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Wilmington News Journal

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1936

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Roosevelt reform outlook and post election plans

Washington Aug 7 a White House view on President Roosevelt second term outlines aims to cut expenditures and balance the budget in year one and pursue reform in year two depending on court changes and election results. Farley may seek post election advertising work or agency ownership possibilities.

Washington Wsevelt White House Jim Farley New York Roosevelt Charley Michelson Farley

England Debates Gas Masks for Citizens amid Wartime Hype

The piece notes a Parliament bill proposing gas masks for every Englishman, but an internal probe suggests the dramatic images and publicity may aim at broader purposes beyond immediate protection.

England

Unemployment Figures Put U S Jobless at About 9.55 Million

Commerce Department officials released a composite estimate showing about 9.55 million people out of work. They noted March 1933 peaked at 15.1 million, with a drop to 9.9 million by April and a further decline since, though not an official tally.

ST. Louis Chicago and Southern Memphis Air Commerce Department Eugene L. Vidal Bureau Washington Commerce Department Ernest G. Draper Commerce Draper Department William Green American Federation of Labor

Cincinnati policeman freed on bond in boy death case

Es tille Francis a Cincinnati policeman and his wife Luella and brother Luther were freed on $1000 bonds after pleading innocent to manslaughter in the electrocution death of 17 year old Delpham Cox of Manchester. Wilbur Francis and John Henry Bradford of Adams County also posted bonds. All were arraigned before Justice of the Peace H. B. Osborne.

West Union Estill Francis Cincinnati Luella Luther Delpham Cox Manchester Wilbur Francis John Henry Bradford Adams County H. B. Osborne

Detective Shot During Fight With Train Rider

Kent, Aug 7. An Erie Railroad detective, Charles Bonk, 60, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head and a thumb injury after a struggle yesterday while attempting to arrest a train rider who fled in a stolen automobile.

Kent Erie Railroad Charles Bonk Bonk

Akron strike spurs ouster of police and fire chiefs

Mayor Lee D. Schroy suspended acting police chief Captain E J Heffernan and Fire Chief W F Woehler for insubordination as about 200 pickets and 100 policemen clashed outside the city garage amid a Street Repair and Maintenance Workers Union strike over five dismissals. Police reported injuries among the pickets.

Akron Lee D. Schroy E. J. Heffernan W. F. Woehler Schroy Heffernan

Smith Will Speak Against Roosevelt in Boston

Detroit August 7 Alfred E Smith would deliver a speech in Boston opposing President Roosevelt’s reelection. Joseph B Ely former Massachusetts governor told about 30 Democrats at a conference that Smith’s address plans were not finalized and would be arranged by friends in Boston if no other auspices were found.

Detroit Joseph B. Ely Massachusetts Alfred E. Smith Boston Roosevelt Ely Smith

Auto strike kills farmer at roadside near Luckey

A hit skip motorist struck and killed George Rothenbuller a 48 year old farmer as he repaired a tire on his car near Luckey Ohio today.

Bowling Green George Rothenbuller Luckey

Foes of Roosevelt Gather in Detroit to Seek Unified Anti New Deal Stand

A group of longtime Democrats including Joseph B. Ely James A. Reed and Bainbridge Colby met in Detroit on Aug 7 to craft a campaign formula aimed at uniting anti Roosevelt sentiment within the party. They considered launching a Jeffersonian Democratic ticket or persuading dissidents to back Republican nominee Alf Landon.

Detroit Massachusetts Joseph B. Ely Missouri James A. Reed New York Bainbridge Colby Wilson Mr. Roosevelt Alf M. Landon Republcan

Indian Leaves Home in Fear He Is Married

Tulsa authorities hunt for Hehshahke an Osage aged 70 who vanished from his 60 acre Fairfax area farm. He left Tuesday with two women and a man in a large sedan amid fears he was abducted for marriage.

Tulsa Okla Hehshahke Fairfax

Roosevelt to Confer With A F L Counsel

President Roosevelt selected Charlton Ogburn, general counsel of the American Federation of Labor, for a first talk as his executive council votes to suspend ten unions unless they withdraw from the Committee for Industrial Organization.

Hyde Park Roosevelt Charlton Ogburn American Federation of Labor Committee For Industrial Organization

Traffic deaths drop in Ohio six months

Ohio reports an 11 percent fall in automobile fatalities in the first half of the year, with 565 deaths versus 635 a year earlier. Col. Lynn Black credits safety drives, public awareness, and a larger patrol force for the decline and cites a planned drivers license law to curb reckless driving.

Columbus Aug T—Py Ohio Lynn Black State Highway Patrol National Safety Council Black

Fraud Denied by Ex Eagles Official

Walter E. Sellars Jr former treasurer of the Benevolent Protective Order of Eagles lodge pleaded innocent to embezzling 4883 of lodge bonds. He was held for grand jury action under 1000 bond. James H Kellner state president filed the charge. Lodge representatives said he made a full accounting.

Washington D. H Walter E. Sellars, Jr Benevolent Protective Order of Eagles Grand James H. Kellner The Eagles Grand Aerie Auditing Department Sellars

Wreck on Dixie Highway injures six in two-accident crash

A wrecker en route to an accident collided with a passenger car on the Dixie Highway south of Bowling Green injuring six people in the two accidents.

Bowling Green Aug Dixie Highway Here

Trio Convicted In Cultist Kidnaping

Detroit August verdicts split the Black Legion case with three men found guilty of false imprisonment for taking fellow member Robert Penland to a meeting by force. Thomas Cox Earl Angstadt and Frederick Gulley convicted. Charles King Wilbur Robinson and Harold Lawrence acquitted. Sentencing to follow probation review. possible appeal noted.

Black Legion Detroit First Joseph A. Moynihan Thomas F. Cox Earl Angstadt Frederick A. Gulley Robert Penland Moynihan Penland Lawrence, King and Robinson King Lawrence Robinson Bernard W. Cruse Gulley Angstadt Cox Joseph Charnoske

Finnish sprinter captures Olympic 5000 title in Berlin

Gunnar Hoeckert of Finland won the Olympic 5000 meters in a record 14 22.2 as Archie Lavalle and Jimmy LaValle led Americans in the 400 meter semi finals. Zamperini and Lash finished eighth and fourteenth. Laballed as favorites Lavalle and Williams aimed for a sprint sweep while Bob Clark Parker and Glenn Morris led decathlon after the 100 meters and broad jump.

Berlin Gunnar Hoeckert Finland America Archie Williams Jimmy Lavalle Hoeckert Ne Ee Lauri Lehtinen Louis Zamperini Torrance Calif Schoolboy Don Lash Auburn Ind California Negroes Lavalle Williams Uncle Sam Harold Smallwood Bob Clark San Francisco Jack Parker Sacramento Glenn Morris Fort Collins Colo

Highway Patrol to Rehearse Exams Across Counties

Columbus August 7. State Highway Patrol conducts a dress rehearsal for the new driver license tests set for October 1. Patrolmen will stop motorists in counties to familiarize exam procedures. Pilots require at least one year of driving experience to be tested for the new licenses. Wilmington District reports no headquarter instructions yet.

Columbus Lynn Black Wilmington

Alleged Intrigue by Trotzky Investigated in Oslo

Norwegian police opened an inquiry into alleged international intrigue by exiled Russian communist Leon Trotzky. Authorities accuse him of political activity after Norway granted asylum following his deportation from the Soviet Union.

Oslo Norway Leon Trotzky Noorway

Four Die in Tennessee Primary Violence

In Nashville on August 7 four people were killed during election fighting from the previous day’s primaries. Victims included two men shot in a fratricidal gun battle an election officer killed at the polls and an elderly farmer stabbed by a neighbor. Gordon Browning won the Democratic nomination for governor by a large margin and P H Thach of Chattanooga secured the Republican nomination without opposition.

Nashville Tenn Gordon Browning P. H. Thach Chattanooga Republic

Landon Prepares Eastern Campaign Speeches

Governor Alf M. Landon concentrates on drafting three campaign speeches as aides term the task a pencil and paid affair. He plans to deliver speeches as the Eastern Republican battle-cry at West Middlesex Pennsylvania Chautauqua and Buffalo New York with a tight schedule.

Topeka Eas Alf M. Landon West Middlesex Chautauqua Buffalo N. Y

Rep John J. McSwain Dies. South Carolina Leader

The body of Representative John J. McSwain chairman of the House military affairs committee was brought to Greenville for burial after dying of a heart attack in Columbia. He was an advocate of a strong national defense policy and a Democratic representative of South Carolina.

Greenville S. C John J. McSwain House McSwain Columbia

Foreign nationals in Spanish conflict draw protests from Britain and Germany

As the civil war deepens in Spain, Britain and Germany protest treatment of their nationals on both sides. The U S urges Madrid to protect American property and indemnify any damage. Reports claim loyalists push into Guadarrama north of Madrid while rebels threaten Barcelona and Algeciras.

Associated Press Great Britain Germany United States Madrid Barcelona Foreign Office Berlin Gibraltar Guadarrama Algeciras Rock of Gibraltar Jaime 1 Dato Popular Tardevita Graner Baena

Beer Sign Ruling Invalidates State Liquor Board Rule

The Franklin County Court of Appeals yesterday held invalid a State Liquor Board rule prohibiting beer permit holders from using outside signs or window displays advertising the brands they sell.

Columbus Franklin County Court of Appeals State Liquor Board

Hodges' Joe Seeks University Tax Course This Fall

Lute Hodges' son Joe plans to enroll in a tax paying course at the University this fall. He figures that will be his main focus. Eli Potts spent the weekend under his nephew Hank's used car improving the vehicle.

Lute Hodges Joe Th’ University Eli Potts Hank

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