Roosevelt Knox Victors In New Hampshire Primary
Nearly complete results show Franklin D Roosevelt and Col Frank Knox winning clear victories in New Hampshire with Roosevelt securing eight convention votes. In Cincinnati Robert Taft attacks civil service growth while Knox gains momentum among Republicans with delegates-at-large and district picks.
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Manchester
N. H
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Government Civil Service
Seven Admitted To Sheltering Arms Hospital
Seven persons were admitted for surgical operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital today and Tuesday. Names include Miss Martha Robinson Athens Eber Cole Long Bottom Mrs Florence Woods New Marsh field Mrs Homer Fridenmaker Athens Glennis Junod Athens and Arthur Anderson Athens. Mrs A G Black Athens admitted for medical care. Jeffie Tewksberry Albany dismissed today. Tuesday dismissals include Mrs W C Foster and son Athens Mrs Benson Cowan and daughter Shade and Thelma Mc Harg Lower Plains.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Martha Robinson
Athens
Eber Cole
Long Bottom
Florence Woods
New Marshfield
Homer Fridenmaker
Glennis Junod
Arthur Anderson
A. G. Black
Jeffie Tewksberry
Albany
W. C. Foster
Benson Cowan
Shade
Thelma McHarg
Lower Plains
Louis Shaw Named to Federal Position
Louis R. Shaw former acting manager of Hotel Berry and auditor for Fred R. Beasley’s automobile agencies has been appointed senior accounting officer of the United States Army Engineers Ohio River Division. He will travel to Cincinnati for a medical exam Sunday and expect to begin duties immediately after passing it.
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Louis R. Shaw
Hotel
Berry
Fred R. Beasley
United States Army Engineers
Ohio River Division
Shaw
Cincinnati
Lindbergh Signs Only Two Words Before Departure
At a dinner party Lindbergh calmed a persistent autograph hunter by writing two words "So long" instead of a signature. The incident led to mortified laughter as the signer realized the note was not a signature but a casual farewell. The Messenger notes autograph end stamps and a classified ad for a gas range sold for $20 with contact Shafer or Dis 506.
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Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
London
T Men Begin Crackdown as Other Cities Trim Fire and Police
In Columbus the secretive T-men launched a second day of traffic violation enforcement after a police force cut approved by voters last week. Meanwhile two other cities reduced police and fire personnel, and a third kept normal operations under a voter mandate from special elections.
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Columbus
Army Major Anchors ROTC Plans at Ohio University
Major M. E. Olmstead of the U S Army arrives in Athens to establish an ROTC unit at Ohio University next September. He and Mrs. Olmstead relocate from Fort Francis E Warren and reside at 306 East State Street. Olmstead will obtain instructions at Fort Hayes Columbus and return by week end. His daughter Jean studies at the University of Utah and may join Athens next fall. Lieut Col Thomas F McNeil, now in Hawaii, will lead the university military staff with Olmstead as a faculty member.
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M. E. Olmstead
United States Army
Athens
Ohio University
Mrs. Olmstead
Fort Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
E. State St
Olmstead
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Cimateads
Jean
University of Utah At
Salt Lake City
Thomas F. McNeil
Hawaii
Jafsie Heads Home as Lindbergh Case Near Limit
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie sails from Panama toward New York and faces renewed questioning on the Lindbergh kidnap case. Governor Hoffman aides signal a police interview once he lands in about a week. Hauptmann faces execution the week of March 30, with a governor imposed reprieve deadline.
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Trenton
N. J
John F. Condon
Panama
William 8. Conklin
Harold G. Hoffman
Condon
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Two Doctors Develop New Ulcer Treatment
Cleveland physicians report a drip treatment for stomach ulcers using aluminum oxide to neutralize stomach acid. They claim relief from pain is almost instantaneous though they cannot promise a permanent cure.
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Cleveland
Scarlet fever outbreak claims first victim in Portsmouth
An outbreak that began in February and spread through Portsmouth hospitals claimed its first life when 20 year old Kathryn Elizabeth Storm, a student nurse, died on Tuesday from scarlet fever.
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Portsmouth
Kathryn Elizabeth Storm
District Stops New WPA Assignments In Five Five District
Ray Noble district supervisor announced district wide order halting new WPA project assignments pending new quotas. A 40000 reduction from WPA rolls on April 1 was disclosed by Dr Carl Watson. Miners from Luhrig face job loss, while work hours shift earlier starting April 1 with no change in daily hours.
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WPA
Ray Noble
Carl Watson
Noble
Luhrig
Columbus
Athens
Candidates File Petitions for Primary in Athens County
The Athens County election office reports a Friday deadline for primary petition filings. Among those submitting today were C. G. Faires for commissioner. W. H. Brown for sheriff. W. M. Brooks for sheriff. Dr. Claude F. Love for coroner. Dr. A. L. Pritchard for coroner. Elza W. Graham for coroner. Roy Goldsberry for sheriff. H. A. Woolley for clerk of courts. Frank Biddle for commissioner. J. W. Wilson for engineer. Fred Woodruff for sheriff. Ruth Burdette for clerk of courts. and James Jones for engineer. The office will stay open until 6:30 p.m. Friday for filing.
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Athens County
C. L. Jordan
Election Board
Charles G. Faires
Glouster
W. H. Brown
Athens
W. M. Brooks
Mechanicsburg
Claude F. Love
A. L. Pritchard
Nelsonville
Elza W. Graham
Roy Goldsberry
H. A. Woolley
Frank Biddle
J. W. Wilson
Fred Woodruff
Ruth Burdette
James Jones
Enforce Reduction of Load Limit for Trucks
State highway patrolmen under orders from Col. Lynn Black continued strict enforcement of an emergency order reducing truck load limits by one fourth. Colonel Black reported 157 arrests to date for violations as highways suffer from warm weather and rapid thaws.
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Columbus
Lynn Black
John J. Jaster, Jr
Black
New Fireless Tobacco Invention Told By McCormick
Dr McCormick announces fireless cigars cigarettes and pipes that smoke without burning. Electric heaters heat nicotine and aromatics to form smoke while keeping tobacco from igniting. Two heater types exist pipe bowls and holder ovens where the whole cigarette or cigar is inserted.
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Howard W
McCormick
Deny Plan To Boycott Roosevelts Visit In Ohio
Democratic women in Cleveland denied rumors of a boycott against Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's lecture in northern Ohio. The First Lady planned to inspect WPA projects after speaking in Toledo. Local party leaders and reports dispute the claim as false and outrageous despite tense underlying politics.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Toledo
Work Progress Administration
Cuyahoga County
Charles West
W. B. Gongwer
Roosevelts
Bernice Pyke
Olive Joy Wright
Roosevelt
Landon Leads Heavily in State Poll in Ohio
The Republican State Committee reported final tabulations from a statewide poll showing Gov. Alf M. Landon leading with 5,392 votes out of 9,507. Borah, Knox, Hoover, Vandenburg, Dickinson and others followed with significantly smaller tallies. Landon held 54.7 percent to Borah's 20.5.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Ed D. Schorr
Landon
William E. Borah
Idaho
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Borah
Earl Beatty Dies at 65 in London Home
Earl Beatty former first lord of the Admiralty and World War hero died at his London residence after a lengthy illness. The Square-jawed admiral, originator of the Beatty Tilt, had attended funerals of King George V and Earl Jellicoe. He retired as admiral of the fleet at age 65 on January 17.
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London
Earl Beatty
Admiralty
George V
Earl Jellicoe
Beatty
Britain
Water Shutdown Planned for Townsend and Grandview Additions
Water will be cut off after 9 o'clock Thursday morning in the Townsend and Grandview Highland additions of East Athens while new lines are connected. Officials said there will be no water in these subdivisions for the remainder of the day.
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Townsend and
Grandview Highland
Athens
Gas Station Attendants Protest City Ordinance
Canton protest erupts as city council enforces a rule banning gasoline sales to drunken motorists. Attendants fear fines from 25 to 500 dollars and 10 to 30 days in jail for violations, questioning how to determine intoxication.
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Canton
Conneaut faces loss of street lights after levy defeat
Conneaut voters rejected a three mill levy for operating expenses at the polls Tuesday, threatening to cut street lighting if funds are not restored. Local officials warned residents of reduced nighttime safety and reduced city services if alternative financing is not found.
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Conneaut
Too Many Duds Ruin Air Stunt in Newark
Florence Cubitt, a Los Angeles nudist, aimed to step from an airplane without clothes but wore a complete outfit. Airline officials urged modesty, leaving about 500 spectators disappointed as the stunt failed to meet expectations.
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Newark
N. J
Florence Cubitt
Miss Cubitt
Los Angeles
New Demands For Revenue Up in Senate
In Washington a fresh push in the Senate calls for a larger revenue program. Senator LaFollette supports taxing undistributed corporate profits but seeks higher income tax rates. Meanwhile a House Ways and Means subcommittee gag order blocks further disclosures of Treasury data used to shape Roosevelt’s 792 million tax plan as it weighs rate schedules and corporate reserve needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
LaFollette
Progressive
Wisconsin
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Glass
Virginia
Virginian
House Ways and Means
Akron Strikers Attack Pickets During Goodyear Labor Dispute
Akron strikers say two minor attacks targeted picket posts outside Goodyear Tire plants amid stalled peace talks. A bolt and nut barrage struck at a power plant gate injuring none seriously. Guy Epling was hit in the leg. Howard Holmes was struck by lamp black at Plant No. 2. In Cleveland, 23 year old John Shoman escaped county jail via fifth floor window and was captured after lowering himself to the ground with sheets.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Guy Epling
Howard Holmes
Cleveland
John Shoman
County
Gotham Strike Heads Reject Peace Offers
Leaders of the Building Service Employes Union spurn peace overtures from Realty Advisory Board counsel Walter Merritt and plan to widen the strike in Brooklyn Queens and Manhattan. James J Bambrick ordered a push into new areas while strikers meet to continue the walkout indefinitely as police count 2347 affected buildings and 40000 total strikers. Rep Marcantonio announces a tenants league to withhold rent until a settlement is reached.
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New York
James J. Bambrick
Building Service Employes
Walter Gordon Merritt
Reality Advisory Board
Theatrical
Bambrick
Brooklyn
Queens
Merritt
Times Square
Grand Central Zone
Washington
Marcantonio
R.N.Y
Mosier Drops From Contest for Ohio Governor Nomination
In Cleveland Gov. Martin L. Davey and Rep. Stephen M. Young were the remaining Democratic candidates after Lieut. Gov. Harold G. Mosier withdrew announcing intent to run for congressman at large. Mosier endorsed Young and warned a three corner race would derail issues in the campaign. In Houston ambulance drivers collide while rushing to assist an injured woman, injuring themselves and three others. In Cleveland three men robbed a Morris Plan bank branch escaping with 1500 dollars.
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Cleveland
Martin L
Davey
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Harold G. Mosier
Mosier
Young
Democrats
Houston
Tex
Loss of Earl Beatty Reverberates in British Fleet
Loss of Earl Beatty, famed World War II navy hero, marks the second death within four months for the British fleet. The admiral, recalling Earl Jellico's death last November, declared he felt he might be summoned and expressed great fatigue.
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Earl Beatty
Earl Jellico
Commons Told King Edward May Be Wed
In a royal message to Parliament, King Edward VIII announced the possibility of marriage. Chancellor Neville Chamberlain read the note noting the need to revise the civil list to provide for the queen and royal family if such a marriage occurs.
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Commons
Edward
London
Edward VIII
England
House of Commons
Long
Prince of Wales
Neville Chamberlain
Exchequer
Borah Forces Seek To Qualify Delegates For May Primary
In Columbus petitions filed with the secretary of state seek to qualify a slate of at large delegates for Sen William Borah's presidential bid. The candidates include John Knight Akron publisher Daniel F B Morgan former Cleveland city manager Roscoe McCulloch Elsie Bennett Wilson Russell Hedderson Leland Dougan Charlies C McIntire and J H C Lyon from various Ohio cities.
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Columbus
William RE. Borah
Secretary of State Today
John & Knight
Akron
Daniel FB
Morgan
Cleveland
U. S
Roscoe McCulloch
Columbuas
Elsie Bennett Wilson
Medina
Russell Hedderson
Fast Liverpool
Leland
Dougan
Charlies C. McIntire
Zanesville
J. H. C. Lyon
Youngstown
Grace Moore Walks Out of Film Contract in Detroit
Grace Moore declares she is walking out on her motion picture contract. She says Hollywood must treat her more like a human being and less like a machine.
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Grace Moore
Detroit
Hollywood
Friction Over Versailles Treaty Sparks New Franco German Debate
The article reviews the 1919 Versailles terms, Locarno guarantees, and rising German pressure under Hitler. It notes France and other powers debating responses, including possible economic sanctions or a new peace offer, as March 13 hearings approach.
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Hitler
France
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Albert Sarraut
Paris
Pierre Flandin
Fulvio Savich
Italy
League of Nations
Mussolini
Vladimir Potemkin
Rhine
League of Nations Council
France Demands Rhineland Withdrawal as War Fears Rise
Five nations in the Little Entente and Balkan Entente back France against Germany's Rhineland occupation. Britain seeks to back Paris at Locarno talks while warning that Germany must remove most troops. Officials warn war could come within two years.
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Bulletin
Geneva
Rhineland
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
France
League of Nations
League
Britain
Reichsuehrer
Hitler
Pierre Etienne Flandin
London
Flandia
Anthony Eden
Soviet Russia
Czechosolvakia
Germany
Locarno
Europe
Circus Clown Killed in Motor Truck Crash
A motor truck crashed into a farmer’s wagon early today killing a circus clown identified as Michael Jack Kiley of Vermont or Connecticut. Two other men were injured and a team of horses died. Coroner Harry Lewin said Riley was en route to Peru Indiana to join a circus. The truck driver John Weiler of Sidney said he gave Riley a ride. The injured were treated at Grant Hospital and Columbus Hospital.
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Lima
Harry Lewin
Michael
Jack) Kiley
Vermont
Connecticut
Lewis
Riley
Peru
Ind
John Weiler
Sidney
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Louis Shaw
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Hoffman
Kansan
Repub
Lican State Committee
Senti
Gotham Strike Heads
Indorses Stephen Young
Bank TS
Morris Plan Bank
United States
Ophich Sbe
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Columbus Hospital
H.G. Froet
Gulfport
Grant Hospital
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