Roosevelt Fails To Push Big New Deal Program In Special Session
President Roosevelt meets with aides as his special session stalls with seven major legislative goals stalled. Only the Federal Housing Act shows a path to passage as the session nears adjournment.
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Washington
U.R
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
John N. Garner
John H. Bankhead
Barkley
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Athens Youth Killed in Plane Mishap Near Lancaster
Two Athens youths were in the plane that nose dived into a nursery orchard near Lancaster while seeking directions to Logan. Howard Hahn 18 died at City Hospital Lancaster after piloting the craft. Harold E. Young 20 was injured with a fractured jaw and bruises and Improved today. Hahn had recent pilot license and had planned a Columbus run.
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Athens
Lancaster
Howard Hahn
Currier St
City Hospital
Harold E. Young
May Ave
Hahn
Norton Field
Columbus
Young
Buckeye Lake
Logan
Clarence Ochs
Frank Miller
Albert Long
al Knouff
Knouff
Ludendorff Dies At 72 In Munich
German war hero General Erich Ludendorff has died at age 72 in Munich after a storied military career from cadet in 1877 to top staff officer during WWI. He promoted neo pagan and anti Christian ideas after retirement and divorced in 1926 before remarrying that year.
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Munich
U.R
Erich Ludendorff
Germany
Ludendorff
Ludender
Tannenberg League
Eight Trapped After Dam Collapse in Ontario
Divers search Kettle Creek for eight missing workmen after a temporary dam failed releasing a 29 foot wall of water. Four workers survived in serious condition from shock and injuries. The 65 by 50 by 29 foot dam formed part of a federal relief project to build a lift bridge at Port Stanley.
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Port Stanley
Ont
U.P
Kettle Creek
Loyalist Advance From Three Directions Into Teruel
Loyalist troops protected by tanks and heavy artillery were reported advancing from three directions toward Teruel, the nationalist stronghold in Aragon. Loyalist artillery atop surrounding heights began a heavy bombardment after a two hour truce to allow civilian evacuation. Most of Teruel’s 12,000 residents reportedly remained.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Aragon
Madrid
Attorney General calls for probe of U S District Judge Geiger
In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Hatton W. Sumners Homer S. Cummings urges Congress to investigate U S District Judge Ferdinand Geiger of Milwaukee over the dismissal of a grand jury probing the automotive finance industry. He says Geiger obstructed justice and warrants impeachment action.
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Washington
U.P
Homer S. Cummings
Congress
U. S
Ferdinand Geiger
Milwatukee
Cummings
Hatton W. Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Geiger
Riots Erupt in Palestine Jerusalem Amid Partition Plans
New outbreaks of disorder flash in Palestine as Arab anger rises over partition plans. Dispatches report clashes in Jerusalem and surrounding areas with police moves to restore order.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Assailants Identified In Ohio Patrolman Shooting
Ohio Highway Patrol Col. Lynn Black said Patrolman Carl Whipple positively identified photographs of two men as Ray Duvall and Leonard C. Jackson, wanted for murder in Indianapolis, after they fired on him Friday near New Vienna. Whipple was wounded when bullets shattered the windshield and forced him to stop the chase.
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Columbus
U.P
Lynn Black
Ohio Highway Patrol
Carl Whipple
New Vienna
Ray Duvall
Leonard C. Jackson
Indianapolis
Whipple
Great Britain USA and France seek Hankow safety zone
London reports Britain the United States and France have urged Japan to create a safety zone at Hankow the seat of the Chinese government and foreign embassies.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
Hankow
Murder Charges Loom After Philadelphia Tragedy
Mary Griffin’s friend Mrs. Wilma V. Carpenter, a young Philadelphia widow, was killed when a youthful burglar shot her three times amid an attempted burglary. The intruder fled after cleaning wounds and taking a shower.
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Mary Griffin
Wilma V. Carpenter
Philadelphia
WPA Foreman Held in 1900 Gallia Holdup
Gallipolis officers arrested Halley a WPA foreman and Vinton resident Sunday on charges of robbing Mrs Anna Kohner widow of Ben Kohner Piketon of 1900 in currency Arraigned today Halley pleaded not guilty A warrant for his arrest followed Mrs Kohner s account of being knocked down in the Lewis Kraus restaurant and losing her purse The attack occurred as she sat with her sister Miss Bessie Lewis Witnesses named include Esther Arrington Virgie Crews William Reed Max Graham and the proprietor.
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Gallipolis
Halley
WPA
Vinton
Gallia County
Anna Kohner
Ben Kohner
Piketon
Kohner
Bessie Lewis
Garfield Ave
Esther Arrington
Virgie Crews
William Reed
Max Graham
Kellogg Pneumonia Crisis Strikes Peace Pact Coauthor
Frank B. Kellogg aged 80, coauthor of the Kellogg Briand Peace Pact, is critically ill with pneumonia in St. Paul. The former ambassador to England and Secretary of State under Coolidge was struck early Sunday but rallied slightly today after stimulants. He suffered a disabling illness in 1934 yet remains keenly interested in world affairs.
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ST. Paul
Minn
U.P
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
England
Coolidge
Paulding Extension Agent Missing Five Days
Paulding County agricultural agent J. F. Johnson aged 36 has been missing for five days after leaving his boarding house to attend a agents meeting at Bowling Green and failing to arrive at the event. Authorities have no clues as to his whereabouts.
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Paulding
A.P
J. F. Johnson
Paulding County
Johnson
Bowling Green
Bulkley Announces Approval of WPA Projects
Senator Robert J Bulkley announces approval of WPA projects in Ohio including Gallipolis State Hospital improvements totaling 22977 and Marietta memorial funding of 22411 by the northwest territorial celebration committee amid federal relief efforts.
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Washington
A.P
Robert J. Bulkley
D. D
Ohio
Gallipolis
Marietta
Northwest Territorial Celebration Committee
Recluse son kills mother and brother then dies
In San Antonio, widow Kate Randle Menefee dies from five wounds after her son Randle Menefee shoots her and his brother Thomas W. Menefee, then shoots himself. Neighbors and relatives reveal the recluse, confined in a single room, had a troubled life and limited outside contact.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
Kate Randle Menefee
Randle Menafee
Menefee
Thomas W. Menefee
Thomas
R. S. Menefee
Randle Menefee
Randle
Three Strike Leaders Are Sentenced In Massillon Case
Three men were jailed for interfering with the mails during last summer’s steel strike and halting mail trucks shipping bread and mail to struck plants in Massillon. Judge Paul Jones suspended six months for six other pickets and placed them on probation. Sentenced were Joseph Morton head of SWOC at Republic Steel Massillon 60 days in Milan Michigan Kenneth Steed Massillon committee leader at Union Drawn Steel Co and Leo Cox picket captain at Republic Massillon plant 30 days each.
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Cleveland
Massillon
Paul Jones
Joseph Morton
SWOC
Republic Steel
Milan
Mich
Kenneth Steed
Union Drawn Steel Co
Leo Cox
Republic Massillon
Holdup Men Kill Officers at Cleveland Gas Station
Five suspects were questioned after two plain clothes officers Virgil Bayne 42 and Gerald Bode 32 were killed during a Saturday night gasoline station hold up. Station attendant Richard Haff identified the five men who requested gas at 11 15 p m as the gunmen. Bode fired his weapon before he died as the attack unfolded.
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Cleveland
U.P
Virgil Bayne
Gerald N. Bode
Richard Haff
Bode
Ohio Drops After Cresting at 37.3 Feet flood
Ohio River flood waters crested at 37.3 feet in Wheeling West Virginia and began rapid recession. Low lying areas in South Wheeling and Wheeling Island were flooded with water entering basements of some city businesses.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Ohio River
South
Wheeling Island
Mae West Voice Sparks Radio Protests
Hollywood protests over Mae Wests radio skit Adam and Eve triggered apologies from J Walter Thompson Agency for inflection rather than content. FCC requested script and station list. West declined comment while her studio said she only recited the lines.
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Hollywood
U.P
Mae West
J. Walter Thompson Company
Miss West
National Broadcasting Company Network
Federal Communications Commission
Deaf Mute Killed by Truck Near Gallipolis
Roy Swisher a 30 year old deaf mute of Cheshire Township was fatally injured Saturday night when struck by a truck driven by Rance Watkins 25 near Casto s Store East Gallipolis. Watkins with his wife infant and neighbor Pearl De Vault transported Swisher to Holzer Hospital where he died of a skull fracture. Watkins who says he was traveling about 30 mph donated blood in a bid to save the man.
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Gallipolis
Roy Swisher
Cheshire
Rance Watkins
Casto
East Gallipolis
Watkins
E. E. Hatfield
Swisher
Zaleski Girl Is Victim Of Infantile Paralysis
Dorothy Weed seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Weed of Zaleski died Saturday night after being treated for infantile paralysis in the Iron Lung at University Hospital since October 6. She contracted pneumonia after showing initial recovery from the paralysis. Her father is a Vinton County commissioner.
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Columbus
U.P
Dorothy Weed
J. W. Weed
Zaleski
University Hospital
Vinton County
Fire destroys antiques in Steubenville hotel suite
A hotel fire in Steubenville Ohio destroyed a sword once used in the American Revolution a 16th century German Bible and about 4000 other books belonging to manager William A Becker. The blaze gutted Becker’s hotel suite and caused extensive damage to the property.
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Steubenville, O
William A. Becker
Slayer Called as Suspect in Norristown Murder Case
The blue eyed youth Wendell Forrest Bowers 19 identified by Mary Griffin as the man who attempted to assault her and killed Mrs. Wilma V. Carpenter in their Norristown Pennsylvania home. Bowers recently released from reform school vanished after the murder.
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Wendell Forrest Bowers
Mary Griffin
Wilma V. Carpenter
Norristown
Bowers
Wealthy urged to eat finest farm foods in fix for farms
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace told Gourmet Society members wealthy consumers should be regimented to eat only top grade farm products. He proposed a law banning simple foods for incomes over 100000, claiming it would boost farmers and shift toward premium produce.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Germany
Solons Resume Struggle With Relief Issues
Columbus Ohio lawmakers returned for a four day session before holidays with the House set to push the relief program and the Senate weighing investigations into state department irregularities. Senate leaders may unveil a relief plan aligned with the governor, deepening a rift with the House compromise.
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Columbus
U.P
House
Senate
Davey Plan Defeated by Social Security Board
The Social Security Board rejected Governor M L Davey of Ohio for delaying unemployment insurance payments. It said the plan fails to meet federal requirements and would disappoint workers, employers and taxpayers while risking the insurance program. The proposal included using a portion of the state's 55 million dollar reserve to fund benefits.
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Washington
U.P
Social Security Board
M. L. Davey
Ohio
Ruling Prohibits Use of Wire Tap Evidence in Federal Prosecutions
The Supreme Court held that the Federal Communications Act of 1934 bars evidence obtained by wire tapping in federal criminal cases. The decision reversed a Second Circuit ruling that upheld convictions of four New Yorkers on alcohol smuggling charges, and the court recessed after announcing the ruling.
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Washington
AUP
U.S Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Free Cabs Serve Columbus During Taxi Strike
A fleet of 100 courtesy cars operated by striking cab drivers filled Columbus streets. The union provided free rides amid Mayor Myron Gessman’s request for alternate transportation during the holiday season. Edward Murphy, Cleveland, vice president of the International union, said drivers would supply their own gas and oil.
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Columbus
Myron Gessman
Edward Murphy
Cleveland
The
International Union
Davey Signs Wright Bill To Issue Short Term Notes
Gov. Davey signed the Wright bill authorizing county commissioners to issue short term notes in anticipation of tax revenue surpluses. It will make available for relief about 2.5 million dollars.
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Davey
Bill Columbus
U.P
Wright
Prospective Panay Incident Developments Rise in Washington
Washington officials expect major far eastern crisis moves within 24 hours after the Panay bombing and sinking. A full official report from Shanghai officials on the attack and the three Standard Oil ships is anticipated along with word from Tokyo on protests and guarantees. Evacuation of 300 Americans from Tsingtao is considered, with reports from Atcheson and Hughes on the Panay dive. Admiral Yarnell has convened a court of inquiry in search of facts.
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Washington
U. S
Shanghai
Panay
Tokyo
Tsingtao
George Atcheson, Jr
America
Nanking
J. J. Hughes
Oahu
Harry E. Yarnell
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Japs Admit Boarding Deny Machine Gun Attack
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese army officials admit troops boarded the American gun Panay as it sunk after a Japanese air attack but deny firing machine guns. They say sailors later fired on a small boat from Standard Oil ships, then halted air assaults and suffered casualties.
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Shanghai
U.P
Panay
Kumakichi Harada
China
Harada
Tsingtao
Japan
Canton
Swatow
South China
Bingham Funeral Planned in Louisville
The body of Robert Worth Bingham 66, famed publisher and ambassador to Great Britain, was en route to Louisville for funeral services after dying at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore from Hodgkins disease. Earlier this week he had surgery and inflammation of the abdomen was noted by hospital officials.
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Louisville
U.P
Robert Worth Bingham
Great Britain
Bingham
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Cleveland union officials indicted in graft probe
Four Cleveland union officials were indicted by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury in a labor racketeering investigation that has run for weeks.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
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