All Time Ohio Record Is Reached As Thermometers Read 14 Below
Ohio endures record cold with temperatures as low as 14 degrees below zero. A 70 year old man, Thomas Rees, was found frozen near Youngstown. Athens ice jam on the Hocking River measured 11 feet as traffic slowed and old timers recall colder Februaries. Former bootlegger Isadore Blumenfeld is acquitted in the Walter Liggett death case after a short jury deliberation.
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Ohio
Thomas Rees
Youngstown
Athens
Enat
Chesterh
L. A. Nye
Isadore
Kid Cann
F Blumenfeld
Walter Liggett
Minnesota
Blumenfeld
East
Cold Spell Persists as Ohio Feels Heavy Fuel Strain
Coal shortages were not acute though delays in delivery occurred. Temperatures across Ohio ranged from 14 below in Coshocton to 3 below in Toledo. Ralph C. Mize warned no let up in sight and a warm-up to around zero tonight. River levels crest feared with rapid rise along the Ohio River easing later this week per W C Devereaux.
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Coshocton
Niles
Washington Court House
South Euclid
Parma
East Liverpool
Cincinnati
Canfield
Bucyrus
Columbus
Youngstown
Cleveland
Sandusky
Toledo
Ralph C. Mize
U.S
Ohio
Ohio River
W. C. Devereaux
Kanawha
Kentucky
Carrollton
Fires Bullet at Driver in Fayetteville Robbery
Taxicab driver Herb Butler reported a robber shot at him at point blank range during a robbery in Fayetteville. The bullet, damaged and low powered, torn from Butler’s shirt but did not hit him, and the robber threatened to kill him if he did not talk.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Herb Butler
Butler
To Distribute Grain to Birds in Cold Regions
Director Robert Fescher announced 400000 CCC workers will distribute grain and food to birds and game starving across the country due to continued cold and snow.
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Washington
Robert Fescher
CCC
Moon Ring Formed From Tiny Debris Predicted
A British astronomer predicts the moon will eventually shed a burst of material forming a ring around Earth after millions of years. The article contemplates long timescales and ends with a light note about a classified apartment ad.
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James Jeans
Moon
Hauptmann Execution Set For Week Of March 30
Bruno Hauptmann's electrocution was slated for the week of March 30 after a ruling by Supreme Court Justice Trenchant. Officials expect either March 31 or April 3 with an 8 p m time. Governor Hoffman faced possible delays as legal action exhausted remedies and Attorney General Wilentz signaled opposition to further reprieves.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Wilentz
Neighbor's Goat Shot Draws Jail Time
Ralph Hendricks of near Gibisonville was jailed in Hocking County after shooting and wounding a neighbor's goat owned by Joe Fivume. Deputy Nellis Smith arrested him. A 15 day notice to settle the damages was served, with Magistrate S B Whitehart seeking legal guidance from Prosecutor Gerald Lanning.
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Logan
Ralph Hendricks
Gibisonville
Hocking County
Nellis Smith
Joe Fivume
Hendricks
Gerald Lanning
S. B. Whitehart
Mrs. Collins Dies in Logan
Mrs. Clara A. Collins, 71, died at her North Street home after a two year illness. Wife of John G. Collins member of the Hocking County Board of Elections and manager of the Logan Home Telephone Co. She had served as matron of the Hocking County Home. Survived by brother J. P. West of Westerville and sister Mrs Daisy Ferguson. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at the U B Church with Rev John A. Toy officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Daisy Ferguson
Westerville
Collins
Logan
Washington Township
U. B
John A. Toy
Oak Grove Cemetery
Suit Dismissed Against Interior Secretary in Bolivar Dam Case
The U S Quarry and Tile Company sued Secretary Harold L Ickes seeking to halt Bolivar Dam construction in the Muskingum watershed district claiming flood risk. Judge Jones ruled the court lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the suit.
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Cleveland
U. S. Quarry & Tile Co
Harold L. Ickes
Jones
Bolivar Dam
Muskingum
Coasting Accident Kills 9-Year-Old in Steubenville
A nine year old boy Albert Bates Jr. died after injuries from being struck by a truck while coasting on January 20 in Steubenville. Authorities report the incident led to his death on Tuesday.
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Steubenville
Albert Bates, Jr
Utica Gas Blast Threatens City Officials
Utica's main business district was hit by a second illuminating gas blast at 9 40 am. A sewer manhole cover was launched into the air while Chief of Police Nicholaa Doll and about a dozen officials stood nearby. Downtown remained evacuated as crews work to locate the leak without cutting off gas to the 101000 population.
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Utica
N. Y
Nicholaa Doll
Handley convicted of manslaughter in Athens County
Chris Handley, Sugar Creek storekeeper, was found guilty of manslaughter by the jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court last night. Details are on Page 5.
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Chris Handley
Sugar Creek
Athens County
France Opposes U S Navy Limit at London Conference
Paris officials of the ministry of marine said France may refuse to sign any London Naval Conference agreement unless the United States backs down from its demand for a 35 000 ton maximum battleship limit. France remains firm on a 27500 ton cap.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
France
London
United States
Mosier Enters Ohio Gubernatorial Race
Lieut. Gov. Harold Mosier of Cleveland says he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor at the May primary. He announced his candidacy from Columbus saying he plans to campaign statewide.
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Columbus
Harold Mosier
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce Slams Townsend Pension Plan as Naive
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce criticized the Townsend old age pension plan as naive predicting it would lower morale and lead to wasteful public spending. It argued the plan funds pensions via broad taxes on transactions rather than growth and warned of inequitable burdens on industry and consumers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Townsend
Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Forecasts Bring Meager Promises of Relief in Cold Wave
Forecasts show slowly rising temperatures in sections today and Thursday offering limited relief from bitter cold. Storm warnings persist between Boston and Cape Hatteras as crews are rescued from rough seas near Eskanaba and Des Moines reports record cold. Central New York faces blocked lines and stranded students while roads flood danger eases with continued cold.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountain States
Central Plains
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Boston
Cape Hatteras
Stefanos Costomenis
City of
Newport News
Escanaba
Mich
Mercury
Des Moines
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York State
Rochester
N. Y
Pickets Stop Goodyear Plant Operations in Akron
Thousands of pickets in sub zero temperatures halted factory and office work at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron. About 12 000 workers are normally employed there. Pickets barred 2000 general office staff from entry, then allowed some to enter before reversing entry restrictions.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Sentence Change for Akron Killer to 99 Years
Gov. Davey commuted the death sentence of Alva B. Conner of Akron to 99 years in prison. Conner was to be executed tonight for killing Akron restaurant owner John Mastrojohn. His lawyer urged life imprisonment, citing a sworn statement by Ollie J. Lewis admitting the knife attack. Lewis is already serving a life term.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Alva B. (Pete) Conner
Akron
Conner
Ohio Penitentiary
John Mastrojohn
George Hargreaves
Ollie J. Lewis
Mastrojohn
Lewis
Spanish Government Resigns to Radical Victory
MADRID The Spanish government resigns as radical parties appear set to win the election and topple the conservative lineup. Premier Portela had studied Leftist charges of a coup by conservatives and army officers to block a Leftist government, but no open plot emerged and the country remained tense.
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Madrid
Portela
Air holes cut in ice to save fish at Willow Lake
Willow Lake, with 12 inch ice thickened by sub zero weather and over three feet of water, saw air holes cut to protect fish released in summer as streams fed the basin last week.
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Logan
Willow Lake
Congressmen Look Forward To Next June
Congressmen anticipate a bright prospect for an early adjournment after seven weeks of floor and committee battles. A bipartisan push backs a Townsend pension inquiry as a House vote nears while relief and farm tax issues remain unsettled. The clash between Father Coughlin and Rep. O Connor widens as Boland and Sweeney defend the priest amid inflationary policy debate.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Father Coughlin
Detroit
O'Connor
Representative Boland
D. Pa
Boland
Representative Sweeney
Ohio
Ohio Tops Nation in Home Loan Grants
Columbus report shows Ohio led the country with 95,000 homeowners receiving loans from the Home Owners Loan Corporation totaling about 30 million dollars. Ohio headquarters aims to clear 5,000 pending applications by April.
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Columbus
Ohio
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Reason for Dismissal of Stambaugh Sought
Walter L. Stambaugh told the State Civil Service Commission he was dismissed January 20 for refusing to contribute 60 dollars to a Democratic campaign fund. The commission weighed abolition of Pike County highway superintendent as economy or political retaliation by State Highway Director John J. Jaster Jr. The duties were reassigned to Ross County, with expense trimming cited.
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Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
Pike County
Walter L. Stambaugh
John J. Jaster, Jr
Ross County
Mine Motor Carries Doctor to Exit After Snow Block
Dr. C. R. McGuffie received an emergency call from the Halbritter home in Tunnelton and, blocked by two miles of snow, was carried underground by a mine motor to an exit near the residence with Superintendent N. W. Montgomery guiding the rescue.
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Tunneltown
C. R. McGuffie
R. H. Halbritter
N. W. Montgomery
Dr. McGuffie
Halbritter
Cleveland Youth dies after school gym scuffle
Lynn R Donathen age 16 Lakewood High School junior died after a friendly scuffle in the school gymnasium. He fell and struck his head during the incident in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Lynn R. Donathen
Lakewood High School
Donathen
Widow Edith Liggett Leaves Minnesota With Children
Mrs Edith Liggett widow of Walter Liggett says she will not stay in Minneapolis and plans to move east with her children to seek work after the murder of her husband. She fears for her safety and believes continuing the newspaper crusade could endanger them further. Governor Olson orders a renewed effort using state agencies to find the slayers.
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Minneapolis
Edith Liggett
Minnesota
Walter Liggett
Knox Plans to Announce Bid for Ohio Delegates
Columbus reports mounting chatter that Col Knox may seek the 52 Ohio GOP national convention delegates with Clarence J Brown signaling a forthcoming statement on Knox bid while Brown weighs second-choice talks if Landon enters the primary. Statecentral committee members appeal to Ed D. Sehorr to relay results of a 15000 person statewide poll to potential presidential candidates.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Col
Frank Knox
Brown
Knox
Landon
State Central Committee
Ed 1D. Sehorr
Ohio Chamber Opposes Proposed Unemployment Insurance Bill
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce and manufacturing interests oppose a bill to align Ohio welfare laws with the Federal Social Security Act. Arch D. Schultz calls unemployment insurance mass injustice and critiques a 3 percent payroll tax as unaffordable for industry profits. Kenneth Lloyd argues for industry specific reserves rather than pooled funds.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Arch D. Schultz
Senate Welfare Committee
Kenneth Lloyd
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Schultz
Stock Prices Surge in Sudden Buying Wave
A strong buying surge in New York pushed stock prices up sharply with gains of $1 to over $3 a share. Ticker tape lagged floor dealings as rails motors and industrials led the advance to multi year highs.
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New York
Columbus Mayor seeks cuts after mill levy defeat
Mayor Myron B. Gessman urged Columbus officials to study reductions in police, fire, garbage collection and other city services following the defeat of a proposed three mill levy that would have raised over $800,000 to meet the city’s financial needs.
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Columbus
Myron B. Gessman
City Financial
Erieia
Supreme Court May Have To Settle Dollar Throwing Debate
The piece outlines a constitutional dispute spurred by a dollar throwing wager involving George Washington figures, Rep. Sol Bloom, Walter Johnson, and Barney Thames. Thames claims he threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock in 1917, while Bloom and Johnson debate the river’s width and feasibility of the feat.
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Supreme Court
Washington
George Washington
Sol Bloom
Walter Johnson
Barney Thames
Wellington
Kansas
Rappahannock River
Fredericksburg
Representative Bloom
New York
Thames
Bloom
Rappahannock
United States
O’ Bloom
Johnson
Five Columbus Firefighters Die in Icebound Lodge Fire
In subzero Columbus a three alarm blaze at the Odd Fellows Temple destroyed a 72 year old lodge hall. Five firemen died under brick and steel while 11 were injured as crews battled the flames and struggled through icy conditions. The tragedy halted High Street traffic and prompted fears of budget cuts as Lieutenant McFadden was slated for layoff.
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Columbus
Odd Fellows Temple
Roberts Welsh
Otto Ignatze
Harry Moe Fadden
Herbert Harrington
Oliver Metzger
Frank Kronenbitter
Lodge Council
Ignatze
Welsh
McFadden
Harrington
Metzger
Earl
Harry Haycock
Haycock
Pearl Cooper
High St
Edward Welch
Ohio Penitentiary
Electrical Soundings Of Earth Find Coal
A new method to locate anthracite coal uses electrical soundings. Iron stakes are driven into the ground with charged wires between them and sudden drops in current resistance indicate buried coal.
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New York
American Institute of Mining and Metaleurgical Engineers
Two Polish Prisoners Captured by Italian Army
The Italian Northern Army captured two white prisoners on the Ethiopian front. Dr Maximilian Stanislaus Below, 36, and Thadeus Medynsky, a Warsaw newspaper correspondent, were Polish citizens serving with Ethiopian medical units.
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Ethiopia
Italy
Maximilian Stanislaus Below
Thadeus Medynsky
Warsaw
Poland
Medieal Ogee
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