Unanimous Senate OKs General Appropriation for 1939 40
The Ohio Senate approved the biennial appropriation bill totaling 317 339 110 for state government for 1939 40 without a dissenting vote after a brief half hour debate. The measure adds 555 219 for the state employes retirement system and reflects changes from the House version including a reduced 1 percent salary cut for state workers. The bill moves to the Governor with House concurrence in Senate amendments.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Davey
Normal
Wilberforce University
Methodist Church
Tourist Camps Not Classified as Hotels
Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that tourist camp cabins cannot be legally classified as hotels unless more than five rooms are under one roof. Separate buildings with fewer than five rooms each cannot be hotels even if many rooms are collectively used.
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Columbus
U.P
Thomas J. Herbert
Ray Gill
Indictment Filed Against Leader of German Bund
Fritz Kuhn president of the German American Bund was jailed on a 12 count indictment for grand larceny and forgery. The case alleges theft of nearly $15 000 from Bund funds including 8 907 from the Washington Birthday Americanization meeting at Madison Square Garden. Kuhn faced up to 50 years in prison.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Fuehrer
Kuhn
Thomas E. Dewey
Krumsville
Allentown
Madison Square Garden
Munich
Mexico
United States
17 Year Old Confesses to Beaver Triple Slaying
BEAVER Pa. A 17 year old known as a “bad boy” confessed to killing his father mother and sister with an axe and shotgun saying they couldn’t get along and something had to be done. He faces murder charges and is to be freed today.
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Beaver
U.P
Paul J. Cook
Murer
Suggest New Sanatorium To Public Health Group
The Ohio Public Health Association resolutions committee recommended a new state sanatorium in Southern Ohio and a Department of Health building on the Ohio State University campus. Harry Mettler of Nelsonville was nominated for the board, and Dr. Charles A. Dean of Columbus will be the next president.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Department of Health
Ohio State University
Ohio Public Health Association
Harry Mettler
Nelsonville
Charles A. Dean
Roosevelt Hopes Quick Pact on St Lawrence Waterways
President Roosevelt expressed hope for early agreement with Canada on a new St. Lawrence waterways treaty, signaling progress toward formalized navigation and cooperative management.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterways
Federal Judge Blasts Starving Wages in Bank Case
In Columbus U P report Judge Mell G Underwood criticizes banks for low pay as he sentences Russell Pride to four months in jail with a two year reformatory term suspended. Pride pleaded guilty to embezzling 1548 from People's Bank & Trust Co of Marietta after starting at Belpre branch for 50 a month rising to 90. Restitution was paid by Pride's family. He said funds were used to furnish a home for his wife. Also jailed 18 months for Albert E Jeffries for possession of a still. Owen Miller placed on probation for still possession.
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Columbus
U.P
Mell G. Underwood
Russell Pride
Belore
Pride
Saeed
People’s Bank & Trust’Co
Marietta
Underwood
Belpre
Owen Miller
McArthur
Meigs Relief Issues Face WPA Aid Stalemate
At noon today Meigs County officials met with WPA Supervisor Don Whiting and county leaders including Commissioners Beegle Bingham and Riggs Prosecuting Attorney Webster Auditor Daniels and County Engineer Beegle. The conference aimed to resolve funding shortages that could halt federal aid projects by week’s end and secure a county appropriation for WPA materials.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
WPA
Don Whiting
Whiting
Arthur Beegle
A. B. Bingham
Herb Riggs
Manning D. Webster
George Daniels
Theodore Beegle
Confederate Vet Will Attend Yank Memorial
Cambridge's 92 year old Confederate Army veteran John Harvey Massie will attend memorial services for The Boys in Blue at Caldwell Presbyterian Church on Sunday. He recalls the war’s cruelty and says Yankees have become a pretty good sort despite past loyalties.
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Cambridge
U.P
John Harvey Massie
Kennensburg
Caldwell Presbyterian Church
Massie
Athens Man Paroled at Mansfield Reformatory
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission granted paroles to 90 prisoners at Mansfield State Reformatory and conditional releases to five more. Noted paroled inmate from Athens is Robert L. Skivers charged with automotive theft with release dated Oct. 1.
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Columbus
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Mansfield State Reformatory
Athens
Robert L. Skivers
Eight year old Walter Fawkes Dies After Horse Kick
An eight year old boy Walter Fawkes died today after being kicked by a horse while gathering flowers in a pasture. The incident occurred near Martins Ferry and the boy was taken to a local hospital but did not survive.
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Martins Ferry
Walter Fawkes
Claims of Two Mussolini Assassination Attempts
Paris Soir reports from Nice that two assassination attempts targeted Premier Benito Mussolini. The first occurred on April 27 and the second in early May before his Piedmont tour near the fortified French frontier.
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PARIS
U.P
Paris Soir
Nice
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Piedmont
Akron Officials, Goodyear Hit With $300000 in Suits
Damages totaling more than $300000 are sought in 20 suits filed against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co May or Lee D Schroy and Chief Rae M Williams. Plaintiffs claim injuries from the Goodyear strike of May 1938 plus $10000 punitive damages, with suits ranging from $11000 to $25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
U.P
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Lee D. Schroy
Rae M. Williams
Roosevelt Praises Navy for Squalus Submarine Rescue
President Roosevelt today commended the Navy for its actions in bringing to the surface survivors from the sunken submarine Squalus. The rescue operation highlighted Navy skill and bravery amid the tragedy at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Navy
Ohio's first 1939 heat victim dies in sun
Thomas Biernot, 76, of Fairpoint, died after being overcome while working in the sun, Ohio. He is listed as the state's first heat victim of 1939.
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Fairpoint
U.P
Thomas Biernot
Ohio
Dietrich Declares U S Education Successful At Hollister
Ohio State education director E N Dietrich told Hollister High graduates that American schooling has not failed. He cited rising literacy and progress in transportation utilities and culture as proof, while noting the question itself signals healthy inquiry.
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Hollister High School
E. N. Dietrich
Dietrich
Ohio
Sheep Grazing Proposed for State Capitol Lawn
Columbus Ohio representatives William F. Eirick and Willis Cory propose using 20 sheep to graze the statehouse lawn. The plan seeks a public works director directive to buy the flock to keep the grounds in presentable shape.
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Columbus
Statehouse
William F. Eirick
Cuyahoga
Willis Cory
Seneca
House
Director of Public Works
Capitol Lawn
Michigan Republicans Endorse Vandenberg for 1940 Nomination
The Michigan Republican congressional delegation, 12 members, unanimously backs Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination. The pledge blocks other contenders and makes Vandenberg the clear favorite son candidate for Michigan at the Republican National Convention next year.
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Washington
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Vandenberg
Navy Begins Raising Squalus After Death Confirmed
The Navy starts salvage to raise the submarine Squalus and recover 26 bodies after confirming all aboard died. Survivors are being treated at Portsmouth hospital with limited contact, while families mourn and Navy officials discuss the loss in the Atlantic dive incident.
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Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard Hospital
J. C. Nichols
Charles Powell
Charles Kaney
William Amsden
Falcon
Bergdoll Returns to Prison for Army Court Martial
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, once a draft dodger, is again in Castle William Fort Jay awaiting army court martial. He faces a pending case tied to past eras, with a five year sentence for draft dodging and an ongoing citizenship and surrender dispute. He cites homesickness and family as reasons for returning, while his inheritance remains subject to government impoundment.
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New York
U.P
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Castle William
Fort Jay
Governor’s Island
Congress
British Soviet Pact Sparks Far East Retaliation Threats
London reports indicate Japan and its Axis allies react to Britain and France aligning with Soviet Russia to form a European security front. Britain may pursue economic reprisals or a joint patrol off China’s coast to counter a Japanese blockade halting ships to Chinese armies. Chinese sources claim Japan plans to stir trouble in the British Concession to justify occupation of Amoy and Shanghai.
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London
Japan
Far East
Great Britain
France
Russia
Britain
Klementi Voroshilov
China
Tokyo
Tientsin
Amoy
Shanghai
Pension Bill Pushed Ahead In House Rules Move
The House Rules Committee granted a right of way to a $200 per month old age pension bill under a gag rule that bars amendments and restricts debate to four hours. The action reverses yesterday and aims to force congressmen on record for or against the Townsend Bill, pressuring Democratic leadership's line.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Pan American Clipper Leaves on Return Trip
The Pan American Airways flying boat Clipper departed Lisbon at 2 12 a m EST en route to Horta Azores, returning after inaugurating transatlantic air mail service.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.P
Pan American Airways
Horta
Azores Islands
Hospitalization group headed by Daytonian
Ohio Hospital Association names C A Hyre of Miami Valley Hospital as chairman to guide statewide hospital service under the new law. The plan lets subscribers receive 21 days of care at any chosen hospital, with family enrollment possible, all under non profit operation for community benefit.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio Hospital Association
C. A. Hyre
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Ohio
Ralph A. Jordan
Commander at Camp Nelson Is Transferred
Nelsonville reports Lt. William L. Walker, commanding officer at Camp Nelson CCC Camp, transferred to Lebanon Ohio to oversee a veteran's camp. Lt. Harold A. Lewis of the Infantry Reserve to succeed Walker at Nelsonville Camp Saturday May 27.
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Nelsonville
William L., Walker
Camp Nelson
CCC
Lebanon
Ohio
Walker
Harold A. Lewis
Infantry Reserve
Appoints Investigators For Old Age Pension
Columbus U P announced the appointment of 15 old age pension investigators across 13 county offices. The list includes Meigs County Carrie M Neutzling of Pomeroy earning 1320 dollars, Morgan County Karl Van Horn of Glouster earning 1320, and Vinton County Howard E Nunne maker of Wilkesville earning 1320.
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Columbus
U.P
Tom McCaw
Division of Aid For the
Meigs
Carrie M. Neutzling
Pomeroy
Morgan
Karl van Horn
Glouster
Vinton
Howard E. Nunnemaker
Wilkesville
Ohio Rep White rails against shirttail financing in debt critique
Rep Dudley White of Ohio tells the House that Ohio bears about 2.095 billion dollars of national debt while receiving only 165 million in direct payments in 1938. He compares state tax contributions and federal aid, citing North Dakota as 25 times its tax revenue and condemning New Deal financing.
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Washington
Ohio
Dudley A. White
The
House Today
Buckeye
Rep. White
North Dakota
British Rulers Near Rockies
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth traveled aboard the royal train toward the Rockies to Calgary for a view of the landscape. Thousands of cheering farmers lined the routes from drought-stricken regions, with rain finally arriving as they reached Regina and Moose Jaw, earning the monarch the nickname The Rain maker.
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ROYAL
U.P
George VI
George
Saskatchewan
Queen Elizabeth
Calgary
Rocky Mountains
Regina
Moosejaw
Presbyterian Church Union To Be Topic
The General Assembly in Cleveland is to consider union with the Episcopal and Southern Presbyterian churches. The council will recommend postponing action on the reform world calendar which would set Easter on the second Sunday in April worldwide.
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Cleveland
U.P
Episcopal Church
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
General Council of the Assembly
Delay Woodard Case Ruling Several Weeks
A civil service commission ruling on whether Ohio Penitentiary Warden James C. Woodard should be reinstated will come in two to four weeks, commissioner Ralph W. Emmons said. Testimony ended after Woodard denied all 22 charges against him.
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Columbus
Civil Service Commission
Ohio
James C. Woodard
Ralph W. Emmons
Woodard
Shelby man receives unsigned letter with five dollar bill
Bloom Buck, a retired meat dealer from Shelby, was presented with an unsigned letter today containing a five dollar bill. The message on the paper read For a meat bill of long standing, thanks for everything.
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Shelby
U.P
Bloom Buck
Koester Rites Set Saturday in Pomeroy
Wesley S. Koester dies at home on Vale Street in Pomeroy. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 PM Saturday at Ewing Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Beuscher officiating. Interment will follow at Letart Cemetery. He was a former local businessman, Ohio National Guard member, and Spanish American War veteran. Survived by a widow, a stepson Norman Borham, a brother W. H. Koester of Montgomery West Virginia, and sisters Mrs. Anna Epplin of Akron and Mrs. Fred P. Bay of Marietta.
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Pomeroy
Wesley S. Koester
Vale St
Ewing
Frank Beuscher
Letart Cemetery
Koester
Ohio National Guard
Norman Borham
W. H. Koester
Montgomery
W. Va
Anna Epplin
Akron
Fred P. Bay
Marietta
Traction Company Plans June 10 Abandonment of Local Line
The Steubenville East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Company set midnight June 10 to abandon its 11 mile line, the only trolley service remaining in the upper Ohio Valley.
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Wellsville
U.P
Steubenville, East Liverpool and
Beaver Valley Traction Company
Upper
Ohio Valley
Attorney General Approved Petition Forms for Referendum
Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert approved petition forms for the proposed referendum on the law repealing the life tenure for the office of Adjutant General. The action clears the way for the voting process and confirms the petition's validity.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
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