Farm Board quits buying 1931 wheat prompts grower action
Washington reports the Federal Farm Board will buy no 1931 wheat and urges growers to curtail production to gain relief. Critics Capper Nye and Borah warn of consequences while noting farmers may organize to reduce acreage and market cooperatively. The board hints it may release or hold grain as needed.
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Federal Farm Board
Capper
Reyisas
Topeka
The
United Press
Nye
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Grain Stabilization Corporation
New York World’s death shocks owner Adolph Ochs
Arthur Brisbane reports Ochs, returning from Honolulu, says The World’s end is shocking and outlines potential circulation shifts. He predicts The New York Times may lose a large share of readers while The American papers and tabloids gain. Ochs notes Morning American and Sunday American gains. The piece recalls Hearst’s market moves and speculation on future circulations.
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Adolphus. Ochs
The
New York Times
Honolulu
New York World
MR. Ochs
New York American
Herald-Tribune
New York Morning American
Sunday American
Chicago Mherald
W. R. Hearst
Victor Lawson
Mr. McAneny
Chicago Herald
Chicago Tribune
Hearst
Ohio Unemployed Plan March To State Capitol
Hunger march from 25 Ohio cities will converge on Columbus April 25 to demand unemployment insurance and relief funds. Delegations from Cleveland and other cities will gather at four starting points and travel nine days to reach the capital as the legislature resumes.
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Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
U.K
Cleveand
Youngstown
Toledo
Cincnnati
Mnclls
United Farmers’eague
Torank Miller
Baltimore Man To Be Whipped For Wife Beating
John Kowalski was sentenced by Judge Eugene O'Dunne to be whipped in the City Jail at 5 00 p m today for wife beating. The 50 day sentence was rescinded and O'Dunne criticized the press for publicity surrounding the upcoming punishment.
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Baltimore
John Kowalski
Eugene O’dunne
O’dunne
Yale Man Summoned In Death Inquiry
Yale senior Roger Clark of Cincinnati was summoned to a coroner's inquest in New Haven into the death of Mrs Augusta Graywacz of Seyour who died from injuries after a car collision with a machine driven by Clark in Michigan.
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YALE
New Haven, Conn
Mar
Oger Clark
Cincinti
Augusta Graywacz
Seyour
Mich
Clark
Newspaper mogul muses on enduring city papers
Mr. Ochs notes the New York American survives competition from The Evening Journal as the most popular evening paper. He cites The Journal's more than thirty years of double circulation versus rivals, highlighting publishers' quest to make their creations immortal.
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Ochs
New York
Sun
World
Press
New York American
Evening Journal
United States
Birth Control Debate Shapes Church Union Prospects
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America accepts birth control as a common sense policy, while a Protestant Episcopal bishop fears the issue could delay full church unity as the Catholic Church remains staunchly opposed.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Protestant Episcopal Church
Catholic and Protestant unions likened to a cat and canary
The writer argues a union of Catholic and Protestant churches is impractical with Catholics unlikely to change. Birth control is widespread among the prosperous but kept from poor mothers overwhelmed by large families, noting the need to improve access to medical advice.
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Canary
Dayton Patrolmen to be arraigned in payroll robbery case
Dayton police officers James R. Foote and Edward J. Roberts were to be arraigned on charges of planning the H. B. Black Co payroll robbery, August 9 of last year. The confession of Elwood Shipley and Albert Lachmeyer tied the crime to the two men, with the robbery carried out by two bandits in an automobile on Foote’s beat.
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Dayton
U.P
James R. Foote
Edward J. Roberts
H. B. Black Co
Elwood Shipley
Mansfield Reformatory
Albert Lachmeyer
West Bend
Wis
State Pen Fire Probe Opens With Grand Jury May Hear Testimony
Columbus March 23 The county Grand Jury began an investigation into the Easter Monday fire at Ohio Penitentiary that killed 322 prisoners. Joseph D. Clear of the State Fire Marshal's office and Warden P. E Thomas are expected to testify. Clear says the disaster originated from a plan by convicts to escape during the disturbance.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio Penitentiary
Joseph D. Clear
State Fire Marshal's Office
P. E
Thomas
Clear
Roosevelt Expected Ouster Decision on Mayor Walker
New York March 23 Gov Franklin D Roosevelt was expected to decide today on ouster charges against Mayor James J Walker. The ruling could influence Walker political trajectory and the strength of Tammany Hall in New York City.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J. Walker
Hoover Lands in Ponce During Caribbean Cruise Stop
President Hoover disembarked at 7 45 a m in Ponce Puerto Rico aboard the Arizona for the first Caribbean cruise stop. He was greeted at City Hall with a tablecloth presentation by eight year old Josefina Cabasa as nationalist leaflets criticized his administration and urged locals not to homage the president. The Nationalist group signed by Luis Vergne Ortiz warned against celebrating Hoover and urged equality based homage.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
U.P
Hoover
Arizona
Theodore Roosevelt
Josefina Cabasa
San Juan
Luis Vergne Ortiz
Nationalist Committee
Birth Control Debate Divides Y W C A and Rockefeller Signatories
The Federal Council of Churches reports both minority and majority views on birth control with qualified approval. Mrs. Robert J. Speer and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. signed the minority and majority reports respectively. Varied opinions arose after years of study, yet all agree on some form of family size control.
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Robert J. Speer
National Board of the Y. W.,c. A
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Federal Council of Churches of Birth Control
Elmer Dupler Ends Life Near Enterprise
Elmer Dupler a 57 year old farmer living near Enterprise was found dead in a barn at 7 30 this morning. Family says financial worries led to the suicide. Russell a son found the body. Survived by a widow two sons Carl a student at Ohio University and William of Ashland Ohio a daughter Mrs Joseph Wile of Columbus a brother and two sisters. Funeral plans not announced.
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Logan
Elmer Dupler
Farrmer
Enterprise
Russell
Columbus
Woman found guilty of horsewhipping rival in Brockton
Mrs Catherine Morvill was convicted by Judge William G Rowe in Brockton District Court for publicly horsewhipping Mrs Mae Andrews a divorcee. While walking Main Street Andrews was struck from a doorway as Morvill claimed Andrews sought her husband Walter Morill. The lashes left marks lasting days.
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Mass
U.P
Catherine Morvill
William G. Rowe
Mae Andrews
Steamer Lagona Frees 127 Viking Survivors From Ice
The Lagona, carrying 127 Viking survivors, was freed from ice off Horse Island and headed for St John’s. It was expected to reach the port at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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ST. Johns
U.P
Viking
Horse Island
St. Johna
Assembly Has Only 3 Weeks
Columbus reports the Ninth General Assembly heads into its twelfth week with only three weeks left to dispose of all non tax and non appropriation bills before the April adjournment. Calendar Committees will select bills this week as both houses push to pass pet measures. The Insurance Committee will hear the Unemployment Insurance bill Tuesday night amid heavy schedules.
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Columbus
U.R
General Assembly
Senate
House
Insurance
Couple Married in Hospital Witnessed by Wheelchair Mutter
In Cincinnati on March 23 Bradford Sullivan and Miss Margaret Ann Wessels wed in Good Samaritan Hospital chapel with the groom's mother Mrs Edward J Sullivan watching from a wheelchair. Archbishop McNicholas granted dispensation for the ceremony as Sullivan’s mother faces a serious operation the next day.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Bradford Sullivan
Margaret Ann Wessels
Good Samaritan MW Hospital
John
McNicholas
Edward J. Sullivan
Hilding Johnson, Front Page Author, Dies in Chicago
Chicago editor Hilding Johnson, the inspiration for Ben Hecht and Charles J. McArthur in their book and play The Front Page, has died.
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Chicago
Hilding Johnson
Ben Hecht
Charles J. McArthur
Eleven Killed in Ohio Weekend Tragedies Report
United Press tally links eleven deaths across Ohio from weekend violence and accidents. At Bedford crossing a car hit by a Pennsylvania freight train killed four adults and a child, with signals functioning. Other deaths include a man hanged in St Clairsville amid health woes, a skate accident fatality in Yorkville, a shooting in Springfield, and a train collision in South Charleston.
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Bedford Crossing
St. Clairsville
Columbus
Ohio
United Press
Bedford
Pennsylvania
Earl Evans
Lucy Mae Pearson
Bishop Rusher
Cleveland
Emmett Starr
George Sweeney
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Charleston
Luctle Miller
Toledo
M. B. Crafts
Homer Ward
Akron
Joseph Tretera
Runaway Boys Sought In North Baltimore
William Laney 15 and Donald Slaugtterbeck 17 ran away from home to join the army. Wood County officers hunted them today as part of the statewide missing youth effort.
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Baltimore
William Laney
Donald Slaugtterbeck
Wood County
Prisoner M. J. Graham Dies at Ohio Penitentiary Hospital
M. J. Graham, 43, serving a forgery sentence from Lucas County, died at the Ohio Penitentiary Hospital from jaundice. He was admitted last October.
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Columbus
U.P
M. J. Graham
Lucas County
Ohio Penitentiary Hospital
Daugherty Seeks To Appeal Case
Daugherty seeks appeal after a 20 day stay of sentence was granted in Ohio misappropriation case. He is brother of former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. In Washington Court House, Ohio, a ten year prison term and a $5000 fine were imposed on the former bank president as the Mal 8 incident closed.
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Ohio State Bank
Daugherty
Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
Washington Court House
Brothers Bond Across Language Barrier In New Orleans
Klaus Kueck and his younger brother Alfred, ages ?, spend time getting acquainted in New Orleans after Klaus traveled from Germany to live with their father and brother. Klaus thanks Alfred for their reunion and expresses happiness at being together at last.
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New Orleans
Klaus Kueck
Germany
Alfred Kueck
Klaus
Alfred Meane
Ohio Per Capita Wealth Among States Reported
New York dispatch notes National Conference Board survey places Ohio at 5.25 dollars per person in 1929. Nevada leads with 6518 and Mississippi lags at 1242. Total national wealth estimated at 361.8 billion, up from 1914. Purchasing power of the dollar also declined since 1915.
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New York
National Conference Board
United States
Nevada
Mississippi
Ohio
West Virginia
Willaman To Stay as State Buckeyes Coach
Salem report states Sam Willaman will remain head coach of the Ohio State football team next fall after visiting his parents. He rejected Western Reserve University’s coaching offer and said no official bid had been made. Spring practice starts at Ohio State Thursday with Willaman returning to Columbus Wednesday.
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Salem
U.R
Sam Willaman
Ohio State
Buckeye
Willaman
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Reserve
Neveland
Columbus
Edmund H. Willis Dies After Illness in Wellston
Edmund H. Willis a 65 year old Wellston prominent attorney and president of the board of education died in Gallipolis Hospital after an attack of neuritis. The Wellston guardian and civic leader was nationally known in the Southeastern Ohio region. His death marks the end of a long career in law education and public service.
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Wellston
Edmund H. Willis
Board of Education
Southeastern Ohio
Gallipolis
Will of Ella V. Wendel Leaves Vast Estate to Charity
The Ella V. Wendel will filed for probate reveals an estate valued at over 100 million dollars. The six sisters lived at a Fifth Avenue home, and the will largely directs funds to charity.
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New York
Wendel
Ella V. Wendel
Fifth Avenue
Why Not Woman as President Declares Lady Montague
Lady Marie Louise Montague announces she seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, arguing a woman can lead efficiently with intuition. She critiques Hoover, predicts a Roosevelt and Smith ticket, and plans a public campaign from her Washington headquarters.
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White House
Delbert Clark
Washington
U.R
America
Marie Louise Montague
Salisbury
Tammany Ward
Smith
Roosevelt
Dr. Montague
Two Couples Die in Crash at Ward's Crossing
Four people including two couples died when their small coupe collided with a Pennsylvania freight train at Ward's Crossing near Bedford. Police said the auto went into the tracks despite working red flasher signals. Wreckage was dragged 1000 feet. Ward's Crossing has seen six fatalities in under a month.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Ward's Crossing
Bedford
Far! Evans
Lucy Mae Pearson
Bishop Rusher
Ward
Akron-Cleveland Road
Mra
Isidore FP. Wise
Cleveland Heights
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clifford Slade Jailed After Forging Warden's Name
Former Michigan prison musician Clifford Slade was released only to reoffend by forging the warden's name on a note. He pleaded guilty to a new offense and a Grand Stupids judge sentenced him to 14 to 24 years, keeping him behind bars again while longing for his band.
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Clifford Slade
Michigan
Iown
Clifford
Steel rebound boosts U S industry optimism in March
In New York Otto F. Sturm reports a steel sector upswing from 30 to 87 percent of capacity, with 125,000 tons of structural steel ordered by United States Steel for Radio City construction. The project budget nears 3.3 billion, fueling broader economic confidence as steel prices rise and mills increase output.
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Radio iCty
New York
U.R
Elieies
United States
Radio City
Seda
Illinois Steel Company
Many Veterans Apply For Treasury Loans
The U S Veterans Bureau Cincinnati Regional Office issued a bulletin to the Athens County Red Cross reporting loans from Feb 2 to March 14. The total applications received were 33 000 with 4 7 checks issued and 1521 returned for correction or forwarded. Pending applications stood at 26 977 with an output capacity of 650 per day. The chief urged ink filled applications and patience before inquiring about status.
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U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Cincinnati
Athens County
Veterans’ Bureau
Wheat Prices Crash Today Farm Board Announcement
Wheat prices fell sharply at Chicago on March 28 as the Farm Board reportedly halted purchases. July wheat slid to 59 1/2 cents a bushel and September traded around 60 1/2 cents amid persistent selling and heavy orders from the East. Corn slipped to about 62 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Derry
Chicago Board
Hamden Bank Closed for Liquidation by State Bank Officials
The Citizens Bank of Hamden in Vintec County was closed for liquidation today by the State Banking Department at the request of the board of directors. Dwindling deposits and depreciation of investments were cited as the causes. The bank had $25,000 capital and total resources of $257,050 as of March 31, 1930. Paul A. served as president and B. E. Martindill as cashier.
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Columbus
Citizens Bank of
Hamden
Vintec County
Paul A
BE. W. Martindill
Former postmaster Gillig to serve 1 to 3 years
F Gillig 35 former postmaster and Berwick general store owner was sentenced to Ohio Penitentiary for issuing worthless checks. He faces a one to three year term in prison per judgment handed down March 23.
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F. Gillig
Berwick
Ohio
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