Athens Faces New Domestic Light Rates Effective March First
Athens Chamber of Commerce officials and The Bio Electric Company announced a reduction in domestic light rates for Athens residents and businesses. The new schedule lowers bills across 50 to 200 kilowatt hour blocks, with immediate filing to the Public Utilities Commission and adjustments to commercial and domestic rates expected to save thousands for about 2,000 utility customers.
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Athens
Vsing
Bio Electric Company
Yene
The
Chamerce
Enue
Yes Commission
Classifieds Hint of Promise in City Parks and Pet Notice
Fragmented text notes an advertised promise in city parks and a pet notice about a Pekingese. Classified ads appear to reference bail for parties and a public or private dwelling, with unclear names and locations.
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Mexico
Messenger
Will Rogers on World Court and Prohibition
Washington note from Will Rogers criticizing Senate debate over the World Court. He jokes about flying in with a female co-pilot from Cleveland to Washington and warns the country to fix domestic issues like Prohibition before global decisions.
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Will
Washington
Cleveland
O. K
Senate
World Court
Will Rogers
Barker Karpis gang hits end as Barker parents fall
Federal agents conclude a six hour siege in Okalaha Florida killing Fred Barker 32 and Kate Barker 55 in a hideout. The pursuit shifts to Alvin Karpis and Arthur Barker as agents sweep Tampa and Miami following the raid that recovered four $1000 bills tied to the Bremer ransom.
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Oklawaha
Fra
Barker-Karpis
Department of Justice
Edward G. Bremer
Tampa
Miami
Alvin Karpis
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Fred Barker
Bremer
Marshal Army To Fight Long
In Baton Rouge on January 17 the Square Deal Association announced plans to train an army to force its demands on Huey Long. Ernest Bourgeois said statewide companies would be organized and drilled to be immediately mobile and controllable. The group served notice to Governor C K Allen to call a special session by midnight to repeal Long dictatorship laws. Allen ignored the ultimatum amid a heavily guarded statehouse and mansion.
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Baton Rouge
lLa
Huey Long
Square Deal Association
Ernest Bourgeois
C. K. Allen
Long
Allen
Statehouse
Executive Mansion
Steel Industry Restores Salaries Amid Higher Plant Activity
United States Steel Corporation restored the salary reductions voted on September 1 and extended the policy to end Saturday work. The move boosts pay for workers across many departments, though the company did not estimate the total affected. Industry operating rate rose to a high level for the year, signaling improved activity.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Gallia County Prosecutor Informed On Court Reporter Roles
Ohio Attorney General John W. Bricker advised Gallia County's prosecuting attorney that a shorthand reporter from the Common Pleas Court cannot serve as a deputy clerk of courts with pay. The reporter may be employed by the prosecutor if duties do not conflict with court reporting.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Gallia County
Common Pleas Court
Columbus men die in Cincinnati truck bus crash
A Columbus man Earl L. Johnson died as the second fatality after a truck motor bus collision in Cincinnati. Albert Reier, also of Columbus, died within minutes of the same accident.
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Cincinnati
Earl L. Johnson
Columbus
Albert Reier
New Moves For Security Announced
President Roosevelt unveils a broad social program to shield all Americans from life hazards. The Wagner Bill drafts a 1 percent payroll tax for unemployment insurance, old age pensions, a voluntary federal annuity, and large state grants for mothers and children. Fiscal year funding nears 106 million dollars with future annual spending over 200 million planned. costs for old age pensions urged cautious review by 1980.
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Washington
America
Congress
Roosevelt
Cabinet
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Labor
Francesa Perkins
Publc Health Service
Cabinet Committee
Japan Orders Yamamoto Home From London Naval Talks
In Tokyo on January 17, Foreign Minister Koki Hirota instructed Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto to return home at once, as the Washington discussions with U S officials following the London naval policy talks were abandoned.
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Tokyo
Washington
Isoroku Yamamoto
London
United States
Koki Hirota
Seek Increase In Gas Rates In Jackson Ohio
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company filed with the state utilities commission a higher rate schedule for Jackson Ohio citing failed negotiations and a Supreme Court reversal of a lower rate order. Current Jackson rate is 45 cents per thousand cubic feet with a new tiered structure proposed and a minimum charge set to be compared with the present 30 cents.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
State Utilities Commission
Jackson
Ohio
E. M. Tharp
Ohio Fuel Gas
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court and Utilities Commission
Swift Justice Sought For Illinois Bandits
In La Salle Illinois three surviving members of a four man bank robbery gang face charges after a gunfight with posses left three dead including one of their group. State's Attorney Kimer Kw Mohan said indictments would be sought from the grand jury Monday for murder kidnapping attempted robbery with a gun and larceny of an automobile.
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Jan
Kimer Kw. Mohan
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Marietta Man Hurt After Street Collision with Driver
Henry Ly today Wilkins, 51, sustained injuries when he walked into a car driven by Lewis F. Mottice a news paperman during a incident in Marietta. No further details available about the condition or investigation.
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Marietta
Henry Ly
Wilkins
Lewis F. Mottice
Tories
Escaped Convicts Recaptured After Wild California Break
At San Quentin California a gun smuggling plot led to a two hour breakout. Rudolph Straight led the fugitives and was fatally wounded as they were hunted by police from San Francisco and surrounding counties. Clyde Stevens and three others were captured on Sherman Island after a chase that included Army planes and gunfire through redwood forests.
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Penitentiary
Calif
Clyde Stevens
San Francisco
Sherman Island
Charles Dullea
Rudolph Straight
Board of Prison
Hamilton Field
Atherton
Max Blum
Creamery Straight
Sykes
Stevens
State Employes Pay Cuts Continue as Davey Sees Budget Plan
Columbus Jan. 17 AP continuation of salary reductions for state employees seems assured as part of Governor Martin L. Davey budget to avoid tax increases. He warned he may veto a 18.93 million partial appropriation bill and discharge one third of the workforce if needed. Payroll delays followed until the appropriation bill is signed and a new measure extending the cuts is expected. House Republicans plan to wrest lower chamber control from Democrats.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Senate
House
State
Negro Confesses to Grave Robbery and Murders in Several States
James H. Coyner, a paroled convict, confessed to killing Mr and Mrs A B Turner in Mississippi and stealing and mutilating bodies. He admitted thefts of a girl's body in Indiana and desecration of graves in Ferndale Michigan. Authorities say heads were found in a trunk connected to the suspect.
Pardon Scandal Flares in Columbus as May Recall Looms
In Columbus Ohio former Governor George White may be subpoenaed to testify over 75 pardons granted in under two months as the state probes Ohio Penitentiary and the parole board. Prosecutor Frazier Reames prepares to lead the inquiry with Governor Davey signaling wide-ranging requests and possible office abolitions if needed. Warden Preston F. E. Thomas offered cooperation amid prior investigations.
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Columbus
George White
Ohio Penitentiary
State Parole Board
Ohio
Leona Marie Bach
Cleveland Association For Criminal Justice
Association
White
Martin L. Davey
Frazier Reams Luciety
Davey
Reames
Preston FE. Thomas
State Relief Plans Flood Control and Conservation Efforts
The State Relief Commission discusses flood control and water conservation projects costing 3.433 million dollars, with tentative projects totaling 91 thousand awaiting works division action. Proposals include small lakes, reservoirs for irrigation and stock water, fish propagation, and recreation areas. Dams already built or planned span multiple counties including Clermont, Franklin, Noble, Perry, Green, Jefferson, Monroe, Portage, Gallia, Licking, Muskingum, Vinton, Summit, Warren, Clinton, Columbiana, and Lawrence.
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Columbus
State Relief Commission
East Fork
Miami River
Clermont County
Alum Creek
Franklin County
Dog Run Creek
Noble County
Crookaville
Corning Dames
Perry County
Green
Jefferson
Monroe
Portage
Gallia
Licking
Muskingum
Vinton
Summit
Warren
Clinton
Columbiana
Lawrence
FARA
Hocking
Lagan
Meiga
Racine
Date Set for Ohio 3 Percent Retail Sales Tax
Columbus January 17. The start date for collecting Ohio new 3 percent retail sales tax was announced by Quincy Davis of the State Tax Commission. Prepaid receipts will be available to county treasurers by Saturday. Vendors including retailers must obtain licenses costing 1 from county auditors. farmers selling from their farms are exempt. Fifty inspectors will enforce the rule.
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Columbus
Ohio
Quincy Davis
State Tax Commission
Davis
Davia
Father Confesses as Son Is Tried in Toledo
In federal court James Larimer is tried for sending threats to Toledo contractor Harry Streicher. Father Henry Larimer interrupted, admitting he wrote the letters to spare his son, saying he could not watch his son be crucified. In London Clarence Gordon Haddon, who pleaded guilty to blackmailing King George, is sentenced to one year for violating a peace bond.
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Toledo
James Larimer
Harry P. Streicher
George P. Hahn
Henry K. Larimer
Age SS
Strewhers
London
Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon
King George
Lindbergh Baby Died Instantly Of Skull Injury
Anti Hitlerites seek safety in Saar mine under the French flag claiming Nazi terrorism. Families fled in fear sleeping on dormitory straw, with windows broken and shots fired in the air. French mine officials report protection requests as Saar question ties to League control and coal revenue.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Sulzbach
League of Nations
Suzhach
Saar
France
Germany
Albany Bandit Is Sentenced
Logan King, known Albany bank robber, pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to a 1933 Citizens Bank indictment and was sentenced to a maximum life term at Ohio State Penitentiary. He had been extradited from California and jailed since Monday, with his wife traveling to Athens from California.
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Athens County
Logan King
Citizen’s Bank
Albany
Ohio State Penitentiary
King
C. F. Rowland
Jalil
California
Charlies Stratton
Karl Gardner
Merced
Calif
Athena
Gallia County Faces Fiscal Crisis Says Commission
Gallia County commissioners declared the county financially broke as revenue sources dried up. Deputy Auditor Wy. W. Bane cited realty and utility valuations plunging from 20 million to 13.99 million and a wipeout of personal property valued at 1 million. Delinquent taxes reach 100000.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wy. W. Bane
Law Officers Plan Crime Offensive at Ohio Conference
Ohio law enforcement officers gathered in Columbus for the second annual prosecutors and sheriffs conference to develop methods to trap criminals and curb crime. Attorney General Bricker organized the event urging a state public safety department.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Prosecutors and Sheriffs
John W. Bricker
State Department of Public Safety
Division of Investigation
UU. S. Department of Justice
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Lindbergh baby autopsy details shock jury
An autopsy operator testified that Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. died from a skull fracture while alive, with death instantaneous or within minutes, as Hauptmann’s murder trial enters a new phase. Witnesses described the body found May 12 1932 in a Mercer County thicket, far from the Lindbergh home, amid questions over identification and location.
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William Allen
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Lindbergh
Flemington, N. J
Hauptmann
Tvo
Mitchell
Colonel Lindbergh
Allen
Hunterdon County
Mercer County
Guo
Mt. Rose Road
Reilly Plans Public Appeal in Lindbergh Kidnap Case
Edward J. Reilly chief of Hauptmann defense said he will ask the American public for information about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He plans to issue appeals via newspapers films and radio while keeping an open mind on Gustay Lukatis and Isador Fisch testimony in the 1932 ransom money case.
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Flemington
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
Gustay Lukatis
Isador Fisch
Reilly
Lukatis
Lee
Hauptmann
Fisch
Wee
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