Bonus Fight Moves to House Floor for Swift Passage
The 3.5 billion veterans bonus bill advances to the House amid bipartisan pressure. Sponsored by Vinson and Patman, the measure funds immediate cash payments from certificate assets and plans bonds to cover the balance, with amendments likely and Senate action pending.
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United Press
Washington
Veterans United Front
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fred M. Vinson
Mass
Wright Patman
Tex
Senate
United States
Hauptmann Alibi Appeal to Pardons Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann faces a life plea before the New Jersey Board of Pardons on Saturday. He likely will not appear. his attorneys plan to present witnesses and new documents to support innocence while attacking the credibility of key witnesses.
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Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Ee Y. Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Bitter campaign to pick 1936 convention city
The Democratic national committee met in Washington to select a city for the 1936 presidential and vice presidential nominating convention. Chairman James A. Farley warned the campaign would be the bitterest and dirtiest political struggle, saying the effort aims to break the people’s faith in the president.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Democratic National
Farley
Myer Announces Candidacy for Democratic Governor
J Henry Myer of Wapakoneta declared his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in Columbus on January 9. He backs the Townsend old age plan and soldiers' bonus payments and has previously served as Auglaize County surveyor and worked with the state highway department and the Works Progress Administration.
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Columbus
J. Henry Myer
Wapakoneta
Myer
Bonch
Auglaise
State Highway Department
Works Progress Administration
Acquittals Influence Saunders Case in Slivinski Death
In Louisville jurors found Walter Schaeffer not guilty of murder and cleared Willie Smoky Saunders of complicity as trials wrap. A witness testified Saunders allegedly assaulted Mrs Evelyn Slivinski before her body was found, prompting expectations the Saunders case may be dropped.
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Louisville
Willie
Smoky) Saunders
Evelyn Slivinski
Walter Schaeffer
Saunders
Schaeffer
Agatha Mackinson
Slivinski
Raymond Marrilla
Philip H. Schultz
University of Kentucky
River Road
Legion Essay Contest Opens For Van Wert Pupils
Van Wert pupils may enter a state wide American Legion contest on Our American Heritage with 12 prizes a free trip to Washington D C during Easter. Isaac Van Wert post commander George Sells said local and county prelims will select one boy and one girl from each of six upper grades for district judging. Local judging is January 24 and county judging January 31.
Death of Riley friend John E. Davis in Greenfield Indiana
John E. Davis age 86 longtime friend and schoolmate of James Whitcomb Riley died in Greenfield Indiana. He was mentioned in Riley verses and a volume of verse was dedicated to him by the famed Hoosier poet.
State Liquor Store Announces New Daily Hours
The state liquor store announces new opening hours effective today. It will open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Friday and extend to 10 p.m. on Saturday.
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State Liquor Store
Heating contract awarded for Mendon Church of God
The Finkhousen Sheet Metal Shop won a contract to install new heating equipment at the Church of God in Mendon. Work includes supplying and fitting the heating system for the church building.
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Finkhousen Sheet Metal
Church of God At
Mendon
Relief debate on $10 million Marlow Kilpatrick bill delays final House vote
In Columbus Ohio on January 9 the fate of the $10 million Marlow Kilpatrick poor relief measure hung on House finance committee action. Meanwhile Ohio advanced two social security measures funding mothers pensions and aid to dependent children with $2.23 million state funds and $2.2 million federal support, and lawmakers enacted the McCluskey repeal of a $25 auto inspection fee for out of state purchases.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
House Finance Committee
House
Senate
State General Revenue Fund
Ohio
McCluskey
Chamber
Embezzlement Case Tangles Macomb County Treasurer
Mt Clemens Mich Jan 9 Judge Neil E Reid weighs whether Wifted B Myll former Macomb county treasurer will study at Gambier Ohio or go to prison He faces trial on embezzling 34000 of county funds used to trade stocks The county recovered the full sum plus 1800 in profits A bishop from Ohio Theological School pressed for a prompt trial and hinted at Myll’s possible resignation if convicted
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Wifted B. Myt
Macomb
Gambier
Neil E. Reid
Myll
Reid
Warren Lincoln Rogers
Ohio Theological School
Four Lives Lost in Bus-Truck Crash Near Huntington
A bus operated by A. B. C. Lines and a truck-trailer collided on a bridge near Huntington Indiana, killing four bus passengers and injuring 15 others. The deceased include Elizabeth Henderson 60 of Welland Ontario William J Harvey of New York City Cora Aline Bryant two and a three month old daughter of Melvin Bryant Monroe Michigan. Drivers were questioned to determine the cause as fog and rain hindered visibility on the route from Cincinnati to Detroit.
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Fremont
Ind
Fire department responds to tarpaulin blaze at new Farm Foulpment site
Last midnight the Fire Department rushed to the Farm Foulpment Co. under construction at Walnut street and Central Avenue where a large tarpaulin over an entrance burned. No damage occurred to the building.
Roosevelt Maps Aggressive Campaign In Jackson Day Speech
President Roosevelt forces a strong campaign tone at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington and urges nationwide support for New Deal goals. The Democratic National Committee meets to pick a convention city as Farley outlines party strategy and finance plans.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago
Congress
Democratie
Democratic National Committee
Nationsl
James A. Farley
Liberty Teague
United States
Democratic War Chest
Alfred F. Smith
Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith Addresses Mr. Roosevelt
American Liberty League
Capital
Union Service at Presbyterian Church Tonight
The fourth union service of this week’s Week of Prayer is at 7 30 pm at First Presbyterian church. Rev. Paul Sharp will speak on daily bread and forgiveness. Beethoven’s The Heavens Are Tell ing will be sung by the choir and Mrs. Fergus and Mrs. Dannecker will perform solos. Community turnout urged as a united prayer service ends with Methodist conference and Presbyterian choir and council meetings.
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First Presbyterian Church
Paul Sharp
First United Brethren Church
James S. Hall
Beethoven
Fergus
F. W. Dannecker
United Enterprise of Prayer
America
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
First Methodist Church
Scott Chapel
Presbyterian Church
Clarence 8. Crauser
Defiance
Presbyterian Choir
Church School Council
Start Work on New Rest Room in Van Wert County
WPA crews begin two projects in Van Wert county with a women’s rest room and a county records room to be built east of the courthouse in a 46 by 30 foot structure. The job costs 8828 with 2230 from county funds and a three month timetable. A separate road improvement project in Ridge township involved thirty men.
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WPA
van Wert
Court House
Ridge Township
Richard Longwell Named on Board of Sinking Fund Trustees
Mayor John H. Morrison appointed Richard K. Longwell to the board of sinking fund trustees for three years to fill the unexpired term of Gordon A. Balyeat who resigned.
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John H. Morrison
Richard K. Longwell
Board of
Sinking Fund Trustees
Gordon A. Balyeat
Ethiopians Win Battle On Southern Front
Ethiopian forces under Fititar y Tafari seized the Italian post of Karale after a bloody battle on the southern front. The official communique reported guns ammunition and a portable wireless set captured during the victory.
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Hara
Ethiopia
Fititary Taffari
Karale
Louthern
Democrats Hear Call to Action at Jackson Day Banquet
At the Jackson Day dinner in Hotel Marsh, Carl Smith of the Ohio Board of Paroles urged a full Democratic ticket and praised Governor Martin L. Davey. He predicted Hoover and Borah would not be the Republican nominees and linked Roosevelt’s radio address to a nationwide Democratic gathering. Governor Davey, addressing about 1000 attendees in Columbus, urged a clear choice between the people and privileged interests and forecast his reelection.
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Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
White House
America
Carl Smith
Ohio Board of Paroles
Marsh
Smith
Martin L. Davey
Herbert Hoover
William E. Borah
Hoover
William G. Hoffer
Wiltshire
Davey
Columbus
Franklin County
Harding
Coolidge
Mrs. Mary Putman Dies at 74 in Lima
Mrs. Mary D. Putman 74 widow of Solomon Putman died at her home 119 North Harrison Wednesday at 5 PM after a year illness. Survived by daughter Mrs. Peter Shingliedecker of Lima and six sons Isaac of West Main Street Peter Naaman of Lima Arthur of Marion Sherman of Driftwood Pa Edgar of Toledo. Husband and two children preceded her. Funeral Sunday at 1:30 PM at First United Brethren Church with burial in Woodland Cemetery.
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Mary D. Putman
Solomon Putman
North Harrison Street
Putman
Peter Shingliedecker
Lima
Isaac Putman
West Mainst
Peter and Naaman Putman
Arthur Putman
Marion
Ind
Sherman Putman
Driftwood
Edgar Putman
Toledo
First United Brethren Church
Eight Days of Mild Weather Across the Area
The region enjoyed an eighth straight day of moderate temperatures with the thermometer around 34 at noon. The steady range has kept within 29 to 39 degrees above freezing, contrasting Christmas Day’s four below and the near zero conditions at year end.
Probed Study Traces Morgan Loans to Allies in War Years
Senate investigators reveal Morgan & Co handled 64 loans worth 1. market value 1.843 trillion dollars in wartime financing for Britain and France. They cite pressure to sell five year bonds after a 1915 shift in policy, with officials noting neutral stance changes and suppression of a diplomatic note until after the election.
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Washington, Jam
Morgan & Co
Senate
New York
Wilson
Bennett Champ Clark
Morgan Company
William Jennings Bryan
Lansing
House
State Department
Great Britain
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Stephen Raushenbush
Washington
Van Wert clerks to hold quarterly meeting
The Van Wert County Association of Clerks and Trustees will hold a quarterly meeting on Wednesday January 15 at 2 p.m.
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van, Wert County
Adult Education Class Meets Friday Evening at Lincoln Building
A free class will meet Friday at 7 PM in the Lincoln building. Anyone interested in learning to make articles for the home or themselves is invited to attend.
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Lincoln Building
Bachelors Get Protection Offer in Arlington
Arlington Ontario authorities announce police protection for bachelors on leap year. Chief Lee Smith says police will shield men who report unwanted marriage proposals as a legal public nuisance if evidence supports the claim.
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Arlington
Ont
Lee Smith
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