State Highway And Liquor Depts To Be Scrutinized
Columbus, Ohio, December 24. The State Highway and Liquor Departments will be first subjects of Senate investigations into alleged legal graft in state government. The investigating committee plans to start formal hearings before next week. Senate leaders pushed to meet to consider poor aid and relief measures while insurgent leaders oppose, fearing session windup.
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Columbus
Senate
Keith Lawrence
Cleveland
Bernard R. Donovan
D Lucas
A Different Merry Christmas
Editor H J Saum reflects on Christmas 1937 in Kent, contrasting a stable birth and hilltop sacrifice with the enduring Christmas spirit. He calls it a powerful, inner gift that transcends material measure and urges readers to analyze and apply Christmas meaning daily.
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H. J. Saum
Elyria
Kent Courier-Tribune
Chronicle-Telegram
Bethlehem
Hill of Golgatha
High Hill
Kent
Oust Bingo Games In Massillon Bars
Massillon Ohio reports the removal of bingo and heavy gambling from liquor outlets after Joseph Maiden Jr of the Ohio Liquor Control Board warned gambling in drinking venues could revoke permits. Punchboards in various venues vanished last week amid cleanup rumors. Massillon’s famed horse race betting spot closed and has not reopened.
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Canton
Joseph T. Maiden, Jr
Ohio Liquor Control Board
Massillon
Panay attack details confirm deliberate Japanese action
Official report by Commander J J Hughes states Japanese planes bombed and sank the gun boat Panay after boarding it earlier, with crew members shot and survivors taken to shore. The document describes clear identification signals, flags, and markings, and notes subsequent attacks on convoyed steamers. The findings bolster calls for Japanese apology and indemnification and assurances for U S rights in China.
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Washington
United States
J. J. Hughes
Navy
Hughes
State Department
Panay attack details and officer commendations emerge
Hughes and crew recount the Panay bombing sequence with planes relaying two or three, low altitude strikes, and machine gun fire as survivors reach shore. He praises commanders Anders and Grazier for courage and discipline while noting Hull will use the findings to pressure Tokyo. Borah cautions against war psychology while stressing U S interests and honor.
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Hughes
Arthur F. Anders
Clark G. Grazier
U. N. Navy
Navy Department
Department
Naval Court of Inquiry
Shanghai
Harry EB. Yarnell
Cordell Hull
Japan
Hull
Tokyo
William. K. Borah
Ida
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
China
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Harry S. Burr
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Merry Christmas
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Schroll Coal
Lake Ave
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Panay
Murakani
Olmsted & Hoeffel
Water St
Bill Walters
The
the Savings Deposit Bank and Trust CO
Broad Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
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