Coal Labor Board Orders Collective Bargaining in Kentucky Mines
The Coal Labor Board ruled a potential strike exists at Fordson Coal in Kentucky and ordered the company to bargain with United Mine Workers representatives. The decision cites underpayment, union dues issues, and failure to grant a wage scale matching the union, with two hearings conducted under the Industrial Recovery Act provisions.
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ATI
Coal Labor Board
Ford
Kentucky
Charles G. Barnes
United Mine Workers
Gines
Fordson Coal
Fordsons
Amer
Colining
Mardy
Stone
Peti
National Savery
Proposed Bent Anti Crime Group Forming After Conference
December reports indicate a planned permanent anti crime group to unify police efforts. The gathering, led by Attorney General Loftin and the Bar Association, may create a task force with officers as initial members to address crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aftor- Cumming
Loftin
Missionaries’ child reportedly abducted in Anbwe Province case
An Inland Mission office telegram reports a two year old baby of the Wand Mrs. J. C. Stam, Rationaire, missing after an alleged kidnapping. Authorities say the body of the child may have been found, with rites planned Friday at the First Christian Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Stam
Inland Mission Office
Unclear OCR fragment prompts brief note
The readable text is fragmentary and provides no clear event or names to report. No identifiable people organizations places or dates are available to anchor a proper newspaper card.
Magnate Vanishes Then Found Abroad In Rio
Portland chain store magnate Lee Schlesinger, missing for two years, is located in Rio de Janeiro running a small importing business. Once a polo and social figure, he offered no reason for the disappearance while noting his family knew of his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Schlesinger
Portland
Ore
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Schlesinger
Federal Relief Criticized at Farm Bureau Convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation ends its sixteenth annual meeting criticizing Federal Relief Administration and the NRA. David Lilienthal of TVA highlights rural electrification as strengthening agriculture. Resolution opposes continued federal relief, cites growing dependency and pay scales, and warns against a government yielding a living without work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Relief Administration
NRA
New Deal
David EB. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
PVA
Man Killed When Car Overturns on Ley Road
Oneida Tenn December 15 One man killed four others escaped serious injury when a car from Alliance Ohio skidded on an ice covered highway and overturned near Oneida Norman Farmer the driver was crushed against the steering wheel Mrs A R Anderson owner of the machine and her daughter and Mrs A W Brown and son all of Alliance were en route to St Petersburg Florida at the time of the accident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida
Tenn
Alliance
Norman Farmer
A. R. Anderson
A. W. Brown
St. Petersburg
Fla
Boy Swallows Razor Blade at South Shields School
Ten year old John George Hunter played with a safety razor blade in school, swallowed it, and later vomited up the blade after an X ray showed it in his stomach. Doctors prepared for a possible operation but he expelled the blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shields
Eng
John George Hunter
John George
Ten Boys Drown After Boat Upset on Schuylkill River
In Conshohocken Pa three boys drowned when a rowboat carrying them overturned on the river after hitting a loose ice floe. Ten men on shore could not reach them as they sank beneath a crust of ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conshohocken
Schuylkill River
Mr and Mrs White Injured in Route 50 Crash
Mr and Mrs Ed White of Herrold Place were injured when their car ran into a ditch near McArthur on Route 50 at 11 this morning. He suffered a fractured rib and she a head laceration with bruises and shock. They were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment. Bishop Henry Wise Hosben aided at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Herrold Place
McArthur
Arms Hosiital
White's Mill
Henry Wise Hosben
Southern Ohio
Episcopal Church
Jackson
Sixteen Dead Identified in Hotel Debris
In Lansing Michigan state police report 26 known dead with 23 recovered. 16 identified among the hotel Kerns catastrophe victims. Representative D Knox Hanna dies from injuries raising the total legislative fatalities to seven as workers move bodies to a temporary morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Kerns
D. Knox Hanna
Tuscola County
House of Representatives
House
Relief Bonds Put on Market in Ohio Counties
State Relief Commission reports bonds for 198,308 across four counties and nearly 55,000 in nine counties, plus 154,362 in approved FERA projects across 13 counties. Meigs County receives 8,532 for replacing local funds used Aug 1933 to Apr 1934. Approved FERA items include street work in Athens and youth facility upgrades in Meigs and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
FERA
State Relief Commission
Ohio
Meigs
Athens
Glouster
Troy Township
Coolville
Middleport High School
Thomas Fork Creek
Galisbury Township
Middleport
Pomeroy
Congress Fight Ahead If Arms Inquiry Fails
A Senate arms inquiry warning signals a bitter congressional fight if the investigation is side tracked. The Roosevelt program for war profits is advancing, with Bernard Baruch and Hugh S. Johnson among the key figures shaping the plan as the inquiry proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Bernard M. Baruch
Hugh 8. Johnson
Snow May Now Prove Blessing for Farmers
In mid December reports from Chicago describe a heavy snow sweep across the North and Middlewest. Geologists say the snowfall provides a needed heating effect and may curb the damage from last summer’s drought and black blizzards. Snow has begun to fill drainage ditches, potentially raising lake levels by reducing dust and improving land moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North
Middlewest
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio Couples Wed Across State Lines in West Virginia
St Marys West Virginia December report lists couples from Columbus Athens Coolville Chauncey and other Ohio towns receiving marriage licenses there. Byron Sams and Pauline Tucker Nicholas Russell and Helen Reot Joseph Curran and Julia Huffman Homer Leffier and Beatrice Deal are among those cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Marys
W. Va
Byron Sams
Columbus
Pauline Tucker
Athens
Nicholas Russell
Coolville
Helen Reot
Joseph Curran Cleveland
Julia Huffman
New Lexington
Homer Leffier
Chauncey
Beatrice Deal
Giouster
Union Women Share Christmas Drive across Ohio communities
Ohio University YWCA reports an $80 Tag Day for the Christmas Fund. Local Elks and Ladies Auxiliary clubs coordinate gifts and food baskets for Murray City Orbiston New Pittsburgh and New Town. Athens OHIO University YWCA aids 300 children and county inmates with gifts and mufflers. Eightteen Athens youths join Eagles Toy Shop to repair and collect toys. Community groups urged to share details of Christmas activities for potential donations.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
United Mine Workers
Murray City
Orbiston
New Pittsburgh
New Town
Ruth Caraner
Athens
Ohio University Y. W. C. A
Athens County
Nelsonville
Elks
Glouster
Fighteen
Eugene Shafer
Eagles
Marjorie Buell
Dorothy Ann Schilling
Jack Hamer
Robert Bell
John Hess
David Pierce
Dick Sherman
Jack Lenta
Jack Welsh
Lee Barlow
Curt Lebine
Russell Bolinger
David Radford
Wayne Bosworth
Barbara Danford
Martha Elen Walsh
Betty Liggett
Charlies Bell
The
Messenger
Court Sets Ohio Man’s Execution Date for Jan 2
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Jack Ellis must die January 2 for the Akron beer parlor murder of Joe Mettle. The court refused appeal and fixed the execution date, leaving two other condemned men still without dates on Death Row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Jack Ellis
Joe Mettle
Akron
Frank Racer 99 Relocates to Marietta to Live
Marietta resident Frank Racer aged 99, formerly of Acme Street, moves to 141 Acme Street with Mr. and Mrs. Shepard. He is considered the county’s oldest inhabitant and remains mentally alert despite being bedfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Racer
Marietta
Mr. Racer
Staff Forced To Drink Castor Oil Amid Havana Raid
In Havana on December 13 the anti-government ABC society reported an armed raid on its newspaper Accion. Nine editorial workers were abducted to the outskirts and compelled to drink castor oil, an act the group calls a government-inspired retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
ABC
Accion
ABC Group
Quick-Witted Janitor Averts Major School Disaster
In Liverpool a collapsing floor at St Clement’s School during a Christmas concert dropped 14 feet, injuring about 150 and hospitalizing 33. Janitor Doughty cut the gas to prevent fire and explosion, aiding evacuees as panicked crowds fled through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
St. Clements School
Doughty
Killed Youth to Close His Lips
Tulsa December report says Phil Kennamer declares he killed John F. Gorrell in self defense to thwart an extortion plot against the Kennamer family. The death of Sidney Born Jr. is blamed on the 19 year old defendant by Kennamer, while authorities consider Born’s death possibly a separate homicide or self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Sidney Born, Jr
Gorrell
Kennamer
Franklin F. Kennamer
Homer Wilcox
Born
Charlee Price
Young Mother Fatally Stabbed in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police say a 20 year old woman identified as Mrs Biffie Craft was found with a stab wound on a downtown sidewalk and died after being taken to a hospital She was married and mother of two children Detectives were told by acquaintances that she may have been a resident of PortsmouthWitnesses reported seeing a man chase the woman across the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Biffie Craft
Portamouth
SHARE A CHRISTMAS TOY SHOP AND CHARITY EVENTS
Christmas donation drives operate through East Carpenter and Court Streets for toys and candy with Mrs. Eugene Shafer and Virgil Davis in charge. Salvation Army at 92 West Union Street seeks money food and stockings. Adjutant W W Hinshaw oversees kettles and pickups via phone 20652. Murray City Ladies Auxiliary No 4 requests clothing toys and food for baskets through Mrs Ruth Carsner. Charity events include Elks balls in Nelsonville and Athens and a White Gift service in Athens. Red Cross at Security Bank Building coordinates donations via Mrs Dwight Rutherford and phone 641 for records and duplicate receipts.
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Eagles
Carpenter and
Court Streets
Eugene Shafer
Virgil Davis
Salvation Army
West Union Street
Adjt
W. W. Hinshaw
Murray City
Ruth Carsner
Elks
Nelsonville
Majestic Theater
Athens
Methodist Church
Red Cross
Dwight Rutherford
Adelphi Bank Robbed by Explosive Gang in Ohio Village
A gang used high explosives to wreck the Adelphi Banking Company in Adelphi Ross County early today. They escaped with about $500 after forcing entry, cutting lines, and triggering a blast. A warning shot sent Dr FE Hemmeyer back inside and the village plunged into darkness as Sheriff Radcliff reported the worst bank wreck he has seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Adelphi
Ross County
FE. Hemmeyer
Charles H Radcliff
Pickaway County
Mrs. Louise L. Leete Dies at Home
Mrs Louise Grosvenor Leete daughter of Mrs Charlies H Grosvenor and the late General Grosvenor died at home 52 University Terrace after a ten day illness She lived in Washington DC fifteen years and spent seven years in Athens and Washington as daughter of General Grosvenor a former Republican congressman Surviving are her mother her daughter Miss Constance Leete two sisters The funeral will be Saturday at 2 pm at the Grosvenor residence with Rev L W Clarke officiating Interment in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Louise Grosvenor Leete
Charlies H. Grosvenor
General Grosvenor
University Terrace
Leete
Washington, D. C
Athens
Washington
Grosvenor
National Capital
Gras
Ohio University
Boston Conservatory of Music
Constance Leete
W. H. McKee
M. Shepherd
Columbus
L. W Clarke
Church of the Good Shepherd
West Union Street
John Brooks Dies Funeral Saturday
John Brooks dies at home after a weeklong illness at 1 year old misprint. survived by five children and twelve grandchildren. Funeral at Smedley home Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. B H Pugh to conduct service.
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John Brooks
New Control Measure May Supplant NIRA
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce approved a new industrial control plan to supplant NIRA if it ends in June 1935. It opposes reenactment, seeks a act covering interstate business, clear collective bargaining rights, workers choosing reps free of coercion, and a presidentially named agency with veto or approval over a industry's fair trade rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
NIRA
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Will Grieves at Death Of Texas Cowman and Famous Horse Lover
Hollywood notes mourn W T Waggoner a legendary Texas cowman and horse enthusiast. He died in Fort Worth after building one of the two largest ranches in the U S and valuing cattle over oil profits. His humor, common sense, and leadership are praised as irreplaceable.
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Will
Texas
Hollywood
Calif
Ft. Worth
Tex
W. T. Waggoner
U. 8
Tragic Sleeping Tablet Overdose Claims Young Bride
Mrs. Geraldine Blane Swyers, 24, former Lancaster nightclub hostess, died at Sheltering Arms Hospital from an overdose of sleeping tablets. She had been ill since Monday night and reportedly ingested the pills to obtain relief without her husband Robert Swyers of Athens knowing. Funeral services are planned for Saturday in Lancaster at her mother Mrs. Hilda Blane’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Swyers
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Geraldine Blane
Lancaster
Athens
Lockport
W. Va
North Court Street
Swyers
Hilda Blane
Municipal Electric Plant Discussion Slated in Athens
Athens City Council will discuss the advisability of installing a municipal electric plant next Monday night in City Hall. Mayor Len B McCune says if the chamber is too small the meeting will move to a larger room. Guest speaker L A Sears of Oberlin will discuss the Oberlin plant and its experiences and statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Len B McCune
City Hall
McCune
L. A. Sears
Oberlin
C. W. Gross
A. E. Falloon
Counrt
Japan and Britain Seek Naval Accord Talks Resume in 1935
London reports both Japan and the United States press Great Britain for a future bilateral naval accord. Diplomatic quarters said the Japanese delegation and Britain expressed optimism that an agreement may be possible in 1935 and that efforts would be made when talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Miller sues for seat in Congress over criminal acts claim
Youngstown December 13.4 Lock Miller defeated candidate for Congress in Ohio 19th district informs Representative John G. Cooper of a House contest. Miller cites charges of obtaining votes by false pretenses and corrupt election acts, alleging Cooper promised Naval Academy appointments for support. Cooper won 56,213 to 52,025.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Lock Miller
Congress
Ohio
John G. Cooper
Miller
Cooper
Naval
Military Academy
Scarlet fever case reported in Trimble Township
The Athens County Health Office reported a scarlet fever case in the Fitmer Cochran family in Trimble Township today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer Cochran
Trimble Township
Athens County Health Office
Ohio OKs $56 Million Pay-as-You-Buy Tax Law
Ohio Governor George White signed a $56,000,000 sales tax bill effective January 1 after a 19 month fight. The measure raises income from intangibles to 6 percent and adds an 8 percent admissions tax starting soon. Bread milk and newspapers are exempt. Schools statewide anticipate funding, with districts facing local levy changes and state support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
George White
Senate
House
J. G. Collicott
Columbus Schools
Ohio Education Association
Banks Affirm Industry Loans of 42 Million
Cleveland reported that twelve federal reserve banks approved 42 million in loans to industry as part of a six month review since the law. Officials said 85 applications were approved and many more are under investigation, with districts evaluating substantial numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Banks
Congress
Industrial Advisory Committee
Wolf at Door: Woman Reunites With Her Pet Wolf
In Los Angeles a frightened woman cried there is a wolf at my door. Police found a large gray timber wolf on the porch. A sergeant approached, the wolf trotted forward, and the officer retreated before Miss Jean Talbot calmly reclaimed her pet and took it home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Patlce
Jean Talbot
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