Hugo Black Takes Oath as Supreme Court Justice
Washington and Pittsburgh papers report Hugo L Black took the specific Supreme Court oath before joining the bench. The action follows earlier disclosure of Black’s Klan ties and life membership claims. Albert Levitt, challenging Black’s seat, argues the oath does not affect his constitutional suit.
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Wasitington
Albert Levitt
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Levitt
Justice Department
United Press Today
Congress
Senate
Washington
ANL
United States Supreme Court
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Justice Black
Ku Klux Klan
Alliance
Alabama Klan
Ram W. Evans
Charles Elmer Cropley
Charles F. Page
Cropley
Department
Europe
Roosevelt
Homer
Cummings
England
Pittsburch Post-Gazette
Evans
Klan
Montgomery
Ala
Clarera
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Weather report from Ohio and central U.S. outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with cooler conditions in the southwest. The western high has moved southeastward with the highest barometer 30.22 inches at Omaha and Battleford while lows are over the St. Lawrence Valley and Idaho. Light showers mainly around Lake region and St. Lawrence Valley. overall fair across the country as temperatures fall, with frost expected in many stations from the Midwest northward.
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Ohio
Partley
Omaha
Nebr
Battleford
Saskatchewan
St. Lawrence Valley
Idaho
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Towa
Britain and France Seek U S Aid Over China Jap War
Geneva September 16 and 15 reports that Britain and France pressed for U S cooperation in the League of Nations consideration of China's appeal for aid against Japan. They urged Dr. V K Wellington Koo to delay invoking Article XVII while reviving the 1932 International Advisory Committee, which the United States joined as observer.
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United States
President Hoover
San Francisco
Acme
Hoover
Lionel Haskell
China
Britain
France
U. S
Geneva
U. P
Council of the
League of Nations
Advisory Committee
Japan
Manchuria
Great Britain
League Council
V. K. Wellington Koo
League
Koo
New York Primary Sees Three Way Battle For Control
New York City faces a complex primary with a three cornered race among a New Deal aligned Democrat, a Tammany Hall Democrat, and a pro New Deal Republican. Muked by write in moves and a Klan issue plot, Copeland and LaGuardia duel for nomination while Mahoney leads in Democratic polls.
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New York
New York City
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
Tammany
Royal S. Copeland
F. H. LaGuardia
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James A. Farley
Mahoney
LaGuardia
Alfred K. Smith
Copeland
Mahony
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Senate
Smith
State Audit Reveals $1005.90 Shortage in Grafton Dept
State examiner charges Mrs. M. W. McCloskey, former collector for Grafton Water and Electric Departments, with a total shortage of 1005.90 in her accounts covering 1934 to 1937. The report cites 879.26 in electric and 127.54 in water, plus 154.59 for electric usage and 66 for water she rendered to herself. The same audit accuses village officials of evading code by raising Marshal Joseph A. Novesky’s salary while in office and criticizes council for not advertising bids for purchases totaling 876.71.
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M. W. McCloskey
Grafton Water and Electric Departments
McCloskey
Paul E. Rempes
Joseph A. Novesky
Novesky
A Anding
Council
Four Cases To Be Assigned For Trial
Assistant Prosecutor William Wickens announced four top criminal cases to be tried next Monday. William Brown of Lorain faces carrying concealed weapons. Alvin Sanders of Elyria is charged with driving an automobile without the owner's consent. Julian Berkowitz of Cleveland stands accused of burglary. Frank Tomshank of Lorain faces assault and attempted rape. Guilty pleas may be entered in some before the first case is tried.
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William Wickens
William Brown
Lorain
Alvin Sanders
Elyria
Julian Berkowitz
Cleveland
Frank Tomshank
Wickens
Favor Improvement of French Creek Ditch Hearing Set
County commissioners after viewing the French Creek ditch that drains about 25 900 acres from Eaton township to Black River in Sheffield said improvement seems warranted but uncertain with 3 000 property owners. A hearing is scheduled for September 21 at 10 am to discuss possible methods and owner wishes.
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French Creek
Eaton Township
Black River
Sheffield
Oscar G. Dunn
Johnson warns of New Deal aiming to subvert Constitution
Gen Hugh Johnson former NRA administrator told the National Hardwood Association in Chicago on Constitution Day that the New Deal seeks a new form of government outside the Constitution. He said the executive aims to influence all federal courts by appointing a puppet majority and warned of creeping dictatorship aided by rhetoric and bribery.
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Chicago
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Supreme Court
Hill-Billy
Senator Black
Johnson
National Hardwood Association
Sees Exhaustion Of Gas Reserves In 20 Years
In Columbus on Sept 16 E E Roth a geologist for Columbia Gas & Electric Corp told the Public Utilities Commission that Appalachian gas reserves supply Ohio will run out in 20 to 25 years. He based the forecast on continued drilling up to commercial limits and a demand average of about one billion cubic feet daily.
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Columbus
Appalachian
Ohio
E. E. Roth
Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
Public Utilities Commission
Roth
Believes Several Gov't Leaders In The Klan
Washington report says Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York stated he is inclined to believe a thorough investigation would reveal a number of prominent Democratic Congressional leaders on the Klan payroll or affiliated with the Klan. He spoke on September 16 and cited UPI dispatches in commenting on the inquiry.
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Washington
U. P
Hamilton Fish
Bankhead Denies Klan Ties in Alabama Speech
Jasper Alabama September 16 Speaker of the House William B Bankhead a Democrat said today he never belonged to the Ku Klux Klan was never invited to join and could answer Uam Fish s allegation without any investigation
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Jasper
Ala
William B. Bankhead
Nu Klux Klan
Uam Fish
Toledo Man To Head Unemployment Census
John D. Biggers of Toledo Ohio accepted appointment as administrator of a federal unemployment census. He will lead the census efforts in the city and state, directing field operations and data collection during the nationwide survey.
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Toledo
Washington
John D. Biggers
British Ships Hit Valencia Damaged by Insurgent Raid
British vessels Jean Weems and Pracat sustained shrapnel damage during an insurgent airplane raid on Valencia port. Captain Evertt of the Jean Weems was wounded in the thigh.
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Valencia
Spain
U. P
Jean Weems
Pracat
Evertt
Negrin accuses Italy of attacking Mediterranean shipping
Geneva September 16 Premier Juan Negrin of Loyalist Spain charged Italy before the League of Nations Council with targeting shipping in the Mediterranean. He asserted that Italian actions threaten neutral traffic and regional stability during the unsettled civil conflict.
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Geneva
Juan Negrin
Spain
Italy
League of Nations “Council
Mediterranean
Danish Steamer Halted at Gibraltar Report
Lloyds from Gibraltar report the Danish steamer Tula has been halted. Details on the cause and parties involved are not immediately available, with further dispatches awaited for clarification.
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London
Lloyd's
Gibraltar
Tula
Limb Falls On Children Injuring Five Year Old
Five year old Marilyn Reitz of Courtland street lies in Elyria Hospital with a fractured skull after a rotted limb about six inches wide fell from a tree at 1408 Lake avenue. A group of kindergarten classmates witnessed the accident as they walked home from Edison School around 8:05 p.m. yesterday. Police and neighbors rushed Marilyn to her home and then to the hospital where doctors described her condition as very serious. An investigation by M. E. Olmstead found the limb detached from a branch about 25 feet high, leaving a dent on the cinder path where it struck.
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Marilyn Reitz
Courtland Street
Elyria Hospital
Lake Avenue
Edison School
Marilyn
Buswell
Wilbert Reitz
Francis C. Archer
John L. Sullivan
M. E. Olmstead
Police Department
Big Gun Bombardment of Madrid Shocks City
Nationalists opened a heavy bombardment of Madrid as shells struck central districts while Madrilenos continued daily life. Civilians filled streets and shoppers lined up, with streetcar service continuing. Newsboys advertised an Asturian victory as shells fell on the Grand Via. The bombardment lasted about ninety minutes.
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Madrid
Leon
Grand Via
Out of Antwerp for Alexandria on Forced Voyage
A voyage from Antwerp to Alexandria encountered a stoppage in the straits of Gibraltar as an armed trawler intercepted the vessel and towed it to Cema Morroco for detention.
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Antwerp
Alexandria
Egypt
Straits of Gibraltar
Cema
Morocco
Morrison Shafroth resigns as chief counsel at IRS
Morrison Shafroth announced his resignation as chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Bureau citing disagreement with the handling of the tax avoidance and evasion investigation.
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Washington
Morrison Shafroth
Internal Revenue Bureau
Chinese plan aerial retaliation warnings issued at sea
The Chinese government notified embassies to warn foreign shipping to stay outside the 122nd meridian off China’s coast from 6 AM to 6 PM. The area inside the meridian covers waters from the coast to near Shanghai’s pilot ships.
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Shanghai
China
Injuries Fatal To Oberlin Man
Oberlin, September 16 Charles H. Davis 60 died at Allen hospital from injuries after a fall from a barn near Clarksfield Monday He suffered a broken neck He was born November 12 1876 in Mt Pelier O a resident of Oberlin eleven years He is survived by wife Myrtle two sons Herman and Willigg of Oberlin a daughter Mrs Carl Schmitz of Oberlin and two sisters Mrs Sadie Earnhardt of Mt Pelier O and Mrs Susie Butts of Detroit Funeral arrangements pending
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Oberlin
Charles H. Davis
Allen Hospital
Clarksfield
Mr. Davis
Mt. Pelier
Wakeman
Myrtle
Herman
Willigg
Carl Schmitz
Sadie Earnhardt
Mt. Pelter, O
Susie Butts
Detroit
Condition of Earl Foster Improves After Burn Injury
Earl Foster, Ely ing manufacturer, who was severely burned in an accident at his home last week, was reported considerably improved today by attaches at Elyria Memorial Hospital where he is confined.
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Earl Foster
Deficit Near Half Billion Prompted by 1928 Projections
Treasury officials expect the 1928 deficit to run near 418 million dollars as revised estimates reflect Congress actions and unexpected developments. The Budget Bureau will finalize figures by month’s end, with losses from land bank rates, railroad retirement, and social security taxes offset by expected March tax collections and impounded funds.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Congress
Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commodity Credit. Corporation
S Cent
Agriculture Department
Treasury Statement
Suffer Injuries In Auto Accidents
Mrs. Florence Knight of Bridgeport Connecticut was treated at Oberlin Hospital for head injuries after a two car collision at Pittsfield Center involving M C Knight and Franklin Smeltzer of Mansfield. Quinkel of Cleveland received minor injuries when his car rolled on Route 20 near Kipton. Gilbert Smith of LaGrange and J C Crisp of 740 Sixth Street were in a minor collision on Middle Avenue near Fourth Street.
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Florence Knight
Bridgeport
Kipton
Gilbert Smith
LaGrange
J. C. Crisp
Sixth Street
Middle Avenue
Fourth Street
Elyria Officers Show Recovery After Bank Robber Shooting
Elyria patrolman Myron Gibson, seriously wounded on September 7, is reported greatly improved at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Fellow officer Clare Parker remains in hospital, where he underwent gallstone surgery last week.
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Myron Gibson
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Clare Parker
Parker
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Grafton
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Hong Kong
Acme Telephoto
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