Bonus Battle Begins Today in House Fight for Two Billion
The $2 billion World War veterans bonus drive opens before the Ways and Means Committee with advocates seeking currency expansion or new bonds to pay off adjusted service certificates. Representative Wright Patman leads the push, while most committee members oppose immediate payment. leaders aim to delay until adjournment or force a discharge petition. Veterans groups split, with the American Legion officially opposing prompt payment though some posts support the measure.
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Ocean To Ocean Ispun Into Dusty Colorado Wind
A Colorado diary from Trinidad near La Junta describes high wind and dust on the plains, four thousand feet up, with cattle and pony riders bracing against the wind. The piece notes Washington proposes cutting one million dollars from prohibition enforcement, echoing Senator Borah’s call for deeper spending cuts.
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Battle Looms On Pay Cut Fight In Congress
Washington April 11 The House Economy Committee clashes with President Hoover over sweeping federal pay cuts. A direct 11 percent cut on salaries above $1,000 a year is proposed as a rider to the legislative appropriation bill. The dispute could delay action on the national economy program and trim 2000000 in 1933 appropriations to balance the budget.
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House
Minnesota rejects Navy offer for lake vessel
Governor Olson declines U S Navy Department proposal to give Minnesota the U S S cab lake Superior train vessel for the state Naval Reserve Corps. He cites economy concerns and says the state already has an army, deeming the plan too costly.
Guzik’s Money Flows Traced in Page Four Update
Reading about Jack Guzik, described as a businessman, reveals where funds go in a continuing report. The article traces financial links and connections, expanding on Guzik’s business dealings and investments.
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Parish Riots Over Priest Appointment at St Adelbert
In Berea Ohio on April 11 crowds of parishioners protested the removal of Rev S T Rogers and the arrival of Rev Szpanowski at St Adelbert Church. Women guarded doors as about 1000 gathered. mayor Basel alerted police and fire departments. the priest retreated to a rear chapel.
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U.P
Joseph Scrembs
Cleveland
St. Adelbert Church
S. T. Rogers
Father Szpanowski
John J. Basel
Three Luhrig men arraigned in gas siphoning case
Buck Vincent and Charles Peck of Luhrig faced arraignment before Magistrate C. H. Porter on petty larceny and intoxication charges after an attempt to siphon gas from a county car on Elmwood Place. Holly Pettit was being sought by Sheriff Wayne Wingett. Peck was arrested nearby, while Pettit remained at large.
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Charles Peck
Luhrig
C. H. Porter
Holly Pettit
Wayne Wingett
Elmwood Place
George Rasp
Rasp
Athens County
Wingett
Peck
East State Street
Pettit
Dear Governor I Have a Toothache
A Cozaddale woman writes Governor White asking for help to afford extracting her 18 aching teeth. She explains her doctor charges 75 cents per tooth and pleads for government assistance or funding to end her misery.
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Will Says Russians Can Do as Well As Can President
A reader from Santa Monica jokes about sensational headlines claiming Russia could extract snow from clouds before reaching Moscow. The letter contrasts such ideas with a Hoover and Congress plan to cut government expenditures, implying both notions seem appealing in print.
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Ohio Week-end Report: Several Die in Violent Deaths
Ohio reports show at least 11 deaths from violent causes over the weekend. Auto accidents dominated, with Russell Johnson killed in Hamilton and Gerald Miller in Findlay. An unidentified man's body surfaced in the Ohio River near East Liverpool, a 3 year old, Harold Carroll, died by carbon monoxide in Buckeye Lake. Mex Lewis, a 21 year old Black man, hanged himself in Wilmington jail after release from Mansfield Reformatory.
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Hamilton
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Mex Lewis
Wilmington
Lewis
Mansfield Reformatory
Clean-Up To Begin Tuesday In Athens
Residents in the west side of Athens prepare for the first Athens City Clean Up Week collection on Tuesday morning. Trucks directed by Service Director John S Collins will cover areas north of State Street and west of Court Street and rubbish must be curbside by 7 o'clock. If a container is needed to be left, place a note on it.
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Rain Dampens Spring Mood in Southeastern Ohio
The region faced persistent drizzle and cool temperatures in the high forties to mid fifties as streams rose and mud slowed outdoor activities. Fishermen eyed swollen creeks while sports fields stayed muddy and martins lingered on wires awaiting better weather. The Hocking River rose to over ten feet before subsiding to about 7.6 feet.
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Weather Summary From Regional Readings
Yesterday highs reached 92 in Phoenix and 92 in Los Angeles while San Francisco topped 80. Six day low temps included 16 in Minneapolis and 18 in Winnipeg with a general eastward drift bringing clearing skies tonight and Tuesday that bring gradually warmer conditions.
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Orders Expose Of Bears Of Stock Market
The administration believes a practice labeled bears in stock trading drives against recovery. Officials reveal actions that expose a bearish strategy influencing market momentum and policy debate.
Subpoena Orders Whitney to Reveal Bear Traders Names
President Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange ordered to publicly list stock bears and short sellers, include sale amounts and brokers, and name corporations with 10 000 or more shares short. Senate Banking Committee seeks foreign interests, market impact, and Bear raid details.
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Banking Committee
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Oil firm raises crude price in Central West field
The Ohio Oil Company announced an advance of 10 to 15 cents per barrel in crude oil prices in the Central West field at the well.
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Ohio Oil Company Today
Central West Field
Gray Urges High Tax in Senate Hearing
Chester H. Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged adoption of high income surtax rates before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington.
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Washington
Chester H. Gray
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Franch Can't Upset U S Gold Standard
The Daily Express editorialized that the French press anti dollar outburst aims to drive the United States off the gold standard and raise the franc above the dollar, predicting failure. It praised American resolve and warned such threats would unite Americans in a common national effort.
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Miners Gather To Formulate Wage Proposal
In Zanesville Ohio on April 11 striking bituminous coal miners plan a meeting to craft a uniform wage proposal. United Mine Workers of America with about 20 000 members will discuss strike policies and wage scales under union guidance amid violence reports and heightened security.
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West Virginia Panhandle
Bride or Rank Meat Important
Prince Nicholas plans to join his commoner bride Mme Lucia Deleti in Paris after his failed attempt to secure royal recognition of their marriage. King Carol refused to acknowledge the union though Nicholas retains royal status and leads the army council on leave.
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Ambassador Gibson calls for abolition of heavy arms
Ambassador Hugh Gibson the American delegate at the disarmament conference proposed to the Geneva general commission today the abolition of tanks heavy mobile guns and gases used in warfare.
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Hugh Gibson
General Commission
Geneva
Beating Reported After Harlan County Inquiry in Kentucky
Five Commonwealth College affiliates from Mena Arkansas say they were beaten and driven out of Harlan County Kentucky while investigating coal mining conditions. President Lucien Koch and four others allege birch switch beatings, forcible removal, and a forced crossing into Virginia after meeting Pineville city officials.
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Harold Coy
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Ike Greenberg
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Sandbergh
Virginia
Condon Silent On Lindbergh Baby Case Coded Notes
Dr. John F. Condon, the man behind the coded notes linked to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, refused further comment fearing harm to the child. He confirmed his notes aided contact with alleged kidnappers and a $50,000 ransom but said discussing details could jeopardize the search and negotiations.
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U.P
John F. Condon
Jassie
Fordham University
United Press
Man shoots wife then kills self in Cleveland home
William A. Turner, 66, shot and killed his invalid wife Cornelia, 60, before taking his own life. They left a note explaining. Their son Walton, a Cleveland Clinic disaster hero, is dead. Another son and his wife died recently at Warren amid mounting financial troubles.
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Chico Marx Recovering From Automobile Crash Injuries
Hollywood reports Chico Marx, one of the Marx brothers, injured in a Saturday car crash. He suffers a fractured right knee a broken rib and multiple lacerations and is under medical care.
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One Acre Garden Land For Rent Ad Seeks Buyers
Mrs A C Jones offers one acre of land for garden and truck patch. She places an ad in The Messenger Classifieds to reach hundreds of readers. Garden land on offer with contact numbers 21413 and 33 Richland Ave.
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Local Realty Ad Seeks Tenants in Three Appearances
The advertisement appeared three times and drew replies from ten prospective tenants, with one renting the land. Call 0243 Athens 412W Nelsonville or 272 Logan to reach an ad-taker for selling or renting property.
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Doctor Risks Life Racing With Stark
In Hull Massachusetts Mrs. Ralph C. Norwood 77 gave birth to her seventh child an eight pound girl at Boston Light. Dr Walter H. Sturgis was rowed to Holthouse Island by coast guard boat under rough seas two miles off Hull to reach the lighthouse keeper’s wife.
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Boston Light
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Holthouse Island
Miners Refuse To Strike At Cambridge
Miners in the Cambridge field have refused to quit work despite a strike order issued about a month ago. An authoritative source states a mine shutdown would hurt Guernsey County’s industry and push activity to non union fields in West Virginia and Kentucky. Both sides say stabilization is impossible, yet a stoppage would mainly harm Ohio mines while others operate south of the Ohio River.
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Hoover Thanks Red Cross for Aid to People
President Hoover at the Red Cross annual convention thanks the organization for its relief work during floods droughts storms and unemployment. He notes Red Cross carried a heavy load and hopes for continued resolve and courage in facing future problems.
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John Barton Payne
Boy Saves Block Fire Behind City Theater
A year-old William Dorst spotted smoke from a deserted building behind the Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon. He found a rubbish box on fire and ran for help. Foster Cornwell and Leslie Mansfield carried the burning box from the rear before damage occurred.
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Leslie Mansfield
Lindbergh Baby Case Sees New $50,000 Reward Offered
Hopewell New Jersey April 11 A $50,000 reward is offered by the New York Daily News Chicago Tribune and Detroit Mirror for clues in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Authorities and private groups pursue possible leads while Col Lindbergh weighs the impact on the child's safety amid recall of smaller rewards.
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Detroit Mirror
Lindbergh Kidnapping Flier Acknowledges Ransom Contacts
A flier recalled by Colonel Lindbergh says identification of the men who received the ransom was possible only through details supplied by the kidnappers in the note left at the baby's crib on March 1. Authorities held an unnamed suspect, questioned him, and he stayed in custody under Jersey City Inspector Harry Walsh’s escort to Hopewell for further questioning.
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Yonkers
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Guy H Burrage
Norfolk
Harry Walsh
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Hopewell
Col. Schwarskopf
Bell County Ejects Ark Students Amid Patrols
Five Mena labor college students escorted by Bell County officers and vigilantes were described as radicals by authorities. They raised food and about $200 for striking miners in the troubles and were expelled from Kentucky after officials offered a peace bond to prevent further incidents.
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