Fowler resigns as Meigs County sheriff to join Crosley Pomeroy radio
Roscoe Fowler, first Democratic sheriff elected in Meigs County, quits to take a radio job in Richmond Indiana with Crosley Pomeroy. Attorne y D Curtis Reed says Fowler will tender his resignation today as he faces ouster petitions and ongoing finances from recent charges. Williamson case had ended with Fowler acquitted of murder by a first ballot verdict.
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Roscoe
Fowler
Meigs Countty
Lafe Williamson
Crosley
Richmond
Ind
Curtis Reed
Columbus
Meigs County
Common Pleas
Williamson
Votes Today On Bill Substitutes
Washington December 15 AP Militant house blocs push to discard the wage hour bill and substitute stricter measures. Administration leaders express confidence in sidetracking threats and passing the bill late Thursday. Norton proposes a reprinted version with committee amendments, while six substitutes await vote. Dockweiler backs a 40 cent minimum and 40 hour week. The committee bill favors flexible standards up to 49 cents with local economic considerations.
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Washington
House
Norton
D-Nj
Labor Committee
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Dockweiler
D-Calif
American Federation of Labor
House Finance Committee
Senate
Non-Compulsory Farm Bill Sought by Ohio Grange
The Ohio State Grange voted to press congress to remove any compulsory or regimental features from the pending senate farm bill. Delegates at the 65th annual session also backed soil conservation under farmer control and bigger exemptions for family-sized farms. The resolution was sent to Senators Bulkley Donahey and Smith and Representatives Jones and approved unanimously.
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Cincinnati
Ohio State Grange
Congress
Senate
Grange
Ohio
Robert J. Bulkley
Vic Donahey
Edward Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agricultural Committee
Rep
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Committee
Lane Divorce Granted on Neglect Grounds
Margaret Lane was granted a divorce from Theodore Lane today on grounds of neglect. Custody of a daughter awarded to Mrs Lane and a son placed with Mr Lane. Defendant ordered to pay $2.60 weekly for daughter's support.
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Margaret Lane
Theodore Lane
Icy Logan Roads Slow Traffic After Freezing Weather
Slippery sidewalks and streets after yesterday's rain and sleet caused hazardous travel in Logan. Crews from city, county, and state worked feverishly to fix streets and highways. Falls were numerous but injuries limited. auto wrecks few. bus schedules disrupted.
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Logan
Recommend Case For Pastoral Post
William Case son of Mr and Mrs Joe Case of Logan has been recommended for a license to preach by the Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. A Logan High School graduate and Ohio Wesleyan University attendee he will study three years more at the Methodist Seminary before licensing by the District Conference. His church officers unanimously endorse his qualifications for ministry.
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Joe Case
Logan
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Logan High School
Young Case
Ohio Wesleyan University
Methodist Seminary
Care
Railroad magnate C. H. Harahan dies at 69 in Clifton Forge
William Johnson Harahan, 69, longtime railroad president of Chesapeake and Ohio, Pere Marquette and Nickel Plate, died last night in Clifton Forge Virginia. He led multiple major railroad systems and shaped mid-century rail operations.
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Clifton Forge
William Johnson
Harahan
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pere Marquette
Nickel Plate
Nanking Base for New Drive
General Iwane Matsui set up a headquarters in fallen Nanking to direct Japanese efforts to pierce inland China. Chinese forces, about 140,000 strong, dug in at Puchen near Nanking as fortifications rose along the Tientsin Pukow line. Japanese mop up continued in the war torn city with enormous casualties. 15 Americans remained in Nanking through the four day assault.
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Shanghai
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
China
Puchen
Tientin-Pukew
Yangtze River
Mrs Sheets Improves After Stroke
Mrs Alex Sheets who suffered a stroke three weeks ago is slightly improved at this time.
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Alex Sheets
Solons Turn To Permanent Aid Program
Ohio lawmakers moved toward a long term relief plan after approving stop gap measures totaling 4 to 6 million dollars for immediate funding. Gov. Martin L. Davey must sign the measures to release the 1 million dollar general fund advance.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
State Control Board
General Revenue
State Bureau of Inspection
Boycott urged by AFL leader in East Liverpool protest
William Green, AFL president, urged a boycott of Japanese goods. Union pottery workers and local merchants paraded and burned a large pile of boxes stamped made in Japan. Merchants removed the products from 109 district stores during the action. Pictures captured Green speaking, the parade, and the bonfire.
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Japan
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Union Pottery
East Liverpool
Green
Wiliam Green
A. F. of
Shoe Industry Pushes for Higher Tariffs on Imports
Washington reports say American shoe manufacturers and eight New England lawmakers urged the tariff commission to raise duties on imported cemented shoes to protect wages. They accused Bata Shoe Company of Czechoslovakia of underselling U.S. makers in the domestic market during public hearings on cost of production abroad.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Senate
Congress
New England
Bata Shoe Company
Czechoslovakia
Ohio Parole Board Probes Old Cases
The Ohio Parole Board, reorganized under Gov. Martin L. Davey, is examining about 25 cases from the old board. The review covers inmates already paroled and several who were denied parole, it was learned today.
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Ohio Parole Board
Columbus, O
State Parole Board
Martin L. Davey
Jury Convicts Dingledine in Deputy Furry Slaying
Springfield D Dec 15 AP A jury found Harry B Dingledine 54 guilty of first degree murder in the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Edward F Furry and patrolman Martin Randolph but urged mercy making a life sentence mandatory He and his son were implicated in the Crystal Lake gun battle that also killed Robert Cornette a paroled convict Chap men awaiting trial.
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Springfield
Harry B. Dingleline
Edward F. Furry
Dingledine
Dingledines
Harry Chapman
Furry
Martin Randolph
Crystal Lake
Robert Cornette
Falls Two. Justice Is Seriously Ill
C. T. Stephenson, Falls Township magistrate and former railroad worker, is in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after surgery to remove a ruptured appendix. He was admitted yesterday evening and is 72 years old.
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C. T. Stephenson
Service director blocks Warner Avenue for child safety
Service Director Roy Loomis ordered Warner Ave to be closed to traffic until 11 30 p m to protect children using the hill for coasting. The closure will continue as long as coasting is active and safe.
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Roy Loomis
Warner Ave
Girdler Calls for Wagner Act Revisions in Economic Fight
Tom M. Girdler, chairman of Republic Steel, urged revising the Wagner Act to ensure a square deal for both employers and employees. He also pushed tax reform, Social Security changes, a balanced budget, and curbs on government control, criticizing CIO aims as akin to historic labor movements.
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Chicago
Tom M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Girdler
CIO
Knights of Labor
IWW
Postpone Land Publication Delinquent Tax List Delayed
County officials postponed publication of the delinquent land list for at least one week. County Treasurer Robert N. White cited the large number of taxpayers who paid or signed to pay under the Whitte more Act in ten installments. The treasurer’s office was swamped with taxpayers seeking to save properties from delinquency notices.
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Robert N. White
White
Services Arranged for Mrs. Mary Ellen Burk 79
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p m at Heinlein Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Ellen Burk 79 wife of George H Burk who died Tuesday at 6 p m at Cherrington Hospital after a stroke Survived by her husband a foster sister Mrs J S Harrell of Junction River City Fla The Rev C W Graham pastor of the First M E Church will officiate assisted by Rev C B Clendenen of the Nazarene Church Burial will be at Old Cemetery
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Heinlein
Mary Ellen Burk
George H. Burk
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Burk
J. S. Harrell
Junction River City
Fla
C. W. Graham
M. E. Church
Death in Fire At Cigar Shop In Middletown
Coroner Harry F. Deubel investigated the death of James E. Martin 43 in a blaze that destroyed his cigar shop. Martin's body was found 35 feet from the rear room where the fire started. his clothing remained unburned while his face arms and body suffered severe burns and his hair was singed.
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Middletown
Dev
Harry F. Deubel
James E Martin
Deubel
Martin
Panay Attack Fallout Shapes Japanese Diplomatic Move
Survivors report 12 bombs hit the Panay as Tokyo offers indemnity and pledges to prevent recurrences. Foreign notes promise apologies and compensation while Japanese officials defend action and seek to ease tensions with the United States amid mounting public concern.
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Tokyo
United States
Sundey
Yangtze River
Washington
Imperial Headquarters
Hirata
United
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Panay
Far East
Panay survivors recount ship’s final gunfire and attack details
Jim Marshall, Collier’s Far East correspondent and Panay survivor, says the Panay fired on attacking Japanese planes as bombs dropped and kept guns blazing to the end. He arrived in Shanghai with two other survivors, one a British officer, after the Panay and three Standard Oil ships were hit.
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Jim Marshall
Collier's Magazine
Far Eastern
Panay
Marshall
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Standard Oil Company
United States
Shang@ii
F. Hayden Vines
Roanoke
British American Tobacco Pany
John B. Hodges
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