Ohio beer licenses issued as 32 percent beer moves in
In Marietta Ohio the State Liquor Commission began issuing permits to sell beer with 32 percent alcohol by volume. About 2000 people applied as the new law took effect at midnight. The commission opened branch offices to speed licenses, with full permits expected later. Distributors and retailers in Cleveland Toledo Akron and nearby cities awaited further action as the state outlines Class C and D permits and a limited number of licenses for establishments.
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L. L
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Philadelphia
H. B. God
Ember
Commission
Neton
Meigs
Galto
Pike
Jackson Morgan, Noble
Roosevelt To Decide Fate Of Six Hour Day Measure
Beverly Hills column notes Roosevelt may act on a six hour day measure as critics joke about a “nip” for Congress. The writer praises lawmakers for their work and invites readers to buy a drink for any congressman tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
Senate Passes Black Bill Enforcing Five Day Week
The Senate backed a six hour day and five day workweek for interstate industry by 53 to 30. President Roosevelt may require House action and potential 36 hour modifications. The measure signals a radical shift in economic policy amid the Depression era.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Rainey
House
White House
Robinson
Admits Partial Role in Kidnapping Case
Ray Robinson, arrested at Borketon Manitoba, reportedly confessed involvement in the kidnapping of Haskell Bohn, son of a wealthy St Paul manufacturer, who was in Denver.
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Ray Robinson
Haskell Bohn
St. Paul
Kentucky Tribunal Rules in Favor Amid Shipment Dispute
A Kentucky tribunal remands the shipment case to final adjudication after a preliminary ruling favoring the opposing party. The decision involves state authorities and the Louisville processing actions, with ongoing legal contention over compliance and timing.
Record of Ruby Bates recants Scottsboro trial testimony
Ruby Bates, one of the alleged victims in the Scottsboro case, retracts her previous testimony that nine Black youths attacked her. She says they did not assault her and, she claims, Victoria Price was not mistreated. Bates, who had been in New York, spoke with Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick and then went to Birmingham to tell the truth.
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Decatur
Ala
U.P
Huntsville
Leibowitz
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Baptist Church
Birmingham
Victoria
Police seize Ohio Examiner in Nelsonville distribution raid
Nelsonville police confiscated about 475 copies of The Ohio Examiner from three distributors after delivery to dealers. Boys collecting papers in the East End were relieved of them. Mayor Hickman and Police Chief Bateman linked the seizure to recent disturbances and noted that material inciting unrest can be confiscated. The police did not indicate future enforcement plans.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Examiner
Ohio
East End
J. W. Hickman
George Bateman
Bateman
Roosevelt and MacDonald to Discuss Arms
President Roosevelt prepared for Ramsay MacDonald’s Washington visit as discussions on arms reduction and economic relief for the common man moved forward. Invitations to France Italy Japan and Germany suggest a broader mini conference ahead of London and Geneva talks.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
London
Geneva
Referendum Filed on Two McNamee Bills in Ohio
Two petitions with 100 names each were filed with Secretary of State George Myers seeking a referendum on the McNamee Bills. One bill moves the bureau of motor vehicles to the state highway department and the other creates a state highway patrol under highway department control.
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Columbus
U.P
McNamee
General Assembly
George Myers
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Secretary of State
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Gallipolis Prepares for Early Beer Sales This Week
Gallipolis moves into beer sale era as 3.2 percent beer becomes legal. Hotels Lafayette Libby anticipate serving beer today or tomorrow with work on a new grill and dining room. Applications filed by Hotel Lafayette Libby Fritz Nunnenkamp Vincent Pierotti and others. A few grocers and restaurants show interest. West Virginia may delay legality until June.
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Gallipolis
Hotel Lafayette
Libby Hotel
Fritz Nunnenkamp
Vincent Pierotti
William Thabet
Joe Pierotti
Hotel Lafayette Grill
Huntington
West Virginia
Bryant Showboat Opens Season on Upper Ohio
Bryant showboat, in Henderson near Gallipolis at the mouth of the Kanawha River, has been repaired and is ready to begin the season next Monday. Captain Billy Bryant will lead the tour up the Kanawha and Ohio rivers to Pittsburgh and the Monongahela towns, with the Valley Belle towing the vessel. The Bryant boat is the first to open the season on the upper Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Bryant
Henderson
Kanawha River
Kanawha
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Billy Bryant
Upper
Ohio
Valley Belle
Severa
Syracuse Man Drowns Fighting Blaze
Carl V. Bridgeman an electrical equipment dealer is found drowned in an open cistern after trying to fight a bathroom fire at his home. Circumstantial evidence and coroner's ruling cite accidental death by drowning. He weighed 98 pounds and was 58 years old. He leaves a brother L E Bridgeman of Fort Worth Texas and a sister Mrs Harry Wolfe of Cincinnati. He was a Methodist and joined the church last week. funeral plans not announced.
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Carl V. Bridgeman
Carl Y. Bridgeman
L. H. Bridgeman
Meirs County
L. E. Bridgeman
Ft. Worth
Texas
Harry Wolfe
Cincinnati
Nelsonville
Ashland
Bridgeman
Methodist Church
Legion Commander To Address District Convention In Gallipolis
Joseph B Patterson of Findlay will be principal speaker at the district American Legion convention in Gallipolis on April 30. George Lear, Paul Wetherholt and O G Lyle were named to the program committee. About 490 to 500 Legion posts and auxiliaries from Athens Meigs Hocking Fairfield Jackson Perry and Gallia counties are expected to attend with drum corps in attendance at Washington School Auditorium.
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Gallipolis
Joseph B. Patterson
Findlay
American Legion Department of
Jackson
Perry
Gallia
Washington School
Ohio plan presented for study by state administration
Columbus April 7 Officials of the Muskingum Tuscarawas Valley Improvement Association present the Ohio representation plan to federal authorities and the state administration will study it in depth.
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Columbus
Ohio
Muskingum-Tuscarawas Valley Improvement Association
Are Drunks Sober If They're Tipsy From 3 Point 2
Pomeroy in a 3.2 beer debate the sheriff questions if tipsy drinkers are legally sober. Officials differ with Sheriff Tracy noting uncertainty and Squire McCullough and Mees offering opinions that physical intoxication may occur despite legal sobriety.
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Pomeroy
Congress
Sheriff A. ©. Tracy
Tracy
Squire J. W. McCullough
Squire Mees
Death inquiry opened in John McBride case near Lohrig
Athens County Prosecutor John W. Bolin re opened a death inquiry into 62 year old John McBride of Lohrig after relatives found a braided thong near the dumping place and a cap. Coroner L F Jones said the death appeared from organic heart trouble with no clear signs of violence. McBride was last seen with four men the night before his body was found on a hill near his home.
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Lohrig
Athens County
John W. Bolin
McBride McBride
L. F. Jones
McBride
Joe McBride
Bolin
Orville Jewell
Joe
Paul Barnes
Albany
Jones
Kenneth McBride
Rolin
British confident of reaction to embargo in Moscow trial
London reports the British cabinet believes their step could pressure the Soviet government over the six British subjects charged with sabotage in Moscow. They expect a verdict from the revolutionary tribunal soon, with the embargo threat seen as a possible catalyst for action.
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London
U.P
Moscow
Revolutionary Tribunal
Beer Test Ends In Draw As Max Baer Drinks On
United Press reports a 3.2 percent beer intoxication test in Chicago ended in a draw at dawn. Max Baer, 218 pounds and 6 feet 2, reportedly remained sober. Dr. Edward Addisonbrooke of Palmer House reviewed findings as a lively crowd watched bottle after bottle disappear in the Great Cafe on Dearborn Street. The record shows Baer dancing, singing California Here I Come, and calling for another round as the experiment concludes with Baer joking about repeating the test.
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Edward F. Acdenbrooke
Palmer House
Dearborn Street
Pete
Baer
California
Leba
Lee
Prohibition Repeal Sparks Nationwide Beer Return
New York reports beer back after 13 years as 19 states see celebrations and legal hurdles. Four hundred thousand barrels flow from breweries to cellars and taps while federal and state taxes bring in millions in the first 24 hours amid city license fees.
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New York
U.P
Chicago
Milwaukee
Roosevelt Celebrates Beer Legalization Across States
The official Washington delivery marked by two cases at the White House and a touring beer sign. Public scenes spanned Los Angeles and Milwaukee as breweries set multistate celebrations and lists of states allowing beer sales on varied dates.
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White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
President Roosevelt
National Press Club
Rooseveltt
Beer Supply Delayed as Athens Seeks Local Prices
Beer remains unavailable in Athens as shipments from Milwaukee and St. Louis are not yet received. Rail officials say Milwaukee deliveries need three days to arrive, while wholesalers plan home delivery later. Wholesale price is expected near ten cents per bottle with dealer marks.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Athens
Miner Slain During Battle With Posse
Deputy sheriffs and miners clashed during an attempted arrest over questioning in a deputy’s daughter’s wounding. One Progressive Miner of America died, another critically wounded, and a deputy sergeant badly hurt.
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Posse
Aprerica
Chicago Public School Strike Grips City
Chicago students walk out protesting unpaid teachers as 20,000 high school pupils joined Wednesday with 10,000 more across 24 schools. Superintendent William J. Bogan urged parent cooperation while teachers lament 22 months of scant pay and fear wider harm.
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U.p.—Boys and Girlie
Public Schools
Alll
William J. Bogan
Army Enrolls in Ohio Reforestation Drive
Government officials report progress recruiting unemployed men in six eastern cities for reforestation. Aiming for 25,000 workers by May 1, W Frank Persons of the Labor Department seeks Major EF Braught of Columbus to attend a Saturday conference for a state wide enrollment in Ohio.
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Washington
U.P
Cleveland
Interior
W. Frank Persons
Department of Labor
Roosevelt
EF. O. Braught
Columbus
Ohio State Relief Commission
Gallia County Judge Refuses Partial Pay After Church-Removal Trial
Lancaster reports Judge William R. White of Gallipolis refused his paycheck and sent it back to Irvin A. Miller, county auditor. The judge had been billed $278 but Miller issued $259, despite White already cutting $27.55 from his expense account and declining further reductions.
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Lancaster
William R. White
Gallipolis
Paul ©. Weimer
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Irvin A. Miller
White
Miller
Miller Adams Drowns After Saving Brother at Creek
Milton Adams, 19, plunged into Johnathan Creek near Zanesville to rescue his younger brother from drowning. He was swept by an undertow and drowned after being carried over a dam. his brother survived the incident.
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Milton Adams
Johnathan Creek
Here
Hia
Bia
Seagher
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