Bandits Loot New Jersey Train Safe In Morning Robbery
Four armed men seized a baggage car safe on a New Jersey Railroad train at Nutley in a 9 49 a m robbery. Authorities say coins and cash totaling about 956 55 were taken and a $50 50 piece of X ray equipment was stolen. The bandits fled in a stolen car as passengers remained unaware.
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Nutley
N. J
Lerpandits
New- K
Railway Express Agency
Coples National Bank of
Supreme Court Hears Hydro-Electric Case on PWA Funds
The Supreme Court reviews a case involving the federal government's power to provide PWA funds for publicly owned electric projects. Duke Power Company and Public Utilities Company appealed a circuit court ruling from Charlotte, North Carolina, upholding funds for a Buzzard electric plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Duke Power Company
Thern Public Utilities Company
Circuit Rt of Appeals
Charlotte
N. C
Buzzard
Bank Robbery In Celina Region Sparks $1500 Heist
Two men armed with a machine gun robbed the Fort Recovery area bank shortly after 10 this morning. The heist yielded an estimated $1,500. Authorities search for suspects.
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Celina
Fort Recovery
Scientific Twins Claim Boss Role On Eve Of Birthday
Johnny Woods, the trained twin, asserts authority while Jimmy Woods, the untrained twin, proclaims leadership. The pair, dubbed the Scientific Twins, participated in a behavioral study with Johnny guided by physicians and psychologists, leading to playful but rivaling claims of command.
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New York
Johnny
Jimmy Woods
Jimmy
Boss
Easter Gift Bombs Stun Officials In Pennsylvania
Investigators pursue leads as four suspects near Breslau neighbor status are questioned over the week old Easter Gift bombings that killed three and a coal miner in Glen Alder. Police seek links between Anthony Donovige and mailed explosives while weighing whether his death ties to the terror plot.
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Wilkes-Barre
Clinton Lehman
Anthony Donovige
Breslau
Glen Alden
Donovige
Thomas Maloney
Funeral Rites To Be Sunday
The funeral of Mrs. L. B. McMaster who died Thursday in a Cincinnati hospital will be Sunday at 3 PM at the Middleport Presbyterian Church. The body will lie in state from Saturday 3 PM until Sunday 2 PM at the McMaster residence on N Second Ave Middleport. Mrs. George Batey 62 died Thursday night at home in Thomas Fork after a heart attack. Her funeral is Sunday at Ewing Chapel Pomeroy. Mrs. Elizabeth Vonstein 4 died at her son in law Alfred Williams Locust Street Pomeroy Thursday afternoon at 4. Her funeral will be held at Reedsville Saturday at 2 PM.
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Pomeroy
L. B. McMaster
Cincinnati
Middleport Presbyterian Church
McMaster
N. Second Ave
Middleport
George Batey
Thomas Fork
Ewing
Reedsville
Work Progressing on Hocking County Roads
County road crews report progress repairing damage from the harsh winter. Graders and maintainers are in use as workers ditch and repair roads across the county in the effort to restore the system.
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Hocking
LOGAN
Snowfall Triggers Plows in Malone Area
Snow plows were taken from storage to clear an eight inch fall on roads near Duane in the northern Adirondack village of Malone New York.
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Malone
N. Y
Duane
Adirondack Village
Paris police arrest two suspects in bond theft case
Two cousins Bernard Klein and Jacob Schwartz were detained in Paris on charges tied to a $1.5 million securities theft from a New York bank runner on January 28 1935. Police recovered $440000 in U S Treasury Certificates from them as part of the probe into an international bond theft ring.
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Paris
New York
Bernard Klein
Jacob Schwartz
Parsian
United States Treasury
Bank of Manhattan
Monte Carlo
Treasury
United States Trust Co
Congress Faces Tax Proposals and WPA Dismissals
Washington lawmakers push a $799 million tax plan and a $1.5 billion relief request through committee as House members rally for WPA funding. Harry Hopkins fires WPA Washington state administrator George Gannon amid alleged political contributions, with more dismissals expected. A $440 million road construction bill advances to the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Ickes
White House
Hopkins
George H. Gannon
Washington State
Works Progress
Senate
4 H Club Work Set To Begin In Athens County
Organization for Athens County 4 H Clubs will start next Monday and run through the week. Pal mer Jones assistant to Ross Wright county extension agent announced today. He has visited former advisers and is contacting prospective ones. He will announce countywide programs once organization is completed.
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Athens County
Palmer Jones
Ross Wright County
Jones
Denhall Endorsed as Dry Candidate for Governor
Columbus P R Fe Denhall chairman of the Commonweal Party and Otterbein College professor was endorsed as the dry candidate for governor at a four party joint state convention of the Commonweal and Prohibition Parties on Thursday.
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Columbus
R. FE. Mendenhall
Commonweal
Otterbein College
Prohibition
Muzzling of Dogs Urged to Curb Rabies in Ohio
State Health Director Walter H. Hartung urged a two year dog muzzle rule to stamp out rabies, allowing for immediate county quarantines and destruction of stray dogs. He noted 70 percent of recent rabies specimens came from nine counties Adams Athens Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Pike Ross Scioto and cited 207 exposed persons needing Pasteur treatment costing 52682 dollars.
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Hartung
Ohio
Columbus
Walter H. Hartung
Adams
Athens
Gallia
Jackson Lawrence
Meigs
Pike, Ross and
Scioto
Jackson, Lawrence
False Alarm Ends Quick as Barn Light Sparks Fire Fears
Firemen rushed to a night alarm in Xenia only to find no blaze. An electric bulb hung from a barn roof swayed with the wind, behind a piece of red cloth, creating a convincing illusion of flames.
Plans for Athens flood control air caravan reception
Allen N. Jordan and C. M. Gill coordinate a reception at Rowland Field for an 11 plane flood control air caravan. The Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress leads the mission from Cincinnati through 11 Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania cities to Washington. Major Fred L. Smith commands the flight with Army Douglas planes from Cleveland.
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Athens
Rowland Field
Alan N. Jordan
C. M. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
W. F. Smiley
Messenger
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
C. E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Washington
Congress
Fred L. Smith
Army
Cleveland
Jordan
Eckford Hodgson
Raymond Brewster
Huntington
Davey Confident of Re-Election in Steubenville Talk
Gov. Martin L. Davey told Steubenville Democrats he was not worried about the party and expected re election. He cited a $5 million annual state savings from implementing the government survey and defended vetoes that saved the state from bankruptcy or new taxes. He noted veto cuts, including 1,266,500 from the Ohio State University budget, and joked about Notre Dame’s defeat of Ohio State.
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Steubenville
Martin L
Davey
Og Oo
Vey
Ohio
Ohio State University
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Former Meigs County Man Dies in New York
Herbert Oliver Caster, 64, longtime general counsel and director for oil and gas firms headed by Henry L. Doherty, died Tuesday in New York City. Born Aug 28, 1871 in Meigs County, Ohio, he directed 72 concerns including Cities Service Company. He was educated at Oberlin High School and Ottawa University, worked as a teacher, then lawyer, with career in Oklahoma before New York. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
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Herbert Oliver Caster
Henry L. Doherty
Meigs County
Ohio
New York City
Cities Service Company
Mr. Caster
Daniel and
Margaret Turner Caster
Oberlin High School
Ottawa University
Kansas
Oklahoma
New York
Investigators Seek New Lead in Mrs Titterton Slaying
New York detectives probing the Nancy F. van s Titterton murder scanned literary circles for a fresh lead. Police kept details secret while noting a growing maze of unofficial reports about all aspects of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nancy F.vans Titterton
Owever
Florida Judge Ritter Convicted by Senate on Impeachment Cheer
Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of Florida was convicted by the Senate today on a House impeachment charge that he had brought his court into scandal and disrepute. The trial followed allegations of improper conduct and political influence in his Florida district. Ritter faces removal from office and possible additional penalties as the Senate prepares to issue its final judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Senate
Heidelberg College President Charles F E Miller Seriously Ill
Heidelberg College officials said Thursday night that Dr Charles FE Miller, the college president, is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Charles FE Miller
Heidelberg College
Love Feast Hints Democratic Gain in Athens County Offices
A gathering hosted by Athens County leaders predicts stronger Democratic control of county offices next year. A New Home Lt for the Department of Interior opened as President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone, using Washington’s trowel. The building will cover five acres and house over 5,000 federal employees.
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Athens County
Department of Interior
Roosevelt
George Washington
Capitol
Sixteen Die In Polish Riot Across Lwow
Destruction marked Lwow as rioters clashed with police over a funeral procession for an unemployed man killed earlier in the week. Authorities reported up to sixteen deaths and many injuries, with arrests of suspected Communists occurring in Lwow Lodz and Warsaw. Rioters used pistols kerosene and toppled vehicles to create barricades.
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Lwow
Poland
Lodz
Warsaw
Petitioners Die At Yugoslav Castle Raid Near Zagreb
Seven people were killed at Remete castle near Zagreb when Croat peasants stormed the building to seize petitioners believed to be Chetniks. The attackers shot the visitors after attendants refused to surrender them.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Remete
Zagreb
Michailovich
Miners May Reach Moose River Passage After Next Blast
Blasting expert John Hennigar said one more blast could open a clear passage to the 14 foot level of the Moose River Gold Mine where three men have been trapped since Sunday night. He warned they could die from exposure if not reached soon.
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Moose River
N. 8
John Hennigar
Memorial too memorialize Shenandoah crash approved
Representative Robert T. Secrest of Caldwell Ohio saw his bill to fund a $2500 monument at Ava Ohio for the 1925 Shenandoah dirigible crash reported favorably by the House Library Committee on Thursday.
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Washington
Robert T. Secrest
Ava
House Library Committee
Secrest
Caldwell
Unofficial Madrid Strike Over Fas cist Provocations Grips Capital
Madrid workers declare an unofficial general strike affecting transportation and construction in protest after a late yesterday clash that left at least three dead or wounded. The capital is heavily guarded amid the unrest and threats from Socialist and Communist factions.
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Madrid
Socialista
Ethiopian拒ards Arms Talks as Italy Presses On
The Ethiopian delegation to the League of Nations rejected Italy's armistice terms as conciliation efforts fail. Italy insists on direct military command negotiations with no League interference, while Britain boosts Mediterranean naval readiness amid the East African crisis. In Ohio, garden seed and fertilizer sales remain taxable this year despite last year's exemption.
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Addis Ababa
League of Nations
Italy
Committee of 13
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
Rome
France
Great Britain
Mussolini
Columbus
R P. Barthalow
Ohio
Striking Pupils Picket Haggle Township Schools
Disorder erupted as pupils paraded to close Haggle Township schools with pickets at Oakdale and Japan schools. Officials said most sessions continued and only two buildings were closed, while strike leaders aim to shut all 21 district schools.
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Hazleton
Hagzle Township
Oakdale
Girl Fractures Leg In Fall From Banister
Lu cille Westenbarger daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Westenbarger fractured her right leg near the hip after sliding down a fire escape banister at Llesboro schoolhouse. She fell eight feet to the ground and was taken to Cherrington Hospital.
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Logan
Llesboro
Lucille Westenbarger
Charles Weastenbarger
Cherrington Hos
Pital
Newspaper Editors Meet Roosevelt at Off the Record Session
The American Society of Newspaper Editors held the second session of its 14th annual meeting after an informal press conference with President Roosevelt. The White House gathering Thursday night was off the record and members were told by president Grove Patterson that nothing said was to be published. The Senate Lobby Committee also excused Kurt Grunwald of the Farmers' Independence Council from further testimony after he refused to answer questions.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper
Roosevelt
White House
Grove Patterson
Senate
Kurt Grunwald
Farmers’ Independence Council
Woman in Red Plans Appeal to Halt Deportation
Anna Sage, known as the Woman in Red, will personally appeal to Secretary Frances Perkins to void her deportation order. She claims her “service” in helping eliminate John Dillinger offsets the offense used to depose her. Sage says she signaled Dillinger’s route the night of his death at the Biograph Theater.
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Dillinger
Perkins
Chicago
Anna Sage
John Dillinger
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Democrats Plan Bigger Athens County Courthouse Presence
The Athens County Democratic meeting at Hotel Berry draws 350 party workers and vows Roosevelt reelection with a larger county delegation. Speakers deny any rift between national and state administrations while urging early campaigning and club enrollment.
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Athens County
Hotel Berry
Roosevelt
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Athena County
Guyeville
Charlies West
Columbus
Herman Theisen
James Berry
Division of Mines
Landon
Kansas
Davey
Borah to Speak in Columbus April 30
Idaho Senator Borah will visit Columbus to speak on April 30 during the final week of the primary campaign. He is also slated for appearances in Springfield and Zanesville as part of a county-wide push.
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Columbus
Borah
Idaho
Springfield
Zanesville
Robert A Taft
Dime Store Clerk Granted Divorce in Columbus Court
In Columbus Domestic Relations Court on Thursday Viola Brown Lin was granted a divorce from James Lin, once an Ohio State University student. Lin had returned to the Orient on Sept 9 and resumed relations with a former wife, whose maiden name was restored to the American wife who claimed no prior knowledge of the former spouse.
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Columbus
Finia
Chini
Viola Brown Lin
James Lin
Ohio State University
Lin
Orient
Solicitation charge denied by official amid indictments
Robert Wheateley and Jack Rafferty face arraignment in Common Pleas Court on nine counts for soliciting nine civil service employees for Democratic campaign contributions. Wheatley denies soliciting or receiving any contributions and says he tried to contact Prosecutor Lafferty to explain his innocence.
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O- Lisbon
Robert 8. Wheateley
Jack Rafferty
Salem Higheway
Common Pleas
Civil Service
Civil Service Emsployes
Wheatley
Lafferty
Moody to Succeed Hess as Millers Leader at Athens
W H Moody will succeed R C Hess of Athens as president of the Onlo Millers Association at its concluding session of the Woeday convention here today.
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Hess
Columbus
W. H. Moody
R. C. Hess
Athens
Onlo Millers’ Association
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