Jury Refuses To Indict Lee Bradley
The Cuyahoga county grand jury in Cleveland today declined to indict Lee Bradley on perjury charges linked to Gov. Martin L. Davey. Bradley testified he acted as a contact man for Davey in 1934 and discussed campaign contributions from motor and utility firms.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Martin L. Davey
Lee Bradley
Bradley
Grand
Davey
Ohio Senate
Paul
L. L. Tremper
General Motory Truck Corp
Davey Tree Expert Co
Davey Air Compressor Co
New York
Tremper
General Motors
Burt W. Firitfil
East Cleveland
Stanton Addams
Addams
Common Pleas
Walter McMahon
Grand Jury
State Plans New Highway Department Building in Columbus
State officials in Columbus announced plans for a 250000 dollar two story brick building near Ohio State University to house the State Highway Department offices and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The project aims to consolidate offices now in separate buildings, with rent savings funding the construction within a few years, director Carl Wahl said.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
State Highway Department
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio Hartman
Carl Wahl
State Public Works
Wahl
County Tax Fee Distribution Totals Shown
Distribution of 6137.83 in motor vehicle franchise tax fees was made by County Auditor C S S Kelser. The county will receive the largest share at 4240. Elyria 4239 Lorain 617 Avon Village 308 Avon Lake 118 Oberlin 153 South Amherst 47 Amherst 15 Sheffield Lake 220 and Wellington 59 received amounts.
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C S&s. Kelser
Elyria
Lorain
Avon Village
Avon Lake
Oberlin
South Amherst
Amherst
Sheffield Lake
Wellington
Weather Outlook for Ohio and Midwest
The forecast predicts cloudy skies with possible showers Saturday and tonight in northern areas. Cooler air moves into the extreme north tonight and into the north and west portions Saturday. Low pressure trough from Georgia Bay to the Texas Panhandle brings showers and light rain over the Plains, while Ontario and South Atlantic states experience high pressure and falling readings. Temperature changes have been minor in the last 24 hours.
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Ohio
North Portion
South Atlantic States
Ontario
Georgia Bay
Texas Panhandle
Canadian Prairia
Plains States
Texas
South Dakota
New Wage And Hours Bill Before House
Washington April 15 A new escalator Wage and Hours bill faces the House with Roosevelt administration demand for labor standards. The Labor committee reports a bill without industry differentials and without a board to relax standards. It sets a 40 cent wage floor in three years and a 40 hour work week in two, with initial 25 cents rising five cents yearly and a 44 hour ceiling stepping down to 40.
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House Labor Committee
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Committee For Industrial Organization
Mary Norton
Norton
Labor Department
Justice Department
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
State Engineer Wisda Dies in Columbus Apartment
Richard T. Wisda, 57, of Defiance and longtime state highway department official, was found dead in his Columbus apartment today. Believed to have suffered a heart attack, Wisda served as state director of public works from 1928 to 1923 and as a division highway engineer in Toledo from 1931 to 1934.
Carl W. Martin Named La Grange School Head
Carl W. Martin, a Grange High School coach and science teacher, was chosen as superintendent of the La Grange school for next year at a special Board of Education meeting. He succeeds J. DL Oppelt, who will not seek reappointment to pursue a doctor’s degree at Ohio State University. Martin is a graduate of Ashland College and taught two years at the Congress High School before joining the La Grange faculty last fall.
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Grange
la Grange
Board of Education
J. DL. Oppelt
Oho State University
Nhxt
Martin
Ashland College
Congress
Surrender of notorious racketeer Jacob Shapiro shocks guards
Jacob Shapiro, once among the world’s most hunted men with a $7,500 bounty, surrendered at the Federal House of Detention and was hustled to the superintendent’s office. He faces federal charges for a $3,000,000 dope ring and a $16,000,000 rabbit skin racket, with arraignment looming in federal court.
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New YO
George Seiss
Federal House of Detention
Jacob Shapiro
Seiss
Dutch Schultz
Jack
Legs) Diamond
Barker-Karpis
Shapiro
McAdoo Seeks Presidential Pardon for Dr Townsend
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo arrived at the White House to press for a presidential clemency for Dr Francis Townsend, advocate of old age pensions, who is due to begin a 30 day jail term for contempt of a congressional committee, with age cited as a factor.
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Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
White House
Francis BE. Townsend
Townsend Tomoroow
McAdoo
Townsend
Poison cream puffs strike Lorain. 46 recovering, 1 dead
In Lorain 46 victims of laetrile? plomaine poisoning from locally made cream puffs are reported recovering. A total of 47 cases, with Miss Angeline Cambria, 18, the sole fatality, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The health chief ordered a stop to cream puff and strawberry tart production during warm weather.
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Lorain
Walloyd Adair
Lorain City
Adair
Angeline Cambria
East 28Th Street
Columbus
Way Opened For Credit Expansion
Roosevelt monetary moves aim to spur a record credit expansion near 55 billion dollars. Economists estimate each government dollar could support ten in credit value, with 3.88 billion dollars available to lend. Gold reserves were released from sterilization to fund deposits across Federal Reserve banks.
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Ium
Roosevelt
The
Treasury
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve
Views Differ on Pump Priming Program in Congress
Washington April 15. Congress splits over Roosevelt spending plan to revive economy. Supporters praise the program and back the $1.5 billion public works initiative while critics warn of rising federal debt and demand repeal of the undistributed profits tax and less executive intrusion. House leaders back passage ahead of the May 14 adjournment.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
House
Bertrand H. Snell
John O'Connor
Op. N. Y
House Rules Committee
Rep
John Taber
William B. Bankhead
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Patrick J. Boland
Barkley
O’connor
Assails Pump Priming Plan by Manufacturers Leader
Springfield dispatch reports April 15 with President Charles R. Hook of the National Association of Manufacturers criticizing government pump priming as only a temporary cure. He urged private capital to flow into investment if profit expectations are reasonable, calling for less government intervention.
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Springfield
Mass
Charles R. Hook
National Association of Manufacturers
Grades in Lorain County senior scholarship test announced
The state office in Columbus released grades for the Lorain County senior scholarship test taken April 2. Ruth M. Haber of Ridgeville led with 304 points. Elyria High School seniors Robert Chandler and Robert George Spinks tied for second with 296. Others in the top quarter include David L. Schmits Amherst 280 Allen R. Shaw Elyria 279 Rudy A. Skirl ett Elyria 272 Herbert F. Gammons Amherst 266 Victor J. Maiden Elyria 266 William G. Kneisel Brownhelm 262 Edmund B. Wright Elyria 256 Ernest Ronel Wellington 234.
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Ruth M. Haber
Ridgeville
Elyria High School
Robert Chandler
Robert George Spinks
Lorain County
David L. Schmitkens
Amherst
Allen R. Shaw
Elyria
Rudy A. Skirlett
Herbert F. Gammons
Victor J. Maiden
William G. Kneisel
Brownhelm
Edmund B. Wright
Ernest Ronel
Wellington
County's Relief Funds Near Depletion in Lorain County
Lorain County faces imminent depletion of direct relief funds, warned County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn. With an April unencumbered balance of 34475 dollars and March expenditures at 98159.75 dollars, the county may have only about 12000 dollars to start May after expected state aid. If May relief costs remain high, relief could be turned back to subdivisions, requiring local funding. April recorded 1777 direct relief cases, covering 1207 families and 570 individuals.
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Lorain County
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
Seven Year Old Child Found Murdered in Downey
A seven year old girl, Jenny Moreno, was found murdered near her home in Downey. A mob threatened Charles McLachlan, 55, before deputies rescued him as investigators tied him to burnt clothing. The girl was assaulted and slugged, and a midnight fire at McLachlan’s house prompted fear of bloodied remains.
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Los Angeles
Jenny Moreno
Dleath
Downey
Charles McLachlan
Sheriff's
McLachlan
Jenny
Authoridies
Moreno
New Deal Pushes Massive Pump Priming Plan
President Roosevelt unveiled a $4.512 billion lending spending drive backed by up to $39 billion in credit expansion to lift prosperity nationwide. He urged Congress to pass a Wage and Hours bill, signaled political support for public works, and framed the program as necessary to raise the national income toward $100 billion annually while distributing benefits broadly.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House Labor Committee
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PWA
Senate Majority
Albent W. Barkley
United States Housing Authority
Pri-Vate
White House
George M. Harrison
Rahway Brotherhoods
United Front
JT Iive
Mr. Roosevelt
Treasury
United States
Reilief
Cain
Iim
Just A Few Statistics Just A Few Statistics
Washington remarks explain Roosevelt loan and spending figures. The note compares annual spending rates to the vast sums, illustrating the scale of the credit expansion and the time required to exhaust funds under different scenarios. It uses large numbers and hypothetical pacing to give perspective on federal program costs.
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