Fear and accusations swirl over telegrams seized by FCC
Abe Longworth denounces a campaign of intimidation following the FCC seizure of telegraph files to hand to a Senate committee. He warns of a broader fear of the Internal Revenue Bureau and government overreach, suggesting opponents face suits while supporters avoid similar action. The piece questions endangerment of privacy and the idea of unreasonable search and seizure.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Abe Longworth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
104 Children Examined Today at Gates Hospital
The Gates Hospital for Crippled Children held its largest clinic, with 104 children from 33 northern Ohio cities examined this morning. Superintendent Frank W. Hoover said the number exceeded the prior high by 23 and attributed part of the surge to extremely cold weather delaying January and February visits.
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Gates Hospital For Crippled Children
Ohio
Frank W. Hoover
Hoover
Lorain
Norwalk
Cleveland
C. H. Heyman
PF. A. Lawrence
Elyria
Spinal Meningitis Spread Alarms Kentucky
Alarming spread of spinal meningitis in Harlan County prompts prohibition on public gatherings. Dr. W. P. Haywood orders closing of churches theaters and other assemblages except schools. Fourteen county schools have closed unofficially and restrictions limit store occupancy in Cumberland Wynne and Benham. Sixty to ninety cases reported in the last month with thirty two deaths.
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Harlan
Harlan County
County Medical Association
W. P. Haywood
State Board of Health
Cumberland
Wynceh
Benham
Ohio Weather Tonight and Saturday Outlook
The forecast calls for fair and not quite so cold conditions tonight in Ohio. Saturday will be cloudy and warmer with a chance of light snow or rain near Lake Erie.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Heavy Ice Delays Opening of Great Lakes Harbors
Ice reports from the Great Lakes show spring vc movement may not begin until May 1. Duluth notes harbor ice about 3.5 inches with subzero weather. Sault Ste Marie says no prediction due to all frozen. Chicago reports Lake Michigan south end clear allowing first boat movements by late month. Buffalo sees harbor ice solid and wind rowed, likely not open before mid May.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Ore and Coal Exchange
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Duluth
Sault Ste. Marie
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Muskelton
Buffalo
Wife Held In Jail as Husband's Death Is Probed
Mrs. Mabel Hunker, 37, detained in Lorain county jail as investigators probe the death of her husband Charles Hunker, 40, a WPA worker. He was found with a deep gash on the arm and a broken wine jar, with authorities noting loss of blood as the cause. Hunker’s wife, who said she struck at a breaking bottle while he drank heavily, fled to a neighbor's home. The case draws involvement from coroner Dr. Ward and Sheriff Dick's office with the prosecutor to decide next steps.
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Mabel Hunker
Charles
Lorain
WPA
Hunker
Elyria Avenue
B. W. Taylor
Globe
Taylor
Merle
Phillis
Marvin
Howard R. Butler
Fhiunker
Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home
Warren Hotel Fire Claims Its Fourth Victim
In Warren on March 6 Mrs. N. J. Smith, 39, died in hospital from burns suffered last Monday, the fourth fatality in the Warren Hotel blaze. Earlier victims Owen Canole, Ella Wiles died jumping from a third-floor window and John McBane suffocated in his room.
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Warren,o
N. J. Smith
Warren Hotel
Young Announces For Governor In Ohio Race
Congressman Stephen M. Young of Cleveland announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor pledging to end graft and favoritism in state government. He is challenging Governor Martin L. Davey after twice declining the race. Lieut. Gov. Harold G. Mosier, also from Cleveland, had already said he would seek the nomination, drawing questions about a possible withdrawal.
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Cleveland
Stephen M. Young
Young
Martin L. Davey
Friends
Harold G. Mosier
Mosier
Federal regulation of natural gas industry to be introduced
Washington March 6 A bill reported to have administration backing would federally regulate the natural gas industry. The proposal mirrors a section cut from the utilities control bill during last season’s bitter fight.
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Washington
House
Texas Centennial Stamps Arrive at Elyria Post Office
Workers at the Elyria post office anticipate a rush as the three cent purple Texas Centennial stamp featuring Sam Houston Stephen F Austin and The Alamo arrives. The stamp bears the dates 1836 1956 and collectors have been seeking its release for some time.
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Elyria Post Office
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
The
Alamo
Must Resume Home Delivery Of Milk In Akron Says Prosecutor
AKRON O March 6 Home delivery of milk halted earlier today due to a three cornered dispute among striking truck drivers dairy companies and farmer producers. The prosecutor Hierman Werner ordered that service be resumed under armed guard if necessary.
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Akron
Hierman Werner
Final AAA Payments To Be Made Next Week
Chicago March 6 Final benefit payments under the outlawed AAA will start from Washington next week. W F Callander assistant administrator announced at the regional farm conference today. Total payments will amount to about 215000000 dollars.
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AAA
Chicago
U.P
Washington
W. F. Callander
Fire in rubbish box at home on Middle Avenue
Elyria firefighters blamed radiation from an overheated furnace firepot for a blaze that broke out late yesterday afternoon in a rubbish box in the basement of Tony Cirigliano's home at 1828 Middle Avenue. The fire was confined to the box as occupants used water and firefighters removed the box through a basement window.
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Elyria
Tony Cirigliano
Middle Avenue
Thousands To Join Strike In New York
The six day old strike by building service employees expanded to major Midtown hotels and tallest skyscrapers in the Grand Central area. union leaders said 20,000 more workers would walk out, targeting 2,800 Harlem and Washington Heights buildings and 15 large hotels, with police reporting little violence and Gov Lehman taking a hands off stance.
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New York
Harlem
Washington Heights
Grand Central Terminal
Brooklyn
Queens
Grand Central Area
Herbert H. Lehman
National Guardsmen
Testimony details Doherty stock sale at Cities Service
Senate inquiry heard Henry L. Doherty sold 200000 City Service shares in 1929 for about 17748032 dollars. Senator Gibson said employees were urged to invest while Doherty profited, Burns denied dumping and noted Doherty remained the largest holder, having sold only a fraction of his stock while ill.
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Washington
Senate
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Company
Ernest W. Gibson
Doherty
Robert Burns
Cities Service
Leaders' Club Has Busy Schedule for New Members
The nine inductees of the newly formed Y M C A Leaders' Club will be initiated tonight. Next week they travel to Chicago for a gym program at George Williams Y M C A College and a sightseeing trip. Initiates include Charles Bush Russell Gleason Carl Gleason Gabriel Bannick Richard Selman William McClellan Lawrence Green David Dehm and Charles Hupp.
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Carl Wagner
Wagner
Chicago
George Williams Y. M. C. A. College
Charles Bush
Russell Gleason
Carl Gleason
Gabriel Bannick
Richard Selman
William McClellan
Lawrence Green
David Dehm
Charles Hupp
Hunger Strike In Prison Broken
Philadelphia march six reports ten eastern penitentiary convicts ended a five day hunger strike after guards placed sizzling steaks with potatoes in the punishment cell block. The aroma prompted a cell to cell consultation and protests before inmates were returned to their regular cells and served the normal menu of hot oatmeal coffee and bread.
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Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Parliament in Belgrade in Chaos After Deputy Fires Revolver
Belgrade parliament suspended amid pandemonium after a nationalist deputy fired a revolver at government members who rushed his seat in retaliation for insults. No injuries reported. guards protected the deputy from mob violence.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Work Relief Program To Be Continued
Washington report states new deal plans extend 3,000,000 on work relief rolls with a 2,000,000,000 appropriation for the new fiscal year starting July 1 after a White House conference. Administration expects private employment to take on about half of the current 3,800,000 on government payrolls, with relief estimates to Congress between March 10 and 18. Officials say roughly half of this year’s 4,000,000,000 outlay will be continued. The briefing followed a White House gathering attended by Harry L. Hopkins and Henry Morgenthau Jr. and other officials.
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Washington
New Deal
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Plans To Operate On Girl Victim Of Violent Laughter
Weston West Virginia March 6 A surgeon at Weston State Hospital prepared to operate on Teresa Hawkins an 18 year old honor student from Fairmont Business School who has suffered violent laughing attacks since February 26. Doctors at Johns Hopkins had earlier deemed the condition hopeless. The operation was delayed until her general condition improved and officials believed a pelvic ailment triggered the attacks.
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Weston W. Va
Weston State Hospital
J. BE. Offner
Teresa Hawkins
Fairmont
Teresa
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Battimore
Offner
Squire paints bright banking picture in Ohio
Samuel H. Squire, Ohio state superintendent of banks, reports a stable banking climate with no closures since the 1933 bank holiday. He notes 140 state banks remain under liquidation, 10 liquidated this year and expectations to reach 26 by year end, with all 140 to be liquidated by 1940 except possibly banks in Toledo and Cleveland.
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel H. Squire
Squire
Toledo
Cleveland
Damage Suit Being Heard In Avon Lake Case
A 450 500 damage suit stemming from the death of Chester J. Brixius of Avon Lake in a February 4 1934 traffic crash was tried before a jury in Common Pleas Court Judge D A Cook's tribunal. Plaintiff John W Brixions administrator alleges Harry Hofer of Toledo owner of a truck parked on Lake Road in Sheffield Lake Village at night without proper lights caused the collision.
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Chester J. Brixius
Avon Lake
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
Harry Hofer
Toledo
Lake Road
Sheffield Lake Village
John W. Brixions
Amateurs Shine In Elyria High PTA Talent Show
A capacity Elyria High School audience enjoyed an amateur contest by local students. Betty Lohret won first prize with a 95 percent rating for acrobatic dancing, edging Edmund Wright and Robert Wilcox who took second and third with piano and marimba solos. Judges noted strong poise and speed across thirteen acts, with Mc master of ceremonies Robert Crandall guiding the lively program.
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Elyria High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Betty Lohret
Fourth Street
Lohret
Elyria
Warren
Edmund Wright
Grant Street
Robert Wilcox
East Avenue
Wes
Joe 3Oddy
Robert Crandall
Democratic Women Hear HOLC Official at Elyria Club Tea
The Elyria Woman's Club hosted a Democratic Women and Friends tea with about one hundred attendees. Speaker William J. Kennedy of Cleveland described his career, the CCC camps, and the Home Owners' Loan Corporation while arguing for continued Roosevelt policies to alleviate hunger and poverty. He contrasted 1933 to present conditions and urged support for reelection.
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Caroline Kritzel
Mayme Eshman
Marcella Schmitz
Elyria Woman’s Club
Fourth Street
Democratic Women's Club
Mary Seward
William J. Kennedy
Cleveland
Kennedy
George White
Ray T. Miller
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Wales
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Great Master of
Largest Tank To Be Made For Ford Co
Purchase of a $1,000,000 gas tank by Ford Motor Co from Stacey Frog Gas Construction Co. Cincinnati was announced. When completed it will be the world’s largest of its type and will be located at the Rouge plant to store cash produced in Coke ovens now under construction.
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Cincinnati
Ford Motor Co
Stacey Frog, Gas Construction Co
Rouge
Ford Co
Grave Concern Over Bombing In Ethiopia
London reports that the British government instructed Sir Eric Drummond to protest to Italy after an Italian air raid bombed a Red Cross unit at Karam, Ethiopia. No casualties were confirmed by Sir Sidney Barton, but Addis Ababa announced three Kenya colony natives attached to the unit were killed.
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London
Eric Drummond
Rome
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Karam
Sidney Barton
Addis Ababa
Kenya Colony
Approval Of Tax Plan Near Approval Near
Washington March 6 approval of President Roosevelt s 792 million dollar tax plan was indicated by house tax experts after modifications. They tentatively revised corporation surplus tax proposals and outlined treasury estimates for new revenue to fund farm relief and the bonus. The principal change likely is dropping new processing levies used to reimburse the treasury for the 517 million farm program charge after the AAA ruling. Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee believe about 792 million could be raised without the proposed 221 million in processing levies on over 20 commodities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Treasury
Supreme Court
AAA
Ways and Means
Meat strike threatens Philadelphia meat supply
Philadelphia faced a potential meat shortage as 500 meat truck drivers walked out, impacting at least 13 packing firms. Workers representatives and city officials met with Mayor S. Davis Wilson's labor committee but no settlement was reached. a temporary truce was discussed.
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Philadelphia
S. Davis Wilson
Selassie Protests Bombardment at League of Nations
Emper or Haile Selassie of Ethiopia telegrammed the League of Nations today protesting what he called a deliberate barbarous bombardment of a British Red Cross unit by Italian air forces.
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Geneva
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Red Cross
Lawyers Club to Hear Frank E Stevens on Workmen's Cases
Elyria lawyers club meets at the Newell Hotel tomorrow at noon. Frank E Stevens of Elyria and former Lorain County prosecuting attorney will discuss whether hearings in Workmen's Compensation cases should be abolished.
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Frank E. Stevens
Elyria
Lorain County
Elyria Lawyers Club
Newell Hotel
No Better Time Than Now To Trade For A Better Car
An advertisement promotes today’s low prices and wide selection of used cars. It touts dependable, roadworthy vehicles across all makes and models, urging customers to trade in for a better one while the deal lasts.
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