Changes in NRA Codes Report Spark Industry Debate
A Beheadings from a June 12 dispatch detail secret adjustments to National Recovery Administration codes in retail, shoe and petroleum sectors. The report alleges covert changes favored cash discounts and questioned legitimacy, urging restoration of original terms and broader industry code reviews. Roosevelt’s forthcoming response and deputy administrator transfer are noted as part of the evolving controversy.
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Roosevelt
Methodist meeting brings officers and clubs together
The annual conference of the Methodist morning session gathered about fifty officers and four H clubs in Ath today. The event included singing and a potluck dinner followed by a general session this afternoon. Speakers like B F tions director and Miss Florence Mid led recreation leaders in a program for community recreation and leadership development.
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B. F. Tions
Miss Florence Mid
C. M
Johnson
Jacoby
T. E. Byrne
Theto
Merritt
Penitentiary sentence for armed robbery case
A June court in Ohio sentenced Clay to the Ohio Penitentiary for an armed robbery involving a revolver and $125. Co-defendants Rufus Deeds, Mark Koontz and Arthur Koontz were implicated. The group attempted an escape days after capture near Lawrence.
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Clay
Ohio Penitentiary
Rufus Deeds
Mark
Arthur Koontz
Ae & Gun
Prignner
Threats Heard and Knifing Sexes Reported in Cal
Fragmentary police bulletin from California describes threats and a knife slaughter involving Merion in Susanville. Authorities tightened security as six men were watched, with a lynching rumor and silent lumber camp mentioned. The piece cites by CF Aigsi and notes June 12 as a date.
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Cal
Merion
Susanville
CF Aigsi
Dean
Silent Lumber
Alosi
England's Bon Hollywood or Under the De
A fragmentary clipping hints at a feature on Hollywood links from New England, possibly examining cultural ties and local impact. Names, dates, and places are unclear, but the piece appears to relate to media and regional reception in a historical context.
Tugwell Approved by Senate Agriculture Committee
In a 16 to 2 vote the Senate Agriculture Committee backed Rexford G. Tugwell for Undersecretary of Agriculture, moving him from the $7,500 assistant secretary post to a $10,000 position. Supporters, including President Roosevelt's adviser, expect swift Senate confirmation, with a vote possible tomorrow.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Rexford G. Tugwell
Smith
Hatfield
R.-W. Va
Tugwell
Roosevelt
Senate
Patrol Opens Safety Drive Over District
The State Highway Patrol under Lieut. F. A. Capell will conduct a month long district safety check. Officers may stop motorists at any time to inspect registration receipts license transfers and chauffeur licenses for trucks. Vehicle lights brakes and horns will be checked. A new locale is chosen daily with no warnings. After 12 days driving conditions improved and one light menace nearly eliminated. Athens officers include Bruce Ampleby A O Smith and F E Bollin. Each day the team averages 190 miles on roads east of Route 23 and south of Route 40.
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State Highway Patrol
F. A. Capell
Capel
Athens
Bruce Ampleby
A. O. Smith
F. E. Bollin
Roosevelt To Sign Tariff Bill Tonight
President Roosevelt will sign the new tariff bargaining bill at 8:30 tonight. The act repeals automatic excess tariffs added to the 1930 Tariff Act as reprisal against higher foreign duties. The Senate approved the measure 55 to 25, aiming to shift monetary stocks toward greater silver use until a 25 to 75 gold ratio is achieved.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
Baer and Carnera Cleared for Madison Square Garden Title Fight
New York, June 12. Max Baer and Primo Carnera underwent a second physical examination in four days by New York State Athletic Commission physicians and were reported in fit condition for the 15 round heavyweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden Thursday night.
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New York
Max Baer
Primo Carnera
New York State Athletic Commission
Madison Square Garden
William Flack Sentenced After Illness Plea
In Columbus on June 12 William Flack, 60, of Springfield, father of two, was sent to six months in the work house by Police Judge Fred J. Miller. He pleaded he could not support his children due to illness and worry over their care.
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Columbus
William Flack
Springfield
Fred J. Miller
White Seeks Drought Aid for Ohioans
Governor White asked President Roosevelt to classify Ohio as a drought state and grant 500000 for forage seed and aid, plus 300000 to sustain drought affected farmers. Ohio State University estimates show 15 to 20 percent of farmers feeding more roughage and water hauling rising, with profits and pasture loss driving emergency hay plantings.
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Columbus
White
Roosevelt
Ohio
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio State University
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ramsower
Ohio Milk Marketing Commission
Grocery Code Not Changed
The NRA price policy remains unchanged and the grocery code is still in full effect. F. E. Dowler, secretary of the District 18 code authority, says retailers must continue provisions, posters are being mailed for retail posting, and all retailers must pay assessments or risk losing Code Eagles. District authorities will report any delinquents.
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NRA
Washington
F. E. Dowler
Food and Grocery Distributors’ Code Authority
District 18
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Vinton
Hocking
Dowler
Selden L. Trumbull
State Code Authority
Mrs Jennie Kuhn Dies at Albany at 67
Mrs Jennie Kuhn aged 67 died this morning at her niece Mrs Dc Pearman home in Albany. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Jesse Throck Morton. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the Townhouse with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Albany
Jennie Kuhn
Dc. ¥. Pearman
Jesse Throckmorton
Courtroom Opens for Murder Trial of William Pyke
Courtroom jammed as hundreds gather for the opening of the murder trial of William Pyke 26 charged with first degree murder in the death of his uncle Wesley Pyke 54 McArthur June 12 1944 Women with lunch boxes fill seats as proceedings begin in this high profile case.
Legion Drum Corps to Play at Athens Flag Day Program
The American Legion Drum Corps will perform several selections in front of Athens City Hall on Thursday evening June 14, ahead of a Flag Day program conducted by the Athens Elks. Clarence J. Brown will speak during the event.
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American Legion
Athens City Hall
Athens Elks
Clarence J. Brown
Two Victims Named In Condor Crash In New York State
Seven aboard the Curtiss Condor transport perished when the aircraft crashed in New York State. Among the dead are Ada Huckeby a 28 year old Chicago stewardess and Clyde Holbrook a 38 year old Chicago pilot. Bodies were burned almost beyond recognition.
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New York State
Ada Huckeby
Chicago
Clyde Holbrook
Lefever Will Be Candidate for Congress
Dr. EB LeFever of Glouster filed for the Republican nomination in the Tenth District at Ironton, replacing Athens as district headquarters due to population shifts. He faces incumbent Thomas A Jenkins while Democrats Victor Oakley and Agnes B King seek the nomination. other Athens County races and a Flag Day visit by Clarence J Brown are noted with filing deadlines and local contenders.
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Glouster
Congress
Ironton
Athens
Lawrence County
Athens County
Gallia
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
Doctor LeFever
Thomas A. Jenkins
Victor Oakley
Buchtel
Agnes B. King
Lronton
Charles Jordan
Election Board
Louis J Eberle
Nelsonville
Democrat
Senate
Gordon Gray
Repul
Ean
Mamond Cook
T. R. Bennett
William W Lames
Charlies Zar
Ames Township
Frank Minner
Blackwood
F Jones
Eliza Graham
French Cabinet Approves Fourth War Debt Default
Paris June 12 France formally decided to default on its fourwar debt to the United States in a note approved by the cabinet Edouard Herriot the former premier supported payment as a point of honor but voted with the minority his position was officially recognized by a communique
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Paris
France
United States
Edouard Herriot
China Warned Again Over Sino-Japanese Affair Disappearance
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Hirota informed China with cabinet support of a very serious issue in Sino-Japanese relations. The unexplained disappearance of Japanese Vice-Consul Kuramoto near Nanking is noted. Kuramoto was last seen with the Consul-General at the railway station last Friday.
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Koki Hirota
China
Nanking
Eime
Kuramoto
Hurricane nears Mexican coast amid deadly floods
The Gulf of Mexico coastline braces as a hurricane moves in toward Tampico at eight miles per hour. El Salvador and Honduras report nearly 3,000 deaths from last week’s storms, with Ocotepeque wiped out and floods sweeping villages. Red Cross, hospitals, and police prepare for emergencies. bus fleets ready to evacuate residents.
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Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
el Salvador
Honduras
Texas
Vera Cruz
Red Cross
Tegucigalpa
Ocotepeque
Guatemala
San Salvador
Prison Warden Describes Reform Over Punishment at Kiwanis Meeting
Warden Preston E. Thomas of the Ohio Penitentiary told Athens Kiwanis members at the Berry Hotel that punishment lies in losing liberty, not in new methods. He said the club has not been used this year as inmates behaved, and outlined reforms including a 48 team softball league, a 30 000 volume prison library, and inmate directed education and correspondence study.
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Preston E. Thomas
Ohio
Peni
Thomas
Ohio May Have New Line Up
Former Governor James M. Cox met with President Roosevelt in Washington today linking to the Ohio Democratic nomination fight for senator. Cox said Roosevelt called him but declined to explain the reason. Reports of Democratic leaders seeking a new candidate, including Governor George White and former Governor Vic Donahey with Representative Truax as a third entity, were met with Cox's silence.
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James M. Cox
Roosevelt
Ohio
George White
A. Vic Donahey
Truax
Cox
Three Die in Battle of Police Gunmen in Miami Oklahoma
MIAMI Oklahoma June 12. Four percent Jack Dunaway 30 a merchant patrol man and two unidentified gunmen were shot to death early today in a pistol battle An exchange of gunfire followed an attempt by Dunaway and officers to question them Dunaway and the second gunman died a short time later The two policemen escaped injury
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Miami
Okla
Jack Dunaway
Dunaway
8 &. Johnson
Witt Eilis
Drys Predict Change Unless Congress Acts
Westerville Ohio June 12 The Anti-Balcony League national attorney Edward Brad street Dunford says Congress has failed to provide post repeal protection for dry states under the Twenty-First Amendment. He cites eleven states with prohibition provisions and nine more restricting liquor above 3.2 percent. He warns the people will outlaw liquor traffic unless a sane constructive liquor program is enacted.
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Westerville
Congress
Anti-Balcon League
Edward Bradstreet Dunford
Three Drown As Motorboat Is Overturned Near Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH June 12 Three persons drowned and three others reached shore safely when their motor boat overturned and sank 19 miles west of here on the Ohio River last night. The dead are Hazel Morgan 24 Mrs Russell Kennedy 57 and Tilly Kennedy 18 all of Bandy Springs Scioto Adams County line. Those saved are Mrs J H Morgan 38 David Dawson 5 and Peter Kessinger 24 driver of the boat. Authorities believe the craft overturned when Kessinger shut off the motor too quickly at high speed. The bodies of Morgan and Kennedy were recovered locked in each other arms. the Kennedy girl’s body search continued today.
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Portsmouth
David Dawson
Peter Kessinger
Kessinger
Miss Morgan
Miss Kennedy
Morgan
Cling to Plane To Save Lives
Six survivors recount clinging to wing tips for four hours after a Pan American Grace Airways plane ditched in a lake near Junin Argentina. Four North Americans and a Chilean were killed. the crew included pilots Eisenmann and Farey, radio operator Veeder, and engineer from Buenos Aires.
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Junin
Argentina
Here
Pan-American Grace Airways
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
Winga
Expo
Charles F Lindenberg
Los Amers
Samuel B. Hisenmann
Teaneck
James Farey
Irene Texas
Greig Veeder
Urora Maria Milla Martinez
Eisenmann and
Raley
Bess and Elden Enter Ohio Primary Races
In Columbus on June 12 Fesa of Yellow Springs filed for renomination as Republican U S Senate candidate while John A Elden of Cleveland former state commander of the American Legion filed for the Republican nomination for Governor.
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Bess
Elden
Ohio
Columbus
United States
Simeon
Fesa
Yellow Springs
Senate
John A. Elden
Cleveland
The
American Legion
Repuublican
Grace Curry files as candidate for state representative
Akron June 12 Grace Curry, previously noted in suburban Copley as the subject of a legislative probe, has filed to run for state representative, signaling a political bid amid recent publicity.
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Akron
Grace Curry
Uburban Copley
Supreme Court Clinic Needed To Define Collective Bargaining
Hollywood Calif When the NRA was drawn up one clause on collective bargaining could mean anything. They will not end strikes until a Supreme Court with a Webster dictionary holds a final clinic and declares what the clause means. It’s better to brand a calf plainly the first time.
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Hollywood
Calif
Supreme Court
Will Rogers
Three Die as Estrangement Angers Ohioan
In Ohio a railroad worker Lee Day shot and killed his estranged wife Mary and her sister Martha Jones before taking his own life. Alberta Wilson and Dorothy Walls, factory workers, rode with the sisters. Day halted their car and opened fire. Sheriff Vernon Wilson witnessed the shooting. Day had stalked his wife all day after visiting her in Good Hope seeking reconciliation.
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Lee Day
Mary
Martha Jones
Haggard
Alberta Wilson
Dorothy Walls
Misa Jones
Day
Broken Bodies Carried Out After Mountain Crash
In Livingston Manor New York on Saturday seven people perished when a Newark to Chicago luxury liner crashed into Mongaup Mountain. The funeral procession moved through the night by torchlight to the local area as the battered bodies of the two pilots the steward and four passengers were carried in baskets suspended from poles by volunteers.
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Chicago
Mongaup Mountain
Stewardeas
Want Ad Scottie and Classified Page Prompts
A jumble of classified ad style lines invites readers to buy night crawlers and delgramites, rent rooms or buy property, and check the Classified Page for deals. It notes summer students use it, and mentions the Nelsonville Column with items of interest advertised daily.
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Nelsonville
Second Conference Between Roosevelt and Officials Expected
Washington bulletin reports a walkout set for next Saturday as unions seek recognition. Abandonment of the Wagner Labor Board Bill until the next session and enactment of temporary power for the Administration to handle steel strike disputes are indicated. Hugh S. Johnson and Labor Department experts are drafting new stopgap legislation.
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Washington
Wagner Labor Board
Capitol
Hugh 8
Johnson
Wagner
New York
Labor Department
White House seeks end to impending steel strike talks
Emergency action presses, with President Roosevelt and Rich briefing on mediation efforts to avert a crippling steel walkout set for next Saturday. Wagner bill eyed for strong labor board, but some doubt Congress can rush action in time. General Hugh Johnson undecided on Pitts burgh meeting as plans for a three man peace board gain support from AIIS while Amalgamated workers group argues steel firms violated NRA terms.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Rich Offtelala
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
Johnson
Hugh & Johnson
Pittsburch
American Iron and Steel Institute
Teaders
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin
NRA
Steel strike legality debated in Youngstown district
Discussion among union members centered on the legality of a potential steel strike before July 1 under the contract between the Steel and Tin Workers and steel companies. The pact bars strikes until contract expiry, even for new lodges without a contract, with wage agreements in place including Republic Steel Corporation for the Niles sheet mill, expiring June 30.
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Youngstown
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Republic Steel Corporation
Niles
Ecale
First Classes Held Today at Ohio University Summer Session
More than 1,000 students attended opening classes as the forty third annual summer session began on the Ohio University campus. Registrar F B Dilley expects a rise above last summer’s 1,100 registrations, with more enrollments possible this week. The first convocation is set for Wednesday at 8 40 in Alumni Memorial Auditorium with President E R B Bryan presiding and Konrad Scholl of Middleport scheduled to play violin.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
E. R B. Bryan
Konrad Scholl
Middleport
Two Hamien Bankers Convicted of Falsification
Former Citizens' Bank of Hamden officials EK W Martindill and Paul A White were found guilty of falsifying bank books to deceive an examiner. Indicted after the bank closed in 1923, they await sentencing following pending appeals and a new trial.
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Paul A. White
Citizens’ Bank of
Hamden
Vinton County
White
Martindill
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