New Federal Taxes Take Effect Across U.S. Tonight
Washington reports a wave of excise and special taxes becoming effective at midnight to raise 1.1185 billion dollars next year. Expanded levies hit long distance calls, midnight shows, cosmetics, gasoline, stock trades, bank checks, and many consumer goods with taxes slated to grow in coming days. The Bureau of Internal Revenue outlines rules for admissions taxes and the burden on night clubs, cabarets, and related food charges.
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Broadway
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Weakness of Farm Plank in G. O. P. Platform Hit by Barber Shop Jurors
United Press reports from Chickasha Oklahoma on June 2 describe local barber shop verdicts on the Republican National Convention platform. Farmers and businessmen discuss the Farm Board, farm marketing plans, prohibition, and bootleg liquor as factors in the rural economy.
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G. QO. P
Lyle
Wilson
United Press
Chickasha
Okla
Farmer Brothers
North Third Street
Indianahoma Ginning Company
Farm Board
Gore
Pension Plans To Be Offered In Ohio State
A joint committee of the Ohio State Federation of Labor and the Fraternal Order of Eagles approved an old age pension plan for destitute residents over 65, providing $30 monthly. Petitions signed by 2,000 people will push the bill to the General Assembly in fall, with circulation starting by July 15. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman and Secretary of State Clarence Brown approved the petition form. George B. Okey and Representative H. S. Keifer endorsed the measure’s constitutionality. Funding would come from general taxation at an estimated $2,000,000 yearly.
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Columbus
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Order of Eagles
General Assembly
Gilbert Bettman
Clarence Brown
George B. Okey
H. S. Keifer
Clark County
Kenyon College Grants Diplomas to 40 Seniors
Gambier June 20 diplomas awarded to 40 Kenyon College seniors at the one hundred fourth commencement by Dr William F Peirce president in a ceremony marking the event with faculty and family present.
West Virginia dedicates new capital building in Charleston
Charleston West Virginia June 20 The new ten million dollar Capitol was formally dedicated Sunday with former Senator Guy D Goff of Clarksburg presenting the structure to Governor William G Conley as a retrospective of the people
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Guy D. Goff
Clarksburg
William G. Conley
Thrifty Folk Buy Heavily Escape Taxes
Thrifty citizens across the country rush to buy taxable goods before new excise taxes take effect Tuesday. Reports show thousands stock up on gasoline lubricating oil automobiles cameras and refrigerators to avoid the tax. Oil tankers head to port to evade the tariff and wholesalers advertise pre tax sales as the three cent postage rate nears.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Internal Revenue
She Shot Him in New Castle Then Killed Herself
In New Castle Pennsylvania on June 20 Mrs. John Malinowski 42 wounded her husband of one month seriously and then killed herself with a bullet. The couple had married recently and lived apart as he worked in Youngstown. He stayed with his mother and sister during the week and visited on weekends.
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New Castle
U.P
Youngstown
John Malinowski
Atlantic
George Palmer Putnam
Riverside
Aly
Putnam
Paris
London
Gippy
Gas Prices Rise as Federal Tax Adds to Cost
Cleveland report notes new federal excise taxes on gasoline and motor oil take effect Tuesday. Standard Oil of Ohio president W T Holliday estimates the levy will raise about 12 million dollars annually. One cent per gallon increases for all gasoline grades and one cent per quart for motor oil are announced with other firms likely to follow.
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Cleveland
W. T. Holliday
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Standard
Average Man Is Not Smoking So Much
Washington reports four ways Americans cut back spending in hard times. The May tax data show manufactured cigarettes at 8.69 billion versus 10.45 billion a year earlier, with per capita cigarette usage down about 30 cigarettes monthly if half the population smokes.
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Washington
U.R
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ohioan Fails To Put Tax On Malt
H. E. Campbell a 28 year old Toledo man was arrested in Monroe Michigan for selling six cases of unstamped malt syrup. The arrest preludes Ohio's tax stamp law which becomes effective June 21 with Michigan having started June 10.
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Toledo
U.P
H. E. Campbell
Campbell
Monroe
Mich
Michigan
Ohio
Heat Soars as Athens County Sees Peak Temperatures
Continued hot weather looms for Athens and vicinity after Sunday topped 90 degrees. At 10 AM readings were 8 above 80 and near 90 by noon, with last night’s low at 65. Hocking River level registered 3.05 feet.
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Athens County
Athens
Hocking
First Woman to Fly Atlantic Alone Returns in Triumph
The first woman to fly the Atlantic solo arrives in New York City to an enthusiastic reception. Her historic flight was completed several weeks ago despite the long journey.
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Atlantic
New York City
New York
Drownings in Ohio Claim 3 Lives Sunday
A United Press tally shows eight deaths over a warm weekend in Ohio. Three drowned at Cleveland beaches: William Kei Riant 22 Elmer Lewis 16 James Major 52. Other fatalities include Clarence Gribble 11 in Summit Lake near Akron and Andy Gustyle 18 in an auto crash near New Philadelphia.
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Columbus
UPA
Ohio
United Press
Cleveland
William KE. Riant
Elmer Lewis
James Major
Clarence Gribble
Summit Lake
Akron
Andy Gustyle
New Philadelphia
Samuel Scheer
Painesville
Oncar C. Schneider
Cincinnati
Jack Lammano
Black Stains Lead to Jail
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on June 20 state police tied extortion suspect J Clarence Thonan aged 52 a railroad telegrapher to five attempted extortions through silver nitrate stained bills. A decoy package was dropped from a plane over Hunlocks Mountain and a bank found the stained bill used to buy gasoline linking Thonan to the crime.
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Wilkes-Barre
J. Clarence Thonan
Thonan
Harry Magee
Hunlock’s
Magee
Mayor Kinney Faces $4101 Shortfall in Audit
Ohio State Auditor and State Examiner report a $4000 plus shortage in Kinney's Newton village accounts covering 1927 to 1931. Kinney owes the state $4101.38 and Hamilton County $692.60 in unturned fines, offset by a $786.77 favorable deposit excess. Kinney collected $146,371.55 in fines, mainly liquor violations.
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Columbus
Kinney
Newton
Hamilton County
Tracy
J. D. Breese
Breese
State of Ohio
Newton Village
Second man arrested in Hotel Berry robbery case
Athens police took a second suspect into custody Saturday night and questioned him before releasing him after he accounted for his whereabouts during the holdup. Local officers continue questioning residents believed to have information that could lead to the bandits’ capture.
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Athens
Cleaning Price Cut Sparks Local Cleaning Firm Start
In Bowling Green on June 2, a new cleaning shop offered discounts after reducing cleaning and pressing rates. One firm advertised men s suits cleaned and pressed for 3 cents, signaling a price war in local garment care services.
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Bowling Green
Dancer's Flying Shoe Causes Damages in Paris Theater
John G. Hopper, once Hoover partner, was knocked unconscious in Paris Folies-Bergere when a dancer’s steel slipper flew off. He won $6,600 in damages as Parisians crowd the theater hoping for similar luck. The Messenger ad notes money draws and mentions a library table sold.
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John G. Hopper
Hoover
Folies-Bergere
Paris
Library table for sale in good condition
Large size study table in good condition offered for five dollars. Dial 26301.
Explosion toll climbs after Cymbeline disaster near Montreal
Discovery of 12 bodies plus two more deaths in hospitals raises total fatalities to 24 from the Cymbeline oil tanker explosion. Three remain missing and 38 are injured as rescue efforts continue.
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Montreal
Deadlock Over Economy May Weaken Today
Washington June 20 40. Congress seeks to settle its economy deadlock to clear an adjournment hurdle. Key tasks include enacting the 130 million economy bill approving eight appropriation measures and passing unemployment relief. House insurgent LaGuardia threatens to block adjournment until the economy bill passes. The Senate had cut federal payrolls while the House backed straight salary reductions.
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Washington
Congress
House
Representative LaGuardia
New York
Senate
Hoover
Ohio Medical Group to Hold Eighth District Meeting
The Eighth District of the Ohio Medical Association will hold its annual meeting at the Rocky Glenn Sanatorium in McConnellville on Thursday June 23. A noon assembly, 12 30 luncheon, and talks by Dr D G Ralston H A Phillips Dr H M Platter and others are planned plus vaudeville entertainment and lectures on medical topics.
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Ohio Medical Association
Rocky Glenn Sanatorium
McConnellville
D. G. Ralston
H. A. Phillips
Rocky Glenn
Warcome
H. M. Platter
Ohio State Medical Association
Albert Frost
Ohio State University
E. E. Hamilton
Charles A. Dean
Department of Medicine
Ray W. Kissanne
Department of Cardiology
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Athens
Fiotininec Kemble
Last Minute Message Stops Escaped Convict
Fremont officials halted the release of William B. Bruner after a call from Minot, North Dakota, to hold him as a fugitive. Bruner, 42, escaped from a 1916 prison break and had been a fugitive since Toledo arrest on a non support charge by his former wife.
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Helen Bruner Hoffman
Government may seek US probe into Violet Sharpe death
London June 20 The government will consider asking the United States to investigate the causes of Violet Sharpe’s death by suicide in Englewood New Jersey. Oliver Stanley undersecretary of the Home Office disclosed this in a House of Commons question session.
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London
United States
Violet Sharpe
Englewood
N. J
Oliver Stanley
Home Office
House of Conmeons
Amelia Earhart Back in New York Greeted by Crowds
Amelia Earhart Putnam returns from her Atlantic solo flight aboard the liner De France. She is met by Mayor James J. Walker and a crowd waved with ticker tape as she walks Broad Street to City Hall. She plans a Bryant Park reception and a visit to Washington for the National Geographic Society aeronautic medal.
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New York
U.P
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Lie de France
Riverside
Miss Earhart
James J. Walker
Londonderry
Ireland
Broadway
Walker
City Hall
Bryant Park
Washington
National Geographic Society
Engineer Urges Caution In U S Foreign Construction Aid
Dr Charles Edward Skinner president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers urged rigid investigation and administration of foreign construction projects financed by American capital. He blamed mounting government costs and urged fact finding methods to provide data for economists and policy makers. Skinner will be succeeded Aug 1 by Harry Prescott Charlesworth of Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Cleveland
Skinner
Westinghouse
Institute
Harry Prescott Charlesworth
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
Engineers and agriculturists meet at Ohio State in 26th ASAE session
Columbus June 20 The 26th annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers opened at Ohio State University with 200 engineers economists farm leaders and university science experts gathered for opening sessions to devise policy and engineering help for agriculture.
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Columbus
American Society of Agricultural Engocerp
Ohio State University
Hoover rejects warm up for election bid
In a letter from Banta Monica California reader Will comments on Hoover not campaigning for the job. He argues voters distrust promises and predicts low voter turnout as Democrats face tough odds between June and November.
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Banta Monica
Califf
Will
Panhandle Mine Outbreak Injures Several Workers
In Fairmont West Virginia on June 20, a clash at the Monongah mine of Consolidation Coal Company left one miner and one striker in hospitals. State police rounded up 23 strikers and moved them to custody as picketing disrupted operations.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monongah Mt.e
Consolidation Coat Company
Dennis J. Smith
Pilot James Dickson seeks transcontinental speed record
Captain James Dickson and three passengers left Clover Field at 11 45 a m for New York in a bid to set a new cross country speed record. The Roach owned plane carried Arthur M Lowe Hal Roach and William Melniker motion picture executives. The West East solo record is 11 hours 15 minutes by Lieut. James Doolittle.
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Santa Monica
Calif
James Dickson
Cloy«er Field
New York
Dickson
Arthur M. Lowe
Hal Roach
William Melniker
Motion Picture
Roach
Los Angeles
James Doolittle
Pickets Stop Mining Resumption Across Two Mines
Effective picketing halted mining at Dillonvale and Gaylord mines. Four men traveling to the Ohio and Pennsylvania Unionvale shaft were dragged from a car and beaten. About 180 pickets confronted workers along the New Athens road.
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Flushing
Dillonvale
Gaylord
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Unionvale
New Athens
Noahs Days Here Leader Sees Modern Second Coming
Dr Paul Reed of Turlock California, president of the World Christian Fundamentals Association, told a Columbus audience at the group’s weeklong convention that today’s “Antediluvian conditions” signal Christ reigniting. Charles G Trumbull of Philadelphia attacked modernist church trends, asserting they fulfill biblical prophecies of second coming.
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World Christian Fundamentals Association
Columbus
Paul Reod
Turlock
Calif
Charles G. Trumbull
Philadelphia
Paul
Trumbull
Sunday School Times
War Veterans Rally in Lima for 34th En Campment
Thousands of men who fought in the War of 1898 and their wives gather in Lima for the 34th annual Ohio En campment of the United Spanish War Veterans and the women's auxiliary.
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Lima
Ohio
United Spanish War Veterans
Women’s Auxiliary
Beautiful Hocking Just a Memory
The Hocking River remains at a low level as mineral water from upper valley mines turns the water yellow. Oldest observers say conditions are worse than ever and fisheries may be extinct. Pollution could take years to halt before fishing returns.
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Hocking
Hocking River
Riot at Millfield Mine Sparks Near Clash and Injuries
A Millfield mine riot left Mrs. Pete Cole wounded by bullets along a road near the No. 6 Mine as National Guard patrols moved in. Company workers and pickets clashed near Route 18 with bricks and stones hurled at camp cars, two injuries reported, explosions occurred, and a mass meeting was called by the Miners’ Scale Committee.
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By Creek Coal Company
National Guard
Mobiles
Pete Cole
Sega
Herbert P Sunday Creek Company
Dional Guard
Su Creek
Wayne Wingett
Automo
Cole
Sam Brookins
Parker Y Grimes
Pete McKinley
Oral Daugherty
Corning
Chauncey
Enginerman Theisen
Chai Miners’ Scale Committee
Theisen
William B. Morris
Scale Committee
Lick Run Campu
Beatty
Athens
Ter
Bia
Trimble
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