Weather chaos grips national temps from coast to midwest
Snow and rain disrupted Chicago as a west wind brought a midwinter spring end. Bellwether Wyoming reported 26 below zero while Pacific coast snow fell near Portland. Forecasters warn frost may threaten winter blooms as heat spikes ease across the east.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Mercury
United Press
Pacific
Midwest
Central States
Montana
Minnesota
Altoona
Marietta
Washington, D. C
Boston
New York
Rocky Mountain
Lander
Wyo
Pacific Coast
Portland
Ore
California
County budget finally agreed upon by commissioners
County commissioners completed the 1932 appropriations after a long session. They expect a payless Saturday for county employees if the budget is not recorded by tomorrow. The measure, covering about 300 items, was adopted shortly before noon and will be released to the public tomorrow.
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Burdan Sailt
City’s anti vice cleanup hinges on donations
Bucyrus Ohio January 15 funds are needed to resume the city wide clean up of alleged vice. The reform committee of ministers lawyers and other citizens said contributions will decide whether the drive continues.
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City OF
Bucyrus
Ohio Weather Forecast Narrows Snow Flurries Northeast
Cloudy and much colder with snow flurries in the northeast tonight. Saturday generally fair, colder in the east portion. The forecast emphasizes a sharp temperature drop and variable skies across the state.
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Ohio
Huey Long Battles To Choose His Successor
O K Allen, head of the Louisiana highway commission, is Longs choice for successor. Dudley Leblanc, former ally and member of the public service commission, is another active candidate. George Seth Guion, ex attorney general aide, has the governors chief speaker as campaign traction.
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O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Long
Dudley Leblanc
State Public Service Commission
George Seth Guion
South
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Julius Long
Shreveport
Earl Long
John Fournet
Two Army Airmen Killed in Manila Crash
A large bombing plane crashed near Manila killing two army air officers. Lieut. Raymond C. Zettel of West Branch Michigan and Lieut. Elmer L. Meguire of Cincinnati Ohio died. Three enlisted men were seriously injured.
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Manila
P. L
U. P
Army Air Officers
Raymond C. Zettel
West Branch
Mich
Elmer L. Meguire
Cambridge Ave
Cincinnati
Narrow escape as dam breaks flood hits Nova Scotia towns
Bulletin from Truro reports two hundred school children escaped death when a dam broke and the schoolhouse was washed away. The flood swept five towns Acadia Mines Londonderry and Great Village along a twenty five mile front destroying property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, with one man dead and several missing. Crews work to divert flood waters and clear obstructions as telephone service remains cut.
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Truro
Nova Scotia
Acadia
Londonderry
Great Village
Mellon Outlines Tax Plan To Balance Budget
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon told the Ways and Means Committee he seeks higher taxes to achieve a balanced budget by June two years hence. The hearing featured Rep. James Collier, Rep. Willis Hawley, and Ogden Mills, who urged halting government borrowing to stop bond declines.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
James Collier
Willis Hawley
Mellon
Ogden Mills
The
Treasury
Tragedy Ends Visit in Willoughby Ohio
A 6 year old from Chicago and his grandmother Mrs Roy Kiss 42 were killed when they walked into a westbound New York Central passenger train at a crossing in Willoughby Ohio. They were on their way home from a grocery store.
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New York Central
County Courthouse Faces Aged Facilities And Debt
Torain County Bar members led by John Nece urged the commissioners to fix inadequate jury facilities and unsanitary toilets on the courthouse second floor. Commissioner C. D. Murray said improvements will occur only when funds allow, and no bond plan was decided.
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C. D. Murray
Torain County
John Nece
H.C. Johnson
D. A. Aiken
J. J. Smythe
Don Myers
Bar
Court House
Johnson
Tax collection under way in Lorain county districts
County Treasurer N. D. Backus reports Lorain county tax collections totalled 163000 to yesterday. Collections began Monday for most areas, with Elyria and Elyria Carlisle district starting Thursday. Offices open in Lorain Amherst Oberlin Wellington Kipton Grafton LaGrange and at Elyria treasurer.
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Lorain
N. D. Backus
Elyria
Elyria-Carlisle
Amherst
Oberlin
Wellington
Kipton
Grafton
LaGrange
County to Fight $5130 Suit Over Sanatorium Plans
County commissioners said they would fight a $5 130 suit filed by Paul A Rissman Lorain architect for preliminary sanatorium plans. Rissman seeks 112 percent on construction costs of 342 000 for the building,提出 drawn before the November 1929 vote. Commissioners contend he was to donate the plans.
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Paul A. Rissman
Lorain
Rissman
General Coxey Announces Candidacy for U S President
Massillon Ohio January 15 78 year old General Jacob M Coxey the Massillon mayor who led a movement for public works bonds declared he will seek the presidency on the same reform platform.
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Coxey
U. S. Massillon, CO
Jacob M. Coxey
MassIllon
United States
Convict Confesses To Mansfield Dentist Murder
An Ohio penitentiary inmate reportedly signed a confession to killing Dr. Harry G. Roby, 48, Mansfield dentist, on Sept. 18, 1931. Warden Thomas would not comment. investigator says the suspect admits the crime. Roby was slain as he parked his car. a galvanized iron pipe was found nearby. Fingerprint expert E. C. Fuller suggests the pipe was chosen to avoid prints. Over $200 in gold and paper money was found on Roby, discounting robbery as motive.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry G. Roby
Mansfield
P. E. Thomas
E. C. Fuller
Railroad Wage Conference Seeks Solution to Economic Ills
Chicago reports of a planned nine railroad presidents and twenty one union leaders conference to address wage cuts and unemployment. Daniel Willard of Baltimore & Ohio chaired, delays cited over scope of negotiating power from Eastern and Far Western lines. Proceedings awaited full authorization to begin negotiations.
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Chicago
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio R. R
Baltimore & Ohio
Far Western
David B. Robertson
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Leona Esch Promises Bribe Disclosure in Prison Case
Miss Leona Marie Esch, secretary of the Cleveland Association for Criminal Justice, said she will name a man who offered $25 000 to aid Anis Courey's release from Ohio prison when she testifies before the State Senate Committee. She declines to name him now, citing the subpoena, and will reveal further bribery details in two other prison cases.
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Cleveland
Leona Marie Esch
Cleveland Association For Criminal Justice
Ohio
Anis Courey
State Senate
Four Toledo brothers tied to $1600 bank holdups identified
Four suspects, three Toledo brothers, identified in police line up for robberies at Corn City Savings Association on December 28 and West Toledo Savings Association on January 2. Alleged gang leader Delbert Sayre, 28, of Detroit, and brothers Carl Russling 29 Cassius 27 Donald 25, to be charged Friday.
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Toledo
Toledo Brothers
Toledo Savings Associations
Corn City Savings Association
West Toledo Savings Association
Delbert Sayre
Detroit
Carl Russling
Cassius
Donald
Floods and Tornadoes Leave Thousands Homeless in South
Floods and tornadoes across the South have left thousands homeless in Alabama and Mississippi and caused at least 13 deaths. In Mississippi the Tallahatchie Coldwater basin flood area is hardest hit with rivers flooding, roads underwater, and rail service impaired. Rescue relief camps form in Sumner and Glendora as refugees crowd box cars for shelter while Webb residents protest relief delays.
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Jackson
Miss
Alabama
Mississippi
Tuscaloosa
Ala
New Hamilton
Tallahatchie-Coldwater
Webb
Sumner
Glendora
Farm Bureau backs tax plan to aid farmers in Congress
Chester H. Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged the House Ways and Means Committee to enact a large tax program aimed at boosting federal revenue by about 1.5 billion dollars. He proposed higher personal and corporate taxes, a 10 percent estate tax, and a levy on income from American investments abroad totaling about 16 billion, with 80 percent of estate tax revenue returned to states. He argued farmers would be less affected due to small incomes and called for broader tax awareness and lower exemptions to across the board taxpayers.
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Washington
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gray
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Farm Bureau
Mellon
Elyria High Debaters Set for Young Men's Club Forum
Six members of the Elyria High School debating squad will present a debate before the Young Men's Club at the YMCA Monday night. They will argue the question whether the several states should enact compulsory unemployment legislation, the Ohio State High School Debating League topic.
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Elyria High School
Young Men’s
Farmer Wilson Denlinger Killed by Train in Rain
Cincinnati Jan. 15 Wilson Denlinger aged 69 a farmer was killed at Trotwood when his automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania train. Heavy rainstorm is believed to have blinded him.
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Cincinnati
Wilson Denlinger
Trotwood
Pennsylvania
Denlinger
Eight members of one family killed in Trenton tornado
A freak tornado struck a farm home near Trenton Tennessee killing eight members of one family and injuring three others. The Rice family home was demolished with Mrs W P Rice and three daughters among the dead plus two of her sons. The injured included Horace seven and Maryanne sixteen.
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Trenton
Tenn
U.P
Here
W. P. Rice
Opal
Hazel
Edith
Thomas
Junior
Elsie McDaniels
Horace
Maryanne Rice
James
Colder Weather Forecast Across the East
The Weather Bureau predicts end to springlike warmth in the East. Rain dominates late today with snow in northern sections. Colder air arrives with generally fair weather expected tomorrow.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Son of Former Governor Smith In Fatal Crash
Walter Smith youngest son of former Governor Alfred E Smith is arrested on a homicide charge after his car fatally injures pedestrian Harry Wallace 55 at Lexington avenue and 128th street. Smith Jr. defends himself and says it was an accident.
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New York
Walter Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Smith, Jr
Smith
Harry Wallace
Wallace
Lexington Avenue
128Th Street
Harlem Hospital
East 126Th Street
Four Pastors to Have Parts in Baccalaureate Service
Four Elyria church pastors will take part in Elyria High School's 1924 baccalaureate at First Congregational Church. Rev. R. T. Ketcham of First Baptist will deliver the sermon on The Place of Faith in the Successful Life. Others include Rev. William Muir Auld Rev. Ernst Irion and Rev. C. F. Wiseman. Admission is by ticket from 7 to 7 15 P M with services commencing at 7 18.
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Elyria
First Congregational Church
Elyria High School
R. T. Ketcham
First Baptist Church
William Muir Auld
Ernst Irion
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
C. F. Wiseman
Second Congregational Church
Auld
Wiseman
Irion
Reconstruction Corporation Bill Advances Through House
The $2 000 000 000 Reconstruction Corporation Bill, supported by President Hoover, moves toward the White House after House passage. The bill includes a contested $200 000 000 diversion to intermediate credit banks and farm loans. Administration efforts aim to remove this amendment before final approval. New York and Chicago seek a loan-extension provision for city governments.
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Washington
Reconstruction ‘Corporation
Hoover
Senate
White House
New York
Chicago
Judge to Decide Baby Custody Tomorrow
Judge A R Webber will rule on whether Catherine Bowser or J C Robbins retains custody of Alfred Jr. 17 months. Bowser claims habeas corpus, Robbins says she cared for the child since illness and divorce left custody unsettled.
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A. R. Webber
Catherine Bowser
Alfred Jr
J. C. Robbins
Public admitted without tickets for 7:30 service
Public will be admitted without tickets as the service begins at 7 34 and organizers expect full attendance. The event's timing aims to accommodate the crowd before the scheduled start.
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Huey Long
O. K Allen
Bulletin
Collier
Hawley
SUT
Dyersburg
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