Kidnaping Charge Filed In Meigs Political Strife
A warrant charging Charles D. Warner with kidnaping Timothy H. Bishop was filed in Meigs County with Bishop’s wife Laura reporting the incident. The Meigs GOP committee meeting was postponed as Bishop’s disappearance raises tensions within the county party and its factions.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Ed Schorr
Meigs County
Republican Central Committee
Charles D. Warner
Timothy H. Bishop
J. W. McCullough
Bishop
Laura
Warner
Shenang Springs
Downing-Swift
GOP
Albert Russell
Officials Deny Flood Fund Misuse Allegations
NEW PHILADELPHIA UP Funds of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District have been used only to carry out the court approved official plan, district directors say. They deny property owners are taxed for flood protection while funds are diverted to recreational and conservational projects by federal and state agencies at no cost to taxpayers.
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Philadelphia
Muskingum Watershed
Masonic Group Plans Washington Memorial
El mer R. Arn of Dayton Ohio was elected president of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association. The group, meeting on Washington's Birthday, outlined plans to raise a 1 million dollar endowment to sustain the memorial near Mount Vernon.
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Alexandria
Elmer R. Arn
Dayton
George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Freighter Texas Banker Aims for Brownsville After Fire
The 2,606-ton freighter Texas Banker with 24 crew aboard fought a stubborn blaze in its holds 250 miles at sea and is believed headed for Brownsville Texas for safety and possible salvage today.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas Banker
Expect Close Vote on Guam Defense Today
The House is set to vote on a 5 million dollar harbor improvements item in the Guam naval air base bill amid expectations of a close result. The full bill, totaling 53.8 million, would back 11 major air bases and a naval air station at Tongue Point Oregon, with formal passage nearing completion of Roosevelt's emergency defense program. Senate action planned next week on a 358 million army expansion bill, which the committee boosted aircraft limits to 6,000 planes from 5,500.
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Washington
U.P
House
Naval Air Base
Pacific
Guam
Tongue Point
Ore
Roosevelt
Senate
Vatican Cardinals Foresee Short Papal Election Process
Vatican observers forecast the conclave to elect a new pope within two to three days to present a united church front amid lay world divisions. Paderewski plans a coast to coast U S recital tour marking his 20th concert in the country.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Paderewski
New York
Ignace Jan Paderewski
United States
Civil War Vet Dr. E. C. Temple Dies at 93 in Bellaire
Dr. E. C. Temple aged 93, Bellaire's last Civil War veteran, died today. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Bellaire
U.P
E. C. Temple
Stones and Eggs Fly at Nazi Bund Rally in Los Angeles
A riot tops Deutsches Haus as 2,000 anti Nazi demonstrators pelt German Bund members with eggs tomatoes and rocks. Police quell street fighting after 30 minutes with Bund supporters inside. Several injuries reported amid clashes led by Socialist Workers Party and Young People's Socialist League.
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Nazi Bund
Los Angeles
Herman Schwinn
West Coast
Deutsches Haus Hall
Schwinn
Bund
Socialist Workers’ Party
Young People’s Socialist League
Ington
Mysterious SOS Torpedo Hoax Prompts Global Search
Rescue ships scoured the Atlantic near the Azores for a torpedoed vessel after a lone SOS report. Tulsa and Empress of Australia found no wreckage or oil slick despite favorable conditions. Lloyds and British Admiralty denied knowledge, fueling belief the message was a hoax.
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U.P
Atlantic
Europe
Azore Islands
United States Freight
Tulsa
Hamburg
Germany
Savannah
Azores
Mount Pelion
United States
Lloyd's
Navy
Washington
Groundhog Retires Amid Weather Woes In Ohio
Bozo the groundhog joins a string of oddities as weather swings trigger seasonal wishful thinking. In Columbus the legislature moves toward final passage of the school deficit refunding bill and Governor Bricker considers the ripper act alongside labor and highway measures.
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Columbus
Bricker
House
Senate
Commission
Verner E. Metcalf
Marietta
Organized Labor
House Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Ohio
Convict WPA Foreman and Timekeeper in First Case
U P reports U S District Attorney Everett Grantham secured the first convictions in a broad WPA graft probe. Si Olguin the sidewalk project foreman and Manual H Turrieta timekeeper were found guilty for using WPA labor to build a private home. Olguin got one year and $200 fine Turrieta two years but placed on probation.
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Albuquerque
N. M
U.P
U. S
Everett Grantham
Dennis Chavez
Si Olguin
Manual H. Turrieta
Colin Neblett
Olguin
Turrieta
Neblett
Businessmen Urged to Take Normal Risks in Expansion
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. urged businessmen to drop a "what's the use" attitude and take normal business risks in expanding operations. He noted President Roosevelt's position that no new measures detrimental to business are planned and that funding will come from existing taxes plus improved business activity.
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Washington
A.P
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Confesses Crime After Police Refuse Lodging
21 year old Mike Kalay of St Clairs ville Ohio surrendered at the county jail after the Cleveland police would not provide shelter. He admitted robbing Joseph Kubie's grocery in Midway Ohio of 450 dollars three weeks earlier and said he had only two dollars left.
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Cleveland
A.P
Mike Kalay
St. Clairsville
Joseph Kubie
Midway
Three Sisters Die As Blaze Destroys Home
In Orillia Ontario a fire gutted a dwelling killing three young sisters Lorraine McLaughlin 15 Audrey 14 and Marjorie 10. Their 17 year old brother escaped as parents Mr and Mrs Cecil McLaughlin were away visiting friends at the time of the blaze.
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Orillia
Ont
U.P
Lorraine McLaughlin
Audrey
Marjorie
Cecil McLaughlin
Death claims Mrs. Catherine Brennan on eve of son's funeral
Mrs. Catherine Brennan, 82, died at her Youngstown home as family prepared for the funeral of her son Thomas Brennan, 63, who died Sunday.
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Youngstown
U.P
Catherine Brennan
St. Patrick's Church
Thomas
Dormitory Bill Decried as Step Toward Communism
The Phil lips Bill, authorizing state universities to refund notes for dormitory construction, passed to Governor Bricker amid protests from the Columbus Rooming House Association which calls it communistic. Mrs Velma Nutt labels it as state schools competing with private rooming houses and a first step toward Communism.
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Columbus
Bricker
Columbus Rooming House Association
Velma Nutt
Rooming House Association
Influenza Closes Byhalia and Magnetic Springs Schools
Marysville report notes Byhalia and Magnetic Springs schools shut today due to influenza cases. Health officials urged students to rest and stay home to prevent spread.
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Marysville
U.P
Byhalia
Magnetic Springs
Tulsa Star Football Star Troubled by Marriage Rule
Ruth Breene, 24, shown with star quarterback Tommy Thompson, reportedly took poison in a death by own action to be free after Thompson faced a no marriage rule that barred him from the Tulsa squad. The incident centers on alleged secret marriage plans and Thompson's eligibility.
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Tommy Thompson
University of Tulsa
Oklo
Ruth Breene
Thompson
Senator McNary urges Roosevelt to cut government spending
Senate minority leader Charles L. McNary says President Roosevelt could restore business confidence by cutting government expenses and helping Congress pass needed appropriation bills. He argues uncertainty and mounting debt hinder business and tax burdens press workers.
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Washington
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Ore
Roosevelt
Cras
Fae Gannesn
McNary
Congress
Miners Strike Below Surface At Wolfe Collieries
Sixty two miners staged a sit down strike hundreds of feet underground at the Wolfe Collieries mine in Oneida Pennsylvania. They refused to come up since 2 30 p m Wednesday claiming overdue pay while officials said no work would be attempted and the men were supplied with food.
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Oneida
U.P
Wolfe Collieries Company
Safe Clipper Arrives in Honolulu After Pacific Test Flight
Pan American's Clipper 18, a 41-ton flying boat, completed an 18,000 mile test flight to China and back, arriving in Honolulu at 8:50 a.m. P.S.T. today. The craft carried 23 aboard during a smooth crossing from San Francisco.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
Pan American
China
San Francisco
Britain to Recognize Spanish Nationalist Government
London reports that Great Britain and France have reached a final agreement to grant unconditional legal recognition to the Spanish Nationalist Government. The Daily Express says Britain may announce recognition in the House of Commons today or tomorrow, naming its first ambassador to the Nationalists. The cabinet reportedly gave Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain permission to announce at any time.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
France
Daily Express
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Cause of Timken Plant Strike Remains Secret
MT VERNON U P A sit down of 165 workers at the Timken Roller Bearing Co plant entered its second day with union and company officials not disclosing the strike cause. William Sloan the plant superintendent called the strike a complete surprise and said the Steel Workers Organizing Committee had made no negotiating effort.
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MT. Vernon
U.P
Timken Roller Bearing Co
William Sloan
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Sit-Down Strike Fails at Ohio Salt Plant
An Ohio Salt Co. worker returned to the Rittman plant today after it closed on February 14 due to a sitdown strike. Company officials say operations resume under the same conditions as before, with the dispute over a closed shop unresolved.
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Rittman
U.P
The
Ohio Salt Co
Second Night Thrills Mark Athens County Basketball Tourney
The second night of the Athens County basketball tournament delivered high drama led by the Troy-Rome game, with packed stands and colorful fan involvement. The Plains and Shade drew strong support as families and local residents filled the arena, including notable fans and even a young mascot adding to the lively scene.
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Rosemary McHale
Athens
Bernard
Bob McGraner
Plains
Dick McDonald
Carl Tinkham
John Hushire
Herbert Olson
Charles Armbrui
Three Plants Are Closed By Dispute in UAW Fight
Detroit reports show 28 000 workers jobless as Chrysler Plymouth and Dodge divisions and Briggs Mack Avenue plant halt amid UAW CIO factional fight. Briggs resumes briefly with 6000 workers, Plymouth at half capacity, Dodge mostly idle while union leaders pressure recognition. Police report violence against a Martin faction distributor as court action looms February 28.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
UAW
Plymouth
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Mack Avenue
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Briggs
General Motors
Pat McCartney
Local 51
Martin
Moe Cartney
Chrysler
anti-Martin
CIO
Briggs and Dodge
Plymouth Union
Akron Pays Tribute to Goodyear The Genius
Akron pays tribute to Charles Goodyear honoring his invention that made the city a tire capital. More than 25 000 people including industry executives civic leaders and state officials attend the bronze statue unveiling with Gov. Bricker to speak on a national radio hookup.
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Akron
Charles Goodyear
Goodyear
John W. Bricker
Ohio Boy Among Eight To Get Hero Medals
National Boy Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard announced that eight scouts will receive gold honor medals and certificates for heroism. Recipients include Charles Jones of Niles Ohio, a second class scout, for saving one of two boys from drowning after they fell through ice into a creek last November 27.
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New York
Daniel Carter Beard
Charles Jones
Niles, O
Dairy farmer John E. Smith killed in Delaware collision
John E. Smith, 46, a Delaware County dairy farmer, died in a vehicle crash south of town Wednesday night. Local authorities investigated the fatal autombile collision and reported no further details at this time.
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Delaware
U.P
John E. Smith
Delaware County
Here
Injury fatal to child in Bucyrus street accident
Virginia Mars tin 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Martin died in a hospital from a skull fracture suffered when struck by an automobile in front of her home on February 12.
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Bucyrus
U.P
Virginia Marstin
William Martin
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