Twister Rips Illinois City with Heavy Damage
Belleville Illinois and six other states were hit by a spring tornado that killed at least eight in Belleville and left scores injured. The storm damaged more than 1 million dollars in Belleville and caused widespread destruction across Missouri Tennessee Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama before moving on.
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Belleville
Ill
George Remnsnider
South
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Blytheville
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montrose
France
Demopolis
Dyersburg
Fayette Murder Case Reopened
COLUMBUS OH March 16 AP The firecracker slaying of Jeffersonville pool room owner Robert Lindsey last July 4 was reopened as officials study a life prisoner’s statement. Everett Jones 33 Fayette county on death row for the holdup slaying. Walter Barnes 19 serving life now claims responsibility. Barnes says Jones fired the fatal shot.
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Columbus
Robert Lindsey
Jeffersonville
Ohio
Everett Jones
Fayette County
Wray Bevens
Martin L. Davey
Walter Barnes
Jones
Lindsey
Poison capsules stolen in South Philadelphia theft
Police sought a stolen package containing poison capsules capable of killing several people. The item vanished last night from a truck parked in South Philadelphia near a play area for children, triggering a broad search today.
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Philadelphia
Austrian anti Nazi leader Emil Fey dies by suicide in Vienna
London March 16 AP reports Major Emil Fey a noted Austrian anti Nazi figure who proclaimed life is not the highest good killed himself his wife and son in Vienna rather than face the Nazi regime under Fuehrer Hitler.
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London
Emil Fey
Vienna
Fuehrer
Hitler
G-Men Seek Levin Boy In Kidnap Case Hunt
Murray Levine of New Rochelle New York appeals to federal agents and police after his son Peter aged 12 is seized for a $30 000 ransom. G men and local authorities widen the manhunt and conduct house to house searches as a circular is issued.
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Murray Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
G-men
Peter
Central Press
Hocking River Rising at Logan After Downpour
Heavy rain swelled the Hocking River reaching new heights around Logan and intruding into Rachelmacher Park. Roads closed countywide, some schools halted, while state routes remained intermittently open as floodwaters cover Route 23 and Route 203 nearby. Cooler weather expected to curb the flood with no further rains forecast.
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Hocking
New Heights
Logan
Rachelmacher Park
Union Furnace
Ohio
Coshocton
Columbus
Cleveland
State’ Highway Patrol
Route 23
Piketon
Waverly
Prospect
Circleville
Upper Sandusky
Mrs Strentz Undergoes Goiter Operation at Grant Hospital
Mrs W H Strentz of Logan underwent a goiter operation yesterday at Grant Hospital in Columbus and was reported recovering nicely today. Her daughter Louise and Mrs A K Smith visited her at the hospital yesterday.
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W. H. Strentz
Logan
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Louise
A. K. Smith
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Harold Blenden Dyer
Mr and Mrs Harold Blenden Dyer of Union Furnace are the proud parents of a son born yesterday.
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Harold Blenden Dyer
Union. Furnace
Shawnee Store Owner Pearly Bell Dies by Own Action
Pearly F Bell 55 operator of a Shawnee meat market killed himself with a .38 revolver. His body was found in his automobile near his Junction City Route 2 home after noon yesterday. Funeral services are set for Friday at Bethel Church near Crossenville with Rev Lutz presiding. Burial at Bethel Cemetery. Survived by wife Cora four sons a stepson three daughters and two siblings. Leonard Funeral Service of Logan in charge.
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Bethel Church
Crossenville
Pearly F. Bell
Shawnee
Bell
Junction City
Perry-co
Cora
Albert
William
Kenneth
Rolland
Howard St. Clair
Joe
Wells Family Heads to Ohio for Funeral Services
Mr and Mrs James D Wells and N Walnut Sr departed this morning for Piqua Ohio to attend the funeral of Mrs Robert K Wells the Wells mother who died Monday morning at the Wells home in the city The elder Wells is superintendent of tamp Hocking.
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James D. Wells
N. Walnut Sr
Piqua
Ohio
Robert K. Wells
Wells
Tamp Hocking
Hear Protests Over Possible TVA for Ohio
In Cincinnati on March 16 AP reports a storm over President Roosevelt’s plan to create a national resources planning board. O Slack Barrett calls for Senators to oppose the board as it could mimic TVA style planning nationwide. P E Middleton says appointments would come only at local authorities’ request.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Roosevelt
O. Slack Barrett
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
National Resources Planning Board
National Resources Committee
Public Works Administration
Barrett
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
P. E. Middleton
Oldest Resident George W Tucker Leads Active Gore Life
George W Tucker age 84 holds Gore’s oldest resident title while staying busy with his home 220 acre farm and 200 near Oroville. His son W O shares duties as Tucker remains active as a former pipeline superintendent, school director and founder of Gore A B Church. Prince the bird dog stays by his side as the Tucker family recalls early Gore Oreville history including Hamlin Burgessville plats from 1871.
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George W. Tucker
Gore
Prince
Mr. Tucker
Tucker
Chartiers Oil Co
Hocking
Perry
Gore A. B. Church
Tucker Farm
Gore- Oreville
New Gore
George F. Hamlin
Straitsville and Monday Creek
Pioneer Youth Hosts Tonight at Logan Masonic Hall
Delegates from senior 4-H groups in nearby counties will be entertained by the Hocking County Pioneer Youth Club at the Masonic Hall in Logan tonight. The program starts 7:30 PM with state extension officials attending, including W. W. Brown district supervisor C. C. Lang Hulda Horst and R. B. Tom rural sociologist.
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Hockings County
Pioneer
Masonic Hall
Logan
W. W. Brownfield
C. C. Lang
Hulda Horst
R. B. Tom
Theresa Glass Undergoes Columbus Hospital Operation
Miss Theresa Glass traveled to Columbus yesterday and underwent an operation this morning at Grant Hospital.
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Theresa Glass
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Compensation Fund Shows Big Balance in Ohio
The Ohio Workmen's compensation fund held about 53.6 million dollars, the largest balance since 1929, with 46 021 contributing employers and more than 1 500 000 workers protected. For 1937, contributions rose by 4.248 million and benefits paid reached 16.009 million, a 1.829 million increase. Commission secretary A D Caddell cited better business conditions and expanded audit actions as reasons, though collections will slow with the recession.
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Columbus
Ohio Workmen’s Compensation Fund
State Industrial Commission
Ohio
A. D. Caddell
Commission
Civil service change faces Senate fight
Washington March 16 Senate foes of the government reorganization bill say they will press amendments despite a 50 to 38 defeat on a test vote. Senator Byrd vows continued opposition while Wheeler seeks congressional approval before any presidential orders take effect and supporters expect passage with few changes.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Walsh
D-Mass
Civil Service Commission
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
Budget Bureau
Logan Public Library to open 1 to 9 daily except Sundays
Librarian Hortense Gibson announced the Logan Public Library will be open from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily, excluding Sundays and holidays. Cards will be stamped with due dates to help patrons return books on time and Miss Gibson urges public cooperation.
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Logan Public Library
Hortense Gibson
Miss Gibson
Easements Filed for Ohio Power Line Route 75
11 easements filed yesterday in the County Recorder office for the Ohio Power Co. line from Logan to Webb Summit along Route 75. Grantors include Earl Brown S W Clark James G Coakley John J Davis Fred Deishire A F Frantz Margaret Mohler W E Pierson John Schrader Rhoda M Smith and Warren Smith.
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Herman Bratton
Ohio Power Co
Logan
Webb Summit
Earl Brown
S. W. Clark
James G. Coakley
John J. Davis
Fred Deishire
A. F. Frantz
Margaret Mohler
W. E. Pierson
John Schrader
Rhoda M. Smith
Warren Smith
Finley Couple Welcome Daughter Born Yesterday
Mr and Mrs Richard Finley and W Hunter Sr are reported as the parents of a daughter born early yesterday. The brief notice notes the new arrival in the family and identifies the parents.
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Richard Finley
W. Hunter Sr
Blum Pleas Britain Aid to Seek Spanish Armistice
Paris march 16 premier leon blum sent an urgent appeal to prime minister neville chamberlain asking for britain to join immediate moves toward a spanish armistice. he urged concerted action with france to counter the threat from italian and german troops aiding the insurgents. france and the soviet union pledged to defend czechoslovakia if attacked, as blum and authorities discussed aligning military support to deter aggression.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Neville Chamberlain
Blum
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Soviet
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
People’s Front Cabinet
Fear Polish Lithuania ultimatum spurs Hitler Berlin return
March 16 AP report says Reichsführer Hitler rushed back to Berlin after word Poland presented an ultimatum to Lithuania expiring later that day. Details unknown. frontier clash on March 11 cited as motive. Polish press attacks Lithuania over border shooting. Warsaw denies annexation aims.
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Berlin
Reichs-Fuehrer
Hitler
Poland
Lithuania
Austria
Munich
E.S.T
Warsaw
Mussolini vows frontiers sacred as Germany expands
Rome reports Benito Mussolini reassures Italians that pan German expansion will not cross Italian frontiers while praising Adolf Hitler’s absorption of Austria. He declared, Our frontiers are sacred, We will not discuss them. We will defend them. His pledge aired across Italy as crowds gathered at squares to hear the Duce.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Austin
Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Brenner Pass
Austria
Mussolini
1 Duce
Two Women Slain In Beds In Detroit Case
Detroit March 16 Two women were found slain in their beds. Police issued a nationwide broadcast seeking Peter Burton a 50 year old electrician and the divorced husband of one victim. Victims were Monica Janonis 40 a beauty shop owner and Ursula Jakubowski 53 landlady. Burton previously faced assault charges and a rape conviction in earlier records.
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Detroit
Henry Piel
Peter Burton
Monica Janonis
Michigan Avenue
Ursula Jakubowski
Janonis
Burton
Wencel
Michigan
Bradley hearing resumes today
In Cleveland on March 16 AP reports the preliminary hearing on Gov. Martin L. Davey’s prejury charge against Cleveland salesman Lee Bradley resumed after a three day recess. Davey returned to the stand for cross examination denying Bradley’s contract aided by his company.
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Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Lee Bradley
Davey
Davey Tree Expert Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Bradley
Post 78 Cited For Service In Flood Relief
Logan Post 78 of the American Legion received a citation from national headquarters for flood relief work in 1937. The award was read at a post meeting. The post reports 99 members and the Eighth District at 81.2 percent of quota, ranking fif nth in the state.
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Logan Post
American Legion
National Headquarters
Fire at St Fidelis Seminary Synthesizes Night Escape
In Herman Pennsylvania a 180000 dollar fire gutted the seminary main building in the early hours as sixty students fled in night clothing and blankets. Sixty six younger pupils left the fireproof wing in orderly lines and watched firemen from nearby towns battle to save the monastery and other structures nearby.
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Herman, Pa
St. Fidelis Seminary
Paul Blosser In Stable Condition After Haymow Fall
Paul Blosser fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs John Blosser of Enter prise is in a safe condition at Cherrington Hospital after a fall from a haymow hospital attaches indicate he was hospitalized for injuries and is expected to recover the incident is being treated as a household accident by local authorities
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Paul Blosser
John Blosser
Enterprise
Cherrington Hospital
Haymow
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Jacob Surnz
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Quai D’orsay
Praha
Paul-Boncour
Germany
Ders
Soviet Union
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