Inflation drive shifts behind farm measure
Washington February 3 inflationists shift to back the 3 billion Frazier Lamke farm mortgage plan while ready to pass the 2.237 billion bonus appropriation to Roosevelt. Patman inflationists keep options open. Morgenthau to speak on tax plans.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Wright Patman
Tex
Patman
Frazier- Lamke
Justice
Treasury Departments
Senate
James F Byrnes
8. C
Morgenthau
Supreme Court
AAA
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Ways and Means Committee
Supreme Court upholds taxes on RC bank stock
The Supreme Court today upheld state taxation of preferred shares of bank stock held by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as part of its bank rehabilitation program. The ruling reinforces the use of state tax authority in federal finance recovery efforts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Widow Blames Governor Olson in Liggett Murder Trial
On February 3 the widow of Walter Liggett testified that the assassination could not have occurred without Governor Floyd B Olson's permission as Isadore Blumenfeld faced trial. The statement framed Olson as responsible for the Minneapolis killing.
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Liggett
Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Floyd B. Olson
Olson
Isadore Blumenfeld
Neutrality bill under fire in Congress debate
John Bassett Moore criticizes the administration’s neutrality bill as a dangerous blend of homicidal and personal crisis mania. He testifies before the Senate foreign relations committee, while the House has reported the bill favorably and may begin debate soon as the current neutrality law nears expiration on February 29.
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Washington
Congress
John Bassett Moore
World Court
Moore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Johnson
House
Senate
Kloeb Urges Strict Neutrality Law At Meeting
Congressman Frank L. Kloeb of Celina warned Cleveland audiences that the United States faces a crossroads between peace and war. He urged a strict neutrality policy with an embargo on belligerents for munitions and contraband, bans on credit to warring nations, and no responsibility for Americans aboard ships of belligerents.
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Cleveland
Frank L. Kloeb
Celina
United States
Kloeb
Martin L. Sweeney
Roosevelt League For the Advancement of Social Justice
Blimp Delivers Aid to Tangier Island Fisherfolk
Red Cross officials planned a second relief flight to Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay to ferry food and medicine to 1,400 marooned residents. The Enterprise carried 1,500 pounds of provisions and landed about 100 yards offshore after other methods failed.
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Washington
Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay
Red Cross
John Seekings Sentenced in Van Wert Case
John Seekings of Van Wert received a prison term from one to 15 years in an Ohio penitentiary. Judge Sumner E. Walters imposed the sentence after Seekings pleaded guilty to a 1934 indictment charging theft of oats belonging to Corral Clifton near Wren.
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John Seekings
van Wert
Ohio
Sumner E. Walters
Seekings
Corral Clifton
Wren
Mystery Man in Lindbergh Case Said Identified by Hoffman
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman believes he has named a key suspect in the Lindbergh kidnapping and may order an arrest within 48 hours. The man is linked to the “stoop shouldered” figure seen near St. Raymond’s cemetery with the $50,000 ransom handout.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
New York
John F
Jassie) Condon
Jassie
Hauptmann
Isador Fisch
Wales
Hoffman
Norman Schwarzkopf
Farm Equipment firm opens new sales and service building
The Farm Equipment Company announced the opening of its new sales and service building at the northeast corner of South Walnut Street and Central Avenue. The brick site, formerly M. W. Geary and Son, was built in 45 days by Hisey and Bebout. Manager A. D. Burt Johnson leads a team including Peter Coil and six repairmen. E Howard Hughes handles books and parts. L D Johnson oversees service. Materials came from Gunsett companies Lorber Lumber Carper and Hall Balyeat Coal and Builders' Supply.
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South Walnut Street
Central Avenue
John Deere
M. W. Geary and Son
Hisey and Bebout
A. D
Burt” Johnson
Henry Johnson
Peter Coil
E. Howard Hughes
L. D. Johnson
Gunsett Company
D. J
Two Brothers Held for Farm Thefts Near Ada
Wapakoneta police report William and Charles Williams were captured after an 11 mile chase. Sheriff Kelley says 17 robberies, including thefts of chickens and sheep, are cleared. Confessions cite a year of crimes. on nearby farms found oats rugs a stove and 30 chickens. Bound over to Auglaize county grand jury after talks with Van Wert sheriff Stevens.
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William
Charles Williams
Ada
W. E. Kelley
Wapakoneta
van Wert
Kelley
R. B. Stevens
Auglaize County
Raskob Seeks Members for Liberty League
John J. Raskob uses his success story to argue for the supremacy of current government and economic systems and has mailed letters to 150,000 people inviting them to join the American Liberty League.
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New York
John J. Raskob
American Liberty League
February Pay Days and Bath Nights Surpass 1908
Government statisticians report February this year has more pay days and bath nights on Saturdays than any February since 1908. The five Saturdays also benefit leap year couples who enjoy an extra Saturday date night.
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Ashington
Legion Essay Winners Named From Van Wert County
City pupils submitted essays on Our American Heritage judged by a county committee to select winners advancing to the district American Legion contest. Winners include Lee Roebke and Helen Bollenbacher among high school seniors and others across grades, with trips to Washington at Easter for Ohio winners. District judges will receive county winners by February 14.
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van Wert
American Legion
Zelma Yoh
Brumback Library
Rozella Orr
C. G. Giffin
Faul R. Sharp
John I. Miller
Chalice Jerome
Anthony Wayne
Robert Milligan
Lincoln
Wilma de Weese
Franklin
Mary Margaret Shaffer
Charles Henry
Robert Runnion
Esther Wilder
Rae Jorile Smith
Ohio
Washington
Ohio Pastors Convention Opens in Columbus
The 17th annual Ohio pastors convention opens in Columbus with about 1200 attendees. Clergymen from 17 denominations take part as several auxiliaries join the program including the ninth annual Ohio conference of church women and the Prince of Peace declaration contest finals. The oratorical finals are slated for Tuesday and an evening communion service is planned for Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio Pastors
Ohio Conference of Church Women
Prince of Peace
Strikes Threaten Skyscrapers with Complete Service Tie-up
New York faces potential citywide disruption as two major labor actions threaten 40 000 service workers and 105 000 garment workers. Authorities mobilized 900 police in lower Manhattan while unions prepare walkouts that could halt elevator service in 1 200 buildings and shutter 20 000 millinery jobs. Independent negotiators resume talks amid warnings of mass walkouts.
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United Press
New York
Lower Manhattan
Chicago
Smith
Fur and Garment
Empire State Building
Alfred E. Smith
James J. Bambrick
International Building Service
County Sends Eight Boxers to Legion District Meet
Eight boxers will carry Van Wert county into the district American Legion boxing tournament in Memorial Hall Lima tonight. They face Allen and Mercer counties for a district berth in the state finals in Akron. Sixteen bouts are on the card with three entries per weight class and byes. Referee Louis Mauder will oversee three-round fights. Names: Van Wert entrants Frankie Thompson Vernon White Johnny Ross Bus Harris Charles Hartman Don White Jake Freshwater Kenny Myers. Allen names Columbus White Tom Jones Henry Jones Don Maley Casimir Niewadomi Paul Guetvai Tom Roddy Jim Green. Mercer entrants Alfred Cummings George Stover Lawrence Wick Lefty Smalley Henry Gorman Clarence Lett Leonard Boniface Tiny King.
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van Wert
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Lima
Allen
Mercer
Akron
Louis “Dutch" Mauder
Toledo
Frankie Thompson
Vernon White
Johnny Ross
Bus Harris
Charles Hartman
Don White
Jake Freshwater
Kenny Myers
Columbus White
Tom Jones
Henry Jones
Don Maley
Casimir Niewadomi
Paul Guetvai
Ughteheavy
Tom Roddy
Jim Green
Alfred Cummings
George Stover
Lawrence Wick
Lefty Smalley
Henry Gorman
Clarence Lett
Leonard Boniface
Tiny King
Diener to Discuss Outlook for Schools
A. E. Diener superintendent of schools will speak at a Parent Teachers Association meeting in the Anthony Wayne Second Ward building. He will outline the new outlook for education focusing on school finances and how attendance affects revenues.
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A. E. Diener
Parent- Teachers Association
Anthony Wayne
Second Ward
Groundhog Forecast Inaccurate Says Weather Bureau
The Van Wert groundhog failed to predict six more weeks of winter as the U S Weather Bureau labeled him a fake. Temperatures reached 21 at noon with sub zero nights noted since January 22 cold wave. Coal supplies remain plentiful in Van Wert though nearby Lima faced shortages.
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Groundhog
van Wert
Mercury
van Werters
Lima
Washington
Zoo
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
State Relief Board Sets Up Headquarters in Columbus
The newly created state relief commission established headquarters in Columbus and prepared to receive county aid requests. The bipartisan panel will oversee an $11.5 million relief program through July with county funds to be released. Judge Roy L. Wildermuth was named chairman, Gomer Jones vice chairman, and Mrs. E. S. Kiplinger secretary. party affiliations noted for Kleinhenz and Wildermuth.
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Columbus
State Relief Commission
Roy L. Wildermuth
Gomer Jones
Gallipolis
E. S Kiplinger
Toledo
Frank Kleinhenz
Cleveland
Judge Wildermuth
Cleon Lee Ordered Five Year Probation With Strict Conditions
Cleon Lee of Van Wert must comply with eight prohibitions from February 1, 1936, to February 1, 1940 to avoid six months in a Toledo workhouse and a $200 fine after pleading guilty to assault and battery. He is also urged to seek work, respect Ohio law, and support his family. The judge warned that violation could trigger immediate confinement and the one year to pay the fine.
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Cleon Lee
van Wert
Toledo
Sumner E. Walters
Lee
Common Pleas Court
George Height
Common Pleas
Ohio
Mayor Fines Man for Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct
Mell Brown, 22, of Peuld ing, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty before Mayor John H. Harrison to drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was released after sentencing.
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Mell Brown
Peulding
John H. Harrisson
Supreme Court to rule on power program case
Washington Feb 3 The Supreme Court convened after a two week recess to decide the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority The ruling could affect federal financing of hydroelectric projects and the broader national power policy The decision may narrow fix or enlarge TVA powers, including potential impact on other proposed federal dam projects and the little TVA plans under consideration by five large federal dams.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valey Authority
New Deal
High Tribunal l
NRA
AAA
TVA
Alabama Power Company
Wilson Dam
Fort Peck
Missouri River
Montana
Coulee
Columbia River
Bonneville
Oregon
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Cooper
South Carolina
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ohio Valley
Yoder Files for Democratic Nomination as Lieutenant Governor
State Senator Paul P. Yoder of Dayton announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Columbus Ohio. Reports say Lieutenant Governor Harold G. Mosier of Cleveland may run for governor against Gov. Davey. Yoder and Mosier have conferred recently.
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Columbus
Jeb
Paul P. Yoder
Dayton
Yoder
Harold G. Mosier
Cleveland
Davey
Mosier
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Edward W. Lewis
House Agriculture Committee
Los Angeles
Parker Dam
Colorado River
Southern California Metropolitan Water District
Gov. Hoffman
Raskob
Cincinnati
Union Terminal
Legion Essay
F. H. LaGuardia
By Fred Myers
County
Diener
State Relief Board
Wildermuth
Don’ts
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