State's Attorney Sees Plot In Loeb's Killing
Joliet Illinois January report quotes State's Attorney Will R. McCabe alleging a deliberate plot behind Richard Loeb's killing by a fellow convict. He questions James Day's account, suspects Loeb was lured to the scene, and notes prison scandal with political implications for Governor Henry Horner's re election bid.
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Loeb
Joliet
IIL
Jan
Richard Loeb
Will R. McCabe
Bobby Franks
Henry Horner
Chicago Democratic Organization
Horner
Joseph Ragen
Joliet Prison
McCabe
James Day
Day
George ‘Bliss
Robert Camy
Nathine Leorghd
Franka
Leopold
Welty Appointed to Deputy Auditor Post
Henry Welty of Laketon address, with 25 years in office work at H. C. Godman Company, is named by County Auditor Irvin A. Miller to succeed Deputy Auditor Herbert Wolfinger, who resigned to join The Hocking Valley Bank. Welty, to begin duties immediately, is a former Lancaster City Council member representing the First Ward.
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Henry Welty
Lake Bt
H. C. Godman Company
Irvin A. Miller
Herbert Wolfinger
Hocking Valley Bank
Welty
Lancaster City,Council
First Ward
Perry announces birth of Harold Clyde Jr. in Utica
Mr and Mrs Harold Clyde Perry of 805 Third St Utica announce the birth at home Thursday of a son named Harold Clyde Jr. This brief birth notice records the newborn’s full name and parental details.
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Harold Clyde Perry
Third St
Utica
J .Gay
Harold Clyde Jr
Cunningham elected president of Pairfield county Bar Association
Cunningham was chosen president at the annual Bar Association dinner in the Hotel Martens. Col. L. G. Silbaugh, Chas. H. Drinkle named vice president. Wm. G. Coultrap and Harry Kilburger re-elected as secretary and treasurer. Judge Roy Williams of the Ohio Supreme Court spoke on court traditions and high court procedures.
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Cunningham
Pairfield County Bar Association
Hotel Martens
Col. L. G. Silbaugh
Chas. H. Drinkle
Sec- Wm. G
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Sylatus
Courttap
Treasure
Kilburger
Drinkle
Radcliffe
Nester
Amber
Williams
VFW and American Legion Post Veterans Receive Payment Forms
Veterans of Foreign Wars receive bonus application blanks mailed to all members. Those who need to file should visit the North End Press offices this weekend from 8 AM to 4 PM with pink slips and discharges. American Legion members may obtain blanks from service officer Russell Cunningham in the Kirn Building.
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North End Press
American Legion
Russell Cunningham
Kirn
Judgment Granted Against Elmer Sriesner and Rose Fuicones
The Shoe Workers Deposit Building and Loan secured a judgment for 2016 dollars against Elmer Sriesner and Rose Fuicones, with the journal entry filed today by Cleck Wm. Mertz.
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Common Press
Depesit
Elmer Sriesner
Rose Fuicones
Cleck Wm. Mertz
New Glass Boon To Fishermen Cars and Movie Fans
New glass watch technology promises glare reduction for motorists and dimming of headlight glare for filmgoers. Harvard physicist Edwin Land demonstrates polaroid lenses that polarize light to reveal three dimensional images and help fishermen locate quarry at a glance. The device uses layered glass with crystals guiding light into a single plane for clearer viewing.
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New York
Harvard
Edwin H. Land
Ally
Lancaster Feels Coal Shortage as Cold Grip Returns
Lancaster reports a coal shortage due to ten days of sub zero weather with dealers urging calm buying. Crystal Ice and Coal Co. expects a shipment tomorrow but will not take new orders. West Side Coal has ample supply. J. D. Van Gundy Co. is serving regular customers only. McClenaghan and Sons and Taylor and Rabdaugh plan advertising delays to restock. Brian-Turner reports exhausted supply as frigid conditions persist at six degrees below zero.
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Lancaster
Midewest
Crystal Ice and Coal Co
West Side Coal Co
J. D. van Gundy Co
H. M. McClenaghan and Sons
Taylor and Radebaugh
Brian-Turner
William Dennis
Lawrence Wooddell
Hocking Valley Coal District
Leap Year Pay Days and Scottish Leap Year Tale
The piece notes February will have five Saturdays in a leap year, with 1964 as the next such instance. It mentions Washington’s birthday, cold weather, quail losses, and an expected warm spell. It also recounts a Scottish legend about Queen Margaret and a supposed 1278 leap year statute later doubted by historians.
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George Washington
Glasgow
Margaret
Scotland
Alwell
Alexander II
Train Wreck Fatality Marks First Passenger Death In Over A Year
In Sunbury Pennsylvania on January 31 a speeding Reading Limited named Williamsport to New York City plunged from an overpass onto a highway. Three passengers died and thirty-two were injured as rescue crews removed victims. The event ended more than a year with no passenger deaths on American railroads.
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Reading Railroad
Philadelphia
RW. Brown
Reading Company
Public Service Omentevon
Pient Fa
Williamsport
New York City
Bucknell University
Lewsburg
WPA Provides funds for two party convention sites
Washington D C January 31 WPA administrator Harry L Hopkins announced plans to allocate about 115000 to Cleveland to renovate Convention Hall for the Socialist and Republican conventions this summer and another near 100000 to Philadelphia for an auditorium to be used by the Democrats. WPA officials stressed there is no political tilt to the grants, saying the projects benefit the cities and not the parties.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Cleveland
Philadelphia
WPA
Awalt Resigns as First Deputy Comptroller of Currency
Washington reports that Awalt resigned as first deputy comptroller of the currency and will enter private law practice. He plans to join former Treasury official Tom Mewes and another unnamed high official in the new venture.
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Washington
Toxtay
Wilentz Says Lindbergh Case Stands As Is
Attorney General David H. Wilentz asserted the Lindbergh baby murder case remains unchanged after a dispute with Governor Harold G. Hoffman. He said no new evidence has been presented by Hoffman or others, and he criticized attempts cited by defense supporters as fragmentary.
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Trenton
N. J
Staads Og Is
David H. Wilentz
Harold G. Hoffman
Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Ral
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey State Police
Wilents
Etter
Schwarzkopf
Inflationists Form Caucus To Back Bonus Financing
Washington reports House inflationists plan a caucus to organize support for the inflation method of paying the $2.249 billion bonus. President Roosevelt defers tax decisions, saying farm program funding and bonus amortization need tax measures, with committee leaders unsure on new levies.
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Roosevelt
Patman
House
Wright Patman
Tex
Con- Brest
AAA
Robert L. Doughton
Ways and Means Com
Doughton
Secretary of ‘Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Patmen
Judge Ruble Honored for Legislative Committee Role
Hon. Harry L. Eastman president of the Ohio State Association of Juvenile Judges asks Judge C. E. Ruble of Fairfield County Juvenile Court to serve as one of three members on the standing committee on legislation for the coming year. Judge Ashcraft of Newark is committee chairman.
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Harry L. Eastman
Cuyahoga County
Ohio State Association of Juvenile Judges
C. E. Ruble
Juvenile Court
Fairfield County
Ashcraft
Newark
Ohio
Borah Considers Ohio Swing Before May Primary
Republican presidential hopeful William Borah weighs an active stump tour through Ohio with Cleveland and Akron stops. A decision is due in two days, aiming to maximize impact ahead of the May 12 GOP primary, with Ohio delegates aiding a boost alongside New York and Pennsylvania efforts.
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Washington
William
Borah
Oho
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Daniel E. Morgan
John Knight
Ak- Ten
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
New York
Glassware exhibit at Chamber of Commerce displays Hocking line
A new attractive display of kitchen and refrigerator glassware is shown in the Chamber of Commerce headquarters windows on Main Street. The Hocking Glass Company manufactures the items, and all pieces are available in Lancaster stores.
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Chamber of Commerce
Main All
Hocking Glass Company
Lancaster
Rockbridge Miller Crushed to Death at Conkle Milling Co
Francis J. Kuhn 42 partner in Conkle Milling Co. at Rockbridge died after being caught in a drive belt at the mill. He died en route to Cherrington Hospital in Logan. Survived by widow two daughters Alice and Pauline, his parents Mr and Mrs Shan Kuhn, a sister and three brothers. Funeral Sunday at Rockbridge U B Church with burial in Lancaster Mausoleum.
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Francis J. Kuhn
Conkle Milling Co
Rockbridge
Cherrington
Logan
Alice
Pauline
Shan Kuhn
Rockbridge U. B
Lancaster Mausoleum
Jackson Day Banquet Menu Announced in Fairfield County
The Fairfield County Democratic Club will host the Jackson Day banquet on February 5 at the high school. Menu includes tomato juice cocktail, turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, preserves, ice cream, cake and coffee. Speakers include Hon. Josh Lee, Dennis Dunlavey, and Mrs. Margaret Allman. Ed Moore notes a record crowd is expected.
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Fairfield County
Democratic Club
W. E. Trimmer
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Dennis Dunlavey
Chico
Margaret Allman
Department of Welfare
Columbus
Mamie Butcher
Ed. Moore
Fromll
Muldoon Promoted to District Manager in Ohio
Mr. A M Howard announces M W Muldoon promoted from statistician in Fairfield county to district manager at Painesville Ohio. He is succeeded in the local office by J W Pickering of Lancaster.
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A. M. Howard
Service Today
M. W. 2. MuLdoon
Faulrfield
Painesville
O. Be
J. W. Pickering
Lancaster
Hospital Admissions Report
Mrs. Mary Jones of 726 North Maple Street admitted for treatment. R B Ruble of Carroll admitted last night for an operation.
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Mary Jones
North Maple St
R. B. Ruble
Carroll
One-Arm taxi driver questioned in El Paso fatal crash
PH Morris K. Oliver a one armed taxi driver was held for questioning after his cab struck and killed 79 year old W. R. Lynde of Ohio near the University of Texas El Paso Lynde visited his grandson and son in El Paso at the time of the incident.
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EL Paso
Tex
Morris K. Oliver
Oliver
W. BR Lynde
Coshocton
Ohio
Lynde
University of Texas
W. B. Lynde
Twenty Negro Convicts Die in Prison Truck Fire Near Scottsboro
Twenty Negro inmates were incinerated when a prison truck burned after a gasoline spill near Scottsboro Alabama. Only two of about twenty two convicts escaped as guards urged them to leap through the flames. Governor Bibb Graves ordered officials to Swattsboro for a complete investigation of the fatal burning.
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Scottsboro
Baja
Ala
Highway Project
Montgomery
Bibb Graven
Swattsboro
Hement Hamp Draper
State Ronviet Department
Arthur Miewon
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