Ohio House Debates Urgent Emergency Bill and 47 New Measures
Ohio lawmakers pursue passage of a $28.79 million emergency appropriation for immediate state government needs as adjournment nears. Senate added $300k for weak school districts. highway funds exceed $14 million. House bills include tax cut for foreign insurers, Teachers' Tenure, Yellow Dog anti union contracts, chiropractic board creation, dormitories funded by bonds, and a six month divorce pause proposal. Absent voting for sick or disabled citizens to cast ballots is proposed by Mrs. Clara Wood Herr.
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Columbus
U.P
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Senate
Cooper
House
Lester J. Abele
Cleveland
Ohio
Abele
A. D. Marshall
Cincinnati
J.L. Miller
Middletown
O. P. McCormick
Hamilton
E. LeFever
Glouster
William My. Guard
Urbana
Frank A. Poling
Clara Wood Herr
Landis Funeral for Margaret Landis Planned
Funeral services for Margaret Landis will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Christian Church. Burial will follow at West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at her residence 67 North High Street at any time.
Old License Tag Fee and a Penny Raise in Gas Tax for Road Plans
The Ohio Good Roads Federation proposed a $150 million highway program funded by restoring the license tag fee and adding one more cent to the gasoline tax. The plan would benefit every county with new or rebuilt concrete, gravel, and dirt roads over six years, and shift costs to road users rather than property taxes. The federation estimates needing an extra $14 million annually to enact the program, relying on state and federal funds totaling about $11 million yearly.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio
Federation
Good Roads
Citizens Granted Naturalization In Athens County Court
Two men, George Vavoulakis of Athea Greece and Gerben Rypma of Holland, were granted naturalization papers in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Regina Gaiky Toth’s petition was dismissed for lack of a certificate of arrival. Vavoulakis owns Quick Lunch on South Court Street. Rypma has lived in the county since 1910, married, with one child. witnesses testified to their character and desirability as citizens.
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Athens County
George Vavoulakis
Athea
Gerben Rypma
Canaanville Pike
Regina Gaiky Toth
America
Greece
Athens
South Court Street
Pete Bachts
Ed Walker
Holland
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Charles Bethel
Burke faces Senate probe over Barnes plot claims
Indian commissioner Charles H. Burke of VU 8 Indian is at the center of a political storm before the Senate Indian Investigating Committee regarding the Jackson Barnett case. Burke says accusations arise from a plot to ruin him politically.
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Charles H. Burke
Senate Indian Investigating Committee
Jackson Barnett
Burke
Eight Million Navy Aviation Program Drafted by Britten
Chairman Britten of the House Naval Affairs Committee outlined an $8,000,000 Navy aviation expansion to reach 1,000 modern planes by July 1, 1931. He argued 400 more aircraft are needed to match other sea powers, citing new carriers Lexington and Saratoga and expected cruisers. He noted plans to test lighter-than-air craft, including two Akron dirigibles, for wartime use.
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Britten
Washington
U.R
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Lexington
Saratoga
Akron
Ohio
Graf-Zeppelin
Berlin
Merz Bond Forfeited as He Fails to Appear
Elizabeth Merz posted 5000 bond for Peter Merz in Athens County Common Pleas Court for a June 8 1928 shooting with intent to kill Don R McGill owner of the Lick Run Mine. Neither Merz nor his mother appeared today and the bond was forfeited. a motion for a new trial by Merz’s attorney was to be argued this morning.
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Elizabeth Merz
Peter Merz
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Girl Hurt as Glouster Bus Hits a Fence
Edith Tinker 14 of Jacksonville suffered cuts to her shoulder and hand when a Glouster bus driver D A Sands lost a front spring and wheel causing the vehicle to strike a fence on Courtney Hill at about 9 30 this morning. She was treated in Athens where two stitches were taken and returned home. The girl was en route from Athens after a music lesson at Ohio University School of Music.
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Glouster
Courtney Hill
Edith Tinker
Jacksonville
Athens
D. A. Sands
Trimble
Miss Tinker
School of Music
Ohio University
C. von Scheele
von Scheele
Rescues Rise to 28 from Hsinwah Sinking near Waglan Island
Additional rescues bring total survivors to 28 from the Chinese steamer Hsinwah which sank off Waglan Island. The vessel carried about 400 people aboard at the time of disaster.
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Hong Hong
U.ab
Waglan Island
Colonel Stearns Difs Berea Funeral Services Held
Funeral services were held here today for Colonel Daniel Carter Stearns 67 past commander of Ohio Spanish American War Veterans who died at his Tryon North Carolina home Saturday night from a heart attack.
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Stearns Difs
Berea
Daniel Carter Stearns
Ohio
Tryon
N. C
Featheroff Mother in Jail Awaiting Inquest
Mia Mia Martha Featheroff mother of Ray Featheroff held on first degree murder charges for the alleged death of Jacob Konchler. She was brought to County Jail Tuesday afternoon to await an inquest on commitment to Athens State Hospital. Her sister Anna Featheroff was committed to the hospital after a Monday hearing by Probate Judge A M Ellinger.
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Logan
Mia
Martha Featheroff
Ray Featheroff
Jacob Konchler
Athens State Hospital
Featheroff
Anna Featheroff
A. M. Ellinger
Reed Resolution Withdrawn After Conferences
United Press reports that the Kellogg Anti War Treaty received Senate ratification without reservations after extensive cloakroom conferences. From initial submission to final approval, bipartisan discussions behind closed doors guided the process to completion.
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Senate
Washington
Antiwar treaty ratified by senate with two articles
Washington dispatch reports the senate's ratified treaty with two articles. Article I condemns war as a tool of national policy and renounces its recourse in international relations. Article II commits parties to settle disputes only by peaceful means.
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Washington
Senate
Opposition Emerges in Cloakrooms Over Treaty Ratification
Secret cloakroom talks sparked unexpected opposition to the treaty as 26 senators pressed for a committee report. The Reed resolution was withdrawn and after swift conferences the pact gained Senate approval by 85 to 1. Harmony reigned and the floor saw no visible dissent.
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Kellogg
Senate Committee of Foreign Relations
Reed
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Local Bus Firms See Cases Dismissed in Ohio
The Supreme Court dismissed the Ohio Transit Company and Central Ohio Transit Company cases against the Public Utilities Commission. Both operators run bus routes between Athens and Lancaster. The commission had found each firm expanded equipment without proper authorization, despite claims of sanctioned approval.
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Columbus
Supreme Court Today
Ohio Transit Company
Central Ohio Transit Company
Public Utilities Commission
Athens
Lancaster
Fire destroys W. E. Shaw Apartment House in Logan
A Tuesday afternoon blaze on Gallagher Avenue leveled the W. E. Shaw Apartment House and damaged nearby structures. Damage was estimated at 25000 with W. E. Shaw's losses at 15000 and injuries minimal as investigators traced the fire to an undetermined origin.
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Shaw
Logan
Clinton Webb
Messenger
W. E. Shaw
Gallagher Avenue
Avenue Grocery
William Disbennet
C. S. Chidister
Abe Blosser
Charles Francisco
H. O. Tom
Logan Bottling Works
W. EF. Shaw
C. W. Chidister
Mrs. Blosser
C. W. Schwenker
Tom
Marsh Jadwin
Walter Nixon
Bro
Nelsonville
Ward Windom
Ville
H. O.tom
Main Street
Blosser
Leslie Richards
Joe Rider
Tom Garage
Keasler Furniture Factory
Rank Kessier
Charlies Francisco
Columbus
Windom
Ene Anata Ave
Merie
Karghnér
Atehar Toenville Department
Marshal Fochs Illness and Resolve Echoed in Speech
The aging Marshal Foch, seventy seven, suffers heart disease yet remains a formidable strategist. His speech, delivery, and the cry Vaincre inspired troops, with a determined voice that sent a chill through listeners.
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Marshal Foch
Foch Remembered as Genius Hero of France
The article extols Marshal Foch as a contented man assured by Clemenceau and Lloyd George that his genius preserved France's integrity. He is described as lying under the gilded domes of the Palace of the Invalides near Napoleon’s tomb, hailed as a great modern general albeit not as moral or patriotic as his own legacy.
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Marshal Foch
Clemenceau
Lloyd .George
France
Palace of the Invalides
Napoleon Bonaparte
Foch
May Decide On A Motion For Another Trial
The motion for a new trial in the Francis Carsey case was taken under advisement by Judge L G Worstell in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Carsey, found guilty of manslaughter in the October 14 death of Harry Thorpe, asks for a new trial citing his conduct and reputation rather than the evidence.
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Francis Carsey
Athens
L. G. Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Carsey
Harry Thorpe
Thorpe
Clyde F. Sisson Dies at Pomeroy
Clyde F. Sisson 40 proprietor of a tailoring and dry cleaning business in the First City National Bank Building died at his Pomeroy home after a relapse from influenza. He is survived by his wife and one child.
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Pomeroy
Clyde F. Signon
First City National Bank
Naylor
Police suspend John Hunt after moonshine found at home
Youngstown report says Chief McNicholas suspended John Hunt from the police force after detectives discovered a 15 gallon still at his residence.
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Youngstown
John Hunt
McNicholas
Booth fights high council over army actions
London Jan 16 General Bramwell Booth remains steadfast in resisting the Army High Council, challenging its efforts and asserting his position within the movement. The report notes his resolve and the ongoing dispute over leadership.
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Booth
London
U.R
Bramwell Booth
High Council
Hoover proposes panel to study prohibition enforcement
President-Elect Hoover plans to appoint an impartial panel of experts to survey prohibition enforcement after taking office. Senators Edge Wet New Jersey and Jones of Washington discussed creating a broader study of enforcement and the Volstead Act, while Secretary Mellon argues against extra funding for a nationwide effort.
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Washington
Hoover
Edge
New Jersey
Jones
Dryington
Melton
F. B. McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Nell Judson Sentenced and Taken to Prison
Nell Judson of Glouster is sentenced on a third offense for possessing intoxicating liquor and sent to the women’s prison at Marysville this morning. Ralph Boyd received two years and six months of hard labor in the chain gang for nonpayment. Sheriff Williams Siaz and Deputy Wilson escorted the two prisoners to Columbus.
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Nell Judson
Glouster
Marysville
Ralph Boyd
Chicary
Columbus
Williams Siaz
Wilson
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