Athens Council Votes To Prohibit Sale of Liquor After Ten O'clock
Columbus dispatch reports the Ohio Workers Alliance backing a bill to raise relief spending via the Ohio Relief Standards Act. The plan covers food housing clothing medical care and more with cash payments at least bi monthly and protection for those refusing unsuitable work. Nelson G Meagley says 18 000 members in Ohio and 600 000 nationwide. WPA unemployed and part time workers eligible. A companion tax bill is being drafted to fund the expansion.
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Ohio Workers’ Alliance
Ohio
Nelson G. Meagley
Toledo
Ohio Workers Alliance
United States
WPA
Father Slays Family Then Takes Own Life in Dayton Tragedy
Police report Walter Johnson aged 42 killed his wife Loretta 41 and four of his children Marietta 8 Walter 12 Elsie May 10 Rose Marie 15 before fatally shooting himself. Surviving sons Horace 18 Wilbur 16 fled as Johnson warned them to choose life with him or against him. Family said tensions rose over unemployment and late work hours. Johnson had recently returned to work at the Delco plant after a layoff.
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U.P
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Loretta
Marietta
Walter
Elsie May
Rose Marie
Horace
Wilbur
Arthur Johnson
Horace Returne
Rte
W. Harris
Tives
Delco
Herald Tribune urges realignment and Democrat VP pick
The New York Herald-Tribune calls for a party realignment at the 1936 convention urging the Republicans to nominate a Democrat for vice president. It argues a united front with Democrats who distrust the Roosevelt administration and cites figures such as Byrd Ely Baker or Douglas as viable presidential nominees.
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New York Herald-Tribune
The
Herald Tribune
America
Free Soilers
Byrd
Ely
Newton D Baker
Lewis Douglas
Cyrus McCormick Dies After Heart Attack at Home
Cyrus H. McCormick, retired chairman of the International Harvester Co., died at his Lake Forest home after a heart attack suffered Saturday.
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Cyrus H. McCormick
The
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Sagurday
Doctors Say Zioncheck Is Over Worked
Rep. Marion Zioncheck of Seattle is said to be suffering from over work after a Gallinger Hospital examination. He remained in the psychopathic ward for observation with his condition described as not serious and a few days rest prescribed. His wife Rubye Nix walked out of their apartment as he demanded her release. the congressman vowed to return to disrupt the town.
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Washington
U.P
Marion Zioncheck
Seattle
Gallinger Hospital
Zioncheck
WPA
Rubye Nix
Schloss Rites For Athens Leader This Thursday
Funeral services for E. C. Schloss prominent Athens businessman who died Sunday night at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit will be at St. Pauls Catholic Church Thursday at 9 30 a m Burial will be in Mt Calvary Cemetery Pallbearers include F D Forsyth C N Mackinnon C C Robinson Frank X Rauch Robert S Wood and R F Cuyler Honorary pallbearers are Rotary Club members and Athens Country Club directors Holy Name Society meets at the family home W State St Wednesday at 7 30 p m Friends may call after 8 30 p m Tuesday
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Athens
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
F. D. Forsyth
C. N. Mackinnon
C. C. Robinson
Frank X. Rauch
Robert S. Wood
R. F. Cuyler
Veteran Mason Dies At Crown City Home
William Layne aged 88 of Crown City died Monday night. He left a wife and six children. A Masonic funeral will be held at his home Wednesday at 2 PM. he had been a Mason for 60 years.
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Gallipolis
William Layne
Crown City
Layne
Unidentified man killed by train in Dayton
An unidentified middle aged man was decapitated when he jumped in front of a four passenger train in Dayton. Police said he was apparently confused by the train whistle.
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Dayton
U.P
Heat Saps Sleep on Tracks Causes Head Bump
Arnold Banderana fell asleep stretched on railroad ties in Los Angeles and was bumped by a yard engine rolling over him. He blamed the heat for causing the nap and the incident, but the bump was not serious.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Arnold Banderana
Banderana
Couple agrees marriage failed after ceremony
George B. Acosta said he and his wife both knew they could not get along the day before their wedding and the divorce was granted the next day. He acknowledged the union was not a success a day after the ceremony.
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Kansas City
U.P
George B. Acosta
Two Billions In Bond Issue
The Treasury closed the cash subscription for an over two billion dollar note and bond issue. It includes 600 million in 15 18 year 2 percent bonds and 400 million in five year 1 percent notes. The conversion portion remains open to swap maturing notes for new bonds and notes. Secretary Morgenthau hailed the public demand as a great success.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Death of Emma Kayser Nelson Mother of Athens Woman
Emma Kayser Nelson died Monday at 79 after a four week illness that began with her husband Frank J. Nelson’s death. She leaves seven sons and three daughters, ten children, 40 grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. Funeral at Rock Hill Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mrs Wise has cared for both parents in Bellaire the last four months.
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H. T. Wise
Athens
Bellaire
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Emma Kayser
Lord Nelson
England
Rock Hill Church
Wise
Athens Council Votes to Tighten Alcohol Hours at 10 PM
Athens city council voted five to two to resist closing all intoxicated drink sales at 10 PM, while unanimously approving a 10 PM cutoff for all intoxicants and planning an ordinance to set hours. The mayor supported enforcing the new rule and urged more police for the district amid disturbances on West Union Street.
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Athens
West Side
W. Union St
Len B. McCune
McCune
H. A. Wooley
Foster
Wooley
Freddie Bartholomew Custody Settlement Nears
The 12-year-old English actor Freddie Bartholomew and his parents reach an out-of-court agreement to let him live with Cecil Llewellyn and Lillian Mae Bartholomew while his career is managed by aunt Miss Myllicent Mary Batholomew. The Bartholomew family plans to move to the screen colony with siblings Eileen and Hilda. A judge will hold a follow-up to settle visiting hours and earnings distribution.
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Hollywood
A.P
Freddie Bartholomew
Cecil Llewellyn
Lillian Mae Bartholomew
Myllicent Mary Batholomew
Screen Colony
Eileen
Hilda
England
Bartholomew
Chamber of Superior
Harry R. Achbald
Freddie
Archbald
Dickinson Holds Lead in Iowa Renomination Fight
In Des Moines Iowa United States Senator L J Dickinson appeared to win renomination driven by his anti New Deal stance especially on farm policies The winner led his nearest foe former Senator Smith W Brookhart by almost two to one as incomplete returns from Monday's primaries came in The result was seen as a measure of New Deal strength in the Farm Belt.
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Des Moines
U.P
United States
L. J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Prominent Racine Resident Is Dead
R R Lott age 66 well known resident of Meigs County died at his home in Racine Monday evening after pneumonia He was active in Masonic circles at Pomeroy He leaves his wife and one son Maurice Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 AM at the Racine M E Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery
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R. R Lott
Meigs County
Racine
Maurice
Racine M. E
Greenwood Cemetery
Meigs Resident August Grueser Dies at 63
Funeral services for August Grueser of Minersville, age 63, who died Monday at his home, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence. Burial will be in Minersville Cemetery.
Roller Rites Set for Mrs Blanche Roller
Mrs Blanche Roller who died Sunday at Athens State Hospital will be buried at Beech Grove Cemetery after services Wednesday morning at Finsterwald Funeral Home Pomeroy.
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Blanche Roller
Athens State Hospital
Finsterwald Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Millionaire's Son Found Living in Cheap Chicago Hotel
William Theile, 15, missing heir from Mamaroneck New York, was found in a $5-a-week North Side Chicago hotel living as Jay Webster. He said he fled “society life” after a quarrel with his mother and planned a world on his own. His father, financier William Theile, was notified and arranged his return.
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William Webster Theile
Mamaroneck
N. Y
North Side
Jay Webster
Daniel Webster
William Theile
Minister Dies While Visiting Daughter
Rev. Howard E. Wright 69, Methodist Episcopal minister for 44 years, died at his daughter Mrs. A. R. Kresge’s home in Athens after a visit from Bristol Indiana. Born in Johnstown Ohio, he served in 11 Ohio churches including Bremen McArthur and Grace M E in Columbus, later ministering in Kansas Nebraska and Indiana until retiring in 1930. He leaves wife and two daughters and a son. Funeral plans to be in Johnstown.
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Athens
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Schenectady
N. Y
Paul
Frees
Texas
Funeral Services for Mrs Victor Niday
Funeral services for Mrs. Victor Niday will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Rev. E. W. Frye in Rodney. Burial will follow at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Victor Niday
E. W. Frye
Rodney
Mound Hill Cemetery
Senate Passes Relief Fund Bill After Heated Debate
The Senate approved a 2.425 billion deficiency appropriation bill, including 1.425 billion for work relief, sending it to conference with the House. The vote was 62 to 14 with three Democrats dissenting. Debate centered on relief administration and state control, ahead of a Roosevelt signature. Separately, organized labor used the Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 denial on min wage powers to push for a constitutional amendment.
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Bulkley
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Byrd
Virginia
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Maryland
Supreme Court
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Mistry
American Federation of Labor
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Senate bill shifts relief fund control and funds broad WPA program
As the measure leaves the Senate after four days of debate it places relief fund distribution under Roosevelt with less Hopkins input while granting Harold L. Ickes more freedom for a 300 million revolving fund. It allocates 10 project classes including highways 413.25 million and public buildings 156.75 million and covers parks utilities flood control youth aid and rural loans among others. it also funds social security rural electrification and TVA despite the relief battle.
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Roosevelt
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Youth Administration
Social Security
Rural Electrification
Tennessee Valley Authority
Compromise Tax Bill Offered In Senate Debate
The administration presented a compromise corporation and income tax bill to the Senate floor as filibuster threats loom over restoring the undivided profits levy. Republicans meet to plot strategy against any tax measure until expenditures are cut and a balanced budget pursued.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Congress
Mrs Russell Gaffney Transported After Home Crash
Mrs Russell Gaffney of Middleport was taken by ambulance to Shelertering Arms Hospital Athens Tuesday morning for treatment of injuries from a May 10 automobile collision. The crash involved Ernest Saunders of Ashland Kentucky who drove into the Gaffney home and threw her across a bathtub edge causing abdominal injuries initially deemed minor. Her condition worsened prompting hospital admission.
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Russell Gaffney
Sheletering Arms Hospital
Athens
Tueseday
Ernest Saunders
Ashland
Gaffney
Milk Price War at Somerset Is Averted
A conference led by Sheriff James Adrian with Perry County Milk Producing Association and independent dairyman Russell Snyder averted a threatened price war at Somerset. Snyder was expected to sign an agreement to raise large milk price from 8 to 10 cents per quart starting July 1, aligning with the association’s price.
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A.P
James Adrian
Perry County Milk Producing Association
Russell Snyder
Somerset
Here
Adrian
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