Orators Sign Union Contract Restoring Closed Shop in Valley
The Valley miners, in a joint agreement by South District tors and local unions, finalize a state wide contract retroactive to June. The accord sets a basic day wage at a tonnage rate and unifies mining operations across the region. A Columbus meeting June 21 will ratify the measures with about 6000 miners affected.
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Valley
Ille
South District
Hock and
Crooksville Fields
Tetlow
Columbus Key
Hocktas
Delay Vote on Sales Tax Surfaces Amid Gas Tax Diversion
In Columbus the House opened a committee of the whole to review a forty million dollar retail sales tax bill. Supporters are scarce and the measure appears short of passage votes as debate follows moves to divert two million dollars from gas tax to poor relief and to apply cigarette tax revenue to schools.
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House
Columbus
House of Representatives
Lawrence
White
Senate Taxation Committee
Agents Supply Robin With Worms on Trip
Canadian National officials ensured meals for a robin riding a train. A message from Peterborough asked for worms at terminals for Car No. 403,102 where a mother robin was in charge, and yardmasters supplied the worms at the stations.
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Robin
Strikers Demand State Compensation Share In Work Relief
Representatives of the Unemployed League told relief director Lieut. Ray Noble that members will not work unless state compensation protection is provided. They also demanded increased rations though no specific figure was given. Delegation members came from multiple county areas, with some workers reported in Canaan Alexander and Troy Townships. Refusals were reported at The Plains and New Marshfield, and work was scheduled at Glouster and Mineral. A Plains meeting was announced for Sunday.
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Unemployed League
R. F.C
Ray Noble
Noble
League
Canaan
Alexander
Troy Townships
Greens Run
Plains
New Marshfield
Glouster
Mineral
Man Charged With Possession of Still and Equipment
Charles Danford to be arraigned before Magistrate C H Porter on charges of possessing intoxicating liquor and property designed for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Detained in Carthage Township after deputies and a constable found a complete still outfit in his Ikersburg home.
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Charles Danford
C. H. Porter
Danford
Ikersburg
Frank White
Roy Goldsberry
Karl Gardner
Carthage Township
Milk dealers cut price to seven cents a quart in Columbus
Columbus milk dealers largely reduced delivered prices to seven cents a quart, yielding the lowest retail milk cost in over two decades. The report lists miners and union reps from International Union, UMW of A, and notes several mines in operation including Sunday Creek No 6 and Bucking ham Congo area. A washhouse fire at Salem Hollow Mine near Murray City damaged facilities early morning, possibly caused by clothing near a stove.
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Columbus
Sunday Creek
Millfield
Jacksonville
Rendville
Buckingham
Congo
Manhattan
Tropic
Lick Run
Nelsonville
Lathrop
White Ash
Bailey Run
Salem Hollow
Murray City
Mattern Reported Lost Amid Dense Fog Over Alaska
Texas flyer Jimmy Mattern disappeared in fog while en route from Khabarovsk to Nome. Airmen believe he may have ditched along the rugged Alaskan coast or far offshore, with possible landings in Siberia or uninhabited Bering Sea islands.
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Nome
Alaska
U.P
Jimmy Mattern
Texas
Khabarovsk
Erta
Mattern
Alaskan
Fairbanks
Bering Sea
James Mattern
Siberia
License Tag Funds Received for County Cities
Additional motor vehicle license tag revenues totaling 5129.25 have been received at Auditor J Clyde Edmundson's office from Secretary of State George Myers. Athens City will receive 401.25 as its share. Monies will be distributed to municipalities and villages in the county as soon as arrangements are worked out.
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J. Clyde Edmundson
George 8. Myers
Athens City
Edmundson
Weather forecast predicts warmer trend after cool spell
The Ohio Weather Bureau forecasts a warming trend after the recent cool spell. Temperatures hit 77 degrees Thursday with a 56 degree low last night. At noon today, the official Athens observer recorded 70 degrees.
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Ohio Weather Bureau
Mercury
Athens County
Relief Checks Worth 13996.34 Written In Athens County
Checks totaling 13996.34 from R F C funds approved by the State Relief Commission pay direct and work relief bills in Athens County for last half of May. Merchants nearby report calls seeking checks while 122 merchant payments are being prepared for groceries and other goods.
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State Relief Commission
Athens County
Athens
Farm Mortgage Act Refinancing Opens Wisconsin Banks
Washington report says the first refinancing program under the Farm Mortgage Act will open 40 Wisconsin banks. The program was announced today by Farm Credit Administrator Morgenthau aiming to ease agricultural borrowing.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Farm Credit
Morgenthau
Lost red cat found by reader alert to ad
Mrs Parmiter of 14 Hocking Street reported a missing red cat and six kittens in The Messenger lost and found column. A widespread reader response drew attention to the striking cat roaming streets, reuniting them with their mother.
Missing Red Angora Cat with Kittens Seen Near Home
Red Angora cat strayed from home last night with six kittens. Please return to 18 Hocking Street or dial 26801.
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Angora
Hocking Street
Grieving Mother Reunited With Family After Ads
A newspaper notes that a grieving mother was quickly reunited with her family after Messenger ads appeared. The brief item highlights the timely use of local notices to restore closure for relatives.
Will Lets Franklin Handle Debt Debate Without His Advice
Beverly Hills report quotes Will suggesting Franklin Roosevelt must handle the debt dispute alone. He likens a debt argument to a religious one and declines participation, citing fixed opinions and referencing Calvin Coolidge.
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Will
Franklin
Roosevelt
New England
Calvin Coolidge
Public Works Slice Sought By Ohio Cities
Ohioans press to secure federal aid for public works expected to start within 30 days. Projects include water works, reservoirs, highways, flood control, river straightening, and erosion control with funding for over 400 million dollars in envisioned programs. Camps for flood control and erosion will be set in Washington Noble Morgan and other counties.
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Washington
U.S
Noble
Morgan
Washington County
Perry
Jackson
O Connor Defends Glass-Steagall Reform Act
Ohio bankers oppose the Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act citing misunderstanding says J F T O Connor acting Comptroller of the Currency at the convention in Columbus He notes deposit guarantee parallels postal savings and claims the act prevents banks gambling with depositors money He cites that 97 percent of U S bank deposits are under 2500 and protected by the initial guaranty.
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Columbus
Ohio Bankers Association
Glass-Steagall Banking Reform
J. F. T. O'Connor
O'Connor
Roosevelt
United States
Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing announces 10 percent wage rise
Canton report states Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company in Waynesburg raised wages by 10 percent for all employees effective immediately starting Thursday.
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Canton
Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Company
Waynesburg
Coal and Rail Leaders Map Industrial Control Strategy
Chicago leaders from coal oil and rail sectors met to address Roosevelt's Industrial Control Act and regional handling of miners disputes. Appalachian Coals president James T. Francis warned against relying on the act and urged regional sales approaches while rail executives backed the 1938 Railroad Act and USB coordination.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
James T. Francis
Huntington
W. Va
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reversal in Famous Negro Case by Circuit Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge James A. Lowell's extradition ruling in the George Crawford case. The court held the Federal District Court could not rule on indictment validity and ordered Crawford’s extradition to Virginia, citing issues of jury composition and fair trial concerns.
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Boston
U.P
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
James A. Lowell
Virginia
George Crawford
Lowell
Crawford
Circuit
Federal District Court
Select Hamden Tract For Forestry Camp
A tract of land in western Vinton and Jackson Counties near Hamden will host a new Federal reforestation camp. The government will use this and other private tracts free of charge in exchange for CCC improvements at the sites.
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Hamden
Cincinnati
U.P
Vinton
Jackson Counties
Federal
Civilian Conservation Corps
Railroad Men Oppose Further Wage Cuts in Cleveland
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Cleveland votes to oppose any additional wage reductions and to restore the current 10 percent deduction from base pay.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Red Birds acquire four Rochester players in exchange
Columbus gains Mickey Heath Bennie Borgmann Jim Winford and Ed Heusser from Rochester in a swap for Art Shires Charley Wilson Jim Lindsey and Fred Blake. Sam Breadon defends the move saying Columbus did not break salary rules and criticizes the American Association for barring the four players.
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Columbus
Columbus American Association
Rochester Club
Mickey Heath
Bennie Borgmann
Jim Winford
Ed Heusser
Art Shires
Chariey Wilson
Jim Lindsey
Fred Blake
ST. Louis
U.P
Columbus Club
American Association
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Bird
Breadon
Two Athens Children Injured in Accidents
Billie Worley four years old son of Dr and Mrs M D Worley at 2 South College Street was bruised when struck by an automobile in front of his home Thursday. the Ohio University student driver was exonerated. Charlie Frederick Wood 12 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wood at 66 North Cemetery Street broke an arm while playing at home Tuesday.
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Billie
M. D. Worley
South College Street
Ohio University
Charlies Frederick Wood
Charles Wood
North Cemetery Street
Kentucky Whisky Is Given Fatal Blow
FRANKFORT Ky June 16 The Court of Appeals ruled beer non intoxicating and whisky cannot be manufactured in Kentucky for shipment to other states for beverage use The two opinions tip the balance if national repeal is voted before the 1935 repeal of Kentucky's constitutional prohibition provision.
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Frankfort
U.P
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
New Deal Congress Ends Session With Record of 16 Laws
Washington reports Congress adjourned after a three month special session with 16 major laws, drafted largely by President Roosevelt and advisers, aimed at economic recovery. Key measures include the National Recovery Act, Farm Relief and Inflation Act, Emergency Bank Law, Glass-Steagall Reform, Reforestation, Railroad Reorganization, and Home Owners Act, among others, promising wide-scale economic revival and investor protections.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Congressional Adjournment Marks Victory
Emergency session ended with a major administration win on veterans' compensation. Congress reduced total veteran payments from over 909 million to about 400 million, while launching broad jobs and relief programs and moving the nation toward inflationary measures and rail, bank, and farm reforms. Roosevelt pressed for votes as House and Senate faced tightening deadlines and electoral pressure.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
House
Byrnes
England Opposes Government Subsidies at World Economic Conference
Great Britain began a campaign to end direct and indirect subsidies to private business at the World Economic Conference. The talks targeted subsidies, especially in shipping, as Britain pushed for an international agreement and planned to form small committees to begin work Monday.
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London
Iu.r
Great Britain
Mrect
World Economic Conference
The
Economic Commission
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