Peace Parleys In Akron Strike Crisis Resumed
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co and striking workers in Akron resume peace talks a month after a strike blockade. The company seeks court reduction of pickets and 42 deputy sheriff placements while unions report a proposed settlement from strikers. Talks follow snow and violence fears as factions weigh reopening the plants and ending nearly 16,000 idle workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunham United Press
Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Common Pleas Court
E. E. Zesiger
L. M. Buckingham
Goodyear
Buckingham
O. “Nelson Sparks
Law and Order League
Oscar Hunsicker
Litchfield
Zeisinger
Paul W. Litchfield
Frances Perkins
Rural Forum at Middle Point Draws 135 Attendees
The Middle Point rural community forum drew 135 attendees with music by the high school orchestra and talks by county auditor Harry D. Bellis and Postmaster D. J. Gunsett. Next meetings are planned in Convoy and York with topics on revisions, tax rates, school week, and health and education officials speaking at each stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Point
Harry D. Bellis
D. J. Gunsett
Convoy
Bellis
Board of Revisions
Gunsett
Roy Hitchcock
C. R. Keyser
C. L. Shaffer
York
Market Opens Higher Amid Rail and Industrial Strength
New York March 18 stock market opened irregularly higher with fairly active trading. Rail shares led gains while several industrial issues advanced, signaling early strength for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh Flood Puts City Under Severe Water Siege
The Ohio river and its tributaries flooded Pittsburgh to 42 feet at the Monongahela and Allegheny confluence, inundating the golden triangle where banking steel and coal interests cluster. Several deaths reported, fires raged at Metzger Boat Works and Waverly Oil, and damages ran into millions as residents evacuated and utilities faltered.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Monongahela
Allegheny
Golden Triangle
Ohio
Metzger Boat Works
Etna
Waverly Oil Company
Allegheny River
Waverly
Oil Company
Charles Tikiel
Waverly Plant
United Press
Rossiter
Russell Saye
Huff
Blair County
Altoona
Hollidaysburg
Tyrone
Alex Steele
North Vanderegrift
Kiskiminetas River
Scarpati Slain? Lightweight Bout Ends in Fatal Knockout
Tony Scarpati 22 was knocked out by Lou Ambers in the seventh round at Broadway arena New York. Observers said he struck the ring floor and suffered a fractured skull and severe hemorrhage possibly leading to his death.
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New York
Tony Scarpati
Lou Ambers
Herkimer
N.Y
Ambers
Scarpati
Broadway Arena
New York Central Questions Fare Reduction Impact on Line
Columbus Ohio March 18 The New York Central railroad asked the Ohio public utilities commission to abandon the Cincinnati Northern line between Vannadsp and Jackson Michigan. The railroad doubted that reduced fares would draw riders and said residents would not suffer from the service removal despite protests.
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Columbus
New York Central Railroad
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
van Naedsp
Jackson
Ohio storm strands hundreds of travelers and blocks roads
Snow and ice halted travel across northern and eastern Ohio with buses stalled in Wooster and several suburbs cut off. Mayor Burton’s home was stranded as residents took shelter in hotels. In Columbus the state basketball tournament faced possible forfeits if teams could not travel in time.
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Cleveland
Wooster
State Highway Patrol
Ohio
Frank Knox
Chicago
Elyria
Columbus
H. R. Townsend
Townsend
Suspects Eyed Secretly in Vancouver Police Plan
Vancouver police plan a secret witness room at headquarters with glass partitions that are transparent from outside only to screen suspects ahead of identification.
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Vancouver
B. C
Erc
Power concerns fight lowering rural minimum
Ohio electric light companies oppose the Public Utilities Commission plan to cut the rural minimum monthly guarantee from two percent to one percent of construction costs. At a Columbus hearing they argued the cut would harm service, while the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Ohio State Grange planned to support the reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio State Grange
T. O. Kennedy
Ohio Public Service Co
Flood Levels Rise In Marietta As River Reaches 36 Feet
Marietta Ohio reports the Ohio river at flood stage of 36 feet with observers predicting a rise toward 50 feet. Weather bureau notes caution as waters advance and threaten local areas.
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Marietta, O
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Mrs. Gertrude Harter Dies at 32 in Jackson Ohio
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Thursday in the Methodist Episcopal church at Middle Point for Mrs. Gertrude Harter who died at her home in Jackson Ohio early Tuesday Survivors include her husband Dale Harter her father Newton Sheckler and one sister Mrs Oscar Allen The body will lie in state at the William Summerset home in Middle Point until services.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Middle Point
Gertrude Harter
Jackson
Harter
William Summerset
Dale Harter
Newton Sheckler
van Wert
Oscar Allen
Medina
Ohio
Canal worker found nailed to cross outside Ocala
J K Tillerman a 43 year old canal worker was found nailed to a makeshift cross on the outskirts of Ocala Florida today. The incident is under investigation by local authorities and details are sparse.
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Ocala, Fla
J. K. Tillerman
Ocala
Murder charge to be filed in Coldwater shooting case
Celina Ohio March 186 Linus Francis 32 fatally wounded at farm near Coldwater. Florian Knapke 24 confessed killing his brother after a funeral argument over loading chaff for a chicken coop. He used a hidden .22 pistol. gun found near barn. Parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Knapke found Linus in barnyard thinking he fell on pitchfork.
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Celina
Fiorian Pke
Linus Francis
Coldwater
Ralph Allers
Florian
Linus
Joseph Knapke
Ohio Accepts Bids for Major Highway and Grade Crossing Program
Ohio highway director John Jaster Jr announces acceptance of 29 bids totaling about 4 million dollars as part of a 25 million dollar annual program funded by federal work relief and regular aid. The Kent area project leads with over 525 thousand dollars, while work begins soon after April 1 and aims to generate two million labor hours. Low bid lists include Mercer county Celina Wabash road cement paving and Beaver Creek bridge.
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Columbus
John Jaster, Jr
Ohio
Jaster
Kent
van Wert
Mercer County
Celina-Wabash
Beaver Creek
Hinton and
Smalley
Celina
Employers' globe trotter keeps jobs in sugar and fire
Al Ehrman manages the Calamba Sugar estate in Manila and owns a cigar factory. He also serves as chief fire commissioner in San Francisco. He commutes aboard ships to balance duties across continents.
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Honolulu
al Ehrman
Manila
Calamba
San Francisco
Pers
New Hartford Isolated After Greenwood Dam Collapse
Winsted Connecticut reports Greenwood Dam on the West Farmington River collapsed, sweeping away two bridges and the severed telephone cable. The town of New Hartford lies undated and isolated by the incident.
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Winsted
Conn
New Hartford
Greenwood
West Farmington River
Rural electric groups merge in five west central Ohio counties
Farmers from Van Wert Allen Auglaize Hardin and Mercer counties formed Farm Bureau Electric Cooperative District No 3 Inc with offices in Lima. Incorporators named D W Clouse Milo Blackmore and A E Varr of Convoy and trustees. membership likely $10 with signing to begin after next Wednesday’s trustee meeting at the Barr Hotel Lima.
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W. R. Phares
Ohio
Barr Hotel
Lima
van Wert
Allen
Auglaize
Hardin
Mercer
Farm Bureau Electric Cooperative, District No. 3, Inc
D. W. Clouse
Ohio City
Milo Blackmore
Grover Hill
A. E. Farr
Convoy
A. E. Haltermann
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Haltermann
Lkely
Baby narrowly escapes after falling into furnace pipe
In Coldwater Michigan an 18 month old boy fell into a curved furnace pipe while playing on a register. The pipe broke and the child wedged above the furnace until neighbors freed him. He was unharmed.
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Coldwater
Mich
Lloyd Luce
Floods sweep Pittsburgh and Johnstown in eastern disaster
Raging rivers flood Pittsburgh and Johnstown Pa and many eastern cities causing millions in damage and possible deaths. A dam breach near Johnstown floods areas to about 30 feet deep while Governor Earle prepares to direct relief efforts amid alarming conditions.
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Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Johnstown—Telephone Company
Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Johnstown Flood Strikes City as Rescue Rushes On
Torrents 10 to 14 feet deep flood half of Johnstown killing and drowning dozens. Rescue workers move marooned from roofs and buildings as thousands more are left homeless. Red Cross disaster division mobilized and relief trains dispatched while Harrisburg and Wilkes Barre aid.
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Ashley G. Emshwiller
United Press
Johnstown
Jhhat
Red Cross
Wilkes Barre
Harrisburg
National Guard
Pittsburgh
Fale
Prospect
West Mount
Roxbury
Stoney Creek
Conemaugh
Prospects of a thinner Democratic governor field in Ohio
In Columbus on March 18 the political scene signals two withdrawals may occur from the Democratic governor race. Hubbell of Cleveland hints at withdrawing to perhaps shift votes to Congressman Stephen M. Young. A complaint against Joe Thomas of Columbus is filed over petition inconsistencies. Ed D. Schorr leads Republican strategy planning with Taft and Frederickson addressed as favorite son candidates.
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Columbus
Hubbell
Cleveland
State Department
George S. Myers
Stephen M. Young
Joe Thomas
Myers
James R. Welkerlumbus
Welker
Thomas
Npt
Ed D. Schorr
Schorr
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Charles R. Frederickson
Coshocton
Local Weather Outlook for Today and Tomorrow
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight with a warmer day ahead. Local temperatures show a high today and a low tonight with sunrise and sunset times noted. details are partially legible.
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Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
Clover Run
Helvetia
Ny.c
Father Coughlin
Father E. Coughlin
Royal Oak
Marietta Threatened
Germany
London
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Rhineland
Berlin
League Council
Washington
Roosevelt
Coldwater, C
van Wert County
Rural Electric Groups
Two
Young
Davey
Tadne
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