Budget boosts Ohio relief to 9.5 million yearly
Ohio House Finance Committee adds 9.5 million dollars annually for relief in the general budget for each year of the biennium bringing the total near 317 million. Lawmakers debate local government matches and diversions of auto tag funds amid WPA and highway grant concerns. A constitutional education board ballot item advances and a stream pollution pact moves to ratification while sterilization and anti Un American party bills fail.
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Columbus
House Finance Committee
John W. Bricker
Senate Taxation Committee
Board of Education
Senate
House
Reiners
Ohio River
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ohio
Age Pensions Rise in Ohio in April
Ohio's old age pension roll grew by 631 in April with 112 616 recipients receiving 2 539 152 dollars. The average grant stood at 22 55 dollars, one cent higher than March. McCaw cited faster processing of applications and a year to date increase of 1 433 cases.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio
Tom McCaw
State Division of Aid For
McCaw
Masked Gunman Kills Two Near Roadhouse
A masked gunman killed two men outside a roadhouse near Sand Point Idaho early today after they had knocked him down for insulting a woman companion. James Turpen, 30, of Sand Point, was killed instantly. James Mc Fall, 25, of Priest River, died an hour later. The killer fled.
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Sand Point
Ida
U.P
Here
James Turpen
James McFall
Priest River
Work Resumes on Jackson County WPA Projects
Jackson, Ohio 1400 workers resume WPA projects after suspension caused by a layoff strike. The restart follows weeks of halted work and ongoing labor issues affecting funded public works.
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Jackson County
Wpa
Jackson, O
U.P
Cleveland Police Crack Down on Racket Leaders
Special police squadrons conducted the largest drive against racketeers in Cleveland history. Most arrested are linked to the numbers or policy gambling operations.
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Cleveland
Fight To Stop New Bureaus Begins Today
Rep. John Taber leads a bid to defeat Roosevelt's first reorganization order by introducing a concurrent resolution in the House. Opponents concede the measure cannot stop the order, which takes effect after 60 days under the law. Senator Taft, who voted for the bill, called the plan favorable.
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Washington
U.P
John Taber
N. Y
House Reorganization Committee
Roosevelt
Taber
House
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Killed in Auto Crash Near Here
Andrew J. Kern aged 54 of Chicago was killed when a car driven by Edward P. Kern of Washington DC skidded on wet pavement at a curve on U S Route 31 west of here last night.
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van Wert
U.P
Andrew J. Kern
Chicago
Edward P. Kern
Washington, D. C
Here
Ohio National Guard Col Leahy Shoots Self at Home
Col Thomas R. Leahy age 50 commanding officer of the 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard shot himself to death at his Columbus home last night.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas R. Leahy
134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Senators Try To Delay Neutrality Bill Action
Republican Senate leaders aim to postpone voting on neutrality legislation until the next session arguing public sentiment lacks clarity. Charles McNary seeks to extend cash and carry provisions to avoid a Senate clash over the act, while the U.S. warns dictators and continues military preparations ahead of Hitler’s reply to Roosevelt’s peace appeal.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Congress
Charles L. McNary
Ore
United States
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
New Appointee Backs Arbitration Step in Labor Law
Dr William M Leiserson named to the National Labor Relations Board opposes a broad revision of the Wagner Act but supports an amendment to require arbitration of disputes over collective bargaining contract interpretations. He will testify before the Senate Education and Labor Committee and may be considered for the board.
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Washington
L.P
William M. Leiserson
National Labor Relations Board
Leiserson
Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
Donald Wakefield Smith
Labor Board
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Link 75 With Murder Group Exposed in Insurance Killings
Philadelphia authorities disclose a nationwide murder for insurance ring tied to about 100 victims across states. A woman, Mrs Josephine Romaldo, 41, confesses to poisoning her husband Antonio Romaldo, 44, in 1936, amid a flood of arrests including three women and a man.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Josephine Romaldo
Antonio
Carina Favato
Methodists Form Largest American Church Group
Delegates from the Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal South, and Methodist Protestant Churches representing eight million members began a three week uniting session in Kansas City. Debates will cover women's autonomy youth group freedom and Negro church administration.
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Kansas City
U.P
America
Methodist Episcopal
Methodist Episcopal South
Bricker Denies Stay For Harvey L Roush
Gov John W Bricker refused a stay of execution for Harvey L Roush a 49 year old Marion County farmer sentenced to die in the electric chair tonight for the murder of his landlord.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Harvey L.roush
Marion County
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Reports Q1 Profit Rise
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. announced better business in the first quarter despite lower steel prices and added basing points, posting a net profit of 217,106.64 dollars.
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Youngstown
U.P
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Wife to be freed after witness in Ohio murder case
On trial at Norwalk Ohio for the January 26 highway murder of Carl Schlett 35 year old Harold W Hastings neighbor to the victim is to stand trial. Mrs Coletta Schlett the 28 year old widow accused by the state of being in love with Hastings will go free after testifying against him.
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Norwalk
Carl Schlett
Harold W. Hastings
Coletta Schlett
Hastings
Dies of Burns From Tuesday Kerosene Blast
Logan County reports a fatal kerosene explosion near Falls Township. Thomas Strawn, 25, died at Cherrington Hospital after attempting to treat termites at his home. His mother Mrs. Samuel Strawn suffered severe burns while helping extinguish the fire.
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Logan
Thomas Strawn
Falls Township
Cherrington Hospital
Samuel Strawn
Strawn
Body of laborer found near Akron home
The body of Paul Centa a 68 year old Sherman Ohio laborer who disappeared February 28 was found Tuesday within 500 yards of his home. His throat had been cut and his wallet with reported eight hundred dollars was missing. Coroner R E Amos said indications were Centa may have been slain elsewhere and his body placed near his home within the past day or two.
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Akron
W.P
Paul Centa
Sherman
R. E. Amos
Centa
Chicken Thieves Can Be Shot Judge Rules
In Cleveland Judge Jacob Stacel frees James Kelaia 47 from manslaughter charges after he shot and killed George Mullen 34 who was found in Kelaia s chicken coop with Michael Kolesar 35. The court ruled burglary and larceny justify lethal defense with Kolesar convicted of a misdemeanor and fined plus 60 days in the workhouse.
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Cleveland
U.P
Jacob Stacel
James Kelaia
Kelaia
George Mullen
Michael Kolesar
Kolesar
Carpenter Native To Be Buried on Friday
Burial services for Mrs. Sarah Swearingen age 80 former local resident who died last night at the home of her son F A Swearingen in Charleroi Pa will be held Friday at the School Lot Cemetery here Details will be announced later Mrs Swearingen went to Charleroi 16 years ago after the death of her husband James Swearingen She leaves four sisters and a brother Mrs Kate Smith Athens is a sister Mrs Winnie Rawlings of Carpenter a niece was reared in the Swearingen home here
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Carpenter
Sarah Swearingen
F. A. Swearingen
Charleroi
School Lot
Swearingen
Economic Production of Clean Coal Is Developed
West Virginia mine experiments lead to full mechanization of clean coal production. Engineer Carl Scholz describes selective mining that removes overburden before loading coal. A single72 machine cut upper materials and drawn slate, enabling the loader to move 40 to 60 carloads from 20 sites in five hours. Clean coal is then drilled, shot, and loaded at 460 tons per seven hour shift over two months.
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Cincinnati
U.P
West Virginia
Carl Scholz
Charleston
W. Va
American Mining Congress
Raleigh
Scholz
Federal mediation eyed to resolve Appalachian coal dispute
The U S government weighing a three man mediation panel as wage hour deadlock halts Appalachian soft coal mining since April 1. Miners in 15 counties face relief needs while Pocahontas claims no widespread hardship exists and companies issue script to idle workers despite rent and utility costs.
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New York
United Mine Workers District
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
John J. Lincoln
Pocahontas Coal Association
Bluefield
Pocahontas Tug River
Crosby Kidnapping Plot Targeting Bing Crosby Son
Hollywood report says Bing Crosby’s Lake Tahoe estate was guarded after an undercover agent alerted San Francisco police to a kidnap plot against one of Crosby’s four sons. The man described overhearing two men in a tavern discuss demanding $100,000 ransom.
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Hollywood
U.P
Toluca Lake
Bing Crosby
San Francisco
Crosby
Convict Scoutmaster On Assault Charge
Harris P. Blanchard, 26, of Agawam, former scoutmaster, began an 18 year term in Concord Reformatory for murder ous assault on Edward Le Clair, 16, a West Granville troop member, after pleading guilty to attacking him in a shack used as troop headquarters.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
Concord Reformatory
Harris P. Blanchard
Agawam
West Granville
Edward le Clair
Union Asks Coshocton Mines to Shut Down
Coshocton county coal mine operators were visited by union delegations asking them to close during New York conferences. The request follows a meeting of 100 miners who decided last night to seek a shutdown during contract talks with operators.
Britain introduces peacetime conscription to 200000 youths
United Press reports Britain breaks long tradition by enacting six month training conscription for about 200000 men aged 20 to 21 to bolster defense amid European tensions. Chamberlain stresses willingness to negotiate a peaceful European settlement while pressing for tougher measures against Hitler.
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Great Britain
Europe
France
Neville Chamberlain
Britain Warns Dictators as Aggression Threatens Europe
Britain moves to strengthen its stance against future aggression by civilian conscription while urging smaller nations to join a united peace front. France’s Daladier sees the move as a triumph, but Berlin remains unmoved as Hitler rejects concessions and presses for raw materials and export gains.
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Berlin
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United “Peace Front
Europe
France
Britain
London
Poland
Romania
Greece
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Nevile Henderson
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Belgrade
Kellogg Ave Cave-In Swallows Truck and Car In Cincinnati
A 150 foot section of Kellogg Avenue near the Little Miami River Bridge collapsed burying a 10 ton trailer truck and a car. Five people were injured Clifford Larson 26 Grand Rapids Michigan driver George Rice 28 Charles Doty 31 Estelle Combs 16 and Lucinda Jones 16 all of Cincinnati were hurt. Rescue crews used extension ladders to reach the victims.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Kellogg Ave
Little Miami River
Clifford Larson
Grand Rapids
Mich
George Rice
Charles Doty
Estelle Combs
Lucinda Jones
Russians Plan Nonstop Moscow to New York Flight
Soviet record flier Vladimir Kokkinaki and two companions announced a 4000 mile nonstop flight from Moscow to New York. Takeoff was postponed by bad weather. planned departure as soon as conditions improve to reach New York for the World Fair opening.
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Moscow
Upi
New York
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Kokkinaki
Police Safe Robbed in Parkersburg
Parkersburg police found a $700 theft from the police headquarters safe. William C. Albright Jr., a merchant, had deposited the money there over the weekend and reported it missing when he came to retrieve funds.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
U.P
William C. Albright, Jr
Ohio Banks Report Resources At Year End
The 686 insured commercial banks in Ohio held resources totaling 2 549 279 000 dollars as of last December 31, FDIC announced.
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BANK
Washington
Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Children Key To Democracy
President Roosevelt said the safety of democracy depends on the health and education of children. He spoke at a White House conference on children, arguing democracy’s success is measured by the desires and satisfaction of its citizens, especially the young.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Scotland Yard Secrecy Over Royal Visit Causes Restrictions
Scotland Yard ordered secrecy on the forthcoming royal visit to Washington. Mrs Roosevelt said reporters cannot view the rooms planned for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as Yard officials finalize advance security measures for their June stay.
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Washington
Scotland Yard
Franklin D Roosevelt
Yard
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Taft Hesitant On Ohioan for NLRB Post
U S Senator Robert Taft said he is not yet ready to finalize his vote on William M. Leiserson, a Yellow Springs, Ohio native, for a National Labor Relations Board position. Taft noted favorable remarks but wants more information before confirming.
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Red Cross
Hull
United States
Taft
NLRB
Washington
U.S
Robert A. Taft
William M. Leiserson
Yellow Springs
National Labor Relations Board
Leiserson
Tobacco Strike Ends With Wage Increase
A week-long strike of 2,000 Liggett and Myers tobacco workers in Richmond Virginia and Durham North Carolina ended with a wage increase and a company pledge to seek non union employees to join the International Tobacco Workers Union. The plants reopened today.
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Richmond
International Tobacco Workers Union
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Manufacturing
Durham
N. C
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