Striking workers threaten to burn materials at GM plants
At Flint Michigan a sit down strike led by UAW organizers tied up Chevrolet plants amid National Guard deployments. Threats to burn materials if heat wasn’t restored surfaced as guards prepared to seal off communications and court action loomed for injunctions.
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Flint
Mich
National
Chevrolet Plant No. 5
Roy Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Chevrolet Plant No. 9
National Guard
Women’s Emergency Brigade
Former Hocking County Commissioner Dies
Funeral services for John W. Smith, age 83, will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church. Burial in Union Cemetery. He served as Hocking County commissioner in 1896 and 1912 and was a Laurel Township trustee for 30 years. Six daughters survive.
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Logan
John W. Smith
Homer Petty
Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
Hocking
Laurel Township
Judge Rowland Decides Jackson County Election Issue
Judge O F Rowland of Athens County declares Charles Cramer Republican the elected sheriff of Jackson County after a contested election with former Sheriff W P Turner Democrat. The hearing, held Monday, settled the matter.
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Jackson
U.P
Charles Cramer
O. F. Rowland
Athens County
Jackson County
W. P. Turner
Weather Favorable in Ohio and Mississippi Valley Flood Areas
The United States weather bureau reports conditions in the Ohio and Mississippi Valley flood regions as continuing quite favorable for relief and recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee Bills Move to Outlaw Child Marriages
Tennessee lawmakers introduced two anti child marriage bills after a protest over Mountaineer Charlie Johns 22 wed to two week old Eunice Winstead Johns nine. The couple faced local criticism as church and civic leaders denounced the union and Johns urged reporters away.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Charlie Johns
Eunice Winstead Johns
Cou
Sneedville
Tenn
Lindberghs Land in Italy on Long Trip
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived near Pisa after flying from England en route to Rome with an intended stop in Egypt. News agencies had searched Southern Europe for the couple since they departed England at 5 am EST Monday, and there was no definite word on their plane until the Pisa landing.
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Pisa
Italy
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Egypt
Rome
Lindberghs
Europe
NYA Spends $314,636 in Ohio Aid for 26,389 Students
National Youth Administration reported December disbursements in Ohio totalled 314,636 dollars aiding 26,389 persons in student aid program. state headquarters issued the figures from Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
National Youth Administration
Ohio
Groundhog declares end to Sissy Weather in East
Punxsutawney Phil equivalents Joe Groundhog settles a sit-down weather strike and vows normal winter. He predicts cold and snow in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys for six weeks, with fewer floods and no more springlike days for the East. California to thaw, Florida quips end.
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Canoe Ridge
Gobblers Knob
Punxsutawney
U.P
Joe
National Weather Works
California
Florida
Ohio
Mississippi
Prospect Boys
Joe Groundhog
Conservancy Directors Named in Suit Over Flood Project
H Albert Smith files in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to remove directors William E Martin Joseph Van Meter and B B Smith accusing misfeasance malfeasance and breach of duty The suit claims cost growth 10 million and allege contracts with Reese Engineering Co to secure project approval in Washington delays survey by Army engineers and political motives in altering the flood control plan of the Scioto Conservancy Association which covers 17 counties from Sandusky to the Ohio River.
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Columbus
H. Albert Smith
Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy Association
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
William E. Martin
Upper Sandusky
Joseph van Meter
Waverly
B. B. Smith
Fremont
Smith
Reese Engineering Co
Canton
Washington
Army Engineers
ARMY
Louis W. Adams
Franklin County Democratic
Scioto Conservancy Association
Sandusky
Scioto
Lake Erie
Ohio
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Inmate Attacks Matron at BIS
Lancaster BIS matron Mrs. T. A Snow aged 40 was hospitalized with a fractured skull after a 16 year old prisoner attacked her with a monkey wrench. Charles George of Steubenville, a second term auto theft offender, struck her as she granted access to the lavatory aiming to seize car keys for escape.
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Lancaster
Hup
T. A Snow
Boys
Charles George
Steubenville
George
Mrs Snow
Ohio Farm Prices Rise in January Across Commodities
Columbus report shows Ohio farmers benefited from a general price increase in January. All commodities advanced except apples butter and horses which held steady, and eggs which declined seasonally per Ohio agricultural statistician Glenn B Ray.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Glenn
Ray
Silver Lining To Cloud of Floods
Gallipolis reports note that veteran river observers see an early flood as a sign of an early spring. They point out this pattern has held true in previous years.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Man Cut in Fight at Crown City
Gallia County — Floyd Haner 22 was seriously cut in a Crown City altercation. He suffered head and chest wounds and is hospitalized at Holzer. Ray Beaver 32, father of four, is held in the county jail awaiting word on Haner’s condition.
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Gallipolis
Crown City
Gallia County
Floyd Haner
Haner
Holzer Hospital
Ray Beaver
County Jar
Cairo on edge as Ohio River flood nears crest
Cairo Illinois braces for the worst flood as the Ohio River crest approaches. All workers are confined to the city behind bulkheads and a concrete wall while emergency measures and military orders order residents to stay. The crest expected within 48 hours threatens neighboring towns along the Mississippi.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi River
Hickman
New Madrid
Tiptonville
Tenn
Helen
Mellwood
Gallipolis Gets First Mail in Ten Days
Gallipolis is now accessible as all highways are open after flood repairs. The first C and O Railroad train reached Gallipolis at noon Monday carrying a large mail load and few passengers.
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Gallipolis
C. and O
Emperor Hirohito Forms New Cabinet in Crisis End
Tokyo reports Hirohito ends an 11 day political crisis by installing a new cabinet under Gen Senjuro Hayashi as prime minister to stabilize government and restore leadership.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Senjuro Hayashi
Borah Warns on Court Curbs and State-Power Encroachment
Sen William Borah joined a congressional debate warning that federal curbs on the Supreme Court threaten state sovereignty and could trigger dictatorship, as Congress vets measures to clear constitutional obstacles for New Deal legislation. Also notes utilities tax decision and statewide bar exam results with Robert L Ross leading.
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Washington
U.P
William B. Borah
Supreme Court
Idaho
Ohio Legislature Urges Ohio Valley Authority Creation
Unanimous votes in both houses approve a resolution urging Congress to fund 150 million dollars for an Ohio Valley Authority to build dams reservoirs and flood controls along the Ohio River and its tributaries. Governor Davey backs rapid action while other flood bills seek federal aid and cooperative boards.
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Columbus
Ohio River Valley
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Valley Authority
Robert T. Secrest
Senecaville
Davey
Secrest
House
Charles A. Mauer
Government Loans Sought To Aid Flood Victims
Congress launches dual push for flood relief funding and long term flood control. Rep Vinson seeks government loans to restock businesses and rebuild homes for victims along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Rep McCormack pushes tax measures to fund a permanent federal flood control program and WPA rule changes.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Ohio
Mississippi
John McCormack
Mass
Progress Administration
Senate
WPA
McCormack
Ways and Means Committee
Humanity
Ohio Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roebert J. Bulkley
Ohio River Basin
Totalitarian State Is Plan of Franco
New York report says Francisco Franco plans a totalitarian state after civil war and a concordat with the Vatican to safeguard all classes. He answered a World Telegram questionnaire from Salamanca while commanding troops against Madrid. Francisco Largo Caballero has not replied.
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New York
Spain
Italy
Vatican
Francisco Franco
Roy W. Howard
The
New York World-Telegram
Franco
Salamanca
Madrid
Francisco Largo Caballero
Wisconsin eyes Cincinnati city manager for presidency
Clarence A. Dykstra, city manager of Cincinnati earning 25000 dollars yearly, emerged as a leading candidate for the University of Wisconsin presidency after multiple committee meetings in Chicago.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Clarence A. Dykstra
Cincinnati
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
New Revenue Sources To Be Suggested By Governor Davey
Gov. Martin L. Davey outlined several proposed revenue options to the Legislature to meet a projected 1937 38 deficit. He indicated counties should gain power to levy local excise taxes for needs such as poor relief, and suggested a one cent per gallon liquid fuel tax along with a broader sales tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Logan-Martin Six Hurt In Route 31 Crash
Columbus resident Logan Martin Six was taken to Cherrington Hospital with a brain concussion and facial lacerations after his car struck a guard rail, jumped a two foot ditch, and hit an embankment on Route 31 south of Logan. His injuries were described as serious.
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Logan
Martin
Columbus
Cherrington Hospital
Route 31
Gallia Officials View Flood Area From River Steamer
The Vesta steamer carried relief and civic leaders on an Ohio River inspection trip from Gallipolis. They viewed flood losses across Gallipolis, Kanauga, Henderson and Point Pleasant, noting submerged buildings, mud, and the need for extensive rehabilitation.
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Gallia
River Steamer
Pittsburgh
Vesta
R. M. Brown
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Park
Gallipoli
Gallipolis Island
Henderson
W. Va
Kanawha
Ohio
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