Reorganization Bill Will Not Be Revived
Washington June 1 Congress nears adjournment after leaders refuse to revive the Government Reorganization bill. Only two of Roosevelt’s signed bills from the special session have been enacted, housing and crop control, with Wages and Hours due before adjournment. Wheeler, once opposing judiciary reorganization, now accuses the administration of punishing bolters.
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Congress
Roosevelt
New Deal Democratic Party
Burton K. Wheeler
White House
Civil Service Examinations Announced by Commission
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for several government positions. J. E. Dewhurst, local secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, provides the information. The list of positions will be given in forthcoming notices.
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United States Civil Service Commission
J. E. Dewhurst
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Help Stomach Digest Food Without Laxatives Ad
An old advertisement touts Bellans for indigestion claiming the stomach digests two pounds of food daily and suffers from excess fluids when eating greasy or rich foods. It promises rapid relief from gas heartburn and sour stomach in minutes with a bold claim of safety and quick return to normal.
Maritime commission job openings and salaries announced
The notice lists positions including engineering draftsman, maritime research assistant and maritime personnel representative with annual salaries from 1440 to 2300 dollars. Also includes assistant electric rate investigator at 2600 dollars and instructs applicants to contact Dewhurst at the post office for requirements with a June deadline.
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U. S. Maritime Commission
Federal Power Commission
Dewhurst
Commission
Remove Horns From Auto To Stop Noise
Police report details Patrolmen L D Brown and Corwin Burrer removing an antiquated pair of automobile horns from R L King of Center Road Avon after King could not explain how to stop the racket. The horns now rest on Chief E J Stankard's desk.
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L. D. Brown
Corwin Burrer
R. L. King
Center Road
Avon
King
E. J. Stankard
Veteran railroad official retires after 50 years service
Earnest Thwaites, 69, retires today as assistant general manager of the Cleveland Toledo and central Ohio divisions of the New York Central Railroad after more than five decades with the company. He will be succeeded by A. E. Lloyd, who has been superintendent of the Chicago division.
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Earnest Thwaites
Cleveland
General Hospital
Ohio
George Telford
Alonzo Camp
Wm. Clachey
Resacca
Seaboard
North Carolina
Columbus Barracks
Harrisburg
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Legislative Agent Chester A. Dyer Dies at 71 in Columbus
Chester A. Dyer, 71, president of the Ohio Inter-Organization Tax Association, died yesterday in Columbus of bronchial pneumonia. He formerly served as legislative agent for the Ohio Farm Bureau and as agricultural representative for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. He was a native of Jackson.
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Columbus
Chester A. Dyer
Ohio Inter-Organization Tax Association
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
Autobiography of Hon George Metcalf recounts Civil War duel
The piece details George Metcalf recalling a violent confrontation with Peter Rhodes amid Civil War tensions. He describes striking a man at a store fight, being arrested, fined seven dollars and a half, and later serving in hospital, with a focus on judging actions by wartime reality and loyalty without modern scrutiny. Other notes cover hospital stays, desertion cases, and camp life.
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Army of the Potomac
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Brunswick
Robert Carr
Liverpool
Peter Rhodes
Chas
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Moves
Mrs. Hattie Beck visited her daughter Mrs. Ben Varsey. Miss Dorothy Bartter and Miss Alice Bartter attended Vincent school graduation. Dorothy was a former Vincent teacher. Mrs. Charles Black called on Mrs. H. E. Cobb at Berea and reports slow improvement. Mrs. M. A. Jenkins of Hamilton Ont visits her sister. Mrs. Jack Cooper and family plan to move to Ypsilanti Mich.
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Robert Andrews
Carpenter
Mayfield Heights
Hazel Black
Lloyd Osborne
Charles Miller
Lincoln Place
William Enslinger
Bender Avenue
Cleveland
Edward Kern
Dorothy
Alice Bartter
Vincent School
Vincent
Charles Black
H. E. Cobb
Berea
M. A. Jenkins
Hamilton
Ont
Jack Cooper
Cooper
Barbara
Jean
Marilyn
Ypsilanti
Mich
Arrest Couple In Kidnapping Suspects In Midwest
Federal authorities announce the arrest of James E. Merritt 26 and Edna 22 Merritt in Buffalo Wyoming and San Francisco respectively for the May 3 kidnapping of Harley T Spruance 65 from near Marshall Ohio. Spruance paid $3000 to captors and was released. Dorothy M Hilterbran 17 sister of Mrs Merritt and Spruance’s former housekeeper faces Lindbergh law charges in Springfield Ohio.
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Harley T. Spruance
Highland County
West
James E. Merritt
G-men
Buffalo
Wyoming
Edna
San Francisco
Merritt
Cheyenne
Indiana
Spruance
Marshall
Dorothy M. Hilterbran
Springfield
Engineers Fight Tax Diversion Bill In Ohio
County engineers and officials across Ohio join private interests to oppose a bill diverting 25 percent of automobile license taxes from road use to poor relief. Harry L. Dunham and the county commissioners received a letter from N. H. Truax urging opposition, noting the measure prepared by Representative Ward of Geauga County and expected to be introduced soon.
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Harry L. Dunham
Board of County Commissioners
N. H. Truax
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Ward
Geauga County
Truax
School Battalions of Fire Fighters Organizing in Elyria
Organization of Elyria school battalions of the Junior Fire Fighters of America grows rapidly with two more battalions and 36 new members in another unit. O A Lysaght announces roughly 300 members overall as Hamilton and Roosevelt enrollments remain incomplete. Officers listed for Ely and Gates battalions include battalion chiefs captains and lieutenants for boys and girls. Ely School Group adds 13 girls and 23 boys with a long roster of members named.
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Elyria
Fire Fighters of America
O. A. Lysaght
Fire Department Educational Bureau of
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Ely
Archie Stevenson Jr
J. Minch
F. Buck
F. Young
Phyllis Gehring
Patsy Broughton
Betty Horvath
Gates
Harvey Hopkins
Robert Crosby
Frank Hollis
Charles Bisbrove
Jean Innes
Melba Mason
Doriene Fritz
Charles Stuart
Robert Slusher
Malcolm Sperry
Lonnie Smith
Charles Vietzen
Lysaght
Fire Fighters
Edison
Jefferson
Boy Confesses To Fatal Stabbing In Cincinnati
Cincinnati youth Trent, 16, reportedly admitted to police that he stabbed 6 year old Shirley Ann Woodburn to death after pursuing her into the woods. Her body was found Memorial Day with 28 stab wounds in a shallow grave. He was questioned again as detectives seek more details.
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Cincinnati
Lindbergh
Trent
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Dudley M. Outcast
Ohio to issue blue on white license plates for 1939
Ohio officials announced that 1939 plates will feature blue numerals on white. Prisoners at the state penitentiary will begin producing 2,000,000 sets of plates on June 15. Venezuela seeks local chewing gum manufacturing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Pimples Kill Romance Ad Promotes Petersons Ointment
An old advertisement touts Petersons Ointment as quick relief for pimples eczema and skin irritations. It promises satisfaction with one application and refunds money if not delighted. It also advertises foot care for irritated tired feet and cracked heels.
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Peterson
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