Senate backs tax bill change effort seen
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Pat Harrison predicted the Senate would override administration opposition and remove the undistributed profits tax from the general tax revision bill. The panel also set a flat 15 percent capital gains rate and offered partial relief for small corporations, while House leaders objected to the profits tax elimination and the new provisions.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Joe
Nazi Activities In Three Ohio Cities Probed
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy said he asked Fritz Kuhn for information on Bund officers in Ohio and the purpose of three camps German Center in Cleveland Youth Camp No 5 in Cincinnati and Camp Richthofen in Dayton to determine possible violations of Ohio criminal syndicalism laws.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bund
Herbert S. Duffy
Fritz Kuhn
New York
Duffy
Cleveland
No. 5
Cincinnati
Richthofen
Dayton
Nazi-linked Officers Revealed in Austrian Police
Vienna report says nearly 20 percent of Austria's police were secret Nazi Party members during Dollfuss and Schuschnigg years. They worked actively for Nazi interests for five years despite police reorganizations and risks of imprisonment.
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Vienna
A.P
Austria
Dollfuss
Schuschnigg
Chrysler Official Says Union Broke Contract
Detroit press dispatch reports Chrysler vice president Herman Weckler accusing the United Auto Workers of failing to live up to obligations under the contract after they refused Chrysler’s one year renewal offer.
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Chrysler
Detroit
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Chrysler Corporation
Herman Weckler
Sutherland Celebrates 76th Birthday
Retired Supreme Court justice George Sutherland marked his 76th birthday today in Washington with well wishers and family present.
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Sutherland
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Nothing as Good as a Want Ad in The Messenger
Milk cows face unemployment and chemists split milk into 101 elements but cannot create synthetic milk. The Messenger offers a thriving market for skilled milkers and urges readers to place ads in the Big Sunday Want Ad section by calling 0242 before 3 p m tomorrow.
Ohio Sales Tax Collections Fall Below 1937 Level
Columbus report shows the week ending March 12 with tax receipts down 350 360 dollars or 35 percent from the same week in 1937 per State Treasurer Clarence H. Kinsley.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Clarence H. Kinsley
Five Committees Sentenced in Siberian Coal Mine Case
Five people were sentenced to death and two to prison for wrecking activities in the Prokopievsk coal mines in Siberia, according to today's announcement.
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Moscow
U.P
Prokopievsk
Siberia
OU Group Pushes Preservation Of Cutler Hall
Ohio University chapter of the AAUP urged early rehabilitation of Cutler Hall to save the oldest education monument in the Northwest. Speakers cited architectural value, risks of demolition, and need to restore wings and interior features while using the building for relevant university antiques. Trustees Beckler Bush Hopkins attended along with chamber leaders Good Gill and others.
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Cutler Hall
Northwest
Ohio University
American Association of University Professors
Herman G. James
Victor D. Hill
Don Peden
J. Homer Caskey
Sarah Hatcher
C. N. Mackinnon
R. L. Morton
D. W., Ingerham
L. C. St
James
Northwest Territory
T. N. Hoover
Hill
Krecker
Dean Young
Pioneer
AAUP
Fred Beckler
Gordon K. Bush
C. H. Hopkins
P. F. Good
The
Athens Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Gill
Thugs Hold Up Frame Makers Payroll
Three masked gunmen robbed 12 employees of the F. Zimmerman Co. picture frame makers and escaped with a $5,700 payroll. Police search for the suspects.
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Cleveland
F. Zimmerman Co
Reorganization Bill Called Dangerous as Court Measure
Washington report notes Senate delaying execu tive department Reorganization Bill with vote set by Monday. An Adams telegram warns the bill risks shifting powers from Legislature to the Executive, paralleling European trends, urging citizens to lobby lawmakers and defend constitutional liberty.
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Washington
Senate
Executive Department
Harry F. Byrd
James Truslow Adams
Supreme Court
Nipponese May Scrap Treaty
Japan may renounce the Nine-Power Treaty if the situation warrants it Foreign Office spokesman said The stance echoed a week earlier by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota before the lower house budget committee He described the agreement as existing only nominally The pact tied United States Great Britain Japan China France Italy The Netherlands Belgium and Portugal to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Foreign Office
Koki Hirota
United States
Great Britain
China
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Portugal
100000 Rebels Drive Toward Eastern Goal
Nationalist forces of 100000 men advanced on Catalonia pushing four wedges into Loyalist defenses. Franco's army moved within 25 miles of Catalonia as Loyalist provinces in the northeast brace for a hard fight to resist fascist advances.
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Hendaye
Catalonia
Francisco Franco
Spain
Boy Loses Nerve After Death Pact Ends Tragic Romance
Donald Carroll Jr a 16 year old high school student faces first degree murder charges after Charlotte Matthiesen 18 was shot during a suicide pact. Charlotte insisted Carroll live and the couple planned to die by their own actions writing a note to their parents before the tragedy unfolded.
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New York
U.P
Donald Carroll, Jr
Charlotte Matthiesen
Charlotte
Donald
Donald F. Carroll
Charlotte Matthiesen Carroll
Carroll
Tragedy as Man Fatally Shoots Woman in Bedroom
A man named Donald took his father’s .45 revolver to his bedroom with Charlotte and shot her in the left breast, killing her almost instantly. Police are investigating the fatal shooting.
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Donald
Charlotte
Postal hikes wages for 15 thousand New York workers
The Postal Telegraph Company announced wage increases totaling 600000 dollars a year for 15000 employees, effective April 1, with the changes approved to boost pay across the organization.
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New York
Postal Telegraph Company Today
Ohio February employment shows slight rebound
Ohio February employment declined slightly compared with steeper drops in prior months, according to the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research. The report notes a steadier trend in the state’s job market amid recent downturns.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
All Fair in Love, Even Freeze Out at Milan Hotel
In Milan, Demostene Magri and Tommaso Cola competed for Elena Cap pelli, a 20 year old chambermaid. Magri plotted during a fridge leak incident when Cola fixed it and was trapped inside the refrigerator for half an hour. Elena's care helped Cola survive a near pneumonia. The hotel seeks a new cook.
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Milan
Italy
U.P
Demostene Magri
Tommaso Cola
Elena Cappelli
Magri
Cola
Elena
Grange Leader Urges End to Partisan Quibbling
J L Taber national Grange head spoke in Urbana urging farmers and business leaders to abandon party fights and seek national welfare. He urged reliance on practical actions and warned that debt equals taxation while Washington help should not be expected.
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Urbana
J. L. Taber
Columbus
National Grange
America
Taber
Washington
Bridge Climber Rescued After Suspension Over Ohio River
W. F. Hall a brush salesman from Charleston West Virginia was arrested after climbing over the railing of the West Virginia Ohio Bridge at Kanauga and resting on a two foot girder 40 feet above the Ohio River. He was rescued by officers, fined for intoxication and stated he remembered nothing of the incident.
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Gallipolis
W. F. Hall
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Ohio Bridge
Kanauga
Ohio River
Hall
Finding Against Clerk in Ohio County Recovery Case
State Examiner F E McBride reported recovery totaling 2234 dollars against Maude Collins former Vinton County Clerk of Courts citing 49 items dating to 1933. He also recommended 423 dollars recovery for a county audit deficit. Belman Collins pled guilty last January. Mrs Collins faced embezzlement indictments that were dismissed.
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Columbus
U.P
F. E. McBride
Maude Collins
Vinton County
McBride
Collins
Belman Collins
Was
Mansfield Reformatory
Count Esterhazy Arrested in Austria Over Cellar Quarters
Linz dispatch reports Count Paul Esterhazy of the Austro Hungarian line was arrested today after a German soldier was assigned to quarters in a damp cellar while the first floor of his residence stood empty. The case centers on duty and misuse of living space within a prominent noble family home.
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Linz
Austria
U.P
Paul Esterhazy
US Exports Rise in First Two Months of 1938
The Commerce Department reports a favorable foreign trade balance of 218.355 million dollars for January and February 1938. Exports totaled 552.165 million dollars, up 96.376 million from the same period in 1937.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Senators Reach Compromise on TVA Investigation Plan
Senate leaders and key lawmakers agreed to trim 23 proposed points for a TVA inquiry to eight. The plan centers on whether to form a senate inquiry or a joint committee, with Barkley backing a joint panel and Norris pushing a senate inquiry.
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Washington
U.P
H. Styles Bridges
N. H
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bridges
Senate
Alben Barkley
William H. King
Utah
Barkley
George H. Norris
Ind
Neb
Norris
TVA
New Deal
Congress
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
Britain accelerates armament drive to war footing
London reports state Britain will accelerate munitions output to a war-time level aiming for 1 750 fighter aircraft in six months instead of a year. The National Labor Council urges government stability, labor unity, arms embargo repeal to Spain, and an urgent League of Nations meeting with France and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
The
National Labor Council
Europe
Labor Council
Assembly of the League of Nations
France
Great Britain
Man O' War's Son Wins English Grand National
Battle Ship, a 40-1 shot, and tiny offspring of Man O' War, wins the 100th Grand National at Aintree by a neck. Royal Daniels finishes second and Workman third. First American bred horse to win the race in its history.
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Aintree
Eng
U.P
Battleship
Royal Daniels
Workman
Child Burns to Death in Arms of Mother
Five month old Jane Wedmore died in her mother's arms as flames engulfed the crib near a kitchen stove. The child was with her mother Mrs Helen Wedmore while visiting Mrs Lilly Dunham aged 37 in an upstairs apartment.
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Cincinnati
Jane Wedmore
Helen Wedmore
Lilly Dunham
Parachute Troops Build a Formidable Soviet Force
Soviet Russia has developed a strong parachute corps that could strike fear in future conflicts, with 2500 to possibly thousands of soldiers trained to drop from the sky with machine guns cannons and tanks. The force marks a major shift from sheer manpower to scientific warfare.
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Soviet Russia
Norman B. Deuel
Moscow
United Press
U.P
Soviet
Russia
Russia’s Parachute Army Shows Vast Mobile Force
A description of Soviet airborne tactics and air power highlights mass paratroop drops, rapid regrouping, and airlift capacity. The piece notes 1,200 troops dropped per maneuver, tanks and machine guns deployed from the air, 6,000 men landed by transport ships, and 10,000 ready for battle quickly. It also cites a 50,000 strong air force and observers praising Soviet aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Quick Mobilization Is Soviet Specialty
The text notes Russian fortifications along a Manchukuo border with a Maginot Line analogy. It cites a Far Eastern army of 300,000 to 400,000 troops and 800 to 1,000 aircraft stationed on the eastern front. It emphasizes Russia’s self-sufficiency in food and war materials and rich mineral resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Manchukuo
Britain Praised Speech as Appeasement Trend Grows
The report notes broad support from Britain's likely wartime allies for Chamberlains speech on appeasement with Central Europe and Spain. Observers believe totalitarian nations see deeper meaning beyond his cautious rhetoric.
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Russia
Europe
Spain
Britain
No War This Year Kennedy Says Europe Won't Seek War
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy told the American Club that Europe will not go to war this year. He urged Americans to discard the war scare, improve their economic position, and tackle unemployment. He noted Britons are less convinced of imminent war than Americans.
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London
Europe
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
American Club
Britain
Compromise Wages and Hours Bill Talks Underway
American Federation of Labor leaders met informally with the House Labor Subcommittee to discuss compromise wages and hours bill proposals. The subcommittee aims for enactment this session but both AFL and CIO appear unlikely to support the measure without joint backing.
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Washington
AUP
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Subcommittee
A. F. of L
Committee For Industrial Organization
House
Plans Near Completion for Trans Atlantic Plane Service
Dublin reports ground work for trans Atlantic air service to be completed by June 1. Sean Leydon secretary of industry and commerce and chairman of the trans Atlantic air conference announced today.
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Dublin
Sean Leydon
Industry and Commerce
Nazis Riot in Philadelphia Fight at Turngemeinder Hall
Police riot squads broke up a clash between anti Nazi and Nazi sympathizers at Turngemeinder Hall in Philadelphia. Twenty persons were bruised and scratched in the Thursday night disturbance.
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Philly
Philadelphia
U.P
Turngemeinder Hall
Railroad Wage Cuts Delayed for Roosevelt Action
A special report on wage reductions for about 1,000,000 railway workers was sent to President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga. The report urges Congress action this session to aid railroads, proposing carrier reorganization and consolidations to cut fixed costs. Labor and management agreed to defer wage-cut discussions until the president acts.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Warm Springs
Ohio Farmers Paid $9.7 Million for Soil Conservation
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid 9,708,084 to Ohio farmers for participation in the 1936 soil conservation program, with payments through November 30. Listed Ohio counties include Athens 45,664 Gallia 46,833 Hocking 27,711 Meigs 26,376 Morgan 36,388 Vinton 17,568 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ohio
Henry A. Wallace
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Rubber Union Seeks Decentralization Probe
Union leaders in Washington push for a congressional investigation into decentralization in the rubber industry. United Rubber Workers International Union officials meet with Ohio lawmakers and urge a committee to draft anti decentralization legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
U.P
Washington
United Rubber Workers International Union
U.R.W
Ohio
113000 Added To Nation's Relief Rolls
The Works Progress Administration announced that 113,010 persons were added to relief rolls for the week ending March 19, raising total relief recipients to 2,356,875. Ohio added 24,469 recipients.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
Ohio
Episcopal Bishop Philip Cook dies in Baltimore
Bishop Philip Cook of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware died today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at age 62. He had served as a church leader and clergy member in the region.
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Episcopal
Baltimore
Philip Cook
Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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