Leaders Fight Second World War Bonus Plan
Senate and House leaders oppose a veterans bonus bill proposing two billion dollars in new currency. House Majority Leader Rainey and Senate Leader Robinson warn against inflation and weak gold backing, while supporters Patman Owens and Connery press for refloating the measure to aid prices and purchasing power.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Rainey
Patman
House Ways and Means Committee
Wright Patman
Owens
Oklahoma
Rep
Connery
Massachusetts
Owen
Greensboro veterans clash as speaker defends bonus stance
A 3000 veteran meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina ended with attempts to mob a speaker defending Henry L. Stevens Jr. opposition to the soldier bonus. Pistols and a bottle were brandished. police rescued the speaker, who was unnamed, and the gathering adjourned. A separate resolution to approve the bonus payment passed unanimously.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina
Henry L. Stevens
American Legion
Warshaw
N. Y
Stevens
Truck Mines Open in Nelsonville Area Despite Committee Absent
Nelsonville April 12 Truck mines in the district continue operating as the Miners' Scale Committee was absent from a Zanesville session and no action affecting operation was taken at Carbon Hill Monday night. A later meeting will decide truck mine status. The brick plants this summer heighten local interest in the issue.
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Nelsonville
District of the Miners’ Scale Committee
Zanesville
Carbon Hill
Mary Astor Plans South Seas Cruise Before Baby Arrival
Hollywood news states Mary Astor and her husband will sail to the South Seas and Hawaii in a few weeks as they await the birth of their child, due in August.
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Hollywood
Mary Astor
South Seas
Hawaii
Miss Astor
Pelicans At River Edge Observe A Transcontinental Train
Two nights from Chicago to the Pacific and three from New York bring travel across Arizona to California over the Colorado River. Pelicans perch by the railroad bridge watching the train pass, living near the muddy waters all winter and knowing little of government. Marvelous sunshine and desert bloom frame a journey into Hoover Dam country.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Chicago
New York
Arizona
California
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Boulder Canyon
Bead Necklace Sellers in Needles Show Varied Demeanors
At Needles, Indian ladies selling bead necklaces bows arrows and pottery display mixed mood with salesmanship fading. A middle aged seller in a bright red shawl presses items on customers while a very old rival with white hair offers a gentler, benevolent approach.
Across the Pacific War Ripples Reach California Roof
The reader is invited to imagine from a Los Angeles rooftop a vast reach of Asia spanning 7,000 miles, as the writer discusses the ongoing China Japan conflict and the shift from historical ponies to airplanes and submarines in future warfare. The piece hints at ongoing war anxieties and is marked by a note directing continued coverage on Page 4.
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Los Angeles
Japan
China
Asia
West
Death by own action blames alimony racket
Garfield J. Schieferstein a 50 year old former real estate operator killed himself with carbon monoxide in his car to protest alimony laws. In a farewell letter he said he was ruined by his wife and legal rules that make alimony possible and that he could not meet his obligations while living in a sparsely furnished flat.
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Chicago
U.R
Garfield J. Schieferstein
Schieferstein
State Relief Commission Opens Applications Across Sub Divisions
Columbus April 12 The State Relief Commission begins functioning and invites local sub divisions to submit relief applications under new laws. Officials urge districts to self filter allocations before appeals, and to show budget trims and economies prior to bond or gasoline tax fund approvals. Hamilton County bond request for 1 million dollars awaits Tax Commission review. Preparation of a constitutionality suit on the Bond Law is delayed pending that action.
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Columbus
U.P
State Relief Commission
General Assembly
Relief Commission
Court of Appeals
Hamilton County
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Senate Banking Panel Urged to Hire Skilled Cross-Examiner
Washington April 12 Proposals by committee members urge Samuel Untermyer of New York to lead its probe into alleged bear raids on the stock market. They call the current inquiry a fiasco and say Richard Whitney president of the New York Stock Exchange had the best of the argument on opening cross examination.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Richard Whitney
New York Exchange
Arrests in gas siphoning case lead to arraignments
Deputy Sheriff George Rasp arrested Luhrig men Charles Peck and Buck Vincent Sunday night after a failed siphoning attempt on a county car. They were arraigned before Magistrate C H Porter and bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury with bonds of 300 dollars. Peck pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 30 dollars and costs. Vincent pleaded not guilty and was bound over on 100 dollars bond. Ralph Nice of Big Run was fined 100 dollars and costs for possession of liquor manufacturing property. Dan Carr of Athens and Constable Frank White brought charges of intoxication. both pleaded guilty and were fined 10 dollars and costs.
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Buck Vincent
Luhrig
George Rasp
Rasp
C. H. Porter
Athens County Grand Jury
Peck
Vincent
Ralph Nice
Big Run
Porter
Frank White
Dan Carr
Athens
Leslie Bradfield
Wheat Prices Jump as Southwest Crop Damage Feared
Chicago April 12. Wheat futures surged amid reports of serious damage to southwestern crops from dust and drought wind. Official crop surveys confirmed the damage, lifting prices despite prior market declines as traders faced a bleak outlook for the nation’s grain.
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Chicago
U.R
Ten Renters Sought For Three Days Ad Offer
Mrs A Jones offered one acre of land for rent and invites farm owners to contact Classified Headquarters at phone 6243 for ad assistance. The notice encourages posting rental ads and mentions charges may apply.
Senator Harris in serious condition as heart weakens
Washington reports that Senator William J Harris of Georgia is in very serious condition after doctors say his heart is gradually failing and he is not expected to recover.
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Washington
William J. Harris
Georgia
Miners Maintain Strike. Ohio West Virginia Delegates Vote
Delegates from Ohio and West Virginia scale committees meeting in Zanesville voted to continue the strike order issued March 31. Mines serving public institutions may operate if agreements with miners are satisfactory. John M. Lewis, international president, urged peace and property protection. Muskingum Coal Company Mine south of town operated despite picketing efforts last week.
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Zanesville
U.P
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens Police Issue Nine Double Parker Tickets
Nine traffic tags were issued yesterday as Athens police renewed their crackdown on double parking. Two out of town motorists were excused, seven were fined one dollar each, with motorist names including H. W. Roach Dwight Gaskill Ellis Woodworth Lillie Woodrutt John Cable W A Matheny and W S Neutzling.
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Athens
Double Parker
H. W. Roach
Dwight Gaskill
Ellis Woodworth
Lillie Woodrutt
Ohn Cable
W. A. Matheny
W. 8. Neutzling
Bizarre Chapter Added To Lindbergh Kidnaping
New York report details Dr. John F. Condon's nocturnal ransom bid at St. Raymond's Cemetery with a $50,000 payoff and tokens used to prove captivity. The convoluted sequence began with a cryptic want ad and included drives to Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery before an alleged boat delivery and delayed clues.
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Lindbergh
New York
U.P
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
State Tax Commission rejects Hamilton County relief bonds
The State Tax Commission refused to approve Hamilton County's $1,000,000 bond issue under the Espy-Roberts Act, deeming the law unconstitutional. The decision opens a Supreme Court test case, with County Prosecutor Gorman of Cincinnati expected to file suit to settle the act's legality and related relief bonds questions.
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Columbus
U.P
State Tax Commission
Hamilton County
Supreme Court
Gorman
Cincinnati
Haller Named Secretary of Hocking Valley Cooperative
E S Haller formerly of West Virginia is appointed secretary of The Hocking Valley Cooperative Salea Company. Officers announce contracts with Banks Ice Cream Company for milk distribution and plan surplus shipments to the M and A Dietetics Laboratories in Columbia.
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E. S. Haller
West Virginia
Hocking
Golf Friends Swap Wives Foursome Remains Intact
In Poughkeepsie New York the Parrott and Smith couples long time neighbors from Ferris Lane. The two wives obtained Mexican divorces last week and the four friends now pursue separate honeymoons with their respective spouses. Parrott heads a major auto agency while Smith is sales manager at a lumber company. They will keep living next door at 102 and 104 Ferris Lane.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Malcolm E. Parrotts
G. Minard Smiths
Ferris Lane
Parrotts
Smiths
Dutchess County Golf Club
Snow Not Stopping Athens Clean Up Week Efforts
Weather delays fail to halt Athens Clean Up Week as 16 loads of rubbish are collected by city trucks and several west side eye sore sites are cleared. Mayor Wood and Sanitary Engineer Marlow warn fines for unsanitary conditions and Scouts plan a citywide survey. Tomorrow zone covers north of Mill Street and east of Court Street with curbside removal by 7 AM.
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Athens
Robert 8. Wood
R. L. Marlow
Marlow
Athena Boy and Girl Scouts
Mill Street
Court Street
John &. Collins
Dr. A. B. Frame Dies at 92 in Piqua After Lifelong Medical Career
Dr. A B Frame 92 former Athens County resident and one of Ohio's oldest physicians died in Piqua of a heart attack. Born Coolville January 4 1840 he served in the Union Army became adjutant of the 186th Ohio Infantry and practiced medicine in Piqua for over 40 years. He led Loyal Legion of Ohio in 1930 attended G A R conventions and leaves daughter Mary of Detroit.
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Athens County
Ohio
Piqua
Addie Robinson
Frame
Coolville
Marietta College
McHirey
Seigel
Hunter
Crook
Sheridan
186Th Ohio Volunter Infantry
Cincinnati
Loyal Legion of Ohio
United States Pension
the Atheny State Hospital
Mary
Detroit
Roosevelt Garner contest in Nebraska primary
In Lincoln Nebraska April 12 Gary Franklin D Roosevelt of New York Gov William M Murray of Oklahoma and Speaker John Nance Garner contested in the state primary election for Nebraska’s Democratic presidential nomination.
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Lincoln
Neb
Gary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
William M. Murray
Oklahoma
John Nance Garner
Gorging Is Blamed For What Happened
Beverly Hills insight blames overconsumption for a past event as speculation swirls about motives and outcomes. The writer voices cynicism toward Senate probes and hints at a broader critique of financial excess.
Spring Snows Spoil Baseball Season in Ohio
Columbus April 12. Opening day for the Columbus and Kansas City clubs in the American Association postponed to Wednesday as snow fell across Ohio. Northern Ohio reports three inches at Chardon and forecast calls for clearing but chilly conditions.
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Columbus
U.P
Oho
Kansas City
Ohio
Federal Cuts Bill Undecided in House Debate
Washington April 12 A proposal to cut government salaries as part of a national economy program hung in the balance awaiting moves to bring it to a showdown in the House this week. The Rules Committee was to approve a rider adding a salary reduction to the Legislative Appropriations Bill. The Economy Committee expected to vet the program for debate by Thursday. Chairman McDuffie said the majority favors a direct 11 percent pay cut for government workers as the plan to be offered as a rider to the appropriations bill.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
House Economy Committee
McDuffie
Short Holdings Revealed On Steel And GM In Early April
Senate Banking and Currency Committee disclosed April 1 to April 6 short positions amid fears of a bear raid. United States Steel led with 384,442 shares on April 1, falling to 361,689 by April 6, while General Motors moved from 263,905 to 262,498 shares.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
United States Steel
General Motors
Shor
Steel
Ohio Governor Urges Balanced Budget Through Cuts
Gov. George White of Ohio told the Ohio Society that fiscal remedies lie in reducing government costs, not higher taxes. He cited a seven percent cut last year and a 25 percent cut this year as proof that a balanced budget comes from trimming department expenditures.
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New York
U.P
George White
Ohio
Ohio Society
White
Mystery Lindbergh Case Figures Return of Kidnapped Son
Dr. John F. Condon, known as Jassie, made two secret trips carrying two suitcases as part of renewed Lindbergh ransom talks. Col. Lindbergh and authorities keep hopes alive while investigators monitor Newark and Westchester activity amid ongoing Norfolk negotiations.
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Fordham University
Jassie
New York
Col. Lindbergh
Condon
New Jersey
Treasury notes on Lindbergh ransom not yet located
Washington report states that lists of numbers on currency paid by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as ransom for his kidnapped child have been in treasury hands since April 6. By 10:15 a.m. two reports indicated none of the notes had been found.
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Jassie
Condon
Crome Avenue
Washington
U.P
Charles A. Lindsbergh
Treasury
Net Tightens in Joena Wai Kidnapping Case in Hawaii
Prosecutors build a murder case around four American defendants as circumstantial evidence mounts including false mustaches and the Kahahawai clothes. Grace Bell Fortescue and three women face life terms in Oahu Prison. Clarence Darrow directs defense and John Kelley guides unraveling the tale.
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Joenawai
Tom Day
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al Koko
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Grace Bell Fortescue
Oahu
Clarence Darrow
Bulwark
John Kelley
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