Illinois primary tests Knox Borah strength in Chicago
Illinois voters split support between Frank Knox and William Borah with Knox strongest in Chicago, Borah winning downstate farms though short of statewide lead. Bundensen and Horner led Republican results in Cook County while Lewis renominated in the Democratic race and Glenn led in the Republican Senate contest.
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Chicago
Mlinois
Frank Knox
William E. Borah
Tllinois
Borah
Idaho
Kelly-Nash
Edward Kelly
Patrick A. Nash
Bundensen
Horner
C. Wayland Brooks
Len Small
Illinois Farm
Knox
Honer
Cook County
Cleveland
Illinois
Sen
Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis
Ruth McNamara
C. Hi
Schools Stress Conservation on Arbor Day
Conservation of wild life is to be studied this Friday in the public schools in observance of Arbor Day. Tree planting ceremonies also are to be held, but the emphasis this year is to be placed on saving trees, bird life and other products of nature.
Senate debates verdict in impeachment trial of Judge Halstead L
The Senate went into closed session to debate its verdict on Judge Halstead L of Raton. After presenting evidence and arguments, the ninth day of the trial began executive deliberations with widespread expectation of extended discussion before a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Raton
Halstead L
Campaign Against Roosevelt Ties to Southern Rally
Vance Muse testified before the Senate lobby committee that he circulated photographs of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and two Black escorts across the south in an anti Roosevelt effort. Muse leads the Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution and nearby figures donated 5000 dollars each to fund a Macon Georgia rally backing Governor Eugene Talmadge a foe of the New Deal.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Vance Muse
Senate Lobby Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South
Roosevelt Muse
Southern Committee
John J. Raskel
Pierre
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
Letters Awarded for Ohio City Basketball Achievements
Eight girls and seven boys received basketball letters at a banquet in Ohio City Liberty school. W. A. Baer of Findlay College spoke, Edgar M. Crawford presided, and Miss Margaret Wise and Donald Bruuni were introduced. Letters went to Margaret Wise, Dorothy Kelly, Dorothy Black, Betty Putman, Ruby Lantz, Lois Ickes, Alice Rise, Pauline McClean, Donald Bruuni, Joe Huffman, Wayne Stetler, John Ellinger, James Agler, Arthur Black, Gus Brown. juniors Stahl and Mae Reuter and manager Billy Switzer also earned letters. A potluck followed the program with Mr. Bell of Findlay College as guest.
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Ohio City
Ty phoid fever claims third local victim in Mansfield area
Typhoid fever killed Ralph Clever aged 41 of Belleville, father of four, marking the epidemic’s third death. Two new cases brought the total to 145 in the Mansfield region on April 15.
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Mansfield
Ralph Clever
Belleville
Hope for trio held by mine slide wanes
Three men entombed in an abandoned gold mine near Moose River South Dakota faced almost certain death as a rescue shaft carved through 70 feet of rock threatened to collapse. Miners pushed a new shaft toward the 140 foot level where they were trapped after a Sunday rock slide, aided by a steam shovel and tractor, but danger remained with smoke filling the old mine shaft.
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Moose River
Rural Forums Draw Attention in Van Wert County
Continued interest in three community forums in Van Wert County drew attention as the YMCA reported positive results. H. V. Hunt showed moving pictures on a Mexico trip at Middle Point and presented films from the labor department bureau. Speakers included W. R. Phares and O. W. Priddy slated for Middle Point and Convoy events.
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van Wert
H. V. Hunt
Girl Reserve Organization
E. E. Snyder
J. Marks Lutheran Church
Tully Convoy School
T. P. Laughner
Convoy
W. R Phares
O. W. Priddy
Middle Point
Times Carriers Visit Cincinnati for Game Day
Van Wert Times carrier boys toured Cincinnati visiting the zoo the business district the new railroad terminal Covington Ky and Latonia race track before attending a game in which the Reds lost to the Pirates. They saw doubles a home run expert fielding and poise winning errors.
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van Wert Times Carrier
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Times
Chriginia
Covington
Latonia
Reds
Ford G. Owens
Albert, C. Feigert
Martin W. Feigert
Landon Voters Club Formed in Ohio for Governor Landon
Columbus Ohio April 15 1920 organization of a young voters Landon for president club of Ohio announced by state headquarters of Governor Alf M Landon of Kansas Earl Bougher of Columbus is president Robert A Prince of Hamilton is secretary and W Daub of Columbus executive secretary
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Columbus
Young Voters
Quintuplets Born to Gypsy Likely to Die
BUCHAREST April 15 Mrs Maria Linguraru 25 Gypsy gave birth to quintuplets three boys two girls in a ditch beside a road near the village of Hodos Transylvania unconfirmed dispatches say physicians reported the babies in weak condition and likely to die
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Bucharest
Maria Linguraru
Hodos
Transylvania
Ffields
Roosevelt Leads Nebraska Presidential Vote Swiftly
President Roosevelt led in Nebraska with 31 411 votes to 16 634 for Borah from 690 of 2 002 precincts. Landon write ins were noted while Norris write ins appeared unlikely to affect national conventions. Robert Simmons led the Republican U S Senate race in Lincoln with Roy L Cochran defeating his opponent.
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Omaha
Neb
Roosevelt
William E. Borah
Nebraska
Borah
Seri
Kansas
Landon
George W. Norris
Robert Simmons
Lincoln
Harry O. Palmer Lincoln
Roy L. Cochran
Itimhé
Epee
Pomareen We
Ohio Oil executive to deliver Van Wert high school address
Paul V Barrett of the Ohio Oil Company Findlay will give the commencement address at Van Wert High School on June 3. Superintendent reported 94 percent of the 1783 total enrollment. 934 pupils were neither tardy nor absent this summer. A letter from E L Bowser urged using Ohio mined coal as a major state tax contributor and a decision on the matter was delayed for further study.
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Paul V. Barrett
Ohio Oil Company
Findlay
van Wert High School
E L. Bowser
Ohio
Ohio Health Branch Under Social Security Plan Activates
In Columbus on April 15 Ohio begins public health phase of the Social Security Act. Dr Jones heads maternal death investigations in Ohio hospitals. He will earn 3300 dollars yearly and 31 more staff will be appointed to handle health funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jones
Hospital Obstetric Society of
F. E. Mahia
Mahila
University of Michigan
Willow Bend Club Sets 1936 Membership Fees
Willow Bend country club members discussed the 1936 schedule at the Hotel Marsh. The plan lists a $25 junior membership for men under 36 with full family privileges, $45 full membership for older men, $18 for a single woman, $25 for out-of-town members, and $10 for social members. A social program of dances and bridge parties is planned. Golf pro Morgan Hampton offers one free lesson to all junior members who enroll.
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Willow Bend Country Club
Marsh
Morgan Hampton
Selassie War Base Is Lost in Ethiopian Campaign
Italian troops seized Dessie grand headquarters of Emperor Haile Selassie 145 airline miles from Addis Ababa as youths of 1915 cohort rallied to Mussolini. Baron Aloisi prepared to begin peace talks with the League's Madarigo to offer peace on Italy's terms if Ethiopia yields.
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United Press
Rome
Dessie
Haile Gelassie
Addis Ababa
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
League of Nations
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini
Geneva
Florian Knapke Trial Set With Mercer Auglaize and Allen Judges
Court stenographer John H. Trippy will report testimony tomorrow in Celina as Florian Knapke 24 of Mercer county faces trial for killing his brother Linus 17 during a wagon loading argument. Three judges H A Miller W T Copeland and Emmit A Everett will hear evidence and set the penalty. The case mirrors an earlier trial in which Roy Smith 34 was sentenced to death for killing Deputy Sheriff Forrest Good.
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John H. Trippy
van Wert
Celina
Florian Knapke
Mercer County
Linus
H. A. Miller
W. T. Copeland
Auglaize County
Emmit A
Farmers Speed to Plant Oats Across Van Wert County
Activity on farms in Van Wert county reached a peak today after weeks of wet weather delays. Many farmers sowed oats, two to four weeks late. One farmer planted 29 acres from noon to dark, a feat compared with 15 acres per day with horses. Ground preparation for corn will start after oats are sowed.
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van Werth
Football Field May Be Sodded at Van Wert High
Van Wert High School officials said the football field may be sodded after plans shifted from seed grown turf to sod. The board of education discussed the change as seed would not establish well by fall and machinery remains on site awaiting stadium concrete.
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van Wert High School
Board of Education
S. E. Brewster to Speak Here Tonight
S E Brewster of Hicksville and Republican candidate for congressman in Ohio Fifth District will address the Van Wert Townsend club tonight at 8 in the courthouse. He backs the Townsend plan and opposes S S Beard of Van Wert for the nomination. J P Hooker of Sylvania will speak as he organizes clubs in Van Wert county.
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E. Brewster
Hicksville
Ohio
van Wert Townsend Club
Court House
Brewster
S. S. Beard
van Wert
J. P Hooker
Sylvania, C
van Wert County
Former governor wed in informal Ohio ceremony
George White of Marietta Ohio who served as governor for two terms beginning in 1931 married Agnes Hofman Baldwin in an informal ceremony at the Rocky Fork Country Club in Columbus. They flew to California for a world honeymoon after the ceremony.
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Columbus
George White
Marietta
Ohio
Agnes Hofman Baldwin
Rocky Fork Country Club
California
Stock market opens with gains as Goodyear leads
In New York on April 15 stocks firmed after an irregular open. Rubber sector rallied with Goodyear climbing one point to a new high of 31 percent.
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New York
Goodyear
Hoover Attacks Roosevelt Speech Amid Economic Clash
Herbert Hoover delivers a four point plan critique of Franklin D Roosevelt from a Baltimore speech. He denounces New Deal efforts as eroding confidence, calls for budget balance, reduced government spend, currency reform, and restraint of inflation threats to revive long term prosperity and create jobs.
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Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Baltimore
Hoover
Motion Filed for New Trial in Incest Case
A motion for new trial was filed in common pleas court by Thane M. Spahr representing Gilbert Taylor age 55 of Wiltshire Junction alleging the jury verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence. Taylor was jailed awaiting mandatory life imprisonment after being convicted of carnal knowledge of his daughter by force.
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Common Pleas Cour
Thane M. Spahr
Gilbert Taylor
Wiltshire
Taylor
Kite Contest at Ohio City Thursday
Ivan Brubaker WPA recreation leader announced a Thursday kite contest in Ohio City. Boys will compete based on kite construction and flying ability.
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Ohio City
Ivan Brubaker
WPA
Recovery progress amid 1935 economic mood reports
Col. Ayres notes 1935 saw partial rebound from the 1929-1933 lows. He cites statistics: employment, production, national income, and retail trade regain parts of losses, while per capita data would show a less favorable recovery. markets remain confident and mostly optimistic about continued improvement.
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Africa
Asia
Congress
Col
Ayres
Emere
Tragee
Ah Nincca
Soils Program Men at Bowling Green
Instructions outline how the soils program is to be carried out at Bowling Green. Names Dinifon and Kenneth Kerns appear, with directives for conducting field work and implementing procedures.
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Bowling Green
Bay Dinifon
Kenneth Kerns
Great Lakes ng season opens with record activity
The Great Lakes ng season starts today promising its busiest run since 1990. Dozens of additional funnels are prepared for immediate use at the outset, signaling a surge in operations and capacity.
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Great Lakes
Mayor Fines Man in City Plea
Marion Phillips of Van Wert, about 30, was fined $5 and costs after pleading guilty before Mayor John H. Magpigan to a charge of being intoxicated. He was released upon arrangement to pay.
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Marion Phillips
van Wert
John H. Magpigan
Local Weather Report and Temperatures
Fragmentary weather note shows various temperature readings with maximum and minimum values. Readers are left with partial figures and unclear station details.
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School of Merchandising
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