Mazer and the Square Advocate New Police Cars
Urban activist Pete Stark reports the police will receive new motor equipment amid his exposure of current car conditions. The feature notes that several cars are off-limits for officers, even on emergencies, and recalls a repaired call man's car sped up to chase speeders but then banned from use. The piece cites 1926 motor vehicle data, comparisons by state, and nostalgia for gas-lit main streets and aging lamp standards.
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Packersby
Motor Company Till Robbed by Pair of Youths
Two youths robbed the Thurman Smith Motor Co. at 731 Market Ave S after entering the garage and binding Pedro Violente. They escaped with cash while leaving coins and checks behind. A second robbery occurred nearby at an A and P grocery at NW 4th St and Bedford Ave, with $18 taken from the register after a gun was shown to manager Austin Harbert. The suspects are described as well dressed men in brown and gray suits, with light caps. Police arrived quickly to free Violente and pursue the suspects.
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Pedro Violente
Harrison Av
Thurman Smith Motor Co
Violente
Lcense
4Th St
Bedford
Austin Harbert
Harbert
JOLIET CONVICTS IN PRISON BREAK
JOLIET ILLINOIS MARCH 14 more than 159 convicts at Stateville prison worked the stone quarry and four escaped guards but three were recaptured within half an hour as a search by guards and authorities began. A report notes the dramatic incident and ongoing manhunt for the rest of the fugitives.
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Joliet, Vil
Stateville Penitentiary
Tollet
Clean Streets Prompt Motorcycle Patrol in Canton
Canton police and citizens clash over street cleanliness as a motorcycle patrolman enforces the Chamber of Commerce order. Dusty streets, a hose, and a trustie help briefly, while residents grapple with calls about children in the streets and police workload.
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Emmon Rite
Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Ritz
Legion to Back Flight to Paris
The American Legion will back Commander Noel Davis in plans to fly New York to Paris in June. Davis estimates the cost at 1.09 million dollars, offset by possible success. Raymond Ortberg of New York offers 25,000 dollars to the first man to fly nonstop from the United States to France.
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New York
American Legion
Noel Davis
Paris
Davis
Raymond Orterg
United States
France
The
Legion
Nine dead and twenty six injured in Indian rail wreck
Nine persons were killed and 26 injured in a railway wreck reported today about 180 miles from Callutta India. The crash details come from incoming reports.
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Callutta India
Mat
Klivee
Ratiresd
Here
Howenstine Dies. Canton Industrial Leader Passes
Prominent Canton figure Percy L. Howenstine 37 treasurer and director of Superior Sheet Steel Co. died at his home after a three week illness due to endocarditis. He was a Civic leader, Mason, and director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce with deep ties to Community Chest drives. Survived by widow Elizabeth Crowl Howenstine a son Robert parents Elmer and Eliza Howenstine brother John and sister Mrs Ray L. McFarland. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from his Canton home and Masonic Temple burial in Westlawn cemetery.
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Percy L. Howenstine
Superior Sheet Steel Co
18Th Et N
Howenstine
Cleveland
Howenastine
Elmer Howenstine
Canton
Central High School
Canton Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
McKinley Lodge
Canton Club
Congress Lake Club
Eastern Ohio Purchasing Agents’ Association
Elizabeth Crowl Howenstine
Robert
John
New York City
Slater
Ray L. McFarland
Masonic Temple
Alfred Lee Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Westlawn Cemetery
Prospector Finds New Gold Deposit In Nevada Hills
WEFKPAH Nev Mar 14 A Tonopah businessman Ed McKelvey emerges with a quartz boulder gleaming with free gold. Officials estimate the ore could yield about 40 dollars per pound, rivaling the famous early strike by Frank Horton and Leonard Traynor on ground held by the Electric Gold Mines Co.
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Wefkpah
Nev
Ed McKelvey
Tonopah
Frank Horton
Leonard Traynor
The
Electric Geld Mines Co
Will Decide On Brownings Soon in Carmel New York
Supreme Court Justice Albert Seegar is expected to hand down a decision in the famous Peaches Daddy Brownings paternity suit in Carmel New York within the next few days. The opinion generally supports Frances Stleenar Strewning, the bride of Edward West Browning, a real estate operator, in the operation and substantial alimony allowance.
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Carmel
Supreme Court
Albert Seegarte
Mayor Swarts Aims To Sponsor Local Museum Here
Mayor Swarts plans to organize a Canton citizen committee to establish a museum of archaeological geological historical and pioneer exhibits. He notes private collections in attics and homes and proposes central housing, curator board, possible admission, and loans of artifacts to create an educational display for all ages. Limited space in the Canton library hinders a large collection.
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Stanford M. Swarts
Canton
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Peru
Indiana
Reading
Ama 1
Swarts
Student Raps Military Drill Sparks College Debate
A reported speech from Capt Donald Timmerman at K OTC notes compulsory military drill stirs exultation of force in colleges. The piece cites defense of martial discipline by religious and academic voices, while a separate item reports Mrs Mary Nerone charged in connection with her husband Charles Nerone's murder.
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Cola Mabi
Donald Timmerman
Mary Nerone
Charlies
New U S Radio Czars Discuss Problem of Air
Washington March 14 The Federal Radio Commission met informally to plan un scrambling the broadcasting jumble. Major tasks include dividing the country into radio zones with 19 kilo cycles separation, moving stations from wavelengths used by Canada and others, reducing power, and time division to avoid simultaneous transmissions. Preference goes to long standing high quality stations like KDKA WLW WLS WSAI WSMRB KOA KPO KGOO KFIK and others.
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Washington
Mar
Federal Radio Commission
United States
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WEAP
New York
WLW
Cincinnati
WLS
Chicago
WSA
Atlanta
WWJ
Detroit
MBG
Miami Beach
WSMRB
New Orleans
WSAI
Cinecinnati
KFKN
Hastings
Senate Faces Two Contests In Ohio Deliberations
Columbus, Mar 14 Two contests loom in the Ohio senate this week. Senator George H. Bender threatens a filibuster if the Dodd joint resolution is called up. The other issue is the confirmation of Gov. Vic Donehay's appointee Walter D. McKinney to the state utilities commission for a six year term. The Dodd measure, passed by the house, would create a joint committee to decide remedial laws after a Supreme Court decision invalidated fines used to pay village mayors and justices. The senate ralse committee urged adoption of the Dodd resolution.
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Columbus
Mar
Ohio Senate
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Senate
Vic Donehay
Walter D. McKinney
State Utilities Commission
House
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Ralse
Army Navy Make Big Difference in Collecting Cash
Will Rogers notes in a Will Rogers Special from QAELAND California on March 14 that China should settle down and let the United States and England collect their customs, arguing China owes four million and France four million. he contrasts diplomacy with military power and signs off as WILL.
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Army
Navy
Qaeland
China
England
Enue
France
Empress of Canada Collides With Kinsho Maru Near Shanghai
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada collided with the Japanese coasting steamer Kinsho Maru in the Whangpoo river near Shanghai. The blast tears into the Kinsho engine room, killing the second engineer and injuring two Japanese firemen. The Empress of Canada plans to depart for Hong Kong on schedule tomorrow.
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Shanghail
Whangpoo River
Canada
Hong Kong
Hikers Receive Lift After NY to Zanesville Trek
Charlies A Kerr and his wife, walking from New York to Zanesville, Ohio, accepted a ride near Zanesville and were injured when their auto skidded into a telephone pole in Columbus. The couple, en route to Meliston, Ohio, were hospitalized after the crash.
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Columbus
Mar
New York
Zaneeville
Meliston
Ohio
Charlies A Kerr
Zanesville
Streitenberger Seeks Court Help to Find Attorneys
Former city detective Streitenberger appeared before Judge A W Agler seeking court appointed counsel on the first degree murder indictment in the Don K R Mellett case. The court planned to decide on attorneys while Streitenberger remained in custody, with possible arraignment later Monday.
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Floyd Streitenberger
A. W. Agler
Louis Mazer
Streitenberger
Ras
Harter
Ora Slater
Cincinnati
Slater
Pat McDermott
Ohio
Canton
MeDermott
Mazer
McDermott
Columbus
Mellett
Spettenberger
Lewis Mater
Sinclair Trial In Second Week Opens For United States Senate
Washington March 14 The trial of Harry F Sinclair charged with contempt of the United States Senate entered its second week in district supreme court as attorneys fought over admissibility of voluminous evidence affecting key legal issues. Jurors were not recalled until the afternoon after a morning devoted to counsel remarks. The proceedings concern the Senate committee's 1853 24 inquiry into Sinclair.
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Washington
Mar
Harry F. Sincleir
United States Senate
District Supreme Court
Eff Manteen
Senate
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