Economy Bill Effect Fades As Hoover Plan Rejected
The $200 million Democratic economy bill shrinks to $136 million as the House rejects Hoover's furlough plan and a Saturday half holiday. The pay cut for salaries over $2,500 is approved. other savings come from overtime pay elimination and pension and vacancy controls. Federal agency salaries, commissions, and boards face reductions. farm and reserve officials see pay cuts to $10,000. The administration seeks further savings but faces House resistance and Senate cuts.
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Washington
U.P
House
To &4
Economy Committee
Hoover
War and Navy Departments
Treasury Mills
Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Roop
Mills
White House
Senate
Federal Farm Board, Shipping, Board, Federal Reserve Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tariff Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Board of Railway Mediation
Pencils Books Put on Shelf as County Schools Close
Athens County elementary schools shut for summer with all graded schools except Jacksonville Trimble and The Plains ending term today. Over 130 teachers finish duties while Jacksonville and Trimble hold two weeks of classes under a special plan. The Plains remains open until June when Ohio University's term ends.
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Athens County
Jacksonville
Trimble
The
Plains
Ohio University
Hoover Compared To Lincoln By Hurley At Pubbers Dinner
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley hailed President Hoover as a Lincoln figure at the American Newspaper Publishers Association annual dinner in New York on April 29. He said Hoover has launched a constructive program to overcome the depression and will not yield to defeatism, calling the current crisis more stupendous than World War I.
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New York
U.R
Hoover
Lincoln
Patrick J. Hurley
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Congress Has Backbone in Keeping Relatives on Payroll
United Press reports that the House urged by members resisted economy moves while several Senators and Representatives retained relatives on payrolls. The piece cites specific cases including Rep. Hooper and Speaker Garner, noting salaries and travel costs in a broader argument over congressional compensation and franking privileges.
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Congress
Washington
House
Mouser
Ohio
Robinson
Arkansas
Black
New York
Who Is Minding The Store Governor Of Oregon An Average Comet
Editorial by Arthur Brisbane argues government straddles contraction and expansion, urging focus on stabilizing incomes and industry. Governor Julius Meier of Oregon notes tariffs and freight bottlenecks hurt the Northwest lumber sector, with BritainCanada trade and licensing schemes worsening conditions.
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Oregon
Julius L. Meier
Northwest
Britain
Canada
United States
Meier
Scientists of Ohio Speak on Many Subjects
Ohio Wesleyan hosts the Ohio Academy of Science with 200 attendees from all state colleges. The two day program covers 134 talks on health education mental hygiene and science from protons to earth history. Key presentations include Dutch elm disease threats by O N Liming and limestone deposits by Richard C Lord.
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Delaware
U.R
Ohio Pioneers of Learning
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Academy of Science
Ohio College and University
Ohio
O. N. Liming
Paris B. Stockdale
Ohio State
Stockdale
Academy
Guy Harold Smith
Joseph Kerr
George Washington
Virginia
Richard C. Lord
Kenyon
Mt. Liberty
Knox County
Will Declares Tax On Income Is One That Is Most Just
HOLLYWOOD Calif April 28 The big writers say Congress raised the tax on income to 48 percent after reaching 1 000 000 They argue the rate is unfair since a 200 000 earner pays twice the rate of a 100 000 earner while land and property taxes hit owners regardless of profits The author argues income tax is fair but urges equal treatment of property taxes Yours
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London
Ludgate Hill
Congress
Will
Hollywood
Calif
America
Death row inmate fights guards before execution
Walter Holmes, 31, Chicago, battled guards for an hour and a half as he faced the electric chair at Kentucky State Prison. He died at 2 12 a m after the melee, during which guards were injured and tear gas dispersed. Holmes and two others were scheduled for execution after a robbery and murder in Hardin County.
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Eddyville
U.P
Walter Holmes
Chicago
Holmes
State Prison
Pegleg Cooksey
John H. Ashby
Madisonville
Charles Rogers
Thomas Tillery
Hardin County
Cooksey
Rogers
Letter from Milton Ends Up At Columbia University
John Milton, author of Paradise Lost who died in 1674, received a letter today at Columbia University from a young salesman of a press clipping bureau. The salesman, inspired by favorable comments on Milton, offered Milton a subscription to his clipping service to view critics’ views on his poems.
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New York
U.P
John Milton
Columbia University
Preas
Columbia University Press
Milton
Tariff Restored to Tax Bill Expected by Senate Leaders
Senate leaders foresee restoring tariff items to the tax bill after yesterday's removal. The Finance Committee, amid log rolling, weighed coal oil copper lumber and exemptions while facing a revenue shortfall. A floor fight and possible filibuster loom if tariffs return, as sales tax supporters gain ground.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Watson
House
Frem Peaty
First Street Work Underway For President Street Approach
Preparation for President Street in Athens begins with storm sewers from Ohio University to the Hocking River via an 18 inch pipe. John Guzzo, a Columbia contractor, holds the sub contract from C. R. Boulton Construction. After sewer completion paving from Super Hall to Court Street will be done separately by the city.
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President Street
Athens
New South Bridge
Ohio University Super Hall
Hocking River
Old Bridge
John Guzzo
Columbia Contractor
C. R. Boulton Construction Company
Super Hall
Court Street
Chaplin Chooses Deaf Clown Role For Talkie Project
Charlie Chaplin reportedly selecting a deaf and dumb clown character for his forthcoming picture which will be a talkie yet remain silent for Chaplin. The film is tentatively titled The Jeater.
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Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Aftermath of World War Affects West Virginia Miners
An editor’s note frames a multi part treatise by Quill George Thompson on postwar mining in West Virginia. The author contrasts finances and leadership under Ratchford Mitchell with the militant Mother Jones era and notes wage and union dynamics in the southern fields.
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West Virginia
Ratchford
Mitchell
Mother Jones
Greatest Flour Requests in Athens County Red Cross Drive
Approximately 165 applications for flour were filed by noon at City Hall as Red Cross workers interview needy families in Athens Township. The Plains and Hocking mining district produced the most applicants, Athens City the least. Duplicates were flagged and will be removed to speed list completion. Athens City Mall handles new applications with the Red Cross office opening in the Security Savings Bank Building.
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Red Cross
City Hall
Athens Township
Miss French
Ahe
Mets
Atheng City
City Mall
Athens County Red Cross
Lion King Leo Causes Studio Panic at WBZ Broadcast
A 100 pound lion named King Leo frightened during a radio interview at WBZ in Boston. About seven people, including spectators on the Hotel Bradford site, sustained minor injuries as the animal smashed through glass and roamed the building before being recaptured and removed. The lion is known for introducing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.
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Boston
Leo
WBZ
Bradford
Aidan Redmond
King Leo
Metro-Galdwyne Maver
Athens High Spring Frolic Draws Big Opening Night Crowd
About 800 people attended Athens High School’s Spring Frolic opening night on Thursday. The show featured three plays by different classes with strong staging, costumes, and a popular master of ceremonies Joe Bardin. Tonight’s capacity crowd is expected as many admissions were two nights.
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Athens High School
Booth Tarkington
Vaude Villers
Joe Bardin
Wientes
Betty
Herpes Saunders
Eagles Convert Shoe Fund To General Relief For Athens County Kids
The Fraternal Order of Eagles plan to convert the remaining 459 dollars in the winter shoe fund into a general relief fund for needy Athens County children after county schools closed for the fall and the committee will aid only the most needy recipients.
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Order of Eagles
Athens County
Funeral Services for Charles Kutta Held Sunday
Funeral services for Charles Kutta who died Thursday at his home on Smith Street will be conducted Sunday at 2 PM at the M F E Church in Redtown. Burial will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery.
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Charles Kutta
Smith Street
Welles
M. FE
Redtown
Jacksonvile
ASK LODGE ATTENDANCE FOR FUNERAL OF MRS FIELDS
Pocahontas Lodge members are summoned to meet at the hall at 12 15 Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs Mildred Newman Fields at the First Christies Church at lo'clock.
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Pocahontas Lodge
Mildred Newman Fields
Lo’clock
Christies
Plane Used in Mystery Jaunt in Lindbergh Case
Norfolk report details John Hughes Curtis heading to an unknown site with a Navy lieutenant as Lindbergh negotiators press for kidnap payoff. The Marcon yacht rested at Norfolk Navy Yard as other emissaries, including Harold Peacock, vanished briefly amid talks.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Curtis
George L. Richard
Navy
Guy H. Burrage
U. S.N
Lindbergh
Paris
Admirala
Hopewell
Harold Dobson- Peacock
Marcon
Norfolk Navy Yard
Two Women Die by Own Actions in Separate Incidents
In Peoria on April 29 Lydia Reddock a 49 year old New York nurse discharged for believed insanity jumped from an eleventh floor Pere Marquette Hotel room. Delores Murray of East Peoria crawled under a freight car and was fatally run over as the train started.
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Peoria
Lil
U.P
Lydia Reddock
New York
Pere Marquette
Delores Murray
East Peoria
Gasoline Blaze Fatal Near Toledo Claims Swanton Laborer
Earl Elder of Swanton Ohio was burned to death when gasoline poured on a fire exploded near Toledo yesterday. The fatal accident occurred late yesterday as the laborer attempted to manage a blaze. Elder was identified by local authorities and the incident is under investigation.
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Toledo
Earl Elder
Swanton
Here
Governors Attend White House Dinner With Hoover
Twenty six governors attended a White House dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Hoover. Governors Roosevelt Pinchot and Ritchie praised the evening as enjoyable and successful amid political rivalries. Senator Blaine of Wisconsin urged extending the Senate stock market investigation to cover all insiders methods robbing investors and bankers.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Arell
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsytlvania
Hoover
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Washington
U.rb
Vest Econspiracien Te
Blaine
Republican
Wisconsin
Senate
Igkta
Banking and Currency Committee
Joint luncheon planned by Athena clubs and chamber
Two Athena service clubs and the Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon at Hotel Berry next Wednesday at noon. Dr. FB B Bryan will discuss business matters of interest to local men. The Kiwane club meeting is moved to Monday night and Rotary’s Tuesday noon meeting is postponed to Wednesday.
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Athena
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
FB. B. Bryan
Kiwane
Chile
Rotary Club
Abandoned bus found after injury near Canal Winchester
Athens ER R Walburn was found dazed in a car at Blick Lick Bridge Route 31 near Canal Winchester. He was taken to St Francis Hospital Columbus for severe cuts and head bruises. Deputies Donovan and Everett report a cab driver saw a man abandon the car and flee. investigation into abandonment by a companion continues.
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Er. R. Walburn
Athens
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Tim Donovan
William Everett
Franklin Co
Blick Lick Bridge
Route 31
Canal Winchester
Walburn
Donovan
Taxpayer Declares Taxes Paid With Pennies At City Hall
David Johnson and a companion drew police attention as they hoisted a tool chest atop the City Hall steps and sat down. When questioned about their destination Johnson replied that they were going to pay their taxes and produced 13 700 pennies to settle a 137 tax bill, receiving a receipt in full.
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Hammond
David Johnson
Johnson
Logan Man Britton Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the United District Court in Columbus today by James A. Britton. Britton, a man from Hocking County, Mabitu 54,200 and assets $5,800.
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Columbus
United District Court
James A. Britton
Britton
Man
Hocking County
Mabitu
Weather roundup for Miami and nearby areas
Weather notes list Miami and New Keans at 80, Montgomery 78, Lander low 22. General conditions warn of continuing rain as a moving area shifts, with showers likely tonight through Saturday morning.
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Sretentay
Miami
New Keans
Montgomery
Lander
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King Features, Inc
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