Congressman Kenney Falls To Death At Hotel Window
Congressman Edward A. Kenney of New Jersey plunged from a sixth floor French window at the Carleton Hotel in Washington after a party attended by New Jersey business leaders. He landed in the south courtyard and died from his injuries. Kenney, a New York and Hackenback attorney and long-time sponsor of a national lottery, was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, and held degrees from Williams College and NYU.
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Wadhengton
Edward A. Kenney
D. I
Sma Carleton
Kenney
New York
Hackenback
Congress
New Jersey
Emerge Klespiai
Lah Street
Polke
Dadiyy
Kenner
Aminth New Jersey
Marcy
Clinton
Mass
Williams College
New York University
Report America Slapped By Japanese Sentry
John Allison of the American Embassy in Nanking was slapped by a Japanese sentry after refusing to leave a building occupied by Japanese troops. An American companion was also slapped as they were asked to depart amid a tense incident involving Chinese houses under Japanese occupation.
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Shwanghat
John Allison
Nanking
Forres
Army
Allison
Weather update from Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region
Generally fair and continued cold tonight and Friday with rising temperatures Friday night into Saturday. Light to moderate snowfall continues in parts of the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes while other areas stay mostly fair. Frost noted in the South Atlantic states. warmer in central and southern plains, colder in northern plains and upper Midwest. A developing disturbance over Saskatchewan and high pressure over the northern plains and Rocky Mountain plateau influence conditions.
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St. Lawrence Valley
Saskatchewan
Plains State
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Atlanta
Florida
Plains
Upper Lake Region
Commissions on State Gasoline Sales Tie Refinery Leader to Graft Probe
Burt and Zimmerman testified before the Senate graft committee that Columbus Refining Co paid commissions totaling 85325.56 on gasoline sales to the State Highway Department in 1935 to 1937. Weil, former Akron mayor, received part of the payments, with a one half to three quarters of a cent per gallon commission on gasoline and a small percentage on oil, traced to 1935 through 1938. Weil later sought employment as an agent. Zimmerman said he never met Weil before.
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Columbus
Burt
Zimmerman
Columba Refining Co
Cleveland
Senate
State Highway Department
Zimmertian
G Lloyd Well
Akron
Weil
Fter
Admits Collecting "Commissions" on Gasoline Sales
The Ohio Senate investigating committee in Columbus heard G Lloyd Weil former Akron mayor admit collecting commissions from a Cleveland firm on gasoline sales to the state highway department. State purchasing agent Glenn Horn said he would not justify the state's coal purchase at 1 60 a ton for Cleveland state hospital while Cleveland paid 8 cents, purchased through Maher and North. Horn apologized for earlier remarks about the committee only exposing what it was interested in. He said he would seek an explanation and likely avoid future dealings with the company. The panel promised more disclosures involving Columbia Refining Co officers Zimmerman and Herbert Doner. Evidence included a check for 285 38 payable to Weil from company officers, part of payments Weil received in 1935 36 and 37. Weil was a major campaign contributor to Governor Davey. Further testimony and counsel advised.
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Columbus. O
Jame
Senate
G. Lloyd Wel
Akron
Cleveland
State Highway Department
Glenn Horn
Cleveland State Hospital
Horn
Maher and North
Valiey
Weil
Old Columbia Refining Co
Zimmerman
Herbert Doner
James Metzenbaum
Davey
Charles 8
Druggan
Columbus
Commission
Columbia Refining Co
Columbia
Highway Department
Francis W. Poulson
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Meizenbaum
Weil Refuses on Commissions In Ohio State Probe
The record shows Weil initially refused to answer about obtaining commissions from Columbia Refining Co. and later recalled earning ten dollars from sales to the Highway department. He declined to say if he split funds with others. Attorney Druggan defended his client against questions as an improper inquisition into private affairs, while Metzenbaum pressed for details on alleged commissions and state pricing.
Tax Collection Agencies Open Tomorrow
County Treasurer Walter Jo Wright announced the final batch of about 25 000 tax bills mailed as winter tax collection gains speed. Eight outside offices will open tomorrow at Lorain County Savings and Trust Amherst LaGrange Kipton Wellington Oberlin Lotain and nearby banks. Offices operate through February 14 after which taxes must be paid at the county treasury here. Wright expects about 4 600 000 in total collections with 350 000 already received.
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Walter Jo Wright
Lorain County Savings and Trust Company
Amherst
Bank
LaGrange
Kipton Bank
Savings and Loan Company
Wellington
On Stones
Oberlin
Crafton Bank
Crafton Bank and the City and National Banks
Lotain
Pennain
Wright
Wrght
Farm Bureau Family Council Program To Be Extended
More than 75 members from eight counties met at Ashland to discuss extending the Farm Bureau Family Council program in Lorain County and seven other counties of the district. Lorain County representatives included BF Campbell and Meritt Powell. officials said several counties already have family councils and three more are forming, with work expected to start soon. Principal speakers included Murray Lincoln. Continued on Page iv.
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Tarim Bureau Family Council
Lorain County
Los
Ashland
BF Campbell
Pittsttld
Pum Hureau
Meritt Powell County Farm Bureau
GA. Fish
LaGrange
G. EB. Durkee
la Crange
Lovin County
Lorain County Home reports 1937 costs and demographics
The Lorain County Home operated in 1937 at a total cost of 37479 dollars, including 1281 dollars for new equipment. Excluding equipment, expenses were 125 dollars higher than 1936. Per capita cost was 206.45, with a daily average of 188 men and 24 women. Census shows inmates aged 25 to over 85, most foreign born, with many feeble minded or disabled by age or disease. Major expenses include groceries 35829, fuel 4671, clothing 2012, medicine 505, tobacco 1002, farm supplies 2507, burial 1368. Receipts total 344?9 from farm produce 2480 from inmates or friends and 217 other sources. For care outside institution, Haas itemized 4177 dollars. The institution sits on 225 acres, with an estimated total rise of 203800 dollars.
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Lorain County
Board of County Commissioners
Reuben Baua
Mome
Inet
Uber
Haas
Michigan Storm Delivers Worst Weather in 40 Years
A bitter cold wave and fierce gales sweep the nation with snow and ice east of the Rockies. Northern Michigan endures drifts 20 to 30 feet as blizzard conditions lessen but marooned families remain. Floods pound Illinois Wisconsin and several southern states while coast guards aid ships. At least 10 deaths reported. storms threaten Niagara Falls bridge as ice jams menaces. Page 6.
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Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Rockies
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South
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Atlantic
Gulf of Moxico
Coast Guard
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Mississippi River
Indiana
South Dakota
12 000 Labor To Dig Michigan Out Of Snow
Detroit reports the blizzard's toll rising to three as 12 009 workers clear snow from Michigan. Highways blocked, trains halted, and towns cut off. four boys missing, Munising isolated, milk shortages loom, and a fire caused $500000 loss during the storm peak. Seventeen thousand workers mobilized to clear routes in upper peninsula. rail lines remain snowbound.
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Michigan
Detroit
Highway Department
Munising
Rexton
Newberry
Sear Escanaba
Towering
Nestoria
Calumet
Wardeat
W. Pp. Arella
Upper Peninsula
Ahpeming
Negaunee
Traverse City
Tshpeming
Crews Battle Snow On Roads And Streets
State county and city crews battled heavy snowfall last night to keep highways passable. Wind gusts kept drifting in check, preventing total closure. Plows and cinders from Oberlin and local depots operated through the night, with extra efforts at dangerous intersections. Two accidents blamed on slippery conditions damaged vehicles of Home Cameron and Dr. J. Fawcett, while J. H. Cox caused damage to Fawcett’s car.
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Crednt
State Highway Department
Oberlin
Orty Street
Faxon
Depar
Cedar Streets
Ralph Jett
Cleveland
Jett
WPA Relief Rolls Near Two Million Mark
WPA relief rolls for the week ending January 22 reached 1,831,964, a new high for the fiscal year and up 64,524 from the prior week. The total surpasses last October’s 1,450,101 by about 400,000, with Hopkins once predicting a peak near 1,925,000 under existing appropriations.
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Wastington
Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
Battle Wall Of Ice Fails To Save Bridge At Niagara
Pick and shovel crews battled a massive ice wall 1600 feet high near the famed Falls View Bridge. The arch span linking the United States and Canada faced extreme pressure from ice pushed by the river, with girders bent and the bridge out of line by up to three feet. Ice damaged Maid of the Mist docks, Cave of the Winds, and elevators, while Niagara plant generators on the Canadian side were knocked out. Officials feared broader damage to power plants and homes along the shore as workers used floodlights to chop away the ice blocks, a dangerous task in frigid waters.
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L. A
J. R. Lloyd
Pennsylvannia
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Far West
New England
View Falls
Niagara Falls
Fox Lake
Nippersink Creek
N.Y
United States
Canada
Enquicers
Ontari Power Company
Horseshoe Falls
Falls
Walter McCausland
The
International Railway
Bus And Truck Collide Three Injured
A rear end collision between a bus and a truck near Hamilton last evening injured three of the 21 bus passengers. Susie Snider, 76, of Port Clinton, suffered a wrenching back and hollow leg. Berstein of Detroit had a nose fracture. Roselyn Hernstein and her daughter sustained bruises. The truck driver was Lewis Mobberly of Cheviot, Ohio. Authorities from Butler County opened an investigation today.
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Hamilton
Butler
Susie Snider
Port Clinton
WX TL
Bernestein
Detroit
Roselyn Hernstein
Lewis Mobberly
Cheviot, O
Appointment May Be Opposed In The Senate
President Roosevelt nominated Robert H. Jackson, trusted antitrust aide, to be U.S. Solicitor General to replace Stanley Reed. Jackson, 41, faces potential Senate confirmation and is noted for leading anti monopoly drive with Interior Secretary Ickes. He has been linked to a New York governorship bid and possible 1946 presidential hopes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
U. S
Stanley F. Reed
Jackson
Senate
Reed
Supreme Court
Harold L. Ickes
New York
Filibuster blocks cloture in anti lynching bill standoff
Washington report says Sen. Carter Glass and Sen. Tom Connally led a Republican Democrat coalition to defeat a cloture motion, ending debate for now on the anti lynching bill. Neely urged action while Wagner and Van Nuys pledged to continue the fight next week.
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Washington
Senate
Carter Glass
Glass
Tom Connally
Texas
Sen
M. M. Neely
W. Va
Neely
Congress
Hubert F. Wagner
Frederick
Ask Ohio Supreme Court To Rule On Tax Case
The Ohio Supreme Court was asked to decide if certain Lorain plant equipment used in steel manufacture by National Tube Co qualifies as dies under the tax definition and thus remains exempt from personal property tax. The Lorain County Common Pleas Court ruled the items dies and exempt, a decision upheld by the appellate court. The tax commission appeals, joined by C. S. Keiser lorain county auditor, prompt the high court review.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
National Tube Co
Lorain
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Lorain County
Supreme Court
C. S. Keiser
Three Children Die in Hugo Rooming House Fire
Hugo Oklahoma January 27 three children perished in a rooming house fire. Father Jess Pelmer 41 was buried critically after attempting to rescue them from a second story where they slept. Two children named Pilly 9 Lee 9 and Mary 11 died in bed. mother and two other children survived.
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Hugo
Okla
Jess Pelmer
Pilly
Lee
Mary
Howe
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Highway Dept
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Wei
Farm Bureau Family Council
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Falls View
Acme
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