Spenders Legislature Tangle Reveals State Expenditure Critique
State officials face scrutiny as Dr H T Phillips, Republican rep, questions petty spending in Columbus. He cites a 175 000 appropriation, a 34 500 line item, and staffing costs while noting lack of access to full bill copies. He calls for audit of township spending and reforms in state offices.
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H. T. Phillips
Columbus
Ohio
Davey
House
Fred Eliot
Ulion
Senate
Tax Coupons Put on Sale In Two Cities
Merchants can buy sales tax coupons today at the Courthouse office of Athens County treasurer G D Gorham and at the Citizens Central Bank in Nelsonville. Coupons totaling 1 166 600 with a face value of 37300 were issued with discounts for bulk purchases, while licenses for vendors are sold at 1 each. A public explanation by Judge R M Wyngardner is set for next Monday at 6 PM in a Kiwanis Club dinner at Hotel Berry.
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G. D. Gorham
Athens County
Citizens Central Bank
Nelsonville
Gorham
H. G. Householder
Athens
J. Clyde Edmundson
R. M. Wyngardner
McConnelsville
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
Prices and coal code talks prompt new arbitration plan
In a January update authorities report tentative moves to keep soft coal prices steady as talks consider amending the Bituminous Code. A public hearing is planned to review outlawing long term coal contracts and introducing a system of arbitration after the June 16 recovery act expiration.
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Pea
Former Gallipolis Residents Die in Car Train Crash
Burial services will be held Saturday in Cheshire for Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Comer killed when their automobile was struck by a train near Huntington. The Comers formerly lived in Gallipolis. Mrs. Comer was sister of Poe Bradbury of Gallipolis and Asa Bradbury of Middleport.
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Cheshire
Charles R. Comer
Huntington
Gallipolis
Vinton Man Held For Shooting Woman
McARTHUR Ohio January 18 Donald Malone 25 is jailed on a charge of shooting Mrs Bertha Wiseman 0 during a quarrel at her Vinton home yesterday The woman is expected to recover Malone could not post $800 bond after arrest by Vinton Sheriff Thompson
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McArthur
Donald Malone
Bertha Wiseman
Quarrel
Vinton Furnace
Malone
Vinton
Thompson
Call for Projects To Give Millions Work
The Public Works Administration issued a call for a list of all feasible construction projects to advance President Roosevelt's job program. Secretary Ickes asked state and local authorities planning boards and other public bodies to submit complete project details and estimated costs to PWA engineers by February 11.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Ickes
PWA
Aid for Aged Division Reports 106841 Pension Applications
Columbus January 18 preliminary work by the Division of Aid for the Aged concludes with an investigation of 106,841 old age pension applications. M L Brown chief of the division announced the update to officials.
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Columbus
Division of Aid For the
M. L. Brown
Arrest of Alvin Karpis and Barker gang sweep
Federal agents pressed a fast move to finish the Barker Karpis kidnap ring with Alvin Karpis arrested as the new No 1 Public Enemy. Arthur Barker was reported held in Chicago while searches for Karpis ranged through Chicago Northside and Florida reinforcements were noted. J Edgar Hoover said agents would strike at all gang members involved.
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Alvin Karpis
Arthur Barker
Chicago
Barker-Karpia
No. 1
Karpis
Ocala
Florida
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Fred
Edward Bremer
St. Paul
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
Washington
Foes and friends clash over Roosevelt social security plan
Washington notes mixed reactions as lawmakers pledge rapid action on the administration proposal to extend unemployment insurance and old age pensions. Key figures like Borah Robinson and Van Nuys critique funding methods while Townsendites mobilize opposition to broad measures and higher costs.
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Dole
van Nuys
Indiana
Public
Flier Loren Mendell Dies In Mountain Crash
Loren W. Mendell aged 36 former endurance flight record holder and Polly Louise Couaner dancer died when Mendell piloted his plane into a mountainside 25 miles north of Los Angeles. The crash occurred yesterday as dense fog blanketed the area.
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Los Angeles
Loren W. Mendell
Here
Polly Louise Couanerith
Body identified of man found on Pennsylvania tracks in Steubenville
The dying man found on the Pennsylvania tracks in Steubenville has been identified as a former convict. He previously served a term in a Northampton prison at Harry Reed and another term in an Auburn prison at Rover J. Adama.
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Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Northampton
Harry Reed
Aburn
Rover J. Adama
Thumbs His Way Back Into Prison
McAlester Oklahoma January 18 Floyd Jarrett escaped from the State Penitentiary January 7 and was spotted by Deputy Warden Jess Dunn who, in a chance encounter, recognized the hitchhiker and confirmed his identity as the escapee.
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Mcalester
Okla
Jess Dunn
State Penitentiary
Dunn
Floyd Jarrett
Davey Drives Plan for State Department of Safety
Ohio prosecutors and sheriffs pressed for a coordinated crime crackdown as Governor Martin L. Davey urged a state Department of Public Safety to unite law enforcement. He rejected coddling criminals and vowed the department would stay free of politics while pursuing tougher penalties and pardons limits.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
United States
State Department of Public Safety
State Department of Safety
Tri-State Gang Members Arrested in New York
New York. January 18. Robert Mais age 20 and Walter Legenzin age 41, who shot their way out of a Richmond Virginia prison, were arrested in New York along with three other members of the Tri-State gang. The other three are Frank Fay, Mary McKeever, Martin Farrell, and Edw Gale, ages 34, 28, 23.
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New York
Robert Mais
Walter Legenzin
Richmond
Department of Justice
Frank Fay
Mary McKeever
Martin Farrell
Edw Gale
27 Tars Safe Captain Sticks With His Ship
Halifax Nova Scotia January 18 Captain Duncan Milne remained aboard the stranded Kenberry with chief engineer J Dove as 27 crewmen were saved by breeches buoy and fishermen from Portuguese Cove. He perished as he climbed the buoy line to land, holding to tradition. The vessel grounded after 10 p.m. and dawn found 27 ashore.
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Halifax
Duncan Milne
Black Rock Point
Captain Milne
J. Dove Lorg
Portuguese Cove
Dove
Milne
Refugees Flee Saar Basin to France in Winter Transit
Hundreds of refugees seek asylum in France from the Nazi Saar Basin, with authorities arranging rapid moves south. About 100 depart Saarbrucken for Toulouse as others head to Sarreguemines and Forbach. Investigations debunk Nazi atrocity claims including two Communist killings at Neunkirchen. Women and children travel with few possessions amid slush and sleet.
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Sarreguemines
France
Toulouse
Forbach
Neuenkirchen
Akron Balloon to Claim World’s Largest Stratosphere Feat
A new world’s largest stratosphere balloon is under construction in Akron as part of a proposed flight this year. The project aims to surpass current records and showcase capabilities in high altitude research and exploration.
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Akron
Anna Roosevelt Dall Remarries John Boettiger in New York
Anna Roosevelt Dall wed John Boettiger, former Chicago newspaperman, in a morning ceremony at the President's New York City home on East 65th Street. Judge Kernochan officiated with family present. couple to establish residence in New York. Boettiger, recently with Motion Picture Producers of Africa, met Dall during the Roosevelt campaign tour. Dell had divorced Curtie B. Dail for extreme cruelty last July in Nevada.
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Washington
Roose
Anna Roosevelt Dall
John Boettiger
Chicago
New York City
East 65Th Street
J. Frederic Kernochan
New York
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Elliot
Ruth
John
Harry Hooker
Boettiger
York City
Chicago Tribune
Motion Picture Producers of
Africa
Senate Ready To Act Nice After Huey Gets Through With Them
Will Rogers reports from Washington on the Senate after Huey Long’s pressure. He notes the debate veered from the world court to the Supreme Court as Philadelphia readers are told the political moment is turning toward restraint and order.
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Senate
Huey
Philadelphia
Washington
Supreme Court
World Court
Will Rogers
Forced Vote Threat Looms In Ivy Bonus Backers Split
Backers of the Patman Bill to repay the 2.1 billion dollar soldiers bonus push for a forced vote in the House. In a informal caucus 125 Democrats backed quick passage while many bonus advocates ailed at White House led delay prioritizing social security and work relief over the bonus.
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Washington
Patman
Treasury
Hove
Rep
White House
Eagles From LO Towns To Meet Here Sunday
Several hundred members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles from ten towns will gather in Athens for a district initiation and meeting Sunday. Virgil Davis, Athens Aerie president, announced the event with delegations from Pomeroy Shawnee Corning Gilour ter Jacksonville Nelsonville Murray City Logan Marietta and McConneleville.
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Fraternal Order of Fagies
Athens
Virgil Davis
The
Aerie
Pomeroy, Shawnee
Corning Gilourter
Jacksonville
Nelsonville
Murray City
Logan
Marietta
McConneleville
West Virginians Die In Motor Accidents
Parkersburg report states John V. Riester of Wheeling died when his car crashed into a parked produce truck near Parkersburg. Cheresa Comer, 10, and her husband, both active in Huntington civic affairs, were killed when their auto was struck by a Norfolk and Western Mailway passenger train near Kenova.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John V. Riester
Wheeling
Cheresa. Comer
Huntington
Norfolk and Western Mailway
Kenova
Extortion Threat Tied to Prominent Ohio Family
Gov Martin L Davey disclosed a note threatening harm and demanding 50000 dollars was found in a prominent Ohio family’s mailbox on Wednesday but not sent by mail. He said the threat targeted a daughter and sparked wide speculation about the family’s identity.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Ohio Newspaper Association
Nine Measles Cases Reported in Athena City
Nine measles cases have developed in Athena City over the last two days, per Viola Fell, director of nursing in Athens County. Eight cases are on the East Side and one on High Street.
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Athena City
Viola Fell
Directo Jve Nursing Service
Athens County
High Street
Nerve Breaks as Hauptmann Trial Erupts in Court
In Flemington New Jersey on January 18 1945 Anna Hauptmann broke with the defense as she shouted you lie to a witness during testimony about the kidnapping of Baby Lindbergh. Prosecutors said the state’s case was in and ready to rest anytime.
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Flemington
N. J
Anna Hauptmann
Ella Achenbach
Hauptmann
Bronx
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Justice Trenchard
Mrs. Hauptmann
Reilly
Thomas H. Sisk
David T. Wilents
Mauptmann
Achenbach
Anne Hauptmann
Europe
Calis
Mra Achenbach
Henry Ficheo
Wilents
John Wallace
State Police
Wallace
Huptmann
Isador Fisch
Cache of Gold Found in Recluse Home in Plymouth
An aged man William Wieck and his 14 year old daughter Esther faced mental examinations at Winnebago Hospital after police found a cache of about $14,000 in gold coins in two rooms of their large town house in Plymouth Wisconsin. They had not seen a newspaper for ten years.
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Plymouth, Wie
Winnebago
Bheboygan
William Wieck
Esther
Indian Chief 92 Weds 25-Year-Old Bride in Wellsburg
Red Cloud age 92 and Mise Loretta Plunkett age 25 of Weirton were married yesterday and honeymooning today in Wellsburg W V Red Cloud says he feels spry as ever after 28 years in Rayland.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Red Cloud
Mise Loretta Plunkett
Weirton W. Va
Rayland
Death of 18-year-old student in Newark
Robert C. Dike aged 18, a high school student, died this morning in Newark. Physicians attributed death to infantile paralysis. He attended school Wednesday but fell ill yesterday.
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Newark
Robert C. Dike
Cleveland Columnist Jake Falstaff Heads Pneumonia Case
Herman Fetzer aged 30, known in Cleveland as Jake Falstaff, heads pneumonia cases in the city. He had served on The Cleveland Press staff since 1928.
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Cleveland
Herman Fetzer
Jake Falstaff
Cleveland Press
Col. Lynn Flack Reappointed Highway Patrol Superintendent
Columbus reports Col. Lynn Flack of Cincinnati was reappointed as superintendent of the highway patrol and Frank Weat of Columbus was named registrar of motor vehicles.
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Columbus
Col
Lynn Flack
Cincinnati
Highway Patrol
Frank Weat
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
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William F. Smiley
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Fred Barker
Kate
Oklawaha
Fla
U.S
Congress
Borah
Robinson
Representative Fish
Idaho
Eaton
New Jersey
Major Pilani
Tri-State
Mre Dell Wan
Curtie B. Dail
Minden
Nevada
Mes, Borttnger
West
Anna
Prosecution
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Wilentz
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Rassom
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