Confesses To Slaying Of Two Persons
Hillsboro dispatch reports Frank Case, 43, captured after an all night highway blockade in southern Ohio. He is jailed in Highland County and charged with the Sunday night slayings of Mrs. Jannie Richmond and Dan E. Letty, said to have occurred within an hour of each other. Case allegedly confessed after capture, blaming Letty for causing his wife's confinement in an insane asylum.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Frank Case
Highland County
Jannie Richmond
Dan E. Letty
Wheelersburg
Portsmouth
D H. Clark
Dor Lowry
Ross County
Case
Scioto County
Richmond
Sinking Spring
Setty
A. C. Smith
Wilmington
Highway Patrol
Letty
Morgantown
Smith
Lieut. Smith
Piketon
Madison County
Fairfield County
Galia County
Buckeye G A R Honors Civil War Foes in Columbus
Ohio G A R members gather for memorial services honoring Confederate soldiers who died in the Columbus army prison. Nine veteran attendees lead the ceremony as about 35 Union veterans are expected to join the 73rd annual meeting alongside affiliated groups including the Women’s Relief Corps and Daughters of Union Veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Buckeye
Johnny Rebs
Governor's Mansion
Boys In Blue
Veteran’s Society
Women's Relief Corps
Daughters of Union Veterans
Sons of Union Veterans
Sol Zarbaugh
Toledo
Isaac Tipton
John C. Arbuckle
David M. Robbins
South Vienna
Theodore Wells
Cambridge
C. Crawford Bowser
F. S. Morris
Chardon
Frederick Pfiester
Cincinnati
State Department
T. R. Ridenour
Crestline
Japan Accuses Britain of Exaggeration in Blockade Protest
In Tientsin on June 26, Japanese Consul General Shigenori Tashiro protested to British Consul General Edgar Jamieson claiming Britons exaggerate indignities during the British concession blockade. He labeled an incident involving Mrs. Finlay as exaggerated and noted the alleged stripping of Mrs. Finlay and her husband as a fabrication to worsen tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
U.P
Japan
Great Britain
Shigenori Tashiro
Edgar G. Jamieson
Tashiro
Or. Finlay
Glasgow
Ohio Weekend Claims 12 Lives in Auto and Train Crashes
United Press reports 12 people perished in Ohio incidents over the weekend. Fatalities include Dale Cullison in a midget car crash at the Cuyahoga summit line, Paul Craven in a motorcycle collision, Anna Schaefer struck by a motorcycle, five drownings at Indian Lake and Medina, and multiple injuries from vehicle strikes and a train collision near Cadiz.
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Ohio
Dale R. Cullison
Coshocton
Sportsman's Park
Cuyahoga Summit
Paul Craven
North Canton
Anna Schaefer
Hamilton County
Indian Lake
Arvin Pickering
Lakeview
Edward Burke
Medina
Earl Oberdick
Bellaire
Alfred Coletta
Cleveland
Chardon
Marian Bissell
Raymond Seekamp
Dayton
Joseph E. Haas
Euclid
David Smith
Port Clinton
Theodore Carothers
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Cadiz
Three Bandits Steal Concession Receipts at Crosley Field
Police hunt three bandits who held up 10 employees at Crosley Field in Cincinnati and took about $10 000 in Saturday and Sunday concession receipts. Two robbers displayed guns as they forced concessions manager Robert Sobol and nine others to the floor. Two women, Helen Jacobs and Mrs Katherine Horwitz of Buffalo N Y, were threatened as hostages. The loot was taken from seven sacks emptied into bags after locating the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds
Robert Sobol
Helen Jacobs
Katherine Horwitz
Buffalo
N. Y
Ball Park
Commissioners Take Charge of Lorain County Relief
County commissioners will administer all relief in Lorain County after July 1, following a state relief bill. Elyria and Lorain will surrender local relief duties as the county extends control over Avon Lake Amherst LaGrange and remaining areas, with $90,000 in relief notes planned and state matching funds expected to total about $130,000 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Avon Lake
Amherst
LaGrange
State Senator Tom L. Gallagher Dies at 50 in Ohio
State Senator Tom L. Gallagher died suddenly of a heart attack at his Cleveland Heights home. The 50-year-old began in politics in the 1930s, served in the State House, then moved to the Senate. Born on the site of the current city hall, Gallagher was active in Democratic politics for years.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Gallagher
Cleveland Heights
House of Representatives
Senate
President of LSU Missing Amid Funds Shortage
Baton Rouge authorities hunted for LSU president Dr. James Monroe Smith who resigned and fled as Gov Leche disclosed a shortage of several hundred thousand dollars in university funds. Smith’s capture was ordered for a grand jury hearing while Lt. Gov. Earl K Long delayed his own resignation to ensure “justice” for Smith.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Richard W. Leche
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Dr. Smith
Huey Long
School of Revenge
Tulane University
Long
Tulane
Ohio Weather Report and Storm Outlook
Fair tonight in Ohio. Tuesday shows partly cloudy skies with local thunder showers in the west in the afternoon or at night. Temperatures remain steady. Pressure is high in the northeast and northwest with a low over the plains. Showers and thunderstorms extend from the Canadian prairie provinces through the central plains to Wisconsin and Illinois. Temperature changes in the last 24 hours have been minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Portion
Great Plains
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Central Plains States
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Night Club Bandits Make Good Haul
Two well dressed men robbed Beverly Hills Night Club in Covington Kentucky taking between 9000 and 11000 dollars from bookkeeper Katherine Easton. They forced her into a chair and pried open a cabinet, then loaded cash and silver into their briefcases while warning her to stay quiet. Authorities search for the gunmen and the getaway details remain under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Beverly Hills
Cincinnati
Katherine Easton
Pete
Peter Schmidt
Avon Man Learns Jury Service Is Serious Business
Edward Miller, 28, an Avon farmer, was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Guy 5B Findley to five days in the county jail for contempt of court after failing to report for jury duty during the Sam Marrow case. He was dismissed from jury service without compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Miller
Avon Farmer
Common Pleas
Guy
Findley
Miller
Sam Marrow
Oberlin
C. J. Cordy
Marrow
Muller
Mass attempt by 150 Jews at Constanza sea escape
In Bucharest on June 26 a dispatch reports 150 Jews tried mass passage by leaping into the sea as a refugee ship left them behind at Constanza. Twenty six reached the water and were rescued. the Rim carried 456 Jews and was believed bound for Palestine with limited visa cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Constanza
Palestine
Man Killed By Train Identified in Wellington
Police report that the Wellington man killed by a train Monday night was identified as Patrick J. Roach by fingerprint checks at the Federal Department of Identification in Washington. Roach had two prior minor arrests. Funeral services will be held at St. Patrick's Church in Wellington at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Parker
Wellington
Patrick J. Roach
Federal Department of Identification
Washington
Parker
Roach
St. Patrick's Church
Straus Seeks Larger Bond Allowance for Housing
The U S Housing administrator Nathan Straus asked the House Banking and Currency Committee to back an increase of $800 million in the bond authorization for the U S Housing Administration. Critics led by Rep Dudley A White called the plan a step toward state socialism and federal takeover of private industry, arguing spending would expand federal control and threaten private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House Banking and Currency Committee
U. S
Nathan Straus
U. S. Housing Administration
Straus
Dudley A. White
House Appropriations Committee
United States
White
No New Clues In Velma West Case
In Columbus on June 26 heads of state penal institutions met with Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood to discuss the escape of Velma West and three companions from the Marysville Reformatory. Sherwood noted the episode was a likely topic, while Marysville superintendent Marguerite Reilley said no new clues were found over the weekend and the group remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Velma West
Marysville Reformatory
Heads of State Penal Institutions
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Marysville
Marguerite Reilley
Rotarian Author to Speak at Elyria Club Meeting
H R Malcolm of Norwalk author and lecturer will address Elyria Rotary Club at Elks Restaurant at noon Tuesday on Subversive Activities in America. Malcolm is president of the American Alliance and joins the American Legion Americanism Committee. A S Ormsby arranged the appearance. no meeting next week due to July 4 observance.
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H. R. Malcolm
Norwalk
Elyria
Pledge Election of Townsend Congress At National Convention
Indiana dispatch reports 17,000 Townsend delegates return home after four day convention in Indianapolis. They vow to back only Townsend approved candidates in 1940 and hail Dr Francis E Townsend, founder of the pension plan promising 200 dollars monthly for those over 60. The pledge would give Townsend influence over about 1.5 million votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Three Vessels Towed To Safety with Fourth Missing
Coast Guards towed three disabled vessels to safety as a fourth vessel remained missing after being sighted in fog near Georges Bank. The Kathier from Provincetown was sunk to extinguish a fire, and the Dororthy was towed to Provincetown by the Travis after engine trouble.
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Boston
Hercogs Jekabs
Georges Bank
New York
Nantucket
Tahoe
America
New Bedford
Garnet Coast Guard
Louis Pacellini
Manuel Reis
Alfred Lopes
Provincetown
Kathier
Plymouth
Coast Guards
Dorothy
Travis
U S Perfects Anti Tank Gun
Washington reports the United States has perfected a 37 millimeter anti tank gun able to fire at distances up to 1 1 half miles, capable of penetrating 145 inches of armor at 1000 yards. Lt. Col. G M Barnes notes counter weapons rise as new war tools appear. The piece complements heavier defenses against tanks and aligns with explosive tech advances.
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Washington
United States
G. M. Barnes
Barnes
Michigan Murder Probed At Coroner Inquest
LAINSBURG Mich June 26 Two witnesses prepared to testify at an inquest into the hitch hiker slaying of George Hall Detroit Oil Company vice president Miss Ruby Doty was certain to testify Dr C L G Cramer county coroner revealed two others might shed light on the case Dr Cortez Hall brother of the slain man would present two persons whose testimony would bear on the case Funeral services were held for Hall in Detroit and Dr Hall planned to leave for Sainsbury where the inquest will be held
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Lainsburg
Mich
George Hall
Detroit Oil Company
Ruby Doty
Hall
C. L. G. Cramer
Qwasso
Shiawassee County
Cortez Hall
Slam
Detroit
Sainsbury
Chamberlain Hopes For Patience In Tientsin Incident
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain keeps in mind economic reprisals against Japan but hopes for a satisfactory settlement of the Tientsin blockade. He said he expects patience during talks after ambassador Sir George Craigie’s discussions with Japan.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Japan
Tientsin
Chamberlain
Wardlaw Milne
George Craigie
Tokyo
Cleveland Baby Sale Alleged Involving Doctor And Parents
Police hold a 24 year old wife and a 35 year old man in Cleveland as prosecutors review potential blackmail charges against a physician who allegedly sold a newborn girl for 50 dollars to a Pittsburgh woman. Detectives question a nurse who assisted at birth and traced the baby from the doctor’s office to an apartment and then to the buyer. The case surfaced after a social worker raised concerns about the infant missing from the mother’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Nower
Peter Merylo
Martin Zalewski
Aide To Former Penna. Governor Faces Sentence
Roy E. Brownmiller, Pennsylvania highways secretary in the Earle era, was convicted on two counts of participating in a $1,000,000 political campaign payroll fraud. A jury found he authorized misuse of state motor funds to swell Luzerne County maintenance staff before the election and failed to curb the scheme. Defense plans an appeal.
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Harrisburg
Roy E. Brownmiller
George H. Earle
Brownmiler
Luzerne County
Brownmiller
Pennsylvania
Four Made Ill By Toadstools In Ohio Family
In Cleveland Fairview Park hospital a mother Mrs Albert Redal and three children were treated after eating toadstools mistaken for edible mushrooms. The father was released after treatment. The family had used a time honored test that failed to distinguish the fungi.
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Cleveland. C
Fairview Park Hospital
Albert Redal
Sutton Charged Ousting Tied to Governor Bricker Demands
Dr. David H. Sutton, ousted director of state school finance, alleged his job was abolished due to demands from Governor Bricker. Education Director E N Dietrich said he faced pressure from Bricker and planned to ask the Civil Service Commission to abolish the post after Sutton refused to resign.
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Columbus, CO
David H. Sutton
Bricker
E. N. Dietrich
Dietrich
N Cne
Sutton
Civil Service Commission
Senate Defeats Silver Bloc on Price Fix for Silver
The Senate struggled over a money bill as the Silver bloc failed to fix silver at 1.1 cents an ounce in an amendment by Sen. Rey Pittman. The vote was 26 to 52, with leaders warning of continued debate to save the administration's monetary program and the $1.735 billion relief bill.
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Washington
Senate
Rey Pittman
Nev
Roosevelt
Pittman
Taft Attacks Roosevelt Lending Plan as Unnecessary Spending
Senator Robert A. Taft criticizes President Roosevelt's proposed lending program calling it a haphazard mix of unrelated elements. He argues loans to foreign governments are not self liquidating and that municipal self liquidating projects would fund themselves via bonds. Taft deems the plan a publicity stunt that would not spur prosperity and screens for further public spending.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Electric Shock Injures Man Painting Tower at Substation
Albert Smith, 20, of 1302 Kentucky Avenue Lorain, was shocked while painting a tower at the Huron street substation. He fell 15 feet to the ground, suffering possible skull fracture and rib fractures. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
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Huron Street
Albert Smith
Kentucky Avenue
Lorain
Union Line Clearance Co
Smith
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Louisville Banker John R. Downing Dead After Illness
John R. Downing president of the Citizens Union National Bank Louisville died after a two week hospital stay with pneumonia. He led the Kentucky Bankers Association in 1908 9 and is survived by his son Henry Downing of Dayton Ohio.
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Louisville
John R. Downing
Citizens Union National Bank
Kentucky Bankers Association
Henry Downing
Dayton
Trailer Sold Amid Broad Want Ad Market
In a bustling Want-Ads scene a trailer is sold amid a wide range of items including bicycles furniture livestock seeds bulbs autos and many others The notice highlights strong buyer interest and quick turnover reflecting active local commerce and classifieds today.
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United Press
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Avon Man
Townsend Congress
U.S
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Penna
Taft
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