Violence Takes 26 Lives in State Over Week End
Ohio fatalities from Easter weekend rise to 26 from drownings, auto crashes, and shootings. Victims include children Kenneth Roop 9 Edward Roop 11 William Bowser Jr 13 in Akron area and four Cleveland traffic deaths. suicides and other accidents reported. Akron deaths linked to alcoholism.
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Columbus
U.P
United Press
Kenneth Roop
Edward Roop
William Bowser, Jr
East Reservoir
Akron
Young Meigs Countian Is Killed Sunday
John Eblin a 23 year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Eblin near the Avenue Bridge on Thomas Fork was killed in a motor car accident Sunday night at 730 He was driving to church alone and died minutes after the crash due to a crushed skull and broken neck Investigators found steering gear trouble caused the collision He worked for the Ohio Power Company and was to marry soon He was en route to his intended wife to take her to church other brief notes mention a Belpre driver and a Long Bottom crash with a car catching fire and a couple escaping before rescue
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Pomeroy
John Eblin
Thomas Eblin
Avenue Bridge
Thomas Fork
Tigaine
Eblin
Ohio Power Company
Long Bottom
Belpre
Parkersburg
Farm Bureau forms Ohio Agricultural Credit Corporation
The Farm Bureau Agricultural Credit Corporation, Ohio's first farmer credit body, is incorporated in Columbus with $100000 capital. L R Palmer Pataskala Murray D Lincoln Columbus and George L Cooley Cuyahoga County are incorporators and officers of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The entity will lend government funded money to drought area farmers for productive needs at up to two percent above the four percent discount rate.
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Columbus
Farm Bureau Agricultural Credit Corporation
Ohio
L. R. Palmer
Pataskala
Murray D. Lincoln
George L. Cooley
Cuahahoga County
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Strummer
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of
Louisville
Fireman Killed in Greenhouse Boiler Explosion
Charles Cole, 72, a night fireman at the Tp river Greenhouse, was killed Sunday night when a boiler exploded and wrecked the rear of the greenhouse. Cole was reportedly attempting to fill the boiler with cold water.
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Poledo
Charles Cole
Tpriver
Cole
Ex-Minister Brown Quoted as He Prays for Death
The 67 year old Rev J A Brown, accused of shooting evangelist Rev George Rider, 43, in Halley’s Bluff Nevada Missouri, prayed he could die. Rider, who had come to succeed Brown, died after being shot as he asked Brown to preach Easter services. A coroner’s inquest and preliminary hearing were scheduled as witnesses described Rider kneeling and praying for forgiveness.
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Nevada
U.P
Little Log
Halley’s Bluff
J. A. Brown
George Rider
Kansas City
Rider
Brown
Easter egg rolling draws hundreds of Washington children
On the White House lawn the annual kids carnival Easter egg rolling hosts Peggy Ann Hoover and her brother Herbert Hoover, with hundreds of children under ten from diverse backgrounds attending the event at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Washington
U.P
Connecticut Avenue
White House
Peggy Ann Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Listen In on a Pin Drop Tonight
A vast radio network will broadcast a single pin drop from a table in NBC studios at 7 30 pm US time. The amplified sound will travel across North America and overseas through stations in Europe South America Australia Kamchatka and Patagonia. The report says the noise will drown out ten Niagaras or 1000 cannons.
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New York
U.P
Europe
South America
Australia
Patagonia
Kamcchatka
National Broadcasting Company
North American
Hoover Honors Boy Hero of School Bus
Bryan United reports a Colorado boy who saved 14 classmates during a blizzard by keeping them moving and sharing belongings. He will visit the White House with President and Mrs Hoover once released from Lamar hospital. five children died from the cold.
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Bryan United
Colorado
Hoover
White House
Lamar
Colo
Washington facing Italy France shipping tension warned
Washington fears a hitch between Italy and France on shipping may be serious for them but not for the United States if it keeps to its business. The piece urges readiness for any fleet and notes U.S. unemployment, a large deficit and taxation threats to business.
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Washington
Italy
France
Real money flows from rackets into New York frauds
A state crime commission estimates New York rackets drain about $400 million annually in fraudulent securities. The U S district attorney for Eastern New York says racketeers skim two to four hundred million dollars yearly from nearly every business in New York City.
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Sam
Treasury
New York State
State Crime Commission
United States District Attorney
New York
New York City
The Reward of Racketeering
The Crime Commission says racketeering in the United States yields twelve to eighteen billion dollars annually. The vast sum could cover all government expenses from pensions to debt service, with billions left over. Racketeering, born of prohibition, appears to be an expensive institution.
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United States
The
Crime Commission
English drink bill and leisure costs draw sharp rebuke
The English days report a drink bill of 1 575 000 000 dollars, while Dean Inge calls it shameful. England’s ale price has risen from seven to sixteen cents, and Britons deem it shameful. British spending is small next to the United States, which spends twenty one thousand million dollars yearly on amusements including golf cigars gum and soda.
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Dean Inge
England
Dean
Callous American wary of paying Britain's debt
The piece notes that Americans prefer spending billions on amusements over funding England’s expenses. It claims racketeers would react when U S entertainment costs exceed collections. It also reports England’s national alcohol bill fell by 55 million dollars in 1983 versus 1929. Continued on Page 4
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England
Air Travel Safer For Will Rogers Than Some Taxis
A Sunday trip in El Paso aboard an American Airways flight impressed by pilot Kelsey who has flown 400000 miles without incident. The writer recounts a taxi scare near Juarez and notes safer travel by air after news of a recent accident in Los Angeles.
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Will Rogers
EL Paso
Texas
American Airways
Kelsey
Los Angeles
Trave
Jaurez
Old Mexico
Willl
Convicts Face Murder by Arson Charges Over Prison Fire
Hugh Gibbons of Philadelphia and Clinton Grate of Dayton pleaded not guilty to three counts of first degree murder and murder by arson in Columbus Common Pleas Court. Both convicts had confessed to starting the Ohio Penitentiary blaze that killed 322 inmates on Easter Monday last year. They opposed earlier hints of pleading guilty to seek execution, stating they preferred death in the electric chair to life among prisoners. Judge Cecil J. Randall set a trial date and assigned defense attorneys.
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Columbus
Hugh Gibbons
Philadelphia
Clinton Grate
Dayton
Ohio Penitentiary
Common Pleas
Couniets
Cecil J. Randall
John Connor
Dwight Swisher
Gibbons
William B. Bartels
Oseph Eagleson
Grate
Corpus Delicti
Randall
Fire Victim Edward Six Found Near Chauncey
The body of 60 year old Edward Jerry Six, a Chauncey resident, was found by Oscar Lovely Jr about a mile from the Little Bailey Run School Building. Officials believe he rolled into a log fire left by fox hunters and died hours earlier from burns. He was not a victim of violence and survived by several children. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Chauncey
Edward
Jerry) Six
Little Bailey Run
Oscar Lovely, Jr
John W. Bolin
Athens County
George Rasp
L.F. Jones
Six
Chauncey and
Moses Six
Potato Distribution For Drought Sufferers Announced
Miss Pearl French of the Athens County Red Cross Chapter announces a half bushel seed potato distribution to drought relief families with land to plant. Potatoes are to be issued on orders from township drought relief chairmen and must be collected by the night of Wednesday April 5.
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Miss Pearl French
Athens County
Red Cross Chapter
Jovn Grocers
Miss French
Red Cross
Farm Offerings Amone Bor vains
Classified ad notes bicycle tires 24 inch sizes at 90 cents each and baby chicks a week old at 10 cents each. Offers to buy 100 thrifty hens and mentions a chicken farm for sale one mile from Athens with a modern six room house and small down payment.
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M Ger
Athens
Actress Ardell Robbery Shocks New York Home In Easter Holdup
Two well dressed men posing as flower delivery workers robbed actress Marjorie Ardell and her maid in midtown Manhattan. They bound the pair and stole a diamond bracelet valued at 15000 dollars and three rings worth 1000 dollars each before fleeing.
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New York
U.P
Marjorie Ardell
Vaudeviss
Miss Ardell
Not Told Her Child Is Dead Not Told Her Child Is Dead
In Youngstown on April 6 a collision left Mrs. Margaret Bakarich critically hurt and unaware her seven-year-old daughter Margaret had died. The pair were trapped under an overturned truck while waiting for a bus to a church Easter program. Among 19 injuries were Mrs. J. S. Coxey and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Coxey Jr. The Coxeys' status remained unsettled as a 17-year-old Mercer County youth was arrested in connection with the crash.
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Youngstown
Margaret Bakarich
Margaret
J. S. Coxey
Massillon
Coxey
J. S. Coxey, Jr
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Alabama
Fashion Parade in Paris Brightens Easter in 1940s Style
Paris Easter parade draws many visitors from England to Avenue Foch. Green and brown dominate outfits with mid to ankle length silhouettes. Couturiers Louise Boulanger, Lanvin, Jenny, Patou showcased vivid outfits and hats, while reptile skin shoes and silk fabrics highlighted the spring fashion display.
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Paris
Avenue Foch
England
Couturiers
Louise Boulanger
Lanvin
Jenny
Patou
Flood Waters Recede in Southern Ohio Prompts Drownings
Skies cleared over Southern and Eastern Ohio after heavy rains caused rivers to top banks. Three drownings were linked to floods including a boy from Sciotoville and a teen near New Philadelphia, with four others reported. highways and fields suffered damage as creeks rose and flood stages peaked.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Columbus
U.P
Thomas Justice
Sciotoville
Little Sciote
Herbert Dollison
Barberton
New Philadelphia
Glen Shutts
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Oata
Hocking
Shead
Pilketon
Marietta
Chillicothe
Jackson
Redistricting Bill Moves in Ohio Legislature
Columbus April 6 The General Assembly enters its final week of a fourteenth week with a recess set from Saturday to April 27 The first bill in the House involves the Whitemore Corporation Measure and a Senate amendment on stockholders dividends and voting rights in mergers The Senate has a redistricting bill by Senator Marshal as a special order for Monday night creating two new districts and realigning others likely prompting long debate and multiple amendments.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Commerce
House
Whitemore Corporation
Senate
Marshal
Ohio
Cassidy Loses Case in Liquor Transport Ruling
George L. Cassidy known as the man in the green hat must serve an 18 month prison term after the D C Court of Appeals upheld his conviction for transporting liquor. Cassidy drew national attention for articles alleging liquor dealings by members of Congress and was arrested October 31, 1929 on the steps of the Senate Office Building.
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Washington
U.P
George L. Cassidy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cassidy
Congress
Senate
District Supreme Court
Soviet Gold Suit Seeks $5 Million Against Banks
In Federal Court, Bank of France sues Chase National Bank and Guaranty Trust for $5 million in gold allegedly sent by the Soviet Government in 1925 to be sold in the United States. The Bank claims ownership under 1917 confiscation by Soviets and seeks recovery of property value in a replevin framework.
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New York
U.R
Bank of France
Chase National Bank
Guaranty Trust Company
United States
Girl Hit by Auto In Sheltering Arms Hospital
Helen Grubb nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Grubb of 24 Hudson Avenue was struck by a auto driven by A. Cppock late Sunday afternoon on May Avenue. She suffered cuts on the forehead a broken right arm and facial lac erations. Her condition today is improved. The car driver was questioned and released absolved of blame by police.
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Helen Grubb
Melvin Grubb
Hudson Avenue
Sheltering Arms Hospital
A. oCppock
May Avenue
Family in Need Appeal for Nelsonville Fire Victims
An appeal for clothing and household goods for Charles Roberson and family of Nelsonville, whose home burned this morning, was issued by Adjt Bernard Stone of the Athens Salvation Army. Roberson, who had been out of work, was to start street improvement work in Nelsonville today.
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Charles Roberson
Nelsonville
Adjt
Bernard Stone
Athens
Bryan Untiedt Faces White House Visit
Bryan Untiedt, 15, known for keeping 14 classmates alive during a school bus blizzard in Colorado, says he is uneasy yet proud about a planned trip to the White House in Washington. He dreams of sleeping in the same bed as Lindy at the White House, making the journey worthwhile.
Weather Snapshot Across Regions
Yesterday's highs reached 82 in Los Angeles and Phoenix and 80 in Miami. Today's lows include White River 10 below and Parry Sound 22 below. A vast high pressure area from the St. Lawrence Valley to the West Gulf Coast favors continued fair weather and steady temperatures for 36 hours before a warming trend Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
White River
Ochrane
Parry Sound
St. Lawrence Valley
West Gulf Coast
Appeals Affirm Fall and Blackmer Sentences in Teapot Dome Case
The DC Appellate Court upheld Albert Fall’s one year term and $100,000 fine for accepting a bribe from Edward Doheny and Henry Blackmer’s $60,000 fine for contempt after refusing to testify in Elk Hills and Teapot Dome hearings. Both may appeal to the US Supreme Court.
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Washington
U.P
Albert B. Fall
Henry M. Blackmer
Appellate Court of
District of Columbia
Paul
New México
Piteon
Edward J. Doheny
Los Angeles
Doheny
Milt Hills
California
Harding
Blackmer
Orange
Elk Hills
Teapot Dome
Denver
Cole
Justice Van Oradel Upholds Fall Sentence In Oil Case
In a written opinion Associate Justice Josiah A. Van Oradel upholds the jail term and fine on Fall. He criticizes former Secretary Denby as passive in oil transfers and notes Fall acted with common motive alongside Sinclair and Doheny despite no direct relation. In Denver, April 6, Kar C. Schuyler says Blackmer’s contempt fine will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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United States Supreme Court
Blackmer
Charles FH. Hebb
Continental Trading Company
Lttd
Liberty
Harry M. Sinclair
Robb
Binckmer
Cauge
Fall
Doheny
Sinclair
Ben
Artis
Josiah A. van Oradel
Denver
Colo
U.ph
Three Are Fined for Liquor Possession in Athens County
W. D. Holmes and Joseph Holmes pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor and were fined 100 dollars plus costs, then committed to Athens County Jail for nonpayment. John Matheny of The Plains pleaded not guilty to failing to provide for two minors and was bound over to the grand jury under 300 dollars board. David Wade of Rock Rifle pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor, fined 100 dollars and costs, and jailed in default of payment.
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W. D
Joseph Holmes
Luhrig
Magtetrata
C. H. Porter
Athens County
Desfault
John Matheny
the Plains
Justice Porter
Jonas
David Wade
Justice of the Peace
Pearl Miller
W. L. Riley
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Beroad
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Coshoe Hospital
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Charles Dygar
Holland
Robert Conlin
Martinsville
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Springfield
Joseph Knoth
Newark
James R. Haynes
William H. Lennox
Sawyerwool
Meigs Countian
Credit Bureau
So Aid Farmer
Wes
Kulls
Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
America
Gibbons and Grate
Bailey Run School
Truss
Misa Ardell
Frank Ardell
Katherine Tanaskan
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