GM to Close Three More Big Plants
Detroit reports that General Motors will shut three large plants within two days due to material shortages as federal labor mediators rush to start direct talks between capital and labor to avert strikes. In Flint two plants will close, threatening all Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants. sit down strikes are reported at Briggs Meldrum and Murray Body in Detroit. Gov. Murphy takes charge to broker negotiations with GM executives and union leaders, seen as a hopeful sign amid 54100 autoworker walkouts.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation Today
Flint
Mich
Arnold Lenz
Chevrolet
Fisher
United Automobile Workers
Briggs Body Company
Meldrum Avenue
Murray Body Co
Briggs-Meldrum
James F. Dewey
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Frank Murphy
William S. Knudsen
Murphy
Fisher Building
Homer Martin
Department of Labor
Murphy Leff Knudsen
Ohio News In Brief: Snyder Trial Jan 25
Ray J. O'Donnell says Thaig Gus Snyder, reputed central Ohio slot machine king, will face trial in Columbus on January 25 for income tax evasion spanning several years before Federal Judge Mell G. Underwood. In Youngstown, Leonard Norch, 34, a Republican Steel employee, found dead from bullet wounds in his locked home. coroner says he died days earlier. In Marion, Charles M. Warwick, 68, who pled guilty to second degree murder in his wife Laura's death, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge H. S. Young after a September quarrel over flower seeds.
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Columbus
Ray J. O'Donnell
Thaig Gus Snyder
Central Ohio
King
Mell G. Underwood
Youngstown
Mahoning County Detective Bureau
Leonard Norch
Republican Steel
David H. Hauser
Norch
Marion
Charles M. Warwick
Laura
H. S. Young
Wooster College Freshman Dead After Automobile Crash
In Wooster Ohio a 19 year old freshman Mary Lou Waxenfelter died from a skull fracture after being struck by a car on a highway. Her home was Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. Three female companions were present. The incident occurred yesterday.
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Wooster, CO
Mary Lou Waxenfelter
Wooster College
Beaver Falls
Ohio Weather Tonight and Friday Snow Outlook
Rain tonight and Friday transitions to snow Friday afternoon or night. Colder in the west and extreme north portions tonight, with much colder Friday afternoon and night.
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Ohio
Congress Delays Embargo as Ship Leaves for Spain
Congress delayed final action on a naval arms embargo aimed at Spain while the freighter Mar Cantabrico sailed from New York with eight American warplanes and a motor for Spanish loyalists. The delay stemmed from Senate authorization issues for Vice President Garner to sign the resolution, with further shipments contingent on Roosevelt's signature.
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Congress
State Department
U. S
Spain
New York
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
John Nance Garner
Congressional
Senate
Garner
Mar Cantabrico
House
Robert Cuse
New Jersey
Richard L. Dineley
San Francisco
United States
Numeros
Yeaggs Use Gas Masks In Lumber Co Safe Loot
In Xenia Ohio January 7 burglars warned by a sign promising tear gas wore gas masks while looting the Osborn Lumber Co office and stealing 131 dollars. They abandoned the masks in the office.
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Xenia
Osborn Lumber Co
Seek To Divert More Revenue To The State
The Ohio legislature opens a drive to avert new taxes by shifting more revenues to the state coffers. Four administration bills call for tax commission reorganization, higher share of auto tag revenues, liquor enforcement costs paid from permit funds, and a fixed liquor fund appropriation. Governor Davis also urges local tax shifts and a tax administrator would oversee the commission with salaries raised to six thousand dollars.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
State Tax Commission
State Liquor Department
92Nd General Assembly
Tax Commission Organization
Jacob E. Davis
Pike County
Tax Commission
Commission
CCC Foreman Says He Saw Kidnapped Mattson Boy
Alf Hardy CCC foreman and former deputy sheriff identified a photo of missing 10 year old Charles Mattson as the boy he saw last Sunday in a stopped car at Mesquite Nevada. He said the youth could talk briefly before a woman insisted the child was seriously ill and the car drove off.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Alf Hardy
CCC
Charles Mattson
Mesquite
Hardy
Sheriffs Office
Mattson
St. George
Utah
Here
Mattson Boss
Truck Runs Off Killing One and Injuring Three in Steubenville
A monaway truck on a steep hill weaved through traffic for three blocks before colliding with an automobile in Steubenville Ohio. Driver Joseph Guderf 28 of Louisville Kentucky died. Injured were Glen Gosnell 24 Austin Indiana, Gador's assistant. Tony Amita 49 Steubenville driver of the car. Dushan Davis 22 Steubenville in a barber shop at the time of impact.
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Steubenville
Joseph Guderf
Louisville
Hvernese
Glen Gosnell
Austin
Ind
Gador
Tony Amita
Dushan Davis
Pneumonia Toll Rises Across Southwestern Ohio
In Cincinnati and surrounding counties pneumonia and influenza deaths climb. Ninety nine pneumonia deaths in Cincinnati since December 21, inmates at Soldiers Home restricted after 15 cases, hospital visiting limited, and multiple towns report rising cases as cold weather nears.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
F K. Harder
E. Walter Evans
Dayton
General Hospital
H. H. Langdon
Middletown
Hamilton
C. J. Baldridge
Butler County
Baldridge
Old Age Pension Bill Moves to Ohio Governor
In Columbus on January 7 the $60,000,000 old age pension bill was signed by Speaker Frank R. Aible and Lieutenant Governor Paul P. Yoder. It now goes to the governor. The measure uses liquor profits and revenues, about $15,000,000 annually, to fund pensions for 1937 and 1938 and seeks a matching federal contribution under the Social Security Act.
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Columbus
Frank R. Aible
Paul P. Yoder
Ohio
Six Clay High Students Injured In Bus Truck Crash
In Toledo Ohio six Clay High School students were seriously hurt in a crash when a transport truck rear ended a bus on Jerusalem road. Sixteen children were taken to a hospital with skull fractures a brain concussion and a wrenched neck. Anthony Fest of Buffalo was jailed on $1000 bond on reckless driving charges. The Clay bus had stopped to discharge Carolina Foster 15 at John Foster's home.
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Toledo
Clay High School
Anthony J. Fest
Buffalo
N. Y
Jerusalem Road
Clay
F. B. Brower
John Foster
Carolina Foster
Influx of renters prompts Elyria home search
Elyria sees rising demand for rental housing as industries grow and new families move in. Residents seek long term city living before buying, while owners must repair and spruce up homes to attract renters. Despite some new builds, maintenance lag left many properties underused, boosting calls for improvements this year.
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Elyria
Luethi
Wisconsin Uni Head Defends His Record
Wisconsin University president Glenn Frank defends an eleven year tenure before a regents court amid dismissal rumors. He calls charges of neglect, mismanagement, and window dressing unfair and requests more time to respond. Antifrank faction holds eight of fifteen votes as hearings proceed.
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Wisconsin Uni
Madison
Wis
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Frank
Board of Regents
Harold M. Wilkie
Clough Gates
Gates
Wilkie
Philip F. LaFollette
Regents
United States
Wisconsin
President Leads Congress Along Controversial Road
Roosevelt urges Congress to pursue labor and business regulation under the National Recovery Act without a constitutional amendment. He outlines aims on hours and wages child labor and collective bargaining while noting possible licensing and anti monopoly provisions and debate over a constitutional amendment. Leaders Robinson and Bankhead foresee a longer fight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Joseph O'Mahoney
Wro
O'Mahoney
Supreme Court
Joseph T. Robinson
William B. Bankhead
No Vital Need To Change The Constitution President Declares In His Message
President Roosevelt declares no vital need to amend the Constitution as he urges Congress to handle social and economic issues. Spanish arms embargo moves ahead, labor tensions rise, and disputes with General Motors and the UAW widen. Budget plans seek over a half billion dollars to bridge the year, with deficit forecasts for the next. The embargo waits signature while a Spanish freighter carries munitions. The president defends NRA and AAA rulings, calls for a broader interpretation of implied powers, and presses for New Deal statutory programs amid court challenges.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Congress
New Deal
General Motors Corp
United Automobile Workers
NRA
U. S. Supreme Court
AAA
Supreme Court
New York
Harlan F. Stone
Relaxation In Mattson Home Eases Tension Inquiry
In Tacoma Washington Dr William W Mattson reports signs of cheerfulness and reduced tension at his Puget Sound home eleven days after his 10 year old son Charles was kidnapped. He has heard nothing from the kidnapper who signed himself Tim. Rumors of a ransom payment and woods transfer were denied or called misinterpretations.
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Tacoma
Wash
William W. Mattson
Charles
Dr. Mattson
Tim
Mattson
Puget Sound
Dusthimer Installed as Kiwanis President in Formal Ceremony
The Kiwanis weekly luncheon at Hotel Billinghurst noon ceremony saw Freeman A. Dusthimer installed as president, succeeding retiring Co. P. Shively. Archie H. West officiated. Claude F. Bronson was absent in Marion. Shively thanked the club for a successful year. New directors named are Russell C. Maston Nelson J. Fitch Walter H. Otto Walter C. Schultz Harold W. Pond and Rabbi Marcus Kramer. Ralph E. Youns becomes head of the program committee. Dusthimer pledged to match or better the 1936 record in 1937.
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Kiwanis Authority
Co. P. Shively
Freeman A. Dusthimer
Hotel Billinghurst
Archie H. West
Claude F. Bronson
Marion
Shively
Russell C. Maston
Nelson J. Fitch
Walter H. Otto
Walter C. Schultz
Harold W. Pond
Marcus Kramer
Ralph E. Youns
Dusthimer
Ohio Weather Chief Will Be Retired
Senator A V Donahey of Ohio failed to block retirement of William Alexander Columbus U S Weather Bureau observer for 40 years. The request to keep him on past age 70 was referred to the Department of Agriculture and Secretary Wallace said the department retires weather bureau chiefs on pension when eligible with no exception.
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Washington
A. V. Donahey
Ohio
Figld
William Alexander
Columbus
U. S. Weather Bureau
Sen. Donahey
Roosevelt
Alexander
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Department
All Weather Bureau
Five Thousand Dollars Stolen in Cleveland Theater Holdup
Four armed men robbed three girl employees at a Cleveland theatrical syndicate, escaping with $5000 from the safe. The loot came from collections at the Roxy and Terminal theaters, operated by George Young, a night club promoter, and his associates.
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Cleveland
Roxy
Terminal
George Young
R F C May Receive Death Sentence
Washington January 7 administration readers moved toward quick congressional action on Roosevelt’s emergency program and tentatively approved a conditional death sentence for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Appointments Made By Berrodin To Old Age Pension Board
Columbus announced the appointment by Henry J. Berrodin of a new local old age pension board. Members include John E. Davidson Ripton Edward DeChant Avon Lake Lewis Heidrich Elyria E M Wickens Lorain and Mrs E J Huise North Olmsted. The two to one county board resignation cleared the way for the changes amid party lines.
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Henry J. Berrodin
State Division of Aid For the
Columbus
John E. Davidson
Ripton
Edward DeChant
Avon Lake
Lewis Heidrich
Elyria
E. M. Wickens
Lorain
E. J. Huise
North Olmsted
Berrodin
State Pension Administration
Pension Board
Board of Commissioners
County Pension Board
Wickens
Woman Mayor Battled Over Daytona Beach Office
Irene Armstrong a longtime grandmother and Daytona Beach mayor faced a crisis as Gov. Fred P. Cone revoked an ouster order by Dave Shultz. National Guardsmen were called and a city hall standoff aimed to remove her administration but a circuit court injunction prevented interference. Armstrong had held the post five weeks after her husband resigned to block an oyster-related suit.
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Daytona Beach
Fra
Irene Armstrong
Winter Wonderland
Fred P. Cone
Dave Shultz
Shultz
National
Armstrong
Herbert Frederick
Sholtz
Florida
Resignation of Dargush Confirmed
Columbus Ohio January 7 resignation of Carlton S Dargush 38 a member of the Ohio tax commission was confirmed officially by Myrna Smith secretary to Governor Davey today. The resignation effective January 15 is in the governor's hands Mrs Smith said.
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Columbus. O
Carlton S. Dargush
Ohio Tax Commission
Myrna Smith
Davey
Man Injured at Elyria High School Heating Plant
L. B. Weeden of 423 Oxford Avenue recovers from injuries suffered last week when struck by a tow tod used to pull clinkers from a fire at the Elyria High School heating plant. He was struck on the matte nerve and his sex e were affected, but he hopes to return to work on the 19th, according to assistant W. C. McCrelisn.
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L. B. Weeden
Oxford Avenue
Elyria
W. C. McCrelisn
Dent. Weedenhee
McClelian
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American Legion
Legion
John J. O'Connor
Samuel Rayburn
Texas
YEGGS
CCC Foreman
White House
Treasury
Install Dusthimer
Kiwanis
Dargush
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