New Tax Measure Faces House Debate Amid Controversy
Ways and Means panel advances a plan to tax corporate income with proportionate rates, aiming to fix flaws in the tax system. President Roosevelt’s target revenue shifts to 803 million over three years. Republicans denounce it as unsound and regressive. The bill moves to floor debate as party lines firm.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Corporation of Income
Roosvelt
Eighteen Attend Scout Training Course in Glouster
Eighteen local residents joined the second meeting of the annual Boy Scout training course in Glouster. Attendees listed include M. Bennett C. B. Vernon E. Bryson E. K. F Peugh Rev. P. Morris and others. The next session will be at Glouster High School gym with county attendance expected and Supt. Thomas W. Figley scheduled as speaker.
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Hn Robak
Joe Wolf
Bob Clark
A. Rogers
Robert Clark
Harold Aderbasin
Paul Bingman
Glouster High Hool
Supromas W. Figiey
The
Glouster Hools
Black Committee Criticized by FCC Urges Prosecution
A controversial resolution called for criminal prosecution of individuals and organizations deemed to have run a campaign against the Roosevelt administration. The proposal accused a Black committee of fostering what it termed a radical press offensive and urged civil action.
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Ition
FCC
PEW York
Pherncine
Ral Communications Commisma
Mayor Rescues Calf Found in Creek
Mayor Neth R. Fitzgerald rescued a drowning calf Tuesday on the Hansel farm near Falls Wahip. With the aid of rails he pulled the animal from the creek and earned the farmers gratitude for the quick act.
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Neth R. Fitzgerald
W. H. Hansel
Road Steerer Dis Owntown Whaling Era Item
Extract shows an obituary style brief for a longshore or whaling figure. Names unclear due to OCR. Mentions Mass town ownership, a veteran whaler, and a notable 98 figure in a historic whaling fleet. Hard to parse exact facts from fragment.
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Mass
Quincy
Dog licensing woes hit Gallia County as warden stuck
Gallia County dog warden Roy Johnson faced mud trouble on Double Creek Road in Guyan Township while collecting dog license fees. He paid to have his car pulled free, then deposited $33 in the county treasury.
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Warden
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Roy Johnson
Double Creek
Guyan Township
War Dangers Explained by O. U. Students
About 500 Ohio University students faculty and townspeople attended a morning meeting in Alumni Memorial Auditorium to denounce war and urge a psychology of peace Speakers Robert Schmidt Tom Reading John Pickens and Margaret Flory urged neutrality conscription for resources and cultural enrichment to make peace more attractive than war The event aligned with similar campus activities nationwide
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Ohio University
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Robert Schmidt
United States
Tom Reading
Europe
Asia
John Pickens
Pickens
Margaret Flory
Doane Recalled On Townsend Pension Probe
Dr. Robert R. Doane testifies before a House investigating committee regarding his earlier claim that Townsend and Clements knew the plan could not work. He cites his estimate that a 2 percent tax would yield about 7 billion dollars gross versus 24 billion needed to fund 200 dollar monthly pensions for those over 60.
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Washington
Robert R. Doane
New York
House
Tolan
D-Calif
Townsend
Doane
F. F. Townsend
Robert E. Clements
Crown Prince takes control as Haile Selassie faces mutiny
In Addis Ababa Crown Prince Asfa Wossen seized government control on direct orders from Emperor Haile Selassie amid reports of a northern mutiny by Haile Selassie troops. Italian forces push toward Addis Ababa with a 1.44 billion lire war budget approved in Rome.
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Addis Ababa
Asfa Wosan
Emperor Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie
Dessye
Rome
Italy
Stefani
Mogadiscio
Somaliland
GOP Seeks To Win Support of Political Foes
Col Theodore Roosevelt urged the Republican Club to seek cooperation with hundreds of thousands of Democrats who share their views. Senator Clark accused past administrations of causing economic distress and framed the November choice as Roosevelt or Reaction.
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GOP
Washington
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
National Republican Club
Clark
D.-Mo
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Grounds Exist to Oust FDR Says Republican
Fremont reports James T. Begg former Ohio representative told the Hayes Republican Club on Tuesday night that grounds for impeaching President Roosevelt exist. He asserted Roosevelt had usurped legislative powers delegated to Congress by Article I of the Constitution.
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Fremont
Hayes Republican Club
James T. Begg
Ohio
Roosevelt
Begg
Congress
Roosevelt Pays Final Tribute to Louis Howe in Fall River
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt visit Fall River to pay final tribute to Louis Mc Henry Howe, longtime adviser and friend, marking a solemn local observance with the president in attendance.
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Fall River, Mass
Roosevelt
Louis Mc Henry Howe
Strip Cropping Trial Begins In Hocking County
W H Mowery of Washington Township plans a summer trial of strip cropping to reduce erosion. Plowed strips will grow corn in spring, fall wheat sown, with next year’s strips for corn. The experiment aims to maintain soil while preventing hillside erosion.
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Hocking County
Logan
W. H. Mowery
Washington Township
Mowery
Two Men Rescued From Moose River Mine Collapse
Dr. D. E. Robertson and Charles A. Scadding were rescued after 141 feet of rock and dirt were breached at the Moose River gold mine in Nova Scotia. They survived but suffered intense pain while Herman Magill, the third victim, died Monday morning. A steam shovel aided the rescue as workers cleared the shaft.
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Moose River
Nova Scotia
D. E. Robertson
Charles A. Scadding
Herman Magill
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
DAR Warned Of Socialists In Congress
Washington D A R officials warned that masquerading Communists and socialists have gained access to Congress and seek constitutional changes. Mrs Vinton Earl Sisson presented a report citing 65 to 70 pending amendments and noting cross party involvement by so called Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
DAR
National Defense
Congress
Townsend Subpoenaed In House Investigation
Dr. F. F. Townsend, founder of the plan to pay $200 monthly pensions to all persons over 60, has been subpoenaed to appear May 5 before the House committee investigating the Townsend movement.
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Washington
F. F. Townsend
House
Townsend
Embezzlement Case Ties Broker Koepke to Arrest
Investigators say Charles G. Koepke sought to conceal his actions after allegedly embezzling 50 000 dollars from a client. A gas bill found among Koepke’s papers at Patricia Starr’s Chicago apartment led to his arrest and confession.
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Charles G. Koepke
Chicago
Patricia Starr
Koepke
Daniel Sams Dies at Athens Water Works
Daniel A. Sams 72 night engineer at Athens City Water Works was found dead at 5:45 this morning by Chief Engineer George Miller. Cause appears heart ailment. Survived by two sons Jack and Clarence. Wife Rose Davis Sams died in 1893. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at Hocking Street Church of God with burial at West State Street Cemetery.
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Daniel A. Sams
Athens City
George Miller
Mr. Sama
Mr. Sams
Jack
Shannon Ave
Clarence
Athens
Mra
Rose Davis Sama
Athens County
Hocking St. Church of God
W. State St
Scarlet fever outbreak prompts dormitory quarantine at prison farm
Health authorities quarantined all six dormitories at the state prison farm near Vandalia Illinois due to a scarlet fever outbreak. The action covered the entire facility to curb spread and protect surrounding communities.
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Iil
Naval Group Approves Building 54 Vessels
Washington The House Naval Affairs Committee approved the Vinson Bill authorizing construction of 54 naval auxiliary vessels for the fleet as part of a defense program.
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Naval Group
Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Vinson
Jurors Called For April 27 In Athens County Showdown
Twenty one Athens County residents were notified to report for possible jury service in Athens County Common Pleas Court next Monday. Names include Ray Bobo Jerseyville Brooks Russell Albany Bess Allen Albany Hattie Webb Athens Margaret Moore Athens Charles Oxley Athens N E Mills Athens May Boudinot Millfield C R Featherston Athens George Tolliver Nelsonville Allen Bean Torch Anna Frost Albany Allen Riley Nelsonville Ruth Baughman Athens Frank Brown Nelsonville Donna Thomas Nelsonville Nora Atkinson Athens Otto O Shanks Coolville Joe Dewhurst Nelsonville Aldo Minear Albany.
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Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ray Bobo
Jerseyville
Brooks Russell
Albany
Bess Allen
Hattie Webb
Athens
Margaret Moore
Charles Oxley
N. E. Mills
May Boudinot
Millfield
C. R. Featherston
George Tolliver
Nelsonville
Allen Bean
Torch
Anna Frost
Allen
Riley
No Place Like Hove For Jobs Pomeroy
Lloyd Watson, after seven years away seeking work, has returned to Pomeroy under county escort and is now employed on a PWA project, the Rutland High School addition. He had been wanted on a non-support charge and previously traveled Northern Ohio seeking steady work. Sheriff Roscoe O. Fowler brought him back.
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Pomeroy
Lloyd Watson
Watson
Ohio
Roscoe O. Fowler Watson
PWA
Rutland High School
Gallipolis Men Sponsor Plan To Build Dams
A Gallipolis group of fish and game enthusiasts plans creek dam projects in Gallia County and seeks a $15 000 WHA allocation. Leaders include JL RR Hall John Halliday William Reese Farnom Haskins and H W Nixon. The program would use small lakes on farms to aid fish life conserve water and allow public fishing with landowner rights reserved. An engineer will visit to outline the project and the $15 000 allocation.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis Fish and Game
WHA
JL. RR
Meigs County
Piek and Game Club
Department of Conservation
Hel
WPA Faces Billion-Dollar Shortfall For WPA funding
Treasury figures show near one billion dollars more than Roosevelt asked Congress for to sustain the Works Progress Administration. Hopkins testified that the relief issue will not vanish quickly as March expenditures near 200 million and a full year could total about 2.4 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Harrisonville Resident A. A. Combs Dies After Pneumonia
A. A. Combs age 58 dies at home in Harrisonville after brief pneumonia illness. Funeral at Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Thursday at 2 PM with burial in Wells Cemetery. Survived by wife Myra Stanley Combs daughter Helen Wyatt of Ripley West Virginia granddaughter Barbara Sie Wyatt. Formerly of Albany he was brother in law of Dr KB U Stanley. sister Mrs Homer Welch lives near Carpenter.
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Harrisonville
A. A. Comba
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church
Wells Cemetery
Myra Stanley Combs
Helen Wyatt
Ripley
W. Va
Barbara Sie Wyatt
Combs
Albany
KB U Stanley
Homer, Welch
Carpenter
Four Year Terms Bill Likely Becomes Law July 7
Columbus reports the secretary of state asserts a bill establishing four year terms for all county offices will become law on July 7 unless blocked by referendum.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Miners Reach Two Trapped Men In Moose River Rescue
Rescue crews broke through 141 feet of rock to reach Dr D Fr Robertson and Charles Scadding after nine days entombed in the Moose River Gold Mine. Fellow miner Herman Magill died earlier. Hypodermics asked for immediately, as crowds watched the perilous effort and ambulances prepared for extraction.
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Moose River, N. S
Moose River
D. Fr. Robertson
Charles Alfred Scadding
Nova Scotia
Draegermen
Toronto
Eliaster
Herman Magill
Robertson
Walla
Athens Publisher Shapes National Outlook at NY Forum
At a meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York, Joan L. Stewart, a Pennsylvania publisher, argued that small town papers have adopted a national outlook to reflect editorial influence as Washington focuses public attention away from local affairs. Athens Messenger editor Gordon K. Bush participated in the forum.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Washington
Joan L. Stewart
Pennsylvania
Gordon K. Bush
Athens
Messenger
Machinery and Motors Dismantled at Logan
Logan staff reports machinery and motors left in abandoned buildings at Logan Carelopa being dismantled for shipment to C and D Railroad shops in Huntington. After removal the shops may be reused while repair work will continue.
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Logan
Logan Carelopa
C and D Railroad
Huntington
Hughes Sets New Air Record on Latest Hop
Howard Hughes, motion picture producer and aviation pioneer, set a new national air speed record in a flight from Miami to New York. He landed at Floyd Bennett Field after 1,196 miles in four hours, 21 minutes, and 2 seconds, securing the first official speed record for that south to north route.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Turaday
Floyd Bennett Field
Miami Fla
Price Put on Heads of Karpis and Campbell
Attorney General Cummings set bounties on Alvin Karpis labeled Public Enemy No. 1 and his accomplice Henry Campbell in Washington. The action places rewards for information leading to their capture.
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Pablo Jiminez
Tlapacoyan
Vivas
Callies
Christo Rey
Calle
United States
Pres
Price
Karpis
Campbell
Washington
Cummings
Alvin Karpis
Henry Campbell
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House Appropriations Committee
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