State rests in Handley murder trial today
The trial of 46 year old Sugar k merchant Handley continued as the state rested at 10:20 a m. The defendant testified for about an hour detailing the day of the shooting and preceding days. He claimed an altercation over whiskey led to Sarah Smith firing herself and said he found her body then called a neighbor. The court barred portions of prior testimony and noted disputed points about the gun and witnesses. Two neighbors are subpoenaed and attorney John W. Bo un of Athens may be called to testify about gun tests.
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Ris Handley
Sugar K Merchant
Sarah Smith
Harold Jose
Handley
Ofense
Sarah
Chris
Mrs. Smith
Frieda Cooksey
Rose
Mrs
E. J. Yantis
John W. Boun
Athens
James Harvey Robinson Dies at 78 Revolutionary Historian
James Harvey Robinson, 78, credited by biog Sphere with revolutionizing the writing of history in America, died Sunday night.
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James Harvey Robinson
Biog- Sphere
America
Ice-Blocked Ohio River Flood Endangers Valley
Ice chokes the Ohio River causing rapid swelling and flood threats across the valley. Reported by local observers as waters rise and communities brace for impact amid thawing ice.
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Ohio River
Italians Claim Big Victory in Northern Ethiopia Advance
Rome reports the largest northern advance since the start of the war with Ethiopia. A six day battle yielded 300 square miles captured with Ethiopian losses of 5 000 killed and 15 000 wounded, totaling 20 000 casualties. Italian casualties were 1 500 with under 500 killed as fronts approach Amba Alaji within 20 miles.
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Ethiopia
Rome
Davey Calls May Primary to Nominate Underwood Successor
Gov Martin L Davey ordered the secretary to issue a proclamation for a May primary to nominate a successor for Rep Me G Underwood Eleventh District who has been named federal judge for the Southern Ohio District The November election will fill seven weeks of Underwood's term.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
John M. Carew
Me G. Underwood
Eleventh
Ohio
Underwood
Engine Crew Members Killed in Train Crash
Jordan Minnesota reports three engine crew members killed and one injured when a freight train on the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad crashed into the rear of a stalled freight near Jordan.
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Jordan, Minn
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Jealousy Cure Backfires As Husband Seeks Divorce
Charles L ange, after reading his wife Martha’s diary, found ten strangers named as fictitious lovers. The jealous husband sued for divorce claiming the diary triggered his insecurity and prompted the marriage breakdown.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles Lange
Martha
Senate Approves $1.73 Billion Bonus Fund Adjustment
The Senate voted an appropriation of 1.73 billion dollars to pay the bonus. This amendment to the independent offices bill raises the total to 2.609751905 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Independent Offices
Farm Bill Heads to House After Senate Vote
The administration's farm bill, passed by the Senate 56 to 20, moves to the House with indications it will be up Wednesday under limited debate. The measure aims to replace the old AAA policy and was approved after 11 days of consideration.
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Washington
Senate
House
17 Bodies Recovered In Movie Film Blaze
Valparaiso Chile fire at Italo-Chilean Cinema Company Building killed 17 people, mainly women, after a blaze began among film stock. Firemen recovered the bodies before 9 30 am and feared 13 more victims.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Censorship Hits Tokyo Press Over Manchoukuo Front
Japanese officials imposed partial censorship on press reports about recent bloody clashes on the Manchoukuo Outer Mongolia frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Manchoukuo-Outer Mongolia
Where Is Convict No 68999 Officials Puzzled by Mystery
In Columbus Ohio Convict No 68999 known as Eugene Molitz age 24 vanished from the Ohio State Penitentiary after the Saturday afternoon search. Officials debate whether he fled or was killed or hidden. Warden James C Woodard suspended Guard Frederick Schwartz for reporting all prisoners accounted for at the Saturday night supper count.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
Eugene Molitz
Moritz
James C. Woodard
Molitz
Woodard
Frederick Schwartz
Abeey
Ohio River Flood Threat Prompts Property Warnings
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River rising rapidly with ice floes and near freezing conditions. Authorities broadcast protect property warnings to riverfront owners as crests near 40 to 45 feet, with lowland areas at risk and temps near zero easing the danger.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Portsmouth
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Hauptmann's New Sentence Expected Soon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann faces a possible re sentencing in New Jersey for the Lindbergh baby kidnap slaying as his denial persists. Attorney Samuel Leibowitz, new to the defense, said progress after sharp questioning but Hauptmann has not changed his story. Governor Hoff man retains authority over reprieve and awaits Wilentz input before deciding on a second stay.
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Bruno
Sinal
Hauptmann
Leibowitz
New Jersey
Trenton
Robert Hicks
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
New York
South Amboy
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
William A. Cole Dies Near Logan at 76
William A. Cole age 76 died of pneumonia at his home near Logan. He was a carpenter contractor and leaves seven children. Funeral services will be held at his residence Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. R. C. Babylon officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
William A. Cole
R. C. Babylon
Oak Grove Cemetery
Famous Inventor Hiram Maxim Dies in Colorado
Hiram Percy Maxim age 47 of Hartford Conn., famed inventor and mechanical engineer, died at Mennonite Hospital in La Junta Colo., from a throat infection. He worked as an electrical engineer for several firms and later formed his own firm to manufacture ordinance articles he invented.
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LA Junta
Colo
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hartford
Conn
Menonite Hospital
Maxim
Seek WPA Aid To Halt 51 Year Old Mine Fire
Perry County delegation meets with Dr. Carl Watson to push a $232,000 WPA project near New Straitsville to seal a 51 year coal mine blaze. Landowners have granted rights of way for tunnelling and trenching to cut off the fire’s reach toward New Straitsville.
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WPA
New Lexington
New Straiteville
Perry County
Carl Watson
Ohio Works Progress
New Straitsville
Farm Inflation and Pension Debates Roil Campaigns
Washington reports angry fights over a farm bill and Townsend old age pension plan. Rep. O Connor faced priestly charges from Father Coughlin while a House Rules Committee approved a probe into Townsend movements. Donald Reichberg condemned Supreme Court power as undemocratic.
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Washington
O'Connor
N. Y
House Rules Committee
Charles Fef
Coughlin
New Yorker
Capitol
White House
Wall Street
Townsend
Representative Bell
D. Mo
Burns
Constitution Supreme Court
Donald Reichberg
NRA
Boston
Supreme Court
Four Stabbed In Jail Break At Belmont County Jail
In Belmont County Jail early Monday two inmates Conrad Fritzie and Joe Gambon escaped with an improvised wooden key. Jailer Frank Johnson and two trusties Dan Finella and W M Ankrom were stabbed while thwarting the breakout. Fritzie leaped from a window, landing head first and was unconscious when found.
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Clairsville
Frank Johnson
Belmont County
Conrad Fritzie
Joe Gambon
John Todd
Johnson
Dan Finella
W. M. Ankrom
Gambon
Fritzie
Ida Zeigler Dies Mother of Seventeen Children
Mrs Ida Zeigler 73 wife of W B Zeigler Gibisonville died at 10 30 this morning at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Fred Keller after several months illness from diabetes She was mother of 17 children 14 living Funeral arrangements not completed
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Logan
Ida Zeigler
W. B. Zeigler
Gibisonville
Fred Keller
Judge weighs parentage in custody case over two young boys
Gordon Mordoff of Wilmette Illinois and Miss Margaret Mann of Chicago contend over the parentage of a three and a half year old boy. A Chicago judge acts as referee as doctors weigh the claim and custody is granted to Gordon Mordoff II while contest continues.
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Gordon FE
Mordoff
Wilmette
Ill
Margaret Mann
Chicago
Solomon
Gordon Mordoff II
Borah Forces Launch Drive For Delegates In Ohio
Senator William F. Borah moves to secure Ohio’s 52 Republican delegates with a March speaking tour planned through Youngstown Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Toledo and Akron. A national and state board says petitions will be pushed rapidly as Knox papers surface and a at large candidate slate will be announced soon.
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Akron
William F. Borah
Ohio
Frank Knox
Idaho
Knox
Chicago
Ed Schorr
Central Committee
Borah
Youngstown
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
WPA Strike Seen In Wage Hour Fight
Ohio Works Progress Administration workers and WPA officials clash over wage and hour scales with a union front stating they will strike within 10 days if wage increases and hour revisions are not granted.
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WPA
Columbus
Ohio Works Progress Administration
Police Find Clue to Slaying of Gangster McGurn
Chicago report says the killing of gangster known as Machine Gun Jack McGurn occurred in a second floor alley where he was shot twice in the back of the head. Police indicate a clue has emerged from the crowded scene but no witness has come forward.
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Chicago
Jack' McGurn
Alleg
McGurn
Shouts of Fire Cause Stampede at Downtown Theater
In Youngstown about four dozen people mostly children were treated for cuts and bruises after a stampede during a Sunday theater crowd of about 1,000. Firemen said an accidental discharge of a fire extinguisher toppled from its holder, triggering the panic as patrons fled outside.
Increased Costs Cut Income of Coal Firm
The Hatfield Campbell Creek Coal Co. reports 1935 net income of 860,020 down from 120,417 in 1934. Higher costs trimmed profits despite net sales rising to 4,423,902 and 3,953,302 respectively, with a 12 percent labor-cost decrease offset by wage talks with the United Mine Workers of America.
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Cincinnati
Hatfield- Campbell Creek Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Funeral for Tracy Brindle State Public Works Director
State officials and civic leaders gathered in Ashland for the funeral of Tracy Brindle state director of public works who died Saturday of a heart attack.
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Ashland
Tracy &. Brindle
Week End Roundup From John Frye
In a concise weekly digest a Columbus traffic judge pays a $1 fine after missing a no parking sign. A Brookside Zoo chimpanzee and ship mascot cat share a bond following the mother chimp's death. A Lakewood man endures a quirky bathtub swap as old fixtures vanish. In Emmetsburg farmers brave frost and drifts seeking supplies, driven by fuel and food shortages and a craving for tobacco.
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Columbus
Harold L. Kime
Cleveland
Curley Wilson
Brookside Zoo
Panzee
Cat
Chimp
Ceylon
Harry R. Bascett
Lakewood
Bansett
Supreme Court rules TVA can dispose of surplus Wilson Dam power
The Supreme Court by eight to one affirms federal control over disposing of surplus power from Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals. Justice McReynolds dissented as the court limits its ruling to the specific contract case and upholds TVA power sales while not ruling on the broader constitutionality of TVA. The decision follows a 14 stockholder challenge from Alabama Power Company and coincides with a New York power issue selling wave.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
McReynolds
Hughes
Congress
TVA
Tennessee River
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Company
Brandeis Hagi
Court of Equity
Federal District Court
Alabama
New Orleans
Power Company
New York
Dr Marie Charlotte De Galiere Davenport Recuperates After Operation
111 year old lecturer on hygienic living and physical culture, Dr Marie Charlotte De Galiere Davenport, is reported doing very nicely at Barnes Hospital following stomach obstruction surgery. The report notes she is resting and in good condition.
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ST. Louis
Marie Charlotte de Galiere Davenport
Barnes Hospital
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The
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Amba Alaji
Italy
Davey Orders
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Father Coughlin
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Ature
Tennessee
By James W. Douthat
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