Congress Awaits Message on New Deal Tensions
Senate Democrats prepare for White House orders in a joint steering and policy committee meeting. Critics like Glass Walsh Gore and Ellison Smith question New Deal measures as Roosevelt’s plan for unemployment relief signals a potential split with big business. The session foreshadows clashes over veterans' compensation, inflation, and work relief costs, with estimates placing the cost well above two billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Ellison D. Smith
Thomas P. Gore
David I. Walsh
Congress
Capitol Hill
Vague Promise to Widen Oberlin Road Spurs Scrutiny
County officials report the State Highway Department showed little certainty about plans to widen Oberlin road in Elyria from Middle Avenue to the city limits as a condition for a brewery project. A Cleveland buyer seeks $21,156 for a land strip for widening with a pledge of paving if purchased, but critics call the price exorbitant and no appropriation or clear state plan exists.
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State Highway Department
Oberlin Road
Elyria
Middle Avenue
Columbus
John E. Davidson
Highway Department
Moyer
Davidson
Robert Carey
Cleveland
B. & O. Railroad
Weather Outlook for Ohio Clouds to Rain Tonight
Cloudy conditions with likely rain tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures rise tonight and in the far eastern portion on Tuesday, with a slight cooldown in the far western portion Tuesday afternoon.
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Ohio
Showdown Soon On Inflation showdowns and pensions
Washington dispatch notes a looming clash in Congress over inflation blocs and Townsend old age pension plans. Democrats plan a large meeting to gauge opposition to inflation controls and social legislation while debate over a $200 monthly Townsend pension for those over 60 dominates campaigns. Frances Perkins backs a federal–state collaboration with phased benefits, delaying aid for those under 55.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Townsend
White House
James Burns
Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Frances Perkins
Sisters Victims Of Accidental Shooting In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on December 31 two Linville sisters aged 17 and 19 were wounded by a brother using their father’s pistol believed unloaded. May Edith Linville, 17, was struck in the neck and Mildred Linville, 19, hit on the left side near the heart. Both are in Deaconess hospital and expected to recover.
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Cincinnati
Douglas Jinville
Forest Linville
Olivet
Deaconess Hospital
May Edith Linville
Mildred Linville
Prominent Elyria Resident James C. Boylan Dies At 71
James C. Boylan, 71, prominent Elyria businessman, died at 8 15 this morning at his home 107 Furnace Street after a four year illness. He co led Boylan Brothers with his brother from 1891 to 1920 and served as a director of Lorain County Savings and Trust Company. Born February 20 1865 in Elyria he lived here all his life. Survived by wife Gertrude Kritzen and eight children plus two brothers and a sister. Funeral at St Agnes Church Thursday followed by burial at St Marys Cemetery.
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James C. Boylan
Elyria
Furnace Street
Boylan
Frank H. Boykin
Boylan Brothers
Lorain County Savings and Trust Company
Gertrude Kritzen
Avon
St. Agnes Catholic Church
The
Elks and
Knights of Columbus
J. Kenneth Boylan
R. T. Gray
Gertrude G. Boylan
T. W. Boylan
Adelbert Boylan
Robert Boylan
James C. Boylan Jr
Richard Boylan
Frank H
William H. Boylan
Mary L. Boylan
St. Agnes Church
St. Mary's
Six Killed In Religious Clash In Coyroacan Mexico
Soldiers and police patrolled Coyroacan after a fight between Catholic churchgoers and the Red Shirt anti religious group. Six people died including Ernesto Malda, a Red Shirt. After a Catholic demonstration at the presidential palace, the government pledged to prosecute participants or inciters.
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Mexico City
Coyroacan
Antireligious
Red Shirt Organization
Ernesto Malda
Transfer Of Funds For School At Tuberculosis Sanatorium Site
County commissioners asked approval of the State Relief Commission for transfer of 11300 dollars of selective sales tax funds for materials for construction of a proposed two room school at the tuberculosis sanatorium on North Ridge road. The school is estimated to cost about 24000 dollars and to be built as a work relief project with federal funds covering labor costs.
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State Relief Commission
North Ridge Road
Roosevelt urges against bonus payments to veterans
President Roosevelt issued a direct appeal to veterans and Congress opposing immediate bonus payments. He cited a survey showing most $5 billion in certificates would endow survivors, not revive the economy, and argued earlier debt was settled by veterans using funds to reduce old obligations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garland R. Farmer
American Legion
Henderson
Tex
White House
Congress
House
Senate
France Seeks New Naval Pact To Replace Washington Treaty
Paris reports Francois Pietri Minister of Marine states France will not accept any new naval accord that keeps the 5-5-5 ratio or extends the Washington treaty. He argues changing international conditions require a modernized pact and greater naval liberty for France. He notes France’s navy is undersized for its global empire and coastlines.
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Paris
Frances
Japan
Francois Pietri
France
Britain
United States
Pietri
Ohioans Support Bankhead for Majority Leader
Twelve of Ohio's 18 Democratic House members committed to supporting William B Bankhead of Alabama for Majority Leader. Rep Robert Crosser of Cleveland declined to commit and did not attend Secrests meeting. Secrest named no names but said the Ohio delegation's stance virtually clinched the leadership for Bankhead.
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Washington
Ohio
House
William B. Banghead
Ala
Robert T. Secrest
St. Clairsville
Bankhead
Robert Crosser
Cleveland
Secrest
Joseph Burns
Tenn
Crosser
Omo
Hauptmann Goes On Trial Wednesday
In Flemington New Jersey Prosecutor Anthony Hauck Jr said new witnesses will place Bruno Hauptmann at the scene of the Lindbergh kidnapping. The state plans to present six men who saw a man resembling Hauptmann near Hopewell in late February and early March.
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Flemington
N. J
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Anthony Hauck, Jr
Bronx
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hauck
Ben Lupica
Princeton
Hauptmann
New York
Hopewell
Expect Close Race For House Speaker
In Columbus Ohio on December 31 representatives Arthur Hamilton Republican and J Freer Bittinger Democrat led the race for speaker of the newly elected House. Current straw votes show Hamilton ahead by one vote, reflecting Republican strength in the chamber.
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Columbus
Arthur Hamilton
J. Freer Bittinger
Ashland
House of Representatives
Hamilton
Chronicle Telegram Announces New Year Holiday Closure
The Chronicle Telegram will not publish tomorrow and will resume with the normal edition on Wednesday. The staff observes the first day of the New Year as a holiday.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Demands Withdrawal of U S Recognition of Soviet Russia
Rep George H Tinkham announced that a demand to withdraw United States recognition of the Soviet Union will be laid before Congress. He labeled the USSR as controlled by homicidal terrorists responsible for mass deaths and atheistic propaganda, urging action to curb Bolshevik influence and halt warlike agitation in the Far East.
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Russia
United States
Washington
Soviet Russia
Congress
George H. Tinkham
Mass
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tinkham
Far East
Oklahoma Teachers Protest Marriage Ban in Muskogee
Oklahoma schoolteachers met in Muskogee to protest a rule that bars marriage among staff and risks their jobs. Backing the protest was Dr. F E Henzick of the University of Nebraska College of Education who called marriage a normal institution in public schools.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
F. E. Henzick
College of Education
University of Nebraska
Claudine Bushnell
Inset
Verbal clash over county salaries before 1935 appropriations
Commissioner-elect Dunn and Commissioner Murray clashed in the county board room over examining salaries before the 1935 budget. Davidson produced a salary list. Dunn sought to verify reasonableness of pay, especially for Alva C. Smith, while Murray questioned the effort. The dispute reflected longer tensions on the board. Continued on page
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Oscar G. Dunn
Charles D. Murray
Dunn
Shaw
Murray
John E. Davidson
H. L. Shaw
Davidson
Alva C. Smith
County Surveyor’s Department
New Ohio Judges to Take Oath in Lorain County
Chief Justice Carl V. Geygandt will administer the oath to Lorain County new common pleas judges Guy B. Findley and D. A. Cook at 9 30 a m Wednesday. G A Resek of Lorain urges all bar members to attend. Webber plans private practice with his son Lawrence Webber. Thompson remains home with lumbago and may travel to Florida after recovery.
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Carl V. Geygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County
Common Pleas
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
G. A. Resek
Lorain
Webber
Lawrence Webber
Atty
Wayne C. Black
Thompson
Florida
Donahey Leaves For Washington
U S Senator elect Vic Donahey left Ohio for Washington promising to carry out campaign pledges where possible. He spoke of duty to the living and to Ohio constituents and said he would serve in the United States Senate while living at the Broadmoor Hotel in Washington with his wife and daughter Marion.
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Columbus
U. S
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Washington
United States Senate
Ohio Organization
Mr. Donahey
Donahey
Marion
Broadmoor Hotel
Judge Edmund B King of Sandusky Dead at 94
Judge Edmund B King 94 longtime Erie County jurist and Masonry figure died at his home after a two week bed rest from heart disease. Funeral services are set for Wednesday. King, dean of the Erie County Bar, also served as Knights Templar Ohio commander for one term.
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King
Sandusky
Sandusky. O
Edmund B&b. King
Erie County Bar
Supreme Council
Knights Templar of
Ohio
Four Men In Crash Rescued From Adirondacks Wreck
Relief parties on foot and in planes rescued four men from a passenger airplane wreck on an Adirondacks peak after almost three days in bitter cold. An injured survivor was carried out by a toboggan as rescuers battled sleet and subzero temperatures.
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Albany
N. Y
Adirondacks
Gas explosion wrecks Chicago apartment, injuring children
A two story apartment building at 3721 South Dearborn Street was wrecked in what police believe was a gas explosion. Four people, all said to be children, were injured and rushed to a hospital as firefighters and police searched the rubble for possible additional victims. Initial reports of a bombing were discounted.
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Chicago
South Dearborn Street
Two Die At Blind Crossing In Cleveland Area Crash
A Baltimore & Ohio freight train struck a automobile carrying a family of four near Brecksville Ohio blamed on a blind crossing. Victims were Thomas Vaughan 47 and his son Owen 14. Mae 46 and Edward 18 injured. Engineer E H Body of Cleveland wept after the crash. Two other traffic deaths in Cleveland raise year toll to 237.
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Cleveland, O
Brecksville
Here
Baltimore & Ohio
Thomas Vaughan
Owen
Mae
Edward
E. H. Body
Cleveland
Joseph Tomasch
Howard Treat
Boys Enjoy 3 Days At Y M C A Camp
Fourteen Elyria boys plus their camp director and two leaders spent three days at Camp Iss See Kes, Elyria Y M C A camp on the Vermilion river. It marked the first organized winter camp period at the camp, led by Robert H. Goacher. Ralph Fey and Ernest Buswell assisted. The program featured winter sports and rifle practice with nightly vesper stories and indoor activities.
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Elyria
Iss-See- Kes
Elyria Y. M. C. A
Vermilion River
Robert H. Goacher
Goacher
Cam
Ralph Fey
Ernest Buswell
Governor Commutes Death Sentence in Akron Murder Case
On the parole board's unanimous recommendation Governor White commuted Jack Ellis's sentence from death to life imprisonment. Ellis, of Akron, was to be electrocuted January 9 for the first degree murder of Joe Mettle, who was shot December 10, 1933, in a beer parlor during a quarrel.
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Columbus, CO
State Parole Board
White
Jack Ellis
Akron
Joe Mettle
Ellis
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Mettle
During & Quarrel
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William P. Park
Maurice Brodie
John A. Komer
Philadelphia
American Association For Advancement of Science
Central Press
Emily Hughes
Marjorie Taylor
Lillian Stapler
Bulletin
Blast Wrecks Building
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