War Veterans Bonus Battle Opens Monday
Washington dispatch reports the Patman Bill to pay in full 3.6 million adjusted compensation certificates held by World War veterans. It would issue about 2.0 billion dollars backed by 40 percent gold to veterans, with hearings starting Monday before the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
U.P
Toiday
Congress
Patman
Texas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lindbergh Case Hopeful Note for Parents and Rich Cheer Up
Arthur Brisbane reflects on the Lindbergh child rumors suggesting the boy may be alive and hopes for early recovery. He notes the rich might find comfort in a French revolution anecdote about judging a rich man, then ends with a light ultimatum to stay cheered up as the piece continues on page 4.
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Arthur Brisbane
Lindbergh Child
Puy-de-Dame
Meyrand
United States
Will Comments on Current Views of The Last Few Days
Beverly Hills letter from Will defends Mills as treasurer while quipping about budget estimates for 1932. He notes praise from Jack Garner and questions who will pay. Mentions Frank Hawks being hurt but not in danger, calling him a fine aviator and a member of the family.
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Will
Beverly Hills
Calif
den Mills
Alexander Hamilton
Jack Garner
Mills
Congress
Frank Hawks
Frank
Hoover
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Treasury
Hurley
Navy
Adams
Filling Charity Chest in Hamilton Campaign Opens
Four hundred residents join a citywide drive in Hamilton on April 8 to raise 121 thousand 175 dollars for a community fund. Local organizers spearhead the effort, urging widespread participation and donations from the public to support municipal projects.
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Hamilton
Hawks In No Danger After Worcester Crash
Captain Frank M. Hawks, veteran speed flier, is described as fairly comfortable at Worcester City Hospital recovering from severe injuries after his low wing monoplane crashed into a stonewall in North Grafton yesterday. He suffered two fractures of the lower jaw a broken nose burns and multiple facial injuries. a double operation was performed and he will remain hospitalized five to six weeks.
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Worcester
Mass
Frank M. Hawks
Worcester City Hospital
Grafton
City Hospital
Hawks
Ernest L. Hunt
Max Ginns
Hunt
Truth Seekers Bow to Might
Delaware April 8. Sociologists face opposition as they seek to present truths. Professor Herbert A. Miller of Oberlin argues sociology must speak despite threats to customs and prejudices. Ohio sociological meeting at Ohio Wesleyan University discusses academic freedom and the role of the sociologist amid shifting political forces.
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Delaware
U.P
Herbert A. Miller
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Ohio Sociological Society
Ohio Wesleyan University
Miller
Newell L. Sims
J. E. Hagerty
Hoover Cabinet Presses Budget Cuts and Navy Savings
President Hoover and cabinet chiefs review the $4 million budget seeking economy measures. The Senate faces Byrnes’s call for full-Congress consideration. Navy will save $516,000 by halting reserve training cruises and decommissioning five Great Lakes ships as reforms spread.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
House
Senate
White House
Byrnes
South Carolina
Congress
Adams
Navy Department
Great Lakes
Mills
Welfare Director Rules Out Quick Reforms at Reformatory
State Welfare Director John McSweeney said Louise Mittendorf would not be removed as superintendent of the Marysville Reformatory for Women unless gross irregularities were clearly established. He warned against drastic action based solely on complaints against heads of state institutions.
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McSweeney
Columbus
U.P
John McSweeney
Louise Mittendorf
Marysville
Bossy Ate Too Much In Columbus Cow's Death Sparks Suit
In Columbus on April 8 Ralph Landford sues veterinary surgeon E W Porter for 80 dollars claiming Porter tested Bossy for tuberculosis and failed to tether her after the examination. The cow wandered and starved after consuming feed, leading to Landford's suit and Porter's counterclaim of seven dollars due on account. Justice of the Peace S D Deney denied Landford's appeal.
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Columbus
Ralph Landford
Landford
E W. Porter
Porter
Bossy
Justice of the Peace
S. D. Deney
Sandford
May Change County Rule for Ohio Home Rule Reform
Cleveland April 8 Plans for a constitutional amendment to let counties reorganize government will be discussed by an Ohio Citizens League committee in Columbus next Tuesday. If agreed, about 200000 registered voters would sign to place the measure on the November ballot. The amendment would let the legislature endorse home rule charters for county governments. An earlier Greenland amendment failed in the rural legislature.
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Cleveland
U.P
State Committee On
Columbus
Citizens League
Ohio
Greenland
Capone Did It
Business sessions of the sixty first annual meeting of the Ohio College Association were in progress in Cleveland. The gathering continues through Saturday with Dr William Oxley Thompson, president emeritus of Ohio State University, speaking at a University Club banquet. He urged civic duty. he cited Al Capone as an example of someone who made it his business.
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Cleveland
Ohio College Association
William Oxley Thompson
Ohio State University
University Club
Murray City Post backs immediate Bonus payment
At the Murray City American Legion Murray Post No 420 meeting on April 7 the vote on the Bonus was unanimous in favor of immediate payment. The action reflects strong local support for prompt settlement and was announced in the Murray City Post dispatch.
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Murray City Post
Murray City
American Legion
Murray Post No
Legion Post Fights Bonus Opposes Immediate Payment
Milton B. Campbell, national vice chairman of the American Legion Child Welfare Committee, urged Cincinnati Congressmen Hollister and Hess to vote against immediate veterans bonus payments. Campbell favors aid for widows and orphans and says now is not the time for final payment. The Frederick Galbraith Post passed a resolution opposing the bonus payment plan.
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Cincinnati
U.R
John B. Hollister
William Hess
Milton B. Campell
American Legion
Campbell
Frederick Galbraith
Women Auto Drivers Are Given Clean Bill
CHICAGO April Judge Frank M. Padden longtime head of Chicago traffic court told the Midwest safety conference that women drivers are more courteous on the road and less prone to serious accidents than men. He cited court experience showing fewer violations and better driving manners among women.
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Chicago
Frank M. Padden
Albany Youth Weds Native of McArthur
The marriage of Miss Bonnie Ruth Russell of Meocue to Mr. James D. Milligan of Albany was held yesterday at McArthur in Vinton County Court. Witnesses were the mothers, Mrs. Nettie Milligan of Albany and Mrs. Stella Boyer of McArthur. The bridegroom, a truck driver, plans to reside in Albany.
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Albany
Bonnie Ruth Russell
Meoocue
James D. Milligan
McArthur
Vinton County Court Dey
Nettie Milligan
Stella Boyer
Capone Stronghold Ousts Cicero Voters in mayoral race
In Cicero Illinois the G O P lost their hold as Joseph G Cerny a Democrat won the mayoralty ending a 14 year streak. Police sworn in as deputies guarded polls amid gang rumors. Cerny vowed to clean up Cicero while not targeting all beer sellers.
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Cicero
Chicago
al Capone
Republican Party
Joseph G. Cerny
William H. Shoemaker
Beverly Saw Her Daddy What a Walk
Beverly, a fearless two year old, leaves home on Franklin Avenue to visit her father at the courthouse. She crosses streets, dodges traffic, and explores Auto Row before arriving at his office with a neighbor guiding her. Her mother is notified and praises Beverly's adventurous start.
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Beverly
Daddy
Franklin Avenue
Carpenter Street
Auto Row
Court
State Streets
Waterloo
State
Washington Street
Court Street
Mother
Athena
Stanley
Explorer
Vets Bring Big Bonus to Washington on Capitol Steps
Veterans organizations led a march to the Capitol steps with a petition said to bear over 2,400,000 signatures demanding the cash bonus. Legionnaires and Veterans of Foreign Wars members, many in faded overseas uniforms, marched with three bands and flags as Senator McNary and House Majority Leader Rainey received the petition.
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Washington
U.P
Capitol
Veterans of Foreign War
MecNary
Oregon
Rainey
House
Adulterated Oysters Found Across State
W D Leach head of the division of foods and dairies told Governor White that investigators found widespread adulteration in oysters. Of 116 samples, 110 were adulterated and 16 met the 1 percent tolerance while 9 had solid content under 13 percent.
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Columbus
W. D. Leach
Fodas and Dairies
State Department of Agriculture
White
Leech
Girl Evangelist Charged After Fatal Crash in Portsmouth
Virginia Queen, 19, daughter of Rev. W. S. Queen, faces a murder charge after her car struck and killed Leroy Russell, 14, last Saturday night. Edward Russell filed the charge. the defendant is in jail according to police records.
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Portsmouth
Edward Russell
Virginia Queen
Leroy Russell
W. S. Queen
Two Pickets Shot at Plains Mine Transport
Two pickets were shot and wounded as they tried to stop Paul Conlon 32 from transporting strike-breakers to his fathers mine at Plains near Wilkes-Barre. Wounded were Frank Walkowiak 36 of Plains and Lawrence Constanti 42 of Miners Mills. Conlon, charged with the shooting, was released on $20 000 bail at arraignment.
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Wilkesbarre
Paul Conlon
Plains
Frank Walkowiak
Lawrence Constanti
Miners Mills
Conlon
Traffic fatalities drop in first quarter of 1932 say Akron Lima insurers
Columbus report cites declines in traffic deaths for January to March 1932 versus the same period in 1931. An insurance company issued the statement today noting the improved safety record across the Akron and Lima regions.
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Columbus
U.R
Joe Akron
Lima
Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery Case
Oscar J. Smith, 33, of Pittsburgh and Columbus, pleaded guilty in Wilmington to robbing the First National Bank of Blanchester last Saturday of 6257 dollars. Judge Frank M. Clevenger will sentence him tomorrow morning. Smith was arrested hours after the holdup at Washington Court House. the money, hidden in a catcher around his waist, was recovered.
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Wilmington
Oscar J. Smith
Pittsburgh
Columbus
First National Bank
Blanchester
Frank M. Clevenger
Smith
Washington Court House
Federal Farm Board Faces Possible Abolition In House Vote
In Washington the Federal Farm Board fights for its life as opponents push to abolish it by striking a $1,000,000 annual appropriation and moving functions to the Agriculture Department. Representative Vinson leads the effort with support from southern Democrats and several Republicans. The board’s current $800,000 appropriation trails the $1,880,000 Budget Bureau figure, while supporters remain determined despite the deficit fears. Chairman Woodrum says the committee may have erred toward generosity.
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Washington
April &E
Federal Farm Board
Vinson
Independent Offices
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Budget Bureau
Woodrum
Rioters Still Up in Arms Near St Johns
Rioters in St Johns demand action after a royal commission was appointed to probe rioting tied to alleged malfeasance by Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires. Governor Sir John Middleton announced the commission despite criticism and prior refusals to remove the cabinet.
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ST. Johns
John Middleton
Richard Squires
Two Cognovit Judgments In Bank Suits
Ira J. Fulton state superintendent of banks in Athens County Common Pleas Court awarded two judgments yesterday. One against Harry Vv. for 2108.16 and another against Zola Howard for 777.47 on cognovit notes.
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Ira J. Fulton
Athens County
Ohio Coal Mine Strike Zone Sees Quiet Friday
Reported by Adjutant General observers in the strike zone indicate calm across all sectors on Friday. In Columbus, Major General Benson W. Hough, a Rainbow Division veteran and federal judge, criticized immediate postwar bonus payments while Columbus Rainbow Division veterans voted in favor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank D. Henderson
O.R
Benson W. Hough
Rainbow Division
Hough
World War Service
Ohio firm cancels leases in Holmes County
On April 8 the Ohio Fuel Gas Company announced the cancellation of 1 021 oil and gas leases in Holmes County effective April 1. The leases had collectively yielded more than $5 000 each year to local farmers.
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Millersburg
Ohio Fuel Gas Company Today
Holmes County
McPherson Hutton Plans Sale of Angelus Temple Property
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton reportedly negotiating sale of Angelus Temple and other church property for about 4 million dollars. She plans a two year retirement to regain her health.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton
Angelus Temple
Education and economy shape Ohio Educational Conference
At Ohio State University Roosevelt and other speakers urged education to meet leisure time and crime. Dr B O Skinner called for equalizing school wealth gaps and centralizing fiscal duties. speakers stressed rural education, cooperation, cost of education, and the role of visual instruction in the new century.
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Columbus
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Ohio
Ohio State University
Ruth Bryan Owen
Congress
Florida
B. O. Skinner
Ed Hetstion
Joy E. Morgan
Joy E. Morgan, Editor of the Journal of the
National Education Association
American Agriculture
E. B. Lewis
Ohio University
Joy B. Morgan
National
Langdon White
Western Reserve University
United States
Carl C. Milliken
Veretangation Pictures
Tors of America
Hospital blaze endangers 180 patients in Louisville ward
A fire in the men's ward of the Hospital for the Insane in Louisville imperiled 180 patients. The blaze, of unknown origin, was fought by the sprinkler system with no injuries reported. The alarm was raised by an attendant who summoned staff and patients as authorities investigated the incident.
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Louisvilla
Hospital For
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