Sailboat disaster near Astoria sparks harbor patrols
In a brutal coastal sinking, the freighter Towa wrecked off the Columbia River bar amid a nor’easter. Sailors drowned as rescuers battled heavy seas, wind, and rising waves, pulling bodies from the water while coast guard and a motor lifeboat struggled to reach wreckage.
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Astoria
Ore
Jam
Pencoet Sigai
Washington
Mahaf Alee
Rennutsger
A. Yates
Eo Op
Bread Price Repewer in Cleveland Chain Store
A Cleveland chain store announced a price follow with validation by the AAA payment and the Supreme Court last week.
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Cleveland
Supreme Court
Famous Poet Kipling Undergoes Abdominal Operation
Rudyard Kipling, poet of Empire, underwent an abdominal operation at Middlesex Hospital London. He was brought in by ambulance from a Westminster hotel with Mrs Kipling. Surgeon A E Webb-Johnson performed the procedure. Kipling’s condition after surgery was said to be as satisfactory as could be expected.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Middlesex Hospital
West End
Urwash
Sussex
Burwash
France
Just in Home Wipes Out Family
An explosion at a carbide lighting plant caused a blast that killed five members of the Wolfe family in Delray Hampshire County. Mrs Gladys Wolfe 29 and four of her children Hetzel Garland Lowell and Forrest died. Hetzel Wolfe 30 and daughter Vera were hospitalized in Winchester Virginia in critical condition.
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Delray
W. Va
Gladys Wolfe
Hetzelr
Garland
Lowell
Forrest
Hetzel Wolfe
Vera
Winchester
Wolfe
Hampshire County
Electricity May Destroy Weeds in Farm Fields
Kinley, manager of the Toledo Westinghouse, spoke to Rotarians at the YWCA and at the high school about electric advances. He cited devices to weed crops from tractors, warned of radio equipped trains and fog vision boats, and discussed wireless power, artificial fever therapy, and even electric death rays shaping future conflicts.
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H. A. Kinley
Toledo
Lois Kathryn Reed Dies After Illness at Home
Lois Kathryn Reed age 15 daughter of Mrs Ella Reed of Pleasant Township died at her Decatur road home Saturday after years of illness. She leaves her mother and brother Kenneth Reed. her father died three years ago. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM in Antioch Chapel Pleasant Township with burial in Woodland Cemetery.
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Ella Reed
Pleasant Township
Decatur Road
Kenneth Reed
Antioch Chapel
Woodland Cemetery
Clifford Brewer Dies After Illness in Toledo State Hospital
Clifford Brewer 53 of Woodland avenue, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Brewer, died this morning at a Toledo state hospital after a prolonged illness. He worked in Tiffin for years in a dry cleaning establishment and returned to the city three years ago. Survivors include his parents, a brother Forest Brewer, and a sister Mrs. Jerry McNew. The body will be returned today by Vore's ambulance. funeral arrangements not announced.
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Clifford Brewer
George Brewer
Woodland Ave
Toledo
Brewer
Forest Brewer
Jerry McNew
State sales tax regulation revisions announced
Community Clearing House has received further information about changes to state sales tax rules effective February 1. Readers are invited to review the details at the Clearing House.
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Community Clearing House
Hauptmann Faces Possible Delay as Gov Hoffman Debates Reprieve
The Hauptmann case widens with Gov. Hoffman weighing a reprieve despite court opinions. Attorneys shift strategy to federal habeas corpus, while Hoffman's uncertain stance and private meetings with aides animate last-ditch efforts to avert the electric chair. Hauptmann endures fifth day on death row awaiting a possible intervention.
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United Press
Trenton
N. J
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Jersey Inn
Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wil
Supreme Court Alead
Hoffman
Flemington
New York
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C. Lloyd Fisher
Hauptmann’s
The
Lambs’ Club
Mann
Neil Burkinshaw
Harry F. Sinclair
Nurgent Dodds
Department of Justice
Dodds
Burkinshaw
Bernard F. Finnigan
Chicago
Finnigan
New Jersey
Gov. Hoffman
Steve Spitz
Fisher
Court of Pardons
Pardons
Four Cars Heavily Damaged in Van Wert Crashes
Police report two weekend crashes left four cars heavily damaged with no serious injuries. In the Chestnut Street Central Avenue collision at about 1130 Saturday night Dr W H De Camp of this city and Frank McCann were involved and Mrs McCann suffered leg bruises. A second crash on West Main Street near Jefferson and Shannon at about 235 Sunday afternoon involved Gordon Heist and Melvin Burnett with no injuries.
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van Wert
W. H. DeCamp
Frank McCann
Chestnut St
Central Ave
Gordon Heist
Walnut
Melvin Burnett
Middle Point
Tax distributions to Van Wert county schools announced
Distribution of liquid fuel and sales tax for the past three months totals 8 067 13 with shares allocated to Hoaglin Jackson 852 49 Jennings 267 90 Middle Point 604 67 Ohio City Liberty 1 240 39 Pleasant 367 03 Ridge 583 54 Tully Conroy 1 205 43 Union 608 32 Washington 144 78 Wren 712 41 York 691 02 Willshire 789 15.
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Hoaglin-Jackson
Jennings
Middle Point
Ohio City
Washington
Wren
York
Willshire
Protective Assn Officers Re-elected
J. W. Rumble was re elected president of the Mutual Livestock Protective Association at a meeting of the board of directors Saturday. Other officers re elected for another year were F. D. Acker secretary F. H. Palmer treasurer and H. C. Giessler director Ackom announced that the amount of insurance in force with the company nearly doubled during the past year.
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J. W. Rumble
Mutual Livestock Protective Association
F. D. Acker
F. H. Palmer
H. C. Giessler
Ackom
Stuckey Named Director in National Trotting Association
Nolan E. Stuckey long affiliated with Van Wert County Agricultural Society is to be elected director of the United Trotting Horse Association at its Columbus meeting. He and James Mollenkopf will travel to Columbus to attend the event, with the board’s sessions slated for Wednesday and Thursday for the annual fair managers meeting.
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Nolan E. Stuckey
van Wert County Agricultural Society
United Trotting Horse Association
Columbus
Stuckey
James Mollenkopf
van Wer County
Ace
Veterans in Van Wert may receive bonus totaling $465820
Veterans in Van Wert county could qualify for about $465,820 under the current World War bonus bill, with nearby counties also listed to receive funds: Auglaize $497,042, Mercer $444,952, Putnam $444,452, as announced in Lima.
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van Wert
Lima
Auglaize
Mercer
Putnam
Bank to pay 25 percent dividend to 24000 depositors
Fort Wayne Indiana January 13 The Old First National Bank and Trust Company will pay a 25 percent dividend totaling more than 3 million dollars to about 24000 depositors around February 1. John M Young receiver said Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans made the payout possible and a prior 3.5 million loan has been repaid.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
First National Bank and Trust Company
John M. Young
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Leaders Agree on AAA Substitute Plans
Farm organizations and the administration near agreement on substitute AAA legislation. New deal attorneys draft soil conservation proposals while Grange, Farm Bureau, and National Farm Cooperative Council back plans. A key dispute centers on retaining the 30 percent customs provision for farm aid, with Grange leader Louis J. Taber urging retention for foreign markets and export subsidies.
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United Press
Washington
AAA
Congress
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farm Cooperative Council
Storng
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Tabor
National Agricultural Conference
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
Supreme Court Rules Injunctions On AAA Tax Collections
The Supreme Court ruled that processors challenging AAA taxes in federal suits are entitled to injunctions against collections during the period after the August 24 amendments and before the AAA was outlawed. The decision, tied to Louisiana rice millers test cases, leaves the fate of who bears the taxes open for later ruling and could affect the billions already paid or due.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Van Wert High School Athletic Association Formed
In Columbus the Van Wert business men announced incorporation of the Van Wert High School Athletic Association for 16000 dollars. Gaylord B. Leslie G. A. Berger and H. A. Eggerss named as incorporators to fund the construction of a stadium at Van Wert.
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van Wert High School Athletic Association
Columbus
Gaylord BE. Leslie
G. A. Berger
H. A. Eggerss
Van
Tulane coach offer rejected by Bierman. stays at Minnesota
Dr. Wilbur C. Smith of Tulane failed to persuade Bernie Bierman to return as football coach. Bierman turned down a $15,000 yearly offer and will remain at Minnesota where he has coached undefeated teams for three years, with a reported $7,500 salary.
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Chicago
Bernie Bierman
Tulane University
Wilbur C. Smith
New Orleans
Bierman
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Weather Outlook With Cold Night and Cloudy Tuesday
Fair and colder tonight then Tuesday turns cloudy with likely unsettled conditions. The fragment hints at a meteorological forecast but lacks complete details or locations.
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Malis
Local Temperatures Noon Report and Sunday Forecast
Noon readings show 36 degrees with a high near 39 for the day. Minimums over the last 24 hours around 0.0 to 0.0. Sunday lists a 39 degree maximum and a 94 degree minimum in the provided data.
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