Crop control plan with subsidy for soil conservation offered
Washington officials discussed a soil conservation subsidy plan using federal land rental as a substitute for the AAA. After White House talks with Roosevelt Wallace and Davis, farm leaders and the American Farm Bureau met to review substitute legislation and other proposals, with no decision yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Turner
United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
AAA
Agricultural Department
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Chester C. Davis
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
William Green
American Federation of Labor
F. E. Townsend
Wallace
Davis
American Liberty League
George N. Peek
Import Export Bank
Peek
Jesse Jones
RFC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sen
Lewis B
Schwellenbach, D
Wash
Four youths executed at Sing Sing for patrolman murder
Four 20 and 21 year olds died by electric chair at Sing Sing after being found guilty of murdering New York City patrolman James Killion. The condemned included Ray Orley Newman Raymond Thomas Gilbride and Americo Angelini. Professor Nelson Clark, former governor candidate, lobbied Governor Lehman unsuccessfully to commute their sentences.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Ferime College
Nelson Clark
Massachusetts
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Ray Orley
Newman Raymond
Thomas Gilbride
Americo Angelini
James Killion
Ministers Back City Move to Eliminate Slot Machines
The County Ministerial Association unanimously endorsed the city's push to remove slot machines. Rev. T. P. Laughner said ministers support enforcement to end gambling habits in the county and back the mayor and city council's actions.
Edgerton Woman Mrs Jesse Creager Dies at 58
Mrs. Jesse Creager of Edgerton, 58, died Thursday at her home. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 PM in the Edgerton Methodist church. She was a niece of Charles Sells and Mrs J C Sells and a cousin of Mrs Carl Todd and Mrs Ilo Parker of this city.
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Jesse Creager
Edgerton
Waterville Duck Yields Golden Find and Profit
In Waterville Maine a jeweler revealed he paid Mr Ernestrayford a sizable sum for a gold piece found in a duck’s gizzard. Mrs Crayford noted the duck’s value exceeded its cost, boosting the local duck business.
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Waterville
Ernestrayford
Explosion Claims Four Lives In Pendleton Hall
An explosion wrecked the Pendleton village hall killing four people and injuring five including town marshal Garland Brookbank. Fire and police teams searched the ruins as sewer gas from a cistern is blamed for the blast sparked by a match. Victims include Frank Wapienik and a tentative Taylor. others were believed to be sheltering transients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Ind
Garland Brookbank
Irvin Tayand
Frank Wapienik
Taylor
Ethiopians Attack Italians on All Fronts
Ethiopian warriors, furious after months of restraint, attack Italian forces on all fronts as reports reach Emperor Haile Selassie’s war headquarters in Addis Ababa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Desire
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Morgan Denies Using Exchange Rates to Lift Loan Ban
Washington on January 10 Morgan rejected charges that J P Morgan and Co manipulated foreign exchange rates in 1915 to push the government to lift the munitions loan embargo. The dispute centers on who bears pressure for the policy shift.
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Washington
Wilson Administration
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Naval conference to continue without Japan observers
London reports that the United States and Great Britain agreed to proceed with a naval conference and other powers, excluding Japan, as Japan signals likely withdrawal. French and Italian officials favor entry, while Eden hints at including Germans and Russians. Japan may quit, leaving observer R Fujita on the sidelines after the dispute over equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Anthony Eden
Tokyo
R. Fujita
Britain
Mrs T A Williams Killed in Huntington Car Crash
Mrs Thomas A Williams wife of the former Delphos mayor and a Van Wert resident died in a Huntington West Virginia auto crash while about to board a streetcar. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Venedocia with burial in Venedocia cemetery. She was born in Venedocia and survived by her husband a sister and a brother.
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Thomas A. Williams
Delphos
van Wert
Huntington
W. Va
Williams
King and Williams
Presbyterian Church
Venedocia
Venecocia
Maud Jenkins
T. W. Evans
Ridge Township
Master of House of Morgan Revealed as Man of Moods
Senate Munitions Inquiry witnesses describe J Pierpont Morgan as a powerful yet restless figure, calmly smoking and fidgeting as cameras capture his demeanor. The piece portrays Morgan's influence on wartime financing and the drama of public hearing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Morgan
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Democrats to Hold 1936 Nomination Convention in Philadelphia
Democratic leaders reshaped campaign plans after the national committee chose Philadelphia to host next June's nominating convention rather than the farm belt. Philadelphia bid $200,000 plus $1,500 in cash prizes and offered use of the municipal auditorium. The convention is set for June 23 while the Republican gathering occurs in Cleveland on June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
National Committee
East
Farm Belt
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Garner
Atlantic Seaboard
Prairies
James A. Farley
Services Saturday for John Gilbert
Hollywood mourns silent screen idol John Gilbert who died at 38 from heart disease. The funeral is planned for tomorrow with private services, as his nurse attended him in his final hours and plans for a return to the screen in England were halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
John Gibert
Gilbert
Jover
Prince Charming
England
Officers of Peoples Bank Re-elected
Officers of the Peoples Savings Bank were re elected at a reorganization meeting for 1936. Those chosen to serve again were C. L. Ireland as president T G Evans and G E Leslie as vice presidents F W Leslie as cashier. The board includes C A Balycat J W Longwell Adolph Rothacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Savings Bank
C. L. Ireland
T. G. Evans
G. E. Leslie
F. W. Leslie
Charles A. Balycat
J. W. Longwell
Adolph Rothacker
Faces murder sentence for Lyston Webb in Auburn
Judge William P Endicott was to sentence Lyston Webb 18 for the murder of his father Earl Webb 42 in Dekalb circuit court Webb pleaded guilty after re arraignment and had previously denied guilt and repudiated a confession from county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
William P. Endicott
Lyston Webb
Earl Webb
Dekalb
Neal Bowman Dies in Chair in Kentucky Execution
Neal Bowman, 33, was electrocuted in Eddyville Kentucky for the murder of 17-year-old Comer Franklin whose body was found in Herrington Lake near Danville in April 1934. Bowman claimed bravado and blamed companion Stanley Mercer for the killing, while Mercer serves a life term.
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Eddyville
Neal Bowman
Ohio
Kentucky
Bowman
Comer Franklin
Herrington Lake
Danville
Franklin
Jean Valjean
Victor Hugo
Jesus Christ
Stanley Mercer
Mercer
Ohio House to Consider Fifth Budget Bill
Ohio House to take up a new appropriations bill next Tuesday as the fifth effort to fix the budget. The Senate passed the Herner bill by 26 to 0, proposing a biennial appropriation of 90,450,263 dollars, 1,532,600 above the post veto original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Herner
Industrial Commission
House
Week of Prayer Ends With Final Service at Church
Tonight at 7 30 the last service of the Week of Prayer will be held at First Methodist church. Rev John H Lamy of First Presbyterian church will preach on and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for Thine is the kingdom no the power and the glory forever Amen. The choir will sing Blessed be the Lord by Fleetwood. Certificates will be given to those who completed a training course in the School of Religious Education held in October and November. Public invited.
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First Methodist Church
John H. Lamy
First Presbyterian Church
Lord
Fleetwood
School of Religious Education
Sales Tax Changes Effective February 1
Ohio sales tax regulations shift date to February 1 per Carlton Dargusch of the Ohio Tax Commission. Changes affect records for tax exempt sales and how merchants and manufacturers exempt purchases used in business.
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Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Carlton 8 .Dargusch
Ohio Tax Commission
Many Tartans Seek Refuge in Bavaria
United Press reports that about 2,000 Italian refugees from South Tyrol seek asylum in Germany since the Ethiopian war began. Refugees allege anti Italian sentiment in Tyrol, patrols shot at, and forcible conscription protests. They claim nine Tyrolese were executed in Franzensfeste for refusing to submit.
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Munich
Bavaria
South Tyrol
United Press
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Franzensfeste
South
Two Men Held in Stimson Murder Probe
CHICAGO Jan 10 Two men Herman Frankel and Louis Havel both 27 of Cicero were held for questioning in the five year old murder of Clyde H Stimson. Stimson vanished after boasting he could identify robbers and his body was later found in quicklime with eyeglasses nearby. Authorities had detained them earlier but released them for lack of evidence.
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Chicago
Clyde H. Stimson
Stimson
Herman Frankel
Louis Havel
Cicero
Stickney
Old Capone Territory
Etimson
Schools in County Receives December Tax Shares
War rants totaling 3,263,363.75 were sent to county auditors for disbursement to public schools from the sales and liquid fuel tax fund. County totals include Van Wert with 12,782 dollars in December shares.
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Columbus
van Wert
Governor cites handwriting link in Hauptmann clemency bid
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman said New York handwriting expert notes a link between an anonymous note claiming Hauptmann’s innocence and J. J. Faulkner who changed 2960 dollars in Lindbergh ransom money. The letter urges clemency, suggesting Hauptmann’s innocence and possible involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
State Court of Pardons
New York
Hauptmann
J. J. Faulkner
Scot Mane Haupt Mann
Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
WPA Sanitation Directors Meet in Northwestern Ohio
Heads of rural sanitation from 14 northwestern Ohio counties met today in the Community room of the Peoples Savings Bank. Barton E. Smith presided over about 30 attendees. Dr. C. R. Keyser urged proper outdoor toilet placement relative to wells and discussed rural sanitation duties. District officials from Lima spoke.
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Ohio
Peoples Savings Bank
Barton E. Smith
van Wert County
C. R. Keyser
van Wert
Lima
Country Side Roads Ice Covered On Freezing Morning
Icy county roads hinder travel as side streets remain slick while state highways have been cleared. A man in the Times office says he spent as much time in the ditch as on the road this morning. Snow and ice have been removed from main highways.
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Times’ Office
Bedford Farmer Reports 21 Pigs Born in Sows Litter
O N Inman of Bedford Indiana reports his Chester White sow farrowed a litter of 21 pigs marking a notable event. Inman, a Republican resident two miles east of Bedford, stated the sow appears to be celebrating the AAA.
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Bedford
Ind
O. N. Inman
Chester
AAA
Inman
Congressman Wesley Lloyd Dies in Washington Home
Rep Wesley Lloyd Democrat of Washington state aged 53 died at his Washington home after a brief illness. He suffered a heart attack shortly after 6 am today, ending a lengthy public career in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Washington
Wesley Lloyd
Wash
Washinton
Bonus measure near vote as veterans push bill
United veterans pressed the House to pass the Allen T. Treadway backed cash bonus bill for 1 000 000 veterans and 1 500 000 adjusted certificates. Leaders warned financing risks and a presidential veto loomed as Senate talks shifted to a broader bill.
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United Press
Washington
Jaf
Senate
Roosevelt
Harding Coolidge
Hoover
Allen T
Treadway
Miss
Ways and Means Committee
House
Thomas L. Blanton
D. ‘Tex
Treasury
Vito Marcantonio
N. Y
Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Pat Farrison
Finance Committee
Local Temperature Readings At Noon And Night
Temperature data shows a noon reading near 31 degrees with a 24 hour high around 36 degrees and a 36 hour low noted. The fragmented text indicates measurements without full contextual details.
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Bankhead
M. M. Logan
John H. Bankhead
Ala
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Robert Carey
R. Wyo
NAVAL
T. A. Williams
Farley
John Gilbert
Peoples Bank
Tyrol
Bruno
WPA Sanitation
Dr. C. R. Keyser
By Mack Johnson
Hatton W. Sumners
Tex
House Judiciary’ Committee
Fap
James W. Wadsworth
Robert Rich
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans’ Adjusted Certificate Fund
United States Government Life Insurance Fund
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