Political war erupts before new session in Washington
Washington reports a partisan clash as Congress prepares to reconvene. President Roosevelt will address both houses at night, with Republicans demanding equal air time and Democrats forming a "junta" to answer GOP attacks on the New Deal during the early days of the session.
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H. C. Thompson
United Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Henry P. Fletcher
House
Fletcher
Joseph W. Burns
Ertrand Snell
Hamilton Fish
Burns
Birthday fundraisers set for paralysis relief in Van Wert
Arthur C. Prericks, head of Van Wert County events for Roosevelt's birthday, announces a series of parties on January 27 to 31 to raise money for infantile paralysis research and asks organizations and individuals to avoid other events on those dates.
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Arthur C. Prericks
van Wert
Roosevelt
Doctor Alonzo A. Kester Dies in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana January 2 Dr Alonzo A Kester 93 a Civil War veteran and physician for 55 years died at his daughter Mrs Cora Nicloys home He is survived by five daughters one son 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
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FT. Wayne
Fort Wayne, Ind
Alonzo A. Kester
Cora Nicloy
Stocks Rise at New Year Open in Busy Trading
New York stock prices rose fractionally at the market opening as trading showed active blocks of 1,000 to 500 shares. Bonds advanced in heavy dealings and cotton futures climbed by 3 to 6 points as the year began.
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New York
Mayor Morrison orders removal of slot game devices in Van Wert
Mayor John H Morrison ordered all slot game devices removed in Van Wert. Police began notifying proprietors to dispose of machines after the late Tuesday decision. The crackdown targets five cent ball-and-point games and small dice-for-cigarettes devices, which were widely distributed.
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van Wert
John H. Morrison
Morrison
Lindberghs Still Hiding in Liverpool
Private detective keeps vigil at the Adelphi Hotel suite where Col Lindbergh Mrs Lindbergh and son Jon shelter from threats and curious reporters. Lindbergh plans to stay in England for months amid rumors of a Wales visit and banking ties with Morgan Grenfell.
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Everett Hollis
United Press
Liverpool
Charles A. Lindbergh
Jon
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Col. Lindbergh
W. H. Gregory
Morgan Greaier Banking House
Wales
J. L. Morgan Grenfell Associate
Cardiff
Morgan
Aubrey N. Morgan
Elizabeth Morrow
Adelphi Hotel
American Importer
Gregory—Lindbergh
England
Seven Die In New Year Holiday Traffic Waves In Ohio
A holiday stretch in Ohio left seven dead. Among victims were Helen Baker, 27, and her daughter Barbara Lee, 2, in a fog collision near Somerset. Robert Lance, 15, struck in Medina. George Porter, 40, in Cincinnati. Esther Hadley, 39, Akron. Miss Teen Bahnsen, 16, Port Clinton. and Earl T. Carpenter, 35, Canton Winchester. A Cleveland safety drive apparently prevented further fatalities.
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Ohio
Helen Louise Baker
Barbara Lee
Somerset
Robert Lance
Medina
George A. Porter
Cincinnati
Esther Hadley
Akron
Teen Bahnsen
Port Clinton
Ear
T. Carpenter
Canal Winchester
Cleveland
Clarence Swygert Dies Here Today
Clarence Ernest Swygert aged 56 died at noon at the home of his daughter Mrs Warren, 283 Burt Street Crowle. He had suffered a stroke in recent years and was a former Dixon resident. Survived only by his daughter, he was a cousin of W H Hoeken of George Street. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at Central Mission Friends Church, Rev C O Lower in charge. Burial in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ernest Swygert
Warren
Crowle
Burt Street
Swygert
Dixon
W. H. Hoeken
George Street
Central Mission Friends Church
Rev. C.0 Lower
Woodland Cemetery
Italians Wipe Out His Red Cross Unit
Vigorous protest is forecast of virtual extermination of a Swedish Red Cross unit by Italian bombers in the Dolo district. Nine Swedes and 23 Ethiopians are reported killed and Unit Commander Dr. Fride Hylanders wounded.
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Red Cross
Fride Hylanders
Dolo
Trial of Veach vs City Delayed to Feb 17
The damage suit by Ralph Veach against Van Wert city is postponed from January 13 to February 17 per Judge Sumner E. Walters after council agreed due to a chemist subpoenaed by the plaintiff not recovering from an operation. Veach. Hoaglin township farm value affected by Town Creek sewerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Veach
van Wert
Sumner E. Walters
Veach
Hoaglin Township
Town Creek
CMTC Lists Opened Here
Major J F Mollenkopf re appointed Van Wert county chairman of the Citizens Military Training Corps for 1936 invites applications from young men for CMTC camps this summer. The quota will depend on the Army appropriation bill, with about the 1935 intake expected. Dr H E Wilkinson offers medical examinations for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Mollenkopf
van Wert
Citizens Military Training Corps
CMTC
H. E. Wilkinson
Medical Reserve Corps
Local Song Birds to Appear with Bowes Unit in Van Wert
Louise Weck and her brother Richard Perry will join Major Bowes entertainers on Friday January 10 at the Van Wert theatre as part of Manager's Appreciation Week. Unit No 10 travels from Bowes troupe to perform with local whistling act the Van Wert Song Birds. Four performances including a matinee with no advance ticket prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Weck
Richard Perry
van Wert
New York
Bowes
Blast Wrecks Ohio Fireworks Plant in Polk
An explosion at the Spencer Fireworks Co. plant near Polk, Ohio, destroyed four buildings and damaged three houses and 40 dwellings. Minor injuries were reported to employee Elmer Cressen. Firemen prevented flames from reaching a five ton powder magazine. Damage was estimated at $20,000. Owner Claire Spencer declined to comment.
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Ashland
Spencer Fireworks Co
Polk
Hear
Elmer Cressen
West Salem
Claire Spencer
Ridge in District Speaking Contest
Ridge will represent the local high school at the district public speaking contest held in Kenton on January 15. Don Swick is the local contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge
Kenton
Don Swick
Swedes angry over bombing of Red Cross unit
Stockholm reports twenty five police at the Italian legation amid Swedish outrage over Italian aviators bombing a Swedish Red Cross field hospital in Ethiopia. Monarchs and church leaders urged restraint while foreign officials condemned the attack as contrary to international law.
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Stockholm
Legation
Baltic
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Marchese Paterno di Manchi
Mussolini
Ates Paterno
Gustav
Prince Charles
Swedish Red Cross
Erling Eidem
Lutheran ‘Church
Halvdan Koht
Norway
Oslo
Italy
Eric de Virgin
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Rome
Red ‘Cross
Brovgltt
Giornale D'Italia
Oitspoken
Virginio Gay
Italian bombing hits Swedish Red Cross hospital in Ethiopia
An Italian air raid on a Swedish Red Cross hospital on the southern front killed 30 Eritrean Ethiopians including patients and staff and wounded 50. Two Swedes, Dr. Fride Hylander and an aide, were seriously injured. An Ethiopian plane crash near Wolkait killed four Italian crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Dessye
Ethiopia
Wolkait
Makale
Kebtia
Kerosene Blast Claims Three Family Lives
In Chicago on January 2, Hile K. Miller of Lombard with his two young daughters June and Shirley perished in a kerosene heater blast that started a fire in their living room. The mother Mrs. Miller and Dennis, 2, suffered serious injuries as flames quickly engulfed the room.
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Chicago
Hile K. Miller
Lombard
Shirley
Ohio suspends auto inspection fee under injunction
A general temporary injunction halted Ohio's $25 automobile inspection fee enforcement. Judge Dana F. Reynolds granted the order at the request of Charles C. Jones of the Ohio State Automobile Association to allow time for legislative changes limiting its reach to tax evaders and thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Common Pleas
Dana F. Reynolds
Charles C. Jones
Ohio State Automobile Association
Janes
OSU Students Admit Holdups to Pay Fees
Two Ohio State University brothers confessed to police that they staged robberies to raise funds for tuition. James F. McClanahan and Bert McClanahan were wounded during a police car chase after abducting Dale Rogiew and robbing a gas station and a Black Line station. Officers say they admitted additional holdups in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State University
Aospital
James F. McClanahan
Bert
Dale Rogiew
William Dewsbury Speaks at Salvation Army Hall Tonight
William Dewsbury of Cincinnati, a well known speaker, will address a special meeting at the Salvation Army hall on North Market street at 8 o'clock tonight. Adjutant Fred O'Neal of Cincinnati, secretary of the young peoples division for southwestern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky, will accompany him.
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William Dewsbury
Cincinnati
Salvation Army Hall
North Market Street
Dewsbury
Fred O'Neal
Young Peoples Division
Ohio
Kentucky
Air Liner City of Khartoum Crashes Off Alexandria
British warships searched for victims after the City of Khartoum crashed near Alexandria Harbor while en route from Crete to Basrah. Pilot Gerry Wilson survived after six hours in the sea. two bodies were recovered and more passengers and crew remained missing. James C. Luke, a naturalized American from Philadelphia and Boston, was among the victims. A faulty gasoline line caused the engines to fail in calm seas before the nose of the airliner dived.
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London
Air Hner
Khartoum
Alexandria
Crete
Gerry Wilson
Brillint
James C. Luke
Philadelphia
Boston
E. B Badger and Sons
Basrah
Irak
Gerry-Wilson
Three Injured When Autos Crash at Harrison and Main
At about 7 15 Tuesday night two cars collided at Harrison and Main in Doyt Galloway and Dale Cooper both Ridge township residents were treated for injuries. Galloway had a fractured rib Cooper head injuries Mrs Gracy of Van Wert suffered a back injury. Both cars damaged.
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Harrison
Main Streets
Doyt Galloway
Dale Cooper
Ridge Township
Galloway
Cooper
Oliver H. Perry
Gracy
van Wert
Van Wert County 1935 Crises End With No Auto Fatalities
A Van Wert County year in review notes 1935 had no automobile fatalities, contrasting 1934. The record lists sudden deaths, train victims, drownings, and two murders including Deputy Sheriff Forrest J. Good, shot in April and later murdered, with one killer electrocuted.
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van Wert
Pennsylvania
Race Street
Mary J. Woodruff
Leeson Avenue
Forrest J. Good
Roy Smith
Ohio State Penitentiary
William J. Hartman
Delphos
W. H. Lampe
Arthur G. Auer
Washington Township
Mina Sprain
Liberty Township
Mary Jane Woodruff
Ralph C. Raabe
Orval
R.place
Devil’s Lake
Mich
Eugene Palmer
Dale Wayne Billieu
Ohio City
Thomas Gordon Fair
New Year Arrives Quietly in Van Wert
Police chief and sheriff report no arrests over New Year holiday in Van Wert. One accident was investigated. sheriff says he was not called. Residents celebrated with watch parties at homes and by organizations as 1935 gave way to 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
W. E. Jackson
R. B. Stevens
Stevens
Two Cities Start Celebrations for Centennial Years
Decatur mayor A R Holthouse proclaimed the citys centennial observance yesterday and Defiance marks 109 years since incorporation this month. Civic leaders expect plans for observances to be discussed early in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
A. R. Holthouse
Decature
Indiana
Decatur
Defiance
Defiance -Crescent-News
Ohio sales tax totals reveal per capita and county figures
Columbus Ohio January 2. A 1935 sales tax tabulation shows per person spent about seven dollars in retail purchases. For the 48 weeks ending February 28 total collections were about 44.912 billion dollars with near 45 million expected. Van Wert County reported 122,459.69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
van Wert
Ryder dies suddenly at hotel at age 77
Samuel Ryder a noted sportsman and donor of the Ryder golf cup died suddenly today in a London hotel. The 77 year old figure was known for promoting golf and supporting major sporting events in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuel Ryder
Hauptmann to Face Execution as Authorities Schedule Jan. 13
Prison officials moved to execute Bruno Hauptmann with a week of Jan. 13 set for the electric chair. Lawyers and Gov. Hoffman sought a last appeal refuting trial fairness and new evidence while Col. Kimberling organized witness arrangements for the limited 30-seat death chamber. Newsmen gathered for the planned seating plan and technical setup to cover the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov.g. Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Flemington
C. Lloyd Fisher
New York
New Jersey
Mark O. Kimberling
Kimberling
Van Wert Fire Department Reports 1935 Loss and Activity
Fire Chief Harvey Branam reports an average annual fire loss of 36 dollars in Van Wert. The 1935 department logged 100 runs within 1686, 4 out of city, and 7 false alarms, with property valued at 334000 dollars at risk. Fires stemmed from defective wiring and chimneys, plus a furnace alarm at the courthouse.
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van Wert
Harvey Branam
al Severns
East
Sycamore Street
Court House
Robert Eaton
South Avenue
Branam
Fopley to Leave Liquor Board for Public Works Post
George Fopley of Cleveland will relinquish his chairmanship of the state liquor board to become director of public works, a report from Columbus says. The change moves Fopley from regulatory duties to city and state infrastructure leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eppley
Columbus, O
George Fopley
Cleveland
State Liquor Board
Public Works
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Clarence Swygert
Aylanders
Bowes’ Unit
Blast Wrecks
Ohio Fireworks Factory
Albert Book, van Wert
Crossing
James English
Vern Herel
F. M. Cover
Milne
Caleb Jones Milne
Federal Building
Trenton
N. J
Bruno
Heuptman
Heuptmann
Safort
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