Ohio Bar Seeks New County Inferior Court System
In Columbus on January 27 the Ohio State Bar association debated replacing all justice of the peace courts with a county circuit inferior court. The plan envisions a rural focus with county-wide jurisdiction, salaries, and no interference with municipal courts. A committee will draft an acceptable plan, potentially moving to the legislature or a public referendum.
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Columbus
U.P
Justice of the Peace
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association
Common Pleas
Charles A. White
Legislative Committee of the Bar
Charles B. Hunt
Chillicothe
Stanley Struble
White
Justice of Peace
George W. Reed
Uhrichsville
Two Plans Urged For Disposition of Muscle Shoals
On January 27, the Senate agriculture committee heard two discharge options for Muscle Shoals. Chester H. Gray of the American Farm Bureau urged a favorable report on the Wits bill leasing to the Nitrates Corporation of Amelia and the American Dynamic for fertilizer production. Harrison P. Howe of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry argued fertilizer at Muscle Shoals is uneconomical and urged government operation of the plant for power under the Norris bill.
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Washington
U.R
Muscle Shoals
Senate Agriculture Committee
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wits
Nitrates Corporation of
Amelia
American Dynamic Pany
Harrison P. Howe
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Magazine
Norris
Sisters Frozen to Death in Open Sleigh Snowstorm
Isa Dunn aged 14 and Lena Dunn aged 11 died of exposure after they and their mother Mrs. Gilbert Dunn stayed in an open sleigh from 2:30 pm Wednesday until neighbors found them the next day in a field near Chateaugay Malone New York.
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Malone
N. Y
Isa Dunn
Lena Dunn
Gilbert Dunn
Chateaugay
Hoover Religion and Flood Control Questioned for 1932 Bid
Washington January 27 Hoover's stance on religion and Mississippi flood control was pressed as potentially affecting his 1932 Republican bid. Senator Willis urged Hoover to state whether flood costs should be federally funded or shared with states, signaling a budding intra party clash.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
San Francisco
Monterey
Calif
China
Friends of
al Smith
New York
Smith
Hoovers
Friends Church
Friends School
Willis
Ohio
Mississippi
Flood Control Committee
Coolidge
50 Gallon Still Found In Doanville Mine
Doanville Coal mine in Nelsonville yielded sixty three gallons of whisky five barrels of mash and a fully equipped 50 gallon still state prohibition inspector H A Lines and aides reported. Jesse Koon faces a hearing for possessing liquor making equipment while Frank Martin and Clarence Jackson were arrested at Buchtel and sent to Athens for arraignment.
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Nelsonville
H. A. Lines
J. C
Albert Yates
George Bateman
Doanville Coal Company
Doanville
Sines
L. J. Eberle
Jesse Koon
Koon
Yeste
New Phengh Pat
Simmons
Eberle
Inspector Sines
No. 32
Buchtel
Frank Martin
Clarence Jackson
Athens
Carl Porter
Dayton trio arrested in extortion scoop
William Dole aged 28 Evelyn Dole 24 and Earl Enloe 26 were arrested in Dayton on a charge of attempting to extort ten thousand dollars from W. W. Rose of Orlando Florida head of an investment company.
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Dayton
William Dole
Evelyn Dole
Earl Enloe
W. W. Rose
Orlando
Fla
Autowreck Fatal Near Circleville Claims Somerset Woman
Mrs. John Fields, 47, of Somerset, died here from injuries after an automobile accident near Circleville.
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Lancaster
John Fields
Somerset
Circleville
Texas Politician Tom Taggart Spotted at Miami Beach
Texas political figure Tom Taggart known for leading Indiana's Democratic faction appears relaxed in a Miami Beach scene. The report notes a Houston convention planned for 1 June as the next anticipated event in his schedule.
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Tom Taggart
Indiana
Miami Beach
Fla
Houston
Hickman Jurors May All Be Chosen Before Nightfall
In Los Angeles on January 27 the sanity trial of William Edward Hickman began with seven men and four women tentatively approved by the defense seated in the jury box. Judge J J Trabucco urged swift questioning of witnesses as Hickman, who confessed to the murder of 12 year old Marian Parker, appeared more composed than earlier.
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Los Angeles
Calif
William Edward Hickman
J. J. Trabucco
Hickman
Marian Parker
Students Who Seek To Buy Way Into Bar Are Censured
Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall censured law students who tried to buy entry to the bar as he admitted 114 new attorneys to the Supreme Court of Ohio. He stated the diploma sale scandal did not involve officials and warned applicants that paying for exams yields nothing.
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Columbus
Miller
Bar
Marshall
Women in charge at Plains commissary department
Mrs. Fred Nida and Mrs. James Zornes will head the women and children's clothing department at the Plains commissary located at the Laverly filling station on the north end of the McMillin block.
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Fred Nida
James Zornes
Women’s and Children's Clothing Department
Plains Commissary
Laverly
McMillin Block
Municipalities Lose Bid for Data in Gas Rate Hearing
Columbus January 27 municipalities contesting Logan Gas rate hike lost efforts to force disclosure of a private 1917 Billingsly appraisal and detailed cost data on rights of way. The utilities commission overruled requests, adjourned hearings about three weeks, and cross examined W H Weiss of Cincinnati who valued the company at about 24.8 million against the company’s 49 million.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
W. H. Weiss
Cincinnati
Svalue
Ohio 1927 auto license sales revenue tops ten million
Columbus reports 1927 automobile license tag revenues reached 10 646 222 09 up 713 437 53 from 1926. Registration shows 1 373 000 passenger cars and 197 500 trucks, gains smaller than typical due to makers delaying new models. 1928 projections foresee a sharp rise as eleven months remain.
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Columbus
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Charles R. Wilson
Trails Mapped Canton Jungle for U S Attorney
Canton police tighten case as Teddy Abbey known as Lord of the Jungle is sentenced to nine years in Atlanta penitentiary on narcotics charges. U S Attorney A E Bernsteen directs mapping of jungle trails and holds Abbey in custody outside the district attorney's office.
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Cleveland
Canton
U. S
A. E. Bernsteen
Teddy Abbey
Atlanta
Bernsteen
Jall
Abbey
Tom Johnson Inherits Oil Fortune Worth Up to 20 Million
A Pryorsburg, Kentucky, news report says Tom Johnson, 54, a Black man, has inherited a fortune estimated at 10 to 20 million dollars from revenue from Oklahoma oil wells.
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Lexington
U.P
Pryorsburg
Tom Johnson
Oklahoma
Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Repeal Parimutual Betting
In Frankfort Kentucky on January 27 bills were introduced in the Kentucky House to repeal the parimutual betting law and to levy a luxury tax on all forms of tobacco. Some members believed the parimutual bill would be tabled.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Norwalk Man Pardoned in Ohio County Workhouse Case
Governor Donahey pardoned Nagy of Norwalk who had been in the county workhouse for a minor offense. The pardon came with the condition that Nagy pay the remaining fine of 308 dollars after recommendation by the Prohibition Commissioner McDonald.
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Norwalk
Columbus
U.R
Ernor Donahey
E Nagy
Prohibition
McDonald
Nagy
Missing Girls Found Dead In Separate Disappearances
Frances St. John Smith from Smith College Northampton Mass vanished earlier. Louise Clarke, 23, of Westminster College Utah, was found dead after three days of searching in the snow east of Salt Lake City. Slashed wrists. Clarke home listed as Delia Utah.
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Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Louise Clarke
Westminster College
Utah
Miss Clarke
Salt Lake City
Delia
Trans Atlantic Aviator Faces Charge of Plane Theft
Bert Acosta, jailed five days for reckless flying in Connecticut, is charged by New Jersey authorities with stealing his own aircraft, the Splitdorf. He fled Teterboro while in custody, after Newark’s Splitdorf Electric had seized it to satisfy a claim.
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U.P
Bert Acosta
Connecticut
New Jersey
Acosta
Naugatuck
Splitdorf
Splitdorf Electric Company
Newark
Teterboro
N. J
Will Says Books Should Be Laid Down Not Read
Beverly Hills dispatch reports a Panama author quip about Lindbergh showing signs of nervousness by picking up a book and laying it down unread. The writer argues more people should lay down books, praising Lindbergh while lampooning others.
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Will
Beverly Hills
Cal
Panama
Lindbergh
Mexico
Lindberghs
Loeks and
Leopolds
Columbus Man Is Called as Witness in Teapot Dome Case
A R B Dawes brother of Vice President Dawes and Pure Oil chairman in Columbus Ohio is among new witnesses subpoenaed for the Tea pot Dome hearings. The panel seeks to learn if the Continental Trading deal was legitimate based on books of the purchased company.
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Washington
A.R— B. G. Dawes
Dawes
Pure Oil Company
Columbus
Ohio
Continental Trading Company
Continental
Dogs May Run After Rabies Vaccination Waiver
Health Commissioner J M Higgins announced that dogs inoculated against rabies by special treatment will be allowed on the streets. An order currently requires killing any dog found without the vaccination following a recent rabies case. Dogs with inoculation must be reported to health authorities and the dog warden to avoid execution on sight.
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J. M. Higgins
Dr. Higgins
Mine No 24 at Greens Run resumes on house coal basis
Trouble at Greens Run Coal Company mine No 24 in Redtown was settled with union leaders and the mine reopened on a house coal basis this morning. Vice-President Robert Bell of the union announced the resolution after a ten day closure over alleged noncompliance with the union contract.
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Nelsonville
Greens Run Coal Company
Redtown
Robert Bell
Fire destroys barns at Will Blettacket property
Five hundred telephones were knocked out of service after a fire swept the Will Blettacket property behind the Lei hotel in Lancaster. The blaze destroyed several barns, leaving extensive damage and disrupting local telephone service.
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Lancaster
Will Blettacket
Lei
Drafters Clash Over Flood Control Authority and Financing
Washington January 27. House flood control officials and administration clash over who should direct and fund the vast program. The House committee leans toward placing authority in the Mississippi River Commission with expanded membership. War Secretary Stimson supports one man rule in the Army Engineers chief, a role likened to Goethals. Jadwin set to testify again.
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Washington
House
Flood Control Committee
Mississippi River Commission
Reid
Army
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Davia
Panama, Canal
Jadwin
Three Thomas Rubber Officials Targeted by Federal Arrest Warrant
In Wooster, deputies were ordered to arrest William B. Thomas president, George Thomas vice president, and Thomas Richards secretary of the Thomas Rubber Co. on capias issued by Federal Judge Paul Jones. They had pleaded guilty to evading government excise tax payments totaling $30,000 in December 1926 and have been at liberty under $5,000 bond.
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Cleveland
U.R
Thomas Rubber Company
Wooster
Paul Jones
U. S
William 8. Thomas
George Thomas
Thomas Richards
Liberty
Fund Now 7500 for Ohio Destitute Children Relief
Contributions to the relief fund for destitute children in the Ohio mining districts rose to 7500 dollars. The total includes 5000 dollars in cash and 2500 dollars in pledges, reported from Columbus dated January 27.
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Columbus
Fund For the Relief
Ohio
Bus Route Protested by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad protested the Midwest Motor Transit application for a Detroit to Pittsburgh bus route via Toledo Fostoria Mansfield Wooster Canton to be serviced under a public utilities certificate.
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Columbus
U.P
Pennsylvania Railroad Today
Midwestern Motor Transit Company
Public Utilities Commission
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Fostoria
Mansfield
Wooster
Can‘ton
Judge Meredith Dies at Home in Fairmont
Judge W Scott Meredith 73 of Marion County circuit court died suddenly from apoplexy at his Fairmont home early today. The Meredith family has long played a leading role in Northern West Virginia development across four generations.
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Fairmount
W. Va
U.P
W. Scott Meredith
Marion County Circuit Court
Meredith
West Virginia
Weather records and cold snap linger in forecasts
The lowest temperature of the past week was 11 degrees at 9 am today, then rose to 24 by noon. Forecasters expect continued fair and cold conditions tomorrow afternoon with temperatures around the mid thirties.
Bolivia Seeks Sea Outlet Through Catholic Education Scandal
United Press dispatch from Mexico City reports secret service evidence cited by police inspector Roberto Cruz alleging sedition in religious teaching aimed at mobilizing Catholics. About 300 clergy, nuns, and pupils detained. many released while investigations continue amid tensions over Bolivia's access to the sea. Separately a Havana delegate briefing notes Bolivia’s sea outlet aspiration and Pan American cooperation efforts.
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G. F. Fine
United Press Stag Wester
Mexico City
Eral
Roberto Cruz
Defense lawyers clash with judge over Burns contempt case details
In Washington the Burns contempt trial saw defense lawyers seek to learn if former Gov. Gifford Pinchot and William J. McMullin influenced affidavits about juror shadowing. Justice Siddons allowed limited questioning while lawyers push for disclosures of alleged espionage ties and statements to Pinchot.
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Washington
Jan
Burns
Gifford
Pennsylvania
William J. McMullin
Fall Clair
F. L. Siddons
Lin
Pinchot
Earl
McMulin
MecMullin Lowe Burns
McMullin
Fous
Hunt Women Choke Teen and Throw in Face in Tulsa
Tulsa police seek two women after they choked a 16 or 17 year old girl and struck her in the face during an assault that left the victim with injuries described by doctors as serious. Investigators said the attackers fled and that both suspects were known to the victim.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jen
iTwo
Geraldine Bergman
Pette Suae Offers A P Keeping A Abou Big Or Little
Pette Suae issues a coupon offer with instructions to use the coupon though text remains unclear. The notice emphasizes a promotional proposition without detailed terms or dates.
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Pette Suae
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