Stands Promises Leniency in Lynching Case Debated
James Rolph Jr. defends a plea for leniency as the Civil Liberties Union challenges Santa Clara officials over the arrest and identification of 18 year old Paul Revere gang member in a mob kidnapping slaying case. Wirin notes pending pardons and potential prosecution.
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ISCO
U.R
James Rolph, Jr
Civil Liberties Union
Y Cataldi
Paul Revere
Rolph
J. A. L. Wirin
Local Man Ralph Russell Killed in Rutland Road Fall
December report states Ralph Russell was found dead in front of Rutland Road after a fall from a truck. Police suspect he left home with friends then changed his mind and attempted to return, leading to the fatal incident. services will be held at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. C W McArthur officiating at Middleport Hill.
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Ralph Russell
Rutland Road
Tracy
Russell
Lassie Siders
C. W. McArthur
Middleport Hill
Two Ohio Workers Die in Separate Accidents
An Ohio man from Sandusky was killed when an automobile struck him while commuting to work and three Bellaire children died in a dynamite blast near Neffs. The widow and survivors are noted in early reports.
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Ohio
Sandusky
Bellaire
Neffs, West
Urvive
Court rules on bail for applicant in fire case
A court today ruled on the bail for a respondent in a fire related case amid controversy over evidence. The judge considered the pleas and noted the need to omit certain evidence while deciding on the application. The decision centers on the defendant’s right to bail and the conditions imposed.
Ship Burns and Sinks in Storm Off California Coast
Four Japanese abalone fishermen reached shore after the Utah exploded and burned in heavy seas near Point Pinos. Coast guard crews searched for a vessel believed to have burned and sunk with 35 men aboard, while the Emidio tanker was the only large ship unreported. Distress flares and a massive flame were seen, and wreckage with flaming oil tanks was found. High waves and rain hampered the search.
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Monterey
Calif
U.P
Utah
Point Pinos
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pacific
General Petroleum
Emidio
P. C. Nelson
Tamaroa
Smith
Guide
Lupine
Vicin
Ity
Truck tag deadline set at December 31 for 1934 licenses
Truck owners without 1934 licenses will be barred from using their trucks after midnight December 31. No extension will be granted per C. L. Jordan who cautions immediate application. About 100 truck licenses and 20 passenger car licenses have been sold. Southern Ohio Electric Co ordered 34 licenses for trucks and cars at a total of 1203.40 dollars.
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C. L. Jordan
Jordan
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Expect Farm federation To Back F. D. R.
CHICAGO December 13 The American Farm Bureau Federation opened with 1200 delegates affirming support for Roosevelt administration agricultural policies. Key topics include Philippine independence remonetization of silver dollar stabilization meat tax and aims of planned production. Opinions varied on the processing tax and there was no consensus on surplus control.
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Chicago
U.P
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Philippines
Ohio CWA quota raised by 19,393 workers in Ohio
Ohio's Civil Works Administration quota increased by 19,393 with Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson approving the new allotment. The total authorized workers reach 229,393, about 210,000 of whom were employed yesterday. New quotas include Athens 150, Hocking 100, Jackson 100, Lawrence 150, Meigs 100, Perry 150, Washington 300.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Civil Works Administration
Frank D. Henderson
CWA
E. O. Braught
Athens
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Perry
Washington
Strike Closes Two Steel Mills in Dover
Dover on December 13 reports 1200 workers faced layoffs as Reeves Manufacturing and Greer Steel shut their plants indefinitely after a strike began yesterday. Picket lines formed and workers used oil drums as stoves while Hugh L. Kerwin of the U S Department of Labor pledged a federal mediator to help resolve the dispute.
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Department of Labor
Mediator
Dover
Hugh L. Kerwin
U.S. Department of Labor
Reeves Manufacturing Co
Greer Steel Co
Floodwood Man Is Fined on 2 Counts
John Vincent of Floodwood was fined 10 dollars and court costs after pleading guilty to intoxication and obscene language. Magistrate Pearl Miller suspended the sentence and placed Vincent on 60 days probation. Elbert Deeter of Guysville and Flo Rhoades of Athens were each fined five dollars and costs for intoxication. All were arrested Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsberry.
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John Vincent
Floodwood
Pearl Miller
Vincent
Elbert Deeter
Guysville
Flo Rhoades
Athens
Miller
Roy Goldsberry
Held to Grand Jury In Steese Slaying
Cleveland December 13. Peter D. Treadway 37 held to the grand jury in the murder of Ruth Gilmore Steese a Society for the Blind employee who was kidnapped robbed assaulted and slain after starting for the bank with a deposit. Police witnesses said he was seen near the murder car possessed two pistols was intoxicated and acted suspiciously.
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Cleveland
U.P
Peter D. Treadway
Ruth Gilmore Steese
Society For the Blind
Treadway
Three Die in Car Slipping Off Dock Into River
In Cleveland on December 15 the bodies of Captain Frank M. Sammons and his wife, aged 39, along with ship engineer John Murphy, were recovered from an automobile raised from the bottom of the Cuyahoga River. The trio had vanished Monday night when the car slid off a wintered dock near Steamé Fontana.
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Cleveland
Frank M. Sammons
John Murphy
Cuyahoga River
Fontana
Citywide water outage and street repair on College Street
Water will be turned off in all sections of the city from 10 p.m. to midnight tonight while repairs on a fire hydrant on College Street are completed. Local residents are advised to conserve water and expect temporary service interruptions across areas affected.
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College Street
Smart Hombres These Englishmen Theyre First Over the Hump
Beverly Hills writer Harry Carr on a world tour says England is ahead of the curve as a model for government action. He notes Britain lowered its currency to boost the economy, contrasting with American delays. The letter praises English policy and calls the English “smart hombres.”
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Pacific
Harry Carr
England
Druggists Urge Drug Stores as Liquor Outlets
Ohio Pharmaceutical Association asks the General Assembly to treat drug stores as liquor outlets. President Charles Ehlers cites surveys showing druggists could provide protected distribution, arguing state monopoly stores risk insufficient coverage, high costs, and potential political influence.
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Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
Ohio Pharmaceutical Association
Charles Ehlers
Ehlers
Ohio
Big Whisky Trust Described To Liquor Tax Panel
J W Murray testifies before a joint House Senate committee outlining a vast bootleg whisky trust with distilleries nationwide and planes used to move illegal product. He cites fear of bodily harm if he reveals inside operations and says some members are retiring and buying planes to import aliens.
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Washington
United States
House
Senate Committee On
J. W. Murray
Holyoke
Mase Murray
Trust
Murray
Whisky Trust
Divorces Granted in Athens County Court Today
Judge O F Rowland granted two divorces in Athens County Common Pleas Court today. Clarence Bricker obtained a decree from Opal Bricker and Eldon Mahaffey from Garnet Mahaffey, both citing wilful absence. Judge C E Peoples also heard Jennie Sealock versus Glen Sealock.
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O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Clarence Bricker
Opal Bricker
Eldon Mahaffey
Garnet Mahaffey
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy
Jennie Sealock
Glen Sealock
Columbus Youth Dies In Coasting Accident
Clarence Parks Lauderbaugh Jr., 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lauderbaugh, was killed near his Grandview Columbus home when his coasting sled crashed into a curb. He died hours after at University Hospital. He was nephew of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Ellis of Athens and grandson of the late R. C. Hastings of Athens. he leaves a younger brother.
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Clarence Parks Lauderbaugh, Jr
C. P. Lauderbaugh
Lucile Hastings
Grandview
Columbus
University Hospital
M. T. Ellis
Athens
Mr. Ellis
R. C. M Hastings
Government holds gold price at 34.01 per ounce
The government again today kept the price of newly mined gold unchanged at 34.01 dollars per ounce. The decision maintains the current fixed price level for fresh gold output.
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Washington
State Monopoly Gains Votes in Senate and House Forecast
Cleveland teachers initiate steps to form a city school teachers union with James C. Adell as acting chair. He discusses possible alliances with the American Federation of Labor and cites Toledo as a successful model growing from seven members to over one thousand.
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House
Solons
Cleveland
American Federation of Labor
Toledo
U.P
James C. Adell
John Hay High School
Adell
Nine Die as Falling Rocks Bury Laborers
Near Glade Park Colorado, nine Civlian Works and Civilian Conservation Corps laborers were killed when a rock avalanche from a blast site above Monument Canyon buried five workers and hurled the rest into a 400 foot drop. The men, all from Glade, were part of a Federal project to carve a scenic road.
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Grand Junction
Colo
U.P
Glade Park
Monument Canyon
Glade
Here
Civili Works Program
Civilian Conservation Corps
Budget Week Push Aims At Quick Flat Completion
Washington dispatch says the nation’s budget talks progress with indications that the work will be completed soon despite rifts among conferees. President Roosevelt has designated the week budget week and convened Morgenthau and Douglas to push figures toward presentation to Congress on January 3.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Douglas
Congress
Princes Named in $37,000 Oil Theft Indictment
David and Serfe Mdivani Georgian princes head Pacific Shore Oil Company. They were charged in Los Angeles on a 14 count grand theft indictment for allegedly stealing 37 000 from the firm that went into receivership last spring.
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Los Angeles
David
Serfe Mdivani
Pacific Shore Oil Company
Mail Stamps Stolen From Detroit Post Office
Registered mail, stamps and cash totaling between $3 000 and $4 000 were stolen last night from the Alfred Street Branch Post Office. The incident was revealed today upon opening.
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Detroit
Alfred Street
Ohio Pastors Convention Set for Jan 29 to Feb 1
The 1984 Ohio Pastors Convention will convene in Columbus from January 29 through February 1. The announcement was sent by the Ohio Council of Churches to 4,200 Protestant ministers statewide.
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Columbus
Ohio Pastors
Ohio Council of Churches
Water Survey Plans Pushed in Ohio Progress
Columbus December 13 Plans for a complete water conservation program in Ohio advanced with approval of a ground water survey. O W Simonton geologist and engineer for the Ohio water conservation survey announced two field men will be appointed in each county from the national re employment office lists. Preference goes to candidates with engineering or geology knowledge. Field men will earn 30 dollars weekly.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
O. W. Simonton
Water Conservation Survey of
Noted traveler Richard Halliburton to speak at convocation
Richard Halliburton, famed traveller and author, will address a special convocation at 9:40 a.m. in the Ohio University Memorial Auditorium in Athens. He travels from a two-year world tour aboard his airplane “The Flying Carpet” and will recount dramatic adventures from his journey.
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Ohio University Memorial
Richard Halliburton
Athens
Halliburton
France to defer war debt payment to United States
Paris reports France will not pay the 10 154 046 62 due on war debt interest and will send note to Washington. It cites hope for revision before payment and aims to settle Inter governmental dette when feasible. Edouard Herriot government overthrown one year ago for supporting payment.
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Paris
France
United States
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Illiterates in Ohio to be taught in schools
In Columbus on December 13 Dr. B O Skinner state director of education announced plans to run illiterate schools alongside unemployed schools. He estimated 1200 unemployed teachers would be needed to supervise and about 65000 dollars monthly would be spent educating roughly 123000 illiterates across Ohio.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
B. O. Skinner
Educat
Skinner
Demand for Christmas Trees Highest in Years
In St Paul Minnesota on December 13 officials reported strong early demand as thousands of acres of northern forests were barren and a vanguard of Christmas tree consignments reached cities nationwide. Commission house officials predicted sales would exceed the past three years with prices set to rise about a small percentage.
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ST. Paul
Minn
America
Commission Houses
Conservation Council May Construct Lakes
Columbus December 13 The Conservation Council may construct reservoirs and artificial lakes as determined by its construction, maintenance, use or enlargement powers. The Attorney General ruled that the superintendent of public works cannot alone build such lakes for parks or recreation.
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Columbus
Conservation Council
John W. Bricker
Superintendent of Public Works
Sair Parks
Gem Robbers' Cache Raided in Akron Raid
Akron police recovered a cache of gems worth thousands after a mass jewelry robbery spree. A man, his wife, and their 5-year-old daughter were arrested following a tip from Dayton officers who said the suspect assaulted a jeweler there. Detectives found platinum rings diamonds and old gold scattered on the floor.
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Akron
Payton
Dayton
Fred Diess
County Infirmary Farm Lands Set Aside for Federal Airport
Wilmington report says Clinton County Commissioners have set aside acres of the County Infirmary Farm for future use as a federal airport facility. The move reflects planned public works tied to aviation expansion.
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Wilmington
Clinton County
Younger Generation Pushes State Liquor Monopoly Plan
Ohio college students delivering 15000 petitions urged the legislature to adopt a state liquor monopoly. Speakers from Ohio State Oberlin Denison Ohio Wesleyan Toledo Western Reserve pressed to keep liquor sales out of private hands, citing auto accidents and bootlegging as reasons for reform.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
House
Senate
Ohio State
Oberlin College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Denison University
Toledo University
Western Reserve
Frederick Sweet
League For Effective Liquor Control
House of Representson
Ohio students challenge liquor policy in state senate
Lawmakers heard student speakers defend a proposed liquor control system arguing it serves the public at large, not distillers or retailers. Legislators fielded questions from cupeakers as the students asserted their generation bears the cost of policy mistakes, receiving applause as they left the chamber.
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Ohio
NRA To Prosecute Cleaners and Dyers
The Federal Trade Commission prepared to prosecute 100 American cleaners and dyers for defying Blue Eagle price edicts. Each daily undercut of code levels counts as a separate violation with a maximum fine of $100 per offense.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Trade Commission
Curtis Dall to Lead New Ohio Distillery
The State Division of Securities approves a $1,150,000 stock issue for the Distillers & Brewers Corporation of America. Curtis Dall, Roosevelts son in law and VP, is linked to the firm. The company has acquired a Peoria, Illinois, distillery and the Belmont Brewery in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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Columbus
U.P
State Division of Securities
Distillers & Brewers Corporation of America
Curtis Dall
Roosevelt
Peoria
Belmont Brewery Et iMarting Verry
Congress To Be Asked To Bar Liquor From Defaulters
In Columbus on December 13 the state legislature moved toward a liquor monopoly amid a committee defeat for an amendment striking the state plan from the administration bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee had earlier supported the monopolists.
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Congress
Columbus
White
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress Moves to Bar Defaulted Nations From Liquor Market
A House move would add to the liquor revenue bill a provision doubling import duties on nations that default on war debts or have paid no tokens. The plan sparks a sharp fight over state monopoly provisions, with polls showing broad support for a monopoly on package liquor sales, and Senate action anticipated after extended debate.
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