Funds Alloted For Lake Erie Harbors
The War Department approved allotments totaling 25 951 230 for maintenance work on rivers and harbors nationwide for the 1938 fiscal year from the non military section of the War Department appropriation. The largest grant is 3 228 000 for the Ohio River with 2 218 470 for lock and dam construction and 1 009 539 for open channel work. Other Ohio River and regional harbor projects include allocations for Monongahela Kanawha and Little Kanawa rivers, plus several Ohio harbors such as Sandusky Vermilion Torain Rocky River Cleveland Fairport Ashtabula and Conneaut. Examinations surveys and contingencies are listed for several districts.
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Washington
War Department
Ohio River
Monongahela River
W. Va
Kanawaha River
Little Kanawaa River
Big Sandy River
Levis
Tug Forks
Muskingum River
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Sandusky Harbor
Huron Harbor
Vermilion Harbor
Torain Harbor
Rocky River
Cleveland Harbor
Fairport Harbor
Ashtabula Harbor
Conneaut Harbor
All Boats In Race Are Accounted For
CHICAGO July 28 The coast Guard Cutter Escanaba reported Victory the missing sloop from the Chicago Mackinac race has reached Mackinac Island and Wind Song arrived safe as well. Coast guardsmen expect all aboard both vessels are safe and state this accounts for the entire fleet that started the race.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Escanaba
Victory
Allen Undergoes Bladder Operation in Cleveland
E F Daddy Allen, longtime advocate for crippled children, underwent a bladder operation at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland this morning. Hospital attaches described his condition as satisfactory at 1 15 p m He was moved to Lakeside from Hanna House on Monday and is well known for charity work.
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E. F
Allen
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Hanna House
Selassie Breaks His Long Silence
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, after a long silence, urged Christian leaders to condemn the suffering of his people and pray for relief from Italian aggression. He pledged not to yield in efforts to restore Ethiopia’s independence, via a statement released through the Ethiopian legation in London.
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London
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Ohio Weather Update Cool and fair with warming trend
High pressure centered over the Ohio Valley dominates the region with a low moving eastward north of the Great Lakes. Scattered showers stretch from California to Maine along northern border states and across central and southern plains with moderate to heavy precipitation along the South Atlantic coast.Temperatures ease in the Ohio Valley while cooler air lingers over the Dakotas Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Ohio
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Plains
California
Maine
Atlantic
Dakotas
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Bombings greet royal visit to Northern Ireland
Belfast on July 28 witnessed explosions and arson as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived on a coronation visit. Police mobilized 4000 officers, and disruptions hit railway bridges and customs houses along the border amid demonstrations.
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Belfast
High Street
Irish Republican Army
Ned
Free State
Northern Ireland
Mount Pleasant Ailway
Dundalk
Faughart
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Britain
Buffalo Food Supply Houses Reopen Amid Strike Tensions
Buffalo, July 28 Buffalo's food supply houses reopened for business as wholesale merchants and 1,000 striking employees met to seek a settlement. Police lines and pickets were strengthened as merchants refused to deliver staples to retail stores unless they bought their own supplies. Union leader warned against bloodshed while wage increases remained the sticking point. The meeting planned to decide if the wage dispute would go to arbitration.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Samuel Licata
Union
American Federation of Labor
Dayton Judge Named To Washington Job
Dayton Judge Robert C. Patterson has been named senior attorney on the staff of the National Bituminous Coal Commission. He will move to Washington immediately after 18 years as a Dayton common pleas judge and prior service as county prosecutor.
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Washington
Robert C. Patterson
Dayton
National Rituminous Coal Commission
Patterson
Common Pleas Jude
Taft to Seek Seat in U.S. Senate
Cincinnati July 25 Robert A Taft formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate on an anti new deal platform.
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Taft
U.S. Senate
Cincinnati
United States Senate
Robert A. Taft
Bill to close tax loopholes moved to adjournment drive
Washington July 28 The congressional tax avoidance committees ended its inquiry into Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt tax methods and prepared to rush recommendations for closing loopholes to aid the adjournment drive The committee heard Assistant Attorney General Robert H Jackson defend how Mrs Roosevelt drafted a radio broadcast contract that let charitable organizations receive $50 000 without income tax payment An attempt to finish action on a tentative draft of the loophole closing bill was urged by Chairman Robert L Doughton tomorrow.
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Washington
Congressional
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Savage fighting near Peiping walls near embassy
Fierce clashes spread around Peiping as fighting moved to several points outside the ancient walls. American naval authorities reported a wounded Marine amid confrontations between Chinese military policemen and Japanese plainclothes operatives near the embassy quarter.
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Peiping
Japan
Peiping-Tientsin
Tientsin
United Press
Chinese Triumph Rumors Spark Jubilation Across Cities
Reports from Nan king claim Chinese troops in Peiping area struck a major blow against Japanese forces. A spokesman said 300 captured Japanese war planes at Fengtai and Yangtsun near Tientsin were taken, while Miyazaki, a Japanese seaman, was found near Shanghai and handed to the Japanese embassy. Jubilation swept Shanghai and Nanking as crowds cheered the 29th Army and its apparent successes.
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Tientsin
Peiping
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Miyazaki
Nanking
China
Japan
Four Amherst Residents Hurt In 3 Car Collision
Four Amherst residents faced serious injuries after a 2 three car crash at North Ridge and Leavitt roads yesterday evening. Patrolman Earl Davey cited Edward Wilson 18 of Amherst failing to stop, causing a rollover that involved Elmer Reichert 36 and George Krieg 43. The Reichert family and Krieg family reported multiple injuries. Wilson and Jenkins uninjured.
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Amherst
North Ridge
Leavitt
Earl Davey
Amherst Hospital
Elmer Reichert
Cleveland Avenue
Anna
Ronald
Anna Krieg
East Street
Davey
Edward Wilson
North Ridge Road
Leavitt Road
Wilson
Reichert
George Krieg
Barbers Stage New Kind Of Sit-Down Strike
In Kankakee Illinois sixty union barbers locked shops and entered non-union shops as customers to occupy chairs. They announced a sit-down strike over under-selling by non-union rivals, with union pay scales at 50 cents for a cut and 25 cents for a shave. The union president, city alderman Guy Lee, declined comment. The strikers pledged to sit until all town barbering needs are met, planning to have families bring meals during occupation.
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Kankakee
Ill
Guy Lee
Former Supt of Willys Plant Here Passes
Frank B. Mullin aged 64, former superintendent of the Willys Overland plant, died last night at his Elmira home. He leaves wife Marian, daughter Marian Frances, and son Newell. Mrs Mullin was Marian Disbrow.
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Frank B. Mullin
Willys Overland
W. Water Street
Elmira
N. Y
Marian
Marian Frances
Newell
Mullin
Marian Disbrow
Bullet Pierced Body Of Man In Woods Near Lisbon
Police identified a bullet pierced body found in nearby woods. Coroner Deron noted two bullet wounds in the right temple and chest. A .25 caliber revolver with one bullet was recovered near the scene. The dead man was reported missing since April 26 and may be James Mouch, 39, former Niles boxer.
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Lisbon
Here
Arnold Deron
James Mouch
Columbia and Elyria Township Girls Win Demonstration Contest
Ruth and Iris Bartter of Columbia and Ruth Johnson of Elyria Township won first in team demonstrations with How to Make Yeast Rolls. Johnson won first in individual with First Aid. runners up included Dorothy Hobbs. Twelve demonstrations were held at Elyria M. CLA. winners earn a trip to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus.
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Columbia and
Elyria Township
Ruth and
Iris Bartter
Columbia
Ruth Johnson
Lorain County
Elyria
Bartter
Columbia Carefree
Alice Lindstrom
Milford Bartter
Miss Johnson
Gulf Road Buckere Sewers
E. D. Hoag
Betty Holcomb
Annabelle Hose
la Grange
Grange Hearts of Gold
Dorothy Hobbs
Oberlin
Russia
Dainty Striberg
Jolis Cockers
Barier Sisters
Columbus
Alice Bird
Misa Christine
Kiddler
Geauga
14 Killed In Crash Of Air Liner
A K L M Douglas airliner en route from Amsterdam to Paris crashed near Brussels in flames, killing 14 aboard including 10 passengers and four crew. Eyewitnesses said storms caused the fire and explosion on impact. eight bodies were recovered with others searched for in fields and woods. Passengers included three men from the United States named Man, Goldbloem, and Kanton, plus a Mexican, an Englishman, and several Dutch or Belgian nationals.
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Amsterdam
Paris
Brussels
United States
Man
Goldbloem
Kanton
Women register for Farm Camp at Camp Crag Hinckley
Seventy three women from seven counties registered for the annual Farm Women's Camp opening tomorrow at Camp Crag in Hinckley Medina County. Summit leads with 25 attendees followed by Medina with 19 Lorain 11 Holmes 6 Wayne 5 Wrantotte 4 and Cuyahoga 3. Miss Alice Bird Lorain County Extension Agent heads the camp with six staff members including State Home Economics Agent Miss Minnie Price.
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Camp Crag
Hinckley
Medina County
Summit County
Lorain County
Holmes
Wayne
Wrandotte
Cuyahoga
Alice Bird
Minnie Price
Fail To Agree On Farm Program
Chairman Martin Jones of the House Agriculture Committee said that comprehensive farm legislation before adjournment has been abandoned due to factions among farm organizations. After a committee meeting he noted a conference with farm groups, and said further study is needed with a bill aimed for January congressional convening.
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Washington
Martin Jones
Tex
House Artriculture Committee
Congress
Jones
Chief Stankard III Sick at Home Leaves Duty Early
Chief of Police E. J. Stankard is confined to his home with illness and left duty at noon yesterday, today unable to report for work. The city police chief has not specified a return date.
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Stankard III
E. J. Stankard
Lorain County Non-Partisan Council Formed
The Lorain County Non-Partisan Council formed at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall meeting representing major labor groups. Officers named include A C Anderson president Robert Smedley vice president E J King treasurer and Albert S Balock financial and recording secretary. A Political Welfare Committee was created to review candidates and issue a sample ballot. A civic social educational and legislative committee was postponed. A Labor Day picnic was planned with Robert Smedley as chairman. Relief Workers of Local No 1 joined the council. Meeting adjourned to August 24.
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Lorain County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. C. Anderson
Lorain
Robert Smedley
E. J. King
Elyria
Albert S. Balock
Anderson
P. J. Llaherty
Matt B. Diederich
E. Glen Baxter
Alex Reise
A. J. Birk
A. C. Shire- Ty
Elected by Ohio F of L picks sixth VP
Bill of Cleveland elected sixth vice president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor. He succeeds G W Savace of Columbus after the federation ousted the United Mine Workers for ties to John L Lewis. Bill, secretary of the State Council of Carpenters, had been state federation president in 1906 and 195?.
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Bill
Cleveland
Ohio State Federation of Labor
T. P. Caniff
Steubenville
Alfred T. Murphy
American Federation of Labor
Lima
Dayton
Wag Shed Rily
G. W. Savace
Columbus
State Federation
Savage
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
State Council of Carpenters
State Labor Federation
President Acts To Save Part Of Program
President Roosevelt called a White House conference with Congressional leaders to decide which bills to salvage before adjournment. Attendees included Barkley Bankhead Rayburn and other leaders as pressure grows to act on farm legislation, now thought dead for the session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
William B. Bankhead
Ala
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Pressure On Congress To Save Roosevelt Program
Administration forces pressed Congress to salvage President Roosevelt’s four point program before adjournment. Senate discipline by Majority Leader Barkley raised wage and hours urgency. freshmen senators vowed action. Key items include wage and hour reform, tax loopholes, housing act, and farm legislation prospects remained uncertain.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Barkley
Veteran Administration
Sherman Minto
Ind
George McGill
Kan
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Charles McNary
Agricultural Organization
Marvin Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
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Lake Erie
Bulletin
Daddy) Allen
Selassie
Silence
Camden, New Jersey
Dickens
Camden
N. J
Jackie Schuber
North Ireland
Barbers
Willys
George Vanderbilt
Cressida
City Island
New York City
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
South Seas
Relief Workers of Local No. 1
Ohio F
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Vandenberg
Judiciary Committee
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