Embezzlement Charge Filed Against C E Fisher in Athens Case
A charge of embezzlement was filed today in Common Pleas Court against Charles E. Fisher doing business as C E Fisher & Co handling $3128.45 from Harold J. Rose says. A petition for a receiver for the company was entered by F E Dowler with a hearing set for Friday. Prosecutor Rose and state examiners continued reviewing Fisher Co records with several locals interviewed yesterday.
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Charles E. Fisher
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Harold J. Rose
Fisher
Zanesville
Rose
A. M. Thomas
Glouster
T. R. Bennett
Thomas
C. E. Fisher & Co
F. E. Dowler
Nelsonville
O. F. Rowland
John W. Bolin
Dowler
Oscar L. Fleckner
Securities Division
Dney Bell
Presutor Rose
Fisher Comny
Mattie Ralph
Murray City
Frank Melligan
Francis Nolan
George K. Iles
Logan
Cranz W. Brown
Walter M. Clark
Bricker backs prison expansion in Ohio budget plan
Governor Bricker said there is desperate need for more prison facilities and that a penal building program might be funded in the forthcoming biennial budget. He aligned with Amline on crowding at Ohio Penitentiary and favored expanding the London Prison Farm with a new wing if funds allow, noting power plant readiness and possible federal public works support.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio Penitentiary
William F. Amline
London
London Prison Farm
Amline
Bricker
Probe of Tax Strike Urged in Muskingum district
In Columbus the Senate Joint Resolution to probe causes and remedies of the tax strike in the Muskingum Conservancy District was recommended for passage by the House Finance Committee. The measure had been approved by the House Conservation Committee but reduced its appropriation from 1500 to 1. The resolution may not reach the House for a vote before next week unless rules are suspended.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate
Muskingum Conservancy District
House
Finance Committee
House Conservation Committee
Justice Questions Right To Tax U. S. Emploes
Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter said a serious question exists about Congress power to allow states to tax federal employes salaries. He noted that if constitutional immunity of federal salaries from state taxation is correct, Congress might lack authority to waive that immunity without an amendment.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Congress
Pope Pius XII May Elevate Monsignor Donahue
A reliable source said a future consistory could promote Monsignor Stephen J. Donahue administrator of the New York archdiocese to the College of Cardinals. The report ties the Cardinal plans to Vatican events in Rome.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius XII
Stephen J. Donahue
Archdiocese of New York
College of Cardinals
Hopkins Sees Big Rise in U S Income This Year
Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins announced plans to implement a government business cooperation program. He forecast national income would rise by 6 to 8 billion dollars in 1939, citing tax tweaks rail aid utility settlements and labor peace as key factors. He rejected claims of political motives behind recovery efforts.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Des Moines
Hopkins
Vote Today on Revision Bill
The House planned to vote today on the administration’s government reorganization bill with Democratic leaders confident of passage. Expectation was for a party line vote as Republicans push a Byrd substitute seen as a spite measure to embarrass the administration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Everett M. Dirksen
Byrd
Riot by War Nurse Speech Injures Ten in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles police reserves halted a riot outside a hall hosting war nurse Aileen O'Brien linked to Franco's Nationalist armies. About 250 Loyalist sympathizers and Loyola High School student ushers clashed, injuring at least ten and exposing crowds to tear gas as 75 officers responded.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Aileen O’brien
Francisco Franco
Spain
Loyola High School
Resignation of Ohio PTA Secretary Retraction
Mrs. Ethel Simon of Columbus resigned as state secretary of the Parent Teacher Association and will become field secretary for the Ohio Society for Crippled Children.
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Columbus
U.P
Ethel Simon
Parent- Teacher Association
Simon
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
Ripper Bill Faces Stiff Fight In Ohio House
In Columbus the plan to remove high ranking Ohio National Guard leaders faces strong opposition though Governor Bricker backs it. Lawmakers warn a floor fight may erupt as the Fleckner Bill to end tenure for Adjutant Gen. Emil Marx and aides prompts debate over political repercussions.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Bricker
J. H. McGregor
Coshoeton
House
Fleckner
Emil F. Marx
St. Marys
House Military Affairs Committee
Marx
Loucks Brown
Kenton
John Blount
Hillsboro
Martin L. Davey
War Department
Joint Committee On Relief
Lawrence Kane
Hamilton
Joint Relief Committee
Whittemore
Senate
Ohio
Thomas F. McElroy
Putnam
Coal Boards Fund Reduced by House Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee reported a 1940 Interior Department funding bill totaling 160,578,905 dollars, cutting 6,254,188 from Roosevelt requests but still 14,851,991 above the current year. It provides 2,900,000 for the National Bituminous Coal Commission, a 600,000 cut, and trims 15,000 from the commission’s Consumers' Counsel fund from 285,000.
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Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Rosevelt
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Commission
Consumers’ Counsel Fund
Spring in the Air Shifts Athens Weather Outlook
Bright warm air moved into Athens on Wednesday with temperatures rising to the forties after a low of 25 last night. The Hocking River fell from a crest of 13.68 feet Monday to 5.75 feet this morning as forecasts call for cloudy skies and possible rain Thursday.
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Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Spanish Duke Alba Named First Ambassador to London
Great Britain confirms the appointment of the Duke of Alba as the first ambassador to London for the Spanish Nationalists. Germany and Italy reportedly opposed the move, fearing Spain would fall under British influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Duke of Alba
Germany
Italy
Spain
CIO Plan to Merge All Unions Rejected at Peace Talks
AFL delegates in Washington dismissed the CIO proposal to form an American Congress of Labor embracing all unions as fanciful and not a serious solution. Negotiations continue with a Friday New York meeting planned, while Roosevelt urges realistic talks and peace between AFL and CIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
AFL
Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations Today
American Federation of Labor
American Congress of Labor
New York
ABT
Harry C. Bates
AFL Peace Committee
Daniel J. Tobin
Labor Department
Tobin
Teamster’s
William Green
The
Independent Railroad
Roosevelt
Lewis and
Murray
United Mine Workers Union Policy Committee
Ohio
White House
Green
Frank Morrison
Lewis
New
Labor Congress
Afl-Cio Labor
General Miaja leads Madrid to repel Communist rising
General Jose Miaja in Madrid directs Republican forces to crush a Communist led uprising near the capital after heavy fighting and bombardment. He warns of drastic action against counter revolts as provinces report street fighting and renewed pressure on peace talks with Franco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Miaja
Madrid
Spanish Defense Council
Miaja
Defense Council
Acquidad Real
Francisco Franco
Anti-German Campaign Begun by Polish Party
The National Party, a powerful opposition group, has launched a strong anti-German campaign along the Polish German frontier. It calls for Poland to prepare to oppose alleged German aggression with full force and is seen as the organizer of recent student demonstrations against Germany.
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Warsaw
U.P
National Party
Poland
Germany
Motorists To Use New License Plates Friday
Ohio motorists may begin using their 1939 automobile license tags on Friday. State registrar C. W. Wallace said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
C. W. Wallace
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
WPA Money Nearly Gone May Force Ohio Layoffs After March
About 80 000 WPA workers in Ohio face possible layoffs after March unless Congress approves an extra 150 million dollars in relief funding. Gerry Kane, WPA appropriations director in Ohio, warned the state would run out of funds by end of March without new money, which would cut Ohio’s share to about 15 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
WPA
Ohio
Gerry Kane
Kane
Congress
Board Fails To Help Industry Says Tetlow
Percy Tetlow chairman of the National Bituminous Coal Commission testified before a House subcommittee that the commission, three years old, has produced no benefits for the coal industry and has not equalized employment. He urged regulating all natural fuels to conserve resources and ensure fair competition.
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Washington
U.P
Percy Tetlow
National Bituminous Coal Commission
House
Interior Department
Tetlow
Commission
M. E. Twiss Funeral Arrangements Released
Friends may call at the M. F. Twiss home 261 E State St this evening from seven to ten and at any time Thursday. Funeral services will be held at the home at three o'clock Thursday afternoon.
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M. F.twiss
E. State St
U S Relief Sales Plan Goes Before Grocers
The government's plan to subsidize surplus food purchases by relief clients is finalized for a grocers conference. If approved, it could start in selected cities around April 15. The plan offers cash and orange stamps with blue stamps for surplus foods, aiming to boost purchases by one third and lift living standards.
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Washington
U.P
Food and Grocery Conference Committee
Federal
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Victim's Wife and Neighbor Held on Murder Charges
Mrs. Coletta Schlett and Harold Hastings, residents of Sandusky, were jailed on first degree murder charges in the death of Carl Schlett whose body was found on a rural highway west of Norwalk. Prosecutors say an autopsy found he was deliberately killed. Hastings was questioned over a damaged headlight on his car.
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Norwalk
Coletta Schlett
Harold Hastings
Sandusky
Huron County
Rex Bracy
Grand Jury
Schlett
Hastings
Schletts
J. D. Bradish
Former Pastor Jailed On Bad Check Charge
Harry Dye former Methodist minister was arrested in Logan and jailed in Meigs County on parole violation charges. He allegedly cashed worthless checks in Athens and other places, a pattern that once led to a term in the Ohio Penitentiary after his removal from the ministry. He previously ran a butcher shop in Syracuse.
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Pomeroy
Harry Dye
Meigs County
Logan
Dye
Athens
Ohio
Syracuse
Ar .Nha Inursdhse
U.P
Heredsi E
Unions Call Strike in 13 Washington Hotels
Three AFL unions voted a strike of service workers at 13 Seattle hotels after owners refused a closed shop. The walkout includes bell staff, elevator operators, maids, cooks, waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Bell Boys
Columbus man found dead at Hawk's Nest Country Club
The body of 40-year-old Erwin E. Schreiber of Columbus Ohio was found in the driveway of the Hawk's Nest Country Club 45 miles east of Charleston on Route 60. Authorities say Schreiber apparently took his own life.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Erwin E. Schreiber
Columbus
Hawk's Nest Country Club
Here
U. S. Route 60
Schreiber
Counterfeit Money Passed Among Ohio Penitentiary Inmates
Acting Warden William F. Amrine disclosed an investigation into prison conditions at Ohio Penitentiary revealing the spread of counterfeit money among inmates. The disclosure points to internal handling and possible security gaps within the prison system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
William F. Amrine
Court Refuses Mine Appeals
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to review the appeal of Syracuse Mining, Inc., Stalter and Essex Mining Co., and Lost Run Mining Co. from lower court rulings preventing removal of power equipment from an abandoned Meigs County mine. New Pittsburgh Coal Co. held a lease on Syracuse No. 75 Mine and sought the injunction after the defendants abandoned it in May 1936, noting $14,750 royalties owed and $19,000 equipment value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
New Pittsburgh Co
Ohio Republicans oppose FDR government reorganization bill
Ohio's 15 Republican Congressmen pledged by caucus to oppose the new government reorganization measure. Senator Robert A Taft argued the bill would give President Roosevelt unlimited power to reshuffle agencies and lacks safeguards for congressional review of presidential orders.
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Washington
WUP
Ohio
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Roosevelt
Glouster Miner Killed in Mine Top Collapse
Charles Bickley a 30 year old miner of Hollister was killed when the room top collapsed at Mine No 255 around 4 this morning. His body was taken to C F Wallace and Son Funeral Home as funeral plans await his wife’s return from Cleveland.
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Glouster
Charles Bickley
Hollister
C. F. Wallace & Son Funeral Home
Cleveland
Roosevelt Denies He Will Demand 150 Million Relief
Washington report says President Roosevelt denies plans to push a fresh $150 million unemployment relief appropriation. He told reporters he will not know the needed total until WPA reports arrive and may request any amount from $150 million upward. Congress had considered testing the cut against his request.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
UAW Leader Martin Vows Fight for Recognition
Homer Martin, reelected head of his UAW faction, warned John L. Lewis and CIO that workers seek a clean democratic union or face collapse. He was chosen president by acclamation from delegates representing about 100,000 members and may resume organizing Ford workers outside the union.
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Detroit
U.P
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
CIQ
Lewis
UAW
Martin
Ford Motor Company
Highway Head Abolishes Operating Engineer Job
Columbus Ohio State Highway Director Robert S Beightler announced the abolition of the operating engineer position in the department effective March 15 Harry Flasher of Ashland had held the post since January 1935 after previously serving as assistant division engineer at Ashland Flasher had been with the department since 1924 The decree gave no reason for the abolition.
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Columbus
4U RP
Robert S. Beightler
Harry Flasher
Ashland
Flasher
Beightler
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U. S
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Reinhold Faust
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Virginia Capes
Navy
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Naval Aviation
General Miaja
United Press
M. E. Twiss
FDR
Highway Head
Ohio Supreme Court
Jose M. Carey
Troy
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