Ohio House to vote on removal of Marx and aides
The Ohio House predicted an administration victory on the National Guard upper bill abolishing tenure until retirement for Adjt. Gen. Emil F. Marx of St. Marys and two assistants, with Governor Bricker calling the law reactionary. The Senate would vote on the Baumhart Bill creating an Ohio Promotion Bureau to market the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House of Representatives
National Guard Uipper
Adjt
Emil F. Marx
St. Marys
Bricker
Marx
Loucks Brown
Kenton
John Blount
Hillsboro
U. S. Army General Staff
Senate
Ohio
State Department
Don Thomas
Dayton
Eccles Calls for Clear Policy on Economy
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Marriner S. Eccles urged Congress to quickly define a clear economic policy. He warned retrenchment could be disastrous but said democracy requires majority views to be made effective before the Senate special committee on silver and related fiscal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Senate Silver Committee
Sen
Rey Pittman
Nev
Civil War veteran John A. McAfee dies in Cadiz
Civil War veteran John A. McAfee died today in Cadiz. He once studied with George A. Custer and later served under him during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
U.P
John A. McAfee
George A. Custer
State Aid Chief Drops Eleven District Heads
In Columbus Tom McCaw head of the State Aid for the Aged Division dismissed eleven district representatives and abolished the position, cutting district offices from 16 to eight. Total salaries of those dismissed amount to 21400 dollars. McCaw said the move aligns with reorganization to streamline administration and save costs. Each new district will be supervised by an existing district representative. District 7 is Leo King of New Lexington covering multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Tom McCaw
Ralph Moore
Logan
McCaw
Leo King
New Lexington
Gallia
Jackson
Ross
Pike
Vinton
Hocking
Athens
Noble
Monroe
Washington Counties
May Drop Impeachment Charge Against Perkins
The House Judiciary Committee plans to consider a report that would clear Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and two aides of impeachment while censuring them. The subcommittee says Perkins showed leniency toward CIO regional director Harry Bridges, with moves reported to deport Bridges as an alien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Harry Bridges
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Bridges
State Council funds $15,000 for grouse release
The State Conservation Council appropriated 15000 dollars to buy ruffed grouse for release in the Roosevelt Game Preserve in Scioto County and in other southern Ohio counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
State Conservation Council
Roosevelt
Scioto County
Ohio
Judge Leads in Probe of Alleged Death Syndicate
Philadelphia judge reveals to a jury that recommended death in the electric chair for a member of an alleged murder for insurance ring. Exhumation of about 70 bodies to begin, as authorities say the syndicate used black magic and arsenic to kill insured victims over a decade. Arrest warrants issued for Paul Petrillo and Susie Di Martino on murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
A.P
Harry S. McDevitt
Herman Petrillo
Margaret Skeen
Susie DiMartino
Operators Miners Still Deadlocked Over Wages in Appalachs
United Mine Workers and soft coal operators in the Appalachian area remain deadlocked over a proposed two year wage agreement covering 338000 bituminous miners. Operators claim a 50 cent daily rise would threaten the industry, while the UMW says cost increases are far smaller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers Union
Appalachian
Anc Wyescacus
aLeTmspemg
Charles O'Neill
Durand at Large After Jail Break Double Murder Spree
Powell Wyoming report says Earl Durand, 26, led a jail break and killed four men in a week. A posse arrived at dawn to recover two bodies O H Linabury and Arthur Argento as Durand hid in Beartooth mountains with rifles and two long guns. Guarded by sheriffs deputies, the manhunt continued under tense, snowbound skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Wyo
Beartooth High Country
Earl Durand
Durand
Park County
O. H. Linabury
Arthur Argento
Send Revamp Bill To House
The House planned to send the government reorganization bill to conference to consider Senate approved amendments. The measure authorizes the President to coordinate or abolish agencies with transfers required, exempts over twenty agencies from change, and follows a Senate reversal on the Wheeler amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Senate
House panel kills bill to lift motorboat speed limits
The House Conservation Committee in Columbus rejected a bill that would remove daytime speed restrictions for motorboats in designated lanes on state lakes. Sportsmen pressed the committee for over an hour with objections led by Trent D. Sickles of the League of Ohio Sportsmen who argued the measure would please a few operators at the expense of many lake users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
House Conservation Committee
Trent D. Sickles
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Gallipolis Man Hurt in Quarrel With Neighbor
Ray Betz age 26 of Bulaville was struck on the head with a bed slat during a quarrel with neighbor Earl Fulton age 30 four miles north of Gallipolis over Fulton's wife. Betz is in critical condition with a fractured skull at Holzer Hospital. Fulton was held by police for assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ray Betz
Bulaville
Holzer Hospital
Earl Fulton
Betz
Fulton
Coles Plan New Brick Plant at Union Furnace
Logan staff special reports M A Cole and son Paul Cole have purchased the Union Furnace Brick Plant site on 16 5 acres with clay rights on 231 additional acres. After removing old buildings a grinding mill will be installed to grind fire clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Increase in Farm Aid Appropriation Surges Past President’s Plan
The House Appropriations Committee reported a farm aid bill totaling 1.067 billion dollars, 244.6 million more than President Roosevelt proposed. The boost wipes out prior savings from smaller bills, adding 160 million over administration budget. Most of the rise stems from a 250 million parity payment to farmers not in the administration plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Committee For Farm Aid
Congress
Shively Resigns as Logan County Maintenance Chief
Fred C. Shively, superintendent of maintenance in Hocking County Division 10, State Highway Department, told Republican County Chairman Fred E. Hull he would resign. The move takes effect April 15, with April 1 as a likely departure date. a successor is to be named soon. Shively was appointed March 19, 1936, and served four years as service director in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Fred C. Shively
Hocking County
State Highway Department
Fred E. Hull
Republican
Charles A. Ferguson
Marietta
Shively
E. E. Bright
Ohio February Relief Expenses Show Drop
Ohio direct relief expenditures for February fell 20 percent from the prior year. Total costs were 2,692,766.96 dollars last year and 2,158,874.61 dollars this year. The case load declined to 105,662 from 137,134 February 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Congressman Accuses CIO of Using Mails for Intimidation
Rep. Robert F. Rich charged in the House that letters from CIO affiliated groups were sent in franked government envelopes to intimidate members. He urged Congress to act if the CIO is using franked mail to push for funds to sustain its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert F. Rich
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Congress
Infant Wear No Not a Deep Sea Diver in Gas Mask Helmet
An English infant wears a new baby helmet developed by the British government to shield babies from gas. The device tightens around the body, includes a window and a bellows air system operated by the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Mine Owners Act Aims to Boost Soft Coal Use
Pittsburgh reports a three year 700000 dollar program by Bituminous Coal Research Inc to raise soft coal consumption from 340 million tons in 1938 to beyond 500 million tons. Fifteen engineers on the research committee will target auto heater use and applications in steel and ceramics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
E. R. Kaiser
Columbus
Howard Eavenson
Senate Debates Cotton Subsidy to Lift Prices
The Senate begins debate on a farm subsidy plan aimed at raising cotton prices and trimming a government loan security surplus of 12 million bales. The bill would guarantee farmers 12 cents per pound for cotton and allow buyback of loan cotton at reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AUP
Senate
Salesman robbed of fortune in diamonds in Chicago
Joseph Ornstein of New York reported that five men robbed him of about 100000 dollars worth of rough diamonds in downtown Chicago as he displayed samples to local jewelers. Ornstein works for V. D. Import Corp. of New York and traveled from Cleveland for the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Joseph Ornstein
New York
Ornstein
V. D. Import Corp
Cleveland
Britain ready to oppose Hitler threat, Chamberlain says
In the Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain declared Britain is resolved to oppose any destruction of European independence by force. He noted progress on talks with the Soviet Union, Britain and France, and possible four power cooperation. Poland fears involvement could jeopardize its future and seeks pledge of allied aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Chamberlain
Britain
France
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Moscow
Hitler
Red Army
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Anthony Eden
Hitler declares German postwar pain has been made good
Memel hostilities end as Hitler proclaims Germany’s suffering justified being resolved. crowds cheer as German fleet escorts him and marines occupy Memel. In separate actions Hungarian forces invade Slovakia but are repelled by Slovak defense and bombing raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Europe
Austria
Memel
Prus
Slovakia
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
France
WPA Official Indicted For Padding Payrolls
Forrest L. Thompson, senior timekeeper on a WPA project in Mansfield, indicted by a federal grand jury for payroll padding. He allegedly received 750 over 18 months in kickback fees, padded hours, certified extra pay, then took 50 percent of the illicit sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Forrest L. Thompson
Mansfield
Thompson
Opening day junior horse pulling at state fair
State Fair Manager Win Kinnan announced an opening day program on August 25 featuring a junior horse pulling contest. Contestants must be boys or girls age 18 or under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Columbus
U.P
Win Kinnan
State Council Announces Lakes Open to Fishing
The State Conservation Council said new lakes Roosevelt McBride Wolf Den Lakes and Pond Lick in Scioto County and Nellie Sutton Lake in Adams County will open to fishing on July 1. Several lakes including Jefferson Guilford City East Palestine Caldwell Ross Pike Mt. Gilead close for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A.P
State Conservation Council
Roosevelt
McBride
Wolf den Lakes
Pond Lick
Scioto County
Nellie Sutton Lake
Adams County
Jefferson Lake
Jefferson County
Guilford Lake
City Lake
East Palestine
Caldwell
Stoney Creek
Ross County
Bear Creek Lake
Richardson
Pike Lake
Pike County
Mt. Gilead Lakes
Columbus City
Hines Sentenced to Four to Eight Years in Prison
James J. Hines district Tammany leader was sentenced in New York to four to eight years for selling police and court influence in the Dutch Schultz policy racket. The 62 year old former blacksmith hauled by prosecutors for taking up to a thousand dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
4U.P
James J. Hines
Tammany
Thoma Dewey
Supreme Court
Ferdina Pecora
Group Defends College Leader Amid Legislature Clash
Wilberforce University President Dr. D O Walker faces attacks from Gov Bricker and lawmakers. A three member church board defense follows student group statements as Rep Chester Gillespie introduces a bill to abolish the separate state supported department trustee board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
XENIA
D. O. Walker
Wilberforce University
John W. Bricker
Board of Trustees
Chester Gillespie
Cuyahoga
Parachute Jump Saves Pilot of Burning Aircraft
Dayton report says test pilot Frank Sinclair escaped a Wright Field accident by parachute jump from a burning $275000 one seat pursuit plane. The Seversky Aircraft Co. plane crashed on a nearby farm three miles from the field. Sinclair recovering from shock and minor burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Frank Sinclair
Wright Field
Army Air Corps
Severs Sky Aircraft Co
Farmingdale
L. I
Sinclair
Truck Driver Dies In Collision Near Columbus
Hubbard A. Milton 36 of Columbus was killed when his truck hit an automobile and a tree. He was transporting glassware from Columbus to Detroit and the wreck blocked U S Route 23 in a residential district for two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
U.P
Hubbard A. Milton
Columbus
Detroit
Farm income falls to 430 million in February marketings
Farmers received cash income of 430 million dollars in February from marketings, down from 456 million in February 1938, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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