Britain withholds flat pledge to Czechs in war policy
Prime Minister Chamberlain refused a direct military commitment to Czechoslovakia but assured Parliament Britain would mobilize armaments to honor treaty duties. He pledged to defend France and Belgium if attacked and noted also obligations to Portugal Iraq and Egypt while warning Germany to restrain in central Europe. He urged a peaceful solution to Czechoslovakia's minority issue and rejected Soviet calls for consultation. A war could draw Britain in if conflict escalated.
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London
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
House For Commons
Britain
France
Belgium
Portugal
Iraq
Egypt
Germany
Europe
Russia
Vote Today On Bureau Bill In Senate Clash
Washington March 24 AP a stubborn administration proposal for a new federal accounting system tests the senate in the government reorganization struggle. The vote at 1 pm will decide the bid to split comptroller general duties between the budget director and a new auditor general a move administration backers say would broaden power to consolidate agencies. Opponents call the office a watchdog for congress. The bill faces last minute southern resistance tied to President Roosevelt's anti lynching stance and potential alternative actions on mob violence.
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Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Oldfield Rites Friday Afternoon
Funeral services are set for 2 p m Friday at Pine Grove Church for Nancy E Oldfield 82 widow of William Oldfield who died Wednesday at 1 20 p m at her Benton Township home She leaves five children Lulu Chilcote Hazel Brown Charles C overall Columbus Mrs Cora Starkey Indiana and Cleo at home with 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery by H E Defen baugh and Son.
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Pine Grove Church
Nancy E. Oldfield
William Oldfield
Benton Township
Lulu Chilcote
Hazel Brown
Lancaster
Charles
Columbus
Cora Starkey
Indiana
Cleo
Pine Grove Cemetery
H. E. Defenbaugh
Ohio Delegation Receives WPA Project Approvals
Washington reports the president approved Works Progress Administration projects for Ohio. Massillon gets 175,884 dollars for sanitary sewers and Sugar Grove receives 9,338 dollars for a water system.
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Washington
Ohio
Works Progress Administration
Massillon
Sugar Grove
Accidental drowning ruled in Pierce death
Coroner Dr. James P. Riffe declared Charles Pierce a 44 year old Murray City miner drowned after his body was recovered from the Ohio River west of Covington. Mrs Esther Lanning, 33, also of Murray City, was released from custody after an investigation into Pierce's death. The inquiry followed a report from Mrs Lanning that led police to the scene where the body was found waist deep in water.
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James P. Riffe
Kenton County
Charles Pierce
Murray City
Ohio River
Covington
Riffe
Esther Lanning
Pierce
Nihiser Trial Begins Today Seated Jurors
Trial of Craven Nihiser for second degree manslaughter in the Route 31 crash that killed Mrs. Mary Krainitz starts in Common Pleas Court Judge Phil A Henderson presiding Jurors were seated after noon and view of the accident scene Eleven jurors final list includes Ward Chase James Krieg Carl Stahr Ed Jones Irving Krieg Albert Swackhammer Clarence Klump Carl Engle Vern Bowen John Funk Blanche Lutz George Stallsmith
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Craven Nihiser
Mary Krannitz
Common Pleas Court
Phil A. Henderson
Route 31
Logan
Hubert Lappen
Eugene Wright
Carlos Brashares
Ward Chase
James Krieg
Carl’ Stahr
Ed Jones
Irving Krieg
Albert Swackhammer
Clarence Klump
Carl Eng
Rodecker Liable In Bank Failure
In Columbus Ohio on March 24 AP reports Harold H Rodecker former city treasurer of Washington Court House and his bondsmen were held liable for 26745 in city funds lost in the Ohio State Bank failure. The group also includes C P Ballard M S Daugherty G B Rodgers N P Clyburn and J E Smith as surety. Examiner J D Breese based the finding on Attorney General Duffy December ruling that the city council lacked authority to dismiss the action to collect the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harold H. Rodecker
Washington Court House
Ohio State Bank
State Bureau of Inspection
Rodecker
C. P. Ballard
M.S. Daugherty
G. B. Rodgers
N. P. Clyburn
Senate Finance Committee Drops Undistributed Profits Tax
The senate finance committee eliminated the undistributed profits tax from the house tax revision and replaced it with a flat 18 percent rate on corporate incomes. Chairman Harrison said treasury estimates show the change would boost revenue by about 100 million dollars. The committee vote was 17 to 4 with four dissenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
D-Miss
Treasury
Barkley
Connally
D-Tex
Easements Read Giving Rock and Gravel Removal Rights
An easement filed grants Logan Clay Products Co to county commissioners and trustees of Green Township the right to remove rock from the northeast quarter of Section 35, Green two, north of the Logan Gore road. Another easement shows Asbury and Viola Riggs granting Washington Township commissioners and trustees the right to remove gravel and rock from Section 33, Washington two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clay Products Co
Green Township
Green Two
Logan-Gore Road
Asbury
Viola Riggs
Washington Township
Washington Two
CCC Enrollees Build Parking at Rock House State Park
CCC enrollees from Camp Hocking are constructing a new parking area at Rock House state park. An additional parking area is planned at Old Man's Cave, expanding access for visitors and improving local recreation.
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CCC
Camp Hocking
Rock House State Park
Old Man's, Cave
Murray City miner dies in river drowning mystery
Assistant Police Chief says Esther Lanning may be released today after filing closes inquiry into death of 44 year old Murray City miner Charles Pierce. She says they rode, slept in a box car to Cincinnati, wandered riverbank, Pierce fell into water while she saved herself by grabbing a bush. Funeral set for Saturday in Murray City.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Riffe
Pierce
Push Work On Forest Plots In Hocking County
CCC enrollees and officials at Camp Hocking cooperated with the State Forestry Extension Service through County Agent James Smoot to prepare several forest demonstration plots in Hocking County. Superintendent James D. Wells said clearing and stand improvement are done on the Will Mowery farm in Washington Township awaiting planting in early April, with work also finished on the Paul Shaw farm at Midway. Additional plots will be improved and planted this spring along accessible highways for easy observation by farmers.
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CCC
Camp Hocking
State Forestry Extension Service
James Smoot
Hocking County
James D. Wells
Will Mowery
Washington Township
Paul Shaw
Midway
Othr
Norris Splits With Barkley On TVA Probe
Senator Norris insists on immediate Senate investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority amid opposition from administration leaders and TVA critics. Democratic Leader Barkley backs joint House Senate inquiry. Bridges and King push for specific charges. debate ties to TVA ouster of A. E. Morgan.
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Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Administration
TVA
Barkley
House
King
Utah
Bridges
R-Nh
Roosevelt
A. E. Morgan
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Morgan
Congress
Ex-Congressman Harvey Garber Dies by Suicide in Florida
Harvey C. Garber 72 once Ohio congressman died by his own action on a Naples porch near his winter home. Longtime Democratic figure from Darke County served as state representative, committee chair, and two-term U.S. Representative. Body to Columbus and Greenville for burial. survived by widow, two sisters, and a brother.
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Everglades
Fla
Harvey C. Garber
Ohio
Louis Thorp
Woodrow. Wilson
Naples
Garber
Columbus
Greenville
Darke County
Stitt Ignition Co
State Supreme Court mandates auto lien filings with clerks
The Ohio State Supreme Court ruled that chattel mortgages on automobiles must be filed with county clerks of court rather than county recorders. The decision cites the automobile certificate of title law requiring lien notation on the title and filing with clerks of court.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
County Clerks of Court
County Recorders
Court Acts On Injunction Moves Against Shaw Co
Scene in Gainesville Georgia as President Roosevelt drove through the city rebuilt with federal aid after a tornado two years ago. He dedicated Roosevelt Square and urged Georgia and the lower south to face the fact that wage earners in the area get wages which are far too low. He then proceeded to Warm Springs for a 10 day rest.
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Gainesville
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Square
Georgia
South
Warm Springs
Central Press
Roosevelt presses wage plea at Warm Springs
At his Pine Mountain retreat President Roosevelt read editorial and congressional reaction to his charge that southern industries pay too low wages. He labeled opponents as feudal and warned those who oppose progress may falter in the fall elections. Some listeners showed surprise and declined to comment on his references to Georgia and the lower south.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Lower South
Gainesville
Congress
Georgia
South
Gas Well Drilled on Route 31 in Bereasand Produces
The Kachelmacher Estate in Logan completed a gas well south of Nelsonville on Route 31 yielding about 238 000 cubic feet on Tuesday. A second nearby well on the same lease recently produced around 280 000 cubic feet.
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Bereasand
Nelsonville
Kachelmacher Estate
Logan
Man Who Longed To Die New Yearns To Live
Everett Jones, a death row inmate at Ohio Penitentiary, reverses his wish to die after an 18 year old Springfield girl offers marriage and hope. Gov. Davey weighs clemency as Jones seeks to clear himself of first degree murder charges and reveal the claim that Walter Barnes, not Jones, killed the pool hall operator.
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E. E. Easterly
Columbus, O
Everett Jones
Jones
Ohio Penitentiary
Springfield
Martin L. Davey
State Board of Clemency
Walter Barnes
Robert Lindsey
Jeffersonville
Barnes
Mystery over first floor remodel at Arcade building
Charles Bell owner declined to announce new occupants for the first floor of the Arcade. The marble stairway will be moved to the front beside Farmers and Merchants Bank. All partitions on the first floor have been removed to form a single large store room. Old front of the building has been removed.
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Main Street
Charles Bell
Mrs Humphries Indicted in Second Degree Murder Case
Mrs. Margaret Humphries, 39, divorcee, stood indicted for second degree murder today for the shooting of Heston T. Phillips, 42, a railroad fireman, here on February 23. Police say she claimed self defense.
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Columbus
Margaret Humphries
Divoercee
Heston T. Phillips
Buffalo and game once roamed Hocking County hills
In 1883 buffalo, deer, bear and other wildlife thrived in Hocking County as conservationists urge a revival. The article recalls pumas or panthers near Logan, black bears, gray wolves, and deer, with buffalo reported south and east of Murray City. It notes streams suitable for restocking with fish and lands for breeding grounds.
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Hocking County
J. Christopher
America
Hocking Valley
Hocking River
Logan
Main St
Murray City
Court halts liquor hauling contract amid $350000 suit
Columbus March 4 AP Common Pleas Judge John R King ordered impounding of funds pending settlement in a dispute over a state liquor hauling contract. The state pays 12.5 cents per case to Ghan Transport Inc for liquor shipments to stores. Agnes Dickinson seeks dissolution of the contract and $350000 in damages claiming a Shaw Transport take-off. Shaw’s attorney noted Shaw ended its contract with U S Lines routing liquor at 11.5 cents a case. Other carriers now haul the liquor.
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Columbus
Agnes B. Dickinson
Shaw Transport, Inc
Common Pleas Court
Dickinson
Shaw
Senate Investigating Committee
Shaw Company
U. S. Lines
John Nolan
Steubenville
Shaw Transport
James W. Miller
Martin L. Davey
Columbus, CO
Common Pleas
John R. King
State Liquor Department
Ghan Transport, Inc
King
Agnes Dickinson
Charles S. Druggan
U. S. Lines, Inc
Lost Boston bull terrier with brindle markings
Dog description notes a male Boston bull terrier with brindle and white coat and a reverse question mark on the left shoulder. It was lost from Union Furnace road near a golf course with a $25 reward for return and $10 for information. Charles M. Pratt and Mr. O. M. Spence are referenced for the reward and found details.
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Union Furnace Road
Golf Course
Charles M. Pratt
Mulberry
Logan
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U. KS Village Project
Nihiser
Duffy
Covington, Ky
Alfred Schild
Chas. Pierce
Yelsonville
Lanning
Eli Lanning
W. Hunter St
Shaw Ave
Dayton
Holiness Church
Green Lawn
Stout and Co
Tom Pierce
Nebraska
Shaw Co
U. S
W. F. George
Louis Johnson
E. D. Rivers
Davey
Story
McConnelsville
John J. Jaster, Jr
Ohio, Inc
Jaster
O. M. Spence
Union Purenace
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