Hamilton Attacks Social Security Act as Misused Funds
John Hamilton, Republican national chairman, accuses the Social Security Act of allowing workers and employers taxes to fund nonsecurity uses. He questions President Roosevelt’s interpretation and says tax revenue shelters in the general treasury for Congress to decide. He warns that a balanced budget would shift tax burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
John Hamilton
Republican National
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
The
Treasury
Congress
Deer Hunter Rescued From Ledge After 15 Hour Struggle
Lloyd Rawson, 21, stranded on a rocky ledge for 15 hours after a loosened boulder swept him over a cliff in Bell Canyon. Five friends and about 20 rescuers lowered him by rope from the sheer face to the ledge, saving him from a broken leg and delivering him to Count Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
U.P
Lloyd Rawson
Count Hospital
Horces
Bell Canyon
Rawson
State Office Equipment Returned by Governor Davey
Gov. Martin L. Davey announced the return of four tons of addressograph plates from the Sales Tax Division in Columbus to the Davey Tree Expert Co. in Cleveland. He said the plates would be returned unharmed and that the state campaign committee would cover the cost. The plates, containing 300,000 vendor addresses, were returned today in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Sales Tax Division
Columbus
Davey Tree Expert Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Do You Know How to Vote Sample Ballot Feature
The Sunday Messenger will publish a sample ballot for the coming election in Athens County. It shows the correct way to mark ballots for national state and county offices and aims to answer voters questions on candidate selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio University Hosts Southeast Ohio Teachers Convention
Dr. Herman G. James welcomes Southeastern Ohio teachers to Athens for a university home coming coinciding with the 1836 Southeastern Ohio Education Association convention. Dr. FE A Hansen notes school leaders, board members, and educators gather to exchange ideas and advance education. Leaders with national and international reputations will address audiences, enriching attendees personally and professionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Southeastern Oho Education Association
S.O.E.A
Athens
Hold Driver of Death Car on Drunk Charge
Peter Backett 54 of Youngstown was held in Columbiana County Jail in default of 2500 bond on a DUI charge after a collision near Rogers that killed J. E. Cantline 35 of Cleveland and Arthur Johnson 30 of Pittsburgh. Passenger Herman Gelderman injured in serious condition at Salem Hospital.
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Lisbon
U.P
Peter Backett
Youngstown
WPA
Columbiana County
A. W. Devon
Cleveland
Arthur Johnson
Pittsburgh
Backett
Herman Gelderman
Rogers
Here
Gelderman
Salem
Census predicts 1955 U.S. population saturation point
Census experts from the Department of Commerce estimate the nation will reach a saturation point around 1955 with about 143 million people. Births are expected to balance deaths as family sizes trend smaller, stabilizing growth.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Prohibition Party Moves Lewis Redwine for Oklahoma At Large
Oklahoma City report states Lewis B. Redwine is the candidate for the Prohibition Party for Oklahoma congressman at large. The filing reflects party activity in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lewis
Redwine
Prohibition Party
Okla- Bina
Landon Leads In Total Votes Of Digest Poll
The Literary Digest Presidential Poll totals show Landon with 1,293,669 votes, Roosevelt 972,897, Lemke 83,610, and others summing 2,376,523 ballots. Ohio figures: Landon 77,897 and Roosevelt 50,778.
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New York
Landon
Roosevelt
Lemke
Literary Digest
Thomas
Browder
Colvin
Aiken
Ohio
London
Missing Bonds Are Recovered
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District directors acted quickly after Union State Bank Uhrichaville closed. They found $125000 of $200000 in bonds had been removed from a safety box, with a box addressed to a Pittsburgh bank. Bank president Charles E. Wheland faces accusations of falsifying entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
U.P
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Union State Bank
Uhrichaville
W. C. Littick
Thomas J. Haley
Bryce C. Browning
Ray Fisher
Pittsburgh
Charles E. Wheland
Circleville Woman to Be Eastern Stars Matron
Miss Marie Louise Hamilton of Circleville was to be installed as worthy grand matron of the Ohio Eastern Stars during the 74th annual session in Columbus. The convention, attended by about 5,000, chose Harriet Rein of Youngstown to be succeeded and Cleveland as the 1937 convention city. P. R. Devore of Columbus was elected grand patron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Marie Louise Hamilton
Circleville
Ohio Eastern Stars
Hamilton
Harriet Rein
Youngstown
Cleveland
P. R. Devore
Lemke Ends Campaign With Stout Promises
Pittsburgh congressman William Lemke, Union Party presidential candidate, closed his campaign with a strong vow that on November 3 voters will turn the presidency and the political world upside down at his final appearance Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemke
Stout
Pittsburgh
U.P
William Lemke
Union Party
Annual Meeting of Teachers Opens in Athens
Hundreds of teachers from across the quarter of the state arrive in Athens for the Southeastern Ohio Education Association activities. Dinner at 6 then general session at 8 with Gen. Smedley Butler headlining Friday. Dr. Shailer Mathews and Miss Grace Storm to speak at campus and hotel events. A four o clock All Southeastern Ohio High School Band concert and talks by Dr. Herman G. James and Richard Halliburton mark Friday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Teachers of
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Gen. Smedhey Butler
Shailer Mathews
University of Chicago
Athens High School
Grace E. Storm
Hotel Berry
Mathews
Ohio University Memorial Auditorium
All Southeastern Ohio High School
Memorial Auditorium
Henri Schnabl
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College
Richmond
Portsmouth
Richard Halliburton
Slabaugh Killings End With Suicide After Domestic Strife
In Cuyahoga Falls Ohio William Harrison Slabaugh 46 a World War veteran killed his wife Josephine 42 and children Marilyn 9 and William 12 with a .22 rifle then shot himself. Neighbors reported recent quarrels and family tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
U.P
William Harrison Slabaugh
Cuyahoga Falls
Slabaugh
Josephine
Marilyn
Wiliam, Jr
Slabaughs
Bricker attacks liquor contracts in Ohio governor race
Attorney General John W. Bricker charged state officials with favoritism in liquor contracts. He cited records showing the liquor department bought about 1.98 million dollars of liquor from Sam Ungerleider and 2.92 million from Jack McCombs’s company, suggesting favoritism by the incumbent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Cleveland
Sam Ungerleider
Distillers and Brewers Corp
Bricker
Jack McCombs
Loyalists Launch Madrid Offensive With Planes And Ships
Premier Francisco Largo Caballero ordered a general offensive in the Madrid area at dawn. Loyalists reportedly received a fleet of American airplanes and several small war vessels, purchased indirectly in the United States with aid from the "friendly government." The warships arrived in Spanish ports this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
U.P
Francisco Largo Caballero
United States
Editorial urges keeping sales tax on food to fund schools
The piece argues that repealing the food sales tax would cut revenue by about 20 percent, nearly $12 million, harming schools and local governments. It contends exemptions burden lower income citizens and urges a no vote to maintain a broad tax base for funding government and education.
Landon Moves Into Roosevelt Family Turmoil In NY
Governor Alf M. Landon travels to Oyster Bay to honor Theodore Roosevelt and rally Progressive support as he speaks in New York City. He meets Brooklyn Republican leaders and plans a major Madison Square Garden address, then returns to campaign in West Virginia and St. Louis. Smith, former Democratic leader Alfred E. Smith, blesses the effort and may introduce Landon at the Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
T. R
Landon
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Oyster Bay
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Kansas
West Virginia
St. Louis
Topeka
Independence
Kan
Smith
Bank Stock Double Liability Proposal Heads Ohio Ballot
Columbus report that Leo T. Crowley head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation informed state official H. Squire that the corporation would not object to a proposal on the November 3 ballot removing double liability on state bank stock. If approved, the change would take effect July 1, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Washington
H. Squire
Insurance Corporation
Ohio
John Johnson Dies in Los Angeles Home
John Johnson, twin brother of Mrs. F. J. Beasley of Athens, died Monday night in Los Angeles where he had lived for years. He formerly lived at Trimble, graduated from Ohio University and attended law school at Cincinnati. He was a Beta Theta Pi member and left a wife and two children. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
F. J. Beasley
Athens
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Johnson
Trimble
Ohio University
University of Cincinnati
Beta Theta Pi
Johnson
Woman Killed After Warning At Busy Akron Street
Mrs Fanny Simon forty five watching her nine year old daughter Betty cross a busy Akron street told her to hurry across. She stepped from the curb and was struck and killed by an automobile today as she walked home from a library with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
U.P
Fanny Simon
British Flier Prepares Take-Off for London
Capt. James Mollison of Britain readies a noon departure from New York to Croydon Air Port, still in evening attire beneath a flying suit, aiming to reach London in 17 hours to keep a party engagement.
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Marbor Grace
N. F
Aph
James Mollison
London
New York
Croydon
Political Speakers On Radio Tonight
United Press lists radio political programs for tonight with speakers from Landon Ely Johnson Wallace Coughlin Reed. Events include Landon from New York Madison Square Garden and Syracuse, Johnson for the Democratic committee, Wallace on NBC Blue, and Reed for National Jeffersonian Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Alfred M. Landon
New York
Nbc-Red
Mutual
Joseph B. Ely
Mass
Syracuse
N. Y
Jeffersonian Democrats
Nbc-Blue
Hugh S. Johnson
Democratic National Committee
Madison Square Garden
CBS
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Charles E. Coughlin
James A. Reed
Last Rallies of Major Parties Held in County
Athens County hosts final political rallies as Republicans and Democrats mobilize through town. Speakers include C Ellis Moore and George C Dyer for Republicans at the high school. Democrats plan a Victory Ball and parade with the Murray City Junior Drum Corps leading.
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Faver
Athens County
Athens
C. Ellis Moore
George C. Dyer
J. Louis
Armory
Murray City
Carbondale
Guyaville
Public Square
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Jacksonville
Stanley Stewart
O. F. Rowland
H. T. Phillips
Millfield
Greens
Mechanicsburg
the Plains
Dickinson
Ohio
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Athens City Hall
Glouster Legion Hall
Radical Publication Hits Simpson Stories
London reports the radical weekly The Week denounces American papers for overplaying Mrs. Wallis Simpson’s divorce and criticizes British papers for suppressing the tale, signaling strong opposition to a King Edward Windsor marriage to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Wallis Simpson
King Edward
the Week
Ohio Supreme Court rejects ballot placement for two minor parties
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to mandate the secretary of state to list Prohibition and Socialist Labor Party candidates on the November ballot. Justice brief ruling upheld a prior decision by Secretary of State George S. Myers.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Prohibition
George 8. Hawke
Cincinnati
J. W. McCarron
Socialist Labor Party
George S. Myers
Commission Unable To Punish Broadcasters
The Federal Communications Commission said it has no authority to punish broadcasters who cut off part of a speech by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Protests followed his controversial phonograph record broadcast featuring a simulated Roosevelt debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Federal Communications Commission
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Vandenberg
Roosevelt
Airliner Windshield Hit by Flying Duck Over Sandusky
Co pilot George Tremble trembled as a solid object struck the windscreen of a passenger air liner above Sandusky. He had failed to duck a duck.
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Sandusky
George Tremble
Roosevelt attacks critics of social security in Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt opened a day-long Pennsylvania campaign on the Landon trail. He railed at opponents who called social security a danger, accusing them of contemptible behavior and anti worker aims while explaining old age and unemployment insurance funded by employer and worker premiums. He argued farm price gains aid recovery and defended the farm program amid rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Alf M. Landon
Landon
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Harrisburg
Coughlin Defends Sermon Against Critics in Speech
In Springfield Massachusetts the Rev Charles Coughlin defends his criticism of bigotry saying Protestants may speak freely on social justice but a Catholic priest faces censure when opposing bigotry. He cites alleged Rome intervention via critics the Farleys and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mase
Charles BE
Coughlin
Farleys
Rome
Wreath to Mark President Harding Birthday Ceremony
A wreath from the White House will be carried by Col. Herbert M. Pool of Fort Hayes to mark President Warren G. Harding’s first birthday anniversary on November 1. The tribute emphasizes official observance by military honors.
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MARION+AU
Warren G. Harding
White House
Herebert M. Pool
Fort Hayes
Columebus
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E. A. Hansen
James
Hansen
GOP
FDR
Muskingum
Circleville Woman
New Eastern Star Matron
John Bricker
Middle West
California
Radio Tonight
Democrats
Frederick A. Storm
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