House Approves Repeal Of Day Law
Washington February 20 The House votes 289 to 121 to repeal the eighteenth amendment sending the prohibition question to the states for ratification or rejection The Blaine Repeal Resolution follows the Senate action and signals a bitter struggle among anti and pro prohibition forces with wide fiscal implications and calls for new state conventions among thirty six ratifications requested
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Washington
House
Senate
California
Mid-West
Atlantic Sea Board
Ohio legislators face heavy calendar in eighth week
In Columbus Ohio on February 20 1M the legislature opened its eighth week with a heavy schedule. Prohibition unemployment insurance the Mort school plan and state tax proposals were to be major topics. Several emergency bills awaited final enactment. The repeal issue revived after a wets push will be voted on for a second time Wednesday in the lower chamber.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Lorain Physician Dr George K Beaver Dies at 67
Dr. George K Beaver a longtime Lorain physician died at his home from heart trouble at age 67. He had practiced 36 years and was found in bed at 7 a m. Survived by wife son Harold and daughter Mrs Warren Steiner of Lorain.
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Lorain. O
George K. Beaver
Lorain
38Th Street
Broadway
Beyer
Harold
Warren Steiner
Ohio Weather Forecast Mixed. Clouds and Lake Flurries
Partly cloudy conditions with a slightly colder tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and possible lake effect snow flurries in the extreme north portion.
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Ohio
Personal Property Tax Blanks Mailed for Returns
About ten thousand personal property tax blanks will be mailed this week to those who filed last year. Returns must be made between February 15 and March 31. Taxable property includes business use items and investments except liberty bonds and stock in banks. bank deposits are returned by banks. postal savings are taxable. autos and trucks are exempt. Assessing department offers help, no deputies are hired this year, and early filing is urged to avoid a last minute rush.
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C.S. Kelser
the Auditor’s Office
Naval Appropriations Cut Aims Save 26 Million
Washington February 20 The House Appropriations Committee reduced the naval supply bill by 26 271 120 despite warnings from senior officers. The measure preserves Marine Corps strength and navy efficiency but requires wage cuts and eliminating luxuries for admirals. A 30 percent pay cut for navy yard workers is proposed to equalize government and private shipyard pay, saving 13 514 827 annually. The bill totals 202 635 921, down 26 271 120 from current spending and 17 012 415 below budget estimates.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Marine Corps
Navy Yard
Contaction of "Daddy" Allen Unchanged at Noon
The condition of RE F Allen president of the International Society for Crippled Children who is ill at his home was reported at noon today as unchanged.
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Allen
RE. F. Allen
International Society For Crippled Children
Clyde Man Wins Verdict for $85,000
Alfred Bowers of Clyde, aged 71, won a verdict of 85000 dollars against Vernon Pasback of Elyria in Judge W. B. Thompson's court. A jury found the accident in Amherst on August 8, 1931, caused injuries to Bowers.
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Clyde
Alfred Bowers
Clyde, C
Vernon Pasback
Elyria
W. B. Thompson
Amherst
Plan for lower electric rates under municipal study
Five Lorain county council members and the city solicitor met with Ohio Public Service manager J B Johnson to review eight years of net domestic rate reductions totaling 37 percent. A rate survey of about fifty Ohio municipalities was set to compare possible structures for Lorain Elyria Amherst and Sheffield Lake with plans for a public utility plant. Mansfield Ashland Ridgeville and broader statewide cooperation were also discussed as part of a drive for lower rates.
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Carl Curtis
W. G. Smith
Leonard Smith
Ed. Notley
Ernest Birch
Howard Butler
J. B. Johnson
The
Ohio Public Service
Johnson
Ohio Public Service Company
Lorain
Elyria
Amherst
Sheffield Lake
Ohio
Edward Burtell
Sheffield Lake Village
Curtis
Smith
Loran
John D. Johnson
Ridgeville Township
Ridgeville
Mansfield
Ashland
Lorain County
Mayor Cermak and Mind Gill Show Improvement
Miami dispatch reports Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago and Mrs. Joseph H. Gill, injured in the Zan gallara assassination attempt on President-elect Roosevelt, showing further improvement. Doctors note Cermak resting well and progressing toward recovery while Gill sleeps peacefully. Authorities prepare for Zangara arraignment with possible insanity plea and jury trial plans.
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Miami
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Joseph H. Gill
Giuseppi Zangara
Roosevelt
Zangara
Bar of Justice
Cermak
Henry Horner
Ilinois
Gill
Damage suit for $25,000 set for trial
Hom Shee of Lorain, wife and mother of six, sues Tom Hebron for $25,000 alleging assault in his apartment over laundry, a case tied to a prior criminal trial where Hebron was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $50 and thirty days in jail.
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Hom Shes
Tom Hebron
Lorain Steel
W. R. Thompson
Hom Shee
e@ Lorain
Hebron
Boettcher son abduction prompts ransom offer and police pullback
Charles Boettcher II’s family issues a formal ransom payment promise with immunity assurances and calls for no police interference while Claude Boettcher, the captured man’s son, believes his father is alive. The statement notes dealings with abductors via media and independent efforts to secure his release amid a gangland backdrop following a recent gang leader slaying.
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Denver
Colo
Charles Boettcher, II
Claude K. Boettcher
Boettcher
Gentleman Jim Laid To Rest In Solemn New York Funeral
Thousands braved a pelting rain outside St Malachy’s church for the simple funeral of James J. Corbett known as Gentleman Jim. The service featured a high requiem mass led by Rev. John Hays with old time fighters actors and sporting figures in attendance. Mrs Corbett wore black as she was escorted into the church by John and Dennis Kelleher of Northampton Mass.
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New York
St. ‘Malachy
James J. Corbett
Jim
Corbett
John L. Sullivan
John Hays
Queen of Big Ten crowned at Northwestern charity ball
Blanche Waddell of Chicago, a 19 year old from the University of Illinois, was chosen as the Big Ten reigning queen. Judges included film star Mary Nolan and bandleader Ben Bernie at Northwestern's annual charity ball in Evanston, Illinois.
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University of Ilinois
Blanche Waddell
Chicago
Mary Nolan
Ben Bernie
Northwestern
Evanston, Il
Newoudy Finds Three Bodies in Porky’s Speakeasy
A newsboy discovered three bullet torn bodies in Porky’s speakeasy at 267 West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan. The deceased include John Egan, 33, an escaped Sing Sing convict. Michael Patsy Griffin, 45, the bartender. and a young brunette woman about 26 who was not yet identified.
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New York
West 52Nd Street
Midtown
John Egan
Michael “Patsy” Griffin
Elyria High selects quartet for lake erie extempore contest
Four Elyria High School students Robert Fox Arthur Campbell Charles Nelson and Robert Lee were chosen to join the extempore speaking squad. They will prepare for the Lake Erie High School League contest at Shaw High School with talks on Taxation. Each contestant will speak five minutes without notes and two hours before the event judges and exact date are to be announced.
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Elyria High School
Lake Erie
Alice Stofer
Robert Fox
Arthur Campbell
Charles Nelson
Robert Lee
Shaw High School
Speed Up Case Against Highway Department Urged
The Beaver Park Land Company versus the state highway department was targeted by a Saturday commission resolution urging the common pleas court to expedite the case. Commissioned by Harry Shaw the measure argues early action would aid county employment as Lake road work stalled after an injunction issued by Judge W B Thompson on August 25.
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Common Pleas Court
Beaver Park Land Company
State Highway Department
Commission
Harry Shaw
Lake
Land Company
Highway Department
W. B. Thompson
Zan Gara Sentenced to 80 Years After Roosevelt Attempt
Giuseppi Zangara, who fired on President elect Franklin D Roosevelt, was sentenced to 80 years on four counts of assault after admitting the attack and declaring he was not sorry. Two wounded victims, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak and Mrs Joseph Gill, remained in serious condition.
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Miami
Fla
U. P
Giuseppi Zangara
Roosevelt
Zangara
Danarga
Mr. Roosevelt
Defense Council
Raia
Judge Collins
Criminal Court
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Joseph H. Gill
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Blizzard Sweeps British Isles Stranding Transport
A fierce blizzard sweeps the British Isles marooning trains buses and cars and burying livestock. The Canadian Pacific liner Montrose ran aground at the Askew Pit near the Mersey River with two hundred passengers safely removed.
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London
British Isles
Montrose
Mersey River
Circus Daredevil Killed in Manilla Performance
German circus performer Martin Brado known as Leinert the Human Cannon Ball was killed during a daredevil act in Manilla. A cannon shot sent him face down into the landing net. the strike broke his back. Brado, a Dresden native, had performed the stunt many times before without injury.
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Manilla
Martin Brado
Brado
Leinert
Dresden
Germany
Five Die In Plane Crash Near Wanapitei Falls
Five members of a picnic party from Timmons were killed when their airplane crashed near Wanapitei Falls about 30 miles north of the city in northern Ontario. Reports say the group had departed the day before for the falls.
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Timmins
Ont
Wiawaitin Falls
Ontario
Roosevelt Thanks Woman Who Averted Tragedy
President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt mailed a letter of thanks to Mrs. W. F. Cross of Miami for deflecting Giuseppe Zangara’s shot and possibly saving Roosevelt from harm. He also thanked thousands who congratulated him on his escape and praised Cross's heroism and cool courage.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W. F. Cross
Miami
Giuseppi Zangara
Roosevelt
Final Rush To Pay Taxes From County Treasurer Office
The county treasurer reports a last minute rush to pay taxes before 4 p m today. The state tax commission extended the final payment time to February 36 at the treasurer’s request. Estimated total collections range around 1 500 000 with a target near 2 000 000.
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State Tax Commission
N. D. Backus
New Court Rules Proposed for LaRain County Pleas
Draft hat rules to govern procedure in La Rain County common pleas courts circulated to bar members for consideration ahead of action next Monday. The rules were prepared by a bar committee chaired by Don W. Myers.
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Larain County
Common Pleas
Tedey
Committee of the Bar
Don W. Myers
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