Carson Named Acting County Relief Director Here
R B Carson was announced as acting county relief director and works manager in Lorain County. With Lee Whitright transferred to Sandusky, Carson will lead the local WPA setup amid standstill in relief projects. Officials expect increased August direct relief and transfer of 70 plus county projects to WPA to employ about 1500 relief families.
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R. B. Carson
Carson
Lee Whitright
Sandusky
Works Process Administration
Lorain County
Whitright
Lorain
Ohio
Washington
WPA
Rase
Lobby Probers To Pry Lid From Box
Senate lobby committees meet to pry open the mystery box linked to the New Deal utilities legislation. An unnamed congressman allegedly received the box after a hotel conference with a utility rep, while investigators plan to question John W. Carpenter of Texas Power and Light about its contents.
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Washington
Senate
New Deal
House
Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company
John W. Carpenter
Texas Power and Light Company
Mayflower Hotel
Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding in Canton and Wooster
Canton reports one of its heaviest rainfalls with over two inches in an hour and 3.22 inches in a day. Downtown streets stalled more than 590 cars as basements flooded, sewers clogged, and traffic delayed. Wooster notes the 3.22 inch total as a record since 1904.
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Canton
Wooster
Weather Summary for Ohio
Mostly cloudy conditions with likely brief showers tonight and Friday. Temperature expected to hold with little overall change.
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Ohio
Ethiopia Demands Immediate Action By League Council
United Press reports that Ethiopia, acting for Emperor Haile Selassie I, demands the League of Nations convoke its council to address the Italian Ethiopian dispute. Tecla Hawariat telegraphed Geneva urging action under Article XV as a joint conciliation deadline expires. Italy and Britain France weigh policy while Ethiopia seeks protection of its independence.
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United Press
Paris
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Haile Selassie I
Tecla Hawariat
France
League Secretariat
Geneva
Italy
Italy Trains Boys For War
Rome reports Italy is training 40,000 militia officers to instruct 500,000 youths born 1915 to 1917. Within two months 1,700,900 men and youths will be under arms or in training. The plan uses Fascist Saturday programs and groups like the Little Sons of the She Wolf and the basilla to prepare citizen soldiers for war with Ethiopia.
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United Press
Rome
Italy
Little Sons
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Will Refuse Relief To Those Who Spurn Jobs Offered
C C Stillman federal relief administrator for Ohio announced the federal program will deny aid to relief clients who refuse work. He said those who refuse work will be immediately cut from relief rolls and noted Ohio relies mainly on industrial jobs, with farming a minor share.
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Columbus
C. C. Stillman
Ohio
Stillman
Far West
Wheat Belt
Lind to Confer With Dry Cleaners Aiming to Avert Strike
Toledo July 25 Ralph Lind general chairman of the Toledo Industrial Peace Board will meet with leading dry cleaning employers to avert a general strike set for August. Lind just returned from Washington where he conferred with Edward F McGrady first assistant secretary of labor and author of the Toledo Plan for Industrial Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ralph Lind
Toledo Industrial Peace Board
Lind
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
Fiest
Labor
Senator King Denounces Hitler Policy in Senate
In a July 25 Senate session Senator William H. King Utah attacked Nazi rule as brutal cruel and barbarous drawing worldwide attention. He urged a study by the Foreign Relations Committee on severing diplomatic relations with Germany as neutrality bills likely fail in committee. President Roosevelt urged Congress to act without derailing adjournment while the State Department opposed rushing neutrality measures this session.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
America
William H. King
Utah
King
Adolf Hitler
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitler
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
State Department
R. Walton Moore
Joseph T. Robinson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Frank L. Kloeh
Kineh
Moore
Governors Birthday Celebration in Columbus
An informal reception in Columbus marked Gov. Martin L. Davey's 51st birthday with state workers presenting a large cake. Lieutenant Governor Harold G. Mosier observed his 46th birthday anniversary the previous day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Woters
Harold G. Mosier
Ohio's Relief Crisis Averted For August
Columbus July 25 Ohio's relief crisis was temporarily averted as federal relief administrator Harry L. Hopkins approved a 7 million dollar grant to Ohio for direct relief in August. The action delays a WPA transition, but officials warn the need for relief remains with 350000 unemployables and those not finding WPA work. Governor Davey plans a state conference to discuss crisis measures with city and county officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Charles C. Stillman
Federal Relief and
Works Progress
Stillman
Martin L. Davey
Wheat allotment signers to meet in Lorain County
Wheat raisers in Lorain County who subscribed to the federal allotment program will meet Friday night at multiple locations to form committees. About 110 farmers are signed up. Charles Hutton, secretary of the wheat association, organized the meetings. Township gatherings are at Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Grafton, Eaton, Columbia, Henrietta, Brownhelm, Camden, La Grange, Russia, and Pittsfield town halls with designated chairmen and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Charles Hutton
Wheat Association
Brighton
Rochester
Brighton Town Hall
Frank Rowland
Huntington
Wellington End
Penfield
Wellington Town Hall
C. E. Dickason
L. W. McConnell
Grafton Township
Belden School
B.T. Nesbett
Eaton and
Columbia
Eaton Town Hall
A. J. Carpenter
Henrietta
Brownhelm
Camden
Henrietta Town Hall
F. E. Sharp
la Grange
Russia
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Town Hall
Werner Kobert
R. F. Clark
Honour Memory Of Dollfuss In Vienna
In Vienna a requiem mass marked the anniversary of Engelbert Dollfuss the chancellor who died resisting a Nazi revolt. Services in churches and at military garrisons, flags half mast, and mourning crepe across public buildings and homes.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Napoleon
Thief Skims Cream From Cambridge Milk Bottles
Cambridge officers report a thief with a refined preference for cream. The culprit drains the cream from milk bottles and leaves the skimmed milk for proprietors, according to William Mattos. The incident highlights ongoing dairy thefts in the city.
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Cambridge
Mass
William Mattos
Britain Will Not Issue Licenses For Arms Export
London July 25 The British government will not issue licenses for the export of arms to Ethiopia or Italy. Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare stated in the House of Commons that the government aims for a peaceful outcome and does not want actions that could prejudice the situation. He added that transit of arms destined for Ethiopia would be permitted through British territory or protected areas adjacent to Ethiopia.
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London
Ethiopia
Italy
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Samuel
Colliery Explosion Fatal To 33 Persons In India
At Giridin colliery 200 miles from Calcutta an explosion caused 33 deaths and 76 injuries amid East Indian Railway operations. Officials say liquid oxygen ignition from explosives sparked the disaster, the largest in years in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calculta
India
Giridin
Calcutta
Glass Battles Central Bank Idea in Senate Debate
Senator Carter Glass, veteran foe of a central bank, clashed with administration plans during the Omnibus Banking bill debate in Washington. He argued the central bank would concentrate money and credit control, calling the concept repugnant to past actions and saying the administration compromise stemmed from his opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Carter Glass
Virginia
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Powerful Bomber To Get Test Today
SEATTLE July 25 After many delays the Boeing Aviation companys flying battleship most powerful bomber ever constructed will be given its initial flight today Les Tower chief test pilot said everything was ready for the final test of the 15 ton four motored streamlined plane Tower taxied the plane around Boeing Field yesterday checking the motors After a series of test flights the plane is to be flown non stop to Dayton Ohio and turned over to the United States Army air corps for inspection According to the specifications the bomber has a top speed of 250 miles an hour and a flying range of 2500 miles
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Seattle
Boeing Aviation Company
Les Tower
Tower
Boeing Field
Dayton
Ohio
United States Army Air Corps
Picket In Spite Of Injunction At Rayon Plant
Hiram Rivitz, president of the Industrial Rayon Corporation, announced plans to reopen the plant closed due to an employee strike. Strikers massed in a lot opposite the main gates despite an injunction issued by Judge Walter McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
Hiram Rivitz
Industrial Rayon Corporation
Walter McMahon
Postponed Yankees Tigers Game in New York Rain
New York July 25 The final game of the Yankees and Tigers series was postponed due to rain at the stadium today.
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New York
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Japan Holds Right to Sell Arms to Ethiopia
London July 25 Vice Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigenitsu told Italian ambassador Giacinto Auriti in Tokyo that Japan reserves the right to export arms to Ethiopia a reliable informant said today.
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London
Mamoru Shigenitsu
Japan
Giacinto Auriti
Tokyo
Ethiopia
Show Down Vote Sought On Graduated Corporation Tax
Washington July 25 to 26 reports show President Roosevelt pressing for a graduated corporation tax in his tax the rich bill. Democrats on the House Ways and Means committee debated, with a tentative plan to raise about 50 million annually, excluding the corporation tax, and a provision exempting charitable donations from tax. The fight centered on keeping the graduated tax and possible veto of tax breaks, with preparations for a showdown vote and potential presidential intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert L. Coughton
Roosevelt
Admits Kidnap Story False in Columbus Case
Columbus Ohio police announced an admission from Robert C Byers aged 42 that his tale of being kidnapped last week was false. Byers claimed the abduction was a deliberate bet ploy to gain front page notoriety by advertising, with a promise to pay the kidnappers. Police warned a false report charge may be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Robert C. Byers
Byers
Thomas Scully
Brers
Cleveland
Medina
Robber Returns Money After Phrase Just Practicing
A Chicago grocery store robbery ended with the suspect returning $11 to the manager Cornelius Schoondermark after tying him up and leaving him briefly. The bandit claimed he was “just practicing” as an explanation for the act.
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Chicago
Cornelius Schoondermark
Roosevelt Victory Seen in 1956 Elections Prediction
Washington July 24 Rep Patrick H W Drewry chairman of the Democratic campaign committee reports after a confidential survey of House Democrats an overwhelming victory for President Roosevelt and the New Deal in the 1956 elections. About 125 replies from 319 Democrats indicate bright prospects for renomination and support for the President’s policies.
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Washington
Patrick HW. Drewry
D. Va
Congressional Democratic Campaign Committee
House
Roosevelt
Drawry
Peach
Drewry
Pemrocratic High Command
Many Will Fail To Get Old Age Pensions
In Columbus on July 25, Henry J. Berrodin, chief of the division of aid for the aged, said funds are insufficient to cover all eligible applicants. About 15,000 applications are nearing completion, with 12,000 in counties and 3,000 at the state office, and with a 40 percent rejection rate, more than 9,000 Ohioans will be turned away.
Fire at Quartz Products Plant in Jackson
A bolt of lightning struck the Quartz Products Co plant near Jackson early today starting a fire that destroyed the building. Loss is estimated at 100000 with oil tank explosions spreading flames as firefighters fought for three hours lacking water. The plant, built 1930 31, produced silica brick filter material employing fifty men at peak. D I Parry of Chillicothe serves as president and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Quartz Products Co
Here
Parry
Chillicothe
Martial law tightens in Terre Haute after plant riot
In Terre Haute Indiana a violence flare following a peace pact to end a general strike led to National Guard action. A crowd of 3500 protesters at a community center near Columbian Enameling and Stamping fired stones before guardsmen used gas. Eleven arrested. 125 jailed. Enamel workers strike since March 23 seeks closed shop.
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Terre Haute
Ind
National Guard
Columbian
Ed MacBeth
Columbian Company
Col Rogers, Rich Oil Man Dies
Col Henry Huddleston Rogers, wealthy oil magnate, died at Beach House in Southampton after an 11 month illness. He was in his 56th year and death announced from his New York office.
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Southampton
N. Y
Henry Huddleston Rogers
New York
Rogers
Beach House
Officer’s Slayer Ends His Life in Sand Pit Standoff
Greeley Coloe July 25 Jack Printz who shot and killed a Greeley police officer killed himself today when a posse surrounded him in a sand pit five miles west of here. As the possemen fired upon him he turned his pistol on himself and fired one shot through his head. He died at a hospital.
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Greeley
Coloe
Jack Printz
Here
Rogers Addresses Local Rotarians At Elks Club
P. H. Rogers of Gratton, chairman of the Welfare Works committee of Ohio's House, spoke to the Rotary Club at the Elks Club on Tuesday. He discussed Ohio penal meditations and reformatories and criticized Governor Davey for drastic cuts to the welfare budget.
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P. H. Rogers
Gratton
Welfare Works Committee
House of Representatives
Ohio
Rotary Club
Elka Club
Rogers
L. Davey
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