Arrest Meigs Clerk on Embezzlement Charge
Charles M. Stivers former Meigs County election board clerk resigned weeks earlier and was arrested on embezzlement charges. The warrant by Justice of the Peace P L Peoples cites a $52.75 appropriation. Stivers waived examination, was held to the grand jury, and released on $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles M. Stivers
Meigs County Election Board
Justice of the Peace P. L. Peoples
Manning D. Webster
Stivers
Justice Court
Green Lewis Open Labor Peace Talks
William Green of the AFL and John L. Lewis of the CIO met in a high level council room discussion to seek a truce in the labor war. Senator Berry visited briefly as speculation swirled about presidential involvement and possible action on the labor act amid rising sympathy for peace among rank and file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Lewis
Washington
U.P
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
George L. Berry
Tenn
Roosevelt
Council Chamber
George M. Harrison
Federation
Philip Murray
Harrison
C.I.0
A.F. of L
FDR Leads Trust Battle Over Telegraph Firms
Federal action widens anti trust push as President Roosevelt and Robert H. Jackson review teeth in law. An antitrust suit targets Western Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph and Cable. FTC also challenges price fixing by metal window products makers and the Cement Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Cement Institute
Army Toy Shop Seeks Local Toy Collection
The Salvation Army sponsors a toy shop to collect discarded toys from Athens residents. Mrs. Eugene Shafer leads the effort with Boy Scouts and businesses donating trucks to gather toys on Saturday. Santa will visit schools Friday to promote the drive, aiming for a joyous Christmas morning for neglected children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Eugene Shafer
Athens
Boy Scouts
Santa Claus
Treasury reports five month deficit at 1938 level
The Treasury recorded a net deficit of 742 million in the first five months of the 1938 fiscal year, with outlays totaling 3.089 billion, about 200 million higher than the prior year. The public debt stood at 37.094 billion.
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Washington
U.P
The
Treasury
Mrs Hahn the Only Woman Prisoner in Ohio Pen
Anna Marie Hahn known as the Blonde Borgia faced Ohio Penitentiary staff after being sentenced to die by electric chair on March 10 for murdering 78 year old Jacob Wagner. She cried as Cincinnati guards and reporters watched. Four state matrons will supervise while she works and sews for her 12 year old son Oscar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Anna Marie Hahn
Cinnati
Ohio
Jacob Wagner
Cincinnati
State Prison
Cleveland Relief Orders To Be Issued For December
Relief orders for the first half of December will be issued to 60 000 people in Cleveland. Mayor Harold H Burton called a special city council meeting to assure food vendors of payment and Governor Davey urged a stop gap appropriation of 1 000 000 dollars for relief for the rest of 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Harold H. Burton
Davey
Issues Official Call for 35th Mine Convention
John L. Lewis issued the official call for the 35th convention of the United Mine Workers Union. The meeting is set to convene in Washington U. P. on January 25, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Brown to Seek Seventh District Congress Seat
Clarence J. Brown of Blanchester announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Seventh District congressional representative. The announcement came at a Clinton County Republican Committee event last night amid prior rumors he might run for governor next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
U.P
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Ohio
Clinton County
Republican Committees
Brown
Dayton man dies awaiting grand jury action in second degree murder case
Oliver Oswald aged 65 died of a heart attack Wednesday while awaiting grand jury action on a second degree murder charge. He was accused of killing neighbor Charles Snyder, 58, in a quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Oliver Oswald
Charles Snyder
Buckeye State Sheriffs Name Officers At Columbus Convention
George Benham of Clark County was re elected president of the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association at the Columbus convention. Sheriff Joe Farbeann was elected a trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
George Benham
Clark County
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Joe Farbeann
Roper Calls for Broad Tax Reform Across U S Citizens
Secretary Daniel C. Roper urged a general revision of the tax system to distribute the burden more fairly and tax a larger share of earners. Speaking to business leaders in Chicago, he said Congress and the Treasury are already working to end injustices in tax laws. He argued every contributor helps public affairs and fosters constructive government engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Daniel C. Roper
Congress
Treasury Department
Roper
Business Advisory Council
Robber Given 28-Year-Term
Lee Roy Bussart of Columbus was sentenced to 28 years in Federal Court in Columbus for robbery of the Laurelville Post Office in Hocking County last June 28. He pleaded guilty to the robbery of $89.79 and money order blanks and denied an assault on the postmaster Florence Pontius. R. C. Alexander led the pursuit and obtained a confession after Bussart’s Detroit arrest. The judge, Mell G. Underwood, imposed 25 years for robbery and 3 years for the assault to run consecutively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Roy Bussart
Columbus
Laurelville
Hocking County
Brussart
Florence Pontius
R. C. Alexander
Athens
Bussart
Detroit
Mell G. Underwood
Witnesses Win Ruling Salute Not Mandatory
A federal court ruled that children cannot be expelled from public schools for refusing to salute the flag if forbidden by their religious principles. The decision, by Judge Albert B. Maris, concerns Lillian and William Gobits of Minersville Pennsylvania who were expelled two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rulig
Jehovah's Witnesses
Albert B. Maris
Lillian
William Gobits
Minersville
China Receiving Soviet Help Officials Say
Soviet officials asserted that Chinese armies are receiving war material from Russia. Russia has been shipping arms and munitions to China by airplane via Chinese Turkestan, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankov
China
U.P
Russia
Turkestan
Surgeons Plan Siamese Twin Skin Graft on Two Negro Children
Washington report states plastic surgeons will join 16 year old John Bonner and 13 year old Clara Howard in a tube pedicle skin graft to share one circulatory system for about five weeks beginning soon after the new year. The operation transfers tissue from Bonner to Clara to aid extensive burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John M. Bonner
Clara Howard
Clara
Bey
Administration Wins Fight To Free Bill From Committee Impasse
The administration secured floor action by 218 representatives after discharging the Rules Committee from the wages hours bill. The move, led by House Labor Committee Chairman Mary T. Norton, cleared the way for a Dec. 13 floor vote amid last minute whip work and farm bill implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
Rule Committee
Rules Committee
Mary T. Norton
House Labor Committee
House
Hamilton Fish
N. Y
Caravan Starts Journey Friday to Ohio Trail
An ox team and covered wagon caravan led by 36 young men will depart Ipswich Massachusetts on Friday for a four month trek to Ohio retracing pioneer routes. The voyage marks the 10th anniversary of the Northwest Ordinance and the 1787 to 1788 milestone under Rufus Putnam. Upon reaching Ohio next April 49 cities will participate in a historical pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
U.P
Ipswich
Mass
Ohio
Rufus Putnam
Northwest Territory
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Bills of Sale Drop in Athens County November 1937
Athens County Clerk Ruth E. Burdette reports 696 bills of sale issued in November 1937, down from 815 in November 1936. The tally includes 77 new car sales and 69 hunting licenses, with 102 car sales in November 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ruth E. Burdette
Pleads Guilty to Game Charge in Athens
Charles Millican of Athens pleaded guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett to catching a rabbit in a steel trap. He was fined $25 and costs and, failing payment, committed to the county jail. State Fish and Game Protector B F Swartz arrested him after finding the rabbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Millican
Athens
T. R., Bennett
B. F. Swartz
Milliron
Navy vows dawn search for two fliers off Virginia Beach
Navy planes Coast Guard cutters and land parties intensified search at dawn for two fliers whose sea crash near Norfolk Virginia Beach occurred Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Navy Fliers
Norfolk
U.P
Navy
Coast Guard
Virginia Beach
Ohio hunters to receive license tags for new year
Columbus Ohio January report states the State Conservation Commissioner Lawrence Wooddell awarded a contract for license tags. The tags measure 4 1 2 by 3 1 2 inches and enable landowners and game protectors to identify hunters easily. They must be displayed on the back of hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Lawrence Wooddell
Strike Ends as Greyhound Restores Bus Service
Federal conciliator John L. Conner brokered a one year contract for over 1,000 drivers in 16 states ending a week old strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Wage increase of a quarter cent per mile takes effect July 1 1938. Companies drop damage suits totaling 6.3 million dollars but reject a closed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Greyhound Bus Lines
John L. Conner
Brotherhood of Railway
Conner
T. J. McGrath
Ivan Bowen
McGrath
Brotherhood
Sino-Jap Peace Parley Hint
Shanghai dispatches report possible peace negotiations between Japan and China. Dr. Oscar P. Trautman visits Nanking, while Chiang Kai-shek stays in Nanking amid government redeployments inland to Hankow Changsha and Chongqing. Diplomats deem a foreign-led effort plausible before Nanking falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Japan
China
Nanking
Oscar P. Trautman
Chiang Kai- Shek
Hankow
Changsha
Chungking
Diver Sets New Record With 420 Foot Descent
Milwaukee diver Max E. Nohl aged 27 set a new record by descending 420 feet into Lake Michigan in a home made suit. He carried a back tank and regulated helium and oxygen flow with valves, eliminating the need for air lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Max E. Nohl
Lake Michigan
Nohl
Ashbourne Orange Grand Champion Steer Sells for 2350 at Expo
At the International Livestock Exposition Ashbourne Orange, grand champion steer weighing 1115 pounds, sold at auction for 2.35 per pound fetching a total of 2630.50. The buyer and buyer’s details are not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Divorce Ends This Contract
Mrs Josephine Culbertson seeks a Reno divorce from Joseph B Culbertson claiming his moods at home are unbearable but says they work well as bridge partners. The case highlights tensions between private life and competitive partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Culbertsons
Josephine Culbertson
Youth Admits Guilt in Killing
Eighteen year old Paul Nathanial Dwyer pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield of South Paris Maine and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He also confessed to strangling Mrs. Littlefield after driving through three states with her body in the rear seat and her husband in the trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Paul Nathanial Dwyer
George L. Emery
Hebron Academy
James G. Littlefield
South
Dwyer
Sentence on Ex Pastor Kalassay to be Pronounced Monday
Ex Columbus pastor Alexander S Kalassay was convicted yesterday of obtaining 1200 dollars under false pretenses from Mr and Mrs Paul Savony of Congo Ohio. Through Hungarian interpreters the couple said he took 4601 dollars of their life savings. He had lost his ministerial license in 1931 and later served as pastor in Columbus and the Drakes Perry County Reformed Hungarian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
U.P
Alexander S. Kalassay
Columbus
Paul Savony
Congo
Kalassay
United Magyar Protestant Church
The
Drakes
Perry County
President Roosevelts fishing trip extended another day
President Roosevelt, enjoying luck fishing off Dry Tortugas near Key West, ordered the Potomac to stay anchored for 24 more hours so all members of his vacation party can finish angling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Rooseveltt
Key West
Potomac
Senate Group To Investigate State Departments
In Columbus a group of insurgent senators ready to probe four state agencies promised to complicate the upcoming special session. The measure, a sleeper, would create a committee to investigate the liquor and highway departments and the tax and civil service commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William M. McCulloch
Miami
McCulloch
Emerson Campbell
Belmont
Ohio
Carl F. Wintzer
Auglaize
John F. Myers
Stark
M. Ray Allison
Operation Enables Boy To See for First Time
In El Paso, twelve year old Julian Galindo, who had never seen light before, gained sight after surgeons removed cataracts on Wednesday. Doctors expect glasses to be fitted within a month and anticipate he will become a normal boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
U.P
Julian Galindo
Duchess of Windsor Lags Disney in 1938 Who's Who
London report notes the Duchess of Windsor appears in the 1938 British Who's Who but receives only a third of the space given to Walt Disney the creator of Mickey Mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duchess of Windsor
Walt Disney
Mickey ‘Mouse
Amnesiac man wakes in California jail after two and a half years
Jimmie Saunders, 37, awoke in Redwood City jail to news of his two year missing period. He wandered with two friends between Akron and Cleveland in May 1935 and cannot recall his life or wife in Cincinnati. Police seek funds to send him home as his wife awaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
U.P
Jimmie Saunders
Cincinnati
Ohio
Akron
Cleveland
Yey
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