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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1936

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Inflation debate delays baby bond bonus bill passage

Senate session limits debate on the baby bond bonus measure as inflation concerns center on Elmer Thomas amendment. Thomas favors issuing about 2 billion dollars in new money instead of bonds, arguing it expands currency within surplus metal limits. A vote on final passage was expected tonight with few opposition ballots.

H. O. Thompson Washington Senate Elmer Thomas Okla Thomas House

Kipling Dies After Ulcer Operation in London

Rudyard Kipling world famed poet died at 7 a m in Middlesex hospital after a perforated stomach ulcer operation. He had been in critical condition with periodic bulletins showing no change. Final resting place uncertain, Westminster Abbey among possibilities.

London Rudyard Kipling Middlesex Hospital Kipling Westminster Abbey Britain

Guernsey Club Plans Friday Meeting With Film Program

Van Wert County Guernsey Breeders Association meets Friday in the community room after a Peoples Savings Bank dinner at noon. E. I. Antrim discusses World Peace, followed by C. B. Finley of Minneapolis. The Polar Voyage of the Byrd Guernseys film showcases the Byrd expedition cows and over 10 000 miles traveled. All dairymen and families are invited.

van Wert Guernsey Antrim C. B. Finley Minneapolis American Guernsey Cattle Club Northwest Admiral Byrd Little America United States V. R. Phares

Cougars Rally Past St. Marys Tie for Second in League

Van Wert Cougars defeated Memorial High School of St. Marys 28 19 to gain a share of second place in the Mid West league with two wins and one loss. Bluffton looms next. a win by Bluffton tonight would put Van Wert sole second, otherwise a loss could drop them back to third. Livingston’s squad featured Wilkinson absent as the Rough Riders held Van Wert to fewer shots. Next league game is January 31 at Bluffton.

Memorial High School of St. Marys van Wert Cougars Wapakoneta Bluffton Redskins Pirates Livingston Varsity van Wert Oss Para Hammond Horton See Eeee Holmes Jerome Buechner Trapp Seeenee Harrow Gunsett Ford GAG Ramshaw Baumgardner Noble Johns Grimm Schamp Burkhart Broadeck TP Gunsett Teen Ee Ford Marsh Rauch Harrow Rell F Nox Renee Ford Gomen Peewee Renee 422 Ridge Polar Bears Middle Point Ridge Girls Tully-Conroy Hoaglin-Jackson Convoy H.J. This

Giffins Defeat Cadets 83 to 30 at YMCA

Giffins topped Concordia Cadets 83 to 30 in a YMCA gym game. Stanley Putman of Ohio City scored 11, Kenneth Koch added 9 as Giffins surged after halftime to pull away from a 9 all tie.

Giffin Concordia van Wert Collegians Stanley Putman Ohio City Kenneth Koch Draving Chow Meyer Ciffin Putman Dasher Cattell Altenberger TOBIS Schnedler Jenkins Toelke Duane Ek Dedivesie Uffelman

Sheriff at Lima Fires Deputy in Stormy Court House Scene

Lima January 18 Sheriff Ralph B Marshall fired deputy Dora F McMichael after a heated exchange in Allen county courthouse. McMichael had filed a sworn statement with state examiner 8 C Hunt about alleged operations of the sheriff's office, later given to the prosecuting attorney and not released to the public.

Robert F. Jones

Daniel F Herdman Services Sunday

The body of Daniel Frederick Herdman age 50 formerly of Scott arrives and is taken to Gamble-Alspach mortuary in San Diego. He died January 5 from injuries suffered in an automobile crash January 4. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Gamble-Alspach chapel.

Daniel Frederick Herdman San Diego Calif Gamble-Alspach Mortuary South Washington Street Herdman Scott Gamble-Alspach

Soviet Secretary Litvinov Speech Volume Due Soon

A 370 page Moscow edition titled The Foreign Policy of the U. S. S. R. Speeches and Statements of 1927 1935 gathers pro nouncements by M. M. Litvinov, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs, and is expected to be published soon.

Moscow U. S

Louis Wins in 85 Seconds at Chicago Boxing Show

Joe Louis knocked out Charley Retzlaff in 85 seconds in Chicago, making it Louis 10th straight knockout and 27th win since turning pro. Retzlaff landed one punch before Louis delivered the decisive blows, ending the 15 round bout early.

Chicago Jan Joe Louis Detroit Charley Retzlaff Retzlaff Louis Levinsky Retzieff

Dairy Feeding School Set to Start February Sixth

Five week dairy feeding school to run Thursday evenings from February 6 through March 5. W. R. Phares County Agricultural Agent announces with Ohio State University's Dairy Extension Office collaborating. Charles L. Blackman will speak each session at the Van Wert Court House. enrollment is required for all county dairymen and farmers.

W. R. Phares State Dairy Extension Office Ohio State University Charles L. Blackman van Wert

Children mourn death of school crossing dog Mickey

Chester Pennsylvania reports the death of Mickey a 13 year old shepherd who served as a guide for students crossing a street near their school. The dog was born without a pedigree and died of old age after years of escorting pupils.

Chester Mickey

Wren Tops County League as Two Favorites Fall

In the county basketball standings the boys’ league sees Wren alone in front after a 38 23 win over Union while Ridge and Convoy upset leaders. Girls action shows Ohio City Liberty and Union sharing the top with Ohio City Liberty and Union each winning to stay undefeated in the early 1935 36 season.

Boys Ridge Middle Point Convoy Hoaglin-Jackson Ohio City York Wren Union Girls Ridge Ohio ‘City-Liberty Warriors Ridge Pollock Seco Cooper Soetschakescasass C Ritchie Tribolet Lehman Pere Swick Leathers Ringwald Thatcher Seere Tully Nenee Wiltshire Eeeenene Waynesfield Delphos Jefferson

Truck Crashes Into Building in Winter Crash

A semi trailer truck owned by J. C. Bauer drove into the Frone field poultry house at Main and Wayne streets at 5 this morning. No injuries, sheriff investigated. building damage about 50 dollars. Earlier, several vehicles hit a local residence on Wayne street and East Lincoln highway amid sleet and ice.

St. Marys Wayne Streets R. B. Stevens Jesse L. Potts Wayne Street Lincoln Highway

Library Programs for Service Clubs Anniversary Event

Service clubs of Van Wert will be better acquainted with the Brumback library Monday as the library observes its 35th anniversary. Miss Mary T. Hardy librarian will speak to the Kiwanis club at Hotel Marsh, and C B Pollock will address the Rotary meeting at the YWCA at noon.

van Wert Brumback Library

Ice harvest begins on Indian Lake in Kenton Ohio

Ice on Indian Lake has frozen to six inches and harvesting has started. The annual commercial harvest secures hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for the area near Kenton Ohio.

Ohio Kenton Indian Lake

Schools Move to Raise Fund for Father of Game

Ohio high schools were asked to back a national drive to fund travel for Dr. James A. Naismith and his wife to the Berlin Olympic basketball games next June and to create an annuity for him. Brandon Grover of Ohio University urged schools through the Ohio High School Athletic Association to designate a Naismith Game and donate one cent per attendee during Naismith Week February 7 to 16.

Columbus Ohio James A. Naismith Berlin Brandon T. Grover Ohio University National Association of Basketball Coaches Ohio High School Athletic Association Dr. Naismith National Committee United States

Munitions Probe Ends in Senate Clash Over Wilson

The two year Senate inquiry into war time munitions makers and financiers neared an end with a bitter confrontation involving former President Wilson. Chairman Nye disclosed only 400 dollars left of a 125000 dollar appropriation and the committee faced criticism over funds used for relief workers. Senator Glass vowed no more money, while Nye accused Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury Lensing of falsifying their 1919 testimony about secret treaties prompting Paris peace talks.

Ronald G. van Tine United Press Washington Senate Woodrow Wilson Gerald P. Nye Carter Glass Senate Appropriations Committee J. P. Morgan & Co New York United States James Byrnes S. C Nye Joseph T. Robinson Arkansas Wilson Robert Lensing Treasury

Lindbergh Case Checked at Akron

Officials checked statements that a five year old boy in Akron could be the Lindbergh baby but dismissed a Barberton woman’s claim, noting her past hospital stay in Massillon.

Lindbergh Akron Hauptmann Barberton Massilon State Hospital

Large Logs Transported to Schumm Mill by Local Carriers

Local residents report two trucks and trailers passing through Van Wert carrying exceptionally large tree trunks bound for W. P. Robinson Company saw mill at Schumm. One truck reportedly carried a white oak log about 3½ feet long.

van Wert W. P. Robinson Company Schumm

Farm Institutes in Van Wert County Bring E Albert Rager Speaker

Van Wert County Farmers Institutes at Union Wren and Hoaglin Jackson set for the week of January 2025 feature E Albert Rager of Somerset C among the speakers. Rager, a lecturer educator author and composer with a national lecturing reputation and WBNS broadcasts last year, will discuss topics such as Without the Man Within The Supremacies of Life A Working Philosophy of Life Youth Plus and The Waste Lands of America. Lady speakers include Mrs N L Stevn St Marys for Union and Hoaglin Jackson and Mrs Guy Kreider Union City Ind for Wren.

Ohio WBNS Columbus Voice of

Benefit party events planned in Van Wert

A county committee announces benefit events for President Roosevelt's birthday and infantile paralysis victims in Van Wert. Activities include euchre, a birthday banquet, square dance, ball, and bridge party from Jan 27 to 31 with tickets ranging 25 to 75 cents. Seventy cents of each dollar stays locally for treatment. thirty cents goes to the national committee for Warm Springs Foundation. Local committeemen listed include Miss Alice Carmody and H. G. Freck among others.

Roosevelt van Wert General Committee Moose Hall YWCA Terrace Gardens Elkshall Priday National Committee Warm Springs Foundation Alice Carmody W. G. Hoffer Wiltshire R. B. Wise Ohio City Harvey Foster Middle Point H. G. Freck Convoy Frank Pennell Arthur C. Frericks

Tire Marker Rewarded in Nashua

An unnamed friend of Policeman William Anagnost received a large wrapped box of chalk as a practical gift for marking tires of cars parked overtime in Nashua New Hampshire.

Nashua N. H William Anagnost

King George V Gravely Ill at Sandringham

King George V lies gravely ill of bronchial catarrh in a heated ventilated room at Sandringham House with signs of heart weakness. Sir Maurice Cassidy called from London to join three physicians. Queen Mary and the princes and princesses stay nearby as a royal medical team monitors possible complications. The king rode his white pony Wednesday before falling ill.

United Press Sandringham Eng George V Sandingham House Maurice Cassidy London John Simon Mary Prince of Wales Duke and Duchess of York Elizabeth Margaret Rose Sandringham House England Australia Seven Seas Duke of York Elisabeth Duke of Gloucester Buckingham Palace

Farm Record Meeting May Be Cancelled

Ohio State University Farm Management Extension offers to send a representative to Van Wert county to help AAA signers who keep useful farm records. The meeting requires at least 30 cooperators to proceed. otherwise it will be canceled.

AAA Farm Management Extension Office Ohio State University van Wert County Ohio van Wert

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