Bandit Robs Two Men Then Grants Car Fare Demand
A southern state bandit robs two Seloto county men, Herbert Frizzell and Raymond Litteral, stealing their cars and cash, and later returns $3 to Frizzell and $7.50 to Litteral. Police chase links the suspect to a jail escape and multiple auto thefts in Ironton Gallipolis Swickert Hill.
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Seloto County
Tropton
Callipolis
Victms
Herbert Frizzell
Clay
Raymond Litteral
Slocum Cation
Evizzell
Litteral
Ironton
Gallipolis
Swickert Hill
South Webster Ke
Harry Startzman
Slocum Station
Swickert
Ten Killed In Tokyo Blaze At Department Store
A major fire at the Mikoya department store in Tokyo on December 16 killed ten people and injured about 100. The blaze started in a Christmas tree display and spread through stacks of celluloid toys, trapping hundreds including many young women on upper floors. Firefighters, ladders, canvas chutes, and troop lines aided rescues as the fire burned five stories of the building.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Tlrokiya
Ilcs
Caeden
Fixed
Temperatures to Watch As Heat Returns This Week
Forecasters warn of rising temperatures across the region this week with heat indices climbing toward the high 90s. Officials urge hydration and limited outdoor activity for vulnerable residents.
Frances Perkins Could Become Roosevelt Labor Secretary
Reports say Frances Perkins New York industrial commissioner may be named secretary of labor by President-elect Roosevelt. Perkins, a liberal statistician and social welfare advocate, directs factory investigations and labor data, with ties to Mount Holyoke Columbia and the Consumers League, age 50.
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New York
Frances Perkins
New York State
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Consumers’ League
Perkins
Massachusetts
G O P Discord Erupts Over Party Control In Washington
The Associated Press reports growing rift between the Hoover administration and Republicans in Congress. Senators Smoot Carey and Steiner waited to see Secretary Hyde, then left as delays and tensions fueled talk of a party power struggle. Rumors hint at 1936 campaign plans and new party leadership links emerge.
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Smoot
Carey
Steiner
Hyde
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Agriculture Department
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Mr. Hyde
Senate
Capitol Hill
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Frank Hitchcock
Arizona
Hitchcock
Moses
New Hampshire
Vote Due On Beer Tuesday in House
Washington reports a House vote on 3.2 beer before Christmas, after Ways and Means backed a Volstead Act modification. The committee revised 2.75 beer to 3.2 and set a tax per barrel, with revenue estimates around 175 million dollars.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Ler B
Collier
Reiner
Hlinets
Aald
Plan to Adopt Uniform Wage Across County
Officials plan a 2 pm Saturday meeting at the courthouse to discuss a county wide wage scale. Trustees urge attendance as workers complain of pay disparities from 2 to 4 dollars a day. A uniform 2.50 dollar wage is expected to be adopted to boost efficiency and cut costs.
Four Injured in Taxicab Collision at City Intersection
About 11 30 p m Thursday two taxicabs collided at Seventh and Lincoln streets due to a blind corner and icy roads. Drivers Leslie Hornicker and Charles Brown headed west and north respectively. Passengers Louella Hanes and Louis Davison sustained minor injuries. Hornicker bore a sprained back and bruises. They were taken to Mercy hospital and later sent home.
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Seventh
Lincoln
Leslie Hornicker
Eighth Street
Charles Brown
Nauvoo
2400 Cab Co
Louella Hanes
Court Street
Louis Davison
Spring Lane
Brown
Hornicker
Seventh Street
Lincoln Street
Mercy Hospital
Cadiz Man Slays Wife Then Kills Himself
Harry Hughes aged 40 living ten miles south of Cadiz killed his wife by cutting her throat with a butcher knife then attempted suicide in the same manner. He is under guard in a local hospital and is to be charged with first degree murder. Mrs Josephine Shivers, mother of the slain woman, said the couple had been quarreling over family affairs. Two children survive.
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Cadiz
Associated Press
Cainz
Harry Hughes
Hughes
Josephine Shivers
Ffaire
Hoover to present war debt plan as Congress debates.
President Hoover prepares a message for Congress on war debts likely to urge formation of a debt commission though leaders doubt congressional authority for such a body. France’s default spurs debate while Britain signals future talks and Congress presses to preserve existing agreements.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
France
Capitol Hill
Harrison
Mississippi
United States
Great Britain
Burns Fatal to Aged Woman in Kentucky Home
Miss Susan Kilgore aged 78 died after her dress caught fire beside an open grate in Greenup Kentucky. She tried to douse the flames then was aided by Mrs George Corum who wrapped her in a rug. Survived by two brothers L M Kilgore Greenup and Robert Kilgore Athens. Undertaker L G Stapf.
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Greenup
Susan Kilgore
Loren Truesdale Denies Killing Brother in Trial
Loren Truesdale testified at his first degree murder trial denying he killed his brother Earl and Thelma Woods to hide their deaths. He disputed prior statements made in his confession and answered questions about alleged pre or post confession events.
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Associated Press
Lima
Loren Truesdale
Earl
Thelma Woods
E. M. Botkin
Truesdale
Botkin
Bey
Portsmouth Gas Co Faces Tax Silence in Rate Fight
City council fights for lower gas rates as Portsmouth Gas Co shows no federal income tax paid last year. Attorney W. L. Dickey and Columbus counsel George Poore confirm the lack of tax data while officials seek a detailed breakdown of expenditures and receipts. The tax silence may impact rate-cutting efforts and the utility's counterargument.
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W. L. Dickey
Public Utilities Commission
Portsmouth Gas Co
George Poore
Columbus
Dickey
Utilities Commission
Portsmouth
Dutch visitors on American literature and customs
Mrs. Jan Oort of Leiden describes Dutch views shaped by Fannie Hurst and Sinclair Lewis, noting Americans read Main Street and Babbitt. She cites Hans Brinker as unknown in Holland and recalls a Dutch boy who plugged a sea-wall hole. Professor Oort studies at Ohio Wesleyan Observatory. Mrs. Oort plans Christmas return.
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Associated Press
Delaware
D. Dee
Hans Brinker
Hans
Holland
Netherlands
Land of
Jan Oort
Leiden
Oort
Ohio Wesleyan University
Here
Fannie Hurst
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Main Street
Babbitt
United States
Ohio teacher admits plot in forgery scheme
Marietta Ohio, Dec 16 A 27 year old Newport school teacher Miss Hilda Shaw confessed to authorities that she forged bank deposit certificates to obtain about 1600 and that she had cashed 1000 since last August. Her father William Shaw brought her to the sheriff after she disclosed 720 had been cashed. She later turned over 700 hidden in her room.
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Marietta
Gay Thorn
Hilda Shaw
Newport
William Shaw
Miss Shaw
Speed Trail Improvement Progress Report by Ray Strawser Inc
Ray Strawser Inc reports progress on re paving a Scioto trail north of the corporation line with 15 percent grading 2 percent concrete base and 40 percent drainage structures completed. Payroll for two weeks ending Nov 29 totaled 4034.25 with 3007.81 to relief list workers. 260 relief workers employed. State highway official says contract awarded to cut unemployment and winter work is planned. local circulation from Portsmouth exceeds 11000 dollars.
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Ray Strawser, Inc
Scioto Trail
G. M. Anderson
Chillicothe
Joseph Doyle
Doyle
Portsmouth
Three Children Die as Train Strikes Auto Near Rocky Hill
In Kentucky near Rocky Hill the three children of Mr and Mrs Alex Cook died when a Louisville and Nashville train struck their car. Harold Cook 20 drove Willow Dean 12 and Murrell 9 home from school.
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Rocky Hill
Alex Cook
Louisville
Sub Zero Cold Wave Beats Portsmouth In December
Two below zero mornings marked a record cold December week in Portsmouth and surrounding county. Twin Creek and Franklin Furnace hit seven below, shore ice appeared, and the week ended with sub zero temperatures as locals awaited a gradual warming forecast.
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Portsmouth
Mercury
H. A. Schirrman
Twin Creek
Franklin Furnace
Temperatures Vary as Wind Stalls Across Region
Columbus report shows 10 to 15 degree spread within miles due to wind absence. Valley Crossing read 19 degrees below zero with calm air while Columbus dropped to four below with some movement. Weather bureau explains calm spots deepen lows compared with windy areas.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Valley Crossing
Winter Grips Nation and Portsmouth Suffer Cold
The article describes bitter weather across the nation with temperatures near zero and below in the Midwest and Ohio. It notes hardships in Portsmouth with residents seeking aid from Union Mission Salvation Army and Red Cross as welfare workers assist the jobless. Community leaders, including city manager Frank E K Sheehan, respond to distress.
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Portsmouth
Union Mission
Salvation Army
Bureau of Community Service
Red Cross
Frank EK
Sheehan
Associated Press
East
Great Plain
Middle West
Middlewest
Chicago
Ohio
New Debt Plan Sought to Transfer Foreign Debts to Private Hands
Washington Dec. 16 A novel proposal would move foreign war debts into private hands to remove politics from debt settlements. The plan, discussed by senators and aides, would fund debts by bonds issued on debtor nations to holders of American Liberty bonds. A $1000 Liberty bond could be surrendered for a British bond of equal value, yielding about 4 percent interest and government guarantees.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Boy With Gun On Right Track Says Will Rogers
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers quotes a dramatic incident in which a man with a gun entered the congressional gallery shouting support for America. The gallery cleared quickly with no harm done. Rogers comments on public sentiment toward England and American opinion.
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Boy With Gun
Will
the Times
Beverly Hilla
Calif
Congressional Gallery
America
England
Will Rogers
Even Old Tabby May Be Used To Get Taxes
Dayton report notes Montgomery county legislator George Niswenger plans a bill to license all house cats with fees set at one dollar for male cats and three dollars for female cats, as a potential revenue measure. The item suggests tax use for household felines.
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Dayton
George Niswenger
Montgomery County
Boy Friends Get Help From Coeds
A fragment notes that two boys received aid from female students over months. One supplied a car gas and cigarettes, another bought her engagement ring after social exchanges. The text is garbled but implies financial support from coeds in a social relationship.
Ohio youths map crime campaign plan in court
Two Ohio boys, Charles Diffenbaugh 19 and Emmitt Bowman 17 of Zanesville, face adjourned hearing after admitting a two year scheme to steal millions. They outlined a world wide crime plan with targets in London Paris New York Monte Carlo and Kansas City and were jailed for investigation after being found in a hallway.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Ohio
Carlin P. Smith
Charles Diffenbaugh
Emmitt Bowman
Zanesville
London
England
Monte Carlo
Paris
New York
Diffenbaugh
Bowman
Woman Administers Oath to Ohio Supreme Court Judge
In Columbus Ohio on December 16 Judge Florence Allen of Cleveland administered the oath to Judge Thomas A Jones of Jackson. Jones reelected last November for a fourth six year term and the oath was taken in Jones private chamber with court judges present. Jones praised Allen as the highest public official in the world and noted he would not be in Columbus when his term ends December 31. The court adjourned after hearing arguments on minor cases and two other judges Will P Stephenson and Edward Mathias will be sworn in before year end while Chief Justice elect Carl Weygandt has not yet stated when he will take the oath.
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Florence Allen
Cleveland
Thomas A. Jones
Jackson
Jones
Miss Allen
Columbus
Will P. Stephenson
Edward Mathias
Carl V. Weygandt
Four Kentuckians Held In Feud Killing
In Manchester Kentucky police jailed four suspects and sought a fifth after a triple feud killing in Clay county. Joe Harris and Jim John and Albert Myers were arrested in a mountain cabin. Henry Harris had a murder warrant and was not found. Victims were Ford Litts Winnie Wagers and Mrs John Wagers.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Double Creek
Clay County
Joe Harris
Jim
John
Albert Myers
Henry Harris
Ford Litts
Winnie Wagers
John Wagers
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