Tax Revision Bill Faces First Major House Test
The House swiftly defeated a Republican attempt to replace the undistributed profits tax with graduated rates on corporations earning over 25 thousand dollars. Democratic leaders warned about primary and election politics as Rep. John W. McCormack urged Democrats to consider consequences. Byron B. Harlan warned against amplifying opposition, while Allen T. Treadway’s amendment predicting an $81 million revenue loss was shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. McCormack
Mass
Pat Boland
House
McCormack
Byron B. Harlan
Ohio
Allen T. Treadway
Ways and Means Committee
Treadway
Fred M. Vinson
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Laughs After Killing Babies On Long Island Woman Smothers Two Children
Margaret Thomsen aged 25 in Piverhead smothered her two babies Kathleen and Harry Jr in a two room home near Babylon. Her husband Harry, and the 5 month old boy were in the residence when she killed Kathleen first then Harry Jr using her left hand because her right was paralyzed. Police were alerted by a telephone call.
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Piverhead
N. Y
Margaret Thomsen
Hemsley Told To Quit Camp
Oscar Vitt, manager of the Cleveland Indians, ordered Rollie Hemsley to leave the training camp and return home to Dixon, Missouri. The move followed reports that Hemsley violated training rules for the third time in ten days and was involved in a fight after a drinking session. Hemsley had been acquired by Cleveland in a trade involving Billy Sullivan, Roy Hughes, and Ed Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Rollie Hemsley
Tribe
Dixon
Vitt
Hemsley
Indians
Billy Sullivan
Roy Hughes
Ed Cole
Meigs County
Ohio
Probe into Black Legion activity in Michigan
State authorities intensified an inquiry into charges that the Black Legion was operating again across Michigan. A one man grand jury in Mt Clemens will probe reports that Ray Ernst of Jackson, a former Black Legion official, led an organization called the Patriotic Legion of America headquartered in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Black Legion
Michigan
Mt. Clemens
Ray Ernst
O Jackson
Patriotic Legion of America
Lansing
Jury Selection Begins in Grafton Slaying Case
Edward Hensley, 22, stands trial for first degree murder in the October 18 killing of Ramona Louise Hornbeck, 19, with jury selection underway in Elyria.
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Elyria
Edward Hensley
Ramona Louise Hornbeck
Grafton
Hersholt Begins 26th Year as Movie Star
Hollywood report notes Jean Hersholt marks his 26th year as a film star. He credits a Copenhagen tailor and simple routine for longevity in a turbulent industry. He says he arrives on time, trusts directors, and avoids trouble.
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Hersholt
Hollywood
Copenhagen
Jean Hersholt
Sparks Fired After Governor Orders Position Abolished
Harry A. Sparks, state highway department engineer, was removed from his post as highway director John Jaster Jr abolished Sparks position per Gov. Davey directive citing reduced work. Sparks, under civil service protection, cannot appeal the abolition as Sen. Metcalf accuses Jaster of acting as the governor s pawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jaster, Jr
Martin L. Davey
Sparks
Civil Service Commission
Jaster
Harry Sparks
Senator condemns governor after resignations amid probe
Senator Metcalf said officials have resigned rather than bow to a governor aiming to punish truth tellers. The Franklin County Ministerial Association backed reopening the Senate committee investigation and condemned the governor’s order to abolish Sparks' position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metcalf
Franklin County Ministerial Association
Senate Committee
Sparks
Choir Beauty Found Slain in Grand Rapids Office
Minna Dekker a 19 year old choir singer from Grand Rapids Michigan was found beaten to death shortly after last being seen alive in the office where she worked police reported the killing occurred just minutes after she was seen leaving the office authorities said no suspect had been named and the motive remained unclear
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Minna Dekker
Grand Rapids, Mich
Estimated 600 Died as Baleares Sunk in Battle
The Boreas crew estimated nearly 600 Spanish Nationalists died when the insurgent Baleares cruiser was torpedoed off the Spanish coast. The admiral, captain, and principal officers were said to have perished. Rescue efforts halted as Loyalist planes dropped bombs between the Boreas and Baleares, which lay 30 yards apart. Three torpedoes were believed to have struck the Baleares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
U.P
Boreas
Baleares
Indalecio Prieto
Warden Bars Anna's Visitor in Ohio Penitentiary
Andrew Gunther 41 of Chicago sought to see Anna Marie Hahn, condemned for a Cincinnati poison murder, but Warden James C Woodard blocked the visit citing suspicious motive. Gunther claimed Hahn posed as Anna Baumann and swindled him out of 1500 dollars after traveling from Chicago. The warden suggested a Chicago paper may have sent a reporter for an interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
V.P
Andrew Gunther
Chicago
Anna Marie Hahn
Ohio
Cincinnati
James C. Woodard
Gunther
Hahn
Warden Woodard
Legal Papers in Purse Win State Compensation
Miss Catherine Adams of Wellsville qualified for participation in state industrial commission funds after an automobile accident. A Columbiana County jury ruled she carried several legal documents in her purse when the collision occurred while returning home from Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
U.P
Catherine Adams
Wellsville
State Industrial Commission
Columbiana County Common Pleas Court
New Hampshire Witch Cleared in Historic Exoneration
In Hampton citizens gathered in the old town meeting house to exonerate Eunice Cole Goody Cole New Hampshire s only witch 282 years after her 1656 flogging and life sentence for witchcraft The meeting seeks to place the town on record that she was unjustly accused and restore her citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
N. H
New Hampshire
Eunice (Goody) Cole
Goody
Davey Defends Action Ending Senate Probe
Gov. Martin L. Davey in a 15 minute radio address defends Ohio Liquor Department against graft charges and says the senate inquiry was stopped with justice. He commends the department and discredits prior management including Col. John A. Hughes during the White administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
A.P
Senate
Martin L. Davey
Liquor Department
Columbus
Col
John A. Hughes
U. S. Marine
Battle over naming of trust-buster Arnold
Washington predicted a stiff fight in committee and on the Senate floor over Prof Thurman W Arnold of Yale to head the Anti Trust Division, succeeding Robert H Jackson. The nomination goes to Judiciary Committee. Sen William H King urged scrutiny of Arnold’s background amid charges of socialist taint and power aims. King and three Republicans opposed Jackson’s confirmation last week.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Thurman
W. Arnold
Yale
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Judiciary Committee
Jackson
William H. King
Utah
Arnold
King
Levine Seeks Contact With Kidnappers Over Missing Son
New Rochelle New York attorney Murray Levine pressed for a chance to reestablish contact with the kidnapers of his 12 year old son Peter who vanished 11 days ago on his way home from school. Levine left his 14 room house with two men in a dark sedan and drove away hastily. He refused to discuss the events when questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
U.R
Murray Levine
Peter
Levine
Hocking Indian Fighter Isaac Ijams Succumbs
Logan reports the death of Judge Isaac C. Ijams age 97 in California. A former Hocking County resident born in 1840 he rode west in a covered wagon at 20 and fought in multiple Indian battles. He was a surveyor who helped build San Diego Fort Douglas Salt Lake City and helped found Boise Idaho.
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Logan
Isaac C. Ijams
California
Hocking County
Judge Ijams
San Diego
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Boise
Idaho
Parade Campaign in Texas to Stamp Out Mother in Law Jokes
AMARILLO TEXAS UP The Panhandle region launches a mass effort to honor mothers in law with a parade and 500 mothers in law riding on a float. Led by Gene Howe publisher of The Amarillo Globe News this campaign pulls in 50 000 visitors to Amarillo for a Mother In Law Day celebration. Franklin D Roosevelt's mother in law attends as a notable participant in the Southwest event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Tex
U.P
Panhandle
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Southwest
Gene Howe
Amarillo Globe-News
Ed Howe
Howe
Unreported Tourists Face Flood Relief Officials
Los Angeles dispatch reports relief agencies wrestling with missing eastern tourists after last week's flood. Hundreds of inquiries from families, with many campers lost in West Riverside camps and along Mission Boulevard. Debris and mud hinder searches as several Minnesotans remain missing and cases remain unresolved.
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Los Angeles
U.P
California
West Riverside
Santa Ana
Philip Evenson
Holland
White
Mission Boulevard
Comptroller General challenges TVA expenditures and board rift
The comptroller general's office disputes TVA expenditures totaling about 4.75 million dollars over three years including 2.01 million for 1934 35 and 36. TVA replies before formal reporting. Senate calls for FTC inquiry as internal fights threaten dam projects and funding.
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Comptroller General’s Office
TVA
Washington
U.P
Tennessee Valley Authority
Comptroller General
Comptroller General Accountants
Congress
Board of “Directors
Federal Trade Commission
George W. Norris
Ind
Neb
End Predicted In Wage Fight
Washington U P reports a wage and hour bill may pass this session with AFL leader William Green signaling no objection to a compromise. An escalator plan would start at 30 cents per hour and 44 hours per week, improving over three years toward 40 cents and 40 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
A. F. of L
Soviet Leaders Admit Killing of Maxim Gorky
In Moscow authorities disclosed that two leading physicians and the former head of the Secret Police testified they killed Maxim Gorky as part of a plot against the government. Prof Lev Levin Dr Ignati Kazakov and Henry Yacoda were among 21 defendants in a mass trial of oppositionists.
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Moscow
U.P
Secret Police
Soviet Union
Maxim Gorky
Lev G. Levin
Kremlin
Ignati N. Kazakov
Henry Grigorievich Yacoda
Gun Battle Ends Plan To Kill Cuban Leader
Havana U P reports a plot to assassinate Col. Fulgencio Batista was revealed as four alleged participants were killed in a gun fight with troops across the bay from Havana. The disclosure follows wartime tension over Cuba's leadership and security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
U.P
Col
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Hospital strike probed Urbana by county officials
Champaign County Commissioners opened an inquiry into grievances presented by seven county hospital nurses who have been on strike for more than a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Champaign
Exchange Suspends Firm For Insolvency On Wall Street
The firm of Richard Whitney and Co. a long regarded influential brokerage house on Wall Street was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange today due to insolvency circumstances.
Union Leaders Sentenced In Extortion Racketeering
In Cleveland Ohio two union leaders McGee head of Laborers District Council and Campbell president of Painters District Council were convicted of labor racketeering and extortion and sentenced to one to five years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge Alva R Corlett. They were found guilty of demanding and taking 1200 dollars from Vernon Stouffer to permit a May 1937 restaurant opening. The judge praised the jury and denounced the defendants as thugs saying their actions harmed organized labor. They remained red faced and silent after sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Alva R. Corlett
Ohio
John E. McGee
Laborers’ District Council
Don A. Campbell
Painters’ District Council
Glaziers’ and
Art Glass Workers
Corlett
Farley Reveals New Postage Stamp Series
Postmaster General James A. Farley announces the first complete revision since 1922 23 in regular postage stamps. The new series will honor presidents in chronological order with Benjamin Franklin on the half cent stamp, George Washington on the one cent stamp, and Martha Washington on the 1.5 cent stamp.
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Washington
U.P
James A. Farley
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Martha Washington
Middleport Flood Projectlisted for Roosevelt aid
Middleport in Meigs County Ohio would gain flood protection at an estimated cost of 2 107 000 with protected property valued at 3 571 000. Ohio Valley lawmakers urged priority for a broad flood control bill during the current congressional session. Other requested projects include Portsmouth 4 000 000 Huntington Westmoreland 3 500 000 Parkersburg business 2 300 000 Huntington Guyandotte 2 535 000 New Boston 2 144 000 Cincinnati 7 346 000.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Middleport
Meigs County
Ohio Valley
Portsmouth
Huntington
Westmoreland
Parkersburg
Guyandotte
New Boston
Cincinnati
Terrier Aids Collie Found After Two Weeks Missing
URBANA UP Wimpie a collie owned by John Maddox of near Mechanicsburg was missing for two weeks before being found entangled in a fence. A fox terrier belonging to neighbor Charles Fraley had been carrying food to Wimpie, revealing the rescue and unusual help from a small animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Wimpie
John Maddox
Mechanicsburg
Charles Fraley
Posse on Trail Seeks Naked Man Terrorizing Oklahoma Town
In Stigler Oklahoma Sheriff Powell led a posse through woods near town to find a naked man who seized a seven year old girl on her way home from school and attempted to assault her. Bloodhounds from McAlester state prison aided by armed farmers joined the search amid days of reports of a naked man living in the woods. A farm woman originally reported seeing the man slinking through a thicket.
Donovan Improves in Hospital After Illness
Hospital attendants reported improvement today in the condition of Senator Bernard Donovan of Toledo, a member of the graft investigating committee, who had been seriously ill.
Robber shoots cigar salesman in Akron hold up
A masked man robbed George Mansour a 36 year old cigar salesman of 740 dollars Monday night and then shot him in the back. The incident occurred during the robbery at his location. Mansour is hospitalized with injuries described as non life threatening. Authorities are investigating the motive and seeking the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
George Mansour
Paralyzed Girl Risks Death for 50-50 Gain
Sylvia Davis a 20 year old girl born with spastic paralysis undergoes a risky spinal operation that could kill her yet may restore partial use of arms and legs. She has learned to write and paint using her mouth and tongue and urges her mother to consent despite grave danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sylvia Eugenia Davis
Carlos C. Davis
Sylvia
Willy
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Big Tujunga Canyon
Ohanna Aasen
Agda Phillips
Excelsior
Minn
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Norris
Arthur E. Morgan
Gilbertsville
Morgan
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David E. Lilienthal
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