Ohio Storm Roars Through State Causing Severe Damage
A powerful March electric storm walloped Ohio with lightning rain snow sleet and winds, causing hundreds of thousands in damage across Columbus Sandusky Norwalk Lorain and other cities. A 36 year old driver died in Lorain and radio stations WTAM WHK halted after wires broke. Damages ranged 50 000 to 100 000 in Radnor near Delaware with further losses in Hamilton Middletown Akron and Youngstown.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sandusk
Norwalk
Lorain
Baird Truxell
WTAM
WHK
Cleveland
Hamilton
Middletown
Youngstown
Akron
Radnor
Delaware
Delaware County
Blizzard Rips Across Midwest Causing Deaths and Damages
A March blizzard crippled communications and disrupted travel from the Southwest to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Roads became impassable in Iowa Indiana and Illinois as drifts and high winds caused widespread destruction. One death and multiple injuries reported with extensive property losses including a $500000 furniture factory in Evansville Indiana and heavy damage near Bedford.
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Chicago
U.P
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Evansville
Ind
Bedford
Harrisburg
Immunity Forms Distributed Under Ohio Tax Law
County auditors across Ohio will receive blank applications for certificates of immunity from back taxes under the new classified tax law. The forms, released by the State Tax Commission, enable taxpayers to declare full holdings especially intangible property for taxation at the new low rates without back tax exposure. Issuance of the immunity certificate requires full disclosure and acceptance that all taxable property is listed in the 1932 return.
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Columbus, CO
U.P
State Tax Commission
Athens County
Will Writes About Records of Horses And Foreign Loans
Beverly Hills columnist Will laments the dominance of England and Canada in international arenas while praising American bankers for loading foreign nations with debt. He notes Phar Lap as a symbol of racing prowess and contrasts it with the U S A’s record in lending, urging a surpassing of that financial benchmark.
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Will
Beverly Hills
Calif
Phar Lap
England
Australia
Williams
Canada
Canal across Florida Proposed to Save Atlantic Gulf Shipping
A New York to Miami telegram from West Palm Beach argues for a Florida canal connecting the Atlantic with the Gulf. The writer says such a canal would cut a thousand miles of sailing for ships from eastern ports bound for gulf states, reducing travel distance and time.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
New York
Miami
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf States
Jacksonville Chamber Leader Backs Atlantic Gulf Canal
J I Daniels, president of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, denounces delays on a proposed Atlantic Gulf canal. He says the project would mainly serve American coastwise shipping, surpass Panama Canal traffic by one third, and could be built cheaply with a quick payback. Senator Long, recently moved to Washington, could champion the plan.
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Atlantic
Gulf
Senator Long
The
Washington
Daniels
Jacksonville
Panama Canal
Panama
Train Crosses Florida Heart in Bright Sunlit Scene
A train traverses central Florida under a hot sun. Red and scarlet flowers blaze in view as men shed coats. A public tower by Edward Bok houses bells and a bird refuge park. Birds avoid chimes, yet prefer them to shotguns, as snow white birds migrate over the flat, stagnant land now protected from slaughter.
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Florida
Edward Bok
What Marvels for this state with modern methods and capital
Vision of future growth across industry agriculture and wealth. Emphasis on a boom leading to abundance of fish game fruit vegetables and sunshine. Notes progress will take time and that happiness requires the finished product. Continued on Page 4.
Four Die in Blaze at Elm Hotel in Dallas
A blaze driven by strong winds swept the Elm Hotel in Dallas killing four men and injuring four others. About 50 residents fled in scant clothing and faced exposure to freezing weather.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Elm Hotel
Cyclone Rips Alabama Towns Killing Dozens
A cyclone and related storms swept through the south, killing 75 to 100 people and injuring 500 or more. Northport and Athens suffered heavy damage, with eight blocks razed in Northport and hospitals strained. Fire following the winds, collapsed homes, and missing children added to the devastation across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.
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Clanton
Ala
U.P
Southland
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Northport
Black Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
The
State University
Athens
Cullman
Birmingham
East Tennessee
North Georgia
Politics on Trial Ohio University Students Vote Wednesday
A campus straw vote will be held all day Wednesday at Alumni Memorial Auditorium to gauge student opinion on replacing the party system with a faculty and senior student committee selecting candidates for class and Men's Union offices. Dean John R. Johnston leads the investigation committee and will oversee the polls.
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Ohio University
Alumni Memorial
John R. Johnston
Lima to Probe Murders by Special Grand Jury
Thelma Woods, 17, and her escort Earl Truesdale, 20, are to be investigated in an Allen County Grand Jury session convening next Monday in Lima.
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Lima
Thelma Woods
Earl Truesdale
Allen County
Tornado Remnants Drop Temperatures After Spring Hopes
Remnants of a tornado that hit Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky swept Southern Ohio last night, dropping the temperature from a high of 40 to 29. Forecasts call for fair weather Wednesday with rainfall totaling 0.27 inches in the district and the Hocking River rising to 4.8 feet after a brief fall. County weather observer Mrs. C. N. France supplied the readings.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Athens
Hocking
Mra. C. N. France
Steps Toward Beautifying Athens Residential Town
Citizens committee advances plans to clean up remodel and redecorate this spring and summer. First half of April set for listing eyesores and urging owners to participate. Scouts will tour the city noting unclean lots as official cleanup efforts begin riverfront cleaning underway. Subcommittees form with home improvement experts to guide lawn beds and gardens. Thomas Johnson and W. W. Wiggins plan a lawn garden round table in April at the Chamber of Commerce. Government home beautification bulletins are now available to residents.
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Athens
Citizens Committee
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Hocking River
Thomas H. Johnson
W. W. Wiggins
Ohio University
Chamber of Commerce
Holy Week Services At Local Methodist Church
A Holy Week schedule with services at the Methodist Church auditorium. Wednesday at 7 30 p m Rev C M Coulter will preach and the choir provides special music. Friday at 7 30 p m Holy Sacrament with a short Lenten meditation by Reverend Coulter and special music. Sunrise Service Sunday at 6 30 a m led by the pastor with music from the Ladies Octet.
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Methodist Church
C. M. Coulter
Coulter
Five Rockbridge menarrested in bank robbery tip
Five Rockbridge men were arrested by Hocking County authorities at Adelphi on a tip they might know something about the Prospect bank robbery. They denied involvement as deputies found a gun laden machine with ammunition tear gas shells and a tear gas gun. The men said they were in Chillicothe to sell chickens.
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Chillicothe
U.P
Rockbridge
Hocking
Adelphi
Prospect
Logan
John Kline
Ben Simmons
John Craft
John Norman
Cleveland Craft
Ben Routt
R. E. Oliver
Tax Payments Delayed As Athens County Awaits Rates
The Athens County treasurer stated real estate tax payments will not begin before May 1. Delays in 1932 budget and 1981 re appraisal push slow tangible and intangible personal tax listings and collections. final payment without penalty set for April 10.
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Athens County
Certify Candidates Convention Delegates From Tenth Ohio District Approved
The Athens County Board of Elections certified Republican and Democratic candidates for committeeman and committeewoman, and delegates and alternates to national conventions from the Tenth Ohio District. Named are W Gomer Jones Gallia T N Hoover Athens Thomas Kyer Jackson Leo J Byrne Jackson Mary Bartlett Athens Mary C Gallagher Lawrence D Davis Jackson Aaron Will Vinton Harry C Sloan Lawrence Henry Warren Meigs Arthur C Sisler Lawrence A K Merriman Gallia William C Griffiths Jackson C E Peoples Meigs.
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Ohio
Athens County
Mary Bartlett
Athens
Mary C. Gallagher
Lawrence
D. D. Davis
Jackson
Aaron Will
Vinton
Harry C. Sloan
Henry Warren
Meigs
Arthur C. Sisler
A. K. Merriman
Gallia
Wiliam C. Griffiths
C. E. Peoples
Nelson Verdict Reversed on Appeal in Athens County
The Court of Appeals reversed Wilbur Nelson s manslaughter conviction for the shot gun killing of Wilbur Cooper in The Plains Ohio The case is remanded for a new trial citing two trial errors including improper self defense instructions and refusal to let Nelson testify about the decedent s conduct The dispute arose from a dispute over boards torn from a chicken coop during a dispute at Nelson s sister s property.
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Athens County
J. W
Darby
Vinton County
Nelson
Cooper
Would Expand Wheat Market
The Wheat Advisory Committee of the Federal Farm Board urged rapid sale of its wheat to foreign buyers. It asked Congress to provide funds to extend credits to foreign purchasers and opposed Senator Gore’s bill delaying sales. Storage costs for board wheat run about 225000 dollars monthly.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Farm Board Today
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Farm Board
Stone
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gore
Dem
Okla
Baltimore and Ohio seeks 55 million loan approval
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on March 22 asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 55 million dollar three year loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The railroad plans to use the funds to settle unpaid accounts, equipment trust obligations, taxes and notes and to acquire properties and complete additions and betterments.
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Washington
Central School PTA Meeting Set for Thursday Afternoon
The Central School Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday at 2 45 PM in Misa Cora Evans room. Principal speaker Mrs Freeman Neott, PTA president, will discuss the convention recently held at Oak Hill.
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Central School
Parent-Teacher Association
Misa Cora Evans
Freeman Neott
Oak Hill
Driver Fails To Stop Mites Car of Student
Leavitt Gard a Ohio University student from North Kill was hit on Union and College Streets Monday night by a car that did not stop. Gard was uninjured, and he reported the other vehicle’s license number, a statement corroborated by witness Edward Sharpe. No arrest had been made by early afternoon.
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Northport
Alabama University
Alabama Hospital
Daniels
Grady Wheatley
Leavitt Gard
North Kill
Union and
College Streets
Gard
Ohio University
W. L. Gard
College Street
Union Street
Edward Sharpe
Wets Seek Senate Signatures to Reopen Prohibition Vote
In Washington on March 22 the wets won a swift push with about 20 senators signing a petition for action to remud the Eighteenth Amendment. Sen. Tydings and Rep. Watson led the drive, aiming to move Judiciary Committee action to the floor. Blaine backs a cut in enforcement funds, targeting 11 million dollars, leaving a remaining appropriation of 869 thousand for city operations.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Tydings
Dem
Judiciary Committee
Henatur Watson
Ind
Tydings Ia
United Press
Blaine
Wis
Justice Department
Prohibition Enforcement
Col
Amona W. W. Woodcock
Ciry
Apache youth Guilty of Murder in Columbia Student Death
Guilty verdict delivered in Federal Court for Golney Mac Seymour in the slaying of Henrietta Schmerler, Columbia University student. Jury found first degree murder with life imprisonment recommended clemency after six hours of deliberation. Defense argued Seymour believed himself invited to intimacy and killed during a struggle.
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Globe, Ariz
Golney
Mac
Seymour
Henrietta Schmerler
Columbia University
Mise Schmerter
Break in Anthracite Miner Strike as 800 Maxwell Workers Return
In Wilkes Barre on March 22 United Mine Workers and coal operators reported about 800 Maxwell Colliery employees returned to work breaking a nine day insurgent walkout. Pickets jeered in rain as miners entered the pits. District No 1 strikers fell to roughly 10 000 with another 5 000 idle due to mine closures or high operating costs. Leaders claim about 40 000 still on strike despite assertions of change.
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Wilkes-Barre
U.P
Maxwell
Hoota
United Mine Workers and Coal Operators
Langsham Ends Life After Son Dies of Pneumonia
Michael Langsham of Lorain Ohio aged 65 a wealthy clothing merchant shot himself in the home of his son Dr Charles B Langsham in Shaker Heights shortly after the son's death from pneumonia police said.
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Cleveland
Michael Langsham
Lorain, O
Charles
Langsham
Shaker Heights
Coal Company Seeks Injunction Over Mine Picketing
The Sunday Creek Coal Company asks Athens court for a temporary restraining order against picketing at Mine No. 6 Millfield amid a district wide strike. The petition cites 11 violent incidents and names United Mine Workers of America leaders John L. Lewis and others, plus 75 district men led by Lee Hall and David Watkins.
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Sunday Creek Company
Millfield
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Minera
Mills Field
Meiga County
Stalder-Kasex Company
Méiga County
The
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Phillippme
Thomas
Percy Tetlow
Ohio
Lee Hall
David Watkins
George Savage
Ott Russell
Hagiman
Avard Hashman
Philips
Fred Hashman
Jake Ter
Had H
Sam Kloyd
Mike Barne
Theodore Thomas
Wm. Wyskiver
Clarence Harteman
Ben Skinner
Hoxie Popovich
Lick Wilson
Nile Dew
John Mel Manaway
Frank Brown
Robert Bush
Ralph McDaniel
Brutvan
Jim McGarvey
Conley
Charlen Ellis
Imal
Fred Cook
Frank Clarence O'Rourke
Mike Sealle
Ovie Quinton
Boards To Meet Ninety County Education Boards
Ninety members of boards of education from 18 counties will convene at the Athens County Courthouse at 9 30 a m on April 6 Sept. Alex Root announced. Dr. B A Skinner director of the State Department of Education will give an address. Afternoon sessions will discuss school problems including transportation finance and term length.
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Boards of Education
Athens County
Alex Root
B. A. Skinner
State Department of Education
Legality of 1929 election law questioned in letter
In Columbus on March 22 a question about the legality of the 1929 election statute arose as Attorney Gene Gilbert Bettman sent a letter to Governor White. The missive asks whether presidential electors names may appear on ballots under the act.
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Columbus
White
Gene Gilbert Bettman
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