Davey Seeks To End Sales Tax On Food For Homes
Gov. Martin L. Davey urged repeal of the sales tax on food for home consumption as yields exceed estimates. He said off premise food tax could be repealed Sept 1 with $4 million revenue loss in the last third of the year, not harming schools or relief funds, while noting he opposed the tax originally. Republicans delayed sessions as they sought conference with Senate leaders and considered a permanent relief bill.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
House
J. Freer Bittinger
Bittenger
William M. McCulloch
Senate
Paul P. Yoder
Davey
General Assembly
County Board Extends Tax Deadline To July 20
County commissioners Friday extended the tax collection deadline for June taxes to July 20. The June 20 limit can be extended one month by the board, with further extensions only by the State Commission on recommendation. County Treasurer Geo Hengst said collections have been satisfactory.
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State Commission On Recommenda
Geo. Co.Hengst
Judge approves bond reduction in Murray City robbery case
Judge Harley Whitcraft reduced Frank Klein of Columbus bond from 5000 to 2000 after Klein applied. Klein was arrested in December for the robbery of John Lovett's filling station in Murray City. Felix Wider had been sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary two weeks earlier. Klein stayed on 5000 bond since arrest. never indicted, case continued through two terms.
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Harley Whitcraft
Frank Klein
Columbus
Klein
John Lovett
Murray City
Felix Wider
Ohio Penitentiary
Congress tackles housing and coal bills in key committees
Senate considers Wagner housing bill while the Interstate Commerce committee studies the Guffey Vinson coal measure. House weighs conference reports on Interior Department funding and other bills. Agriculture panel meets on resolutions and unfinished business. Tax conference panel debates divergent revenue measures.
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Senate
Wagner
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Interior Department
Agriculture
Actress Ann Harding Returns to England Amid Abduction Scare
Screen star Ann Harding sails to England with her daughter Jane aboard a steamship docking at Liverpool. The move follows public interest after her estranged husband Harry Bannister attempted to block her departure amid an urging of abduction by a warrant.
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Ann Harding
England
Liverpool
Miss Harding
Jane
Harry Bannister
Gem thief arraigned as reward debate roils Cincinnati
James R. Crabtree faced arraignment on grand larceny charges in Cincinnati as officials protested a $500 reward paid to a Kentucky police chief for Crabtree’s capture. The warrant ties Crabtree to disappearance of jewels valued at $9,735 and an automobile from Frank Ballman, an investment broker.
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James R. Crabtree
Kentucky
Crabtree
Frank Ballman
Ballman
George Ebbers
Millard Schath
Don Bronson
Everette Jones
Princeton
Great Lakes Exposition Balloon Qualified for Denver Race
The 35 000 cubic foot capacity Great Lakes Exposition balloon will enter the national balloon race qualifier in Denver Colorado on July 3. Milford Vanik named pilot with Anthony Fairbanks as co pilot.
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Cleveland
Denver
Colo
Milford Vanik
Anthony Fairbanks
Fiddling Mayor McNair Hits Sour Note in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Mayor William N. McNair, a fiddling figure, faced arrest and jail after a clash over police court control. He recalled Public Safety Director Dunn amid a police shakeup, triggering a grand jury probe and disputed magistrate actions.
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Pittsburgh
McNair
William N. McNair
Thomas A. Dunn
Tom
Ralph H. Smith
Smith
Strikes in Akron Suburb Amid Labor Tensions
A brief strike at Seiberling Tire and Rubber in Barberton ended with picket lines still at Babcock and Wilcox where a walkout began last night. N H Eagle of the United Rubber Workers said a dispute over a woman employee was settled and picketing dispersed. Officials say the woman quit after becoming dissatisfied. The Seiberling plant employs about 900. Babcock and Wilcox about 500.
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Akron
Seiberling Tire and Rubber Company
Babcock and Wilcox Company
Barberton
N. H. Eagle
United Rubber Workers of America Executive Council
Seiberling
Rubber Concern
J. E. Trainer
Five overtime parkers ticketed on Logan Main St
Five more motorists were cited on Logan's Main St by Patrolman Robert Klein schmidt. All paid fines of one dollar before Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald.
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Logan
Robert Kleinschmidt
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Bids Opened on Carey Act Bond Issue in County Office
Bids were opened today in the county commissioners office on the Carey Act bond issue of 28500 dollars authorized for the county a few weeks ago.
Storm Drives Hundreds From Beach Resorts in Florida
Divers recovered the body of Coast Guard Pilot Lieut. Charles M. Perrott from Tampa Bay where his plane crashed during storm patrols near St. Petersburg. A tropical storm swept into southwestern Florida, isolating Naples and forcing evacuation of beach areas. Flooding sent Imperial River over banks in Bonita Springs and cut communications as heavy rain and 30 mph winds pounded the coast. The Tamiami Trail was closed after river waters submerged sections along the route between Fort Myers and Miami.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Chas. M. Perrott
Coast Guard
Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg
Fort Myers
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Naples
Florida
Bonita Springs
Imperial River
State Highway Department
Miami
Two men tied to shooting at strike plant wounded worker
Elba Presley, 22, of New Boston, a union employee at the Wheeling Steel Corp. plant, was seriously wounded. Sheriff Arthur Oakes said James Craft, 25, confessed to the shooting after surrendering following a several hour hill hideout. Craft, a WPA worker, said he was attacked by two men last night and later fired on Presley after injuries were treated.
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Portsmouth
Elba Presley
New Boston
Wheeling Steel Corp
Arthur Oakes
Jas. Craft
Craft
WPA
Presley
Four Men Force Man From Car In Cleveland Abduction Claim
Le roy Edwards reports four men abducted him and his wife Rose in Cleveland. Edwards later said Rose, 18, threatened to leave him, prompting police to investigate the incident as a possible domestic issue.
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Cleveland
Leroy Edwards
Rose
FDR Returns To Help Congress Frame Acceptance Speech
President Roosevelt travels back to Washington aboard a Roosevelt train after a cross country tour delivering a dozen speeches in six western states. He faces a tax ridden Congress drafting his Philadelphia acceptance address as Alf Landon looms. He may visit Yale or New Haven if the Capitol work clears.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vincennes
Ind
Washington
Southwest
George Rogers Clark
Northwest
Roosevelt
Arrow
Fdr
Congress
Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
New Haven
Conn
Tractors and Livestock Crash on Route 31 Near Haydenville
A two-truck collision on State Route 31 near Haydenville at 5:00 a.m. killed one horse and one cow from a livestock load and injured a truck driver. Debris and broken tile blocked the highway as logan and Mt. Pleasant loads shifted. deputy Spencer investigated.
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Haydenville
Logan
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest McVey
W. Hunter St
C. H. Crippen
C. L. Mitchell
Westerville
R. L. Toole
Flying Glass
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Eliff Newton Spencer
Convention Really In Favor Of Hoover, Norris Insists
Senator Norris of Nebraska, an independent Republican, voiced support for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and criticized the Republican Convention’s choice in Cleveland. He said the nominee lacked clear positions and suggested insiders control the candidate, asserting the convention favored Hoover and Hoover era governance.
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Hoover
Norris
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
France fears new strikes after pay raises
Paris reports warn of more walkouts as workers, returning after gains in pay and shorter hours, may demand higher wages if the cost of living climbs. Labor officials say a new strike is possible regardless of higher food and commodity prices tied to demands for a 40 hour week. A small portion of workers remain idle by occupying factories after failed negotiations.
Undersea wedding ends with dry land honeymoon
Captain John C. Benson, 73, and Elizabeth Pardee, 57, married by telephone at the bottom of Puget Sound after diving suit leaks and faulty pumps. After repeated descents and repairs, the trio surfaced to celebrate on deck with a kiss from the skipper.
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Seattle
John C. Benson
Puget Sound
Captain Benson
San Francisco
Elizabeth Pardee
Chicago
Jess D. O. Powers
Postmaster to Help Veterans Get Quick Cash
Hocking County World War veterans receive bonus bonds at Logan Post Office this morning with further deliveries expected daily. Bonds ship by registered mail and require in person delivery. unobtainable recipients will receive notices to call at the post office.
Haydenville Veterans Receive Early Bonus Bonds by Error
War veterans in Haydenville were among the first in the nation to get bonus bonds due to a post office mix up. Bonds arrived Saturday ahead of the June 15 delivery date, with Haydenville veterans showing them off in Logan Saturday night as officials hid the premature distribution to avoid signaling an early rush.
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Haydenville
Logan
Post Office Opens Evening Window for Bond Certification
Mr Bowen announced no night deliveries until notices arrive. Veterans must sign in the postmaster’s presence for bond cashing and bonds go to a payment office for immediate checks. Certification begins Tuesday at 9 A M in the civil service room of the post office basement, with additional Tuesday night hours from 7 to 9 for those unable to attend by day.
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Civil Service Room
Postoffice
Whale carcass towed seaward after flooding GLOUSTER scare
In Glouster Massachusetts residents breathed relief as the 35 ton decaying whale carcass, rotting near shore since Friday, was towed to sea by the coast guard boat Harriet Lane. The crew tried ramming and finally opened the carcass with small arms to sink it.
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Glouster
Mass
uJne 15
Coast
Coast Guard
Harriet Lane
George A. Joseph
Pope elevates two priests to princes of the church
In a secret consistory Pope Pius XI raised Monsignors Giovanni Mercati and Eugenio Tisserant to princely rank as old friends of the Holy Father.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Dinas
Giovanni Mercati
Eugenio Tisserant
Maine votes today in 900 aspirants race for nominations
Maine ballots statewide on June 1 with about nine hundred candidates seeking Democratic and national, state, and county offices including four congressional seats.
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Maine
Portland
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