Northwest Hit by New Cold Wave
A new cold wave swept across the United States with record lows in the plains and midwest. Chicago dipped to 28 degrees and Pittsburgh to 35 as northern winds pushed temperatures down to subzero elsewhere. Snow and sleet disrupted cities from New York to Ohio while dust storms and flooding fears mounted in the west and south.
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Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Dickinson
N. P
Alexandria
Minn
Fargo
N. D
New York City
Pennsylvania
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
United States
Italy
Great Britain
European
Family Twice Brings Charges Against Youth
In Cincinnati Milton Hartoin 18 was arrested on a theft charge by his father and later faced petit larceny charges filed by his father and grandfather alleging theft of a topcoat and a suit. In Cleveland counsel for Alex Bernstein former deputy county treasurer convicted of embezzling 1 181 000 planned a new trial motion.
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Cincinnati
Milton Hartoin
William M Hartoin
Cleveland
Alex Bernstein
Union Permits Miners to Work on Saturday
Telegrams from United Mine Workers leaders authorize miners to work Saturday February 15 as several division officers urge compliance. Mines marked up for Saturday. emergency order aims to meet Western and Midwestern coal demand despite five day work week. Ohio coal dealers say all mines will operate Saturday under UMW permission.
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UNION
John Owens
United Mine Workers of America
G. W. Savage
William Morris
Glouster
Herman Theisen
Millfield
H. T. Rainey
Trimble
Morris
Theisen
Rainey
Owens
Savage
Union Offi
Columbus
C. W. Wiswell
Ohio Coal Conference
Trade Association of Retail Coal Dealers
Ohio
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sheriff Probes Disappearance Finds Murder in 1933 Slaying
Sheriff Kilcawley said few angles remain to be checked in the two and a half year old case. Ezra House, 46, of Mentor Township, signed a confession to killing his half brother Arley Parmelee, 55, a former Painesville barber, in a Sept 3 1933 fight. Parmelee's body was found in a shallow grave after a witness pointed to the spot. Coroner Powell noted no clear gunshot evidence in remains. Foreclosure filings by Lake County Savings & Loan Co led to investigation.
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Painesville
Thomas J. Kilcawley
Kilcawley
Ezra House
Mentor Township
Arley Parmelee
Parmelee
Lake County Savings & Loan Co
Parmele
Handley Stands Trial For Second Degree Murder
Chris Handley age 46 of Sugar Creek goes on trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court charged with second degree murder for the December shooting of Sara Smith. Jury impaneling filled the morning as defense challenges potential biases and views of pretrial news. The panel includes Ray Starlin and others.
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Chris Handley
Sugar Creek
Athens County
Woolley
Athens Messenger
Realization of World's Predicament Hurts a Genius
Irvin S. Cobb argues that great geniuses are inherently egotists and prone to melancholia. He notes that a genius may feel gloom when imagining a future without him, reflecting on the perilous burden of lasting impact.
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Cobb
Houston
Texas
Kelly
Irvin S. Cobb
Escaping Gas New Menace In Cincinnati
Gas leaks in mains prompted citywide alert in Cincinnati as repair crews search dozens of spots for breaks. Doomed by fumes, two people have died while gas escapes into basements rather than underground.
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Cincinnati
Illnesses and deaths blamed on gas leaks in Belleville
The Illinois state board of health said escaping gas from broken mains caused two deaths and sickened 41 people in Belleville over the past two weeks. The fumes were believed to be less harmful after Calodorant, a pungent additive, was added to the nearly odorless illuminating gas to reveal leaks.
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Belleville
Illinois State Board of Health
Gas main leaks blamed for deadly deaths in city home
Fire Prevention Bureau officials urged newspapers and radio to warn of gas explosion danger after neighbors reported a strong odor. Late Thursday the bodies of Martin Helkamp, 44, a Public Works Administration employee, and his wife Mary, 37, were found in their residence.
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Martin Helkamp
Public Works Administration
Mary
Higher Temperatures Avert Water Shortage
A thaw and moderating temperatures today ended a water shortage in New Lexington. Extreme cold had kept hydrants from flowing and forced school dismissals for the weekend as lavatory facilities were affected. Snow and rain in the last 24 hours replenished well water.
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New Lexington
Welle
Snow Slide Buries Trucks Near Millersburg
State highway workers report 12 to 14 trucks buried by a mountain snow slide north of Millersburg. Patrolmen say no injuries among the drivers as crews respond to the scene early today.
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Millersburg
Btate
Cincinnati Jungle Hoboette Wed In First Itinerant Union Marriage
Raymond F. Martin and Annabelle Abrams wed in Hoboland's International Itinerant Workers' Union HQ. The ceremony led by Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow drew Hoboland elites including Jeff Davis and Arizona Bob Gillespie. Guests enjoyed a late reception as a beer barrel rolled in. the couple honeymooned after the first union wedding.
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Cincinnati
Bigelow
King Jeff
Miss Abrams
University asks student co operation for catalogue fund
President Herman G. James appealed to Ohio University students to give $1 each to fund printing catalogues and bulletins after a $94 650 budget cut by Governor Davey. He urged campus societies to lead subscriptions by March 1 and explained the campus budget crisis and its impact on freshman programs.
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Ohio University
Herman G. James
Davey
James
Ohio Supreme Court
University College
Strikers Fray Recloses Crow Kills Furniture Plant
A clash between 100 strikers and special officers at the Crow Kills Furniture Factory led to the plant's temporary closure despite a prior reopening. Three officers were beaten and about a dozen injuries were reported as four men were arrested. A federal conciliator was expected to help resolve a dispute over hours and wages.
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Crow Kills
Harvey E. Sims
Retired Engineer Barrett Dies at Home in Vincent
Vincent Ohio newspaper notes the death of O. F. Barrett age 0 a longtime railroad engineer and member of a western Washington County family He worked for the Marietta Mineral Railroad the Baltimore and Ohio and the Kansas and Missouri Railroad He retired after injuries in a Kansas accident and returned home to Vincent.
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O. F. Barrett
Washington County
Patrick
Mary Javelle Barrett
Barrow Township
Barrett
Marietta
Baltimore & Ohio
Kansas and Missouri Pailroad
Kansas
Cleveland Delegation Protests Relief Return to States
A Cleveland delegation planned to present at the Social Workers National Conference in Washington a report protesting the transfer of relief responsibilities from the federal government to states. The group cites Ohio’s governor as unsympathetic and lacking leadership for Cleveland’s urban relief problems.
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Social Workers National Conference
Washington
Ohio
Ohio Republicans Weigh Favorite Son Plan Near Primary Deadlines
Ohio GOP leader Ed D. Schorr said there is no clear consensus on naming a candidate for the Borah drive as the party debates whether to retain the favorite son plan or shift to endorsing a leading contender. He noted growing sentiment for retaining the plan and said a statewide letter poll could shape the final stance ahead of the party committee meeting next week.
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Ohio
William E. Borah
GOP
Ed D. Schorr
Schorr
Borah
Cleveland
Republican State Central Committee
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
State of Ohio
Boston
Knox
Ohio coal board blocked price fixing under Guffey Act
The Bitu minous Coal Commission told Ohio operators they blocked the path to price fixing under the Guffey Act. Seven members of the Ohio district board were summoned before the commission to explain why a complete price list had not been submitted. Ezra Van Horn of Cleveland said differences of opinion prevent an agreed list, but the seven members believed a list could be completed within a few days.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Ohio
Ohio District Board
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Relief Commission Advances Funds to Ohio Counties
The State Relief Commission authorized today advances of 7000 to Allen County 1500 to Gallia County and 1000 to Vinton County.
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Vinton Counties
Columbus
State Relief Commission
Allen County
Gallia County
Vinton County
Italian and Ethiopian Reports Differ on Southern Front
Italian and Ethiopian communiques disagree on recent battles in Ethiopia. Italy claims its southern forces defeated two Ethiopian detachments at Ballei and Bulbul Dibdib and an outpost at Curati. Ethiopia reports 650 Eritrean soldiers surrendered near Bridamo.
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Ballei
Bulbul Dibdib
Curati
Bridamo
Flu Stricken Cast on Location in Brockway Improve
Flu stricken members of a Hollywood moving picture company on location at Brockway in the High Sierra were definitely improved to continue filming as weather permits. The unit is based near Tahoe City, California, with personnel recovering and ready to resume work as soon as health stabilizes.
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Tahoe City
Calif
Columbia
Hollywood Moving Picture Company
Brockway
High Sierra
Tobacco Receipts Listed Mayville
Tobacco growers in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana show total receipts for the portion of their crop marketed this year in Maysville. The report lists payments to farmers across regions, detailing amounts and distributing agencies.
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Maysville
Ohio
Kentucky
Dolbow to be executed in electric chair the week of March
Mrs Marguerite Fox Dolbow faces execution for the fatal beating of her husband Harry Dolbow. Her lover Norman Driscoll was also convicted of the murder. Dolbow is shown guarded by a state trooper at Salem New Jersey after the verdict.
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Marguerite Fox Dolbow
Harry Dolbow
Norman Driscoll
Leibowitz Probes Hauptmann Case For Clues In Cell
Samuel Leibowitz, eighth attorney to handle the Lindbergh kidnapper, met Hauptmann amid a tearful interview and vowed to aid the condemned man if truthful revelations emerge. He noted Hauptmann cried, and referenced potential new angles explored before the 30 day reprieve expires. Governor Hoffman has not indicated a second reprieve.
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N. J
Samuel 8S
Leibowitz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
New York
Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Isidor Fisch
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington
Agriculture Committee Approves Smith Bill Voters Back Sale Plan
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the Smith Bill directing the sale of about 5,000,000 government cotton bales in weekly blocks of 20 000 to 25 000. The 13 to 2 vote followed nearly two weeks of secret hearings chaired by Senator Smith.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
Start Drafting U S Ten Year Housing Plan
Washington UP reports Senator Wagner with President Roosevelt backing to draft a ten year housing program worth several billions. First year slum clearance and low cost homes capped at 200 to 400 million, with emphasis on local responsibility and expanded federal insurance for construction. Down payments for a 5000 dollar home set at 500, lenders back loans, and 20 year terms without mortgage renewals.
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Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Loas
Condemned man excluded from rehearsal of execution
Otis McDaniels a 30 year old condemned inmate in Canon City Colorado refused a special last meal and awaited his death as 109 other convicts viewed a gas chamber test. He lamented not being allowed to watch the pig die and said the sooner the sentence is carried out the better.
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Canon City
Colo
Otis McDaniels
Colorado
MacDaniels
W. W. Dunlap
Montezuma County
Roy West
McDaniela
Warden Best
Kansas Governor Quiet As Knox Borah Conflict Continues
Washington AP reports a tense preconvention scene as Knox and Borah supporters clash in Illinois filing deadlines. mentions Landon prospects, Roosevelt and Borah primaries, Hoover comments, and early 1920 parallels with Wood Lowden Johnson.
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Kansas
Washington
Prairies
Alf M. Landon
Japanese Police Try To Contact Kidnapers
Japanese gendarmes and Manchukuoan soldiers attempted to contact the bandit group that kidnapped Rev. Father Clarence Joseph Burns of Toledo Ohio nine days ago during one of his 40 mile mission trips. The U S legation was told from Mukden that the kidnappers were found in a valley 158 miles east of Gunghua in Kirim Province but rough terrain blocked rescue efforts.
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Peiping
China
Clarence Joseph Burns
Toledo
U. S. Legation
Mukden
Gunghua
Kirim
Saturday Orders To Permit 20 000 Miners Work
Coal operators estimate orders allowing Saturday work will affect about 20 000 miners in the Wheeling area. The district covers parts of eastern Ohio and the Panhandle of West Virginia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Panhandle
West Virginia
Akron sit-down interrupts plant as 150 tire workers protest dismissals
The rubber industry’s fourth sit-down in recent weeks occurred at a foodwear Tire & Rubber plant in Akron. About 150 tire builders halted work in protest over the dismissal of 60 workers, forming a stoppage to demand reinstatement.
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Akron
Foodwear Tire & Rubber Company
First at Fire Plan Drawn in Budget Cut
Carbonale city council proposed paying the first four arriving firefighters 8 percent while the remaining eight incumbents would get only practice stipends after naming 12 men to handle fires. The budget review led to the pay reduction amid concerns over affordability.
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Carbondale
Zeigier
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