Graft Probe Witness Admits Holding Two Jobs in Liquor Setup
Willard V. Archer, operator of a Noble County state liquor agency, testified he held a second job as a liquor department inspector and illegally drew more than $12,300 in state funds over two years. He said he spent nearly all of it and denied electioneering. Governor Davey announced a state inquiry into department graft and potential legal actions.
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Noble County
Senate
Columbus
State
Willard V. Archer
Belle Valley
James Metzenbaum
Archer
Liquor Department
Metzenbaum
Davey
Auditor of State
James W. Miller
Alfred Humphrey
Chains Buying No Jap Goods
DETROIT. Officials of the S. S. Kresge five and ten cent store chain said they stopped purchasing merchandise in Japan due to boycotts. R. R. Williams, vice president, noted no orders are being placed and no funds sent. Existing Japanese merchandise was paid for before the Sino-Japanese conflict. F. W. Woolworth stores likewise reported cessation of Japanese-made orders from their New York office.
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Detroit
S. S. Kresge
Japan
R. R. Williams
F. W. Woolworth
New York
Woolworth Company
New Irish Constitution Brings Near Republic Day Observances
Dublin reports mark Constitution Day as the new Irish Free State constitution takes effect. A black Sinn Fein flag flew over their headquarters while ceremonies and church services unfold nationwide. The measure, dubbed near republican, severs most ties with Great Britain and moves Ireland toward full independence.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Murder Trial Opens in Elyria for Alexander Manoff
Opening statements are heard in the first degree murder trial of 21 year old hitchhiker Alexander Manoff accused of killing 19 year old Ramona Louise Hornbeck on October 18. A three judge court presides.
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Elyria
Alexander Manoff
Ramona Louise Hornbeck
Protests Man Buried Cats Alive in Divorce Case
Mrs. Alex Stearns accuses her husband of burying cats alive in her presence to annoy her. The charges stem from a cross-complaint to their divorce suit.
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Mate
Los Angeles
U.P
Alex Stearns
Stearns
Most Dangerous Age For Driving 16 20
INDIANAPOLIS Ind five year study reveals that drivers aged 16 to 20 are the nation’s most dangerous on highways. Dr H M Johnson of the Highway Research Board reports to the AAAS that the safest groups are those aged 46 to 50 and 51 to 55, responsible for three-fifths as many accidents as the licensed driver population as a whole.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
H. M. Johnson
The
Highway Research Board
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Convicted Illinois Miners Prepared To File Appeals
Thirty six men convicted of terrorism and bombings in southern Illinois coal fields prepared to file appeals after receiving maximum sentences of four years. Most defendants belonged to the Progressive Miners of America, fighting for UMWA control. Judge Briggle imposed concurrent terms of two years plus fines and one year with smaller fines. The five year terror campaign began in 1932, claimed at least 50 lives. The court refused a new trial motion and bail. sentences started immediately.
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Springfield
Ill
U.P
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
U. S
Charles A. Briggle
Briggle
Jealous Killer Used Gun and Car in Fatal Assault
Vincent Franco 29 a factory worker of Newark New Jersey admitted driving his car over Antoinette Imperiale after firing bullets and beating her because she refused his marriage. He used a revolver butt bullets and an automobile in the fatal attack.
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Vincent Franco
Newark
N. J
Antoinette Imperiale
Pneumonia Death Toll Varies by Occupation
In Indianapolis researchers report pneumonia is four times deadlier for salesmen clerks laborers and factory workers than for professionals. They say serum treatment could save about half of victims, citing data from the 101st AAAS meeting.
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Indianapolis
Russell L. Cecil
Louis TI
Dublin
Donald B. Armstrong
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chinese Warns U S of Hatred Against Japs
OXFORD UP T Z Koo, former executive vice president of the World Student Christian Federation and Chinese youth leader, cautioned that propaganda in America is fostering hatred of Japanese people which could lead to war. He spoke at Miami University during a session of the national assembly of student Christian associations.
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Oxford
T. Z. Koo
World Student Christian Federation
America
Koo
National Assembly of Student Christian Associations
Miami University
China
Scientist backs tale of city beneath the sea
Dr. W. H. Bradley of the U S Geological Survey reported that eleven sediment cores from the Atlantic Ocean bottom support the Atlantis legend. The finding was presented in a report to the Geological Society of America.
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Washington
HU P
Atlantic Ocean
Geological Society of America
W. H. Bradley
U. S. Geological Survey
Fire destroys tobacco warehouse in Bradford
A fire engulfed the W. H. Winstead Co. tobacco warehouse in Bradford early today, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The Greensboro area newsroom reports no injuries. Local fire units battled the blaze through the morning.
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Greenville
W. H. Winstead Co
Bradford
Rain Warnings Urged as Flood Control Method
Indianapolis based meteorologist W C Deveraux told the American Meteorological Society more scientists and modern analysis are needed to extend flood warnings to heavy rain. He warned that timely rain forecasts could prevent floods in the Ohio and Wabash valleys and reduce losses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Ohio River Valley
W. C. Deveraux
U. S
Cincinnati
Deveraux
American Meterological Society
Ohio Valley
Wabash Valley
Government to Act in Paris Labor Dispute
Paris report on a major strike by transport and municipal workers that halted city life. The left wing government and Socialist ministers agreed to break the strike and called for calm while promising essential services would resume. Municipal workers across gas, electricity, water, parks, gar bage and hospital services joined the action.
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Paris
France
Plane lands in railroad yard near Covington
A small plane landed safely in the Decoursey yards of the Louisville & Nashville Railway, south of Covington, after running out of gas while seeking Lunken Airport in Cincinnati. Pilot H. C. Morley of Cleveland said floodlights guided his descent as yard crews watched a safe, rail bed landing.
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Covington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
H. C. Morley
Cleveland
Lunken
Cincinnati
Labor Federation Urges Session For Labor Bills
Columbus Ohio Governor Davey was urged by Thomas J Donnelly executive secretary of the Ohio State Federation of Labor to open the current special session to consider anti injunction and state labor relations bills Labor backed measures previously passed the House but died in the Senate without a floor vote.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas J. Donnelly
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Davey
House
Senate
Approve Plans for 14 WPA Projects in Ohio
Fourteen Ohio WPA projects approved with a total federal expenditure of 2 242955. Largest allocation 995500 for state wide recreational activities under direction of Ohio State University. Also approved 817583 for organizing and operating public library services throughout the state.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Ohio State University
State liquor curfew not enforced on New Year’s Eve
George Eppley chairman of the liquor board said state closing hour rules will not be enforced for New Year’s Eve. He added local closing regulations may still be enforced by local police in Columbus.
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Columbus
UPX
George Eppley
Liquor Board
Plane crash near Put-In-Bay claims three lives
A mail and passenger plane plunged into Lake Erie near Starve Island off Put-In-Bay. Victims: Mrs. Nancy Howard of Lexington Kentucky age 42 Delbert Watkins age 30 of New Plymouth Ohio and Albert Anderson age 45 of Sandusky. Pilot William Somogey age 30 of North Bass Island survived after clinging to the tail for 30 minutes.
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Sandusky
U.P
Lake Erie Islands
Put-in-Bay
Starve Island
Nancy Howard
Lexington
Delbert Watkins
New Plymouth O
Albert Anderson
William Somogey
North Bass Island
Frank Ernst
Watkins
Anderson
Price Slashes Seen as Need By Economist
Harvard economist Prof. O M W Sprague urged a general price reduction to boost demand in capital goods and a wage cut for skilled workers. Speaking before a joint AEA and ASA session in Atlantic City he said expansion requires higher employment in heavy industries and urged executives to balance price and demand.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
O. M. W. Sprague
Harvard University
American Economic Association
Sprague
American Statistical Association
Don Marquis New York Columnist Dies at 66
New York columnist Don Marquis known for Archy the Cockroach and Mehitabel the Cat has died. A potential benefit next month could have raised $6,000 to ease his sisters mortgage and fund medical care.
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New York
Don Marquis
Archy the Cockroach
Mehitabel the Cat
Marquis
Court issues first injunction to stop marriage in Belvidere
Circuit Judge W. R. Hunter in Kankakee granted a restraining order preventing Mabel Bennett from marrying Russell Wertz. The action, requested by the Wertz family, rests on Wertz being mentally incompetent. This is reported as the first injunction of its kind to stop a marriage.
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Belvidere
U.P
Mabel Bennett
Russell Wertz
W. R. Hunter
Kankakee
Wertz
Hunter
CCC Camps Cut to 1200 as Budget Slashed in New Year
Washington report states CCC director Robert Fechner confirms a 124 million dollar budget cut for the new fiscal year. Camps will drop from 1500 to 1200 with 104 closures this week and 300 more planned for May.
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Washington
Heiress Louise Campbell Details Fatal Christmas Eve Shooting
Louise Campbell, 28, pictured at Warren, Ohio, testified before a coroner's jury about the pistol accident that killed her mother during a scuffle at the Campbell residence on Christmas Eve. She said she fired while extinguishing a Christmas tree candle and the gun discharged as her mother tried to take it away.
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Louise Campbell
Warren
Campbell
Steel Millions
Business Accused of Plot Against New Deal Plans
Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson says big business backs an aristocracy to force political action and liquidate the New Deal. He warns private regimentation of finance and industry could lead to political socialism as anti monopoly steps accelerate after year’s start.
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New Deal
Philadelphia
Robert H. Jackson
Department of Justice
America
Jackson
Congress
Ohio Educators End Sessions After Elections
The Ohio Education Association wraps up its convention in Columbus after electing E. O. McCowan of Portsmouth as president and W. J. Hilty, Fayette County schools superintendent, as vice president. Resolutions call for higher professional standards, federal education aid, NEA war opposition, a teachers tenure bill, and full support for the retirement system.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Education Association
E. O. McCowan
Portsmouth
W. J. Hilty
Fayette County
NEA
China Claims New Victory
China reports recapture of 16 counties in Shansi Province after driving Japanese troops from the area to pursue Tsingtao. Telegrams say Japanese forces threaten Taian in Shantung and a Christmas Day air raid damaged missions, with many casualties. About 159 Americans remain at Tsingtao and 13 in the surrounding area.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shansi
Tsingtao
Taian
Shantung Province
Tsiwan
Governors Invited To Testify Before Parole Grand Jury
Columbus officials say Governor Martin L. Davey and former Governor George White were invited to testify before the special pardon and parole grand jury next week, as announced by Attorney General Herbert F. Duffy.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
George White
Herbert 5. Duffy
Roosevelt increases drive to expand national defense
President Roosevelt orders accelerated rearmament across land sea and air as world unrest grows. He plans to ask Congress for well over 1 billion dollars for 1938 39, adding warships and expanding air forces while delaying budget constraints. The Army Air Corps accelerates purchases to deliver 2 320 aircraft by 1940 and double serviceable planes within 18 months.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Vinson-Trammell
Navy
War Department
Budget Committee
Army Air Corps
Army
Air Corps
Marine Corps Air Forces
Inoculations Halt Disease Spread Amid Outbreak
FAIRPORT, (U2) Serum was given to 60 residents to curb meningococcus spread after four Lake County deaths. County Health Commissioner C. B. Elliott mandated injections following the death of Julia Mirch, 76, while three of her grandchildren are ill with the disease said to be more virulent than meningitis.
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Fairport
Lake County
C. B. Elliott
Julia Mirch
Former Senator Haas Dies in Delaware Postmaster
William E. Haas aged 62 a Delaware post master and former state senator died today of acute bronchitis after a brief illness Friends mourn his public service in Delaware politics and postal work.
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Delaware
U.P
William E. Haas
Newsreel photos show Panay attack in dramatic footage
Hollywood reports released newsreel footage from Los Angeles theaters captures the Panay attack with American sailors fighting and wounded after Japanese planes bombed the gunboat. The reel shows gunners at posts, sailors guiding wounded to launches, survivors swimming to shore, and the Panay sinking amid bombs.
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Hollywood
U.P
U. S
Panay
Los Angeles
Fox-Movietone Company
Fox-Movietone
Navy
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Ford
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Lake Erie
Isle of St. George
William Watkins
North Bass Islands
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Earl
Vinton County
Milton Hershberger
North Bass
Middle Sister Islands
Somogey
Marblehead
CCC
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Yangtse
Oi Company
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