War Strike Sparks Citywide Labor Action
New York City faces a massive building workers strike led by the Building Service Employers Union. The "Big Push" targets Grand Central area and aims to 4,000 buildings with 25,000 workers, seeking an end to substandard conditions and abuses.
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Grand Central
Providence
R. I
Boston
Edward F. McGrady
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Max Aron
Charteroi
NEW York
James J. Bambrick
Building Service Employes
Grand Central Area
Hts
Brooklyn
Queens
William D. Rawlins
Realty Advisory Board On Labor Relations
Firm Pays Hauling Bill Seals Truck Mystery
Cincinnati report says Ray Ludwick a 38 year old truck driver agreed to return a truck loaded with $10 000 worth of merchandise after a Pittsburgh firm paid his hauling bill. Ludwick had hidden the truck because he did not receive the fee.
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Cincinnati
Ray Ludwick
Pittsburgh
Ludwick
About-Face in Stock Market Slashes Gains
In New York a sudden turn in the market during the second hour erased gains, sending shares down to under one dollar and pushing many issues into a loss. American Telephone Allied Chemical Union Pacific and Douglas Aircraft were among the hardest hit as profit taking reversed early strength.
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New York
American Telephone
Allied Chemi
Union Pacific
Douglas Abratt
In Praise of Irish Turkey at Cornell Fragrance Guarded Cabbages
A humorous note extols odorless cabbages at Cornell University to avoid seed mix ups with scentier relatives. It contrasts aroma with appetite and advertises a classified rental listing for a furnished apartment at 116 Lancaster Street with private entrance, bath, garage, and electricity.
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Cornell University
Lancaster St
Senators Ready Trial On 2 Percent Charge
Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of Florida faces a trial by the U S Senate on charges voted by the House of Representatives alleging misconduct misbehavior and high crimes and misdemeanors.
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U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Goodyear Head Urges End to Strike at Akron Plant
P W Litchfield president of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co urged strikers to return to work and let differences be settled later. Over 14 000 Goodyear workers have been idle for more than three weeks as the walkout continues. John H president of the Goodyear Local United Rubber Workers said secret negotiations were outlined at a mass meeting but no action was taken. Litchfield called for reopening of blockade properties and resume operations immediately citing broader implications.
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Akron
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
Litghfield
John H
United Rubber Workers Union
Litchfield
Many Not Eligible for Direct Aid in Athens County
County relief chief C. E. Green reports at least 40 percent of direct relief applicants in Athens County are ineligible. February saw 73 of 130 investigated applications rejected for ineligibility while 56 were accepted from 219 total. The February aid cost about 36,000 aiding 560 families. Tax collector Harry Busey predicts a 30 percent rise in income tax revenues over last year.
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Athens County
C. E. Green
Green
Relief Office
Landon Campaign Beats Gears Up At Early Primary
The article details Governor Landon's national push with John D. Hamilton as field marshal and a $1 million fundraising goal via participation certificates. It notes New Hampshire's first statewide primary for delegates, intra party clashes, and regional primaries involving Roosevelt and Talmadge, plus LaFollette's comment favoring Roosevelt over Hoover.
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Leonard B. Shubert
Washington
Alt M. Landon
John D. M. Hamilton
New Hampshire
Henry P Fietcher
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Hamilton
Fletcher
London
Kansas
Landon
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Barrow County
Seminole County
Talmadge
Pennsylvania
Henry Breckinridge
FDR
Frank Knox
Chicago
Heheeter
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Murray City To Vote On Three Mill Levy
Murray City electors will vote on a special three mill levy outside the ten mill limit for operating expenses at the May 12 primary. The village council adopted the required resolution and filed it with the Hocking County Election Board. The issue previously failed to reach the 65 percent threshold last November.
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Logan
Murray City
Hocking County Election Board
Bandits Raid Swank Florida Country Club Heist
Five bandits raided the Hollywood Country Club, a swank Hollywood night resort in Florida, fleeing with between 17 000 and 18 000 dollars. No guests were present at the time.
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Bandits
Swank
Florida Country Club
Hollywood
Fila
Father Kills Small Son in Cowboy Game
Police say 6 year old Richard Malafa was accidentally shot and killed by his father Joseph 50 during a cowboy game. The pistol he bought for the play gun discharged while he examined it piercing the child’s chest.
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Cleveland
Police
Richard Malafa
Joseph
Dayton hotel man John P. Breen dies at 76
John P. Breen a prominent Dayton hotel operator and former president of the Ohio Hotel Association in 1904 died last night at age 76. He was widely known in the hotel business and served in leadership roles within the association.
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Dayton
John P. Breen
Ohio Hotel Association
Japan Divided by Civilian and Militarist Factions
Ohio University speaker Grover Clark discussed Japan's background and the enduring role of the military in Japanese history. He explained how civilians and militarists now clash over Japan's future, noting the long influence of soldiers in shaping national policy.
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Japan
Grover Clark
Ohio University Con
Memorial Auditorium
China
Clark
Nudist Queen-Elect Flies Cross-Country In Nude Plan
Miss Florence Cubitt left Chicago with clothes on and vowed to land nude in Newark. Airline officials warn she will be restrained if she attempts to disrobe on their property.
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Chicago
Florence Cubitt
Newark
N. J
Consitt
San Diego
Calif
West Coast
New York
Miss Cubitt
Girl Dies From Razor Wounds in Avella Slaying
In Washington County, Grace Ellen Gillespie died from razor wounds after a man seen fleeing, James McGinnis, 47, was sought for questioning. Detectives pursued the suspect as a fogged scene from the Avella home emerged with the girl’s mother recalling McGinnis accompanying her prior to the attack.
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Washington
Grace Ellen Gillespie
S. J. Powell
W. B. McBride
James McGinnis
Avella
Charles Frym
Nace
McGinnis
Grace Filen
Four Arrested By Ohio Patrol For Drunk Driving
Four men were charged with driving while intoxicated after arrests by State Highway Patrolmen J B Grogan and J L Richardson of the Athens Sub Station Delbert Hell Gore was arrested at Oroville Hocking County after a head on collision with J C Weaver New Straitaville Heit jailed in Hocking County awaiting arraignment Carl Turner McCuneville arrested at McCuneville Patrolman Richardson arrested two Marietta men Charley Binegar and Myron Hendershot at Chesterhill They were fined 100 and costs each sentenced to days in jail and lost driving rights for six months Binegar’s jail sentence suspended on payment. Hendershot jailed for inability to pay
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J. B. Grogan
J. L. Richardson
Athens
Delbert Hell
Gore
Grogan
Oroville
Hocking County
J. C. Weaver
New Straitaville
Heit
B. Whitehart
Carl Turner
McCuneville
Richardson
Marietta
Chesterhill
Charley Binegar
Myron Hendershot
Er. N. Williams
Costa
Binegar
Vessel Aground To Save Crew Of 22 At Port Orford
Capt Victor Jacobsen said he deliberately ran the steamer Phyllis aground five miles south of Port Orford to save a crew of 22 after a leak was discovered. The 1,266 ton W. R. Chamberlin Line freighter struck a rock strewn beach as engines pushed full ahead and lifeboats carried the men to safety, rescued about an hour later by Coast Guardsmen.
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Port Orford
Ore
Victor Jacobsen
Phyllis
W. R. Chamberlin Line
Here
District 8 Leads in Legion Membership Drive
A Columbus report shows District 8 in second place with 93.4 percent of its quota enrolled as of March 6. Membership stood at 2,247, compared with 2,181 the previous year, on a target of 2,406 for 1936.
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Logan
Department Office of the American Legion
Columbus
District Fight
B. A. Hall
Committee Accepts Roosevelt Tax Plan In House Leaders Race
The Democratic majority of the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed President Roosevelts corporate tax revision with conditions to protect reserves for lean years. A sub committee will draft the bill and explore cushion reserves and graduated tax scales for surplus profits.
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Washington
Rosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Ohio University Chemistry Professor Announces Retirement
Dr William B Bentley long serving chemistry professor at Ohio University will retire July 1 after 45 years on the faculty. He joined in 1900 alongside Dean B W Chubb who also plans to retire. Bentley previously taught at the University of Arkansas for nine years and earned degrees at Harvard.
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William B. Bentley
Ohio University
Bentley
B. W. Chubb
University of Arkansas
Maple Valley
N. Y
Phillips Academy
Andover
Harvard University
Dean Chubb
Tausch
Dean
Mercer
Herman G. James
Erratic Storm Wrecks Miami Carnival Show
A sudden wind and rain storm hit Miami causing a carnival show disruption. About 30 people were cut or bruised as winds reached 43 miles per hour in a five minute blast.
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Miami
Fia
Wife Seeks Divorce for Desertion in Athens County
Blanche Kinney sues Carlow Kinney in Athens County Common Pleas Court claiming desertion after a brief marriage. The suit filed today notes Mrs Kinney is underage and requests restoration of her maiden name.
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Blanche Kinney
Carlow Kinney
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Emma Miller
Kinney
Kinneys
Athens
Davey Seeks Court Approval of Guffey Bill
Gov. Martin L. Davey directed John M. Carew to draft a brief for the U S Supreme Court seeking to uphold the constitutionality of the Guffey Coal Bill, aimed at creating a "Little NRA" for the coal industry. New Mexico and Indiana have filed similar briefs.
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Columbus
John Owens
United Mine Workers Executive
Martin 1
Davey
John M. Carew
U. S Supreme Court
New Mexico
Indiana
Man on Relief Slashes Social Service Worker
Steubenville report says Raymond Holland, 32, relief client and former convict, faced charges of cutting with intent to kill. Assistant Prosecutor Harry Chalfant stated Holland admitted slashing Miss Cora M. Floyd, social service union secretary, claiming the union failed to care for his mother who died Saturday. Hospital attendants listed Floyd in satisfactory condition.
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Steubenvilale
Raymond Holland
Harry Chalfant
Holland
Cora M. Floyd
Social Service Union
Misa Floyd
Hold Youth For Murder
Dorothy Fee Reedy was found murdered near a golf course. Ronald Parsons, a 24 year old chemical worker, confessed to a fight with Reedy during a midnight ride but claimed memory gaps due to intoxication. Parsons faces a murder charge and a hearing is planned. Clarence Reedy, 43, is being questioned and later released.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ronald Parsons
Dorothy Fee Reedy
Finley Cook
Parsons
Clarence Reedy
Reedy
Athens Men Buy Land at Sheriff’s Sale
Ernest Haines of Athens bought the first two tracts for 49 dollars and Carl K. Clifford of Athens bought the third tract for 67 dollars at the sheriff's sale in the Lyons partition suit. The land on The Plain was offered for a second time on courthouse steps after no bids at the first sale. The minimum prices were set at 4, 36, and a not less than amount for the third tract.
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Ernest Haines
Athens
Carl K. Clifford
William Co. Lyons
Harry Lyons
Athens County
Plaina
Painesville Residents Seek $70,000 in Delinquent Taxes
In a bid to keep schools open, 14 Painesville Township residents collect $70,000 in delinquent taxes owed by 325 residents. The effort targets unpaid taxes to fund local schools and public services.
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Painesville
Painesville Township
Tenants Found In Old Law Building Fire Scene
Police extinguished a fire on the third floor of New Orleans old Criminal Courts Building. They found Irving Young, a printer, and his wife living as tenants in a court room for 18 months. Cause of the fire and next steps for the tenants are undetermined.
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New Orleans
Criminal Courts
Irving Young
Miners Group To Meet Over Salem Hollow Mine Report
Miners at Local 1351 Murray City plan 1:30 PM Wednesday at the Oddfellows Building to hear findings from the committee sent to contact state and county officials. The Salem Hollow Mine shutdown by James Berry caused 168 workers to lose jobs and prompted talks with Dr Carl Watson and Judge Wildemuth in Columbus.
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Jack Lanning
George Reynolds
Matt Beard
John Lambert
Columbus
Carl Watson
Ohio
Wildermuth
Logan
Fine Three Men on Intoxication Charge
Magistrate T. R. Bennett fined two men for intoxication and Mayor Len B. McCune fined another for the same offense Monday. Kenneth Legoulion and Alva Baker, Coolville, were fined $5 and costs each by Magistrate Bennett after charges were filed by Marshal R. & Henderson of Coolville. They arranged to pay and were released. Cariog Same, Willow Creek, was fined $5 and costs by Mayor McCune after arrest by Police Chief Be, Finsterward, Capt. Charlies Maple, and Night Officer Leslie Bradfield.
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T. R. Bennett
Len B. McCune
Kenneth Legoulion
Alva Baker
Coolville
Costes
Bennett
Marshal R. & Henderson
Cariog Same
Willow Creek
Costa
McCune
Be, &. Finsterward
Charlies Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Boggs Child Dies of Pneumonia at Home Near Lottridge
Eilis L. Boggs aged 3 died Sunday morning at his parents’ home near Lottridge from pneumonia. He leaves four brothers and two sisters. grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Citton Coolville and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Boggs. Funeral by Rev. B. E. Williams at Coolville Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 PM.
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Bilis L. Boggs
Carson Boggs
Aduth
Lottridge
Asiater
Leroy Boggs
Rioting in Spain and scattered incidents reported
Madrid reports post election violence raising death toll near fifty and an attack on a German consulate. In Eritrea fascist troops conduct wartime maneuvers after peaceful celebrations. Ohio youths escape juvenile court auto theft sentences. a jail escape in Cleveland. A British MP urges peace proposals in Parliament. Canton imposes penalties on stations selling to intoxicated drivers.
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Madrid
Spain
Premier Sarraut Warns Europe Pace at Stake in Locarno Row
Paris protests Britain refused France immediate aid to oust German troops from the Rhine region. Premier Sarraut urges the Chamber to defend international law and peace, saying Europe’s future rests on the strength of right against might. Locarno signatories convene to weigh Hitler's offers before Geneva talks.
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Sarraut
Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Rhineland
League of Nations
Pierre-Ftienne Flandin
Locarno
Albert Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Clais
Anthony Fiden
Hitler
Geneva
League of Nation
German gratification over British attitude on Rhine march
Berlin announced satisfaction with Britain's stance on the German Rhine march and the proposed treaty changes following the Locarno Pact violation. Foreign Office spokesmen said Prime Minister Baldwin and Foreign Secretary Eden showed willingness to study Germany's proposals after Monday's House of Commons debate.
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Berlin
Third Reich
Great Britain
Rhine
Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Kaiser's Regiments Marching Again
In Strasbourg and surrounding frontier areas crowds gather as rumors spread that revived Kaiser Wilhelm regiments are marching in the Rhineland. France braces with Maginot Line troops and anti aircraft guns while reports say a Nazi plane briefly crossed over Thionville spurring heightened tension at Metz.
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Strasbourg
France
Kaiser Wilhelm
Rhineland
Maginot
Belgium
Switzerland
Alsace
Adolf Hitler
Thionville
Ita
Metz
Hearings Set On Two Vinton County Road Additions
Hearings on adding the Zaleski Nelsonville road and the Bolins Mill North road to the state highway system will be held at the Vinton County Courthouse. The Zaleski Nelsonville route runs 21 miles from Zaleski through Vinton and Hecking Counties to Nelsonville via Route 31. The Bolins Mill North route runs five miles from Knox Township to Route 256 in Athens County. Funeral services were arranged today for David Poa, killed Monday when a tree he cut down fell on him.
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Vinton County
John Jaster
Nelsonville
Zaleski
Vinton
Hecking
Knox Township
Athens County
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W. J. Palmer
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