Roosevelt tax plan sparks cautious debate on Capitol Hill
Descriptions of the proposed tax program as confiscatory and redistributive draw expressions of concern from Ohio leaders and Columbus Chamber officials. Lawmakers fear a broader, lasting struggle over Congress and the presidency as inheritance, gift, and income taxes are debated for the next session.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber
House
Capitol Hill
Chamber of Com- United States
Congress
Innocent? Lie detector test on youths linked to Bedford case
The article reports Glen Kinder, a 26 year old former convict, underwent a paraffin test after claiming innocence in the lovers lane shooting of Frances Prince, 16 near Bedford Indiana. George Hale 25 and Loretta Johnson 15 also took tests.
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Glen Kinder
Lane
Frances Prince
Bedford
Ind
George Hale
Loretta Johnson
Balloon collapse ends planned stratosphere flight
Rapid City agencies report the United States National Geographic Society and the U S Army Air Corps suffered a catastrophic failure as the stratosphere balloon burst while preparing for a 4 a m takeoff. About 375000 cubic feet of helium escaped. five crewmen jumped to safety. no injuries. Flight commander Captain Albert W Stevens termed the mishap inexplicable and an investigation will proceed. The giant bag, made of rubberized cotton and tied to a 9 foot gondola, was to push the record height toward 14 miles and a 116 mile path, with officials delaying comment on a possible future attempt.
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U. S. Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
Albert W. Stevens
The
Geographic Society
Nebraska
Anderson
Wolfe To Head Hocking County Commissioners
Emanuel Wolfe was elected chairman of the Hocking County Board of Commissioners during the reorganizational meeting. Frank St. Clair became a new commissioner and W. W. Evans was named vice chairman. A treasurer will be named to fill the vacancy caused by Charles A. Strum's death. Murray City.
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Hocking County
Charles A. Strum
Murray City
Mrs. Phoebe Manley Dies at 79 in Middleport
Mrs Phoebe Manley age 79 died at her home in Middleport on Thursday afternoon Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 pm from Ewing Mortuary in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Phoebe Manley
Hubbell Proposes Variable Income Tax Plan
Medina report states former Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charles H. Hubbell asked the House Ways and Means Committee for permission to present a variable income tax plan. He described it as a yardstick tying taxes to income and farm ability to pay using wheat prices as the index.
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Medina
Charles H. Hubbell
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hubbell
Agents Barred From University Campus
Dr Herman G. James Ohio University president orders placards on campus bulletin boards barring all solicitors and canvassers. The action follows past incidents of agents and canvassers pressuring instructors and university staff, wasting time on campus activities.
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Herman G. James
Ohio University
Sers
Insults in Witness Radio Play Prompts Capitol Controversy
A Beverly Hills letter recounts a Washington hearing where a witness calls judges liars and the President a horse thief. The exchange escalates as Mr Jones and Mr Smith accuse officials of corruption and of aiding Hitler. The letter frames the ongoing clashes as a frustrating sequence of hostile testimonies.
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England Seeks Plan To Avert War In Africa
London reports Britain pressing for a solution to the Italy Ethiopia crisis. Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare called League of Nations secretary general Joseph Avenol to a conference with Anthony Exton to explore new paths. Britain signals it will not act alone and rejects an economic blockade.
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Joseph A. C. Avenol
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East Africa
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Anthony Exton
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House of Commons
Great Britain
Pension Chief Urges Overhaul of Old Age Pensions
DAYTON H J Berrodin head of the State Welfare Department Division of Aid for the Aged urged amending the old age pension system to remove county and civilian control boards and their politics. He argued county commissioners still control local pension employes though the division should approve. He noted rural areas tend to appoint local favorites and cited Ohio's large pension rolls with 78 500 recipients in June and rising numbers in May.
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H. J. Berrodin
State Welfare Department
Berodin
Ohio
Berrodin
Purvis Resigns as Chicago's No 6 Man
Melvin Purvis head of the Chicago Bureau of Investigation and famed leader of the Dillinger hunt resigns from the Justice Department to take on new duties. He oversaw the Floyd and Dillinger pursuits and was rumored to have fired the fatal shots in both cases.
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Chicago
Melvin Purvis
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Justice Department
Pretty Boy Floyd
Ohio
John Thillinger
Floyd
Dillinger
North Side
Nemesis of Hoodlums Closes In on Kidnap Suspects
The Chicago Bureau of Investigation chief, praised for dismantling major criminal rings, led operations that jailed Roger Touhy and his three lieutenants for the John Factor kidnapping. Vern Sankey, Public Enemy No 1, died after choosing death over trial. Sankey, 31, was a South Carolina native and 1925 law graduate who joined government service in 1928.
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Department of Investigation
Roger Touhy
John Factor
Purvis
North Side
Vern Sankes
No 1
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Sankey
South Carolina
Ohio to aid Muskingum watershed project
State Control Board indicates Ohio will cooperate in the Muskingum watershed conservancy district project. The board to meet to consider releasing 350000 for land acquisition, while highway relocation costs are tied to 5000000 to 7000000. Inspections praised progress and state funds already allotted.
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Columbus
State Control Board
M. Ray Allison
Landa
Deaf Children to Be Examined in Athens Monday
Athens County children who are deaf are asked to report to the Athens Health Department Monday afternoon July 15 for examination by Miss Cuthbert, state hearing specialist. If eight or more attend, a special class under state supervision will be organized. Eligibility requires deafness in both ears. The state health department notes deaf children are often backward in learning and speech.
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Athens Health Department
Miss Cuthbert
J. M. Higgins
Athens Health Commissioner
State Health Department
First Woman Defies Winds In Transcontinental Flight
Laura Ingalls completed the first nonstop east to west flight by a woman but missed the record mark, arriving after 18 hours 19 minutes. She faced headwinds and storms near Winslow and plans another attempt, after earlier aborts at Alamosa and Leavittsburg.
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Burbank Airfield
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Cola
Heat Wave in Ohio to Ease as Showers Expected Today
Ohioans faced extreme heat with at least two deaths and a drowning as forecasts predict thundershowers late today. Weather officials anticipate a cooling trend this weekend after record highs across cities like Columbus Toledo Akron and Dayton.
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Robert Bodine
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Akron
Windlay IL
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Dayton
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Zanesville
Five Dead in Western Flood Near Granada Colorado
Five bodies were recovered and seven missing after floods that hit near Granada late Thursday night. The Karo and Eder families suffered multiple losses as waters from Wolf and Granada Creeks surged through the area washing away a ranch house and stranding residents.
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Alzada Karo
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Anton Eder
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Wolf Creeks
Widow Mary Stauffer Dies at Athens Route 6 Home
Mrs Mary Stauffer eight, widow of Jacob Stauffer, died at her Athens Route 6 home after three weeks illness. Survived by sons John Fred Stauffer Athens Luis Alton Merwin The Plains Erwin Athens Route 6 and step daughter Mrs Kate Hamel New Marchfield. Brothers Edward Roebinnon Kokomo Ind William Blackburn Jackson Mich and one member Mia Carrie Obradovich Seattle. Piano selection for funeral not completed. Washington Secretary Ickes approves 10 125 million in old PWA loans for Ohio including Hamden waterworks 23500 Dresden sewer 8500 Muskingum County.
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Athens
Mra Stwundler
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John
Fred Stauffer
Luis
Alton Merwin
the Plains
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Kate Hamel
New Marchfield
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Ickes
PWA
Ohio
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Dresden
Muskingum County
House Banking Panel OKs Bill Bar Suits Over Dollar Devaluation
The House Banking Committee approved an administration bill to bar lawsuits seeking damages from dollar devaluation. Senate Banking Committee discussed inflation risks, with Treasury experts disputing claims that the measure could trigger large new currency issues or affect gold clause obligations and bond refunds.
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House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
Pension Dispute Threatens Roosevelt Social Security Plan
Washington officials report a dispute over exempting private pension plans from new old age taxes threatens the Roosevelt social security program. Conferees have labored for two weeks to resolve Senate and House differences, with President Roosevelt possibly urged to intervene. Other issues remain but none as contentious as the pension exemption.
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Administration
Roosevelt Social Security
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Roosevelt
Cops Nab Four On Murder Tip
Chicago police, guided by an alleged confession from Blanche Dunkel, arrested four in a Chinese district hunt for Ervin Lang's killer. Dunkel, Lang's mother in law, admitted arranging a $500 payment to have Lang removed.
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Blanche Dunkel
Ervin Lang
Jorea Wan
Avenp
Hammond
Ind
Catset
Mal Cochiin
Lang
Retired Logan Oil Field Worker Dies at 74
Howard Munford 74 a retired oil field worker died at his Logan home after a period of failing health. He is survived by his wife Ida and daughter Mrs Samuel Terret. Funeral services are Monday at 2 p.m. at the Logan A B Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ida
Samuel Terret
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Wheat brings 73 cents in London market
A small quantity of the first new wheat of the summer sold in London at 73 cents a bushel.
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