City Accepts Surrender of $188,000 Dispute
The city accepts Ohio Gas company terms ending a lengthy rate battle. A new rate set at 1 dollar for the first 500 cubic feet and 3 cents per hundred for excess, with a one year term and two year renewal option. Refunds to Cincinnati customers to be issued within 120 days.
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Ape
Len B. Meynight
Ohio Fuel Y
Phillips, Company Dis
Athens
Ohiopany
Ing
Ohio Ame
Cincin Te
Union Gas & Electric
Cincinnati
Boosts Pey's Bug Fund Amid Stated State Support
A fragmented notice outlines funding steps with a total about 916.50 dollars and a 12 dollar base, mentioning executive alignment and a perceived State benefit. The garbled text references Governor Davey and a regional public funding context.
Tugwell Trusted With Roosevelt Bank Roll in Beverly Hills
Will Rogers writes from Beverly Hills that Walter Tugwell is the only professor the boss trusts with real cash for the Roosevelt fund. He says other professors can theorize but cannot handle actual money and this is their first chance to bet on a race with real funds.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Tugwell
Hopkins Slated For Big Place In Relief Drive
Washington reports the creation of a massive peace time spending machine as Hopkins chances a top role in the vast work relief drive. He met with the President to discuss the act while Congress watches Ickes new board chair with a plan to fund projects over one year and hope for future funding.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Chicago
White House
Congress
Ickes
City Defends Fund Transfer in Athens Waterworks Case
The City of Athens denied illegal transfer of 2500 from Waterworks Fund to an electric light survey fund amid petitions by Bank of Athens and local business groups and Southern Ohio Electric Co. The city said the funds are water rentals not tax money and mortgage securities backed the 40000 bond issue. Complainants argued surplus should lower water rates and water and electric users lack a common interest.
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City of
Athens
City Waterworks
Bank of Athens
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Samuel Burskine
Len B. McCune
Common Pleas
Electric Company
Girl seeks governor to save kidnapper in plea
Miss Mary McElroy, 26, of Kansas City, met Gov. Guy B. Park in Jefferson City to urge commuting Walter McGee's death sentence for the 1933 kidnapping of her cousin. She argued for mercy and a life term instead of execution.
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Jefferson City
Mary McElroy
Walter Meter
United States
Kansas City
Guy B. Park
McGee
Water Well Produces 3 Barrels of Oil Daily
Titusville Pa. Mr and Mrs James Lefford sank a 40 foot well for household water. Water flowed for days then the well began pumping and now yields three barrels daily.
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Titusville
James Lefford
Five year old Deloris Knight has tonsil removal
Deloris Knight, five, of Giouster underwent a tonsillectomy at Sheltering hospital. The operation proceeded without complications and she is in recovery.
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Deloris Knight
Giouster
Rome Leads Athens County Track Meet at Ohio Stadium
Rome High School opened the 15th Athens County Field Meet with 31 points after seven events at Ohio Stadium. Eleanor Kincade of Rome set a new 75-yard dash record in 4.0 seconds, while Rome’s Wilfred Hill, Richard White, and the girls shuttle relay claimed firsts. Waterloo stood second with 17 points as afternoon events loomed under ideal conditions.
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Eleanor Kincade
Waterloo
Rome High School
Athens County
Ohio University Stadium
Rome
JacksonvMe Trimble
Albany
Hollister
Wilfred Hill
Richard White
Ruecell
Hoskinson
Pickets Post On Highways Amid Mine Labor Tensions
Pickets estimated in the hundreds blocked highways toward the Woodside Mine on Springfield outskirts while avoiding the entrance. Police watched heavy guards and monitored Progressives of America while tensions rose from an Easter Sunday clash that left seven injured and three miners held on slaying charges. The Woodside Mine, run by Peabody Coal under UMW contract, faced renewed strife as compacted crowds and officials feared violence.
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Iil
Woodside
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
United Mine Workers of America
Peabody Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Armed Deputies Take Man to Lima Hospital
Rollin Cain, 27, was taken by heavily armed deputies to Lima State Hospital after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the Marguerite Carmean case. He caused a disturbance by fleeing the courtroom just before his scheduled testimony.
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Troy
Rollin Cain
Lima State Hospital
Marguerite Carmean
Cain
Continued Probe Into Alleged PWA Worker Graft
Federal and city investigators pressed on Friday with a inquiry into PWA project abuses where workers say they were forced to pay tribute to figures posing as labor union organizers. Affidavits show workers contributing 25 cents to 75 dollars sent to Interior Secretary Ickes in Washington.
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Columbus
PWA
Ickes
Washington
French Watch Border Keeps Sharp Vigil Over German Planes
Along the Franco border at Metz a keen watch is kept for German planes reported to have flown over fortified zones. Crews are alert to any incursion as mood remains tense amid ongoing aerial activity and defenses.
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Metz
France
Coughlin Denounced by North Carolina Senator in 1936 Speech
Senator Bailey of North Carolina assailed Father Coughlin as a danger to American politics calling him a man of damnable ambition who stirs hatred. Bailey rejected the title Father for Coughlin and warned of incendiary radio rhetoric aiding class struggle and revolution. Senator Long heads to Des Moines to address the Farmers Holiday convention as merging talk circulates.
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J. W. Bailey
Detroit
Senate Chamber
Washington
Senate
Charles E. Coughly
WEG Party
Father Coughlin
Senator Long
Louisiana
Des Moines
Iowa
Milo Reno
Coughlin
Earth
Heaven
Land of Liberty
Bailey
Tire Plant To Close Because of Wage Scale
Two hundred employees will be out of work at midnight Saturday as the India Tire Co. plant at Mogadore shuts down indefinitely after the management says it cannot meet union wage demands. The India Co. is the only rubber firm in the area with near full AFL affiliation.
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Akron
India Tire Co
Mogadore
the India Company
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CCC to Enroll 20 000 More Youths in Expanded CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps will add 20 000 youths, raising camps from 34 to 68 and enrollment from 15 006 to 35 600. Recruitments begin June 15 with camps opening in June July and August. Eligible ages are 18 to 28 across soil erosion, state parks, state forests, drainage projects, national forests, and a military reservation. Exact camp locations will be announced later.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Fechner
Ohie
CCC
University Campus Offices Approved For Next Year
The Campus Affairs Committee approved Ohio University offices for next year including Athena editor James Roach Athens business manager William Bye Ohioan editor Robert Boulware Hillsboro business manager Randall Troug Youngstown Green and White editor Forest Hopkins Wellsville N Y business manager Robert McAdoo Cleveland advertising manager Alan James Canton sports editor Morris Rabin Cleveland. Mayor Len B McCune confined to his home 33 Maplewood Drive recovering from a minor operation in Columbus none serious.
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Ohio University
Athena
James Roach
Athens
William Bye
Lisbon
Ohioan
Robert Boulware
Hillsboro
Randall Troug
Youngstown
Green and White
Forest Hopkins
Wellsville
N. Y
Robert McAdoo
Cleveland
Alan James
Canton
Morris Rabin
Len B. McCune
Maplewood Drive
Columbus
Harold A. Coe Athens Shoe Dealer Dies at 35
Harold A. Coe a young Athens shoe dealer died Friday morning after a week long illness of pneumonia. He co ran Coe Cash Shoe Store with his wife Kathryn since his father Will W. Coe died two years earlier. He leaves a daughter Julia and twin sons Si and Bill, his mother Mrs. Blossom Coe of Toledo. He was born in Guyeville and attended Ohio University 1919 1920, member of Delta Tau Delta and Athens Retail Merchants Association officer. Funeral Sunday at 2 at Athens Presbyterian Church. Burial in Hebbbardeville Cemetery. Friends may call at home Saturday and Sunday until 1.
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Will W. Coe
Kathryn
Coe Cash
North Court Street
Mr. Coe
Julia
Bill
Blossom Coe
Toledo
Coe
Guyeville
Ohio University
Delta Tau Delta
Athens
Athens Retail Merchants’ Association
Athens Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Hebbbardeville
Davey’s Gas Tax Hike Rejected in Ohio House
In Columbus the House Taxation Committee unanimously turned down Governor Davey’s request for a one cent liquid fuel tax increase aimed at funding $6 million for old age pensions. Democrats urged cutting waste and salaries in state departments to finance pensions instead. The bill was tabled and set as a sparing order for next Wednesday.
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Columbus
Davey
House
Highway Department
Thomas A Christy
Monroe
John Q Carey
Toledo
John J. Lehman
Sandusky
Cort
Meads
Robbers Hide Purse in Baby Cart in New Philadelphia
Two men in an automobile grabbed a purse from a baby carriage pushed by Mrs Homer Weston in New Philadelphia. The purse contained 30 and was hidden under a blanket. A nurse change was announced for the Dionne quintuplets at the end of May.
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Homer Weston
Gnadenhutten
Young crowd colors Athens County field meet at Ohio University
The 11th Annual Field Meet at Ohio University Stadium drew hundreds from Athens County and nearby towns. Students from Albany Ames Bern Buchtel Greens Run Hollister Jacksonville Trimble The Plains Rome Shade Troy Waterloo competed for medals amid a festive scene with sailor hats and spring ensembles as judges presented trophies on a stepped platform flanked by American flags.
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Athens County Athletic and Oratorical Association
Ohio University Stadium
Albany
Ames-Bern
Buchtel
Greens Run
Hollister
Jacksonville-Trimble
the Plains
Rome
Shade
Troy
Court Street
ORD Cie
Fire Bird Ignites Home Fire Chief Says Sparrows Cause Blaze
Fire Chief J. N. Cochran reports a sparrow carrying a lighted cigarette started a fire at the home of Mr. Mabel Gallagher in Council Bluffs attic. The incident described as a bird caused blaze rather than arson.
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Council Bluffs
Mabel Gallagher
Corneil Bluffs
J. N. Cochran
President backs Northwest Ordinance anniversary celebration
President Roosevelt endorses a plan to mark the 150th anniversary of the Ordinance of 1787 with federal and state observances. A $100,000 federal contribution is proposed, with a caravan tracing the Northwest Territory's opening through New York and the six states, to be sent to multiple state legislatures.
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Northwest Territory
Washington
Roosevelt
George White
Ohio
EM Hawes
Marietta
New York
New York State
Death Stalks In Hollywood A Double Tragedy
Hollywood investigators probe a sequence in which dress designer Paul Wharton known as Paul Iver was murdered during a private supper. Ex Navy ensign and driver William Howard, 35, apparently killed himself after shooting Wharton and wounding Hen Ry Rolte, a Los Angeles UC lecturer, who lay critically wounded nearby.
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Paul Wharton
Hollywood
William Howard
Henry F. Rolte
University of California
Los Angeles
Wharton
Paul Iver
Schessen
Howard
Rolte
Engineer Chief Sees Immediate Start for Ohio Flood Works
Major General Edward M Markham, head of the United States Army Engineers, toured the Upper Ohio Valley and said that a key Ohio flood control project could begin almost at once if the new work relief bill funds are allocated. He planned to inspect a navigation dam at Gallipolia and indicated the Little Miami River conservancy plan could start promptly once money is available.
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Cincinnati
Ceneral Edward M Markham
United States Army Engineers
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Markham
Gallipolia
Little Miami River
Trade Review Reveals Business Improvement
New York reports that Dun and Bradstreet issues a weekly trade review noting sentiment in business continues to trail actual trading improvement.
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New York
Dun & Bradaireet
Ohio Senate weighs 25 cent driver license fee measure
Ohio lawmakers consider a 25 cent driver license fee and a requirement for proof of driving ability for new drivers. The driver’s responsibility bill passed the House 98 to 0 and aims to revoke licenses for serious traffic violations and enforce financial responsibility through insurance or bonds. The article notes related education funding debates and other welfare measures pending in the Senate.
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Columbus
Honda
Lawrence fond Refunding Bill Defeated by House
The Lawrence fund refunding bill failed in the House on Friday. Opponents argued the refunding is unnecessary if political subdivisions trim expenses. The bill was offered as an alternative to a two year moratorium on principal on public bonds, a measure Governor Davey had urged and approved the Lawrence Plan.
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Coluimbusay
House
Davey
Train Bumps Sleeping Man Near Shafer Street
George Baker, found asleep on the railroad tracks off Shafer Street, was struck by a passing freight train. He suffered only bruises on his back and returned home after treatment at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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George Baker Eve
Vera Ridge
Baker
Shafer Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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