Four Utha men survive snowbound plane crash vigil
A party of rugged natives and rescuers braved a blinding storm to reach a crashed air liner in snowbound terrain. Dale Dryer led the recovery efforts as the survivors, including Lester Pertello and J. H. Brown, were ferried to safety with fractured ribs and a broken jaw.
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Mtain
Dale Dryer
Cne
Lester Pertello
St. Elizabeth’s
J. H. Brown
Ajiso
Federa Education
Utica
New York City
Traced Whipworm Outbreak Reported In Ville
A fragmentary local note from Ville reports a sickness in a family and a death linked to a whipworm infection. Dr Simpson at Valley Hospital notes the outbreak originated in dogs and may be carried by hogs or improperly cooked meat, with emphasis on infection pathways and need for treatment.
Rumors of House Speaker Bid in Early 20th Century
Democratic members in a county report increased confidence that their choice for Speaker will prevail when the House convenes January 7 to elect officers. Reports indicate several Republican members may bolt and back the Democratic candidate Arthur Harren for the speakership.
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Aucus
House of Repves
Arthur Hamilarron
Republica
Demonke
Vary’s Clothing Sale for Charity Preview
The auction features fur coats gowns shoes and lingerie from the estate of the late Mrs Elbert H a steel magnate. Proceeds go to charity with many items priced well above 8350 000 in value.
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OAK
Mre
Elbert H
Steel Magnate
World physicists meet in London amid windup talk
A garbled note cites Robert A. Millikan among physicists in London discussing universe expansion, optimism, and a wristwatch reward ad fragment mentioning real gold and a gold bracelet as a closing line.
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Robert A. Millikan
London
S Hamilton
Gould
Nelson's Aide Indicted in Barrington Slaying Case
Federal authorities indict John Paul Chase for aiding gang leader Baby Face Nelson in the Barrington gun battle that killed Special Agent Herman E. Hollis and Inspector Samuel P. Cowley. The indictment marks the first under a new law making the killing of a federal agent a federal offense with a mandatory death penalty on first degree murder.
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Chicago
John Paul Chase
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Barrington
Ill
Chase
California
Herman E. Hollis
Hollis
Samuel P. Cowley
Mt. Shasta
Calif
United States
Dwight Green
Cowley
U. S
I Chase
Ohio Pastors Plan To Fight Parochial Aid
The Ohio Pastors Convention will review state aid for parochial schools and compulsory military drill at Ohio State University. Rev. B F Lamb urged large attendance to influence the legislature, noting Catholic efforts and a ruling against exempting drills as a church affront. Rev. Hugh Ivan Bans of Dayton will preside at the Feb 4 to 7 meeting in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Pastors Convention
Ohio State University
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Council of Churches
Lamb
The
Catholica
Senate
House
Ohio
Hugh Ivan Bans
Dayton
Cold Wave Drops Chicago Temperature 25 Degrees
A cold wave swept the middle west as the new year began. In Chicago the thermometer fell from 31 degrees above zero at midnight to 6 above early morning, marking a sharp plunge in early January.
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Chicago
Middle West
High School Athlete Kills Stepfather in Defense
Elmer Hyer, a 16 year old Baltimore athlete, fatally wounded his stepfather Bernard Wietheger in his mother's bedroom claiming defense of his mother against abuse. Police say Hyer fired during an argument. the body showed three wounds two chest one head.
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Baltimore
Elmer Hyer
Bernard Wietheger
Young Hyer
Wietheger
Want Longer Year See Government And I ll Be Arranged
A Santa Monica reader jokes about plans to extend the year through government action. He notes pamphlets and schemes promising to prolong the old year and muses on whether the brain trusters aim to stretch time.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Dee St
Will Rogers
Arrested Man Slain After He Kills Officer
An unidentified man shot to death in a patrol wagon after firing on police, killing Officer Earl Grubbs and wounding Patrolman Henry Hart. Grubbs, on duty at Eagles Temple, had arrested the man for forcing women patrons to dance.
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Hamilton
Earl Grubbs
Henry Hart
Grubbs
Eagies’ Temple
Hart
Urban Leugers
Panama Canal Guards After Bomb Threats
Panic and tight security at Gatun Locks as rumors of a bomb threat prompt a forceful response. A Fourteenth Infantry unit monitors the gates while only verified workers are admitted and packages are searched.
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Colon
Panama
Gatun
Panama Canal
H. M. Thomas
Thomas
Military
Fourteenth Infantry
Canal Zone
Canal
Ohio Bell reports 19% installation gain in 1983
Cleveland officials of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company reported a little better outlook for 1984 and said installations rose 19 percent for the first time in four years. The year 1983 still ended with a loss of 40,000 installations despite gains in the last five months.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Shock Kills Woman After Stairway Fall
Jan 1 in Xenia Mrs Margaret E Harper aged 6 fell two steps on a stairway, suffered a hip fracture and died of shock.
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Xenia
Margaret E Harper
1935 Arrives Nice But Wet Monday Night
The new year hit Ohio with drizzle and cheers across cities. Former Ohio Legion commander John A. Elden suffered a serious collision in Cleveland. his wife was shocked, and doctors warned of a possible skull fracture. A Dayton pedestrian died after being struck by a car. Columbus clubs ran crowded New Year events with higher admission fees, while Ohio Penitentiary inmates noiseed the night away.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elden
Cleveland
John A. Elden
The
American Legion
Ohio Bar Association
Ohio Penitentiary
Preston E. Thomas
Brighter Farm Picture Cited For Ohio Area In 1935
Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Tennessee farmers start 1935 with optimism as Ernest Rice of the Fourth Farm Credit Administration reports 1934 crop values above 150 million dollars and far fewer foreclosures since the program began. The improved credit system, Rice notes, has reduced danger and despair from prior years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
Mediana
Tennessee
Ernest Rice
Farm Credit Administration
Rice
Louisville
Disgusted Bandits Grab Two Bags of Scrap Iron
In Indianapolis on January 1 police pursue two armed robbers who chased grocery manager High Shimp for ten blocks. They punctured the car tires, then took two money bags containing scrap iron while other grocery receipts stayed in the vehicle.
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Indianapolis
Ten Brocks
Hhe
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Knife Hurler Halts Work At Akron Courthouse
An unidentified man believed demented hurled a paring knife into the Probate Judge Dean F May office in Akron's courthouse causing terror among employees. The knife stuck in the floor as the assailant shouted a crude remark and fled.
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Akron
Jan
Dean F. May
Flemington Court Readies for Hauptmann Trial Start
The Associated Press reports a dress rehearsal as the Hauptmann trial nears with jurors to be chosen after opening tomorrow. Walter Roberts Hunterdon County engineer will describe terrain while Betty Gow testifies about the nursery and missing Lindbergh baby.
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James Y. Lawrence
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Walter Roberts
Hunterdon County
Betty Gow
Seventeen Die In Coal Train Explosion Tragedy
In Montgomery West Virginia on January 17 Homer Cart a 34 year old miner died as the death toll rose to 17 from the explosion of a locomotive on the Elkhorn Piney Coal Company work train. Inspectors blame low water in the boiler causing an overheated crown sheet amid 24 injuries.
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W. Va
Homer Cart
Elkhorn- Piney Coal Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allison
Columbus
Bureau of Locomotives
Woman Who Aided Lincoln Is Injured
Charleston West Virginia January 1 Mrs M Smith of Hanover Pennsylvania who helped in the dedication of the Gettysburg Battlefield during Lincoln s address is in critical condition after a fall. She fractured her hip when she slipped at her Charleston niece s home where she was visiting. Seventy two years ago she stood on the platform with President Lincoln at the dedication. She is now in her late eighties.
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Charleston
W. Va
Smith
Hanover
Gettyeburg Battlefeld
Abraham Lincoln
Mer
John Laing
Lincoln Aryrong
Solo
First Automobile Victim Of 1935 Dies In Cincinnati
John Busch, 75, of Mt. Carmel Ohio, the first automobile fatality of 1935 in Cincinnati, was found unconscious on a highway after a hit and run. He died at a city hospital this morning.
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Cincinnati
John Busch
Mt. Carmel
Sales Tax To Offset Losses Through Levy
Athens City schools expect new state sales tax revenue to offset a 2.6 mill property tax loss from the 10-mill amendment. With about 1350 pupils, the district may gain roughly $26,000, while poorer districts could see similar gains against larger losses. The plan allocates $31.60 per pupil annually, with $19.78 from sales tax, $7.82 from liquid fuel tax, and from the intangible tax.
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Athene City
Athens
Athena
Athens City
Pottery Workers Return to Benches in Tri City Area
Pottery workers in Liverpool and nearby Chester West Virginia and Newell WV returned to their benches today after layoffs. Local industry leaders say the 1935 outlook is bright due to increased business.
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Liverpool
West Virginia
Chester
Newell
Young West Virginia Senator Holt Delays Swearing In
Holt, 22, elected senator from West Virginia, will not be sworn in until his thirtieth birthday on June 19. The delay was agreed at a conference with Senator Robinson and the Senate Democratic policy committee, affirming his right to take the seat at age 30 as required by the Constitution.
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Washington
Rush
Holt
West Virginia
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Democratic Policy Committee of
Roinson
Five Die in Cherokee County Home Fire
Five elderly residents were burned to death and 15 injured when a blaze swept the Cherokee County Home main building early today as temperatures hovered at freezing. Authorities reported the fire occurred in Gaffney South Carolina.
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Gaffney. & C
Cherokee County
Crowds Celebrate New Year Across Cities In 1935 Welcome
The Associated Press reports a festive New Year 1935 as crowds in New York City Broadway Times Square packed for the largest holiday celebration in history. Mayor figures noted prosperity ahead with leaders like Vice President Garner and General Johnson expressing optimism.
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Times Square
Bevis Denies Ohio UL Presidency Offer
Howard J. Bevis of Cincinnati denied reports that he had been offered the presidency of Ohio University. He spoke while discussing Governor White’s offer to appoint Bevis to a Hamilton County common pleas court judgeship, noting no trusteeship announcements had been made.
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Cincinnmatt Today
Ohio University
White
Bevin
Common Pleas Court
Hamilton County
Athena
K. B. Bryan
Board of Trustees
Revin
Davey
Stanley Matthews
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
First District Court of Appeals
Wade Cushing
Common Pleas
Bevis
Musical Comedy Star Douglas Stevenson Found Dead in Kentucky
Versailles Kentucky reports say Douglas Stevenson an 82 year old musical comedy star known for Broadway roles was found fatally shot in his home. Sheriff A B Dawson noted the pistol lay in his right hand and cited three years of ill health. Stevenson's career included early New York debut in 1903 and the hit Chin Chin with significant stage and screen work.
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Versailles
Douglas Stevenson
A. B. Dawson
Stevenson
New York
Charles RB. Dillingham
Chin Chin
First New Year Baby Arrives Early Today
Athens County's first baby of the new year was born at Shetering Arma Hospital at 12.56 this morning. A boy to Mr and Mrs Far Kelley of RD 7 weighed five pounds 14 ounces at birth. TIFFIN Jan 1 James J Murphy in critical condition with a cerebral hemorrhage while visiting here.
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Athens County
She!tering Arma Hospital
Far. Kelley
Tiffin
James J. Murphy
The
United Spanish War Veterans
Funeral services for Henry Wills Brown
Findlay notices say Henry Wills Brown aged 7 died after two years of illness. Services are expected Wednesday. Brown was a longtime newspaper publisher in Findlay.
Adelphi Attorney Dines Amid Local Social Scene
Columbus report notes J. Phitemon and Karshner of Adelphi dining at the home of Mrs. J. W. Blue today. The visit follows months of unspecified activity surrounding Mr. Phitemon.
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Columbus
Jan. J
Debated Bonus Compromise Faces White House Veto Risk
Democratic leaders in Congress intensified talk of possible compromises on the soldiers bonus as President Roosevelt reiterates opposition to full immediate payment of 2.1 billion. Some stomach a veto fight, others seek a mutual agreement while leaders expect White House input on spending. Meanwhile the AAA reports $150 million distributed to corn hog farmers with second payments ongoing across states including Indiana and Ohio.
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Jan
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Garland R. Farmer
Americas Legion
Henderson
Texas
Veetciay
Rep. Byrnes
Tennessee
Holeiday
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Indiana
Ohio
Hit Ship Motorist Kills Columbus Man
In Columbus a motorist fatally injured William Hunter Jr., 87, who died from a fractured skull after a car struck a group crossing a downtown street. Mrs Hunter remained hospitalized in serious condition with a possible skull fracture. two other companions sustained lesser injuries.
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Columbus
Columebus
Wiliam Hunter, Jr
Hunter
Leas
Hotel Employee Injured While Cranking Car
Francis Martin of Mechanicsburg suffered a deep gash in the right thumb when his hand slipped from a crank while starting a car at the Hotel Berry. The license plate severed an artery, and officers faced difficulty stopping the bleeding.
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Francis Martin
Mechanicsburg
Berry
Martin
Boy 9 Killed En Route To New Year Movie
Omaha report says nine year old King Watanabe received a dime from his father to celebrate the new year and aimed for a theater. He was struck by an automobile and died before reaching the show.
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Omaha
Jan. T
King Watanabe
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