Athens County Grand Jurors Seek State Help On Jail Conditions
May term Athens County grand jury directed by foreman Rufus C. Hopkins seeks state fire marshal and health department inspection of the jail. If condemned, they will pursue injunctions to bar further imprisonments and may request a judge from outside the jurisdiction. The panel also criticizes magistrates for binding over minor offenses to the grand jury and urges cases be handled under local ordinances where possible.
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Athens
Rufus C. Hopkins
Hopkins
State Department of Health
Common Pleas Court
State Supreme Court
Justice of the Peace Courts
Grand Jury
Ebon Gillespie
Frank Parker
Horace Palmer
Fred Feight
Fred Leach
Frank Kayser
Grace Myers
Howard Warner
Grace Tom
Mary McLaughlin
Nora Henry
James McNabb
Dorothy Fulton
Bess Rice
R. C. Hopkins
Landon Urges World To Back FD Peace Plan
Alf M. Landon urged global support for President Roosevelt's peace conference proposal during a Kansas City speech. He criticized current U.S. policies as abandoning neutrality, vowed cross party backing for the president, and called for constructive discussion with Hitler's recent remarks leaving room for dialogue.
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Landon
Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church Uniting Conference
Adolf Hitler
Constables Ordered To Wear Distinctive Attire
Gov Bricker signs a bill requiring Ohio constables to wear distinctive uniforms and drive marked cars on duty to prevent motorists being trapped by unmarked village officers.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Madison House Hotel Burns in Jefferson City Fire
Fire destroyed the Madison House Hotel in Jefferson City Missouri with ruins smoldering hours after the blaze. Loss was estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Jefferson City
Madison House
Gasoline price cut in Cleveland announced
Standard Oil of Ohio announced a half cent reduction in gasoline prices in Cuyahoga County today. The move lowers pump prices and affects motorists in the Cleveland area.
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Cleveland
U.P
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Await Poland's Program As Key in Europe's Crisis
Poland's Beck set to unveil a conciliatory program rejecting Danzig demands as Germany expands non aggression offers. Berlin, Tokyo and Moscow moves shape a shifting alliance map with Litvinov’s replacement by Molotov signaling Soviet policy shifts and Britain France seeking a united front.
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Poland
Europe
Germany
Josef Beck
Beck
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Reich
Greece
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Japan
Tokyo
Great Britain
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Maxim Litvinov
Viachelslav M. Molotov
Britain
France
Trade Barter Program Opens Between Britain and U S
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that trade barter negotiations have opened between Great Britain and the United States. The initial exchange would involve tin and rubber for cotton and wheat.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
United States
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain Conscription Bill Aims Three-Year Training
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that if the conscription bill runs full three years, 800000 men will be trained. The measure was introduced for second reading in the chamber.
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London
U.P
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons Today
Navy Appropriation Bill Receives House Backing
The House took up a $821 million naval appropriation measure funding a peacetime armament buildup. It authorizes 500 additional fighters to boost the Navy Air Force to 2,132 planes and funds two 45,000-ton battleships, with keel laying to begin.
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Washington
House
Gun
Navy
Navy Department
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Roosevelt
Defense Establishment
Gallia Countian Held On Liquor Charge
John Brabham aged 27 was arrested by federal officers for operating a 200 gallon still near Bulaville Gallia County He was taken to Ironton for arraignment His father Mack Brabham is serving five years in the Atlanta Prison for the same offense local officers said
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Galipolis
John Brabham
Bulaville
Gallia County
Ironton
Mack Brabham
Atlanta
Court Rules Peaceful Picketing Lawful in West Virginia
Circuit Judge Julian F Bouchelle ruled peaceful picketing lawful in West Virginia marking the first court action on the issue. No picketing statute exists and the state supreme court of appeals has not ruled on the subject.
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Charleston
W. Va
Tu.p
West Virginia
Julian F. Bouchelle
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Kroger Plans New Gallipolis Super Store
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. has leased the Tabit Building on Court Street in Gallipolis and will open a super store after remodeling the front at a cost of about $5,000. George Tabit, owner of the building, announced the project today.
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Gallipolis
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
Tabit
Court St
George Tabit
Lorain Woman Killed in Car Crash
Mrs. Florence Buckley, 35, died when her car left the road and overturned at a curve south of Lorain. The patrol reported the Ohio incident occurred today.
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Lorain
U.P
Florence Buckley
Glouster Board to Abandon Madison Grade School Next Year
Glouster Board of Education voted Tuesday night to abandon the Madison School Building due to declining enrollment in Madison and Monroe, which serve grades one through six. To keep the North Central Association standards, one new high school teacher will be added next year by transferring a grade teacher, and the grades vacancy will remain unfilled.
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Glouster
Pennsylvania Diocese Favors Union With Presbyterians
The Pennsylvania diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church declared support for uniting with the Presbyterian Church in a move seen as mending denominational ties and broadening ecumenical relations.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Pennsylvania
Protestant Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Rio Grande bookkeeper vanishes amid multi state search
Lawson Henley Jr., 22, Rio Grande College bookkeeper, disappeared after visiting Huntington West Virginia. His car found without plates in Apex North Carolina as authorities scan several states. He reportedly carried about $100. father fears abduction or worse.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
West Virginia
Lawson
Henley, Jr
Rio Grande College
Huntington
W. Va
L. S. Henley
Reva Reese
Reese
Henley
North Carolina
Certified Public Accountants
Security Tax Cut Proposals From House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee proposed a roughly 1 billion dollar three year tax cut on social security payroll taxes. They propose a wage ceiling of 3000 dollars for unemployment tax and keep old age taxes at 1 percent each. Annuity payments would begin in 1940 two years early, with states able to cut their unemployment tax share if reserves exceed 1.5 times prior benefits.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
Revamp Order Opens 3 Jobs
Congress approves President Roosevelt’s reorganization order opening three new federal jobs worth 12000 dollars a year. The measure becomes law 60 days after submission unless vetoed by both houses, creating new works security and lending agencies and unifying budget and resources activities.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House
John Taber
M. Y
Senate
Hit Run Driver Kills 2 Sisters in Greensburg
Two sisters Ruth Decker 13 and Mary 9 of Millwood were killed when struck by a hit-and-run vehicle as they headed home with violets for their mother. State motor police arrested James B. George of Canton Ohio at New Castle. the car was reported splattered with blood.
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Greensburg
Ruth Decker
Mary
Millwood
James B. George
Canton
New Castle
Lindbergh Says No Imminent War Danger in Europe
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh told friends there is no immediate war danger in Europe and that the United States must speed its aviation program to avoid being five years behind Germany. France plans to buy over 1,200 American military planes, with contracts already for about 800 and potential expansion limited by U.S. production capacity.
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Washington
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Lindbergh
United States
Germany
France
Albany Civil War Vet E H Stratton Dies at 94
Elias H Stratton 94 died at his Albany home after a two week illness. He served in Co H Bellefontaine 1862 to 1865 Mobile and fought in major battles. Survived by wife Mary ill, three sons Roy Floyd Harry, daughter Mrs Augustus Wales, sister Mrs Mary Bennett. Funeral Saturday 2 PM by Rev Ernest Nicholas Hebbardsville burial.
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Elias H. Stratton
Albany
Church of God
Springfield
Mr. Stratton
Co. H
Bellefontaine
Mobile
Mary E. Stratton
Ernest Nicholas
Athens
Hebbardsville
First Lady of Spain Reviews Troops in Sevilla
Mrs. Franco wife of Gen. Francisco Franco reviewed troops in Sevilla Spain as part of a ceremonial display. The event highlighted Franco era military associations and public leadership during the visit by the Spanish first lady.
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Spain
Franco
Francisco Franco
Sevilla
Air minded dog to die in Cleveland stadium chase case
A death warrant for a dog living under the grandstand at Cleveland Municipal Airport was handed to dog warden Albert Rhoden. The animal reportedly chased airplanes and faced execution.
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Cleveland
A.P
Municipal Airport
Albert Rhoden
Postponed NL Baseball Game In Rain And Cold
The Cincinnati Boston National League game was postponed today due to rain and cold weather.
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Boston
U.P
Sub-Committee Adjourns as Mine Shutdown Deepens
Negotiators for the Appalachian soft coal industry failed to reach an agreement halting a shutdown that idle 340,000 miners since April 1. The sub committee adjourned after a two hour session, with plans to reconvene and report next steps.
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New York
W. L. Robison
Cleveland
Appalachian
Forestry Bills Await Bricker
Hocking Countians await the governor’s signature on Senate passed House Bills 478 and 479. Sponsored by Floyd F. Mees, the measures aid Southern Ohio reforestation. One bill allows forfeited lands to be taken for reforestation and public use. the other cuts tax levies for properties with forest programs.
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Logan
Senate
Ohio
Floyd F. Mees
Meigs County
PTA to Adopt Guidance Plan At National Congress
Cincinnati reports the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will abandon resolutions and approve a statement of facts to guide parents. Mrs John E Hayes of Twin Falls Idaho announced the statement covers self realization human relationships vocational effectiveness and civic responsibility as convention themes.
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Cincinnati
U.P
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
John E. Hayes
Twin Falls
Idaho
Airmail Preparations Complete at Gallipolis
Erection of standards and cables for Gallipolis airmail service is finished at the local flying field. The system will suspend outgoing mail from a cable between two steel posts and be grasped by an iron hook from the moving plane awaiting air delivery.
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Gallipolis
Plan To Aid Cities Wins House Favor
The administration relief plan to help cities enact special real estate levies for relief funds gained favorable attention in the Ohio Legislature. Governor Bricker backs lowering the vote threshold to a majority in 1939 and 55 percent in 1940, with proceeds limited to relief and restoration of 65 percent after 1940. The Interorganization Conference and other groups back the plan, aiming for about 19.3 million to 20 million dollars yearly in relief, with major budget changes anticipated and adjournment hoped around May 20 to May 25.
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Columbus
A.P
Ohio Farm Bureau
State Grange
Bricker
Interorganization Conference
Joint Relief Committee
Trio Captured in Chicago Physician Murder Case
Detroit police report the capture of Orville Watson 29 Edward Riley alias Edward Riley 37 and Susanna Smith 22 for abducting forcing a Chicago physician to operate with a razor blade on a wounded companion. Watson and Riley are linked to a tavern hold up that left a man dead and two officers wounded. Suspect trio arrested after Watson, in pain, surrendered at a police station.
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Detroit
U.P
Chicago
Pistol Point
Orville Watson
Edward Rynan
Edeward Riley
Susanna Smith
Watson
Sigmund Hirschfeld
Riley
Dr. Hirschfeld
Bombs Explode in London Killing None Yet
Terrorist bombs planted by suspected Irish Republican Army members exploded in the Charing Cross section today injuring five. Authorities have not yet identified suspects or claimed responsibility.
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London
U.P
Irish Republican Army
Charing Cross
Election of 43 to honorary Phi Beta Kappa at OSU
Ohio State University announces the election of 43 members to its Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Names include Philip J. Harbrecht of Pomeroy and other scholars to join the college chapter.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State University
Phil Beta Kappa
Philip J. Harbrecht
Pomeroy
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Edward L. Schneider
Tom Pendergast
Lindy
E. H. Stratton
Albany Civil War
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Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
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Miners’ Policy Committee
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
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