Hearings Start March 9 On Judiciary Bill
Senate judiciary committee to begin public hearings March 9 on President Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization bill and possible expansion of the Supreme Court to 15 members. Action aims to speed consideration amid filibuster threats as debate over retirement of justices continues.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
White House
Pat McCarran
House
William E. Borah
Ida
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Key Pittman
Nev
Frederick Steiner
Ore
William H. King
Utah
Borah
Pittman
King
Something Different Each Minute Weather Spells Athens
A Sunday of varied weather in Athens included sun, wind, rain, hail, sleet, and thunder. Spring and winter attire clashed as clouds gathered, pea sized hail fell, a funnel cloud sparked anxiety, and rainfall reached 0.28 inches with a high of 69 degrees.
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Barker
Athens
Short Circuit in Auto Horn Saves Four Lives
A short circuit in the Vance Abbot family car horn kept the horn sounding as the vehicle plunged from the highway and rolled into a creek two-thirds submerged. Passing motorists heard the horn and rescued the four family members.
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Zanesville
U.P
Vance Abbot
Fire injures one and damages block in Lorain
A blaze driven streetward fourteen people from a business district block, injuring one firefighter and causing about 12000 dollars in damage to the hotel block.
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Lorain-Up
Doctor Finds Foreign Objects in Patient's Lungs
In Los Angeles a doctor removed a burned match and an open safety pin from James Lawler’s lungs. A further examination revealed a screw three nails and a wheel from a toy train inside him.
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Los Angeles
U.P
James Lawler
James
Young Slayer Confident He Will Not Die
Alexander Meyer, 20, a son of a wealthy family, confessed to running down 16 year old Helen Meyer near Coatesville with a truck and assaulting her. He led authorities to an abandoned farmhouse, where he disposed of the body in a well and planted dynamite in an attempt to conceal the crime. A heavy State Police guard stood by amid lynching talk. Police linked Meyer to prior sex-crime cases and a reported attempted assault on another girl. The dynamite failed to detonate and Helen Meyer’s body was found late Saturday.
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Westchester
U.P
Alexander Meyer
Meyer
Helen Meyer
Coatesville
CIO Restive at Fisher Plant
Extra police guarded the Fisher Body Co. plant in Cleveland after a report that CIO members would bar workers not wearing CIO union buttons. AFL observers were stationed at the site. John P. Frey, head of the AFL Metal Trades, arrived accusing the CIO of violating a post strike agreement by intimidating workers without CIO buttons.
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Cleveland
Washington
Frey
General Motors Corporation
FDR Leads Nation In Washington Birthday Tribute
President Roosevelt marks the 205th birthday of George Washington and makes an annual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon for a tribute at Washington's tomb. White House aide Major H B Smith placed a wreath at the base of the Washington Monument earlier in the day.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George Washington
United States
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
H. B. Smith
White House
Washington Monument
Agness Fairchild Moley Rites Held in Berea Ohio
Funeral services were held in Berea Ohio for Mrs Agnes Fairchild Moley 82 mother of Raymond Moley editor of News Week and Today magazines Morning obituary notes her death and lineage with editor son Raymond Moley a prominent figure in journalism
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Cleveland
U.P
Berea
Agnes Fairchild Moley
Raymond Moley
News-Week
Today
Flood control meet to outline Ohio Valley program
President Dr. Holzer will lead the fourth annual Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress in Huntington. Guest speakers include Senators Bulkley and Holt, Assistant Secretary Charles West, and Rep Jenkins. The plan foresees a dam buildout along the Upper Ohio and tributaries to Cincinnati.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Huntington
W. Va
Holzer
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Charles West
Interior
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Ohio Valley
Upper
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Alan N. Jordan
Flood Control Association
Roger M. Powell
U. S
J. D. Arthur
Zanesville
Muskingum Valley
Eleven Ohioans Die In Weekend Auto Mishaps
A.P. report details eleven Ohio deaths over the weekend from auto crashes and related incidents. A driver in Paulding struck a crowd after a prior accident. nine others were injured. Names include Paul Brown of Hicksville and Elsie Cotterman of Broughton among the dead.
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Columbus
A.P
Paulding
William Tope
Payne
Paul Brown
Hicksville
Grace Donaldson
Minnie Furrow
Broughton
Elsie May Cotterman
W. O. Gordon
Antwerp
Paul Patterson
Bethany
Salem Manufacturing Head Drowns in Tub
C. C. Gibson aged 56 president of Mullins Manufacturing Co was found submerged in a bathtub at his home. Coroner Arnold W Devon said he died of drowning and the man was en route to a neighbor dinner when a heart attack was suspected after stepping into hot water.
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Salem
U P
C. C. Gibson
Mullins Manufacturing Co
Arnold W. Devon
Ralph Campbell
Watchdog and Suspect Form Odd Bond in Burglary Case
In Los Angeles a burglar identified as James Battle was pursued after stealing a watchdog. The dog reportedly befriended the suspect and attempted to shield him, surprising officers and adding a new twist to the case.
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Los Angeles
James Battle
Battle
Guard Pair in Strike Slaying Teaneck Chronicle
A 24 hour police guard protected two union officials linked to the ambush death of Norman Redwood, strike leader in a Rosoff tunnel project. Samuel R Rosoff, noted contractor, is under technical arrest as investigators guard Austin Muldoon and James Lynch.
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Teaneck
N. J
Samuel R. Rosoff
Norman Redwood
Rosoff
New York City
Austin Muldoon
James Lynch
New York
International Hod Carriers, Building, and Common Laborers Union of America
Muldoon
Bergen County
John J. Breselin
Redwood
Fiancee Identifies Victim Killed Crossing Street
Cleveland AP report notes 21 year old Frank Pangeric was struck and killed while crossing a busy street. A girl who joined onlookers fainted upon seeing him, was revived, and identified the victim as her fiancé just before the accident occurred.
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Cleveland
A.P
Frank Pangeric
Sit-Down Strike Sparked by Fry Products Boss Stand
Walter L. Fry, 56, president of Fry Products Company, sits in his Detroit office to challenge a sit-down strike by about 100 female workers demanding union recognition, seniority and weekly wages. Fry claims to offer a new management-led solution while stating workers must negotiate to end the shutdown.
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Detroit
U.P
Walter L. Fry
Fry Products Company
Fry
Five Die as Floods Rise and Fall in Midwest
Five people died and several remained missing as floods from weekend rains receded. Victims include William A. Sanderson Sr. and Walter Bartell drowned near Galena after a rescue boat struck a pole. Theodora Schulte and an unidentified man were found near the Menominee River and riverbank tracks, with Peter Jackson dying near Beloit. Nine injured as three Milwaukee railroad cars derailed near Rockford, with Savannah Ti terminal reporting its worst flood in four decades.
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Rockford
Illinois
Wisconsin
William A. Sanderson
Walter Bartell
Galena
Ill
Theodora Schulte
Menominee River
Peter Jackson
Beloit
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
Southwestern Limited
Savannah
Gale Sweeps Ohio State Sunday Damaging Homes and Churches
A severe gale across Ohio Sunday caused extensive damage from the northeast region into central areas. Winds peaked near 48 mph with accompanying rain hail and snow. debris toppled trees and shattered windows. A tree crushed a Bay Village car injuring a couple. a brief tornado ripped the Broaddus M E Church steeple in Springfield. about 100 Negro worshippers were present. Delaware reported 35 000 in damages including damaged homes a garage roof and a church roof hole.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. A. Thompson
Bay Village
Broaddus M. E
Springfield
Delaware
State Highway Department
Grace M. BE
Guard Confessed Killer After Death by Own Action
Joseph Caproni, 21, confessed to police that he killed Beatrice A. Roth, 20, after she spurned his advances. He attempted suicide twice, swallowing a mercuric chloride tablet before firing four bullets into her back in front of her Price Hill home. A second tablet was found in his car.
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Cincinnati AU
Joseph Caproni
Beatrice A. Roth
Caproni
Miss Roth
Price Hill
Decisive Phase of War in Spain Begins
Nationalists and Loyalists clashed on four fronts as Madrid siege enters a pivotal stage. Fighting centered south of Madrid near Perales de Tajuna on the Valencia road, the main route to the coast and the capital’s eastern outlet.
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Spain
Madrid
Perales de Tajuna
Valencia
Guardsman Dies After Auto Plunge Into Maumee River
A man tentatively identified as William Lacy, possibly a Coast Guard crew member from the Frederick Lee, died when his car toppled from a Toledo dock into the Maumee River on Sunday.
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Toledo
William Lacy
U. S. Coast Guard
Frederick Lee
Maumee
Evacuation Ordered for Gallipolis Epileptics Admin Building
The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis faces a 30 day evacuation after the State Building Department condemned the all stone Admin Building. Superintendent Dr G G Kincon cites foundation defects and dangerous cracks in wings of the 1901 structure. Insufficient funding led to a hurried, subpar construction that already saw the porte cochere collapse before completion.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
State Building Department
G. G. Kincon
United States
Robbers Blow Safe at Marshallville Plant
Three men were held captive as robbers blew open the safe at the C. J. Bowers Products Plant in Marshallville Sunday and escaped with $1000 in cash.
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Akron-Hup
C. J. Bowers Products
Marshallville
Fire damages Kent business block. four towns battle blaze
Fire departments from four cities with 100 volunteers fought six hours to contain a blaze that destroyed a major Kent block named Gets Block. Damage is estimated at about 250000 dollars. Three residents remained unaccounted for as ruins smoldered.
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Kent
U.P
First Washington Birthday Honor Set By French General
The French commander Rochambeau arranged Washington’s birthday observance on February 12 using old style dates, while American commemorations began later. Historian John C. Fitzpatrick notes the paradox as the nation marks Washington’s birth, with the birthday not made a U.S. holiday at that time.
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Washington
U.P
George Washington
John C. Fitzpatrick
Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau
Newport
R. I
Iith
Rochambeau
UAW Demands Recognition At Chrysler After Tear Gas Incident
Detroit United Automobile Workers demand recognition from Chrysler Corporation announced by Richard T. Frankensteen after a tear gas disruption at a union gathering. A worker was beaten amid the chaos as celebrations for unionizing gains continue amid GM talks and broader CIO plan to organize Ford, Chrysler, steel, and textiles.
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UAW
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Richard T. Frankensteen
PAW
Walter P. Chrysler
Corporation
Frankensteen
Chrysler
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
George Vargo
Dodge
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Auto Union
Ford
Chrysler Kercheval Street
Uneon
Paul W. Fuller
Ohio Steel Organszer
CIO
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Peace Efforts Stall In Waukegan Strike
Negotiations to end the six day sit down strike at Fansteel Metallurgical plants bogged down in a deadlock. Company and union officials refused to retreat from earlier positions. The sit in has tied up the $1,500,000 plant since Wednesday and Friday sparked clashes with over 100 special sheriff's deputies.
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Waukegan
Ill
U.P
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
Ethel Du Pont Rests Comfortably After Operation
Washington reports Ethel Du Pont, 21 year old fiancée of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr, is resting comfortably after an appendicitis operation performed Sunday at Emergency Hospital. Hospital bulletin notes condition as good and improving following her White House visit.
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Washington
U.P
Ethel du Pont
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
White House
Roseville Potteries To Reopen After Labor Settlement
Reopening of four Roseville potteries in Ohio Tuesday will bring 400 employees back to work after labor differences at the plants were settled Saturday.
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Roseville
Zanesville
U.R
Cleveland man dies in tree collision after hospital visit
Edward Kosly, 82, of Cleveland, was killed when his car crashed into a tree shortly after visiting his wife at the hospital where she had just given birth to their third child.
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Alto
Cleveland
Edward Kosly
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