Roosevelt demands immediate WPA funds as Congress resists
President Roosevelt attacks conservative members of his own party in Congress over a renewed WPA appropriation fight. He urges immediate approval of 150 million dollars, while Congress sticks to 725 million for relief and prepares a Defense bill boosting air strength.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
House
Senate
Sen
Carter Glass
Floyd H. Roberts
Great Britain
Glass
Roberts
James H. Price
Virginia
Senator Byrd
Alva B. Adams
Colo
Clifton A. Wood
Resolution To Come to Vote on Miami Conservancy Tax
The Senate taxation committee unanimously recommended passage of the resolution memorializing Congress to have the federal government assume the unpaid cost of the Miami Conservancy district flood control works and take over control and maintenance. Sen. Don Thomas and Sen. Harry Hughes said Congress has established flood control as a federal responsibility and should coordinate and fund the plan.
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Columbus
Senate Taxation Committee
Thomas Hughes
Congress
Miami Conservancy District
Don Thomas
Montgomery
Harry A. Hughes
Butler
Miami Conservancy Plan
State Tax Commission
Bricker
Senate
State Civil Service Commission
Frank Whittemore
Summit
Tax Commission
Ree View
Senate Judiciary Committee
General Revenue Fund
House
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Parole Board
House Education Committee
McGregor
Conservation Council
Hoffman
State Department of Public Safety
State Highway Patrol
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Russia and Italy Sign New Economic Agreements
Rome announces a series of economic accords between Italy and Russia restoring commerce after a 1936 severance. The pact envisions annual exchanges exceeding 50 million dollars, up from about 21 million under the prior agreement.
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Russia
Italy
Rome
Ice Breaks Claim Life of 7-Year-Old John McGreevy
While playing on the Maumee River ice in Toledo John McGreevy aged 7 fell through and drowned late Tuesday.
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Toledo
U.P
Maumee River
John McGreevy
Anglers Divorce Granted Over Fishing Obsession
Mrs Rose Rosenbled won a divorce from Alvin Rosenbled in Cleveland after a contentious hearing. Judge Frank J Merrick cited gross neglect noting the husband fished constantly. The judge quipped about meeting at a picnic where men fished.
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Cleveland
O.R
Rose Rosenbled
Alvin
Frank J. Merrick
Ohio River Crest Nears in Lower Valley Section
The Ohio River flood in the lower valley edged toward its crest with crest at Cincinnati reaching 58.08 feet, 8.08 feet above flood stage. Forecasters expect a decline in the next 12 hours as tributaries subsided and cold air from the Rockies moves eastward. About 44,000 people were homeless across West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and southern Indiana. The Aurora Indiana crest was projected at 59 feet, below the 1937 record.
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Louisville
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Evansville
Ind
Rockies
U. S
H. A. Downs
Chicago
Dakotas
Iowa
Red Cross
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Aurora
Guards Testify In Penitentiary Probe
The Ohio penitentiary inquiry shifted to the downtown offices of William F. Amrine state superintendent of corrections. Amrine spent days at the prison but found information from guards and others easier to obtain in his office. State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood said guards had been cooperative.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
William F. Amrine
State Superintendent of Corrections
Amrine
Charles L. Sherwood
Mass Prayer for Peace Planned Sunday
A world wide mass for peace and tolerance will be held Sunday with about 10 million participants. The event marks Pope Pius XI coronation anniversary and the Lateran Treaty anniversary between the Vatican and Italy.
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New York
U.R
Pius XI
Vatican
State Supreme Court Upholds Beer Ordinance
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a municipalitys Sunday beer sale ban in the Scalero Akron case. Joe Scalero, an Akron beer seller, challenged the ordinance after his Sunday sale arrest.
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State
Supreme Court
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Joe Scalero
Akron
Committeemen Secretly Preserve Roosevelt Meeting Diaries
Two members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee hold diaries of a secret meeting with President Roosevelt last Tuesday. They locked away personal memoranda and said publication awaits lifting of the secrecy ban. The diaries may affect the feud with isolationist senators over foreign policy details.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Battle Royal Sparks 30 Day Wrestling Ban in Sandusky
A 30 day ban on wrestling was ordered in Sandusky after a battle royal between spectators and performers at Fisher's Hall. Angelo Curto and Dale Haddock wrestled as chaos erupted among about 400 spectators, with a railing collapse injuring a woman and police intervention. Judge Ray Speers dismissed all charges and warned no further matches in the city during the ban.
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Sandusky
U.P
Fisher’s Hall
Angelo Curto
Toledo
Dale Haddock
Chicago
Ray Speers
Iity
Mrs. Lewis Smith 74 Dies at Home in Amesville
Mrs. Lewis Smith age 74 died at her home near Amesville Tuesday. Survived by three sons John Wade Erwin of Athens Route 3 a daughter Mrs Frank Mauler Bucyrus a brother G L Antle Trimble and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday 1 30 p m at home with Rev. Warner. burial Amesville Cemetery. No flowers.
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Lewis Smith
Amesville
Pete Smith
Rev. Warner
Use Ohio Coal Bill Questioned on Constitutionality
The Ohio House Mines Committee asked Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert to rule on whether a proposed law requiring all tax supported institutions in the state to burn Ohio mined coal would be constitutional. The panel had backed the bill, but raised concerns about legality and potential retaliation from coal states amid West Virginia’s similar measures.
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Columbus
Committee On Mines
Ohio House of Representatives
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
West Virginia
Mines Committee
Solons Debate Nudist Camps bill in Ohio House
In Columbus the House Judiciary Committee discussed a bill to outlaw nudist camps in Ohio. Rep. Lawrence F. Kellar urged action citing activities at a Delaware camp while Rep. Jackson E. Betts called the issue an ongoing scandal. He said current indecent exposure laws are inadequate and remarked attendees at such camps may be abnormal.
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Columbus
WUP
House Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Jackson E. Betts
Hancock
Delaware
Lawrence F. Kellar
House to Work Quickly on Federal Income Bill
The House prepared for swift action on a federal tax plan to raise about 16 million dollars annually by reciprocal taxation of federal and state salaries.
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House
Washington
U.P
Franco Hints At Bourbon Restoration After War Victory
The article reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s possible swift restoration of the Bourbon monarchy after a Nationalist victory in Spain. It notes Loyalist forces roaming the Pyrenees and a potential invitation to Prince Juan to throne, with Britain and France facing peace setbacks and Negrin seeking extended war talks. The piece also covers Iowa and national legislative actions on tax reform and public safety bills.
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London
U.P
Francisco Franco
Juan
Alfonso
Juan Negrin
Spain
France
Italy
Franco
Leon Berare
Paris
Edouard Dalad
Abolish Labor Board Amendment Sparks House Debate
A proposal to end National Labor Relations Board funding for 1940 was offered as an amendment to the Independent Offices Appropriation Bill. It would strip the agency of funds beyond 150000 for printing and binding, risking a major floor battle. Rep John Taber introduced the measure, targeting Wagner Act administration.
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Washington
U.P
House
National Labor Relations Board
Independent Offices
John Taber
N. Y
Pope Pius Continues Illness Recovery at Vatican
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII cancelling engagements again as he heals from a slight throat cold. His physician Dr Giovanni Rochhi says the cold is nearly gone and the throat should soon return to normal.
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Pope Pius
Vatican City
Pius
Giovanni Rochhi
Memory Restored by Powerful Drug Brings Lost Life Back
A 70 year old amnesia patient at the Mississippi State Hospital awoke from a deep drug trance with memories spanning from his 1930 discovery to the present. He identified himself as William H. Lawrence of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa Alabama and recalled relatives Ben H. Lawrence and Mrs. J. P. Haley. He detailed his life up to 1930 and, under the drug, revealed his prior role as a Birmingham insurance agent with Herbert Hoover president and Adolf Hitler in Berlin.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi State Hospital
William H. Lawrence
Birmingham
Tuscaloose
Alabama
Ben H. Lawrence
J. P. Haley
Marion
Ala
Lignon Forbes
State Hospital
Lawrence
Herbert Hoover
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Virus Disease Killing Elm Trees in Ohio
The Agriculture Department reports a contagious elm disease killing thousands of trees in Ohio and spreading elsewhere. Early signs are leaf shriveling and brittleness with root and inner bark rot. trees die within months. First seen in Ironton and Dayton, then Chillicothe where 1000 of 1800 elms perished, now severe in Columbus and spreading into West Virginia forests. Citizens urged to report suspected cases with location and symptoms.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Ironton
Dayton
Chillicothe
Columbus
West Virginia
Train Pilot Beam Kills School Girl In Cleveland Area
Carol Edna Houtz aged 14, a Lakewood junior high student, died in hospital after being struck by the pilot beam of a freight train while walking home with a classmate near the tracks. The classmate was unhurt.
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Cleveland
U.P
Carol Edna Houtz
Lakewood
Betty Grable in Very Good Condition After Surgery
Hollywood actress Betty Grable wife of Jackie Coogan was reported in very good condition after an emergency appendectomy. She collapsed Tuesday on a movie set where she appeared with comedian Jack Benny before the cameras.
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Hollywood
U.P
Betty Grable
Jackie Coogan
Jack Benny
Woman Second Victim of 'Jinx' Automobile
Mrs Clara Dorsten 27 of Montezuma Ohio died late Tuesday from injuries in an auto collision east of Coldwater. Her brother in law was killed in the same crash in the car with her.
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Celina
U.P
Clara Dorsten
Montezuma
Coldwater
President's Birthday Parties Net Million
The committee for the President's birthday celebration raised 1.48 million dollars in 1938 to combat infantile paralysis and spent 459 thousand, yielding a net 1.021 million, disclosed in an audit.
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NEW York
U.P
Committee For the
Prairie fire threatens 20 mile front in Flint Hills
Farmers battled a prairie fire along a 20 mile front on the northern edge of the Flint Hills near Strong City Kansas. Crews fought to save pasture land as flames spread across the prairie.
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Strong City
Kans
Flint Hills
Faith in Huge Concern Cited by Met Life Chief
Frederick F. Ecker, head of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., told the Federal Monopoly Investigating Committee that policyholders never exercised their right to run candidates against the administration ticket and never objected to the administration of the company. The hearing examined the influence of the large insurance business on the national economy and policyholder relations to major companies.
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Washington
Frederick F. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Federal Monopoly Investigating Committee
Administration
Ecker
Plan to simplify utility before SEC for Columbia Gas and Electric
The Securities and Exchange Commission considered a plan to simplify the corporate setup of the Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation. The firm operates plants in Ohio West Virginia Kentucky New York and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
U.P
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York
District of Columbia
Ohio WPA Enrollment Drops 2000 in Week
Ohio WPA rolls totaled 243,002 names on February 1, down from 245,048 on January 25, according to state headquarters. The report notes a mid winter decline in enrollments across the program.
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Ohio
WPA
Columbus
O.R
Child Dies After Eating Strychnine Pills in Mason Home
Katherine J. Snyder aged 3 died at her Mason home after eating several strychnine and aspirin tablets found in a dresser drawer. Authorities reported the incident occurred Tuesday and the child was under the care of her family at the time.
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Lebanon
Katherine J. Snyder
Mason
Here
Seabiscuit Debut Cancelled At Santa Anita Park
Arcadia California headline reports the Mile Allowance race at Santa Anita Park cancelled due to a heavy track, preventing Seabiscuit from making his 1939 debut.
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Arcadia
Cal
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park
Race Driver Bill Cummings Dies From Mishap
Indianapolis racing pilot Bill Cummings known as Wild Bill died from injuries after losing control of his car on a quiet Indiana street. The celebrated driver had earned fame and fortune in the Indianapolis speedway era.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A.P
William
Wild Bill) Cummings
Indianapolis Speedway
Karr Funeral Service To Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for A. J. Karr 69 Huntington will be at the Methodist Church in Syracuse Thursday at 10 30 a m. He is survived by his wife one son Clinton Arthur Karr a sister Mrs Charles F Kelley Cleveland and other relatives in Meigs County.
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Syracuse
A. J. Karr
Huntington
Methodist Church
Will Sponsor Program at New Marshfield Church
The New Marshfield M. P. Church Loyalty Class sponsors an amateur program Friday night February 16 at 7 30. Prizes will be awarded. Entries must be made by Friday noon. The contest takes place in the high school auditorium.
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New Marshfield
M. P. Church
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