Ohio sales tax to take effect. merchants brace for tracing rules
Ohio retailers face strict new sales tax rules as a 3 percent levy launches Sunday. Vendors must separate taxable from non taxable sales on receipts, keep detailed records for the state tax commission, and obtain vendor licenses. Officials warn penalties are severe for noncompliance. The program aims to replace prior revenue streams and fund local governments.
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Merchants of Athens
Ohio
R. M. Wynegardner
Connelsville
Athens Retail Merchants’ Association
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Wynegardner
Columbus
George V. Sheridan
Ohio State Counsel of
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Wyne- Gardner
Ohio Governors Propose Cuts to Save State Millions Annually
The governor urges immediate fiscal reforms to trim costs and avoid new taxes while maintaining essential services. He cites Indiana’s success and calls for law reenactments to fund state programs, with focus on licensing, pensions, and delinquent tax collections. The notes mention opposition in the legislature and recent board elections.
Annual Business and Financial Edition for 1935
The Messenger presents a special 12 page annual edition forecasting 1935. Reports from communities nationwide and abroad cover past year results and outlooks for business and finance. Ralph B. Wilson contributes an exclusive article as Babson's Reports executive.
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Messenger
United States
The
Ralph B. Wilson
Hocking Valley
Babson's Reports, Inc
the Messenger
Winter Storm Slams Athens District With Snow and Ice
Frigid weather blanketed Athens County as rain turned to four inches of snow and ice. City crews spread ashes on hills and crossings, schools reported 255 absences about 19 percent, while temperatures ranged from 64 to 19. More snow and colder air expected tonight.
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Athens
State Highway Department
Athens County
Athens City
Service Department
Court Street
Mississippi River
Japan Seeks East Asia Stability Aiding China
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Koki Hirota urged China to awaken to East Asia realities and pursue its people’s genuine aspirations. He stressed Japan United States ties as mutually interdependent and pledged help toward amicable solutions despite regional tensions.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Japan
China
East Asia
United States
Pacific
Judge Upholds 40 Cent Haircut and 25 Cent Shave
In New Philadelphia on January 22 Judge E E Lindsay upheld a minimum charge of 40 cents for haircuts and 25 cents for shaves. He enjoined two Dennison barbers Harry Fetter and C C Mercer from price cutting in a suit by the Dennison Uhrichsville barbers compliance code of fair competition.
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New
Philadelphia
P— Common Pieas
E. E Lindsay
Dennison
Dennison-Uhrichsville
Harry Fetter
Cc. C. Mercer
Roosevelt Birthday Greeting Fund Opens Across Nation
The Western Union Telegraph Co offers its offices for the President Roosevelt Birthday Ball Committee to collect 25 cents per signature on a multi signature greeting. Signatures from cities nationwide will be mailed to New York for binding into a large birthday message. Funds go to the National Birthday Ball Committee for community credit.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Roosevelt
New York City
Gag Fails To Speed Work Relief Through House
Washington plan to rush a 4.88 billion works relief measure hits obstacles under gag rule. Republicans propose a lump sum veto power and private contractor spending to shift 3.5 million people from dole to jobs. Speaker Burns aims to rally rules committee to advance the bill. Senate finance committee opens debate on social security with 1.68 billion needed for dependents aged 65 and over.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Seventy-Fourth Congress
House
House Rules Committee
Representative Snell
R. N.Y
Congress
Snell
Burns
Rules Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Wagner
New York
New Wild Man Brings Terror To Prospectors
Anchorage Alaska January 22 Richly feared Nashagak country reports two prospectors missing after claims of a wild man. Locals recall Klutok the Indian killer who slain two men and terrorized the Nashagak country until his death in 1932. A returning prospector says another wild man has begun slayings or disappearances in the region north of Bristol Bay. Rumors of other deaths have surfaced in recent months.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Nashagak River
Nashagak
Kiutok
Roosevelt campaign widens attack on power rates taxes idea
In Washington on January 22 the Roosevelt drive against high power rates expanded as aides disclosed consideration of taxing utility holding companies as well as regulating them. The talk followed a two hour meeting with Secretary Morgenthau and aides and stressed that no final decision was reached. One possibility mentioned was taxing dividend earnings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Retail Merchants Elect E. L. Miller President
E L Miller was unanimously elected president of the Athens Retail Merchants Association at a Monday night meeting held at the Berry Hotel. H C Bobo became vice president and George Whippie was elected treasurer by unanimity, with Judge S M Johnson serving as secretary by board appointment.
New Deal Seeks Authority to Sell Bonds and Baby Bonds
The New Deal, near the legal debt limit, seeks authority to issue about 9 billion dollars in bonds. Morgeenthau unveils a plan for a new baby bond for the general public with denominations from 25 to 10000 and 10 to 20 year terms. The bonds would be discount issued monthly and not traded on markets, with 2 to 3 percent yield and six months’ interest paid upon early surrender. The proposals were presented to Congress in a bill by Chairman Doughton.
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Washington
New Deal
Morgeenthau
Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cold Kills 50 as Nation Faces Severe Winter Wave
A sweeping cold wave hits east and south causing dozens of deaths and widespread travel disruption. Floods and freezing rain threaten Florida to Arkansas with rivers breaching dams and heavy property damage reported along the Mississippi and its tributaries.
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Dixie
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Wisconsin
St. Croix
Wolf River
Memphis Tewn
Rocky Mountain
West Central States
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Eva Lou Rupel of Zaleski Dies in Seattle
Mrs Eva Lou Rupel a Zaleski native age 64 widow of Asa Rupel who died in 1924 is reported dead in Seattle Washington She was daughter of the late Joseph Wolfe Pearl Easler born in Zaleski She leaves two sons Clarence FE and Carl Joseph and two grandsons all of Seattle Two brothers Homer Wolfe of Athens and John M Wolfe of Trimble Also preceded in death by Mrs Carl Wolfe Sanders in Athens in 1930
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Athens
Seattle
Wash
Eva Lou Rupel
Asa Rupel
Rupel
Joseph Wolfe
Pearl Easler
Zaleski
Clarence FE
Carl Joseph
Homer Wolfe
John M. Wolfe
Trimble
Carl Wolfe Sanders
Father of Nine Dies From Crash Injuries
Bradford age 8 manchester father of nine children died in bed yesterday from injuries suffered December 3 when a farm wagon he was hiding under was struck by a beer truck in Maysville Kentucky.
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Maysville
Bradford
Manchester
Six Months and Fine for Anarchy Talk in Arkansas
Norman Thomas and Commonwealth College students pledged to aid Ward H. Rodgers a Vanderbilt graduate and former Boston University divinity student convicted of anarchy for urging tenants to overthrow the government. Rodgers received six months in jail and a $500 fine under the Arrignans act.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Poinsett County
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Commonwealth College
Mena
Ward H. Rodgers
Vanderbilt
Boston Univerasity
Circuit Court
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Karpis Gang Traced to Detroit Route in Abandoned Car
Detroit police report Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell used a physician from Allentown Pa to steal a car. The auto was found abandoned with its motor running near Monroe Michigan as authorities chase the fugitives toward Detroit. The doctor Horace Hunnicker was seized near Quakertown Pa and later released after being tied.
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Detroit
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Allentown
Monroe
Mich
Karpis
Campbell
Karpis-Barker
Congressmen Balk HOLC Refinance Plan Inquiries
Three Ohio Democrats plan a demand to halt HOLC refinancings in the polesale division. Representatives Sweeney of Cleveland Fresin cer of Sandusky and Harter of Akron will present laws on wholesale home loan refinancings to HOLC chairman Fahey.
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Washington
Ohio
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Polesale
Martin L. Sweeney
Cleveland
William L. Fresincer
Sandusky
Lew W. Harter
Akron
John H. Fahey
HOLC
Baby Born Dead Lives By Adrenalin Injection
Malone New York January 2 A Malone baby born January 9 at a local hospital was revived after heart cessation at birth Adrenalin was injected into the heart muscle ten seconds later the heart beat again and artificial respiration kept the baby breathing normally during recovery The child went home with his mother Mrs James Kollop yesterday the story notes the baby is considered normal despite the near death.
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Malone
N. Y
James Kollop
Jewish leaders named to new national Jerusalem council
Washington January 22 Dr J M Rubinow of Cincinnati is among nine Jewish leaders chosen for a national council aiding the rebuilding of Jerusalem and serving as a refuge for homeless Jews.
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Washington
J. M Rubinow
Cincinnati
Verve Ome
National Council For Rebuilding
Jerusalem
Twelfth Victim Pulled From Gilbertson Mine Blast
In Gilberton Pennsylvania the twelfth body was recovered from the Gilbertson Colliery after a blast at the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron mine. Eleven others had been removed earlier as rescuers worked through a rock and coal fall. Dozens were injured from fumes and the blast level lay 1100 feet below the surface with 200 workers at risk. Officials could not confirm cause, gas or dynamite.
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Gilberton
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Gilbertson
Mi i
Harry Langle
Tremont
Two Tired Gangsters Face Richmond Chair
Richmond inmates Robert Mais and Walter Legenza returned to face the electric chair for the murder of FE M Huband a federal reserve bank truck driver. Legenza is described as a shuttle veteran on a stretcher with a broken leg and a blackened eye.
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Richmond
Robert Mais
Walter Legenza
FE. M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Legenza
Maia
Will Rogers Warns Democrats On Fees and Delays
In a Wiry Letter from Lancaster Pennsylvania Will Rogers urges patience with Supreme Court rulings on Mooney and the gold clause. He warns against rushing the justices and suggests it could split the Democratic ranks if the public forces haste before understanding the climate of the issue.
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Lancaster
Wear
New York
Supreme Court
Mooney
Will Rogers
Light and Gas Rate Talk Set at Athens High School
Civic groups and interested residents are invited to a public meeting at Athens High School Thursday night to discuss local gas and electric rates and a municipal electric plant. L A Beare of Oberlin will speak at 7 30 with leaders including Mayor Lenzo McCune and council members. three firms offered rate survey estimates. quorum issues delayed action on ordinances. committees were formed to study the proposals and parking complaints on Carpenter and Fear streets were raised.
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Athena
L. A. Beare
Oberlin
Lenzo McCune
Columbus
A. F Falloon
Mra
Eva van Dyke
C. C. Cornell
Hal H Rowland
MrCune
McCune
Cornell
C .W. Grose
Anna F. Stauffer
Pave Wavy for Daveys Choice
Columbus January 22 Martin L. Davey pushes for legislation to appoint Oakley Spaght of Akron as director of the State Labor Control Department. Francis Poulson said Joseph H. Scobel will not remain as director, with Spaght to assume duties once changes pass. Spaght, a former state representative, was earlier named Liquor Trerater, but eligibility concerns delayed confirmation.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Oakley Spaght
Akron
State Labuor Control Department
Francis Poulson
Joseph H. Scobel
Spaght
Senate
Boaght
Liquor Department
State Representatives Mediate Gas Rate Dispute in Sandusky
Sandusky officials asked the Ohio Utilities Commission to send representatives to mediate between the Ohio Fuel Gas Company and the city over a new gas rate. City officials seek facts on investment income and holdings to avoid litigation.
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Sandusky
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
State Commission
Lindbergh Baby Case Key Evidence Rules On Ladder
Hauptmann identified again near the Lindbergh estate as trial testimony details the ladder admission into evidence. A plaster foot cast and a recorded conversation outline defense and prosecution moves. Betty Gow thumbguard testimony links to the baby death location while the body is found in Mercer County.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Millard Whited
Sourland
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Whited
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Bronx
Edward J. Reilly
Trotte Nicherd Hauptmann
White
Reilly
Thomas H. Sink Meilly
Sisk
Ralph Hacker
Indiaw
Dr. Conson
Elsie Wheatley
Betty Gow
Thi Megolard
Mercer County
Trauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Lewis J. Bornmann
Ohio Waters Climb But No Flood Is Predicted
Cincinnati report notes the Ohio River rising under cloudy skies but the Weather Bureau expects no flood. Tributaries stay well below flood stage as the Licking River continues to fall despite the cold spell.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Wrtera
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Licking River
Want Pants Sewed Or Hair Clipped Hurry to Lebanon
In Lebanon relief clients may get pants mended and hair cut under a $1 245 FERA project approved by the State Relief Commission. The program funds furniture repair clothing renovation and tool repairs for needy residents. The commission also announced a five week dental and aesthetic site to train workers in emergency education schools opening in Columbus on January 28.
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Lebanon
Columbus
FERA
State Relief Commission
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