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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
1
A Washington dispatch outlines a four year program under Weeks to enlarge the air service and military. It calls for expanding the regular army and National Guard, training large reserves, and building housing and munition stocks while pursuing advanced aircraft and improved coast defenses.
Mrs Adelaide Stolberg driving south on Cleveland Ave collided with a turning car at the intersection about 1 Friday afternoon. Her car sustained severe damage while the other vehicle struck it causing minor injuries to Mrs Stolberg and two passengers Frence Krugman and the Joneses' son.
Mrs. E. J. Rawkins reports she was bitten by a dog while walking near her home at 902 meet re INE. Police ordered the dog's owner to keep the animal until examination is completed.
Joseph M. Markley was reelected president of the Canton Welfare Federation and chairman of the community chest campaign. A. F L. Hockwalt was elected vice president, W. T. Morgan reelected secretary and treasurer. Campaign runs May 18 to May 24.
Labor office figures show 48 161 job seekers in February with 11 704 placements in Ohio. Witter notes no improvement from January as the job market remains tight with a ratio of more than five applicants per opening. Cleveland and Columbus led in placements while Dayton Akron Cincinnati and other cities reported smaller gains.
Burglars took three electric light bulbs from a Standard Oil filling station at Rowlanday and Troesra late Friday night, according to a police report.
Columbus March 7. Rumors spread about a pending bill to raise state lawmakers salaries from 1000 to 1500 dollars a year. Leaders dismiss the reports as lacking credibility, noting any change would apply to future assemblies and likely face gubernatorial veto. The week closed with House business as usual and preparations for a busy ninth week.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell of Wisconsin may leave the Army Air Service to pursue a U S Senate seat in 1926. His father once served as senator, and Mitchell could join the sixth corps aero HQ in Chicago before a possible resignation. He has floated the idea of Congress if remaining in the army becomes impossible after ongoing aircraft controversy.
London reports broadcasters complain of interference from ships using old Morse spark sets. A plan considers forcing ships with worn out transmitters to replace them with modern gear and to classify ships that disrupt code broadcasts as radio trespassers.
Baltimore March 7 The Salvation Army had furnished a meal ticket lodgings and other aid to a man described as a likely candidate for the meanest man championship. He then walked off with a valuable scarf pin.
E C Vermillion told Rotary Club at the Central Y M C A that Canton needs a juvenile crime survey now. He cited cases of repeated juvenile theft and automobile theft and warned that treating youth crime early could reduce later offenses. Co W Ward of the Ohio Farm Bureau spoke on organizing farmers in Sterkco.
Burglars broke into the garage of George Muntean at 1218 Market Ave S on Friday night and stole an automobile and a switch key for another car. They drove the car all night and returned it to the garage but kept the key.
Holding His Own Columbus March 7 The condition of Preston E Thomas warden of Ohio penitentiary is unchanged Dr C L Perry prison physician said today The lobar pneumonia from which Mr Thomas is suffering has reached the consolidation stage His temperature remains around 102 heart rate 100 and pulse 40 There is no immediate cause for alarm.
Columbus March 7 Gov A V Donahey orders Sheriff Chiia Weaver of Akron to enforce all laws or face removal trial within sixty days. report links the move to alleged Klans influence in the sheriff's appointees and broader county corruption cases touching Summit County road contracts.
Harold McQuiston a 26 year old wire chief for Ohio Bell Telephone Co was seriously stabbed at Wellsav and South Street Southwest shortly after midnight Friday He is in Mercy hospital with a knife wound in the neck Police say there is no motive for the attack Detectives began an investigation Saturday morning McQuiston worked on telephone plans until 11 80 Friday night then drove to an uptown restaurant He returned to his rooming house at 537 South Street Southwest where a man stabbed him and fled He was to recover according to Mercy hospital attendants
Langtry Field Virginia reports tests over coast defense debate show air service supremacy as three inch guns fail to hit sky targets towed by bombers. Only one direct hit came from a .20 calibre machine gun. ground fire deemed ineffective by Gen Mitchell.
A Bulgarian dispatch reports Communist Deputy Stefanoff shot while leaving a military club in central Sofia. The assassin was arrested and allegedly confessed implicating government adherents as plot instigators.
Berlin March 7 Wilhelm Marx former chancellor who resigned the Prussian premi ership probably will be the Republican candidate for the presidency His record as chancellor and his winning personality boost the movement and he stands a strong chance compared with other named contenders Campaign tactics involve Monarchists attacking the Barmat scandal while Republicans avoid those derolitions. The presidential race attracts vast interest alongside talks of a safety pact and a railroad strike.
Friday Andy Tuluka rode his new car to Columbia Heights and parked in a muddy street. He tried to start it, later discovering he had not turned on the switch. Deputy Eyler found him drunk and the car running, with Andy jailed at the county.
Rev. Dr. T. Wallis Grose, Springfield district superintendent and former First M E pastor, will preach at First M E Church Sunday morning and evening. During his Canton pastorate he was a popular civic figure and led various undertakings. he served six years here before Dr. Albert F. Day succeeded him.
Washington March 7 The Senate opened formal consideration of Charles Beecher Warren's nomination as attorney general amid a partisan clash over his sugar industry ties. Administration leaders cited sufficient votes to confirm, while independents and liberal factions pressed public floor debate as key issues loom for Isle of Pines and Lausanne treaties.
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