Blizzard Grips West With Deep Freeze and Snow
The west endures a severe cold spell and heavy snow from the Mackenzie Basin to Ohio. Temperatures plunge to 36 below in the Northwest while Chicago reports six above zero. Fuel shortages rise as towns burn wood and corn to heat. Roads collapse in Western Montana and Oregon, with river ice affecting shipping and rescues noted along the Ohio.
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Icago
Montana
Ohio
Mackenzie River
Texas
Chiago
Devils Lake
N. D
Oregon
Idaho
California
San Francisco
Illinois
Inana
Chicago
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
W. Va
Owensboro
Paducah
Iowa
IWW Organizers Arrested in Cleveland
Police said two Cleveland IWW organizers and four other men were arrested for investigation in Lorain. The IWW agents were taken from a hall before a meeting to organize American Stove employees. T. M. Sourbeck of the Stove firm here said they aim to boost employment and keep the plant at peak operation if the IWW is not disturbed.
Three Die in Winter Resort Hotel Fire at Lakewood
A three story frame hotel in Lakewood New Jersey was destroyed by fire with at least three dead and many injured including seven seriously. The bodies of a man and two women were sent to a morgue with one identified as Rone.
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Lakewood
N. J
Rone
A Free-for-All When School Closes
A Washington D C based school for landlords opened by the National Association of Housing Officials aims to teach tenants habits social and economic problems housing management and tenant selection. It envisions an open forum or debate between landlords and tenants with police moderators.
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Washington, D. C
National Association of Housing Officials
the Messenger
Four Die in Fire at Minnesota Farm Home
Jackson Minnesota four members of the Paul Peelart family died in a mysterious blaze that destroyed their farm home 14 miles from the city. The farmer Paul Peelart was found with a head wound and held under guard in a local hospital as a hired man Theodore Alt reported the events and delayed road access. Alt said Peelart sent him for straw then to fetch a doctor before returning to find the house afire and the doors locked.
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Jackson
Minn
Paul Peelart
Peelart
Poelart
Theodore Alt
Alt
German Police Arrest Reds and Catholics
German authorities conducted simultaneous raids in the Rhineland arresting at least 100 Catholics and Communists on charges of conspiracy with the Communists. Das Schwarze Korps defended the church against persecution claims while Hitler sent telegrams to Pope Pius XII on the pontiff’s coronation anniversary.
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Berlin
Germany
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Das Schwarze Korps
New Marshfield DAV Meeting Delayed By National Commander Visit
Regular DAV meeting at New Marshfield was postponed due to the national commander Marvin A. Harlan's visit. Harlan spoke in Portsmouth Tuesday and will address the Chillicothe Armory Wednesday night. The New Marshfield gathering rescheduled for Thursday Feb 20. Meanwhile P J Wesley Masters of Mount Gilead began a campaign for the Eighth District Republican congressional seminars against Grant E Mouser of Marion, former Mouser secretary.
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DAV
New Marshfield
Marvin A. Harlan
Chillicothe
Harlan
Portsmouth
Chillicothe Armory
Texas Still Romantic Despite Absence of Her Famous Rangers
Irvin Cobb reflects on Texas romance after the Rangers merge with a highway patrol. He praises King Ranch as a vast, storied domain and recalls hunting anecdotes illustrating Texan grandeur and stubborn resilience.
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Texas
Rangers
Houston
Tex
Texas Rangers
America
King Ranch
Rip van Winkle
Irvin C. Cobb
Anniversary of flood observed in Pomeroy Bend
County Treasurer R G Webster notes the flood crest occurred on Tuesday February 11 1884. Water covered the fourth step of the courthouse marking the worst flood in Pomeroy Bend history until 1913.
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Pomeroy
R. G. Webster
Pomeroy Bend
Boy Loses Hand and Leg in Freight Train Ride
In Cincinnati 14 year old Law rence Pluckett boarded a moving freight train in the engine cab where his father wielded a coal shovel. Disregarding a warning against hopping trains the boy was thrown under the wheels and lost his left hand and right leg. The father learned of the accident only after dispatchers notified him.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence Pluckett
Coogan and Grable Robbed After 50-Mile Chicago Chase
Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable reported a robbery in the Chicago Loop after a 50 mile per hour pursuit. Two gunmen stopped their car and took $50 and jewelry valued at 85 000. Grable attempted to shield a five carat engagement ring. one robber threatened her.
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Chicago
Jackie Coogan
Betty Grable
Chicago Loop
Miss Grable
Coogan
Congress Hotel
Sherman Hotel
Jackie
Cuff Button Swallowed Causes Infant Death
Florence James aged four died at Memorial Hospital Huntington from a cuff button swallowed last October. The Gallia County girl, daughter of Rush F. James and his wife of Eureka, Gallia County, could not be saved after X ray revealed the object lodged in her throat. Doctors failed to remove it.
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Gallipolis
Florence James
Memorial Hospital
Huntington
Rush F. James
Fureka
Gallia County
Dam 26
Criminal Lawyer Enters Hauptmann Case After Conference
New York criminal lawyer Samuel Leibowitz announced he agreed to enter the Hauptmann case after a talk with Mrs Richard Bruno Hauptmann. He said Hauptmann would tell the truth and planned to visit him tomorrow.
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New York
Samuel
Leibowitz
Hauptmann
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
Boxing bout ends in death of Pvt Carl C Fredericks
Pvt Carl C Fredericks 22 of the 8th Field Artillery died after a Tuesday night boxing match at Fort Sill following an exchange of blows. The incident is under military inquiry. Fredericks was from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Carl C Fredericks
8Th Field Artillery
North South Romance of Civil War Days Recalled by Death
Mrs. Malvina LeFavor 96 died at 328 High St Athens after a life tied to Meigs County and Athens. She met Union Army veteran William F. LeFavor as a Baltimore area girl, faced wartime separation and captivity, then married in 1866. The couple lived in Ohio and Maryland before settling in Athens. Two daughters and surviving relatives are noted.
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Malvina LaFavor
Malvina Zimmerman
William F. LeFavor
Meigs County
Maryland
High St
Sharpsburg
116Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
LeFavor
Andersonville
Ohio
Athens
Jury Plea Leads to Mercy in DUI Suspension Verdict
A. C. Robinson of near Albany was found guilty of driving with suspended rights in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Judge O. F. Rowland suspended sentence and placed him on two years probation after jurors recommended mercy.
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A. C. Robinson
Albany
Athens County Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Robinson
Rowland
Len B. McCune
Ray Starlin
Ll. T. Runyon
Orland Hooper
Frank Arbaugh
Fred Voight Opal Corner
Mia
T. W. Craig
J. WY. Yaw
J. S .F. Woodyard
Woman Pilot Claims New Height Record
Dayton report says Ione Coppedge, a secretary at an army air base, unofficially claimed a new U S record for multi seated light airplanes. She and fellow pilot Josephine Garrigus reported a climb to about 14 600 to 15 000 feet.
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Dayton
Ione
Army Air Base
United States
Josephine Garrigus
Pete Asianides Becomes Sole Owner Of Coffee Pot Restaurant
Pete Asianides becomes sole owner of the Coffee Pot Restaurant at 126 W Union St across from Union Depot. He previously shared ownership with Pat Asianides, operator of the Ohio Restaurant.
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Pete Asianides
W. Union St
Union Depot
Asianides
Pat ©. Patestides
Ohio Reataurant
Navy ship ferries doctors to outbreak on training ship
The destroyer Tatnall raced from Balboa to the training ship California State in the Pacific to aid an outbreak of meningitis. Three Gorgas Hospital physicians aboard carry serum as the ship, about 1,000 miles from Panama Canal, reported the first case last Saturday and a second fatal case Monday. The destroyer set sail at 9 20 p.m. and aimed to reach the vessel by Thursday.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
United States Navy
Tatnall
Pacific
California State
Panama Canal
Gorgas Hospital
Ethiopians Claim Town In South Recaptured
The Ethiopian government says it has recaptured Kara Ali south of Sasa Baneh from Italian forces. They report an Italian bombing raid on Waldia between Dessye and Makale as the day’s other notable activity in the Italo Ethiopian war.
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Ethiopia
Kara Ali
Sasa Baneh
Waldia
Dessye
Makale
Norris Attacks Supreme Court as Unconstitutional
Senator Norris of Nebraska denounces the high court calling it a continuous constitutional convention. He warns the AAA decision cannot stand if the country is to live and prosper and urges a reevaluation of constitutional standards.
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Washington
Norris
R. Nebr
Supreme Court
Lincoln Visits to Ohio Retold on 127th Birthday
Stories of Abraham Lincoln and his Ohio visits were recounted at patriotic events across the state on the 127th anniversary of his birth. Participants included remarks from President Roosevelt and memories from Lincoln’s relatives and Ohio residents.
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Lincoln
Ohio
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Charles K. Lincoln
Conneaut
Toledo
Funeral services for Mrs LeFavor at Cameron church
At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon Rev Reed Downs will conduct funeral rites at 32 N High Street Cameron for Mrs LeFavor long a member of the Christian Church. Burial follows at W Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cameron home until the funeral hour.
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Cameron
N. High St
Reed Downs
Christian Church
Frozen Pipes Still Common Through City
Frozen water lines remain a city issue in Athens despite milder weather. City service director W Gross reports six more frozen service lines and 45 thawed last week using a new electric thawer. The device heats pipes by stepping voltage down from 210 to about 20 volts, sparing streets from digging.
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Gross
Athens
Co. W. Gross
Groas
Second St
Stewart St. Richard Ave
South Bridge
Quarantine on Dogs Ordered in Meigs and Vinton Townships
Health commissioners in Meigs and Vinton counties order a quarantine of dogs for 0 days in Salem Township and Wilkesville Township after a mad dog killed five sheep. Dr W S Ellie cites hydrophobia tests on a sheep head and the need to check for further dog infections and prevent spread.
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Pomeroy
Salem Township
Meigs County
Wilkesville
Vinton County
W. S Ellie
Ellis
Frank Montgomery
65 Year Old Woman Evicted From Home in Cleveland
Mrs. Bessie Wilson aged 65, a relief client, was evicted by court bailiffs for nonpayment of rent. She sat on the curb with five cats as police urged her to seek shelter. after a time she fell asleep and was placed in a patrol wagon to the Policewomen's Bureau.
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Cleveland
Bessie Wilson
WPA project announced for Ruchtel by Ray Noble
Ray Noble WPA supervisor announced a new project to build streets and install a storm sewer with catch basins in Ruchtel. The report notes the plan outlines street construction and storm drainage improvements.
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Ruchtel
Ray Noble
Political foes hurl volleys as Lincoln birthday rages
In Washington on Lincoln's birthday Roosevelt foes clash with enthusiastic supporters of the New Deal. Senator Borah and Colonel Knox filed Illinois presidential primary entries while Alf Landon was favored by most New Jersey Republican chairmen.
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Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
New Deal
Ickes
Hastings
R. del
Illinois
Borah
Frank Knox
Chicago
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
New Jersey
Wilmington
Del
Iekes
Springfield
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Abe Lincoln
Congress Debates Farm and Army Bills as Roosevelt Orders Budget Review
Congress weighs a farm bill and a major army appropriation while President Roosevelt orders a budget-ledger review to find cuts affecting the debt and next year’s spending. He proposes a Pan American conference to form a League of American Nations to提升 peace machinery.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Daniel Bell
League of American Nations
Native of Russia Dies At Sand Ridge Monday
An ton Poddubny, 46, a native of Russia, died at his Sand Ridge home after a six month illness. He came to Eastern Ohio 15 years ago and lived on Sand Ridge for two years. All his family remains in Russia. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM at John S. Blower Funeral Home with Reverend Green of Jacksonville officiating, burial in Millfield Cemetery.
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Glouster
Anton Poddubny
Russia
Sand Ridge
Ohio
John S. Blower
Green
Jacksonville
Millfield
Kate of French Air Liner Still Unknown
Rio de Janeiro reports Air France said it had no word on the fate of the Ville De Buenos Aires an air liner overdue on a trans Atlantic flight with a crew of five and one passenger awaiting word on the missing craft.
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Kate
Rio DE Janeiro
Air France
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