Bender Flays New Dealers As Bluffers
Roosevelt Accused of insincerity in talk to Athens County party heads by W F Smiley. George Bender assailed the New Deal, criticized the Guffey Bill, and urged constitutional measures and economy, labeling Roosevelt and the administration as insincere and wasteful. He warned of labor and coal industry issues and urged Republican reform. India quakes Calcutta reports follow.
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Roosevelt
Athens
W. F. Smiley
George Bender
Nakhaiy
Athens County
Berry
Davey
Bender
Ohio Senate
Congress
Oosevelt
Maryland
Millfield Girl Fatally Hit by Train Near School
Helen Jane Simpkins eleven year old of Millfield died after being struck by a coal train on New York Central tracks near W Millfield School. Escorted across tracks after school, she lingered to read a book and walked alone onto the line. Her leg was crushed and amputated. she died at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 2:30 this morning. She leaves her mother Mrs Ben Simpkins father a Dover Township constable and a younger brother Norman.
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Helen Jane Simpkins
Millfield
Sheltering Arms
New York Central
W. Millfield
Myrta Ashworth
Simpkins
Ben Simpkins
Margaret Gillespie
Eben Gillespie
Dover Township
Norman
House Members Hold Townsend in Contempt
The House old age pension investigation committee voted six to two to cite Dr. Francis E Townsend and two associates for contempt after they refused to answer questions. The panel also referred the case to the U S district attorney for court trial rather than House trial.
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Townsend
House Old Age Pension Investigation Committee
House
Francis E. Townsend
United States District Attorney's Office
Blame Sun for Death Of Boy Riding Bicycle
Glare of the sun was blamed for the death of Robert Wolcott five, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Wolcott. He was injured fatally when an automobile struck his bicycle north of Mt Gilead. The boy was riding against the sun and failed to see the car.
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MT. Gilead
U.P
Robert Wolcott
Clarence Wolcott
Here
Two Candidates File Account of Expenses
In Columbus two primary expense accounts on file with Secretary of State George S Myers reveal Democratic Congressional candidate Robert L. Immell of Chillicothe in the 11th District with expenditures of 77847. Republican candidate L P Mooney of Logan for the 11th District shows expenditures of 556.61.
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Columbus
George S Myers
Robert L. Imme
Chillicothe
Congress
Ith
L. P Mooney
Logan
Black Legion Trial Adjourned Six Days
Detroit official denies membership in the Black Legion amid trials for kidnapping and murder of Charlies A Poole. Twelve defendants remain jailed as Wayne County prosecutors seek further inquiry into alleged terror plots. In Lima, William M Smith recounts being beaten and held in a corn crib for refusing to join, while authorities reveal no ex members.
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Detroit
U.P
Black Legion
Charlies A. Poole
Ralph W. Liddy
Wayne County
Duncan D. McCrea
Legion
Lima
William M. Smith
Auglaize County
Smith
Department of Justice
G-man
Poole
McCrea
The
More Repairs For Route 31
Hocking County commissioners will follow highway engineers' survey for Route 31 improvements south of Rockbridge. A contract to build brick pavement over more than a mile from midway between Logan and Rockbridge to near Rock Bridge is expected soon. The dangerous northern section has seen five deaths and many injuries.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Rockbridge
Columbus
State’s $440,600 Profit From Liquor Sales
Ohio records show over 437000 gallons of legal liquor sold in four weeks ending April 25. Department of Liquor Control collected more than 83 million dollars, yielding a net profit of 440,400. Operating expenses totaled 113,740.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Liquor Control
Clyde Beatty Fined For Cruelty to Lions
Clyde Beatty and his circus troupe were fined $20 each after Humane Society officials accused them of cruel handling of lions and tigers. Alderman Ray Schneider assessed the penalties following a complaint, and the troupe was allowed to perform the final show Tuesday night.
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Pittsburgh
Clyde Beatty
the Humane Society
Ray Schneider
Beatty
Carelly Schneider
Irish Hospital Sweepstake tickets at Epsom favor Mahmoud win
Dublin report notes American holders of Irish Hospital Sweepstake tickets on Mahmoud at the English Derby in Epsom Downe today showed unusual confidence, with 12 tickets secured for the favored Mahmoud as the likely winner.
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Dublin
U.P
Epsom Downe
Mahmoud
Ohio Senate Passes Donovan Relief Bill
The Ohio Senate approved the Donovan Bill as an emergency measure to allow counties without Carey Bonds to borrow from the $3,000,000 relief rotary fund for April and May. The chamber also backed liquor authority expansions, authorizing five stores per county plus one state store per 30,000 residents, sending the bill to the governor after House approval. A $13,500 grant for OSU teacher training and a ten day hunting license for non residents at $1.10 were informally passed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Donovan
House of Representatives
Carey
Rotary
Ohio State University
Three Escape from Blazing Air Transport
CHICAGO UP Airport officials investigated a fire that destroyed a passenger airliner after Pilot Ed Coates landed and escaped with two passengers. Coates, en route to Detroit at 500 feet, signaled for a quick landing as smoke erupted from the baggage area. He warned passengers to prepare to jump while he halted the craft and leaped free with burns on his hands and arms. The aircraft burned to a steel skeleton.
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Chicago
Ed Coates
Coates
Detroit
Roosevelt backs substitute coal bill to steady industry
President Roosevelt favors a temporary coal bill akin to the Guffey-Vinson plan to stabilize the industry until lasting reform by Congress. John Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, said after a White House conference that the measure should move forward, with a proposal he suggested running to July 1, 1928.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Queen Mary Starts Voyage to New York
Great Britain launches the Queen Mary on her maiden cruise to New York from Southampton with 2100 passengers 1000 crew and 5000 bags of mail. Sir Edgar Britten commands Cunard White Star Line as six tugs assist the liner. The vessel is expected to steam up the Hudson next Monday. a record Atlantic crossing is anticipated mirroring the Britannia era.
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England
Great Britain
New York
Edger Britten
Cunard
White Star Line
Hudson River
New York City
Atlantic
Ohio University Awards Day honors issued across campus
Prizes for achievement in diverse campus activities were presented at the annual Awards Day convocation in Memorial Auditorium. The event opened with intramural athletic awards and closed with selections for senior honorary groups. Cresset honored freshman scholars and announced initiates, naming Dorothy Trosset and others.
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Ohio University Awards
Memorial Auditorium
Cresset
Dorothy Trosset
Cincinnati
Rosemary Doran
Geneva
Lola Berger
Eric
Dorothy Hilty
Ada
Vera Scholl
Bremen
Eleanor Karr
Syracuse
Helen Miller
Toledo
Grove City Bank Robbed by Two Men
GROVE CITY. Two young men armed with a pistol and a sawed off shotgun robbed the Firet National Bank and escaped with between 1500 and 1800 dollars. The men fled in a light sedan parked near the bank.
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Grove City Bank
Grove City
Firet National Bank
Allen Signed Papers of Justices in LBO
Thirty nine years ago a county clerk of the Ohio Supreme Court Capt J B Allen of Athens signed the certificates for admission of William L Hart and Roy H Williams to the practice of law in Ohio. The two men, classmates in law school, are now Supreme Court judges and candidates for re election, and were present at the Republican dinner here last night. Driving rights revoked in Columbus by the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles affected 11 motorists including Abte Hook of Jacksonville.
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Azone
Ohio Supreme Court
J.B. Allen
Athens
William L. Hart
Roy H. Williams
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbus
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles ‘Play
Abte Hook
Jacksonville
Twins Born in Fairbury Mull? Triplet Heartbeat Reported
In Fairbury Nebraska Mrs. Bennett, a 31 year old blind musician, gave birth to twins last Saturday and now awaits news of a possible third child. The babies weighed eight pounds and seven and a half pounds. Doctor Reynolds reported another heartbeat and canceled other cases to monitor her. The Bennetts rely mainly on a pension due to the mother's blindness.
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Fairbury
Neb
U.P
Bennett
R. K. Reynolds
Bennetts
Waterloo Cage Players Held For Rioting
Beryl Drummond and Wyman Roberts, stars of Waterloo’s state champion basketball teams, were indicted on rioting charges for allegedly helping threaten Dr. J. O. Swango, School Board president. The six total indictments stem from tensions after diplomas were withheld and the school board did not rehire Magellan Hairston, the coach.
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Little
Waterloo
Drummond
Roberts
J. O. Swango
Waterloo School Board
Roy Henry
Swango
Drummond and Roberts
Magellan Hairston
Man Arrested For Zigzag Driving To Cure Girl Hiccups
Peoria Illinois police say 27 year old Lewis Tucker sped through downtown in a reckless attempt to scare hiccups from his girlfriend. He claimed the hic coughs inspired the stunt. He was arrested on speeding and reckless driving charges.
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Peoria
Ill
U.P
Lewis Tucker
Townsend Counsel Defies House Old Age Committee
Sheridan Downey counsel for Dr Francis Townsend defies the house old age investigation committee. Downey joined Townsend in refusing to testify despite a late night subpoena. The action keeps pressure on the February 200-a-month pension movement as the committee seeks answers.
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Washington
Sheridan Downey
Francis E Townsend
House
Downey
Dayton Child Found Dead In Cistern At Home
The body of 2 year old Hatcher was discovered in a cistern at the Dayton residence late Tuesday. The child had been in the care of relatives while the parents were away. Authorities investigated the scene and noted the ongoing inquiry into the incident.
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Dayton
U.P
Hia
Man on Trial for Murder May Have Hypnotized Witness
Los Angeles report raises theory that Samuel Whittaker, 60, may have hypnotized chief prosecution witness James Culver during the trial for slaying his wife Ethel Culver. Culver testified he could not recall events, claiming nervous condition, after previously admitting a staged hold up was arranged to frighten her.
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Samuel T. Whittaker
James Fagan Culver
Ethel Whittaker
Culver
Revenue Fight Splits Senate Over Corporate Tax Plan
United Press reports insurgent Democrats threaten to back the plan as President Roosevelt rejects a compromise on the 18 percent corporate tax and 7 percent undivided profits tax. The yield remains $500 million short of the $1.137 billion goal. Adjournment debates loom with work relief after June 4. Hopkins defends WPA amid GOP charges.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
White House
U.P
Senate Appropriations Committee
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Ohio sales tax receipts rise by four million in five months
Columbus. State Treasurer Harry Day announced that sales tax collections for the first five months of 1936 reached 19,855,733 dollars, about four million higher than the same period last year, with totals through May 23.
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Columbus
Harry 8. Day
Ohio WPA payroll drops by 834 workers in week
Columbus report shows 834 fewer workers employed on Ohio WPA projects in the past week. Officials attributed the decline to project slowdowns and seasonal adjustments as programs continue under federal aid and state coordination.
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Columbus
U.P
Portsmouth Man Rescued After 50 Foot River Plunge
Richard Blevins, 23, was rescued late Tuesday after plunging about 50 feet from a bridge into the Ohio River in what authorities called an attempted death by his own action. The incident occurred in Portsmouth and is under police review.
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Portsmouth
U.P
Richard Blevins
Ohio River
League of Silence formed in New York society crowd
A hush hush club named a League of Silence is being organized in New York by prominent younger society figures including maids and matrons under a noted amusement inventress. Weekly meetings will feature reading music knitting and silent dancing with hosts rotating. Also a classified ad seeks a small white dog with brown spots named Buddy last seen near Bates Church with a reward offered.
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League of Silence
New York
Buddy
Bates Church
Athens
Merte Johneon
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