Autopsy Ordered After Virginia Bus River Tragedy
An inquest into a bus disaster on the Appomattox River opened amid claims the bus may have been dead before crossing the rail. Virginia victims identified include Mrs. Gertrude Henderson and Mrs. Andrews of red dead five were unidentified. eight were rescued from the water hours after the crash.
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T. H. Superior
Wis
L. Elder
Commany
John Goodman
Atbus
Mayer
D. D. McAfee
L. G. Alford
N. C
McAfee
Richmond
Gertrude
McKenney, Va
Andrews
Bridge
Henderson
Hopewell
Weekend fires claim two as Portage grain elevator damaged
A weekend blaze killed two people and heavily damaged a Portage grain elevator quartering the grain store. A Bowling Green residence burned. a London house suffered burns to a resident named Mrs. and a nurse and diver were injured. Michael Benak, an occupant of a used car yard shanty, died in the incident.
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Portage
Bowling Green
London
Burns
Michael Benak
Hospital Worker Injured in Car Accident Near City
A hospital worker injured Thursday in a roadside automobile incident was able to reach hospital Sunday. Vaughn Addis sustained a back injury from a skull injury reported in the city, with details unclear due to damaged text.
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Harvey
WPA
Vaughn Addis
Carter
Budget Awaits Scions Return After Holidays
Columbus report notes a snowbound Ohio amid budget battles. The General Assembly lingers as proposed restorations range from 3.2 to 3.8 million dollars, with Governor Davey limiting to 1 million. Emergency funds allocate 1.5 million to 19 counties amid two percent admin cost cap.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Davey
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Photographer Raymond Bickerton dies by own hand in loneliness
Cincinnati report: Raymond Bickerton a 43 year old photographer committed suicide. Employer Albert Macy found him. Coroner Frank Coppock says a bullet through his heart. He had separated from his wife and children and left a note lamenting work without love and its meaning.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Bickerton
Albert Macy
Frank M. Coppock
Macy
Bickerton
State Resumes Barrel Tax on Michigan Beer
Dayton reports Ohio will again collect a 25 cent per barrel reciprocal tax on beer from Michigan. The tax has netted about $20,000 monthly and was halted November 19 by a restraining order from U S District Judge Robert R Nevin. The order was vacated on protest by the attorney general.
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Dayton
Ohio
Michigan
U. S
Robert R. Nevin
Nevin
Eli Weed In Critical Condition In New Plymouth
Heart disease and complications have left Eli Weed of New Plymouth in critical condition with little hope for recovery due to advanced age.
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Logan
Eli Weed
New Plymouth
Principal Esther O'Neal Heads to Los Angeles for Long‑Overdue Vacation
Miss Esther O'Neal principal of East Grade School plans to leave Columbus this morning by plane for Los Angeles. She will visit friends she has not seen for 30 years, marking a long awaited reunion.
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Logan
Esther O'Neal
East
Columbus
Los Angeles
Allies Plan Unified Front as Italy Threat Grows
British and French General Staffs agree on mutual support in case of Italian attack. Italy reports Northern Ethiopia repels 5000 Ethiopian fighters as Eden takes charge to push international pressure. French fleet orders signal wider Mediterranean reach amid hopes for peace fading.
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Associated Press
Mediterranean
Europe
London
Great Britain
France
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Paris
Brest
West African
Eden
East Africa
Geneva
Italy
Mussolini
England
Blind Senator Schall Dies After Car Injury
Senator Thomas David Schall 58 a blind Republican from Minnesota died from injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle His death comes the same day a bus plunged through a drawbridge at Hopewell Virginia killing 14 highlighting rising automobile accident deaths to 36000 last year Senator Borah urged action during the upcoming Congress session Schall had planned to run for re election against Governor Floyd B Olson
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Washington
Thomas David Schall
Minnesota
Hopewell
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Schall
Senate
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer-Laborite
Coal trucks surge as cold weather boosts Logan trade
Winter weather drives more coal transport from mine fields near Nelsonville Coonville Ward Township and New Straitsville. A steady stream of heavily loaded trucks moves northward on Route 31, with some traffic on Route 8 in southern Hocking County.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Coonville
Ward Township
New Straitsville
Hocking County
Quiet Weekend for Pomeroy Police
Pomeroy county officers reported no arrests over the weekend with temperatures staying cold enough to deter crime. Officials offered that the weather hindered any potential activity as Saturday evening and Sunday passed uneventfully.
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Pomeroy
Final Athens toy drive appeal seeks more donations
Mrs. Eugene Shafer at the Eagles Toy Shop on Court Street issued a final call for dolls big or small old or new to aid 1 800 children already helped this season. The shop will stay open tonight and workers will collect discarded or purchased toys for distribution in Athens Glouster and Nelsonville.
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Eugene Shafer
Eagles
E. Carpenter and
Court Sts
Athens
Glouster Eagles
Glouster
Trimble
Supreme Court to rule on Guffey coal law
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on the constitutionality of the Guffey Act regulating the soft coal industry. The case involves government and Kentucky producers seeking review without a lower appellate ruling. Four minor opinions were read before adjournment to Jan 6.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
Court of Last Resort
Roose
Velt
High Tribunal
NRA
Eight-Year-Old Victim of Hit-Skip Driver
A Marion boy delivering a Christmas tree for his eighth birthday was struck and killed by a hit-skip driver. The driver fled the scene as the boy, Robert Dawson, walked with his mother Otis Dawson. Other Sunday and Saturday night crashes claimed several lives in Franklin County and surrounding areas, including Dorothy Stone Clocamp and Ralph Helmich.
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Columbus
Marion
Robert Dawson
Otis Dawson
Dorothy Stone Clocamp
Gahanna
Orient
Franklin County
Ralph Helmich
George Jackson
West Alexandria
Alexandria
Sarah Dodd
New Philadelphia
Million and Quarter Is Paid for Claims
The State Industrial Commission mailed checks totaling more than 1,250,000 to settle some 40,000 claims in Columbus. Secretary A. D. Caddell said the commission has brought up to date its cases, noting that last year at this time about 4,500 cases awaited settlement.
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Columbus
State Industrial Commission
Santa Claus
A. D. Caddell
Kidnap Plot Intercepted by Newark Detectives
Two men attempting to kidnap elderly Newark diamond merchant William Keer opened fire on three detectives from the rocket squad as they intervened on Walnut Street. The suspects fled in a car, which was found half an hour later. the victim was bound and gagged in the rear of the vehicle.
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Newark
WN. J
John Sweeny
Frank Schenck
Louis Becky
Rocket Squad
Walnut Street
William Keer
Bricker Petitions Circulate in Hocking County
Petitions backing John W. Bricker for governor appear across Hocking County as executive and central committee members seek signatures. Local activity focuses on gathering support in multiple precincts and communities.
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Bricker
Logan
John W. Bricker
Hocking County
No One Stirring A Mouse Interrupts Christmas Reading
At Trimble Church of Christ an adult Sunday School Christmas gathering paused as a mouse appeared during Mrs Esta Haskins reading of Clement Moore. The rodent emerged from a wall, climbed a door to a rope near the Christmas tree, sniffed the tree, then scampered away ending the recital with Liss Galshed.
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Trimble
Trimble Church
Liss Galshed
Two Gallia County Sisters Each Welcome Daughters
In Gallipolis area two sisters in Vinton welcomed newborn daughters within 24 hours. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith had a daughter on Thursday, while Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wellington had a daughter on Friday. The Wellington baby is named Marilyn Jane, honoring her aunt, Mrs. Smith.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Gallia County
Wilbur Smith
Wendell Wellington
Smith
Jane Thompson
Wellington
Myrtle Thompson
Creed Thompson
Myra King
Marilyn Jane
Alfred E. Smith to Speak at Liberty League Dinner
Alfred E. Smith, once critical of Roosevelt policies, will address the American Liberty League on January 25 in Washington. The event, also involving former judge Charles A. Dawson and Lehigh economist Neil Carothers, spotlights Smith's potential 1936 role and prior devaluation remarks.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
American Liberty League
Smith
League
Charles A. Dawson
Kentucky
Neil Carothers
Lehigh University
Two Workers Hurt in Morrison Coal Mine Blast
Glen Morrison West Virginia authorities say all miners in Morrison Coal Company's No. 1 mine were removed after a morning explosion. Two workers sustained injuries as gas buildup caused the blast about a mile from the mine mouth. About 280 men were summoned from the mine to await inspection by James Maynor of Mullens district mine inspector.
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Glen Morrison
W. Va
A. W. Lang
Morrison Coal Company
Lang
James Maynor
Mullens
Last Civil War Vet Rufus Hartman Dies at 98
Rufus R. Hartman aged 98, the last surviving Civil War veteran from Rawson, died Sunday night.
White Christmas Predicted as Snow Storm Hits Nation
Snow and ice disrupt travel across the country as bitter cold settles in. Ohio records a white Christmas forecast with snow and freezing conditions persisting into the weekend. At least 150 people die in weekend traffic accidents nationwide amid hazardous conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Burial of NRA Ended by Presidential Order
President Roosevelt issued an executive order dissolving the National Recovery Administration. Some Recovery functions were reassigned to the Commerce Department and others to Labor. The order did not mention George Berry, though Roosevelt noted Berry’s work fit into NRA winding up.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Recovery Administration
Commerce Department
Labor Department
National Recovery Administration
George Berry
Berry
Mrs. C. A. Beal Dies At Glouster Saturday
Mrs. C. A. Beal longtime Glouster resident died at her home Saturday afternoon after three weeks of illness. She leaves her husband three daughters and siblings including C. R. Minck Frank of Maplewood and Mrs Warren Williams of Columbus. Funeral services were held at the home at 1 30 conducted by Rev David P Morris. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
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Glouster
C. A. Beal
Donald Adams
Malcolm Davis
Barbara
C. R. Minck
Frank
Maplewood
Warren Williams
Columbus
David P Morris
Church of Christ
Cobb Recalls Salvation Army Service In War And Peace
Irvin B. Cobb praises the Salvation Army for its work in wartime and peacetime, highlighting its aid to soldiers, veterans, and the hungry. He urges readers to support the eleventh hour Christmas drive, asserting every cent funds needed relief.
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Cobb
Salvation Army
Westwood Hills
Calif
New York
Senta
Irvin
Inty Way Girl Confesses Killing Father Over Date
Emma Willis an 18 year old Oklahoma farm girl admitted she killed her father J H Wilts 45 while he slept after he refused a date with her boyfriend She spoke calmly in a jail cell awaiting arraignment describing a harsh home life and desire for better status and clothes The burial of her father occurred Sunday in a weed grown cemetery near Eakley with her mother and siblings present
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Anadarko
Okla
Emma Willis
J. M. Holmes
J. H. Wilts
Emma
Eakley
Willis
Leona
Lena
Dee
Daniel
Trio Captured Soon After Gallia Robbery
State Trooper F. W. Lanham said three youths were captured in Ripley three hours after a Gallipolis Ohio filling station was robbed. The 18 year old Elwood Clark of Coalgrove Ohio was shot by an officer. The other suspects were Harold Roy also 18 of Coalgrove Ohio and Richard Sexton of Portsmouth Ohio.
Meigs Courthouse Decorated for Holiday Cheer
Meigs County's courthouse displays festive holiday decorations for the first time in years. Pine limbs and colored lights brighten the front after a Saturday effort led by R. G. Webster with support from local garden clubs and a decorating committee.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
R. G. Webster
Astrologer predicts turmoil for film stars and danger to Roosevelt
Hollywood astrologer Norvell warns 1936 will bring unhappy events for stars like Ruby Keeler Al Jolson Dick Powell Dolores Costello and Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres face divorce. he also flags a dangerous year for President Roosevelt due to planetary influence while noting the 1934 year just ending confirmed his forecasts with Thelma Todd's death.
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Hollywood
Mahblon Norvell
Associated Press
Thelma Todd
Norvell
Dolores Costello
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Uranus
Lindberghs plan to live in England amid Hauptmann case
Charles A Lindbergh and his wife with son Jon will reside in England indefinitely while maintaining American citizenship. They cite rising threats and fear of kidnappers, and criticism of New Jersey Governor Hoffman over the Hauptmann case as factors in leaving.
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Jon
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
England
New York
Charles A. Lindberghs
America
Lindebergh
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
M— Willian Conklin
Mareld G. Hoffman
Wovere Hor
Legland
Lindberghns
Jomiduds
Beorgh
Charles A. Lindbergn Jr
American Importer
Pasengers
Pan American Airsways
Flemington
Bronx
N. Y
Settlement of Strike Looms at Barberton
Workers at the Ohio Insulator Plant in Barberton rushed to return to jobs as a three month strike nears end. The company will meet with employee committees to discuss wages hours and working conditions and to honor seniority rules. The union had sought wage increases.
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Akron
Ohio Insulator
Barberton
Ynion
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