Road User To Pay More Tax, Property Less
Ohio real estate taxes retreat as road users tax expands highway funding. The 1923 shift to gasoline and license taxes accelerates with the 1932 motor vehicle bill, boosting local highway revenue by about 12 million and reallocating funds among state, counties, and townships. Counties including Athens, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington gain sizable increases under the new plan.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Special Joint Taxation Committee
Ohio
Athens County
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Public Works Resolution Urges Global Job Program
In Geneva on September 15 a resolution urged the League of Nations to task the EU Commission and the International Labor Bureau with drafting an international public works program to ease unemployment. Introduced by Louis Rollin, the measure notes debt and reparations concerns and discusses extending Hoover's debt holiday and creating a world credit pool under Franco American leadership.
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Geneva
European Union Commission
International Labor Bureau
League of Nations Assembly
Louis Rollin
France
Hoover
Europe
Gerard Bitter Toward Loans
James W. Gerard, former U.S. ambassador to Germany, argues repeal of prohibition and revision of the Sherman Act could restore prosperity. He criticizes U S and German policy, notes Germany profits from bankruptcy and loans to Soviet Russia, and says American capital funds these moves.
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New York
U.P
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Hoover
Gerard
Paris
Europe
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Highway Cops Get Training
Harrisburg report details a dedicated college for Pennsylvania Highway Patrol recruits. The three month program costs about $500 per trainee and emphasizes strict discipline, legal and procedural study, geography, first aid, and report typing. Only 80 percent pass after two months.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol
Pennsylvania
Curiosity Lands Local Man in Traffic Charge
In Columbus on September 18 Ophia Schirtzinger followed a police pursuit and was arrested for speeding after watching from his car. John E. Stewart was also charged with speeding when officers turned to him after chasing another vehicle.
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Columbus
U.R
Ophia Schirtzinger
Schirtzinger
John E. Stewart
Brady Returned to Ohio Penitentiary After Escape
Columbus dispatch reports Jack Brady a 53 year old Black man who fled the Junction City brick plant on May 6, 1920 was captured at St Maries Idaho on Aug 16 and identified by fingerprints and Bertillon measurements. He had been sentenced for burglary in Lucas County and was returned to prison for a 10 year term.
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Columbus
U.R
Jack Brady
Junction City
Ohio Penitentiary
John Smith
St. Maries
Idaho
Brady
Lucas County
Government agency urged to rediscount real estate loans
Representative Bowman of West Virginia urged President Hoover to create a federal agency to rediscount mortgage loans and deeds of trust on real estate in a Washington briefing dated September 18.
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Washington
Hoover
Bowman
West Virginia
Federal Reserve Aids Private Banks in Ailing Banks
The Fed cooperates with private banks to help failed banks partially pay deposits. Acting Chairman Hamlin denies plans for a $25 million direct loan to Toledo banks and says the Fed will not lend funds directly. The system lends moral support to private efforts to restore depositor payments.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Charles 8S. Hamlin
Federal Reserve Board
Midwest Federal Reserve
Toledo
Hamlin
Representative White
Republican
Ohio
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Eastern Ohio Workers Return to Steel Plant
Martins Ferry workers resume duties at Wheeling Structural Steel plant after year idle. Company secured 220 tons for Louisville Post Office Building and 660 tons for river towns. Previously fabricated steel for Cleveland Stadium.
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Martins Ferry
Martina Ferry
Wheeling Structural Steel Company
Louisville, Ky
Cleveland Stadium
Atwater Kent Explains Advertising Continuity Principle
Atwater Kent, president of Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company, says advertising must follow a given theme and be continuous. Money spent without this principle may be wasted. a continuous policy is essential for effectiveness.
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A. Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company
Constable Arthur Killed in Clay Shooting
In Clay West Virginia on Sept 17 U P Constable W M Arthur 48 was shot and killed trying to arrest French Schoolcraft and Whit Buntien charged with robbery. Schoolcraft, who allegedly shot Arthur, was wounded but fled.
Federal Reserve Banks and Toledo Bank Matters
Federal Reserve Banks in Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Detroit and Cincinnati acted toward Toledo banks with support as Meyer reportedly showed sympathetic consideration.
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Vances
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cincinnati
Toledo
Meyer
Four Adults Arrested After Food Theft in Columbus
Police nabbed four men behind Neil Park after they allegedly grabbed a box of food from a boy on Fourth and Poplar Streets Thursday night. They are in custody at the city prison on vagrancy charges. Emory Hall of 235 West Third Avenue reportedly carried the food to aid his hungry family including a baby brother and a widowed mother.
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Columbus
Fourth and Poplar Streets
Neil Park
City Prison
Emory Hall
West Third Avenue
Theft Report at Wardle East Goodale Street Incident
An employee on Wardle East Goodale Street received cakes and bread before a suspect took them. Passersby pursued the thief and alerted police as the chase continued.
Akron air show flight schedule and weather delays
Akron will take to the air Monday at 2 p m with weather permitting. A second walkout planned for yesterday was tentatively called off around noon due to unfavorable weather conditions.
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Akron
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