Plea Filed in Lima Trial Opposes Capital Punishment
Defense attorney Everett grants a postponement as Clark, third Dillinger accused, awaits a brief recess and jury venire. Proceedings reveal opposition to the death penalty, with motions over capital punishment and a bribery charge against Piquette. preliminary date not set.
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U.P
Clark
Dillinger
L. Larber
Immit E. Everett
Everett
Piquette
Chicago
Curiosity Linked to Hang Death of Young Student
A 13 year old pupil, Summers, was found dead at home with a rope and sash from a rafter. Police and a club member claimed a prior killing by hanging may have influenced the incident. The coroner said the boy's face showed signs of death.
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U.P
den Summers
Wge
Confession Ties Nine Homes Theft Ring to Local Case
Officers report a 13 year old and Myrtle Petty were arrested after locating $500 worth of goods at the Petty home. They allegedly confessed to burglaries at nine homes recently, with evidence including large sized shoes linked to the suspect.
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Der
Myrtle Petty
Hck
Petty
Plans for 65 Year Expansion by Fascist Party Mentioned
A March 19 report indicates a Fascist Party plan aiming for Asia reach and Italian eminence by a 65 year horizon. It notes a historic aim and generation scope as part of the party’s long term strategy. Also reported is a mining accident near Pauley County in Kentucky where a miner was killed by a tram strike.
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Asia
Italy
Paty
Hara
Pauley, Ney
Ohio Chamber backs three per cent sales tax plan
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce backs the administration proposal for a three per cent retail sales tax aiming to block income tax and higher intangible taxes. It supports a 3.25 mill minimum school levy, economy in school administration, and repeal of most current selective taxes while opposing a new state income tax and changes to tangible property rates.
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C. of
Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
House Taxation Committee
George B. Chandler
Chamber
Chandler
Minimum School Foundation
Champer
Ohio Lawyer Murders Wife And Kills Self
Prominent Cleveland Heights attorney R B Newcomb and his wife were found dead in their home. Coroner says Mrs Newcomb was hacked to death with an axe and Newcomb cut his throat with a razor. Laundress Miss Myra Johnson found Mrs Newcomb and Adrian Newcomb says his brother suffered a nervous breakdown.
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R. B. Newcomb
Newcomb, Newcomb and Nord
Cleveland Heights
A. J. Pearse
Newcomb
Brotherhood
Adrian Newcomb
Mrs. Chapman Dies at 75 in Salem Township
Mrs. Anna Chapman widow of the late G. R. Chapman died Sunday about 2 p.m. at her Salem Township home. She was about 75, survived by two sons C. O. Chapman and Lawrence Chapman, four daughters Cora Ashworth Irene Hugg B H Morris and Max McLaughlin. Lifelong Salem Township resident she was esteemed by all who spoke with her.
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Pomeroy
Anna Chapman
G. R. Chapman
Salem Township
C. O. Chapmen
Rutland
Lawrence Chapman
Dexter
Cora Ashworth
Irene Hugg
Athens
B. H. Morris
Army Carries Air Mail Safety First Motto Adopts
The army resumes the air mail run with the slogan Safety First and plans to retire the service to private hands. First Des Moines to Chicago flight at 12 35 a m led by veteran pilots after two way radio and extra instruments added. routes and schedules to follow as weather stays favorable.
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Washington
Army
Des Moines
Chicago
Roosevelt
13 Die in Ohio Mishaps Across Weekend
United Press reports indicate 13 people killed in Ohio over the weekend. Three men died when a car struck a culvert on a curve near Cincinnati Pike south of Dayton, naming R. F. Jenkins, 39, R. S. Ingerman, 38, and Frank A. Seider, 45 of Dayton. Earl Scott, 27, of Spring Valley, was seriously injured. Two young children, Lawrence Lackey, 3, and James Lackey, 18 months, perished in a Cincinnati fire while their mother was away. Henry Holliday, 71, of Brice, trapped and fatally burned in a barn blaze where he had lived for 30 years.
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Ohio
United Press Today
Cincinnati Pike
Dayton
R. F. Jenkins
R. S. Ingerman
Frank A. Seider
Earl Scott
Spring Valley
Cincinnati
Lawrence Lackey
James
Henry Holliday
Brice
Gangster Arsenal Beats Army Navy in Testimony
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings told the Senate Judiciary Committee that more underworld figures are armed than in the combined US Army and Navy. He testified on anti gang and anti racketeering bills the DOJ proposed for enactment.
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Washington
U.P
Army
Navy
United States
Homers
Cummings
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Will Rogers Urges Calm Over Mail Service
Santa Monica letter from Will Rogers advises readers to cool off and seek compromise on the air mail dispute. He notes government actions are settled and urges avoiding heated blows while recognizing the government’s authority and the need to see other perspectives.
Restoration of Part of Vets' Benefits Seen
Washington reports a compromise on veterans benefits restoring substantial parts of WWII and Spanish War payouts but not the full Senate plan. The 2.4 billion soldier bonus remains unsettled, and conferees expect 75 percent restoration before the Economy Act cuts, with administration opposition to full presumptive World War II compensation.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
House
Senate
House Passes Bankhead Cotton Control Bill
The House approved the Bankhead Cotton Control Bill amid Republican warnings. It caps next marketable cotton at 10 million bales and imposes taxes on cotton beyond allotments moving in interstate commerce.
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Washington
House
Tax Commission Grants Transfer of Bond Fund
Stark County commissioners win approval to file in Common Pleas Court seeking authority to move 81332.20 from the bond retirement fund to the county general fund. The action was approved by the State Tax Commission in Columbus.
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Tax Commission
Columbus
U.P
State Tax Commission
Stark County
Common Pleas Court
Van Zandt Predicts Senate Passes Bonus Bill
James E. Van Zandt national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars predicts the U S Senate will pass the veterans bonus bill and President Roosevelt will sign it. He spoke at a tri state veterans meeting in Memorial Hall Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
U.P
James E. van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U. S. Senate
Roosevelt
Memorial Hall
Attaches Heavy Penalty In Intoxication Case
William Jenkins of Mineral was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsverry and Constable Frank White for operating a car while intoxicated. He was arraigned before Magistrate Carl H Porter, fined 100 dollars with costs, sentenced to 30 days in jail, and given a six month driving ban. The incident occurred on the Athens New Marshfield Road with no injuries reported.
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William Jenkins
Roy Goldsverry
Frank White
Jenkins
Carl H. Porter
Athens-New Marshfield Road
Automakers Muddle Over Labor Fight In Secret Parley
In New York a closed door meeting of 12 major auto firms planned how to counter a looming 48 hour strike by 250000 workers. NRA officials Johnson and McGracy aimed to mediate, while the industry split with the American Federation of Labor as the Chamber of Commerce refused to recognize the union. In Philadelphia, Budd Manufacturing workers rejected participation in a vote on company union versus independent representation.
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America
Henry Ford
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
NRA
New York
Hugh 8. Johnson
National Recovery
Edward F. McGracy
Labor
Councl
American Federation of Labor
National Recovery Administration
Philadelphia
N. RB. A
Budd Manufacturing Company
Two New Candidates Seek Athens County Offices
Two candidates announced for county posts in Athens. Ida Wise seeks the Republican nomination for clerk of courts from Athens with 30 years in the city. William Lohmeier of The Plains runs for the Democratic nomination for sheriff and is a Philippine War veteran and American Legion member.
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Athens County
Ida Wise
Franklin Avenue
Athens
William Lohmeier
the Plains
Michael Collins
State Central
Wise
Harold Wine
Athens High School
West High School
Columbus
Edward Wise
Ohio University
Lohmeier
Philippines
American Legion
Five OSU Students Drive to Alaska for Practical Study
Five Ohio State University sophomores set out from Columbus with $75 each for a 4010 mile journey to Alaska. They will drive to Seattle to board a tramp steamer to Stewart and travel by rail to Fairbanks to work in placer mines, enrolling in the College of Alaska. The travelers are Raymond Eagle Jack Cashel Carl Wheeler Robert Acker and Max Stephenson.
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Ohio State University
Alaska
Columbus
Seattle
Stewart
Fairbanks
College of Alaska
Placer Mines
Raymond Eagle
Jack Cashel
Carl Wheeler
Robert Acker
New Lexington
Max Stephenson
Lancaster
Insull Fears Kidnaping While Aboard Matotis
Samuel Insull, seeking refuge from US law, fears kidnapping or extermination as his steamer Matotis sails toward Port Said. His lawyers in London coordinate with US authorities, noting a list of 30 countries without extradition treaties.
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Insull
Athens
U.P
Samuel Insull
Maiotis
United States
Roosevelt
Thira
Port Said
Inaull
London
George Xiros
United Press
Four Children Slain by Hammer in New York
Police in five states search for John McHale a CWA worker missing since Saturday night. His wife found their four children aged 4 6 5 and 15 months beaten to death with a hammer in their apartment. she was hospitalized in shock.
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CWA
Wife
New York
John McHale
Michale
Helen
Anna
Margaret
Agnes
Russell Funeral Set After Sunday Creek Mining Fatality
Funeral services for James Russell 39 of Millfield will be held Tuesday afternoon at Millfield Church with Rev. G H Martin in charge. Burial will be in Millfield Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Florence Starcher Russell, five children, his parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Russell, seven brothers Sam Tom Fred Arlo Alva Clarence and Roy, and one sister Mrs Carl Hoisington. Four brothers preceded him in death.
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James Russell
Millfield
Sunday Creek
Millfeld
G. H. Martin
Athens Pentecostal Church
Millfield Cemetery
Florence Starcher Russell
Isaac Russell
Sam
Tom
Fred Arlo
Alva
Clarence
Roy
Carl Hoisington
Greens Run
Ohio HOLC loans total $4.57 million in week
Columbus March 19 The Ohio Home Owners Loan Corporation disbursed 4 570 370 in 1 434 loans last week, state manager Henry G Bruner reported Bringing total loaned to 66 720 587 and more than 24 000 homeowners have received the funds.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Home Owners Loan Corporation
Henry G. Bruner
Vote on Silver Remonetization Bill Delayed by White House
Washington action delays vote on the Fiesinger Silver Remonetization Bill at White House request. Speaker Rainey says the House will instead proceed with the Dies Bills allowing silver payments for agricultural surpluses sold abroad.
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Washington
U.P
Fiesinger
White House
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
House
Police Doubt Dillinger Escapades in Michigan
PORT HURON Mich March 19 The intensive hunt for John Dillinger in this vicinity continued today though authorities doubted he had been here with Herbert Youngblood his Necropal slain in a gun battle last Friday
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Port Huron
Mich
U.P
John Dillinger
Herbert Youngblood
Union Refusal To Accept Present Pay For 6 Months Longer
Washington March 19 U P Railroad managers threaten 15 per cent wage cuts if unions refuse present wages for six more months. Conference chairmen warn unions they may withdraw a Roosevelt suggested compromise while union leaders consider new statements. Cleveland unrest hits 16 000 workers as strikes spread over recognition grievances at Sherwin Williams and other plants.
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Washington
U.P
Conference Committee of
United States
Itinerant worker murders girl then kills self in Ware Road farm
In West Brookfield Mass on March 19 an itinerant farm hand killed Adela Swedarsky aged 16 decapitated by a shotgun and Algoma Swedarsky 18 stabbed and hurled down stairs. Ralph Multon about 3 drowned by jumping into a well after being shot. The suspect died by suicide on the Swedarsky farm on Ware Road.
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West Brookfield
Mass
U.P
John Swedarsky
Ware Road
Algoma Swedarsky
Mary Lane
Ware
Belated Cold Wave Hits Central Ohio Delays Spring
A belated cold wave swept Central Ohio today, dropping temperatures from a high of 74 to a low near zero in 24 hours. Rain and snow accompanied the cold, producing a total melted precipitation of 0.23 inches. Forecasters expected a break tonight and warmer weather by tomorrow with a return to spring temperatures.
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Ohio
Mercury
Athens
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Gangster Arsenal
Will
Santa Monica, Calif
Will Rogers
Bankhead
van Zandt
National Board
Federation of Labor
General Staff of America
Automobile Industry
N. A.C
Sparks
New York Stock Exchange
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Wagner
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers
James J. Davis
Center
Pennsylvania
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
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Ineull
Ties
Istanbul
Turkey
Xiros
Abyssinia
Russell
HOLC
Michigan
W. PF. Thiehoff
A. F. Whitney
Union
Thiehoff
Cleveland
American Federation of Labor Union
Sherwin-Williams Co
Massachusetts
Adela Swedarsky
Ralph Multon
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