Athens Council Offers Gas Rate Cut Trade
Athens City proposes to drop 11 year gas rate litigation in exchange for a reduced rate for three years. The ordinance sets 50 cents per thousand cubic feet with a $1 service charge for 500 cubic feet, then TM cents after. Five council members vote yes or no to the measure, with President Cornell breaking a tie. the ordinance awaits two future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Athens City
Bert Russell
Athens
Aets
Athens News
State Utilities Commission
Columbus
A. F E. Falloon
H. H. Rowland
Anna F. Stauffer
P. F. Good
Fra van Dyke
J. F. Bailey
C. C. Cornell
Erskine
Samuel RB. Erskine
Logan Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
County to reestablish extension service amid resignations
The Athens area contemplates restoring the extension service with a $1,500 annual share from the county. Commissioner actions and the resignation of veteran agent Thomas prompted the shift. A meeting in the Grange Hall produced unanimous support for the move and new representation by David Daugherty, W F Ford, John Hope, Arnold Frank Pugh, and Arthur Meighen.
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Ise
Thommas
Decis
John- MS
David Daugherty
W. F. Ford
John Hope
Arald
Frank Pugh
Arthur Meighen
Attitude Charges and Labor Board Interpretations Faced
A report outlines charges related to attitude and actions of a UMW leader as the Labor Board interprets provisions of the Recovery Act. The piece notes hearings and discussions by the Labor Committee on interpretations and compliance with board decisions.
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John L
United Mine America
Drunk Charges Rack Up Fines in City Court
On Monday night Harry Larch was fined 10 dollars and Len B McCune paid for intoxication. Roy TM and Mayor Mec une faced similar charges and fines in a related case.
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Harry Larch
McCune
Roy
Mecune
L4rden piots of Moon series article preview
Gardening notes announce a Wednesday series on onions potatoes and flowers with expert guidance. The Moon garden pieces promise practical tips and timing for planting and care.
Toledo Firms Backed Davey, Hopkins Says
Affidavits released by Harry L. Hopkins claim Toledo and Ohio campaign managers raised thousands to pay debts and governor inaugural costs. Kenneth P. Aller Thomas E. Jones and William R. McNamara signed the affidavits detailing funds from Sam Davis J W Jameson and a Great Lakes Terminal Warehouse Co. representative.
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Toledo
Frazier Reams
Harry L. Hopkins
National Relief
Ohio
Martin Davey
Kenneth P. Aller
Columbus
Thomas E. Jones
William R. McNamara
Camp Chase
Thomas Jones
Sam Davis
J. W. Jameson
David Davies Company
Great Lakes Terminal Warehouse Co
Athens County Tax Collection Opens Tuesday
Athens County real estate taxes begin to be collected with books open through April. Delinquent taxes receive back penalties if paid with December tax. Treasurer G D Gorham will tour Nelsonville Albany and Amesville next month. Personal tax payments run until March 31. Auditor Gibson noted fewer than half of taxpayers obtained personal tax return blanks.
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Gorham
Athens County
G. D. Gorham
Nelsonville
Albany
Amesville
Clyde O
Gibson
Increased Gas Rates Sought for 3 Towns
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company seeks higher rates in Ashland Bucyrus and Crestline claiming current charges produce insufficient returns. The firm, victor in the Logan case, also asks for higher rates in Parma not involved in that dispute.
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Columbus
Logan
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Victor
State Utilities Commission
Ashland
Bucyrus
Crestiine
Parma
Ohio Senate predicts free text book bill passage
State Senator Phillip Wolfe of Mansfield said the Ohio Legislature would pass a measure to provide free text books for public school pupils. He noted the Senate approved the Pollock Bill and the House approved the Fair M. Gregor Bill, both on free text books, with an agreement expected before adjournment.
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Columbus
Phillip Wolfe
Mansfield
Ohio
Senate
Pollock
House
M.gregor
Wolfe
Special Grand Jury Not Costly to County
Judge F. Rowland of Athens County Common Pleas Court said the January Term Grand Jury session was conducted with expediency and at a low cost. Prosecuting attorney Harold J. Rose was praised for limiting the number of witnesses to 100 across 38 cases, a lower ratio than typical and cheaper for the county.
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F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Harold J. Rose
Milk Routes Covered in Daylight as Toledo Strike Seeks End
Milk drivers delivered through daylight hours Tuesday as mediators worked to end a deadlock in a Toledo milk delivery strike. D Scott Hager, secretary of the Toledo Milk Distributors Association, said the shift was to avoid violence after more than a dozen milk trucks were overturned Monday.
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Toledo
D. Scott Hager
Toledo Milk Distributors’ Association
Mrs. Myrtle B Knowles Runnels Dies at 63 in Little Hocking
Mrs. Myrtle B Knowles Runnels age 63 died Monday at her Little Hocking home. She is survived by husband C. E. Runnels a sister Mrs S. P. Dunfee of Runnells ville W Va and a brother W L Hannin of Tulsa Okla One sister Mrs Ben R White preceded her in death Funeral arrangements were delayed pending word from the brother.
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Coolville
Myrtle B Knowles Runnels
Little Hocking
C. E. Runnels
5. P. Dunfee
Runnellsville
W. Va
W. L. Hannin
Tulsa
Okla
Ben R White
Canton Bus Franchises Threatened Over Service Strike
The Canton city council, amid a drivers strike for a fourth day, threatened Canton Motor Coach Inc with loss of its franchise. It rejected the firm’s request to raise fares and ordered service restoration or risk termination of its license.
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Canton
Canton Motor Coach, Inc
Sheriff Stratton Receives Black Eye Shielding Jail Fight
Athens County Sheriff Charles W. Stratton sustained a black eye while breaking up a jail brawl Tuesday morning. Several prisoners were fighting in the county jail and the sheriff intervened to restore order.
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Charles W. Stratton
Athens County
Etray Fet
Will Rogers critiques Roosevelt faith in human nature
In a Santa Monica letter Will Rogers says Congress aims to push humanitarian schemes aside for old age pensions and force the President to pick the strongest plan by November 1936. He argues Roosevelt has learned people will cooperate but won’t willingly fund wide social programs.
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Will
Roosevelt
Congress
Rooseveltt
Will Rogers
Johnson says Blue Eagle is being choked to death
CHICAGO Gen Hugh Johnson warned an audience that the Blue Eagle has a noose around its neck and is being choked to death though it might be brought back to life He praised the NRA for aiding the little fellow and urged practical leadership over mere intellectual czarism.
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Chicago
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Northwestern University
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Fleming Faces Libel Charges
Fleming and his son with three associates pleaded not guilty in common pleas court to 15 secret indictments for criminal libel. Indictments by the Miami County Grand Jury cited affidavits from Maurice Wolf and family of Piqua and from Myrtle E. Hester. The charges stem from a Feb. 16 Examiner article.
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Troy
Grover Fleming
Ohio Examiner
Common Pleas
Miami County Grand Jury
Maurice Wolf
Piqua
Meteor Motor Car Co
Irene
Myrtle E. Hester
Paul T. Klapp
Examiner
J. F. Manahan
Belle Center
Thomas Koons
Thomas E. Thorpe
Fleming
Urbana
Blame Labor Union for Dayton Power and Light Strike
Dayton officials accuse the American Federation of Labor of trying to seize control as about 1,100 electrical workers strike at Dayton Power & Light. C B Reemelin vice president says the walkout caused blackouts in downtown and residential areas after night switches were pulled.
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Dayton
American Federation of Labor
Dayton Power & Light Company
C. B. Reemelin
Gunman Forces Cash and Clothing From Cleveland Airline Staff
In Cleveland four United Air Lines ticket office employees were robbed after a young gunman locked them in a washroom and forced surrender of $22 and most of their clothing on Monday.
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Cleveland
United Air Lines Ticket Office
Notable Ohio U S Relief Battle Characters Named
Calm in turmoil Charlies Stillman new Ohio Relief administrator shown in Columbus office with pipe. Stillman leads Buckeye state relief after federal takeover. Francis Poulson, Democratic activities leader and Governor Davey ally, to testify before grand jury over alleged shakedown of business houses for party funds.
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Charlies
Stillman
New
Obio Relief
Columbus
Buckeye
Francis Poulson
Davey
William A. Walls
Acto
Kent
Walls
Planes Roar Over Berlin as Germany Re-arms
A Berlin air maneuver by German bombers and pursuit planes marks Germany’s rearmament celebration. Rumors swirl of US protests and a possible Japan alliance as Rhineland demilitarization plans loom. Britain, France, and the Roosevelt administration react with cautious diplomacy.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
United States
Japan
War Profits Targeted by Salary Caps and Tax Action
The Senate Munitions Committee outlined a plan to curb war profits by capping individual salaries at 10 000 dollars, taxing excess profits, and enforcing quarterly income taxes. It calls for publicity of salaries, a management draft, price regulation, and licensing of industries to prioritize essential war work.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
John T. Flynn
New York
United States
War Finance Agency
War Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Thieves Target Franks Clothing Store in Gallipolis
Ingenuous thieves ransacked the Frank clothing store in Gallipolis early Tuesday, selecting top quality apparel including men and women’s clothing shoes accessories and jewelry. They reached from the coal house rear room by a skylight using a 20 foot pole and left merchandise scattered.
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Gallipolis
Frank Clothing
Forty Children Return To School After Strikes
Forty Freytag school children returned to class after a three day strike. County Prosecutor Martin Hoeffel warned that parents of the children would be arrested if further disruption occurred.
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Napoleon
Freytag
Martin Hoeffel
Vast Europe Army Ready for War Mobilizes 20.5 Million
Military experts note Europe can mobilize about 20,500,000 men quickly. Nations maintain 3.5 million standing troops and 17 million reserve forces, with defense spending and conscription shaping training and frontier fortifications. Britain relies on volunteers. France, Italy, Russia enforce longer service and reserves.
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Europe
Taylor Henry
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Marietta Celebration Backed by House Committee
The House Library Committee reported favorably a resolution to appropriate 100000 for a Northwest Territory anniversary celebration centered at Marietta. Representative Robert T. Secrest of Ohio introduced the measure and predicted quick passage.
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Washington
House Library Committee
Northwest Territory
Marietta
Robert T. Secrest Democrat
Ohio
Ethiopia appeals to League for intervention in Italy dispute
Ethiopia formally appealed to the League of Nations for intervention in its protracted border clashes with Italy. The appeal marks an escalation in the ongoing international effort to resolve the confrontations over territory and sovereignty.
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Ethiopia
Leagle
Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Shakedown facts cited in affidavits in Ohio case
A Franklin County grand jury in Columbus will hear Hopkins claims of a political shakedown by Governor Davey’s campaign committee. Affidavits describe “incontrovertible evidence” and list witnesses including Francia Poulson as the investigation checks relief records for possible federal violations. The case interacts with state relief officials and resignations amid political corruption charges.
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Columbus
Hopkins
Davey
Ohio Relief Commission
John W. Bricker
Donald J. Hoskins
Franklin County
Hosekins
Coolumbus
U.S
Francia Canny
Dayton
House of Representatives
C. C. Stillman
Ohio
Bricker
Hosking
Francia W. Poulson
Democratic Executive Committee
Poulson
Gypsy Proves Long Lost Son
Andy Smith aged 28, who roamed with a gypsy band for about 20 years, settled in Steubenville after a gypsy troupe halted near Ruek Run 18 months ago. James Mahfood, son of Tony Mahfood, claimed as his missing boy after a father’s vision and a doctor’s blood test confirming the match.
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Steubenville
Andy Smith
James Mahfood
Mra
Tony Mahfood
Ruek Run
Smith
James
M. H. Rosenblum
Mahfood
Canal Project Lacks Appropriation Support
The Beaver Mahoning Canal proposal won House Rivers and Harbors Committee backing but lacks a 37 million dollar appropriation. The plan would connect the Ohio River to Lowellville near Youngstown making the two rivers navigable. A Roosevelt commission urged holding the project until a new navigation policy is set.
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Washington
Beaver-Mahoning Canal
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Ohio River
Lowellville
Youngstown
Roosevelt
Two Men Injured in Elyria Plant Violence
Two men sustained serious injuries Tuesday as violence flared during a strike of 74 employees at the Steel & Tube Co plant. The Mechanics Educational Society organized the walkout, while the firm kept operations running with help from outside labor.
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Elyria
Bteel & Tubea, Inc
Mechanics Educational Society
Ria
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