WPA probes into delayed miner certifications in Ohio counties
Dr. Carl Watson of the Works Progress Administration ordered investigations in Clark Hardin Paulding and Hocking counties after coal miners alleged delays in certifying idle workers for WPA jobs. An observer was sent to Clark County and teams to Hardin and Paulding as local relief officials influence certifications while WPA increases its labor quota. A 40‑miner delegation from five counties sought expanded programs and assurances that relief would speed job placement. The WPA stressed federal responsibility for work relief while aiming to curb unemployment.
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Associated Press
Carl Watson
Ohio
WPA
Hocking County
Clark
Hardin
Paulding
Watson
Clark County
Athens
Hocking
Perry
Morgan
Muskingum
Dr. Watson
Seal Relief Administration
Raiders Destroy Island Metropolis in Hawaii Raid
Honolulu reports air raiders destroyed Hawaii’s second largest city in theory as the U S Navy’s Pacific war games approach a climax. A 26 plane surfise attack from the Blue Fleet hit Hilo, home to about 20,000, leaving its business district in theoretical ruins and disabling the Lexington.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Lexington
U. SS. Navy
Blue Fleet
Hilo
Lappen Appointed Special Counsel for Logan Bank Liquidation
Hocking County prosecutor Hubert D. Lappen was named special counsel to oversee the liquidation of the Citizens Savings Association of Logan. He succeeds Forest Weinrich who resigned the post, a move announced by Attorney General Herbert Duffy.
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Hubert D. Lappen
Hocking County
Citizens Savings Association of
Logan
Herbert 8. Duffy
Lappen
Forest Weinrich
Police and UAW Pickets Clash at Detroit Plant Entrance
Police and United Automobile Workers pickets clashed at the entrance to a federal screw works for the fourth time in three days. Picket lines battled as officers escorted about 60 nonstrikers into the plant, leaving one officer injured.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Federal Screw Works
Pitty
Design New Tax Changes to Raise Frozen Capital
Columbus March 30 AP The ongoing effort to raise funds for relief faces another possible special session as Ohio legislators consider new revenue ideas from a 16 city and four county group in Cleveland. They estimate $17 million more is needed for the year, on top of $12 million already provided, while Gov. Davey says the treasury has no money for relief.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Tank Fire Destroys 65-Barrel Oil Tank Near Gore
Reports reached Logan today that a 65-barrel oil tank owned by Chartiers Oil Co. was destroyed by fire yesterday near Gore. Local responders evacuated the area as flames burned intensely, with authorities estimating extensive damage to the facility. No injuries reported, and investigators began examining the blaze to determine its cause.
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Logan
Chartiers Oil Co
Gore
Encourage Liquidation of Personal Holding Companies
The senate finance committee approved an amendment to encourage liquidation of personal holding companies. Chairman Harrison estimates between 2 and 4 billion dollars are locked in these companies and would flow into business and trade if liquidation is promoted. The plan allows stockholders to pay the capital gains levy in four annual installments, replacing the current three installments.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Lawrence County Court Record in Comparison to Peers
The secretary of state's office reported Lawrence County Ohio had far more criminal prosecutions last year than similar counties. Lawrence showed 17 times Wood, eight times Richland, and six times Trumbull in prosecutions. convictions were 9.6 percent versus 48 percent in Trumbull and near 100 percent in Richland and Wood. Dismissals reached 89 percent, far higher than Trumbull's 17 percent and zero for Richland and Wood.
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Columbus
Lawrence County
Secretary of State
Ohio River
Wood County
Richland
Trumbull
Ohio
Wood
Lawrence
Richland and
Godman plants suspend work amid wage dispute
About 375 workers at Godman shoe plants staggered operations as a 20 percent wage cut on the K line piecework went into effect May 9. Roughly 200 signed a protest petition while 75 waited outside Gallagher Avenue, some entering Annex briefly. President Miller, delayed in New York, was to hear the union’s demand as the CIO affiliate organizer talked with remaining staff.
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Logan
H. C. Godman Shoe Company
Gallagher Avenue
Annex
United Shoe Workers of America
CIO
Martin Lawless
Strawn’s Ball Park
Godman
Harley
Tom Gordon
Casey Jones
Carl Hansel
Minnie Leach
Lyle Schultz
Kelly Kay
Joe Kienzle
Arthur Ewart
Lasters
Naomi Spacky
John Cooper
Bernice Leadbetter
Miller
New York
Cardenas Seeks Congress Aid As Crises Grow
President Cardenas orders an urgent congressional session to address labor unrest and Mexico's oil expropriation dispute with the United States. Labor union figures in Tampico report discontent amid halted oil storage and broad shutdowns, while Washington protests expropriation terms. A congressional commission plans to set a late April session date.
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Mexico City
Cardenas
Congress
United States
Foreign Ministry
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Tampico
Commission of Congress
Governor Davey May Announce Third Term Candidacy
Gov. Martin L. Davey may announce his candidacy for a third term in an address in Youngstown on April 5. The date replaces his earlier plan for Thursday night which was canceled due to a relative's death.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Youngstown
Restless Europe and Asia as crises mount in 1930s era
Across Europe and Asia tensions surge as Spanish insurgents threaten Barcelona and Lerida while Italy calls for rural defense. France faces a People’s Front challenge and Mexico Labor pushes demands as U S oil stakes draw protest.China and Japan reinforce in a widening Asia conflict amid a looming global crisis.
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Europe
Barcelona
Czechoslovakia
Leon Blum
France
People’s Front
Asia
China
Noth America
Mexico
United States
Lerida
Francisco Franco
Spain
Disappearance during Canada Blizzard Shrouds Parkland Bus Route
A severe March blizzard near Calgary enveloped a missing Parkland School bus driver Mrs K Brown and a garage operator Austin Nixon who vanished while searching for the 10 mile route to pick up 12 Parkland School pupils.
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Calgary
Alta
K. Brown
Parkland School
Here
Austin Nixon
Missing Haydenville girl last seen in Logan
Nellie Chafflin a 15 year old Haydenville girl remains missing after being seen in Logan Friday Provation officer Alfred Campbell said she had been in Lancaster for a while and is still unlocated.
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Nellie Chafflin
Haydenville
Logan
Alfred Campbell
Lancaster
Delay on Bureau Bill Framed as House Debate Looms
Washington March 30 AP The special reorganization committee overrode Republican objections and voted to urge the House to begin six hours of debate on the administration reorganization bill tomorrow. It tokenly ratified Democratic moves to fuse four previously approved bills into a single substitute for the Senate version. Taber sought public hearings but was denied. Supporters and opponents predicted a fierce House struggle akin to the Senate battle. Thousands of telegraphic protests received by the Senate were duplicated in the House.
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Washington
Special Reorganization Committee
House
Senate
Taber
Debate Precedes Vote On Inquiry Into TVA Inquiry
A broadened resolution for a Congressional investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority drew little opposition in the House. Debates were expected to be brief before a formal vote, after the rules committee proposed about a dozen changes to the Senate resolution while keeping intact the inquiry into dissension among TVA directors and President Roosevelt's ouster of Chairman Arthur Morgan.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Senate
TVA
Roosevelt
Arthur Morgan
Tax real estate payment deadline extended by 10 days
Treasurer Robert N. White announced an extension of the real estate tax payment deadline by ten days to April 10 with approval from the State Tax Commission. The office will stay open on two Saturday afternoons during the extension for collections.
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Robert N. White
State Tax Commission
Boss Pendergast Retains Control of Kansas City Municipal Offices
Kansas City voters kept Tom Pendergast as boss of a powerful city political machine. In a tightly watched contest amid fraud scandals, he won by about 43 000 votes over a coalition slate led by Col. Fred Whitten. Mayor Bryce B. Smith faced a third term bid.
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Boss Pendergast
Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Bryce B. Smith
Fred Whitten
Repeal Threatens City Schools in Logan Ohio
Logan business leaders oppose a constitutional amendment to repeal the state sales tax. George E. Carr, Logan schools superintendent, warns elimination would cut $70 000 from local schools possibly shortening the term by four months and crippling education. Officials in city township and nearby counties plan to join the battle as relief funds face a $10 million statewide loss if approved. Barton A. Hell of the Logan Chamber of Commerce notes petitions are circulating against the tax.
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Ohio
Barton A. Hell
Logan Chamber of Commerce
George E. Carr
Logan Schools
Court Upholds Mayor's Election In Zanesville Case
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the election of Tom V Moore as mayor of Zanesville after a recount increased his margin to 26 votes. Grace Mehling and others challenged the ballot counting method claiming incomplete instructions. The ruling noted Moorehead defeated Frank M Worstall by 21 on the original tally. The Muskingum watershed conservancy district also won a legal battle over assessed property charges against Ohio Power Company.
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Moorehead
Mary Ann
Grace Mehling
Zanesville
Election Board
Frank M. Worstall
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Supreme Tribunal
Ohio Power Company
Massillon
Republic Steel Company
Councilman Saves Pup From Sewer Rescue
Councilman Oscar Steward rescued a small dog owned by Betty Windle of Furnace Street after it slipped into a sewer opening on Hunter Street near Steward’s grocery. Steward used a grocery pole to hook the dog’s collar and pull it to safety around noon today.
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Oscar Steward
Betty Windle
Furnace St
Hunter St
Stewards Grocery
Mr. Steweard
Hospital tech finds radium in garbage with electroscope
Cincinnati reports General Hospital thanked Prof Jeay Balinkin for an electroscope device that located a small radium speck and its sealed lead container in a garbage bag can.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Jeay Balinkin
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