Federal funds eyed for Muskingum Tuscarawas reforestation
Ohio lawmakers discuss using federal money to buy lands in the Muskingum and Tuscarawas valleys for reforestation and flood control. Officials, including Wallace Forester Secrest and Secrest, plan conferences with state agriculture leaders to map plans, with support from local politicians and labor figures. A projected initial operation targets several thousand acres, aiming to curb flood damage near Cincinnati and across the Scioto and Hocking basins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngton
Muskingum-Tuscarney
M and
Tuscarawas Valleys
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveay
Opera
Scioto
Hocking Val
Fechner Transfer to Ohio Ties Flood Policy Role
The article notes Director Fechner moving to Ohio in early unemployment reforms tied to Roosevelt era flood control in the River Valley. It cites President and Senator Bulkley debating whether the state must repay initial expenses before later land resales under a government program.
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Fechner
Ohio
Roosevelt
Ver Valley
Senator Bulkley
Sentences Hit for Worthless Checks and Probation Violations
Staff member hit with one to three years for issuing worthless checks. County farmer Jesse Vinton connected to a Snow robbery and released, returned to prison pending investigation. Other defendants named face penitentiary terms and fines for probation violations. Meinhart’s fight left Glen Lawson seriously injured. Ora White found charged but dismissed.
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Spe
Itam Renkert
Jesse Vinton County
Ton
Booth
George Veney
Stan
Earl Shoemaker
Parti
D & Fight
Meinhart
Monkey Run
Glen Lawson
Bites Dog or Horse Wrecks Auto
A horse and an auto collided near Middleport on April 6. The horse caused the wreck but no injuries were reported. A vehicle driven by B. of Parkersburg spooked the horse, which struck the car and damaged the windshield. another horse, driven by Lloyd Nelson, reportedly owned by James, also figured in the incident.
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B. 8
Parkersburg
Lloyd Nelson
James
Wheat and corn futures edge higher on new price advances
Wheat futures for May rose to around 1 cent above last close and corn gained about 8 cents per bushel as buyers pushed prices on Monday. Market activity centered on the Chicago Trade with improved demand signaling a firmer tone.
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Chicago
Vanguard of Roosevelt Army of Unemployed Forming in 16 Cities
The vanguard of President Roosevelt's 250000 unemployed is being enrolled to work in forests for $1 a day. Labor Department officials in 16 eastern and midwestern cities select the first 25000, with some headed to conditioning camps by nightfall. Recruits take a six month oath and are sent to U S Army camps near home for two weeks of processing before assignment to about 1500 work camps nationwide. First 38 camps are listed in nine states including Virginia North Carolina Florida and Pennsylvania.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Labor Department
East
Middle West
Forest Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Florida
Arkansas
Georgia
Pennsyvania
South Carolina
Nature Is To Blame For Akron Disaster
A letter from Will in Beverly Hills defends aviation and naval aviation pioneer Admiral Moffett after a disaster in Akron. He rejects criticism of aviation, warning that nature causes disasters regardless of human effort and urging acceptance.
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Akron
Beverly Hills
Cal
Admiral Moffett
Naval Board
Congressional Committee
Admit Guilt Before Judge Get Sentences
Logan April 6. Four pleas of guilty were entered on indictments by the Hocking County grand jury. Joseph Flynn of St. Louis was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary for burglary related to the Seidenfeld Store robbery at Murray City. Les Ramsey received penitentiary time for concealed weapons, plus fines and jail on assault with concurrent terms. Ramsey faced the judge after an attempted razor attack on Deputy Farbearn. Glenford Poling was placed on probation for three years for forgery because of youth and first offense.
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Logan
Harley M. Whitcraft
Hocking County
Joseph Flynn
St. Louis
Seidenfeld
Murray City
Ohio
Les Ramsey
Speed
Morniag
Flynn
Whitcraft
Ramsey
Joe Farbearn
Glenford Poling
Old Major the 1800 Pound Horse Found Hanging
In Gallia County near Silver Bridge Sheriff Hatfield and Deputy Woods investigated the death of 1800 pound horse Old Major owned by Gilbert Hagar of Kanauga. The horse was found hung by a strap to an apple tree with the strap cut prior to arrival. Autopsy planned to decide if poisoning occurred first or if the bindings were accidental.
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Gallipolis
Gilbert Hagar
Kanauga
Elmer Hatfield
H. B. Woods
Hagar
Silver Bridge
John Hagar
Kimberly Man Must Pay Fine for Blow Car
Kimberly Lauterbach pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistra Pearl Miller and was fined ten dollars plus costs. He arranged to pay the fine and costs and was released. Authorities said he struck Elizabeth Kennedy with a bottle. Deputy Sheriff Karl Gardner arrested him Sunday. O J Stevens paid five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Magistra Miller. he was arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff Roberts Goldsberry.
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Lauterbach
Kimberly
Magistree Pearl Miller
Bey
Elizabeth Kennedy
Kimbery
Karl Gardner
O. J. Stevens
Richland Avenue
Costes
Magistra
Miller
Goldsberry
Pupils Strike Faces Chicago Teachers Pay Demands
Chicago teachers contended with the prospect of empty desks as 15 000 pupils marched for back pay totaling 28 000 000. Schools acted to pay part of the owed funds to avert further demonstrations while students from Calumet Englewood and Technical High Schools led the action.
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Chicago
U.P
South Side
Calumet
Englewood
Technical
Flood Gauge Being Placed at Pomeroy
POMEROY April 6 Staff Special Placing of a flood gauge here is being completed this week by U S engineers. Official marker will end guesswork on flood stages. Middleport and Racine Dam already have markers. prior Pomeroy measurements used rough methods based on proximity to known points.
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Pomeroy
U. S
Middleport
Racine
Denison students uphold century old ban on beer
Four Denison University students in Granville announce they will observe the historic ban on alcoholic beer. They reaffirm the institution’s long standing prohibition of beer consumption on campus and nearby areas.
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Granville
Denison University
Denison
Oil on Water Spurs Search Off Barnegat
Naval and coast guard ships pressed a search off the New Jersey coast after an oil patch was sighted 22 miles southeast of Barnegat. Four wreckage pieces were recovered, and officers said the Akron hull likely lies on the seabed near Barnegat.
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Barnegat
New York
Naval
Coast Guard
New Jersey
Navy Department
Cape May
N. J
Comdr. MacLellan
Portland
Pratt
H. E B. Leary
Akron
White Signs Three Bills Expands Utilities Inquiry and Tax Installments
Governor White signed the Lloyd Bill enabling the Public Utilities Commission to review gas rate fairness. He also signed the Whittemore-Frick Act extending delinquent tax payments in six yearly installments with abatements for cash. The Gilbert Bill extends county recorder terms to four years beginning 1936.
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Columbus
U.R
White
Lloyd
Public Utilities Commission
Gilbert
Bailey Run Man Bound Over to Grand Jury for B and E
George Searles of Bailey Run pleaded guilty before Magistrate C H Porter to breaking and entering and was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury under a $300 bond. He allegedly moved into John Taylor's house on February 21 without permission and was arrested by Constable Claude Steppe.
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George Searles
Bailey Run
C. H. Porter
Athens County Grand Jury
Searles
John Taylor
Claude Steppe
Murdered German Jewish couple ambushed near Feldkirch
Alfred Rotter and his wife, both German Jews, were killed in an ambush. Alleged assailants, described as a band of youths, were detained in Feldkirch Austria. Authorities report the incident occurred in the vicinity of Liechtenstein.
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Vaduz
Principality of Lichtenstein
Alfred Rotter
the &Eged Players
Feldkirch
Ohio move to issue 3.2 beer permits today
The Ohio State Liquor Control Commission, appointed by Governor White, begins issuing first permits to brew and sell 3.2 percent beer. Twenty federal approved breweries likely to receive permits first, with larger hotels, restaurants, and clubs next. Temporary branch offices may open in several cities, including Marietta.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
State Liquor Control Commission
N. L. Faris
The
Liquor Commission
Arger
Marietta
May Boycott Soviet Goods May Boycott Soviet Goods
The British House of Commons gave final approval to a measure authorizing a complete embargo on Soviet imports if retaliation for the arrest of six British subjects by the Soviet government is pursued. Britain faces a looming trial of the accused saboteurs as public indignation rises.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Draft Bill To Make Tariff Agreements
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull have nearly completed a draft congressional resolution. It would empower the administration to pursue reciprocal tariff agreements with other powers, with submission to Congress expected soon.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
Valler's Song Funded in New York
Rudy Vallee and wife Fay Webb part ways. Mrs Vallee will return to California with her father Clarence Webb Santa Monica Police Chief.
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New York
Rudy Vallee
Fay Webb
Santa Monica
Cal
No Beer in Athens Tonight Delays Reported
Retailer notes no legally brewed beer available in Athens tonight with sales unlikely before next week. H B Jones travels from Columbus to obtain a Hotel Berry license as state liquor controls office experiences delays. Jones endures a long line, filing his application after 6 pm with limited staff.
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Athens
H. B. Jones
Columbus
Berry
New State Liquor Control Commission
L. L. Faris
Blanka
Mr. Jones
Jones
ID. Shafer Co
F. J. Beasley Co
The
Stedman Co
Athens County Faces Loss From Roosevelt Plan
J. J. Salinsky told Athens Post of the American Legion that the Roosevelt economy measure will deprive Athens County of about 240000 dollars annually in veteran payments. He said Ohio veterans receive roughly 52000000 yearly, cut to 17000000 under the plan, affecting local governments and families.
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Athens County
Roosevelt
Athens Post
The
American Legion
J. J. Salinsky
Salasky
Ohio
Myers Relatives Die Crossing Train Near Tiffin
At Kellers Crossing near Tiffin William Myers and his son Donald, relatives of Secretary of State George Myers, were struck by a fast train as Myers failed to see it while attempting to cross the tracks. The train was within about 100 yards of the crossing when the collision occurred. Myers had a blinded eye.
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Tiffin
William Myers
Donald
George 8. Myers
Kellers Crossing
Here
Myers
Vets Unite To Fight Waste As Roosevelt Cuts Aid
Ex-soldiers moved to oppose government waste after President Roosevelt trims war veteran allowances. The American Legion urges members to target wasteful spending and “gold-brickers” in government as payments near July cuts. Reactions among veterans remain cautious, with possible broad opposition to the economy drive.
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Washington
Rooosvelt
Army of Economy
Legion
Cult murder trial opens in Inez Ky with nine defendants
A weather beaten courthouse in Inez opens murder trial for nine mountain people accused of a fanatical cult and slaving an aged woman as sacrifice. John Mills 36, leader of The Unknown Tongues, is charged with choking his mother Mrs Lucinda Mills. The eight others are kin of the victim.
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Inez
John Mills
Lucinda Mills
Nazi Campaigning To Politicalize Church
Berlin reports a push by the German Christians to use the Lutheran Church for state purposes. An All German Congress, attended by leading Nazis, demanded constitutional changes to empower the government to educate citizens through the church.
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Berlin
U.P
Taegische Rundschau
All German Congress
R. F. C Pledges Aid To Guardian Trust Co
Cleveland April 6 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation pledged federal aid to Guardian Trust Company enabling a 20 cent on the dollar initial dividend to depositors. The RFC will loan 9 million pounds to Guardian on condition that a new bank replaces it and the Union Trust Company in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
U.P
Guardian Trust Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
R. F.C
Guardian
Union Trust Company
Death of Earl Biggers to be marked by funeral
Pasadena memorial set tomorrow for Earl Deer Biggers author of Tie Chan detective who died here late yesterday at age unknown. The funeral will take place in the neighborhood church following his death in the city yesterday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Earl Deer Biggers
Tie Chan
Beers Rejoin Nation After 13 Years Exile At Midnight
New laws end Prohibition with nationwide celebrations as breweries prepare trucks and trains to rush beer nationwide. Milwaukee Chicago St Louis and New York lead frantic stockpiling as bars and hotels ready for legal access. Prices in Chicago cited at 2.48 for home delivery. Minnesota predicts three and a half gallons per person.
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New York
U.P
United States
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Fresno
Calif
Peattie
Texas
Oklahoma
Move Gallia Bandit To Ohio Penitentiary
Gallia County officials moved John Kritko, 21, driver of the bandit trio, to the Ohio Penitentiary after his robbery of the First National Bank last Tuesday. He received a 10 to 25 year sentence from Judge W. R. White. Lincoln Casey was sent to Mansfield Reformatory for burglary and larceny.
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Gallia Bandit
Ohio
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Penitentiary
John Kritko
First National Bank
Lincoln Casey
Mansfield Reformatory
Mrs Amanda Crow 76 Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs Amanda Knowlton Crow aged 76 died Wednesday night at 7 15 at her daughter Mrs Hadley Ely home in Mineral She is survived by two sons Zellman Mineral and Orville Carbondale a sister and two brothers Her husband John Crow died 12 years ago A sister died in January Heart disease caused the illness Funeral services Friday at 2 p m at the M B Church Mineral burial in New Marshfield Cemetery
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Mineral
Amanda Knowlton Crow
Hadley Ely
Zellman Crow
Orville Crow
Carbondale
John Crow
David
Tabitha Knowlton
Armintha Roberts
James Knowlton
Levi Knowlton
Mary McCollam
Chauncey
M. B. Church
New Marshfield Cemetery
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Ohio Elks Association
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Marietta Silo Company
George C Pfleger
Toledo
Chase Bag Company
Ll. J. Sklenicka
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F. L Mather
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