Bricker Addresses Cost of Government at Young Republicans Dinner
Ohio Attorney General John W Bricker spoke to about 700 at the Young Republican Club dinner in Hotel Berry arguing for tax cuts by cutting wasteful government spending. He warned the current programs burden future generations and urged openness about government expenditures and hidden figures.
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Ohio
Young Republican Club
John W. Bricker
Hotel Berry
Qohio
John J. Woolley
Bricker
Republican Party
Washington
United States
AAA
Cab Driver Attacks Nelsonville Resident
Marcus Sniwfen of Nelsonville was knocked from a taxi rear bumper and suffered a fractured leg. He said the cab driver took 25 dollars after knocking him down in front of a beer parlor.
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Columbus
Marcus Sniwfen
Nelsonville
Sniwfen
Heir Search Ends With Jail Time For Prospect
An attorney from Monticello Wisconsin hunted eight years for Edward Collins age 32 as the rightful heir to an estate. Collins was found in a Lacrosse jail on a shoplifting charge. The attorney confirmed the heir but declined to estimate the bequest until prisoner Kerr’s release set for May 4.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Monticello
Edward Collins
Colling
Kerr
Five Southern States Swept By Windstorm
The South faced a deadly windstorm sweeping five states with 40 reported deaths and extensive damage. Cordele Georgia and Greensboro North Carolina were hardest hit, with 18 deaths in Georgia and over 1 million dollars in damages in Greensboro. Early counts show 11 dead in Greensboro and over 100 injured nationwide. Convicts aided cleanup as more than 1,000 remained homeless.
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Reensboro
N. C
South
Cordele
Greesboro
Georgia City
Tignall
Sasser
Leesburg
Vidalia
Bald Springs
Washington
Lincolnton
Cordo
Ala
Hampton
S. C
Concord
Greensboro
Bessemer
Mayor Vetoes Gas Ordinance in Logan City
Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald vetoed a Logan City Council natural gas rate ordinance. He objected to the third year rate of 67.8 cents per thousand cubic feet, while the council had set an average three-year rate of 63.4 cents. The mayor argued the third year rate would extend until a new contract is signed, creating uncertainty about timing. The council’s veto action was reported as uncertain today after a 5 to 2 vote approving the ordinance.
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Logan
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Guysville Woman Hurt In Automobile Collision
Mrs. Bob Sharpe of Route 3 Guysville suffered a cut mouth and a knocked out tooth when her car was sideswiped on Route 50S near Coolville. A truck from Cairo West Virginia driven by Robinson forced passing as a landslide left only a narrow path. Mrs Sharpe was treated by a Coolville physician and the car damages were settled between the parties.
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Bob Sharpe
Rt. 3
Guysville
Route 50S
Coolville
Sharpe
Athens
Robinson
Cairo
W. Va
Italians Reach Lake Tana Despite British Safeguards
Reports from Rome say Italian troops have reached Lake Tana in Ethiopia after advancing along the western front. Italian officials reiterate Mussolini’s pledge that British interests around the lake, headwaters of the Blue Nile, will not be harmed by the occupation.
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Lake
Tana
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Blue Nile
Judge approves Elks home sale and bonds set at $71,000
Common Pleas Judge Ralph Sugrue on Thursday ordered the sale of the Elks' home at Fos and granted bondholders a judgment of $71,000.
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Tiffin
Common Pleas
Ralph Sugrue
the Elks
Fos
Ohio Solons Pass Relief Bill and Recess
Ohio legislators adjourned after clearing a $50 000 flood relief measure without its emergency clause and sending to Gov. Davey two appropriations he vetoed twice. Budget fights linger as unemployment, milk marketing, and sundry claims bills remain unsettled and a liquor agency proposal heads to the House.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Snow and Floods Hit Mid-West Record Cold
Subnormal cold and a spring snow storm hit the Midwest with record low readings in multiple towns. Cozad Nebraska reported three below zero, Omaha measured 14 degrees, while Chicago expected April depth near 17 degrees. Flood forecasts rose for Southern Illinois and Missouri along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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Chicago
Mid-west
Cozad
Neb
Omaha
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Kruse Named To Direct Ohio Soil Conservation Program
Elmer Kruse a St. Marys farmer was chosen today as chairman of the state committee to direct and administer the federal soil conservation program in Ohio for 1996.
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Kruse
Columbus
Elmer Kruse
St. Mary's
Ohio
Borah Campaign Faces Mixed Returns In New York
Ohio Valley flood experts will tour the Tri State district while national Republican signals shift. In New York, Borah backers claim a poor showing by Senator Borah’s supporters, asserting the Illinois test will reveal strength. Regulars dominate nine of 43 districts, indicating divided support ahead of Cleveland convention delegates. Maine endorses unpledged delegates favoring Knox, while Virginia’s Eighth District backs Landon.
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Washington
New York
Senator Borah
Idaho
Carl G. Bachmann
Illinois
Borah
Fish
William Zeigler
Maine
Knox
Virginia
Landon
Flood control plan eyed for Ohio River basin
A 237 million flood control proposal by the Ohio Valley Water Conservation and Flood Control Congress gains approval as a two week air tour begins from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. Dr Charles F Holzer, president, announced the project to curb flood risk along the Ohio with 39 reservoirs and federal funding sought for Pittsburgh zone and Scioto Sandusky area.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Charles F. Holzer
Ohio Valley Water Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Doctor Holzer
Congress
Washington
Rivera and
Athena
Marietta
Parkersburg
Wheeling W. Va
West Virginia
Army Engineers
Scioto-Sandusky
Bluestone
W. Va
WPA Plans Second Round Of WPA Worker Cuts In Ohio District
Approximately 600 WPA workers in Athens District No 5 will be laid off by April 15 bringing the district total to 8720 after the cut. About 700 were cut in the first layoff before April 1 with further rounds every two weeks through June 30 releasing 40000 statewide. Washington County is expected to be hardest hit. New projects do not add workers. transfers come from completed or suspended projects.
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Athens
WPA
Washington County
Edmund Lowe Bride Visit Mrs Carnegie on Honeymoon
Edmund Lowe and his bride Rita Krone Kaufman arrived in New York for a honeymoon and visited Mrs. Hattie Carnegie at her Fifth Avenue home. The surprise marriage occurred Thursday in Armonk New York. Lowe, 46, and Mrs. Lowe, 37, are from Beverly Hills and Mrs. Lowe is the former wife of Albert Kaufman, Hollywood executive.
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New York
Edmund Lowe
Rita Krone Kaufman
Fifth Ave
Hattie Carnegie
Armonk
N. Y
Lowe
Beverly Hills
Calif
Albert Kaufman
Hollywood
Hauptmann
Anna
Wind Sweeps Cleveland with Four Inch Snowfall
A northwest 30 mile wind drove a four inch snowfall into Ohio lake counties today. The wintry blast disrupted travel and coated streets with fresh snow as residents prepared for colder temperatures ahead.
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Cleveland
Ohio Lake
Their Beauty Is Fade Proof
Countess Mira Skarbek De Korzyska names Frances Perkins Ruth Bryan Owen Mrs Calvin Coolidge Katharine Cornell and Helen Hayes as Americas most Beautiful women. She says their beauty is intellectual and enduring, not skin deep, reflecting earnestness sincerity and expressive performance.
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New York
Frances Perkins
Ruth Bryan Owen
Calvin Coolidge
Katharine Cornell
Helen Hayes
America
Mira Skarbek de Korzyska
Ruth Bryan Owens
Mrs. Coolidge
NBC
Ohio River Backs Down After Flood Peak at Cincinnati
The Ohio River flowed within its banks at Cincinnati today for the first time since March 2. Flood waters from the Pittsburgh disaster continued to clear, with only the lower valley from Louisville to the mouth remaining above flood stage. Meteorologist W C Devereaux predicted a continued fall of about 4 to 5 feet at Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Loulaville
Cincinnai
W. C. Devereaux
Tax Plan Faces House Push Toward Early Floor Vote
The House Ways and Means Committee pressed a $790 million tax bill toward a quick floor showdown amid leadership debate. Critics from the National Manufacturers Association and other business groups labeled the plan unsound while Franklin Fort called it a violent attack on private property.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
National Manufacturers Association
Franklin W. Fort
New Jersey
Akron Socialists face convention opening Saturday
Akron Ohio Socialist delegates gather for a Saturday convention to nominate candidates for governor and other state offices with about 15 delegates expected.
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Akron
Ohio Socialiste
Flood Legislation Moves in Washington on Sandusky River
Legislative action begins in the House to control floods along the Sandusky River in Ohio. The bill aims to set standards and funding for flood prevention and river management.
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Washington
Sandusky River
Onio Wee
Thuredey
Furor over Wendel charge seeks to halt Hauptmann death
In Trenton 1934 a Mercer County grand jury declined to indict Paul H. Wendel for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, sparking defense demands to convene Hunterdon County grand juries. Hauptmann faces execution at 8 pm as prosecutors and jurists weigh last motions amid intense courtroom intrigue.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Mercer County Grand Jury
C. Lloyd Fisher
Hunterdon County
Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Bruno Hauptmann
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon
Hauptmann
Hauck
Fisher
Thomas W. Trenchard
Wendel
Mercer County
Trenchard
Hauptmann letters bolster mother’s hope before execution
In Trenton prison March 19 Bruno Richard Hauptmann declares two state witnesses committed perjury and vows to expose them. He writes to his mother Frau Pauline Hauptmann that execution by electric chair is unlikely and laments hypocrisy while expressing belief in humanity.
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Kamenz
Germany
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Pauline Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Plan to Build Fourteen Reservoirs in Ohio Valley
Huntington West Virginia proposed an 85 million flood control project to construct 14 reservoirs in the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress endorsed the plan at its meeting. Senator Royal S Copeland introduced the bill in Congress. The plan seeks acts in West Virginia and Pennsylvania modeled after Ohio to involve local communities in funding. Alan Jordan noted Ohio leaders say benefited property owners should pay a fair share.
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Huntington
Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Congress
Sen. Royal S&s. Copeland
New York
West Virginia
Pennsyvania
Ohio
Highway Patrol officer visits Athens station
Stark of the State Highway Patrol visited the Athens sub station today with Lieutenant A L Bouton in charge of the district. Stark was shifted to this Southeastern Ohio district from Columbus headquarters. Field Sergeant D W Unkle moved to Columbus to fill Stark’s previous post.
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Stark
State Highway Patrol
Athens
A. L. Bouton
Ohio
Columbus
D. W. Unkle
WPA Layoffs Tied to Efficiency and Need, Watson Says
Dr. Carl Watson announced the 40,000 WPA layoff plan will be based on individual efficiency and private industry conditions, considering district non WPA work. WPA employed 168,744 on March 28 with staged reductions through June 18, starting 18,144 by April 5 and 6,000 by April 10.
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Columbus
Carl Watson
Washington
WPA
Condon Story Contradicted by Richmond Newspaper
The News Leader reports a mysterious investigator visited Richmond and obtained what he called important information about Dr. John F. Condon. James Perris and John B. Billey said Condon spent the night of December 10, 1934, in a garage watching his car. He denied being in Virginia then and offered $100 if information led to anything.
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Richmond
James Perris
John B. Billey
Biiey
John F
Jassie’ Condon
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