of the State Division of Aid for the Aged creates six districts and 26 sub districts to streamline administration. Lorain County shifts to the Fifth District with Findlay likely hosting the district office. Charles Lender of Columbus named Fifth District supervisor. The plan aims to tighten supervision and curb fraud in the aid for the aged rolls. There are 24 counties in the Fifth District.
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Lorain County
Ford M. Pickens
Charles Lender
Columbus
Findlay
Pickers
British Tanker Sanford Attacked Near Barce lona
Athens Aug 26 The British tanker Sanford reached Piraeus and its captain said an unidentified airplane dropped five bombs about 20 miles off Barcelona. He also reported that off the African coast he encountered young Spanish immigrant ships halting and inspecting foreign cargoes.
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Athens
Piraeus
Barcelona
Ohio DeMolays Open Conclave
A three day Ohio conclave of the DeMolay order opened in Cleveland with 1500 delegates. Delegates will hear Mayor Harold H Burton at a luncheon and visit the Great Lakes Exposition. The key event is the investiture of Legion of Honor candidates, a highly limited degree awarded to at most one in every 200 members.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Demolay Order
Harold H. Burton
Meet To Study Possible Rail Strike Call
Alexander F. Whitney announced that the Big Five Railway Brotherhoods agreed to call 300000 operating trainmen out on strike September 6 at 6 AM. Chicago reports note two action paths remain, with possible federal mediation, presidential emergency declaration, or an emergency board before any strike becomes effective.
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Cleveland
Aur
Alexander F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Railway Brotherhoods
Chicago
Carriera
Federal Mediation Board
H. A. Enochs
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robertson
Brotherhood of Firemen and
Santander Falls to Franco Loyalists Seize City
Santander on Spain’s northern coast surrendered unconditionally to Francisco Franco at 8:30 a.m. Strong nationalist forces poured into the seaport and took government delegates blindfolded to Franco’s headquarters. Thousands of Loyalists were captured as the city passed to the insurgent fifth army after hours of street fighting.
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Santander
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Biscay
Fifth Army
Cantabrian
Hande
Madrid
Asturias
Sallander
Assistant Clerk Resigns Over Party Politics
Ruth Knipper, assistant clerk for the county board for eight years, resigns effective August 31 citing party politics since January 1 when the board became two-thirds Democratic. Democrats Davidson and DeChant reportedly will accept the resignation. Republican Dunn opposes it.
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Ruth Knipper
Board of Commissioners
Miss Knipper
Aever
Lee Minkler
John F. Davidson
Edward DeChant
Oscar G. Dunn
Davidson
DeChant
Akron
Frank EB. Ellenberger
Fred Ruth
Oberlin
Democrat
Salesman Wins In Trapshoot Tourney
Vandalia report that Charles Bogert a 55 year old sporting goods salesman was named Class AA champion of the Grand American tournament after the Executive board corrected an office error misclassifying him as Class A. Bogert broke 200 straight targets yesterday.
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Vandalia
Charles Bogert
Sporting Goods
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Bogert
56 Known Dead In Poland Riot
WARSAW Poland Aug 26 As many 56 persons were killed and scores wounded in rioting tied to a national farmers strike called by the Peasant Party protesting the government's refusal to recall exiled leader Vincent Witog The strike ended last night and farmers called it a full success despite police clashes and food shortages in Cracow and Tarnow districts authorities said order was restored nationwide
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Warsaw
Poland
Peasant Party
Vincent Witog
Cracow
Tarnow
Consulate Closure Planned as Evacuation Begins
TSINANFU Aug 26 American Consul John M. Allison prepared to close the consulate and depart for Tsingtao aboard the patrol vessel Isabel. He aims to leave Shanghai bound for the United States after all Americans are evacuated from Shantung Province, a buffer between Shanghai and Tientsin-Peiping fronts.
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Tsinanfu
China
Upy
John M. Allison
Tsingtao
United States
Isabel
Shanghai
Allison
Shantung Province
Tientsin-Peiping
Woman reports accidental shooting of two relatives in Irvine
Corbin Rose, 19, came from Happy Top Mountain to report that she shot Isaac Smith, 40, and his 6 year old nephew Ford Smith with a 12 gauge squirrel gun by accident. Officers awaited a condition update as communication was delayed due to no telephones in Happy Top.
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Irvine. Ky
Corbin Rose
Happy Top Mountain
Isaac Smith
Ford Smith
Happy Top
Wellington Fair Opens With 6000 Attendance On First Day
The 1937 Wellington Independent Fair, in its 82nd year, opened strong as secretary A R Branson reported more than 6000 attendees. Early crowds formed before gates opened and parking filled quickly. Night activities drew peak crowds with amateur vaudeville judging by Sut ef Page, Dow Baird, Wainwright and Struck. Vernon Heiffner won 25 dollars in the talent contest, with other prizes awarded to local performers. A goat race caused a close finish and a protest led to a re-run planned for the afternoon.
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Wellington
A. R. Branson
Wilbur H. Sutef
J. Howard Page
Elyria
Vernon Heiffner
Rochester
Winters Brothers
Lois
Wells
Lorain
Mary Seitzer
Miller Sisters
Medina
Artie Jones
Grand Jury to Study Vice Charges at Coming Session
A secret September 1 grand jury will hear cases described as a virtually juvenile white slave traffic. Prosecutor Howard R. Butler and assistant William Wickens will present the material, including two 12 and 13 year old girls as witnesses against four men aged 25 to 55. Authorities say the crime is widespread and may involve older girls and women directing younger victims.
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Howard R. Butler
William Wickens
Lorain
Carl Curtis
Elyria
Grand Jury
Elyrians
Common Pleas Court
Poice
Barkley warns of sectional split in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky warned Democrats against flank movements that would divide the party along sectional lines. Speaking as he left for a European vacation, he defended Congress's first session and denied any breakdown in Roosevelt party leadership. He said the Democratic party and the Roosevelt administration retain voter confidence and will push forward on pledged reforms.
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Washington
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Legless Swimmer Near Halfway on Albany to Washington Swim
Kingston New York August 26 Charles Zimmy a 43 year old legless endurance swimmer nears the halfway point of his projected 143 mile non stop swim from Albany to the George Washington Bridge He has been in the water over 60 hours and plans to continue to the Battery if he reaches the bridge He lost a leg in a Chicago accident when he was a boy
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Kingston
13. Y
Charles Zimmy
Albany
George Washington Bridge
Zimmy
Japanese Authorities Apologize After Ambassador Wounded
British ambassador Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen was shot in a Japanese air attack near Shanghai while en route to a conference with British officials. A Japanese pilot mistook the car for a Chinese officer convoy, and a hospital blood transfusion was required as surgeons battled for his life.
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London
U. P
Shanghai
China
IUR
Hughe Knatcnhull-Hugessen
Nanking
Marine
United States Marines
H. A. Thomsons
Mountainville
Cal
E. M. Gauntlett
Country Hospital
Poplar
Chinorth
Japan
Britain
W. A. Lovat-Fraser
W. C. G. Graham
Hall Patch
Chinese Finance Ministry
Treasury
Wusih
Ambassador
Col. Lovat-Fraser
Graham
Britain to file protest over shooting of ambassador
Britain will protest the shooting near Shanghai of Ambassador Sir Hughe Knachtbull-Huegssen by a Japanese aviator while avoiding an international incident. Tokyo has expressed regrets and a formal apology, and officials expect the matter to be treated as an unintentional accident amid the Far East crisis.
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London
Great Britain
Shanghai
Hughe Knachtbull-Huegssen
Japan
Far East
China
Delegates Named For Ohio Rural Youth Conference
Lorain County announces 10 delegates to the Ohio Conference of Rural Young People at Ohio State University September 7 to 10. Four locals are Doris Fertman Henrietta Marion Knittle West Ridge Melvin Kelbe Amherst R D No 2 John Burge Brighton. Additional delegates sponsored by local groups include Donald Davidson Kipton Kenneth Nason Oberlin Ernest Maddock Columbia Station Norman McCosnell Wellington and Alex More Brownhelm.
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Lorain County
Ohio Conference of Rural Young People
Ohio State, University
Doris Fertman
Henrietta
Marion Knittle
West Ridge
Melvin Kelbe
Amherst
John Burge
Brighton
Carl Deeds
Kipton
C. A. Gibbons
Frank Mason
Merritt Powell
Lorain County Farm Bureau Co-Operative Association, Inc
D. G. Swanger
Wellington
C. T. Hummel
Donald Davidson
Columbia Station
Eaton-Columbia Farm Bureau Council
Norman McCosnell
Pittsfield - Camden - Wellington Farm Bureau Council
Alex More
Brownhelm
Brownhelm- Fenrietta Farm Bureau Council
Pullman Porters Get Wage Boost
Chicago Aug 26 A wage increase agreement affecting about 9 000 members of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was signed by the union and the Pullman Company after months of negotiations overseen by the National Mediation Board The pact raises the pay scale by over 1 600 000 dollars in total and marks a major labor settlement in the railroad service sector.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Sleeping
Union
Pullman Company
Ami
Mattenal Megsation Board
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Rabbi Marcus Kramer
Louis-Farr
Peiping
Manywan
Miss Ruth
Walter J. Wright
Wellington Fair
By Frank Walend
Barkley
Conference of Ohio Rural Youth
Pullman
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